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Then, they are perfect for the Riders and their fans.

Agreed. Jefferson's apparent decline, in my view was the lack of complimentary play by not only his linemates, but also the linebackers. We now know that Lawson is done until after Labour Day, and maybe longer. This unwelcome development forced the Bomber coaches to step up and deal with it now instead of kicking it down the road.

Modesty forbids.

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High School Conway/Furman Bio Related Stats Historical Biography CAREER STATISTICS ACADEMIC HONORS • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2022; Spring 2023 ATHLETIC HONORS • 2023 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) • 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) • MVP of 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • MVP of 2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl • Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2023 • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 18, 2023 • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Nov. 15, 2021 • 2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team • 2019 SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9) • 2019 STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week (Sept. 9) AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-time All-Sun Belt quarterback and two-time bowl MVP ... The only three-year starting quarterback in GSU history who started 36 straight games ... Dual threat who is Georgia State’s career leader in TD passes (57), total offense (8,909 yards) and TDR (76 - 57 passing/19 rushing) ... Second in school history in passing yards (6,779), fourth in career rushing yards (2,130), first among QBs, and tied for third in rushing touchdowns (19) ... Set the GSU career record for completion percentage at .627 (554-for-883). Second in career pass attempts and completions. Enrolled at GSU in January 2021 after transferring from Furman ... Including his time at Furman, he amassed 8,182 yards passing and 72 touchdowns, along with 2,483 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns for 10,665 yards of total offense and 96 TDR in 55 games. ... Played two seasons for the Paladins, starting in 2018. 2023: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt for the second straight year, team captain and bowl MVP ... Accounted for 3,357 yards of total offense and 30 touchdowns ... Completed a school-record 68.2 percent of his passes (244-for-358) for 2,621 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Team’s second-leading rusher with 736 yards, 12th in the Sun Belt and the GSU season record for a quarterback. Rushed for 10 touchdowns ... Named to Preseason Watch Lists for the Maxwell Award and Manning Award and the Midseason Watch for the Davey O’Brien Award and the Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2023. MVP of the 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl as he led GSU to a 45-22 win over Utah State. Completed 19-of-22 pass for 257 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 111 yards and two scores for 368 yards of total offense. Tied his own school record by accounting for five touchdowns and set the GSU record for completion percentage at 86.4 ... Had one of the best games in school history in the win at Charlotte with 466 yards passing (second-best single-game total) with three touchdowns passing and one rushing. Went 27-for-33 (82 percent). Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8, and PFF College Team of the Week ... Hooked up with Robert Lewis for a 97-yard TD pass vs. Charlotte that is the longest play in school history. Also threw a 78-yard TD pass to Tailique Williams, giving him two of GSU’s five longest passes in that game. Also had a 59-yard completion to Lewis down to the 1-yard line to set up another score ... Completed 16 of 20 passes for 193 and two touchdowns with no interceptions in win over Rhode Island. Also rushed for 51 yards. Connected on his first 14 passes, one shy of the school record for consecutive completions ... Rushed for 142 yards (one shy of his career high), including a career-long 65-yard TD run in win over UConn. Passed for 144 yards on 15 completions with one TD pass ... Passed for 191 yards and one TD while rushing for 47 yards and another score to lead GSU to win at Coastal Carolina ... Accounted for 296 yards and three touchdowns in win over Marshall. Passed for 234 yards, including a 74-yard TD pass to Tailique Williams and rushed for 62 yards and two scores ... Threw two TD passes, both to TE Ahmon Green, in win at Louisiana.. 2022: Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt recognition ... Passed for 2,443 yards and 18 touchdowns while completing 58.6 percent of his passes with seven interceptions ... GSU’s leading rusher with 734 yards (No. 9 in Sun Belt) and six touchdowns. His rushing total is the most by a GSU quarterback and the program’s sixth-best season overall ... Second in the Sun Belt and No. 10 in FBS with 14.04 yards per completion ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt in total offense (264.8 ypg); his 3,177 yards are the fourth-best season total in GSU history. Passed for a then-career-high 343 yards and four TD vs. Charlotte, going 22-for-34, also career highs. Threw TD passes of 32 yds (Jamari Thrash), 34 yds (Robert Lewis), 9 yds (Kris Byrd) and 6 yards (Kris Byrd), along with a 73-yard completion to Thrash for GSU’s longest pass play since 2016 ... Threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 75 yards vs. North Carolina ... Passed for 157 yards on just eight completions vs. Army, including the game-clinching, 57-yard TD pass to Ja’Cyais Credle on 3rd-and-5 with three minutes left. Also rushed for 48 yards with a 13-yard TD run ... Had 70 yards rushing and 186 yards passing with two touchdowns in win over Georgia Southern ... Passed for 175 yards and one TD and rushed for 104 yards and another score in 31-17 win over Old Dominion ... Rushed for a career-high 143 yards on 13 attempts in win at Southern Miss, highlighted by a 60-yard run to set up a TD. Passed for 133 yards and two touchdowns ... Career highs with 25 completions, 40 attempts and 349 yards passing vs. ULM, alo 2021: Enjoyed a strong season, capped by MVP honors in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl ... Passed for 1,715 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 670 yards and three scores ... Made his first GSU start in Game 2 vs. Charlotte and led the Panthers to a 20-9 victory ... Threw 19 TD passes and just four interceptions in his 11 starts while leading GSU to an 8-3 record, including seven wins in the final eight games, capped by victory in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl ... Led Sun Belt quarterbacks with 670 yards rushing (11th overall)while ranking fourth with 19 TD passes ... His 19 touchdown passes are more than any GSU quarterback in a season except Nick Arbuckle and Dan Ellington. MVP of the TaxAct Camellia Bowl after accounting for four touchdowns in the 51-20 win over Ball State. Completed 15-0f-19 passes for 203 yards and three TDs while rushing for a career-high 122 yards, including a 34-yard scoring run. Just the second GSU quarterback, and the first since 2011, with 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game ... In GSU’s 28-point third quarter that blew the game open, he was 7-for-7 for 89 yards and two touchdowns while rushing five times for 57 yards and a score. Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Panthers to a 42-40 win at No. 22/21 Coastal Carolina, the program’s first-ever win over a ranked team, in his hometown of Conway, S.C. Completed 18-of-24 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Threw the go-ahead TD pass to Terrance Dixon on 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line to give GSU a 35-34 lead with five minutes left. Tied the GSU record by accounting for five touchdowns while directing one of the top offensive games in program history in 55-21 win at ULM. Passed for 230 yards and rushed for 84 while leading GSU to 572 yards and school-record 55 points. Threw two TD passes each to Aubry Payne and Ja’Cyais Credle and scored on a 1-yard run ... Directed game-winning touchdown drive in final 1:39 for win at Georgia Southern. Rushed four times for 35 yards to set up Jamyest Williams’ 23-yard run for winning TD with 26 second left ... Passed for 200 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 91 yards in win over Texas State. Made his first start in Game 2 vs. Charlotte and passed for 139 yards and two TDs while rushing for 64 yards on 16 carries. Threw TD passes of 35 yards to Jamari Thrash and 28 yards to Ja’Cyais Credle ... Rushed for 61 yards and threw a pair of TD passes at No. 23 Auburn ... Played off the bench in the first two games ... Rushed for 56 yards on five carries at No. 22 UNC, including a 36-yard run down to the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown ... Threw a 66-yard TD pass to Tailique Williams vs. App State. AT FURMAN (2018-19): Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team while serving as Furman’s starting quarterback in 2019 ... Started 11 of 13 games, including the Paladins’ game against Georgia State, when he had his best game of the season ... Hit 16-of-25 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 53 yards and a score in the Panthers’ 48-42 win and was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week and STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week ... Helped Furman to an 8-5 record, at-large berth to the FCS playoffs, and No. 16 ranking in the AFCA Coaches final poll...Passed for 1,222 yards and 13 touchdowns while rushing for 316 yards and five scores on the season ... Another top performance came against Samford as he passed for 183 yards on just six completions, four of them for touchdowns covering 38, 17, 25, and 61 yards ... Played in four games and made one start (vs. Elon) during a redshirt season in 2018 ... Threw a 16-yard touchdown pass against Clemson ... Came off the bench to pass for 92 yards, including a 77-yard TD pass, against Samford. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Conway High School for coach Carlton Terry ... Played wide receiver before making the switch to quarterback prior to his senior year of 2017 ... 2017 Myrtle Beach Sun News Toast of the Coast All-First Team honoree ... Also named to All-Region VI-5A, WPDE All-Zone, and WBTW All-Blitz Teams ... Completed 120-of-233 passes for 2,125 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed 115 times for 641 yards and four scores in pacing Conway to a 10-2 record, region championship, and second round playoff appearance .... Accounted for 307 yards in total offense and four touchdowns in a 40-14 first round playoff win over Wando ... Conway dropped a 35-28 decision to Spring Valley in Lower State semifinals the next week in a game that saw him rush for 108 yards and pass for 174 and a touchdown ... Also starred in basketball.

I do not see Chris Ike mentioned anywhere above, Its probably asking too much, but so far he looks like he could be another Oliviera.

Blake, Godber and Ferland are past their "best before" dates. After Labour Day, they will have slowed down considerably, not to being more mention injury-liable.

The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. The second best time is right now.

Don't underestimate the value of Grant's fearlessness. He made a snap decision about where to go and hit it at top speed in about 3 steps.

Agreed. When an incident like this spills out of the closet, it is typically followed by other examples. We will never hear about most of these, Bottom line: Kelly is just not worth the looming risks.

Barriere may suddenly develop a mysterious but lingering ailment. Its been known to happen.

Barriere's resume ought to get him one more audition, but he is in tough competition. He may be one of those players with a star-studded resume who just doesn't make the transition.

FWIW, and it wasn't worth much, Barriere likely played himself out of town. That would be two highly-touted players who showed nothing. We are gonna be alright but some. of the bloom is off the rose for several would-be Bombers.

A smorgasbord of ineptness.

And they are just getting started.

Hill is an interesting case. Seems to be smart, talented, good attitude and versatile. Has done kick returns but do not know how well.

I do wonder what happened to Kongbo, though. Seems he has dropped out of football altogether. Pity. that.

And a wingnut who left a pile of unpaid debts behind when he bolted. Classy. Control-upshift-N to go dark through a paywall.

Criminal charges are not necessary for deportation.

His CV is good enough that he is definitely worth a looksee.

Was shunned because of a torn meniscus.

So Bombers are not feeling quite as Blue as before?

A representative of the protesters stated that no matter where they choose to demonstrate, there will be no violence or blockade of people from their buildings and I would assume that would include footyball games. They are smart enough to know its not a good idea to really irk people.

Can only imagine the blank stares the budding football players would have as you tired to explain the play.

Hmmmm....

No such thing as bad publicity.