Monday, August 13, 2007
Camp Bentley: Day 8
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College football concluded its second day of two practices on Monday.
The Blue Hose practiced around two hours in the morning, focusing mainly on special teams once again in the morning practice.
Monday’s evening practice was PC’s 10th practice of the preseason.
Entering the second week of camp, PC head football coach Bobby Bentley has for the most part been pleased with the efforts of his team, noting that the only real negative at this point in time is the injuries that have plagued the team during the first week of camp, which includes the loss of running back Mario Carter (Columbia, S.C.) to a season-ending knee injury.
The Blue Hose will hold their second scrimmage of the preseason at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Bailey Memorial Stadium.
All PC practices, including Tuesday’s scrimmage, are open to the public.
Noting Camp Bentley…
POSITIVE: After one week of practice, Bentley chose to focus on some of his players when talking about the positives after one week of practice. On offense, Bentley specifically began with the efforts of running back S.J. Worrell (Madison, Ga.), who has been impressive all preseason. Bentley also noted the play of the offensive line that has had to deal with two key returners out with injuries in Jeff Hallen (Walton, Ga.) and Joey Orck (Columbia, S.C.). He also said that the receiving corps has improved exponentially from the outset of camp. On defense, Bentley talked about how much better the secondary has been playing. He also noted the leadership that nose guard David Dunagan (Gainesville, Ga.) has been displaying.
THAT IS SPECIAL: Bentley said that on special teams he has been increasingly impressed with the play of punter Bryson Summers, saying that he has punted well all preseason.
STAR OF THE DAY: Bentley noted that PC freshman quarterback Brandon Miley has looked good in the first week of preseason practice, noting “he is continuing to move up the depth chart and that he will continue to exchange reps with No. 2 quarterback Tim Webb (Lugoff, S.C.). Miley was a Shrine Bowl player last year for North Carolina. A native of Hoggard, N.C. (J.T. Hoggard High School), Miley was his region’s player of the year last season. Miley threw for 29 touchdowns and 2,615 yards last season to conclude his career with over 6,000 yards passing.
PICTURE THIS: The Blue Hose had their annual picture day on Sunday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. PC’s current 90-man roster posed for a team picture and took shots with their individual position coaches. Each Blue Hose also took an individual shot that will be included in the 2007 PC Football GameDay program.
DAY-BY-DAY: The Blue Hose will practice 14 more times before beginning their first week of game preparation on Monday, Aug. 27. In total, PC will have 18 more practices before taking the gridiron against Furman at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 at Paladin Stadium.
Interview With Phil Magdic
PC assistant head coach/linebackers coach Phil Magdic arrived at Presbyterian College charged with the mission of bringing the play of the Blue Hose linebacking corps up to the high standards set by head coach Bobby Bentley.
Coach Magdic feels that goal is within his reach.
“We have a tough task ahead of us, facing Furman on Sept. 1” noted Magdic, “We are getting there though by focusing on refining the little things.”
According to Magdic the progress of the unit is due in large part to the increased leadership role of junior linebacker Antwan Thomas (Hawkinsville, S.C.).
“Antwan has accepted the challenge of becoming more of a team leader. He is more vocal in controlling the defense and getting guys in their spots.”
Among the young players that have taken the lead of Thomas are sophomore Chris Bowman (Conway, S.C.), and Brian Leonardi (Aiken, S.C.).
Magdic remarked that, “both of these young guys have begun to distinguish themselves with their hard work and aggressive play.”
Below is the continuation of our special focus on PC student-athletes entitled Getting To Know The Blue Hose. This installment focuses on PC linebacker Chris Bowman, who is expected to figure prominently in the 2007 Blue Hose defense.
Getting To Know the Blue Hose
Chris Bowman
LB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 224 Sophomore
Conway, SC
What is your favorite food or place to eat?
Place: Central Park
Food: Fried Chicken Wings
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Facebook and Talking on the phone
Why did you choose PC?
Education, prestige of a PC degree
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Still playing football
Favorite Movie?
Baby Boy
What school would you most like to see on your schedule?
Hampton
South Carolina
Who was your biggest influence growing up?
Steve Parsley. He had the same lifestyle as me growing up. He taught me how to grow up and be mature.