Gains and losses for Javelinas football
KINGSVILLE — The first two days of preseason workouts for Texas A&M-Kingsville’s football team have, in the estimation of coach Bo Atterberry, been as efficient as any of his three previous seasons at the helm.
That is a good thing for the 2009 edition of the Javelinas, because before the first helmet was donned on Friday came word that they will be without a key defensive cog.
Three-year letterman Jimmy Lugo, a standout defensive end from Alice, has been declared ineligible because of academic reasons. The 6-foot-1, 247-pounder was named a preseason Honorable Mention All-America by the Consensus Draft Services.
“In this game there’s a lot more to it than just showing up and playing,” Atterberry said. “You’ve got to take of your business in the classroom. It’s just unfortunate, but we’re going to move on.”
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Emergence of a leader
During passing drills at West Texas A&M's third day of football training camp Saturday morning, Buffs junior quarterback Taylor Harris wasn't playing mind games when he yelled at his teammates to "wake up!"
It would be understandable if he had been.
Harris is a psychology major and plans someday to be a family counselor or sports psychologist.
Why not hone his craft by getting into the heads of his teammates?
"Nope. That was all quarterback," Harris said of his rather vocal encouragement. "We were having a rough start and had some young guys out there. We can't let them think it was a half-effort kind of day. I put it on my shoulders when we're not doing well. I would rather take the blame than them. I would rather they get motivated through me."
Midwestern State gets in third workout
Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest and Midwestern State head football coach Bill Maskill thinks the little extra rest the Mustangs got on Sunday paid big dividends when it came time for their afternoon workout.
The result was a “crisper” practice for the team’s third preseason workout.
“Because they got to sleep a little later and we went to church instead of having meetings, they kind of looked at it as a day off,” he said. “I slept a little later than I usually do and I had a little more pep in my step.
“So they came back this afternoon a little fresher and that was good. We were a lot crisper and we’re learning how to practice better. We went from one drill to the next faster and the kids are starting to understand their assignments better and they’re executing better.”
Failing times earn MSU players some extra running
Almost half of the Midwestern State Mustangs did a little extra running at the end of practice on Saturday. Their crime: Failing to complete Friday’s 300-yard shuttle runs in time.
That earned them three gassers — from sideline to sideline — after running six 100-yard sprints to close practice.
In all, 46 of the 106 who were tested on Friday failed to complete the shuttle runs in the time they are allotted. Of the 46, 27 were newcomers — a number which the MSU coaches weren’t surprised by. But that also means 19 returning players didn’t make it and the coaching staff isn’t happy about that.
“That’s not a good number,” head coach Bill Maskill said of the 46 who failed. “That’s almost half of what we have out here. We need a lot more conditioning. I wanted them to run 10 sprints, but I don’t think they would have made it. We’re just not in shape yet. Before we can take the next step, we have to get our legs under us and be in good shape. and it gets harder tomorrow when we add shoulder pads.”
Testing begins early for MSU players
While classes won’t start on the Midwestern State campus for another two weeks, many members of the Mustangs football team took their first collegiate test on Friday afternoon.
This test won’t count any toward their GPA, nor will it make any difference in when they will graduate. It could, however, determine how much playing time they see over the next few week.
What does it mean to be a model D-II university?
Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Director of Athletics Keith Baxter has lofty goals for the athletic programs at the NCAA Division II university.
Baxter is returning for his sophomore year as the front man for the Savage Storm, after being the head coach of the football team earlier this decade and is looking to make athletic department a leader in college athletics.
“We are striving to be a model Division II university,” Baxter said. “We want to be the school that when another school is trying to do something, they will call us and ask, ‘what did you guys do, how did you make that happen?’”
SE's Richards optimistic about upcoming season
Southeastern Oklahoma State University started football practice on Thursday, and head coach Ray Richards and his squad jumped right into the season at full throttle.
“It’s always exciting. It’s the first day of practice, a new year, a new group of guys, and any time you start with a new beginning it’s always fun,” Richards said.
The coach wasted no time getting his 100-plus players into football mode, attempting to establish a high level of energy from the start of practice.
“We want that energy on day one. We started off with a high intensity, station type drill, so we were getting after it immediately,” he said.“Intensity is something we can control, along with our attitude and effort, and that’s something we always talk to our guys about.”
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