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Holloman will start against Jacksonville State

Posted Monday, September 29, 2008, at 5:41 PM
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SEMO senior tailback Timmy Holloman apparently will be thrown right back into the fire.

Coach Tony Samuel said during his weekly media briefing Monday that Holloman will start Saturday when the Redhawks play at nationally ranked Jacksonville State, the OVC preseason favorite.

Holloman, among the premier runners in SEMO history, missed the final six games of last season and the first five games of this year due to an NCAA suspension for undisclosed reasons.

Through the first five games of 2007, the speedy Holloman ranked second in the OVC and eighth nationally with an average of 131 yards per game. Holloman had 655 yards, a 5.7-yard average and six touchdowns before heading to the sidelines.

Holloman, SEMO leading rusher in each of his first three seasons, ranks fourth on the school's career rushing list with 1,996 yards.

With the addition of Holloman and the emergence of sophomore Henry Harris, SEMO should have a nice one-two punch at the tailback position.

The Redhawks (2-3, 0-1 OVC) probably will need all the firepower they can muster against Jacksonville State (3-1, 1-0), which climbed into the national rankings Monday at No. 22.

Led by touted LSU transfer quarterback Ryan Perrilloux and a stingy defense, the Gamecocks have outscored their last three opponents 99-31 following a season-opening loss at Division I-A Georgia Tech.

Perrilloux was named the OVC offensive player of week after completing 20 of 25 passes for 281 yards during Saturday's impressive 23-10 win at perennial league power Eastern Illinois. Perrilloux threw for one touchdown and ran for two more.

The Gamecocks outgained Eastern Illinois 482-226 in total yardage.

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Holloman might not make a difference this weekend against JSU, but he very well could help us win a couple of toss-up games against Murray, Peay, and now EKU, who looks a little down right now and we have them at home. So IF....IF we're able to win those 3 games, we'll finish at 5-7 which really isn't too bad. That would be an identical record to the 5-7 team in 2003. Winning all 3 of those games might be tough, not impossible. Looking at the schedule, I don't see us beating anyone else.

-- Posted by redhawks07 on Thu, Oct 2, 2008, at 8:01 AM

I am curious how much success we will have on the ground at JSU since JSU only allowed EIU 20 rushing yards on 23 rushing attempts. What do you think Marty?

-- Posted by RCIR on Wed, Oct 1, 2008, at 3:29 AM

Marty Mishow's response:

If Eastern Illinois couldn't run on Jacksonville, I'd be surprised if SEMO has much success. I think Lillard and the receivers are good enough to do some damage through the air, if Lillard gets time.

Jacksonville sounds pretty good this year, after having three straight fairly mediocre seasons (6-5) by their standards. If SEMO can even keep it competitive most of the way, I'll be impressed.

It's par for the course... Urinate in public, get arrested, miss your court, lead your team from under center on saturday...

I can't blame Samuel for starting Lillard and now Holloman. He's doing what he can do to put his team in the best position to be successful. We are better with Lillard at QB and we are much better with Holloman on the field getting touches.

With Samuel's background (Playing and coaching under Tom O. at Nebraska) are you suprised at his decisions? He played and coached at big time program and now he is running SEMO like a big time program minus the athletes, funding and town support.

If you're trying to win a big a time account at work, you showin up in a pinto or a Mercedes... He's trying to beat the OVC power and he's bringin Timmy...simple as that....

Not to mention Holloman has a chance to break the schools all time rushing record, so he needs as many touches as he can get...

-- Posted by SOME of USdrink on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 9:46 PM

Marty Mishow's response:

Holloman is 1,396 yards behind Kelvin Anderson's all-time rushing record of 3,392 yards. If Holloman can average almost 200 yards in SEMO's last seven games, I'd say the Redhawks have a chance to win quite a few of them. I don't see either happening.

He must have had a dirty test of some sort???

-- Posted by seminoles on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 10:13 AM

Anybody want to tell seminoles why he was suspended?

-- Posted by RCIR on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 9:23 AM

I never heard of the NCAA suspending somebody then not releasing why. Must have been pretty bad. Why does SEMO continue to recruit athletes like this? We could get 3 wins every year with athletes that stay out of trouble.

-- Posted by seminoles on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 8:26 AM

The suspension didn't come from the coaching staff, it came from the ncaa. He would have to do something worse to get kicked off the team by this coaching staff.

-- Posted by RCIR on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 8:20 AM

Who cares? Just win baby!!

-- Posted by redhawks07 on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 8:17 AM

If he did something bad enought to warrant a 11 game suspension, why is he still on the team???

-- Posted by seminoles on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 7:46 AM

Oh yea and make sure someone on the coaching staff is responsible for getting Coach Samuel the weather report for Jacksonville, Alabama on Saturday.

-- Posted by RCIR on Tue, Sep 30, 2008, at 7:17 AM

I don't think any semo fans have a problem with it because in these next 3 games, they will need all the help they can get.

-- Posted by RCIR on Mon, Sep 29, 2008, at 7:02 PM

That's awesome get suspended for 11 games and get your starting job right back.

-- Posted by seminoles on Mon, Sep 29, 2008, at 6:01 PM

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