(Week 7 Post)Owls Run to Victory 42-21

Good News. The Owls ran Midd Tenn State fans out of the stadium with their dominating performance on the ground by runningbacks R.Sowell, and R.Denman. Both kids putting up 100+ yards, Sowell putting up 200+ yards on the ground. It seemed these guys were unstoppable, and that's what they were, with averages of 10.2 and 15.7. Those are gaudy numbers to put up on any defense. Oh, and R.Denman, last years starting runningback, set a NCAA record with the longest rush, of 95 Yards on a sloppy Blue Raider defense. Huge victory for our guys, as we continue our undefeated season 7-0. Great win guys, and Great job O-Line.

Now, onto the bad news, we lost starting All-American Runningback R.Sowell for 10 weeks with a back strain. It came in the 4th quarter after Sowell had just been previously injured on a kick return, where he said he felt a "tingle" go up his spine but nothing more. When the trainers carried him off the field, he was in lots of pain and said he never subsided till he laid down. He is done for 10 weeks, maybe that is just a code-name for the season. He left it all on the field today, and I am saddened that he was not able to fly back home with the boys, and he will stay in a Tennessee hospital at least for 2 to 3 more days. Surgery is not needed for this injury, but lots of rest, and back rehabilitation is for Sowell to return to the team. Hopefully he returns in good health, ready to run the ball fast, and consistently. No offense to Denman, but Sowell is our Running Game.

Game Leaders:
Passing-B.Burch{PGCC} 286.2 QB Rating 8-11 201 Yards 2 TD
Rushing-R.Sowell{PGCC}-21 Car 216 Yards 10.2 AVG 3 TD
Receiving-R.Blanco{PGCC} 2 Rec 83 Yards 41.5 AVG 1 TD
Defensive-K.Raymond{PGCC} 4 Tot Tack 4 Solo  1 INT 24 Yards