Spring Break
Football: Spoo takes on more duties
Kevin Murphy/Sports Editor
Issue date: 4/17/09 Section: Sports
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Lustig was the Eastern special teams and running backs coach, but is now the special teams coach at Louisiana-Lafayette.
"He's really doing a good job of keeping track where coach Lustig left off," said red-shirt sophomore punter Kevin Cook.
Cook said since red-shirt junior kicker Austin Signor is an upperclassmen, they try to keep to a routine as best as possible.
"We're not young guys anymore," Cook said.
Bellantoni said the team wouldn't begin to look for an assistant coach until after the spring season.
The job for Eastern's special teams coordinator has been posted on the NCAA Web site.
Bellantoni aims for better tackling
Eastern defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni wants his team to tackle better this season.
"I remember Chevon (Walker) making us look a like a fool last year," Bellantoni said of Walker's progress during the spring season.
Bellantoni also needs to develop the depth more this season.
"That's my main goal," Bellantoni said. "We seem to be hitting all the right spots."
He said sophomore linebacker Nick Nasti and senior defensive back Adrian Arrington have come night and day from the fall.
Recruit earns honor for high school football
Erik Lora has been selected to play for the United States junior football national team.
Lora, a Miami native and Eastern football recruit, will play on America's first national team in the sport comprised of players 19 and under.
He is one of 36 players on the roster. The 5-11, 175-pound wide receiver earned first-team All-Dade County 6A-4A honors for Columbus. Lora recorded 29 receptions for 649 yards and seven touchdowns this past season.
He also returned 11 punts for 160 yards last season, two of which he took back for touchdowns.
Breakout:
Saturday 2nd Scrimmage (9:30 a.m.)
Monday -Shells only (3:30 p.m.)
Wednesday Full Tackling (3:30 p.m.)
April 25 - Spring Game (9:30 a.m.)
April 29 - Coaches Clinic/Helmets Only (6 p.m.)
Kevin Murphy can be reached at 581-7944 or at kjmurphy@eiu.edu.
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