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EORQIASOUTME EQRGE-ANNI UNIVERSITY Wednesday August 28,2002 Sports: A preview of upcoming GSU football season Volume 75, No. 17 Section B
FF SGA prepares t's ' • for upcoming Eagle Entertainment moves academic year Organization urges students on after loss of Eagle Cinema to attend first meeting spirit of the six-team leaders of Eagle By Michelle Flournoy Part two of a Entertainment. "It has only made us [email protected] work harder and be more creative," SGA is in full swing as students two-part series said Clifton Reese, Leader of Major return, and the 2002-03 year gets Productions. underway. By Erik Howard Each team leader has had to re- • "The entire executive board has evanamos @ hotmail.com think ways they that they will bring been working throughout the summer programs to campus. Since the How do you deal with losing to prepare for the upcoming academic budget has been cut they are limited money and your most attended year," according to President Jonathan with the activities that they are able to program by far? Well if your eagle Perkins. "We are very confident with put together. "The budget cuts have entertainment you face adversity, the progress we've made thus far. had some positive effects on E.E. It plan, and rebuild. "We have several projects that are has allowed us to work outside of With the effects of the closing waiting on senate approval right now," the organization," said Team Leader of Eagle Cinemas still being felt, said Perkins. Brian Gibson. "No longer are we in- Eagle Entertainment have begun Perkins declined to comment dependent in our operation. We are making preparations to make this further on these projects, saying that actively seeking help from outside year their most successful year. The he would release further information organizations." team leaders along with their advisors as they are approved. Eagle Entertainment has also have gone through a total restructuring The first formal Student Govern- brought a new approach to the way of the student programming council, ment Association meeting will be held they are promoting new programs. and still maintain their enthusiasm on Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. The meeting will This was evident Monday night and willingness to provide meaning- take place in room 2080 of the Russell with the information session in the ful programs for GSU. Union. SGA encourages students to Commons area of the Union. As The number of phone calls and E- attend the meeting and to take an active PR/recruitment and retention team mails in and out of the student activi- interest in their government. leader Joy Caine stated "We don't ties center from students wondering Perkins stresses that there are still want this to be an organization often Allison Bennett/ STAFF what happened to the dollar movies a number of empty seats for the fall. people thinking of the best programs indicates that there is still a demand Budget cuts forced Eagle Entertainment to cut Eagle Cinema, one of its most popular programs. Positive Interested students may stop by SG A's for 14,000 students. We want those for the Eagle Cinema. effects of the loss include more work with other student organizations and better methods of promotion new office in Student Activity Center While the closing of the program for other programs. See SGA, Page 3 has had an effect, ithasn't affected the See Cinema, Page 3 :is European, Arab allies warn Minority Advisement Program re, U.S. attack on Iraq could eager to assist incoming students of" * t's By Erik Howard Having that balance between and an excited group. ; te."" .- have vast consequences [email protected] academics and a social life is Avent wants the program to be KRT Campus For those freshman students something that Ms. Yolanda Avent promoted in another light. "In the rn that are looking for direction this says the program stresses. Avent past, the program hasn't been mar- ke, s WASHINGTON - European and year, there is a program on cam- believes the balance is necessary keted campus wide," says Avent. >bt Arab leaders made clear Tuesday that pus that is here to assist them. for success in college. That is why this year the lut Vice President Dick Cheney's vigor- On Monday August 26, the Avent says that the program is program has reached out to other Minority Advisement Program ne ous case for going to war with Iraq has off to a good vStart this year with departments on campus to come he failed to rally international support and (MAP) completed its annual orientation. active participation being up from in and do presentations. Ms. vn they warned that an American invasion MAP is a program designed lastyear. She feels that this is going Avent sees MAP as "SOAR" da a nfi to oust Saddam Hussein could have to provide assistance to minority to be a good year for MAP with the long-term basis and wishes that the ire wide and unexpected consequences. students and as put by Mr. Georj combination of experienced mapees program be funded as such. ad German Chancellor Gerhard Lewis Director Of the Multicul- to . Schroeder, locked in a re-election battle, said a preemptive attack on tural Student Center "to help with Iraq would be "wrong" and that "un- the transition from high school der my leadership Germany will not to college. take part in that." KRT Campus Lewis stressed that the ser- Egyptian President Hosni President Bush meets with the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. at his vices are open to everyone, but the program'is geared towards nd Mubarak, considered a staunch U.S. Crawford, Texas ranch to discuss the nations' differences over Iraq. ally, said that "striking Iraq is some- minority students and the dif- ficulties they face in coming to Oil thing that could have repercussions analysts fault the administration for in this administration's approach to war Georgia Southern. iii and post-strike developments. We fear raising the prickly issue of Iraq and with Iraq with the one taken by Bush's The way the program works sih chaos happening in the region." weapons of mass destruction, sn^? father, who relied on a carefully as- • i is that freshmen sign up for LIU Shortly before Saudi Arabia's am- say the president's hard line may sembled coalition of Persian Gulf bassador to the United States met with have made the necessary diplomatic states and the diplomatic cover of the the program and depending on President Bush in Crawford, Texas, a spadework that much more difficult. United Nations to shore up support there major, they are placed with foreign policy adviser to Saudi Crown The sharp rebukes also came amid for the 1991 operation to push Iraq a MAP sponsor. The MAP spon- Prince Abdullah said U.N. inspectors growing dissent within Bush's own out of Kuwait. sor is a upper-class student that can contain any threat posed by Hus- party over the president's oft-stated Since drawing Iraq into the club of has the same major or one that sein "without firing a single bullet." goal of "regime change" in Iraq and states that support terrorism last Febru- is close to the student or as they "There is no country I know of the methods the White House has ary, Bush and his advisers have made are referred to in the program supporting the use of force in Iraq at employed to far to bring it about, no public overtures to the Arab nations "mapee". • this time," the adviser, Adel el-Jubeir, In recent day s, three stalwarts from that encircle Iraq - particularly Saudi Tobias Mathis, a second said in Washington. "Your allies in Eu- the presidency of Bush's father - for- Arabia- that were vital to the U.S.-led year MAP sponsor, thinks that rope don't. Your allies in the Middle mer secretaries of state James Baker coalition during the first gulf war. the programs main goal is " the East don't." and Lawrence Eagleburger, as well Instead, they have relied on a cam- retention of minority students to I! The Bush administration tack of as former national security adviser paign of statements and speeches to help them stay at Georgia South- talking tough on Iraq has prompted Brent Scowcroft - all have suggested make their case against Iraq, using the ern and graduate." He feels his would-be allies to stake out positions that the time was not ripe for action momentum from the war on terrorism responsibility as a MAP sponsor * is to help his "mapees" get ac- on the war long before the White House against Hussein. in Afghanistan to open a new Adam Bonner/ STAFF climated to the college life both or anyone else in the administration The growing foreign and domestic MAP sponsored Project Move-In at Hendricks and Johnson resi- academically and socially. has asked for their support. While few discord points up the sharp difference See Iraq, Page 3 dence halls.
ON THE Weather Opinions Features A&E INSIDE: • Adam Brady returns with a • Dave Matthews Cover Band outhern message for freshman and a re- Staying in touch plays Legends in the 'Boro. Afternoon T-storms minder for returning students. Events withahighof87°F with friends and andaIowof68°F. • Tim Prizer urges us to take interest in our local history. family Page 4 Which cell phone plan is right Isolated T-storms Submit a letter to the editor for you? withahighof86°F Research your options inside. Covering the campus like andalowof70°F. Mail to: Landrum Box 8001 E-mail: [email protected] no a swarm of gnats Page 7 Page 5 Page 2 — Wednesday, August 28, 2002 Police Beat Department of Sociology and Anthropology 8-26-2002 Editor's Note: Police Beat • A Kennedy Hall resident reported that appears in every edition of the chair is 2002-2003 winner of Ruffin Cup someone had taken two rear windows from her George-Anne in an effort to inform Sue Mullins Moore, a faculty member who exemplifies ety for Georgia Archeology and vice 'She will also receive $1,000 for Jeep in the Kennedy Hall parking lot. the GSU community of the amount the goals of CLASS; has given dis- president of the Georgia Council of use in the enhancement of her teach- • Officers issued one traffic citation, assisted and nature of crime. All reports member of faculty since tinguished service to the University Professional Archeologists. nine motorists, worked two traffic accidents and are public information and can be '82, wins prestigious ing and scholarship through travel, responded to live fire alarms (three caused from obtained at either the GSU Division for at least 10 years; and excels in Ruffin served on Georgia South- purchase of teaching materials or smoke while cooking, one caused by a water leak of Public Safety or the Statesboro CLASS award teaching and service to students, in ern's faculty from 1962 through 1981 equipment, or other means. and one caused by a hot water system). Police Department. scholarship, and in contributions to and was named Professor of the Year Moore received her Ph.D. froml 8-25-2002 G-A News Service • A Packinghouse Road resident reported that the spirit of the liberal arts. in 1973. the University of Florida in 1981; $60 was taken from her purse at Stratferd Hall. Sue Mullins Moore, the chair of A member of Georgia Southern's Nominations for the cup that under the direction of Charles H. • Officers issued five traffic warnings, -All Police Beat the Department of Sociology and faculty since 1982, Moore has received bears his name are made by CLASS Fairbanks. assisted five motorists and worked three traffic information is compiled by Anthropology at Georgia Southern the University's Award for Excellence faculty to a select faculty committee, Her dissertation work was on accidents. Doug Kidd, News Editor. University, is the 2002-2003 winner in Contributions to Instruction as well which" makes a recommendation to the plantation archeology of the Georgia 8-24-2002 of the Ruffin Cup. • Antonio Derell Mikell, 21, of 380 Hope as numerous grants. CLASS dean. coast, where she has conducted exten- Baptists Church Road. Statesboro, was charged ' Endowed by the late David A. Ruf- In addition, the 'professor of an- The final determination of the sive excavations on both prehistoric with driving with a suspended license. fin, who was an English professor at thropology has authored 12 major award winner is made by the dean and historic sites. • Officers issued three traffic warnings, Georgia Southern, the cup is awarded technical reports and many articles and a selected department chair. She has also done archeological responded to one false fire alarm and assisted two annually by the University's College and book reviews. As the winner of the award, Moore research in Florida and Oklahoma. injured persons. of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Also, Moore has been very active will have her name engraved on the Moore is married and the mother 8-23-2002 Williams Center room 2023 (CLASS). in state preservation and archeology. Ruffin Cup, which she will retain for of an 11 -year-old daughter. • A Stratford Hafl resident reported that her P.O. Box 8001 student ID card was taken from a table at the The Ruffin Cup is presented to She served as president of the Soci- a year. Landrum Center. Statesboro, GA 30460 • A Dorman Hall resident reported that someone entered his vehicle at the soccer fields and took How to reach us 'Biostatistics Day' set his wallet. • A case of harassment was reported at the ADVERTISING: Kappa Delta House on Olympic Blvd. 681-5418 for Sept. 14, looking • Officers issued two traffic warnings, assisted STORY OR PHOTOS: six motorists, responded to three false fire alarms 681-5246 to raise awareness for and assisted a sick person at the Paulson Stadium FAX NUMBER: band field. 8-22-2002 486-7113 graduate program • ' Curtis Albert Sebastian, 21. of913Brannen E-MAIL TO: G-A News Service Road, Statesboro. was charged with DUI. [email protected] • Troy Arrington reported that several keys were Editorial Board Biostatistics is a scientific field completely unfamiliar to missing from the Russell Union. . most people, but Georgia Southern University's Center for • A case of criminal trespass was reported at Tim Prizer Biostatistics would like to change that. Brannen Hall. Editor-in-Chief • Kylie Kirkpatrick reported that a lawn mower [email protected] The center is sponsoring a Biostatistics Day on Sept. 14 threw an object that struck the hood of her vehicle at the Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Building on the Special to the G-A while she was on Forest Drive. University's campus. The program will run from 8:45 a.m. Amanda Permenter Gov. Roy Barnes, right, shakes hands with a UGA student at the awarding • Officers issued three traffic citations and five to 2:30 p.m. traffic warnings and assisted one motorist. Managing Editor of the 500,000th HOPE scholarship in October 2000. "We are looking for college juniors and seniors from around 8-21-2002 [email protected] • Officers issued one traffic citation and seven the region with backgrounds in math, statistics or one of the traffic warnings, assisted 11 motorists, worked sciences," said conference organizer Harji Patel. "There are Harvard study finds fault with five accidents and responded to two false fire Doug Kidd . News Editor tremendous career opportunities in this field and we want to alarms. let people know about them. 8-20-2002 [email protected] Georgia's HOPE scholarship "Starting salaries for masters degree level biostatisticians • Pamela A. Jones, 36, of Eastman, Ga., was G-A News Service charged with DUI. can run from $40,000 to $55,000 per year." than financial need. • Crystal Lipsey reported that someone It is a desire of The George-Anne Biostatistics is the science of statistics applied in a health- BOSTON- Merit-based state schol- In the 2000-2001 academic year, the 12 to print the news of Georgia South- damaged the left rear view mirror on her vehicle related field. Acommon use of biostatistics is in the management arships tend to benefit college students programs gave out acombined $863 million in the Johnson Hall parking lot. ern University as accurately as and analysis of clinical trials for new drugs. who are least likely to need them, and • Jeremy Foreman reported that a Macintosh possible. If you believe that in tuition aid to college students, almost laptop computer and a zip drive were missing something covered is in error, Georgia Southern offers a Master of Public Health (MPH) in some cases are widening enrollment three times the $308 million given out by from the Williams Center. contact the editor at 681-5246 program with an emphasis in biostatistics. gaps between white and minority students, the same states in need-based programs. • A case of harassment was reported on Georgia as soon as possible. "This program will offer college students an opportunity to according to a study of programs in four Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE pro- Avenue. Liked By Many, learn about biostatistics, what job opportunities exist and what states. gram pays full tuition and fees at public • Officers issued two traffic warnings, assisted CussedBy Some ... kind of salaries biostatisticians earn," said Patel. "They will 14 motorists, worked three accident reports and The analysis of programs in Georgia, schools in the state, or up to $3,000 at pri- Read By Them AIL responded to three fire alarms (two false and one also have the opportunity to learn about the MPH—Biostatistics Florida, New Mexico and Michigan sug- vate in-state colleges. The program gave caused by someone tampering with detector). program here at Georgia Southern." gests states should weigh whether such out about $300 million in 2000-2001. The Biostatistics Day program will include a presentation programs meet their intended goals, said Because of HOPE, enrollment for by Gladys Reynolds from the Centers for Disease Control on Gary Orfield, co-director of Harvard youth from families with incomes above the role of biostatistics and epidemiology in government. University's Civil Rights Project, which $50,000 rose 11.4 percent, but the program w Randy Davis from Glaxo-SmithKline will discuss the role published the study. has had no effect on enrollment of youth of biostatistics in the pharmaceutical industry. The programs are intended to encour- from poorer families. Center for Biostatistics Director Karl Peace will present a age in-state college enrollment among HOPE appears to have benefited white program on clinical trials and biostatistics. top students across economic and social students more than black. Compared with QMtK Faculty member Stuart Tedders will discuss the Georgia lines and to reward students who excel nearby states, college attendance among GIFTS & MOR6 Southern's MPH—Biostatistics program and Patel will pres- academically. white students in Georgia rose 12.4 percent ent a program on employment opportunities and salaries in "The whole thing sounds so good, and faster from 1993 to 1997, but remained the biostatistics field. nobody's going beneath the surface and virtually unchanged for black students. William Hoskins director of the Anderson Cancer Institute looking at the aggregate effects of putting Glen Newsome, executive director of at Memorial Health University Medical Center, will discuss billions of dollars of aid into students who the Georgia Student Finance Commission, clinical research in gynecologic cancer. don't need it," Orfield said. defendeded the program, saying HOPE has Walker Pharmacy Admission to Biostatistics Day is free and a continental Since Georgia instituted its Help- increased the number of high-achieving 202 Northside Drive West (Hwy. 80) breakfast and lunch will be provided. Program organizers ask ing Outstanding Pupils Educationally students attending college. (912)764-6175 interested students to register by Sept. 6 to get a count for the program, or HOPE, in 1993, 12 states The study recommends expanding meals. have created merit-based scholarship definitions of merit, putting income caps For additional information,www2gasou.edu/contedu/ programs, which award financial aid on the aid and allowing students to recieve biostatisticsday.html. based on academic performance rather both merit-and-need-based aid. University's 'A Day for Southern' set for Sept. 10, goal set to reach $1 million for the fifth straight year CH]CKEN & BlSCUJfs G-A News Service d) Co said Georgia Southern President Bruce Grube. "It quality, student numbers, and public outreach' The time-tested tradition of support between was a statement of our resolve, to stand together through such programs. Georgia Southern University and the Bulloch and to go forward with faith in the future of our "It's all about making a better educational ex- County community will be witnessed again Sept. community and our country." perience for our students," said Beth Mathews, the - 10, as both unite for the 29th annual "A Day for The goal is to make this the fifth year to top $1 University's director of annual giving. "The money 990 990 Southern" campaign. million. The funds are used by the Georgia Southern the community contributes in this campaign is used Spicy Chicken Two Pieces This year's theme recalls the events of last University Foundation and the Southern Boosters for the kinds of programs where state money can- Sandwich Dark Chicken September, in the phrase "Our Community, our to provide resources that build the University's not be used." with purchase of medium Coke' (Mild or spicy) University, stronge'r together, more than ever." "margin of excellence" in academics, athletics, Georgia Southern approaches the annual cam- with purchase of medium Coke Last year, A Day for Southern fell on Sept. 11, cultural opportunities and outreach programs for paign with good news for the community - a record and nearly 200 volunteers had just started the day's the region. enrollment which may reach 15,000, combined with round of making calls on local businesses when They sponsor scholarships to recruit top stu- another 20 point increase in SAT scores for the en- Expires 12/20/02 • Limft two per coupon ■ Expires 12/20/02 • Limit two per coupon word of the terrorist attacks spread. dents, the University Honors Program, resources for tering freshman class. The one-day campaign was immediately teaching excellence, the Museum, Botanical Garden, "ADay for Southern" opens with a breakfast for' 526 Fair Road (Highway 67) suspended, but two weeks later the community the Wildlife Education Center and the University's nearly 200 campus and community volunteers who responded with a record-breaking total and the athletics teams. will spend the day calling on more than 1,100 busi- Open 'til Midnight on Friday and Saturday fourth straight year raising over $1 million. University officials say private funding had nesses for support. The total for will be announced' Open 'til 11:00pm Sunday through Thursday "It was a phenomenal show of support and unity," contributed significantly to growth in academic at a "victory" celebration on campus. NO, WE DON'T SELL BEER - But we do sell the lowest-priced Off ANY PURCHASE O/0QK iwctraitn FURNITURE in Statesboro! $ OF $50 OR MORE. OfficeMax Come by BIG LOTS and save your Viaiid 10at: OfficeMax, Statesboro, GA. 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students to come and have a programming to the University. voice." One of the newer programs will be 100 Woodland Drive • Statesboro, GA Eagle Entertainment has "First Wednesday s Live", a concert Mon-Fri 8am-7pm • Sat 10am-4pm already seen good turnout at series that will showcase GSU as www.woodlandsofstatesboro.com (912) 681-6441 the events they have put on this well as national talent. year. This year's Eagle Pride Eagle Entertainment is not only Cookout, The Drive-in Movie, try diversify its programming, but and "Outcast" the Game, all had also trying to diversify its turnout. good attendance. This is an indi- Gibson wants to provide program- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT cation of the hard work put in by ming for diverse groups that will Janelle Lunsford, advisor to Eagle enable the smaller groups on FINANCIAL AID Entertainment, and the individual campus to have their program- team leader ming needs met. FALL FINANCIAL AID REFUNDS ISSUED SEPT. 4TH! The team leaders hope that the In the absence of its most popu- support for Eagle Entertainment lar program, Eagle Entertainment y For Fall semester 2002, financial aid refund checks will NOT be issued on the first day of continues throughout the school seems ready to bounce back from class as they have in the past. year as they prepare to bring new the loss. S Federal regulations now require the University to confirm your class attendance before financial aid can be released to your GSU Office of Student Fees account. SGA, FROM PAGE 1 y HOPE Scholars who are eligible for the HOPE book allowance will not receive checks on the first day of Fall classes if they owe the University any outstanding fee. The HOPE to fill out applications for the po- positions, and an Executive Assistant book allowance will be applied to outstanding fees. sitions. The office is located at the position, that serves as SGA's record bottom floor of the Russell Union. keeper throughout the year. We are S Once the financial aid is applied to your account, if you are due a refund, a check will be "We have a total 18 seats avail- also seeking applicants for the Public- TH cut and released by the Office of Student Fees on Sept. 4 . able in the College of Liberal Arts and ity Coordinator position. The Public- Social Sciences, College of Health ity Coordinator is the supervisor of y Many students have relied on their refund check to purchase textbooks and other and Professional Studies, College all publicity and communication from supplies. If you are due a refund, you will be able to purchase books in the University of Education, College of Graduate SGA to the general public." Bookstore the first week of class using your GSU ID, and the amount will be debited Studies, and College of Business Perkins added that the deadline from your anticipated refund. Administration," Perkins stated. for submitting student applications < - "We have two Executive Board . is Friday, August 30. © © S©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© © © © © © ©
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Beginning January 1, 2003, complete the 2003/2004 Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at www.fafsa.ed.gov to be reviewed for 2003/2004 financial aid. For more information, GSU's federal code is 001572. contact... s Beginning March 1, 2003, complete the 2003 Summer Financial Aid Application at www2.gasou.edu/sta/fmaid to be reviewed for 2003 summer financial aid. ] -~ Email your financial aid counselor at www2.gasou.edu/sta/finaid for help or if you have questions. The oldest continuously published newspaper in Bulloch County www.stp.gasou.edu Page 4 — Wednesday, August 28, 2002 GEORGE-ANNE Welcome home to our humble U ', • THUMB That's right everyone. I'm back. path. Here are just a experience could one day separate you from the rest of the • THUMBS UP to the For all of you who have been asking me "Are you writing few tips for young and applicant pool for that job you're vying for. Even writing rain: we need it. again this semester?" and "When is your next column going old alike. for The George-Anne could help land you an internship or to be in The George-AnneV the time has come. Go to class. job offer from any number of publications or broadcasting Now for all you new people. You've all heard corporations. Who would have thought? • THUMBS DOWN The freshmen, wide-eyed and hungry for an education. this at some point in Talk to the faculty and staff. < • to budget cuts at GSU. Eager to face the new world before them and test the waters your college career, When I arrived here at Georgia Southern for the first time of reality. whether you've been during the spring of my senior year of high school, I did not • THUMBS UP to the The transfer students, ambitious to start on a new path to here for a few weeks want to be here. My parents decided that a short layover in Eagles beating Delaware. It hasn't happened success. Perhaps at Georgia Southern they've found the way or a few years. This Statesboro during our trek back to Atlanta from Daytona to accomplishing their goals and following their dreams. is quite possibly one Beach was a great idea. Being young and naive, I would yet, but it will... Yeah, it will. The international students, ready to see the world and the of the most impor- have preferred to be at home with my (former) girlfriend. It country of America. They may come for a textbook educa- tant pieces of advice was the end of Spring Break, and the last thing I wanted to • THUMBS DOWN to dollar movies tion, but take interest in our different way of life. about college you'll do was see any type of school. being cut from Eagle Cinemas. Welcome everyone, to your new home. ever receive. It's far No matter how somber the look on my face must have You're all here to learn or work, whether it be biology or too easy to hit the been when I walked into the old admissions office in the • THUMBS UP to the firing of an air- binge drinking, pre-law or premarital sex, restaurant manage- snooze button and Rosenwald building, the staff was happy to see me, and ment or rock and roll, and you're signed up for at least 16 roll over after a long willing to give any assistance I'd need to get through the line supervisor in Atlanta who missed a .357 weeks. (Though your time may be cut short depending on your night of "learning." admission process. gun as it went through the X-ray adhering to state and federal laws.) A world of opportunity You can ask any professor on campus, and they'll all give Ever since that day, I have yet to come across a faculty ^gfo machine. of every kind has just been laid out before you. you the same answer: simply going to class on a regular basis or staff member that has not been dedicated to helping stu- Now get off your asses and do something about it. will help you tremendously in receiving at least a passing dents with anything they may need. From JD Louk, my first \~—\ I ' THUMBSTHl DOWN It may not seem like a short time, but you have about 4 grade. Try it out if you like. Go to one of your classes with resident director in Dorman Hall, to Dr. Beverly Graham, my ^^^ to invadinginvar. Iraq with- years - no offense to you fifth or sixth year seniors - to call no attendance policy maybe once a week, and attend another ever-patient advisor, to our University President Dr. Bruce the best of your life. one of your classes with the devotion of a Hindu monk. I Grube, I have always found the faculty and staff to offer the / / out CongressionalCon ap- And they've already started. fried this out my freshman year, and while I nearly joined proper guidance and a sincere dedication to working with proval. It's up to you to decide how you'll live out these next the ranks of College Algebra repeaters as I slept comfortably the student body. few years. Mom isn't here to wake you up in the morning through my class every morning, I sailed through English Talk to your professors, your RA's, and your advisor. with sweet songs, and dad isn't around to keep your wallet Comp 1102 with the help of a daily dose of class. They're all great resources to draw upon, and I can guarantee and your gas-tank full. The responsibility for your life and Get involved. they'll all be happy to answer any of your questions to help actions now falls squarely upon your shoulders, and there's Georgia Southern has more opportunities to take advan- you along the path to your future. no doubt in my mind the officer waiting to write you that tage of than many of the schools in the good ol' U.S. of A. One hundred and fifty student organizations filled with ticket for underage possession will be sure to remind you Over 150 campus organizations offer students a chance to be opportunity, a wide variety of classes to take you down the pa(h • One is left with the horrible feeling of just that. involved in their passions, no matter how relevant or abstract. to your career, and a faculty and staff willing to lend a hand Not to say that all of you will make only bad decisions, Whether it's anime or engineering, philosophy or public rela- with anything you could ever need all wait before you. now that war settles nothing; that to win but it will be a little more difficult to say no to a nightly tions, writingorpolitics,GeorgiaSouthern has an organization Now get off of your asses and do something about it. - a war is as disastrous as to lose one. ritual of non-studying without your parents here to guide to fit the interests of any student. Leadership opportunities Adam Brady is the lifestyles editor o/The George-Anne - Agatha Christi you down the proper path. At the same time however, you'll are offered in all of these same organizations, and even the and glad he got off his ass to write this column. He may be • If the English language made any be afforded the great opportunity of choosing your own residence halls are wonderful places to begin. The valuable reached at [email protected]. sense, a catastrophe would be an apos- trophe with fur. - Doug Larson LETTER AND SUBMISSION POLICY The George-Anne welcomes letters to the editor, story submissions and guest columns from people both inside and outside the GSU community. All copy submitted should be typed (double-spaced, please), preferably on Macintosh disk in Microsoft Word or Mi- crosoft Works format. All submissions must be signed and include a mailing address and phone number for verification. The editors reserve the right to reject any submission. There is no word limit on submissions. A writer may request to remain anonymous. However, it will be the editor's decision whether or not to print the name. Submissions are run on a space-available basis. Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats THE 2002-03 EDITORIAL BOARD TIM PRIZER There's history in our own backyard EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Each August, thousands of new students pile into States- part of the Statesboro downtown area - the area I was sure was chock-full of rich AMANDA PERMENTER boro with nervous feelings of displacement, uncertainty and Bicentennial Project history - turned out to be a community gathering center. disorientation. to document the lo- People would pack the courthouse square for political rallies, MANAGING EDITOR Many of us are coming from urban centers like Atlanta cal history of native holiday celebrations and the like. People would go to the or Macon - places that, despite the large populations and Bulloch Countians watering trough, located nearby the courthouse square, to" DOUG KIDD vast urban sprawl, we feel that we know. Then our parents - a form of research wash their mules and wagons. In fact, nearly every source NEWS EDITOR dump us off in a town sated with farmland, replete with small called oral history of commercial entertainment was located downtown, in- THE 2002-03 EDITORIAL STAEF diners, a major hangout called Wal-Mart and a downtown - I found myself cluding car dealerships after their invention in the early area absent of any skyscrapers or even a Starbucks. with an eight-inch 1900s. The little stores with now-boarded windows were MELISSA CONNORS ALLISON BENNETT But, within the year, these new students join the up- stack of transcrip- once thriving commercial centers, staying open well past SPORTS EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR perclassmen in thinking they own the town. tions of interviews midnight to accommodate the stirring bustle of men, women Sure, we live here, and we share this south Georgia already held with and children. BROOKE MINTER ADAM BRADY community with thousands .of others - local Statesborians, local residents over The famous blues singer Blind Willie McTell used to FEATURES EDITOR A & E EDITOR native Bulloch Countians, our professors, and university the age of 65. sit and play his guitar in Statesboro's "Blue Front" district, administrators. For many of us, yours truly included, it I realized, while a predominately African-American area of downtown. It KATIE GLORIEUX feels like home. My parents' house is no longer a haven thumbing through the was during this time, with McTell living in Statesboro, that DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR for me from the "big scary world," as it was throughout stack of papers, that he found the inspiration to pen the now world-famous tunfe my childhood. When I go visit mom and dad, I ache for my this is an historical "Statesboro Blues." THE GEORGE-ANNE STAFF cramped apartment, the electricity felt communally at local, goldmine, an invalu- Most of the interviewers did include questions about college-geared restaurants, and even the rural countryside able documentation GSU and how the locals felt about it. I was pleased to find For 75 years, Georgia Southern's Official along 301 and Highway 80. of a type of history so often overlooked by contemporary out that most love this school and consider it as much a paft Student Newspaper And students here do know a good bit about this town. historians who value only the "great man/significant event" of Statesboro history as Archibald Bulloch, Georgia's first The coolest bars? Not a problem. How to find the North style of study and teaching. And, best of all, it was mine to provisional governor (1776-1777), for whom the county was NEWS CIRCULATION Building? Sure, we know that too. How many times has read, to analyze and to select recurring themes in the daily named (bet you never wondered why we have a restaurant Chris Brennaman, Shana SUPERVISORS our football team won the national championship? Six... lives of Statesboro natives throughout history. Finally, all called Archibald's either, did you?). Students are commonly Bridges. Blaze Cuipepper, David Panowicz, Chris duh. Where can I buy a ? Fill in the blank my curiosities would be relieved. referred to as kids from "down at the college," and though Tiffany Domingos, John Rhyne Hardy, Tracy Milton, Erik with practically anything and the answer will be, "Wal-Mart, There were interviews with people who had wound up we may not be considered local Statesboro residents in their Howard, Crystal Upsey, of course." in Statesboro by way of their grandfathers or great-grandfa- mind, we do seem to have a certain degree of welcome from Mickaima Love, Mat ADVERTISING & DIS- But how much do we really know about Statesboro, Palmer TRIBUTION SERVICES thers making the suffocative trip through the Middle Passage most of them. (ADS) Georgia? as slaves. There were interviews with people whose last Yes, Statesboro, Georgia has entered the global com- LIFESTYLES I've often wondered, while driving the roads downtown, names we all have seen numerous times throughout this munity. Nearly every local business now has a website; Urkovia Jacobs, Travis MARKETING DIRECTOR about the history that so obviously abounds here. The an- town: Zetterower, Banks, Grady, Blitch, Moore, Tillman, we have a major academic institution with an enrollment of Jones, Janis Pitman . David Brennaman tebellum buildings, the cracked sidewalks, and the ancient Deloach, and so on. They spoke of the darkness before over 14,000; Wal-Mart has found us (I'll leave it up to you SPORTS BUSINESS MANAGER faces of locals who sit on sidewalk benches - all images that electricity, the outhouses before indoor plumbing, the to determine whether or not this is a positive or negative Stacey Johnson EH Boorstcin, B.J. Corbitt, shout to me, "Ask some questions! Do some research!" I dust before paved roads, one-room schoolhouses, and the service to the community). But we did not arrive at this Nick Fierstos, Bo Fulginiti, An REPS have so frequently wondered how the locals see this town, invention and introduction of the "incredible machine that grand commercial scope overnight. Dong Kidd Treii! Anthony, Tiffany Do- what they think of the college and its students who transiently talked" - the radio. In order to have a foundation on which to understand our PHOTOGRAPHY mingos, Stacey Johnson, Jennifer Teusuw, Cundacc sweep in and out of here in four years flat. To them, are But not all the accounts read like Margaret Mitchell's current place in both this community and the global com- Westberry, Jackson West- UVoneBcH. Allison berry we merely different faces of the same body that have been romantic images of the South. Indeed, horror stories that munity, we must look back at the lives of everyday people Bennett, Laura Cox, Tim coming and going in ephemeral madness since the turn of abound in fictional Southern literature found a breath of real who survived the ups and downs of history. Do your own Dcavcr, Christina Ritch, the twentieth century? In their eyes, are we suburban beer- Lindsay Wise PRODUCTION & life in local memories. The story of the lynching and burning research in this community or in the community you call STUDENT GRAPHICS SERVICES guzzling idiots or are we serious young adults working to of two black Statesboro men - Cato and Reed - accused home. But don't be lazy - most of our history takes place move up in the world? PUBLICATIONS (PAGES) of rape and murder in 1910 found its way into several of beyond Sweetheart Circle. With these questions in my mind, an opportunity to gain the informants' interviews. The incident continues to be a Tim Prizer is the editor-in-chief of The George-Anne and NEWS, EDITORIAL ADVISOR PRODUCTION MANAGER firsthand knowledge of Statesboro folk history and current scar on the community to this day, according to some local can be reached at [email protected]. For more infor^ Larry Anderson Adam Drew GENERAL MANAGER WEBMASTER impressions of local residents regarding students literally fell elderly citizens. mation on the Statesboro Bicentennial oral histories, please Bill Neville Segio Waklring in my lap. After speaking with a couple of people working as The most pleasant find in the transcriptions was that the visit http://www.srls.public.lib.ga.us/oralhist.html. | ■^■■^■■H Page 5 —Wednesday, April 28, 2002 California professor says THE DIVISION OF STUDENT coaches should kick themselves AFFAIRS • KRT Campus AND ENROLLMENT At a campus known for its esteemed professors and intellectual jousting matches, David Romer poses a ques- MANAGEMENT tion sure'to fetch a double-take at any faculty cocktail party. It's fourth down: Go for it or kick? , The economics professor recently says finished a three-year study of the NFL in which he analyzed thousands of play s that agonize coaches. His paper, "It's Fourth Down and What Does the Bellman Equation Say?," offers a cerebral-minded spin to a game often dismissed as simplicity squeezed into pads and helmets. In a swift kick to conventional football wisdom, Romer concludes "Thank NFL teams could benefit by ditching the conservative nature of fourth-down plays. 55 "The results are striking," Romer, 44, said. "The analysis implies that teams should be more aggressive. . . . In practice, however, teams almost You ■ always kick on fourth down early in - the game." i www.berkeley.edu Romer reviewed nearly 20,000 University of California at Berkeley professor David Romer has first-quarterplays in 732 regular-season finished a study of NFL plays that agonize coaches. games between 1998-2000. He narrowed his interest to the for it, coaches opted to kick the ball department in 1988, has been a football to everyone involved with first quarter, presumably when neither away 90 percent of the time. fan since he grew up in Massachusetts. * team had a significant advantage over He's not quite sure why coaches are The idea for the project kicked off a few "Operation Move-In" the other that could influence play- so conservative in calling their plays. years ago while the professor sat in his calling. "I don't know. Maybe they hadn't Honda Accord, listening to a Raiders He used an economic game over the radio. concept called the "Bellman "It was fourth-and- and especially to equation," which helped "WHEN YOU HIRE A FOOTBALL goal, and they kicked a field explain the consequences COACH, MAYBE ANALYZING PLAYS IS goal," he said. "Whoever Joe Franklin and Tom Palfy of trying for a first down, called the game said it was NOT AS IMPORTANT AS BEING ABLE TO field goal or touchdown. the right thing to do, to take « of Auxiliary Services In the end, Romer was MOTIVATE PLAYERS OR LEAD A TEAM. the sure points. able to calculate the average "So I started thinking. for their donation of the bottled water value in points for decisions - DAVID ROMER, BERKELEY It wasn't obvious to me made at several specific posi- PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS that it was the right thing that was distributed throughout the weekend. tions on the field. to do." For instance, a team In any case, he wants inside its own 50-yard line thought of it," he said. "When you hire a to see his paper published has a better chance at going for it on football coach, maybe analyzing plays is in a major economic journal. But he's fourth down and 4 yards or less. not as important as being able to motivate not holding his breath NFL coaches will But in 1,100 fourth-downs scenarios players or lead a team." review his report and start re-thinking that Romer felt teams should have gone Romer, who joined the economics their decisions on the field. Where can you Cv receive expert J-,uth eran Dtudent instruction for When you are selected to participate in the upcoming performance season of owship Coast Ballet Company, you can participate in company classes preceding rehearsals for free! Use this ad for a FREE Welcome Back! ;£. > $£ audition class! he to Georgia Southern auditions will be ce Dinner & held the final weeks of August. il- ly re Devotion ist Attend class on en - M Monday or Join us every Wednesday at 6:00pm Wednesday from for food and fellowship as we discuss 6-8 PM Our participants come from a broad range of dance skill The Gospel According to lUt nd levels and backgrounds. 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That Dave Matthews Cover Band is a definitely rings true phrase familiar to almost all the stu- here in Statesboro. dents here at Georgia Southern. The The Athens-Atlanta band has been frequenting Statesboro based Dave Matthews since their early days, when they Cover Band started played at the tiny Woodin Nickel to out less than two years • Adult Novelties a jam packed audience of Dave Mat- ago after lead singer thews Band fans less than two years Dave Koon decided to Adam Bonner/STAFF . • Sterling Silver Jewelry ago, winning the crowd over with cap- learn all of the original Returning once again to the 'Boro, The Dave tivating covers including Long Black bands' songs. "I love the Matthews Cover Band played at Legends • Smoking Accessories Veil and Warehouse, the band's most music, and I learned to last Friday night to a packed house. • Lava Lamps beloved song to perform. play every song. I just The DMCB has been visiting loved them all," Koon said. The coming together to perform the songs • Leather and Vinyl lingerie iit'. the 'Boro ever since that visit to group took off from there. While that so many of us know and love. the 'Nickel, listing it as one of their the members of the band come from And while the group is a cover • Beaded Curtains favorite places to put on a show. diverse backgrounds both musically band, they are adamant about not being That says a lot for a band that has and personally - violinist Jimmy De Dave Matthews Band impersonators. • Candles & Incense played as far away as the Republic of Martini is originally from Los Ange- "You- have to have creative, artistic • Black Lights Panama. "Statesboro definitely gives les and saxophonist Deniz Felder was ability. People sometimes think we off the biggest party vibes," conceded born in raised in Germany, and the don't have that," Tilton mentioned. • Zippo lighters Lance Tilton, the drummer of t(ie band. members site everyone from Stevie "We want to respect the music," De "Whenever we come here the crowd Wonder to Led Zepplin to Jill Scott • Fish Nets is just really receptive...everyone as influences - they genuinely enjoy ~~~~ See DMCB, Page 8 Dave Matthews Dave Matthews Band Cover Band tj University Pka Formed in Charlottesville, • Formed in Athens, GA VA • First started playing fraternity \ J First gig May 11th 1991 on a houses in Athens *W f rooftop in Charlottesville M S7H0S4 • Have a 40 song repetoire, but Released 11 albums thus far, no albums Busted Stuff being their latest Internet Photo • 5 members 5 members I Food with Flare! 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Will pay $7.50-$9.50/hour To be eligible, you MUST: • Be a full-time undergraduate student • Be eligible for Federal College workstudy program • Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 • Not be working another workstudy job • Have reliable transportation to the work site Internet Photo Careful choice of cellphone carriers and plans could prove useful in • Have the desire and ability to work with children the coming year for staying in touch with friends and family. Staff and Wire Reports minutes, Keiter added. "It's good for As students return to Statesboro, budgeting purposes." The airtime is many look for ways to keep in touch programmed into the phone and operates FOR AN APPLICATION, CONTACT: with friends and family back home. on the same principle as buying a phone While cellular phones are becoming card with a designated block of time. an increasingly popular way of staying Students who buy their own phones in touch, some careful thought should go and pay their own bills will be required into the choice of service plan. to undergo a credit check by the service Educational Opportunity Programs ^** Whatcarriershouldyou signup with? provider. Youmustbe 18toqualifytobuy Who is paying for the phone? What is a phone in the first place, said Keiter. Williams Center, Room 1026 the coverage area? With the right plan, having a cell They 're all goodquestions, said Allan phone at school "could actually be 681.5458 PHONE Keiter ofMyRatePlan.com, an Atlanta- an opportunity for the family to save based online resource for consumer ser- money" and forgo the expense of hav- 681.0863FAX AMERICA vices in the areas of credit cards, travel, ing a school-supplied phone in the dorm, READS insurance and long distance. added Keiter. But topping the list, he said, should Face it, cell phones are becoming be, "What's it primarily going to be ubiquitous. There are approximately used for?" 140 million users nationwide, said If the phone is mainly for long- Keiter, The convenience of dialing up distance calls home, tailor the plan for anyone at anytime in anyplace makes that, said Keiter. If the student travels them a must-have item for business, w - frequently,consideraplanwitharegional pleasure or emergency. or national coverage area. Another plan Acell phone is "a good thing for the 1 (: might be best for a student whose calls younger person with a mobile lifestyle," are mainly for around the school. Keiter said. tent* "A lot of plans have free long dis- He suggested visiting his Web tance," said Keiter. It makes sense then site or another, SimplyWireless.com, and \ for a student who is going to be away or providers like Verizon, Sprint, most oftheyeartogetlisted in the market Nextel, VoiceStream and AT&T to see S| where the school is located so they can what plans are available and how they «cfenf make local calls and take advantage of compare in cost, coverage, fees, extras i the freebie. and phones. i A student might have to deal with Plans may be purchased from the site information roaming charges for calls outside their or at a retailer or carrier's store. Some coverage area when they return home for people like to see and handle the phone i holidays or breaks, however, said Keiter. they'll be using and prefer to do their « If the trips home are frequent, consider shopping in person, Keiter said. going with a regional or national plan. Whatever the method, his advice is If parents are paying for the phone, to shop for the plan that suits your need. they might want to look at prepaid "There's no magic solution," he said. What to Do?? Top-Selling Albums § Week of 8/31/2002 Students, Join an Organization! Staff & Faculty ! Artist Album Title (or two or three...) i 1. Nelly Nellyville Come meet 2. Eminem The Eminem Show Meet the *Boro! ! 3. Bruce Springsteen The Rising 4. James Taylor October Road Statesboro's 5. Avril Lavigne Let Go Get Free Stuff! 6. Various Artists Now 10 Business Samples, Coupons and 7. Toby Keith Unleashed 8. Linkin Park [Reanimation] much, much more! 9. Soundtrack XXX Community 10. 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Change According to Sewak, his two tal- In I-AA college football, the Southern ented sophomore quarterbacks Trey Conference has always been known for an Hunter and Chaz Williams have done intense level of competition that is second to nothing but motivate one another since none. the first day of spring practice. But never has that been more evident than "I think that in 2002, where three new head coaches find they push one themselves in the unique situation of inherit-- another, and feed ing football programs that enjoyed successful off one another," winning seasons just one short year ago. said Sewak. At Furman, Georgia Southern, and West- "They are both ern Carolina, there will be three new faces trying to do the wearing headsets and calling the plays on Hunter same thing...be their sidelines this fall, and all three of these the leaders of this football team." men are just hoping to carry on the winning But heading into Thursday night's traditions that were left behind by their pre- season opener inNewark, Del. against decessors. theDelaware Blue Hens, Sewak has 'Rallying Support' also been adamant that he will not For the Paladins of Furman, it could have name a starting quarterback until it been a daunting task having to replace a is a game-time decision. . coaching legend in Bobby Johnson. He led "They have to be able to move the them to the 1-AA title game in 2001, and football team and make plays, and that played a crucial role in molding their winning is going to be the biggest factor in program over the span of 24 seasons, where deciding on who is going to start for he began as a defensive backs coach and us this year," said Sewak. spent the last eight years as head coach. The skinny on Hunter and Wil- But when Johnson left to take on the re- liams is that they have both been the l-AA championships, and compiled an as- sponsibility of trying to rebuild a Vanderbilt two shining stars of the offense during tounding record of 62-10. program that has been the doormat of the the team's preseason scrimmages, and But much like Furman, looking for a suc- SEC for many seasons, Furman didn't have definitely haven't made Sewak's final cessor at Georgia Southern-who understood to look very far to find a man that understood decision any easier. the program's tradition—didn't take very long. the team's winning tradition. Trey Hunter, a former Effingham Mike Sewak was hired as head coach New head coach Bobby Lamb has been a County standout known for his strong of the Eagles after orchestrating one of the Paladin since he was a hall of fame quarter- throwing arm, may have a slight ad- nation's most potent offenses for five years as back for them in the early 80's, and he has vantage over Williams in running their offensive coordinator. stayed with the program since he graduated the triple-option scheme due to his And Sewak knows about the level of in '85 serving as a defensive ends coach, prior experience executing that style expectations that come with coaching a team quarterbacks coach, and a passing game co- of offense. that has won six national titles. ordinator. Chaz Williams, a second year "I know about the tradition and the ability "He is an extremely bright coach who can player originally from Apopka, that this program has to always rebound, put rally the support of the Furman people and Florida, has the edge on Hunter in its best foot forward, and we will continue to command the respect of the players," said overall speed, with an impressive be well represented on a national level," said Mike Sewak, top, took over for Paul Johnson, above (left), after Bobby Johnson. mark of 4.37 in the 40-yard dash. Sewak. Johnson took the head coaching job at Navy. New Furman coach And judging by the players' responses it Bobby Lamb, below (middle), was promoted from offensive co- Hunter was the leader of the first Coming Home hasn't taken long to earn that respect. ordinator after Bobby Johnson, below (left), left for Vanderbilt. scrimmage rushing for a game-high Finally, at Western Carolina, the Cata- "He's able to teach me from the experi- Kent Briggs, below (right) is the new coach at Western Carolina. 103 yards on 20 carries. enced viewpoint of having played the same mounts are in the strange situation of having Williams took center stage in the position and at the same school," said senior a new head signal caller take over for Bill second and final scrimmage rushing quarterback Billy Napier. "He's an excep- Bleil who was named Southern Confer- for 107 yards on 12 carries and scoring tional coach." ence Coach of the Year in 2001, and later three touchdowns. Tough Act to Follow dismissed by trie school for the off-the-field Both are neck and neck for the problems that some of his players were hav- Meanwhile at Georgia Southern, winning starting spot, and both are still wait- ing. has been the rule and not the exception since ing to see who will get the nod from In steps Kent Briggs, who much like Fur- legendary coach Erk Russell left the Univer- Sewak before opening kickoff. man head coach Bobby Lamb was a standout sity of Georgia and built he program from "They have to gain the confidence quarterback for his team as a player in the of this offense, and make sure that we scratch in 1982. In 20 years the Eagles have DIVISION I-AA 2001 COACH 2002 COACH late 70's. In fact, from 1976-79 when Briggs had just one losing season, a 4-7 campaign Bucknell Tom Gadd Dave Kotulski know that they are the ones in charge," was taking the snaps, the Catamounts enjoyed in 1996 when Frank Ell wood stepped in as Butler Ken LaRose Kit Cartwright said Sewak. four consecutive winning seasons for the first Delaware Tubby Raymond interim head coach. K.C. Keeler And with an offense filled with and only time in the school's history. Furman Bobby Johnson Bobby Lamb both youth and inexperience who are So when Navy was looking for someone 1 Georgia Southern Paul Johnson Mike Sewak But Lan- : l.as noted that despite his trying to cope with the loss of one to light a fire under a team that went 0-11 in Howard Steve Wilson Rayford Petty playing history Briggs may have the tough- 2001, they looked to the Eagle program, and LaSalle Bill Manlove Archie Stalcup of greatest backs in league history est transition of the three new coaches this hired head coach Paul Johnson to be their Mississippi Valley St. LaTraia Jones Willie Totten in Adrian Peterson, leadership of the savior. season. St. Francis (Pa.) Dave Jaumotte Dave Opfar team may be what takes precedence See Coaches, Page 7 Samford Pete Hurt Bill Gray over passing yardage and 40-yard In five years Johnson won two national Western Carolina Bill Bleil Kent Briggs dashes. Delaware reloads with new coach, - I-A transfers at the skill positions But new look Blue Hens running matters. Now we need to immerse our- end, when the university announced that the into injury, dismissal problems selves in Georgia Southern." senior has been dismissed from the team for UD classes do not begin until after violating "Department of Athletics rules." before season-opener vs. GSU Labor Day. According to the press release, the dis- Georgia Southern, a six-time I-AA missal came after a "confidential investiga- from staff and wire reports national champion, visits Delaware in tion by both internal and external profes- NEWARK, Del. - The conclusion of the first the 2002 season opener on Aug. 29, at 7 sionals that identified violations during the University of Delaware preseason football camp p.m. The Eagles are ranked No. 5 nationally by 1999 and 2000 seasons'." under coach K.C. Keeler is a beginning, rather The Sports Network. Delaware is 22nd. Athletic director Edgar Johnson said that than an end. The Blue Hens likely will play the opener investigation started a month ago, prompted by At least that was the message Keeler tried to get without starting defensive tackle Brian Jennings, "rumors" that came to the attention of university across to his players Tuesday night after a closed who injured his shoulder in Tuesday's scrimmage officials. infrasquad scrimmage on Tubby Raymond Field, and may be out for several weeks. Johnson declined to go into any more specifics where the coaches wore headsets and game condi- "That doesn't help us," defensive coordinator but said that the 22-year-old Ayi cooperated with tions were simulated. Dave Cohen said. "On the defensive line, we're the investigation and will be allowed to keep his "My theme with them was 'Don't think we're just thin." scholarship. done,'" Keeler said. Also, backup quarterback Mike Conner has a While the matter is being reported to the NCAA, (i Special to the G-A "Camp's over and we're focusing on Georgia broken finger, leaving starter Andy Hall as the only Johnson said it's not a violation that would result Keith Burnell looks for running room last season for Virginia Southern, but we're still in double sessions men- player that has ever taken a collegiate snap. in Delaware having to forfeit any games. Tech. Burnell is one of five I-A transfers Delaware brought in tally. We'll have morning meetings and afternoon On Monday, the Blue Hens also learned that See Delaware, Page, 8 this year. practice. We can't shut down and worry about other Femi Ay i' s football career was coming to an abrupt Page 2B — Wednesday, August 28, 2002 Bulldogs look The Citadel to be a better for ex-hoopster Washburn to team, but schedule is a killer help on defense Tough SoCon slate, By Bo Fulginiti bo_fulginiti @ hotmail.com plus non-league games "He's 6'7," 275-pounds and can versus Delaware, LSU, run," said Citadel head coach Ellis Wyoming line schedule Johnson. Apparently, that is all that Johnson By Bo Fulginiti needed to know about standout Bull- [email protected] Special to the G-A dog basketball player Cliff Washburn, Senior Jeremy Martin throws a It's no secret to Citadel head coach because despite having been away pass during preseason practices. Ellis Johnson that things in Charles- from the game of football since junior Martin was an honorable mention ton, S.C. haven't gotten any easier. high, Washburn will be using his last All-American last season for the "This year is going to be a chal- year of eligibility at the Citadel as a Bulldogs. lenge because the schedule is so starting defensive end in 2002. brutal," said Johnson. "We could be With tremendous size and quick- Gardner-Webb well improved, play well, and not win ness, Washburn has shown flashes of in the first five weeks." brilliance during his preseason work- Heading into his second season outs, but Johnson is already aware of passing attack now at Citadel after an inaugural 3-7 the problems that Washburn will face campaign, Johnson's 2002 squad fea- as the season unfolds. back for more tures a promising defense and a roster "There are two things that he .is One ofl-AA's most overlooked that has 14 total returning starters really going to have to overcome, arid QB's, experienced wideouts, But Johnson's Bulldogs may have that's learning the fundamentals of the make Bulldogs offense sizzle trouble getting something started, be- game and fighting frustration," said cause they are going to be challenged Johnson. "He's going to be as talented By Doug Kidd early and often by a string of talented as anybody he lines up across from, [email protected] opponents. but he is still going to get beat on the Special to the G-A An experienced, All-American- The Citadel opens up in Baton fundamentals. He is going to have to I-A games are nothing new to The Citadel. Last year the Bulldogs played Georgia Tech . caliber quarterback, and one of the Rouge, La. against the 2001 SEC get through the frustration when he best tight ends in the nation, has champion LSU Tigers on Sept. 7. doesn't have as much success as he Gardner-Webb excited heading into They follow that up with their still learning the scheme," said junior more excitement." football." is capable of having, and just hope for the season. home opener against the Delaware offensive lineman Jared Perdue. The Bulldogs di suffer a huge loss The most intriguing story of the that steady improvement." Head coach Steve Patton welcomes Blue Hens, who are ranked #22 in "We knew our assignments, but with the departure of All-Southern year is Bulldog basketball standout Washburn joins a unit on the back 17 starters from last season's 6-4 the preseason polls, and then games we still had to understand why we Conference running back Maurice Cliff Washburn joining the football defensive line that has been lacking squad, but must replace the experience against a Western Carolina team that is were doing things. This year we have Murphy, so senior tailback Nate team for his senior season. depth, so his presence alone will be and leadership of a senior class that bringing back 17 returning starters, an the playing experience and we finally Mahoney, who posted two 100-yard Washburn hasn't played football immediately felt. won 26 games in four seasons.' Appalachian State squad that is picked understand why and it just clicks." plus games in 2001,will have to be since junior high school, but at 6'7" But the benefits of having a suc- On offense, the to win the Southern Conference. Offensively, the Bulldogs will the one to pick up the slack. and a shade over 270 pounds, his cessful season for Washburn person- Bulldogs' return I-A Wyoming Cowboys, who have back redshirt senior Joe Call to Sophomore Nehemiah Broughton physical presence should still make ally could take him much further than much of the fire- defeated Furman in their home take the snaps at quarterback, and after steps in at fullback. him a force as a defensive end. the playing fields of the Southern power that posted opener last season, provide another a year under his belt he should have On the other side of the ball, the Overall, Johnson is pleased with Conference. over 500 yards stiff test. a good feel for Johnson's multiple Bulldogs will sorely miss two-time All direction that the program is headed, With the physical package that of total offense in But the one thing that Johnson has pro-style scheme. But Call could be American linebacker Travis Stephens but most importantly he just wants to he brings to the table, Washburn has three of its final four contests and instilled in his team is a winning at- pushed by an incoming freshman. who was there leading tackier for the see his players finish strong. become an overnight prospect for averaged 440.7 yards per game in titude, and now that his players have Johnson said that competition previous two seasons, but senior line- "We have a good mix of experience professional football, and Johnson 2002. a year of experience under the new for the quarterback spot would be backer Lamar Sales is ready to be the and youth," said Johnson. feels good about the way the senipr That average ranked 13th among system, they finally understand what a good thing. new leader of the unit. "The younger players have to keep has handled it. I-A A offenses, and the GWU had one Johnson expects from them each and "Competition breeds excitement Sales will play on despite breaking improving, while the veterans need to "He's got a great attitude,but of its most balanced attacks in recent every game. and with some added depth, there his wrist in spring practice. finish their careers on the upswing. B ut he is going to have to work," said memory, rushing for 195 yards per "It was kind of rough last year be- will be plenty so there should be "I'm preparing to play with the we have to make sure that we find a Johnson. "I guess we will have to game and passing for over 250 yards cause we were going into the season plenty of competition as well as cast," said Sales. "I mean this is way to win the close ball games." wait and see." per game. With much of the veteran person- nel returning at key skill positions, coordinator Joe Pizzo's fast-break Mountaineers wonder if 2002 is their year attack should flourish this season. f Smalls was second on the team in tackles line and penalties (the Mountaineers set a; Senior quarterback Jeremy Martin, Historically one of the I-AA s last season from his weak-side spot. school record with 1,060 penalty yards) often an honorable mention All-American strongest teams, App. State Sophomore Jerelle Carter is the top candidate hurt drives. choice as a junior, passed for 2,271 looks for its first title after to start at middle linebacker, and Daniel Traylor Moore said that there is a great chance for' yards and 15 scores in 2001. has won the strong-side spot. the offense to be particularly potent this season, \ Since taking over the reigns of 11 playoff appearances Pushing for playing time at linebacker posi- with the return of quarterback Joe Burchette and ■ the Bulldogs' offense full time as a tions along with senior Brian Mower will be tailback Jerry Beard and the fact that the receivers • G-A News Service sophomore in 2000, the Middletown, redshirt freshmen Stewart Adams are a year older. R.I., native has passed for 4,822 yards How far Appalachian State will go this season and Brad West and sophomore Burchette, who has completed 56.5; and 33 touchdowns, and is currently is anybody's guess, but the people doing the Zodd Kelly. percent of his passes for 4,660 yards' third on the Gardner-Webb career guessing think it might.be pretty far. "We've been looking forward to and 35 touchdowns in two seasons; • passing list with 5,859 yards and The Mountaineers are ranked No. 2 in Di- seeing these kids play, and I know needs to stay healthy. 43 scores. vision I-AA, with expectations based on four they have," Moore said. "We don't have anybody behirld; Martin will look to an experienced straight playoff appearances bolstered by the "People like Brad West and Joe at quarterback who has taken a set of wideouts in 2002., including fact that two-thirds of the starters from a 9-4 Stewart Adams could have played snap," Moore said, noting that tw back in America," Crowe said. "He Potent offense looks to power has the talent to take over a game. I have coached four All-Pro run- ning backs, and Rondy has made as many dominating plays as any one Gamecocks out of Southland of them. By Dennis Hightower Jacksonville state and tailback Rondy Rogers. "I would buy a ticket just to see [email protected] started off the 2001 Stancil, a three-year- Rondy run." There are many firsts for the Jackr season at 4-0 with wins starter already ranks in the The trouble is, Rondy will run be- sonville State University and there will over Samford and Divi- top five in school history hind three new offensive line starters be some lasts. sion I-A's Arkansas State. in career passing and total and a new tight end. The firsts included junior kicker Then the Gamecocks went __ offense. Leading receiver Ralph Jenkins Ashley Martin who became the first through a funk losing six Stancil "I think when you talk is back after hauling in 33 catches female to score in a Division I foot- of their last seven by an about winning champion- for 759 yards and eight touchdowns ball game. They play an SEC school average score of 35-22. ships, you have to have a champi- last season despite missing the final Special to the G-A, (Mississippi State) for the first time To add more salt to the wound JSU onship quarterback," Crowe said. game with a knee injury that required Rondy Rogers dives for a touchdown against Northwestern State-.', ever. JSU does not have Troy State head coach Jack Crowe and athletic "Reggie has been emerging in that surgery. Rogers set a school record with 1,417 yards in 2001. on their schedule for the first time in director Tom Seitz had tension. The direction and this is clearly a year The defense has only two seniors their long storied rivalry. result initially had Crowe suspended, that it will be an expectation." starters, lineman Jermaine Hoyt and Coleman led the team with 73 beginning of the season over wlrat The lasts include the Gamecocks but he ended up appealing it. Rogers set a school record with defensive back Markee Coleman, tackles and three interceptions. we've done the past two seasons-,, will compete for the last time in the Jacksonville State's hopes of im- 1,417 yards last year and rushed for from a unit that allowing 401 yards "I think we are an emerging Crowe said. . \ Southland Conference. In 2003, JSU proving on last year's seventh place 13 touchdowns, averaging 6.7 yards and nearly 28 points per game. Hoyt defensive football team and I think Crowe calls Jacksonville Staters- and Samford will join the Ohio Valley league finish (2-5) begin with one-two per carry. had three sacks and seven tackles for with'those two guys, I see us making slate "the toughest schedule in the Conference. punch in quarterback Reggie Stancil "I think Rondy is the best running loss last season. considerable improvements from the country." " Page 3B —Wednesday, April 28, 2002 T >e Special to the G-A The health of quarterback Joey Gibson will be a major concern for VMI. Gibson Soccer tt-Plltt has missed large chunks of the past two seasons due to injury. Last year, last chance for Keydets Nights to put in a winning SoCon season Entry Due Date; 9:30 - Midnight VMI's move to Big South *, comes after just two "But we would like to finish strong." the team's 750 rushing yards. A likely August 29 No matter their track record, VMI is replacement could be junior back T.J. \^ugdst27 / SoCon wins since '97 excited for the season to begin. 17 Snelling, who came on strong last sea- ie.is By Doug Kidd starters return, along with 40 letter- son at slotback and led all rushers with Play Begins: September 5 arid [email protected] men, giving McCombs something to 64 yards in the spring game. fthe be optimistic about. "Going into spring practice, we September 3 $1 w/GSU ID said A lot of people are looking for- "We' ve got 20 seniors, and their all felt offensively we needed to work ited ward to seeing VMI this season, and it contributors," he said. "I'm excited on rushing the football," said Mc- orn, doesn' t have anything to do with wish- that other teams are going to see up Combs. "We wanted to give the ball Hackers Golf i the ing a nice farewell to the Keydets. play with a mature football team." to our backs and give our offensive line r eto The 2002 season will be VMI's VMI welcomes back senior Joey more opportunity to run block rather l He last campaign in the Southern Confer- Gibson a physically gifted quarter- than pass block. I think we got better s he ence- they start play in the Big South back who's been unable to shake running the football through, all the ; ra- Conference in 2003- and the Keydets the injury bug his first three years. hard work of the spring." would like nothing better than to leave Gibson missed three two early season Hurting VMI's chances will be the Pre-Season the on a winning note. games with a bruised shoulder, but redshirt year of 2001 SoCon Freshman cing But of course, that isn't likely to managed to throw for 1,572 yards and of the Year Titus Green. Green, who Fall Softball lbe occur. eight touchdowns, but he also tossed caught 20 pases for 157 yards while Flag Footba The Keydets, still searching for 13 interceptions. returning kicks for 634 yards, failed Entry Due Date: suc- * that elusive winning season, enter "When you have a quarterback to make grades. sop- the fourth year under head coach Cal that's played, you have to be happy," Defensively, McCombs thinks the Entry Due Date: ;han McCombs looking to turn the corner. McCombsaid. "Butwe'vegottokeep Key dets must do a better job of stoping Aust fcfo lern McCombs will have his most veteran [Gibson] healthy." opponent passing games to suceed. team this fall since he took the reins VMI's QB backups both have "We felt we needed to work on the September 3 that in 1999, but the group is still learning ample experience - sophomore Josh pass defense and pass rush and try to Play Begins: has how to win. Lyles started games against Georgia put more pressure on the passer,"said Play Begins: for VMI labored through a dissap- Southern and Furman during his McCombs. September 3 1SQI1 pointing 1-10 season last year after freshman year and junior Dave Pol- Ten of the top 12 tacklers on the September 6 nipr entering the fall off a promising 2000 diak completed nearly 56% percent team return including standout defen- i' i campaign when the Keydets won two of his passes last fall. sive linebacker Derik Screen who led ,buj of their last four games. The Keydets must find a replace- the team in tackles with 106 including said • • "We've only won two games since ment for graduated running back Gene a SoCon leading 22 tackles for loss For more info, contact CRI at 681-5436 or www.gasou.edu/cri e to I've been here," McCombs said. 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HAPPY HOUR !! 3pm-6pm M-F, ll-6pm Sat -.. )n»,, * 2 For 1 Appetizers and Drinks 1 the Page 4B —Wednesday, August 28, 2002 Georgia Southern OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS Derrick Owens Victor Cabral •Position: Wide Receiver. •Position: Defensive tackle. •Age: 22. •Age: 19. •Height/Weight: 6-0, 200. •Height/Weight:6-3,253. •Major: degree in sport management. •Major: sport management. •High School: Washington County. •High School: Naples (Fla.). •Extra Points: Despite his athletic standing as a senior, Owens •Extra Points: Led all defensive linemen with 4 sacks last will play last season for Eagles as a graduate student... two-year season... also made 32 tackles while playing in all 14 games... is starter at wideout for GSU program, including positing career-highs expected by coaches to blossom into honors candidate as early as with 11 catches, 400 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2001. this season. James McCoy Eric Mclntire •Position: Left Tackle. •Position: Nose tackle. •Age: 22. •Age: 20. •Height/Weight: 6-3,250. •Height/Weight: 6-1,257. •Major: recreation. JeremyForeman/ STAFF •Major: undecided. •High School: Appling County. •High School: Estero (Fla.). Freddy Pesqueira takes a break during Monday's practice. •Extra Points: Has developed into one of the most consistent •Extra Points: More than delivered on high expectations and offensive tackles in history of GSU program... has turned in back-to- potential with outstanding rookie season as a starter... Often turned back stellar performances, and will again be expected to anchor line tough assignments into victory, clearly winning matchups against with Charles Clarke... recorded first touchdown of 2000 championship Quest for third championship, All-America-caliber centers. game when he fell on a fumbb in the first quarter. SoCon title, drives Pesqueira Freddy Pesqueira Reggie Cordy •Position: Defensive tackle. •Position: Left Guard. Ail-American defensive tackle has Buchanan Award well in sight •Age: 20. •Age: 21. •Height/Weight:6-l,241. •Height/Weight: 6-2,303. By Dennis Hightower Two weeks later he had a career-high 14 tackles in •Major: pre-business. •Major: justice studies. hightowerl2181 n^^ Terence McBride Zzream Walden in Statesboro since 1997. He •Position: Right cornerback. •Position: Slotback. KLM Mi also served a stint •Age: 19 •Age: 23. in the early 80's, f^j %^^T^i| •Height/ Weight: 5-9,170 •Height/Weight: 5-8,176. under Erk Rus- •Major: pre-sport medicine •Major: pre-business. sell, (file photo) •High School: Lakewood (S.C.). •High School: Wheeler. •Extra Points: in a battle with Oregon transfer A.K. Keyes •Extra Points: Played in 12 of 14 games in 2001, including starts i ^B H *^ for cornerback spot... expected to make an immediate impact and in last six contests... Began season as a defensive back, but moved to If 1^1 contribution during initial year as active member of the program... offense after Andre Weathers was sidelined for the entire season. m** redshirted in 2001... clocked at 4.49 in 40-yard dash. ^^HH ■■■i^HH > Page 5B—Wednesday, August 28 New Faces in New Roles... (0£3B»JB but Still the Same Goals On the eve of their 20th season, the Eagles are fielding questions of whether they have what it takes to win an unprecedented 7th I-AA National Championship. New coach, new quarterback, new running back, last the critics say. But the Eagles are saying... ly as f It Doesn't Matter About the Picks ? and rned linst The departure of head coach Paul Johnson, left, arguing with referees in 2001, and J.R. Revere and Adrian Peterson; right, have oppo- nents thinking this might be the year Georgia Southern is vulnerable. ding Below, fans go crazy after after another Eagles' touch- time down. File Photos The ESPN/USA Today Division l-AA Top 25 Preseason college football coaches poll, with number of first-place votes, last year's record in parentheses, and total points: tion Winning ways aren't cker TEAM PTS Eau' changing, Eagles say, 1. MONTANA (46) (15-1) 1,270 2. APPALACHIAN ST (1) (9-4) 1,113 despite 'low' rankings 3. NORTHERN IOWA (11-3) 1,016 4. EASTERN ILL (1) (9-2) 989 Some ofGSU's top returning players, along 5. GA SOUTHERN (12-2) 976 with head coach Mike Sewak and Defensive 6. FURMAN (3) (12-3) 905 7.LEHIGH(11-1) 903 m Coordinator Rusty Russell, talked to The 8. YOUNGSTOWNST(8-3) 747 George-Anne about the upcoming season's 9. GRAMBLING(lO-l) 737 10. WILLIAM & MARY (8-4) 692 im-- most pressing questions. ll.MCNEESEST(8-4) 636 :ked 12. EASTERN KY (8-2) 630 vin. What does Georgia Southern have 13.HOFSTRA(9-3) 624 to do to compensate for the losses of Adrian 14. FLORIDA A&M (7-4) 581 Peterson and J.R. Revere? 15. MAINE (9-3) 559 16. SAM HOUSTON ST (10-3) 549 17. PORTLAND ST (7-4) 471 Freddy Pesqueira: We will miss those guys a lot. 18. WESTERN KY (8-4) 413 They brought it to the table for the past few years. We 19. NORTHWESTERN ST (8-4) 343 ■ >» 20. NORTHRN ARIZONA (8-4) 273 will have to stay focused for 2002 and stick together and 21. DELAWARE (4-6) 217 improve the chemistry. 22. MONTANA ST (5-6) 214 nes, Mark Myers: You notice a difference on the practice 23. HARVARD (9-0) 161 top ' field without them there. With J.R. and AP, there were 24. HAMPTON (7-4) 155 sea- no mistakes; they were 100 percent full speed. 25.VILLANOVA(8-3) 125 ;arn Rusty Russell: They'll be missed but I think the *J* team will be fine. The Sports Network.com l-AA Poll is conducted by a national panel of media and sports information directors. Michael Ward: It's a bittersweet feeling because both J.R. and Adrian provide leadership. However, I'm Team PTS "3. glad to see both pursue bigger and better things. We just have to as a team maintain focus and pursue the 1. Montana Grizzlies (79) 2,093 ultimate goals, Southern Conference Championship and 2. Appalachian State Mountaineers 1,838 3. Northern Iowa Panthers 1,769 a National Title. < & 4. Eastern Illinois Panthers (1) 1,641 Charles Clarke: Well, The offensive line has to step 5. GA Southern Eagles (3) 1,588 tool up. We might not have a back that can break tackles the 6. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (1) 1,499 y tq way those two could, and I don't think that we will have 7. Furman Paladins (3) 1,476 )nly another guy like Adrian Peterson. But, our offensive line 8. Youngstown State Penguins 1,283 9. William & Mary Tribe 1,195 really has to step it up to compensate for it and I think 10. Grambling State Tigers 1,182 what will make the easiest transition for the new players 11. McNeese State Cowboys .»* 1,026 in those positions is having an offensive line that is going 12. Sam Houston State Bearkats 996 ' to do the job right. 13. Maine Black Bears 983 Coach Sewak: Hope that our young players come 14. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 929 15. Hofstra Pride 924 well through for us. The system has always been in place 16. Florida A&M Rattlers 916 and all we have to do is have someone come along and 17. Portland State Vikings 786 try to pick up the slack. We are not going to get the yard- 18. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 766 Clarke: One thing would be an improvementin the pass McCoy: I think their style is almost the same: they nn jrajj age or totals out of those guys, so we have to make sure 19. Northwestern State Demons 596 block from our offensive line. We need to make sure the define the black and white areas; there are no grey areas. ash, that our good players make good plays, and also make 20. Montana State Bobcats 461 quarterbacks have time and has some good protection but Both of them let you know where you stand. 21. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 389 ison sure that everyone else gets to. touch the football, and we've got some receivers back and that should help. Sewak: I think it's very similar and I don't think we've 22. Delaware Blue Hens 335 j that when they bring something to the table that they go Sewak: All you have to do is catch the football. We've changed much at all. We play good hardnosed football 23. Harvard Crimson 245 ahead and respond. 24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 227 always been simple in our passing game, and we just try to and we will attack each other each and every day, and get 25. Hampton Pirates 190 get our guys in position to make the plays. Good players together at the end and we able to get Georgia Southern , ? Is the team's approach to the season any just make good plays. National Title) many people thought this would be a different knowing that the defensive unit to breakdown and know that we are a team. is the strength of the team rather than the James McCoy: Going into the season, we're looking rebuilding year and we proved that as a team we can do offense? to work on everything. The passing game is just another How has the mindset changed this year anything. We had the'Us against the World'approach. I one of those things. knowing that Georgia Southern isn't think this season will be all right. penciled in as No. 1 heading into the season Clarke: I don't think it's a whole lot different because >nd- Clarke: We have a lot of guys coming back on defense, for the first time in quite a few years? in our minds we are right up there. None of us feel like and it kind of takes the pressure off of us a little bit. But What are the biggest differences in how we are down in the polls, and I think we are still going to we know that we have to go out there and perform, and I Mike Sewak coaches and how Paul Johnson ran things in the past? Rusty Russell:' It does not matter about the picks. have the same kind of pressure and teams are still going to think that we have guys that are going to step up in posi- What matters is on the field. At times we were an un- be gunning for us. We've always had a bull's-eye on our tions so I think we are going to be a force too. Clarke: So far the approach to practices I think are derdog in games but we came through. As long as the chest because teams know we are good, and we always ■ - Myers: The offense has always been high-powered pretty much the same and our schedule is about the same. scoreboard shows we have more points than we allow get their best effort every week and it's going to be the here, but this year the defense is definitely strong. I like Sewak and I've known him for the last three years that's all that matters." same way this year. Sewak: I think we've always had a strong defense here because he's been my coach. He's a little bit more approach- Myers: We'll be there in the end. It is a little bit Sewak: Our goals are still the same. I think we still at Georgia Southern, it's just that the offense has been so able and you're able to go up and talk to him at anytime, different, because people think that without AP, we're still plan to go ahead and try to compete nationally, and we high-powered at times with all the gaudy numbers. But and I never had a whole lot to say to coach Johnson. not going to be good. But we have a lot of guys that have just take it one day at a time as a team and as a coaching and you don't get those numbers without having the success- Dion Stokes: (Laughing) Sewak is more hands on and been in their shadow, that are now ready to play. staff, to make sure that Georgia Southern gets better and s in. ful stops from the defense, it's just that the offensive gets lh < • close to us. He cracks jokes and makes us feel comfort- Pesquiera: It's nothing new. In 2000, (GSU's 6 better as the season goes on. sam credit for all of the points. I'm real proud and pleased to able. Not to say Johnson did not make us comfortable, he have the same defensive unit in tact, and I think they need coached us to two national titles and he was more intense to take on more of a leadership role because they have but the atmosphere here is more relaxed. Peterson » played in a lot more bigger ball games. Myers: [Johnson] was a little more laid back in the and Revere sense that he didn't talk too much. Coach Sewak is a both earned How is the team going to improve on their strong speaker. His speeches get us motivated. first-team, passing efficiency this season? Pesqueira: As a defensive player, I did not have too all-confer- much of a relationship with Johnson. He cared about us ence in Myers: We've got to be more focused on getting the but it was just business as usual. I have more communica- 2001. ;yes slotbacks this year. We [slotbacks] have the most experi- tion with Sewak because he is more outgoing. Johnson and ence and we want them [quarterbacks] to go to us. is more to himself. File Photos • Page 6B —Wednesday, April 28, 2002 UCLA transfer McCann counted on to put ?Air Mocsf in flight G-A News Service East Tennessee St. among last year's dark clouds. system which emphasized the passing receptionsfor209yards.Rankin caught Talk about a frustrating season. "We are not thinking much about game. 34 balls and led the squad in receiving The 2001 Chattanooga football cam- last season," Kirkpatrick says. "The one thing we have been able yardage with 419. entertaining title paign suffered through mishaps and The battle to be the No. 1 quar- to do since I've been here is to have Last year's running game looked misfortunes, and the result was a 3-8 terback heading into the 2002 season tremendous success offensively." to be solid with the differing styles thoughts for 2002 overall record. was won by senior Ryan McCann, Kirkpatrick says. "My impression of of bruising runner Jason Ball and the "Last season was the disaster of all who transferred to UTC in January Ryan McCann is that he is an extremely quick-footed Charles McNeill. Ball Buccaneers have the talent at the skill disasters," says Donnie Kirkpatrick af- from UCLA. An arm injury hindered talented player that has as good a set suffered a season-ending knee injury positions to back up ambitious talk ter his second year as the head coach. his opportunities the following season, of tools as any quarterback that I've in the third game of the season. Last year is in the past, and Kirkpat- and he threw just 18 passes his junior been around. After a rigorous rehabilitation pro- By Bo Fulginiti [email protected] rick and his staff hope not to experience year. He compiled 1,076 yards in his Joey Peters and Cortez Rankin are gram, Ball is expected to be back to that kind of trauma again and have not first two seasons but says he wanted to the only two seniors returning among 100 percent by fall practice. The junior East Tennessee State head coach Paul Hamilton uttered the dwelled on it in the offseason. Instead, go somewhere where he could play his the wideouts. Peters caught acareer-best gained a year of eligibility back as a words without hesitation. they have found several silver linings senior year, preferably in an offensive three touchdowns last season and had 21 medical redshirt. "We want to win this league," he said. "We understand that we have a long way to go, but our football team is coming to practice with one goal in mind.. .to win the championship this A Perfect Day year." Sure, winning the league Napier's playoff performance Rebuilding project? championship is the ultimate [ is one that Eagle fans won t achievement that every coach prepares his team for before be able to forget anytime soon they hit the field on opening day. By Bo Fulginiti But for the 2002 Buccaneers, it's an achievement that might bo_fu!giniti @ hotmail.com not be that far out of reach. In his first season as starting quarterback Coming off a 6-5 campaign in 2001, ETSU has now enjoyed in 2001, Billy Napier had a year that he will three consecutive winning seasons under Hamilton, which is the remember the rest of his life. longest streak the school has had in 46 years. Leading Furman to a conference title and And on paper, this team has the talent to make it four. the I-AAchampionship game against Montana, This year's squad features a defense that returns all eleven the 6-3, 210-pound signal caller flourished as starters from a unit that was ranked among the top 30 in the na- one of the leaders of a team that won games tion in 2001. Led by honorable mention All-Americans junior with a sense of urgency. defensive tackle Brandon Calton and sophomore cornerback But on one De- Tony Tiller, the Bucs have experience and depth inevery area cember afternoon of the defensive side of the football. H in Statesboro, Ga., And linebacker Mike Cornegay who led the team last season he was perfect. with 101 tackles andfivesacks is the feature of a linebacker corps In the I-AA that is arguably the best in the Southern Conference. semi-final match up against Georgia Southern at But the one player that has been distinguished as the unques- Paulson Stadium, Napier went an unblemished tionable leader of the team is Cecil Moore. 12-for-12, for 159 yards and a touchdown. As an honorable mention All-American, two-time All-SoCon Furman went on to beat the Eagles, and selection, and the league's leading receiver in 2001 with 57 snapped GSU's impressive 39-game home receptions and 908 receiving yards, the 6'2" 205 pound senior winning streak in the process. is expected to carry the load of the Bucs offense. This year most of the offensive star-power The only problem is that for the second year, Hamilton has has moved on. a tough decision to make on who is going to throw the ball to Gone are the dependable hands of tight end Special to the G-A Moore. Trent Sansbury, who will be playing NFL foot- Furman wide receiver Bear Rinehart looks to anchor an offense that lost record-setting running back Senior quarterback Jatavis Sanders, a transfer from N.C. State ball this fall for the Cincinnati Bengals. Louis Ivory and All-American tight end Trent Sansbury. who saw action as a backup in seven games last season, has the Gone also are the nimble feet of All- experience and the talent to put points up on the board. American tailback Louis Ivory, who finished But nipping at his heels are sophomores Deshannon Gamble his career with 5,353 yards and 53 touchdowns Furman tries to replace 12 starters, and Jason Davis. on his ledger. Gamble returns to the team after leaving in 2001 for academic Also departed is most of an offensive line reasons, and Davis, a VirginiaTech transfer, is ready to see action that gave Napier plenty of time to pass.Three head coach off I-AA runners-up after red shirting in 2000 and sitting out all of 2001. All-American linemen are gone in Chris "I'm really excited about our quarterbacks," said Hamilton. By Bo Fulginiti they come." Stewart, Marty Priore and Donnie Littlejohn, bo_fulginiti @ hotmail.com "I think they may end up being the strength of our football After Rinehart, Lamb is looking to another familiar who combined for 135 starts in their collective team." It's going to be very difficult for the Furman Paladins position in Furman's air attack to come through for careers at Furman. But regardless of who takes the snaps this fall, the winning to top what they accomplished in 2001. them in 2002. The loss of those linemen could make Napi- mentality of this team is one that is etched in stone. After a 12-3 record, a tie for the So Con title, and a "I love tight ends and we will continue to use them," er's senior season a little more hectic than he's berth in the I-AA national title game, the Paladins lost said Lamb. "Willis Sudderth is our starter, but a guy I used to. At 6-3,210 pounds, the Chatsworth, five Ail-Americans, as well as head coach Bobby Johnson like is John Rust." Ga. native isn't exactly fleet of foot. who accepted a job at Vanderbilt. Lamb feels that the'returning redshirt freshman Rust "The sprint out passing game is where Bo Quite a catch But if there is one guy who!:«:, already proven he can has the body and talent that Sansbury was when he was [Moore, Napier's backup quarterback] excels, be a winner in Greenville, S.C. it's the man that Furman an underclassman. whereas Billy is more of a drop back passer," ETSU's senior wide receiver chose to replace Johnson: Bobby Lamb. "Trent weighed 205 pounds when he came to Furman," said Furman head coach Bobby Lamb. As a player and an assistant for the school since 1982, said Lamb. "John weighs 215, and is still growing. He's The only established offensive threat that is Cecil Moore might be the Lamb has been a part of the winning tradition at Furman going to be a good, solid player." returning is flanker Bear Rinehart (519 yards, for two decades now, and despite the changes he expects Defensively, the Paladins will sorely miss their leading SoCon's best shot at the NFL six touchdowns in 2001). nothing less for his team this season. tackier linebacker Will Bouton who racked up 94 total Napier does have a stable of running By Bo Fulginiti "We feel good about the people we have coming tackles in 2001. bo_fulginiti @ hotmail.com backs that got plenty of experience last sea- back," said Lamb. "We have maturity at positions where But LeBryan Sperling is the one who is looking to son. Hindley Brigham, Toreico O'Neal and At 6-2 and 205 pounds, he has become a highly touted NFL we need it." take over as the leader of the defensive unit. Lamar Rembert all saw time when Ivory was prospect with undeniable size and talent. At the top of that list of maturity is senior quarterback "LeBryan is one of the best defensive linemen in the out with injury. As the So Con leader in receptions (57) and total yardage Billy Napier. league, and he is going to have to step up and be a leader But Napier still remains an Ail-So Con (908) in 2001, he has distinguished himself as one of the elite After stepping into the lime light in 2001 to take on this team," said Lamb. player who has taken on the leading role of a receivers in all of I-AA football. over for the departed Justin Hill, Napier took the Paladin And despite the loss of seven starters on defense, team that is used to winning. And now, as he is gearing up for his senior year on a Buc- offense under his wing and led his team to one unforget- Lamb pointed out that there are still guys that have had "We know what he can do," said Lamb. caneer squad who is coming off their third consecutive winning table season. plenty of game time experience. "Billy provides us with stability." season, he has become the undisputable leader of a team who Gone this year is Napier's two biggest weapons from "We play a 3-5-3 scheme against a lot of teams," said On the other hand, if people still want to is expecting to win. last season in tight end Trent Sansbury and tailback Louis Lamb. "So we've got a lot of guys who have played a know how good Napier is at handling the game- His name is Cecil Moore, and if you haven't heard of him yet Ivory. lot of minutes due to situational football." day pressure, then they don't need to look any then stay glued to your television screens next fall on Sunday But returning is a prime time player who Napier is The bottom line is that the men in purple are rebuilding further then December 15,2001. afternoons, because that's where you will probably be watch- counting on to be his go-to-guy this season. a team that almost went all the way in 2001. That was the day that he and his Purple ing him play. "Bear Rinehart is the most dependable guy we prob- But if they expect to get any sympathy from a first Paladins won a game in a place that GSU fans Rated as one of the top five receivers in I-AA, Moore aver- ably have at receiver," said Napier. year head coach, whose plaque hangs in the school's hall call "Our House." aged nearly 16 yards per catch in 2001. "He has big play capability and is as consistent as of fame, they better think again. GSU fans can remember Moore as the player that delt the Eagles their first loss of the season. Trailing in the second half, Moore took over the game, catching two touchdown passes. Terriers try to bounce back from down "I wouldn't trade him for any receiver in the country," said ETSU head coach Paul Hamilton. "He is a unique player in I-AA whose definitely got a chance to play at the next level." year by talking less, focus on playing But as a player of his caliber, receiving just an honorable mention All-American selection was something that shocked By Doug Kidd see it and, bam, it gets lost. That's what down. WOFFQRD [email protected] everyone in Johnson City, Tenn. this year including the sixth- W happened." "One thing about coach Ayers, he's an year coach and his star pupil. Last season was supposed to be Ayers thought the group he'd built interesting guy," said McNair, a fullback "I have to admit, when I found out he was chosen for honor- the year Wofford broke through and the last few years was right there for who ran for nine touchdowns last season. Who's coming back? able mention, I told our people that I would sure like to see the made it in to the upper echelon of the Southern Conference title. "But we "In the face of adversity, instead of giv- players ahead of him," said Hamilton. the Southern Conference. didn't get it done," Ayers said. ing up, he looks for another way to get "I don't know if I' ve been snubbed, but if they don't want to Melvin Jones 905 yds All pre-season, Terrier players Ayers had been a winning football around it and get better." respect me, I'd rather just go out there and earn it from them," 10 TD's and coaches pointed to their expe- coach a long, long time. So he couldn't Senior defensive tackle Nathan Fuqua said Moore. rience and close games against the understand what went wrong last sea- has been around the program as long as Yet regardless of his future in the NFL or his current All- "Big Three" of Furman, Appalachian son. anybody. A two-time all-conference J.R. McNair 563 yards American status, Hamilton still insists that Moore has his sights State and Georgia Southern. He had the versatile quarterback to pick, he knows what went wrong. 9 TD's set on only one goal for the immediate future. Then why did the Terriers struggle lead things in Travis Wilson, a group of "The want to win is a lot better this "Cecil's biggest goal is that he wants to see East Tennes- to 4-7, the first time they've fallen back runners in Melvin Jones, Jesse McCoy year," he said. "Last year, it was maybe see State win a Southern Conference championship," said Jesse McCoy. 530 yards record-wise in five Southern Conference and. J.R. McNair to bring the option we were hoping to win. That's not going Hamilton. 3 TD's seasons? alive and a strong defense keep op- to cut it this year." "He really wants to win, and to be honest he is a guy that "I'd equate to fishing," said head ponents out. McNair agreed, saying the attitude of just can't stand to lose." coach Mike Ayers, a long-time sports- So after nearly three decades of last year's team wasn't where it needed Matt Nelson 114 tackles For Cecil this will be his final crack at winning the Bucs their man. "You've gone to that place where coaching, Ayers looked at getting back to be^ Too many people wanted to fo- first ever conference title, and if he can achieve that and then you know there's apossible trophy (fish). to the basics. cus on the toughgames at I-A's Clemson take his game to the NFL, then his four years of dedication to Hondre McNeil 71 tackles ... You've got the right bait, you've tied Now he has just four starters return- and South Carolina, along with a tough the ETSU program will have been well worth it. your knot, you've got new line, you've ing on offense, but 10 coming back on league slate. "The road to the NFL is a hard one to take; you have to work oiled your rig, you flip it out there and, defense, although that's probably not a "I want to say that we we're going Nathan Fuqua 62 tackles harder than the next man, especially if you are coming out of . bam, the one you want is right on the good thing: Wofford gave up the third to bounce back this year," McNair said. 4 sacks I-AA," said Moore. "If you are put in a situation to get there, line. most points in the conference last year. "But I think we just need to go out and you better be willing to work. But I'm just ready to go out there "Then all of a sudden, you can almost But that's not going to get Ayers prove it." and prove myself." Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - Page 7B Western Carolina learning to Banks readies for run on handle success under Briggs Catamount New head coach tries to teach players to record books By Bo Fulginiti translate gridiron bo_fulginiti @ hotmail.com success off the field It's hard to believe that Western LaVene Bell/STAFF Free safety James Young drags down Furman's Louis Ivory By Bo Fulginiti Carolina wide receiver Michael Banks [email protected] during GSU's 20-10 win on Nov. 3. is still new at this. The Western Carolina Catamounts Heading towards his final season of are a tough team to figure out. an illustrious I- AAcareer that includes 'Young' defensive backs For years they have been trying to 2,145 receiving yards, 16touchdowns, transcend mediocrity after countless two Ail-So Con honors and an honor- seasons of disappointment. able mention All-American selection bolster GSU secondary in 2001, one would think that he has In 2001 they finally found suc- Softies James and David Young lead Eagles' run to top of cess, after winning five of their last been catching footballs since the first l-AA statistical charts; secondary returns all but one starter . six games to finish the year at 7-4, day he stepped on the gridiron. and Bill Bleil was named the So Con But for BankJ, Dennis Hightower have a good fall." playing wideout [email protected] Coach of the Year. The secondary returns all but one Yet just a few short weeks later is something thjt When people think of the 2001 starter. Junior cornerback Stokes Bleil was dismissed from the school he never tried Georgia Southern defense, they recorded one interception and five and the Cats were looking for his re- until he put on a think mostly about the run stop- pass breakups. placement, after he failed to control his Catamount uniform. ping defensive line and hard hitting Although Dreck Cooper's big Special to the G-A k players' off-the-field problems. "I've never been a receiver be- linebackers. plays will be missed, Whitaker looks With the graduation of Louis Ivory and Adrian Peterson, the The notion in all of sports is that fore," said Banks. "I just wanted to However, probably the most suc- to fill the void. He recorded 40 tackles, Catamounts' Fred Boateng takes the title of SoCon's best tailback. winning changes everything. leave my mark somewhere." cessful (and possibly underrated) area one interception, four pass breakups, Boateng, a junior, has finished third in conference rushing statistics But for first-year head coach And he certainly has. on defense overthe pass few years has forced one fumble, his first two years in the league. Kent Briggs, he just hopes winning Leading WCU in receptions and been the secondary. The Youngs are back at safeties. receiving yardage for each of his three is something that his men can finally Briggs. Defensively, the Cats feature a pair That's right, the secondary that Sophomore free safety James Young seasons, Banks is only 58 receptions get used to. Playing behind them is two mar- of talented defensive ends in juniors has produce Ryan Hadden, Arkee recorded 41 tackles, three pass break- away from the school record of 198t. "The talent and experience of this quee players in senior wide receiver Michale Splicer and Ail-So Con sec- Thompson, and NFL stars Earthwind ups and a force fumble. And with head coach Kent Briggs,' team gives us reason tobelieve we can Michael Banks and junior tailback ond team selection Nick McNeil. Moreland and Kivvaukee Thomas ,is Senior strong safety David Youn- new up-tempo style of offense he is not -. be successful," said Briggs. Fred Boatang. Inside however, is where the Cats bringing more to the table. gled the secondary in tackles with 53, sure when he might get the opportunity "But I really think that we can Michael Banks is a dependable find their most glaring needs. Last season, the Eagles defense while also recorded two interceptions, to get his name in the record books. get the job done through-our attitude wideout who is quickly approaching Senior Jeb Hall is the only return- finished first in the conference and three pas's breakups, two force fum- "With the new offense it could b,e and effort." 200 receptions and 3,000 yards for ing defensive tackle who saw action second in Division I-AA in pass de- bles, and three block kicks. early or it could be late," said Banks. Coming into the 2002 season, the his Catamount career. in 2001. fense with 125.6 yards a game. "We have to stick together as a "But it has definitely been one of my one main concern that coach Briggs Boateng is a powerful 6'2" 220- "After Hall, everything is ques- The secondary recorded eight unit and work even harder this year goals coming into college here." has with his new team is that there pound runner who has finished third tionable," said Briggs. interceptions and contributed one-, knowing that there are some new Heading into his final 2002 cam- talent may be spread a little thin. in the Southern Conference in rushing Overall,WCU is returning 17 start- fourth of the team's tackles. guys," David Young said. "It's like paign, Banks will try to recapture "I'm concerned about our depth at the past two seasons behind two other ers from a 2001 squad that worked "Both our safeties are very a family you have to look out for one the career year he had in 2000, when all positions," said Briggs, "especially guys named Peterson and Ivory. hard to finish up on a winning note, impressive," said GSU head coach another." he reached the coveted 1,000-yard with our offensive line because our Boateng rushed for 224 yards taking five ot their final six contests. Mike Sewak. "Dion Stokes and GSU defensive coordinator Rusty plateau with 1,001 yards and eight new style puts a lot of pressure on against Georgia Southern two years "Hopefully we can be a balanced Aaron Whitaker will be out there at Russell is pleased. touchdowns on 62 receptions for them week after week." ago in Cullowhee. impressing then- team and stay away from injuries," the corners. "These guys fly around the ball the Cats. > WCU is returning four of the o- Eagles head coach Paul Johnson. said Briggs. "I believe players like Ronnie and play so hard, it's impressive," he But with a new coach that used line's starting five, including seniors "He's as good as any back we'll see But despite the lack of experi- Abrams, Terence McBride, Johnathan said. "We need to maintain that and to be a standout quarterback, and ah Thomas Pruett and Caleb Queen, all year," Johnson said after GSU's 46- ence and depth of the players who Woodham, and Tariq Muhammad will work even harder." innovative offense that is depending and Briggs still feels that despite 24 victory over the Catamounts, are playing behind him, Briggs is not on him to be the leader, it will prob- their lack of quality reserves they The only glaring weakness on of- necessarily concerned most about his ably be sooner then later when tr)e can still be a force if they stay away fense is the fullback position, where Catamounts winning this season. Following in Adrian Peterson's records at Western Carolina begin fo from injuries. junior Johnta Philyaw will have to What he cares about most is how be rewritten by a player that was just footsteps is going to be 'tough,' "They are tough guys that will prove that he is capable of coming his players will handle it, both on and trying something new. but Ford is ready for challenge be the heart of our offense," said up big in short yardage situations. off the field. By Eli Boorstein Redshirt soph- uahp @ hotmail.com omore Hakim Following in the footsteps of an Ford will get All-American player is never an easy his first start thing to do - especially when the man at fullback to- you are replacing is a player who was morrow against i the backbone of Georgia Southern Delaware. football for the past four years. That is exactly what Hakim Ford He was also able to break across will try to overcome as he takes over the goal line with a touchdown twice for Adrian Peterson as the lead full- - once against Savannah State and back on the Eagle depth chart. again in an NCAA quarterfinal vic- ; To the naked eye, there'are some tory over Appalachian State. Those onat ^ similarities between the two. At 6- two games also saw Ford's two best foot, 210 pounds, Ford has a similar rus.hing efforts of the season as he ran small, but stocky build to that of Pe- for 87 and 98 yards, respectively. terson and gets his yards by driving his Overall, the apprentice bettered shoulders through the defenders. the teacher in 2001 as Ford averaged "5 Despite having a similar playing 5.7 yards per carry, compared to style, the'redshirt sophomore from Peterson's 5.6 yards per carry rate. Union City wants to carve out his "I learned a lot watching [Peter- own niche in the annals of Georgia son] run, and playing behind him," -> Southern football. said Ford. "It's always tough to follow an Ail- With opening day coming tomor- American, but we've got to focus on row at Delaware, the fullback job the team this year. You' re only as good is Hakim Ford's to lose. However, as your last game," Ford said, referring should he falter or get injured, red- to the Eagles' season-ending playoff shirt freshmen Jermaine Austin and loss to Furman last December 15. Brandon Andrews sit at No. two and Said Eagle head coach Mike three on the depth chart, waiting to Sewak, "Hakim hits the hole hard get a chance. ■ and drives the [defenders] back. He Austin, who once rushed for 368 runs shoulders first with his pads yards in a high school game, has down." impressed the coaching staff thus ■ _ In twelve games off the bench last far with his play in practice and in season, Ford showed a few glimpses scrimmages. of what he is capable of doing, rush- Andrews, a Swainsboro High ing for 278 yards on 49 carries, good product, was all-state his senior enough for fourth on the team. year. ■■■■■■■■Ml ? COACHES, FROM PAGE 1 "It won't be as big a transition for competition in the coach Sewak and myself, as it will Southern Confer- Now Hiring Dedicated Students! for coach Briggs over at Western ence continues to Carolina," said Lamb. look as intense as "He's got a whole new staff, and it has ever been. Applications will be available and accepted a whole new area to live in, and his But for three The Office of Development is now accepting guys are not familiar with the confer- new coaches who applications for student Phonathon callers. between 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday ence, so he's got a bigger transition are looking to Successful applicants will have strong through Friday at the Alumni House (across then we do." keep their pro- Sewak communication skills, a passion for Georgia from the Herty Building at the corner of However, Briggs understands that grams heading Southern University and a great work ethic. Georgia Avenue and Herty Drive) Deadline he has to continue to move his team down a successful path, they know Selected applicants will be asked to for applications is September 9, 2002. forward, and there is only one way that they have each stepped into a participate in,a group interview for additional to do that. situation where losing is certainly screening. Hours are Monday through "I am a Western Carolina grad. not an option. Thursday 5:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. and Saturday and no one wants to see this team do Especially not in the tough South- 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. as well as I do," said Briggs. "I just ern Conference. want to win." And especially not behind the So as the 2002 football season footsteps of coaches that are tough is just about ready for kickoff, the acts to follow. \ ■L4M Page 8B — Wednesday, August 28, 2002 JDELAWARE, PAGE 1 have to learn throughout the game how this team out," Burnell said earlier to deal with Georgia Southern." this summer, shortly after he chose 2002 Southern Conference Considerable preseason attention Delaware over James Madison. "But, comes at a tough time for the Hens, Ayi, a native of Nashua, N.H., has focused on Delaware's rebuilt even more importantly, I think this who had already lost sophomore de- started 25 straight games, finishing offense, with the addition of five I-A team can help me. Football Team Schedules fensive tackle Brian Jennings for the with 83 career tackles. transfers, including quarterback Andy "We're looking to compete for <3SU game with a shoulder injury. "When you're losing somebody Hall, and the switch to a no-huddle a national championship and I can't APPALACHIAN STATE 1 Ayi was moving to tackle after like Femi with how smart he is and spread scheme. wait." Aug. 31 at Marshall 7:00 earning second and third-team all- how experienced he is, there's not Also stepping in will be senior Transfers have made their mark Sept. 7 OPEN Atlantic 10 honors at defensive end much you can do when you're going Keith Burnell, who transferred from before at Delaware. Sept. 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY 3:30 ;the past two seasons. to put a freshman in or a guy who Virginia Tech. Burnell, a 6-0, 202 Last season's lineup included Sept. 21 at Liberty 3:30 Senior Jason Reid will now make played maybe 20 snaps last year," pound running back, ran for 708 yards several players who began their Sept. 28 CITADEL 2:00 his first career start with true fresh- said Mulhern. and nine touchdowns last season for career at Virginia Tech,halfbacks Oct. 5 at East Tennessee State 6:00 man Tom Parks likely to see some "You can't really prepare them for the Hokies. Butter Pressey and Butch Patrick Oct. 12 FURMAN 3:30 iction, too. what's coming Thursday. They just "Personally, I think I can help and defensive end Ron Cook. Oct. 19 at Georgia Southern 3:30 Oct. 26 WOFFORD (HC) "■ 2:00 Nov. 2 at Chattanooga 1:30 Nov. 9 VMI 2:00 Nov. 16 at Western Carolina 3:30 Nov. 23 OPEN ft THE CITADEL Sept. 7 at LSU 7:00 Sept. 14 DELAWARE 2:00 Sept. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA* 2:00 Continues Traveling Off-Campus Sept. 28 at Appalachian State* 2:00 Oct. 5 at Wyoming 2:00 Oct. 12 ETSU* 2:00 Be sure to check out these new additions to the EACLEXPBESS™ family Oct. 19 atFurman* 3:30 Oct. 26 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 2:00 Nov. 2 at Wofford 1:30 Nov. 9 CHATTANOOGA* (HC) 2:00 M Nov. 16 vs. VMI* at Charlotte 1:30 J Nov. 21 CHARLESTON SOU. 7:00 "ji. 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