Ferrise's Five
Reasons Zips will lose eight
Adam Ferrise
Issue date: 8/27/07 Section: Sports
4. PL= Players lost: As mentioned, the seniors who have moved on will hurt the club, but every program in the country goes through that every year. But the Zips lost three key players who still had their eligibility.
The most costly is Freshman All-American David Harvey, who didn't meet academic requirements. Harvey was an enormous threat on the gridiron. As a wide receiver, he led the Zips in receiving yards and touchdowns as a true freshman and he was second in the country in yards-per-kickoff return. Another was the loss of Sean Hakes, a highly recruited dual-threat quarterback who left the team in August. Hakes was going to figure in the battle and looked like he was on par, if not slightly ahead, in the quarterback battle after spring practice. The Zips also lost their fourth leading receiver in redshirt freshman Jermaine Lindsay, also for academic reasons.
5. + D= Defense will be solid: The main strength of this year's Zips will undoubtedly be their experienced defense, which returns eight starters from last year. Cornerbacks Reggie Corner and Davanzo Tate are back with the entire secondary, except for strong safety Jason Nedd. Also back is senior corner back/saftety/linebacker/kick holder John Mackey, the teams motivator and top defensive playmaker.
It's not that the Zips don't have enough talent. There are just so many obstacles that it seems the Zips are mathematically eliminated, even before the season starts.
The most costly is Freshman All-American David Harvey, who didn't meet academic requirements. Harvey was an enormous threat on the gridiron. As a wide receiver, he led the Zips in receiving yards and touchdowns as a true freshman and he was second in the country in yards-per-kickoff return. Another was the loss of Sean Hakes, a highly recruited dual-threat quarterback who left the team in August. Hakes was going to figure in the battle and looked like he was on par, if not slightly ahead, in the quarterback battle after spring practice. The Zips also lost their fourth leading receiver in redshirt freshman Jermaine Lindsay, also for academic reasons.
5. + D= Defense will be solid: The main strength of this year's Zips will undoubtedly be their experienced defense, which returns eight starters from last year. Cornerbacks Reggie Corner and Davanzo Tate are back with the entire secondary, except for strong safety Jason Nedd. Also back is senior corner back/saftety/linebacker/kick holder John Mackey, the teams motivator and top defensive playmaker.
It's not that the Zips don't have enough talent. There are just so many obstacles that it seems the Zips are mathematically eliminated, even before the season starts.
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