BRI Staff
08-14-2011, 01:12 PM
Beaumont, Texas-- Lamar University's small running backs made an immediate impression Saturday night.
For a team that averaged a measly 60.3 rushing yards per game last season, the 102 rushing yards on nine carries with the first-team offense on the field was a welcome sight at the team's first preseason scrimmage.
DePauldrick Garrett's 34-yard touchdown near the left sideline brought to life the small Provost Umphrey Stadium crowd. Garrett, a junior transfer from Navarro College and West Orange-Stark product, took a toss to the left, high-stepped away from a defender and then slipped a tackle before reaching the end zone.
"It kind of shocked me that I was still up and running," said the 5-foot-8, 190-pound Garrett.
Senior Octavious Logan (5-6, 170) had the.........
Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/lamar/article/Lamar-running-backs-make-impression-in-scrimmage-1974826.php#ixzz1V0pirEbq
For a team that averaged a measly 60.3 rushing yards per game last season, the 102 rushing yards on nine carries with the first-team offense on the field was a welcome sight at the team's first preseason scrimmage.
DePauldrick Garrett's 34-yard touchdown near the left sideline brought to life the small Provost Umphrey Stadium crowd. Garrett, a junior transfer from Navarro College and West Orange-Stark product, took a toss to the left, high-stepped away from a defender and then slipped a tackle before reaching the end zone.
"It kind of shocked me that I was still up and running," said the 5-foot-8, 190-pound Garrett.
Senior Octavious Logan (5-6, 170) had the.........
Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/lamar/article/Lamar-running-backs-make-impression-in-scrimmage-1974826.php#ixzz1V0pirEbq