University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Football Continues Practice For UCF
10/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Football Continues Practice For UCF
The team again practiced today in full pads. Head Coach Jeff Bower said he was proud of how the team practiced yesterday and today.
?We had good scrimmaging yesterday,? Bower said. ?The team responded well and practiced hard. We also had a good day today. The last two days, our attitude has been good. The team has been upbeat. We need to carry that through the rest of the week.?
Following practice, Bower updated the conditions of several Golden Eagles.
Bower said junior wide receiver Anthony Perine (strained MCL) is ?running some and needs to get back tomorrow.? He added that senior wide receiver Antwon Courington (wisdom teeth) ?did some work today and got around well, and should be fine tomorrow.? Courington did not participate in team drills today. Senior offensive lineman Kendel Wheeler?s (ankle) ?ballooned yesterday, but he will be ready for this weekend.? He also said that redshirt freshman linebacker Gerald McRath is off crutches.
During Saturday?s game, the 1980 football team, which is holding its 25th reunion at homecoming this year, will be honored.
The 1980 football team, one of the top teams to ever play on the gridiron at Southern Miss, accomplished many firsts in football history. That team became the first team to appear on a major television network (ABC at Tulane, Sept. 6, 1980), the first team to be ranked in the top-20 (20th, Oct. 21, 1980), and also became the first team to play in a bowl game since the school became the University of Southern Mississippi (Independence Bowl vs. McNeese State, Dec. 13, 1980, 16-14W). The 1980 team, under Head Coach Bobby Collins, finished its season 9-3, marking the first time since the 1962 season that a Golden Eagle team won nine games.
All former team members will participate in the Eagle Walk before the game. In addition, former standout Sammy Winder will host a tailgate party before and after the game. The tailgate party will be located at the
Tickets are still available for Saturday?s game. Please call the ticket office at 800-844-TICK (8425) or visit southernmiss.com for information.
