re: Greetings from Georgia Southern

GGSU update on new walk on Punter.

Running back A.J. Brown, who was named The Augusta Chronicle’s Georgia Player of the Year and first team All-State, said he chose Georgia Southern after a long process of thinking about schools and talking it over with his parents. The proximity to home was a big factor.

He rushed for nearly 4,000 yards and scored 40 touchdowns in two years, according to head coach Todd Booker. Brown credits the Harlem program for his success.

“It’s just helped me a lot through the season to make me good,” he said.

Punter Kevin Jones will join Brown at Georgia Southern. The two-year starter served as defensive back but led the state with a 49.3 yard average as a punter which earned him a spot on the first team All-State and the Ray Guy Award from the Augusta Sports Council.

Now Jones is focusing on earning a spot as a starter for the Eagles in the fall and looking forward to the tradition of his future school.

“I just felt like it was the place for me,” he said. “I fit in real well down there and enjoy what they’ve got going on.”

Coach “These guys are in this position now because of what they did in the classroom,” he said. “They put themselves in this position because of hard work and good grades.”

With Johns averaging 49.3 yards per punt I guess if we have a bad offensive set of downs we can still back up LSU & give our defense a chance to get the ball back.