Jamal Shuman suspended indefinitely
Elon senior running back Jamal Shuman has been suspended indefinitely, according to the Elon University athletic department. Shuman has 22 carries for 64 yards and no touchdowns this season in eight games.
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Elon senior running back Jamal Shuman has been suspended indefinitely, according to the Elon University athletic department. Shuman has 22 carries for 64 yards and no touchdowns this season in eight games.
Heading into this weekend's showdown in Spartanburg, S.C. against Wofford College, Elon University football head coach Jason Swepson said his players have to "overcome the negative vibe" surrounding the team after it has dropped the last two games.
Elon University football coach Jason Swepson’s a nice guy. A good interview. He glad-hands the old-timers as he walks into the weekly football luncheon on Monday afternoons at the Best Western Plus on Huffman Mill Road. He speaks optimistically, answering the questions he’s probably heard a hundred times. He keeps the focus on the team, on the game ahead.
He's said it before, he said it after the team's loss on Homecoming Saturday and he'll likely say it again.
With the score tied at 31 against Western Carolina University late in the fourth quarter, junior quarterback Thomas Wilson hit junior wide receiver Aaron Mellette for a touchdown pass for the seventh straight game. The score put Elon University ahead with 2:13 left in the game and proved to be the game-winning play, as the Phoenix held on to win 38-31.
The Georgia Southern Eagles were able to take advantage of two early Elon turnovers and lead the Phoenix 24-7 at halftime.
A thought was brought up by ESPN.com’s Gregg Easterbrook, aka the “Tuesday Morning Quarterback,” in his column Tuesday: a Detroit Lions-Buffalo Bills Super Bowl.
Despite leading in almost every statistical category against The Citadel Sept. 24, it took everything the Elon University men's football team had to kick a 33-yard field goal in overtime and scrape by with an 18-15 win against The Citadel.
A tight defensive battle, highlighted by a long touchdown run, leaves The Citadel with a 7-6 lead over Elon after the first half.
It took a round of overtime, but the Elon football team managed to come away with an 18-15 victory over The Citadel in front of more than 10,000 fans at Rhodes Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24.
First-year head coach Jason Swepson preaches to his team to "never disrespect a win."
Following a 48-10 victory against Concord University Sept. 10, Elon University head football coach Jason Swepson looked apprehensive.
Elon quarterback Thomas Wilson rolls out for a pass in the Phoenix's 42-10 victory over the Concord University Mountain Lions on Saturday night.
In the first half, Elon controlled the tempo on both sides of the ball, leading a balanced attack of 201 yards through the air and 151 yards on the ground, and leads 28-7 over visiting Concord University.
In The Pendulum's 2011 Fall Sports Insert that was included in the Aug. 31 newspaper, the 2011 Elon Phoenix Football Schedule was incorrect. The correct dates are listed below:
Last night was Super Bowl XLV. In the basement screening of the McEwen School of Communications, a group of nearly two dozen gathered to eat pizza, talk and watch the game on the big screen. This room coincidentally shares a wall with the temporary office of The Pendulum.
Spring game starting lineups:
On an overcast day, the Phoenix prepares for a 6 o'clock kick off at the spring game. Follow the Phoenix during the spring game at http://www.twitter.com/pendulumsports or http://www.facebook.com/thependulum
Pam Richter