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Head coach Dawson Odums and Norfolk State are not returning much production — yards-wise — from the wide receiver room in 2024. But depth certainly won’t be an issue for the Spartans’ wideouts.
Last season, the Spartans’ top 10 wide receivers combined for just 1,578 receiving yards. Andre Pegues led the way with 474 yards and he was just one of two in the top 10 who totaled more than 200.
Despite the low numbers, Norfolk State is bringing back six players from last year’s top 10 — along with others — and that’s enough for Odums to have a “good” feeling about his wideouts.
“It’s a room that we’re doing it by committee,” Odums said. “We run an offense that it’s not predicated on one guy. The quarterbacks got to go through a progression and they got to hit the open guy. If we make the right reads, there’s always gonna be somebody open. Can we throw it and catch it? That’s gonna be yet to be determined.”
Three of Norfolk State’s top five receivers from last year will be back this season in Tavian Morris, Elyjah Mitchell and Aaron Moore.
Moore could be the biggest contributor since the former ODU transfer led the Spartans in yards when he got hurt in the fourth game of the season. He still finished No. 4 on the team with 172 yards. The Dumfries native is entering his sixth year of college football.
“He’s still got some stuff to do because he had surgery last year,” Odums said. “So just waiting on all those decisions to be finalized. We don’t foresee a hiccup with that. He’s had a really great camp, so I’m looking for him to have a fantastic year. And he’s grown. He’s grown as a person and you can really see that.”
Morris finished No. 2 on the team last year with 277 receiving yards. The redshirt junior from Prince George said he knows the team still has things to…
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Author : Virginian Pilot
Publish date : 2024-08-08 20:22:00
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