Blueandwhitefightfight
August 5th, 2007, 11:43 PM
Georgia Southern’s 2007 football season will begin in earnest Monday with the start of fall practice, and the Eagles are eager to regroup after a disappointing 2006. GSU suffered through its worst season in modern history last year, going 3-8 (2-5 Southern Conference) under first-year coach Brian VanGorder before he resigned in January. That left the door open for Chris Hatcher, who came on board after seven successful seasons at Valdosta State.
Hatcher’s already brought a renewed sense of enthusiasm to the program, and GSU players are ready to move forward.
“We want to learn from (last year),” said senior offensive lineman Russell Orr. “There are teams that beat us last year that we’re not used to losing to. We’ve got some payback.”
With its Sept. 8 season opener rapidly approaching, here are five questions facing Georgia Southern as it heads into this season:
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Hatcher’s already brought a renewed sense of enthusiasm to the program, and GSU players are ready to move forward.
“We want to learn from (last year),” said senior offensive lineman Russell Orr. “There are teams that beat us last year that we’re not used to losing to. We’ve got some payback.”
With its Sept. 8 season opener rapidly approaching, here are five questions facing Georgia Southern as it heads into this season:
http://www.statesboroherald.com/news/article/4953/