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GALLERY: MEDIA DAY: Benedict College
Columbia, S.C. - Benedict College is one week from opening its football season against Virginia Union in the Palmetto Capital City Classic at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, but things are far from settled in Tigers camp.
Along with a youth movement, the team was rocked by news that starting quarterback Michael Adams will miss the season after tearing an ACL in practice last week.
"I guess you could say we’ve had our share of setbacks, but I look at setbacks as setups — opportunities for other players who are prepared to take advantage,” coach Stan Conner said.
The Tigers could start as many as nine sophomores and one freshman in the opener, but most of the attention will fall on the quarterback position in Conner’s double-wing, option-based attack.
Sophomore Johnny Carson and redshirt freshman Harlon Samuels are prime candidates to fill the void, but former Irmo star LeAnder Barney, a transfer from Georgia Southern, is in the mix.
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