FAYETTEVILLE — Not much has changed since former Washington running back Stevie Green traded in his Pam Pack gear for Fayetteville State threads. He’s the motor that makes the Broncos go, and that motor took them all the way to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship game.

Green had a similar impact with the Pam Pack. As a senior in 2013, he rushed for over 1,500 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns. He was part of a one-two punch with then-junior Markel Spencer, who led the team with 1,936 yards rushing and 17 scores.

Nowadays, Green can be found leading the charge with the Broncos. He led Fayetteville State with 1,257 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore this past season. The next best ball carrier — freshman Donshel Jetton — amassed 550 yards and a half dozen trips to the end zone.

“We saw some things from Stevie, at the time, that we didn’t see from anyone else on the team,” second-year head coach Richard Hayes said of his first impression of Green. “He had shown us this year in camp that he can be a breakaway-type back.”

Added former Washington coach Sport Sawyer: “In high school — this is how smart I am — I thought he was more of a receiver. At running back, he’s hard to take down. He’s put on some weight. To go to that level, with people keying in on you, that speaks levels to his dedication.”

Fayetteville State edged out Chowan, 24-21, to win its first season opener since 2008. The Broncos then went on to drop their next four in a row. They finished the season with a string of four-straight wins — three of which were decided by a combined six points — to earn a trip to the CIAA championship game against Virginia State.

The Broncos struggled to keep pace with Virginia State in a 42-19 loss. Former ECU receiver Curtis Burston caught two of the three touchdowns. Green rushed for a team-best 144 yards — including a 25-yard touchdown run in third quarter — to earn runner-up MVP honors.

Even considering the stellar season, Green is aiming much higher both for himself and for the team.

“I didn’t want to have any turnovers this year,” Green said. He put the ball on the ground five times, but the opponent only recovered one of the fumbles. “I had a goal of reaching 1,500 yards rushing.

“Winning the CIAA is something I wanted to do, not just as a team goal, but as a personal goal. I had never been in a position to actually win a championship. Winning one here would have been a great personal milestone for me.”

Green’s Pam Pack squads made it as far as the semifinal his senior year. Of course, his years of work helped lay the foundation for Washington reaching the state championship the year after he graduated.

“You want to do it while you’re there. You never know when the next opportunity will be,” he said.

Green is valued as an on-field leader though he’s an underclassman and tends to be quieter.

“Stevie is a lead-by-example guy. He doesn’t get in trouble and, around campus, everybody likes him,” Hayes said. “He doesn’t say a whole lot. Once a week, he comes to my office and we talk. Most of the time, I do most of the talking.

Stevie is just a blue-collar guy that comes to work and loves what he does.”

That quiet leadership goes back to his days in Washington.