Big Dawg
November 9th, 2009, 03:08 PM
Vann breaks five-game streak without a touchdown
By St. Clair Murraine • DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER • November 8, 2009
LeRoy Vann can breathe again.
After going five games without a punt or kick return for a touchdown, Vann took one back 51 yards to get FAMU's final score in a 31-27 victory over North Carolina A&T Saturday at Bragg Stadium.
Vann returned two punts each in games against Winston-Salem State and Howard University in September for touchdowns, but hadn't been close since. Kickers had avoided him, but he got a hold of Alex Grubb's 29-yard punt and didn't stop until he got into the end zone.
The return tied the single-season FCS record for punt returns for touchdowns at five. He also broke the single-season school record for punt return yards (540) as well as the school's single-season mark for punt returns for a touchdown.
"It relieves a whole lot of frustration," said Vann. "With (kickers) kicking the ball away from me, I had to work on calming down and take one play at a time."
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20091108/FAMU03/911080326/1002/RSS01
By St. Clair Murraine • DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER • November 8, 2009
LeRoy Vann can breathe again.
After going five games without a punt or kick return for a touchdown, Vann took one back 51 yards to get FAMU's final score in a 31-27 victory over North Carolina A&T Saturday at Bragg Stadium.
Vann returned two punts each in games against Winston-Salem State and Howard University in September for touchdowns, but hadn't been close since. Kickers had avoided him, but he got a hold of Alex Grubb's 29-yard punt and didn't stop until he got into the end zone.
The return tied the single-season FCS record for punt returns for touchdowns at five. He also broke the single-season school record for punt return yards (540) as well as the school's single-season mark for punt returns for a touchdown.
"It relieves a whole lot of frustration," said Vann. "With (kickers) kicking the ball away from me, I had to work on calming down and take one play at a time."
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20091108/FAMU03/911080326/1002/RSS01