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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome from the Mayor 3 Welcome from the Executive Director 5 Welcome from the BitPay Executives 7 Welcome from Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater 9 Stadium Information 11 This is the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl 13-15 2014 Game Match-up 17 Honorary Game Chairman - Mike Alstott 19

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CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Commissioner JOHN SWOFFORD AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Commissioner MIKE ARESCO Program Editors

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE 20 NC STATE UNIVERSITY 21 NC STATE – Head Coach 23 NC STATE – Coaching Staff 24 NC STATE – Players 25-28 NC STATE – Team Roster 29 NC STATE – Season Review 31 NC STATE – Depth Chart 33 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 34 UNIVERSITY of CENTRAL FLORIDA 35 UCF – Head Coach 37 UCF – Coaching Staff 39 UCF – Players 40-42 UCF – Team Roster 43 UCF – Season Review 45 UCF – Depth Chart 47 Sponsor Thanks

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WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR

December 26, 2014

Dear Bowl Fans, Welcome to St. Petersburg, The Sunshine City – one of America’s brightest destinations. Here, young and old, innovation and tradition, come together to create a vibrant sense of community.

We are

delighted to welcome BitPay as the new Bowl sponsor, and are honored to host this game for the seventh year, with many more to come! St. Petersburg has been welcoming visitors to our city for more than a century. Whether you hail from North Carolina, our home state of Florida, or anywhere in between, we invite you to discover the hospitality for which we have become famous. While here, enjoy our bustling Beach Drive, home to award-winning restaurants, galleries, and worldclass museums. Discover the unique shops along Central Avenue and throughout downtown. Visit one of our more than 150 beautiful parks, where exciting events are held year-round, or our world famous beaches. St. Petersburg’s vision is to be a city of opportunity where the sun shines on all who come to live, work, and play. That’s you! Have fun, and please bring back your family and friends for another visit soon.

Sincerely,

RICK KRISEMAN MAYOR City of St. Petersburg, FL

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WELCOME FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR December 26, 2014 On behalf of ESPN Events, BitPay and our entire community, we welcome you to the seventh annual Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. We are excited to host NC State representing Atlantic Coast Conference and UCF from the American Athletic Conference. NC State is playing in its seventh bowl in the last eight years and UCF is making its fifth consecutive bowl appearance. It is our honor to showcase the city of St. Petersburg and the entire Tampa Bay area to the thousands of fans attending the bowl week events and game day as well as the national television audience on ESPN tuning in this evening. A successful event is the culmination of hard work on many levels. Teams, ESPN Events bowl staff, board members, volunteers and city ofﬁcials have put in countless hours to ensure the fun and fellowship of our fans as they visit this great destination. Thank you all for your tireless efforts. I would like to extend a special thank you to our title sponsor BitPay and all of our subsequent bowl partners. This game would not be the community event it is without your generous support. As always, there are many other individuals who have assisted in the success of this bowl who have gone unnamed. Please know that we appreciate you and your efforts. Your drive and determination have not gone unnoticed and words cannot express our gratitude. Thank you to the fans for your participation in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. We have continuously committed ourselves to making this event a great experience and enjoyable to all. Please visit our website, “like” our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter throughout the year as we add new events to our calendar. We welcome all of you to participate on any level in the future.

Enjoy the game! Sincerely,

Brett Dulaney BRETT DULANEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl

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Welcome to the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl! When we started BitPay in early 2011, we knew that bitcoin was a technology with tremendous potential. Today, bitcoin is improving the way we transact globally in the same way that email and cell phones have improved the way we communicate globally. Bitcoin is digital money, and for the first time in financial history it’s possibly to send money to the other side of the planet as easily as to the other side of a room. BitPay has made it possible for 50,000 businesses to accept bitcoin as a payment method, eliminating fees and fraud and bringing this technology everywhere from Amsterdam and Buenos Aires to St. Petersburg. Our sponsorship of this game offers us an opportunity to give tens of thousands of people a unique “handson” experience with the digital money that people worldwide have been embracing. Fans here at the game can learn how to send and receive bitcoin, and millions of television viewers around the world will be introduced to the excitement around this innovation.

We have named this event the “Bitcoin Bowl” and not the “BitPay Bowl” because we want to showcase the whole bitcoin ecosystem, not just our small part. Many other companies are working alongside us to make bitcoin accessible to people all over the world and from different walks of life. Together we have grown its adoption to a point at which nearly anything can be bought with bitcoin. Tonight we celebrate this achievement and look forward to bitcoin’s future. We hope that you take the time to learn more about bitcoin, BitPay, and the other participating sponsors. We are extremely pleased with what our team has been able to accomplish in a few months and with all of the support we have gotten from ESPN. Enjoy the game! — Stephen Pair and Tony Gallippi Co-Founders of BitPay

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WELCOME FROM VISIT ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER

December 26, 2014

Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater is excited to welcome the players, coaches and fans for the 2014 Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. This event is being held here in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida as a result of our partnership with ESPN and the City of St. Petersburg. As you’ll see, the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area is not only a first-rate sports tourism destination, but a wonderful location for family getaways as well. We hope you’ll take some time while here to explore all we have to offer, from topnotch cultural attractions like St. Pete’s iconic Dalí Museum to our award-winning beaches, including Clearwater, voted “Florida’s Best Beach Town” by USA TODAY, and St. Pete Beach, TripAdvisor’s #1 beach in the U.S. We’re also home to outdoor concerts and freespirited festivals, trendy dance clubs, microbreweries featuring the hottest local acts, and even sunset celebrations accompanied by live music. We’re delighted to have you as our guest for the 2014 Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, and we look forward to hosting you again soon – either on the field or on the beach!

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100-Level is the main seating area, extends around the entire field, and is separated at center field by the Porch. The 100-Level has loge seating from foul pole to foul pole. 200-Level seating extends from foul pole to foul pole, separated by the press box behind home plate, with the luxury boxes directly behind and above the seating area. 300-Level seating extends around the infield from foul pole to foul pole. Rows in all seating sections are lettered, beginning with A in the first row and ascending

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THIS IS THE BITCOIN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL

From the shorelines to the sidelines, the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl tagline is the ideal description for the Bowl that is quickly developing into a favored destination for the many teams and fans that have had the opportunity to celebrate Bowl Week in St. Petersburg. The Bowl Game, which is owned by ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, is the beneficiary of one of the best resort locations in the nation and is able to showcase St. Petersburg, its awardwinning beaches, beautiful Tampa Bay, and a tropical climate annually to thousands of college football fans in person and many more fans watching the game live on ESPN in the U.S. and beyond. Established in 2008, the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl currently has agreements to host teams from the American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Conference USA at Tropicana Field, the dome stadium that is also the home to Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.

sponsor BitPay to develop a Bowl Week experience we are proud to say is as good as it gets.“

TITLE SPONSOR HISTORY

In 2014, BitPay signed on as the new title sponsor and the game was renamed to the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. BitPay is the global leader in bitcoin payment acceptance with offices throughout North America, Europe, and South America. From 2010-13 the game was called the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg. In 2009 the title of the bowl was known as the St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef ‘O’ Brady’s. The inaugural game in 2008 was the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl.

“There are so many positive factors working for us to establish and grow our Bowl from the location to the City of St. Petersburg Mayor’s office and Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater staff to the many business and community leaders in Tampa Bay and of course the Tropicana Field and Tampa Bay Rays,” says Brett Dulaney, Executive Director of the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg. “My staff and I have worked diligently over the years with every entity from our local organizing group to the conferences and schools to our new title

37-20 by scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter of a game that saw many of the game’s offensive records broken. ECU and Ohio combined for 1,003 total yards of offense, shattering the previous mark of 782 yards set in 2012. Vintavious Cooper, who was named ECU’s MVP, rushed for a careerbest and Bowl record 198 yards on 25 carries. The Pirates became the third straight Conference USA team to win the game. (Marshall in 2011 and UCF in 2012). 2012: UCF and Ball State provided the Bowl with a matchup of two nine-win teams, which was an impressive stat as only eight other bowl games had both teams entering their game with nine or more wins. UCF QB Blake Bortles displayed terrific poise, leadership and athletic ability in leading the Knights to a 38-17 win over Ball State, ending the Cardinals six-game win streak. Bortles earned MVP honors with three passing and one rushing touchdown. The Knights also became the second consecutive Conference USA team to win the game and the first team in Bowl history to make its second appearance in the game. 2011: Marshall claimed Conference USA’s first-ever win at the Bowl taking down FIU 20-10. The Marshall defense held FIU scoreless in the second half while putting up 10 fourth quarter points for the win. FIU was led by future Indianapolis Colts star WR TY Hilton, who had eight receptions for 88 yards in the game.

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2013: East Carolina defeated Ohio

2010: Louisville edged Southern Mississippi, 31-28, in a game where the two offenses combined for 683 total yards. The bowl victory for the

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THIS IS THE BITCOIN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL Cardinals capped off the successful rookie coaching campaign for Head Coach Charlie Strong. Future NFL quarterback Austin Davis of Southern Miss passed Brett Favre for most career touchdowns in USM history with two touchdowns in the game. 2009: Rutgers claimed its fourth straight bowl game victory in defeating UCF 45-24. The Scarlet Knights, under the direction of Head Coach Greg Schiano, used a staunch defense to shut down UCF, holding them to 32 yards rushing on 30 attempts. 2008: The inaugural installment featured nearby USF and the Bulls didn’t disappoint its hometown fans dominating Memphis 41-14. USF QB Matt Grothe threw for three touchdowns and the Bulls racked up 496 total yards on offense.

NFL TALENT

The Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl has been fortunate to feature top talent every year. Since its inception in 2008, 66 players who have appeared in the game have gone on to sign NFL contracts. As of the 2014 season, 53 of these former bowl participants were on NFL rosters. Blake Bortles,the UCF Game MVP from 2012, became the highest drafted player from the bowl when he was chosen No. 3 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Super Bowl XLVIIl with Baltimore and San Francisco in New Orleans had representation from past bowl games. Earning rings with the Ravens were Omar Brown (Marshall) and Jah Reid (UCF). Opponents in the 2009 game, Anthony Davis (Rutgers) and Bruce

Miller (UCF) are now teammates for the 49ers. Additional top NFL performers include the Indianapolis Colts’ T.Y. Hilton (FIU) and the New England Patriots’ Devin McCourty (Rutgers).

BOWL WEEK TRADITIONS

St. Pete beach has been rated the No. 1 Beach in America and the No. 5 Beach in the World by TripAdvisor and was also Travelers’ Choice Destinations 2012 Winner. In order to take

advantage of the ideal beach location the Bowl has developed events to fully utilize one of the top sandy destinations in the world. One of most talked-about days of bowl week is the Beach Bash hosted by the City of Madeira Beach. This event marks the first competition between the two Bowl teams. The now storied events include the highly-popular Belly Flop Contest and a pool deck Talent Contest. Players have fully embraced the contests and teams have started to strategize and practice their routines as soon as they find out they are headed to the Bowl. The players aren’t the only members of the schools competing on the beach as the day after the Beach Bash is the Battle of the Bands which is a fiercely competitive event. The bands have a play-off and the cheerleaders face off in dancing competitions and a tug-o-war. Both events are free and open to the public and draw big crowds of fans as well as tourists in the area looking for the excitement on the beach.

HOSPITAL VISITS

Honorary Game Chairman and former NFL star Mike Alstott organizes and leads one of the most inspiring and passionate events of Bowl Week, the annual visit to the All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Players, cheerleaders, and mascots from both schools make time the day prior the game to visit with patients posing for pictures, signing autographs and handing out gifts and memorabilia from each school. ■

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GAME MATCH-UP

NC STATE UNIVERSITY WOLFPACK (7-5)

UCF KNIGHTS (9-3)

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PASSING COMP ATT YDS TD J. Brissett 206 344 2344 22 G. Leatham 1 6 8 0

PASSING J. Holman N. Patti

COMP ATT YDS TD 200 339 2661 20 7 14 89 0

RUSHING S. Thornton J. Brissett

CAR YDS AVG TD 147 811 5.5 9 110 498 4.5 3

RUSHING W. Stanback D. Wilson

CAR YDS AVG TD 177 659 3.7 10 92 338 3.7 3

RECEIVING B. Hines D. Grinnage

REC YDS AVG TD 42 537 12.8 1 25 331 13.2 5

RECEIVING B. Perriman J. Worton

REC YDS AVG TD 41 906 22.1 9 36 514 14.3 5

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HONORARY CHAIRMAN MIKE ALSTOTT In his best-selling memoir Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy reveals the plan never really called for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to select Mike Alstott in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Dungy and his staff wanted to take former Texas A&M running back Leeland McElroy. But the Arizona Cardinals took McElroy just before the Bucs pick. Six Pro Bowls, 5,088 rushing yards, 2,284 receiving yards and 71 total touchdowns later, Alstott has become one of the Tampa Bay area’s very favorite sons and there has been a mutual embrace between him and the Bay Area community that continues to grow. It was only natural that ESPN Regional Television, Inc. (now known as ESPN Events), announced an agreement with Alstott, a St. Petersburg resident, to be named the honorary chairman for the 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. Alstott serves as a representative of the postseason college football bowl game and has made numerous appearances on behalf of the event. His participation benefits the Mike Alstott Family Foundation.

“It’s such an honor to be involved in this great event,” Alstott said of his association with the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. “Football has been such a huge part of my life and I am thrilled to be able to continue to support the sport I love, along with the city my family and I call home. This event not only brings a lot of excitement to the teams playing in it and the city as a whole, but is also supporting the community through the Mike Alstott Family Foundation.” Pete Derzis, Senior Vice President & General Manager, ERT, added: “The St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay area already is synonymous with sports, and we are thrilled to have local sports icon Mike Alstott represent the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. Mike Alstott is a household name in St. Pete and he definitely will add to the fans’ excitement about and enjoyment of this bowl game.” A native of Joliet, Ill., and a graduate of Purdue, Alstott played professional football with the Bucs for 12 years, retiring in 2007. He helped lead Tampa Bay to victory in Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 against the Oakland Raiders, scoring the first Super Bowl

touchdown in Buccaneers history. His career with the Bucs – and even before that at Purdue – could have been choreographed with a Chris Berman voice-over of the 1960s Batman episode on television. “Holy Guadalajara, Batman. Did you see that run? BAM! POW! KER-PLOP! FLRRB!” Despite an incredible career at Purdue, where he ran for 3,635 yards and 39 touchdowns while earning the team MVP three straight years, Alstott and his Boilermakers never reached a bowl game between 1992 and 1995. So his affiliation with the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl grants him yet one more first in his remarkable career. But it is Alstott’s devotion to community that stands at the very top of every stop he has made through his career. He and his wife Nicole, continue to make community their hallmark through the Mike Alstott Family Foundation. The foundation was formed to allow the Alstotts to assist others in uplifting the minds, hearts and spirits of families and children on their way to realizing their full potential through various events, assistance programs and celebrations. ■

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The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C. with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University. The conference then expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting with the 2005-06 academic year. On September 18, 2011, the Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents unanimously voted to accept the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University as new members. On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame accepted an invitation to join the ACC. The Fighting Irish maintained their status as football independent but agreed to play five games per year against ACC members. Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013. On November 28, 2012, Louisville accepted an invitation to join the ACC. Louisville officially became an ACC member on July 1, 2014.

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The league’s unique blend of public and private institutions continues to lead the way among Power 5 conferences in the “Best Colleges” rankings released by US News & World Report in September of 2014. The average rank of ACC schools was 54.8, marking the eighth straight year in which the ACC has led Power 5 conferences in average rank. The Atlantic Coast Conference had 77 combined teams that received Academic Progress Rate recognition awards from the NCAA in May of 2014, the most of any Power 5 conference. In the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate report released in October of 2014, the ACC led 11 teams achieving scores of 100 in the sports of football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball, the next highest number among Power 5 conferences was nine. Since its inception in 1981, the institutions of the ACC have won the most AFCA Academic Achievement Awards with 21 (including ties) (Duke – 13, Boston College – 4, Virginia

Heading into the 2014-15 season, ACC schools have captured 136 NCAA championships, including 71 in women’s competition and 65 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 156 times in men’s

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– 2, Wake Forest – 1, Miami – 1. ACC teams have been honored by the AFCA a total of 117 times, which also leads all conferences nationally. In 2013-14, the ACC led all conferences with five schools among the top 14 of the final Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings, marking the 13th consecutive year that the ACC placed four or more teams among the Top 30. ■

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SOLUTION DRIVEN NC State is one of the nation’s preeminent research institutions, attracting top faculty and students from around the world. Fueled by strong partnerships in both the public and private sectors, NC State’s culture of collaboration inspires faculty and students to confront society’s toughest challenges. For students, every day brings new opportunities to put learning into action and to master the skills they’ll need to succeed in life. The result is a vibrant community, creating economic, societal and intellectual prosperity. •

Largest four-year institution in North Carolina, educating nearly 35,000 students and more in-state residents than any other university.

• $404 million in research expenditures. • $884 million total endowment. • More than 60 corporate, nonprofit and government partners are housed on Centennial Campus. • 21 faculty are members of the prestigious National Academies. • 3rd-ranked veterinary school in the country. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE At the core of our success is a focus on academic excellence. The quality of NC State’s students, faculty and staff is exceptional, making the university a national leader in teaching, research and outreach that makes a difference.

• Our graduates leave ready to succeed in the workforce: the Wall Street Journal names NC State graduates in the top 20 most desired by recruiters. ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE NC State boasts the highest number of ACC Postgraduate Scholars among all 15 ACC Universities. We are of just four schools nationally to have at least one player selected in the NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA and MLS drafts (joining UConn, Stanford and Louisville) in 2014. The Wolfpack had first round picks in the NBA, MLB and WNBA Drafts.

• A U.S. News & World Report top-10 best value among public universities. • Among a handful of U.S. colleges— and the only one in North Carolina—to be named a top value by Fox Business. • Regularly named by Princeton Review/ USA Today and Kiplinger Magazine as a national top-20 best value university. ■

NC State athletes and coaches are well represented in the National Collegiate and NFL Halls of Fame: • Seven members of the College Football Hall of Fame (players Jack McDowall, Roman Gabriel, John Richter, Jim Donnan and Dennis Byrd and coaches Buck Shaw and Lou Holtz). • Additionally, Gabriel is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only 7 percent of the NCAA’s 351 Division I programs reached the NCAA Tournament in both men’s and women’s basketball in 2014, with NC State being in that elite group. A GREAT VALUE The value of an NC State education sets us apart from other universities. We are consistently recognized as a best value for our combination of outstanding academic quality and affordability.

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NC STATE HEAD COACH to its most successful two years in program history. His first Husky squad won the school’s first Mid-American Conference Championship since 1983 and tied the school record with 11 wins. His second version repeated as league champions and set a new school record by posting 12 victories for the season and earned a trip to the Orange Bowl - the first BCS berth ever for a MAC school. Doeren was a finalist for several national coach of the year awards following the 2012 campaign. Hard work and toughness: In his 21 years in the coaching profession, Dave Doeren, 43, has learned the importance of those traits in building a championship team and has worked relentlessly to instill that attitude into the young men under his direction. His drive has definitely paid off. In just his second year as the head coach at NC State, his team, which is dominated by freshmen and sophomores, is the second-most improved in the Power 5 conferences. The Wolfpack has more than doubled its win total, earned bowl eligibility and posted its highest team GPA in program history. The 2014 Wolfpack squad is only the second in school history to score 40 or more points in five regular season games and has posted its best rushing average since 1992. Off the field, his squad has turned in almost 4,000 collective hours of community service since he took over as head coach.

Under Doeren’s leadership, NIU boasted the nation’s longest conference winning streak with 17 straight wins versus MAC opponents. The Huskies never lost a home game during his tenure in DeKalb, winning a dozen home contests in his two seasons to extend the nation’s longest home winning streak to 21 games. The Huskies’ Academic Progress Rate (APR) ranked among the top five nationally as well. Doeren grew up right outside of Kansas City and went at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where his goals were to play football, earn a pre-med degree, go to med school and become an orthopedic doctor. He lettered at tight end for the Bulldogs, catching 19 catches for 237 yards for his career. He majored in pre-medical biology, earning Academic All-American as a senior. He took the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). His plans for the future changed, however, during the summer between his junior and senior years. Instead of heading to med school, he landed his first coaching job in 1994. Doeren met his wife Sara while he was coaching at Drake and she was a nursing student. The couple has three sons: Jacob (15), Luke (13) and Connor (8). ■

Doeren has definitely packed a career’s worth of experience into his 21 years in the coaching profession. After eschewing medical school to follow his passion, he has climbed rapidly through the coaching ranks and was one of the youngest head coaches in the nation when he took over the Wolfpack program in December of 2012. He came to NC State after leading the program at Northern Illinois

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22 Matt Dayes

26 Niles Clark

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54 Davion Allred

Garrett Bradbury

55 Joe Thuney

Brandon Pittman

Deonte Holden

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Cole Boroughts

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84 Bo Hines

Benson Browne

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Bryan Underwood

96 Art Norman

RC Brunstetter

Monty Nelson

Alex Barr

Taylor Smith

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62 Ali Kassem

Terronne Prescod

Rob Crisp

Micah Till

93 Drew Davis

Justin Jones

98 Deshaywn Middleton

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NC STATE TEAM ROSTER # NAME 1 Jarvis Byrd 2 Josh Jones 2 Jalan McClendon 3 Jumichael Ramos 4 Jerod Fernandez 5 Rodman Noel 5 Josh Taylor 6 Tim Buckley 7 NaQuan Brown 7 Sean Paul 8 Dravious Wright 10 Shadrach Thornton 11 Juston Burris 11 Garrett Leatham 12 Jacoby Brissett 12 Nicholas Lacy 13 Bra’Lon Cherry 14 Woody Cornwell 14 Malcolm Means 15 Johnathan Alston 19 Evan Brabrand 19 Maurice Morgan 20 Brady Bodine 20 Hakim Jones 21 Elliott Davis 21 Matt Dayes 22 Dayton Campos 22 Troy Vincent, Jr. 24 Shawn Boone 25 Niles Clark 26 Trace Batten 26 Tony Creecy 27 Kalen McCain 27 Dakwa Nichols 28 Jaylen Samuels 28 Robert Wilcox 29 Jack Tocho 30 Gavin Locklear 30 Mike Stevens 31 Germaine Pratt 32 Niklas Sade 32 Stephen Morrison 33 Ty Linton 33 Charlie Twitty 34 Ben Grazen 34 Dexter Wright 35 Kentavius Street 36 Wil Baumann 36 Max Stoffer 37 Jackson Maples 37 Josh Sessoms 38 Garrett Bradbury 39 Brandon Pittman 41 Cole Boroughs 42 M.J. Salahuddin 43 Coult Culler

POS/HT/WT/CL HOMETOWN S/5’10/190/Gr.-2VL Pahokee, Fla. S/6’2/212/Fr.-RS Walled Lake, Mich. QB/6’5/200/Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. WR/6’2/199/So.-1VL Lovejoy, Ga. LB/6’0/224/Fr.-RS Lake Mary, Fla. LB/6’4/223/Sr.-3VL Everett, Mass. QB/5’11/187/So.-SQ New Bern, N.C. S/6’0/197/Jr.-2VL Raleigh, N.C. WR/6’1/203/Sr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. CB/5’11/191/So.-1VL Vero Beach, Fla. S/5’10/206/So.-1VL Vero Beach, Fla. RB/6’1/206/Jr.-2VL Hinesville, Ga. CB/6’1/211/Jr.-2VL Raleigh, N.C. QB/6’4/220/Jr.-SQ Apex, N.C. QB/6’4/231/Jr.-RS West Palm Beach, Fla. CB/5’9/180/Fr.-RS Pinehurst, N.C. WR/5’11/189/So.-1VL New Bern, N.C. QB/6’1/195/Fr.-HS Lake Junaluska, N.C. CB/6’1/189/Fr.-RS Great Falls, S.C. WR/6’0/206/So.-1VL Bunn, N.C. QB/6’2/186/Fr.-HS Raleigh, N.C. WR/6’2/246/Jr.-1VL LaGrange, N.C. RB/5’10/196/Fr.-HS Conway Springs, Kansas S/6’2/205/Jr.-2VL Henderson, N.C. CB/6’1/174/Fr.-HS Gaithersburg, Md. RB/5’9/205/So.-1VL Weston, Fla. WR/5’9/209/Sr.-SQ Jacksonville, N.C. CB/5’9/195/Fr.-HS Baltimore, Md. S/5’10/184/Fr.-HS Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. CB/5’11/199/So.-SQ Marietta, Ga. S/5’10/200/Fr.-HS Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. RB/5’11/213/Gr.-3VL Durham, N.C. S/6’1/190/Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. RB/5’9/188/Fr.-RS Rockingham, N.C. TE-FB/5’11/240/Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. LB/6’0/195/Fr.-HS Greensboro, N.C. CB/6’0/201/So.-1VL Charlotte, N.C. WR/5’10/176/Fr.-RS Apex, N.C. CB/5’10/186/Fr.-HS Davidson, N.C. S/6’3/230/Fr.-HS High Point, N.C. PK/6’3/219/Sr.-3VL Wake Forest, N.C. WR/5’11/190/Fr.-HS Weddington, N.C. LB/6’2/250/Fr.-HS Weddington, N.C. CB/5’9/189/So.-SQ Raleigh, N.C. RB/5’9/190/Fr.-RS Cary, N.C. S/6’2/210/Fr.-HS Wilson, N.C. DE/6’2/287/Fr.-HS Greenville, N.C. P/6’6/187/Sr.-3VL Wilmington, N.C. LB/6’3/218/Fr.-HS Nashville, Tenn. PK/6-0/190/Fr.-HS Southern Pines, N.C. S/6’2/200/So.-RS Wilson, N.C. TE/6’3/257/Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. LB/6’2/236/Sr.-2VL Raleigh, N.C. CB/6’0/194/So.-RS Asheboro, N.C. LB/6’2/231/Jr.-2VL Fayetteville, N.C. LB/6’5/241/Fr.-HS Wilmington, N.C.

# NAME POS/HT/WT/CL HOMETOWN 44 Devin O’Connor TE/6’3/236/So.-1VL Cartersville, Ga. 45 Artemis Robinson LB/6’0/228/Fr.-RS Laurinburg, N.C. 46 Ernie Robinson LB/6’1/225/So.-RS Laurinburg, N.C. 47 Tyler Purvis FB/6’2/231/Gr.-2VL Reinholds, Pa. 47 William Stephenson P/6’3/182/So.-SQ Raleigh, N.C. 48 Cole Cook TE/6’6/232/Fr.-HS Carrollton, Ga. 48 Bryan Smith LB/6’1/244/Fr.-RS Oxford, N.C. 49 Bradley Chubb LB/6’4/247/Fr.-HS Powder Springs, Ga. 50 Tony Adams C/6’2/301/Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. 52 Cole Blankenship C/6’2/290/Fr.-RS Mocksville, N.C. 53 Tyler Jones OL/6’3/290/Fr.-HS Stone Mountain, Ga. 52 Ben Garnett LS/6’0/231/Jr.-RS Charlotte, N.C. 54 Davion Allred DE/6’0/228/Fr.-SQ Raleigh, N.C. 54 Joe Thuney OG/6’5/296/Jr. (Gr.)-2VL Centerville, Ohio 55 Deonte Holden DE/6’4/215/Fr.-HS Hyattsville, Md. 56 Bryce Kennedy OG/6’3/303/So.-SQ Southern Pines, N.C. 57 Peter Daniel OT/6’6/266/Fr.-HS Raleigh, N.C. 58 Airius Moore LB/6’0/220/Fr.-HS Beavercreek, Ohio 59 John Tu’uta C/6’2/270/So.-SQ Fredericksburg, Va. 60 Quinton Schooley C/6’3/301/Jr.-1VL Chanute, Kansas 61 Ali Kassem OG/6’5/343/Sr.-1VL Cincinnati, Ohio 62 R.C. Brunstetter LS/6’3/215/Fr.-HS Mocksville, N.C. 64 Tylar Reagan OT/6’4/300/Fr.-RS Jacksonville, Fla. 65 Christopher Grady OL/6’3/320/Jr.-HS Burlington, N.C. 66 Will Richardson OT/6’5/282/Fr.-HS Burlinton, N.C. 67 Clark Eyers DT/6’5/245/So.-HS Dunn, N.C. 67 Evan Pritt OL/6’3/258/Fr.-RS Wilmington, N.C. 68 Zak Kuder OL/6’7/265/Fr.-HS Asheville, N.C. 69 Thomas Teal DT/6’1/296/Sr.-2VL Bennettsville, S.C. 70 Terronne Prescod OG/6’5/342/Fr.-HS Decatur, Ga. 71 Alex Barr OG/6’7/314/Jr.-1VL Fayetteville, Ga. 73 Andy Jomantas OT-OG/6’7/295/Gr.-2VL Dayton, Ohio 74 Tyson Chandler OT/6’7/345/Gr.-3VL N. Plainfield, N.J. 75 T.Y. McGill DT/6’1/289/Sr.-3VL Jesup, Ga. 76 Eric Shute OL/6’5/286/Fr.-HS Glen Ellyn, Ill. 78 Rob Crisp OT/6’7/300/Sr.-2VL Burlington, N.C. 79 Tyler Smith DT/6’3/268/Jr.-SQ Raleigh, N.C. 80 Bryan Underwood WR/5’9/180/Sr.-3VL University Heights, Ohio 82 Bo Hines WR/6’1/190/Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. St. Petersburg, Fla. 84 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR/6’3/208/So.-1VL 85 Micah Till TE/6’5/279/Fr.-HS Upper Marlboro, Md. 86 David J. Grinnage TE/6’5/269/So.-1VL Newark, Del. 87 Pharoah McKever DE/6’6/256/Fr.-RS Tabor City, N.C. 87 Maurice Trowell WR/5’11/179/Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. 88 Stephen Louis WR/6’2/212/Fr.-HS W. Palm Beach, Fla. 89 Benson Browne TE/6’5/270/Jr. (Gr.)-1VL Cincinnati, Ohio 90 Mike Rose DE/6’3/271/Jr.-2VL Fountain Inn, S.C. 91 Drew Davis DE/6’3/252/So.-1VL Raleigh, N.C. 92 Hampton Billips DE/6’7/223/Fr.-HS Greenboro, N.C. 93 Justin Jones DT/6’2/294/Fr.-HS Austell, Ga. 94 Monty Nelson DT/6’2/312/So.-1VL Plantation, Fla. 95 Art Norman DE/6’0/254/Gr.-3VL Stone Mountain, Ga. 96 Kenton Gibbs DT/6’2/287/Fr.-RS Detroit, Mich. 96 Scott Thompson LS/5’11/244/Sr.-3VL Rancho Santa Margarita, Cal. 97 Deshaywn Middleton DT/6’1/311/Fr.-HS Winston-Salem, N.C. 98 B.J. Hill DT/6’4/300/Fr.-HS Oakboro, N.C.

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NC STATE SEASON REVIEW NC STATE 24, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 23 AUGUST 30 • RALEIGH, N.C. Jacoby Brissett found Matt Dayes for a 35-yard strike down the right sideline with 1:37 left, as the Pack completed its comeback in the fourth quarter to start the 2014 season with a 24-23 win over Georgia Southern. The Pack’s two TD drives in the fourth quarter covered 99 yards and then 75 yards, as all of NC State’s three touchdowns came in the second half. In his first start at NC State, Brissett finished 28-of40 for 291 yards and 3 TDs. NC STATE 46, OLD DOMINION 34 SEPTEMBER 6 • RALEIGH, N.C. NC State’s running backs found the endzone for five of the Pack’s six touchdowns during the game, as the Wolfpack fought off Old Dominion 46-34. Shadrach Thornton rushed for three scores while Matt Dayes had both a rushing and receiving TD, en route to 242 rushing yards for the team. Thornton had 14 carries for 86 yards along with his three scores and his 23-yard scamper in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach. NC STATE 49, USF 17 SEPTEMBER 13 • TAMPA, FLA. Both the NC State offense and defense came out and dominated first half action, as the Pack cruised past USF for a 49-17 road win at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Wolfpack raced to a 35-7 halftime lead, and finished with 589 yards of total offense, including 315 on the ground. NC State had five first half TD drives, but the Pack’s opening series march down the field set the tone for the game. Bra’Lon Cherry had three catches for 50 yards and 1 TD, and also two rushes for 20 yards and 2 more scores, while Jacoby Brissett was 20-of-29 for 266 yards and 2 TDs. In the first half, the Pack held USF to just 94 yards, with only two coming after the first two drives. NC STATE 42, PRESBYTERIAN 0 SEPTEMBER 20 • RALEIGH, N.C. QB Jacoby Brissett threw for three scores and rushed for another, as NC State pitched a shutout over visiting Presbyterian, 42-0. The Pack offense once again finished with over 200 yards rushing, and the Pack defense recorded its first shutout since 2011. Brissett was 14-of-21 for 195 yards and 3 TDs and also rushed for another score. The Pack offense gained 460 yards on just 53 plays, and average of 8.7 per play. The defense limited Presbyterian to 252 yards, with just 122 through the air. 1/1 FLORIDA STATE 56, NC STATE 41 SEPTEMBER 27 • RALEIGH, N.C. NC State jumped out to a 24-7 lead over No. 1 Florida State in the first quarter, but the defending national champions outlasted the Pack with a strong second half. Pack QB Jacoby Brissett threw

for a career-best 359 yards, and NC State scored the most points by a FSU opponent since 2010.

attempts, and also added a pair of defensive scores in the second quarter.

In the first quarter, the Pack scored on all four of its possessions (3 TDs, 1FG) and totaled 214 total yards of offense (166 pass, 48 rush). At the half, NC State was up 24-21. The Pack was outscored 35-17 in the second half, with only a field goal over the final quarter and a half.

NC STATE 42, WAKE FOREST 13 NOVEMBER 15 • RALEIGH, N.C. NC State’s ground attack was dominant throughout the game, as the Wolfpack gained the all-valuable sixth win of the season with a 42-13 defeat of Wake Forest. The Wolfpack rushed for 362 yards, and four Pack players accounted for five rushing scores.

CLEMSON 41, NC STATE 0 OCTOBER 4 • CLEMSON, S.C. NC State fell behind early and was unable to recover, as the Wolfpack lost at Clemson in its first ACC road contest of 2014, 41-0. For the first time of the season, the Wolfpack lost the turnover battle, fumbling three times on the day, and was unable to force a miscue for the first time all season. Clemson converted two of those fumbles into 14 points. BOSTON COLLEGE 30, NC STATE 14 OCTOBER 11 • RALEIGH, N.C. NC State fell victim to Boston College’s groundand-pound approach, as the Pack lost 30-14 to the visiting Eagles. The two teams traded touchdowns on the game’s first five possessions, but BC finished with 57 rushes for 310 yards and four TDs and wore down the Pack’s defense in the second half. Two plays into the third quarter, the game was delayed for lightning. The delay ended up being for 57 minutes. LOUISVILLE 30, NC STATE 18 OCTOBER 18 • LOUISVILLE, KY. Dealing with injuries and suspensions, NC State fell short at Louisville, 30-18. Down eight late in the third quarter, an apparent Wolfpack defensive TD was overturned and Louisville kicked a field goal three plays later to increase their lead.

The Pack’s running backs dominated as Shadrach Thornton had 16 rushes for 110 yards and 1 TD while Matt Dayes had 11 rushes for 76 yards and 2 TDs and four catches for 47 yards 1 TD. Aside from Wake’s three scoring drives (1 TD, 2 FGs), the Pack did not allow a first down on 10 drives and gave up just 26 yards on 27 plays. NC STATE 35, NORTH CAROLINA 7 NOVEMBER 29 • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. NC State pounded rival North Carolina with its ground game and suffocated the Tar Heels offense, as the Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels 35-7 at Kenan Stadium. NC State rushed for 388 yards, the sixth-highest total in school history, and the Pack’s defense allowed only a late fourth quarter TD, and held the ACC’s No. 2 offense to just 207 yards - 86 on the last drive. Jacoby Brissett’s 167 yards rushing established a new school record for the most rushing yards in a game for a Pack QB. Along with Shadrach Thornton’s 161 yards, the duo was the first at NC State to both go over 100 yards rushing in the same game since 1994. NC State posted over 300 yards rushing as a team for the second straight game (first time since 1981), and the third time this season (first time since 1980).

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The Pack kept the score close late in the fourth, when David J. Grinnage caught his second TD of the day with 2:21 left. Down five at 23-18, the Pack went for two but the pass was incomplete. The onside kick was recovered by Louisville, which ran three straight times and scored a 46yard TD with 44 seconds left. NC STATE 24, SYRACUSE 17 NOVEMBER 1 • SYRACUSE, N.Y. NC State used a combination of strong defense and special teams play, along with timely Pack offensive drives, to come away with a 24-17 ACC road win at Syracuse. Down 14-9, DE Pharoah McKever returned an INT 82 yards for the goahead score and changed the momentum of the game. The Pack defense caused three secondhalf turnovers and had eight sacks on the day to secure the win. GEORGIA TECH 56, NC STATE 23 NOVEMBER 8 • RALEIGH, N.C. Holding a 13-7 lead late in the first quarter, NC State surrendered 28 straight points and fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 56-23. Tech used its triple-option running attack and totaled 64 rushing attempts compared to just 8 pass

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NC STATE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

78 Rob Crisp (6-7, 300, Sr.)

95 Art Norman (6-0, 254, Gr.)

73 Andy Jomantas (6-7, 295, Gr.)

91 Drew Davis (6-3, 252, So.)

54 Joe Thuney (6-5, 296, Jr.)

69 Thomas Teal (6-1, 296, Sr.)

56 Bryce Kennedy (6-3, 303, So.)

75 T.Y. McGill (6-1, 289, Sr.)

60 Quinton Schooley (6-3, 301, Jr.)

93 Justin Jones (6-2, 294, Fr.)

59 John Tu’uta (6-2, 270, So.)

98 B.J. Hill (6-4, 300, Fr.)

50 Tony Adams (6-2, 301, Fr.)

96 Kenton Gibbs (6-2, 287, Fr.)

90 Mike Rose (6-3, 271, Jr.) 35 Kentavius Street (6-2, 287, Fr.)

(or) 71 Alex Barr (6-7, 314, Jr.)

74 Tyson Chandler (6-7, 345, Gr.)

71 Alex Barr (6-7, 314, Jr.)

WLB

86 David J. Grinnage (6-5, 269, So.)

89 Benson Browne (6-5, 270, Jr.)

MLB

12 Jacoby Brissett (6-4, 231, Jr.)

58 Airius Moore (6-0, 220, Fr.)

11 Garrett Leatham (6-4, 220, Jr.)

49 Bradley Chubb (6-4, 247, Fr.)

10 Shadrach Thornton (6-1, 206, Jr.)

29 Jack Tocho (6-0, 201, So.)

5 Rodman Noel (6-4, 223, Sr.) 39 Brandon Pittman (6-2, 236, Sr.) 4 Jerod Fernandez (6-0, 224, Fr.)

(or) 26 Tony Creecy (5-11, 213, Gr.)

25 Niles Clark (5-11, 199, So.)

(or) 21 Matt Dayes (5-9, 205, So.)

20 Hakim Jones (6-2, 205, Jr.) 31 Germaine Pratt (6-3, 230, Fr.)

47 Tyler Purvis (6-2, 231, Gr.)

28 Jaylen Samuels (5-11, 240, Fr.)

2 Josh Jones (6-2, 212, Fr.)

80 Bryan Underwood (5-9, 180, Sr.)

1 Jarvis Byrd (5-10, 190, Gr.)

24 Shawn Boone (5-10, 184, Fr.)

(or) 84 Marquez Valdes-Scantling (6-3, 208, So.)

15 Johnathan Alston (6-0, 206, So.)

NICK

8 Dravious Wright (5-10, 206, So.)

88 Stephen Louis (6-2, 212, Fr.)

6 Tim Buckley (6-0, 197, Jr.)

82 Bo Hines (6-1, 190, Fr.)

11 Juston Burris (6-1, 211, Jr.)

13 Bra’Lon Cherry (5-11, 189, So.)

30 Michael Stevens (5-10, 186, Fr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS PK

32 Niklas Sade (6-3, 219, Sr.)

KOR

21 Matt Dayes (5-9, 205, So.)

47 William Stephenson (6-3, 182, So.)

14 Malcolm Means (6-1, 189, Fr.)

36 Wil Baumann (6-6, 187, Sr.)

88 Stephen Louis (6-2, 212, Fr.)

47 William Stephenson (6-3, 182, So.)

82 Bo Hines (6-1, 190, Fr.)

96 Scott Thompson (5-11, 244, Sr.)

13 Bra’Lon Cherry (5-11, 189, So.)

52 Ben Garnett (6-0, 231, Jr.)

34 Ben Grazen (5-9, 190, Fr.)

36 Wil Baumann (6-6, 187, Sr.)

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Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence. With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in 2014-15 consists of 11 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only. Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediately taken a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in four Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s basketball championships since 1995. Two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference produced 14 players who received All-America recognition by a major outlet. The American had four players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing only the SEC and the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American Athletic Conference players chosen when 34

he was taken No. 3 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The success of The American in Year 1 was not limited to the gridiron. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. The conference had the best postseason winning percentage of any league in men’s basketball, while The American produced top-10 teams in baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf and sent half of its participating teams to the NCAA Softball Championship. The American Athletic Conference holds television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented national exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3. American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it

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is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the MidAmerican Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, The American has announced primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the next six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans. The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held onsite each year. ■

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Nearly 60,000 students learn and grow at the University of Central Florida, a dynamic institution gaining national prominence as a destination for the best and brightest students and faculty members. U.S. News & World Report ranks UCF among the nation’s top up-and-coming universities, and Kiplinger and The Princeton Review rate a UCF education as one of the best values in the country. UCF also is home to modern amenities such as a technology commons, stateof-the-art research laboratories and new residence halls that enhance learning and student life. ACCESS, QUALITY AND DIVERSITY UCF students live and learn in a diverse environment that includes students from all 50 states and 148 countries. It has grown quickly over the last 51 years to become the nation’s second-largest university, and the academic achievements of each freshman class frequently set new university records.

posted an average 4.28 GPA and 1395 SAT score. Students attend classes at the main campus in Orlando, and also at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management in the midst of the region’s top tourist attractions, the College of Medicine at the burgeoning medical city near Orlando International Airport, the downtown Center for Emerging Media and nine regional campuses throughout Central Florida. AMERICA’S PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY Offering more than 200 degree programs, UCF has become an academic and research leader in numerous fields, such as optics, modeling and simulation, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, science, hospitality management and digital media.

In 2013, UCF ranked No. 12 nationally among public institutions for the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled with 247. The freshman class arrived with an average 3.89 GPA and 1248 SAT score.

One common trait throughout UCF’s diverse programs is that students benefit from the power of partnerships. UCF is America’s Partnership University, committed to working closely with governments, industry, nonprofit organizations and other universities to offer students a world-class education and prepare them for success after graduation.

UCF’s Burnett Honors College offers talented students the intimacy of a small, liberal arts college with the benefits of a large research university. Freshmen in the Burnett Honors College’s fall 2013 class

UCF’s emphasis on partnerships is one reason why the university was named one of the nation’s five “Next Generation Universities” by the New America Foundation. The foundation also praised

UCF’s increased access to students and higher graduation rates achieved in a cost-effective manner. MODERN AMENITIES UCF’s 1,415-acre main campus provides modern facilities, with 600 acres set aside for lakes, woods and an arboretum. Knights Plaza features the 10,000-seat CFE Arena for basketball and other entertainment, apartment-style student housing, shops, restaurants and Bright House Networks Stadium. At Technology Commons, students test and purchase the latest computer products and produce podcasts and video presentations. A new Performing Arts Center provides music and theatre students with high-tech classrooms and rehearsal spaces, and eventually will host student and professional performances. UCF’s Veterans Academic Resource Center offers student veterans a onestop headquarters for services such as veterans’ benefits, academic advising and career services. ■

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UCF HEAD COACH Success Rate came in at 90 percent, which is third among all FBS public schools and 10th overall. O’Leary was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 1994-01 after taking over as interim head coach for the final three games of the 1994 season. During his seven-year stint at Georgia Tech, O’Leary guided the Yellow Jackets to a 52-33 record. The squad made five bowl appearances under O’Leary.

O’Leary had the first of two stints at Georgia Tech from 1987-91. He served as the defensive coordinator/ defensive line coach. The team finished 11-0-1 in 1990 and won the national championship, defeating Nebraska in the Florida Citrus Bowl. A Long Island native, O’Leary received his first coaching job at the collegiate level at Syracuse (1980-86), and started his coaching career at the high school level on Long Island in 1968. O’Leary was born in Central Islip, N.Y., and attended Central Islip High School. He then enrolled at the University of New Hampshire and earned his degree in physical education. O’Leary and his wife, Sharon, have two daughters, Chris and Trish, and two sons, Tim and Marty. The O’Learys welcomed their first grandchild in 2006 as Tim and his wife Jennifer gave birth to a son named Tate. The couple had a second son, Cullen, in 2008 and a daughter, Maggie, in 2010. ■

In his 11th year at UCF in 2014, George O'Leary has helped the Knights achieve several historic moments during his career. Among those accomplishments, UCF has delivered multiple conference titles, top-25 rankings and bowl victories. Most importantly, it is graduating its student-athletes at a rate that ranks among the best in the nation. Joining the American Athletic Conference in 2013, UCF set school records with 12 wins and won the inaugural league title with an 8-0 record. On Dec. 8 that season, exactly 10 years to the day O’Leary was hired at UCF, the Knights accepted their first BCS bowl berth where they lifted the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl trophy in Arizona. In all, O’Leary has earned five conference coach of the year honors, and has guided UCF to seven bowl games since its first bowl appearance in 2005. While UCF was busy working toward a top-10 ranking in 2013, it also was opening eyes in the classroom. The Knights checked in with a programhigh APR of 994 for 2012-13, only six points shy of a perfect score and tied for fifth in the country. UCF’s multiyear APR rate jumped from 975 to 978, placing the Knights 15th overall among all FBS schools.

Prior to coming to UCF, O’Leary served on Minnesota’s NFL coaching staff for two seasons. In 2003, he was the Vikings’ defensive coordinator. In his first season with the team in 2002, he guided the defensive line into becoming the strength of the Minnesota defense. He also served as the squad’s assistant head coach. He also served as the defensive line coach for San Diego from 1992-93.

In 2014, the Knights’ Graduation

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SEAN BECKTON

MIKE BUSCEMI

KIRK CALLAHAN

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LORENZO COSTANTINI

BRENT KEY

ALLEN MOGRIDGE

TYSON SUMMERS

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Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers

Defensive Line

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CHARLIE TAAFFE Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks

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3 Nick Patti

Kyle Coltrain

Michael Easton

Blake Tiralosi

Shaquill Griffin

Mark Rucker

D.J. Killings

Breshad Perriman

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Rodrigo Quirarte

22 Jared Henry

26 Kyle Gibson

Jacoby Glenn

Cedric Thompson

Drico Johnson

Dontravious Wilson

Rannell Hall

Taylor Oldham

20 Josh Reese

Micah Reed

Pete DiNovo

Jackie Williams

10 J.J. Worton

Clayton Geathers

Michael Willett

27 Sean Beckton

Tyler Harris

13 Justin Holman

18 Shaquem Griffin

23 Willie Mitchell

28 William Stanback

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UCF KNIGHTS

30 C.J. Jones

Brendin Straubel

36 Sean Galvin

41 Terrance Plummer

47 Deion Green

54 Gage Marsil

Chris Williams

Caleb Houston

Seyvon Lowry

Miles Pace

Joseph Puopolo

Zack Laurinaitis

52 Errol Clarke

61 Troy Gray

Chequan Burkett

Jordan Franks

Domenic Spencer

Justin McDonald

57 Scott Teal

Tre Neal

56 Joey Grant

Jordan Ozerities

Justin Rae

Matthew Wright

Mario Mathis

38 Brandon Alexander

Stanley Sylverain

Maurice Russell

62 Tarik Cook

Micah Anderson

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66 Tarik Milner

Aaron Evans

74 Jason Rae

Chris Johnson

Tate Hernly

Hayden Jones

95 Demetris Anderson

Luke Palmer

Jamiyus Pittman

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Chester Brown

Colby Watson

Shawn Moffitt

Jordan Akins

Tony Guerad

Thomas Niles

Michael Campbell

88 Cal Bloom

Tre'Quan Smith

79 Wyatt Miller

85 Justin Tukes

Kevin Miller

Michael Colubiale

Joey Connors

98 A.J. Wooten

Chavis Dickey

Lance McDowdell

Torrian Wilson

Luke Adams

99 Rob Sauvao

Jaryl Mamea

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UCF TEAM ROSTER # NAME 2 Nick Patti 3 Jackie Williams 4 Micah Reed 6 Rannell Hall 7 Dontravious Wilson 8 Tyler Harris 9 J.J. Worton 10 Shaquill Griffin 10 Kyle Coltrain 11 Breshad Perriman 12 Jacoby Glenn 13 Justin Holman 14 Pete DiNovo 15 Michael Easton 16 Mark Rucker 17 Cedric Thompson 18 Shaquem Griffin 18 Rodrigo Quirarte 19 Josh Reese 20 Taylor Oldham 21 Drico Johnson 22 Jared Henry 22 Michael Willett 23 Willie Mitchell 24 D.J. Killings 24 Blake Tiralosi 25 Kyle Gibson 26 Clayton Geathers 27 Sean Beckton 27 Tristan Reaves 28 William Stanback 29 C.J. Jones 30 Brendin Straubel 30 Trace Ryan 31 Chris Williams 32 Mario Mathis 33 Tre Neal 34 Justin McDonald 35 Sean Galvin 36 Caleb Houston 37 Brandon Alexander 38 Jordan Ozerities 39 Joseph Puopolo 40 Chequan Burkett 41 Terrance Plummer 42 Stanley Sylverain 43 Justin Rae 44 Miles Pace 44 Mark Messeguer 45 Daron Humphrey 46 Jordan Franks 46 Zack Laurinaitis 47 Deion Green

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# NAME 47 Connor O’Sullivan 48 Mac Loudermilk 49 Seyvon Lowry 49 Matthew Wright 50 Domenic Spencer 51 Errol Clarke 51 Chris Larsen 52 Maurice Russell 54 Gage Marsil 55 Joey Grant 56 Scott Teal 57 Troy Gray 58 Caleb Perez 59 Mario Elliott 59 Demeitre Brim 60 Collin Mills 61 Tarik Cook 62 Micah Anderson 63 Tarik Milner 66 Aaron Evans 67 Jared Warren 68 Charles Sprenkel 69 Thomas Niles 70 Luke Palmer 71 Chester Brown 72 Torrian Wilson 73 Jason Rae 74 Michael Campbell 75 Tate Hernly 76 Colby Watson 78 Wyatt Miller 79 Chavis Dickey 80 Tre’Quan Smith 81 Chris Johnson 82 Jamari Fye 83 Shawn Moffitt 84 Justin Tukes 85 Kevin Miller 86 Michael Colubiale 87 Cal Bloom 88 Jordan Akins 89 Hayden Jones 90 Lance McDowdell 91 Joey Connors 92 Luke Adams 93 Tony Guerad 94 Demetris Anderson 95 Jamiyus Pittman 96 A.J. Wooten 97 Jock Petree 98 Rob Sauvao 99 Jaryl Mamea

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UCF SEASON REVIEW McKenna joined head coach George O’Leary at a pep rally where they recognized the 11th-year leader of the Knights with a Certificate of Irish Heritage.

UCF started the 2014 season 4,062 miles away from home in Dublin, Ireland, and ended the campaign with one of the most dramatic finishes in school history as junior Breshad Perriman caught a 51-yard Hail Mary as time expired to propel the Knights at East Carolina, 32-30. The victory provided the Knights with back-to-back American Athletic Conference championships, a first for the program that now has four league titles since 2007.

After starting the year 0-2 with a loss at Missouri, UCF welcomed a crowd of 44,510 in its home opener, a 41-7 win over Bethune-Cookman.

The American on the road at UConn, the Knights rebounded with back-toback convincing wins against Tulsa (31-7) and SMU (53-7). UCF ended the season with a perfect record at Bright House Networks Stadium. The Knights have a .784 winning percentage at the facility, which is the seventh highest of any active college football stadium.

One game later, an improbable touchback on a goal-line fumble forced by Brandon Alexander in the final seconds at Houston enabled the Knights to open conference play with a 17-12 triumph.

The Knights’ defense made a statement with a 16-0 shutout at rival USF. It was the first shutout for the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium and the first blanking by the UCF defense in 22 games.

UCF returned home for threeconsecutive contests, posting victories over BYU (31-24 OT), Tulane (20-13) and Temple (34-14). The overtime triumph over BYU on an ESPN’s Thursday night telecast saw the Knights overcome a 14-point deficit in the second half.

Heading into the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, the Knights have won 25-straight games starting after 3 p.m. and 14-consecutive non-Saturday contests. Quarterback Justin Holman has a touchdown pass in 12-straight games, Perriman averages 22.1 yards per catch and UCF ranks third in the FBS in total defense entering the matchup with NC State. ■

After dropping its first-ever game in

In between those moments, the Knights covered 15,076 round-trip miles to post a 9-3 overall and 7-1 league record. The Black and Gold have posted 31 victories since the start of 2012, and are seeking their third-straight 10-win season at the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. Donning a specially-designed helmet to honor Ireland in the Croke Park Classic, UCF may have fallen on a last-second field goal to Penn State. Earlier in the week, though, Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke and Croke Park stadium director Peter

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UCF DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

11 Breshad Perriman (6-3, 214, Jr.)

92 Luke Adams (6-4, 260, Rs-So.)

20 Taylor Oldham (6-1, 200, Rs-So.)

47 Deion Green (6-1, 240, Rs-Jr.)

94 Demetris Anderson (6-2, 299, Rs-Jr.)

95 Jamiyus Pittman (6-0, 300, Fr.)

98 Rob Sauvao (6-2, 283, Rs-Sr.)

99 Jaryl Mamea (6-1, 283, Rs-Sr.)

90 Lance McDowell (6-4, 310, Jr.)

69 Thomas Niles (6-2, 270, Rs-Jr.)

44 Miles Pace (6-1, 256, Rs-Jr.)

OLB

57 Troy Gray (6-1, 210, Sr.)

46 Jordan Franks (6-3, 210, Fr.)

MLB

41 Terrance Plummer (6-1, 236, Sr.)

50 Domenic Spencer (5-10, 229, Jr.)

3 Jackie Williams (5-11, 190, Rs-Sr.)

6 Rannell Hall (6-1, 200, Sr.)

19 Josh Reese (6-0, 180, Rs-Sr.)

88 Jordan Akins (6-3, 237, Fr.)

13 Justin Holman (6-4, 213, So.)

2 Nick Patti (5-11, 201, Rs-So.)

14 Pete DiNovo (6-2, 205, Rs-Fr.)

28 William Stanback (6-1, 225, So.)

4 Micah Reed (6-0, 214, So.)

7 Dontravious Wilson (5-10, 212, So.)

17 Cedric Thompson (6-0, 224, Rs-Jr.)

39 Joseph Puopolo (5-10, 242, Rs-Jr.)

32 Mario Mathis (6-1, 232, Rs-Fr.)

OLB

51 Errol Clarke (6-1, 240, Jr.)

84 Justin Tukes (6-5, 250, Sr.)

40 Chequan Burkett (6-2, 218, Rs-Fr.)

85 Kevin Miller (6-4, 255, Rs-Jr.)

12 Jacoby Glenn (6-0, 186, Rs-So.)

79 Chavis Dickey (6-4, 300, Fr.)

10 Shaquill Griffin (6-1, 192, So.)

66 Aaron Evans (6-5, 290, Rs-Fr.)

55 Joey Grant (6-2, 285, Rs-So.)

37 Brandon Alexander (6-2, 195, Sr.)

71 Chester Brown (6-5, 317, Rs-So.)

21 Drico Johnson (6-1, 202, Rs-So.)

73 Jason Rae (5-11, 283, So.)

26 Clayton Geathers (6-2, 208, Rs-Sr.)

61 Tarik Cook (6-2, 291, Rs-Jr.)

22 Jared Henry (6-0, 208, Rs-So.)

63 Tarik Milner (6-3, 285, Rs-Sr.)

38 Jordan Ozerites (5-10, 186, Rs-Sr.)

75 Tate Hernly (6-3, 291, Rs-Fr.)

24 D.J. Killings (6-1, 184, So.)

72 Torrian Wilson (6-3, 305, Rs-Sr.)

74 Michael Campbell (6-6, 285, Rs-So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS P

36 Caleb Houston (6-1, 200, Rs-So.)

56 Scott Teal (6-2, 228, Rs-Sr.)

48 Mac Loudermilk (6-1, 220, Fr.)

54 Gage Marsil (6-1, 226, Rs-So.)

35 Sean Galvin (6-3, 226, Rs-Sr.)

83 Shawn Moffitt (5-11, 180, Sr.)

18 Rodrigo Quirarte (6-1, 202, Rs-Sr.)

36 Caleb Houston (6-1, 200, Rs-So.)

20 Taylor Oldham (6-1, 200, Rs-So.)

6 Rannell Hall (6-1, 200, Sr.) 88 Jordan Akins (6-3, 237, Fr.) 3 Jackie Williams (5-11, 190, Rs-Sr.) 19 Josh Reese (6-0, 180, Rs-Sr.)

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