Gelles, Tarrant Named Daktronics All-Super Region 2

Harding junior running back Kale Gelles and sophomore offensive guard L.J. Tarrant were named Daktronics All-Super Region 2 on Wednesday. Gelles was a 1st Team honoree, and Tarrant was 2nd Team.

Gelles, a native of Colleyville, Texas, led the Gulf South Conference in rushing at 109.9 yards per game. He carried 190 times for 1,099 yards and 10 touchdowns. Gelles' yardage total ranked fourth in a Harding single season. He had five games with more than 100 rushing yards, including a career-high 257 yards and four touchdowns against Arkansas Tech.

Since the Daktronics All-Region award began in 2002, Gelles is just the second Harding running back to receive the honor. Kyle Wess was a 2nd Team honoree in 2006.

Tarrant, who hails from Cabot, Ark., started all 10 games for Harding at right guard and helped lead the Bisons' rushing attack that averaged 272.2 yards per game, the top figure in the GSC and fifth in Division II. Tarrant had Harding's top film grades from the coaches among offensive linemen and led the Bisons with 336 knockout blocks.

The NCAA has divided Division II football into four Super Regions. Harding is a member of Super Region 2.

The Daktronics All-Super Region 2 teams were selected by sports information directors in the region. The voting was powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.

by Scott Goode

Josh Aldridge Named D2Football National Player of the Week

Aldridge forced two fumbles in Harding's upset of North Alabama.

Harding University sophomore defensive end Josh Aldridge was named Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday and the d2football.com National Player of the Week on Wednesday. He is the fourth different Harding defensive player to earn the conference’s weekly award this season and the first to earn national honors.

Aldridge, a native of Jackson, Tenn., had five tackles, including four solo stops in Harding’s 29-28 upset of 15th-ranked North Alabama last Saturday in Harding’s season finale. Three of Aldridge’s tackles came in the North Alabama backfield, including two sacks, both of which forced fumbles.

Aldridge’s effort helped Harding set a new school record with 43 sacks during the 2010 season.

-Scott Goode

Nine Bisons Earn All-GSC Football Honors; Huckeba Coach of the Year

The Harding football team placed nine players on the 2010 All-Gulf South Conference teams and head coach Ronnie Huckeba was named GSC Coach of the Year on Thursday as the conference released its postseason honors.

In the preseason coaches’ poll, Harding was selected to finish 10th in the 11-team conference and had no members on the Preseason All-GSC team. But under Huckeba’s direction, Harding finished the season 6-4 overall and 4-4 in the GSC. The four conference wins included victories over 12th-ranked Delta State and 15th-ranked North Alabama. Both of those teams qualified for the NCAA II playoffs.

Huckeba is in his fourth season as Harding’s head coach. His 2010 Bisons led the GSC in rushing offense (272.2 rushing yards per game) and sacks (4.3 per game). The team broke the school record with 43 sacks.

The only other Harding football coach to earn a conference coach of the year honor was Larry Richmond, who was named Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year in 1989.

Harding had five 1st Team All-GSC honorees—junior running back Kale Gelles, senior center Chris Ross, sophomore tackle Tory Day, senior defensive end Marcus Jones, and senior defensive end/linebacker Jermaine Blanchard.

Bisons earning 2nd Team All-GSC included: senior wide receiver Kurt Adams, sophomore guard L.J. Tarrant, senior linebacker Jason Thomasson, and junior return specialist Jeremy Holt.

Gelles led the GSC with 109.9 rushing yards per game. He is just the second Harding player to win the GSC rushing title (Kyle Wess, 2006). Gelles produced a 1,000-yard rushing season for just the seventh time in program history. He carried 190 times for 1,099 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Offensive linemen Ross, Day and Tarrant were instrumental in Harding’s running game that ranked fifth in Division II.

Adams led the Bison receiving corps with 25 receptions for 425 yards and seven touchdowns. He finished his career with a school-record 29 touchdown receptions.

Jones and Blanchard were two of the top pass rushers in the GSC. Jones was third on the team with 44 tackles. He had 11 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. Blanchard, who earned his second straight All-GSC honor, collected 43 tackles and led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks.

Thomasson was Harding’s top tackler with 76 stops on the season. He also had 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

Holt was Harding’s top kickoff returner and punt returner. He averaged 23.2 yards per kickoff return and 7.0 yards per punt return. Holt was also the Bisons’ second-leading rusher, carrying 66 times for 527 yards and three touchdowns.

Harding’s nine honorees were the most since the 2002 season, when the Bisons had 10 All-GSC recipients. Harding has never had five 1st Team All-GSC members.

--Scott Goode

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Homecoming Hero: Gelles Rushes for Four Touchdowns in Victory over Arkansas Tech

SEARCY – Harding University junior fullback Kale Gelles rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Bisons to a 42-7 victory over Arkansas Tech on Homecoming at First Security Stadium. It was tied for the second-highest rushing total ever by a Harding player.

Gelles put Harding (5-4, 3-4 Gulf South Conference) ahead 14-0 with a pair of first quarter touchdown runs, one of 36 yards and a second of four yards.

The Bisons took a 21-0 lead with 13:42 left in the first half as Harding senior wide receiver Kurt Adams hauled in his 29th career touchdown reception on a pass from Josh Powell. Adams moved into a tie for sixth in GSC history with the touchdown catch.

Arkansas Tech (3-7, 2-6) scored its lone touchdown of the game with 10:13 left in the second quarter. Backup quarterback Robert Sagerian scored on a two-yard run to cut the lead to 21-7.

Gelles was back again in the third quarter with a four-yard touchdown run, and added his fourth on an 81-yard dash with 6:27 left in the game. It was the third-longest run in program history and the longest since Harding Hall of Famer Jack Barber ran 86 yards against Arkansas-Monticello in 1973.

Gelles became only the second Harding player ever to rush for four touchdowns in a game, joining Alan “Snake” Dixon who did it against Austin College in 1971. His 257 rushing yards equaled the total of Chris Pierson against East Central in 1996 and trailed only the school record of 284 yards by Joe David Smith against Arkansas-Monticello in 1975.

The GSC’s leading rusher coming in to Saturday’s game, Gelles eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing barrier for the season with his effort. Gelles has 1,036 yards to become just the seventh Harding back to reach the milestone. His total ranks fourth in an HU single season.

Entering the game, Arkansas Tech’s defense was ranked third nationally, allowing only 66.2 rushing yards per game. Saturday, Harding gashed Arkansas Tech for 375 rushing yards, the most by the Bisons this season and the seventh-highest total ever.

Harding’s defense was also outstanding, allowing only 24 rushing yards on 35 attempts. The Bisons got interceptions by Steve Hudson and James Feher, and the nation’s top-ranked sack defense added six more sacks to its ledger. The Bisons now have 38 sacks this season, the most by a Harding team in the NCAA era. The Bisons had 13 total tackles for loss in the game, led by Andrew Jackson with three.

In the game’s waning moments, the Harding defense picked up its first touchdown of the season. Feher intercepted a pass and then fumbled it. Sophomore Kennard Henderson scooped up the fumble and ran 54 yards for a touchdown with 4:41 left.

Arkansas Tech, which lost for the fifth time in its last six games, had only 200 yards of total offense on 68 plays.

Powell completed 8-of-10 passes for Harding for 142 yards. Adams had three catches for 80 yards and the touchdown.

The victory was Harding’s 19th in its last 21 Homecoming games. The 35-point margin of victory was its largest since a 48-3 Homecoming win over Mississippi College in 1972.

Harding will conclude the 2010 season next Saturday as it hosts nationally-ranked North Alabama at First Security Stadium. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

--Scott Goode

Three Football Bisons Named Academic All-District

SEARCY – Three Harding football players earned ESPN Academic All-District honors Thursday. Junior running back Jeremy Holt, senior defensive back Luke Tribble and junior defensive end Josh Aldridge were all named 2nd Team Academic All-District.

Holt, a native of Nashville, Tenn., leads Harding with 116.5 all-purpose yards per game. He is second on the team with 373 rushing yards on 52 carries, a 7.2-yard average. He has two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown.

Holt, a management major with a 3.35 grade point average, also serves as Harding’s kickoff and punt returner. He averages 22.9 yards on 15 kickoff returns and 8.4 yards on 19 punt returns.

A native of Searcy, Ark., Tribble has started five of Harding’s eight games at rover. He has 29 tackles on the season, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Tribble also has broken up two passes.

Tribble is a kinesiology major with a 3.64 grade point average.

Aldridge, a native of Jackson, Tenn., has started all eight games at defensive end. He has 18 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Aldridge has also intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and blocked a field goal attempt.

Aldridge is a social science major with a 3.31 grade point average.

The ESPN Academic All-District teams are voted on by the district’s sports information directors. District VI includes NCAA II, NCAA III, and NAIA schools in Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Mississippi. To qualify, student-athletes must have reached sophomore status, be a starter or significant reserve, and have a 3.30 grade point average or higher.

--Scott Goode

KO's vs. Arkansas Tech

Tarrant, LJ - 28
Ross, Chris - 26
Taylor, Garrett - 25
Vivio, Jeremiah - 24
Smithey, Austin - 21
Simmons, Caleb - 15
Day, Tory - 13
Gelles, Kale - 11
Adams, Kurt - 11
Watson, Jordan - 10
Young, Kyle - 5
Kamper, Colton - 5
O'Quin, Tyler - 5
Finley, Hunter - 5
Powell, Josh - 4
Whittle, Dre - 4
Thompson, Mike - 3
Holt, Jeremy - 2
Hudson, Dallon - 2
Martin, Kelvin - 2
Finley, Alex - 2
Rubey, Braden - 1
Finley, Ty - 1

Standouts vs. Arkansas Tech

MVP O
Josh Powell
SR, QB, Spokane, Washington
&
Kale Gelles
JR, RB, Colleyville, Texas

MVP D
Andrew Jackson
SR, DL, Milton, Florida

MVP ST
Darby Palmer
JR, LS, Jonesboro, Arkansas

BIG PLAY O
Kale Gelles
JR, RB, Colleyville, Texas

BIG PLAY D
Steve Hudson
SR, DB, Grapevine, Texas

FRESHMAN of the WEEK
David Smith
RS, DL, Jackson, Tennessee

HU's Kale Gelles Named GSC Offensive Player of the Week

SEARCY – Harding University junior running back Kale Gelles was named Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Gelles is Harding’s first offensive honoree since Kurt Adams received the award on Oct. 27, 2008.

Gelles had one of the top offensive games in the history of Harding football. The Colleyville, Texas native rushed 20 times for 257 yards and four touchdowns. His yardage total tied for the second most ever in a game by a Bison, and he became only the second Harding player to score four rushing touchdowns in a game.

Harding’s single-game rushing record is 284 yards by Joe David Smith against Arkansas-Monticello in 1975. Alan Dixon scored four rushing touchdowns against Austin College in 1971.

Gelles had two 36-yard rushes, one for a touchdown, a 44-yard rush, and an 81-yard touchdown run that was the third-longest run in school history.

With the 257 rushing yards on Saturday, Gelles eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season. He has 1,036 rushing yards on 172 carries and 10 rushing touchdowns. Gelles is only the fifth different Harding player with over 1,000 rushing yards in a season and the first since Chris Pierson in 1997.

--Scott Goode

Schedule

FRIDAY
3:00 - team meeting in room 111
10:30 - captians' meeting

SATURDAY
10:00 - pre-game meal
12:45 - kickers and specialists out
12:55 - QBs, Centers and WRs out
1:05 - DBs and LBs out
1:10 - OL and DL out

SUNDAY
6:30 - team meeting in room 100 (Bison gear)

Thursday's Schedule

Varsity, get your lift on Thursday. Make sure to rack things up when you are done. All Special Teams (except FG) meet at 2:55pm.

Schedule

Bring tennis shoes just in case.

TUESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE IF NEED)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT and KICKOFF RETURN MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS(Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT & KICKOFF RETURN
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE

WEDNESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE
9:00PM -- REDSHIRT LIFTING

Insect Repellent: Bison Defense Keys Victory over Boll Weevils

SEARCY – Harding’s defense kept the team in the game in the first half and the offense scored four times in the second half to give the Bisons a 33-26 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday at First Security Stadium.

Harding (4-4, 2-4) lost four fumbles in the first half and its only score came on a 75-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Chaz Rogers to Jordan Watson.

The Bisons trailed only 10-7 at the break, thanks to its stingy defense in the red zone. Arkansas-Monticello (3-6, 2-5) took possession in Harding territory twice in the first half and had the ball inside the Harding 20-yard line four times, but only came away with 10 points.

Harding rectified its offensive difficulties at the halftime break that Bison quarterback Josh Powell called “inspiring.” Powell scored on a one-yard run on Harding’s first possession of the second half to give the Bisons a 14-10 lead.

Harding scored twice more in the third quarter, the first coming on a 31-yard Adin Menkin field goal with 4:36 left. At the 3:07 mark, Bison senior Steve Hudson blocked a punt that rolled out of the end zone for a safety and gave Harding a 19-10 lead.

The Bison defense continued its outstanding play in the third quarter, shutting out the Boll Weevils in the period. Harding has allowed only one third quarter touchdown this season.

Both teams scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Harding’s coming on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Powell to Kurt Adams and a 9-yard touchdown run by Braden Rubey, his first career touchdown.

The victory for the Bisons was their first over the Boll Weevils in the last four games.

Arkansas-Monticello’s three previous victories came in large part because of the play of senior quarterback Scott Buisson, who averaged over 410 passing yards per game against Harding.

But Saturday, Harding’s defense made life difficult for Buisson. The Bisons, ranked second nationally in sacks, added four more against Buisson and had five total. Senior Mark Gutierrez-Durant had two of the sacks. Harding also intercepted three passes, two by sophomore cornerback Terrence Davis. Buisson finished 18-of-35 for 201 yards and two touchdowns.

Powell led the Harding rushing attack with 93 yards on 19 carries. The Bisons entered the game as the GSC’s leading rushing team and nearly reached their average of 253 yards per game, carrying 51 times for 248 yards.

The game was the first of three straight home games to end the season for the Bisons. Harding hosts Arkansas Tech next week for Homecoming at First Security Stadium. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

by Scott Goode

Standouts vs. UAM

MVP DEFENSE
John Ikahihifo
SR, DL, Palmdale, CA

MVP OFFENSE
Tory Day
SO, OL, Memphis, TN

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS
Steve Hudson
SR, DB, Grapevine, TX

Marshall Hughes
SO, LB, Houston, TX

Josh Aldridge
SO, DE, Jackson, TN

BIG PLAY DEFENSE
Terrance Davis
SO, DB, Nashville, TN

BIG PLAY OFFENSE
Chaz Rogers
SO, QB, Guntersville, AL
to
Jordan Watson
SR, WR, Pensacola, FL

FRESHMAN of the WEEK
Cole Lockwood
RS, OL, Cabot, AR

KO's vs. UAM

Tory Day set a new single game record for KO's. The previous high was 44 held by LJ Tarrant.

Day, Tory - 47
Ross, Chris - 37
Tarrant, LJ - 36
Vivio, Jeremiah - 36
Taylor, Garrett - 24
Gelles, Kale - 20
Whittle, Dre - 18
Simmons, Caleb - 17
Adams, Kurt - 16
Kamper, Colton - 9
Young, Kyle - 6
Holt, Jeremy - 5
Martin, Kelvin - 4
Smithey, Austin - 4
Watson, Jordan - 3
Powell, Josh - 2
O'Quin, Tyler - 1
Rubey, Braden - 1

Win!!!

Harding defeats UAM 33-26.

KO's vs. Henderson State

Tarrant, LJ - 39
Day, Tory - 34
Vivio, Jeremiah - 32
Ross, Chris - 22
Taylor, Garrett - 21
Watson, Jordan - 13
Simmons, Caleb - 13
Adams, Kurt - 12
Holt, Jeremy - 12
Gelles, Kale - 8
Powell, Josh - 8
O'Quin, Tyler - 8
Young, Kyle - 7
Kamper, Colton - 7
Smithey, Austin - 5
Hudson, Dallon - 3
Finley, Hunter - 2
Whittle, Dre - 1
Rubey, Braden - 1
Rogers, Chaz - 1

Standouts vs. Henderson State

MVP OFFENSE
Jeremy Holt
JR, RB, Nashville, TN

MVP DEFENSE
Mark Gutierrez-Durrant
SR, DE, Lancaster, CA

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS
Aaron Gillaspie
SO, LB, Nashville, TN

BIG PLAY OFFENSE
Jeremy Holt
JR, RB, Nashville, TN

BIG PLAY DEFENSE
Heavy Defense

FRESHMAN of the WEEK
BJ McKinnon
RS, LB, Nashville, TN

Quote of the Day

‎"A faithful friend is a strong defense, for when his friend is prospering he is a good counselor and sympathetic collaborator, and when he is in distress he is his sincerest supporter and most sympathetic defender."

-- Maximus the Confessor

Quote of the Day

‎"It's not the top of the mountain until I get to stand in front of my Savior one day."

-- Josh Hamilton responding to the question of whether the Rangers' trip to the World Series is the top of the mountian for him.

Quote of the Day

‎"People want to know God's will for them. In one of his most explicit statements on the subject, Christ said, 'I come that you might have life and have it abundantly.' What I think He'll be most pleased with is to see that we truly lived, that we were the person He created us to be."

-- Rich Mullins

Tuesday & Wednesday

As always, bring tennis shoes just in case.

TUESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE IF NEED)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT and KICKOFF RETURN MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS(Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT & KICKOFF RETURN
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE



WEDNESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE


9:00PM -- REDSHIRT LIFTING

Quote of the Day

"You have to listen to the voice who calls you the beloved, because otherwise you will run around begging for affirmation, for praise, for success. And then you're not free."

-- Henri Nouwen

Benefit Bootcamp for the Lori Newby

Join us Monday, October 25th at either 5:45am or 8:15am for a special hour-long bootcamp led by personal trainer, Sarah McGaha. This is for ALL fitness levels--even if you can't stay the whole hour, come for as much as you can!

The cost is $20 for a session, with all proceeds going to Lori Newby and her family, to help in any way as she bravely fights cancer. Sign up by the deadline Monday, October 18th and your pink bootcamp t-shirt will be there for you to workout in!! Bring friends, family and co-workers and let's flood the football field in pink!! No excuses!!

Sign up with Sarah McGaha via email at smcgaha@harding.edu, including your t-shirt size and which session you plan to attend. Please pre-pay by sending your check to Sarah McGaha, Camp for a Cause, HU Box 12281, Searcy, AR 72149.

If you would like to be part of this event, but can't make it because of work, or you don't live in the area, please indicate this in your sign up info along with your mailing address. You can mail your check, work out on your own that day and we'll send your t-shirt!

We are looking forward to a fabulous day supporting our precious friend!! Feel free to invite anyone and everyone!!

Quote of the Day

"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."

-- Coach John Wooden

KO's vs. Delta State

Day, Tory - 33
Tarrant, LJ - 31
Vivio, Jeremiah - 27
Taylor, Garrett - 23
Ross, Chris - 20
Gelles, Kale - 17
Simmons, Caleb - 14
Young, Kyle - 10
Watson, Jordan - 8
Adams, Kurt - 7
Kamper, Colton - 5
Hudson, Dallon - 5
Whittle, Dre - 5
Finley, Hunter - 4
Holt, Jeremy - 3
O'Quin, Tyler - 3
Powell, Josh - 2
Finley, Alex - 2
Martin, Kelvin - 1

Standouts vs. Delta State

MVP OFFENSE
Jordan Watson
Senior, Pensacola, FL

MVP DEFENSE
Steve Hudson
Senior, Grapevine, TX

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS
James Feher
Sophomore, DB, Chattanooga, TN

BIG PLAY OFFENSE
Josh Powell to Jordan Watson
Senior, QB, Spokane, WA (Powell)
Senior, WR, Pensacola, FL (Watson)

BIG PLAY DEFENSE
Jermaine Blanchard
Senior, DE, Memphis, TN

FRESHMAN of the WEEK
Ryan Palenske
Freshman, OL, Heber Springs, AR

Harding Upsets 12th-ranked Delta State

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Harding senior wide receiver Jordan Watson caught a 22-yard game-winning touchdown pass from senior quarterback Josh Powell with 28 seconds remaining to give the Bisons a 38-35 upset victory over 12th-ranked Delta State on Saturday in Gulf South Conference action.

The victory over Delta State was the first for Harding in 12 meetings between the schools. The Bisons had never beaten the Statesmen in Cleveland.

It’s been a tough week for Watson. Against West Alabama last week, he was the intended receiver on a potential game-winning pass on the last play of the game. The West Alabama defender knocked the ball away. Against Delta State, Watson pulled it in for his second touchdown reception of the game.

Harding (3-3, 1-3) had a huge first half and led Delta State 31-13 at halftime. Powell threw touchdown passes to Kurt Adams (44 yards), Watson (36 yards), and Kale Gelles (5 yards). Gelles also had a 17-yard touchdown run.

Delta State (5-2, 4-1) dominated much of the second half, scoring 29 straight points and taking a 35-31 lead with 11:03 left in the game.

Harding forced a Delta State punt and took over possession at the HU 34 with 2:25 remaining. On the Bisons’ first play, they caught a huge break. Gelles fumbled the handoff, but Watson made the recovery 14 yards down field.

Gelles atoned three plays later when he picked up a first down on a 4th-and-4 run. On 2nd down, Gelles hit a hole up the middle and sprinted 22 yards to the DSU 25.

After a three-yard run, Powell hit Watson on a roll out for the game-winner.

Delta State reclaimed possession with 23 seconds left and needed a field goal to tie, but Harding defensive end Jermaine Blanchard forced a fumble by Delta State quarterback Micah Davis. Josh Aldridge recovered the fumble, and Harding celebrated.

Gelles became the first Harding running back with four 100-yard games in a season since Chris Pierson had five in 1997. Gelles finished with 133 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown. Harding for 257 yards on 64 carries and have rushed for more than 200 yards and five of six games this season.

Powell completed 5-of-13 passes for 123 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. Watson had three catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Adams had two catches for 64 yards and a touchdown.

Delta State had 430 yards of total offense, but had two costly fumblers and 12 penalties for 129 yards.

Harding had possession of the ball for more than 37 minutes, including 11 minutes, 19 seconds of the fourth quarter.

Senior linebacker Jason Thomasson led the Bison defense with eight tackles. Blanchard had 3.0 tackles for loss, including 2.0 sacks.

Harding will have another tough foe on the road next week. The Bisons will travel to Arkadelphia, Ark., to meet Henderson State.

by Scott Goode

Quote of the Day

“Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.”

-- Coach Don Meyer

Schedule

THURSDAY

VARSITY - GET YOUR LIFT IN TODAY!
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM -- SPECIAL TEAM MEETINGS (Including FG Block)
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIALISTS/FG vs. FG BLOCK
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM -- PRACTICE - (Includes all Special Teams)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM -- REDSHIRT SCRIMMAGE


FRIDAY

REDSHIRTS can get your lift at EITHER 6am OR 3:45pm. You get to pick this time, but you must lift on Friday.

Quote of the Day

"Americans tend to worship their work, work at their play, and play at their worship."

-- John Hammett

Quote of the Day

“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”

-- William Stekel

Jason Thomasson Named GSC Player of the Week

Harding University senior linebacker Jason Thomasson was named Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.

Thomasson, a native of Daingerfield, Texas, is Harding’s second defensive honoree this season, earning his first career weekly honor in the Bisons’ 22-17 loss to West Alabama.

Thomasson, who is Harding’s active career tackles leader with 225, recorded 12 tackles against West Alabama, the most by a Bison defender this season. Ten of his tackles were solo. Thomasson also had an interception and a fumble recovery, becoming the second Harding player this season (Eddie Russ, Jr.) to have both takeaways in the same game this season.

With 8.4 tackles per game, Thomasson ranks fifth in the GSC.

-- Scott Goode

Schedule

Check the attached Special Teams 2-Deep to see where you are. Study this from the board in the locker room before the Special Teams meetings. PUNT RETURN personnel includes: Eddie R., T.D., Luke, Kennard, Bernal, Derrick, Steve, Dempsey, T.O., Josh, Ty, John, Andrew, Joe C., Mark, Jermaine, Feher, Aaron, Marquale, and Jasper.

BLACK ATTACK will meet at 2:50pm today before the 3:12pm "Look Team" meeting. Get down here as soon as possible.

TUESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE IF NEED)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT and KICKOFF RETURN MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIALISTS
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT & KICKOFF RETURN
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE

WEDNESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE

Quote of the Day

“The Lord will not wish to count my trophies, but my scars.”

-- Frank Laubach on receiving a Man of the Year Award

Quote of the Day

‎"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."

-- Mother Teresa

Schedule for Friday, Saturday & Sunday

FRIDAY
3:00-3:15 -- Special Teams meetings
3:20 -- on the field for Special Teams
3:35 -- O & D separate
10:30 -- Captains' Meeting in Room 100

SATURDAY
2:00 -- Pregame meal in Heritage
4:45 -- Kickers and specialists out
4:55 - QBs, Centers, O backs and receivers out
5:05 -- DBs and LBs out
5:10 -- OL and DL out

SUNDAY
6:30 -- Team meeting in Room 100 (Bison gear)

Quote of the Day

"If we comprehend what Christ has done for us, then surely out of gratitude we will strive to live 'worthy' of such great love. We will strive for holiness not to make God love us but because He already does."

-- Philip Yancey

Thursday's Schedule

VARSITY - GET YOUR LIFT IN TODAY!


2:15 PM - 2:55 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM -- SPECIAL TEAM MEETINGS (ALL but Field Goal)
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/EMPHASIS ON SPECIALISTS
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM -- PRACTICE(Includes Special Teams Script)


5:00 PM - 5:30 PM -- REDSHIRT SCRIMMAGE!!!!!!!

Quote of the Day

"As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their 'right' place."

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

Weights

REDSHIRTS will lift tonight at 9pm.

VARSITY will lift on Thursday throughout the day. Varsity, make sure you clean the weight room when you are done. Leaders, take charge.

Quote of the Day

“Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores - more than abundantly - what it takes away.”

-- Jim Elliot

Quote of the Day

"The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger."

-- Elisabeth Elliot

Tuesday & Wednesday

TUESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE IF NEED)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT and KICKOFF RETURN MEETING
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS(Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT & KICKOFF RETURN
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE



WEDNESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE
9:00PM -- REDSHIRT LIFTING

Quote of the Day

"What we suffer from today is humility in the wrong place. A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth. This is now exactly reversed."

-- GK Chesterton

Standouts vs. Lambuth

MVP O
Kurt Adams
SR, WR, Searcy, AR (Harding Academy)

MVP D
Jermaine Blanchard
SR, DE, Memphis, TN (White Station HS)

MVP Special Teams
Adin Menkin
SO, K, Lago Vista, TX (Lago Vista HS)

Big Play O
Kyle Young
SR, RB, Glendale, AZ (Northwest Christian/Geneva College)

Big Play D
Jasper Bodiford
SO, DB, Riviera Beach, FL (Palm Beach Gardens HS)

Freshman of the Week
Andrew Brackins
FR, RB, Prattville, AL (Prattville Christian Academy)

Key Numbers vs. Lambuth

100 - Percentage of successful FGs/PATs by HU

74 - Percentage of time HU possessed the ball in the second half

17 - Number of total yards allowed by HU

8 - Number of sacks by HU

5 - Number of times HU was in the red-zone

5 - Number of times HU scored in the red-zone

1 - Number of times HU's kick-off return team played

0 - Turnovers by HU

0 - Points allowed by HU

-7 - Rushing yards allowed by HU

KO's vs. Lambuth

Tory Day, a sophomore OL from Memphis, Tennessee, was our KO leader in the 27-0 win over Lambuth. Contrary to Tory's picture, he is a mean, physical football player.

Day, Tory - 33
Tarrant, LJ - 32
Vivio, Jeremiah - 27
Taylor, Garrett - 26
Ross, Chris - 20
Adams, Kurt - 14
Gelles, Kale - 11
Holt, Jeremy - 11
Powell, Josh - 11
Watson, Jordan - 10
Young, Kyle - 10
O'Quin, Tyler - 8
Rubey, Braden - 8
Kamper, Colton - 5
Martin, Kelvin - 4
Hudson, Dallon - 4
Smithey, Austin - 4
Simmons, Caleb - 3
Finley, Hunter - 3
Thompson, Mike - 2
Finley, Alex - 1

Defensive Domination: Harding Posts Second Straight Home Shutout

Harding's defense set a school record with only 17 yards allowed.

by Scott Goode

SEARCY – It was the most dominant defensive effort ever by a Harding football team.

Harding’s 27-0 shutout of Lambuth on Saturday at First Security Stadium was the team’s second straight home shutout, and some of the defensive numbers were staggering.

The Bisons limited the Eagles to only four first downs, held them to -7 rushing yards and a school record 17 total yards, and did not allow a third-down conversion. Lambuth’s longest drive of the game was nine yards. Harding’s previous best defensive effort came in 1990 when the Bisons held Lane to only 37 total yards.

Earlier in the season, Lambuth (2-3) defeated West Alabama of the Gulf South Conference on the road and won in the Georgia Dome against NCAA Division I Georgia State. The Eagles are currently an NAIA Independent but are in the process of attempting a move to NCAA Division II and possible membership in the GSC.

Harding (2-2) used a 37-yard Adin Menkin field goal and rushing touchdowns from Kale Gelles and Josh Powell to lead 17-0 at halftime.

The Bisons’ option offense then took control of the game in the second half. Harding had the ball 10 minutes, 22 seconds of the third quarter and 11 minutes, 50 seconds of the fourth quarter.

Powell scored his second touchdown on a quarterback sneak with 8:51 left in the third that culminated an 11-play, 73-yard drive that took 6:02 off the clock. Menkin tacked on a 25-yard field goal in the fourth to complete the scoring.

Harding’s offense compiled 321 total yards, rushing for 238. It was the fourth straight game the Bisons have rushed for over 200 yards. The last time Harding rushed for 200 yards or more in four straight games was in the final two games of the 1986 season and the first two games of the 1987 season.

Gelles led the Bisons with 75 rushing yards on 17 carries, but Harding had eight rushers with 10 or more rushing yards. The Bisons completed 8-of-11 passes for 83 yards.

Harding’s defense sacked Lambuth quarterbacks eight times for a loss of 51 yards which contributed heavily to the Eagles’ -7 rushing yardage total. It was the third time a Harding team limited an opponent to negative rushing yards, and the first time since yielding -27 at West Georgia in 2002.

Lambuth’s longest play of the game was a 13-yard rush by freshman running back Craig Jones. The Eagles ran only 36 plays and 12 of them went for negative yardage. Senior Jason Thomasson, senior Jermaine Blanchard, sophomore Aaron Gillaspie, and senior Marcus Jones each had 2.0 tackles for loss for the Harding defense.

Harding had not shutout consecutive opponents at home in 45 years. In 1965, the Bisons blanked three straight opponents at home, shutting out Millsaps (14-0), Ozarks (38-0) and Henderson State (7-0).

The Bisons return to First Security Stadium and to Gulf South Conference play next Saturday against West Alabama.

Box Score

Message from Coach Beason

We added 22 players (all REDSHIRTS) to our list of players that Bench Press over 300 pounds. They are:

DJ Bedford - 315
Patrick Bingham - 324
Andrew Brackins - 315
Rusty Cummings - 225 x 12 = 300+
Mike Galloway - 225 x 15 = 300+
Alex Guth - 343
Ben Kissinger - 343
David Lee - 225 x 14 = 300+
Donatella Luckett - 225 x 13 = 300+
Dylan Meadows - 225 x 13 = 300+
Jason Oller - 225 x 10 = 300
Ryan Palenske - 225 x 10 = 300
Christian Pletta - 225 x 10 = 300
ZEBADEE RANKIN = 315 x 6 = 362
Brent Rowsey - 225 x 13 = 300+
Jake Sloan - 225 x 10 = 300
Will Walker - 225 x 13 = 300+
Romo Westbrook - 225 x 10 = 300
Jeremy Bracken - 225 x 13 = 300+
Xzander Fleming - 225 x 11 = 300+
Gabe Garner - 225 x 10 = 300
David Smith - 315

Great job!

REDSHIRTS LIFT at 10am

Also, any of you REDSHIRTS who can help Coach Simmons on the sideline tomorrow, please email him (psimmons@harding.edu) as soon as possible (or email me).

Thanks!

Coach Beason

Quote of the Day

"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."

-- Augustine

Message from Coach Beason Regarding Friday

REDSHIRTS will get to test their BENCH PRESS MAX TODAY. Hopefully, we will have many additions to the 300+ Pound Bench Press Board.

3:00 PM-3:15 PM -- ALL SPECIAL TEAMS/ROOM 111
3:15 PM-3:20 PM -- REPORT TO FIELD
3:20PM -- ON THE FIELD
10:30PM -- CAPTAINS' MEETINGS/ROOM 100


REDSHIRTS will lift Saturday morning at 10am!

Thursday's Schedule

Normal Thursday.

Quote of the Day

"There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible."

-- Mother Teresa

Quote of the Day

“The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.”

-- Soren Kierkegaard

Wednesday

2:20pm - DL/LB with Coach Simmons
2:20pm - Corners
2:30pm - Free Safety/Rover/Strong Safety
3:05pm - PUNT RETURN (this includes all Defense) and KICKOFF COVERAGE


2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN (DEFENSE, too) & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE

Quote of the Day

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

-- George Bernard Shaw

Quote of the Day

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."

-- William Shakespeare

KO's vs. OBU

For the third straight week, sophomore offensive lineman L.J. Tarrant (Cabot, Arkansas) led the offense in KO's with 44. For the year, Tarrant leads the O with 101.

Tarrant, LJ - 44
Day, Tory - 39
Taylor, Garrett - 38
Vivio, Jeremiah - 28
Ross, Chris - 27
Gelles, Kale - 18
Watson, Jordan - 18
Kamper, Colton - 15
Holt, Jeremy - 14
Powell, Josh - 13
Young, Kyle - 13
Adams, Kurt - 10
O'Quin, Tyler - 9
Simmons, Caleb - 2
Jones, BJ - 1
Martin, Kelvin - 1

Standouts vs. OBU

Freshman on the Week - Devonte Britt (Sherwood, AR, Sylvan Hills HS)
Special Teams MVP - Jermaine Blanchard (Memphis, TN, Whitehaven HS)
MVP D - Jason Thomasson(Daingerfield, TX, Daingerfield HS)
MVP O - Jordan Watson (Pensacola, FL, Tate HS)
Big Play D - Jason Thomasson(Daingerfield, TX, Daingerfield HS)
Big Play O - Jeremy Holt (Nashville, TN, Lipscomb HS)

Quote of the Day

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”

-- Jesus

Friday's schedule

3:00 PM-3:15 PM -- ALL SPECIAL TEAMS/ROOM 111
3:15 PM-3:20 PM -- REPORT TO FIELD
3:20PM -- TEAM PRAYER/PRE-GAME ROUTINE/ON THE FIELD
10:30PM -- CAPTAINS' MEETINGS/ROOM 100

Quote of the Day

"The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life."

--John Ortberg

Message from Coach Beason

1. VARSITY get your lift in today
2. REDSHIRTS lift at 6am on Friday
3. We need someone who is not on the travel squad to go with us to OBU Saturday to record the Defensive Calls. Redshirt or Varsity guy not traveling, please get with Coach Simmons if you can do this.
4. If you left an MP3 player on the sidelines in Georgia last week, I may have it in my office.

2:15 PM - 2:55 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM -- SPECIAL TEAM MEETINGS (Includes FG Block - DEFENSE)
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/EMPHASIS ON SPECIALISTS
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
3:35 PM -?????? -- PRACTICE - (Includes all Special Teams)


At the End: REDSHIRT SCRIMMAGE!!!!!!!

Wednesday & Thursday

2:25pm - DBs and LBs will meet. 2:30pm - DL will meet. All others according to your regular schedule.

WEDNESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - ??? -- PRACTICE

9:00PM -- REDSHIRT LIFTING

THURSDAY
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM -- SPECIAL TEAM MEETINGS (ALL but Field Goal and FG Block)
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/EMPHASIS ON SPECIALISTS
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
3:35 PM - ??? -- PRACTICE - (Includes all Special Teams)

At the end -- REDSHIRT SCRIMMAGE!!!!!!!

Quote of the Day

"I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us."

-- Paul the Apostle

Quote of the Day

"The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now, is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God's eyes, called the Beloved from all eternity and held safe in an everlasting embrace. We must dare to opt consciously for our chosenness and not allow our emotions, feelings, or passions to seduce us into self-rejection."

-- Henri Nouwen

Schedule

MONDAY

REDSHIRT LIFTING TIMES
3:15pm - WHITE ATTACK Lift followed by Meeting
3:45pm - BLACK ATTACK Meeting followed by Lift


TUESDAY
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE IF NEED)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT and KICKOFF RETURN MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS(Specialists & Circuit)
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT & KICKOFF RETURN
4:20 PM - ??? -- PRACTICE

Standouts vs. UWG

Special Teams MVP - Marquale Pierson (Rowlett, Texas)
Freshman of the Week - Jacob Moore (Dripping Springs, Texas)
MVP D - Marcus Jones (Houston, Texas)
MVP O - Kale Gelles (Colleyville, Texas)
Big Play D - Jasper Bodiford (Riviera Beach, Florida)
Big Play O - Kale Gelles (Colleyville, Texas)

Quote of the Day

"God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners."

-- Soren Kierkegaard

KO's vs. UWG

For the second straight week, sophomore offensive lineman L.J. Tarrant (Cabot, Arkansas) led the offense in KO's with 41. For the year, Tarrant leads the O with 57.

KO's vs. UWG

Tarrant, LJ - 41
Taylor, Garrett - 40
Ross, Chris - 34
Day, Tory - 26
Powell, Josh - 18
Watson, Jordan - 18
Adams, Kurt - 17
Gelles, Kale - 17
Holt, Jeremy - 17
Vivio, Jeremiah - 17
Kamper, Colton - 14
O'Quin, Tyler - 7
Young, Kyle - 7
Whittle, Dre - 4
Smithey, Austin - 3
Martin, Kelvin - 2
Thompson, Mike - 2
Rogers, Chaz - 1
Simmons, Caleb - 1

Quote of the Day

"Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source."

-- Leo Tolstoy

TV Game vs. UWG

The Thursday night Bison game vs. UWG will televised. Here's a link with more info: http://www.hardingsports.com/news/2010/9/14/FB_0914101916.aspx

Quote of the Day

"Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are."

-- Soren Kierkegaard

Tuesday & Info

Don't forget to get your lift in today (Varsity guys).

We leave Wednesday morning at 11:45am. You will need to attend your 8am class, chapel, and your 10am class.

Today's Schedule:

2:15 PM - 2:55 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM -- SPECIAL TEAM MEETINGS (All Special Teams and All Defense: FG Block & Defense JJ Punt Return)
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM -- PRE PRACTICE/EMPHASIS ON SPECIALISTS
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM -- PRACTICE - (Includes all Special Teams)

Monday

Today is like a Wednesday practice. Let your coach know ASAP if you have a different class schedule on Monday's (some have classes that only meet on Monday).


2:15 PM - 3:05 PM -- POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM -- PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE MEETING
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM -- "LOOK TEAM" MEETING
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM -- PRE-PRACTICE/SPECIAL TEAMS (Specialists & Circuit)FULL PADS
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM -- TEAM/PRAYER
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM -- SPECIAL TEAMS - PUNT RETURN & KICKOFF COVERAGE
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM -- PRACTICE

Quote of the Day

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes."

-- Coach John Wooden

A Tragic Loss

On the heels of a big weekend of football we are destined to hear about teams' tragic losses. There are losses, and then there are losses.

This weekend one of our brothers lost his mother to a battle with cancer. Jordan Garland, a redshirt freshman QB from Murray, Kentucky, lost his mother, Cathy. Cathy was a Godly lady who loved her family with all her heart.

Our prayers go out to the entire Garland family.

Message from Coach Beason

Bisons,

All players have an OPTIONAL LIFT today. You can get this lift this afternoon or after practice tonight. It is posted in the weight room and it should take you about 30-40 minutes to do it all (Redshirts and Varsity have the same workout this time). REDSHIRTS must get the lift today or tomorrow. VARSITY will lift on Tuesday (in addition to the lift today if you get it).

Practice will be in FULL PADS tonight:

6:30-6:45pm - Pre-Practice; Specialists/Special Teams Circuits
6:45-6:50pm - TEAM PRAYER
6:50-7:05pm - PUNT TEAM and KICKOFF RETURN TEAM
7:05-8:45pm - "O" and "D" practice

Spread the word to your teammates!

Quote of the Day

“The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt”

-- Thomas Merton

Game Schedule

The Bisons are off tomorrow, but will travel to the University of West Georgia for a televised game next Thursday. Kick-off is at 6:00 PM CDT, and the game will air GSC-TV.

Quote of the Day

"I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse."

-- Philip Yancey

Thursday's Schedule

VARSITY GUYS GET YOUR LIFT AT YOUR ASSIGNED TIME!

2:15 PM-2:55 PM - POSITION MEETINGS (COACH CAN SCHEDULE)
2:55 PM-3:05 PM - SPECIAL TEAM MEETINGS (ALL but Field Goal and FG Block)
3:15 PM-3:30 PM - PRE PRACTICE/EMPHASIS ON SPECIALISTS
3:30 PM-3:35 PM - TEAM/PRAYER
3:35 PM-5:00 PM - PRACTICE - (Includes all Special Teams)


End of Practice . . . REDSHIRT SCRIMMAGE!!!!!!!

Wednesday (cont.)

If the rain continues to do what it is doing, this will be the schedule:

BRING YOUR SHOES FOR THE GYM! Still in full pads.

3:05pm - PUNT RETURN and KICKOFF COVERAGE

3:30pm - WHITE ATTACK and DEFENSE in the Gym. Film to follow. OFFENSE will start in film at 3:30pm.

4:30pm - BLACK ATTACK meet up with OFFENSE in the Gym.

We will do special teams at 4:30pm.

Check with your position coach about any meetings before that.

Quote of the Day

“It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.”

-- Donald Miller

Wednesday

Make sure you prepare for a gym practice today. In other words, make sure you bring tennis shoes.

If we do end up in the gym, the schedule will be as follows:

3:05 - 3:20 - Special Teams meetings
3:30 - 4:30 - D practice and O film
4:30 - 4:45 - Special Teams practice
4:45 - 4:50 - X-Point/FG
4:50 - 5:50 - O practice and D film

KO's

LJ Tarrant (Cabot, AR) led the O in KO's vs. SAU with 16.

Offensive KO's vs. SAU:

Tarrant, LJ - 16
Day, Tory - 14
Taylor, Garrett - 10
Young, Kyle - 10
Gelles, Kale - 8
Watson, Jordan - 6
Adams, Kurt - 5
Holt, Jeremy - 5
Hudson, Dallon - 4
Martin, Kelvin - 4
O'Quin, Tyler - 2
Powell, Josh - 2
Ross, Chris - 2
Whittle, Dre - 2
Finley, Alex - 1
Finley, Hunter - 1
Juneau, Natt - 1
Rubey, Braden - 1
Smithey, Austin - 1

Quote of the Day

"I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ."

-- Jimmy Carter

GSC Player of the Week

Eddie Russ Named GSC Defensive Player of the Week
Senior had an interception and a fumble recovery
by Scott Goode

SEARCY - Harding University senior cornerback Eddie Russ, Jr., was named the Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Russ, a native of Cottondale, Fla., had the best individual performance in what was possibly the best team defensive performance by the Bisons in several seasons.

Russ had four tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and two pass-breakups in Harding's 20-0 victory over Southern Arkansas on Saturday at First Security Stadium. It was the second time in his career that he had an interception and a fumble recovery in the same game. His fumble recovery halted an SAU drive at the Harding 31-yard line and his interception came on the Muleriders' second play from scrimmage in the second half.

The shutout for the Bisons was its first since a 13-0 victory at West Georgia in 2002, its first at home since a 42-0 blanking of Langston in 1998, and its first in a season opener since a 38-0 victory at Lane in 1992. It was also only the second time Harding shutout Southern Arkansas in 47 meetings. The other was a 12-0 result in Searcy in 1973, current head coach Ronnie Huckeba's freshman year at Harding.

Russ and the Bisons have a 12-day break before playing again on Sept. 16 at West Georgia in Carrollton. The game will air regionally on the Comcast/Charter Sport Southeast network as part of the GSC-TV package.

Standouts vs. SAU

Disclaimer: All 116 players on our squad are valuable. The best thing about football is that it is a TEAM sport, and thus not about celebrating individual achievements. However, these young men did have an outstanding week, and our acknowledgement of them is not an attempt to reduce anyone else's contribution to the team.

Freshman of the Week - Gabe Garner, Weatherford, TX
Special Teams MVP - Jeremy Holt, Nashville, TN
MVP Defense - Eddie Russ, Jr., Cottondale, FL
MVP Offense - LJ Tarrant, Cabot, AR
Big Play Defense - Josh Aldridge, Jackson, TN
Big Play Offense - Chaz Rogers, Guntersville, AL

Quote of the Day

“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”

-- Norman Vincent Peale

Bisons defeat SAU

Ex-option-al: Harding Football Blanks Southern ArkansasBison defense posts first home shutout since 1991
by Scott Goode

SEARCY – For the Harding football team, there was really no way the season could have started much better.

Harding (1-0) used a pair of 100-yard rushing games from junior Kale Gelles and sophomore Chaz Rogers and the defense posted its first home shutout in 19 years in the Bisons’ 20-0 victory over Southern Arkansas (0-1) on Saturday at First Security Stadium. Though both teams are members of the Gulf South Conference, Saturday’s game was officially a non-conference matchup.

Using its new option offense, Harding took its first drive of the season 53 yards on nine plays and used 5:15 on the clock before Gelles scored from 11 yards out to put the Bisons ahead. Adin Menkin’s extra point made it 7-0.

Late in the second quarter, Harding took advantage of poor Southern Arkansas field position to score again. The Muleriders punted from their own 11-yard line, and junior Jeremy Holt’s seven-yard return gave the Bisons the ball at the SAU 40. On the first play, senior quarterback Josh Powell connected with senior wide receiver Kurt Adams on a 40-yard touchdown strike. SAU’s Don Unamba blocked the extra point, and Harding had a 13-0 lead going into halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, Harding used a big play from Rogers to set up its final touchdown on its first drive of the fourth quarter. Rogers broke away from two SAU tacklers on the option and sprinted 74 yards to the SAU 6. Four plays later, Rogers stretched the ball over the goal line on 4th-and-goal for Harding’s third touchdown.

Harding’s defense allowed only 164 total yards, 51 on the ground and 113 in the air. Only once did Southern Arkansas have a drive for more than 35 yards, and that drive ended in a lost fumble. In the second half, the Muleriders’ longest drive was 25 yards and resulted in a missed field goal.

The 164 yards was the fewest allowed by a Harding defense since yielding only 136 yards in a 13-0 win over West Georgia on Oct. 12, 2002, the Bisons’ last shutout prior to Saturday.

Harding’s last shutout at First Security Stadium came on Sept. 7, 1991, a 52-0 pasting of Lane College.

The Bisons had several outstanding individual defensive efforts. Junior Russ Jenkins led the team with seven tackles. Senior Jermaine Blanchard had four tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, but possibly the best outing of the night came from senior cornerback Eddie Russ, who had four tackles, two pass breakups, an interception returned for 18 yards and a fumble recovery.

Harding totaled 292 total yards of offense, 224 of them coming on the ground. Gelles rushed 19 times for 103 yards, and Rogers carried 10 times for 102 yards. They became the first duo to rush for over 100 yards in a game since Adam Lybrand (107) and Dondtray Thomas (107) achieved the feat against Missouri Southern in 2004.

Adams’ second quarter touchdown was the 23rd receiving score of his career, leaving him only two behind Gerald Payne for Harding’s career record. He had two receptions for 53 yards.

Harding now has a 12-day break before playing West Georgia on Sept. 16 in Carrollton, Ga. The game will be televised regionally on Charter/Comcast Sports Southeast as part of the Gulf South Conference television package.

Bisons Win!!!

20-0 over SAU!!!!!

Quote of the Day

"Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority."

--Vince Lombardi

Game Time

Kick-off in a mere 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Quote of the Day

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan."

-- Coach Tom Landry

Friday's practice

Dress: Bison gear

Special Teams Meeting: 3:00

Practice: 3:20

Quote of the Day

"Love is the only rational act."

-- Stephen Levine

Notes

Here is some info courtesy of Scott Goode:

Harding currently has 116 players on its roster, 75 active players and 41 red-shirts. Below is a breakdown of the 2010 Harding Football active roster:

· Class: Seniors (17), Juniors (15), Sophomores (18), True Freshmen (6), Redshirt Freshmen (19).

· Harding has eight seniors who have been with the Bisons throughout their collegiate careers: WR Jordan Watson, WR Kurt Adams, DB Steve Hudson, DL Jermaine Blanchard, LB Jason Thomasson, DL Marcus Jones, P Micah Canterbury and DL Ray Hatfield.

· Harding’s six true freshmen are: DB Derrick Bradshaw, RB Colton Kamper, OL David Lee, OL Alex Guth, OL Patrick Bingham and WR Trey Gavin.

· The Bisons have 39 offensive players, 31 defensive players, and five special teams players on the opening day roster.

· Offensively, Harding has four quarterbacks, 13 running backs, eight wide receivers and 14 offensive linemen.

· Defensively, the Bisons have 11 defensive linemen, six linebackers and 14 defensive backs.

· Deep snapper Darby Palmer, K Adin Menkin, P/K Tanner Dykema, P Kris Barnes and P/K Micah Canterbury are the five special teams players.

· Harding’s active roster has student-athletes from 13 different states. The leaders are Texas (19), Arkansas (16), Tennessee (16), California (7) and Florida (7).

Non-conference Matchups

The SAU game is the first of two non-conference games for the 2010 season. The Bisons are 19-8 in non-conference games since joining the NCAA in 1997. Last season, Harding went 2-1 in non-conference games with wins over Missouri Southern and Southwest Baptist.

Next Time Out

Harding’s next action is on the road against West Georgia in Carrollton on Sept. 16. The game will be telecast regionally as part of the GSC-TV package on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast. It is the second game of the eight-game package. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. Central Time.

Who’s Back

Harding has 38 letterwinners returning off last seasons’ team that finished 5-6 overall, 3-5 (8th place) in the Gulf South Conference. Harding returns five players who started last season on offense and seven on defense.

Home, Sweet, Home

Harding will play six home games at First Security Stadium for the second straight season. The Bisons are 34-17 (.667) at home since 2000.

Quote of the Day

"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books -- especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."

-- Joshua Wooden, father of the late Coach John Wooden

1st John 3:16

I've posted this story before, but I felt like it was time to post it again.

Click here for the link.

Quote of the Day

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."

-- Mother Teresa

Quote of the Day

"For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment."

-- Coach John Wooden

Offensive Preview: Huckeba Releases First Two-Deep

by Scott Goode

SEARCY – With less than two weeks remaining before the kickoff of the 2010 football season, Harding head coach Ronnie Huckeba released his first two-deep of the fall Tuesday. The Bison offense will be new-look and a blast from the past at the same time as Harding moves from a pass-first attack to a more balanced, option-style offense. It’s been more than 30 years since Harding fans have seen the option as the focal point of the Bison offense.

Five Bisons who started on offense in 2009 are slated to be in the starting 11 for the first game. Josh Powell returns as the starting quarterback with Kale Gelles and Jeremy Holt in the backfield. Jordan Watson returns as one starting wide receiver, and Garrett Taylor returns as a starter on the offensive line.

Below is a positional breakdown of the Harding offensive two-deep.

Quarterback

· 2009 Starter – Josh Powell

· 2010 Starter – Josh Powell (6-3, 215, SR)

· 2010 Backup – Chaz Rogers (6-1, 210, SO)

Josh Powell is the frontrunner for the starting job entering the first game, beating out Chaz Rogers and Lambuth transfer Kelvin Martin in a three-way battle. Powell started eight games for the Bisons as a junior and passed for 1,735 yards and 10 touchdowns. He missed three games with a knee injury that appears to be completely healed. Powell displayed his running ability with a 61-yard effort vs. Southwest
Baptist last season.

Rogers played in six games last season and passed for 431 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for more than 100 yards as Harding’s starter in the spring game that Powell missed due to his knee injury.

Running Back

· 2009 Starter – Jeremy Holt

· 2010 Starter – Kale Gelles (5-11, 200, JR)

· 2010 Backup – Kelvin Martin (6-2, 220, SO)

In Harding’s spread offense, Gelles rushed 40 times for 152 yards and a touchdown. He was also a weapon in the passing game, hauling in 37 passes (second on the team) for 358 yards and three touchdowns. As a high school junior, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram named Gelles one of the top six running backs in the Dallas area.

Martin was the Wildcat-formation quarterback at Lambuth as a freshman. At Harding, Martin will see time in the backfield, sometimes as the quarterback and sometimes as a running back. He rushed 76 times for 312 yards and five touchdowns and passed for 413 yards and three touchdowns at Lambuth.

Slot Back
· 2009 Starter – None

· 2010 Starters – Jeremy Holt (5-9, 180, JR) and Kyle Young (6-0, 225, SR)

· 2010 Backups – Alex Finley (5-10, 190, RsFR) and Braden Rubey (5-8, 185, JR)

A new position in the Bison offense in 2010, the slot backs are the pitch-men in the option offense. Holt, Harding’s leading returning rusher with 155 yards last season, is dangerous as a runner on the outside and also has great hands out of the backfield. He caught 34 passes for 345 yards last season. Young carried 15 times last season and had nine receptions but will have a much larger role in 2010.

Finley, who redshirted in 2009, will make his Bison debut in the backfield. He was a two-time All-District 6-5A honoree at Marcus High School in Texas. Rubey, who was a linebacker in high school, will be on the offensive side of the ball for the first time in his collegiate career. He spent the last two seasons as a defensive back and had 18 tackles last season, with nine of those coming on special teams.

Wide Receiver

· 2009 Starters – Terrence Davis and Jordan Watson

· 2010 Starters – Kurt Adams (6-4, 200, SR) and Jordan Watson (6-2, 195, SR)

· 2010 Backups – Tyler O’Quin (6-1, 200, JR) and Trey Gavin (6-2, 180, FR)

In Harding’s new offense, the wide receivers will play a different role. On many plays, their blocks can spring a big play in the option. And while they may not catch as many passes in the new system, the potential for big passing plays is always there, especially with two of Harding’s most prolific pass receivers returning for their senior seasons. Adams, who missed all but two games last season with a knee injury, has 1,886 career receiving yards and ranks second in school history with 22 touchdown receptions. Watson has 1,598 career receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.

O’Quin had a solid sophomore season last year, catching 21 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns. Gavin is a true freshman from Bald Knob (Ark.) High School, where he earned 4A All-State honors after recording 72 receptions for 1,112 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior.

Offensive Line

· 2009 Starters – James Kee, Brad Parker, Chris Ross, Caleb Simmons and Garrett Taylor

· 2010 Starters – Jeremiah Vivio (6-3, 255, RsFR), Garrett Taylor (6-1, 285, JR), Dallon Hudson (6-5, 255, RsFR), L.J. Tarrant (6-0, 265, SO), Tory Day (6-0, 260, SO)

· 2010 Backups – Hunter Finley (6-5, 270, JR), Alex Guth (6-0, 265, FR), David Lee (6-2, 250, FR), Chris Ross (6-2, 295, SR), Austin Smithey (6-2, 220, SO)

The 2010 Bison offensive line will be very young, but it is also comprised of quick, tough players who can be successful in the option offense. The five players scheduled to start have combined to start 11 games for Harding, 10 of those coming from left guard Garrett Taylor. Left tackle Jeremiah Vivio and center Dallon Hudson are both redshirt freshmen. L.J. Tarrant saw action last season and started one game. Tory Day is a Division I transfer from Louisiana-Lafayette.

Ross started six games last season and will be in the mix at guard. Finley played in six games last season, primarily on special teams. Smithey moved to the offensive line during spring practice. Guth and Lee are both true freshmen who had outstanding high school careers.

Six Starting Seniors: Breaking Down the Harding Defense

by Scott Goode

SEARCY – With less than two weeks remaining before the kickoff of the 2010 football season, Harding head coach Ronnie Huckeba released his first two-deep of the fall Tuesday. The Bison defense will be in its second season with the 4-2-5 alignment that showed much improvement over the two previous seasons.

Harding has seven defensive starters from last season penciled in to start the first game of the season next Saturday against Southern Arkansas. Sophomore Terrence Davis, a starter last season at wide receiver, is now expected to start on defense at cornerback. The other returning starters include defensive ends Josh Aldridge and Marcus Jones, defensive tackle Andrew Jackson, linebacker Jason Thomasson, and defensive backs Jasper Bodiford, Steve Hudson and Eddie Russ.

Below is a positional breakdown of the Harding defensive two-deep.

Defensive End

· 2009 Starters – Josh Aldridge and Marcus Jones

· 2010 Starters – Josh Aldridge (6-2, 225, SO) and Marcus Jones (5-8, 235, SR)

· 2010 Backups – Jermaine Blanchard (6-1, 220, SR) and Mark Gutierrez-Durant (6-3, 270, SR)

Aldridge had a solid season as a redshirt freshman defensive end, recording 35 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss. Jones, a senior, has started 27 career games and recorded 54 tackles last season.

Blanchard moved from linebacker to defensive end last season and earned All-GSC honors. His speed makes him one of Harding’s top pass rushers. Blanchard led Harding with 9.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks in 2009. Gutierrez-Durant had some injury issues last season, but his work in the weight room, where he lifted 225 pounds an astounding 38 times in the preseason, shows he is back at full strength.

Defensive Tackle/Nose Guard

· 2009 Starters – Keenan Kitchen and Andrew Jackson

· 2010 Starters – Andrew Jackson (5-11, 270, SR) and John Ikahihifo (5-11, 330, SR)

· 2010 Backups – Ray Hatfield (5-10, 280, SR), Joe Calvin (6-0, 280, FR) and Eddie Frazier (6-2, 260, SO)

A pair of veterans will hold down the middle for the Bisons. Jackson is a three-year starter who had 34 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss last season. Ikahihifo served as a backup to Kitchen last season and moves into the starting nose guard spot after making 15 tackles a season ago.

Hatfield returns to Harding for his senior season, having not played since 2007. He is a strong interior lineman and an excellent run-stopper at nose guard. Calvin originally signed with Tennessee-Martin out of high school and transferred to Harding in January. Frazier had four tackles last season as a reserve.

Linebacker
· 2009 Starters – Jason Thomasson and Rene Stephan

· 2010 Starters – Jason Thomasson (5-10, 200, SR) and Kennard Henderson (5-7, 200, SO)

· 2010 Backups – Russ Jenkins (6-3, 260, JR) and Aaron Gillaspie (5-10, 205, SO)

The Bisons have a solid corps at linebacker with Thomasson leading the group. Thomasson had 60 tackles last season, and Henderson added 48 tackles. Both starters are play-makers and have the speed to cover the field from sideline to sideline.

Jenkins could be the best-kept secret in the GSC this season. The 260-pounder runs a 4.6 40-yard dash and had an outstanding junior college career at DeAnza College in California. Gillaspie overcame an injury last season to be very productive in the second half. He had 30 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, despite missing the season’s first four games.

Rover/Safeties

· 2009 Starters – Josh Jones, Jasper Bodiford and Steve Hudson

· 2010 Starters – Daniel Bernal (5-9, 170, JR), Jasper Bodiford (5-8, 195, SO) and Steve Hudson (6-0, 200, SR)

· 2010 Backups – Luke Tribble (6-0, 195, JR) and James Feher (6-1, 205, SO)

In the secondary, Harding will miss Josh Jones, who had arguably the best season ever by a Bison defensive back last year. In his spot, Harding has brought in Bernal, a transfer from Pasadena City College in California, who had 69 tackles last season. The Bisons also return to reliable safeties in Bodiford, who had 57 tackles last season, and Hudson, who is Harding’s leading returning tackler with 67 stops as a junior.

Tribble has started before for the Bisons and is always well-positioned on the field. Feher has dropped some weight and moved from defensive line to defensive back. He has good speed and outstanding reach.

Cornerbacks

· 2009 Starters – Darren Newson and Eddie Russ

· 2010 Starters – Eddie Russ (5-11, 180, SR) and Terrence Davis (5-9, 170, SO)

· 2010 Backups – Dempsey Bonner (5-8, 170, SO) and Derrick Bradshaw (5-5, 155, FR)

Russ is Harding’s most experienced cornerback. He had 29 tackles and three interceptions last season and will likely match up with the opponents’ top receiver. Davis has great ball skills, moving to the secondary after hauling in 34 receptions last season as a wide receiver.

Bonner has played mostly on special teams but will be in the cornerback rotation, and Bradshaw, a true freshman, wowed the Harding coaching staff during a workout last season. He has also earned a spot in the rotation.

The special-teams breakdown will appear on HardingSports.com on Thursday.

Info (Revised)

VARSITY DEFENSE Film at 2:30pm. WHITE ATTACK and VARSITY DEFENSE needs to be dressed in FULL PADS for Warm-Up at 3:05pm.

VARSITY OFFENSE in Film at 3:30pm. BLACK ATTACK and VARSITY OFFENSE in SHELLS on the field at 4:20pm.

You come to the first meeting/warm-up that you are a part of.

Snappers/Punters/Kickers: We are going PUNT TEAM at 4:25pm.

Coach Beason still has not gotten a return email regarding Varsity Lifting Times from:
Terrence Davis
Derrick Bradshaw
Eddie Russ
Marquale Pierson
D.J. Bedford
Kennard Henderson
Mark Gutierrez
Eric Lambert
Tanner Dykema

Spread the word.

Message from Coach Beason

This first part is for NON-REDSHIRTS only:

Varsity players should open the attachment and see the options for getting your 2nd lift each week. These will be LEADER-LED LIFTS. You need to choose one time on EITHER Wednesday or Thursday (not both days). Reply to me with your choice. This will start next week. So, we will lift together on Sunday evenings, and you will get your second lift on either Wednesday or Thursday at the time you sign up for. You need to get a lift on your own either today, tomorrow, or Thursday.

REDSHIRTS: This week, you can get a lift on your own today, Wednesday, or Thursday, but we WILL LIFT TOGETHER THIS SATURDAY morning after team pictures. Then, we will start our normal lifting schedule: Monday afternoon, Wednesday night at 9pm, Friday (morning if away game; afternoon if home game), Saturday morning (home games only). We will lift 3-4 days per week.

EVERYONE: The work we do in the weight room is vital to your durability (injury prevention) and performance. Work hard each and every time we are in there.

News

1. Seniors are being fed tonight at Larry's Pizza from 7 to 8 pm.

2. We will have position meetings TODAY starting at 2:15pm unless your position coach tells you differently. PUNT TEAM and PUNT RETURN will meet today at 2:55pm.

Quote of the Day

"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them: 'Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden.'"

-- St. Augustine

Message from Coach Beason

Bisons,
We hope your first day of classes goes well!

1. We will leave for the BUFFET/LAKE from the Athletic Center today at 3:15pm. Remember, car pool. Have your cars/trucks full of people. Bring a lifejacket if you have one.

2. Any one who took summer classes at anywhere other than Harding, and ALL TRANSFER PLAYERS, see Coach Huck immediately about getting your transcripts in so you can be eligible!

3. Make sure to get treatment and bandage ALL scrapes on your body. You will be required to have these covered when you go to the weight room!

4. We need guys who are either Redshirting or not on the travel squad to help us with the footballs on the sidelines during games. Yes, these are referred to as "ball boys," but they have a crucial role and we need you to help. We will need 4 available for each of our 6 home games, and 2 to travel with us to away games. If you would like to help with this, please email me back with your game (or 2) preference. Redshirts, we are counting on you to fill most of these slots. Thanks!

Coach Beason

Schedule

SUNDAY
2:00-2:30pm - O-Line Lift/O Back & Receivers Meet
2:30-3:00pm - SWITCH from above

3:00-3:30pm - D-Line Lift/DBs & LBs Meet
3:30-4:00pm - SWITCH from above

7:00-9:00pm - Practice in Full Pads


MONDAY
1st Day of Classes and Chapel (attendance WILL be checked in chapel on the first day)

After Classes - Leave for Greers Ferry Lake (Swim, Tubing, we'll have several boats, etc.) and SEAFOOD BUFFET. Bring a lifejacket if you have one, please.

An Inspiring Story

Click here for the link.

Quote of the Day

“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”

-- Theodore Roosevelt

Skit Night

Below you will find groups for "Skit Night." Seniors in each group, you are in charge of your group. This will take place Sunday night, and everyone in the group must have a role. More details will come tomorrow, but if you want to go ahead and get together with your group and start planning, go ahead.

Group 1
Kurt Adams
Dempsey Bonner
Dallon Hudson
BMOP
Joe Calvin
Eddie Frazier
James Adkin
Derrick Bradshaw
Juliaen Broner
Eric Lambert
David Lee
Isaac Taylor

Group 2
Jermaine Blanchard
Kennard Henderson
Phillip Mion
Rene Stephan
DJ Bedford
Ish
Daniel Bernal
Devonte Britt
Matt Casanova
Ricky Lewis
Cole Lockwood
Sheldon Vanderpool

Group 3
John Ikahihifo
Steve Hudson
TO
LJ
Kris Barnes
Huner Finley
Jordan Garland
Casey Caton
Cameron Crockett
Rusty Cummings
Donatello Luckett
Ambrose McKinnon
Will Walker

Group 4
Andrew Jackson
Kelvin Martin
Braden Rubey
Marquale Pierson
Brandon Cable
Jeremy Brackens
Trey Gavin
Gabe Garner
James Meadows

Group 5
Josh Powell
Josh Aldridge
Alex Finley
Aaron Gillespie
Andrew Brackins
Stephen Emerson
Ty Finley
Mike Milligan
Jacob Moore
Jason Oller

Group 6
Chris Ross
Kale Gelles
Mark Durant
Chaz Rogers
Micah Canterbury
Marshall Hughes
TD
David Fields
Xzander Fleming
Ryan Pelinske
Christian Pletta

Group 7
Eddie Russ
Logan Perkins
Russ Jenkins
Dre Whittle
Michael English
Trevor Hunt
Michael Galloway
John Gay Jr.
Zebadee Rankin
Pete Rodriguez

Group 8
Kyle Young
Darby
Jasper Bodiford
Ray Hatfield
Jermiah Vivieo
Joe English
James Feher
Alex Guth
Scott Hamilton
Joshua Ross
Brent Rowsey

Group 9
Jordan Watson
Garrett Taylor
Marcus Jones
Eric Ragsdale
Austin Smithey
Tory Day
Adin Menkin
Sammy Williams
Holt Henderson
Colton Camper
Shane Schock
Ahmad Scott
Jake Sloan

Group 10
Jason Thomassson
Caleb Simmons
Jeremy Holt
BJ
Tanner Dykema
Romas Roberson
Patrick Bingham
Keenan Killett
Benjamin Kissinger
David Smith
Ryan Smith
Anthony Stribling

Quote of the Day

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other."

-- Abraham Lincoln

Quote of the Day

"Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one."

-- Bobby Knight

Bison Football Weekend Package

For the following Harding home games, the Heritage Inn is offering a football weekend package for parents and alumni. Stay two nights at the campus hotel, and the third consecutive night is FREE! You will also receive two general admission tickets to the game at no charge.


September 4, 2010 – Harding vs. Southern Arkansas University
October 9, 2010 – Harding vs. University of West Alabama
October 30, 2010 Harding vs. University of Arkansas-Monticello
November 13, 2010 Harding vs. University of North Alabama

Rates are very competitive, and the convenience is second to none. Space is limited, so call 888-766-2465 to make reservations or check availability for these great get away weekends. Please share this information with your friends.

Families of our students, prospective students and Harding alumni always receive a 10% discount, with the exception of peak times such as Spring Sing, Homecoming, Family Weekend, Lectureship and graduation. When making your reservation, ask for the discount. Call 888-766-2465.

Numbers Game: 122 Harding Football Players Report

Link

Heavy Lifting: Bisons Test in the Weight Room

Link

Quote of the Day

"Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love."

-- Virgil

Quote of the Day

"Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you've made the effort to do the best of which you're capable."

-- Coach John Wooden

Update

We've had a couple of good days of practice. We're progressing well, and eagerly awaiting the ability to finally put on full pads. It's been hot, but our trainers have done a great job keeping us healthy, and our guys have been very focused mentally despite the heat.

Harding University Athletics - Reporting Time: Football First, More to Follow

Harding University Athletics - Reporting Time: Football First, More to Follow

One day!!!!!

In less than 24 hours every Bison will be here, checked in and ready to go. These are exciting times! Bisons traveling tomorrow, be safe. See you soon.

Quote of the Day

"The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation must be laid."

-- Thomas a Kempis

Gameday Visits

Prospective student-athletes are invited to all six of our home games this fall. Here is a link to our schedule.

The Parents' Night game (October 2 vs. Lambuth), as well as the Homecoming game (November 6 vs. Arkansas Tech) will be special visits where we will plan more activities for recruits.

Contact any of the coaches if you have any questions.

Quote of the Day

"God does not desire more of our time some of the time; He desires all of our attention all of the time."

Quote of the Day

Here's tomorrow's Quote of the Day a little early:

"What you do for yourself alone dies with you; what you do for others and the world remains, and is immortal."

-- Albert Pike

It's about that time

Quite a few Bisons are already arriving on campus. Reporting day is a mere five days away, and the first game is only 29 days out.

For those who will be traveling back to Searcy in the coming days, we pray that God provide a safe trip.

Quote of the Day

"Love conquers all."

-- Virgil

Quote of the Day

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, people may be jealous; be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.

--Mother Teresa

Harding University Athletics - Preseason Props: Blanchard Named Preseason All-America

Harding University Athletics - Preseason Props: Blanchard Named Preseason All-America

Harding University Athletics - Harding Football Adds Cullins, Symons to Coaching Staff

Harding University Athletics - Harding Football Adds Cullins, Symons to Coaching Staff

Harding University Athletics - Stallings Earns J.D. Jones Scholarship

Harding University Athletics - Stallings Earns J.D. Jones Scholarship

Harding University Athletics - Fab Five: Harding Places Five on GSC All-Decade Team

Harding University Athletics - Fab Five: Harding Places Five on GSC All-Decade Team

Harding University Athletics - Harding to Join Eight Other Schools in Forming New Conference

Harding University Athletics - Harding to Join Eight Other Schools in Forming New Conference

Manute Bol's Radical Christianity

A great article about a fool for Christ.

Senior Camp

Last week we hosted our third annual Senior Camp. It was by far our largest camp to date. A total of 140 student-athletes from eight states (Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, Nebraska and South Carolina) honored us with their presence. We were able to learn a lot more about quite a few young men we were already recruiting. Furthermore, our hope was also that these young men and their families would walk away with a much better understanding of who we are and what we're about. It was a blessed time, and we hope and pray we get the opportunity to coach quite a few of these young men in the years to come.

Special Olympics

Need some $$$?

SPECIAL OLYMPICS needs some help this weekend (May 21-22). This would include picking up trash, moving tables/chairs, running errands, etc. If you would like to work, contact Kaye Morgan at 501.279.4009. Also, we need some guys to “volunteer” to work the flag football competition during Special Olympics. So, if you are going to work for pay, please also be willing to volunteer for an hour or two for the flag football. If you just want to do the football competition only, that is fine, too. Contact Coach Beason at 501.279.4061.

Thanks!