Monday, August 18, 2014

Southern running back depth shows

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  -- Southern plans to run the ball more frequently and more effectively this season than it did last season.

The Jaguars demonstrated why during a scrimmage Saturday morning in A.W. Mumford Stadium.
The depth shone through as Lenard Tillery, the incumbent starter, didn’t enter the scrimmage until late, and Tyre Bracken, a talented transfer who arrived just a week ago, was held out because of a minor injury.
So Malcolm Crockett, Jamarcus Jarvis and John West all were in the spotlight and they showed that Southern has at least a handful of starting-quality running backs. Herb Edwards, who has impressed during preseason camp, also rested a minor injury.
“I’m pleased with that whole room,” coach Dawson Odums said after the final workout of camp. “As talented as that room is, don’t go down. Whatever you do, don’t get on the injury list because that’s giving somebody else more reps.”

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