Coming Thursday
July 09, 2008
We’ll have a Q and A on OL Will Chambliss, plus a report on former Trojan baseball player Adam Godwin, who made the Southern League All-Star team.
Spent some time in the weight room yesterday and talked to Chambliss and Brandon Lang, next week and the summer’s final Q and A as Media Days starts July 21. Linebacker Boris Lee - a potential Preseason SBC Defensive Player of the Year - will represent Troy. He would get my vote in that, but I don’t have a vote this year. I would imagine the LB from FAU will get it.. I didn’t see that many guys, as it was later in the afternoon. DE Kenny Mainor is finally making that weight gain that he needed to become even more of a dominant force. He’s put up some pretty good numbers even at around 220 pounds, but he’s around the 240 mark and says he’s determined to make the best of his senior year - especially staying out of trouble.
One guy who hasn’t been talked about much is freshman DE Brandon Boudreaux. He grayshirted and was there for spring ball. He’s short for a DE—only about 6’1 or so, but he’s got some huge arms. I don’t know how much he’ll play this year, but he’s a guy to watch starting next year and beyond.
Other guys I saw around were LB Lennie Richardson, LB David McDowell - he’s slimmed down and S Daniel Sheffield, a JUCO transfer who still has three years of eligibility left. Sheffield’s got a good frame but could add a little thickness.
Summer classes end pretty soon, July 23 I believe for the full summer term. The first term, a shorter term, ended July 2, so we’ll find out if any more guys didn’t make the grade for the upcoming year pretty soon. One to watch for is WR signee Tebiarus Gill, who must pass a math class here at Troy that he didn’t pass at JUCO.
