Although an early open week is not a coaches’ preference, timing is good for BC as we try to nurse back a handful of frontline players who could not have played in a game this Saturday.
The loss of Jacob has put the QB battle to rest and it is painful to see unfair things happen to a young man who has worked so hard to help make this team better. The players have the weekend off, and on Monday we begin the final two weeks of what we refer to as our pre-season run. Key conference games are on the road this season, and going on the road to beat an athletic Ferrum College team will provide this team with the right challenge in September. We're fortunate to have won the last two weeks and it will be good to see if the group is mature enough to attack and correct our weaknesses in our Ferrum preparation. The return of Anthony Carter should boost our running game and with the reps of Carlos Gonzalez increasing during practice, his accountability and performance should improve. Being +2 per game in the turnover department has been huge, and although a lot of our statistics relative to the conference teams are low, the big stat (2-0) is safe through the weekend.
I have never been beaten by “Open Date” in my career and look forward to a Saturday away, but will be excited to return on Monday morning. Spoke to Bob Colbert yesterday and congratulated him on a big win last week. I hope by their performances we will find out that Saint Vincent and Shenandoah by years end will turn out to be quality wins for BC.
-Coach Clark
