Watched Darrius Gates play Saturday in the FCS Senior Scout Bowl....

[TJames]

he did a nice job but I wish that he would have gotten the ball more. They were rotating guys in and out. Gates had about 58 yards rushing at halftime, but then he got dinged early in the third quarter and I saw him limp off the field.

Just read his Facebook page and he said that he is fine and wasn't hurt. But I didn't see him in the game much in the final two quarters.

Looked for Pat Burke on the offensive line, but I didn't see him in there. Was looking for the Indiana State helmet on the offensive line.

The game announcers really talked up Gates in the first half. His Indiana State helmet really stood out.

 

[True Blue]

Burke was injured and couldn't play.

 

[bent20]

Thanks for the report, Tom.

 

[IndianaState45]

very nice

 

[4Q_iu]

Good words on Gates

From CBS Sports:

Two players standing out during the inaugural FCS Senior Scout Bowl Saturday afternoon were Samford DE/DT Jason Gaines and Indiana State RB/WR Darrius Gates. It's unlikely either will be drafted, but scouts from the NFL and CFL took note of their performances.

The 5-9, 190-pound Gates ran strong inside and got to the sideline at times during Saturday's game. He has been on NFL radars for a bit, though, after finishing fifth in the nation with a 27.1 yard kick return average in 2009. Though his kick return average decreased to 17.9 yards per attempt as teams kicked away from him, he rushed for 1,057 yards and scored 17 times, and added 16-90-2 as a receiver.

-Contributed by NFLDraftScout.com Senior Analyst Chad Reuterhttp://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/26380353

I haven't found a box score/stat sheet yet

 

[bent20]

Gates will get a work out with the Colts among others, I would imagine. They like backs who can return kicks and catch the ball out of the backfield.

 

[Sycamore624]

Plus Indy needs a kick returner!