August 20, 2008
We’re chatting Thursday at 8 p.m. CST for an hour. You can sign up if you want to participate. All comments have to be approved, but I can approve up to 10 people who can post comments without having to wait. Therefore, if anyone wants to help me moderate this, e-mail me at . Chat will be archived so that anyone not able to attend can view the replay.
August 19, 2008
Here’s my Troy notebook, leading with the Trojans preparing for both MTSU quarterbacks - Joe Craddock and Dwight Dasher - in the season opener. Head coach Rick Stockstill won’t announce a starter until gametime.
Spoke with head coach Larry Blakeney and defensive coordinator Jeremy Rowell briefly. No new news, but here’s what’s going on.
On Michael Ricks: Still haven’t heard anything, waiting to hear from his JUCO.
On Josh Jarboe: Troy’s waiting to hear back from the NCAA on the waiver it put in to seek his eligibility for this year. Obviously OU accepted him admission, my guess is maybe they did all that prior to his youtube stardom and couldn’t reverse it. Now, it’s on the NCAA’s shoulders. “We’re trying to teach him the offense,” Blakeney said. “We’re not relying on the waiver. It’s a great thing if they allow him to play this year.”
On Chris Anderson: Troy’s waiting for clearance from the NCAA for the freshman running back. All the stuff’s been turned in, all Troy coaches believe he’s eligible, but he’s being held out of practice until the NCAA says he’s OK. “He’s a guy we need,” Blakeney said. “He’s been here, he’s worked hard and he’s eligible if they accept the same thing that they’ve accepted from hundreds of other kids down in South Florida (Anderson is from Fort Lauderdale).”
Now, we’re getting into the who redshirts/who doesn’t. Linebackers Jacoby Thomas and Kanorris Davis are on the scout teams, with still a lot to learn mentally though the physical presence is there. James Searcy has the best chance to play early among the DL, but he’s still got a lot to learn mentally. He’s working at defensive tackle. Mario Addison is the big question mark. He’s very good, but Troy has three very good DEs already with Brandon Lang, Kenny Mainor and Cameron Sheffield.
“The thing I don’t want to do is hold him out for half a season then start playing him,” Blakeney said. “He certainly has explosive ability. I’m not a big redshirt guy, but I’d like to get the best two years out of a guy for him and for the team.”
Wideout Tebiarus Gill is working with the scout team and has been slowed by nagging injuries. Chip Reeves is listed second on the depth chart and he’s got a chance to progress like Jerrel Jernigan did last year.
Story for tomorrow will focus on how Troy is preparing for Middle Tennessee.
August 18, 2008
I’m scheduled to be on Montgomery’s Budweiser Sports Line with Barry McKnight and John Longshore at 8:35 a.m. CST (or thereabouts) Tuesday morning. You can listen online if you aren’t in the Montgomery area.
Still waiting word on the eligibility of freshmen Josh Jarboe and Chris Anderson. You know the deal on Jarboe - OU allowed him admission, Troy’s appealing to the NCAA, and Anderson has been held out since early last week because the NCAA is taking its sweet time to clear him, though coaches say he’s done all the necessary work.
Also, Trojan Chat right here at 8 p.m. CST Thursday night. I’ll post the blog software Wednesday.
UPDATE - Keep the family of Trojan fan/graduate Michael Bell, who was killed in an auto accident Sunday, in your thoughts and prayers. You can read some tributes to him here on gotroytrojans.com, where he was an avid poster. I had never met him, but he’s posted comments in this blog before.
August 17, 2008
Mack had an interception in a preseason win over the Patriots. He didn’t pick off Tom Brady, but that link takes you to NFL Network video. Scroll about two minutes in.
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