Turner, Shipley, Bergeron turning heads

The Statesman's Kirk Bohls reports that three incoming freshmen are making summer statements in the ongoing workouts. Jaxon Shipley is no surprise. Josh Turner sounds encouraging -- looks like we'll be playing 1 sophomore and 3-4 freshmen at corner this season. Bohls says FB Joe Bergeron is a workout and fitness geek. Less promising is the report on a pair of frosh linebackers, Chet Moss and Steve Edmond.

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Disapointing to hear that about Edmond.

He had a lot of hype coming out of high school. Hopefully we don’t need him next season if he’s not ready to play.

by maf002 on Jul 4, 2011 3:05 PM CDT reply actions

I live out here in East Texas

Seen Edmond play a lot…he always seemed lazy to me. I don’t know his personal life but just watching him on the field and off the field ,meaning practice, he just seemed lazy as if he had it made and in 2A ball he did.

by Wongworns on Jul 4, 2011 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Watched him play Refugio at Sam Houston 2 seasons ago.

You could tell that he was the best player on the field, but yeah I did get that lazy vibe from him. I’m going to go out on a limb and bet that Bennie Wylie breaks that in a hurry.

by maf002 on Jul 5, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Interesting....

that they were the only 3 Horns selected to play on the USA Football team against the World earlier this year.

Every time I feel down and depressed, I think of seven simple words by a true wise man, Matt Leinart: "I still think we're the better team" and I usually end up hurting myself by laughing so hard.

by SurferHorn257 on Jul 4, 2011 4:50 PM CDT reply actions

Doesn't surprise me

about Bergeron. He was an absolute beast at the USA World game.

by Hornfan03 on Jul 6, 2011 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Good and bad news on the TE situation

Freshman McFarland an aggresive physical specimen. Irby prolly never gonna be his old self.

"They can't all be winners!" - Bad Santa

by Ese-De-SA on Jul 4, 2011 9:35 PM CDT reply actions

Corners

Looks like the scholarship holdovers from 2010 are Byndom, Barnett, White, and Jackson. The first three are sophomores, and Jackson is a redshirt freshman. Then of course there are Turner, Evans, Scott, Diggs, and possibly Mykelle Thompson.

How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese? --Charles De Gaulle

by burntorangehorn on Jul 5, 2011 10:41 AM CDT reply actions

You're correct on the sophs at CB

Phillips is now a corner after playing safety in 2010 . . . White and Byndom played some last year. Barnett played a bit, then got hurt, and I think there was a story this spring that he’d miss the 2011 season because of surgery. Then Diggs, who was in spring training, and Turner.

Lots of upside potential and a plus on the talent side . . . but scary young. Almost like the safety situation in 2008.

by edsp on Jul 5, 2011 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I remember when Palmer and co were all gone...

…and Williams, Brown, etc. all turned out pretty well at corner. It’s not that this is entirely analogous, but while it doesn’t make me optimistic, I’m not quite as alarmed as I would’ve been without a guy like Akina there.

How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese? --Charles De Gaulle

by burntorangehorn on Jul 5, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions