McTailGator
August 5th, 2007, 12:37 AM
Wide receivers show a lot of speed as McNeese holds second workout of August camp
Quinten Lawrence and Richard Conner are singled out
http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080407aab.html
Aug. 4, 2007
Speed in the wide receiving corps was on display Saturday morning as McNeese State's Cowboys went through their second workout of August camp.
"It looked like Quinten Lawrence and Richard Conner had a lot of catches," said Cowboy head coach Matt Viator.
And, when the receivers caught the ball, there were away in a gallop.
The Cowboys have 10 receivers in camp, three of them - Lawrence, Steven Whitehead and Carlese Franklin - returning all-conference honorees. Lawrence was honored in 2005 and Whitehead and Franklin a year ago.
Besides Conner, other wide receivers on the team are Immanuel Friddle, Chad Davis, Ramon Smothers, John LeDay, Chris Royal and Bernardo Henry.
Seven of the 10 are returning letter winners and six of those seven have caught at least three passes in their collegiate careers.
Cowboy wide receiver coach Broderick Fobbs, now in his first season with the Cowboys, sees a lot of talent and speed in his receivers.
"I can already see that they do the little things necessary as receivers," he said. "They are not only about catching the football."
McNeese will put on the shoulder pads Sunday morning for the first time, but won't be in full pads until Tuesday.
COWBOY NOTES: McNeese State assistant equipment manager Fred Thomas was all smiles prior to Friday's opening practice session. "For the first time since I've been here we finally have all of the players wearing practice jerseys with the same number as they will wear in the games,"he said.......former Cowboy quarterback and school Hall of Fame member Kerry Joseph continues to stand out in the Canadian Football League....in a game Thursday night he led Saskatchewan to a 21-9 victory over defending Grey Cup champion B. C. Lions.....Joseph ran for one touchdown and passed for another as he hit on 20 of 33 passes for 261 yards...former Sam Houston State standout Matt Dominguez caught five of those passes for 89 yards.......the Roughriders are now 4-2 on the season and only one game out of first place.....Jerry Fremin, the father of Cowboy center Lance Fremin, has taken over as offensive line coach at Biloxi (MS) High School....Fremin had previously been an assistant coach at Mississippi State, McNeese State , Nicholls State and Southern Miss as well as head coach and athletic director at East St. John High and at Harrison (MS) Central High...he earned all-America honors as a player at Southern Miss ...Wes Mangan's dad Walt is head coach at Hampshire-Fannett High (TX).....also Drew Johnston's dad, W. T., is defensive coordinator at Newton (TX) High.
Quinten Lawrence and Richard Conner are singled out
http://mcneesesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080407aab.html
Aug. 4, 2007
Speed in the wide receiving corps was on display Saturday morning as McNeese State's Cowboys went through their second workout of August camp.
"It looked like Quinten Lawrence and Richard Conner had a lot of catches," said Cowboy head coach Matt Viator.
And, when the receivers caught the ball, there were away in a gallop.
The Cowboys have 10 receivers in camp, three of them - Lawrence, Steven Whitehead and Carlese Franklin - returning all-conference honorees. Lawrence was honored in 2005 and Whitehead and Franklin a year ago.
Besides Conner, other wide receivers on the team are Immanuel Friddle, Chad Davis, Ramon Smothers, John LeDay, Chris Royal and Bernardo Henry.
Seven of the 10 are returning letter winners and six of those seven have caught at least three passes in their collegiate careers.
Cowboy wide receiver coach Broderick Fobbs, now in his first season with the Cowboys, sees a lot of talent and speed in his receivers.
"I can already see that they do the little things necessary as receivers," he said. "They are not only about catching the football."
McNeese will put on the shoulder pads Sunday morning for the first time, but won't be in full pads until Tuesday.
COWBOY NOTES: McNeese State assistant equipment manager Fred Thomas was all smiles prior to Friday's opening practice session. "For the first time since I've been here we finally have all of the players wearing practice jerseys with the same number as they will wear in the games,"he said.......former Cowboy quarterback and school Hall of Fame member Kerry Joseph continues to stand out in the Canadian Football League....in a game Thursday night he led Saskatchewan to a 21-9 victory over defending Grey Cup champion B. C. Lions.....Joseph ran for one touchdown and passed for another as he hit on 20 of 33 passes for 261 yards...former Sam Houston State standout Matt Dominguez caught five of those passes for 89 yards.......the Roughriders are now 4-2 on the season and only one game out of first place.....Jerry Fremin, the father of Cowboy center Lance Fremin, has taken over as offensive line coach at Biloxi (MS) High School....Fremin had previously been an assistant coach at Mississippi State, McNeese State , Nicholls State and Southern Miss as well as head coach and athletic director at East St. John High and at Harrison (MS) Central High...he earned all-America honors as a player at Southern Miss ...Wes Mangan's dad Walt is head coach at Hampshire-Fannett High (TX).....also Drew Johnston's dad, W. T., is defensive coordinator at Newton (TX) High.