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Charlotte goes to be fairly shorthanded in opposition to James Madison on Saturday.
49ers coach Biff Poggi stated this week that his staff could possibly be with out as many as 9 of its 22 starters on both facet of the ball for Charlotte’s season opener. And he blamed himself for why the staff has so many key gamers injured forward of the season, insinuating that he pushed his gamers too laborious of their preseason practices.
From the Charlotte Observer:
“I’m not nice at math, however it’s getting near 50% (of starters),” Poggi stated. “I really feel very unhealthy for these youngsters, however I do know the younger individuals who get a possibility to play will play laborious. And I take duty for that as the top soccer coach.
“If you open with JMU — a program that’s 19-4 during the last couple of years — you get just a little overzealous, and it’s important to stability between that callous that you really want the gamers to have, and getting them wholesome. And I get an F-minus on that.”
Poggi stated he hoped all of the gamers could be again by the point convention play begins on the finish of September in opposition to Rice. After the Week 1 sport in opposition to James Madison, Charlotte goes to North Carolina earlier than internet hosting FCS opponent Gardner-Webb in Week 3.
The 49ers then play at Indiana in Week 4 earlier than they’ve eight American Athletic Convention video games to complete the season. You don’t want us to let you know it gained’t be straightforward for the 49ers in opposition to a James Madison staff that’s been distinctive in its two seasons on the high stage of faculty soccer and on the street in opposition to two energy convention opponents. A 1-3 report feels just like the affordable consequence for Charlotte heading into convention play.
From there, Charlotte would want to seek out three extra wins in convention play to enhance on final season’s report. The 49ers have been 3-9 within the former Michigan assistant’s first season in cost.
