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Receivers ready for bigger role in Eagles' offense
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Georiga Southern wide receiver Kentrellis Showers snags a pass in front of corner back Clifford Saggus during 7-on-7 passing drills Monday.
Any time a new coach inherits a wide receiver coming off a 1,000-yard season, it’s a good reason to be excited. When the entire team barely cracked 1,000 receiving yards, one might think it would be a cause for concern. First-year Georgia Southern head coach Willie Fritz inherited a squad with 1,002 yards through the air in 2013 — including zero in the Eagles’ 26-20 win over Florida — so he and wide receivers coach Matt Barrett might have expected to have a bare cupboard of wide receivers.