Sunday, March 18, 2012

Defense shines as Southern holds annual spring game

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Fighting off linemen, dropping ballcarriers and bum-rushing quarterbacks, Casey Narcisse had already put in a full day’s work.

Then, toward the end of Saturday’s spring football game at Southern University, Narcisse found himself in just the right spot. He had the chance to make the play of the day.

It hit him right in the face.

Narcisse, a defensive tackle who will be a senior this fall, teamed with Delwin Williams on a stunt. As the 5-foot-9, 286-pound Narcisse came out of his loop, he saw Williams tip the pass near the line of scrimmage, sending the football skyward.

“It hit me all in the face mask,” he said. “It was crazy. It was a blessing. ... But I caught it, and I made it into the end zone.”

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