2008 Woodie Awards
Dozier, Fink selected as No. 1 picks for spring game on Sat.
By: Chris Voloschuk
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: Sports
Yesterday afternoon, the BG football team and coaching staff descended upon the Sebo Center for the second annual spring game draft.
Unlike the NFL, there were no Mel Kuiper scouting reports or Tony Kornheiser quips, just the all-important first choices. The event was all about setting the stage for the brown vs. orange scrimmage that is set to take place Saturday at noon.
The top five prospects at the top of both teams' draft boards included defensive end Diyral Briggs, wideout Freddie Barnes, running back Willie Geter, defensive tackle Jacob Hardwick, offensive lineman Jeff Fink and linebacker Erique Dozier. Each team was then put on the clock to make their first pick.
Within a matter of only a few minutes, the orange team made the first selection of the draft - Dozier. The pick was greeted with loud approval from his teammates in attendance.
After receiving his Falcons' hat that he would later have to return and an orange No. 1 jersey that may or may not have belonged to receiver Corey Partridge, the former All-Ohio defensive player from Garfield High School was very pleased.
"I think it's an honor to have the respect of the coaches to be picked first and to be selected in the top six of your teammates," Dozier said.
The brown team was then placed on the clock and didn't take long to make their decision. They decided to build their team around the offensive line and took Fink, a product of Willoughby South High School.
After donning the borrowed hat and brown No. 1 jersey, Fink, much like Dozier before him, felt honored to be picked at the top.
"All the six guys up there are very deserving," Fink said. "It's special. … They're going to have to hunt me down to get this hat back."
Unlike the NFL, there were no Mel Kuiper scouting reports or Tony Kornheiser quips, just the all-important first choices. The event was all about setting the stage for the brown vs. orange scrimmage that is set to take place Saturday at noon.
The top five prospects at the top of both teams' draft boards included defensive end Diyral Briggs, wideout Freddie Barnes, running back Willie Geter, defensive tackle Jacob Hardwick, offensive lineman Jeff Fink and linebacker Erique Dozier. Each team was then put on the clock to make their first pick.
Within a matter of only a few minutes, the orange team made the first selection of the draft - Dozier. The pick was greeted with loud approval from his teammates in attendance.
After receiving his Falcons' hat that he would later have to return and an orange No. 1 jersey that may or may not have belonged to receiver Corey Partridge, the former All-Ohio defensive player from Garfield High School was very pleased.
"I think it's an honor to have the respect of the coaches to be picked first and to be selected in the top six of your teammates," Dozier said.
The brown team was then placed on the clock and didn't take long to make their decision. They decided to build their team around the offensive line and took Fink, a product of Willoughby South High School.
After donning the borrowed hat and brown No. 1 jersey, Fink, much like Dozier before him, felt honored to be picked at the top.
"All the six guys up there are very deserving," Fink said. "It's special. … They're going to have to hunt me down to get this hat back."
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