Defense still stellar for struggling Fort Valley State

FORT VALLEY, Georgia -- Donald Pittman and Steve Spurrier have something in common.
Both arrived at their current positions with reputations based on offense.

And both have ended up overseeing programs that are better on defense.

Like South Carolina under Spurrier, Fort Valley State under Pittman has been consistently stronger on defense.

More often than not, there has been some help from the offense, but not so much this season for the 3-5 Wildcats.

And even without many full-time assistant coaches, there are the Wildcats again among Division II’s leaders in a variety of categories.

“That’s the thing,” Pittman said. “These guys have been here awhile. It’s a seasoned group.”

Of the top 10 FVSU tacklers, four are seniors and four are juniors with two sophomores. And the defensive wealth is spread around, after LeRon Furr. The senior from Columbus by way of Oklahoma State tops FVSU with 60 tackles, 16.5 for loss and three sacks.



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