Mercer offensive line continues to come together

Mercer’s offensive line has two seniors leading the way for a young group surrounding them.

One of those seniors, Caleb Yates, thinks his unit is coming together. Thomas Marchman is the other senior, while those two are joined by sophomores Austin Sanders, Dawson Ellis and Jake Flath.

“Overall, I feel like the offensive line is definitely increasing (its performance) every week,” Yates said. “Right now, we only have two guys that had true playing experience (entering the season): Marchman at left tackle and I. Both of us are seniors. We have brought in Austin Sanders, a redshirt sophomore, Dawson Ellis at center as a redshirt sophomore, and then our left guard (Flath), who is a true sophomore.

“All of them have not had true playing experience, but as the year has gone on, they have definitely proved themselves. We are getting a lot more cohesive; you’re seeing us blend together a little more as an offensive line.”

Hitting the road

Fort Valley State got its first win of the season last week with an overtime victory over Benedict. The Wildcats hit the road Saturday against Southern, an FCS program.

Off week

Georgia Southern dropped its third straight game to open the season Saturday. The Eagles are off this week before opening Sun Belt Conference play Oct. 4 against Arkansas State.

Also this week

Georgia State hosts Memphis, Kennesaw State hosts North Greenville, and West Georgia hosts North Alabama, while Albany State plays at Miles, Savannah State plays at Bethune-Cookman, and Shorter plays at West Alabama.

This story was originally published September 26, 2017 at 9:14 AM with the headline "Mercer offensive line continues to come together."