The last time Towson and Hofstra met on the football field, Tigers junior Nick Williams was 10 years old.
That doesn?t mean, though, that the Tigers are completely in the dark with Saturday?s opponent. As has been proven in earlier Towson games this season, the coaching world is a small one.
“I think one of the big points is that we?ve played against David [Cohen] when he was the defensive coordinator at Delaware the past few years,” Towson coach Gordy Combs said of Hofstra?s first-year coach.
The Pride?s offensive coordinator, John Perry, was on Georgetown?s staff last year, when he worked under Bob Benson, the Hoyas? head coach at the time. Benson is now Towson?s defensive coordinator.
Combs has an idea of what to expect from an offense that has shown a propensity to both throw and run the ball so far in 2006.
“I think we?ll see a mix of both,” Combs said. “They?re going to see our video against Liberty and see that we played the run pretty well. They?ll probably get after our perimeter a good bit.”
Look for the Pride to throw a good bit of screens, particularly in the direction of senior receiver Shaine Smith. He has two 100-yard receiving games and three touchdowns.
Towson will get back its own offensive weapon in Williams, who missed the first three games with a hamstring injury. Combs said Monday that Williams could get 10 to 15 carries in his 2006 debut. But Tuesday, he said that Williams could see more action, with backup Rasheed McClaude nursing a groin injury.
