STATESBORO — Georgia Southern held its first scrimmage practice of preseason camp Saturday followed by a postgame news conference where quarterback Shai Werts spoke on the dropped charges from Saluda County Sheriff's Office for the first time and head coach Chad Lunsford talked about the resiliency of the Eagles.
Here are the highlights from what was said:
Opening statement from Werts
"Of course, you know everybody know what's going on. Probably one of the most trying times of my life, but I stayed down. I knew that the truth would eventually come out, I just didn't know how long it would take.