Football Opens Second Week of Spring Work

Football Opens Second Week of Spring Work

Hattiesburg, Miss. - The University of Southern Mississippi football squad

followed Saturday's first scrimmage of the spring with a productive Tuesday

workout, the first of four sessions scheduled in week two.

Following the two-hour-plus workout, Head Coach Jeff Bower reaffirmed his

earlier assessment of last Saturday's first scrimmage of the spring. "We ran the

ball well," he said. "We averaged over seven yards a carry, and that was good.

The effort was good. We tried to be physical, but some of our players have to get

better at that.

"We also had too many penalties and put the ball on the ground too many times.

Well have to improve in those areas. Watching the tape pretty much confirmed

what we felt on Saturday."

That Saturday scrimmage also produced some position shifts. Kendrick Key has

been moved from a guard spot to center, Travis Barber from center to the backup

spot at offensive guard and Seneca Jones from tight end to defensive guard. Buck

Miciotto also moves from a backup position to the number one spot at the quick

guard position.

"These changes are not unusual," Bower said. "One of the goals of spring work is

to get players in positions where they can make the greatest contribution."

The Golden Eagles will take Wednesday off, work Thursday and Friday and

scrimmage again Saturday as the team heads for an April 7 Black and Gold Spring

Game that will highlight a busy weekend of activities associated with the spring

game.

pleased with where we are, especially defensively," said Bower. "We're playing hard and making plays; but,

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