2012 was a bit of a statistical step back for TE Hamilton Garner after he was one of the
very few bright lights for Columbia in 2011.
He grabbed just about the same number of passes for just
about the same number of yards, but he only caught one TD last fall as opposed
to the six he had in 2011.
But Garner was no less talented, determined and “clutch”
last season when it really counted. And a specific series during the week four
game at Lehigh made that abundantly clear.
Trailing 7-0 with about seven minutes left in the 1st
quarter, the Lions faced a 3rd and three at their own 45. QB Sean Brackett then hooked up with
Garner on a pretty play for a 26 yard play to the Mountain Hawk 24.
But on the next play, Brackett was picked off by Bryan
Andrews at the 19 and he took off with a head of steam for what looked like an
eventual TD.
51 yards later, someone caught up with him to save the TD.
It was Hamilton Garner.
Lehigh went on to score a TD a couple of plays later anyway,
but anyone who doubted Garner’s desire, speed and stamina doesn’t anymore after
watching that sequence.
Plays like that are the reason why Head Coach Pete Mangurian is expecting such big
things from Garner in what will be his senior season this fall.
And they're why Garner is one of just two Lions on the preseason College
Football Performance Awards Watch List.
2 comments:
Freshman are now included on the Roster.
If it is allowed, I also think that the players should go.They could get a little jump on "F" by spending a few hours at their place. Then it would not be as strange when they arrive for the first game. Maybe the first and second years might have fewer butterflies?
Thanks for the ticket info and web site. Can we ask for the CU part of the grandstand?
How about we tailgate at "BAC" (Baker Athletics Complex)before the game.
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