Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
carolina community conference east fans florida games great memphis rivalry road schedule virginia
The road games at Florida and Virginia Tech, the rivalry games with Tulane, UAB, Memphis and East Carolina and challenging games with conference newcomers, Marshall, UCF and Tulsa to our schedule is not only great for our fans and supporters, but also for the community of Hattiesburg.
city football goodness memphis team thank university
Thank goodness for the city of Memphis and especially the University of Memphis. I don't know what else we could do. I know our football team is very appreciative of everything Memphis is doing for us.
good player though
Ryan, even though he's just a freshman, I think is going to be a really good player for us.
circumstance incidents total totally
Totally different incidents, ... Total different incidents and the circumstances around it are much different.
comfort decision felt forward lengthy level move physicians reach several time unable
There's really not a lot I can say at this point. The decision was made ... after lengthy consultations with our physicians and several others. We were unable to reach a comfort level to move forward with the trade. At this time we felt we had to go in this direction.
There's really not a lot I can say at this point.
competition good
There was a lot of good things that we did and the competition was good. I think we accomplished a lot out there.
ability depth felt learning needed proven shown spring start
They're still learning but they've shown some things. They've got to start sometime. We needed some depth and we really felt (Morgan and Bradshaw) had the ability to play there and I think they've proven that. If you don't do it now, you can't do it in the fall. They need this spring for learning.
ball run vulnerable
They run the ball really well. That's something that we've been vulnerable to this year.
available looks waiting
There was not a fight. It looks like he will be available for the whole game, but we're waiting to hear.
division emphasize players state talent
There were more players in the state this year, more Division I talent and more qualifiers. Yes, we did emphasize it a little more.
age certain close concerns given looking questions searching
There were certain things that we had concerns about that we wanted to take a close look at, given the age of the player. We're looking at him over a long term. We want to make sure. We had some concerns or questions that we wanted answered, and that's what we're still searching for are the answers.
arm football tough
There was that big arm and his competitiveness. He's a tough kid. He's going to be a player.
appreciate best determined interest luck medical patience process void wealth wish
After compiling a wealth of medical information, we determined that it would be in our best interest to void the trade. We appreciate Steven's patience during this process and wish him the best of luck back in Philadelphia.