...............I was waiting for this day to come,” Idowu said. “It's finally here.” Idowu, who considered attending Albany and Division II Notre Dame (Ohio) College, preferred the challenge of walking on at Pitt and initially paying tuition. He tried to concentrate on football — and, apparently, did a good job of it — but he admitted, “Tuition checks are always in the back of your mind.”..............
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If Nathan Peterman gets hurt, Stocker will be the first quarterback off the bench. Stocker said he's comfortable with offensive coordinator Matt Canada's playbook after working with it when both were at N.C. State.................
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Special teams coach Andre Powell said he thinks senior kicker Chris Blewitt's field-goal range is just less than 60 yards.“I think any time we get the ball to the 35-yard line (a 52-yard field goal), he can make that 75 percent of the time,” he said. “We can back him up with the right conditions to 56, 57.” ....................
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“Over my 27 years (in coaching), George is one of the best fullbacks I've ever had,” Powell said. “We don't have a tougher guy on this team. George can do things most people can't do, and he brings an edge to our offense.”
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/11058197-74/idowu-pitt-coach
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If Nathan Peterman gets hurt, Stocker will be the first quarterback off the bench. Stocker said he's comfortable with offensive coordinator Matt Canada's playbook after working with it when both were at N.C. State.................
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Special teams coach Andre Powell said he thinks senior kicker Chris Blewitt's field-goal range is just less than 60 yards.“I think any time we get the ball to the 35-yard line (a 52-yard field goal), he can make that 75 percent of the time,” he said. “We can back him up with the right conditions to 56, 57.” ....................
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“Over my 27 years (in coaching), George is one of the best fullbacks I've ever had,” Powell said. “We don't have a tougher guy on this team. George can do things most people can't do, and he brings an edge to our offense.”
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/11058197-74/idowu-pitt-coach
