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Friday, Sept. 30, 1983
The Hed and Blaek
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Harrell hopes to have
repeat return performance
By Ivan aronin
Red and Black Staff VN ritrr
Jimmy HBrrell is the
ultimate specialist. Not only
does the 5-1 i, 175-pound wide
receiver handle all of the
punt returning duties for the
Bulldogs, but this year,
coach Vince Dooley assigned
him the job of handling the
snap when placekicker
Kevin Butler attempts field
goals and extra points
Harrell offers a sipiple.
straightforward philosbphy
about returning punts
When I get out theie." he
said, “I try to make things
happen Our goal is picking
up a first down or averaging
10 yards every time I catch a
punt to get the offense the
first down Then we can go
from there."
And Harrell must cer
tainly be excited about the
prospect of facing the
Mississippi State defense
Saturday The biggest
runback of his career, a 44-
yarder, came against the
Maroons last season in
Starkville The run put the
ball on the Mississippi State
10-yard line to set up
Georgia's first touchdown, a
Herschel Walker dive which
put the Dogs in front 7-0.
“I was always kind of
conservative before that
run," he said "We had
always stressed catching the
ball I was more worried
about that than running I
have never broken one so I
didn t have much confidence
in myself as tar as that goes,
but then I caught that one
and the hole opened up and 1
just busted through and then
1 figured, well, if I was going
to catch it, I might as well
run with it, too. I just started
getting reckless and it has
w orked out pretty well "
Harrell could be looking at
some booming kicks against
the Maroons, however.
Barefoot punter Tim Cults
brings a 47 8 yard average
into the game
"Mississippi State has a
real good punter," Harrell
said, "but it all depends on
whether he kicks the ball low
enough to get a return or if
he hangs it up there."
But was it difficult for the
two-time all state wide
receiver from Summerville.
S C., to accept the limited
playing time of a specialist.
"It was a hard role to
adjust to being a specialist
for me," he said, "because
in high school I played
receiver, and down here my
first two years 1 played
receiver. But then me and
coach Dooley talked before
the season and we felt that I
would just help the team far
more just by being a
specialist
"At practice all I do is
work on punts, and if
anything, it gets a little
boring over there But it is
definitely easier on my body,
and my body feels a whole
lot better about it."
Harrell still works with the
Bulldog receivers in case he
is needed to fill in due to
injuries
"It is a whole lot tougher
catching punts than passes,"
he said “The keys are
concentration and having
good hands and judgment —
judging where the ball will
come down. You see a lot of
punt returners getting
messed up with the wind, but
I think the main thing is
concentration and just
looking the ball all the way
into your hands ."
Mississippi State to face
‘crucial’ game at Georgia
By TODD HOLCOMB
Hcd and Black Sport* Kdttor
Something funny was going on in 1974 when
Mississippi State, with one winning season in
10 years, crushed Georgia, with no losing
seasons in 10 years, 38-14
The Maroons finished the season 17th in the
country and then won six games in 1975 and
nine in 1976. Sure enough, however,
something funny was going on The NCAA
found about it, forced State to forfeit all its
games in 1976 and 1977, and it’s been down
hill since.
Downhill until John Bond, the Valdosta.
Ga., native who returned to his birthplace of
Starkville. Miss., resurrected the legend of
agent 0013, derived from his name and jersey
number Inheriting a team that went 3-8 in
1979, Bond led the Bulldogs to two-straight
bowl games and top-20 finishes.
Last year at Starkville before a regionally
televised audience, Bond, with a 20-8 career
record as a starter, led his Bulldogs against
Georgia’s He lost 29-22, and it’s been
downhill since, again The loss preceded
a 1-4 Mississippi State tailspin.
Opportunity to launch a new era begins
Saturday, however, as Mississippi carries a
2-1 record before a capacity crowd of 82,000
at Sanford Stadium, the most folks State's
ever played before. The Maroons are
perhaps one upset away from reversing the
evil trends once again, says their coach,
Emory Bellard
The team's fortunes lend to revolve around
Bond, who’s seventh on the all-time
Southeastern Conference total yardage list
Bond ranks fifth on the career rushing list for
Mississippi State, and has 122 yards this
year.
He passes occasionally too, and when he
does, primary target is All-SEC receiver
Danny Knight Knight has 11 catches this
year, and had 37 last year. His 924 yards
receiving led the conference in 1982
The defenseman with the most accolades is
Billy Jackson, a converted defensive end
moved lo middle linebacker this year
Jackson was a two-time consensus All-SEC
performer.
It's those guys and a few other notables
that are depended upon to guide Mississippi
State through what its coach calls a pivotal
game
"An upset early in the season often sets the
tone for the whole year,” Bellard said. “It's
certainly a key game for us."
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