ARLINGTON,
Texas — The 18th-ranked Valdosta State Blazers face the unranked
Angelo State Rams Saturday at 12 p.m. Central from Cowboys Stadium. For a
complete game preview, read Saturday’s edition of The Valdosta Daily Times.
Cochran listed as starting QB
After
telling media Tuesday that quarterback Cayden Cochran would “definitely” start
in Saturday’s game against Angelo State at Cowboys Stadium, Valdosta State head
coach David Dean seems to be following his word. The first glimpse of
Saturday’s depth chart has Cochran listed as the starter followed by Graham
Craig, who started VSU’s game last weekend against Fort Valley State.
Cochran
missed last week’s game with a separated non-throwing shoulder that he suffered
in the Blazers’ week 1 loss to Saginaw Valley State.
OC Brown not with team
Valdosta state Offensive coordinator is not with the team this weekend in Dallas. Brown is in Valdosta with his wife as the couple is expecting the birth of their first child.
Three weeks, three games, three states
Saturday’s
game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas will mark the Blazers’ third
different game in a third different state this season. Following this week’s
game, the Blazers will play just one more game out of their home state — Oct.
13 at North Alabama. The Blazers host West Alabama next weekend and Edward
Waters Sept. 29.
Friday’s flight delayed
Valdosta
State’s flight to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was delayed Friday
morning by close to an hour and a half. The Blazers were left sitting on the
tarmac at the Valdosta Regional Airport due to weight balance issues with the
airplane. The airplane was left without air conditioning during the delay. The
Blazers arrived in the Dallas area around 2 p.m. Central time, nearly two hours
behind the original schedule.
Saturday’s media
The Blazers
and Rams game can be seen on Mediacom channel 20 (VSU-TV) in Valdosta on
Saturday. The game broadcast will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern. The game will also
be carried throughout the entire Blazer Radio Network, including the flagship
station Talk 92.1 FM. The game can also be heard on 92.9 FM (Valdosta), 1150 AM
and 96.1 FM (Valdosta), 107.5 (Jasper, Fla.), 97.7 FM/AM (Quitman), 1240 AM
(Fitzgerald), 920 AM (Hazelhurst) and 1500 AM (Macon). Live stats for Saturday’s
game can be found through the Valdosta State athletic Web site (www.vstateblazers.com).
On a personal note
Sometimes I
like to add a little flavor into my columns and blog posts. Today I can report
that my pen exploded on my hand and all over my game notes during my flight to
Dallas. My right thumb looks like I have been working on the hood of a car all
week.
— Make sure
to follow me on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper for updates throughout the trip in Dallas
and from Saturday’s game, which is set for a 1 p.m. Eastern kickoff from
Cowboys Stadium.
