Having players like O.C. and Ryan around, maybe they thought we would throw the ball all over the place, ... Being able to run like we did was a big plus.
I had a lot of young guys out there, ... I still thought my second team did a very good job.
That`s a real possibility,
I thought we executed well and especially the first half,
Even as a sophomore you could tell he would be a real good football player because he blocked extremely well,
Even being a wideout, he is extremely physical, ... He`s always trying to find someone to block. That really caught Carolina`s eye because they probably won`t use him as a wideout. They will use him to catch and block and use him out of the slot and send him in motion.
Last year, he played both wideout and tight end, depending on what we wanted to do. That way we figured we could utilize him and get all the best of him. We will do the same thing this year. It just depends on what we have called.
Our opening drive in the third quarter was a good one, ... We went to the Wishbone and we just drove the ball downfield. Sure, New Bern scored right after that, and that`s really no surprise. It`s not like we were playing the Sisters of the Poor. They have a great tradition. Our defense is young, but they buckled down after that last New Bern score and that`s encouraging.
I would rather have one I have to gear down than one I have to gear up, ... Ryan is a competitor without a doubt. I think he understands it`s his senior year and what we have at stake. He understands the situation. That doesn`t mean you can`t be competitive and can`t get after it, but there`s a time to stop and a time to go.
We try to spread it around. Our running backs, Jonathan (McCravey) and Cedric Amos, we had a few nice catches and runs. They work hard and they play hard. It`s fun coaching them. We tried to take advantage of some things and it worked out for us, and that`s due to O.C.