Show J v ' it J B4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday September 19 2002 Tech's Ford Lot out with a concussion Continued from B1 i ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech tail-haSidney Ford will miss Saturday's game against Brigham Young while he recovers from a concussion Ford who sufTcred the injury in preseason drills hasn't played in two of the three games this season He ran for 52 yards against Connecticut then complained afterward about a headache Yellow Jackets coach Chan Gaileysaid Ford didn't dress for last Saturday's game against Clemson “We're trying to he real careful with him" Gailey said' This will he the first-evmeeting between Georgia Tech and B YU ck er little resting in his first marathon as he won the wheelchair division in one hour 28 minutes — nearly a course record for Sl George and one of the fastest reported times for this year's Top of Utah race Last year Griffin entered St George with high hopes to win again but he was instead grateful just to finish after his wheelchair blew a tire He still hasn't raised the $3000 for a new chair arid he will race this Saturday with duct tape holding his racer together If his chair holds together Griffin might be the favorite to win this year's Top of Utah with his family and hometown Local Continued from B1 playen aren't paid and they don't practice together as a team as much as NBA teams do Basketball is just something Griffin does on the side to keep the competitive spirit alive Playing professional basketball wasn't enough however for Griffin He next tried marathons Although he hated running before his accident Griffin's friend Jason Hoakenson gave Griffin an old wheelchair and talked him into training for the St George Marathon two three-and-a-h- watching "I honestly think it will be a shootout between Jason and myself" Griffin said But win or lose Griffin has proven that even a tragedy can years ago - "I thought if he can do it I can do it" Griffin said "I thought if anything I could just restpush rcstpush" Griffin ended up doing very bring success coach Doug Higley said "We have a habit of doing that too I'm not sure why" The Indians dropped to with the loss Despite thai Higley is still upbeat "We're getting better each game" the coach said "We've had a hard schedule really tough schools It's gonna prepare us for schools our size Well be OK'" Swept Continual from B2 - Roth is just one of four USU newcomers (three of them freshmen) to see extended court time this season For each of them — particularly in Fuller's detail-heav- y system — there has been a learning curve Roth was a For instance the recruit out of Barrington highly-toute- d 111 and most expected her to be an impact player at some point in her career At the very least teammates looked forward to seeing some impressive physical feats from the get-g- o But that wasn't the case the fust couple of practices Roth said she struggled physically with almost everything because (lie new methods being taught were in essence gibberish to her "I knew I was coming into a new level but I expected I'd be able to pick things up faster" Roth said "I called home and asked my mom 'why can't I control my body?" Apparently her teammates had similar questions "1 remember thinking 'is this Ingrid? I couldn't believe it" Aggie middle blocker Erin Cartwright said "I heard such good things about her but the first couple of days she just wasn't performing "Then all of a sudden she just snapped out of it and was awesome" Roth has started six matches and is second on the team in blocks (092 per game) She has had some great contests (she hit 727 against Northeastern Friday and 57 1 Sept 7 vs Texas-Sa- n Antonio) and some rough ones (the last two matches she's had more errors than kills) but that's not unusual She's only freshman That's what coaches expect But the good news: She has more than yean left to learn the ’ game The Division I way "I've learned? So much" Roth said "Coach (Fuller) has done so much in developing all the freshmen I think he's taken my volleyball to an extreme new level" before Preston senior forward Michael Cole closed the gap with a second-hal- f goal "We just started really bad and then the second half played really well" Tribe - - Coleman" will be trying to Gary help the Aggies shock Iowa this Saturday He continued to insist that he doesn't focus oh Continued from B1 ' how many catches he makes State with six catches for 66 just helping the team Last year he started three yards and a touchdown There games after transferring from was plenty of talk coming Pasadena Junior College in from Bengal defensive back time for the spring semester in Emery Becldes 2001 Coleman caught 44 "He (Beckles) was like passes for 440 yards and four 'Willis what up' the whole He caught a TDs pass game" Coleman said with a the for longest play of the year smile "Last year Igot it a lot 70-ya- rd especially at Fresno State South Florida and Central Florida" ' from The Miami Fla said he just laughs with his would-b- e tormentors When he first arrived in Logan his teammates used to joke around but lhathas died down Coleman still must deal with the first day of classes each semester but said he just gives those chuckling a big smile "I wouldn't change my name for the world" Coleman said "My family picked that name I'm not going for a reason to complain about the name I have it's part of me I love it" No 9 also loves doing his part to help the team win After struggling against Nebraska the was determined to do his part last weekend On the second offensive play of the game he snagged a pass from quarterback Jose Fucntes for his first TD this year "I felt pretty good we were victorious man" Coleman said "You've got to feel good about that' "Any time We are victorious I don't care if I have one reception or six we won the game That's the main objective hot the individual play" For the year Coleman is second on the team with 12 catches for 130 yards But he is hot satisfied "I had such a bad game at Nebraska I just came out and worked hard during the week (before the Idaho State game)" Coleman said "I wanted to show coach I could do it" Message sent and delivered "There is no question that was tire best game Gaiy has laycd not only catching the Kill but lie ran good routes and lis blocking was exceptional" Aggie wide receivers coach Chris Tabor said "He really stepped up and took a big stride from the Nebraska game That's what We have to ask seniors to do Gary did that fm real proud of him and expect him to do thq same this week" ' er 20-ya- rd r for USU In his short Aggie career Coleman singles out last year's game against then No 6 Oregon as his most memorable game He caught five passes for 81 yards including an 8- - ' yard TD catch in the third quarter that pulled USU within 24-2- 1 Oregon had showed interest in him after he had committed to the Aggies "We had a chance to do so much be so much in that game" Coleman said "If we would have come away with ' that game we would have got so much publicity" But the Aggies didn't Now the senior is trying to finish his collegiate career right "This might be the last chance I get to play football" Coleman said "I want to go out with a bang be able to look back say 1 gave it my all I did everything I needed to do to be successful and make the team successful" If he keeps practicing and playing like he has recently that shouldn't be a problem "Gary is confident in what he does" Tabor said "I have a lot of confidence in him He plays hard and is emotional about the game Bottom line he is a competitor and it shows" It was a long road from Miami to Logan but Coleman is happy he ended up here He said the Aggie coaching staff treated him "like a man" which sold him on the program Coleman is on track to graduate in December with a degree in architecture and business He would like to get a chance to make an NFL roster but if that isn't in the cards then he will put his degree to work and hopes to design buildings Whatcha talkin' 'bout Gary? 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