Seniors eye another upset in FVSU home finale

Fort Valley, Georgia -- Senior night is always an emotional one for a team, regardless of how a season has gone. The players preparing for their final home game start thinking about how fast their career has gone and how their lives have changed.

It’s no cakewalk for coaches, for similar reasons. They’ve watched players grow from green, wide-eyed freshmen who were either timid or arrogant upon arrival turn into young men. The Wildcats will honor 16 seniors before the home finale, and it will be a little painful for the FVSU coaches to watch.

Nine position players are basically starters, and one position player, wideout Demario Barber, is one of the nation’s top punt returners. Nearly all in the group are regulars who get substantive snaps. Head coach Donald Pittman noted how many played only on special teams as freshmen and can only wonder about if they had been redshirted.

“If those guys would be able to play next year?” Pittman said. “Wow. What an impact.”



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Fort Valley State Wildcats focused on turnovers after loss

FORT VALLEY, GA — The good news was that Fort Valley State’s offense moved the ball, to the tune of more than 400 yards and four touchdowns. The bad news was that same offense had more turnovers than touchdowns, and Morehouse made the Wildcats pay dearly. No matter what happens the rest of the season, Fort Valley State won’t forget Saturday’s 47-34 loss.

“Wooo, boy,” FVSU linebacker Ricky Johnson said, shaking his head. “We never should have lost that game.” But FVSU gave up points on a 95-yard fumble return and 60-yard interception return while watching Morehouse convert two more fumbles into touchdowns. “Without the turnovers, I think we win that game,” Johnson said. “Point-blank, period. But we can’t win with too many turnovers.”

The Wildcats depart SIAC competition — perhaps just in time — when they take on Savannah State on Saturday at Henderson Stadium.



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