By MIKE ORGAN
Staff Writer
You can feel it in the air as you watch Tennessee State's football team go through practice. Game time is getting closer.
And, unlike last year when the Big Blue could probably have used an extra week, maybe two, before the James Webster era kicked off, the coach is eager to get started this year.
I stood with Webster today as the first of two practices wrapped up in the morning and he said, "I like this football team. I like where we are at right now.''
In fact, Webster said the team is further along at this point than he expected it to be. An influx of transfers including the new starting QB Antonio Heffner from South Carolina, Brandon Jackson from Texas El-Paso at fullback and Lamar Divens from Vanderbilt on the defensive line, has taken TSU to a new level.
Webster fully expects a better football team to hit the field Sept. 2, when Alabama A&M visits for the John Merritt Classic at LP Field. The offense will be far more diverse than last year's unit, which struggled to find a a consistent starter at the all-immportant quarterback position.
And the defense, which actually wasn't all that bad last year, will be better as well. The only lingering concern, and it's a big one, is at linebacker. It seems that none of those in the mix are ready to step up to the first team
Staff Writer
You can feel it in the air as you watch Tennessee State's football team go through practice. Game time is getting closer.
And, unlike last year when the Big Blue could probably have used an extra week, maybe two, before the James Webster era kicked off, the coach is eager to get started this year.
I stood with Webster today as the first of two practices wrapped up in the morning and he said, "I like this football team. I like where we are at right now.''
In fact, Webster said the team is further along at this point than he expected it to be. An influx of transfers including the new starting QB Antonio Heffner from South Carolina, Brandon Jackson from Texas El-Paso at fullback and Lamar Divens from Vanderbilt on the defensive line, has taken TSU to a new level.
Webster fully expects a better football team to hit the field Sept. 2, when Alabama A&M visits for the John Merritt Classic at LP Field. The offense will be far more diverse than last year's unit, which struggled to find a a consistent starter at the all-immportant quarterback position.
And the defense, which actually wasn't all that bad last year, will be better as well. The only lingering concern, and it's a big one, is at linebacker. It seems that none of those in the mix are ready to step up to the first team