Sunday, August 5, 2012

GSU Runner's Road

GRAMBLING, Louisiana — One more month of a long road remains, but Jeremy Runner will take the progress thus far.

The Monroe native and 2009 Neville state champion touched a football field this week as part of a full team practice for the first time in more than a year as he joined Grambling — finally — to work toward the 2012 season's Sept. 1 opener.



"First time in a year," he panted as his first post-practice words Friday before stopping for the first of many moments to catch his breath. "I thought I was in good shape until I came back for this fall, this fall training. I was in good shape in the spring, but it feels real good being back out here."

The 2009 all-district, all-northeast and all-state athlete admitted his return has been more difficult than he initially expected. Conditioning has been an obvious struggle ...

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