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Proud of what he called “the emotion and effort” his Panthers showed in last week’s 24-14 loss at Tennessee State, coach Bob Spoo set a team goal of sweeping Tennessee Tech (home), Jacksonville State (away) and Samford (home) to finish 6-6 for the season.
That’s a big order for a team so young that 42 of the 56 players on last week’s travel squad were freshmen or sophomores. The offensive depth chart contained only five juniors or seniors.
Freshman returner-receiver Charles Owens had 81 yards on two kickoff returns and 109 all-purpose yards at Tennessee State.
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He has played in only three games, yet his average of 63.7 all-purpose yards ranks third on the team.