Cincinnati Enquirer writer Scott Springer talks to Fairfield coach Jason Krause and captains JuTahn McClain and Phoenix Porter about their 5-0 start. Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@enquirer.com
FAIRFIELD — To get to Alumni Stadium in Fairfield, one must exit off Dixie Highway and pass, not one, but two restaurants that specialize in chicken. To the left is Popeye's, to the right is Raising Cane's.
On a late afternoon when a young man's belly is empty from sheer metabolism, the scent of fried chicken can be cruel and unusual punishment while running gassers on the adjacent gridiron.