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.