The Sam Houston State player who had to be taken off the field by ambulance in the last 90 seconds of play is believed to be OK.
Junior linebacker Luke McCall was conscious and had movement in his extremities, according to Sam Houston State officials. He was taken to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center where a complete evaluation will be done.
Sam Houston director of athletics Bobby Williams was extremely complimentary of NSU trainer Ed Evans, assistant Jason Drury and the NSU medical staff along with the EMT personnel who assisted with McCall when he was injured on the kickoff following Robert Weeks' field goal with 1:20 left.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Great throw, bad break
Freshman cornerback Jeremy Lane was breaking toward a deep out but slipped on the cut, and Sam Houston hits a pas down to the 10. First and goal, under nine minutes left, but a motion penalty ships the Bearkats back to first down at the 15.
About time for me to head downstairs so blog updates may be done for the game.
About time for me to head downstairs so blog updates may be done for the game.
Big plays
Sam Houston State has burned its second time out on this drive, down 21-10. It's third-and-8 at the Demons' 32. A stop here, will SHSU kick a field goal? Probably not. They would go for it on fourth down, down 11 with 9:30 to go.
Stopping them on this drive would be a huge step toward winning the game.
Stopping them on this drive would be a huge step toward winning the game.
Touchdown and another 100
Demons get a long pass to Dudley Guice to get first and goal, and on third down score on a nicely executed William Griffin run for a 21-10 lead.
On second down, Byron Lawrence notched his 14th straight 100-yard rushing game and his eighth straight against an SLC foe.
On second down, Byron Lawrence notched his 14th straight 100-yard rushing game and his eighth straight against an SLC foe.
Dropped pass HELPS Bearkats
Dropped passes last week really slowed down Sam Houston in its loss to McNeese, but one just helped them. Demon safety Colby Arceneaux had an interception in his gut but couldn't hold the deep throw, and the Bearkats burned the Demons deep on the next play. A holding penalty knocked SHSU back to first-and-20 at the NSU 45.
As I said a minute ago, a turnover would be huge here. and WOW, it happened!
Kasey Brown steps in front of a post route and makes a BIG play. Demons take over at their 42.
As I said a minute ago, a turnover would be huge here. and WOW, it happened!
Kasey Brown steps in front of a post route and makes a BIG play. Demons take over at their 42.
As it turns out ...
Who would have thought two RUNS would get the Bearkats out of the hole. On first down at the 16, the tight end drag route works and SHSU moves to the 31.
A turnover would be a real nice thing right now ...
A turnover would be a real nice thing right now ...
Demons pin the 'Kats back deep
Dudley Guice downs Bradley Russo's punt at the 3 and with 6:07 left in the third quarter the Bearkats might not want to drop back and pass.
Sam Houston breaks through
The Bearkats hit a nicely executed play action pass from 47 yards out, with QB Rhett Bomar faking an option to the left out of the Pistol formation, then throwing to a receiver running a post route from the right side of the field. He was open because another receiver running the same route was 5 yards deeper and ahead of him, taking the safety with him.
Demons lead 14-10 midway through the third quarter. Demons at their own 41 after a nice Justin Perry kickoff runback.
Demons lead 14-10 midway through the third quarter. Demons at their own 41 after a nice Justin Perry kickoff runback.
Stops open second half
Sam Houston couldn't convert a fourth-and-5 at the NSU 29 to end its first drive with the second half kickoff. After a first down, the Demons are punting too.
NSU had 99 yards in the first quarter, 185 at halftime, even though Byron Lawrence had only 7 yards in the second quarter. He had a 10-yard run on NSU's first play after halftime.
NSU had 99 yards in the first quarter, 185 at halftime, even though Byron Lawrence had only 7 yards in the second quarter. He had a 10-yard run on NSU's first play after halftime.
Demons will get the ball one more time
Another three-and-out, Sam Houston punting near midfield and the Demons will be inside their own 10 with 2:19 to go before halftime.
Second straight line drive punt by Sam Houston, as low a punt as you can imagine, but for the second straight time, NSU has been penalized for an illegal block.
NSU will start at its own 5. They'll need a first down as Sam Houston has two time outs left.
Second straight line drive punt by Sam Houston, as low a punt as you can imagine, but for the second straight time, NSU has been penalized for an illegal block.
NSU will start at its own 5. They'll need a first down as Sam Houston has two time outs left.
Bearkats loading up on the run
Sam Houston has decided to stack the box and jam up the running game. Demons facing a third-and-15 at their 11, don't convert and will have to punt.
Another three and out
The Purple Swarm defense turns in ANOTHER three-and-out. Demons will take possession with five minutes left in the half.
A score is not always the worst news
Holding the Bearkats to a field goal after a drive that goes 12 plays is a good piece of work for the Purple Swarm. A drive of 63 yards nets the Bearkats a 37-yard field goal.
Demons back to work trying to pad their 14-3 lead midway through the first half.
Over in Texas, next week's opponent, Texas State, is out to a 24-7 lead late in the FIRST quarter at Stephen F. Austin. The cynic may say SFA has them right where they want them. The Lumberjacks have trailed by big margins early in each of their first two SLC wins.
Demons back to work trying to pad their 14-3 lead midway through the first half.
Over in Texas, next week's opponent, Texas State, is out to a 24-7 lead late in the FIRST quarter at Stephen F. Austin. The cynic may say SFA has them right where they want them. The Lumberjacks have trailed by big margins early in each of their first two SLC wins.
Demons score again, Bearkats change gears
NSU stormed downfield to make it 14-0. Now it seems Sam Houston has decided just to drop back and throw on every down, and they've gotten their first two first downs of the day and moved into the Demons' side of the fielda the 44.
The Bearkats felt they didn't run it enough last week in their homecoming loss to McNeese and wanted to get it on the ground more today.
Didn't think that would last long.
The Bearkats felt they didn't run it enough last week in their homecoming loss to McNeese and wanted to get it on the ground more today.
Didn't think that would last long.
Purple Swarm off to a great start
Sam Houston has been stopped again on three downs. Jasper Edwards dances 11 yards on the return for the Demons to get them to their own 44 yard line.
The first quarter is over and the Demons are up 7-0 and in position to threaten with 2-3 first downs.
The first quarter is over and the Demons are up 7-0 and in position to threaten with 2-3 first downs.
Ooops by the ref
Sometimes the crossover between Big XII and SLC officials creates some boo-boos. The referee just called a TV timeout after Bradley Russo punted SHSU down at its own 12.
This isn't a TV game.
This isn't a TV game.
Three and out, but not off the field
Demons stop Sam Houston on three downs, but Gary Riggs is flagged for a late hit on Sam Houstons's QB and that keeps the Bearkat offense on the field.
Good sign
Demons score on a nifty 62-yard drive chewing nearly six minutes off the clock to open the game. It's the fourth time this season NSU has opened the game with a scoring drive -- the Demons won the first three.
It's the 36th time in Scott Stoker's 77 games as head coach they've scored on their first drive.
It's the 36th time in Scott Stoker's 77 games as head coach they've scored on their first drive.
Demons take the ball first
Justin Perry is back and gets a nice runback out to the 38 to start things off. He will start at cornerback today as the coaches hope to limit the violent collisions he might encounter since he's had two concussions this season.
Demons convert their first third down of the day.
Demons convert their first third down of the day.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Homecoming sightings
Olympian Kenta Bell and his wife, former Lady Demon sprinter Lakeisha ... Demon basketball players Dexter Grimsley, Chris Trailer and Herman "J.R." Whitaker ... football players Carlos Treadway and Carlos Jones ... volleyball alumni Kim Hand and Stephanie Todd, among others ...
... That's just in my office or outside the fieldhouse, all here for the weekend from out of state.
The Bells regaled us with observations of the world, since they've been to China and Europe ... Dr. Charles Pellegrin, the husband of administrative assistant Ronnette, has his history specialization in "modern China" so he and the Bells had some lively conversation about the 2008 Olympic hosts.
Grimsley, Trailer and Whittaker all are in law enforcement or related fields. Trailer recently returned from a year in Iraq and says it was a great experience, but he is happy to be home. He and Grimsley are south Alabama residents while Whitaker lives in Clayton, Mo.
Jones is back near home in Grand Prairie, Texas, after spending time in Lincoln, Nebraska. The former Demon wideout and NSU athletic staffer is proud to be one of the trailblazers from Ruston who came to compete for the Demons.
Treadway, who played high school football and college ball with Demon football coach Scott Stoker, is in Detroit working as an executive for Ford Motor Company.
They gave Stoker a lot of grief about what they thought was a 90-minute Friday workout. He told them it was actually 65 minutes.
Kim and Stephanie came by as they were getting ready for the first-ever Lady Demon volleyball alumni game Friday evening. About 10 former players were getting ready to play, but not Stephanie, who is expecting in February.
In fact, as Kim ran down the list of her former teammates in the late 1990s, much as Lakeisha Bell did earlier, it seems a BUNCH of Lady Demon volleyball and track competitors from that time frame are about to become mommies, some for the first time.
I now am looking forward to the next trip to Corpus Christi, which for me doesn't figure to be until 2010, because that's where maybe the greatest Lady Demon volleyball player of them all, Tiffany Cronin, lives with her husband and two kids, says Kim.
Cronin was invited to train with the USA Olympic Team. I'd say she was pretty good!
Volleyball coach Brittany Uffelman breezed in from the alumni golf tournament, where she spent some quality time with 2008 Graduate N Club Hall of Fame inductee Robyn Justin, the first Lady Demon spiker to earn Hall of Fame recognition. A lot of folks remember Robyn as a tremendous golfer at Demon Hills and Coach B says she can still grip it and rip it.
... That's just in my office or outside the fieldhouse, all here for the weekend from out of state.
The Bells regaled us with observations of the world, since they've been to China and Europe ... Dr. Charles Pellegrin, the husband of administrative assistant Ronnette, has his history specialization in "modern China" so he and the Bells had some lively conversation about the 2008 Olympic hosts.
Grimsley, Trailer and Whittaker all are in law enforcement or related fields. Trailer recently returned from a year in Iraq and says it was a great experience, but he is happy to be home. He and Grimsley are south Alabama residents while Whitaker lives in Clayton, Mo.
Jones is back near home in Grand Prairie, Texas, after spending time in Lincoln, Nebraska. The former Demon wideout and NSU athletic staffer is proud to be one of the trailblazers from Ruston who came to compete for the Demons.
Treadway, who played high school football and college ball with Demon football coach Scott Stoker, is in Detroit working as an executive for Ford Motor Company.
They gave Stoker a lot of grief about what they thought was a 90-minute Friday workout. He told them it was actually 65 minutes.
Kim and Stephanie came by as they were getting ready for the first-ever Lady Demon volleyball alumni game Friday evening. About 10 former players were getting ready to play, but not Stephanie, who is expecting in February.
In fact, as Kim ran down the list of her former teammates in the late 1990s, much as Lakeisha Bell did earlier, it seems a BUNCH of Lady Demon volleyball and track competitors from that time frame are about to become mommies, some for the first time.
I now am looking forward to the next trip to Corpus Christi, which for me doesn't figure to be until 2010, because that's where maybe the greatest Lady Demon volleyball player of them all, Tiffany Cronin, lives with her husband and two kids, says Kim.
Cronin was invited to train with the USA Olympic Team. I'd say she was pretty good!
Volleyball coach Brittany Uffelman breezed in from the alumni golf tournament, where she spent some quality time with 2008 Graduate N Club Hall of Fame inductee Robyn Justin, the first Lady Demon spiker to earn Hall of Fame recognition. A lot of folks remember Robyn as a tremendous golfer at Demon Hills and Coach B says she can still grip it and rip it.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Those who can do, and some coach too
Haley Blount added another line to her bio Wednesday.
She's the school record holder in the women's pole vault.
She's an assistant track and field coach and the head cross country coach.
Wednesday, she was the first female finisher in the Homecoming Fun Run.
The 1-2 male finishers were current competitors Chris Pearson and Dusty Dischler.
That was no surprise. Haley's win was!
She's also reminding friends that her dad, ESPN motor sports analyst Terry Blount, has a new book due out for the holidays.
It's called The Blount Report and subtitled "NASCAR's Most Overrated & Underrated Drivers, Cars, Teams and Tracks."
I don't speak NASCAR but I will after I read this one.
She's the school record holder in the women's pole vault.
She's an assistant track and field coach and the head cross country coach.
Wednesday, she was the first female finisher in the Homecoming Fun Run.
The 1-2 male finishers were current competitors Chris Pearson and Dusty Dischler.
That was no surprise. Haley's win was!
She's also reminding friends that her dad, ESPN motor sports analyst Terry Blount, has a new book due out for the holidays.
It's called The Blount Report and subtitled "NASCAR's Most Overrated & Underrated Drivers, Cars, Teams and Tracks."
I don't speak NASCAR but I will after I read this one.
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