CONTENTS 2014 Schedule ..................................... 1 Football Staff Directory .................... 3 Opponents’ Schedules ...................... 4 Media Information ............................. 5 GSU Football Timeline ...................... 6 Sun Belt Conference ........................10 Georgia Dome ...................................12 GSU Practice Complex ....................14 Georgia State University ................16 President .............................................18 Athletics Staff ....................................20 GSU Campus ......................................22 Campus Housing ..............................24 Atlanta .................................................26 Strength & Conditioning ................28 Sports Medicine ................................29 Academics ..........................................30 Community Involvement ...............31 2014 Season Preview ......................32 Pronunciation Guide .......................35
Rosters .................................................36 Head Coach Trent Miles ..................40 Assistant Coaches.............................44 Football Support Staff.....................53 Player Profiles ....................................56 2013 Statistics....................................82 2013 Season Review ........................90 School Records..................................98 Single-Game Highs ........................100 Career Leaders.................................102 Season Leaders ...............................104 Longest Plays ...................................106 GSU Football Firsts .........................107 Honors ...............................................108 Pro Players ........................................109 Year-by-Year Results ......................110 Letterwinners ..................................112
GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors
Georgia State University Atlanta, Ga. 1913 32,000 Panthers Blue & White
Affiliation
NCAA Division I FBS
Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Home Field Capacity (Total / Lower Bowl) Surface Opened President Interim Director of Athletics
Georgia Dome 71,228 / 28,155 Field Turf 1992 Mark P. Becker Bharath Parthasarathy
Athletics Phone
404.413.4000
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3975 Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975
PHOTOGRAPHY: Randy Wilson Photography, Paul Abell/Abell Images; Todd Drexler/Sideline Sports; Meg Buscema/Georgia State University Relations; Steve Thackston/Georgia State University Relations; Jason Braverman; Evan Pincus/N.Y. Giants; Tony Gonzales/Oakland Raiders; Atlanta Falcons; Washington Redskins; Steve Sanders/Kansas CityChiefs; Indianapolis Colts.
Website
GeorgiaStateSports.com
First Season of Football
2010
NCAA Principle of Sporting Behavior and Ethical Conduct: For intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, student-athletes, coaches, and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should be manifest not only in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program.
First Season of FBS
2013
CREDITS EDITOR: Allison George, Georgia State Sports Communications
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TEAM INFORMATION
All-Time Record 2013 Record
10-35 (4 years) 0-12, 0-7 Sun Belt
DIRECTORY TRENT MILES Georgia State Head Coach 2nd Season at GSU 404.413.4120 Twitter: @CoachTrentMiles
GSU FOOTBALL OFFICE Phone: 404.413.4110 Fax: 404.413.4115 Address: 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30312
Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1987 Record at GSU: 0-12 (2nd season) Overall Record: 20-48 (7th season)
HAROLD ETHERIDGE
LUKE HUARD
BROCK LOUGH
Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4110 Email: hetheridge@gsu.edu Twitter: @Coach_Etheridge
Quarterbacks 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4114 Email: mhuard@gsu.edu Twitter: @CoachLukeHuard
Running Backs 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4110 Email: dlough2@gsu.edu Twitter: @coachLough
JEFF JAGODZINSKI
SHANNON JACKSON
P.J. VOLKER
Offensive Coordinator 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4117 Email: jjagodzinski@gsu.edu Twitter: @CoachJags
Defensive Line 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4149 Email: sjackson84@gsu.edu Twitter: @CoachJacksonGSU
Linebackers/Recruiting Coord. 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4123 Email: pvolker@gsu.edu Twitter: @PJVolker
JESSE MINTER
TIM LAPPANO
J.D. WILLIAMS
Defensive Coordinator 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4118 Email: jminter@gsu.edu Twitter: @Coach_Minter
Wide Receivers 1st Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4149 Email: tlappano@gsu.edu
Secondary/Special Teams 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4111 Email: jwilliams294@gsu.edu Twitter: @GSU_JDWilliams
FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
GSU ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
Matt Axelrod, Football Video Coordinator 404.413.4122 • maxelrod@gsu.edu Susan Edwards, Executive Assistant to the Head Coach 404.413.4110 • sedwards44@gsu.edu Sarah Gigantino, Director of Football Operations 404.413.4121 • sgigantino@gsu.edu Nick Jones, Recruiting Specialist 404.413.4150 • njones36@gsu.edu Bob Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4039 • rmurphy11@gsu.edu Ben Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.4172 • bpollard@gsu.edu Nicholas Vogt, Equipment Manager 404.413.4003 • nvogt@gsu.edu Ronnie Fouch, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4115 • rfouch1@student.gsu.edu Tom Moak, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4115 • tmoak@student.gsu.edu Liam Smith, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4115 • lsmith177@gsu.edu Jay Volker, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4115 • jvolker@gsu.edu
Bharath Parthasarathy, Interim Director of Athletics George Pierce, Faculty Athletics Representative 404.413.5315 • gpierce@gsu.edu Jamie Boggs, Executive Senior Associate AD - COO / SWA 404.413.4008 • jboggs@gsu.edu Rob Clark, Senior Associate AD - Development 404.413.4017 • rclark6@gsu.edu Brad Horton, Associate AD - Student-Athlete Development 404.413.4045 • bhorton6@gsu.edu Bob Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4039 • rmurphy11@gsu.edu Jerry Trickie, Associate AD - Strategic Communications & Public Relations 404.413.4166 • jtrickie@gsu.edu Kevin White, Associate AD - Business 404.413.4013 • kwhite41@gsu.edu Misty Brown, Assistant AD - Development & Special Events 404.413.4170 • mkbrown@gsu.edu Allison George, Assistant AD - Communications 404.413.4032 • ageorge@gsu.edu Matthew Newhouse, Assistant AD - Marketing 404.413.4022 • mnewhouse@gsu.edu Erik Paz, Assistant AD - Compliance 404.413.4010 • epaz@gsu.edu Ben Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.4172 • bpollard@gsu.edu Awilda Ragland, Assistant AD - Human Resources 404.413.4015 • aragland2@gsu.edu Charlie Taylor, Assistant AD - Communications 404.413.4031 • ctaylor@gsu.edu Steve Wojcikowski, Assistant AD - Facilites & Operations 404.413.4012 • swojcikowski@gsu.edu
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COMPOSITE SCHEDULE August 27 (Wednesday) Abilene Christian at Georgia State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) August 30 Troy at UAB, 12 p.m. Appalachian State at Michigan, TBD Nicholls State at Air Force, TBD Georgia Southern at NC State, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Clemson at Georgia, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Southern at UL Lafayette, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Texas State, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Montana State at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Washington at Hawaii, 8 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) September 6 Arkansas State at Tennessee, 12 p.m. (SEC Network) South Carolina State at Clemson, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) * New Mexico State at Georgia State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) South Alabama at Kent State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) East Washington at Washington, 3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) Louisiana Tech at UL Lafayette, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Idaho at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Duke at Troy, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian, 7 p.m. Air Force at Wyoming, 10:15 p.m. (ESPNU) September 13 Georgia Southern at Georgia Tech, 12 p.m. (ESPN3) Air Force at Georgia State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Arkansas State at Miami (FL), 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Mississippi State at South Alabama, 4 p.m. (ESPNews) UL Lafayette at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. (SEC Network) Illinois at Washington, 4 p.m. (FOX) UL Monroe at LSU, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) Abiline Christian at Troy, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Navy at Texas State, 8 p.m. (ESPNews) New Mexico State at UTEP, 8 p.m. September 20 * Georgia Southern at South Alabama, TBD Clemson at Florida State, TBD Troy at Georgia, 12 p.m. (SEC Network) Georgia State at Washington, TBD Texas State at Illinois, TBD Utah State at Arkansas State, TBD Appalachian State at Southern Miss, TBD Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian, 4:05 p.m. New Mexico at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. UL Lafayette at Boise State, 10:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
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September 27 Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist, TBD * South Alabama at Idaho, TBD New Mexico State at LSU, TBD Texas State at Tulsa, TBD Stanford at Washington, TBD Boise State at Air Force, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) * Troy at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. October 4 NC State at Clemson, TBD * Georgia State at UL Lafayette, TBD * Idaho at Texas State, TBD * South Alabama at Appalachian State, TBD * UL Monroe at Arkansas State, TBD Navy at Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) Lamar at Abilene Christian, 7 p.m. * Georgia Southern at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. October 11 Washington at California, TBD UL Monroe at Kentucky, TBD Louisville at Clemson, TBD Air Force at Utah State, TBD * Arkansas State at Georgia State, 2 p.m. * New Mexico State at Troy, 3 p.m. Ave Maria at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. * Idaho at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. October 14 (Tuesday) * UL Lafayette at Texas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) October 18 Abilene Christian at McNeese State, TBD * Georgia State at South Alabama, TBD * New Mexico State at Idaho, TBD Clemson at Boston College, TBD New Mexico at Air Force, TBD Washington at Oregon, TBD * Appalachian State at Troy, 3 p.m. October 21 (Tuesday) * Arkansas State at UL Lafayette, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) October 24 (Friday) * Troy at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) October 25 Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State, TBD Syracuse at Clemson, TBD Arizona State at Washington, TBD * Georgia Southern at Georgia State, TBD * Texas State at UL Monroe, 7 p.m.
November 6 (Thursday) Clemson at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) November 8 UCLA at Washington, TBD * Georgia Southern at Texas State, TBD * UL Monroe at Appalachian State, TBD * South Alabama at Arkansas State, TBD Air Force at UNLV, TBD Northwestern State at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. * Georgia State at Troy, 3 p.m. * UL Lafayette at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. November 15 Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin, TBD * Texas State at South Alabama, TBD Washington at Arizona, TBD Clemson at Georgia Tech, TBD Nevada at Air Force, TBD Appalachian State at Arkansas State, TBD Georgia Southern at Navy, 3:30 p.m. * Troy at Idaho, 5 p.m. * UL Lafayette at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. November 20 (Thursday) * Arkansas State at Texas State, 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) November 21 (Friday) Air Force at San Diego State, 9:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) November 22 Georgia State at Clemson, TBD * Appalachian State at UL Lafayette, TBD South Alabama at South Carolina, TBD * UL Monroe at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. November 28 (Friday) Navy at South Alabama, TBD Colorado State at Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) November 29 South Carolina at Clemson, TBD Washington at Washington State, TBD * Idaho at Appalachian State, TBD * New Mexico State at Arkansas State, TBD * Texas State at Georgia State, 2 p.m. * UL Monroe at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. * UL Lafayette at Troy, 7:30 p.m. * Sun Belt Conference game
October 30 (Thursday) * Troy at Georgia Southern, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) November 1 Washington at Colorado, TBD * Arkansas State at Idaho, TBD UL Monroe at Texas A&M, TBD * South Alabama at UL Lafayette, TBD Air Force at Army, TBD Georgia State at Appalachian State, TBD Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. * Texas State at New Mexico State, 8 p.m.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive New Orleans, LA 70112 John McElwain, Associate Commissioner/ Communications mcelwain@sunbeltsports.org Cell: 504.234.5434
MEDIA INFORMATION GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Website
GeorgiaStateSports.com
FAX
404.413.4035
Mailing P.O. Box 3975, Address Atlanta, GA 30302-3975 Physical Georgia State Sports Arena Address 125 Decatur Street, Room 130 Atlanta, GA 30303
Allison George
Assistant AD / Football Contact: Associate AD - Strategic Communications & P.R.: Assistant AD - Communications: Associate Sports Information Director: Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Broadcast Coordinator:
Allison George ..................O: 404.413.4032 Jerry Trickie .......................O: 404.413.4166 Charlie Taylor ....................O: 404.413.4031 Mike Holmes .....................O: 404.413.4033 Will Owens ........................O: 404.413.4034 Matt Arsenault ..................O: 404.413.4034 Dave Cohen ......................O: 404.413.1434
Jerry Trickie
Charlie Taylor
Mike Holmes
C: 678.595.7728 ageorge@gsu.edu C: 404.293.8102 jtrickie@gsu.edu C: 404.556.2295 ctaylor@gsu.edu C: 404.259.9716 rholmes@gsu.edu C: 502.718.2525 jowens33@student.gsu.edu C: 864.529.2086 marsenault1@gsu.edu C: 404.358.8411 dcohen@gsu.edu
CREDENTIALS
SUN BELT WEEKLY COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE
Credential Requests: Please make credential requests for Georgia State football games in writing (email preferred) to Allison George (ageorge@gsu.edu).
The Sun Belt Conference coaches will be available on a weekly media teleconference each Monday during the season, beginning Aug. 25. The exact schedule for the coaches will be finalized in August.
Media Parking: A limited amount of media parking is available in the Gold Deck or Blue Lot. Please include parking request with credential request. Parking passes cannot be left at will call.
To participate in the coaches’ teleconference, media should contact John McElwain at the Sun Belt Conference for the phone number and password:
Media Will Call: Georgia Dome Gate E.
mcelwain@sunbeltsports.org / C: 504.234.5434
Press Box: Accessible via the Gate E elevator.
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Head coach Trent Miles will conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the season at 1 p.m. One or more GSU players will also be available at that time. The press conference will take place in the team meeting room at the GSU Practice Complex, located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Limited parking is available at the Practice Complex.
MEDIA INTERVIEWS All requests for interviews with head coach Trent Miles or any GSU players or staff members should be directed to Allison George. Coach Miles is available at his weekly press conference, on the Sun Belt Conference weekly teleconference and following practice. He is available for telephone interviews upon request, schedule permitting.
COVERING PRACTICE Georgia State’s practices are open to the media. Video and photography is at the discretion of the coaching staff and the sports communications staff. The GSU Practice Complex is located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
GEORGIA STATE RADIO TEAM: From left, play-by-play voice Dave Cohen, color analysts Harper LeBel and Brandon Leak, and sideline reporter Sam Crenshaw. The flagship radio station for Georgia State football is Atlanta’s 1340 The Fan 3, as part of a multi-year agreement between Georgia State Athletics and Dickey Broadcasting. Every GSU football game airs live on 1340 The Fan 3, beginning with pregame coverage 30 minutes before kickoff. Home games will also air on Georgia State’s WRAS FM 88.5. Additional network stations will be announced before the season. Georgia State Football Live, the weekly radio program featuring head coach Trent Miles and play-by-play voice Dave Cohen also airs on 1340 The Fan 3.
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FOOTBALL TIMELINE Nov. 2006: Football Feasibility Study completed. April 15, 2007: Former NFL head coach Dan Reeves named Football Consultant. April 17, 2008: Georgia State University officially announces its will start an NCAA Division I football program.
June 12, 2008: Bill Curry introduced as Georgia State’s first head football coach.
BILL CURRY NAMED FIRST HEAD COACH
Aug. 2008: First six assistant coaches hired: John Bond, John Thompson, George Pugh, Anthony Midget, Chris Ward, Mike Riddle.
PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON APRIL 17, 2008
Oct. 15, 2008: First tryout at Hallford Stadium.
Nov. 20, 2008: Groundbreaking for practice facility at 188 MLK. Jan. 4, 2009: First scholarship football student-athlete, Mark Hogan, enrolled at GSU.
TICKETS GO ON SALE FIRST PLAYER
Feb. 4, 2009: Georgia State signed its first recruiting class.
Aug. 11, 2009: First team of 71 players reported to campus.
Aug. 14, 2009: First football practice at NFL YET facility. Sept. 2, 2009: Inaugural scheduled was announced. Fall 2009: First team conducted 60 practices at three sites: NFL YET, Lakewood Stadium and Georgia Dome. Dec. 7, 2009: Inaugural season tickets go on sale. Feb. 3, 2010: Second recruiting class signed.
March 23, 2010 Inaugural scheduled announced. FIRST PRACTICE
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INAUGURAL GAME
G E O R G I A S TAT E 41, S H O R T E R 7 SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
30,237 FA N S AT G E O R G I A D O M E
FOOTBALL TIMELINE March 27, 2010 First workout on new fields at GSU Practice Complex at 188 MLK. April 19, 2010: Over 3,000 fans watch GSU’s inaugural Spring Scrimmage at Georgia Dome.
Aug. 3, 2010: Inaugural team reports for preseason. Aug. 4, 2010: First practice of inaugural season. Aug. 23, 2010: Before ever playing a game, Georgia State football is featured on the cover of ESPN the Magazine.
INAUGURAL TEAM PLAYS AT ALABAMA
Sept. 2, 2010: INAUGURAL GAME Georgia State 41, Shorter 7
Nov. 19, 2010: First game vs. FBS opponent at defending national champion Alabama. Dec. 23, 2010: PK Iain Vance recognized as GSU’s first All-American by the Sports Network. Aug. 2011: Panthers move into GSU Practice Complex. 2011 Season: Georgia
BILL CURRY’S FINAL HOME GAME
State plays as FCS Independent.
April 9, 2012: Georgia State accepts an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2013. April 21, 2012: Christo Bilukidi is first Panther drafted by NFL (Oakland Raiders, 6th Round).
Aug. 14, 2012: First head coach Bill Curry announces he will retire following the 2012 season.
2012 Season: GSU begins FBS transition and plays its only season of CAA Football. Sept. 10, 2012: Christo Bilukidi is first GSU football alumnus to play in NFL regular-season game.
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GSU PRACTICE COMPLEX
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
From left, Then Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick, GSU President Mark P. Becker, Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. and Commissioner Karl Benson celebrate Georgia State’s invitation to the Sun Belt Conference on April 9, 2012.
Nov. 10, 2012: First head coach Bill Curry coaches his final game at Maine.
Dec. 3, 2012: Trent Miles is introduced as Georgia State’s second head coach. July 1, 2013: Georgia State officially joins the Sun Belt Conference. TRENT MILES INTRODUCED
Aug. 30, 2013: Head coach Trent Miles makes his debut as GSU plays its first game as an FBS program. vs. Samford. Oct. 12, 2013: Georgia
CHRISTO BILUKIDI PLAYS IN NFL
State plays its inaugural Sun Belt Conference game. vs. Troy at the Georgia Dome.
May 10, 2014: Ulrick John drafted by Indianapolis Colts.
2014 Season: Georgia FIRST SUN BELT GAME VS. TROY
State is eligible for Sun Belt Conference title and postseason bowl games.
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THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE MANTRA “Together We Rise” exemplifies what has quickly become America’s most up-andcoming collegiate athletics conference. Founded in 1976, the Sun Belt has adapted and evolved in its nearly 40 year existence. The league was originally formed as a home for some of the nation’s premier mid-major basketball teams and it wasn’t until a number of changes and the demand for a higher national profile that the league began sponsoring football in 2001. Because of this decision to move the league into the group of football playing conferences, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 18-member Board of Directors. As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics. With the 2014-15 year marking the debut of the College Football Playoff (CFP), the Sun Belt continues to find itself among the 10 premier college football conferences and the new system is guaranteed universal access based on performance – there are no automatic qualifiers for the playoff system. Additionally, the CFP will mean that a spot among the premier bowl games of college football will be guaranteed to the highest-ranked champion from the “Group of Five” conferences: the Sun Belt Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA. With the College Football Playoff included with the league’s other bowl arrangements, the Sun Belt Conference is tied to seven total bowl games. The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, the GoDaddy Bowl, the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, the Cure Bowl (debuting in 2015) all guarantee a home for a bowl eligible Sun Belt Conference team each year. And beginning with the 2016 season, the Sun Belt is also part of a rotation of conferences that will send a team to the Bahamas Bowl and the Miami Beach Bowl. The influx of bowl game opportunities comes at a time
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SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL MEMBERS Georgia State Appalachian State Arkansas State Georgia Southern Idaho UL Lafayette
UL Monroe New Mexico State South Alabama Texas State Troy
when the Sun Belt Conference is breaking win records year after year and the league is continually exceeding expectations. The Sun Belt’s 21 non-conference football wins in the 2013 season was a record for the league - eclipsing the mark of 19 set the year prior. Additionally of note for the league’s nonconference win total was that the Sun Belt fared well against its peer opponents in the non-AQ BCS ranks. The Sun Belt finished a combined 8-1 against members of Conference-USA (4-1), the Mid-American Conference (3-0) and the Mountain West Conference (1-0). The Sun Belt also had the best overall non-conference win percentage when comparing the four non-AQ conferences. The 2013 football season also saw two teams take home bowl championship trophies, as UL Lafayette won its third consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and Arkansas State won its second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl. Of course, football wasn’t the only sport that has seen recent success and all of the league’s sports have contributed to the “Rise” of the Sun Belt Conference. In men’s basketball, league newcomer Georgia State put together one of the best conference performances in league
SUN BELT CONFERENCE BOWL TIE-INS R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Sun Belt vs. C-USA) Dec. 20, 2014, New Orleans, La. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Sun Belt vs. MAC) Dec. 20, 2014, Montgomery, Ala. GoDaddy Bowl (Sun Belt vs. MAC) Jan. 4, 2015, Mobile, Ala. Coming in 2015: Cure Bowl (Sun Belt vs. AAC), Orlando, Fla. Coming in 2016: Bahamas Bowl, Miami Beach Bowl history in winning the 2013-14 Sun Belt regular-season championship. UL Lafayette captured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in what was one of the most thrilling finishes to the Sun Belt championship game in recent memory. An influx of young coaches mixed with proven veterans makes both Sun Belt men’s and women’s basketball an exciting brand with vast potential. The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships were played in New Orleans, the hometown of the Sun Belt at Lakefront Arena this past March in what was the first of a three-year deal that will have Sun Belt hoops in the “Big Easy” each March. Baseball and softball continue to be among the league’s standard-bearers for success as each continues to send teams on deep postseason runs and teams are easy to find in the national polls. In baseball, UL Lafayette held a unanimous No. 1 national ranking during the 2014 season and hosted a NCAA regional and super regional. Not to be outdone, the UL Lafayette softball team also hosted the NCAA Tournament rounds and qualified for the 2014 edition of the Women’s College World Series.
ALBERT WILSON, ALL-SUN BELT
In recent years as many as four Sun Belt teams have advanced to the baseball postseason in a single year, while as many as three Sun Belt softball teams have accomplished that feat. While the accomplishments of the Sun Belt’s studentathletes and coaches deserve great praise, so to do the league’s administrators who have helped set the tone for the future of the conference. “We have never been as strong as we are now academically and financially and I believe we are getting stronger all the time athletically,” former Sun Belt Conference President and Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. said recently. “I truly believe that the best is yet to come.” The Sun Belt Conference’s membership consists of 11 football members for 2014 – Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy. UALR and UT Arlington compete in all-sports as non-football members while Idaho and New Mexico State are football-only members. 2014 Georgia State Football
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GEORGIA DOME THE HOME OF PANTHER FOOTBALL, the Georgia Dome is located just minutes from the Georgia State campus in downtown Atlanta. On Sept. 2, 2010, a crowd of 30,237 fans watched Georgia State’s inaugural game as the Panthers defeated Shorter 41-7. The Georgia Dome has hosted two Super Bowls, four NCAA Basketball Final Fours and the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. In addition to GSU Football, the Dome is home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game and the SEC Championship. Opened in 1992, the Georgia Dome is the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world. The building covers 8.9 acres and contains 1.6 million square feet on all seven levels.
GSU PRACTICE COMPLEX HOME TO THE GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM on a daily basis, the GSU Practice Complex features a 120-yard synthetic turf field, completed in March 2010, as well as a 60-yard natural turf field. An existing structure on the site was renovated and expanded, maintaining its historic architecture and charm while adding modern features. The 22,000-square foot facility was completed in 2011 and includes the Panthers’ locker room, equipment room, athletic training room, theater-style team meeting room, individual position meeting rooms and coaches’ offices. Plans are in the works to add a state-of-the art strength and conditioning facility to the complex. The GSU Practice Complex is located adjacent to the Georgia State campus, with the downtown Atlanta skyline providing a dramatic backdrop.
P Plans are underway to a add a new strength and conditioning c facility to tthe existing structure.
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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Georgia State University is an enterprising urban public research institution centered in the historic, cultural and financial hub of downtown Atlanta. The university provides more than 32,000 students with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, non-profit and cultural organizations. Georgia State is dedicated to offering programs that cater to students’ educational needs, and the university provides a rich co-curricular experience with award-winning on-campus housing, hundreds of student organizations and one of the most diverse student bodies in the country. Students, faculty and alumni enjoy a unique campus personality and culture based on ambition, hard work and dedication.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR public research universities in the state, Georgia State offers 100 fields of study with 250 graduate programs in its eight colleges and schools. Students can chose from dozens of nationally-ranked and recognized academic programs at the university, which provides the widest variety of field of study in Georgia. Georgia State is a national leader in graduating students from diverse backgrounds and has achieved national recognition for its commitment to its students’ successful progress toward graduation. Founded in 1913, Georgia State is the second-largest institution in the University System of Georgia with more than 32,000 students.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions College of Arts and Sciences College of Education College of Law Honors College J. Mack Robinson College of Business School of Public Health
GEORGIA STATE CAMPUS LOCATED IN THE HEART of one of America’s great cities, the Georgia State University campus has a profound influence on the changing landscape of downtown Atlanta. While the building blocks of the university will always be high-achieving students, world-class faculty and groundbreaking research, Georgia State boasts an ever-expanding and improving campus to accommodate that foundation. In the last decade, the Rialto Theater restoration, Student Center, Student Recreation Center, University Lofts, University Commons, Helen M. Aderhold classroom building, Parker H. Petit Science Teaching and Research Center and many other buildings have transformed the downtown cityscape at Atlanta’s core. The university has a new front door for visitors with the opening last year of Centennial Hall at 100 Auburn Ave, and a new Law School building is nearing completion
Georgia State is where city life meets campus life for a unique and exciting student experience. • Five residence halls housing over 4,000 students • More than 300 student organizations • Six campus dining locations • State-of-the-art Student Recreation Center
CAMPUS HOUSING SOME OF THE FINEST HOUSING FACILITIES in the nation are on the Georgia State campus. On-campus housing continues to grow, and more than 4,000 GSU students now live on campus with a variety of options — traditional dorms, apartment-style or loft living. Georgia State’s nationally-recognized and award-winning on-campus housing provides students with opportunities to connect with the university community with educational, cultural, recreational and social programs. The University Commons, opened in 2007, is a 4.2-acre complex of four buildings surrounding a landscaped courtyard. All units come with fully-equipped kitchens, furnished bedrooms and spacious living areas. The fall of 2009 saw the opening of Patton Hall, which is suite-style for 325 residents and includes an on-site dining facility. In 2010, GSU opened its first Greek housing, which consists of nine fraternities and sororities housed in three-story townhomes. Opened in 2011, the Piedmont North Complex houses approximately 1,100 residents and offers a traditional residence hall lifestyle with all the amenities one would expect from a premier housing program, including a dining facility. The University Lofts, opened in 2002, contain fullyfurnished, loft-style apartments that blend urban style with modern features. All residence halls feature a full range of amenities including study and community lounge areas, laundry facilities, 24/7 security patrols, on-site or nearby parking and more.
UNIVERSITY COMMONS
NO. 1 IN THE NATION Georgia State University’s residence halls have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by Dormsplash.com.
UNIVERSITY LOFTS
PIEDMONT NORTH
PATTON HALL
GREEK HOUSING
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ATLANTA ATLANTA IS INTEGRAL TO Georgia State’s educational experience. Students and faculty are part of a living laboratory where they study and create solutions for the challenges of the 21st century. The metropolitan Atlanta area is home to more than five million people and the world’s busiest airport. Atlanta is third in the nation and fourth in the world for Fortune 500 company headquarters, and attending school downtown provides students with unparalleled access to internships and jobs. There are approximately 125,000 Georgia State alumni the Atlanta area, giving students ample networking opportunities. Georgia State students also can take advantage of the university’s easy access to Atlanta’s rich creative environment, diversity of cultures and lifestyles, and wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME COMES TO ATLANTA Beginning in 2014, the College Football Hall of Fame will have a new home in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The new location will showcase the Hall within an exciting, entertaining attraction just minutes from the Georgia State campus. The $66.5 million facility will top out at 94,256 square feet and will feature approximately 30,000 square feet of exhibit space, as well as a 45-yard indoor football field.
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A DOWNTOWN ADVANTAGE
• Georgia Aquarium
Georgia State is in the middle of downtown Atlanta, making it a hub of activities, attractions, businesses and non-profits, all within walking distrance or a short ride from campus.
• Zoo Atlanta • Centennial Olympic Park • Georgia Dome • Philips Arena • Martin Luther King Jr. Center • CNN Center • State Capitol • Turner Field • World of Coca Cola • Carter Presidential Library • College Football Hall of Fame (open in 2014)
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SPEED, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING BEN POLLARD, Assistant Director of Athletics for Speed, Strength and Conditioning, possesses a wealth of experience with major college programs. Pollard and his staff work to help each Panther student-athlete reach his full potential. A new strength and conditioning facility for football (below) is planned, to be added to the existing GSU Practice Complex.
ULRICK JOHN developed into an NFL prospect who was drafted in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2014.
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SPORTS MEDICINE BOB MURPHY, Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine and Nutrition, and his staff of certified athletic trainers provide outstanding care to Georgia State student-athletes in the prevention and treatment of injuries. Panther student-athletes benefit from outstanding sports medicine facilities at all venues.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT GEORGIA STATE ATHLETICS IS COMMITTED to providing educational, personal and community development that will enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience. Georgia State’s commitment to academic support and student-athlete development is paying dividends as the Panthers are enjoying unprecedented success in the classroom. Georgia State’s Student-Athlete Development department became just the second in the nation to be certified at the highest level by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics. The Georgia State program is headed by Associate Director of Athletics Brad Horton. Working directly with the football program are Assistant Directors Brittany Price and Jessica Summey and Academic Coordinator Britta DeLay.
SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM: • Panther athletic teams have combined for a cumulative department grade-point average of at least 3.0 for 12 consecutive semesters • The 3.06 cumulative grade-point average by all student-athletes in the spring of 2014 was the best semester GPA on record, and the second straight semester with at least a 3.05 • In the most recent release, Georgia State led all Sun Belt schools in Graduation Success Rate at 86 percent, above the national average of 81 percent • A total of 13 student-athletes across nine sports have earned academic All-America honors since 1989, including one who was the 2013 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner in men’s tennis
A HELPING HAND: GSU student-athletes have completed more than 5,000 hours of community service in each of the last four years.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY is an essential component of the Georgia State athletics program. Panther student-athletes, coaches and staff volunteer their time and talents to a wide range of programs and organizations, including Samaritan’s Feet, MakeA-Wish, Team Tiger, Boys & Girls Clubs, the Salvation Army, local elementary schools, and many others.
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GSU PRESIDENT
MARK P. BECKER SINCE BEGINNING HIS TENURE as Georgia State University’s seventh president in January 2009, President Mark P. Becker has led the institution through a dynamic period of major growth and advancement. Under his leadership, the university adopted a comprehensive 10-year strategic plan aimed at making Georgia State one of the nation’s premier urban research universities. With a 10 percent increase in graduation rates in the last five years, Georgia State is achieving its vision of becoming a national model for undergraduate education by demonstrating that students of all backgrounds can succeed at high rates. The university has been recognized by the Education Trust for eliminating disparities in graduation rates based on race or ethnicity. Diverse Issues in Higher Education places Georgia State No. 1 in the nation among non-profit institutions in graduating African-American students and in the top 50 universities for graduating AsianAmericans. Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine lists Georgia State as a top 100 university for graduating Hispanics, making the university one of only two non-Florida universities in the Southeast to attain this achievement. During Becker’s tenure Georgia State has set a series of university records for retention and graduation rates, as well as for the retention of the Georgia Lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship. This progress has been achieved as enrollment has grown from about 28,000 to more than 32,000 students, and the number of applications to the university has steadily risen and now exceeds 13,000. Private scholarship funding has increased significantly, and the university has more than doubled the number of students receiving support in the last two years. Research funding is at an all-time high, increasing nearly 15 percent in the last year alone. Federally sponsored research now accounts for 62 percent of the university’s research portfolio, an important barometer of the university’s research success. This growth has been aided by the Second Century Initiative, a faculty hiring program that has led to the development of new
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interdisciplinary research centers. Seeking to position Georgia State students and researchers to thrive in an increasingly complex and global landscape, Becker has worked with faculty leaders to enhance Georgia State’s international profile. The university is working in five countries in which it is focusing its university-wide efforts: Brazil, China, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey. Through its campus development, Georgia State is a major contributor to the revitalization of downtown Atlanta. Building on the work of former President Carl V. Patton, the university has expanded campus housing and dining, research and academic facilities. Georgia State enhanced its research capacity with the opening of the Parker H. “Pete” Petit Science Center in 2009 and is designing and building a second research building on the same site. The university enlarged its instructional capacity with a classroom expansion project completed in 2011. Student housing has almost doubled with the addition of Patton Hall, a Greek townhome complex, and the Piedmont North housing and dining complex. The opening of the $10 million football practice facility enabled Georgia State to introduce its football program in fall 2010. The purchase of 3.5 acres of land on the eastern edge of the campus has made it possible for the university to have its first intramural recreation fields on its downtown campus. The Sun Trust tower complex at 25 Park Place houses major units of the College of Arts and Sciences and the expanded university advising center. The university has a new front door for visitors with the opening last year of Centennial Hall at 100 Auburn Ave. The building houses Georgia State’s Welcome Center, university administration and the recently established Honors College. A new Law School building is nearing completion, and the university has acquired 55 Park Place, a high-rise building that will be the new home of the Robinson
College of Business and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Assuring that Georgia State is appropriately partnered in Atlanta and beyond, Becker serves on multiple civic, community and professional boards. Becker and his wife, Laura Voisinet, are significant contributors to the university. They are focusing their philanthropy primarily on scholarships for students but also support the university’s Library, the Rialto Center for the Arts and Georgia State’s Women’s Philanthropy Initiative. Prior to his appointment as president of Georgia State, Becker was executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. Before assuming that role, Becker spent three years at the University of Minnesota as a biostatistics professor, dean of the School of Public Health and assistant vice president of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response. From 1989 to 2000, Becker was a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. He also has held academic appointments at the University of Washington, the University of Florida and Cornell University. Becker earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Towson State University in 1980, and his doctor’s degree in statistics from the Pennsylvania State University in 1985. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Towson State and Penn State have recognized him with distinguished alumnus awards. Becker grew up in Havre de Grace, Md., near Baltimore. He and his wife have two adult children, Matthew and Julia.
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
BHARATH PARTHASARATHY Interim Director of Athletics
JAMIE BOGGS
ROB CLARK
Executive Senior Associate AD - COO / SWA
Senior Associate AD Development
BRAD HORTON
BOB MURPHY
JERRY TRICKIE
KEVIN WHITE
MISTY BROWN
Associate AD - StudentAthlete Development
Associate AD Sports Medicine & Nutrition
Associate AD - Strategic Communications & P.R.
Associate AD Business
Assistant AD Development & Special Events
ALLISON GEORGE
MATT NEWHOUSE
ERIK PAZ
BEN POLLARD
AWILDA RAGLAND
Assistant AD Communications
Assistant AD Marketing
Assistant AD Compliance
Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning
Assistant AD Human Resources
CHARLIE TAYLOR
STEVE WOJCIKOWSKI
GEORGE PIERCE
Assistant AD Communications
Assistant AD Facilities & Operations
Faculty Athletics Representative
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SEASON PREVIEW
POSITION-BY-POSITION LOOK AT THE PANTHERS POUNDING THE ROCK. That is the mantra of the Georgia State football program as the Panthers enter their second season under head coach Trent Miles and their second year in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Sun Belt Conference. Miles, who executed a remarkable turnaround in five seasons at Indiana State before coming taking over the Panthers, looks to build a winning foundation for GSU’s young program, which has only been playing football at any level since 2010. To so do, Miles and his staff will rely heavily on new faces and young talent after graduating 27 seniors, including All-America wide receiver Albert Wilson, a free agent signee with the Kansas City Chiefs, and offensive tackle Ulrick John, who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts.
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The Panthers return 34 letterwinners, led by junior linebacker Joseph Peterson, an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2013 and GSU’s leading tackler the last two years. The defense also features young standouts such as defensive end Shawayne Lawrence and outside linebacker Mackendy Cheridor, both sophomores, while the top returnee on offense is sophomore wide receiver Robert Davis. Senior punter Matt Hubbard is an all-star candidate. The 2014 schedule is challenging, to say the least, as Georgia State makes trips to Washington and Clemson and hosts
Air Force in addition to navigating the Sun Belt, in which every 2013 opponent was bowl eligible. QUARTERBACKS The quarterback slot should feature the most interesting position battle of the preseason. Last year’s starter, Ronnie Bell, returns but he was edged in the spring by junior college transfer Nick Arbuckle. The competition will continue in fall camp, when talented freshman Emiere Scaife, a 6-2, 218-pounder from Charlotte, N.C., also joins the fray.
SEASON PREVIEW Bell, a 5-11, 180-pound junior, set GSU season records with 2,573 yards passing and 2,686 yards of total offense and tossed 15 touchdown passes in 2013, but he completed just 50 percent of his passes and had 11 interceptions. Arbuckle passed for nearly 7,000 yards and 73 touchdowns in two seasons at Pierce (Calif.) College. The 6-1, 230-pound Californian enrolled at Georgia State last January and immediately demonstrated leadership on the offense. Also returning are junior Ben McLane and sophomore Clay Chastain. McLane, a 6-1, 210-pounder, started nine games in 2012 and passed for 1,592 yards and 10 touchdowns but threw 11 interceptions. Chastain, who stands 6-4 and 215 pounds, took a redshirt year in 2013 after transferring from Georgia Military College. RUNNING BACKS The Panthers are likely to use several ball carriers, including returnees Kyler Neal, Jonathan Jean-Bart, Gerald Howse and Duvall Smith, along with true freshman Krysten Hammon. Neal, a sophomore, saw some action as a true freshman, carrying 24 times for 96 yards and then showed good progress in the spring. Jean-Bart, another sophomore, is the top returning rusher with 269 yards and one touchdown on 71 attempts. Howse and Smith, both seniors, had limited duty last fall. Hammon is a promising rookie who rushed for nearly 2,000 yards as a senior at Dickinson High School in Houston, Texas.
Panthers also graduated the school’s second-leading receiver in Danny Williams, as well as three other receivers. The position still does feature one of Georgia State’s top returnees in sophomore Robert Davis. The 6-3, 198-pounder from Warner Robins, Ga., should contend for all-conference honors this fall after a strong freshman season in which he was the team’s second-leading receiver with 44 catches for 711 yards and four touchdowns. He was the only freshman to rank among the Sun Belt top 10 in receiving yards and receptions, and just four freshmen in the nation averaged more receiving yards per game Senior Lynquez Blair has seen limited action in his first three years, but he was one of the Panthers’ most improved players in the spring and looks to step into a more prominent role in his final season. He has 16 catches for 145 yards over the last two seasons. Two wide receivers are expected to contribute after coming off season-
ending knee injuries in 2013. Junior Nathaniel Minor, who caught seven passes for 59 yards in 2012, will be ready for the start of fall camp, while junior transfer Donovan Harden should be available early in the season. Harden played two seasons at Illinois State, where he had 46 receptions for 617 yards and six touchdowns in 2012. Junior Avery Sweeting is a potential deep threat with very good speed. The Panthers will also look to their 2014 signing class for contributions at wide receiver from freshmen Tevish Clark, Maaseiah Francis and Glenn Smith and junior college transfer Michael Harrison. TIGHT ENDS An impact newcomer for the Panthers could earn the starting berth here in 6-4, 230-pound junior Joel Ruiz, who set out the 2013 season after transferring from Presbyterian.
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WIDE RECEIVERS The wide receiver position is one of several areas that were decimated by graduation. The most glaring absence is the loss of All-American Albert Wilson, who owns every Georgia State record for receiving, returns and all-purpose yardage, including 71 catches for 1,117 yards and eight touchdowns and 2,238 all-purpose yards last fall. But in addition to Wilson, the 2014 Georgia State Football
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Starters (CAPS) Returning (12) QB: RONNIE BELL, Ben McLane RB: Jonathan Jean-Bart, Kyler Neal WR: ROBERT DAVIS, Lynquez Blair, Nathaniel Minor (injured in 2013) C: Ronald Martin G: A.J. KAPLAN, TIM WYNN, Garrett Gorringe T: None TE: KEITH RUCKER, Bill Teknipp DL: SHAWAYNE LAWRENCE, Jalen Lawrence, Carnell Hopson, Tevin Jones, Nate Paxton, Tanner Strickland LB: JOSEPH PETERSON, JARRELL ROBINSON, Sean Jeppesen (FB), Kight Dallas, Jameel Spencer OLB: MACKENDY CHERIDOR, TARRIS BATISTE, Melvin King, Spencer Haywood, CB: Robert Dowling, Trent Hill, Myles Morris S: C.J. Scott, LaDarion Young PK: WIL LUTZ P: MATT HUBBARD
LETTERMEN LOST (26) Starters (CAPS) Lost (12)
Ruiz teams with returning starter Keith Rucker, a 6-3, 235-pound sophomore, to give the Panthers a solid tandem at tight end. Rucker was GSU’s fifth-leading receiver as a true freshman with 14 catches for 232 yards, including a career-high 121 yards against UL Lafayette. Another promising tight end is redshirt freshman Bill Teknipp, who returns from a season-ending knee injury he sustained after playing in the first three games of 2013. OFFENSIVE LINE The Panthers will feature a rebuilt offensive line after graduating three starters, including Indianapolis Colts draft pick Ulrick John. The top returnee is versatile senior A.J. Kaplan, who is slated at left guard after starting at every position on the line except center last fall. The 6-4, 270-pound Kaplan is joined by three talented junior college transfers to form the core of the offensive line. The
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tackle positions feature 6-5, 340-pound Michael Ivory from Coffeyville (Kan.) C.C. on the left side, and 6-6, 315-pound Steve Wolgamott from Butler (Kan.) C.C. at right tackle. Taylor Evans, a 6-4, 285-pounder from Saddleback (Calif.) College, emerged from spring practice as the starting center. Senior Tim Wynn, 6-3, 285, is another versatile veteran who has 21 career starts at guard and center. True freshman Alex Stoehr, a 6-2, 300-pounder who enrolled last January, made an impression at right guard in spring practice. Other linemen with starting experience include 6-1, 280-pound senior Ronald Martin, who started two games at center last fall, and 6-4, 290-pound sophomore Garrett Gorringe, who made five starts at guard. Also adding depth are 6-3, 286-pound sophomore center Mark Ruskell, 6-4, 290-pound sophomore tackle Jah-Mai Davidson, 6-4, 300-pound redshirt freshman guard Davis Moore,
QB: None RB: TRAVIS EVANS WR: ALBERT WILSON, DANNY WILLIAMS, Jordan Giles, Kelton Hill, Parris Lee, Darren McCray C: None G: CADE YATES T: ULRICK JOHN, GRANT KING, Ramell Davis, Nick Nesmith TE: None DL: THEO AGNEW, TERRANCE WOODARD OLB: John Kelly, Allen McKay ILB: Robert Ferguson S: KAIL SINGLETON, ARINGTON JORDAN, Rashad Stewart CB: DEMARIUS MATTHEWS, BRENT McCLENDON, Jamal Ransby, Nate Anthony PK: David Miller SN: Scotty McQueen
and 6-5, 279-pound redshirt freshman Sebastian Willer, a convert from tight end who is working at left tackle. True freshman Gabe Mobley, 6-2 and 275 pounds, joins the mix this fall.
SEASON PREVIEW DEFENSIVE LINE Georgia State’s defensive line is filled with young talent, led by sophomore defensive end Shawayne Lawrence. Lawrence, 6-4 and 270 pounds, started at 11 games at defensive end with 25 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss despite being the youngest player on the team; he did not turn 18 until the final week of the season. He will line up alongside another Lawrence, 6-1, 280-pound sophomore noseguard Jalen, who played in every game and made one start as a true freshman. Junior David Huey, 6-2 and 290 pounds, backs up at noseguard. Sophomore ends Tevin Jones, 6-4 and 270 pounds, and Carnell Hopson, 6-2 and 260 pounds, were also thrown into the fire as true freshmen and will benefit from the year of experience. Redshirt freshmen Will Cunningham, 6-1 and 270 yards, and sophomore Tanner Strickland, 6-3 and 270 pounds, should also see action. LINEBACKERS The linebacker corps features the veteran duo of Joseph Peterson and Sean Jeppesen on the inside, and budding standout Mackendy Cheridor on the outside. Peterson, a 6-0, 220-pound junior, is the Panthers’ top returnee after earning honorable mention All-Sun Belt honors last fall, when he set the GSU season record with 103 tackles. He was also the Panthers’ top tackler as a true freshman, giving him 168 career hits. Jeppesen, a 6-0, 230-pound senior, is a former starting fullback who moved to linebacker for the final three games of last season. After playing both ways for those three games, he moved to defense full-time in the spring and takes over as the “mike” linebacker. Backups at inside linebacker include sophomores Jameel Spencer and Kight Dallas, who gained experience as true freshmen last fall, and redshirt freshman Trey Payne. True freshmen Michael Shaw and Malik Ricks could also make an impact. At outside linebacker, the 6-5, 250-pound Cheridor was a force as a
true freshman last fall, when he moved into the starting lineup midway through the season and finished with 34 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss. Behind Cheridor are junior Melvin King and freshman Niemus Bryant. At the other outside linebacker spot, junior college transfer Sheldon Wynn will have an opportunity to earn a starting berth, along with senior Jarrell Robinson, who has career totals of 96 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and two interceptions. Senior Spencer Haywood adds depth. DEFENSIVE BACKS The secondary position was hard-hit by graduation, losing four cornerbacks and three safeties, so this group will feature many new faces, along with one familiar face in a new place. Junior Tarris Batiste was the Panthers’ second-leading tackler a year ago while playing outside linebacker, but he worked at safety in the spring to lend a veteran presence to an otherwise inexperienced secondary. Batiste made 77 tackles in 2013, including a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss. Along with Batiste, the Panthers will look to junior college safety Nate Simon. Another junior college transfer, Sheldon Wynn, will get a look at Batiste’s former outside linebacker spot but could also be an option at safety. Other candidates at safety include a trio of sophomores in Bryan Williams, who missed the 2013 season with a back injury; Trent Hill, who made nine tackles in seven games; and LaDarion Young, who collected 22 tackles. Newcomers will feature prominently at cornerback with 2014 signee Marcus Caffey, a transfer from Iowa Western C.C. who originally signed with Kentucky out of high school, and Bruce Dukes, a transfer from UCF, looking to earn starting berths. Sophomores Myles Morris and Robert Dowling gained experience in 2013, and freshmen B.J. Clay, who enrolled in January, Antreal Allen and Chandon Sullivan should also be in the mix.
Secondary prospects in the freshman class also include cornerback Jerome Smith and safety Ronald Peterkin. SPECIALISTS Georgia State returns a pair of experienced kickers in senior punter Matt Hubbard and junior place-kicker Wil Lutz. Hubbard is an all-conference candidate with a career average of 42.3 yards per punt, including a 42.0-yard norm last season. He previously earned second-team all-league honors in the Colonial Athletic Association as a sophomore, and he received third-team mention from College Sports Madness last fall. Lutz is a two-year starter who made eight of 12 field goals last fall, highlighted by his school-record 53-yarder at topranked Alabama. Freshman place-kicker Evan Pantels adds depth. At long snapper, sohomore Justin Forrister is expected to take over for four-year starter Scotty McQueen, but former offensive lineman Daniel Zeigler will now concentrate on long-snapping. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS: Tarris Batiste .................TARR-iss buh-TEEST Niemus Bryant ..................................NEE-mus Mackendy Cheridor ..............muh-KEN-dee CHER-uh-door Kight Dallas ................................................ KITE Jah-Mai Davidson ............................... juh-MY Patrick Dike ..........................................DEE-kay Maaseiah Francis ......................... muh-SY-ya Garrett Gorringe .......................... GORE-inge Krysten Hammon ..................like “Christian” Carnell Hopson ................................ car-NELL Jonathan Jean-Bart.......................JON-BART Shawayne Lawrence .......... shuh-WAN-yay Nich Long ................................................... NICK Tyler Nemec .................................... NEH-mick Jayro Perez ............................................. HI-row Malik Ricks ...................................... muh-LEEK Jarrell Robinson ............................... juh-RELL Mark Ruskell.....................................RUSS-kell Emiere Scaife ......................... a-MEER SKAFE Alex Stoehr .............................................STORE Ladarion Young ................ luh-DARE-ee-un COACHES: Jeff Jagodzinski ............... JAG-ud-ZIN-skee Tim Lappano ...............................luh-PAH-no Brock Lough.............................................. LOW
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 21 10 23 4 89 3 18 78 13 86 92 24 11 5 15 29 42 62 33 58 19 26 7 85 27 67 65 94 88 59 82 2 9 26 64 50 37 40 55 28 49 67 75 22 47 52 77 99 85 97 68 90
Name Antreal Allen Octavious Andrews Dexter Andrews Nick Arbuckle Desi Banks Tarris Batiste Ronnie Bell Madison Bell Lynquez Blair Joel Brooks Niemus Bryant Marcus Caffey Clay Chastain Mackendy Cheridor Tevish Clark B.J. Clay Dontavis Crocker Will Cunningham Kight Dallas Jah-Mai Davidson Robert Davis Patrick Dike Robert Dowling Grant Drakeford Bruce Dukes Bryan Ellis Taylor Evans Justin Forrister Maaseiah Francis Garrett Gorringe Jalen Hamilton Krysten Hammon Donovan Harden Michael Harrison Akil Hawkins Spencer Haywood Trent Hill Deonte Holeman Carnell Hopson Gerald Howse Matt Hubbard David Huey Michael Ivory Jonathan Jean-Bart Sean Jeppesen Tevin Jones A.J. Kaplan Melvin King Shawayne Lawrence Jalen Lawrence Tanner Ledbetter Nich Long
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Hometown Auburn, Ala. Stone Mountain, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Camarillo, Calif. Ellenwood, Ga. Cartersville, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Swainsboro, Ga. Acworth, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Decatur, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Dacula, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Cape Coral, Fla. Lithonia, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Buford, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Tyrone, Ga. Albany, Ga. Irvine, Calif. Douglasville, Ga. Norcross, Ga. Lawrenceville, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Hitchcock, Texas Rialto, Calif. Moreno Valley, Calif. Fayetteville, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Hoschton, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Peachtree City, Ga. Antioch, Tenn. Louisville, Ky. McDonough, Ga. Fortson, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Las Vegas, Nev. Hinesville,Ga. McDonough, Ga. Macon, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Stockbridge, Ga.
High School/Previous School Auburn Stone Mountain/Auburn Maynard Jackson/Albany State St. Bonaventure/Pierce College Cedar Grove/Morehead State Cass/Indiana State Sandy Creek/Ohio Harrison Swainsboro North Paulding Carver Grady/Iowa Western CC Harrison/Georgia Military Columbia Carver Dacula Jordan/Hutchinson CC Ida Baker Stephenson Brookwood Northside Mill Creek Lassiter Riverwood Sandy Creek/UCF Mitchell County Woodbridge/Saddleback College South Paulding Norcross Grayson Lovejoy Dickinson Rancho Cucamonga/Illinois State Valley View/Mt. San Jacinto Fayette County/Grambling Lambert/Savannah State Martin Luther King Mill Creek South Paulding Siegel/NE Oklahoma A&M Starr’s Mill Pearl-Cohn Jeffersontown, Ky./Coffeyville CC Henry County Harris County/West Georgia Luella Faith Lutheran/Palomar Liberty County Eagle’s Landing Westside East Paulding Dutchtown
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Name Wil Lutz Jonathan Lytle Calvin Mapp Ronald Martin Jamaal May Ben McLane Nathaniel Minor Gabe Mobley Davis Moore Myles Morris Kyler Neal Tyler Nemec Artez Oglesby Emeka Okoye Justin Otiwu Evan Pantels Nate Paxton Trey Payne Jayro Perez Cristian Perez Ronald Peterkin Joseph Peterson Malik Ricks Jarrell Robinson Lyndon Rowe Keith Rucker Joel Ruiz Mark Ruskell Emiere Scaife C.J. Scott Matavius Scott Michael Shaw Nick Simmons Nate Simon Duvall Smith Glenn Smith Jerome Smith Jameel Spencer Marcus Stetzer Alex Stoehr Tanner Strickland Chandon Sullivan Avery Sweeting Bill Teknipp Deion Wilkins Sebastian Willer Bryan Williams Jamadre Wilson Steve Wolgamott Sheldon Wynn Tim Wynn Ladarion Young Daniel Zeigler
Pos PK FB WR C S QB WR OL OL CB RB WR DB RB LB PK DL LB DL DL S LB LB LB RB TE TE C QB CB LB LB RB S RB WR CB LB DL OL DE CB WR TE WR T S DB T S G-C S LS
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Wt 190 240 160 280 190 210 180 275 300 172 218 200 190 190 225 176 245 230 260 280 170 220 230 215 185 235 240 286 218 195 206 210 193 195 208 185 165 215 255 300 270 180 160 235 164 279 200 170 315 210 285 185 240
Cl. Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. So. R-So. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. So. R-Jr. R-So. Fr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Fr. R-So. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr. So. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. R-So. R-Fr.
Hometown Newnan, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Lawrenceville, Ga. Conyers, Ga. Locust Grove, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Lilburn, Ga. Moultrie, Ga. Loganville, Ga. Greensboro, N.C. Dallas, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Molena, Ga. Loganville, Ga. Buford, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Scottdale, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Dalton, Ga. Dalton, Ga. Stone Mountain, Ga. Dothan, Ala. Lithonia, Ga. Portal , Ga. Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati, Ohio Kingsland, Ga. Duluth, Ga. Charlotte, N.C. Lyons, Ga. Carnesville, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Madison, Ga. Compton, Calif. Roswell, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Smyrna, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Zebulon, Ga. Winder, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. McDonough, Ga. Thomaston, Ga. Calhoun, Ga. Miramar, Fla. Ocilla, Ga. Maize, Kan. Miami, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Pensacola, Fla. Snellville, Ga.
High School/Previous School Northgate East Paulding/Reedley College Grayson Rockdale County Luella Brookwood Brookwood Colquitt County Loganville Smith East Paulding North Gwinnett Pike County Grayson/Westminster Mill Creek Peachtree Ridge Clarkston Northside SE Whitfield SE Whitfield/Cumberlands Stephenson Dothan Stephenson Portal Ballard Moeller Camden County/Presbyterian Duluth Mallard Creek Toombs County/Shorter Franklin County Lanier Morgan County/LaGrange Lakewood/Golden West College Roswell Northside Mays Woodward Academy Shaw North Gwinnett Pike County Winder-Barrow Brunswick Eagle’s Landing Upson-Lee/Jacksonville Calhoun Miramar Irwin County/Shorter Maize/Butler CC G. Braddock Holmes/Hartnell College Mays Pensacola Catholic South Gwinnett
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Name Nate Simon Krysten Hammon Tarris Batiste Nick Arbuckle Mackendy Cheridor Joseph Peterson Robert Dowling Joel Ruiz Donovan Harden Octavious Andrews Chandon Sullivan Clay Chastain Emiere Scaife Deion Wilkins Lynquez Blair Duvall Smith Tevish Clark Ben McLane Glenn Smith Ronnie Bell Jamadre Wilson Robert Davis Ladarion Young Antreal Allen Jonathan Jean-Bart Dexter Andrews Marcus Caffey Lyndon Rowe Calvin Mapp Kyler Neal Patrick Dike Michael Harrison Bruce Dukes Gerald Howse B.J. Clay Artez Oglesby Nick Simmons Ronald Peterkin Jonathan Lytle Malik Ricks Kight Dallas Jamaal May Myles Morris Bryan Williams Trent Hill Jameel Spencer Emeka Okoye Deonte Holeman Sheldon Wynn Marcus Stetzer Dontavis Crocker C.J. Scott
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Pos. S RB S QB LB LB CB TE WR WR CB QB QB WR WR RB WR QB WR QB DB WR S CB RB WR CB RB WR RB LB WR CB RB CB DB RB S FB LB LB S CB S S LB RB WR S DL RB CB
Ht. 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-7 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-7 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-11
Wt. 195 180 210 230 250 220 185 240 180 180 180 215 218 164 175 208 180 210 185 180 170 198 185 180 195 154 195 185 160 218 200 175 187 215 180 190 193 170 240 230 230 190 172 200 180 215 190 171 210 255 185 195
Class Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. R-Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. R-So. Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-So. So. R-So. Fr. So. R-So. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. So. R-Sr. R-So. R-So. So. So. R-So. R-So. Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Sr.
Hometown Compton, Calif. Hitchcock, Texas Cartersville, Ga. Camarillo, Calif. Decatur, Ga. Dothan, Ala. Marietta, Ga. Kingsland, Ga. Rialto, Calif. Stone Mountain, Ga. Winder, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Charlotte, N.C. Thomaston, Ga. Swainsboro, Ga. Roswell, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. Ocilla, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Pensacola, Fla. Auburn, Ala. McDonough, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Louisville, Ky. Lawrenceville, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Buford, Ga. Moreno Valley, Calif. Tyrone, Ga. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dacula, Ga. Molena, Ga. Madison, Ga. Stone Mountain, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Lithonia, Ga. Lithonia, Ga. Locust Grove, Ga. Greensboro, N.C. Miramar, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Smyrna, Ga. Loganville, Ga. Hoschton, Ga. Miami, Fla. Columbus, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Lyons, Ga.
High School/Previous School Lakewood/Golden West College Dickinson Cass/Indiana State St. Bonaventure/Pierce College Columbia Dothan Lassiter Camden County/Presbyterian Rancho Cucamonga/Illinois State Stone Mountain/Auburn Winder-Barrow Harrison/Georgia Military Mallard Creek Upson-Lee/Jacksonville Swainsboro Roswell Carver Brookwood Northside Sandy Creek/Ohio Irwin County/Shorter Northside Pensacola Catholic Auburn Henry County Maynard Jackson/Albany State Grady/Iowa Western CC Ballard Grayson East Paulding Mill Creek Valley View/Mt. San Jacinto Sandy Creek/UCF Siegel/NE Oklahoma A&M Dacula Pike County Morgan County/LaGrange Stephenson East Paulding/Reedley College Stephenson Stephenson Luella Smith Miramar Martin Luther King Woodward Academy Grayson/Westminster Mill Creek G. Braddock Holmes/Hartnell College Shaw Jordan/Hutchinson CC Toombs County/Shorter
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Name Matavius Scott Michael Shaw Keith Rucker Jayro Perez Jarrell Robinson Sean Jeppesen Jerome Smith Matt Hubbard Spencer Haywood Tim Wynn Trey Payne Tevin Jones Tanner Strickland Daniel Zeigler Carnell Hopson Alex Stoehr Justin Otiwu Jah-Mai Davidson Garrett Gorringe Will Cunningham Davis Moore Akil Hawkins Taylor Evans Bryan Ellis David Huey Tanner Ledbetter Ronald Martin Steve Wolgamott Mark Ruskell Gabe Mobley Sebastian Willer Michael Ivory A.J. Kaplan Madison Bell Cristian Perez Avery Sweeting Tyler Nemec Jalen Hamilton Bill Teknipp Grant Drakeford Shawayne Lawrence Joel Brooks Nathaniel Minor Maaseiah Francis Desi Banks Nich Long Niemus Bryant Evan Pantels Justin Forrister Wil Lutz Jalen Lawrence Nate Paxton Melvin King
Pos. LB LB TE DL LB LB CB P LB G-C LB DE DE LS DE OL LB T G DL OL OL OL OL NG OL C T C OL T T G OL DL WR WR WR TE WR DE WR WR WR WR DL LB PK SN PK NG DL LB
Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-8 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-3
Wt. 206 210 235 260 215 230 165 235 200 285 230 270 270 240 260 300 225 290 290 270 300 282 292 270 290 280 280 315 286 275 279 340 270 280 280 160 200 175 235 170 270 175 180 190 187 294 220 176 235 190 280 245 225
Class R-Fr. Fr. So. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. R-Sr. R-Fr. So. R-So. R-Fr. So. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Jr. R-So. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. Sr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. So. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-So. Jr. So. R-Jr. Jr.
Hometown Carnesville, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Cincinnati, Ohio Dalton, Ga. Portal , Ga. Fortson, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Peachtree City, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Warner Robins, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Zebulon, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Buford, Ga. Snellville, Ga. Lawrenceville, Ga. Cape Coral, Fla. Loganville, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. Irvine, Calif. Albany, Ga. Antioch, Tenn. Dallas, Ga. Conyers, Ga. Maize, Kan. Duluth, Ga. Moultrie, Ga. Calhoun, Ga. Louisville, Ky. Las Vegas, Nev. Kennesaw, Ga. Dalton, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Hampton, Ga. McDonough, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. McDonough, Ga. Acworth, Ga. Lilburn, Ga. Norcross, Ga. Ellenwood, Ga. Stockbridge, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Douglasville, Ga. Newnan, Ga. Macon, Ga. Scottdale, Ga. Hinesville,Ga.
High School/Previous School Franklin County Lanier Moeller SE Whitfield Portal Harris County/West Georgia Mays Starr’s Mill Lambert/Savannah State Mays Northside Luella Pike County South Gwinnett South Paulding North Gwinnett Mill Creek Brookwood Grayson Ida Baker Loganville Fayette County/Grambling Woodbridge/Saddleback College Mitchell County Pearl-Cohn East Paulding Rockdale County Maize/Butler CC Duluth Colquitt County Calhoun Jeffersontown, Ky./Coffeyville CC Faith Lutheran/Palomar Harrison SE Whitfield/Cumberlands Brunswick North Gwinnett Lovejoy Eagle’s Landing Riverwood Eagle’s Landing North Paulding Brookwood Norcross Cedar Grove/Morehead State Dutchtown Carver Peachtree Ridge South Paulding Northgate Westside Clarkston Liberty County
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MILES head coach A PROVEN PROGRAM-BUILDER, Trent Miles was introduced as Georgia State’s second head football coach on Dec. 3, 2012 and charged with the task of building the fledgling program as it jumped to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Sun Belt Conference. Miles, a former assistant coach at Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington, demonstrated the ability to build a winning program in five seasons as the head coach at Indiana State. The remarkable rebuilding job he did there earned notice, and Georgia State President Mark P. Becker and thenDirector of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick jumped at the chance to bring Miles to Atlanta following the retirement of Bill Curry, the program’s head coach from its inception in 2008. Taking over a Georgia State program that had been playing for just three seasons, Miles immediately began to lay the foundation to enable the Panthers to compete at the highest level of college football. Miles and his staff are building the program through recruiting, player development and the establishment of a winning culture, all within the framework of a strong family atmosphere. “We are committed to building this
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program into one that competes for championships on the field and in the classroom,” Miles said upon his hiring. “We will strive to represent our student body, alumni and the state of Georgia with character and integrity.” Despite playing at the FBS level for the first time with an undermanned roster, Miles’ first Georgia State team showed progress throughout the 2013 season. Taking Miles’ mantra of “Pounding the Rock” to heart, the Panthers earned respect for their hard-nosed play and competitiveness throughout a challenging season. Under Miles’ tutelage, wide receiver and return specialist Albert Wilson earned all-conference and All-America recognition with a record-setting season in 2013. Following the season, Wilson became the first Georgia State player to earn an invitation to the prestigious National Football League Scouting Combine and signed a free agent contract
with the Kansas City Chiefs. Miles also helped develop Ulrick John into an NFL prospect as the offensive tackle was drafted in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts, becoming the second draft pick in Georgia State’s brief history. Miles’ emphasis on the total development of his student-athletes was in evidence as the Panthers earned the Sun Belt Conference’s team academic award as the football program with highest grade point average in the league. Miles’ first head-coaching job was at his alma mater, Indiana State, where he took over a struggling program that had won just one game in the three seasons before his arrival in 2008. But it took just three years for him to produce a winning season, the first of three straight winning campaigns for Miles in Terre Haute. After leading his 2010 Sycamores to a 6-5 mark for the school’s first winning record since 1996, Miles was recognized as Missouri Valley Football Conference
HEAD COACH Coach of the Year. He was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award and the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honor. Miles guided ISU to another winning season in 2011 and then a 7-4 record in 2012, including a 5-3 mark in the MVFC. No Sycamore team had won more games since the 1984 squad on which Miles played, and the school’s run of three straight winning seasons under Miles was the longest in Terre Haute since ISU had six straight from 1964-69. Following the 2012 season, Miles was honored as the American Football Coaches Association Region Four Coach of the Year, earning that distinction for the second time in three seasons. Under Miles’ direction, ISU rose as high as No. 14 in the national polls and up to No. 5 in the GridIron Power Index in 2012. The No. 14 national ranking in The Sports Network Top 25 was the Sycamores’ highest since joining the MVFC in 1987 as well as the highest in the Trent Miles era. The highlight of the 2012 season was the Sycamores’ 17-14 road victory at No. 1-ranked North Dakota State, the
defending FCS champion. In his last two seasons at Indiana State, Miles coached one of the top players in the FCS ranks in running back Shakir Bell. A first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2011, Bell led the nation in rushing with 151.8 yards per game and tied for second in voting for the Walter Payton Award as the top player in the FCS. Bell was one of two first-team AllAmericans who Miles coached in 2011 as defensive end Ben Obaseki was also named to the Associated Press first team. They were the first two AP first-team AllAmericans in school history. In 2012, Bell ranked sixth nationally in rushing (134.1 ypg) and again earned All-America accolades from AP (third team) and The Sports Network (second team). Cornerback Johnny Towalid was also recognized as an All-American by AP (second team) and The Sports Network (third team). Indiana State led the MVFC in the number of all-conference selections in both 2011 (13) and 2012 (14). Miles achieved success in 2010 with a prolific offense that ranked in the top 15 nationally in scoring with 31.2 points per
game, while his 2012 squad was built on a defense that finished third in the nation in points allowed (14.3 pg) and fifth in total defense (296.4 ypg). Among the many notable accomplishments by Indiana State under Miles in his last three seasons was the Sycamores’ 44-16 victory over Western Kentucky in 2011, the program’s first win over an FBS opponent since 2001. That 2011 Sycamore squad spent eight weeks in the national FCS polls, climbing to No. 16 in the nation. Throughout his career, Miles has coached on both sides of the ball and possesses more than 20 years of college coaching experience as well as one year as a National Football League assistant with the Green Bay Packers. As an offensive assistant for the Packers in 2000, Miles worked with wide receivers and quality control. He coached NFL All-Pro receiver Antonio Freeman. In the seven years following at Stanford (wide receivers, 2001), Notre Dame (wide receivers, 2002-04) and Washington (running backs, 2005-07), Miles also coached and developed many talented skill players. Among his pupils
Miles has twice been named AFCA Region Coach of the Year and was a finalist for several national coaching honors in 2010.
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“Georgia State grabbed a fast-rising coach with the perfect background at just the right time. Success won’t come overnight – let’s give him a fortnight to be safe – but Miles was a wonderful hire.” – Paul Myerberg, USA Today
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HEAD COACH TRENT MILES Date of Birth: July 29, 1963 Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind. Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1987 Playing Career: Indiana State, 1983-86 (WR) Family: Wife Bridget; daughters Kaylee, Anna, Charlie Elizabeth, son Noah Michael COACHING CAREER
THE MILES FAMILY: Bridget and Trent Miles with daughters (l-r) Anna, Charlie Elizabeth and Kaylee and son Noah Michael. were: Stanford’s Teyo Johnson, a secondround draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2003; Notre Dame’s Maurice Stovall and Arnaz Battle, both of whom went on to the NFL; Jeff Samardzija, an AllAmerica wide receiver at Notre Dame who is now a Major League Baseball pitcher; and Louis Rankin, a 1,000-yard rusher at Washington. Miles began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana State (1987), New Mexico (1988-89) and Oklahoma (1990). While at New Mexico, one of his mentors was Marvin Lewis, now the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. Miles moved to an assistant coaching position at Northern Illinois for four seasons, working with receivers (1991-93) and then defensive backs (1994). Miles then headed west for a two-year stint at Hawaii, where he coached wide receivers (1995) and defensive backs (1996).
As wide receivers coach at Fresno State from 1997-99, Miles helped the Bulldogs to a share of the 1999 Mountain West Conference title and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl. He also recruited and coached future NFL standout Bernard Berrian. Miles, 50, is a native of Terre Haute, Ind., and a 1987 graduate of Indiana State with a degree in criminology. He was a wide receiver for the Sycamores from 1982-86, playing on the 1983 and 1984 squads that each won nine games and advanced to the FCS playoffs. The 1984 Sycamores were ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the season, and that team was inducted into the Indiana State University Hall of Fame in 2002. He is married to the former Bridget Hogan, and the couple has three daughters, Kaylee, Anna, and Charlie Elizabeth, and one son, Noah Michael.
1987, Indiana State, graduate assistant 1988-89, New Mexico, graduate assistant 1990, Oklahoma, graduate assistant 1991-94, Northern Illinois, receivers (199193), defensive backs (1994) 1995-96, Hawai’i, wide receivers (1995), defensive backs (1996) 1997-99, Fresno State, wide receivers 2000, Green Bay Packers, offensive assistant 2001, Stanford, wide receivers 2002-04, Notre Dame, wide receivers 2005-07, Washington, running backs 2008-12, Indiana State, head coach 2013-present, Georgia State, head coach YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD Year School Overall 2008 Indiana State 0-12 2009 Indiana State 1-10 2010 Indiana State 6-5 2011 Indiana State 6-5 2012 Indiana State 7-4 2013 Georgia State 0-12 Total 20-48 COACHING HONORS 2010: AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year; Missouri Valley Coach of the Year; Finalist for Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year and Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year 2012: AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year
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HAROLD ETHERIDGE Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line Second Year at GSU
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arold Etheridge, a veteran coach with more than two decades of experience, enters his second season at Georgia State after joining Trent Miles’ coaching staff in 2013 as the offensive line coach and assistant head coach. Etheridge previously worked with Miles for three seasons at Indiana State (2010-12), helping the Sycamores post three consecutive winning seasons for the first time since the 1960s. In his first season at Georgia State, Etheridge helped develop offensive tackle Ulrick John into a National Football League prospect. John was selected in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. At Indiana State, Etheridge served as Miles’ offensive coordinator the last two years at Indiana State and his offensive line coach for three seasons. In two years as the Sycamores’ offensive coordinator, Etheridge produced one of the nation’s top rushers in running back Shakir Bell. A first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2011, Bell led the nation in rushing with 151.8 yards per game and
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tied for second in voting for the Walter Payton Award as the top player in the FCS. In 2012, Bell ranked sixth nationally in rushing (134.1 ypg) while earning second-team All-America honors. Between the 2010 and 2012 seasons, Indiana State had 17 offensive players earn all-conference recognition, including five offensive linemen. Etheridge joined Miles’ ISU staff in 2010 and made an immediate impact in the program’s remarkable turnaround. The offensive line blocked for a unit that ranked 14th in the nation in scoring with 31.2 points per game for a school-record 351 points and 17th in total offense at 411.8 yards per game, helping the Sycamores post a 6-5 record for their first w winning season since 1996. Before going to ISU, Etheridge spent t the previous two years coaching the o ensive line at Washington State (2008off 0 and one year in the same role at 09) N Northern Illinois (2007). During a three-year stint as the o ensive line coach at North Texas off (2004-06), Etheridge produced a line that b blocked for the nation’s leading rusher i 2004 in Jamario Thomas, who ran for in 180.1 yards per game. The Mean Green won w the Sun Belt Conference title and e earned a berth in the New Orleans Bowl.
Etheridge began his coaching career in the high school ranks, first at Gallup (N.M.) High School (1983-86) and then Ballard (Ky.) High School (1987-88). From there, he moved to a collegiate position at Kentucky, serving as a graduate assistant working with offensive tackles in 1989-90. He worked under GSU’s first head coach Bill Curry in his second season at UK. Etheridge then spent the next nine seasons as the offensive line coach at Illinois State, helping the Redbirds earn a spot in the NCAA FCS playoffs in 1998 before winning the Gateway Conference title and reaching the FCS semifinal game in 1999. In 2000, he moved with head coach Todd Berry to Army and coached the Black Knights’ offensive line for four seasons. A native of Gallup, N.M., Etheridge was a four-year starting offensive guard for Western New Mexico (1979-82). He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the school in 1982. Etheridge, who in 2001 published a book entitled “Coaching the Front Liners,” and his wife, Jeanne, are the parents of twins, Clayton and Eliza.
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JEFF JAGODZINSKI Offensive Coordinator Second Year at GSU Offensive Coordinator Second Year at GSU
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eff Jagodzinski, a long-time National Football League assistant coach and a successful collegiate head coach, is the offensive coordinator on Trent Miles’ Georgia State staff. Before joining the GSU staff in 2013, Jagodzinski previously worked with Miles on the Green Bay Packers’ staff in 2000. Jagozinski made an immediate impact at Georgia State, where his offense produced a record-setting season for wide receiver Albert Wilson. Wilson earned all-conference and All-America recognition, was invited to the National Football League Scouting Combine and signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Another offensive starter, tackle Ulrick John, was drafted in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts. Jagodzinski is well-acquainted with the city of Atlanta, having served as the Atlanta Falcons’ tight ends coach in 2004 and then offensive line coach in 2005. He is also familiar to Atlanta fans as the college head coach of Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan. Jagodzinski enjoyed two highly successful seasons as the head coach at Boston College, posting a 20-8 record and capturing back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division crowns. In 2007, with Ryan at quarterback, Jagodzinski
led the Eagles to an 11-3 record—BC’s highest win total since 1940—a berth in the ACC Championship game and a bowl-game victory over Michigan State. In addition to the exploits of ACC Player of the Year Ryan on offense, Jagodzinski’s first BC squad also featured a strong defense that was No. 2 in the nation against the run. Safety Jamie Silva was a first-team All-America selection. Even after Ryan became the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NFL draft following, Jagodzinski kept BC winning in 2008 with a 9-5 record and another trip to the ACC title game. Along with Ryan, Jagodzinski coached three other future first-round draft picks at Boston College in nose tackle B.J. Raji (2009, Green Bay) and offensive linemen Gosder Cherilus (2008, Detroit) and Anthony Castonzo (2011, Indianapolis). Jagodzinski began his coaching career in 1985 as the running backs coach at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Whitewater. In 1986, he served as the offensive line coach at Northern Illinois before spending two years (1987-88) as a graduate assistant at LSU. In 1989, Jagodzinski began an eightyear stint as the offensive line coach at East Carolina (1989-96), highlighted by the 1991 season, when the Pirates posted an 11-1 record. That ECU team featured future NFL quarterback Jeff Blake. q He then spent two seasons as the off o ensive coordinator at Boston College (1997-98) on Tom O’Brien’s staff. At BC, ( Jagodzinski’s offenses averaged more J than 400 yards per game in each of his t two seasons, featuring future Pro Bowl t quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in 1997 and q All-American running back Mike Cloud A in i 1998, who ranked third in the nation in rushing. r Jagodzinski began his NFL career in 1999, joining the Green Bay Packers as tight ends coach from 1999-2003. It was there e that t he worked with Miles in 2000.
He the Atl Atlanta Falcons, H then th moved d tto th t F l where he served as tight ends in coach in 2004, helping Atlanta reach the NFC Championship game, and then offensive line coach in 2005. During that time, the Falcons featured one of the NFL’s most successful rushing offenses, leading the league in both rushing yards per game and rushing yards per carry those two years. In 2005, Jagodzinski’s line blocked for Pro Bowl running back Warrick Dunn, who gained over 1,400 yards. Jagodzinski returned to the Packers as offensive coordinator for one season (2006) before taking over as head coach at Boston College. Under his direction, Green Bay ranked among the top 10 in the NFL in total offense. In college and the NFL, Jagodzinski has been part of offensive staffs that worked with future Pro Bowl quarterbacks Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Aaron Rogers and Matt Ryan. He served as the head coach of the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL in 2010, and in 2012, he worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Ave Maria University in Florida. Jagodzinski was a three-year starter and four-year player (1981-84) at fullback at Wisconsin-Whitewater. He earned a B.S. degree in education at UW-Whitewater in 1985. Jagodzinski and his wife, Lisa, have five children: Josh, JoAnne, Jessica, Jacqueline and Jennifer.
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JESSE MINTER Defensive Coordinator Second Year at GSU Defensive Coordinator Second Year at GSU
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esse Minter, formerly the defensive coordinator under Trent Miles at Indiana State, followed Miles to Georgia State in 2013 be the Panthers’ defensive coordinator. In his first season with the Panthers, Minter worked with a young GSU defense that relied upon numerous true freshmen. The defense produced All-Sun Belt Conference linebacker Joseph Peterson, who collected more than 100 tackles. In 2012 in his final season at Indiana State, Minter constructed a defensive unit that ranked third in the FCS in
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scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. The Sycamores also ranked fifth nationally in pass efficiency defense, 14th in passing yards allowed and 28th in rushing yards allowed. One of the highlights of the 2012 season was Indiana State’s 17-14 road victory at No. 1-ranked and defending FCS champion North Dakota State. In that game, cornerback Johnny Towalid scored 14 points for ISU by returning a pair of interceptions for touchdowns. Over the 2011-12 seasons, 13 Indiana State defensive standouts earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors. Minter originally joined Miles’ defensive staff at Indiana State in 2009 before being elevated to the coordinator position for the 2011 season. He was a key component in the Sycamores’ remarkable turnaround under Miles that saw ISU post a winning season in 2010 for the first time since 1996. The program added winning
campaigns in 2011 and 2012 to give ISU three consecutive winning seasons for the first time since the 1960s. Minter went to Indiana State following two years as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati, where he served on Brian Kelly’s staff, working with the defensive staff and assisting in coaching the linebackers. The Bearcats won the Big East Conference title in 2008 and earned a BCS berth in the Orange Bowl. The Cincinnati defense led the nation in takeaways in 2007. Minter spent the 2006 season as a football intern at Notre Dame, when the Irish posted a 10-3 record. He played college football at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), which compiled a school-record 30-10 mark during his four years, including back-toback conference titles and Division III playoff appearances A native of Yorktown, Ind., Minter is married to the former Rachelle Wittich. His father is former Cincinnati head football coach Rick Minter.
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LUKE HUARD Quarterbacks Second Year at GSU Quarterbacks ks Second Year at at GSU
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uke Huard, formerly the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois State, joined the Georgia State coaching staff for the 2013 season as the quarterbacks coach under head coach Trent Miles. Huard’s impact was evident in his first season with the Panthers as quarterback Ronnie Bell set GSU records with more than 2,500 yards of passing and total offense. Before coming to GSU in 2013, Huard spent the previous four seasons at Illinois State, including one year (2009) as quarterbacks coach before he was elevated to offensive coordinator for his last three seasons (2010-12) there. In 2012, Huard’s unit led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in passing and total offense as the Redbirds averaged
better than 30 points a game while compiling a 9-4 record and advancing to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. In his four years at ISU, Huard developed quarterback Matt Brown, who was the MVFC Newcomer of the Year in 2009, a three-time all-conference honoree and the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year in 2012. Huard previously worked with Miles at Washington, where he served as a graduate assistant in 2007-08. While at Washington, Huard worked with the Huskies’ quarterbacks, including current Tennessee Titans’ signal caller Jake Locker, who was the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year in 2007. Huard began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tacoma’s Washington High School following graduation from North Carolina in 2002. He then spent four seasons as the head coach at Interlake High School (Wash.), where he led the program to its first winning season in 10 years in 2004.
In 2004, he also served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Eastside Hawks, a semi-professional football team that went 10-0 and won the Northwest Football League title. Huard was a three-year member of the North Carolina football team. As a quarterback, he played in seven games for the Tar Heels, including four starts, as a freshman in 1999. As a high school quarterback at Puyallup (Wash.) High School, Huard was Washington’s Gatorade Player of the Year and an honorable-mention All-America selection as a senior. Huard comes from a football family. Both of his older brothers, Brock and Damon, were standout quarterbacks at Washington and went on to play professionally in the NFL. Huard’s father, Mike, coached all three sons at Puyallup High School, where he also coached future NFL quarterback Billy Joe Hobert. Huard is married to the former Dolly Tan, and the couple recently welcomed their first child, daughter Serena Grace.
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SHANNON JACKSON Defensive Line Second Year at GSU Defensive Line ne Second Year at at GSU GSU
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hannon Jackson is in his second year on the Georgia State football staff of head coach Trent Miles in as defensive line coach, the same position he held on Miles’ staff at Indiana State the previous five years. In 2012, Jackson, who also served as assistant head coach at Indiana State, helped coach a defense that ranked third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. The Sycamores were fifth nationally in pass efficiency defense, 14th in passing yards allowed and 28th in rushing yards allowed. The highlight of the 2012 season was Indiana State’s 17-14 road victory at No. 1-ranked and defending FCS champion North Dakota State. In that game, the ISU defense scored 14 points. In 2011, ISU defensive end Ben Obaseki earned first-team All-America honors by the Associated Press as he and teammate Shakir Bell, a running back, became the first Sycamores to earn this honor. Jackson spent a total of 10 seasons at Indiana State, originally coaching on the Sycamores’ staff from 2000-04 before returning to his alma mater in 2008 when Miles took over. He was a key component in the Sycamores’ remarkable turnaround under Miles that saw ISU post a winning season in 2010 for the first time since 1996. The program added winning campaigns in 2011 and 2012 to give ISU three consecutive winnings seasons for the first time since the 1960s.
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Before returning to Indiana State, Jackson spent three years coaching the defensive line at Eastern Illinois (200507). In 2006, he helped coach a defensive unit that led the nation with 36 turnovers forced.
In the summer of 2003, Jackson worked with the Jacksonville Jaguars’ staff through the NFL’s Minority Internship Program. After a standout playing career at Indiana State, Jackson began his coaching career in 2000 as a graduate assistant on the ISU staff, working with tight ends. He moved to a full-time position as a defensive assistant from 2001-03. In that first stint at ISU, he tutored Kyle Mitchell, who went on to break the school sack record that Jackson himself had set during his playing days. Jackson also coached Richard Harris, who signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans. Jackson was a standout defensive lineman for the Sycamores, earning All-America recognition as a senior in 1999. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State in criminology in 2000. He and his wife, Sumalayo, have a son, Bryson, and a daughter, Brylee.
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TIM LAPPANO Wide Receivers First Year at GSU
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im Lappano, who possesses more than 30 years of coaching experience in major college programs and the National Football League, was named Georgia State’s wide receivers coach in March 2014. Lappano joined head coach Trent Miles’ staff after five seasons with the NFL’s Detroit Lions, where he coached All-Pro wide receiver Calvin Johnson in 2013. He coached the Lions’ tight ends the previous four years and worked with Brandon Pettigrew, who had more than 70 receptions in back-to-back seasons.
Lappano coached with Miles for three seasons at Washington, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2005-08. Miles was on that offensive staff as running backs coach from 2005-07 before taking the head coaching job at Indiana State. While at Washington, Lappano recruited and mentored future NFL firstround draft pick Jake Locker. In addition to his most recent stint with the Lions, Lappano has NFL experience with the San Francisco 49ers, where he served as running backs coach
from 2003-04, and the Seattle Seahawks, where he coached running backs in 1998. Lappano has spent 16 years with college programs in major conferences, mostly in the Pacific-10 (now Pacific12) Conference. He served as offensive coordinator at Oregon State from 19992002, as assistant head coach and running backs coach at California from 1992-95, and as assistant coach at Washington State from 1987-92, including the final two years as offensive coordinator. He also spent one year (1997) as the co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Purdue, where he helped recruit and coach All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees. He began his coaching career as the running backs coach at Idaho, his alma mater, from 1982-85, and he spent two seasons at Wyoming in separate stints, coaching running backs in 1986 and wide receivers in 1996. Lappano, 57, earned his bachelor’s degree from Idaho in 1983. He played for head coach Dennis Erickson, under whom he later coached at Idaho, Washington State and Oregon State as well as in the NFL with Seattle and San Francisco. Lappano and his wife, Sandi, have two children, Taylor and Kyle.
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BROCK LOUGH Running Backs Second Year at GSU Wide Receivers First Year at GSU
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rock Lough enters his second season on the Georgia State staff and his first as the running backs
coach. Lough originally joined Trent Miles’ staff in 2013 as a graduate assistant. After working with the running backs in that capacity in 2013, he was elevated to a fulltime coaching position for 2014.
Lough is well-acquainted with Miles, after playing for him and working under him at Indiana State. Before coming to GSU, Lough served as a volunteer assistant coach at Terre Haute South High School and worked S.O.S. High School Skills Camp in Indianapolis, Ind. Lough began his coaching career as a student assistant with the Sycamores during the 2012 season.
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A native of Terre Haute, Ind., Lough was an all-conference fullback for the Sycamores. Following his senior season of 2011, he signed a free agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals and attended the team’s rookie minicamp. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana State in 2012.
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P.J. VOLKER Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator Second Year at GSU
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.J. Volker joined head coach Trent Miles’ Georgia State football staff in 2013 as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator after serving in the same capacity under Miles at Indiana State. In his first season at Georgia State, Volker coached all-conference linebacker Joseph Peterson, who set the Panthers’ single-season record with 103 tackles. Volker spent three years (2010-12) with Miles as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the Sycamores, helping ISU post three straight winning seasons.
In 2012, he helped coach a defensive unit that ranked third in the FCS in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. One of the highlights for ISU’s defense in 2012 was an outstanding performance in the Sycamores’ stunning 17-14 upset at No. 1-ranked North Dakota State, in which the defense accounted for 14 points. Over his three seasons, seven Indiana State linebackers were named to the all-conference team, including three-time selection Aaron Archie, who made over 100 tackles each of the last two years. Volker originally joined Miles’ defensive staff at Indiana State in 2010 and took part in bringing about the program’s dramatic turnaround. In his first year, the Sycamores posted a breakout season with a 6-5 record in 2010, their first winning season since 1996.
Volker went to ISU in 2010 from Thomas More College, a Division III program in Kentucky where he coached the linebackers and served as the program’s recruiting coordinator. He began his coaching career as the running backs coach at Thiel College. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Volker was a three-year letterwinner and two-time all-conference selection at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio). He was recently honored with the school’s Future Five Award, which honors alumni who have graduated within the last 20 years who have excelled in their professions and provided service to their communities. He is married to the former Amanda Naseef.
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J.D. WILLIAMS Secondary / Special Teams Second Year at GSU Defensive Backs cks / Special Special Teams Teams Second Year at at GSU GSU
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.D. Williams, who combines 17 years of college coaching experience with a successful career in the National Football League, enters his second season at Georgia State as the secondary coach and special teams coordinator on head coach Trent Miles’ staff. In 2013, the GSU special teams featured all-conference return specialist Albert Wilson, who ranked in the top five in the Sun Belt Conference in punt returns and kickoff returns. Williams, a former first-round NFL draft pick who was a member of four Super Bowl teams with the Buffalo Bills, came to Georgia State in 2013 after three seasons on the defensive staff at UNLV. He also has seven years of experience in the Pac-10 (now the Pac-12) and previously worked with Miles at both Washington and Fresno State. At UNLV, Williams served two seasons (2010-11) as the Runnin’ Rebels’ assistant head coach, secondary coach and pass defense coordinator before he was elevated to defensive coordinator in 2012, when he continued to coach the defensive backs. Williams went to UNLV after spending the 2009 season as the cornerbacks coach at Utah. The Utes posted a 10-3 record, including a victory over Washington in the Poinsettia Bowl, and ranked 16th in the nation in passing yards and ninth in pass efficiency defense. That followed three seasons at Washington (2006-08) and four seasons at California (2002-05). At Washington, he worked on the same staff with Miles
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his first two years. During his tenure at California, Williams helped the Golden Bears to a 33-17 overall record and three bowl game appearances.
Williams moved into coaching in 1997 after his NFL playing career, beginning as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Fresno State, where Miles was on the coaching staff. He then coached the secondary at San Jose State in 1998 and Cal Poly in 1999 before returning to Fresno State as secondary coach for two years (2000-01). He helped the Bulldogs to an 18-7 record and a pair of bowl berths. After a standout playing career at Fresno State, Williams was a first-round NFL Draft pick in 1990, going to the Buffalo Bills with the 16th selection. He went on to play on the Bills’ four Super Bowl teams from 1990-93, including Super Bowl XXVIII at the Georgia Dome. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers before his six-year pro career ended after the 1996 season. Williams, from Coalinga, Calif., earned his bachelor’s degree in criminology from Fresno State in 1997. He and his wife, Jamie, have four children: Nicole, Kyra, Zoe and David.
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ben POLLARD Assistant Director of Athletics - Speed, Strength & Conditioning Fourth Year at GSU
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en Pollard, who possesses more than two decades of experience working with major college programs, joined the Georgia State staff in June 2011 as Assistant Director of Athletics for Speed, Strength and Conditioning. Pollard works directly with the Panther football program while overseeing strength and conditioning for all GSU sports. Pollard has spent much of his career working with FBS powers, including stints at Mississippi State (2007-09), Texas A&M (2004-07), Alabama (2001-04), and TCU (1998-01). From 1998 through 2009, he trained numerous future NFL players while working with football teams that played in seven bowl games and won four conference titles. He also spent nine years (1989-98) at Sam Houston State, serving as head strength coach and kinesiology instructor. Before coming to Georgia State, he served as head strength and conditioning coach at Texas State University. That followed a one-year stint at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. Pollard is certified as a Master Strength Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). He also holds certification from the United States Weightlifting Federation (USWF) and as a National Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA). He began his career as a graduate assistant strength coach at Texas Tech, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1984 and master’s degree in 1989. Pollard is married to the former Leslie Willis and has three children: Harrison, Melissa and Everett.
sarah GIGANTINO Director of Football Operations
at Maryland and at the Campus Recreation Center at Georgia Tech. She also served an internship in the New York Jets’ college scouting department. Gigantino received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and sport management from James Madison in 2004 and then earned her master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State in 2006. She worked with the Dukes’ football program while an undergraduate at JMU. Active in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Gigantino served as the Colonial Athletic Association representative to the AFCA Football Operations Organization from 2009-12. She was one of 10 operations directors across the country to be selected for the Director of Football Operations Administration Symposium at the 2013 AFCA Convention, and she previously participated in a panel on women and minorities in the profession in 2011.
bob MURPHY Associate Director of Athletics - Sports Medicine & Nutrition Eighth Year at GSU
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ob Murphy, associate director of athletics for sports medicine and nutrition, is entering his eighth year at Georgia State. In addition to serving as the head athletic trainer for football, he oversees all aspects of the sports medicine and nutrition departments. He originally came to Georgia State in 2007 as head athletic trainer and was elevated to assistant athletic director in 2008 and then to associate athletic director in 2011. He previously worked directly with the men’s and women’s basketball programs. Murphy joined the GSU staff from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., where he served as assistant athletic trainer, working with the football, men’s basketball and baseball teams. He serves as secretary and treasurer for the College Athletic Trainers’ Society. Murphy earned his bachelor of science degree in sports medicine at Marietta College in 1998, and then he completed his master of science degree in exercise science at Syracuse in 2000. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Murphy is married to the former Josephine Lee, and the couple has two sons, Benjamin and Jason.
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eorgia State’s director of football operations is Sarah Gigantino, now in her fifth year with the Panthers. Gigantino joined the GSU staff in February 2010 as the program prepared for its inaugural season. She spent the previous three seasons as director of football operations at Northeastern, which discontinued its football program following the 2009 campaign. Before going to Northeastern, where she served under head coach Rocky Hager, Gigantino worked in the athletics department
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nicholas VOGT
ronnie FOUCH
Equipment Manager
Graduate Assistant Offense
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Second Year at GSU
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icholas Vogt enters his second season with the Georgia State program as the equipment manager. He joined the GSU staff in 2013 after five years at Indiana. At Indiana, Vogt spent his last two years as the assistant football equipment manager after serving as the equipment manager for Olympic sports. Before his stint with the Hoosiers, Vogt worked one year as the assistant director of equipment operations at Montana State and one year as the assistant equipment manager at The Citadel. He also served internships with a pair of National Football League teams, the Houston Texans (2006) and Indianapolis Colts (2004). Vogt is a 2006 graduate of Indiana, where he worked with the football program as a student equipment manager. He is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.
nick JONES Recruiting Specialist
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tom MOAK Graduate Assistant Offense Second Year at GSU
liam SMITH Graduate Assistant Defense Second Year at GSU
ick Jones is in his fourth year on the Georgia State athletics staff and his second in his current role as recruiting specialist, in which he coordinates the Panthers’ on-campus recruiting
efforts. Jones joined the football staff in 2012 as a graduate assistant working with the recruiting coordinator before he was elevated to his current role on head coach Trent Miles’ staff. He began his tenure with the GSU athletics department in 2011 as a ticket sales assistant. A native of Tampa, Fla., Jones is a 2011 graduate of Florida State with a bachelor’s degree in business management and sport management. He added a master’s in sports administration from Georgia State in 2013. While in school, he played for the ice hockey club programs at FSU and Georgia State.
jay VOLKER Graduate Assistant Defense Second Year at GSU
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matt AXELROD
brittany PRICE
Video Specialist
Assistant Director/ Panther Academic Support Services
Second Year at GSU
Third Year at GSU
susan EDWARDS
jessica SUMMEY
Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Assistant Director/ Student- Athlete Development/ SAAC Advisor
First Year at GSU
Fourth Year at GSU
brandon DOBO
britta DeLAY
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Academic Coordinator/ Tutor Coordinator
Fourth Year at GSU
Second Year at GSU
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antreal ALLEN
tarris BATISTE
CB • 5-11, 180 • Fr. Auburn, Ala. Auburn HS
S • 6-1, 210 • R-Jr. Cartersville, Ga. Cass HS / Indiana State
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented freshman cornerback who signed with the Panthers in 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout ... Earned first-team all-state honors in Class 6-A from the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... Collected 38 solo tackles, 42 total tackles and six interceptions as a senior ... Helped Auburn High School to a 13-2 record and a berth in the Class 6-A state championship game ... Coached by Tim Carter ... Also played basketball and baseball. PERSONAL: Full name is Antreal Raheem Allen ... Born April 30, 1995 ... Son of James Coley.
nick ARBUCKLE QB • 6-1, 230 • Jr. Camarillo, Calif. St. Bonaventure HS / Pierce College
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer who enrolled at Georgia State in January 2014 ... Participated in spring practice and emerged as the frontrunner for the starting quarterback position ... Edged last year’s starter, Ronnie Bell, in a competition that will continue in the fall ... Pro style quarterback with good size and skills and prolific passing numbers ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Passed for nearly 7,000 yards and 73 touchdowns in two seasons at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. … Led the Pacific Conference (California Community College Athletic Association) with 259.3 yards per game in 2013 as he threw for 2,852 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing nearly 60 percent of his passes … That followed season totals of 3,774 yards and 40 touchdowns in 2012 … Attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, Calif. PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Arbuckle ... Born Oct. 4, 1993 .
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter on defense who worked at safety in the spring after starting last fall at outside linebacker ... Named to preseason All-Sun Belt third team by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview ... Earned a starting role in his first season at Georgia State after transferring from Indiana State ... Enrolled at GSU for the 2013 spring semester. 2013: Starting outside linebacker who led the team with 9.5 tackles for loss ... Second on the squad with 77 tackles ... Also had an interception, a fumble recovery and a two pass breakups ... Made 22 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss over the final two games of the season ... Career high 13 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in season finale vs. South Alabama ... Nine tackles with two tackles for loss one game earlier at Arkansas State ... Made seven tackles in three other games - West Virginia, Jacksonville State and Troy ... Opened the season with four tackles against Samford, including a tackle for loss on 4th-and-goal at the 1-yard line ... Credited with seven tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, vs. Jacksonville State ... Had an interception in the end zone and a fumble recovery to set up a touchdown, along with seven tackles, vs. Troy ... Made four tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at No. 1 Alabama. AT INDIANA STATE: Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and collected 24 tackles, three tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... Played for head coach Trent Miles. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter who played both receiver and safety at Cass High School in Cartersville, Ga. ... First-team all-county and second-team all-region (7-AAAA) ... Scored 17 touchdowns in his career, including 14 receiving, two punt returns and one interception return ... Caught 61 passes for 821 yards.
Year .................... G 2012 (ISU)...........10 2013 .....................12
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 15-9 24 3-9 0 48-29 77 9.5-28 0
Int 0 1-0
PB 1 2
FR 0 1-0
FF 1 0
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PLAYER PROFILES GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Samford ........... 2-2 4 0 1-3 0 0 UTC .................... 5-1 6 0 0.5-1 0 0 WVU .................. 1-6 7 0 0.5-1 0 0 Jax State........... 4-3 7 0 2.5-7 0 0 Alabama .......... 2-2 4 0 1-4 0 0 Troy ................... 5-2 7 0 0 0 1-0 Texas St ............ 5-1 6 0 0.5-1 0 0 ULM ................... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 WKU .................. 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 ULL .................... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St ..... 5-4 9 0 2-10 0 0 USA.................... 8-5 13 0 1.5-1 0 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ronnie BELL QB • 5-11, 180 • R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek HS / Ohio
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning quarterback who was edged in the spring for the starting nod by newcomer Nick Arbuckle but will continue to compete in the preseason ... Georgia State’s career leader in passing yards (3,095) and total offense (3,261) ... Surpassed Drew Little in both categories in 2013. Tied with Little’s career record of 18 TD passes. Former all-state prep quarterback in Georgia who enrolled at Georgia State in the summer of 2012 after transferring from Ohio University and became eligible immediately … Spent the 2011 season as a redshirt at Ohio. 2013: Starting quarterback who set GSU season records with 2,573 yards passing and 2,686 total offense yards ... Had 15 TD passes and three TDs rushing ... Passed for 391 yards (secondhighest total in school history) and three touchdowns in season opener vs. Samford ... Tied the GSU record with four touchdown passes, along with 370 yards passing, in a 35-28 loss to Troy ... Added 325 yards (26-41) and two TDs vs. Western Kentucky, including a 67-yard scoring pass to Robert Davis ... Scored his first rushing touchdown on a 1-yard plunge at Texas State. Also hit Robert Davis for a 5-yard TD pass while throwing for 208 yards ... Threw for 321 yards and scored one touchdown in the season finale against South Alabama, when he hit Robert Davis for an 80-yard pass down to the 1-yard line. Hooked up with Albert Wilson for a 75-yard TD pass on the first play of the game against Jacksonville State ... Threw a 17-yard TD pass to Kelton Hill and rushed for a 4-yard score while throwing for 178 yards at Arkansas State ... Earned starting nod for 2013 after competing with Ben McLane and Clay Chastain throughout the spring and preseason. 2012: Played in seven games, including starts against William & Mary and New Hampshire ... Passed for 522 yards and three
touchdowns but threw 10 interceptions ... Made his GSU debut against UTSA. Played the entire second half and threw a 25-yard TD pass to Albert Wilson ... Completed 7 of 10 passes for 91 yards and rushed for 31 yards against Richmond, when he led a late touchdown drive ... Made his first start at William & Mary; passed for 157 yards and converted eight third downs (three runs, five completions) but was hurt by four interceptions ... Threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Albert Wilson against New Hampshire ... Came off the bench against Villanova and tossed a 55-yard TD pass to Albert Wilson. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time, first-team all-state quarterback at Sandy Creek High School, including selection by both the Associated Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior in 2010 … Named first-team all-state by AP and honorable mention by the AJC for his junior season … Led Sandy Creek to back-toback state titles in 2009 (Class AAAA) and 2010 (Class AAA) … 134-of-228 passing for 2,436 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior … Added 2,003 yards passing as a junior, when he was MVP of the state championship game … 29-1 record as a starter, losing his first game and then winning 29 straight … First-team All-Fayette County … Named one of the Top 44 seniors in Georgia by SCORE Atlanta … Four-year letterwinner for coach Chip Walker. PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Andre Bell ... Son of Ronald and Gail Bell ... Born April 29, 1993.
Year ................ G-GS 2012 ......................7-2 2013 .................12-11
CAREER STATISTICS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds 34-67 10 .507 522 188-375 11 .501 2573
TD 3 15
LP Sack PG 55 6 74.6 80 30 214.4
Total .................19-13
222-442
18
80
21
.502 3095
36 162.9
Year ..............Rush Yards Avg TD 2012 .................... 32 53 1.7 0 2013 .................... 80 113 1.4 3
LP 12 22
Play 99 455
Total TDR 575 3 2686 18
PG 82.1 214.4
Total ..................112
166
22
554
3261
162.9
2013 ................... C-A Samford* ......... 28-51 UTC*.....................9-22 WVU* ...................5-13 Jax State* ........ 16-40 Alabama* ........ 11-20 Troy* ................. 22-50 Texas St* .......... 20-36 ULM*...................... 2-9 WKU* ................ 26-41 ULL .................... 19-34 Ark St * ............. 13-25 USA* ................. 17-34
Yds TD Int 391 3 1 70 0 0 63 0 0 250 2 1 146 0 0 370 4 1 208 1 1 22 0 2 325 2 2 229 2 1 178 1 0 321 0 1
LP Rush 44 3 17 4 31 6 75 11 34 4 38 6 27 8 17 1 67 6 42 9 36 13 80 7
Yds TD 3 0 -9 0 -15 0 57 0 0 0 -6 0 30 1 15 0 2 0 37 0 5 1 -15 1
LP 7 2 4 17 5 22 15 10 18 11 10 2
TO-TD Sack 394-3 1 61-0 2 48-0 3 307-2 3 146-0 1 364-4 4 238-2 2 37-0 0 327-2 4 266-2 2 182-2 4 306-1 4
2012 ................... C-A UTSA ....................5-11 Richmond ..........7-10 W&M * .............. 13-26 UNH * ..................3-10 URI .......................... 1-1 Villanova............... 2-4 ODU ....................... 3-5
Yds TD Int 95 1 2 91 0 2 157 0 4 74 1 2 4 0 0 66 1 0 35 0 0
LP Rush 41 3 28 4 25 9 54 12 4 1 55 0 17 3
Yds TD 22 0 31 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -11 0
LP 10 10 7 12 2 0 0
TO-TD Sack 117-1 0 122-0 0 166-0 2 74-1 4 6-0 0 66-0 1 24-0 0
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lynquez BLAIR
joel BROOKS
WR • 5-10, 175 • Sr. Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro HS
WR • 6-0, 175 • R-So. Acworth, Ga. North Paulding HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran wide receiver who ascends into a starting role as a senior ... Was one of the team’s most consistent players in spring practice ... Career totals of 16 receptions for 145 yards ... Late addition to the 2011 recruiting class who signed in March ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011 and spring 2014. 2013: Played in nine games as a backup and caught six passes for 44 yards ... All six catches came in a three-game stretch against Troy, Texas State and UL Monroe ... Career-high three receptions for 21 yards against ULM ... Added two catches for 16 yards against Texas State and one seven-yard reception against Troy. 2012: Caught 10 passes for 101 yards ... Had six receptions over the final three games, with two catches each against James Madison (25 yards), Old Dominion (11 yards) and Maine (nine yards) ... Longest reception of the year was a 41-yard completion against UTSA ... Had a four-year catch in the season opener against South Carolina State and a seven-yard reception at Tennessee ... Had an 18-yard catch against James Madison. 2011: Played in three games as a backup but did not catch a pass. HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback and defensive back and returned kicks for Swainsboro High School ... Named Two-Way Player of the Year for Region 3-AA ... Honorable mention all-area by the Augusta Chronicle ... Passed for 535 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 406 yards and six scores as a senior ... Led Swainsboro to an undefeated (10-0) regular season and a playoff berth in 2010 ... Team captain for coach David Johnson ... Received the team’s Golden Helmet Award ... Also a standout in basketball who helped Swainsboro reach the 2011 state semifinals in Class AA ... Named Player of the Week by WTOC-TV in Savannah, Ga., after totalling 37 points in state playoff wins over Vidalia and Thomasville. PERSONAL: Full name is Lynquez O’Brien Blair ... Born Feb. 7, 1993 ... Son of Cheryl Blair and Lynn Benjamin. CAREER STATISTICS Year ...................................................G Rec Yds 2011 ..........................................................3 0 0 2012 ....................................................... 11 10 101 2013 ..........................................................9 6 44 Total ....................................................... 23
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145
Avg 0.0 10.1 7.3
TD 0 0 0
LP 0 41 11
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Reserve wide receiver who joined the program for the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while practicing on the scout team ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2014 semesters and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Paulding County selection, including first-team honors as a senior in 2011 ... Caught 50 passes for 950 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Added 45 receptions for 850 yards and eight scores as a junior, and 40 catches for 485 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore ... Four-year letterwinner for coach Heath Webb at North Paulding High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Joel Brooks ... Born Sept. 20, 1993 ... Parents are Donna and Jeff Brooks.
niemus BRYANT LB • 6-0, 220 • Fr. Columbus, Ga. Carver HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Outside linebacker in the 2014 freshman class. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner as a linebacker and tight end at Carver High School ... Second-team All-Bi-City selection by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer ... Tallied 38 tackles, two sacks and seven quarterback pressures as a junior ... Chosen for the 2012 Rising Seniors all-star game following his junior season ... Listed as a three-star prospect by Scout.com. PERSONAL: Niemus Bryant was born Jan. 19, 1996 ... First name pronounced NEE-muss ... Parents are Norman and Lisa Bryant.
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marcus CAFFEY CB • 6-0, 195 • Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Grady HS / Iowa Western CC
completing 21-of-31 passes for 342 yards and five touchdowns in a 43-25 victory over Lackawanna and was named NJCAA Player of the Week ... Played at Harrison High School for coach David Hines. PERSONAL: Full name is Clayton Wallace Chastain ... Born Aug. 11, 1993 ... Son of Bruce and Cissy Chastain.
mackendy CHERIDOR
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented cornerback from Iowa Western Community College, one of the nation’s top-ranked junior college programs … Expected to earn a starting berth after enrolling at Georgia State in January ... Earned preseason all-conference mention by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (third team). JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Signed with Kentucky out of high school and redshirted in 2011-12 … Moved from running back to cornerback in the spring of 2012 … Was rated one of the nation’s top 40 prep running backs by Rivals.com and among the top 50 backs by Scout.com … Rushed for 1,611 yards and 17 touchdowns senior season at Atlanta’s Grady High School … Helped lead Grady to an 11-2 record and the quarterfinals of the Class AAA state playoffs … Second-team all-state for Class AAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … Honorablemention all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus Caffey ... Born July 7 1992 ... Son of Arthur and Michelle Caffey.
clay CHASTAIN QB • 6-4, 215 • R-So. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison HS / Georgia Military
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer from Georgia Military College in the 2013 recruiting class ... Took a redshirt year in 2013 and has three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2014 ... Enrolled at Georgia State for the spring 2013 semester ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 70 junior college prospect in the nation by 247Sports ... In nine games at GMC in 2012, he passed for 1,907 yards with 20 touchdowns and only seven interceptions ... Added two touchdowns rushing ... Led coach Bert Williams’ squad to a berth in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl, of which he was MVP in a last-second, 30-23 loss ... Enjoyed a record-setting day in GMC’s final regular-season game,
LB • 6-5, 250 • So. Decatur, Ga. Columbia HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising young defender who moved into the starting lineup at outside linebacker midway through his freshman season ... Also saw some snaps at tight end early in the season before concentrating on defense ... Has good size and length ... Switched to jersey No. 5 for 2014 after wearing No. 43 in 2013. 2013: Played in all 12 games, starting seven, as a true freshman ... Second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss, along with 34 tackles ... Made his first start vs. Troy and had a career-high seven tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a forced fumble ... Had two tackles for loss against ULL ... Added four tackles with 1.5 TFL at ULM and six tackles at Arkansas State ... Also had tackles for loss against West Virginia and Jacksonville State ... One of 15 true freshmen to see action and one of 14 to start at least one game. HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive end/outside linebacker who was an All-DeKalb County selection at Columbia High School ... Chosen for the East-West All-Star Game. PERSONAL: Mackendy Cheridor ... Born Sept. 20, 1994 ... Son of Antoine Cheridor and Julienne Lacouronne.
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2013 ............ UA-A Samford ........... 0-1 UTC .................... 0-0 WVU .................. 1-1 Jax State........... 1-0 Alabama .......... 1-0 Troy ................... 4-3 Texas St ............ 3-1 ULM ................... 2-2 WKU .................. 1-2 ULL .................... 2-0 Arkansas St. .... 2-4 USA.................... 3-0
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 20-14 34 7.5-12 1-1
Int 0
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Total Sack TFL FF FR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1-3 0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1-1 2-3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.5-2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2-3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PB 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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PB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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tevish CLARK
will CUNNINGHAM
WR • 6-1, 1800 • Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Carver HS
DL • 6-1, 270 • R-Fr. Cape Coral, Ga. Ida Baker HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: One of three wide receivers in 2014 freshman class. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-region honors (6-AAAA, Division B) for his junior and senior seasons ... Also punted and earned second-team all-region accolades at that position as a senior ... Played for coach Darren Myles at the New Schools at Carver, which captured the sub-region title and reached the state playoffs ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Tevish Schmar Clark Jr. ... Son of Tevish Clark Sr. and Latoya Dudley ... Born Dec. 11, 1995.
AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive lineman coming off a redshirt year in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district selection at Ida Baker High School ... First-team all-conference in the Lee County Athletic Conference ... Earned second-team all-area honors ... Chosen for the Dade vs. Florida All-Star Team ... Made 40 tackles with six tackles for loss as a junior ... Added 50 tackles as a senior ... Three-year letterwinner for coach Brian Conn. PERSONAL: Full name is William Morris Cunningham II ... Son of Will Cunningham and Benita Thompson ... Born Oct. 21, 1994.
b.j. CLAY CB • 6-0, 180 • Fr. Dacula, Ga. Dacula HS
kight DALLAS LB • 6-1, 230 • So. Decatur, Ga. Stephenson HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Secondary prospect who enrolled at Georgia State for the spring 2014 semester and participated in spring practice. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Dacula High School in the football hotbed of Gwinnett County ... Made 55 tackles as a senior, with one interception, one fumble recovery and three tackles for loss ... Had had 43 tackles with five pass breakups, two sacks and a forced fumble as a junior in 2011, when he helped Dacula reach the state semifinals ... Coached by Jared Zito. PERSONAL: Given name is Franklin Bruce Clay Jr. ... Born Jan. 18, 1995 ... Parents are Franklin Sr. and Tammy Clay.
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned playing time at linebacker as a true freshman in 2013 ... Played in five games, including a start at West Virginia ... Collected 17 tackles on the season ... Seasonhigh five tackles at top-ranked Alabama ... Made four tackles each at West Virginia and ULM ... Added two tackles versus Western Kentucky and UL Lafayette. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect by Rivals ... Rated among the top 225 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports .. Credited with 95 tackles as a senior at Stephenson High School ... Made 25 tackles for loss, including six sacks ... Selected to the 45-man Team U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football that competed in the 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas. PERSONAL: Full name is Kight Patrick Dallas ... First name pronounced KITE ... Son of Joyce Dallas ... Born Nov. 27, 1994 Year .................... G 2013 .......................5
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CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 10-7 17 0-0 0-0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
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jah-mai DAVIDSON T • 6-4, 290 • R-So. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup offensive lineman who has also worked on the defensive line ... Was injured for much of the 2013 season and did not see any game action ... Signed with the Panthers as a member of 2012 signing class and took a redshirt year ... Practiced on the scout offensive line in 2012 and was honored as one of the team’s Scout Team Players of the Year ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2013 and spring 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Brookwood High School to the 2010 Class AAAAA state title as a junior ... Played for coach Mark Crews at one of metro Atlanta’s top programs. PERSONAL: Full name is Jah-Mai Anthony Davidson ... First name pronounced juh-MY ... Son of Verna Tisdale and Kurt Davidson ... Born Oct. 29, 1993.
robert DAVIS WR • 6-3, 198 • So. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Tall, explosive receiver with excellent hands and leaping ability ... Immediately earned a starting berth as a true freshman and enters his sophomore season as one of the Panthers’ most promising players ... Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (third team) by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. 2013: GSU’s second-leading receiver on the season with 44 catches for 711 yards and four touchdowns, including two 100-yard games ... The only freshman to rank among the Sun Belt top 10 in receiving yards (59.2 pg) and receptions (3.7 pg) ... Only four freshmen in the nation averaged more receiving yards per game and only eight rookies had more catches. Finished the season with a career-high 110 yards receiving on four catches vs. South Alabama ... Had an 80-yard reception down to the 1-yard line against USA for the third-longest pass play in GSU history ... Had his first 100-yard game against Chattanooga with four receptions for 100 yards, highlighted by a 47-yard catch ... Opened his career with seven receptions for 66 yards vs.
Samford ... Caught his first touchdown on an 18-yard reception against Jacksonville State for the tying score in the fourth quarter. ... Grabbed a 31-yard touchdown vs. Troy and a 5-yard scoring pass at Texas State ... Hauled in a 67-yard touchdown pass from Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky ... Three catches for 60 yards against Arkansas State, when he set up a pair of touchdowns with long completions. Had a 25-yard catch down to the 4-yard line and a 28-yard grab at the 17; after both catches, GSU scored a touchdown on the next play. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned team awards for Leadership and Hustle at Northside Warner Robins High School ... Caught just 11 passes his senior season while playing in a run-dominated offense ... Coached by Kevin Kinsler ... Also a standout basketball player who was named to the all-tournament team at the Bear Brawl Tournament. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Jamal Davis ... Born April 2, 1995 ... Parents are Robert and Mizell Davis ... Related to NFL player and former Georgia standout Thomas Davis. CAREER STATISTICS Year ........................................................ G Rec Yds 2013 ............................................................. 12 44 711
Avg 16.2
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ........................................Rec Yds TD LP Samford ............................................7 66 0 15 UTC.....................................................4 100 0 47 WVU ...................................................3 39 0 31 Jax State ...........................................3 36 1 18 Alabama ...........................................3 45 0 28 Troy ....................................................4 76 1 31 Texas State.......................................3 11 1 5 ULM....................................................3 24 0 12 WKU ...................................................4 84 1 67 ULL .....................................................3 60 0 29 Arkansas St ......................................3 60 0 28 South Alabama ..............................4 110 0 80
TD 4
LP 80
Touchdowns
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robert DOWLING DB • 5-10, 185 • So. Marietta, Ga. Lassiter HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive back who lettered as a true freshman in 2013 ... Played primarily on special teams ... Saw action in seven games and made two tackles ... Credited with tackles against Western Kentucky and UL Lafayette ... Switches to jersey No. 7 after wearing No. 23 in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 5-AAAAAA in the state’s largest classification ... Helped Lassiter High School and head coach Jep Irwin to the region title with an undefeated
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PLAYER PROFILES regular season ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Also selected for the Cobb All-Star Senior Bowl ... 22 tackles — 1.5 for loss — and three interceptions, the first coming with a 75-yard touchdown return in Lassiter’s season opener against Hillgrove ... Averaged 16 yards on punt returns. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Deary Dowling Jr. ... Son of Vickie and Robert Dowling ... Born June 9, 1995.
Year .................... G 2013 .......................7
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 2-0 2 0-0 0-0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
OL • 6-4, 292 • Jr.-R Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge HS Saddleback College
FF 0
bruce DUKES CB • 5-10, 187 • R-Jr. Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek HS / UCF
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Transfer from UCF who joined the GSU program in 2013 ... Expected to make an impact in the secondary after sitting out the 2013 season in accordance with NCAA rules while practicing with the team ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. AT UCF: Played two seasons for the Knights ... Saw action in eight games as a sophomore in 2012, making six tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state selection in 2010 as a senior at Sandy Creek High School ... Helped Sandy Creek to backto-back state titles ... Was rated No. 48 nationally by ESPN, No. 57 by Rivals and No. 63 by Scout ... Member of Atlanta JournalConstitution Georgia Top 50 and Super Southern 100 ... Grabbed six interceptions as a senior and returned four of them for touchdowns ... Returned two interceptions and three punts for scores as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Bruce Dukes Jr. ... Son of Marion Dukes ... Born Sept. 2, 1992.
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taylor EVANS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college addition to the offensive line from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. … Enrolled at GSU for the spring 2014 semester ... Emerged from spring practice as the likely starter at center. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Part of an offensive unit at Saddleback that averaged nearly 500 yards per game in 2013 and blocked for the leading passer in the Southern California Football Association … Also spent one year at Azusa Pacific University … Attended Woodbridge High School, where he was an all-league selection in 2010. PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Ryan Evans ... Born Aug. 4, 1993 ... Parents are Scott and Avis Evans.
justin FORRISTER SN • 6-3, 235 • R-So. Douglasville, Ga. South Paulding HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Expected to take over the longsnapping duties in 2014 ... Backup to Scotty McQueen the last two years but has not seen any game action ... Joined the program as a walk-on for the fall of 2012, when he redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner for coach Tim Glanton at South Paulding High School ... Helped his team win sub-region title in 2011 for Class AAAA, Region 5-South ... Nationally-rated long-snapper according to Kohl’s Kicking and Rubio Longsnapping ... Honorable mention all-county selection as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Justin Chandler Forrister ... Born Jan. 15, 1994 ... Son of Vickie and Eric Forrister.
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maaseiah FRANCIS
jalen HAMILTON
WR • 6-3, 190 • Fr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross HS
WR • 5-8, 175 • R-So. Hampton, Ga. Lovejoy HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Wide receiver with good size in the freshman class of 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: Comes from prep powerhouse Norcross High School in the Atlanta area, where he played on a team with numerous college prospects ... Helped Norcross to back-to-back state titles (2012 and 2013) in Class AAAAAA, Georgia’s largest classification ... Coached by Keith Maloof. PERSONAL: Maaseiah Francis is the son of Leston Simpson and Heather Francis ... First name pronounced muh-SY-uh ... Born Sept. 3, 1996.
garrett GORRINGE G • 6-4, 290 • R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterman on the offensive line ... Played in eight games at guard in 2013, including five starts when injuries thinned the line ... Started the Texas State game at left guard and then the next four contests (UL Monroe, WKU, UL Lafayette, Arkansas State) at right guard ... Signed as part of GSU’s 2012 recruiting class and spent that year as a redshirt ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-county by the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club and the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Helped Grayson High School and coach Mickey Conn to the Class AAAAA state title, a perfect 15-0 record and a No. 3 national ranking ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in Dec. in Columbus, Ga., and the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game. PERSONAL: Full name is Garrett Austin Gorringe ... Born Dec. 20, 1993 ... Son of Leisa Gorringe.
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup wide receiver ... Joined the program as a freshman in the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while practicing with the scout team ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner as wide receiver and defensive back for coach Al Hughes at Lovejoy High School ... Part of Lovejoy’s outstanding 2011 squad that was undefeated until falling in the state championship game. PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Antoine Hamilton ... Born May 19, 1994 ... Parents are Chuck and Stephanie Hamilton.
krysten HAMMON RB • 5-9, 180 • Fr. Hitchcock, Texas Dickinson HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Incoming freshman running back who gained nearly 4,000 yards in Texas Class 5-A high school football. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District 24 (Class 5A) running back at Dickinson High School in the Houston area ... All-county and All-Greater Houston ... Rushed for nearly 2,000 yards as a senior ... Named Athlete of the Week by the Houston Chronicle after rushing for 459 yards on 31 carries in a 52-49 overtime loss to South Houston, in which he also scored five touchdowns and had two catches for 47 yards ... Gained 1,480 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns as a junior. PERSONAL: Krysten Hammon is the son of Allen Hammon ... First name pronounced “Christian” ... Born Sept. 2, 1995.
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donovan HARDEN WR • 5-11, 180 • R-Jr. Rialto, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS / Illinois State
AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the program for the fall of 2013 after transferring from Illinois State ... While practicing with the team in 2013, he suffered a knee injury that required surgery ... Missed spring practice but is expected to be ready to play this fall. AT ILLINOIS STATE: Lettered two seasons (2011-12) for the Redbirds ... Played in all 13 games, with eight starts in 2012 and was second on the team with six touchdown receptions ... Team’s third-leading receiver with 46 receptions for 617 yards ... Averaged 13.4 yards per catch ... Also carried the ball eight times for 37 yards ... Was the team’s primary punt returner, with 18 returns for 150 yards ... Returned three kickoffs for an average of 19.3 yards ... Caught a pair of touchdowns and finished with a career-best nine catches for 94 yards in an overtime win vs. Eastern Illinois ... Recorded first career 100-plus yard receiving performance at South Dakota, finishing with three catches for 137 yards, included a 79-yard touchdown reception ... Caught seven passes for 97 yards in a win over Youngstown State ... Caught five passes for 68 yards with a touchdown in the second-round playoff victory at Appalachian State. Named to the 2011 College Sports Journal All-Freshman Team for the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... Played in 10 games in 2011 ... Led the team with 13 punt returns for 119 yards (9.2 avg.), ranking 23rd in the FCS in punt return average ... Also had 10 kick returns for 235 yards for a team-leading 23.5 average ... Returned three kickoffs, including one for a career-long 40 yards, against Missouri State ... Returned five punts for 83 yards, including a long of 45 yards, in a win at Missouri State, when he recorded 117 all-purpose yards ... Caught six passes for 47 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown catch, against Western Illinois, and rushed twice for 24 yards. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Nick Baiz at Rancho Cucamonga High School ... Collected over 1,500 yards receiving with 17 touchdown catches as a senior ... Named first-team all-league and all-area while helping team to a league championship ... Earned second-team all-league honors as a junior after recording over 900 yards receiving and nine touchdowns ... Also helped team to league championships as a junior and sophomore. PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1993 ... Son of Jeffrey and Cordelia Harden. CAREER STATISTICS Year ...................................................G Rec Yds 2011 (ISU) ............................................. 10 6 47 2012 (ISU) ............................................. 13 46 617
Avg 4.7 13.4
TD 1 6
LP 30 79
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Yds 119 150
Total ....................... 31
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Avg TD 9.2 0 8.3 0 8.7
0
LP 45 34
KR 10 3
Yds 235 58
Avg 23.5 19.3
TD 0 0
LP 40 25
45
13
293
22.5
0
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Year .....................PR 2011 (ISU) ............. 13 2012 (ISU) ............. 18
WR • 5-7, 175 • Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. Valley View HS / Mt. San Jacinto JC
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer who could play running back or wide receiver. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-conference running back at Mt. San Jacinto College in San Jacinto, Calif. ... Rushed for 777 yards on 175 carries (4.4 avg) ... Scored nine touchdowns ... Long run of 69 yards ... Also caught 39 passes for 476 yards and three touchdowns ... Averaged 15.2 yards on 14 punt returns, includng a 58-yard touchdown ... Added two kickoff returns for 70 yards ... Led the team in scoring with 13 touchdowns ... As a freshman in 2012, he rushed 67 time for 357 yards (5.3) and one touchdowns ... 15 catches for 186 yards and one TD ... Played running back and defensive back at Valley View High School, where he was coached by Jack Fogarty ... Rushed for 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Harrison ... Born Sept. 29, 1994.
spencer HAYWOOD OLB • 6-2, 200 • Sr. Suwanee, Ga. Lambert HS / Savannah State
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup at outside linebacker ... Played in five games in 2013 and made five tackles ... Had two tackles at Alabama and two at Texas State ... Joined the program in 2013 after transferring from Savannah State and was eligible to play immediately ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. AT SAVANNAH STATE: Played two years for coach Steve Davenport ... Played in all 11 games in 2012 and was credited with 14 tackles, including one tackle for loss ... Made one tackle in five
PLAYER PROFILES games as a freshman in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years as a safety for coach Sid Maxwell at Lambert High School ... Also a basketball standout. PERSONAL: Full name is Spencer Delvin Haywood ... Parents are Vincent and Ferdenia Haywood ... Born July 31, 1993.
Year ............. G 2013 ............... 5
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 2-3 5 0-0 0-0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (5-AAAAA) for South Paulding High School ... All-Paulding County ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Three-year letterwinner for coach Tim Glanton. PERSONAL: Full name is Carnell Hopson ... Born March 18, 1994 ... Son of Kelly Hopson and Maxine Kindall.
Year ............. G 2013 .............11
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 2-3 5 0-0 0-0
trent HILL S • 5-10, 180 • So. Atlanta, Ga. M.L. King HS
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 6-3 9 0.5-1 0-0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
gerald HOWSE R • 6-2, 215 • Sr. RB Murfreesboro, Tenn. M SSiegel HS / NE Oklahoma A&M
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Lettered in the secondary as a true freshman ... Entered the lineup in the sixth game of the season, when he started at safety against Troy ... Made five tackles in that game, including a tackle for loss ... Added three tackles at UL Monroe ... Totalled nine tackles in seven games for the season. HIGH SCHOOL: All-DeKalb County selection ... Chosen for DeKalb County All-Star Game ... Rated among the top 225 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports ... Chosen for MVP of the 2010 National Underclassmen Combine ... Team captain at M.L. King High School ... Previously attended Union Grove High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Trenton Tobias Hill ... Born Dec. 5, 1994 ... Son of Walter Hill and Careeka Pettigrew.
Year ............. G 2013 ............... 7
Int 0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
carnell HOPSON
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M who enrolled at GSU for the spring 2013 semester ... Played in two games in 2013 ... Carried the ball 14 times for 29 yards, all in the season opener against Samford. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 652 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2012, although he was slowed by an ankle injury for part of the season ... First-team all-conference selection in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference ... Helped NEO to a 9-3 record and a No. 13 national ranking ... Top game came in an upset of No. 9 Blinn, when he rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns and was named state Player of the Week by the Daily Oklahoman ... Added 120 yards and two scores in a win over Ellsworth CC ... Coached by Dale Patterson ... All-region, allcounty and all-mid-state at Siegel High School ... Rushed for 1,072 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Gerald Paxton-Myles Howse Jr. ... Son of Tracey and Gerald Howse Sr. ... Born Nov. 11, 1991.
Year .......... G Rush 2013 ............2 14
Yds 29
CAREER STATISTICS Avg TD LP Rec 2.1 0 6 0
Yds 0
TD 0
LP 0
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DL • 6-2, 260 • So. Powder Springs, Ga. South Paulding HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a backup role on the defensive line as a true freshman, playing in 11 games in 2013 ... Made five tackles on the season ... Credited with two tackles against Western Kentucky.
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matt HUBBARD P • 6-4, 235 • Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. Starr’s Mill HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference punter with a career average of 42.3 yards per punt in three seasons as the starter ... Has 38 kicks of 50 yards or more, including the school record of 80 yards, which he has achieved twice ... Preseason All-Sun Belt by Athlon (third team) ... Joined the program as a walk-on in the summer of 2011 and then earned a scholarship for 2012. 2013: Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference third team selected by College Sports Madness ... Averaged 42.0 yards on 78 punts … Had 30 kicks that were fair caught … Over the last seven games of the season, had only two punts returned for a total of minus-4 yards … Equalled his own school record with an 80-yard punt vs. Jacksonville State, then added a 65-yard boot at Alabama, when he averaged 46.6 yards on five punts … Successfully executed two fake punts on the season, including a 12-yard run on 4th-and-10 against UL-Lafayette … Also handled kickoffs and booted two PATs against Chattanooga. Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team by Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness and third team by Phil Steele’s 2013 College Football Preview ... Tabbed to College Football Performance Awards Punter Trophy preseason watch list. 2012: Earned second-team All-CAA honors as voted upon by the league head coaches ... Ranked second in the CAA in punting average at 43.1 ... Had 21 punts of 50 yards or longer. Opened the season by averaging 62.2 yards on five punts against South Carolina State. That surpassed the FCS and FBS records but will not count as an NCAA record due to GSU’s reclassification. Named CAA Specialist of the Week and FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 3 for that performance ... His third punt against SCSU was a school-record 80-yarder. Also had boots of 58, 59, 55 and 59 yards in the game ... Averaged 44.8 yards on eight punts at Tennessee and 48.1 yards for seven punts against New Hampshire. 2011: Took over the punting duties as a true freshman and averaged 41.9 yards per punt (15th in FCS) ... Made his debut against Old Dominion (9-11-11) and averaged 40.6 yards on 10 punts but had two kicks blocked ... Booted a 64-yard punt against UTSA for the longest punt in GSU history. Averaged 47.0 yards on five punts and was an honorable mention selection for CFPA National Punter Performer of the Week ... Averaged 45.8 yards on six punts against South Carolina State ... Had five punts of 50 yards or longer and seven punts inside the 20-yard line. HIGH SCHOOL: All-county and all-region selection at Starr’s Mill High School ... First-team all-county punter by the Fayette News in 2010, when he averaged 42 yards per punt ... Also played tight end and had nearly 400 yards receiving as a senior ...
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Coached by Chad Phillips ... All-state goalie for a soccer team that won the state title as a junior and was runnerup his senior year. PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Brandon Hubbard ... Born May 4, 1993 ... Parents are Marilyn and Mike Hubbard.
2013 ................ Punts Samford .....................8 UTC ..............................7 WVU ..........................10 Jax State.....................4 Alabama ....................5 Troy ...........................10 Texas State ................7 ULM .............................8 WKU ............................5 ULL ..............................3 Arkansas St ...............5 USA..............................6
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Yds Avg LP Ret 312 39.0 54 2-53 304 43.4 51 3-32 393 39.3 49 3-46 183 45.8 80 1-10 233 46.6 65 1-37 398 39.8 52 2-32 280 40.0 49 0-0 345 43.1 51 0-0 218 43.6 54 1-(-3) 134 44.7 52 0-0 228 45.8 58 1-(-1) 250 41.7 47 0-0
TB 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
I20 50+ 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0
2012 .........Punts SCSU ...................5 Tennessee .........8 UTSA ...................2 Richmond..........3 W&M ...................3 UNH.....................7 URI .......................5 Villanova ............6 JMU .....................8 ODU ....................4 Maine..................8
Yds 311 358 90 118 82 337 186 263 288 179 329
Avg 62.2 44.8 45.0 39.3 27.3 48.1 37.2 43.8 36.0 44.8 41.1
LP 80 57 51 50 35 62 51 52 47 55 55
Ret 1-5 4-46 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-25 1-0 1-66 4-25 2-10 3-27
Net 53.2 39.0 45.0 39.3 27.3 42.0 29.2 32.8 29.2 42.2 37.8
TB I20 50+ 2 2 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 2
2011 .........Punts ODU ................. 10 Jax State.............5 Houston .......... 10 SCSU ...................6 USA......................3 UTSA ...................5 St. Francis ..........3 UWA ....................1 Campbell ...........1
Yds 406 205 372 275 125 235 133 53 40
Avg 40.6 41.0 37.2 45.8 41.7 47.0 44.3 53.0 40.0
LP 49 45 51 60 46 64 52 53 40
Ret 4-18 5-36 4-24 1-2 1-17 1-5 3-27 1-13 1-27
Net 38.8 33.8 32.8 38.8 41.0 38.0 35.3 40.0 13.0
TB I20 50+ 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Punting............... G 2011 ........................9 2012 ......................11 2013 ......................12
CAREER STATISTICS No. Yds Avg LP TB 44 1844 41.9 64 6 59 2541 43.1 80 4 78 3278 42.0 80 8
FC 7 10 30
I20 13 12 16
50+ 5 21 12
Total ......................32
181
47
41
38
7663
42.3
80 18
PLAYER PROFILES
david HUEY
jonathan JEAN-BART
NG • 6-2, 290 • R-Jr. Antioch, Tenn. Pearl Cohn HS
RB • 5-11, 195 • So. McDonough, Ga. Henry County HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Has played on both the offensive and defensive lines but enters 2014 on defense, where he is likely to backup at noseguard ... Reserve on the offensive line in 2013 who saw action in the final four games ... Played defensive tackle in 2012, when his season was cut short by a hand injury ... Started the first two games of 2012 and then underwent season-ending surgery ... Signed with the Panthers in 2011 and took a redshirt year ... Worked on both lines during his redshirt year ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: All-City selection in Nashville, Tenn., by the Metro Coaches Association ... Played offensive tackle, tight end and defensive end for coach Tony Brunetti ... Helped Pearl Cohn High School reach the quarterfinals of the 2010 state playoffs in Class 3A ... Also played basketball and baseball. PERSONAL: David Lee Marcus Huey Jr. ... Son of Angela Harris and David Huey ... Born Dec. 31, 1992. Year ........... G 2012 .............2
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 0-1 1 0.5-0 0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
michael IVORY T • 6-5, 340 • R-So. Louisville, Ky. Jeffersontown HS Coffeyville (Kan.) CC
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a earned backup roll at running back as a freshman ... Enrolled for the spring 2013 ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013 semester. 2013: Team’s second-leading rusher with 269 yards on 71 carries ... Also had three receptions for 39 yards ... Had a careerhigh 60 yards rushing on seven carries at ULM, including a careerlong 32 yard run ... Added 53 yards on 10 carries against WKU, highlighted by his first touchdown on an 11-yard run ... Caught a 26-yard screen pass against Troy, setting up a touchdown. HIGH SCHOOL: Suffered a season-ending knee injury five games into his senior season (2011) at Henry County High School ... Rushed for 536 yards in his five games ... Three-year starter ... Last name pronounced JON-bart. Year .......... G Rush 2013 ............9 71
Yds 269
CAREER STATISTICS Avg TD LP Rec 3.8 1 32 3
Yds 35
TD 0
LP 26
sean JEPPESEN LB • 6-0, 230 • R-Sr. Fortson, Ga. Harris Co. HS / West Georgia
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Massive offensive lineman who is expected to take over the left tackle position this fall ... Enrolled at GSU for the spring 2014 semester from Coffeyville (Kan.) CC ... Has three seasons of eligibility. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-conference in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) in 2013 … Attended Jeffersontown High School in Louisville, Ky., where he earned all-district and all-region honors ... Played in the East-West Metro Louisville All-Star Game. PERSONAL: Michael Ivory Jr. ... Born June 30, 1994 ... Mother is De’Cara Coleman.
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Former starting fullback who is now the Panthers’ starting middle linebacker ... Moved to linebacker for the final three games of 2103 to ease depth problems while continuing to work at fullback in short-yardage packages ... The ultimate team player who was elected a permanent team captain for 2013 ... Joined the program as a walk-on in the fall of 2011 and earned a scholarship for 2013 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 ... Spent the 2010 season at West Georgia. 2013: Played fullback and linebacker and was elected Georgia State’s special teams captain ... Finished with 31 yards rushing and one touchdown on 10 carries, along with five receptions for 53 yards ... Totalled 15 tackles on defense and special teams, with 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made four tackles with one tackle for loss at Arkansas State ... Saw action on both sides in the season finale vs.
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PLAYER PROFILES South Alabama, when he made three tackles and scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard plunge ... Had a 17-yard reception at No. 1 Alabama ... Converted a 4th-and-1 at the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown against Texas State ... Longest run of the season was 18 yards at ULM. 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic AllConference team ... Backup tight end and special teams standout ... Played in every game and was credited with five tackles ... Served as special teams captain for the Rhode Island game. HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back and linebacker at Harris County High School ... Two-time all-region selection for coach Tommy Parks ... Rushed for 1,080 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior (2008), followed by 1,100 yards and 15 TD as a senior (2009) ... Single-game high of 240 yards rushing ... Golden Helmet Award as team MVP as senior ... Also participated in baseball, track and powerlifting. PERSONAL: Full name is Sean Blair Jeppesen Jr. ... Son of Sean Jeppesen and Jeri Wynn ... Born Dec. 26, 1991.
Year ........... G 2012 .......... 11 2013 .......... 12 Total .......... 23
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 4-1 5 0 0 9-6 15 1.5-2 0 13-7
Year .......... G Rush 2011 ......... 11 0 2012 ......... 12 10 Total ......... 23
10
20 Yds 0 31 31
1.5-2
Int 0 0
PB 0 0
FR 0 0
FF 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
Avg TD 0.0 0 3.1 1
LP 0 18
Rec 0 5
Yds 0 53
TD 0 0
LP 0 17
3.1
18
5
53
0
17
1
tevin JONES DE • 6-4, 270 • So. Hampton, Ga. Luella HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Solid contributor on the defensive line as a true freshman who should take on a more prominent role this fall ... Played in 11 games in 2013, including a start against UL Lafayette, when he had two tackles and a fumble recovery ... Season-high three tackles in the season finale against South Alabama ... Finished the season with seven tackles, including a tackle for loss vs. Jacksonville State. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (2-AAAAAA) for Luella High School in state’s largest classification ... All-Southern Crescent by the Henry Daily Herald ... Played in D.L. Scott Coalition Bowl East-West All-Star Game ... Made 72 tackles, with six sacks, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble ... Blocked two kicks ... Earned team’s Blue Collar Award ... Four-year letterman for Nick Vasilcheck ... Also played basketball.
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PERSONAL: Full name is Tevin Latrell Jones ... Born Jan. 7, 1995 ... Son of Tony and Coretta Jones.
Year ............. G 2013 .............11
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 5-2 7 1-1 0-0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 1
FF 0
a.j. KAPLAN G • 6-4, 270 • Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Faith Lutheran HS / Palomar
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Starting offensive lineman who completed his first season at Georgia State ... Slated at left guard but has also played tackle ... Junior college transfer who enrolled at GSU in the summer of 2013. 2013: Started at four different positions on the offensive line, playing everywhere except center ... Began the season as the starting right tackle before moving to right guard, left tackle and then left guard ... The only offensive lineman to start every game of the season ... Started four games at right tackle, three at right guard, one at left tackle and four at left guard. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons for coach Joe Early at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. ... Second-team all-conference (Southern California Football Association) selection in 2011 ... Three-year letterman at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, Nev., where he played for coach Jake Kothe. PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Jacob Kaplan ... Son of Susan McNeely and Warren Kaplan ... Born Jan. 22, 1993.
melvin KING LB • 6-3, 225 • Jr. Hinesville, Ga. Liberty County HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup at outside linebacker ... Twoyear letterwinner. 2013: Played in 10 games at outside linebacker and made five tackles ... Broke up a pass against Chattanooga.
PLAYER PROFILES 2012: Played in nine games at defensive end as a true freshman and made nine tackles ... Two tackles with one sack against New Hampshire ... A shared sack against Old Dominion ... Also had two tackles against Richmond. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 2-AAAA, Division A ... Honorable mention all-region selection as a junior ... All-area by Savannah Morning News ... Played defensive end and tight end for coach Kirk Warner at Liberty County High School ... Had 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks and four pass deflections as a junior ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Melvin Jamel Martese King III ... Son of Shonda and Melvin King ... Born Sept. 4, 1993.
Year ........... G 2012 .............9 2013 .......... 10 Total .......... 19
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 6-3 9 1.5-5 1.5-5 2-3 5 0-0 0-0 8-6
14
1.5-5
1.5-5
Int 0 0
PB 0 1
FR 0 0
FF 0 0
0
1
0
0
jalen LAWRENCE NG • 6-1, 280 • So. Macon, Ga. Westside HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Showed promise at nose guard while playing as a true freshman ... Played in every game in 2013 ... Collected 10 tackles on the year ... Season-high three hits against South Alabama and UL Lafayette, when he was also credited with a tackle for loss. HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state in Class AAAA by the Associated Press ... First-team All-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph ... First-team all-region (2-AAAA) ... Finished his senior season at Westside High School with 85 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Markes Lawrence ... Born July 30, 1995 ... Son of Jeff and Sheryl Lawrence.
Year ............. G 2013 .............12
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 7-3 10 0.5-0 0-0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
shawayne LAWRENCE DE • 6-4, 270 • So. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive lineman with a very bright future ... Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, despite being the youngest player on the team. Did not turn 18 until the final week of the season ... Has excellent size, strength and skills ... Selected to 2014 preseason All-Sun Belt Conference third team by Athlon. 2013: Started 11 games at defensive end ... Collected 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries … Credited with 25 tackles ... Had his best game against Troy with two tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup … Season-high five tackles vs. South Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Southern Crescent by the Henry Daily Herald ... All-region in 2012 ... Played for coach Joe Teknipp at Eagle’s Landing High School ... State champion (Class AAA) in the shot put as a senior after a runner-up finish as a junior ... Also placed third in the state in the discus as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Shawayne Steven McDaniel Lawrence ... First name pronounced shu-WAN-yay ... Born Nov. 24, 1995 ... Son of Cazzie Combs and Sharon Lawrence.
Year ............. G 2013 .............11
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 13-12 25 3.5-9 1-5
Int 0
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Samford ........... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 UTC .................... 2-2 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 WVU .................. 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 Jax State........... 0-1 1 0 0.5-0 0 0 Alabama .......... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 Troy ................... 3-1 4 1-5 2-7 0 0 Texas St ............ 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 ULM ................... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 WKU ......................... DNP ULL .................... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St ..... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 USA.................... 1-4 5 0 0.5-1 0 0
PB 1
FR 0
FF 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
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PLAYER PROFILES
nich LONG DL • 6-5, 294 • Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. Dutchtown HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive line prospect who was a late addition to the 2014 signing class. HIGH SCHOOL: Collected 50 tackles with 10 sacks, 14 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles as a senior at Dutchtown High School ... Earned second-team all-county honors from the Henry Daily Herald ... . Named Max Preps Defensive Player of the Game versus Stockbridge High School ... Coached by Kevin Jones. PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholus Long ... Born Oct. 7, 1995 ... Son of Priscilla Long.
wil LUTZ PK • 6-0, 190 • Jr. Newnan, Ga. Northgate HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year starting place-kicker ... Handles kickoffs and placements ... Georgia State’s career leader with 43 PAT while ranking third in career scoring with 79 points ... 12-of-19 on career field goals, but five of his seven misses are from 48 yards or longer ... Tabbed preseason All-Sun Belt Conference (fourth team) by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. Joined the program as a walk-on but has earned a scholarship ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012, fall 2013 and spring 2014. 2013: Hit 8-of-12 field goals and 25-of-26 PAT for 49 points (second on the team) ... Booted a school-record 53-yard field goal at No. 1 Alabama ... Hit the game-tying 26-yard field goal on the final play of regulation against Jacksonville State ... Two of his four misses were from 50 yards. 2012: Handled kickoffs all season and took over the placekicking duties after four games ... One of six true freshmen to see action on the season ... Made 4-of-7 field goals and was a perfect 18-for-18 on extra points ... Attempted his first field goal against William & Mary and hit a 37-yarder ... Booted field goals of 40 and 26 yards at Rhode Island and added a 34-yarder versus Villanova ... Only misses were from 54 yards (vs. JMU, hit crossbar) and 48 yards (vs. ODU and at Maine into a strong wind).
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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-county place-kicker by the Newnan Times-Herald at Northgate High School ... Hit 9-of-11 field goals as a junior with a long of 43 yards and one game-winner ... Made 5-of-8 field goals as a senior ... Helped Northgate to 11-1 record and region title as a senior in 2011 ... Four-year letterwinner as a place-kicker and punter for coach Tommy Walburn ... Also an all-county soccer player. PERSONAL: Full name is William Lutz ... Born July 7, 1994 ... Son of Julie and Robert Lutz. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ............ PAT FG LP Pts KO Yds Avg Samford ........ 3-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 208 52.0 UTC ........................ DNP WVU ............... 1-1 0-0 0 1 2 123 61.5 Jax State........ 2-3 2-4 39 8 5 321 64.2 Alabama ....... 0-0 1-1 53 3 2 86 43.0 Troy ................ 4-4 0-1 0 4 5 264 52.8 Texas St ......... 2-2 1-1 19 5 4 190 47.5 ULM ................ 1-1 1-1 25 4 2 130 65.0 WKU ............... 4-4 0-0 0 4 4 210 52.5 ULL ................. 3-3 0-0 0 3 4 260 65.0 A-State .......... 3-3 2-2 40 9 6 266 44.3 USA................. 2-2 1-2 33 5 3 200 66.7 2012 ............ PAT SCSU .............. 0-0 Tennessee .... 0-0 UTSA .............. 0-0 Richmond..... 0-0 W&M .............. 0-0 UNH................ 3-3 URI .................. 5-5 Villanova ....... 3-3 JMU ................ 3-3 ODU ............... 3-3 Maine............. 1-1
FG 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
LP Pts 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3 0 3 40 11 34 6 0 3 0 3 0 1
KO 3 4 3 2 2 4 8 4 3 4 2
Yds 186 238 192 129 130 243 476 247 191 221 108
TB 0
FG [Made]
0 2 [39], 50, [26], 42 0 [53] 2 26 0 [19] 0 [25] 1 3 0 [40], [35] 2 [33], 50
Avg TB 62.0 1 59.5 0 64.0 0 64.5 1 65.0 2 60.8 0 59.5 0 61.8 2 63.7 2 55.2 0 54.0 0
FG [Made]
[37] [40], [26] [34] 54 48 48
2012: (37) W&M; (40) URI; (26) URI; (34) Vill; 54 JMU; 48 ODU; 48 Maine 2013: (39) JSU; 50 JSU; (26) JSU; 42 JSU; (53) ALA; 26 Troy; (19) TxSt; (25) ULM; (40) AState; (35) AState; (33) USA; 50 USA CAREER STATISTICS FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 4-7 1-1 2-2 1-3 8-12 3-4 3-3 1-2
Year ........... G 2012 .......... 11 2013 .......... 11
PAT 18-18 25-26
Total .......... 22
43-44 12-19
4-5
5-5
2-5
50+ 0-1 1-3
LG 40 53
Pts 30 49
1-4
53
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PLAYER PROFILES
ronald MARTIN
Year ........... G 2011 .......... 10 2012 ............... 2013 .............5
C • 6-1, 280 • R-Sr. Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterman as the backup center ... Played in three games in 2013, including two starts ... Entered the game against Troy following an injury to starter Cade Yates. Started the next two games against Texas State and ULM, but suffered a season-ending hand injury against ULM ... Played in three games in 2012 and made one start against South Carolina State ... Three-year squad member ... Joined the program as a freshman in 2010 ... Took a redshirt year during the inaugural season ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mike Etheridge at Rockdale County High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Denzil Martin III ... Born Oct. 29, 1992.
jamaal MAY S • 5-10, 190 • R-Sr. Locust Grove, Ga. Luella HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran backup at safety and special teams player ... Saw action in five games in 2013 but did not record a tackle ... Missed the 2012 season due to injury ... Played in 10 games in 2011 and was credited with four tackles ... Joined the team in Sept. 2010 after participating in a tryout session ... Member of inaugural team but did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-region (Region 2, Class AAAAA) as a wide receiver at Luella High School...Also played in the secondary ... Team captain for coach Paul Burgdorf ... Received the Coca-Cola Academic Award ... Blue Collar Athlete and Wendy’s High School Heisman winner for his school ... Luella High School Academic Athlete of the Year ... Credited with 15 catches for 207 yards, 43 tackles and two interceptions as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Jamaal May ... Born on June 4, 1992.
Total .......... 15
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 3-1 4 0 0 INJURED 0-0 0 0 0 3-1
4
0
0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ben McLANE QB • 6-1, 210 • R-Jr. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup quarterback in 2013 after starting nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 ... Career totals of 1,946 yards passing with 12 touchdowns ... Took a redshirt year in 2011 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011 and the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 and spring 2014. 2013: Started one game at quarterback and played in five others off the bench ... Completed 28 of 51 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns ... Came off the bench to pass for 164 yards against Chattanooga, including touchdown passes of five and 30 yards to Albert Wilson ... Started against UL-Lafayette and went 7-for-10 for 69 yards in the first quarter ... Had 10 completions for 86 yards against Louisiana-Monroe ... One of three quarterbacks who competed for the starting job throughout the spring and preseason ... Served as the holder on placements for the first six games of the season. 2012: Passed for 1,592 yards and 10 touchdowns but threw 11 interceptions ... Enjoyed his best game with 213 yards passing, two touchdowns and no turnovers in win at Rhode Island ... Hooked up with Albert Wilson for the two longest plays from scrimmage in GSU history with an 84-yard touchdown pass against UTSA and then a 93-yard TD vs. Old Dominion ... Passed for 176 yards at Tennessee and rushed for a 12-yard touchdown, one of three fourth downs he converted with runs ... Came off the bench against UNH and passed for 169 yards in the second half, including TD passes of 26 and 47 yards ... Season-high 226 yards passing against Old Dominion ... Received the “Head Coach’s Award” following spring practice, when he emerged as the starter. HIGH SCHOOL: Starting quarterback for 2010 Class AAAAA state champion Brookwood High School ... Passed for 2,346 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 60 percent (143of-238) of his passes as a senior ... Added 1,780 yards passing and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Brookwood’s career passing leader with 4,747 yards and 35 touchdowns ... Three-year letterwinner for coach Mark Crews. PERSONAL: Full name is Benjamin Awer McLane IV ... Parents are Angie and Benjie McLane ... Father played football at Auburn and Western Carolina and is an assistant coach at Brookwood High School ... Sister Courtney played tennis at Alabama ... Born May 4, 1992 ... Majoring in education.
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PLAYER PROFILES GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ..................C-A UTC ..................... 7-12 WVU ......................3-5 Jax State ..............0-1 Alabama ..............1-2 ULM ..................10-21 ULL* ................... 7-10
Yds TD Int 164 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 86 0 1 69 0 0
LP Rush 47 1 12 1 0 0 14 0 25 3 25 2
Yds TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 -10 0
LP 1 0 0 0 5 0
TO-TD Sack 165-2 0 21-0 0 0-0 0 14-0 0 84-0 1 59-0 1
2012 ..................C-A SCSU* ................ 7-15 Tenn* ...............18-41 UTSA* ................ 6-14 Richmond*.....16-26 UNH..................10-19 URI* ..................14-25 Villanova* .......21-37 JMU* ................22-37 ODU* ...............13-31 Maine*.............12-29
Yds TD Int 54 0 0 176 0 1 126 1 1 140 1 1 169 2 1 213 2 0 164 1 2 170 1 0 226 1 2 154 1 3
LP Rush 20 7 26 10 84 3 17 4 47 3 36 1 28 4 38 6 93 4 42 8
Yds TD -34 0 -21 1 -36 0 -2 0 0 0 11 0 6 0 -22 0 -28 0 -44 0
LP 8 12 4 2 5 11 11 9 7 4
TO-TD Sack 20-0 5 155-1 3 90-1 1 138-1 0 169-2 0 224-2 0 170-1 1 161-1 3 198-1 3 110-1 4
* Game started
Year ..............G-GS 2012 ................ 10-9 2013 ...................8-1
CAREER STATISTICS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds 139-274 11 .507 1592 28-51 1 .549 354
TD 10 2
LP 93 47
Sack 20 3
Total ..............18-10
167-312
12
93
23
Year ..............Rush Yards 2012 .................... 51 -170 2013 .......................7 -11 Total .................... 58
-181
12
.514
1946
Avg ---
TD 1 0
LP 12 5
Play 325 58
Total 1422 343
TDR 11 2
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1
12
383
1765
13
nathaniel MINOR WR • 6-2, 180 • R-Jr. Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver ... Sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt following a spring knee injury that required reconstructive surgery ... Joined the program as a walk-on in 2011 and then earned a scholarship for 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters. 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic AllConference team ... Caught seven passes for 59 yards ... Had two receptions for 18 yards at Tennessee ... Added two catches for 12 yards versus UTSA ... Also served as the holder on field goals and extra points for the first three games ... Earned the team’s “Hustle Award” for offense following spring practice 2012. 2011: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman ... Played in every game, serving as the holder on field goals and extra points
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... Also earned playing time as a backup wide receiver ... Made five receptions for 33 yards ... Had two catches for 11 yards vs. Murray State ... Longest reception of the season was a 13-yard completion against Old Dominion ... Also had catches against St. Francis and West Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for 2010 Class AAAAA state champion Brookwood High School ... Played wide receiver and free safety for coach Mark Crews ... Also competed for state championship team in track in 2010. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Minor Jr. ... Son of Dodie and Nathaniel Minor ... Born Sept. 10, 1992 in Anchorage, Alaska. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2012 .....................................................................Rec Yds SCSU .................................................................................. 1 9 Tennessee ........................................................................ 2 18 UTSA .................................................................................. 2 12 Richmond......................................................................... 1 12 W&M .................................................................................. 0 0 New Hampshire ............................................................. 0 0 Rhode Island ................................................................... 0 0 Villanova ........................................................................... 0 0 James Madison............................................................... 1 8 Old Dominion ................................................................. 0 0 Maine................................................................................. 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS Year ...................................... G Rec Yards 2011 ......................................... 11 5 33 2012 ......................................... 11 7 59 2013 .............................................. INJURED Total ......................................... 22
12
92
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LP 9 10 9 12 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Avg 6.6 8.4
TD 0 0
LP 13 12
7.7
0
13
gabe MOBLEY OL • 6-2, 275 • Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquit County HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive lineman in the 2014 signing class. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors in Georgia’s largest classification by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... Also claimed honorable mention all-state recognition from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... First-team All-Region 1-AAAAAA ... Helped Colquitt County High School reach the Class AAAAAA state semifinals before falling to eventual champion Norcross ... Played in the GACA Senior All-Star Game following his senior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Gabriel Alexander Mobley (last name pronounced MOB-lee) ... Parents are Bubba and Cathy Mobley ... Born Nov. 18, 1995.
PLAYER PROFILES
davis MOORE
kyler NEAL
OL • 6-4, 300 • R-Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville HS
RB • 5-11, 218 • So. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive line prospect coming off a redshirt year in 2013 ... Worked as a backup at guard in the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-region honors in 8-AAAAA as a senior at Loganville High School .... Added secondteam all-region accolades in 7-AAAA as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Garvin Davis Moore ... Born Oct. 26, 1994 ... Son of Gary and Tiffany Moore.
myles MORRIS CB • 5-8, 172 • R-So. Greensboro, N.C. Smith HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinners at cornerback ... Signed with the Panthers in 2012 and took a redshirt year ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013. 2013: Played in nine games in the secondary and on special teams ... Totalled 18 tackles ... Season-high six hits at UL Monroe ... Had five tackles and a pass breakup vs. Western Kentucky ... Added two tackles each against Troy and Arkansas State. HIGH SCHOOL: Had four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, 76 tackles, two tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... On offense he had 47 receptions for 728 yards and three touchdown catches, along with 26 carries for 252 yards and two scores rushing ... Earned all-conference honors ... Coached by Rodney Brewington at Smith High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Myles Joshua Morris ... Son of Sherrie Shaw and Travis Morris ... Born Aug. 25, 1994.
Year .............. G 2013 ................ 9
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack Int 13-5 18 0-0 0-0 0
PB 1
FR FF BK 0 0 0
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Running back who could grab the starting berth this fall after earning playing time as a true freshman in 2013 ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 and the Dean’s List for spring 2014. 2013: Saw action in 10 games ... Rushed 24 times for 96 yards .... Also caught two passes, including a 28-yard reception in the season finale vs. South Alabama ... Season-high 40 yards on nine carries at Arkansas State ... Added 34 yards yards on just five attempts at UL Monroe, including a season-long 20-yard run ... The bulk of his playing time came over the final five games. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) ... Honorable mention all-state in Class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Offensive Player of the Year in Region 5-AAAAA ... A 1,000-yard rusher for coach Chuck Goddard ... Helped East Paulding High to an undefeated regular season and a No. 10 final ranking in Class AAAAA ... Second-team all-region as a junior (5-AAAA North). PERSONAL: Full name is Stephon Kyler Neal ... Born Aug. 4, 1995 ... Son of Raymond and Stephanie Neal.
Year .......... G Rush 2013 ......... 10 24
Yds 96
CAREER STATISTICS Avg TD LP Rec 4.0 0 20 2
Yds 24
TD 0
LP 20
tyler NEMEC W • 6-0, 200 • R-So. WR SSuwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett HS N
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Reserve at wide receiver who joined the program as a freshman in the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while recovering from a knee injury ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012, spring 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Bob Sphire at North Gwinnett High School ... Honored as Player of
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DL • 6-0, 280 • R-Sr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfield HS / Cumberlands
nate PAXTON DL • 6-1, 245 • R-Jr. Scottdale, Ga. Clarkston HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Hard-working backup on the defensive line ... Appeared in the final four games of 2013 on the kickoff return unit ... Played in one game in 2012 and made one tackle vs. Maine. HIGH SCHOOL: All-county selection as a senior at Clarkston High School, where he played on the offensive and defensive lines ... Chosen for the DeKalb County All-Star Game ... Career-high 15 tackles vs. Cedar Grove ... Also played basketball and threw the shot put and discus for the track team. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Lucien Paxton Jr. ... Son of Nathaniel Sr. and Hnede Paxton ... Born June 30, 1992.
trey PAYNE LB • 6-0, 230 • R-Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside HS
AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup defensive lineman who joined the Panther program in 2012 after two years at the University of the Cumberlands, an NAIA program in Williamsburg, Ky. ... Played in one game in 2013 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013 and spring 2014 semesters and the Dean’s List for the fall 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: All-area and all-region honoree at Southeast Whitfield High School ... All-area in track and field as he won the region in the discus and qualified for the state meet, where he finished seventh ... State qualifier in wrestling. PERSONAL: Full name is Cristian Mario Perez ... Son of Maria and Mario Perez ... Born June 20, 1992 ... Brother Jayro also plays for the Panthers.
jayro PEREZ DL • 6-1, 260 • R-Fr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfield HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising inside linebacker coming off a redshirt year in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class AAAA as a junior ... First-team all-region in 2011 and 2012 ... Three-time All-Middle Georgia pick by the Macon Telegraph ... Finished his senior season with 85 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two interceptions ... Returned a fumble 73 yards for a touchdown in a state playoff game ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Three-year starter for coach Kevin Kinsler at Northside High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Horace George Payne III ... Son of George and Ophelia Payne ... Born Jan. 27, 1995.
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup on the defensive line who joined the program in 2013 and took a redshirt year ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: All-area and all-region honoree at Southeast Whitfield High School ... First-team All-Region 7-AAAA as senior ... Two-time all-area selection by the Dalton Daily Citizen ... Team’s leading tackler as a senior, when he finished with 76 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, three caused fumbles and a fumble recovery ... Made 83 tackles as a junior with 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a sack .... Also earned all-area recognition in track and field. PERSONAL: First name pronounced HI-ro ... Son of Maria and Mario Perez ... Brother Cristian also plays for the Panthers.
PLAYER PROFILES
ronald PETERKIN S • 6-0, 170 • Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Safety prospect in the 2014 signing class. HIGH SCHOOL: Made 35 tackles and one interception as a senior at Stephenson High School ... Played cornerback and safety for coach Ron Gartrell ... Helped Stephenson to a berth in the state playoffs. PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Tyrone Peterkin ... Parents are Ronald and Traunder Peterkin ... Born Nov. 29, 1995.
joseph PETERSON LB • 6-0, 220 • Jr. Dothan, Ala. Dothan HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference linebacker and the Panthers’ leading tackler the last two seasons ... Ranks second in GSU history with 168 career tackles, an average of 7.6 per game ... Elected a permanent team captain for 2013 ... Preseason secondteam All-Sun Belt Conference by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview ... Changed to jersey No. 6 for 2014 after wearing No. 44 his first two years. 2013: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference ... Also made the all-conference third team selected by College Sports Madness ...... Starting inside linebacker who led the team in tackles with 103, a GSU single-season record ... Third in the Sun Belt in tackles per game (9.4) ... Tied the GSU single-game record with 16 tackles vs. Troy (2013) ... Finished the season with four straight games in double-figure tackles .. Enjoyed the most productive game of his career against ULL with 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks ... Made 13 tackles at Arkansas State and 11 vs. South Alabama ... Opened the 2013 season with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Samford ... Made seven tackles with a tackle for loss at top-ranked Alabama. 2012: Earned a starting berth at inside linebacker as a true freshman and finished as the Panthers’ leading tackler with 65, along with two forced fumbles ... Made his debut against South
Carolina State and was GSU’s second-leading tackler in the game with eight hits, including one tackle for loss ... Season-high 10 tackles versus UTSA ... Served as a game captain at Tennessee in his second college game and made nine tackles ... Also had nine tackles with two tackles for loss versus Old Dominion ... Added seven tackles vs. New Hampshire and six at Rhode Island HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class 6A by the Alabama Sportswriters Association ... Super 12 selection by the Dothan Eagle ... Played for coach Kevin White at Dothan High School ... Made 112 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and four sacks ... On offense, he ran for 669 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Chosen to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Samford ........... 6-1 7 0 1-3 0 0 UTC .................... 5-2 7 0 0 0 0 WVU ......................... DNP Jax State........... 6-1 7 0 0 0 0 Alabama .......... 3-4 7 0 1-2 0 0 Troy ................... 9-7 16 0 0 0 0 Texas St ............ 4-3 7 0 1-3 0 0 ULM ................... 4-2 6 0 0 0 0 WKU .................. 6-4 10 0 0 0 0 ULL .................... 7-5 12 2-11 2.5-12 0 0 Arkansas St ..... 4-9 13 0 0 0 0 USA.................... 8-3 11 0 0.5-0 0 0 2012 ............ UA-A Total SCSU ................. 6-2 8 Tennessee ....... 5-4 9 UTSA ................. 7-3 10 Richmond........ 1-0 1 W&M ................. 0-1 1 UNH................... 5-2 7 URI ..................... 3-3 6 Villanova .......... 2-3 5 JMU ................... 0-1 1 ODU .................. 9-0 9 Maine................ 2-6 8
Year .............. G 2012 ..............11 2013 ..............11
Sack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TFL 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-5 0
FF 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack Int 40-25 65 3-6 0 0 62-41 103 6-20 2-11 0
Total ..............22 102-66
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9-26
2-11
0
Int 0 0
PB 1 0
Blk 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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malik RICKS LB • 6-1, 230 • Fr. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: 2014 signee at linebacker who brings good size and skills. HIGH SCHOOL: Collected 35 tackles with 10 tackles for loss ... Played for coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High School ... Helped Stephenson to a berth in the state playoffs. PERSONAL: Full name is Malik Sherrod Ricks ... Parents are Wayne and Micha Ricks ... Born Feb. 3, 1996.
jarrell ROBINSON LB • 6-2, 215 • R-Sr. Portal, Ga. Portal HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Three-year letterwinner at linebacker ... 2013 season was cut short by a shoulder injury ... Has 96 career tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, and two interceptions ... Ranks fifth in GSU history in career tackles for loss ... Signed with the Panthers in 2010 and took a redshirt year during the inaugural season ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 semester. 2013: Starter at inside linebacker who suffered a shoulder injury against ULM and underwent season-ending shoulder surgery ... Made 33 tackles in eight games ... Had 4.5 tackles for loss while sharing the team lead with two sacks ... Career-high eight tackles at No. 1 Alabama ... Grabbed an interception against Troy, along with six tackles and one tackle for loss ... Had four tackles with two tackles for loss at West Virginia, including a 4th-down sack at the GSU 25-yard line ... Added a sack and a pass breakup against Jacksonville State. 2012: Started four games at inside linebacker ... Collected 41 tackles with four tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and three pass breakups ... Career-high seven tackles with one tackle for loss versus UTSA ... Had six tackles and a sack versus Old Dominion ... Added six tackles at Rhode Island and five tackles each at Tennessee and William & Mary ... Broke up passes against Richmond, New Hampshire and James Madison. 2011: Collected 22 tackles with four tackles for loss and
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two pass breakups ... Played in nine games, including one start (SC State) ... Top game was against Murray State, when he had a season-high five tackles with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... Added four tackles against Clark Atlanta and Houston ... Broke up a pass against Old Dominion ... Three hits with a TFL against West Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (3-A) linebacker at Portal High School ... Collected 110 tackles with four sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles ... Honorable mention allregion as a junior, when he was named his team’s best linebacker and defensive MVP ... Added 94 tackles and three sacks as a junior ... Named to the Super 11 team by WTOC-TV ... Played for coach Justin Chester ... Outstanding student who hopes to attend medical school ... Principal’s Honor Roll ... Member of Future Business Leaders of America ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Jarrell Lamont Robinson ... Born May 28, 1992 ... Parents are LeAnne and John Robinson.
Year ........... G 2011 .............9 2012 .......... 11 2013 .............8
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 13-9 22 3.5-9 0-0 27-14 41 4-9 1-1 18-15 33 4.5-24 2-14
Total .......... 29
58-38
96
12-42
3-15
Int 0 1-3 1-9
PB 2 2 1
FR 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0
2-12
5
0
0
PB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Samford ........... 2-3 5 1-3 1-3 0 0 UTC .................... 8-2 10 0 0 0 0 WVU .................. 2-2 4 1-10 2-16 0 0 Jax State........... 2-1 3 1-4 1-4 0 0 Alabama .......... 2-6 8 0 0 0 0 Troy ................... 5-1 6 0 1-3 0 0 Texas St ............ 2-1 3 0 0.5-1 0 0 ULM ................... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 ................ UA-A Total SCSU ......................3-1 4 Tennessee ............1-4 5 UTSA ......................6-1 7 Richmond.............1-0 1 W&M ......................3-2 5 UNH........................2-0 2 URI ..........................3-3 6 Villanova ...............2-0 2 JMU ........................1-2 3 ODU .......................5-1 6 Maine.....................0-0 0
Sack TFL 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5-5 1-1 1-1 0 0
2011 .................. UA-A Total Sack Clark Atlanta.......... 3-2 5 0 Old Dominion ....... 3-2 5 0 Jax State.................. 2-0 2 0 Houston .................. 0-1 1 0 Murray ..................... 2-0 2 1-10 SC State ................... 1-2 3 0 South Alabama..... 0-1 1 0 UTSA ........................ 2-1 3 0 St. Francis ............... 1-1 2 0 West Alabama....... 2-1 3 0 Campbell ................ 2-2 4 1-4
TFL 2-3 1-1 0 0 1-10 0 0 0 0 0 1-4
FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 1-9 0 0
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0 0 0
PB 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PB Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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joel RUIZ
keith RUCKER TE • 6-3, 235 • So. Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented tight end who earned a starting berth as a true freshman ... Enters his sophomore season with preseason All-Sun Belt recognition from Athlon (third team) and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (fourth team). 2013: GSU’s fifth-leading receiver with 14 catches for 232 yards, an average of 16.6 yards per catch ... Enjoyed a breakout game against UL-Lafayette with six catches for 121 yards. Scored his first touchdown on a 42-yard reception with just 14 seconds left in the first half ... Had catches of 17 and 15 yards at Texas State ... Added two receptions for 27 yards vs. Jacksonville State ... Finished the season with eight catches for 154 yards over the final three games. HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Moeller High School to the 2012 Ohio Division I state championship ... Coached by John Rodenberg ... Played in a run-oriented offense but had seven catches for 181 yards and one touchdown as a senior ... Caught four touchdowns as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Full name is Keith Vernard Rucker Jr. ... Born Feb. 17, 1995 ... Son of Keith Rucker Sr., and Mary Galli ... Father played in the NFL from 1992-97 with five different teams. CAREER STATISTICS Year ........................................................ G Rec Yds 2013 ............................................................. 11 14 232 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ........................................Rec Yds TD LP Samford ............................................1 8 0 8 UTC.....................................................1 11 0 11 WVU ...................................................2 27 0 19 Jax State ...........................................0 0 0 0 Alabama ............................................. DNP - INJURED Troy ....................................................0 0 0 0 Texas State.......................................2 32 0 17 ULM....................................................0 0 0 0 ULL .....................................................6 121 1 42 Arkansas State................................1 13 0 13 South Alabama ..............................1 20 0 20
Avg 16.6
TD 1
LP 42
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TE • 6-4, 240 • R-Jr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County HS/Presbyterian
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Expected to be a key contributor at tight end after sitting out the 2013 season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules ... Enrolled at Georgia State for the spring 2013 semester after transferring from Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. AT PRESBYTERIAN: Played two seasons at Presbyterian ... In 10 games in 2012, he had eight receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown, along with 13 rushes for 49 yards and one score on the ground ... Played in 11 games as a freshman in 2011, finishing with eight receptions for 100 yards. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Camden County High School ... Played quarterback for coach Jeff Herron and was part of back-to-back state championship teams in 2008 and 2009 ... Second-team all-region as a junior ... Passed for 652 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 149 yards and two scores as a senior ... Added 379 yards passing with seven touchdowns, along with three rushing touchdowns as a junior ... Earned the team’s “Champions in Life” award. PERSONAL: Full name is Felix Joel Ruiz but goes by Joel, pronounced jo-ELL ... Born March 24, 1993 ... Son of Felix and Lilia Ruiz.
Year ...............G Rush 2011 * ............11 0 2012 * ............. 10 13 Total ................ 21
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CAREER STATISTICS Yds TD LP Rec 0 0 0 8 49 1 NA 8 49
1
NA
16
Yds 100 71
TD 0 1
LP 23 NA
171
1
NA
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mark RUSKELL
michael SHAW
C • 6-3, 286 • R-So. Duluth, Ga. Duluth HS
LB • 6-4, 210 • Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Lanier HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup offensive lineman who was injured for much of the 2013 season as he recovered from an ankle injury sustained in spring practice ... Played in just one game ... Redshirted in 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012, spring 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: Third-team all-county selection by the Gwinnett Daily Post ... First-team All-Region 7-AAAAA ... Chosen for the Rivalries of Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Two-way lineman for coach Corey Jarvis at Duluth High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Mark Thomas Ruskell ... Son of Jean and Richard Ruskell ... Born June 4, 1994 ... Nephew of long-time NFL scout and executive Tim Ruskell, former Atlanta Falcons’ Assistant General Manager who later served as the Seattle Seahawks’ President of Football Operations.
emiere SCAIFE QB • 6-2, 218 • Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Mallard Creek HS
AT GEORGIA STATE: Incoming freshman linebacker who was one of the leading tacklers in football hotbed Gwinnett County. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... Earned preseason all-state recognition from Georgia High School Football Daily ... Made 170 tackles, which included 130 solo tackles, as a senior at Lanier High School ... Collected 14 tackles for loss, 10 hurries, three sacks, three caused fumbles and one interception. … Single-game high of 23 tackles, which he achieved twice ... First-team All-Region 8-AAAA ... Second-team all-county by the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Played in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Helped Lanier qualify for the state playoffs ... Played outside linebacker as a junior and had 46 tackles and two sacks ... Coached by Billy Wells. PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Edward Shaw ... Born May 22, 1996 ... Parents are Derrick and Rosie Shaw.
nate SIMON
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented incoming freshman who is expected to compete for playing time at quarterback ... Georgia State’s first left-handed quarterback. HIGH SCHOOL: Comes from nationally-ranked program at Mallard Creek High School, which won North Carolina’s 4-AA state title in 2013 ... Missed much of his senior season due to injury ... Passed for more than 2,500 yards and 26 touchdowns while rushing for 400 yards as a junior, when he led Mallard Creek to the state semifinals. PERSONAL: Emiere Scaife (eh-MEER SKAFE) was born Feb. 12, 1996 ... Son of Myaneka Green.
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S • 6-1, 195 • Jr. Compton, Calif. Lakewood HS / Golden West College
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college safety who is expected to make an immediate impact and contend for a starting berth. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Credited with 65 tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery as a sophomore at Golden West College … Added 40 tackles, three pass breakups and three forced fumbles as a freshman ... Helped Golden West to a 9-2 record in 2013 and a berth in the Southern California Bowl … Played at Lakewood (Calif.) High School, where he was all-league. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Jefferson-Simon ... Son on Jerome Simon and Ivy Jefferson ... Born June 2, 1993.
PLAYER PROFILES
duvall SMITH
jerome SMITH
RB • 5-10, 208 • R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell HS
CB • 5-10, 165 • Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup who adds depth at running back ... Played in five games off the bench in 2013 ... Carried the ball three times for nine yards and caught passes for 14 yards, all in the season opener against Samford ... Joined the program in 2011 but did not see any game action in 2011 or 2012 ... Spent the 2010 season at North Carolina Central but took a redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Leo Barker at Roswell High School ... Rushed for 1,250 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Duvall Lanell Smith ... Born June 9, 1992 ... Parents are Marlo and Frances Smith.
Year .......... G Rush 2013 ............5 3
CAREER STATISTICS Yds Avg TD LP Rec 9 3.0 0 8 2
Yds 14
TD 0
AT GEORGIA STATE: Cornerback prospect in the 2014 signing class. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Corey Jarvis at Atlanta’s Benjamin E. Mays High School ... Two-time allarea selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Earned firstteam all-region honors (6-AAAAA) as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Jerome Robert Smith ... Born Aug. 7, 1995 ... Parents are Jerome and Nina Smith.
jameel SPENCER
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glenn SMITH WR • 6-1, 185 • Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile freshman who projects as a wide receiver but also played quarterback in high school. HIGH SCHOOL: Player of the Year in Region 2-AAAAA .... Honorable mention all-state selection by both the Atlanta JournalConstitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association ... First-team All-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph ... Rushed for 1,118 yards and 11 touchdowns and caught 33 passes for 402 yards and five touchdowns as a senior at Northside-Warner Robins High School ... Primarily a quarterback as a junior, when he passed for 1,010 yards and 13 touchdowns while completing 58 percent of his passes and was team’s third-leading rusher with 905 yards and eight touchdowns ... Team only lost five games in three seasons. PERSONAL: Full name is Glenn Neal Smith Jr. ... Born Dec. 28, 1995 ... Son of Glenn and Suzette Smith.
AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at inside linebacker who earned playing time as a true freshman in 2013 ... Credited with nine tackles on the season ... Season-high five tackles with a tackle for loss against Chattanooga ... Added three tackles at UL Monroe. HIGH SCHOOL: Linebacker prospect who was a first-team all-region selection in 6-AAA ... Team captain and Defensive MVP as a senior at Woodward Academy ... Made 19 tackles in a playoff loss to Burke County ... Coached by John Hunt ... Also a track and field standout who finished second in the state in the discus and seventh in the shot put as a senior ... Qualified for state meet in the discus three straight years. PERSONAL: Full name is Jameel Rashaad Spencer ... Parents are Devon Spencer and Jasmine Jeffers ... Born Jan. 3, 1995.
Year ............... G 2013 ..................9
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 7-2 9 1-1 0-0
Int 0
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marcus STETZER
alex STOEHR
DL • 6-0, 255 • R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw HS
OL • 6-2, 300 • Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran backup defensive lineman who did not see any game action in 2013 ... Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Inaugural team member in 2010, when he took a redshirt year ... Joined the team in Sept. 2010 after participating in a tryout session ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2011 and fall 2013 semesters, the President’s List for the fall 2011, signifying a semester GPA of 4.0 or higher, and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2012 and spring 2014. 2012: Played in 10 games as backup on the interior defensive line ... Credited with 20 tackles including four tackles for loss ... Career-high five tackles with one tackle for loss in season finale at Maine ... Four tackles with one TFL at Richmond ... Also had tackles for loss against UTSA and Villanova. 2011: Saw action in four games in 2011 ... Credited with one tackle against St. Francis. HIGH SCHOOL: Played inside linebacker and defensive end at Shaw High School, where he was coached by Jaime Fox ... Received the team’s Scholar Athlete Award for 2009 ... Member of the Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Quill and Scroll, Spanish Honor Society, Leadership Council, Skills USA, and president of the National Honor Society ... Also played basketball and was a twoyear starter in soccer. PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus A. Stetzer ... Born April 30, 1992 ... Son of Diane and Michael Stetzer.
Year ............... G 2011 ..................4 2012 ............... 10 2013 ..................0
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 0-1 1 0 0 10-10 20 4-8 0 0-0 0 0 0
Total ............... 14
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Int 0 0 0
PB 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0
0
0
0
0
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive lineman who enrolled for the 2014 spring semester ... Made an impression with a strong spring and could earn starting berth at right guard ... Originally signed as part of the 2013 recruiting class but suffered a knee injury ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state selection ... Named firstteam all-state in Georgia’s largest classification (Class AAAAAA) by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2012 ... Added second-team honors in 2011 ... First-team all-area ... Rated among the top 200 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports ... Three-year starter had a 92 percent blocking grade with 25 pancakes and 20 knockdowns in 2012 ... Two-time all-region and two-time first-team all-county (Gwinnett Daily Post) ... Chosen for the GACA North-South AllStar Game, played in December in Columbus. PERSONAL: Alex Stoehr (pronounced STORE) was born Jan. 25, 1995 ... Parents are Felix and Denise Stoehr.
tanner STRICKLAND DE • 6-3, 270 • R-So. Zebulon, Ga. Pike County HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup on the defensive line ... Played in eight games off the bench as a redshirt freshman in 2013 ... Credited with six tackles on the season ... Made two tackles with a tackle for loss against Chattanooga ... Added two tackles each against ULM and WKU ... Signed with the Panthers in 2012 and took a redshirt year that fall ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker and offensive line for coach Mac McMillan at Pike County High School ... Chosen for the Great Divide Game (East-West all-stars) in Macon, Ga. PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner Brooks Strickland ... Son of Maggie and Ken Strickland ... Born April 9, 1994 ... Father played professional baseball in Detroit Tigers organization, and brother Hunter now plays in San Francisco Giants organization.
PLAYER PROFILES Year ............... G 2013 ..................8
CAREER STATISTICS UA-A Total TFL Sack 4-2 6 1-3 0
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
chandon SULLIVAN CB • 5-11, 180 • Fr. Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Incoming freshman who was a two-way standout in high school but projects as a cornerback. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team All-Region 8-AAAAA at both cornerback and running back as a senior at Winder-Barrow High School ... All-area by the Athens Banner-Herald ... Northeast Georgia FCA Scholar-Athlete ... Collected over 1,100 all-purpose yards and scored 10 touchdowns as a senior ... Coached by David Wagner ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Chandon Lamar Sullivan ... Born Aug. 7, 1996 ... Parents are Dexter and Janice Sullivan.
avery SWEETING WR • 5-8, 160 • Jr. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Wide receiver with good speed ... Has 12 catches for 141 yards in two seasons ... Member of 2012 signing class. 2013: Played in five games ... Caught nine passes for 120 yards ... Most of his production came against Western Kentucky when he caught five passes for 71 yards, highlighted by a 19-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard reception ... Added three catches for 36 yards at Alabama and a 13-yard reception vs. Troy. 2012: Caught three passes for 21 yards ... Returned six kickoffs for 101 yards ... Made two catches for 18 yards against Richmond ... Had a 3-yard reception and a 7-yard rush at Tennessee ... Added a 5-yard rush against Villanova ... Longest kickoff return was a 23-yarder against New Hampshire. HIGH SCHOOL: All-area selection by the Brunswick News ... All-region as a junior ... Totalled 1,100 all-purpose yards and
scored eight touchdowns ... Had five career touchdown returns, including two as a senior ... Coached by Victor Floyd at Brunswick High School ... Qualified for the state track meet in the 100 meters and 200 meters as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Avery Rodriguez Sweeting Jr. ... Son of Avery Sweeting and Joycelyn Fuller ... Born Sept. 28, 1993.
Year ........... G 2012 .............8 2013 .............5 Total .......... 13 Year ........... G 2012 .............8 2013 .............5 Total .......... 13
CAREER STATISTICS Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rush 3 21 7.0 0 13 2 9 120 13.3 1 32 0 12 141 11.8
1 32
2
Yds 12 0 12
Avg TD 6.0 0 0 0 6.0
0
LP 7 0 7
KOR Yds Avg TD LP 6 101 16.8 0 23 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 101 16.8
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bill TEKNIPP TE • 6-4, 235 • R-Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned playing time as a true freshman as one of the Panthers’ primary tight ends but suffered a season-ending knee injury ... Played in the first three games of 2013 before undergoing surgery ... Qualified for a medical redshirt year ... Named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester ... Earned GSU’s highest academic honor with selection to the President’s List (4.0 semester GPA) for the spring 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: All-Metro by the Atlanta JournalConstitution in 2011,when he had 45 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns ... Added 40 catches for 550 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2012 ... Two-time All-Southern Crescent selection by the Henry Daily Herald ... All-region ... Coached by his uncle, Joe Teknipp, at Eagle’s Landing High School ... Graduated No. 5 in his class. PERSONAL: Full name is William Philip Teknipp ... Son of Phil and Janet Teknipp ... Born Sept. 22, 1994 ... Brother Jim played tight end for Sun Belt Conference foe Troy, finishing his career in 2013 ... Sister Lauren plays volleyball at Georgia.
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sebastian WILLER T • 6-5, 275 • R-Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Moves to the offensive line after playing tight end during a redshirt year in 2013 ... Worked as a backup at tackle in the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Played offense and defense at Calhoun High School ... Second-team all-area by the Rome News-Tribune following his senior season ... Helped Calhoun win Class AA state title in 2011 ... Named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press preseason “Dynamite Dozen” before the 2012 season ... Coached by Hal Lamb ... Participated in track for the first time as a senior and won Class AA state titles in the discus (150-03) and shot put (51-0.250). PERSONAL: Sebastian Willer was born March 2, 1994 ... Son of Michael and Christine Willer ... Native of Germany who moved with his family to the U.S. before his junior year of high school.
bryan WILLIAMS S • 6-3, 200 • R-So. Miramar, Fla. Miramar HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Worked at safety in the spring, moving from outside linebacker ... Sat out the 2013 season with a back injury. 2012: Member of 2012 signing class who earned playing time as a true freshman at outside linebacker ... Played in the final eight games of the season, including a start at William & Mary ... Credited with five tackles ... Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team. HIGH SCHOOL: Standout linebacker for coach Damon Cogdell at Miramar High School ... Helped Miramar to a 13-1 record and a berth in the state title game in the Class 8A ... Caused a fumble in the championship game against Tampa Plant ... Totalled 43 tackles, including 33 solo hits, as senior, along with two fumble recoveries, an interception and one touchdown. PERSONAL: Brother of former GSU tight end Arthur Williams, who played two seasons (2010-11) for the Panthers ... Son of Rita and Arthur Williams ... Born April 20, 1994.
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CAREER STATISTICS Year ............... G UA-A Total TFL Sack 2012 ..................8 4-1 5 0 0 2013 .................... INJURED
Int 0
PB 0
FR 0
FF 0
steve WOLGAMOTT T • 6-6, 315 • Jr. Maize, Kan. Maize HS / Butler CC
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive lineman from junior college power Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan. ... Enrolled for the spring 2014 semester ... Worked as the starting right tackle in spring practice. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Butler to a 9-2 record and a No. 6 national ranking in the final NJCAA poll in 2013 … Part of an 11-1 team ranked No. 2 nationally as a freshman in 2012 … Coached by Troy Morrell … Two-sport athlete at Maize High School, where he also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Wolgamott (pronounced WOLE-ga-mott)... Born Nov. 13, 1992 ... Son of Marc and Lois Wolgamott.
sheldon WYNN S • 6-1, 210 • Jr. Miami, Fla. G. Holmes Braddock HS / Hartnell College
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college defender from Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif.. who is expected to contribute immediately ... Could play safety or outside linebacker. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-conference selection at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif. ... Team’s third-leading tackler with 63 hits in 11 games ... Collected eight tackles for loss, five pass breakups and a fumble recovery ... Blocked two kicks ... Part of a defense that led conference in scoring defense and total defense ... Attended G. Holmes Braddock High School in Miami, Fla., where he was All-Dade County. PERSONAL: Full name is Sheldon Wynn ... Born Nov. 21, 1991.
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ladarion YOUNG
G-C • 6-3, 285 • R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays HS
S • 6-1, 185 • R-So. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Catholic HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year starter on the offensive line ... Primarily a guard but has also started at center ... Has 21 career starts ... Signed with the Panthers in 2010 ... Only remaining team member who played in games during the inaugural season of 2010. 2013: Began the season as the Panthers’ starting left guard but finished as the starting center ... Started the first six games at left guard before sitting out the Texas State game due to injury ... Returned the following game at ULM, when he did not start but entered the game at center after injuries to starter Ronald Martin and backup Mark Ruskell ... Was the fifth different center the Panthers used in 2013 ... Remained at center and started the final four games there. 2012: Started every game at left guard, rarely coming out of the game ... Moved into the starting lineup after a redshirt year in 2011. 2010: Earned playing time as a true freshman as a backup center ... Played in four games during the inaugural season, relieving starter Ben Jacoby at center ... Saw action in wins over Morehead State, Savannah State and Lamar as well as the game at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state offensive lineman in Class AAAA by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press ... First-team all-region (5-AAAA) and first-team allarea for the Atlanta Public Schools ... Also an all-region selection as a junior ... Played at Mays High School ... Participated in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game in Columbus, Ga., following his senior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Wynn Jr. ... Son of of Heteria and Tim Wynn ... Born Nov. 18, 1991.
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at safety ... Redshirted in 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. 2013: Played in 11 games in 2013, including four starts ... Collected 22 tackles on the season ... Career-high six tackles against UL Lafayette ... Added five tackles against Western Kentucky and four versus UL Monroe ... Made three tackles at West Virginia. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state selection in Class 3A ... No. 34 prospect on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Panhandle Super 60 ... Coached by Greg Seibert at Pensacola Catholic High School ... Chosen for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) North-South All-Star Football Classic in Sebring, Fla. PERSONAL: Full name is LaDarion Lavonta Young ... Son of Shaunda and Charles Young ... Born Oct. 24, 1994.
daniel ZEIGLER LS • 6-5, 240 • R-Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett HS
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AT GEORGIA STATE: Signee from 2013 class coming off a redshirt season ... Former offensive lineman now focusing on longsnapping. HIGH SCHOOL: Lineman from South Gwinnett High School who was an honorable mention all-county selection by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett ... Chosen to play in the Rivalries of Gwinnett all-star game ... Earned a 94 percent blocking grade as a senior ... Three-year letterman ... Coached by John Small. PERSONAL: Daniel Zeigler was born Nov. 11, 1994 ... Son of Jim and Tammie Zeigler.
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2013 STATISTICS 2013 Record: 0-12 Overall, 0-7 Sun Belt (Home: 0-7 • Away: 0-5) Date Aug. 30, 2013 Sept. 7, 2013 Sept. 14, 2013 Sept. 21, 2013 Oct. 5, 2013 Oct. 12, 2013 Oct. 19, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013 Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 16, 2013 Nov. 23, 2013 Nov. 30, 2013 TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp - Att - Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards Kick Return Average PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards Punt Return Average
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OPPONENT [Rank] ................................. Result SAMFORD...................................................... L 21-31 CHATTANOOGA........................................... L 14-42 at West Virginia............................................ L 7-41 JACKSONVILLE STATE .......................(OT) L 26-32 at Alabama [1/1] ........................................ L 3-45 TROY .............................................................. L 28-35 at Texas State .............................................. L 17-24 at UL Monroe .............................................. L 10-38 WESTERN KENTUCKY ................................. L 28-44 UL LAFAYETTE .............................................. L 21-35 at Arkansas State ........................................ L 33-35 SOUTH ALABAMA ....................................... L 17-38 GSU 225 18.8 208 63 122 23 1227 1522 295 364 3.4 102.2 9 3036 218-430-12 7.1 13.9 253.0 18 4263 794 5.4 355.2 58-1160 20.0 16-142 8.9
OPP 440 36.7 278 135 132 11 2655 2839 184 542 4.9 221.2 28 2943 223-346-6 8.5 13.2 245.2 27 5598 888 6.3 466.5 32-703 22.0 13-199 15.3
Record 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-5 0-6 0-7 0-8 0-9 0-10 0-11 0-12
TEAM STATISTICS INT RETURNS: #-Yards Interception Return Average FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES Red Zone Touchdowns PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Score by Quarters ...........1st Georgia State .......................47 Opponents ........................ 125
Attendance 17,606 14,952 57,440 15,425 101,254 17,732 15,684 11,357 15,212 14,415 18,512 13,697
GSU 6-16 2.7 22-11 77-569 47.4 82-3344 40.8 36.4 27:58 60/181 33% 9/20 45% 11-55 0 29 8-12 2-4 (21-27) 78% (16-27) 59% (27-28) 96% 109039 7/15,577 2nd 41 106
3rd 59 100
4th 78 103
OPP 12-155 12.9 16-10 51-498 41.5 52-2078 40.0 36.1 32:02 88/175 50% 6/16 38% 32-189 0 59 10-16 0-0 (46-53) 87% (39-53) 74% (56-57) 98% 204,247 5/40,849 OT 0 6
Total 225 440
2013 STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing
gp
Evans, Travis Jean-Bart, Jonathan Wilson, Albert Bell, Ronnie Neal, Kyler Hill, Kelton Jeppesen, Sean Howse, Gerald Lee, Parris Hubbard, Matt Smith, Duvall McLane, Ben Team Total Opponents
10 115 434 29 405 3.5 3 9 71 282 13 269 3.8 1 12 24 261 10 251 10.5 1 12 80 297 184 113 1.4 3 10 24 101 5 96 4.0 0 11 5 41 9 32 6.4 0 12 10 31 0 31 3.1 1 2 14 29 0 29 2.1 0 10 6 19 6 13 2.2 0 12 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 5 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 8 7 6 17 -11 -1.6 0 4 4 0 22 -22 -5.5 0 12 364 1522 295 1227 3.4 9 12 542 2839 184 2655 4.9 28
Passing
gp
Bell, Ronnie McLane, Ben Hill, Kelton Total Opponents
12 8 11 12 12
att
gain loss
effic comp-att-int
net avg td
pct
lg avg/g
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
65 32 80 22 20 23 18 6 10 12 8 5 0 80 69
Wilson, Albert Scott, C.J. Total Opponents
15 1 16 13
125 17 142 199
0 1 1 1
62 3 62 46
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
lg
McClendon, Brent Matthews, Demarius Singleton, Kail Robinson, Jarrell Batiste, Tarris Total Opponents
2 1 1 1 1 6 12
7 0 0 9 0 16 155
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 0 0 9 0 9 33
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
Wilson, Albert Hill, Kelton Evans, Travis Lee, Parris Kelly, John Total Opponents
31 730 23.5 18 306 17.0 7 106 15.1 1 12 12.0 1 6 6.0 58 1160 20.0 32 703 22.0 no.
yds td
115.10 188-375-11 50.1 2573 15 122.23 28-51-1 54.9 354 2 361.40 2-4-0 50.0 109 1 118.24 218-430-12 50.7 3036 18 158.18 223-346-6 64.5 2943 27 no.
40.5 29.9 20.9 9.4 9.6 2.9 2.6 14.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 -1.4 -5.5 102.2 221.2 lg avg/g
80 47 70 80 80
214.4 44.2 9.9 253.0 245.2
Receiving
gp
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
Fumble Returns
Wilson, Albert Davis, Robert Hill, Kelton Williams, Danny Rucker, Keith Lee, Parris Evans, Travis Sweeting, Avery Blair, Lynquez Jeppesen, Sean Jean-Bart, Jonathan Neal, Kyler Smith, Duvall Bell, Ronnie John, Ulrick Wynn, Tim Yates, Cade Total Opponents
12 71 1177 12 44 711 11 20 196 12 17 244 11 14 232 10 11 87 10 10 83 5 9 120 9 6 44 12 5 53 9 3 35 10 2 24 5 2 14 12 1 6 11 1 5 11 1 3 6 1 2 12 218 3036 12 223 2943
16.6 16.2 9.8 14.4 16.6 7.9 8.3 13.3 7.3 10.6 11.7 12.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 13.9 13.2
8 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 27
75 80 30 40 42 16 33 32 11 17 26 28 9 6 5 3 2 80 80
Ferguson, Robert Total Opponents
98.1 59.2 17.8 20.3 21.1 8.7 8.3 24.0 4.9 4.4 3.9 2.4 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 253.0 245.2
1 1 4
8.3 17.0 8.9 15.3 3.5 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 2.7 12.9
0 71 0 28 0 25 0 12 0 6 0 71 1 100
yds avg td
88 88.0 88 88.0 83 20.8
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2013 STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Scoring
td
Wilson, Albert Lutz, Wil Hill, Kelton Davis, Robert Evans, Travis Bell, Ronnie Jean-Bart, Jonathan Jeppesen, Sean Sweeting, Avery Rucker, Keith Scott, C.J. Ferguson, Robert Hubbard, Matt Total Opponents
9 - 8-12 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 29 8-12 59 10-16
Field Goals
fg
Lutz, Wil
fg
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
kick
25-26 2-2 27-28 56-57
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- - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - 0-1 - 0-1
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
8-12 66.7 1-1
2-3
3-3
1-2
1-3
FG Sequence
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Opponents
Samford Chattanooga West Virginia Jacksonville State Alabama Troy Texas State Louisiana-Monroe Western Kentucky Louisiana Arkansas State South Alabama
(39),50,(26),42 (53) 26 (19) (25) (40),(35) (33),50
39,(48) (42),53,(23) 26,(29),(34) (27),30 (20) (36) (40) 37 44 (42)
pts
Wilson, Albert Davis, Robert Evans, Travis Hill, Kelton Jean-Bart, Jonat Williams, Danny Rucker, Keith Sweeting, Avery Neal, Kyler Bell, Ronnie
g
12 12 10 11 9 12 11 5 10 12
rush
rcv
pr
kr
251 1177 0 711 405 83 32 196 269 35 0 244 0 232 0 120 96 24 113 6
125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
730 0 106 306 0 0 0 0 0 0
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g plays
rush pass
total avg/g
Bell, Ronnie Evans, Travis McLane, Ben Jean-Bart, Jonathan Wilson, Albert Hill, Kelton Neal, Kyler Jeppesen, Sean Howse, Gerald Lee, Parris Hubbard, Matt Smith, Duvall Team Total Opponents
12 10 8 9 12 11 10 12 2 10 12 5 4 12 12
lg blk
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
53
Hubbard, Matt Team Miller, David Total Opponents
78 3278 2 11 2 55 82 3344 52 2078
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
Lutz, Wil Hubbard, Matt Total Opponents
41 2258 3 154 44 2412 80 4933
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
All Purpose
Total Offense
- 54 - 49 - 24 - 24 - 18 - 18 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 - 225 - 440
total avg/g
0 2283 190.2 0 711 59.2 0 594 59.4 0 534 48.5 0 304 33.8 0 244 20.3 0 232 21.1 0 120 24.0 0 120 12.0 0 119 9.9
0
455 113 2573 2686 223.8 115 405 0 405 40.5 58 -11 354 343 42.9 71 269 0 269 29.9 24 251 0 251 20.9 9 32 109 141 12.8 24 96 0 96 9.6 10 31 0 31 2.6 14 29 0 29 14.5 6 13 0 13 1.3 1 12 0 12 1.0 3 9 0 9 1.8 4 -22 0 -22 -5.5 794 1227 3036 4263 355.2 888 2655 2943 5598 466.5
42.0 5.5 27.5 40.8 40.0
80 11 32 80 63
55.1 10 51.3 0 54.8 10 61.7 22
8 30 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 30 16 12 3 18 27 7
2 0 0 2 2
net ydln
1 0 1 22.0 33.2 0 20.0 40.3
31 24
2013 STATISTICS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS ## 44 3 10 92 9 75 5 12 29 24 43 46 85 20 32 35 33 47 1 97 38 37 52 2 26 53 55 1K 99 91 23 96 45 80 56 79 17 22 8 49 54 18 48 TM 31
Defensive Leaders
gp
ua
Peterson, Joseph Batiste, Tarris Ferguson, Robert Agnew, Theo McClendon, Brent Woodard, Terrance Matthews, Demarius Jordan, Arington Stewart, Rashad Singleton, Kail Cheridor, Mackendy Robinson, Jarrell Lawrence, Shawayne Young, Ladarion McKay, Allen Myles, Morris Dallas, Kight Jeppesen, Sean Anthony, Nate Lawrence, Jalen Spencer, Jameel Hill, Trent Jones, Tevin Wilson, Albert Ransby, Jamal Strickland, Tanner Hopson, Carnell Haywood, Spencer King, Melvin Delic, Nermin Dowling, Robert Lutz, Wil Rucker, Keith Sweeting, Avery John, Ulrick King, Grant Williams, Danny Jean-Bart, Jonathan Giles, Jordan Hubbard, Matt McQueen, Scott Bell, Ronnie Scott, C.J. Team Crocker, Dontavis Total Opponents
11 12 12 11 12 12 12 10 10 8 12 8 11 11 9 9 5 12 12 12 9 7 11 12 9 8 11 5 10 3 7 11 11 5 11 7 12 9 11 12 12 12 10 4 6 12 12
62 48 35 34 42 27 31 33 32 29 20 18 13 15 17 13 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 554 461
Tackles a tot
41 29 35 30 10 23 16 13 13 15 14 15 12 7 4 5 7 6 3 3 2 3 2 1 . 2 3 3 3 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 324 238
103 77 70 64 52 50 47 46 45 44 34 33 25 22 21 18 17 15 11 10 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 878 699
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
Pass defense int-yds brup qbh
6.0-20 9.5-28 3.5-9 6.5-14 1.0-2 2.5-4 2.5-8 2.5-6 2.0-7 2.5-11 7.5-12 4.5-24 3.5-9 . 2.5-9 . . 1.5-2 . 0.5-0 1.0-1 0.5-1 1.0-1 . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-171 73-276
2.0-11 . 1.0-5 . . . . . . 2.0-10 1.0-1 2.0-14 1.0-5 . 2.0-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-55 32-189
. 1-0 . . 2-7 . 1-0 . . 1-0 . 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16 12-155
1 2 . 1 5 . 6 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 52
2 1 2 3 1 . . . . . 1 1 4 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 33
Fumbles rcv-yds
ff
blkd kick
saf
. 1-0 1-88 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0 8-88 11-83
. . 1 . 2 1 2 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 15
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 2 2
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2013 STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY GEORGIA STATE Opponent ...............Pts Samford .......................21 Chattanooga ..............14 West Virginia ................ 7 Jacksonville St. ..........26 Alabama ........................ 3 Troy ...............................28 Texas State ..................17 UL Monroe ..................10 WKU ..............................28 UL Lafayette ...............21 Arkansas State ...........33 South Alabama..........17
First Downs (R-P-Pn) 19 3-16-0 13 2-11-0 10 4-4-2 22 9-11-2 9 1-8-0 23 3-15-5 20 8-10-2 14 6-5-3 18 6-9-3 28 10-16-2 17 9-8-0 15 2-9-4
Total Off Rushing Ply Yds Att Yds TD 76-463 25 72 0 52-303 17 30 0 51-220 33 136 1 84-400 42 150 0 44-175 22 15 0 76-422 26 52 0 71-368 35 160 1 64-244 33 136 0 68-410 27 85 2 83-481 39 183 1 66-432 40 184 2 59-345 25 24 2
Pass Yds 391 273 84 250 160 370 208 108 325 298 248 321
Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Cm- Att Int TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD 28-51 2 3 9 35.9 1 4 0 5 91 0 17-35 0 2 7 43.4 0 0 0 6 129 0 8-18 0 0 10 39.3 0 0 0 6 121 0 16-42 1 2 4 45.8 3 27 0 3 97 0 12-22 0 0 7 41.1 0 0 0 7 120 0 22-50 1 4 10 39.8 1 -5 0 4 125 0 20-36 1 1 7 40.0 1 14 0 3 54 0 12-31 3 0 8 43.1 2 12 0 4 88 0 26-41 2 2 5 43.6 1 6 0 7 144 0 26-44 1 2 3 44.7 2 26 0 3 49 0 14-26 0 2 6 38.0 1 0 0 3 42 0 17-34 1 0 6 41.7 4 58 0 7 100 0
PAT 3-3 2-2 1-1 2-3 0-0 4-4 2-2 1-1 4-4 3-3 3-3 2-2
FG 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2
Sacks Fum/ Penalty By Lost No-Yds 1-3 1-0 5-30 0-0 0-0 4-25 2-15 1-1 7-35 2-6 1-1 9-62 0-0 3-1 10-60 2-6 5-0 7-60 0-0 0-0 10-84 0-0 2-1 3-20 1-7 0-0 6-65 2-11 3-1 7-69 1-7 4-4 6-34 0-0 2-2 3-25
Poss Time 30:58 21:18 28:02 33:55 26:22 25:57 31:15 27:24 26:22 32:14 30:40 21:07
PAT 4-4 6-6 5-5 2-2 6-6 5-5 3-3 5-5 5-6 5-5 5-5 5-5
FG 1-2 0-0 2-3 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1
Sacks Fum/ Penalty By Lost No-Yds 1-6 1-0 4-20 2-12 1-0 3-14 3-23 0-0 4-48 3-22 3-2 5-55 1-8 0-0 4-30 4-25 2-1 9-98 2-13 0-0 3-35 1-7 2-2 3-33 4-18 2-1 4-30 3-13 1-1 5-55 4-24 3-2 3-30 4-18 1-1 4-50
Poss Time 29:02 38:42 31:58 26:05 33:38 34:03 28:45 32:36 33:38 27:46 29:20 38:53
GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY OPPONENTS Opponent ...............Pts Samford .......................31 Chattanooga ..............42 West Virginia ..............41 Jacksonville St. ..........32 Alabama ......................45 Troy ...............................35 Texas State ..................24 UL Monroe ..................38 WKU ..............................44 UL Lafayette ...............35 Arkansas State ...........35 South Alabama..........38
First Downs (R-P-Pn) 15 (4-10-1) 25 (19-5-1) 30 (11-19-0) 22 (9-13-0) 31 (10-18-3) 29 (14-14-1) 15 (11-3-1) 24 (9-15-0) 25 (13-11-1) 24 (15-6-3) 14 (8-6-0) 24 (12-12-0)
Total Off Ply Yds 67-298 75-509 83-604 76-461 64-477 102-634 54-343 82-534 75-444 62-482 64-290 84-522
Rushing Att Yds TD 36 105 1 60 401 4 42 245 2 44 122 4 30 181 1 59 249 2 42 296 3 38 225 1 46 203 4 46 248 1 45 138 1 54 242 4
Pass Yds 193 108 359 339 296 385 47 309 241 234 152 280
Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Cm- Att Int TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD 19-31 1 1 7 40.3 2 53 0 4 149 1 11-15 0 2 3 36.0 3 32 0 3 46 0 25-41 1 3 3 31.3 3 46 0 2 54 0 18-32 0 0 5 32.6 1 10 0 3 60 0 29-34 0 5 1 42.0 1 37 0 2 17 0 25-43 2 3 7 41.4 0 0 0 2 32 0 5-12 1 0 4 44.0 0 0 0 3 53 0 30-44 0 4 5 45.0 0 0 0 3 45 0 18-29 1 2 3 32.3 1 -3 0 4 80 0 10-16 0 4 3 50.0 0 0 0 1 13 0 14-19 0 2 6 39.2 2 24 1 4 119 0 19-30 0 1 5 43.2 0 0 0 1 35 0
GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFF QB RB FB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT PK
SAM Bell Howse
CHATT Bell Evans Jeppesen AWilson DWilliams
AWilson DWilliams KHill Rucker John Wynn MDavis Clottey Kaplan Lutz
Rucker John Wynn MDavis Clottey Kaplan Hubbard
DEF DE NG DE OLB OLB ILB ILB S S CB CB P
SAM SLawrence Woodard Agnew McKay Batiste Peterson Robinson Singleton Jordan Matthews McClendon Hubbard
CHATT SLawrence Woodard Agnew McKay Batiste Peterson Robinson Singleton Jordan Matthews McClendon Hubbard
WVU Bell Evans Jeppesen AWilson
TROY Bell Evans Jeppesen AWilson
TXST Bell Evans Jeppesen AWilson
RDavis Rucker John Wynn Yates Pertile Kaplan Lutz
Jeppesen AWilson DWilliams Pearson (TE) Rucker John Wynn Yates Kaplan Pertile Lutz
ALA Bell Evans Jeppesen AWilson RDavis Pertile John Wynn Yates Kaplan King Lutz
RDavis Rucker John Wynn Yates Kaplan King Lutz
RDavis Rucker Kaplan Gorringe Martin Pertile King Lutz
WVU SLawrence JLawrence Agnew McKay Batiste Dallas Ferguson Stewart Young Matthews McClendon Hubbard
JSU SLawrence JLawrence Agnew McKay Batiste Peterson Robinson Singleton Stewart Matthews McClendon Hubbard
ALA SLawrence Woodard Agnew McKay Batiste Peterson Robinson Singleton Stewart Matthews McClendon Miller
TROY SLawrence Woodard Agnew Cheridor Batiste Peterson Robinson Hill Jordan Matthews McClendon Hubbard
TXST SLawrence Woodard Agnew
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JSU Bell
ULM Bell Evans
WKU Bell Evans
ULL McLane Evans
ARKST Bell Jean-Bart
USA Bell Neal
AWilson DWilliams KHill Blair (WR) John Kaplan Martin Gorringe King Lutz
AWilson DWilliams RDavis Rucker John Kaplan Wynn Gorringe King Lutz
AWilson DWilliams RDavis Rucker John Kaplan Wynn Gorringe King Lutz
AWilson DWilliams RDavis Rucker John Yates Wynn Gorringe Kaplan Lutz
AWilson DWilliams RDavis KHill (WR) John Kaplan Wynn Yates King Lutz
WKU SLawrence Woodard Agnew Cheridor Batiste Peterson Ferguson Young Jordan Matthews McClendon Hubbard
ULL SLawrence Woodard Jones Cheridor Batiste Peterson Ferguson Singleton Young Matthews McClendon Hubbard
ARKST SLawrence Woodard Agnew Cheridor Batiste Peterson Ferguson Singleton Stewart Matthews McClendon Hubbard
USA SLawrence Woodard Agnew Cheridor Batiste Peterson Jeppesen Singleton Jordan Matthews McClendon Hubbard
ULM SLawrence Woodard Agnew Cheridor Batiste Batiste Peterson Peterson Robinson Ferguson Singleton Young Jordan Jordan Matthews Matthews McClendon McClendon Hubbard Hubbard
2013 STATISTICS PASSING #18 Bell, Ronnie Samford Chattanooga West Virginia Jacksonville State Alabama Troy Texas State Louisiana-Monroe Western Kentucky Louisiana Arkansas State South Alabama TOTALS
Comp 28 9 5 16 11 22 20 2 26 19 13 17 188
Att 51 22 13 40 20 50 36 9 41 34 25 34 375
Int 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 11
Pct 54.9 40.9 38.5 40.0 55.0 44.0 55.6 22.2 63.4 55.9 52.0 50.0 50.1
Yards 391 70 63 250 146 370 208 22 325 229 178 321 2573
TD Long 3 44 0 17 0 31 2 75 0 34 4 38 1 27 0 17 2 67 2 42 1 36 0 80 15 80
Sacked 1-6 2-12 3-23 3-22 1-8 4-25 2-13 0-0 4-18 2-9 4-24 4-18 30-178
Effic 130.87 67.64 79.17 104.00 116.32 128.56 107.70 -1.69 136.34 125.99 125.01 123.42 115.10
#16 McLane, Ben Chattanooga West Virginia Jacksonville State Alabama Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana TOTALS
Comp 7 3 0 1 10 7 28
Att 12 5 1 2 21 10 51
Int 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Pct 58.3 60.0 0.0 50.0 47.6 70.0 54.9
Yards 164 21 0 14 86 69 354
TD Long 2 47 0 12 0 0 0 14 0 25 0 25 2 47
Sacked 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-7 1-4 2-11
Effic 228.13 95.28 0.00 108.80 72.50 127.96 122.23
#4 Hill, Kelton Chattanooga Jacksonville State Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State TOTALS
Comp 1 0 0 1 2
Att 1 1 1 1 4
Int 0 0 0 0 0
Pct 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 50.0
Yards 39 0 0 70 109
TD Long 0 39 0 0 0 0 1 70 1 70
Sacked 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Effic 427.60 0.00 0.00 1018.00 361.40
RUSHING Evans, Travis Jean-Bart, J. Wilson, Albert Bell, Ronnie Neal, Kyler Hill, Kelton Jeppesen, Sean Howse, Gerald Lee, Parris Hubbard, Matt Smith, Duvall McLane, Ben Team
No-Yds/TD 115-405/3 71-269/1 24-251/1 80-113/3 24-96/0 5-32/0 10-31/1 14-29/0 6-13/0 1-12/0 3-9/0 7--11/0 4--22/0
SAM DNP DNP 3-3/0 3-3/0 DNP 2-28/0 14-29/0 3-9/0 -
UTC WVU JSU 10-25/0 12-118/1 20-45/0 DNP 8-22/0 5-24/0 1-11/0 4-15/0 4--9/0 6--15/0 11-57/0 4-5/0 1-11/0 1-2/0 2-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 1-0/0 DNP DNP 1--2/0
UA 14-19/0 2-4/0 4-0/0 1--9/0 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP
TROY 10-30/0 9-27/0 1-1/0 6--6/0 DNP DNP
TXST 18-71/0 5-12/0 2-44/0 8-30/1 1-2/0 1-1/0 DNP DNP
ULM 12-25/0 7-60/0 2-15/0 5-34/0 3-20/0 DNP 3--2/0 1--16/0
WKU 11-30/1 10-53/1 6-2/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
UL 6-31/1 12-37/0 5-64/0 9-37/0 4-12/0 DNP DNP 1-12/0 DNP 2--10/0 DNP
ASU DNP 13-30/0 2-104/1 14-14/1 9-40/0 DNP DNP DNP 2--4/0
USA 2-11/0 DNP 6-9/0 7--15/1 2-5/0 2-1/1 DNP 6-13/0 DNP DNP DNP
RECEIVING Wilson, Albert Davis, Robert Williams, Danny Rucker, Keith Hill, Kelton Sweeting, Avery Lee, Parris Evans, Travis Jeppesen, Sean Blair, Lynquez Jean-Bart, J. Neal, Kyler Smith, Duvall Bell, Ronnie John, Ulrick Wynn, Tim Yates, Cade
No-Yds/TD 71-1177/8 44-711/4 17-244/0 14-232/1 20-196/4 9-120/1 11-87/0 10-83/0 5-53/0 6-44/0 3-35/0 2-24/0 2-14/0 1-6/0 1-5/0 1-3/0 1-2/0
SAM 8-167/1 7-66/0 3-59/0 1-8/0 5-54/2 DNP DNP 2-23/0 DNP DNP 2-14/0 DNP
UTC 7-132/2 4-100/0 2-15/0 1-11/0 3-15/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
UA 4-60/0 3-45/0 DNP 3-36/0 1-2/0 1-17/0 DNP -
TROY 7-153/2 4-76/1 6-60/1 1-13/0 1-33/0 1-2/0 1-7/0 1-26/0 -
TXST 7-93/0 3-11/1 2-32/0 2-35/0 3-23/0 2-16/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNP
ULM 3-35/0 3-24/0 3-28/0 DNP 3-21/0 DNP
WKU 7-72/0 4-84/1 2-43/0 5-71/1 4-32/0 1-3/0 DNP 1-11/0 DNP DNP 1-6/0 1-3/0 DNP
UL 8-57/1 3-60/0 2-9/0 6-121/1 DNP DNP 6-55/0 1--4/0 DNP DNP
ASU 7-149/1 3-60/0 1-7/0 1-13/0 1-17/1 DNP DNP DNP 1-2/0
USA 6-101/0 4-110/0 2-56/0 1-20/0 1-1/0 DNP 1-0/0 DNP DNP 1-28/0 DNP 1-5/0 -
WVU 3-39/0 1-12/0 2-27/0 1-3/0 DNP DNP 1-3/0 DNP DNP -
JSU 7-158/1 3-36/1 1-15/0 1-11/0 3-19/0 1-11/0 -
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2013 STATISTICS PUNT RETURNS Wilson, Albert Scott, C.J.
No-Yds 15-125 1-17
SAM 1-4 DNP
UTC DNP
WVU -
JSU 2-10 1-17
UA -
TROY 1--5 -
TXST 1-14 -
ULM 2-12 -
WKU 1-6 -
UL 2-26 -
ASU 1-0 -
USA 4-58 -
KICK RETURNS Wilson, Albert Hill, Kelton Evans, Travis Lee, Parris Kelly, John
No-Yds 31-730 18-306 7-106 1-12 1-6
SAM 3-60 2-31 DNP -
UTC 2-44 4-85 DNP -
WVU 5-106 1-15 DNP -
JSU 3-97 -
UA 3-52 3-56 1-12 -
TROY 2-119 1-0 1-6
TXST 2-39 1-15 -
ULM 3-68 1-20 -
WKU 3-66 1-15 3-63 -
UL 3-49 DNP -
ASU 2-30 1-12 DNP DNP
USA 3-57 4-43 -
INT. RETURNS McClendon, B. Batiste, Tarris Robinson, J. Matthews, D. Singleton, Kail
No-Yds 2-7 1-0 1-9 1-0 1-0
SAM 1-0 -
UTC -
WVU 1-7 DNP
JSU -
UA -
TROY 1-0 1-9 DNP
TXST 1-0
ULM DNP
WKU 1-0 DNP DNP
UL DNP -
ASU DNP -
USA DNP -
FUMBLE RETURNS Ferguson, R.
No-Yds 1-88
SAM -
UTC -
WVU -
JSU -
UA -
TROY -
TXST -
ULM 1-88
WKU -
UL -
ASU -
USA -
Total Tackles
UA-A
Total
SAM
UTC
WVU
JSU
UA
TROY
TXST
ULM
WKU
UL
ASU
USA
Peterson, J. Batiste, Tarris Ferguson, R. Agnew, Theo McClendon, B. Woodard, T. Matthews, D. Jordan, A. Stewart, Rashad Singleton, Kail Cheridor, M. Robinson, J. Lawrence, S. Young, Ladarion McKay, Allen Myles, Morris Dallas, Kight Jeppesen, Sean Anthony, Nate Lawrence, Jalen Spencer, Jameel Hill, Trent Jones, Tevin Strickland, T. Ransby, Jamal Wilson, Albert Haywood, S. Hopson, Carnell King, Melvin Delic, Nermin Dowling, Robert Lutz, Wil Sweeting, Avery Rucker, Keith Williams, Danny Bell, Ronnie Jean-Bart, J. John, Ulrick Giles, Jordan King, Grant Hubbard, Matt McQueen, Scott
62-41 48-29 35-35 34-30 42-10 27-23 31-16 33-13 32-13 29-15 20-14 18-15 13-12 15-7 17-4 13-5 10-7 9-6 8-3 7-3 7-2 6-3 5-2 4-2 6-0 5-1 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
103 77 70 64 52 50 47 46 45 44 34 33 25 22 21 18 17 15 11 10 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6-1 2-2 6-2 4-1 8-2 5-0 4-3 2-3 0-1 3-2 2-0 3-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP -
5-2 5-1 0-1 4-0 3-0 4-0 5-1 3-1 2-1 8-2 2-2 2-2 4-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 4-1 DNP 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 -
DNP 1-6 7-4 5-0 0-1 3-1 6-0 9-2 DNP 1-1 2-2 1-0 2-1 3-3 DNP 2-2 2-0 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP 3-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0
6-1 4-3 1-2 4-4 6-1 2-1 4-1 DNP 6-3 1-4 1-0 2-1 0-1 4-0 DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 2-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP -
3-4 2-2 1-3 1-1 6-0 0-1 3-5 2-3 3-1 6-2 1-0 2-6 0-1 2-0 2-3 3-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-2 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 1-0 -
9-7 5-2 4-4 4-1 5-1 2-5 1-2 6-1 DNP DNP 4-3 5-1 3-1 1-1 DNP 1-1 DNP 2-0 2-0 4-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP -
4-3 5-1 5-3 5-3 0-2 1-1 2-1 2-1 DNP 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP 1-1 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 -
4-2 5-0 4-2 2-1 3-2 2-0 2-0 4-1 5-2 DNP 2-2 1-0 1-4 DNP 4-2 3-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 2-1 0-1 1-1 2-0 DNP 1-0 DNP DNP 1-0 -
6-4 3-3 6-4 3-6 3-0 0-3 2-1 2-1 2-0 DNP 1-2 DNP DNP 4-0 1-0 4-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 DNP DNP 0-2 DNP 0-1 1-0 1-0 -
7-5 3-0 2-2 DNP 3-0 2-4 1-1 DNP 4-0 2-0 DNP 1-0 5-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP -
4-9 5-4 2-8 3-5 2-0 2-5 0-2 2-4 4-3 2-4 DNP 0-3 DNP 1-1 DNP 2-2 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP -
8-3 8-5 3-2 2-7 2-3 4-0 3-1 4-2 3-0 1-0 3-0 DNP 1-4 1-0 1-0 DNP 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-0 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP -
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2013 STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE
MOST PASS ATTEMPTS
MOST TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
BEST PUNTING AVERAGE
51, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 8-30-13
80, Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 11-23-13 (TD)
394, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 8-30-13
46.6, Matt Hubbard vs. Alabama, 10-5-13
28, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 8-30-13
MOST TDR
MOST FIELD GOALS
BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
4, Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 10-12-13
2, Wil Lutz vs. Jacksonville State, 9-21-14, Arkansas State, 11-23-13
LONGEST PASS COMPLETION 80, Ronnie Bell to Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 11-30-13
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS
.634 (26-41), Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 11-2-13
LONGEST FIELD GOAL
MOST YARDS PASSING
53, Wil Lutz vs. Alabama, 10-5-13
LONGEST PUNT 80, Matt Hubbard vs. Jacksonville State, 9-21-13
LONGEST PUNT RETURN
119, Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 10-12-13
MOST PAT
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES
MOST PUNT RETURNS
4, Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 10-12-13
4, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 11-3013
5, Wil Lutz vs. Troy, 10-12-13, Western Kentucky, 11-2-13
MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 4, Ronnie Bell
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN
MOST RECEPTIONS 8, Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 8-3013; UL Lafayette, 11-16-13
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
MOST YARDS RECEIVING
20, Travis Evans vs. Jacksonville State, 9-21-13
167, Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 8-30-13
MOST YARDS RUSHING
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
118, Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 9-14-13
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1, nine players
MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 3, Wil Lutz vs. Jacksonville State, 9-21-14, Arkansas State, 11-23-13
391, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 8-30-13
52, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 11-30-13 71, Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 10-12-13
MOST KICKOFF RETURNS 5, Albert Wilson vs. West Virginia, 9-14-13
2, Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, 9-7-13, Troy, 10-12-13; Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 8-30-13
MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS 58, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 11-30-13
MOST TACKLES 16, Joseph Peterson vs. Troy, 10-12-13
MOST INTERCEPTIONS
MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
1, six players
283, Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 11-23-13
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN
MOST PUNTS
9, Jarrell Robinson vs. Troy, 10-12-13
10, Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 9-14-13, Troy, 10-12-13
MOST PUNTING YARDS 398, Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 10-12-13
TEAM SUPERLATIVES TEAM OFFENSE ............................ Points, Game .................................33 First Downs ....................................28 Rushing Atempts .........................42 Yards Rushing ............................ 182 TD Rushing ...................................... 2 Pass Attempts ...............................51 Pass Completions ........................28 Passing Yards.............................. 391 TD Passes.......................................... 4 Total Offense .............................. 481 Offensive Plays .............................84 Interceptions Thrown ................... 3 Fumbles Lost ................................... 4 Turnovers ......................................... 4 Penalties ........................................... 3 Penalty Yards .................................20 Sacks Allowed ................................. 4 Time of Possession ................33:55
HIGH Arkansas State, 11-23-13 UL Lafayette, 11-16-13 Jacksonville State, 9-12-13 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 Three teams Samford, 8-30-13 Samford, 8-30-13 Samford, 8-30-13 Troy, 10-12-13 UL Lafayette, 11-16-13 Jacksonville State, 9-21-13 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 UL Monroe, 10-26-13, Arkansas State, 11-23-13 UL Monroe, 10-26-13, South Alabama, 11-30-13 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 Four teams Jacksonville State, 9-21-13
TEAM DEFENSE ............................ Points Allowed..............................24 First Downs ....................................14 Rushing Attempts .......................30 Rushing Yards ............................ 122 Pass Attempts ...............................12 Pass Completions .......................... 5 Passing Yards.................................47 Total Offense .............................. 290 Offensive Plays .............................54 Interceptions................................... 0 Turnovers Forced ........................... 0 QB Sacks ........................................... 0
LOW Texas State, 10-19-13 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 Alabama, 10-5-13 Jacksonville State, 9-21-13 Texas State, 10-19-13 Texas State, 10-19-13 Texas State, 10-19-13 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 Texas State Seven games Two games Five teams
3 9 17 15 0 18 8 84 0 175 44 0 0 0 10 84 1 21:07
45 31 60 401 44 30 385 644 102 2 3 2
LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN 80, Robert Ferguson vs. ULM, 10-26-13
QUARTERBACK SACKS 2, Joseph Peterson vs. UL Lafayette, 11-16-13
LOW Alabama, 10-5-13 Alabama, 10-5-13 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Alabama, 10-5-13 Five teams West Virginia, 9-14-13 West Virginia, 9-14-13 West Virginia, 9-14-13 Four teams Alabama, 10-5-13 Alabama 10-5-13 Four teams Four teams Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Alabama 10-5-13, Texas State, 10-19-13 Texas State, 10-19-13 Three teams South Alabama, 11-30-13 HIGH Alabama, 10-5-13 Alabama, 10-5-13 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 Troy, 10-12-13 Troy, 10-12-13 Troy, 10-12-13 Troy, 10-12-13 Troy, 10-12-13 Three teams
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2013 GAME SUMMARIES SAMFORD 31, GEORGIA STATE 21 Game 1: Aug. 30, 2013 • 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Quarterback Ronnie Bell threw for 391 yards and three touchdowns but Georgia State dropped its inaugural game in the Football Bowl Subdivision as Samford rallied with 24 straight second-half points for a 31-21 victory in the Georgia Dome. Senior receiver Kelton Hill caught a pair of first-half touchdown passes from Bell as the Panthers built a 14-7 lead going into halftime. Hill’s touchdowns made him the first in GSU history to have a career TD by passing, rushing and receiving. The Bulldogs then scored three touchdowns in the span of eight minutes in the third and fourth quarters to open a lead late in the ballgame. Senior Albert Wilson caught eight passes for 167 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. That effort is the secondmost receiving yards in a single game for a Panther receiver, behind Wilson’s own 175-yard outing against South Alabama in 2011. Not only was the game the Panthers’ first in the FBS, but it was also the opening game under the direction of head coach Trent Miles. “It was a tough start, but I am very proud of our young men,” Miles said. “They competed and we’ve got to teach them how to win. They responded well and didn’t hang their heads. When something went wrong they kept fighting back.” Samford running back Fabian Truss rushed for 78 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown. Truss also returned the game’s opening kickoff 100 yards for the first score of the contest. The return marked the first time the Panthers have allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown in program history. Bell completed 28 of 51 passes, but also had two costly interceptions. One of those was returned for a touchdown by Samford cornerback Jaquiski Tartt, proving to be the turning point of the game and momentum shift. Tartt’s touchdown tied the game at 14-14 heading into the fourth quarter. Samford then went on a 10-play, 62-yard drive, capped by Truss’ one-yard scoring run, to take the lead for good with 11:21 to play at 21-14. GSU outgained Samford in total yards 463-298 and ran 76 plays to 67 by Samford. After the Panthers fell behind 7-0, Bell guided GSU on a seven-play, 73-yard drive, hitting Hill for a 21-yard touchdown to even the score with 7:17 to play in the first quarter. Bell and Hill hooked up again in the second quarter, this time for a 17-yard scoring play to cap an 87-yard drive and put the Panthers ahead 14-7 with 12:48 left in the first half. One of the highlights for the Georgia State defense was a goal-line stand on which the Panthers stopped Samford three times inside the 1-yard line. On third-and-goal at the 1, Terrance Woodard stopped Truss for no gain, and then on fourth down, Truss again gained nothing and the Panthers celebrated, but GSU was flagged for being offsides. This time, Tarris Batiste tackled Summerlin for a 3-yard loss to give possession back to the Panthers. SAMFORD..................... 7 GEORGIA STATE ........... 7
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:43 SAM Fabian Truss 100-yd kickoff return (W. Handrahan kick) 7:17 GSU Hill, Kelton 21-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 7-73 3:02 2nd 12:48 GSU Hill, Kelton 17-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 10-87 3:42 3rd 4:44 SAM Jaquiski Tartt 33-yd interception return (W. Handrahan kick) 4th 14:05 SAM Fabian Truss 1-yd run (W. Handrahan kick), 1062 3:24 11:21 SAM Karel Hamilton 31-yd pass from Andy Summerlin (W. Handrahan kick), 4-50 1:03 4:36 SAM W. Handrahan 48-yd FG, 4-9 0:30 2:45 GSU Wilson, Albert 40-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 7-81 1:45 Attendance–17,606 TEAM STATISTICS .................................... SAM
GSU
FIRST DOWNS .......................................................15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................ 36-105 PASSING YDS (NET) ...........................................193 Passes Att-Comp-Int .................................31-19-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ............... 67-298 Fumble Returns-Yards ........................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards .......................................... 2-53 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...................................4-149 Interception Returns-Yards ........................... 2-45 Punts (Number-Avg) ....................................7-40.3 Fumbles-Lost .......................................................1-0 Penalties-Yards ................................................. 4-20 Possession Time ............................................. 29:02 Third-Down Conversions ..........................4 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions .........................0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...............................1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...................................1-6
19 25-72 391 51-28-2 76-463 0-0 1-4 5-91 1-0 9-35.9 1-0 5-30 30:58 8 of 19 0 of 1 2-2 1-3
RUSHING SAM: Fabian Truss 26-78; D. Bledsoe 5-14; S. Robinson 2-13; Andy Summerlin 3-0. GSU: Howse, Gerald 14-29; Hill, Kelton 2-28; Smith, Duvall 3-9; Wilson, Albert 3-3; Bell, Ronnie 3-3. PASSING SAM: Andy Summerlin 19-31-1-193. GSU: Bell, Ronnie 28-51-2-391. RECEIVING SAM: E. Obajimi 4-37; Fabian Truss 4-16; Karel Hamilton 2-48; Zeke Walters 2-35; S. Robinson 2-3; Chris Cephus 1-21; Jauan Davis 1-17; Gavin Sinclair 1-15; D. Bledsoe 1-3; Kelsey Pope 1-minus 2. GSU: Wilson, Albert 8-167; Davis, Robert 7-66; Hill, Kelton 5-54; Williams, Danny 3-59; Jeppesen, Sean 2-23; Smith, Duvall 2-14; Rucker, Keith 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS SAM: Jaquiski Tartt 1-33; Bobby Wilson 1-12. GSU: Matthews, D. 1-0.
CHATTANOOGA 42, GEORGIA STATE 14 Game 2: Sept. 7, 2013 • 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Chattanooga collected 401 yards rushing on the way to a 42-14 victory over Georgia State at the Georgia Dome. Georgia State wide receiver Albert Wilson had seven catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns, his second straight 100-yard effort and the eighth of his career. In the fourth quarter, Georgia State inserted quarterback Ben McLane, who led the Panther offense to consecutive scoring drives in less than a minute and a half.
McLane connected with Wilson for touchdowns of five and 30 yards to cap both drives. McLane replaced starting QB Ronnie Bell, who completed 9-of-22 pass attempts during the first three quarters but was frequently pressured. McLane was 7-of-12 and finished with 164 yards. “Ronnie got beat up,” head coach Trent Miles said. “He was running for his life. They manhandled us up front. They got pressure on our quarterback, and we weren’t able to run the football.” Freshman wide receiver Robert Davis added four catches for 100 yards, giving the Panthers two 100-yard receivers in the same game for just the second time in school history. Panther punter Matt Hubbard booted seven punts for 304 yards, or an average of 43.3 yards per kick. Chattanooga dominated during the first three quarters, rushing for 317 yards while holding the Panthers to only 18 yards on the ground, en route to a 42-0 lead heading into the final quarter of play. The visiting Mocs took the opening kickoff and marched 70 yards for a touchdown and a quick 7-0 lead, capped by a two-yard run by RB Keon Williams. Williams racked up a personal-best 126 yards on 20 carries. On its second possession, Chattanooga faked a field goal, resulting in a 27-yard touchdown pass to tight end Faysal Shafaat. Shafaat caught another touchdown pass in the second quarter to establish a 21-0 score by halftime. During the third quarter, Mocs QB Jacob Huesman scrambled for a pair of touchdowns of nine and 26 yards. Huesman totaled 86 yards on 12 rushing attempts. Chattanooga added another score on the ground at the start of the fourth quarter. CHATTANOOGA......... 14 GEORGIA STATE ........... 0
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:28 UTC Keon Williams 2-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 1270 5:32 4:18 UTC Faysal Shafaat 27-yd pass from Jacob Huesman (Nick Pollard kick), 7-78 3:42 2nd 6:16 UTC Faysal Shafaat 9-yd pass from Jacob Huesman (Nick Pollard kick), 5-35 2:50 3rd 10:10 UTC Jacob Huesman 9-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 10-79 4:17 5:40 UTC Jacob Huesman 26-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 5-37 2:14 4th 14:56 UTC Derrick Craine 4-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 8-77 3:38 12:55 GSU Wilson, Albert 5-yd pass from McLane, Ben (Hubbard, Matt kick), 5-70 1:53 10:25 GSU Wilson, Albert 30-yd pass from McLane, Ben (Hubbard, Matt kick), 2-77 0:31 Attendance–14,952 TEAM STATISTICS ..................................... UTC
GSU
FIRST DOWNS .......................................................25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................ 60-401 PASSING YDS (NET) ...........................................108 Passes Att-Comp-Int .................................15-11-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ............... 75-509 Fumble Returns-Yards .......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards .......................................... 3-32 Kickoff Returns-Yards ..................................... 3-46 Interception Returns-Yards ..............................0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ....................................3-36.0 Fumbles-Lost ........................................................1-0 Penalties-Yards .................................................. 3-14 Possession Time .............................................. 38:42 Third-Down Conversions ........................ 10 of 14
13 17-30 273 35-17-0 52-303 0-0 0-0 6-129 0-0 7-43.4 0-0 4-25 21:18 6 of 14
2013 GAME SUMMARIES Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ................................4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................. 2-12
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RUSHING UTC-Keon Williams 20-147; Jacob Huesman 12-84; Derrick Craine 6-53; T. Robinson 4-47; Marquis Green 9-43; Taharin Tyson 3-16; T. Shepherd 3-9; Tommy Hudson 1-8; TM 2-minus 6. GSU-Evans, Travis 10-25; Wilson, Albert 1-11; Jeppesen, Sean 1-2; McLane, Ben 1-1; Bell, Ronnie 4-minus 9. PASSING UTC-Jacob Huesman 9-13-0-84; T. Robinson 2-2-0-24. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 9-22-0-70; McLane, Ben 7-12-0-164; Hill, Kelton 1-1-0-39. RECEIVING UTC-C.J. Board 4-34; Faysal Shafaat 2-36; X. Borishade 2-25; Marlon Anthony 1-8; Marquis Green 1-4; Taharin Tyson 1-1. GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-132; Davis, Robert 4-100; Hill, Kelton 3-15; Williams, Danny 2-15; Rucker, Keith 1-11. INTERCEPTIONS None
WEST VIRGINIA 41, GEORGIA STATE 7 Game 3: Sept. 14, 2013 • Noon (ROOT) Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, W.Va. Georgia State fell at West Virginia 41-7 at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Panthers (0-3) trailed just 10-0 late in the second quarter and 17-7 late in the third before West Virginia (2-1) pulled away. Travis Evans rushed for a career high 118 yards for the Panthers, including a 65-yard touchdown run. Evans’ scoring play is the longest run in Georgia State’s brief history and the Panthers’ fourth-longest play from scrimmage. West Virginia’s Charles Sims rushed for 116 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter to put the Mountaineers ahead 27-7. Making his first start, redshirt freshman quarterback Ford Childress passed for 359 yards and three scores, completing 25-of-41 passes. Trailing 17-0 at the half, Georgia State held the Mountaineers on the opening possession of the third quarter as Jarrell Robinson sacked Childress for a 10-yard loss on fourth-and-3, giving the Panthers the ball at their own 35-yard line. On the first play, Evans ran around the left side and broke loose down the sideline for the touchdown. That pulled GSU within 17-7 with 11:33 to play in the third quarter. “Obviously it was blocked well, and Travis did a great job and, we’re happy with that,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “We need more of those, and we have to be able to find consistent drives.” Georgia State then forced West Virginia punt and regained possession at their own 16. But three plays netted just three yards, and the Panthers had to punt. After the Mountaineers drove to a first down at the GSU 11, the Panther defense stiffened, and WVU settled for a 23-yard field goal by Josh Lambert and a 20-7 lead with 4:31 left in the third. But the GSU offense was unable to sustain a drive after that, and the Mountaineers tacked on three fourth-quarter touchdowns, the last one coming with just 12 seconds left.
“I thought our kids battled, but that should be a given. Obviously we’re very disappointed with the result,” Miles said. “I’m not going to sit here and tell you that we’re happy with the way that we competed because that should be a given in the program. We executed poorly in certain situations, which allowed the game to get a little out of hand.”
GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 WEST VIRGINIA .......... 10
0 7
7 3
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:03 WVU Josh Lambert 42-yd FG, 5-28 1:41 4:11 WVU Daikiel Shorts 21-yd pass from Ford Childress (Josh Lambert kick), 11-93 4:05 2nd 2:50 WVU Ivan McCartney 45-yd pass from Ford Childress (Josh Lambert kick), 2-60 0:20 3rd 11:37 GSU Evans, Travis 65-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 1-65 0:12 4:36 WVU Josh Lambert 23-yd FG, 11-62 4:22 4th 14:50 WVU Charles Sims 32-yd run (Josh Lambert kick), 8-62 2:26 11:42 WVU Daikiel Shorts 23-yd pass from Ford Childress (Josh Lambert kick), 3-33 1:00 00:17 WVU Dreamius Smith 10-yd run (Josh Lambert kick), 8-68 3:50 TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
WVU
FIRST DOWNS ...................................................... 10 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................33-136 PASSING YDS (NET) ............................................ 84 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...................................18-8-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...............51-220 Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ...........................................0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards .................................. 6-121 Interception Returns-Yards .............................1-7 Punts (Number-Avg) .................................10-39.3 Fumbles-Lost ......................................................1-1 Penalties-Yards ................................................ 7-35 Possession Time ............................................ 28:02 Third-Down Conversions .........................3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions ........................ 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................... 2-15
30 42-245 359 41-25-1 83-604 0-0 3-46 2-54 0-0 3-31.3 0-0 4-48 31:58 8 of 17 1 of 2 3-3 3-23
RUSHING GSU-Evans, Travis 12-118; Jean-Bart, J. 8-22; Jeppesen, Sean 2-6; Neal, Kyler 4-5; McLane, Ben 1-0; Bell, Ronnie 6-minus 15. WVU-Charles Sims 18-116; W. Smallwood 8-62; Dreamius Smith 12-60; Mario Alford 2-22; Ford Childress 2-minus 15. PASSING GSU-Bell, Ronnie 5-13-0-63; McLane, Ben 3-5-0-21. WVU-Ford Childress 25-41-1-359. RECEIVING GSU-Davis, Robert 3-39; Rucker, Keith 2-27; Williams, Danny 1-12; Hill, Kelton 1-3; Evans, Travis 1-3. WVU-KJ Myers 6-64; Daikiel Shorts 5-88; Mario Alford 4-33; Ronald Carswell 3-67; Ivan McCartney 2-66; Kevin White 2-17; Charles Sims 1-10; Devonte Mathis 1-7; Cody Clay 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS GSU-McClendon, B. 1-7. WVU-None.
JACKSONVILLE ST. 32, GEORGIA STATE 26 Game 4: Sept. 21, 2013 • 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Despite mounting a fourth-quarter rally to tie the game and force overtime, Georgia State (0-4) fell to Jacksonville State (4-0) 32-26 in a back-andforth contest at the Georgia Dome.
Trailing 23-9 to start the fourth quarter, the Panthers strung together two touchdowns in less than two minutes to tie the score. Both teams then traded field goals before regulation expired with the score knotted at 26-26. After GSU missed a 42-yard field goal on the opening possession of overtime, the Gamecocks drove down the short field for the touchdown and the victory. The 25-yard drive was capped by DaMarcus James’ third rushing score of the afternoon. “With the exception of just a few plays in the game, we gave ourselves a chance to win that game at the end,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “And I felt so bad for our young men because it didn’t happen. And they’re devastated, but at the same time they’re committed to understanding what it takes and continue to keep working and pounding that rock every day until it breaks. And we almost got it done. “My hats off to Jacksonville State and their program. They deserved the victory.” Facing a 14-point deficit entering the final quarter, Georgia State got a boost in momentum when cornerback C.J. Scott blocked a Jacksonville State punt and recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, the Panthers’ Dontavis Crocker recovered a fumble, giving GSU the ball at the 13-yard line. Quarterback Ronnie Bell finished the drive by connecting with Robert Davis for his second passing touchdown of the day. With 2:58 left on the clock, Jacksonville State booted a 34-yard field goal to regain a three-point edge. But the Panthers used those remaining minutes to drive down and allow Wil Lutz to kick a last-second, game-tying field goal to force overtime. Bell converted on fourth-and-3 with a 17-yard run and added a 12-yard run for a first down. Lutz finished the game 2-for-4 in field goal attempts. After converting the Panthers’ first field goal of the year on a 39-yard try in the first quarter, Lutz barely missed a 50-yard field goal when the ball just glanced off the right upright. On the first play of the game, Bell hit senior receiver Albert Wilson in stride for a 75-yard touchdown. Wilson finished the game with 158 yards on seven catches and the one score. Wilson also had 97 yards on kickoff returns, 15 yards rushing and 10 yards on punt returns for 280 all-purpose yards. That play now stands as the fourth-longest play in Panther football history, all of which have involved Wilson. It is also the 12th play of his career covering 50 yards or more. James supplied a pair of first-half 1-yard touchdown rushes for Jacksonville State to help the Gamecocks build a 20-9 halftime advantage. The Gamecocks benefited from a pair of Panther turnovers, which were both turned into touchdowns. That included an interception by Bell with less than a minute to play in the half. That set up a 41-yard scoring drive for Jacksonville State capped off by a 5-yard scramble into the endzone by QB Eli Jenkins. The teams combined for 861 yards with JSU gaining 461 and host GSU 400 yards. The Panthers ran for a season-best 150 yards with Bell scrambling for 79 of those from the pocket. The game was the sixth overtime contest in
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2013 GAME SUMMARIES Georgia State football history. The Panthers hold a 2-4 record in those games, including a pair of losses to Jacksonville State. The two teams’ first meeting in 2010 also ended in overtime. Matt Hubbard tied his own school record with an 80-yard punt during the fourth quarter. Hubbard finished with four punts for 183 yards, an average of 45.8 yards per kick. JACKSONVILLE STATE . 7 GEORGIA STATE ........... 9
13 0
3 3 0 17
6 0
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:47 GSU Wilson, Albert 75-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick failed), 1-75 0:13 9:35 JSU JAMES,DaMARCUS 1-yd run (THOMAS,Griffin kick), 1-30 0:04 6:43 GSU Lutz, Wil 39-yd FG, 7-18 2:52 2nd 9:22 JSU JAMES,DaMARCUS 1-yd run (JENKINS,Eli pass failed), 9-90 3:23 0:10 JSU JENKINS,Eli 5-yd run (THOMAS,Griffin kick), 5-41 0:27 3rd 4:38 JSU THOMAS,Griffin 29-yd FG, 11-59 3:35 4th 13:11 GSU Scott, C.J. 3-yd blocked punt return (Lutz, Wil kick) 12:09 GSU Davis, Robert 10-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 2-13 0:55 2:58 JSU THOMAS,Griffin 34-yd FG, 7-31 2:48 0:00 GSU Lutz, Wil 26-yd FG, 19-0 0:00 OT 0:00 JSU JAMES,DaMARCUS 2-yd run, 6-25 0:00 TEAM STATISTICS ........................................ JSU
GSU
FIRST DOWNS ............................................................... 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .........................................44-122 PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................339 Passes Att-Comp-Int .........................................32-18-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS .......................76-461 Fumble Returns-Yards ............................................ 1-29 Punt Returns-Yards .................................................. 1-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards ............................................. 3-60 Interception Returns-Yards .................................. 1-18 Punts (Number-Avg) ............................................5-32.6 Fumbles-Lost ................................................................3-2 Penalties-Yards ......................................................... 5-55 Possession Time ..................................................... 26:05 Third-Down Conversions ..................................8 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions ................................. 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ......................................6-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards ........................................ 3-22
22 42-150 250 42-16-1 84-400 0-0 3-27 3-97 0-0 4-45.8 1-1 9-62 33:55 7 of 20 2 of 3 2-3 2-6
RUSHING JSU-JONES,Miles 21-76; JAMES,DaMARCUS 16-41; JENKINS,Eli 5-13; SHORTELL,Max 2-minus 8. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 11-57; Evans, Travis 20-45; Jean-Bart, J. 5-24; Wilson, Albert 4-15; Hill, Kelton 1-11; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING JSU-SHORTELL,Max 13-27-0-263; JENKINS,Eli 5-5-0-76. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 16-40-1-250; Hill, Kelton 0-1-0-0; McLane, Ben 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING JSU-BARGE,Josh 8-124; MERRILL,Markis 3-62; JOHNSON,Anthony 2-59; SCREWS,Dalton 1-39; BROWN,Telvin 1-33; ELLIS,Gavin 1-17; SMITH,Luke 1-7; CALLOWAY,Earl 1-minus 2. GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-158; Davis, Robert 3-36; Evans, Travis 3-19; Williams, Danny 1-15; Hill, Kelton 1-11; Jeppesen, Sean 1-11. INTERCEPTIONS JSU-LOTT,Jamill 1-18. GSU-None.
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for longest field goal was 49 yards by Iain Vance against Morehead State in 2010. “Coach Miles asked me if I had the distance, and I told him, ‘Give me a shot,’” said Lutz, the sophomore from Newnan, Ga. “I wish it meant more, but I’m grateful for the opportunity.” GSU quarterback Ronnie Bell completed 11-of-20 passes for 146 yards. Albert Wilson was the Panthers’ leading receiver with four catches for 60 yards, including a 34-yard reception that set up Lutz’s field goal. Freshman Robert Davis and sophomore Avery Sweeting added three receptions each. “Our young men are disappointed that they lost, but they’re more disappointed in their overall execution in the first half,” Miles said. The Panthers only committed one turnover but the fumbled kickoff return late in the first quarter gave Alabama the ball at the GSU 10-yard line. On the next play, McCarron found DeAndrew White for a 10-yard touchdown as White made a spectacular one-handed catch to put the Crimson Tide ahead 21-0. The Panthers also hurt themselves with a season-high 10 penalties, including several pre-snap penalties likely caused by a late personnel change due to injuries. With all three of Georgia State’s tight ends injured for this game, true freshman offensive lineman Brandon Pertile lined up at tight end for the first time. GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 ALABAMA................... 21
ALABAMA 45, GEORGIA STATE 3 Game 5: Oct. 5, 2013 • 12:21 p.m. (SEC TV) Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Ala. Georgia State fell at No. 1 Alabama 45-3 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama (5-0) looked every bit the nation’s top team and defending BCS national champions, led by quarterback A.J. McCarron, who completed 15-of-16 passes for 166 yards and four touchdowns in less than two quarters of play. The Crimson Tide jumped on Georgia State (0-5) with 38 first-half points before the Panthers played Alabama within 7-3 in the second half. “My hats off to Alabama – they’re the No. 1 team in the nation for a reason,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “They’re a great football team, extremely talented and well-coached. “Our young men competed hard, but when you’re playing the No. 1 team in the nation at their place and you’re a tremendous underdog, you can’t help them. We went out and helped them in the first half. We fumbled a kickoff return, we had some missed tackles, we had some young guys not get lined up correctly. Make no mistake, Alabama did what they needed to, but we didn’t need to help them. “At halftime, we discussed coming out in the second half and playing like the score was 0-0, and it was a 7-3 ballgame in the second half,” Miles continued. “We can build on that and get some momentum going into conference play.” Georgia State’s Wil Lutz booted a schoolrecord 53-yard field in the third quarter to get the Panthers on the scoreboard against an Alabama defense that has allowed just three field goals over the last three games. The previous GSU record
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0 0
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:46 UA
Christion Jones 8-yd pass from AJ McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 7-71 3:14 3:08 UA T.J. Yeldon 4-yd run (Cade Foster kick), 7-60 4:12 2:55 UA DeAndrew White 10-yd pass from AJ McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 1-10 0:05 2nd 13:48 UA Kenyan Drake 23-yd pass from AJ McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 5-62 1:45 6:11 UA Jalston Fowler 1-yd pass from AJ McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 8-80 3:29 0:36 UA Cade Foster 27-yd FG, 7-45 3:50 3rd 11:20 GSU Lutz, Wil 53-yd FG, 9-46 3:40 6:18 UA Chris Black 10-yd pass from Blake Sims (Adam Griffith kick), 10-68 5:02 TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
UA
FIRST DOWNS ........................................................ 9 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .................................. 22-15 PASSING YDS (NET) ..........................................160 Passes Att-Comp-Int ................................ 22-12-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...............44-175 Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ...........................................0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards .................................. 7-120 Interception Returns-Yards .............................0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ................................... 7-41.1 Fumbles-Lost ......................................................3-1 Penalties-Yards .............................................. 10-60 Possession Time ............................................ 26:22 Third-Down Conversions .........................4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions ........................ 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards ..................................0-0
31 30-181 296 34-29-0 64-477 1-6 1-37 2-17 0-0 1-42.0 0-0 4-30 33:38 6 of 9 0 of 0 6-7 1-8
RUSHING GSU-Evans, Travis 14-19; Jean-Bart, J. 2-4; Jeppesen, Sean 1-1; Bell, Ronnie 4-0; Hill, Kelton 1-minus 9. UA-T.J. Yeldon 6-51; Derrick Henry 5-50; Kenyan Drake 5-40; Jalston Fowler 3-23; Blake Sims 2-10; Altee Tenpenny 4-10; Dee Hart 4-0; TEAM 1-minus 3.
2013 GAME SUMMARIES PASSING GSU-Bell, Ronnie 11-20-0-146; McLane, Ben 1-2-0-14. UA-Blake Sims 14-18-0-130; AJ McCarron 15-16-0-166 RECEIVING GSU-Wilson, Albert 4-60; Davis, Robert 3-45; Sweeting, Avery 3-36; Jeppesen, Sean 1-17; Evans, Travis 1-2. UA-Chris Black 6-54; DeAndrew White 4-45; Kevin Norwood 3-42; Christion Jones 3-22; Kenny Bell 2-37; Malcome Faciane 2-14;; Kenyan Drake 1-23; O.J. Howard 1-13; Harrison Jones 1-12; Kurt Freitag 1-11; Brian Vogler 1-9; P. Barrineau 1-6; Altee Tenpenny 1-4; Ty Reed 1-3; Jalston Fowler 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS GSU-None UA-None.
TROY 35, GEORGIA STATE 28 Game 6: Oct. 12, 2013 • 3:30 p.m. (SBN/CSS/ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. In the program’s first Sun Belt Conference game, Georgia State fell 35-28 to Troy in the Panthers’ Homecoming game at the Georgia Dome. The Panthers (0-6, 0-1) rallied to score 21 second-half points and take the lead in the fourth quarter before Troy (4-3, 2-1) scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:17 left in the game. Ronnie Bell tied a school record with four touchdown passes, two to Albert Wilson, who finished the game with seven catches for 153 yards and 119 yards on just two kickoff returns. “I thought our team battled and proved that they belong in this conference, and I am very happy with the way they played,” said Georgia State head coach Trent Miles. “I am not happy with the result, obviously, everyone is disappointed with losing. This was an FCS football team a year ago that won one game. We jumped into FBS and went toe-to-toe for 56 minutes and had every opportunity to win the game. “We proved that this is going to be a very good conference for us, and we will be able to compete.” Georgia State took a 28-21 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter, as Bell found Wilson on a 38-yard pass down the middle for a touchdown. Wilson helped set up the scoring drive after fielding a Troy kickoff at his own goal line and returning it to the GSU 48-yard line. Troy answered with fourth-quarter touchdown drives of 75 and 63 yards to seal the win. The final score came after Chris Pickett intercepted Bell’s pass at the Troy 17-yard line and returned it to his team’s 37. Two plays later, Chris Williams caught a 54-yard touchdown pass from Corey Robinson, his third scoring pass of the day. “Troy is an excellent football team and offensively it showed,” Miles said. “You make one mistake at the end, they go down the field and cash it in to put the nail in the coffin on us. Hat’s off to them, they are going to win a lot of football games.” Down 14-7 at halftime, Georgia State stormed back to take the lead after the Panthers defense forced two consecutive turnovers and blocked a punt to begin the second half. After Troy took the kickoff to start the third quarter, Trojans running back Brandon Burks fumbled on the next play from scrimmage after getting hit by Panther linebacker Mackendy Cheridor, and Tarris Batiste recovered the ball at the Troy 43.
The Panthers capitalized soon after when Bell found Wilson for an 8-yard touchdown pass. Bell converted third-down plays on the previous two series when he found Wilson for a 13-yard gain on third-and-6 and Robert Davis for an 11-yard gain on third-and-3. Troy’s next two possessions ended on a Jarrell Robinson interception in Georgia State territory and a blocked punt by Demarius Matthews that was downed at the Troy 31. After the block, the Panthers scored on the very next play on a touchdown pass from Bell to Davis, despite a defensive pass-interference call, to give the Panthers a 21-14 lead. The Panthers’ first touchdown tied the score at 7-7 with 2:29 to go in the first quarter with a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive capped by a 7-yard scoring pass from Bell to Kelton Hill. The touchdown was set up by consecutive first-down completions as Bell found Davis for a 21-yard gain and then hit Jonathan Jean-Bart on a 26-yard screen pass to get to the Troy 6-yard line. The Georgia State defense forced three turnovers, as Batiste intercepted a Robinson pass in the end zone in the second quarter to go along with his fumble recovery and Jarrell Robinson’s interception. Linebacker Joseph Peterson led the defense with 16 total tackles. Bell finished 22-of-50 for 370 yards passing and one interception, the only Panthers turnover. Davis amassed 76 receiving yards, and Hill had 60. The Panther offense put up 422 total yards, its highest total of the season. Troy’s Robinson, the FBS active leader in career passing yards, was 21-for-37 for 350 yards with three scores. Eric Thomas caught six passes for 113 yards and one touchdown, and Williams added four grabs for 152 yards. The Trojans ran an eye-popping 102 offensive plays in the game.
TROY ............................. 7 GEORGIA STATE ........... 7
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 7:45 TROY Thomas, Eric 26-yd pass from Robinson, Corey (Scott, Will kick), 8-80 3:00 5:16 GSU Hill, Kelton 7-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-75 2:29 2nd 10:52 TROY Holmes, Bryan 4-yd pass from Robinson, Corey (Scott, Will kick), 6-69 1:22 3rd 12:29 GSU Wilson, Albert 8-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 7-43 2:20 7:09 GSU Davis, Robert 31-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 1-31 0:06 1:09 TROY Chunn, Jordan 8-yd run (Scott, Will kick), 6-62 1:36 4th 14:55 GSU Wilson, Albert 38-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 5-52 1:14 9:14 TROY Chunn, Jordan 3-yd run (Scott, Will kick), 13-75 5:41 3:17 TROY Williams, Chris 54-yd pass from Robinson, Corey (Scott, Will kick), 2-63 0:29 TEAM STATISTICS ...................................TROY
GSU
FIRST DOWNS ...................................................... 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................59-249 PASSING YDS (NET) ..........................................385 Passes Att-Comp-Int ................................ 43-25-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ............ 102-634 Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ...........................................0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards .................................... 2-32 Interception Returns-Yards .......................... 1-20 Punts (Number-Avg) ................................... 7-41.4
23 26-52 370 50-22-1 76-422 0-0 1--5 4-125 2-9 10-39.8
Fumbles-Lost ......................................................2-1 Penalties-Yards ................................................ 9-98 Possession Time ............................................ 34:03 Third-Down Conversions .......................13 of 22 Fourth-Down Conversions ........................ 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................... 4-25
5-0 7-60 25:57 5 of 16 0 of 0 2-3 2-6
RUSHING Troy-Burks, Brandon 23-113; Chunn, Jordan 22-91; Anthony, Deon 9-58; TEAM 2-minus 6; Robinson, Corey 3-minus 7. GSU-Evans, Travis 10-30; Jean-Bart, J. 9-27; Wilson, Albert 1-1; Bell, Ronnie 6-minus 6.. PASSING Troy-Robinson, Corey 21-37-2-350, 3 TD; Anthony, Deon 4-60-35. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 22-50-1-370, 4 TD. RECEIVING Troy-Thomas, Eric 6-113; Williams, Chris 4-152; Payton, Felton 4-33; Edenfield, K.D. 3-50; Burks, Brandon 3-7; Holmes, Bryan 2-17; Page, Trey 1-6; White, Daron 1-4; Van Hooser, W. 1-3. GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-153; Hill, Kelton 6-60; Davis, Robert 4-76; Evans, Travis 1-33; Jean-Bart, J. 1-26; Sweeting, Avery 1-13; Blair, Lynquez 1-7; Jeppesen, Sean 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS Troy-Pickett, Chris 1-20. GSU-Robinson, J. 1-9; Batiste, Tarris 1-0.
TEXAS STATE 24, GEORGIA STATE 17 Game 7: Oct. 19, 2013 • 7 p.m. (SBN/CSS/ESPN3) Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas With both teams looking for the first Sun Belt Conference victory in program history, Texas State edged Georgia State 24-17 at Bobcat Stadium. With the game tied at 10-10 in the fourth quarter, Texas State (4-3, 1-2 Sun Belt) scored the go-ahead touchdown on a three-yard run by Chris Nutall. That put the Bobcats ahead 17-10 with 8:01 to play before both teams added late touchdowns. Georgia State (0-7, 0-2 Sun Belt) outgained the Bobcats 368-343, including 208 yards passing by Ronnie Bell, 71 yards rushing by Travis Evans and 73 yards receiving by Albert Wilson. The Panthers’ defense allowed just 47 yards passing on five completions, the lowest figures in school history. But Texas State’s combination of Nutall (90 yards on nine carries, two touchdowns) and Robert Lowe (career-high 177 yards, one touchdown) proved to be the difference. “We just have to learn how to get over that hump and quit doing the things that beat ourselves,” Georgia State head coach Trent Miles said. “But we’re playing hard. I’m proud of them. I had a lot of guys out this game and we still were able to put ourselves in position to win. “We’re getting better because we’re executing better. It just hasn’t shown in wins yet.” Georgia State drove 81 yards early in the fourth quarter for the tying field goal, a 19-yard boot by Wil Lutz that knotted the score at 10-10 with 11:21 to play. On the drive, Bell hit Wilson for completions of 12 and 21 yards and found tight end Keith Rucker for 15 yards. On third-and-8 at the Texas State 9, Bell scrambled up the middle but was just shy of the first down, forcing the tying field goal. On Texas State’s ensuing possession, the Panthers appeared to have the Bobcats stopped
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:20 GSU Bell, Ronnie 1-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-75 4:40 2:04 TXST Nutall, Chris 34-yd run (Dann, Jason kick), 4-49 1:57 2nd 11:30 TXST Dann, Jason 20-yd FG, 5-60 3:22 4th 1 1:21 GSU Lutz, Wil 19-yd FG, 11-81 5:45 8:01 TXST Nutall, Chris 3-yd run (Dann, Jason kick), 8-77 3:16 1:43 TXST Lowe, Robert 1-yd run (Dann, Jason kick), 5-18 2:13 0:01 GSU Davis, Robert 5-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 8-85 1:32
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FIRST DOWNS ...................................................... 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................35-160 PASSING YDS (NET) ..........................................208 Passes Att-Comp-Int ................................ 36-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...............71-368 Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ........................................ 1-14 Kickoff Returns-Yards .................................... 3-54 Interception Returns-Yards .............................1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ................................... 7-40.0 Fumbles-Lost ......................................................0-0 Penalties-Yards .............................................. 10-84 Possession Time ............................................ 31:15 Third-Down Conversions .........................4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions ........................ 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards ..................................0-0
15 42-296 47 12-5-1 54-343 0-0 0-0 3-53 1-27 4-44.0 0-0 3-35 28:45 5 of 11 0 of 1 3-3 2-13
RUSHING GSU-Evans, Travis 18-71; Wilson, Albert 2-44; Bell, Ronnie 8-30; Jean-Bart, J. 5-12; Hill, Kelton 1-2; Jeppesen, Sean 1-1. TXST-Lowe, Robert 21-177; Nutall, Chris 9-90; Jones, Tyler 11-34; TEAM 1-minus 5. PASSING GSU-Bell, Ronnie 20-36-1-208. TXST-Jones, Tyler 5-11-0-47; Gay, Tim 0-1-1-0. RECEIVING GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-93; Evans, Travis 3-23; Davis, Robert 3-11; Hill, Kelton 2-35; Rucker, Keith 2-32; Blair, Lynquez 2-16; Jean-Bart, J. 1-minus 2. TXST-Ijah, Ben 3-27; Battle, Isaiah 1-13; Miller, Bradley 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS GSU-Singleton, Kail 1-0 TXST-Iwuji, Justin 1-27
UL-MONROE 38, GEORGIA STATE 10 Game 8: Oct. 26, 2013 • 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Malone Stadium • Monroe, La. Georgia State fell at Louisiana-Monroe 38-10 at Malone Stadium in Monroe, La. ULM (4-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) quarterback Kolton Browning passed for 224 yards and four touchdowns in his first game back from injury. The Preseason Player of the Year was injured Sept. 28 against Tulane and was thought to be out for the season but returned tonight. Centarius Donald added 126 yards rushing. Georgia State’s (0-8, 0-3 Sun Belt) Robert Ferguson returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter for the first defensive touchdown in the Panthers’ history. In last week’s game, Ferguson became GSU’s career tackling leader. Terrance Woodard sacked Browning, who fumbled, and Ferguson scooped up the ball and raced for the end zone. ULM jumped to a 14-0 lead with two first quarter touchdowns, the second one set up by an interception that gave the Warhawks possession at the GSU 33. After Feguson’s touchdown pulled the Panthers within 14-7, the GSU defense forced ULM to go three-and-out. Georgia State took over at its own 13 drove deep into ULM territory for a 25-yard field goal by Wil Lutz. Now trailing 14-10 with seven minutes left in the second quarter, Georgia State tried an onside kick, and freshman Kight Dallas recovered the ball for the Panthers. But on third down at the GSU 45, Ben McLane’s pass was intercepted. ULM took
over at the GSU 31 and scored four plays later on Browning’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Je’Ron Hamm for a 21-10 lead. GSU played two quarterbacks in the game, but both starter Ronnie Bell and backup McLane struggled, combining to complete just 12 passes for 108 yards with three interceptions and a fumble. “You can’t turn the ball over four times against a good football team and expect to have a chance,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “We got it to 14-10, we recover an on-side kick and have the momentum, but we gave it right back. Then we had a chance to put points on the board at the end of the first half and we fumbled.” Contributing to Georgia State’s offensive struggles were more injuries on the offensive line. Already starting its third center in Ronald Martin, Georgia State lost Martin and then Mark Ruskell to injuries during the game. Tim Wynn took over, playing center for the first time since 2010. “A positive from tonight was the play of Tim Wynn,” Miles said. “We don’t have a center right now because of injuries, and he stepped in late in the first half and then played the entire second half.” Freshman Jonathan Jean-Bart rushed for 60 yards on just seven carries for the Panthers, and freshman Kyler Neal added 34 yards on five attempts. Travis Evans rushed for 25 yards to become Georgia State’s career rushing leader, passing Donald Russell (1,412, 2011-12). Evans now has 1,428 career yards. GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 UL-MONROE .............. 14
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:10 ULM Cook, Tony 4-yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 4-83 1:53 4:00 ULM Holley, Ajalen 7-yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 2-33 0:20 2nd 11:31 GSU Ferguson, R. 88-yd fumble recovery (Lutz, Wil kick) 7:01 GSU Lutz, Wil 25-yd FG, 9-79 2:49 5:21 ULM Hamm, Je’Ron 19-yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 3-31 0:41 1:00 ULM Donald, C 1-yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 11-73 2:54 3rd 9:51 ULM Manton, Justin 36-yd FG, 8-37 3:14 1:58 ULM Scioneaux, H 24-yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 8-73 3:17 TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
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RUSHING GSU-Jean-Bart, J. 7-60; Neal, Kyler 5-34; Evans, Travis 12-25; Jeppesen, Sean 3-20; Bell, Ronnie 2-15; McLane, Ben 3-minus 2; Team 1-minus 16.
2013 GAME SUMMARIES ULM-Donald, C 8-126; Browning, K 11-37; Edwards, Jyruss 7-29; McNeal, D 4-19; Meadors Jr., N 4-7; Washington, M 4-7. PASSING GSU-McLane, Ben 10-21-1-86; Bell, Ronnie 2-9-2-22; Hill, Kelton 0-1-0-0. ULM-Browning, K 21-30-0-224; Brown, Brayle 8-13-0-59; Holley, Ajalen 1-1-0-26. RECEIVING GSU-Wilson, Albert 3-35; Williams, Danny 3-28; Davis, Robert 3-24; Blair, Lynquez 3-21. ULM-Maye, Tavarese 7-49; Hamm, Je’Ron 4-77; Ceaser, Rashon 4-69; Jackson, Kenzee 4-39; Cook, Tony 4-31; Edwards, Jyruss 3-12; Scioneaux, H 1-24; Holley, Ajalen 1-7; Washington, M 1-2; Donald, C 1-minus 1. INTERCEPTIONS GSU-None ULM-Kissinger, H 2-23; Lane, Mitch 1-minus 4; Caldwell, Trey 0-6
WKU 44, GEORGIA STATE 28 Game 9: Nov. 2, 2013 • 1 p.m. (SBN/CSS/ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State fell to Sun Belt Conference foe Western Kentucky 44-28 at the Georgia Dome. The Panthers (0-9, 0-4 Sun Belt) scored two touchdowns on back-to-back drives in the third quarter to cut the WKU lead to 31-21 late in the period, but the Hilltoppers (5-4, 2-3) regained control with two fourth-quarter touchdown drives of their own. Trailing 31-7 in the third, the Panthers executed a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive set up by a 32-yard pass from Ronnie Bell to Avery Sweeting that put the Panthers at the WKU 4-yard line. Two plays later, Travis Evans rushed for a 2-yard touchdown to cut the Hilltopper lead to 31-14. Evans rushed six times for 31 yards on the scoring drive. After the GSU defense forced a three-and-out, the Panthers scored again with 0:54 left in the third quarter on an 11-yard touchdown run by freshman Jonathan Jean-Bart, who was initially called out-ofbounds at the 1-yard line but was determined to have crossed the goal line after a review. The touchdown was the first of Jean-Bart’s career. The Hilltoppers, however, stemmed the Panther rally as Keshawn Simpson scored his third rushing touchdown with 10:18 to go in the game. Quarterback Nelson Fishback, who got the majority of the snaps after starter Brandon Doughty left in the third quarter with an injury, added to the WKU tally with a 5-yard touchdown pass with 3:40 left. Georgia State came right back with a 75-yard drive that ended in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Bell to Sweeting. The Panthers recovered the ensuing onsides kick, but turned the ball over on downs with under a minute remaining. “Our kids battled today,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “Give Western Kentucky and coach Petrino the credit. They found a way to win the football game. We dug ourselves a huge hole. We were unable to sustain any drives in the first half with our offense except for one big play. We had too many three-and-outs and left our defense on the field way too much. We can’t turn the football over. “The kids battled back and made it a game. At one point it was a 10-point game. They [Western Kentucky] were able to go down and extend the
lead. The kids showed again that they’re fighters. We went back out and answered it and put it ourselves back in the game, but give Western Kentucky the credit.” After Western Kentucky started the game with two scoring drives to take a 10-0 lead, the Panthers got on the scoreboard at the 1:33 mark in the first quarter. On a third-and-2 play, Bell found Robert Davis for a 67-yard touchdown pass as Davis made a juggling catch near midfield and raced the rest of the way after the WKU defensive back fell down. The pass play was the fifth longest for a touchdown in GSU history (the top four were caught by Albert Wilson). The touchdown reception was the fourth of the year for Davis, who led the team with 84 yards receiving. The teams traded punts until Simpson capped a WKU drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 4:02 remaining in the first half. After another GSU punt, the Hilltoppers struck again with :52 left when Doughty found Kadeem Jones for a 16-yard touchdown pass to take a 24-7 lead into halftime. Simpson got his second touchdown of the day on a 2-yard run in the third quarter. Wilson, the second-leading active player in career total yards behind Western Kentucky’s Antonio Andrews (143 total yards today), finished with 72 yards receiving, 66 kickoff return yards (22.0 average), and six punt return yards to tally 144 today and bring his career mark to 5,588. Andrews’ 143 yards snapped a streak of 15 consecutive games with at least 150 all-purpose yards. Bell finished the game 26-of-41 passing for 325 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Panther defense forced one turnover, as cornerback Brent McClendon made a diving interception at the GSU 31 on a deep Doughty pass in the third quarter. That was McClendon’s fifth career interception, tying for the GSU career lead. Robert Ferguson and Joseph Peterson tied for the team high with 10 total tackles, and Theo Agnew finished with nine.
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 8:48 WKU Simpson, K. 2-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), 12-40 6:12 2:17 WKU Schwettman, G. 40-yd FG, 9-57 4:18 1:33 GSU Davis, Robert 67-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 3-75 0:44 2nd 4:02 WKU Simpson, K. 1-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), 6-53 2:36 0:52 WKU Jones, Kadeem 16-yd pass from Doughty, B. (Schwettman, G. kick), 6-75 1:56 3rd 7:40 WKU Simpson, K. 2-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), 7-66 2:39 4:37 GSU Evans, Travis 2-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 10-73 3:03 0:54 GSU Jean-Bart, J. 11-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-57 2:48 4th 10:18 WKU Simpson, K. 3-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), 10-58 5:36 3:40 WKU Gorski, Tim 5-yd pass from Fishback, N. (Schwettman, G. kick failed), 7-56 2:52 1:21 GSU Sweeting, Avery 19-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 6-75 2:19 TEAM STATISTICS ....................................WKU
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1-6 7-144 1-0 5-43.6 0-0 6-65 26:22 6 of 15 1 of 3 3-3 1-7
RUSHING WKU-Andrews, A. 22-110; Allen, Leon 9-61; Simpson, K. 10-25; Doughty, B. 3-4; Smith, Damarcus 2-3. GSU-Jean-Bart, J. 10-53; Evans, Travis 11-30; Bell, Ronnie 6-2. PASSING WKU-Doughty, B. 15-24-1-206; Fishback, N. 3-5-0-35. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 26-41-2-325. RECEIVING WKU-McNeal, Willie 4-62; Gorski, Tim 4-20; Taylor, Taywan 3-57; Andrews, A. 3-36; Norris, N. 1-36; Jones, Kadeem 1-16; Brown, J. 1-8; Lewis, Cam 1-6. GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-72; Sweeting, Avery 5-71; Davis, Robert 4-84; Lee, Parris 4-32; Williams, Danny 2-43; Jean-Bart, J. 1-11; Bell, Ronnie 1-6; Wynn, Tim 1-3; Evans, Travis 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS WKU-Robinson, Tyree 1-20; Thomas, Cam 1-0. GSU-McClendon, B. 1-0.
UL-LAFAYETTE 35, GEORGIA STATE 21 Game 10: Nov. 16, 2013 • 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State quarterback Ronnie Bell set school records for career and single-season total offense and career passing yards and the Panthers were tied with the Sun Belt Conference’s top team late in the third quarter before UL-Lafayette pulled away for a 35-21 victory at the Georgia Dome. UL-Lafayatte quarterback Terrance Broadway threw four touchdown passes as the Ragin’ Cajuns won their eighth straight game to improve to 8-2, 5-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. Bell finished the game with 229 yards passing, 46 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns through the air. In only two years with the program, Bell has compiled 2,596 career passing yards and 2,772 yards of total offense, including 2,197 yards this season. During the game, senior receiver Albert Wilson also broke Georgia State (0-10, 0-5 Sun Belt) singleseason records for receptions (58) and all-purpose yards (1,834). Wilson already holds the career marks in both of those categories. Wilson also led the team with 66 yards rushing in the game. Wilson’s 22-yard touchdown reception tied the game at 21-all with five minutes left in the third quarter, but the Ragin’ Cajuns answered on their next possession with an eight-play, 75-yard drive, capped by Broadway’s 36-yard touchdown pass to freshman Elijah McGuire. That gave UL-Lafayette a 28-21 lead with 1:47 left in the third quarter. Georgia State drove deep into UL-Lafayette territory on its next possession, but freshman Kyler Neal was stopped one yard short on fourth-and-3 at the UL 16-yard line. After another Broadway scoring pass pushed the Ragin’ Cajuns’ lead to 35-21, Georgia State drove into UL-Lafayette on its next two possessions
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McGuire, Elijah 80-yd pass from Broadway, T. (Brauchle, S. kick), 2-86 0:28 2nd 14:26 GSU Evans, Travis 5-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 3-16 0:34 10:54 UL Harris, Alonzo 1-yd run (Brauchle, S. kick), 10-75 3:32 2:21 UL Surgent, Darryl 50-yd pass from Broadway, T. (Brauchle, S. kick), 11-99 5:23 0:14 GSU Rucker, Keith 42-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 8-75 2:07 3rd 5:01 GSU Wilson, Albert 22-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 10-70 4:40 1:47 UL McGuire, Elijah 36-yd pass from Broadway, T. (Brauchle, S. kick), 8-75 3:14 4th 7:58 UL Robinson, Jamal 13-yd pass from Broadway, T. (Brauchle, S. kick), 7-86 3:35 TEAM STATISTICS ......................................ULL
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RUSHING ULL-McGuire, Elijah 11-107; Harris, Alonzo 23-79; Broadway, T. 10-65; TEAM 2-minus 3. GSU-Wilson, Albert 5-64; Jean-Bart, J. 12-37; Bell, Ronnie 9-37; Evans, Travis 6-31; Neal, Kyler 4-12; Hubbard, Matt 1-12; McLane, Ben 2-minus 10. PASSING ULL-Broadway, T. 10-16-0-234. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 19-34-1-229; McLane, Ben 7-10-0-69. RECEIVING ULL-Robinson, Jamal 5-53; McGuire, Elijah 3-125; Surgent, Darryl 1-50; Butler, James 1-6. GSU-Wilson, Albert 8-57; Rucker, Keith 6-121; Lee, Parris 6-55; Davis, Robert 3-60; Williams, Danny 2-9; Neal, Kyler 1-minus 4. INTERCEPTIONS ULL-Patt, Trevence 1-0. GSU-None.
ARKANSAS STATE 35, GEORGIA STATE 33 Game 11: Nov. 23, 2013 • 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Liberty Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Ark. Kelton Hill’s 70-yard touchdown pass to Albert Wilson pulled Georgia State within two points of Arkansas State with two minutes left, but the Panthers’ try for a game-tying two-point conversion failed and GSU fell to the Red Wolves 35-33 at Liberty Bank Stadium. Georgia State (0-11, 0-6 Sun Belt) outgained the second-place team in the Sun Belt Conference 432-290, but the Panthers hurt themselves with four turnovers and a blocked punt, which led directly to 21 points for Arkansas State (7-4, 5-1 Sun Belt). Wilson also had an 80-yard touchdown run, making him the first player in GSU history with 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game, and Hill added a 17-yard touchdown catch from Ronnie Bell to become the first Panther to throw and catch a touchdown in the same game. Wilson’s 80-yard touchdown run, the longest run and third-longest play from scrimmage in school history, gave the Panthers a 17-7 lead with 6:42 left in the second quarter. The play capped a crazy sequence because on the previous play, Arkansas State’s Kyle Coleman scooped up a Georgia State fumble at the GSU 25-yard line and was heading for the end zone. But Wilson punched the ball out from behind, and the ball bounced into the end zone and out of bounds for a touchback. On the next play, Wilson took a handoff from Bell and raced for the end zone. Georgia State took its 17-7 lead into the intermission, but the Panthers gave Arkansas State 14 points in the first four minutes of the second half on a fumble return for a touchdown and then a blocked punt for a touchdown. That put the Red Wolves ahead 21-17 before their offense ran a play in the third quarter. The Panthers responded on their next possession, driving 75 yards on just five plays for a go-ahead score, which came on Bell’s 17-yard pass to Hill. Bell set up the score with a 28-yard completion to Wilson out to the ASU 47 and a 28-yard pass to Robert Davis down to the 17, and Georgia State led 24-21 with nine minutes to play in the third quarter. But the Panthers again hurt themselves with
a crucial turnover, this time a fumble that the Red Wolves recovered at the GSU 27. The Panthers forced a fourth-and-1 at the 7, but ASU quarterback Adam Kennedy converted for a first-and-goal, and then Michael Gordon ran five yards for the touchdown, putting Arkansas State ahead 28-24 with 3:39 left in the third quarter. Bell again drove the Panthers deep into Arkansas State territory with a first down at the 10, but Georgia State had to settle for Wil Lutz’s 35-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to 28-27. ASU added another touchdown on its next possession, extending its lead to 35-27 on Kennedy’s 5-yard touchdown pass to J.D. McKissic with 10:51 to play. Still trailing 35-27, Georgia State took over at its own 23 with 3:03 left. After Bell hit Danny Williams for seven yards on first down, the Panthers executed their trick play with Hill, the former quarterback now playing wide receiver. Hill took the pitch from Bell and then found Wilson behind the secondary for the 70-yard bomb, pulling the Panthers within two points. On the try for two, Bell was pressured and overthrew Wilson in the end zone. With two minutes still to play, the Panthers tried and onside kick but were unable to recover it, and Arkansas State was able to run out the clock. Arkansas State opened the scoring with a touchdown on its first possession, and then Lutz put the Panthers on the scoreboard with a 40-yard field goal early in the first quarter. Bell gave GSU its first lead with a 4-yard touchdown run with 1:45 left in the first quarter. He set up the score with a 25-yard completion to Davis at the 4-yard line. Wilson finished with seven receptions for 149 yards and two rushes for a career-high 104 yards, helping the Panthers to a season-high 184 yards. His 149 receiving yards pushed him over the 1,000yard mark for the season, breaking his own GSU season record of 947 yards that he set last season. Bell was 13-for-25 for 178 yards as he surpassed the GSU season record for passing yards with 2,258 on the year. Joseph Peterson finished with a game-high 13 tackles to raise his season total to a Georgia Staterecord 92. In limiting the Red Wolves to 290 yards of total offense, the Georgia State defense came up with two fourth-down stops, recovered a fumble, and held ASU to 1-for-12 on third downs. GEORGIA STATE ......... 10 ARKANSAS STATE........ 7
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SCORING SUMMARY 1st 13:53 ASU Griswold, D. 32-yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Davis, Brian kick), 3-57 1:07 9:04 GSU Lutz, Wil 40-yd FG, 6-19 2:47 1:45 GSU Bell, Ronnie 4-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 6-69 1:59 2nd 6:42 GSU Wilson, Albert 80-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 1-80 0:14 3rd 14:06 ASU Young, Sterling 21-yd fumble recovery (Davis, Brian kick) 11:09 ASU Valgis, Raziel 0-yd blocked punt return (Davis, Brian kick) 9:11 GSU Hill, Kelton 17-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 5-75 1:58 3:39 ASU Gordon, Michael 5-yd run (Davis, Brian kick), 6-27 1:55 4th 14:56 GSU Lutz, Wil 35-yd FG, 8-57 3:43 11:01 ASU McKissic, J.D. 5-yd pass from Kennedy, Adam (Davis, Brian kick), 8-64 3:50 2:13 GSU Wilson, Albert 70-yd pass from Hill, Kelton (Bell, Ronnie pass failed), 2-77 0:50
2013 GAME SUMMARIES TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
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FIRST DOWNS ...................................................... 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................40-184 PASSING YDS (NET) ..........................................248 Passes Att-Comp-Int ................................ 26-14-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...............66-432 Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ...........................................1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards .................................... 3-42 Interception Returns-Yards .............................0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ................................... 6-38.0 Fumbles-Lost ......................................................4-4 Penalties-Yards ................................................ 6-34 Possession Time ............................................ 30:40 Third-Down Conversions .........................5 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions ........................ 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards ..................................1-7
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score. Metheny added 50 yards on the ground. Aleem Sunanon knocked through a 42-yard field goal with 34 seconds left before halftime to give USA the 21-point cushion at the intermission. Kendall Houston scored USA’s final points of the third quarter on a 1-yard run to finish off a 6 minute, 28 second drive, the only scoring drive for either team over four minutes. Georgia State senior linebacker Robert Ferguson finished his career as the only player to play all 45 games in the first four seasons of the program with a school-best 199 career tackles after his five today.. SOUTH ALABAMA ..... 14 GEORGIA STATE ........... 0
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GSU-Wilson, Albert 2-104; Neal, Kyler 9-40; Jean-Bart, J. 13-30; Bell, Ronnie 14-14; Team 2-minus 4. ASU-Kennedy, Adam 20-77; Gordon, Michael 17-46; McKissic, J.D. 3-20; Oku, David 2-2; TEAM 3-minus 7.
1st 7:42 USA Jones, Jay 5-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 7-62 2:28 7 - 0 2:31 USA Jones, Jay 17-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 4-42 1:25 14 - 0 2nd 13:27 GSU Lutz, Wil 33-yd FG, 5-8 1:47 14 - 3 6:20 USA Metheny, Ross 1-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 9-60 3:28 21 - 3 0:34 USA Sunanon, Aleem 42-yd FG, 9-59 3:45 24 - 3 3rd 11:18 USA Smith, Shavarez 37-yd pass from Metheny, Ross (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 7-75 3:42 31 - 3 7:37 GSU Bell, Ronnie 1-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 3-81 1:06 31 - 10 1:09 USA Houston, Kndall 1-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 13-65 6:28 38 - 10 4th 3:00 GSU Jeppesen, Sean 1-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-69 2:05 38 - 17
PASSING GSU-Bell, Ronnie 13-25-0-178; Hill, Kelton 1-1-0-70. ASU-Kennedy, Adam 14-19-0-152. RECEIVING GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-149; Davis, Robert 3-60; Hill, Kelton 1-17; Rucker, Keith 1-13; Williams, Danny 1-7; Yates, Cade 1-2. ASU-Gordon, Michael 5-53; McKissic, J.D. 5-51; Griswold, D. 1-32; McCants, Carlos 1-12; Rains, Kenneth 1-5; Jones, Julian 1-minus 1. INTERCEPTIONS
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SOUTH ALABAMA 38, GEORGIA STATE 17 Game 12: Nov. 30, 2013 • 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Robert Davis’ 80-yard, third quarter catchand-run highlighted Georgia State’s final game of the 2013 season as the Panthers fell to South Alabama 38-17 at the Georgia Dome. A freshman from Warner Robins, Ga., Davis snared a short Ronnie Bell pass over the middle, juked his defender and raced across the field and down the sideline to the USA 1-yard line midway through the third period. His dash turned into the longest pass play of the season, the longest non-scoring play and the third-longest play in school history. It set up Bell, who then plunged across from the 1 to cap the 81-yard, three-play drive in 1:06. The scoring drive was one of the few drives the Panthers could sustain. They finished 0-of-10 on third downs and lost the total offense battle 522-345 on the day. Bell finished 17-of-34 passing for 321 yards and Davis ended with a season-high 110 receiving yards on four catches. It was Bell’s fourth 300-yard game of the season and ends his year with 2,573 yards passing. It was Davis’ second 100-yard game. Star wide receiver Albert Wilson ended the final game of his stellar career with six catches for 101 yards and had 168 all-purpose yards to finish as one of the top performers in the country this season. Wilson was one of 25 seniors honored before the game in Senior Day festivities, the first four-year class to pass through the Panther
program. This was Wilson’s 13th 100-yard receiving game. He finishes with 175 career catches for 3,190 yards. Wilson finishes among the top 40 in NCAA FBS history with 6,235 all-purpose yards. “I can’t say enough about Albert. I love Albert,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “People don’t know the way Albert is in the locker room. He’s had a very difficult life and made something very positive out of it and became a leader. He showed up every day and gave everything he had. He had great effort and great attitude. I love him and I look forward to watching him compete at the next level because he will have the opportunity. I need more Albert Wilsons.” Junior fullback Sean Jeppesen scored the final points of the game with a 1-yard touchdown run to pull Georgia State within 21 points. Jeppesen played both ways in the game, starting at linebacker and making three tackles. USA running back Jay Jones opened the scoring with two first-half touchdowns, rushing for in from 5 and 17 yards out in the first period as USA jumped to a 14-0 lead. Jones helped South Alabama to 306 yards of offense in the opening two quarters before he finished with 102 yard on 17 carries. The Panthers got on the board with a Wil Lutz 33-yard field goal early in the second period. GSU enjoyed starting that drive with a short field as well following Wilson’s career-long 62-yard punt return. Metheny added the Jaguars’ third score of the day with a 1-yard sneak after South Alabama converted on fourh down inside the 5-yard line. Metheny completed 19-of-28 passes for 280 yards in the game. His favorite target was Shavarez Smith, who had 10 catches for 194 yards and one
TEAM STATISTICS .....................................USA
GSU
FIRST DOWNS ...................................................... 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................54-242 PASSING YDS (NET) ..........................................280 Passes Att-Comp-Int ................................ 30-19-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...............84-522 Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ...........................................0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards .................................... 1-35 Interception Returns-Yards .............................1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ................................... 5-43.2 Fumbles-Lost ......................................................1-1 Penalties-Yards ................................................ 4-50 Possession Time ............................................ 38:53 Third-Down Conversions .......................10 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions ........................ 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................... 4-18
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RUSHING USA-Jones, Jay 17-102; Metheny, Ross 14-50; Timmons, Trrnce 7-36; Houston, Kndall 8-26; Valentin, Jlien 4-19; Bridge, Brandon 3-10; TEAM 1-minus 1. GSU-Lee, Parris 6-13; Evans, Travis 2-11; Wilson, Albert 6-9; Neal, Kyler 2-5; Jeppesen, Sean 2-1; Bell, Ronnie 7-minus 15. PASSING USA-Metheny, Ross 19-28-0-280; Bridge, Brandon 0-2-0-0. GSU-Bell, Ronnie 17-34-1-321. RECEIVING USA-Smith, Shavarez 10-194; Jones, Jereme 3-44; Lavender, Brynt 2-24; Jones, Jay 2-9; Howton, Jake 1-6; Houston, Kndall 1-3. GSU-Wilson, Albert 6-101; Davis, Robert 4-110; Williams, Danny 2-56; Neal, Kyler 1-28; Rucker, Keith 1-20; John, Ulrick 1-5; Hill, Kelton 1-1; Lee, Parris 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS USA-Garner, Montell 1-0 GSU-None.
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RUSHING ATTEMPTS Game: 24, Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 Season: 128, Donald Russell, 2011 Career: 356, Travis Evans, 2010-13 RUSHING YARDS Game: 201, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 Season: 747, Donald Russell, 2012 Career: 1,500, Travis Evans, 2010-13
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game: 4, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011; Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010, Savannah State, 2010; Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 Season: 18, Drew Little, 2010 Career: 18, Drew Little, 2010-11; Ronnie Bell, 2012-present
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Game: 2, Three players, five times Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011 Career: 12, Donald Russell (2011-12)
INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Game: 4, Drew Little vs. Alabama, 2010; Ronnie Bell vs. William & Mary, 2012 Season: 11, Drew Little, 2010; Ben McLane, 2012; Ronnie Bell, 2013 Career: 21, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present
PASSING YARDS Game: 414, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 2,102, Drew Little, 2010 Career: 3,095, Ronnie Bell (2012-present)
TOTAL OFFENSE Game: 417, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 2,686, Ronnie Bell, 2013 Career: 3,261, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present
PASS ATTEMPTS Game: 53, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 306, Drew Little, 2010 Career: 442, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present
TOTAL PLAYS Game: 56, Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 Season: 455, Ronnie Bell, 2013 Career: 554, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present
PASS COMPLETIONS Game: 32, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 190, Drew Little, 2010 Career: 227, Drew Little, 2010-11
TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Game: 5, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 Season: 22, Drew Little, 2010 Career: 22, Drew Little, 2010-11
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game: .800, Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (12-15) Season: .621, Drew Little, 2010 (190-306) Career: .584, Drew Little, 2010-11 (227-389)
RECEPTIONS Game: 11, Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 71, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 175, Albert Wilson, 2010-13
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RECEIVING YARDS Game: 175, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 Season: 1,177, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 3,190, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Game: 2, Albert Wilson vs. seven teams; Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011; Arthur Williams vs. Lamar, 2010; Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 2013 Season: 8, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 23, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 5, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012; Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 31, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 95, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Game: 176, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 Season: 751, Albert Wilson, 2012 Career: 2,338, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TD Game: 1, Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010; vs. Old Dominion, 2012; Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 Season: 1, Albert Wilson, 2010 and 2012; Darren McCray, 2010 Career: 2, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 PUNT RETURNS Game: 7, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 15, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 41, Albert Wilson, 2010-13
SCHOOL RECORDS PUNT RETURN YARDS Game: 85, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 155, Albert Wilson, 2011 Career: 251, Albert Wilson, 2010-present ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Game: 296, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 Season: 2,283, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 6,235, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Game: 3, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 (2 rushing, 1 receiving) Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011; Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 26, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 POINTS SCORED Game: 18, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 Season: 80, Iain Vance, 2010 Career: 156, Albert Wilson, 2010-13
FIELD GOALS MADE Game: 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 Season: 15, Iain Vance, 2010 Career: 15, Iain Vance, 2010
PUNTING YARDS Game: 406, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 3,278, Matt Hubbard, 2013 Career: 7,663, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Game: 4, Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012; Christian Benvenuto vs. UTSA, 2011 Season: 17, Iain Vance, 2010; Christian Benvenuto, 2011 Career: 20, Christian Benvenuto, 2011-12
PUNTING AVERAGE Game: 62.2, Matt Hubbard vs. SC State (5 punts) Season: 44.5, Bo Schlechter, 2010 Career: 42.3, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present
PAT Game: 7, Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 Season: 35, Iain Vance, 2010 Career: 35, Iain Vance, 2010 PUNTS Game: 10, Matt Hubbard vs. four teams Season: 78, Matt Hubbard, 2013 Career: 181, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present
INTERCEPTIONS Game: 2, D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011; Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2012 Season: 3, Demazio Skelton, 2012 Career: 5, Brent McClendon, 2010-13 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Game: 73, D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2011 (1) Season: 84, D’Mario Gunn, 2012 Career: 91, D’Mario Gunn, 2011-12
— TEAM RECORDS — POINTS SCORED Game: 55, vs. Savannah State, 2010 Season: 302, 2010
PASS ATTEMPTS Game: 55, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 430, 2013
PUNTS Game: 12 vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 82, 2013
POINTS ALLOWED Game: 63, vs. Alabama, 2010 Season: 440, 2013
PASS COMPLETIONS Game: 33, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 218, 2013
PUNTING AVERAGE Game: 62.2, vs. S.C. State (5 punts) Season: 42.0, 2012
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Game: 7, vs. Savannah State, 2010 Season: 37, 2010
PASSING YARDS Game: 419, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 3,036, 2013
INTERCEPTIONS Game: 4, vs. South Alabama, 2011 Season: 13, 2011
FIRST DOWNS Game: 28, vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 Season: 208, 2013
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game: 4, vs. Morehead State, 2010; Savannah State, 2010; Campbell, 2011; Troy, 2013 Season: 19, 2010
TURNOVERS FORCED Game: 5, vs. South Alabama, 2011 Season: 21, 2011
RUSHING ATTEMPTS Game: 50, vs. Campbell, 2011 Season: 414, 2011 RUSHING YARDS Game: 301, vs. Campbell, 2011 Season: 1,847, 2011 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Game: 3, vs. five teams. Most recent: vs. Rhode Island, 2012 Season: 16, 2010 and 2011
TOTAL OFFENSE Game: 514, vs. Campbell, 2011 Season: 4,263, 2013 TOTAL OFFENSE - PLAYS Game: 84, vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 Season: 794, 2013 FIELD GOALS MADE Game: 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 Season: 15, 2010
SACKS BY Game: 6, vs. Lambuth, 2010 Season: 21, 2011 PENALTIES Game: 10, vs. four teams Season: 77, 2013 PENALTY YARDS Game: 92, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 616, 2011
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Game: 4, Lamar, 2010; UTSA, 2011 Season: 22, 2011
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS PASS ATTEMPTS 53 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 51 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 50 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 41 Ben McLane vs. Tennessee, 2012 41 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 40 Ronnie Bell vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 PASS COMPLETIONS 32 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 28 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 26 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 25 Drew Little vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 22 Drew Little vs. Lamar, 2010 22 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 21 Ben McLane vs. Villanova, 2012
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COMPLETION PERCENTAGE .800 Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama 2011 (1215) .765 Drew Little vs. Shorter, 2010 (13-17) .724 Drew Little vs. Morehead St., 2010 (21-29) .722 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1318) .695 Drew Little vs. Campbell, 2010 (16-23)
RUSHING YARDS 201 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 152 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 146 Donald Russell vs. Campbell, 2011 141 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 136 Donald Russell vs. South Alabama, 2011 120 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 119 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 118 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 107 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012 104 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013
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RUSHING ATTEMPTS 24 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 21 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012 21 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 21 Donald Russell vs. UTSA, 2011
RECEPTIONS 11 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 9 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 8 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010 8 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 8 Albert Wilson vs. Tennessee, 2012 8 Albert Wilson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 8 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 2 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 2 Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 2 Donald Russell vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010 RECEIVING YARDS 175 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 167 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 158 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 153 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 151 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 150 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 149 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 149 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 146 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 132 Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, 2013
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Keith Rucker vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2013 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. ODU, 2012 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 Danny Williams vs. N.C. Central, 2010 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 Robert Davis vs. Chattanooga, 2013
TOUCHDOWN PASSES 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 4 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah State, 2010 3 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 3 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 2 Albert Wilson vs. seven teams 2 Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 2013 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010 PASSING YARDS 414 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 391 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 370 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 325 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 287 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 228 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 228 Drew Little vs. Murray State, 2011
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PUNTS 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 10 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 8 Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 2012 8 Matt Hubbard vs. James Madison, 2012 PUNTING YARDS 406 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 398 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 393 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 372 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 358 Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 2012 PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. 3 PUNTS) 62.2 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 (5) 51.0 Bo Schlechter vs. NCCU, 2010 (4) 50.0 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 2010 (4) 48.1 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 2012 (7) 45.8 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2011 (6) KICKOFF RETURNS 5 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 5 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 5 Albert Wilson vs. West Virginia, 2013 4 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 4 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 4 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 4 Albert Wilson vs. S.C. State, 2012 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 176 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 156 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 140 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 129 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 125 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2010
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ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 296 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 290 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 283 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 280 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 268 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 236 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 234 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 229 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 TACKLES 16 Joseph Peterson vs. Troy, 2013 16 Fred Barnes vs. Shorter, 2010 14 Mark Hogan vs. Old Dominion, 2010 12 Demazio Skelton vs. S.C. State, 2012 12 Dexter Moody vs. Old Dominion, 2011 TACKLES FOR LOSS 4 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 2 12 players SACKS 3 Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 2010 2 Christo Bilukidi vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 2 Joseph Peterson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013
PUNT RETURNS 7 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 3 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, 2010
INTERCEPTIONS 2 D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2012
PUNT RETURN YARDS 85 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 58 Albert Wilson South Alabama, 2013 48 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, 2010
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (1) 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1) 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1) 26 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 2012 (1)
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RUSHING YARDS Player ..............................Years Att 1. Travis Evans ................. 2010-13 356 2. Donald Russell............ 2011-12 248 3. Kelton Hill .................... 2010-13 176 4. Albert Wilson .............. 2010-13 47 5. Rosevelt Watson ........ 2010-12 81 TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING Player ........................................Years 1. Donald Russell........................2011-12 2. Travis Evans .............................2010-* 2. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 4. Parris Lee ..................................2010-13 Drew Little ...............................2010-11
Yds 1,500 1,412 1,076 331 316
PASS COMPLETIONS Player ........................................Years 1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 2. Ronnie Bell ..........................2012-* 3. Ben McLane ........................2012-* 4. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 5. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11
Cmp 227 222 167 82 42
RECEIVING YARDS Player ..............................Years Rec 1. Albert Wilson .............. 2010-13 175 2. Danny Williams .......... 2010-13 121 3. Robert Davis .............2013-* 44 4. Emmanuel Ogbuehi . 201047 5. Jordan Giles................. 201013 35
Yds 3,190 1,605 711 581 515
TD 12 10 7 4 4
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Player ........................................Years 1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 Ronnie Bell ..........................2012-* 3. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 Ben McLane ........................2012-* 5. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11
TD 18 18 12 12 4
RECEPTIONS Player ........................................Years 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2. Danny Williams ......................2010-13 3. Travis Evans .............................2010-13 4. Emmanuel Ogbuehi .............2010-12 5. Robert Davis .......................2013-*
Rec 175 121 58 47 44
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Player ........................................Years 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2. Danny Williams ......................2010-13 3. Jordan Giles.............................2010-13 4. Arthur Williams ......................2010-12 5. Emmanuel Ogbuehi .............2010-12 Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 Sydney Haynes .......................2010-11 Robert Davis .......................2013-*
Rec 23 9 6 5 4 4 4 4
PASSING YARDS Player ........................................Years Yards 1. Ronnie Bell ..........................2012-* 3,095 2. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 2,570 3. Ben McLane ........................2012-* 1,946 4. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 1,270 5. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 550
TOTAL OFFENSE Player ..............................Years Plays Yards 1. Ronnie Bell ................2012-* 554 3,261 2. Drew Little ................... 2010-11 418 2,531 3. Kelton Hill .................... 2010-13 335 2,346 4. Ben McLane ..............2012-* 383 1,765 5. Travis Evans ................. 2010-13 356 1,500
PASS ATTEMPTS Player ........................................Years 1. Ronnie Bell ..........................2012-* 2. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 3. Ben McLane ........................2012-* 4. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 5. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11
TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Player ........................................Years 1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 2. Ronnie Bell ..........................2012-* 3. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 4. Ben McLane ........................2012-* 5. Donald Russell........................2011-12
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Att 442 381 325 159 86
TDR 22 21 19 15 12
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CAREER LEADERS KICKOFF RETURNS Player ........................................Years 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2. Parris Lee ..................................2010-13 3. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 4. Darren McCray .......................2010-13 5. Demarius Matthews .............2010-13
KOR 95 35 25 15 14
TOUCHDOWNS Player ........................................Years 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2. Donald Russell........................2011-12 3. Travis Evans .............................2010-13 4. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 5. Danny Williams ......................2010-13
TD 26 13 12 11 9
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Player...............................................Years KOR Yds 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2,338 2. Parris Lee ..................................2010-13 664 3. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 436 3. Darren McCray .......................2010-13 383 4. Demarius Matthews .............2010-13 324
POINTS Player ........................................Years Points 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 156 2. Iain Vance .................................2010 80 3. Wil Lutz ................................2012-* 79 4. Donald Russell........................2011-12 60 5. Travis Evans .............................2010-13 72
PUNT RETURNS Player...............................................Years 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2. Demarius Matthews .............2010-13
FIELD GOALS Player ........................................Years 1. Iain Vance .................................2010 2. Christian Benvenuto ............2011-12 3. Wil Lutz ................................2012-*
PR 41 9
PUNT RETURN YARDS Player...............................................Years PR Yds 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 376 2. Demarius Matthews .............2010-13 78 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Player...............................................Years 1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-13 2. Travis Evans .............................2010-13 3. Kelton Hill ................................2010-13 4. Donald Russell........................2011-12 5. Danny Williams ......................2010-13
Yards 6.235 2,052 1,804 1,616 1,604
PAT Player ........................................Years 1. Iain Vance .................................2010 2. Christian Benvenuto ............2011-12 3. Wil Lutz ................................2012-*
FG 15 11 4
PAT 35 24 18
PUNTS Player ........................................Years Punts 1. Matt Hubbard .....................2011-* 181 2. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 41
PUNTING YARDS Player ........................................Years Punts 1. Matt Hubbard .....................2011-* 7,663 2. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 1,739 TACKLES Player ........................................Years Tackles 1. Robert Ferguson....................2010-13 199 2. Joseph Peterson .................2012-* 168 3. Brent McClendon ..................2010-* 166 4. Mark Hogan ............................2010-12 157 5. Terrance Woodard.................2010-13 145 INTERCEPTIONS Player ........................................Years 1. Brent McClendon ..................2010-13 2. Demazio Skelton ...................2011-12 D’Mario Gunn .........................2011-12 3. Jamal Ransby ..........................2010-13 Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11
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SACKS Player ........................................Years Sacks 1. Christo Bilukidi .......................2010-11 10 2. Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11 7 3. Allen McKay ............................2010-13 5 TACKLES FOR LOSS Player ........................................Years 1. Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11 2. Robert Ferguson....................2010-13 Theo Agnew ............................2012-13 4. Christo Bilukidi .......................2010-11 5. Jarrell Robinson .................2011-*
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RUSHING YARDS Player ............................................. Year 1. Donald Russell.............................. 2012 2. Donald Russell.............................. 2011 3. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 4. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2010 5. Travis Evans ................................... 2013
Yards 747 665 609 416 405
PASS COMPLETIONS Player ............................................. Year Comp 1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 190 2. Ronnie Bell ............................... 2013 188 3. Ben McLane ............................. 2012 139 4. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 68 5. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011 42
TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Player ............................................. Year 1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 2. Ronnie Bell ............................... 2013 3. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 4. Ben McLane ............................. 2012 5. Donald Russell.............................. 2011
PASSING YARDS Player ............................................. Year 1. Ronnie Bell ............................... 2013 2. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 3. Ben McLane ............................. 2012 4. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 5. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011
Yards 2,573 2,102 1,592 1,021 550
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Player ............................................. Year 1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 2. Ronnie Bell ............................... 2013 3. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 4. Ben McLane ............................. 2012 5. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011
RECEIVING YARDS Player ............................................. Year Yards 1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2013 1,177 2. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 947 3. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 772 4. Robert Davis ............................ 2013 711 5. Danny Williams ............................ 2010 649
PASS ATTEMPTS Player ............................................. Year 1. Ronnie Bell ............................... 2013 2. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 3. Ben McLane ............................. 2012 4. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 5. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011
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TOTAL OFFENSE Player ..............................Year 1. Ronnie Bell ................2013 2. Drew Little ................... 2010 3. Kelton Hill .................... 2011 4. Ben McLane ..............2012 5. Donald Russell............ 2012
TD 18 15 11 10 4
Plays Yards 455 2,686 327 2078 229 1630 325 1422 120 747
RECEPTIONS Player ............................................. Year 1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2013 2. Danny Williams ............................ 2010 3. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 4. Robert Davis ............................ 2013 5. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011
TDR 22 18 15 11 9
Rec 71 54 48 44 37
SEASON LEADERS KICKOFF RETURNS Player..................................................... Year 1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2013 2. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 3. Albert Wilson ................................ 2010 4. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2013 5. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 Parris Lee ........................................ 2011 Parris Lee ........................................ 2012
KOR 31 29 22 18 13 13 13
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Player ............................................. Year 1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 2. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 3. Albert Wilson ................................ 2010 4. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2013 5. Parris Lee ........................................ 2011
Yards 751 730 618 306 301
PUNT RETURNS Player ............................................. Year 1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2013 2. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 3. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 4. Demarius Matthews ................... 2010
PR 15 13 10 8
PUNT RETURN YARDS Player..................................................... Year 1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 2. Albert Wilson ................................ 2013 3. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 4. Demarius Matthews ................... 2010
Yards 155 125 94 76
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Player......................................................Year Yards 1. Albert Wilson .................................2013 2,283 2. Albert Wilson .................................2012 1,810 3. Albert Wilson .................................2011 1,210 4. Albert Wilson .................................2010 932 5. Donald Russell...............................2012 910 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Player ..............................................Year 1. Donald Russell...............................2011 Albert Wilson .................................2013 3. Albert Wilson .................................2012 4. Albert Wilson .................................2011 5. Danny Williams .............................2010
TD 9 9 8 6 5
POINTS Player ............................................. Year 1. Iain Vance ....................................... 2010 2. Donald Russell.............................. 2011 Albert Wilson ................................ 2013 4. Wil Lutz ..................................... 2013 5. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011
Pts 80 54 54 49 48
FIELD GOALS Player ............................................. Years 1. Iain Vance ....................................... 2010 2. Christian Benvenuto .................. 2011 3. Wil Lutz ..................................... 2013
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PUNTS Player ............................................. Years Punts 1. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2013 78 2. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2012 59 3. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2011 44 4. Bo Schlechter................................ 2010 31 PUNTING YARDS Player ............................................. Years 1. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2013 2. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2012 3. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2011 4. Bo Schlechter................................ 2010 PUNTING AVERAGE Player ............................................. Years 1. Bo Schlechter................................ 2010 2. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2012 3. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2013 4. Matt Hubbard .......................... 2011
Yards 3,278 2,541 1,844 1,380
Avg 44.52 43.07 42.03 41.91
TACKLES Player ............................................. Year 1. Joseph Peterson ...................... 2013 2. Fred Barnes.................................... 2010 3. Tarris Batiste ............................ 2013 4. Robert Ferguson.......................... 2013 5. Brandon Jones ............................. 2010 Dexter Moody .............................. 2011 Joseph Peterson ...................... 2012
Tkls 103 85 77 70 65 65 65
INTERCEPTIONS Player ............................................. Year 1. Demazio Skelton ......................... 2012 2. Jamal Ransby ................................ 2010 Brad Chahoy ................................. 2010 D’Mario Gunn ............................... 2011 Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 D’Mario Gunn ............................... 2012 Brent McClendon ........................ 2013
Int 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
SACKS Player..................................................... Year 1. Christo Bilukidi ............................. 2010 2. Christo Bilukidi ............................. 2011 Jake Muasau ................................. 2010 4. Jake Muasau ................................. 2011
Sacks 5 4 4 3
TACKLES FOR LOSS Player ............................................. Year 1. Tarris Batiste ............................ 2013 2. Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 3. Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 Theo Agnew .................................. 2012 5. Mackendy Cheridor .................... 2013
TFL 9.5 8.5 8 8 7.5
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LONGEST PLAYS LONGEST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE 93 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) 84 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 2012 (TD) 80 Run: Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 80 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South Alabama, 2013 78 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 75 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 70 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 67 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 (TD) 65 Run: Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 (TD) 64 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 62 Run: Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 56 Pass: Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD) 55 Pass: Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD) 55 Pass: Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little vs. Alabama, 2010 55 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Villanova, 2012 (TD) LONGEST PASS PLAYS 93 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) 84 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 2012 (TD) 80 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South Alabama, 2013 78 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 75 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 70 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 67 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 (TD) 64 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 56 Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD) 55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 2010 55 Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD) 55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little vs. Alabama, 2010 55 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Villanova, 2012 (TD)
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LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 26 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 2012 21 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 20 Jamal Ransby vs. Savannah State, 2010 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS 93 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2011 88 Robert Ferguson vs. UL Monroe, 2013 (TD) 23 Quontez Mallory vs. Houston, 2011 LONGEST FIELD GOALS 53 Wil Lutz vs. Alabama, 2013 49 Iain Vance vs. Morehead State, 2010 47 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 46 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 46 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 2011 45 Christian Benvenuto vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 45 Christian Benvenuto vs. Murray State, 2011 45 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 2011 40 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 40 Wil Lutz vs. Arkansas State, 2013
LONGEST RUNS 80 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 65 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 (TD) 62 Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 54 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. James Madison, 2012 (fake punt) 53 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 (TD) 53 Kelton Hill vs. Lambuth, 2010 52 Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 2011 52 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 52 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 47 Albert Wilson vs. Texas State, 2013
LONGEST PUNTS 80 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 80 Matt Hubbard vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 65 Matt Hubbard vs. Alabama, 2013 64 Matt Hubbard vs. UTSA, 2011 62 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 2012 62 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 2010 60 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2011
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 62 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 47 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead St., 2010 31 Demarius Matthews vs. Shorter, 2010 30 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 26 Albert Wilson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 22 Albert Wilson vs. St. Francis, 2011 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 100 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) 97 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 (TD) 96 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 (TD) 71 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 67 Demarius Matthews vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 66 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 61 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012
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FIRST TELEVISED GAME Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 on CSS-TV on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome FIRST GAME VS. FCS OPPONENT Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in overtime on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome FIRST GAME VS. FBS OPPONENT Alabama d. Georgia State 63-7 on Nov. 18, 2010, Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) FIRST PLAY Drew Little pass to Rosevelt Watson, 10 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Note: First snap was nullified by penalty FIRST RUN Rosevelt Watson rush for 8 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST PASS Drew Little to Rosevelt Watson for 10 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST RECEPTION Rosevelt Watson from Drew Little, 10 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST 1ST DOWN Rosevelt Watson rush for 3 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST TOUCHDOWN Parris Lee rush for 4 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST TOUCHDOWN PASS Drew Little to Emmanuel Ogbuehi for 4 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010
FIRST PAT Iain Vance vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST FG Iain Vance, 22 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST GAME-WINNING FG Iain Vance, 30 yards, 0:01 left in game at Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 FIRST PUNT RETURN Demarius Matthews for 31 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST KICKOFF RETURN Parris Lee for 27 yards (opening kickoff ) vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010
FIRST KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD Darren McCray for 96 yards at Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 (opening kickoff ) FIRST TACKLE Jake Muasau tackled Octavious Edge vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST SACK Christo Bilukidi sacked Lambuth’s David Ingram for -6 yards, Sept. 11, 2010 FIRST INTERCEPTION Jake Muasau intercepted Lambuth’s Paul Harper, Sept. 11, 2010 FIRST FORCED FUMBLE Christo Bilukidi on RB Octavious Edge vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010) FIRST FUMBLE RECOVERY Olufemi Opanubi vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST FUMBLE RETURN FOR TD Robert Ferguson vs. ULM (TD), Oct. 26, 2013 FIRST PUNT Bo Schlechter for 38 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010
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WEEKLY AWARDS Matt Hubbard, P........................Sept. 3, 2012 CAA Special Teams Player of the Week Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week CPFA National Punter of the Week Donald Russell, RB................... Oct. 15, 2012 CAA Offensive Player of the Week
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ALL-INDEPENDENT College Sports Madness Ladeven Kirkland, OL ............................. 2011 Demarius Matthews, CB ........................ 2011 Jake Muasau, OLB.................................... 2011 Donald Russell, RB................................... 2011 Albert Wilson, WR & PR .......................... 2011
ALL-AMERICA Iain Vance, PK ............................................ 2010 Sports Network (3rd team) Albert Wilson, WR .................................... 2013 SI.com (HM)
ALL-CAA Albert Wilson, KR ..................................... 2012 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year Albert Wilson, KR (1st team) ................ 2012 Albert Wilson, WR (3rd team) .............. 2012 Matt Hubbard, P (2nd team) ................ 2012 Donald Russell, RB (3rd team) ............. 2012
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HONORS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Capital One / CoSIDA Michael Hall, LB (1st team) ................... 2011 Kalan Jenkins, DL (1st team) ................ 2011 Michael Davis, OL (1st team) ............... 2012 Mark Hogan, LB (1st team) ................... 2012 FCS ADA ACADEMIC ALL-STAR Kalan Jenkins, DL ..................................... 2011 Michael Davis, OL .................................... 2012 CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Nate Anthony, DB .................................... 2012 Michael Davis, OL .................................... 2012 Akeen Felder, LB ...................................... 2012 Mark Hogan, LB ........................................ 2012 Davis Knowles, LB.................................... 2012 Sean Jeppesen, TE ................................... 2012 Arington Jordan, DB ............................... 2012 Darren McCray, WR ................................. 2012 David Miller, P-PK .................................... 2012 Nathaniel Minor, WR ............................... 2012 Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE......................... 2012 Kail Singleton, DB .................................... 2012 Malcolm Smith, RB .................................. 2012 Marcus Stetzer, DL................................... 2012 Bryan Williams, LB ................................... 2012 Cade Yates, OL .......................................... 2012 CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Nate Anthony, DB .................................... 2012 Michael Davis, OL .................................... 2012
NFL DRAFT Christo Bilukidi, DL ................... 2012 Oakland Raiders ..............6th (189) Ulrick John, OL .......................... 2014 Indianapolis Colts ...........7th (232)
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Jake Muasau, LB ........................ 2012 New York Giants Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE ........... 2013 Washington Redskins Donald Russell, RB .................... 2013 Atlanta Falcons Albert Wilson, WR ..................... 2014 Kansas City Chiefs
NFL CHRONOLOGY Christo Bilukidi, DL Oakland Raiders * ............ 2012-13 Cincinnati Bengals *......... 2013-14 Jake Muasau, LB New York Giants ............... 2012-13 Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE Washington Redskins ............2013 Miami Dolphins ................ 2013-14 Cleveland Browns...................2014 Donald Russell, RB Atlanta Falcons.......................2013 Albert Wilson, WR Kansas City Chiefs ..................2014 * Played in regular-season game
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Brandon Jones, S ...................... 2012 Tampa Bay Storm
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2010 • 6-5 Inaugural Season (Unclassified) Date S. 2 S. 11 S. 18 S. 25 O. 2 O. 9 O. 16 O. 23 O. 30 N. 6 N. 18
Opponent Shorter (Thur.) Lambuth [6/5] Jacksonville State TV1 at Campbell Morehead State TV2 Savannah State N.C. Central (HC) at Old Dominion TV2 at South Alabama Lamar at [10/12] Alabama (Thur.) TV3
Head Coach: Bill Curry ——— DEFENSE ———
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Result 41-7 14-23 27-34 34-21 37-10 55-21 20-17 20-34 34-39 23-17 7-63
Att 30,237 12,647 16,128 3,021 15,264 14,908 13,378 19,782 23,446 14,689 101,621
At-Yds-TD 35-212-3 17-91-1 22-112-3 26-117-0 40-152-1 40-232-3 35-112-1 23-58-1 19-46-3 27-133-0 32-91-0
Pass 154 92 227 163 289 201 205 419 234 189 74
Cm-At-TD-I 14-19-2-0 8-18-1-4 25-40-0-1 16-23-2-0 22-33-4-2 19-29-4-0 16-29-1-0 33-55-1-0 21-35-2-2 22-36-2-1 5-17-0-4
Ply-TO 54-366 35-183 62-339 49-280 73-441 69-433 64-317 78-477 54-280 63-322 49-165
At-Yds-TD 53-206-1 50-184-2 39-167-3 54-257-2 21-50-0 44-154-2 43-175-1 43-229-3 49-293-1 29-84-0 45-262-4
Pass 57 126 283 84 230 109 154 152 181 273 216
Cm-At-TD-I 11-15-0-0 19-26-0-1 24-43-1-0 9-18-1-1 27-44-1-2 13-19-1-2 11-23-1-3 22-38-1-0 12-24-3-0 29-36-1-1 19-22-3-0
Ply-TO 64-263 76-310 71-450 72-341 65-280 63-263 66-329 81-381 73-474 65-357 67-478
Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Comcast Digital; TV3-ESPNU; National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches for FCS; AP/USA Today Coaches for FBS.
2011 • 3-8 Division I FCS Independent Date S. 2 S. 10 S. 17 S. 24 O. 18 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29 N. 5 N. 12 N. 19
Opponent Clark Atlanta (Fri.) Old Dominion TV1 at [16/17] Jacksonville State TV1 at Houston TV1 Murray State at South Carolina State South Alabama (HC) at UTSA TV2 St. Francis (Ill.) at West Alabama Campbell
Head Coach: Bill Curry ——— DEFENSE ———
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Result 41-7 17-40 21-37 0-56 24-48 13-23 27-20 14-17 27-30 23-30 42-35
Att 26,273 11,701 17,618 32,005 10,963 11,517 14,086 25,977 11,565 6,253 11,125
At-Yds-TD 37-146-2 35-85-2 28-116-2 35-108-0 34-86-2 45-244-1 43-220-1 44-164-1 32-158-1 31-219-2 50-301-2
Pass 196 206 209 133 281 76 209 91 197 228 213
Cm-At-TD-I 13-18-3-0 16-44-0-3 17-30-1-1 12-27-0-1 19-44-1-2 6-20-0-3 12-15-2-0 6-15-1-0 14-24-2-1 19-37-1-2 13-22-4-1
Ply-TO 55-342 79-291 58-325 62-241 78-367 65-320 58-429 59-255 56-355 68-447 72-514
At-Yds-TD 38-140-0 54-282-3 58-246-3 39-171-5 31-138-3 47-155-2 50-178-0 35-108-1 42-258-1 54-222-2 30-88-4
Pass 107 126 155 561 321 213 145 189 217 166 250
Cm-At-TD-I 10-17-1-2 13-21-1-0 9-11-1-0 40-50-3-0 35-46-4-2 16-30-0-0 14-30-2-4 17-34-0-1 21-33-2-1 15-21-1-2 21-32-1-1
Ply-TO 55-247 75-408 69-401 89-732 77-459 77-368 80-323 69-297 75-475 75-388 62-338
Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Longhorn Network. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2012 • 1-10, 1-7 CAA Division I FCS / First Year of FBS Transition Date A. 30 S. 8 S. 15 S. 22 S. 29 O. 6 O. 13 O. 20 O. 27 N. 3 N. 10
Head Coach: Bill Curry ——— DEFENSE ———
——— OFFENSE ———
Opponent South Carolina State (Thur.) TV1 at Tennessee TV2 UTSA Richmond at William & Mary TV1 [14/17] New Hampshire at Rhode Island [24/rv] Villanova (HC) at [9/10] James Madison [5/5] Old Dominion at Maine TV3
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Result 6-33 13-51 14-38 14-35 3-35 21-44 41-7 24-49 21-28 27-53 7-51
Att 18,921 87,821 11,496 9,476 11,125 9,531 6,013 12,136 22,813 12,293 2,979
At-Yds-TD 30-99-0 41-87-1 23-86-0 36-159-1 35-92-0 30-56-0 34-274-3 29-79-1 38-173-1 31-52-2 33-59-0
Pass 130 176 221 231 157 243 217 230 175 303 154
Cm-At-TD-I 14-28-0-1 18-41-0-1 11-25-2-3 23-37-1-3 13-26-0-4 13-29-3-3 15-27-2-0 23-41-2-2 23-38-2-0 17-38-1-2 12-30-1-4
Ply-TO 58-229 82-263 48-307 73-390 61-249 59-299 61-491 70-309 76-348 69-355 63-213
At-Yds-TD 49-188-0 43-184-3 54-225-3 39-144-4 57-312-5 42-332-2 31-104-0 53-343-2 42-221-2 47-205-4 48-332-2
Pass 300 374 217 254 101 292 184 127 119 351 262
Cm-At-TD-I 19-29-3-2 22-28-4-1 18-25-2-0 21-32-1-0 8-13-0-0 21-41-4-1 17-35-1-1 11-15-3-1 11-23-1-1 28-42-3-3 11-17-4-0
Ply-TO 78-488 71-558 79-442 71-398 70-413 83-624 66-288 68-470 65-340 89-556 65-594
Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2-ESPN3/PPV; TV3-WABI, Bangor, Me. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.
2013 • 0-12, 0-7 Sun Belt Division I FBS / Second Year of FBS Transition Date A. 30 S. 7 S. 14 S. 21 O. 5 O. 12 O. 19 O. 26 N. 2 N. 16 N. 23 N. 30
Opponent Samford (Fri.) TV1 Chattanooga TV1 at West Virginia TV2 Jacksonville State TV1 at [1/1] Alabama TV3 Troy TV4 at Texas State TV4 at UL Monroe TV1 Western Kentucky TV4 UL Lafayette TV1 at Arkansas State TV1 South Alabama TV1
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Head Coach: Trent Miles ——— DEFENSE ———
——— OFFENSE ——— Result 21-31 14-42 7-41 26-32 3-45 28-35 17-24 10-38 28-44 21-35 33-35 17-38
Att 17,606 14,952 57,440 15,425 101,254 17,732 15,684 11,357 15,212 14,415 18,512 13,697
At-Yds-TD 25-72-0 17-30-0 33-136-1 42-150-0 22-15-0 26-52-0 35-160-1 33-136-0 27-85-2 39-183-1 40-184-2 25-24-2
Pass 391 273 84 250 160 370 208 108 325 298 248 321
Cm-At-TD-I 28-51-3-2 17-35-2-0 8-18-0-0 16-42-2-1 12-22-0-0 22-50-4-1 20-36-1-1 12-31-0-3 26-41-2-2 26-44-2-1 14-26-2-0 17-34-0-1
Ply-TO 76-463 52-303 51-220 84-400 44-175 76-422 71-368 64-244 68-410 83-481 66-432 59-345
At-Yds-TD 36-105-1 60-401-2 42-245-2 44-122-4 30-181-1 59-249-2 42-296-3 37-224-1 46-203-4 46-248-1 45-138-1 54-242-4
Pass 193 108 359 339 296 385 47 309 241 234 152 280
Cm-At-TD-I 19-31-1-1 11-15-2-0 25-41-3-1 18-32-0-0 29-34-5-0 25-43-3-2 5-12-0-1 33-44-4-0 18-29-2-1 10-16-4-0 14-19-2-0 19-30-1-0
Ply-TO 67-298 75-509 83-604 76-461 64-477 102-634 54-343 81-533 75-444 62-482 64-290 84-522
Television Legend: TV1-ESPN3; TV2-ROOT Sports; TV3-SEC TV; TV4-Sun Belt Network/CSS; National rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches.
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LETTERWINNERS Anthony, Nate ................................ 2010-11-12-13 Agnew, Theo................................................ 2012-13 Batiste, Tarris.......................................................2013 Barnes, Fred ........................................................2010 Bell, Ronnie .................................................. 2012-13 Benvenuto, Christian .......................................2011 Bilukidi, Christo .......................................... 2010-11 Blair Lynquez ............................................... 2012-13 Bostic, Evan .................................................. 2010-11 Burkhalter, Sam .................................................2010 Carter, Bo ................................................2010-11-12 Chahoy, Brad ......................................................2010 Cheatham, Kam.................................................2012 Cheridor, Mackendy ........................................2013 Clottey, Harrison ..................................2010-11-12 Dallas, Kight ........................................................2013 Davis, Hubert .....................................................2010 Davis, Michael ............................................. 2011-12 Davis, Ramell .........................................2011-12-13 Davis, Robert ......................................................2013 Donovan, Michael ............................................2010 Dowling, Robert ................................................2013 Ehasz, Matt ................................................... 2011-12 Ennis, Trey............................................................2010 Ervin, Isaiah .........................................................2011 Evans, Travis .................................... 2010-11-12-13 Fears, Jocquez............................................. 2010-11 Felder, Akeen.........................................2010-11-12 Ferguson, Robert .......................... 2010-11-12-13 Garcia, Max .........................................................2010 Gilbert, Joseph ........................................... 2010-11 Gorringe, Garrett ..............................................2013 Gunn, D’Mario............................................. 2011-12 Hall, Michael ................................................ 2010-11 Hampton, Gabe .......................................... 2010-12 Haynes, Sidney ..................................................2010 Hill, Kelton ....................................... 2010-11-12-13 Hill, Trent ..............................................................2013 Hogan, Mark ..........................................2010-11-12 Hopson, Carnell.................................................2013 Howard, Isaiah ...................................................2010 Hubbard, Matt ......................................2011-12-13 Hughes, Justin ...................................................2010 Huey, David.........................................................2012 Ibarrondo, Cliff...................................................2011 Jackson, Star .......................................................2011 Jacoby, Ben .................................................. 2010-11 Jean-Bart, Jonathan .........................................2013 Jenkins, Kalan ............................................. 2010-11 Jeppesen, Sean........................................... 2012-13 John, Ulrick ..................................... 2010-11-12-13 Jones, Brandon ........................................... 2010-11 Jones, Tevin .........................................................2013 Jordan, Arington ........................................ 2012-13 Kaplan, A.J. ..........................................................2013 Karriem, Khiry ............................................. 2010-11 Kelly, John .................................................... 2012-13 King, Grant ...................................... 2010-11-12-13 King, Melvin ................................................. 2012-13 Kirkland, Ladeven ...................................... 2010-11 Knowles, Davis ............................................ 2011-12 Lawrence, Jalen .................................................2013 Lawrence, Shawayne .......................................2013 Lee, Parris......................................... 2010-11-12-13
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Little, Drew................................................... 2010-11 Lockley, Joe.........................................................2012 Lupo, Brandon ...................................................2010 Lutz, Wil ......................................................... 2012-13 Mallory, Qwontez .............................................2011 Martin, Ronald ............................................ 2012-13 Matthews, Demarius ................... 2010-11-12-13 May, Jamaal ........................................................2011 McClendon, Brent......................... 2010-11-12-13 McCray, Darren .............................. 2010-11-12-13 McKay, Allen ................................... 2010-11-12-13 McLane, Ben ................................................ 2012-13 McQueen, Scotty .......................... 2010-11-12-13 Miller, David ................................................. 2012-13 Minor Nathaniel ......................................... 2011-12 Moody, Dexter ...................................................2011 Moon, Cole..........................................................2010 Morris, Myles ......................................................2013 Muasau, Jake ............................................... 2010-11 Muasau, Louie....................................................2010 Neal, Kyler............................................................2013 Nesmith, Nick .....................................................2013 Ogbuehi, Emmanuel ..........................2010-11-12 Opanubi, Olufemi ...................................... 2010-11 Paxton, Nate .......................................................2013 Pearson, Drew ............................................. 2011-12 Peary, Dion ..........................................................2010 Peterson, Joseph........................................ 2012-13 Portee, A.J............................................................2011 Ransby, Jamal................................. 2010-11-12-13 Robinson, Jamal ...................................2011-12-13 Rucker, Keith.......................................................2013 Russell, Donald ........................................... 2011-12 Sauls, Jon Marshall ...........................................2010 Schlechter, Bo ............................................. 2010-11 Scott, C.J...............................................................2013 Shorter, Demetrious ........................................2010 Singleton, Kail ................................ 2010-11-12-13 Skelton, Demazio....................................... 2011-12 Smith, Alex ................................................... 2011-12 Smith, Malcolm ....................................2010-11-12 Spencer, Jameel ................................................2013 Stephens, C.J. .............................................. 2011-12 Stetzer, Marcus ..................................................2012 Stewart, Rashad ......................................... 2012-13 Strickland, Tanner .............................................2013 Teknipp, Bill ........................................................2013 Thompson, Kevin..............................................2011 Truitt, Robert ......................................................2011 Vinson, Mitchell.................................................2012 Watson, Rosevelt .................................2010-11-12 Wilder, Rendell............................................ 2011-23 Wiley, Austen......................................................2010 Williams, Arthur.......................................... 2010-11 Williams, Danny............................. 2010-11-12-13 Wilson, Albert ................................ 2010-11-12-13 Woodard, Terrance ....................... 2010-11-12-13 Woods, Bailey .............................................. 2010-11 Wyatt, Blake ...........................................2010-11-12 Wynn, Tim...............................................2010-12-13 Vance, Iain ...........................................................2010 Yandell, Clyde.............................................. 2010-11 Yates, Cade ................................................... 2012-13 Young, LaDarion ...............................................2013
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COACHING STAFF Bond, John, 2010-12 (Offensive Coordinator) Colbert, Keary, 2013 (Wide Receivers) Curry, Bill, 2010-12 (Head Coach) Etheridge, Harold, 2013-present (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line) French, Jason, 2010-12 (Outside Linebackers) Hamilton, Joe, 2011-12 (Running Backs) Harmon, Craig, 2010-12 (Tight Ends) Huard, Luke, 2013-present (Quarterbacks) Jackson, Shannon, 2013-present (Defensive Line) Jagodzinski, Jeff, 2013-present (Offensive Coordinator) Lappano, Tim, 2014-present (Wide Receivers) Lough, Brock, 2014-present (Running Backs) Midget, Anthony, 2010-11 (Secondary/Special Teams); 2012 (Defensive Coordinator) Miles, Trent, 2013-present (Head Coach) Minter, Jesse, 2013-present (Defensive Coordinator) Perry, Todd, 2010 (Running Backs) Pugh, George, 2010-12 (Asst. Head Coach/ Recruiting Coord./Wide Receivers) Volker, P.J., 2013-present (Linebackers/ Recruiting Coordinator) Riddle, Mike, 2010-12 (Offensive Line) Thomas, Ricky, 2012 (Defensive Ends) Thompson, John, 2010-11 (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator) Tiller, Tony, 2013 (Running Backs) Ward, Chris, 2010-12 (Defensive Line) Williams, J.D., 2013-present (Secondary/ Special Teams)