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The 2016 Russellville Golden Tigers are looking to continue the success they experienced last season when they went 11-2, finished undefeated in region play and advanced to the third round of the playoffs. AHSAA realignment did not cause RHS to change classifications as the Golden Tigers will remain in 5A. LeeHuntsville, Jemison and Brooks will join Russellville, Lawrence County, St. John Paul, East Limestone and Ardmore to make up Region 8. “I think the thing that is going to drive this team is their commitment to doing things the right way,” Head Coach Mark Heaton said. Heaton, who is entering his third season as head coach of Russellville, challenges his team to climb every day, and he knows that a strong senior class can help the team accomplish that goal. “We’re really excited about this senior class. They’ve been here, and they’re trying to uphold the standard that we’ve set in place for this program. You’ve got a lot of guys pushing toward the same goals and vision that we have as a whole. That character, integrity and leadership wins more games than athleticism does every day.” The offensive line looks to be a strength of the team this year. “You’ve got four returning starters that are seniors,” Heaton said about his group up front. Austin Stidham, Gabriel-Pedro Juan, Slate Wallace and Raul Mojica are the senior starters on the line, and it looks as though they will be joined by junior
John David Palmer. “Right now, he is starting at left guard,” Heaton said. “He has made a vast improvement and is getting better every day.” Other experienced offensive leaders include three-year starting quarterback Payton Nichols, Nate Franklin and Colin Garrison. On the other side of the ball, the Golden Tiger defense returns two leading tacklers in Landon Ezzell and Sid Willis. Roman Cortez will bring experience to the defensive line, and Kyle Tidwell returns for his senior year. Garrison and Marvin Betancourt will be counted on heavily on offense, defense and special teams for the Golden Tigers. The Golden Tigers began the season with a jamboree at home Aug. 18 against 6A opponent Athens. The Golden Eagles will be led by new head coach Cody Gross. The schedule shapes up favorably in the early going for RHS. Five of the first six regular season games will be home games. The three non-region games will feature familiar schools to long-time Russellville fans. Deshler will come to Russellville in the opening game. The Hartselle Tigers return to the schedule for homecoming in game five of the season, and the regular season wraps up with a trip to Colbert County. “I wanted to get a better local-type schedule so that our fan base can enjoy it, and we can bring in a bigger fan base too and create some better gate revenue,” Heaton said. “When you play a tough region and non-region schedule and you get into the playoffs, that’s where it shows up.”
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Mark Heaton “We’ve got great community support and support from our school board and our administration. When they say there’s a big commitment to excellence here, they mean that.”
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Phil Campbell The Phil Campbell Bobcats have been waiting on a group of young talent to make their way to the rank of veterans, and now they have arrived. The Bobcats have been steadily improving for the past few years under the tutelage of Coach Ryan Swinney, even while warding off the injury bug. Now Swinney hopes a healthy team and veteran experience and leadership can bring the Bobcats back to the top tier of their 2A region. “We have a lot of experienced players back,” said Swinney, who is in his fourth year as the Bobcats head coach. “They are ready to get the season started. They have worked really hard this summer, and we believe we are ready to compete at a higher level.” For the Bobcats to have a successful season, they need to get off to a quick start. That was made a little more difficult due to the new region alignments and schedule changes. “We added two very tough teams that were 3A last year in Lamar County and Sheffield, and they both happen to be our first two region games as well,” said Swinney. “They are both very athletic, and we will need to be healthy and ready early on. I have no doubt we can compete and win if we stay healthy and work hard.” For the Bobcats to get off to a good start, Swinney will have to rely on a bevy of veteran football players to bring leadership and experience
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to the field. Some of those Swinney mentioned were Colby Baker, Austin Riner, Peyton Thomas, Joe Hardy and Trey and Malique Nalls. “Those guys will provide the cornerstone to our team early on this year,” said Swinney. “We need for them to be performing at a very high level this year. I will expect a lot from them.” The Bobcats will have to replace a couple of key players on both sides of the ball. Tristan Godsey was the Bobcats offensive go-to guy and a key team leader. Matthew Stancil was very disruptive for the Bobcats on defense last year. “We have to have some guys step in those positions and fill their shoes,” said Swinney. “We have a lot of skilled guys back on offense, which should make us a very balanced team on offense. Our offensive line should be better with more experience.” One of the Bobcats Achilles heels in the past has been defense, in particular, run defense. Swinney said that has to improve this year, and he expects it to. “I feel like we should be better up front than we have been, but we have to be better at stopping the run,” said Swinney. “We lost several secondary players, so we have to have guys step up in those positions for us.” Phil Campbell hosted county rival Tharptown on the opening week of the season Aug. 19.
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Ryan Swinney “We have a lot of experienced players back. They are ready to get the season started. They have worked really hard this summer, and we believe we are ready to compete at a higher level.”
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Red Bay Tigers The Red Bay Tigers will enter the 2016 season with three impressive streaks they would like to continue. The Tigers have won 18 straight regular season games, 18 straight region games and ten straight road games. If the Tigers are going to keep the streaks going, they are going to have to rely on some new faces at some key positions. The Tigers will have to replace 13 graduating seniors with who contributed to last year’s teams success. Sophomore quarterback Kolby Bragwell will replace three-year starter Troy Borden, who had an 18-1 touchdown-interception ratio last season. The Tigers will look to three new offensive linemen to protect Bragwell and open up holes for veteran running back Tate Ozbirn. Ozbirn rushed for 1,700 yards last season, and the Tigers will be looking for that kind of production again this season. “Kolby will need to continue to improve from week to week,” said Red Bay Coach Michael Jackson. “On the line we have to replace one of the top offensive linemen in North Alabama, Kolby Knoblock, but we have two of our best linemen returning in Hunter Tyler at tackle and Kurtlain Hiser at center.” “Kaleb Burroughs, Jesus Kelly, and Max Bullen are going to have to step up and contribute on offense this year as well as defense,” Jackson added. “Tate and Aaron Lewey will need to have big years running the football.”
Jackson is in his 15th season as a head coach and has a record of 20-3 in his three years as the Tiger coach. On the defensive side of the ball, Red Bay will have to have some new guys step up to defend their lofty ranking as the No. 1 scoring defense in Alabama in all classifications. The Tigers will have some key players back. They return their top two tacklers, Andrew Ray and Andrew Richardson, both linebackers. They also return All-State cornerback Kaleb Burroughs. “Defense will be a learning experience for some of our new guys,” said Jackson. “We will have at least six new starters from a team that gave up only 77 points last year.” Jackson also mentioned he expects big things from Dustan Burks, Elijah Ingle and Joseph Newell on the defensive side of the ball. With reclassification came schedule changes and new region alignments for all teams. Red Bay will add two teams who dropped from 3A to 2A – Sheffield and Lamar County. “Our first four games are against teams that had coaching changes,” said Jackson. “This will be a little bit harder on our game planning because we are not sure how those teams will attack us. I think the region will be much stronger this year with at least six team having a good shot at making the playoffs.” Red Bay opened the 2016 season at home on Aug. 19 hosting Colbert Heights.
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“On the line we have to replace one of the top offensive linemen in North Alabama, Kolby Knoblock, but we have two of our best linemen returning in Hunter Tyler at tackle and Kurtlain Hiser at center.”
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Tharptown The Tharptown Wildcats will see some significant changes this year on a number of fronts. While their school is growing by leaps and bounds because of consolidation in Lawrence County and the decision by Russellville City Schools to stop bussing into the county and start charging tuition to non-city residents, the athletic program is dropping from the 2A classification to the 1A classification. The move will likely be temporary because of two straight small senior classes. In the meantime, however, the Tharptown Wildcats expect to take advantage of the reprieve to rebuild their football program. The Wildcats will under the leadership of first year Head Coach Kevin Lacey. Lacey is not new to the program. He has been a teacher and assistant coach for several years. He said he believes his familiarity with the players and their familiarity with him will provide his team the stability needed to compete in the upcoming season. “It is exciting to lead these guys as their head coach,” said Lacey. “I’m anxious to get started, and the players are too. They have worked hard this summer to get ready, and we hope to build something special for this school and this community.” The Wildcats are coming off an 0-10 season but lost some key players from last year’s team, according to Lacey. “We had a lot of seniors who played key roles last year,” said Lacey. “Matthew Brasuell anchored our offensive and defensive line. Heath
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Hatton was a threat at quarterback with his athleticism and did an outstanding job of getting guys in the right position on defense at the safety position.” Lacey will be looking for leadership from a mixture of veterans and youth. “Mikey Rossom is returning at the running back position,” said Lacey. “The bulk of our offensive and defensive line are returning as sophomores. They all had a lot of playing time last season. Carson Petree is also returning as a sophomore at the quarterback position and will have to play on both sides of the ball.” Lacey is looking to return to the basics and simplify things for his team. “We did too much overthinking last year,” said Lacey. “We had too many players overthink every situation and run themselves out of plays. We are going to simplify things for our guys and stress beating the guy across from them.” “Defensively, we looked pretty good in the spring,” Lacey said. “We have to do a better job of tackling in the open field and not giving up big plays.” Lacey is optimistic and ready for the season to begin. “I am excited about this season,” said Lacey. “The core of this group is still young, but they are eager. If they will buy in and work hard, we can have some success this season.” The Wildcats got a quick early season test as they traveled to Phil Campbell to play the Bobcats Aug. 19 for their season opener.
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Kevin Lacey “I’m anxious to get started, and the players are too. They have worked hard this summer to get ready, and we hope to build something special for this school and this community.”
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Vina There are a lot of reasons for optimism among the fans of the Vina Red Devils this year. One of those reasons is a strong, experienced group of seniors who love the game of football and like to work hard. “We will return eight starters on offense,” said Vina Coach Luke Childers, who is in his third year as the Red Devils head coach. “Our offensive line has started together for four straight years. That should give us the opportunity to pound the football and control the clock.” The Red Devils, who finished 5-5 overall last year and 3-3 in the region, will return some key players on offense, according to Childers. Among those he mentioned: Tyler Renfrow (QB/RB/LB), Andrew Upton (OL/DL), Austin Petree (OL/ DL) and Josh Cochran (OL/ DL). “We will have a very strong senior class with a lot of leadership,” said Childers. “They have been working very hard this summer and want to go out winners. I think our fans will be really excited to watch these guys play this year.” The Red Devils will have to find some newcomers to replace two key loses in Joseph Emerson (DE/RB) and Tanner Miller (LB/FB). “We also return eight starters
Red Devils on defense,” said Childers. “We should be able to match up and be competitive with our schedule this year. We will need to stop the run and not give up explosive plays if we are going to be able to play our style of offense.” Childers said he likes the tenacity of this senior-laden group and their work ethic. He expects that to be a key intangible to helping his team achieve success in 2016. “We might not have the number of players some other schools have,” said Childers. “What we lack in numbers, however, we make up for in hard work and grit. Our guys will always play until the whistle blows, and they will never quit.” Like other teams across the county, Vina’s schedule will change because of reclassification and region realignments. Childers likes the changes to his team’s schedule and believes those changes could benefit the Red Devils as they try to make the playoffs this year. “Our region changed a lot, and we’ve added three new non-region teams. I think our schedule gives us a chance to be really competitive against everyone we play,” said Childers. Vina hosted the Shoals Christian Flame in the season opener Aug. 19.
AHSAA Class 1A, Region 8 2015 Record: 5-6 COACH
Luke Childers “Our offensive line has started together for four straight years. That should give us the opportunity to pound the football and control the clock. We will have a very strong senior class with a lot of leadership.”
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Phil Campbell Cheerleaders The members of the 2016-2017 PCHS Cheerleaders: (front row, left to right) Abby Swinney (Co-Captain) and Haley D. Scott (Co-Captain); (middle row, left to right) Olivia Knight, Leeah Jackson, Bethany Harris (Co-Captain), Anna Brooke Garrison, and Carley Nix; (back row, left to right)Anna Benford, Maddie Riddle, Anna Beth Gunderman (Bruiser the Bobcat), Maggie Fowler, and Karley Welborn Photo by BART MOSS
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Red Bay Cheerleaders The members of the 2016-2017 RBHS varsity cheerleading squad are: (front row, left to right) Carlie Lindley, Elizabeth Markham, Co-captain-Harlee Raper, Paige Hester, Isabella Fowler, Captain-Jordyn McKinney, Karla Robles, Carlee Humphres; (back row, left to right) Cailyn Leath, Taylor Funderburk, Madison Wicker, Lexie Carnes, Sydney Hardin, Reagan Kuykendall, Cara McNeil, Emma Russell. Photo by KEITH LEDBETTER
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Contributed Amanda Herring, Katie Howard, Elisabeth Lerch, Brenda Moreno “Big Easy Blues” will be the 2016 (SL), Brianna Palmer, Ashley halftime show of the Russellville Rose (captain), Jennifer Stovall, High School Marching Hundred. Ra’lexus Smith, Jaquelin Tristan; Song selections include “God Bless Flutes – Anna Byars, Arely the Child,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” Delgado, Aiden Fuller, Lisette “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” Gonzalez, Dara Goggans, Esthela Martinez, Leah Nix, Amanda Otzoy, and “Lil’ Liza Jane.” The band is under the direc- Nichole Putman, Emma Reed, tion of Jeremy Willis. Assistant Madison Smith, Maria Francisco; Directors are Kyle Clements and Clarinet - Aranza Flores, Patricia Martin, Andrea Mazate-Cruz, Scott Stephenson. Emma Hubbert, Melissa Gaspar, Members of the RHS Marching Alyssa Green, Sarahi Pena, Lia Hundred include: Drum Major Hallmark, Kieran Smith, Yesenia - Charles Gordon, Stephanie Vargas, Bergie Villarreal; Alto Monterroso; Majorettes – Saxophones – Andrea Ashley, Maria Bahena (captain), Mia Jesus Betancourt, Abby Dodson, Gann, Mallory Haddock, Kendrick Duncan, MaKayla Gann, Cecilia McLemore, Alex Pace; Braeden Goggans, Devan Guzman, Tigerettes – Lindsey Bolton, Rudy Huarcas, Jessica Itter, Emma Brooklynn Crittenden, Ariana Martin, Francisco Pineda, Mariano – Duran, Brookelynn Fisher, Pineda; Tenor Saxophones Kesciley Fletcher (captain), Haley John Tyler Morgan, Sebastian Hasha, Sydney Holt, Madyson Villarreal; Trumpets – Tristen King, Sydney Medley, Abby Bickerstaff, Gabby Cook, Joseph Montgomery, Elizabeth Pierce, Franklin, Preston Goad, Avery Morgan Seay, Jocelyne Solares, Guinn, Miranda Haithcock, Uriel Brianna Weeks, Alexia Wilson, Hernandez-Perez, Alana Jenkins, Brianna Wood (captain); Color Edvin Pereira, Santos Sum, Guard – Shanna Randolph, Alison Macey Vandiver; Mellophone – Bryant (captain), Alondra Delgado, Odalys Gerardo-Rendon, Melanie Diana Delgado, Jasmine Figueroa, Ramirez; Baritones – Daniel
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Bobby Wallace Veteran Lions team aims for fourth straight GSC title With 40 lettermen, including 17 starters and eight All-GSC performers, back from last season, the University of North Alabama football team reported Aug. 10 to begin pre-season work and a quest for an unprecedented fourth straight Gulf South Conference Championship. UNA is coming off a 9-3 season that saw the Lions win a share of a third straight Gulf South Conference Championship and advance to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for a third straight year. If the Lions can follow with another GSC title in 2016, they will become the only team in Gulf South Conference history to claim four straight league crowns. “Obviously winning the GSC, getting in the playoffs and competing for a national championship are our goals every year,” UNA Head Coach Bobby Wallace said. “We never shy away from those goals. We will have a lot of work to do to obtain those goals this fall, but they are definitely possible. UNA has 78 total players returning from last year, including redshirts, and will have 27 returning seniors on its 2016 roster. “We do have a lot of veteran players back, but it will still be a new team,” Wallace said. “We have 17 starters back and several others who have started at one time or another. We
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also have a lot of players we think can help us that have not played a lot yet or played in a starting role. Wallace said keys for UNA in 2016 will be developing leadership and surviving a rugged early season schedule. “We will have to overcome some inexperience early in some areas, but we think we have folks to fill those spots,” he said. “We also lost a lot of leadership from last year, and we will have to have people step up and lead this team. Our schedule early is also tough, facing three playoff teams from last year in the first four weeks, including the FCS (Football Championship Series) runner-up Jacksonville State to open the season.” Steadman Campbell, a 10-year member of the UNA coaching staff, will be in his first season as offensive coordinator, but Wallace says the Lions do not plan to change their offensive approach entering the 2016 season. “We lost a lot of play-making ability from last season, but we expect to be just as effective running the football,” said Wallace. “We might run the quarterback a little more this year, but our big plays will come from our wide receivers. It will be a combination of a power running game and big play pass game with three quarterbacks who can throw and run.” Returning starters on offense include All-American guard Stephen Evans (6-4, 302, SR) of Boston, Mass., center Cody Vaughn (6-3, 310, SR) of Lucedale, Miss., tackle Jordan Brooks (6-3, 313, SR) of Pelham, receivers Dre Hall (6-1, 199, JR) of Columbia, Tenn., and Julius Jones (6-4, 211, JR) of Athens, and fullback Ryan Harper (5-11, 225, SR) of Stephenville, Texas. Evans, Hall and Harper were on the 2015 All-GSC squad. Three-year letterman Jacob Tucker (60, 204, SR) of Linden, Tenn., is back at quarterback to direct the UNA offense. Tucker has seen plenty of playing time over the last three seasons and led UNA to a win as a starter against Western Oregon in 2014. The UNA defense returns eight starters, including defensive linemen E.J. Parnell (6-3, 249, SR) of Los
Angeles, Calif., Tyler Smith (5-10, 228, SR) of Rogersville, Freddie Reed (6-0, 288, JR) of West Point, Miss., and Eddquerion Harris (6-0, 307, SO) of Courtland, linebacker Eddrick Harris (5-10, 214, SR) of Courtland, and defensive backs Levi Fell (5-11, 161, SR) of Muscle Shoals, Philbert Martial (5-10, 164, SR) of Mobile, and James Rivers (5-11, 212, SR) of Irondale. Reed, Fell and Martial all earned All-GSC honors in 2015. “We have a lot of experience back on defense and a lot of speed,” Wallace said. “I feel like we should be better or improved in a lot of areas over last year. We have a lot more depth, and that means we will play a lot more people.” All three starters are back on special teams in place kicker Kevin Henke 6-0, 165, JR) of St. Charles, Mo., punter Jeb Millender (5-11, 215, SR) of Amory, Miss., and long snapper Wil Lovelace (5-11, 190, JR) of Florence. Martial, who has almost 2,000 career return yards, will be UNA’s primary returner for the fourth straight year. He has averaged 23.6 yards on kickoff returns and 10.2 yards on punt returns. UNA will open its 2016 season Sept. 1 at 6 p.m., against its oldest rival, Jacksonville State, a team that went 13-2 a year ago, losing to Auburn in double-overtime and to North Dakota State in the FCS Championship Game. The Division II portion of North Alabama’s 2016 schedule includes five home dates and four GSC road games. UNA’s first five opponents all won at least seven games last season and three advanced to the playoffs. Overall, seven of UNA’s 2016 opponents had winning records a year ago. “With the schedule that we have early, playing most of the traditional powers in the GSC on the front end, it might be tough to get off to a great start,” Wallace said. “But it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish and we will learn a lot about our team early.” -courtesy of UNA Sports Information Department
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Nick Saban The Alabama Crimson Tide comes into the season with 14 returning starters and 48 lettermen –23 lettermen and six starters on offense and 21 lettermen and five starters on defense. Four lettermen and three starters – including Adam Griffith and J.K. Scott – return on special teams. On offense, Alabama will have to replace yet another quarterback. As Jake Coker moves on to better things, the competition for his position now seems to be between freshman Blake Barnett and junior Cooper Bateman. Bateman is seen as the more likely candidate, seeing as he’s had more playing time and even started the Ole Miss game over Coker. As for their running backs, Alabama has lost their top two, one of them being a Heisman Trophy winner. It will be hard to replace Derrick Henry, who broke numerous Alabama and SEC records this season, but Bo Scarbrough seems to be up to the challenge. Damien Harris was the No. 3 running back most of last season and will more
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than likely take the other open position. The Tide will still be hanging on to their top tight end, O.J. Howard, and we should be seeing more action from Hale Hentges. He wasn’t used much last season but could make a big difference this season. Bama will be pretty well stacked when it comes to wide receivers, even with the loss of Richard Mullaney. With Calvin Ridley, Robert Foster and ArDarius Stewart, the Tide should dominate in their passing game. J.C. Hassenauer looks to be the likely replacement for fifth-year center Ryan Kelly, though that’s no easy task. As for the right tackle spot, it’ll be harder to predict who will replace Dominick Jackson. Charles Baldwin, a junior college transfer, looks like a good guess. Dallas Warmack, Bradley Bozeman and Brandon Kennedy could also push for starting spots on what could be another young offensive line. On defense the Crimson Tide got a big break when Jonathan Allen decided to return for his senior season. He led the team with 12 sacks in 2015. Sadly,
the Tide lost its top two defensive linemen – Jarran Reed and A’Shawn Robinson – plus D.J. Pettway and Darren Lake, but there’s still plenty of talent for the team to not to suffer too much. Da’Shawn Hand, who played very well against Clemson in the title game, should be seen more often this next season. He and Dalvin Tomlinson could rotate at one of the defensive end spots. Standout freshman Daron Payne should be the clear starter at the nose guard spot and should be one of the major bright spots on the defensive line. Joshua Frazier should also get playing time plus at least one of the incoming recruits, like Quinnen Williams or Kendell Jones. Bama lost several vets, specifically Reggie Ragland, but Saban and his staff will still have plenty to work with. Ryan Anderson and Tim Williams will more than likely move into starting roles after mainly serving as third-down specialists last season. Marlon Humphrey is a good bet to start at one cornerback position, and Eddie Jackson should be one of the starting safeties, but everything else is still up in the air. Minkah Fitzpatrick will be a starter somewhere, but will coaches keep him at the “star” position or move him to a cornerback spot? That could determine how the rest of the secondary shakes out. Kendall Sheffield, who redshirted in 2015, is highly thought of in the program, so he’ll find a good chunk of playing time this season. Ronnie Harrison seems like the natural fit to take over Geno Matias-Smith’s vacant safety spot, but he’ll face competition. As a whole, Alabama seems to be well stacked for this upcoming season. Seeing as they are predicted to come out of their conference in first, we should expect to see great things from this team. Story by BERNIE MOUSSAD
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Gus Malzahn This season the Auburn Tigers are returning 53 lettermen and 17 starters. Out of the 53 returning lettermen 23 are on offense, 25 are on defense and six are on special teams. Both the offense and defense have six starters returning and four on special teams. Coach Gus Malzahn faced a rough season after having been predicted to be the SEC champion. Malzahn will now have to push his team this season to get Auburn back to where it was just a few years ago. That will be difficult, seeing as Auburn is predicted to finish in sixth in the SEC West. The Tigers are returning six starters on offense but lost some of their top players last season. The quarterback position is now being fought over, but it appears John Franklin will be replacing Jeremy Johnson as the starter. After all of the hype Auburn had due to the fact that Johnson was quarterback, it was quite a letdown to see how poorly he actually performed in games. He is still a contestant for the second team spot with Sean White but will more than likely
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not make it back to the first team position. After the loss of running back Peyton Barber to the NFL, that position is now more than likely to go to senior Jovon Robinson, who really turned on his game late last season when the Tigers decided to give him the ball more often. Roc Thomas performed incredibly on the second team, while Kerryon Johnson recovered from shoulder surgery. If Thomas transitions to more of a receiver/running back hybrid this fall, look for Johnson to take over as Robinson’s primary backup. Offensive tackles Shon Coleman and Avery Young both chose to enter the NFL, so senior Robert Leff will have to step up his game to make up for the loss of two outstanding players. Auburn’s defense introduced new defensive coach Will Muschamp after he left the Florida Gators, a week after the end of the regular season in 2014. Muschamp tried his best to improve the defense at Auburn and did great work there, but the Tigers still finished the season in the SEC with a 2-6 record. Since then, Muschamp has been hired as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks, which
left Auburn without a defensive coach. Malzahn eventually found Kevin Steele, who has worked with head coaches like Nick Saban, Les Miles and Johnny Majors. He even worked in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, so Steele has seen it all and will hopefully bring plenty to the Auburn defense. Kris Frost, linebacker at Auburn, said Steele will find “a whole bunch of guys who have an incredible work ethic – guys who are always willing to, we say, are going to work; always willing to clock in, get work done; and clock out. They come in with the same attitude each and every day.” With this in mind, Auburn will not be without some starters from last year’s defense, so the Tigers will not be starting from scratch. They still have six starters left on the defense, including defensive end Carl Lawson and tackle Montravius Adams. Those two will more than likely be the strength of the defense this season. In the linebacker position, three former starters – Kris Frost, Cassanova McKinzy and Justin Garrett – have to leave after their eligibility runs out. They had 601 tackles and 76 starts combined over the last four seasons. Auburn will be looking to Tre’ Williams to step after his excellent season in 2015. Deshaun Davis could be someone to watch. The secondary is where things look a little iffy. Auburn has talented depth but not too much experience beyond their starters. Carlton Davis has returned after an All-SEC season as a freshman cornerback. It’s still uncertain if Josh Holsey will be able to come back after tearing his knee two games into the 2015 season. This season will be filled with many new faces for Auburn, but they still have enough of the old to help get them through it. Only time will tell if Auburn is able to prove the polls wrong on their predicted sixth place finish. Story by BERNIE MOUSSAD
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The Crimson Tide won the game 45-40, capturing the team’s 16th national championship and making Nick Saban the second coach in college football to win five championship titles. Key players returning (OL) Ross Piersbacher, (OL) Cam Robinson, (OL) Alphonse Taylor, (TE) O. J. Howard, (WR) Robert Foster, (WR) Calvin Ridley Key losses (RB) Derrick Henry, (QB) Jake Coker, (C) Ryan Kelly, (DE) A’Shawn Robinson, (DE) Jarran Reed, (LB) Reggie Ragland, (CB) 2015 14-1, 7-1 SEC — First in SEC Western Cyrus Jones, (S) Geno Matias-Smith Division, won SEC championship, won Coach says National Championship against the “When you have success, sometimes Clemson Tigers people start to be pretty casual in their level of commitment to the things that helped Projected finish them be successful in the past. They start First in the Western Division to question whether they really need to do Briefly these things the right way, and then all of a In 2015 Alabama came into the season sudden you’ve got issues. That also affects ranked No. 2 in both preseason polls and your preparation and getting ready to play finished the regular season 12-1, 7-1 SEC, the season.” with their only loss to Ole Miss again. The Nick Saban Crimson Tide won the Western Division of SEC and qualified to play in the 2015 SEC Players say Championship Game against the Florida “I’ve seen a lot of hunger in this team. Gators. Alabama defeated the Gators, 28-13 The biggest thing at Alabama is that if you in Atlanta, Ga., clinching the program’s 25th don’t have hunger, then you’re not going to SEC title. As the No. 2 seed in the second start this year.” season of the College Football Playoff, the Jonathan Allen, DL Crimson Tide was selected to play in the semifinal game at the 2015 Cotton Bowl You might not know against No. 3 Michigan State of the Big The first three Super Bowls were all won Ten. Alabama beat the Spartans in a 38-0 by quarterbacks from Alabama. Bart Starr shutout, advancing them to the 2016 College won the first two with the Packers, followed Football Playoff National Championship up by Joe Namath’s surprising upset victory Game against No. 1 Clemson of the ACC. over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Key losses (RB)Peyton Barber, (WR) Ricardo Louis, (LT) Shon Coleman, (LB) Cassanova McKinzy, (CB) Blake Countess Coach says “Offensively, one thing we have focused on in the spring and will in fall camp is getting back to playing with pace. That’s the edge of ours in the past, and that’s got to be the same this coming year. Also, executing at a high level. We always pride ourselves in executing at a high level. Last year we didn’t get that done. Those were the 2015 two focuses from my standpoint to get 7-6, 2-6 SEC — Seventh in SEC this thing turned around so we can play Western Division, beat the Memphis quality offense like we expect.” Tigers in the Birmingham Bowl Gus Malzahn Projected finish Players say Sixth in Western Division “Every year teams set the goals, and Briefly right now my goal is to take it one day The 2015 Auburn Tigers began the at a time, and that’s our mindset, and season as the preseason pick to win that’s what he told us to have. So we’re the SEC Championship and a berth really just going to take it one day at in the College Football Playoff. There a time. Get better at practice … try to was also hype about junior QB Jeremy do better at the game and try to win as Johnson, who sat behind Nick Marshall many games as we can.” –Montravius in 2013 and 2014, being a Heisman Adams Trophy candidate.The hiring of Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator You might not know was a major success for the Tigers after John Heisman, the legendary coach Ellis Johnson was let go after a 55-44 for which the Heisman award is named, defeat in the 2014 Iron Bowl. once coached at Auburn for five seasons from 1895-99. His teams were Key players returning (QB) Jeremy Johnson, (RB) Jovon 12-4-2 in 18 games during those five Robinson, (TE) Chandler Cox, (WR) seasons, although there were no bowl games and no Associated Press poll Tony Stevens during that time.
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Williams (RB), Hunter Henry (TE), Denver Kirkland (OT), Alex Collins (RB)
2015 8-5, 5-3 SEC — Third in SEC Western Division, won the Liberty Bowl against Kansas State Projected finish Fifth in Western Division Briefly These Hogs were one of the hottest teams to close out the 2015 season. Coach Bret Bielema went from the coaches’ hot seat to being a feared opponent. Some serious offensive setbacks because of the NFL taking some underclassmen left this team out of serious Top 20 conversations this early. The iffy side of this offense will be finding quality replacements at quarterback and someone to fill the shoes of top caliber ball carrier Alex Collins. The defensive side is bound to get better with all the experience returning.. Key players returning Drew Morgan (WR), Dominique Reed (WR), Frank Ragnow (OG), Dan Skipper (OT), Tevin Beanum (DE), Taiwan Johnson (DT) Key losses Brandon Allen (QB), Sebastian Tretola (OG), Mitch Smothers (C), Jonathan
Coach says “The part that jumped out to me is how do we get to where they are in the season. My first year we went 0-8 in the SEC, probably the most embarrassing point in my coaching career to realize I couldn’t win an SEC football game. I didn’t doubt if I could or not, I just wondered why I didn’t and how it didn’t happen. The next year to go 2-6 and realize at the end of the year we could play with anybody in this league. So we went 0-8, 2-6 and last year to go 5-3, I look at the three losses and realize we lost in overtime to A&M, lost a heartbreaker on a gamewinning field goal against Mississippi State and led Alabama at half and couldn’t close it out. I realized we’re getting really close to where we want to be.” Bret Bielema Players say “Coach Hargreaves does a great job of teaching technique, and just how to be a true linebacker. It’s been a great ride with him, and he’s doing the right things to get me where I need to be at the end of the season.” Brooks Ellis, LB You might not know The longest game in NCAA history took place in 2003 in a slobber-knocker between Arkansas and Kentucky. The back and forth battle featured seven overtimes and lasted four hours and 56 minutes before Arkansas finally prevailed 71-63. Fulwood (WR), Fred Johnson (OT), Jordan Sherit (DE) Key losses Demarcus Robinson (WR), Kelvin Taylor (RB), Vernon Hargreaves (CB), Alex McCalister (DE), Keanu Neal (S)
2015 Coach says 10-4, 7-1 SEC- First in SEC Eastern Division, lost to Alabama in the SEC “Really took pride in giving themselves Championship Game, lost to the an opportunity to get to Atlanta, and I was Michigan Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl really excited for not only our players, but our organization, just to be able to experiProjected finish ence that event, because that is one of Second in Eastern Division the greatest events there is, and it was a lot of fun. And yet very disappointed Briefly Nine starters depart from the two-deep, in how we finished. Not something that including a trio of juniors heading off we’re proud of, and not something that, early to the NFL. That’s not nearly as you know, I take very lightly. Yet, at the troublesome as the quarterback situation. same time, it was an opportunity for us Treon Harris struggled in relief of the sus- to kind of learn. And learning from that, it pended Will Grier, who has since left the will be interesting to see how this year’s program. Perhaps highly touted Feleipe team responds.” Jim McElwain Franks, Kyle Trask or Luke Del Rio will prove to be the answer. Jordan Cronkrite Players say will get the chance to replace Kelvin Taylor at running back, and the offensive “Something we need to do to better ourline in front of them needs to improve selves is figure out what it was last year (45 sacks allowed). On defense, talented that hurt us. We have been working on players such as Vernon Hargreaves III, that all off-season and we are extremely Jonathan Bullard, Antonio Morrison and confident in what we can do this year.” Jarrad Davis, LB Alex McCallister will have to be replaced, so the 2016 defense figures to be much You might not know less experienced. Still, there are enough pieces in place — or on the way – for The Florida Gators have played 336 coach Jim McElwain to make another run games since they were last shutout; the longest such streak ever in the SEC at a SEC East title. and third longest in NCAA history. The Gators’ last time being blanked came all Key players returning Jordan Scarlett (RB), Jordan Cronkrite the way back in 1988 in a contest that (RB), Chris Thompson (WR), Ahmad saw Florida fall to Auburn 16-0.
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2010 Hawkins (NT), Roquan Smith (MLB), 6-7 overall, 3-5 in the SEC – Third in Chuks Amaechi (SLB) the SEC Eastern Division Key losses Projected finish Sterling Bailey (DE), Jake Ganus (MLB), Second in the Eastern Division Collin Barber (P), Leonard Floyd (SLB), Greyson Lambert (QB), Keith Marshall (RB) Coach says “We’ve driven them in the weight room. We have a mantra now of Attack Today, ATD. And they’ve done that every day, day in and day out. These kids have come to work, and they’ve worked hard in the weight room. They’ve responded well to Coach Sinclair’s staff and our coaching staff being in there.” Briefly Kirby Smart A new coaching staff, led by former Alabama defensive coordinator (and say Georgia alum) Kirby Smart will hope to “Once again Players not to compare anything build on the success of the departed Mark but in terms of this year, what I am focusRicht. They’ll do so without ten starters ing on is that we have an opportunity. from the bowl win over Penn State, and We are still developing our identity as an with plenty of questions at quarterback. offense, so that is what fall camp is for and Bulldog fans will be hoping that five-star this summer in particular. I think we are all recruit Jacob Eason is the answer to those trying to be detail-oriented, hard workers, queries, and indications are that he’ll be and be a tough and physical team. ” under center for his first college game Jeb Blazevich (TE) on Sept. 3. Nick Chubb and Sony Michel return to the backfield, but a replacement You might not know for leading receiver Malcolm Mitchell must The English Bulldog with the droopy be found. On defense, five starters from face has been Georgia’s live masthe front seven are moving on, so Smart cot, born and raised by theofficial family in and company will be looking for help Savannah, Ga. since 1956.Seiler After game there, also. If Eason is as good as adver- that season, coach Wally Buttsa asked tised, and the Bulldogs can find some bite Sonny Seiler if he could use the dog on defense, this team could be very good. he brought with him to the stadium as Georgia’s mascot and he obliged. Nearing Key players returning 60-year mark, nine different dogs have Christian Payne (FB), Michael Chigbu the (WR), Lorenzo Carter (DE), DaQan carried the UGA name. 2015 10-3, 5-3 SEC — Third in SEC Eastern Division, beat Penn State in the Tax Slayer Bowl Projected finish Third in Eastern Division
Key losses A.J. Stamps (S), Josh Forrest (LB), Patrick Towles (QB), Melvin Lewis (DL), Jordan Swindle (OT), Jason Hatcher (LB), Cory Johnson (DL) Coach says “We need to have a tougher two-adays, a tougher camp and continue to 2015 expand our capacity to handle more to 5-7, 2-6 SEC — Fifth in SEC Eastern endure what it takes mentally and physiDivision cally to compete and to win in this league. In particular, to close the gap on the close Projected finish games. ” Fourth in Eastern Division Mark Stoops Briefly Only Texas A&M had more quarterback drama in recent weeks than the Wildcats. Patrick Towles and Reese Phillips transferred out of the program in the offseason, leaving the job to Drew Barker. Barker’s 2015 numbers weren’t stellar, and he’ll need to make a big-time jump for the Wildcats to have their first winning season since 2009. New offensive coordinator Eddie Gran (Cincinnati) will need to get much more out of Barker. If that fails, and the defense doesn’t improve, it may not be pretty in Lexington.
You might not know Paul “Bear” Bryant received his first SEC head coaching job at the University of Kentucky in 1946. He coached at UK through 1953 before departing for A&M, Key players returning and in eight seasons as head coach his Dorian Baker (WR), Garrett Johnson teams posted a record of 60-23-6 (.674 (WR), Jeff Badet (WR), Ryan Timmons win percentage) and won the 1950 SEC (WR), Blake Bone (WR), Charles Walker championship with an 11-1 record. (WR), Alex Montgomery (WR) Aaron Morris (OG), Channing Ward (DE), Woodrow Hamilton (NT), C.J. Johnson (MLB), Denzel Nkemdiche (OLB)
Lewis Neal (DE), Christian LaCouture (DT), Tre’Davious White (CB), Jamal Adams (SS) Key losses Vadal Alexander (OT), Jerald Hawkins (OT), Lamar Louis (SLB), Deion Jones (WLB), Jalen Mills (NB), Jamie Keehn (P) Coach says “Brandon Harris at quarterback, cer2015 9-3, 5-3 SEC-Fourth in SEC Western tainly our play there will be significant Division, won the Texas Bowl against and he shows more poise and more comfort in – he’s more ambitious, Texas Tech he’s – the more you accomplish, the more you want to accomplish. The Projected finish artistic piece of being a quarterback Second in Western Division is the style of throw, and the style of throw is really where he’s at … And Briefly No wonder head coach Les Miles there’s where you want a quarterback was on the hot seat in 2015, this LSU to spend his time, and he is, and I squad was full of young, unproven tal- think for a guy that’s throwing for 2,600 ent that was sure to make the season yards, 19 touchdowns in two years is a challenge. The NFL has raided this kind of a nice position to be in going squad of many a player over recent into the season.” Les Miles seasons. But next year won’t be a starting over point for once. The old Players say knock that quarterbacks and the passing game keep holding these Tigers “I think Coach Miles just has a way of back will still be questioned despite the making things very exciting. That game heralded Brandon Harris behind cen- (the bowl game) we were just playing ter. Leonard Fournette is on a Heisman for Coach Miles. He’s the coach that quest … he might win it this time. In a brought us in and he was the one that took a chance on us offering us. So we nutshell, LSU is stacked for 2016. just want to fulfill him and play for him and I think we did that.” Key players returning Leonard Fournette (RB) Leonard Fournette (TB), Brandon Harris (QB), Malachi Dupre (WR),
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Players say “We know what we need to do. We know what the feeling is like, being so close, not getting the job done. It’s not so much Coach Gran, it is everybody, Everybody has bought in and Coach Gran was definitely a plus to add on to it. It’s going to be great year.” Jojo Kemp, RB
2015 10-3, 6-2 SEC — Second in SEC Western Division, Sugar Bowl champions against Oklahoma State Projected finish Third in Western Division
Coach says “The records that we’ve shattered since we’ve been at Ole Miss are pretty remarkable. A lot of that is due to the offensive stuff that we’ve had. Our defense led the nation one year also in scoring and last year offensively we led the SEC in most every category. So, there’s a lot of great returners there. We lost a lot of great players. Most people want to talk about Laremy, and Robert, and Laquon, but, man, the Cody Cores of the world and the Trae Elstons of the world, and the Mike Hiltons and the Fahn Coopers, and the Channing Wards, all of these kids that play so many snaps for us that are now on NFL rosters, we definitely will miss them. But we’ve recruited extremely well and really excited about some of the young kids that we have that we get the chance to develop as we get toward the season.” Hugh Freeze
Briefly All the recruiting success in Oxford may not have this team ready to compete for the SEC West crown, but they will continue to have a say in who does. Ole Miss can beat any team on any given day and then some. Transfer king Chad Kelly is primed to be the best quarterback in the league. The Players say NFL has stolen some key components but that’s life when you stockpile the depth chart “I like to call (the SEC West) pretty much with SEC type talent. Coach Hugh Freeze a gauntlet. It’s powerhouses, week in and has done just that and his Rebel squad will week out. With our schedule this year, it’s continue to teeter in and out of the Top 10. really tough at the beginning – pretty much a big punch up front. We have Florida State, and two weeks later we play Alabama. It Key players returning Chad Kelly (QB), Damore’ea Stringfellow goes on from there. But I think that’s com(WR), Javon Patterson (OG),Fadol Brown peting in the SEC, and that’s why it’s so suc(DE), Marques Haynes (DE), Kendarius cessful: the competition and the way teams push each other. We take pride in it, and we Webster (DE) work each and every day. We want to be the team to take the cake this year, so we Key losses Jaylen Walton (RB), Cody Core (WR), accept the challenge week in and week out.” Evan Engram (TE)
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Brown (DE), Zach Jackson (LB) Coach says “Defensively, our defensive philosophy is not going to change, but our personality is with Peter Sirmon coming in as our D coordinator. A lot of new defensive coaches on our staff. That’s always going to change, a little bit of that personality, a little bit of the play call. But our philosophy will not change. You see that defense. We have 11 guys running the ball, a very attacking 2015 10-3, 6-2 in SEC – Second in SEC style of defense that we have played since Western Division, lost to Georgia Tech in I’ve been the head coach and will always play while I’m the head coach at Mississippi the Orange Bowl State.” Projected finish Dan Mullen Seventh in Western Division Players say Key players returning “Coach Sirmon is great; He is an ex-NFL Brandon Holloway (RB), Fred Brown guy. He has done a lot for our defense (WR), Fred Ross (WR), Gus Walley (TE), already. He relates really well to the players, Nick James (DT), A.J. Jefferson (DE) NFL guys tend to relate to us a lot better because they kind of know what we have Key losses been through. He is bringing new things to Dak Prescott (QB), Darrion Hutcherson the table but we are still Mississippi State (TE), Rufus Warren (OT), Justin Malone defense. I’m really excited for this season.” (OG), De’Runnya Wilson (WR), Ryan Richie Brown, LB Coach says “When I first got to the job in South Carolina, I talked to our players about effort, toughness and discipline in everything they do. In every walk of their life -- academically, athletically, spiritually, and socially -- giving great effort, having toughness with what you do and discipline. It doesn’t take any ability in any of those situations, it doesn’t take any talent if you do that. I’ve been really pleased with the reception of our players. Any time there’s change or coaching changes, and 2015 3-9, 1-7 SEC — Seventh in SEC those things happen, there’s resistance. We’ve had very little. Our guys have really Eastern Division bought into what we’re doing.” Projected finish Will Muschamp Seventh in Eastern Division Players say Key players returning “Three and nine is the past. We have Perry Orth (QB), Lorenzo Nunez (QB), a new coach, new strength coaches that David Williams (RB), Marquavius Lewis Coach brought in and he is probably one (DE), T.J. Hollowman (MLB) of the best strength coaches in the nation. He does a great job of pushing us and Key losses Brandon Wilds (RB), Shaq Roland trying to make us forget last season and (WR), Jerell Adams (TE), Gerald Dixon move on.” Deebo Samuel, WR Jr. (DT), T.J. Gurley (SS), Will Sport (OG) Tra Carson (RB), Mike Matthews (C), Alonzo Williams (DT), Brandon Williams (CB), De’Vante Harris (CB) Coach says “So, for us, offensively, we came through spring football. We got great talent at the wide receiver position. Everybody knows that. For the first time we had five running backs in the spring. Anybody saw our spring game saw we 2015 8-5, 4-4 SEC — Fifth in SEC Western played a bunch of different guys. We’ll Division, lost to Louisville 21-27 in the continue down that road with what we Music City Bowl want to do. ” Kevin Sumlin Projected finish Fourth in Western Division Players say Key players returning “Whatever happens, happens and Josh Reynolds (WR), Christian Kirk (WR), Ricky Seals (WR), Daeshon we’re not really worried about the last Hall (DE), Myles Garrett (DE), Shaan loss and how it affected us. We just Washington (SLB), A.J. Hilliard (MLB) got knocked down a couple of times and just have to keep working for the Key losses next game.” Kyle Allen (QB), Kyler Murray (QB), Myles Garrett, DL
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set of the players that you have that’s on your roster and what you recruit, too, and design their offense and defense around their strengths. Don’t ask them to do something they can’t do. But last year, and I love experience coming back, but it’s our job as coaches, they got to play better than they did last year. And that’s a tremendous responsibility and opportunity for us to be a really good 2015 5-7, 1-7 SEC — Sixth in SEC Eastern football team.” Barry Odom Division Projected finish Sixth in Eastern Division Key players returning Maty Mauk (QB), Anthony Sherrills (SS), Aarion Penton (CB), Walter Brady (DE), Charles Harris (DE) Coach says “I’m excited about the offensive staff that we have. I’m excited -- as coaches, you’re teachers. For us, and I always thought this coaching defensive football, you’ve got to make sure you take the skill
Players say “We definitely had a lot of adversity the last year. I think it does nothing but give you the opportunity to be a better team and to come closer. When last year was going on, obviously my teammates are brothers to me it’s a family so when they stand up for something like that we all have each other’s backs … At the end of the day, in our facilities, in the locker room, we are very close. Even what’s going on with the AD nothing is going to change, we’re going to stick together.” Sean Culkin, TE (OT), Mack Crowder (OG), Marquez North (WR), Owen Williams (DT), Curt Maggitt (DE), LaDarrell McNeil (SS)
Coach says “We talked about clutch plays, making critical plays at critical moments of the game, and we showed everyone examples. You look at all of the great players. Why are they great players? Because they make a play when it 2015 the most to lead their team to 9-4, 5-3 SEC — Second in SEC matters victory, so really talked about that. Eastern Division, dominated the The key for we us is fast and finishOutback Bowl against Northwestern ing strong. Our starting first seven opponents 45-6l have a combined win record of almost 70 wins, and they’ve all seven of those Projected finish opponents participated in bowl games. First in Eastern Division So, for us, we have to start fast.” Butch Jones Key players returning Jalen Hurd (RB), Derek Barnett (DE), Players say Josh Malone (WR), Joshua Dobbs “We are pushing ourselves everyday (QB), Jauan Jennings (WR), Kendal trying to find the one thing to make us VIckers (DT), LaTroy Lewis (DE) better. It has been a great mindset for our team and we will be ready when the Key losses Von Pearson (WR), Kyler Kerbyson first game comes around.” Joshua Dobbs, QB (SS), Jahmel McIntosh (FS), Stepehen Weatherly (OLB) Coach says “This team’s got a team-first mentality, has established a team-first mantra. We don’t care about who is standing on the hill. We don’t care about who takes the accolades. It’s about this team collectively and what we need to do in order to move the needle and get up the hill. With that, we will have a couple of marquee guys people may recog2015 nize and talk about, but it’s about the collec4-8, 2-6 SEC — Fourth in SEC Eastern tive growth of this group and what they’ve Division committed to in order to move this team from where we are to where we need to be. Projected finish Derek Mason Fifth in Eastern Division Key players returning Players say Kyle Shurmur (QB), Ralph Webb (RB), “I think Coach Mason is one of the greatCaleb Scott (WR), Will Holden (OT), Adam est defensive minds in the nation, so it’ll be Butler (DE), Jay Woods (NT), Jonathan just a matter of us learning his scheme. Wynn (DE) We’ve only used a percentage of the tools that he has in his toolbox but I’m excited to Key losses see what he does next year, especially with Steven Scheu (TE), Jake Berstein (OG), the different packages we have.” Spencer Pulley (C), Caleb Azubike (DE), Oren Burks, LB Darreon Herring (ILB), Andrew Williamson
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2016-17 National Football League Schedules Week 1 Thursday, Sept. 10 Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos Sunday, Sept. 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo BIlls at Baltimore Ravens Chicago Bears at Houston Texans Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals Monday, Sept. 12 Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Week 2 Thursday, Sept. 15 New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Sunday, Sept. 18 San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers New Orleans Saints at New York Giants Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams Tampa Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Monday, Sept. 19 Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears Week 3 Thursday, Sept. 22 Houston Texans at New England Patriots Sunday, Sept. 25 Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins at New York Giants Cleveland Browns at Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys
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Monday, Sept. 26 Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Monday, Oct. 17 New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals
Week 4 Thursday , Sept. 29 Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Oct. 2 Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans Cleveland Browns at Washington Texans Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Denver Broncos at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers Monday, Oct. 3 New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Week 7 Thursday, Oct. 20 Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct 23 New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals Monday, Oct. 24 Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
Week 5 Thursday, Oct. 6 Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Oct. 9 New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys Buffalo BIlls at Los Angeles Rams San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders New York Giants at Green Bay Packers Monday, Oct. 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers Week 6 Thursday, Oct. 13 Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers Sunday, Oct. 16 San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Week 8 Thursday, Oct. 27 Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans Sunday, Oct. 30 Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions at Houston Texans New York Jets at Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys Monday, Oct. 31 Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Week 9 Thursday, Nov. 3 Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Nov. 6 Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants New York Jets at Miami Dolphins Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Rams Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders Monday, Nov. 7 Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks
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2016-17 National Football League Schedules Week 10 Thursday, Nov. 10 Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 13 Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots Monday, Nov. 14 Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants Week 11 Thursday, Nov. 17 New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 20 Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis COlts Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs Chicago Bears at New York Giants Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins Monday, Nov. 21 Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders Week 12 Thursday, Nov. 24 Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Nov. 27 Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills CIncinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons New York Giants at Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers at Houston Texans Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos New England Patriots at New York Jets Monday, Nov. 28 Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
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Week 13 Thursday, Dec. 1 Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Dec. 4 Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks Monday, Dec. 5 Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets Week 14 Thursday, Dec. 8 Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Dec. 11 PIttsburgh Steelers at Buffalo BIlls Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Monday, Dec. 12 Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots Week 15 Thursday, Dec. 15 Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks Saturday, Dec. 17 Miami Dolphins at New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 18 Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs Detroit Lions at New York Giants Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots at Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Monday, Dec. 19 Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins Week 16 Thursday, Dec. 22 New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Saturday, Dec. 24 Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints New York Jets at New England Patriots Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans Sunday, Dec. 25 Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs Monday, Dec. 26 Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys Week 17 Sunday, Jan. 1 New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants at Washington Redskins Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers NFL Playoffs Wild Card January 7-8, 2017 Divisional Round January 14-15, 2017 Conference Championships January 22, 2016 Super Bowl 51 February 5, 2017 NRG Stadium Houston, Texas
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