2015 Jacksonville State Football Media Guide by Jacksonville State Athletics

TA B L E O F CO N T E N T S

MEET THE GAMECOCKS MEET THE COACHES

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OVC

Chattanooga / Auburn / Tennessee State / UT Martin ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Mississippi Valley State / Tennessee Tech / Austin Peay / Eastern Kentucky ~ ~ Eastern Illinois / Southeast Missouri State / Murray State ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2015 Travel Headquarters ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

HISTORY

MEET THE 2015 OPPONENTS

RECORDS

The History ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 105 President Dr. John M. Beehler ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 106 Board of Trustees ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 107 Interim Athletics Director Greg Seitz ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 108 Support Staff~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 109 Strength & Conditioning Facilities and Staff ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 110 Sports Medicine Facilities and Staff~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 111 JSU Athletic Directory ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 112

REVIEW

Head Coach ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 92 Assistant Coaches~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 94 Football Support Staff ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 104

OPPONENTS

Player Profiles ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 25

Rushing Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 136 Passing Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 138 Receiving Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 142 Total Offense Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 144 Long Scoring Plays ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 147 Scoring Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 148 Miscellaneous Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 151 Kicking Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 152 Punting Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 154 Nail Biting Finishes ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 155 Return Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 156 Defensive Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 160 Miscellaneous Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 163 JSU on Television ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 164 NCAA Records/FBS Schools ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 165 JSU All-Americans~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 166 Pro Signees/Super Bowl Players ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 170 Post-Season Records~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 171 Post Season Appearances~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 172 Academic Excellence~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 173 Gamecock Season Openers ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 174 Homecoming Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 174 Gulf South Conference Statistical Leaders ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 175 SLC Honors / GSC Honors~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 176 OVC Honors ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 177 Year-by-Year Coaching Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 179 JSU Head Coaches / Captains ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 180 JSU Coaching Staffs ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 181 All-time Lettermen ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 182 JSU Series Records ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 185 All-time Scores~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 186 All-time Series Breakdowns~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 191 Glossary~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 196 Gamecock Bowl History ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 202 1992 NCAA Division II National Champs ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 204 The Ohio Valley Conference~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 206

ABOUT JSU

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THE RECORDS SECTION

COACHES

2015 Gamecock Roster~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Depth Chart ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Geographical Roster~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2015 Football Signees ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Game Summaries~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 118 Final Team Statistics~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 128 Final Individual Statistics~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 129 Defensive Leaders~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 131 Game Highs (Individual/Team) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 132 Game-by-Game Statistics ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 133

GAMECOCKS

THE 2015 OUTLOOK

2014 IN REVIEW

OUTLOOK

Gameday at Jacksonville State~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 A Championship Tradition ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4 2003, 2004, 2011 & 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Champions ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6 Gamecocks in the Pros~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 8 Getting to JSU ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 10 2015 JSU Football Schedule~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 11 Media Policies ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 12 Quick Facts ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 14 All-OVC Team/OVC Predicted Order of Finish ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 16 JSU Sports Network ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 17 Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 18

INTRO

MEDIA INFORMATION

GOSH ALMIGHTY! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 208 CREDITS: The 2015 Jacksonville State University football media guide is a publications of the JSU Sports Information Department. It was compiled and written by Greg Seitz, Josh Underwood, Tony Schmidt with assistance from Justin Bowen, JonMichael Lee and Wade Lanier. All photography by JSU Photographer Steve Latham, with additional action shots by Matt Reynolds, Steve Gross, Marvin Gentry and David Lann. A special thank you to Wray Dillard of Wray Graphics in Florence, Alabama, for his design and layout. Printing by Jacksonville State University Print Shop. © 2015 Jacksonville State University Athletic Department. All Rights Reserved. JSU is an EO/AA Employer.

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Game Day at Ja l Jacksonville State has ranked in the Top 12 nationally in attendance over the last four years as the Gamecocks have averaged more than 17,000 fans at Burgess-Snow Field l JSU has the highest winning percentage and the most wins in the OVC since joining the league in 2003 in home games: Record 51-15 (.773) 46-18 (.719) 41-22 (.651) 40-24 (.625) 36-29 (.554) 34-30 (.531) 32-33 (.492) 31-23 (.574) 21-38 (.356)

School Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State Austin Peay

cksonville State l Jacksonville State has been ranked in the Top 25 for eight straight years l Jax State has posted a 72-23 record against other OVC schools since joining the league in 2003 l More than 475,000 fans have seen the Gamecocks play at Burgess-Snow Field over the last four years

l Jax State has hosted numerous NCAA playoff games over the years, including three since the 2010 season l Jacksonville State set 49 school records, 13 Ohio Valley Conference records and three NCAA records during the 2013 season

TRADITION

A Championship Tradition Jacksonville State athletics continued to dominate on the field of competition as the Gamecocks won numerous Ohio Valley Conference Championships and advanced to NCAA Championships, while also excelling in the classroom, during the 2014-15 year. The Gamecocks won two Ohio Valley Conference Championships and finished fourth in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup, marking the seventh straight year the Gamecocks have finished in the Top 6 in the standings. Jax State won conference championships in Football and Rifle during the 2014-15 season, while James Hobbs (men’s golf), John Grass (football), and Ron Frost (rifle) each earned OVC Coach of the Year honors. Additionally, Jacksonville State had four OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, eight NCAA All-Americans, 54 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams that claimed OVC Team Academic Achievement honors, and three OVC Coach of the Year Award winners.

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TRADITION INTRO

JSU’s Conference Championships (102)

Rifle (10): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Football (19): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014

Baseball (14): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2008, 2010*, 2014*

Volleyball (7): 1991, 1992, 2005*, 2006, 2006*, 2007, 2009* Men’s Tennis (10): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005*, 2007, 2007*, 2009*, 2014, 2014* Women’s Tennis (10): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2011* Men’s Golf (8): 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014 Women’s Golf (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012

ABOUT JSU

Women’s Basketball (2): 1991, 1993

COACHES

Men’s Basketball (6): 1975, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992 GAMECOCKS

OUTLOOK

Softball (11): 1990, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2008*, 2009, 2010*, 2011*, 2013*, 2014 * denotes tournament title

REVIEW

1992 1985 1990, 1991 1984, 1985

RECORDS

Jacksonville State is the only school in the nation to lay claim to NCAA national titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball at a Division II level or higher. JSU is one of just two schools (Florida) to have played for a national title in each of those three sports.

OPPONENTS

National Championships (6) Football: Men’s Basketball: Baseball: Gymnastics:

HISTORY

Since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003-04, Jacksonville State has solidified itself as the preeminent athletic programs in the conference. The Gamecocks have won 60 OVC Championships over the last 10 years, which is 12 more than the next OVC school. JSU has seen nine of its 15 programs bring home various titles and combine for 40 trips to the NCAA post-season play.

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OVC

OVC Championships Since 2003-04 Jacksonville State 60 Eastern Illinois 48 Eastern Kentucky 46 Southeast Missouri 29 Murray State 27 Austin Peay 22 Tennessee Tech 19 Morehead State 14 UT Martin 8 SIU Edwardsville 1

CHAMPIONS

2003 • 2004 • 2011 • l Jacksonville State claimed the 2003, 2004, 2011 and 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Football Championships l Jacksonville State has made 15 NCAA Playoff Appearances l Jacksonville State has claimed 19 Conference Championships l Since 1996, the Gamecocks have appeared on television 113 times l Since 2000, Jax State has been ranked 94 times in the Top 25 l The Gamecocks have had a total of 57 players selected AllAmericans l Eleven different Gamecock football players have participated in post-season all-star games l Former Gamecock Players in the Pros have won the Super Bowl, Grey Cup Championship and Arena Football League Championship

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

CHAMPIONS

OUTLOOK

GAMECOCKS

COACHES

ABOUT JSU

OPPONENTS

REVIEW

RECORDS

HISTORY

OVC

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INTRO

2014 CHAMPIONS

G A M E CO C K S I N T H E P R O S

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G A M E CO C K S I N T H E P R O S INTRO OUTLOOK GAMECOCKS ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW

Jacksonville State has a star-studded NFL past to remember. Over the years, the Gamecocks have placed numerous players on NFL rosters. Just a few former Gamecock football alums in the NFL include Dieter Brock, Keith McKeller, Eric Davis. McKeller played in three straight Super Bowls from 1991-1994, while Eric Davis played in Super Bowl XXIX. The Gamecocks also have Championships in the CFL with Dieter Brock and Montressa Kirby both winning the Grey Cup. JSU has also been represented in the AFL after Delvin Hughley played for the title with the Colorado Crush in 2005.

COACHES

Gamecocks in the Pros

RECORDS HISTORY OVC

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G E T T I N G TO JAC K S O N V I L L E S TAT E

DIRECTIONS FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALA., TO JACKSONVILLE

l Take I-20 East towards Atlanta l Take the Hwy 21 North exit (No. 185) in Anniston/Oxford l Turn left onto Hwy 21 North towards Jacksonville l Drive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of Jacksonville l After you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go to the third red light and turn left onto Mountain Ave l Proceed on Mountain Ave. until the first street and turn right on Cole Drive l The football stadium is on the right

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA, GA., To JACKSONVILLE

l Take I-20 West towards Birmingham l Take the Hwy 21 North exit (No. 185) at Anniston/Oxford l Turn right onto Hwy 21 North towards Jacksonville l Drive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of Jacksonville l After you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go to the third red light and turn left onto Mountain Ave l Proceed on Mountain Ave. until the first street and turn right on Cole Drive l The football stadium is on the right

DIRECTIONS FROM CHATTANOOGA, TENN., To JACKSONVILLE

l Take I-59 South towards Birmingham l Take the US 431 South Exit (No. 183) at Attalla/Gadsden l Turn left onto US 431 South towards Anniston l Proceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 miles l Turn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) l Proceed on Hwy. 204 for 12 miles l After you pass Rudy Abbott Field and Pete Mathews Coliseum, go over the hill and turn right on Forney Ave at the bottom of the hill (just across the Chief Ladiga Trail) l Follow Forney for approximately 1/2 mile, until you come to the 4-way stop and turn left l The football stadium is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM CULLMAN, ALA., To JACKSONVILLE

l Take US 278 East towards Gadsden l Turn right on US 431 South when US 278 dead ends (approximately 50 miles) towards Anniston l Proceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 miles l Turn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) l Proceed on Hwy. 204 for 12 miles l After you pass Rudy Abbott Field and Pete Mathews Coliseum, go over the hill and and turn right on Forney Ave at the bottom of the hill (just across the Chief Ladiga Trail) l Follow Forney for approximately 1/2 mile, until you come to the 4-way stop and turn left l The football stadium is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM HUNTSVILLE, ALA., To JACKSONVILLE

l Take US 431 South (Governors Lane) out of Huntsville towards Gadsden l Proceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 miles l Turn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) l Proceed on Hwy. 204 for 12 miles l After you pass Rudy Abbott Field and Pete Mathews Coliseum, go over the hill and turn right on Forney Ave at the bottom of the hill (just across the Chief Ladiga Trail) l Follow Forney for approximately 1/2 mile, until you come to the 4-way stop and turn left l The football stadium is on the left

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2015 G A M E CO C K F O O T B A L L S C H E D U L E

Sept. 5 at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. l 5 p.m.

Sept. 12 at Auburn (SEC Network) Auburn, Ala. l 11 a.m.

Sept. 26 *at UT Martin (ESPN3) Martin, Tenn. l 2 p.m.

Oct. 3 MISS. VALLEY STATE JACKSONVILLE l 1 p.m.

Oct. 24 *at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. l 4 p.m.

Sept. 19 *TENNESSEE STATE (ESPN3) JACKSONVILLE l 1 p.m.

Oct. 17 *at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. l 6 p.m.

Oct. 31 *EASTERN KENTUCKY (HC) JACKSONVILLE l 1 p.m.

Nov. 14 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI JACKSONVILLE l 1 p.m. *Ohio Valley Conference Game • All Times CENTRAL

Nov. 7 *at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. l 1 p.m.

Nov. 21 *MURRAY STATE JACKSONVILLE l 1 p.m. HC-Homecoming

2015 M E D I A I N F O R M AT I O N

The 2015 edition of the Jacksonville State University football media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Gamecocks. News releases, photographs/slides/JPEGS, clips and film footage and other additional information will also be available to accredited members of the media upon request. Your hosts for Gamecock football is Interim Athletics Director Greg Seitz and Assistant SID Josh Underwood. Should you need any information, feel free to call any time, day or night. Seitz can be reached at (256) 782-5279 (work) or (256) 453-3377 (cell). Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Jacksonville State’s media policies. WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEON—A press luncheon will be held each Monday of game week during the season. A short press conference with Coach Grass will kick off the day at 11:30 a.m. in the Jim Coxwell Social Room located in Gamecock Fieldhouse. After lunch, members of the football team will meet with the media until 2 p.m. If a specific player is needed, contact the sports information staff by Sunday to make arrangements for the interview. IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY—All of JSU’s football players and coaches will be available to the media throughout the 2015 season. Interviews should be arranged through the JSU Sports Information office. It is requested that player and staff interviews be conducted Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons of game week. The players and staff will be unavailable for interviews after Wednesday afternoon. In-person interviews will be conducted in either the Coxwell Room or on the practice field prior to the beginning of practice. PRACTICE ATTENDANCE—Practice times for the 2015 season will be approximately 3-5:30 p.m. Please notify the Jacksonville State Sports Information office if you plan to attend practices this season. Television stations and photographers may shoot the first 30 minutes of practice. Interviews at practice will be conducted 20 minutes prior to the beginning of practice. No post-practice interviews will be allowed without prior approval.

CALL DATES (TUESDAYS DURING THE SEASON, 10 A.M. CT) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 21** (Wednesday) Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 (Playoff Participants)

**This call will be held on WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 due to a conflict with the OVC Basketball Media Day.

TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION: To access the teleconference, dial TBD then enter participant passcode TBD. NOTE: This information is for media use only. Please do not share this number or passcode with non-media members or publish this information in print. QUESTIONS: If you have questions or need more information, contact Kyle Schwartz at (615) 690-6685 or kschwartz@ovc.org.

SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT:

(256) 782-5279 Fax: (256) 782-5958

THE PRESS BOX—The Jacksonville State University Press Box is for the working press only. No cheerleading for either team will be allowed. The Press Box is located on the south side of Burgess-Snow Field on the sixth floor. Please take any of the four elevators to the sixth floor to access the press area, coaches booths, radio booths and television booth. The JSU Sports Information office will provide food and beverage approximately one-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff to all working media. PRESS BOX SERVICES—JSU’s Press Box is equipped with wireless and hard-wired internet throughout the sixth floor of the press area. A student assistant will be available to answer questions and handle any faxing necessary. Jacksonville State University uses “The Automated Scorebook” for football computerized statistics. Working media will receive a complete play-by-play, final team and individual statistics, drive charts, quickie stats at the end of each quarter, a game day program, flip card and updated game notes. Media members can also access live up-to-date statistics throught “Stat Broadcast” at jsu.statb.us. SID OFFICE LOCATION—JSU’s Office of Sports Information is located on the second floor of Bob and Lou Kennamer Hall, located on Pelham Road North, next to Stephenson Hall. SID MAILING ADDRESS— Jacksonville State University Attn: Sport Information Director 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 35265-1602

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WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULE Call Opens/Announcements 9:55 a.m. Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:00 a.m. Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech 10:07 a.m. Kim Dameron, Eastern Illinois 10:14 a.m. John Grass, Jacksonville State 10:21 a.m. Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 10:28 a.m. Kirby Cannon, Austin Peay 10:35 a.m. Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:42 a.m. Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:49 a.m. Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky 10:56 a.m.

Greg Seitz

Interim AD Football Contact

(256) 782-5279 (256) 453-3377 (cell) gseitz@jsu.edu

Josh Underwood Assistant SID Secondary Football

(256) 782-5915 (256) 453-0545 (cell) underwood@jsu.edu

Tony Schmidt Assistant SID

(256) 782-5377 (256) 689-8524 (cell) aschmidt@jsu.edu

2015 M E D I A I N F O R M AT I O N

ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS

http://www.JSUGamecockSports.com The web site is updated daily and information on all 16 sports is readily available. Complete schedule, results, coaches and player information and conference information is accessible via the World Wide Web.

REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

SIDELINE CONTROL—Jacksonville State University follows guidelines set forth by the NCAA in sideline control. The NCAA has established a sideline control policy to keep those areas free from congestion. Only those photographers on assignment will be given sideline passes. The sideline control policy is as follows: (1) Only those photographers on assignment, including student and freelance photojournalists, are given credentials. In addition, each student publication will be issued one press and/or sideline photo pass. (2) Photographers must display their sideline photo passes at all times. If not, they may be asked to leave the stadium. (3) University personnel will be deployed on the sideline to ensure no abuses of these privileges. (4) Photographers are urged to shoot from the end zone to the 30-yard line on either side of the field and from either end zone. (5) Photographers and media should not linger in the bench area (between the 30-yard lines) at any time during the game. (6) Absolutely no player or coach interviews will be conducted during the game.

JSU ON THE INTERNET—Jacksonville State University’s Official Web Site can be reached at the following address:

COACHES

Spouses, dates and minors will not be permitted in the Press Box or the sidelines of Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. Any unauthorized use of credentials will result in revocation of credentials issued by Jacksonville State University and credential requests will not be honored for future JSU athletic events.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS—Jacksonville State’s post-game press conference with head coach John Grass and selected players will take place on the sixth floor of the Press Box in the Conference Room, following a 10-minute cooling off period. A member of the JSU Sports Information Office will be on hand to help coordinate player and coach interviews. No children are permitted in the post-game interview room. The visiting team’s post-game press conference will take place outside the team’s locker room, which is located in the northeast corner of BurgessSnow Field.

GAMECOCKS

All credentials and press parking requests should come from sports editors, directors or anchors. Press credentials and parking passes will be given to writers in attendance of Monday press luncheons or mailed if the request is received on Monday morning.

MEDIA WILL CALL—Media or photo credentials which have not been mailed can be obtained at the Media Will Call window, located behind the press box at Burgess-Snow Field. Media Will Call opens two hours prior to kick-off.

OUTLOOK

Jacksonville State University follows the guidelines set forth by the NCAA governing the issuance of credentials. Press Box passes will be issued to accredited sports writers of daily and weekly newspapers. Similarly, photo and sideline passes will be issued only to accredited members of the photo media working for newspapers and television stations. Press requests should be made to the Jacksonville State Sports Information office by Friday morning of game week and will be carefully screened to ensure a professional working atmosphere.

MEDIA PARKING—Media parking at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium is available on a limited basis. Media parking is located in the Gamecock Club Lot, which is accessible via Mountain Street. Access is by parking pass only. Please display the hang tag on your mirror. A press credential does not guarantee parking. The Gamecock Club Lot is first-come, first-served parking lot.

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CREDENTIALS—Press credentials for working media and photographers for Jax State’s home football games against Tennessee State, Mississippi Valley State, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missiouri, Murray State will be handled by Greg Seitz, Sports Information Director.

RADIO RIGHTS—Jacksonville State University will provide one phone line free of charge to opponents wishing to broadcast. However, it is the responsibility of the visiting radio stations to have its flagship station call direct to the event location to establish the broadcast line. JSU will not permit outgoing telephone calls. Teams planning to broadcast should notify JSU Assistant Sports Information Director Josh Underwood of their intent no less than two days before the actual broadcast. The visiting radio phone number is (256) 782-5582.

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Q U I C K FAC T S

GENERAL

Name of School: Jacksonville State University City/Zip: Jacksonville, Alabama 36265 Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 8,693 Nickname: Gamecocks School Colors: Red and White Stadium: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Surface: Pro Grass Artificial Affiliation: NCAA FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference President: Dr. John M. Beehler Athletic Director: Greg Seitz (Interim) Athletic Dept. Phone: (256) 782-5368 Athletic Ticket Office: (256) 782-8499

HISTORY

First Year of Football: 1903 Bowl/Playoff Record: 19-14 Years in Postseason: 16 Last Appearance: 2014 FCS Playoffs Result: 1st Round Bye Lost to Sam Houston St, 37-26 All-Time Record: 508-342-40

SPORTS INFORMATION

Sports Information Dir. Greg Seitz SID Office Phone: (256) 782-5279 Cell Phone: (256) 453-3377 SID Email: gseitz@jsu.edu Assistant SID: Josh Underwood Office Phone: (256) 782-5915 Assistant SID: Tony Schmidt Office Phone: (256) 782-5377 Football SID: Greg Seitz SID Office Phone: (256) 782-5279 Cell Phone: (256) 453-3377 SID Email: gseitz@jsu.edu SID Fax: (256) 782-5958 Press Box Phone: (256) 782-5585 or 5586 SID Mailing Address: 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 36265 Overnight Address: Gamecock Field House 700 Pelham Rd North Jacksonville, AL 36265 Web Site: www.JSUGamecockSports.com

2003, 2004, 2011 AND 2014 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: John Grass Alma Mater: Jacksonville State (1990) Record at JSU (yrs): 10-2 (second year) Career Record (yrs): 10-2 (second year) Football Secretary: Cory Anderson Football Office Phone: (256) 782-5365 Best Time to Call: Mornings Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) Position Todd Bates (Alabama, 2005) Defensive Line David Blackwell (East Carolina, 1997) co-Defensive Coodinator/Inside Linebackers Trey Clark (South Alabama, 2012) Offensive Line Nick Gentry (Alabama, 2012) Outside Linebackers Brandon Hall (Oklahoma, 2000) co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Jimmy Ogle, (Tennessee, 1999) Running Backs J.R. Sandlin (UCF, 2009) Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Larry Smith (Vanderbilt, 2011) Quarterbacks Owen Kilgore (Tennessee, 2013) Cornerbacks Nick Williams (Alabama, 2012) Wide Receivers

TEAM INFORMATION

2014 Overall Record: 10-2 (FCS Second Round) Conference Finish: 8-0 (1st) Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: 5-2 Letterwinners Returning Offense: 22 Defense: 19 Specialty: 3 TOTAL: 44 Letterwinners Lost Offense: 7 Defense: 12 Specialty: 1 TOTAL: 20 Starters Returning/Lost Offense: 9/2 Defense: 7/4 Specialty: 3/1 TOTAL: 19/7

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TEAM INFORMATION

COACHES

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ABOUT JSU

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING Eli Jenkins Christian LeMay

G Com-Att-Int 12 127-222-9 7 27-52-1

Yards 1870 322

RECEIVING Josh Barge Ruben Gonzalez Markis Merrill Anthony Johnson

G 12 12 12 12

Yards Avg./Gm 919 76.6 350 29.2 324 27.0 296 26.9

Rec 56 25 25 24

Avg. 59.6 58.2 52.5 Pct. 57.2 51.9

TD 6 6 7 TD 12 3 TD 4 2 4 3

HISTORY

2015 GAMECOCK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Site Chattanooga, Tenn. Auburn, Ala. JACKSONVILLE Martin, Tenn. JACKSONVILLE

Time 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m.

Last Year W, 26-23(ot) DNP W, 27-20 W, 38-14 DNP

All-Time Series UTC leads 25-13 First meeting JSU leads 8-2-0 JSU leads 30-7-0 First meeting

Cookeville, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn. JACKSONVILLE Charleston, Ill. JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE

6 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

W, 49-3 W, 56-0 W, 20-6 W, 27-20 W, 49-30 W, 52-28

JSU leads 12-7-0 JSU leads 16-6-3 Tied 6-6-0 Tied 6-6-0 JSU leads 14-4-0 JSU leads 10-2-0

*Ohio Valley Conference Game • All Times CENTRAL

OVC

Opponents at Chattanooga at Auburn (SEC Network) *TENNESSEE STATE (ESPN3) *at UT Martin (ESPN3) MISS. VALLEY STATE OPEN *at Tennessee Tech *at Austin Peay *EASTERN KENTUCKY (HC) *at Eastern Illinois *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI *MURRAY STATE

RECORDS

Yards 715 698 630

REVIEW

G Attempts 12 123 12 132 12 123

OPPONENTS

RUSHING Troymaine Pope Eli Jenkins Miles Jones

Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

GAMECOCKS

RETURNING SPECIALTY STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) Hamish MacInnes (P, HLD, 6-1, 180, SR) Connor Rouleau (PK, 6-0, 225, R-SO) Josh Barge (PR, 6-1, 178, R-JR) Torymaine Pope (KOR, 5-9, 205 SR)

OUTLOOK

RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) LaMichael Fanning (DE, 6-7, 281, R-SR) Devaunte Sigler (DT, 6-5, 292, SR) Chris Landrum (BAN, 6-3, 263, R-SR) Jermaine Hough (CB, 5-10, 180, SR) Jaylen Hill (CB, 6-0, 175, R-JR) Debarriaus Miller (S, 5-10, 185, JR) Folo Johnson (S, 6-0, 193, R-JR)

RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) Bo Brummel (TE, 6-3, 240, SR) Ruben Gonzalez (WR, 6-2, 203, R-SR) Justin Lea (OL, 6-4, 275, R-SO) Adam Wright (OL, 6-4, 293, R-SR) Kyron Samuels (OL, 6-2, 320, SR) Dylan Cline (OL, 6-3, 280, R-FR) Eli Jenkins (QB, 6-3, 205, R-JR) Josh Barge (WR, 6-1, 178, R-JR) Dalton Screws (SLOT, 5-11, 180, R-JR)

HC-Homecoming

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PRESE ASON ALL- OVC T E AM/PREDIC T ED FINISH

PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dy’Shawn Mobley (RB), Eastern Kentucky PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Devaunte Sigler (DL), Jacksonville State OFFENSE

Pos. QB RB RB WR WR WR TE C OG OG OT OT OT

Player Eli Jenkins Dy’Shawn Mobley DeMichael Jackson Paul McRoberts Josh Barge Janawski Davis Bo Brummel Casey Dunn Adam Wright Trey Shelton Brett Eyckmans Justin Lea Evan Kanz

DEFENSE

Pos. DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB

Player Devaunte Sigler LaMichael Fanning Dino Fanti Chris Landrum Gabe Terry Kamu Grugier-Hill Jonathan Jackson Roper Garrett Tra’Darius Goff Jourdan Wickliffe Jermaine Hough Stanley Absanon DeBarriaus Miller

SPECIALISTS

Pos. K P RS

Player Ryan McCrum Hamish MacInnes Pokey Harris

* - 1st team All-OVC team in 2014

School Jacksonville State * Eastern Kentucky * Southeast Missouri ** Southeast Missouri * Jacksonville State ** Murray State ** Jacksonville State ** Jacksonville State Jacksonville State * Eastern Kentucky ** Eastern Kentucky * Jacksonville State ** Eastern Illinois **

Ht. 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-5

Wt. 200 215 190 197 172 164 240 289 293 300 290 271 310

Yr. R-Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr. R-So. R-Jr.

Hometown Birmingham, Ala. Powell, Tenn. Louisville, Ky. St. Louis, Mo. Carrollton, Ga. Eight Mile, Ala. Arlington, Wash. Trussville, Ala. Centerpoint, Ala. Chester, Va. Lexington, Ky. Henagar, Ala. Luxemburg, Wis.

School Jacksonville State * Jacksonville State * Eastern Illinois ** Jacksonville State ** Tennessee State ** Eastern Illinois * Murray State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois * Jacksonville State * Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State

Ht. 6-5 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0

Wt. 292 281 265 263 225 215 211 234 240 200 180 185 190

Yr. Sr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown Mobile, Ala. Whitesville, Ga. Venice, Fla. Sweet Water, Ala. Palm Beach, Fla. Papakolea, Hawaii Mayfield, Ky. Farmington, Mo. Columbia, Tenn. Columbus, Ohio Lovejoy, Ga. Auburndale, Fla. Fort Valley, Ga.

School Southeast Missouri * Jacksonville State * Murray State *

Ht. 6-0 6-1 5-10

Wt. 228 178 173

Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown St. Charles, Mo. Victoria, Australia Winchester, Ky.

** - 2nd team All-OVC team in 2014

2015 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Jacksonville State (16 first-place votes) Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky (2) UT Martin Tennessee State Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay

Note: 8 points awarded for a first-place vote, 7 for second, etc. Coaches and SIDs could not vote for their own teams

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

128 107 106 78 66 63 45 38 17

JSU S P O R T S N E T W O R K

Hammett spent 11 years as color analyst on the Gamecock Football Network from 19922002, and served as color analyst on the Gamecock home television broadcasts from 2005-11.

COACHES

Ray Hammett

The “Voice of the Gamecocks” is Mike Parris, who called his first JSU contest in 1983, and is entering his 33rd year as the lead announcer of Jacksonville State sports. He handles all the play-by-play duties of Jacksonville State athletics radio broadcasts.

Following his coaching career, Hammett moved into school administration and served as principal before retiring from Jacksonville High School. He served as an administrator for the Polk School district in Georgia before retiring in 2014.

RECORDS

During his tenure he has called some of the most historic and memorable games in Jacksonville Sate athletics history. He has called the four Jacksonville State national title games – football (1992), basketball (1985) and baseball (1990, 1991), plus other noteworthy contests.

REVIEW

After graduating from Jax State, Hammett joined the prep ranks as a long-time high school football coach, and served as head coach at Lineville High School, Saks High School and Jacksonville High School.

OPPONENTS

The Jacksonville State broadcast team will be led by one of the most experienced crews in the Ohio Valley Conference.

ABOUT JSU

Hammett played linebacker for the Gamecocks from 1974-76, and helped Jax State post 20 wins over three years, including back-to-back seven-win seasons in 1974 and 1975, and the 1974 Gulf South Conference Championship.

GAMECOCKS

In addition, the JSU Sports Network affiliates will allow Gamecock football to be heard Mike Parris in four Southeastern states and can reach a worldwide audience on the Internet at www.JSUGamecockSports.com.

Former Gamecock football player Ray Hammett rejoined the Jacksonville State radio football broadcast team in 2012.

OUTLOOK

The anchor of the Gamecock Football Network is K-98 (WVOKFM) in Oxford, Ala., and the Jacksonville State University campus station WLJS-FM 91.9. WKXX-FM, 102.9 FM, will once again cover northeast Alabama from Gadsden.

INTRO

The Jacksonville State Football Network continues to provide Gamecock fans the best coverage of JSU Football throughout the southeast.

Parris is the Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcasting at Jacksonville State University. HISTORY OVC

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B U R G E S S -S N O W F I E L D AT JSU S TA D I U M

The Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of its football facility Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium in the summer of 2010 and the Gamecocks will play their 67th season there this year. The football playing facility has been called Paul Snow Stadium since the 1961 season, but now also honors former coach Bill Burgess, who led the Gamecocks to the 1992 NCAA Division II National Championship. Long ago, in the days when Jacksonville State University went by Jacksonville State Teachers College and the athletic teams were nicknamed the “Eagle Owls,” football was played in a field next to John Forney National Guard Armory. In 1946 as JSU began to change, enrollment began to rise and so did the popularity of football. Seeing the need for a new facility, the school built a stadium in the present location and it was dedicated in front of an overflow crowd at the 1947 Homecoming game against Pembroke. The Gamecocks went on to win that game and posted a perfect 9-0 season, including a 7-0 win over Florida State. The “College Bowl” as it was called, was renamed in 1961 to honor longtime JSU supporter Paul Snow. Then in July of 2010, the stadium was renamed Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. The stadium got a facelift in 1965 when seating was expanded from 5,000 to 8,500 and a new press box was installed on the north side of the facility. Under the supervision of long-time Athletic Director Jerry N. Cole, the field house was constructed in 1977 and the expansion of the stadium was complete in time for the 1978 season when the student section was added to bring the capacity to 15,000. Since opening in 1946, Jacksonville State has posted an incredible 257-99-8 record at home. JSU Stadium completed a $47 million expansion just in time for the 2010 season. The new facility consists of seven stories, with the bottom four floors dedicated to nearly 400 dorm beds. The top three floors includes 33 luxury skyboxes, a new press area, coaches booths, radio and television broadcast facilities, and a game man-

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

agement booth. The stadium was also expanded and now includes 24,000 seats. The natural playing surface was replaced during the summer of 2005 with an artificial playing turf. It was the first major renovation to the stadium since the 1978 season. It took three months to install at a cost of just over $700,000 and was completed in time to hold summer graduation on the new playing field. Improvements in 2007 included two new scoreboards and the addition of “Gamecock Vision” a new video replay scoreboard. It is located in the east end zone and features a 14’ x 24’ ProStar VideoPlus Display that is one of the largest in the OVC. The video replay system utilizes the V-Link 4000 Video Processor and the Venus 7000 Controler. The scoreboard now spans 8’ by 48’ with LED Team Name Message Centers. On the Gamecock Field House, a new scoreboard was installed as Burgess-Snow Field is the only on-campus facility in the OVC to feature two scoreboards. Jacksonville State’s first win in renovated Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium came the hard way, in 2010, but it is one Gamecock fans remember well. After a lightning delay that pushed kickoff back 86 minutes, the 22,186 in attendance saw the fifth-ranked Jacksonville State football team score 21 unanswered points to pull off its second fourthquarter come-from-behind win of the season, a 21-17 thriller over Chattanooga. One week after the second-largest crowd to ever watch JSU play saw the Gamecocks rally for a double-overtime win over Ole Miss, the largest home crowd in Gamecock history saw junior Marques Ivory find junior James Shaw for a 72-yard touchdown strike with 1:16 remaining as the Gamecocks claimed the win in the renovated stadium. The record for a single-game crowd for a football game at BurgessSnow Field at JSU Stadium was set in stadium dedication game of 2010 versus Chattanooga when 22,186 fans witnessed the Gamecocks claim a 21-17 win over the Mocs.

2015 R O S T E R S

Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Class 89 Ty Anderson TE JR 18 A.J. Barge DB SR 12 Josh Barge WR R-JR 38 Octavius Baxter LB R-FR 68 Austin Bell OL R-FR 23 Brandon Bender SAF SR 29 Bo Billups RB SR 43 Marlon Bridges SAF FR 8 Bo Brummel TE SR 72 Blake Burks OL R-SR 1 Rashod Byers CB SR 14 Daniel Byrd WR FR 76 Jordan Cagle OL R-FR 82 Earl Calloway WR R-SO 41 Dalton Campbell DE SO 81 Davis Carrandi WR R-FR 95 Allan Carson DL R-SR 64 Ryan Childers OL R-FR 42 Jalen Choice LB FR 22 Josh Clemons RB SR 77 Dylan Cline OL R-SO 88 Nate Craft WR R-FR 36 Lawon Debardelaben CB JR 4 Dorien Dickey WR FR 6 Tremaine Dillard WR FR 50 Casey Dunn OL JR 3 Dalton Etheridge QB R-FR 67 Daniel Everhart LS FR 44 LaMichael Fanning DE R-SR 53 Emmanuel Fennell DE R-FR 55 Will Fischer LS FR 39 Johnny Urby SAF R-FR 17 Tre’ Garland OLB R-SO 79 Dylan Gibson OL R-FR 85 Spencer Goffigan TE R-SR 15 Ruben Gonzalez WR SR 91 Eliah Goodman DE FR 37 Ra’Shad Green DB R-FR 6 Reggie Hall CB SO 57 Zach Heard DL JR 84 Jamari Hester TE FR 11 Jaylen Hill CB R-JR 7 Jairus Hollman SAF JR 29 Bryant Horn SAF R-FR 2 Jermaine Hough CB SR 94 Martez House DL R-SR 65 Casey Hunt OL R-SO 40 Darius Jackson LB R-SO 10 DaQuan James CB R-SO 7 Eli Jenkins QB R-JR 9 Anthony Johnson WR JR 4 Folo Johnson SAF R-SR 20 Jarren Johnson WR JR 58 Nick Johnson OL R-JR

NO 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

NAME Rashod Byers Markis Merrill Jermaine Hough Dalton Etheridge Joel McCandless Dorien Dickey Folo Johnson Christian LeMay Siran Neal Tremaine Dillard Reggie Hall Jairus Hollman Eli Jenkins Bo Brummel Devaunte Sigler Anthony Johnson DaQuan James Jaylen Hill Will Pyburn Josh Barge Thaddeus Philyaw Jayse Pruitt Daniel Byrd Bryant Mitchell Ruben Gonzalez Dalton Screws Tre’ Garland A.J. Barge Hamish MacInnes Jarren Johnson Miles Jones Josh Clemons Brandon Bender Chase McGhee Troymaine Pope E.J. Moss Santavious Oden Jojo Wynn Cedric Miller Bo Billups Bryant Horn DeBarriaus Miller JaJuan Lee Quan Stoudemire Lawon Debardelaben Ra’Shad Green Octavius Baxter Johnny Furby Darius Jackson Dalton Campbell Jalen Choice Marlon Bridges LaMichael Fanning

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

POS CB WR CB QB LB WR SAF QB SAF WR CB SAF QB TE DL WR CB CB QB WR CB QB WR CB WR WR OLB DB P WR RB RB SAF SAF RB TE SAF RB RB RB SAF SAF LB LB CB DB LB SAF LB DE LB SAF DE

HT 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 5-7 6-0 6-5 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-7

WT 180 189 180 195 229 165 182 210 186 185 198 185 200 240 292 197 182 175 200 172 190 194 180 171 190 179 205 185 178 198 208 223 175 185 202 235 200 207 185 230 190 190 204 235 168 185 220 175 221 237 227 185 281

CL SR SR SR R-FR SO FR R-SR R-SR R-SO FR SO JR R-JR SR SR JR R-SO R-JR FR R-JR JR FR FR R-SR SR R-JR R-SO SR SR JR SR SR SR R-SO SR R-FR R-SR R-JR FR SR R-FR SR SR R-FR JR R-FR R-FR R-FR R-SO SO FR FR R-SR

HOMETOWN Duval, Fla. St. Augustine, Fla. Lovejoy, Ga. Jonesboro, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Greenville, S.C. Dallas, Ga. Matthews, N.C. Eufaula, Ala. Lovejoy, Ga. Opelika, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Arlington, Wash. Mobile, Ala. Maplesville, Ala. Jackson, Ala. Marietta, Ga. Pasadena, Calif. Carrollton, Ga. San Jose, Calif. Rainsville, Ala. Pensacola, Fla. Mobile, Ala. Tampa, Fla. Anniston, Ala. Thomasville, Ga. Carrollton, Ga. Victoria, Austrailia Jackson, Ala. Acworth, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. McCalla, Ala. East Atlanta, Ga. Anniston, Ala. Ashville, Ala. Childersburg, Ala. Darien, Ga. Miami, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Alexander City, Ala. Fort Valley, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Opp, Ala. Prattville, Ala. Reserve, La. Dothan, Ala. Dallas, Ga. Bessemer, Ala. Vestavia, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Lanett, Ala. Whitesville, Ga.

2015 R O S T E R S

Alphabetical

OVC

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HISTORY

Pos. Class OL R-FR RB SR DE R-SR DL FR OL R-SO LB SR QB R-SR P SR LB JR SAF R-SO K/P FR WR SR RB FR SAF SR CB R-SR TE R-FR SAF R-SO SAF R-SR DL JR CB JR RB SR QB FR QB FR WR FR LB R-FR DL FR PK R-SO OL SR OL R-SO WR R-JR LB R-FR LS R-SR DL SR TE R-JR DL R-SO OL R-FR LB R-FR OL R-FR LB JR WR R-SO DB R-FR DB R-FR OL FR OL JR LB SR WR R-SO DL R-JR OL R-SR RB R-JR OL FR LB FR

RECORDS

No. Name 70 Tyler Johnson 21 Miles Jones 90 Chris Landrum, Sr. 99 Montrez Lang 69 Justin Lea 34 JaJuan Lee 5 Christian LeMay 19 Hamish MacInnes 3 Joel McCandless 24 Chase McGhee 96 Mason McLean 1 Markis Merrill 28 Cedric Miller 31 DeBarriaus Miller 14 Bryant Mitchell 25 E.J. Moss 5 Siran Neal 26 Santavious Oden 92 Desmond Owino 13 Thaddeus Philyaw 24 Troymaine Pope 13 Jayse Pruitt 11 Will Pyburn 47 Austin Rice 48 Joseph Roberts 93 Randy Robinson 98 Connor Rouleau 75 Kyron Samuels 78 Tyler Scozzaro 16 Dalton Screws 51 David Segers 52 Chad Sharp 8 Devaunte Sigler 80 Luke Smith 97 Gerald Sterling 61 Thomas Stinson 35 Quan Stoudemire 73 Tyler Swindle 50 Nick Terrell 87 Demontez Terry 45 Delwyn Torbert 46 Selwyn Torbert 59 Dallas Tucker 56 Spencer Watley 47 Dawson Wells 83 Brandon Wilson 86 Kameron Wood 63 Adam Wright 27 Jojo Wynn 54 Nuka Yobo 49 Monty Young

REVIEW

HOMETOWN Auburn, Ala. Auburn, Ala. Sevierville, Tenn. Ocean Springs, Miss. Trussville, Ala. Anniston, Ala. Trussville, Ala. Pelham, Ala. Crossville, Ala. Gadsden, Ala. Robertsdale, Ala. Covington, Ga. Dalton, Ga. Clanton, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Dadeville, Ala. Tallahassee, Fla. Enterprise, Ala. Centerpoint, Ala. Vestavia, Ala. Oneonta, Ala. New Brockton, Ala. Enterprise, Ala. Henagar, Ala. Glencoe, Ala. Hoover, Ala. Hayden, Ala. Fairhope, Ala. Mobile, Ala. McCalla, Ala. Bessemer, Ala. Muscle Shoals, Ala. Fort Myers, Fla. Jonesboro, Ga. Tallahassee, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Miami, Fla. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Brookwood, Ala. Cumming, Ga. Sweet Water, Ala. College Park, Ga. Nairobi, Kenya Lovejoy, Ga. Crestview, Fla. Oxford, Ala. Lincoln, Ala. Aliceville, Ala. Suwanee, Ga. Prichard, Ala.

OPPONENTS

CL R-FR R-FR FR SR R-FR FR JR JR R-FR R-SR R-FR FR FR JR JR R-JR FR R-FR R-SR R-FR R-SO FR R-FR R-SO R-FR R-SR R-FR SR R-FR R-SO R-SO R-FR R-JR R-FR R-SO R-SO FR R-SR R-JR R-SO R-FR JR R-SR FR JR FR R-SR R-SR FR R-SO R-SO FR

ABOUT JSU

WT 200 195 185 217 230 235 289 220 225 215 255 250 185 253 247 275 280 300 293 260 278 220 321 295 320 320 295 320 270 271 290 275 240 188 185 185 210 230 268 165 195 213 263 210 265 320 280 322 200 275 226 300

COACHES

HT 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-9 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-2

GAMECOCKS

POS SAF DB WR LB LB LB OL LB LB LS DE OL LS OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL LS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR TE TE DL WR WR TE DE DE DL DL DL DL K/P DL PK DL

OUTLOOK

NAME Delwyn Torbert Selwyn Torbert Austin Rice Dawson Wells Joseph Roberts Monty Young Casey Dunn Nick Terrell David Segers Chad Sharp Emmanuel Fennell Nuka Yobo Will Fischer Spencer Watley Zach Heard Nick Johnson Dallas Tucker Thomas Stinson Adam Wright Ryan Childers Casey Hunt Daniel Everhart Austin Bell Justin Lea Tyler Johnson Blake Burks Tyler Swindle Kyron Samuels Jordan Cagle Dylan Cline Tyler Scozzaro Dylan Gibson Luke Smith Davis Carrandi Earl Calloway Brandon Wilson Jamari Hester Spencer Goffigan Kameron Wood Demontez Terry Nate Craft Ty Anderson Chris Landrum, Sr. Eliah Goodman Desmond Owino Randy Robinson Martez House Allan Carson Mason McLean Gerald Sterling Connor Rouleau Montrez Lang

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NO 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 72 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

2015 P R E S E A S O N D E P T H C H A R T

OFFENSE TE 8 85

DEFENSE Bo Brummel Spencer Goffigan

6-3 6-3

240 SR 230 R-SR

DE 90 40

Chris Landrum Darius Jackson

6-3 6-2

263 R-SR 221 R-SO

Z-WR 12 Josh Barge 9 Anthony Johnson

6-1 6-4

172 R-JR 197 JR

DT 8 94

Devaunte Sigler Martez House

6-5 6-3

292 SR 280 R-SR

LT 69 78

Justin Lea Tyler Scozzaro

6-4 6-3

295 R-SO 290 R-SO

NT 95 99

Allan Carson Montrez Lang

6-1 6-2

322 R-SR 300 FR

LG 63 73

Adam Wright Tyler Swindle

6-4 6-5

293 R-SR 295 R-FR

DE 44 41

LaMichael Fanning Dalton Campbell

6-7 6-2

281 R-SR 237 SO

C 50 71

Casey Dunn Jordan Cagle

6-3 6-3

285 JR 270 R-FR

MLB 47 35

Dawson Wells Quan Stoudemire

6-1 6-1

217 SR 235 R-FR

RG 75 72

Kyron Samuels Blake Burks

6-2 6-1

320 SR 320 R-SR

WLB 3 34

Joel McCandless JaJuan Lee

6-2 6-1

229 204

RT 58 77

Nick Johnson Dylan Cline

6-2 6-3

275 R-JR 271 R-SO

SLB 26 23

Santavious Oden Brandon Bender

6-2 5-9

200 R-SR 175 SR

QB 7 5

Eli Jenkins Christian LeMay

6-3 6-2

200 R-JR 210 R-SR

CB 2 6

Jermaine Hough Reggie Hall

5-10 6-0

RB 21 24

Miles Jones Troymaine Pope

5-10 5-10

208 202

SR SR

FS 4 5

Folo Johnson Siran Neal

6-0 6-0

182 R-SR 186 R-SO

X-WR 15 Ruben Gonzalez 6 Tremaine Dillard

6-4 6-3

190 R-SR 185 FR

SS 31 7

DeBarriaus Miller Jairus Hollman

6-0 6-1

190 185

5-11 6-1

179 R-JR 189 SR

CB 11 1

Jaylen Hill Rashod Byers

6-0 5-8

175 R-JR 180 R-SR

W-WR 16 Dalton Screws 1 Markis Merrill

SPECIAL TEAMS P PK KOR PR SNAP HOLD

19 98 24 12 52 19

Hamish MacInnes Connor Rouleau Troymaine Pope Josh Barge Chad Sharp Hamish MacInnes

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6-1 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1

178 SR 226 R-SO 202 SR 172 R-JR 215 R-SR 183 SR

180 198

SO SR

SR SO

SR JR

2015 G E O G R A P H I C D I S T R I B U T I O N

Florida (10)

Georgia (24)

Will Pyburn Thaddeus Philyaw

Pasadena San Jose

North Carolina (1) Christian LeMay

Matthews

South Carolina (2) Dorien Dickey Spender Goffigan

Greenville Myrtle Beach

Louisiana (1) Raâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shad Green

Reserve

Mississippi (1) Dawson Wells

Ocean Springs

Tennessee (1) Austin Rice

Sevierville

Washington (1) Bo Brummel

Hamish MacInnes

Kenya (1) Desmond Owino

Arlington

Victoria

OPPONENTS

Australia (1)

ABOUT JSU

Nairobi REVIEW RECORDS

Acworth Atlanta Atlanta Carrollton Carrollton College Park Covington Cumming Dallas Dallas Dalton Darien East Atlanta Fayetteville Fort Valley Jonesboro Jonesboro Lovejoy Lovejoy Lovejoy Marietta Suwanee Thomasville Whitesville

California (2)

COACHES

Miles Jones Zach Heard Jairus Hollman A.J. Barge Josh Barge Eliah Goodman Nuka Yobo Ty Anderson Johnny Furby Folo Johnson Will Fischer Jojo Wynn Chase McGhee Josh Clemons DeBarriaus Miller Davis Carrandi Dalton Etheridge Tremaine Dillard Jermaine Hough Randy Robinson Jaylen Hill Connor Rouleau Treâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Garland LaMichael Fanning

Crestview Duval Fort Myers Miami Miami Pensacola St. Augustine Tallahassee Tallahassee Tampa

GAMECOCKS

Martez House Rashod Byers Luke Smith Jamari Hester Cedric Miller Daniel Byrd Markis Merrill Earl Calloway Dallas Tucker Ruben Gonzalez

OUTLOOK HISTORY

OVC

Bryant Horn Alexander City Gerald Sterling Aliceville Troymaine Pope Anniston Dalton Screws Anniston Monty Young Anniston E.J. Moss Ashville Delwyn Torbert Auburn Selwyn Torbert Auburn Darius Jackson Bessemer Tyler Scozzaro Bessemer Bo Billups Birmingham Eli Jenkins Birmingham Joel McCandless Birmingham Demontez Terry Birmingham Brandon Wilson Birmingham Kameron Wood Birmingham Nate Craft Brookwood Adam Wright Centerpoint Santavious Oden Childersburg Spencer Watley Clanton David Segers Crossville Nick Johnson Dadeville Octavious Baxter Dothan Austin Bell Enterprise Thomas Stinson Enterprise Siran Neal Eufaula Kyron Samuels Fairhope Chad Sharp Gadsden Tyler Johnson Glencoe Tyler Swindle Hayden Justin Lea Henagar Blake Burks Hoover DaQuan James Jackson Jarren Johnson Jackson Marlon Bridges Lanett Mason McLean Lincoln Anthony Johnson Maplesville Brandon Bender McCalla Dylan Cline McCalla Jordan Cagle Mobile Bryant Mitchell Mobile Devaunte Sigler Mobile JaJuan Lee Montgomery Dylan Gibson Muscle Shoals Daniel Everhart New Brockton Casey Hunt Oneonta Reggie Hall Opelika Quan Stoudemire Opp Allan Carson Oxford Nick Terrell Pelham Lawon Debaredelaben Prattville Montrez Lang Pritchard Jayse Pruitt Rainsville Emmanuel Fennell Robertsdale Chris Landrum, Sr. Sweet Water Casey Dunn Trussville Joseph Roberts Trussville Jalen Choice Tuscaloosa Dalton Campbell Vestavia Ryan Childers Vestavia

INTRO

Alabama (60)

1 1 2 24 60 1 1

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2015 F O O T B A L L S I G N E E S

Name

POS

Hometown

Previous School

Marlon Bridges

SAF

6-0

185

Lanett, Ala.

Lanett HS

Branqavious Bussey

6-3

290

Lanett, Ala.

Lanett HS

Daniel Byrd

6-0

180

Pensacola, Fla.

Pensacola Catholic HS

Jalen Choice

6-1

227

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Hillcrest HS

Shiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kim Coward

5-10

180

Niceville, Fla.

Niceville HS

Dorien Dickey

5-9

165

Greenville, S.C.

Christ Church Episcopal HS

Tremaine Dillard

6-3

185

Lovejoy, Ga.

Lovejoy HS

Eliah Goodman

6-4

210

College Park, Ga.

Hapeville Charter HS

Jamari Hester

6-6

210

Miami, Fla.

Miami Central HS

Jalyn Johnson

6-3

230

Dadeville, Ala.

Dadeville HS

Cedric Miller

5-10

185

Miami, Fla.

Miami Central HS

Jayse Pruitt

5-11

194

Rainsville, Ala.

Plainview HS

Randy Robinson

6-2

320

Lovejoy, Ga.

Lovejoy HS

Dallas Tucker

6-3

280

Tallahassee, Fla.

North Florida Christian

Nuka Yobo

6-2

250

Covington, Ga.

Newton HS

January Enrollees

POS

Hometown

Previous School

Montrez Lang

6-2

295

Prichard, Ala.

Vigor HS

Joel McCandless

6-2

229

Birmingham, Ala.

Hinds (Miss.) CC

Joseph Roberts

6-3

215

Trussville, Ala.

UAB

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S ANDERSON’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Ty Anderson TIGHT END

6-3 • 213 • JR. CUMMING, GA. • WEST FORSYTH HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Appeared in six games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore...caught one pass for 12 yards against West Alabama on Sept. 20. 2013: Saw action in 11 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a true freshman…caught one pass for eight yards in the season opener at Alabama State on Aug. 31…also recorded two tackles, one at Alabama State and another at Georgia State on Sept. 21. HIGH SCHOOL: An honorable mention All-State performer as a senior in 2012 for head coach Frank Hepler of West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga…a first-team all-county and all-region selection in each his junior and senior seasons…led the Wolverines to a 10-2 record and the Georgia High School Association’s Class AAAAAA Region 6 championship in 2012…a member of the National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society…played for Hoover High in metro Birmingham before transferring to West Forsyth before his junior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Ty Christian Anderson…son of Steve and Shay Anderson…has a younger sister, Alli…born on July 17, 1994, in Hoover, Ala…undecided on a major at JSU. ANDERSON’S CAREER STATS REC G 2013 11 2014 5 TOTALS 16

Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 1 8 0 8 0.1 8.0 0.8 1 12 0 12 0.2 12.0 1.4 2 20 0 12 0.2 10.0 1.3

ANDERSON’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

No. Opponent 1 2x; last vs. West Alabama 12 2x; last vs. West Alabama - - 12 2x; last vs. West Alabama

Date 9/20/14 9/20/14 9/20/14

ANDERSON’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date Opponent 8/29/14 @Michigan State 9/6/14 @Chattanooga 9/20/14 West Alabama 9/27/14 @Murray State 10/4/14 UT Martin 10/11/14 @Tennessee State 10/25/14 Tennessee Tech 11/1/14 Austin Peay 11/8/14 @Eastern Kentucky 11/15/14 Eastern Illinois 11/22/14 @Southeast Missouri 12/6/14 Sam Houston State

REC YDs LNG AVG 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 12 12 12.0 0 0 0 0.0 - DNP - - DNP 0 0 0 0.0 - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP -

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TD 0 0 0 0 0

Date Opponent 8/31/13 @Alabama State 9/7/13 Jacksonville 9/14/13 North Alabama 9/21/13 @Georgia State 9/28/13 Murray State 10/5/13 @UT Martin 10/12/13 Tennessee State 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 11/2/13 @Austin Peay 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 11/30/13 Samford 12/7/13 @McNeese State 12/14/13 @Eastern Washington

REC YDs LNG AVG 1 8 8 8.0 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 - DNP 0 0 0 0.0 - DNP 0 0 0 0.0 - DNP 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 - DNP -

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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LINEBACKER

2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Austin Bell

6-3 • 321 • R-FR. ENTERPRISE, ALA. • ENTERPRISE HS

REVIEW

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Deon Bender…son of John and Candy Bender…has one brother, John…born on January 24, 1993… majoring in business at JSU.

OPPONENTS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for David Powell at McAdory High School… was a first-team all-state selection in 2009 and second-team all-state in 2010…was a two-time first-team all-district and all-region selection… finished his four-year career with more than 150 tackles, 15 interceptions and 10 forced fumbles on defense, while accounting for 58 touchdowns on offense…helped the Yellow Jackets post an 11-2 record and a region championship in 2009…team went 11-3 in 2010 and advanced to the state semifinals…was team captain…honor student… also recruited by Southern Illinois, Texas State and Pittsburgh.

ABOUT JSU

PERSONAL: Full name is Octavious Da’quan Baxter…born on November 2, 1995…the son of Christopher and Clara Baxter…majoring in manufacturing engineering at JSU.

COACHES

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Kelvis White at Dothan High School…played all four seasons for the Tigers…helped DHS finish second in Region 2 and an overall mark of 6-4 as a senior in 2013.

GAMECOCKS

6-2 • 220 • R-FR. DOTHAN, ALA. • DOTHAN HS

2012: Saw action in all 11 of the Gamecocks games in 2012 as a true freshman…recorded 23 tackles on the year and finished with 0.5 tackles for loss and one pass break up…recorded 11 solo stops and 12 assists…made his collegiate debut and his only start of the season in the Gamecocks season-opener against Arkansas and recorded three tackles…finished with a season-high four tackles against Eastern Illinois on October 13 and then again against UT Martin on Nov. 3…finished with three tackles against Tennessee State…recorded his first tackle for loss against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 29…broke up a pass in the Eastern Illinois game on Oct. 13.

OUTLOOK

Octavius Baxter

INTRO

North Alabama on Sept. 14…had eight tackles in a game twice and seven two times…had a season-low three tackles at UT Martin on Oct. 5 but had a quarterback hurry and two pass break ups in the game... forced a fumble against Samford in JSU’s win in the First Round of the FCS Playoffs.

RECORDS

2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HISTORY

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach David Faulkner at Enterprise High School…helped the Wildcats to a second round playoff appearance in 2013…paved the way for EHS to post a program record 397 points during his senior season on the offensive line.

OVC

Brandon Bender SAFETY

5-9 • 175 • SR. MCCALLA, ALA. • MCADORY HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the 2014 season. 2013: Started all 14 games at safety for the Gamecocks…was the team’s leading tackler with 101 stops, including 68 solo tackles and three for a loss…broke up five passes and recorded a quarterback hurry…forced three fumbles and recovered one…started the season in style, recording 14 tackles, nine solo, in a win at Alabama State…had 15 tackles against Murray State on Sept. 28, a game that saw him record 10 solo stops…had nine tackles and forced two fumbles in a win over

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

A.J. Barge

DEFENSIVE BACK

6-1 • 185 • SR. CARROLLTON, GA. • CARROLLTON HS MINNESOTA CROOKSTON PRIOR TO JSU: Played two seasons at Division II Minnesota Crookston, where he also played basketball…as a sophomore in 2012, was the Golden Eagles leading passer and second leading rusher…was 168for-293 passing for 1,642 yards and 10 touchdowns, while running for 157 yards and three scores on 77 attempts…also caught one pass for five yards…his 168 completions and 293 pass attempts are both school records, while his 1,642 yards are second-most in a season in school history…threw for 2,374 career yards and 15 touchdowns in just two years, both fifth-highest career totals in school history…was 78-for-156 passing for 732 yards and five touchdowns as a freshman in 2011, while running for 712 yards and eight touchdowns on 162 carries. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga… threw for 914 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior at CHS, while running for 175 yards to lead the Trojans to a 14-1 record. PERSONAL: Son of Anthony and Cindy Barge…has four brothers, Josh, Samuel, Christian and Isaiah, and two sisters, Ansley and Neziah…his brother Josh is a wide receiver for the Gamecocks…his father played college basketball at West Georgia, where he was inducted into the UWG Hall of Fame in 1999, and went on to play professionally…majoring in liberal studies at JSU.

Josh Barge WIDE RECEIVER

6-1 • 172 • R-JR. CARROLLTON, GA. • CARROLLTON HS

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 Second Team All-OVC • 2014 Preseason All-OVC • 2013 Freshman All-American • 2013 OVC All-Newcomer Team JSU CAREER: 2014: Started all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore and was one of the top wideouts in the Ohio Valley Conference…earned Second Team All-OVC honors after leading JSU with 56 catches for 919 yards and four touchdowns…was second in the OVC and 36th in the nation with 76.6 receiving yards per game, while his 919 yards were also second in the OVC and were 35th nationally…was also JSU’s main punt returner, taking 13 returns 82 yards… his 919 receiving yards were the third-most in a season in school his28

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tory, while his 56 catches ranked fifth all-time…averaged 16.4 yards per catch and 4.7 catches per game, fifth-best total in JSU history… caught at least two passes in every game, with his best game coming against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15, when he hauled in eight catches for 153 yards and a touchdown…the 153 yards were the 11th-most receiving yards in a game in school history…had 100 yards on six catches and three touchdowns against West Alabama on Sept. 20, tying Joey Hamilton for the second-most receiving touchdowns in a game in school history…had seven catches twice, at Michigan State on Aug. 29 and vs. Austin Peay on Nov. 1, while hauling in six catches twice…his longest reception of the year was a 59-yard touchdown pass from Eli Jenkins on JSU’s second play from scrimmage against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15…in the UWA game, hauled in TD receptions of 32, 13 and 14 yards, two from Max Shortell and one from Christian LeMay. 2013: Played in all 15 games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman, starting 14 of them at wide receiver…stormed onto the scene as a freshman, breaking the school’s freshman records for catches (58) and receiving yards (885), both team highs…a Freshman All-American who also earned OVC All-Newcomer Team honors…his 885 receiving yards were the third-most in a season in school history, while his 58 catches tied for third in school history…had four games with more than 100 receiving yards, including a season-high 124 on eight catches at Georgia State on Sept. 21…hauled in his first career touchdown catch on Nov. 9 vs. Eastern Kentucky, a nine-yard pass from Max Shortell… also caught a touchdown pass in the FCS Second Round at McNeese State, a 19-yard toss from Eli Jenkins on JSU’s first offensive play of the game…had a season-long 49-yard catch in the EKU game…caught a season-high nine receptions at Austin Peay on Nov. 2, tying him for third-most receptions in a game in JSU’s Division I history…had at least one reception in 14 of his 15 games…had six catches for 95 yards in the Quarterfinals at No. 3 Eastern Washington on Dec. 14. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Rayvan Teague at Carrollton High School… was a first-team all-district selection in 2009, 2010 and 2011…was an all-region performer for four years, including first-team his final three seasons…helped the Trojans post a 14-1 record his junior year, an 11-2 record and a trip to the state playoffs in his senior year…finished his second season with 27 catches for 603 yards and 13 touchdowns, while recording 37 tackles and seven interceptions on defense…had his best game of the season against Centennial, where he had four catches for 125 yards with a pair of touchdowns, while also recording an interception on defense…also lettered in basketball, where he was a second-team all-state selection…participated in track at CHS…honor student…member of the National Honor Society…member of the Spanish Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Andrew Barge…born Oct. 24, 1992, in Carrollton, Ga…is the son of Anthony and Cindy Barge…has four brothers, AJ, Samuel, Christian and Isaiah, and two sisters, Ansley and Neziah…his brother A.J. is a defensive back for the Gamecocks…his father played college basketball at West Georgia, where he was inducted into the UWG Hall of Fame in 1999, and went on to play professionally…majoring in elementary education at JSU. BARGE’S CAREER STATS REC G 2013 15 2014 12 TOTALS 27

Rec Yds TD 58 885 2 56 919 4 114 1,804 6

Lg Rec/G 49 3.9 59 4.7 59 4.2

Avg/C Avg/G 15.3 59.0 16.4 76.6 15.8 66.8

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Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

No. Opponent 9 at Austin Peay 153 vs. Eastern Illinois 3 vs. West Alabama 59 vs. Eastern Illinois

BARGE’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME Date 11/2/13 11/15/14 9/20/14 11/15/14

BARGE’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent @Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

REC YDs 7 98 3 43 6 100 6 92 5 38 2 66 3 53 7 110 4 78 8 153 2 36 3 52

LNG AVG TD 32 14.0 0 28 14.3 0 32 16.6 3 43 15.3 0 16 7.6 0 48 33.0 0 25 17.6 0 30 15.7 0 25 19.5 0 59 19.1 1 26 18.0 0 40 17.3 0

REC YDs LNG AVG 1 19 19 19.0 0 0 0 0.0 3 31 14 10.3 8 124 32 15.5 3 63 29 21.0 5 114 42 22.8 6 56 16 9.3 5 47 13 9.4 9 115 25 12.7 5 106 49 21.2 2 7 6 3.5 2 69 40 34.5 1 6 6 6.0 2 33 19 16.5 6 95 42 15.8

OVC

BARGE’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Bo Billups RUNNING BACK

5-10 • 230 • SR. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • ERWIN HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in three games as a junior…rushed three times for 21 yards against Austin Peay, including a 13 yard carry against APSU…recorded a tackle in the APSU contest.

2013: Saw action in three games as a sophomore…had 18 carries for 58 yards…ran 10 times for 47 yards at Austin Peay on Nov. 2…made his JSU debut against Jacksonville on Sept. 7, a game in which he ran four times for eight yards. 2012: Did not see action as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Willie Miller at Erwin High School in Birmingham…also a member of the track, wrestling and baseball teams. PERSONAL: Full name is LeAustin Raymiere Billups…born on July 28, 1993, in Birmingham…the son of Rev. Levi Billups III and Ashleigh Billups…has two brothers, Korrence Roshell and Levi Billups…related to John Stallworth, former All-Pro receiver and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame…is majoring in liberal studies at JSU.

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

TIGHT END

JSU CAREER:

No. Opponent 1 7x; last at Southeast Missouri 58 at Southeast Missouri 1 4x; last at Southeast Missouri 58 at Southeast Missouri

Date 11/22/14 11/22/14 11/22/14 11/22/14

BRUMMEL’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

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OVC

BO BRUMMEL

HISTORY

TD 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

RECORDS

REC YDs LNG AVG 1 6 6 6.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 7 7 7.0 1 8 8 8.0 1 12 12 12.0 1 16 16 16.0 1 17 17 17.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 58 58 58.0 0 0 0 0.0

REVIEW

OPPONENTS

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Arlington High School and was a four-year

BRUMMEL’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

ABOUT JSU

PRIOR TO JSU: Spent the last two seasons at Butte College in Oroville, California…helped lead BC to a share of the National Junior College National Title in 2013…played in 12 games and amassed over 300 yards and eight touchdowns…ranked eighth in the California Community College Athletic Association in touchdown grabs and fourth in league games only…named First Team All-American as a sophomore.

Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 7 124 4 58 0.7 17.7 11.3 7 124 4 58 0.7 17.7 11.3

COACHES

2014: Saw action in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, earning the start at tight end in six games…was a second-team All-OVC selection after catching seven passes for 124 yards and tying for the team lead with four touchdown catches…averaged 17.7 yards per catch and 11.3 receiving yards per game…caught his first pass as a Gamecocks in his debut at Michigan State on Aug. 29, a six-yard reception…caught his first career touchdown against UT Martin on Oct. 4, a 12-yard pass from Eli Jenkins…caught a 16-yard scoring strike from Jenkins the next week at Tennessee State…recovered a fumbled reception in the end zone at Austin Peay on Nov. 1, giving him credit for a touchdown catch, and took a short pass from Jenkins 58 yards for a score at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 22.

BRUMMEL’S CAREER STATS REC G 2014 11 TOTALS 11

GAMECOCKS

6-3 • 240 • SR. ARLINGTON, WASH. • ARLINGTON HS BUTTE (CALIF.) COLLEGE

PERSONAL: Full name is Charles ‘Bo’ Brummel…was born on December 17, 1993…is the son of Jerri Ann and Bud Brummel…both mother and father played basketball at St. Martins University…has one brother, Bradey…majoring in criminal justice at JSU.

OUTLOOK

Bo Brummel

INTRO

starter for the Eagles…named second team All-State twice as a junior and senior…was tabbed to the All-District and All-region squads in back-to-back seasons at AHS…helped AHS to a conference crown as a junior…also played basketball and participated in track and field.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Blake Burks

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-1 • 320 • R-SR. HOOVER, ALA. • HOOVER HS

• 2014 Preseason All-OVC JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2013: Started all 15 games at left guard on the JSU offensive line… posted a grade of 83 percent on the season…paved the way for the Gamecocks offense to reach new heights rushing the ball as it led the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing offense and scored a league-best 48 rushing touchdowns…Jax State ranked 12th nationally in rushing offense with 239.1 yards per game…JSU also ranked among the league leaders in scoring offense and total offense…the Gamecock trenches took pride in protecting the quarterback as JSU ranked fifth in the OVC in sacks allowed. 2012: Started on the left side of the offensive line in nine of the 11 con-

BLAKE BURKS

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tests at left guard…helped the Gamecocks’ ground attack finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference, averaging 191 yards per game…Jax State ranked second in the OVC against conference foes with 217 yards rushing per game and a 4.6 yards per carry mark in conference match ups. 2011: Played in seven games against Ohio Valley Conference squads… earned his first start of the season at left guard in the season finale at Tennessee State…helped lead JSU to the second-best rushing offense in the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked among the top offenses in the OVC in scoring and total offense…carded 39 knockdowns and played over 300 snaps in the JSU trenches. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Josh Niblett at Hoover High School…was a first-team all-state selection as a senior after leading the Bucs in both pancake blocks and knockdowns…was also a first-team all-region and all-district lineman…named to The Birmingham News All-Metro Team after helping the Bucs to a 14-1 record as a senior…team went 14-1 his junior year and won the Class 6A State Championship…named to the Top 5 in the national underclassmen combine top prospects…won the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award in 2010 and was the Hoover Athlete of the Year in 2010. PERSONAL: Full name is Grover Blake Burks…son of Eric and Karen Burks…born on July 12, 1993, in Bessemer, Ala…has one younger brother, Brock…majoring in business at JSU.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

6-0 • 185 • FR. LANETT, ALA. • LANETT HS

6-3 • 270 • R-FR. MOBILE, ALA. • MOBILE CHRISTIAN

SAFETY

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Mobile Christian for Neil Evans…was a fouryear starter at center for the Leopards…team finished with a 9-4 record his senior season and advanced to the third round of the state playoffs… was a first-team All-State selection as a senior…was part of the offensive line that helped pave the way for the Class 2A Back of the Year finalist Tyler Rogers in 2012 and 2013…was all-area and all-region…chose JSU over Middle Tennessee, Akron, Presbyterian and Indiana State.

Earl Calloway 6-1 • 185 • R-SO. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. • GODBY HS

6-0 • 180 • FR. PENSACOLA, FLA. • PENSACOLA CATHOLIC

2013: Appeared in seven games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks…caught a pair of passes for 33 yards and a touchdown… his touchdown catch was a 35-yard toss from Kyle West in the second quarter at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 26.

WIDE RECEIVER

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Greg Seibert at Pensacola Catholic in Pensacola, Fla…had 46 catches for 700 yards and six touchdowns as a senior for the Crusaders…as a junior in 2013, caught 34 passes for 669 yards and eight touchdowns…was selected to play in the Subway All-Star Football Game at the end of his senior season and was an all-area selection by the Pensacola News-Journal.

OVC

JSU CAREER: 2014: Redshirted after missing the entire season with an injury.

HISTORY

Daniel Byrd

RECORDS

WIDE RECEIVER

REVIEW

OPPONENTS

PERSONAL: Full name is Jordan Robert Cagle…was born on July 21, 1996…is the son of Susan and Robert Cagle…dad was a letterwinner at Ole Miss in 1987…has one sister, Mary Carol…majoring in business at JSU.

ABOUT JSU

PERSONAL: Full name is Marlon Theron Bridges…born April 7, 1997… son Marlon Bridges and Manzena McCullough…has two sisters, Maya and Ty…undecided on major.

2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. COACHES

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach and former Gamecock Clifford Story (1993-96) at Lanett High School in Lanett, Ala…listed as a threestar recruit by scout.com and a two-star recruit by rivals.com…recorded over 90 tackles on defense and intercepted three passes for the Panthers…a versatile player that starred on the offensive side of the ball as well, rushed his way to Second Team All-State honors as a running back in his senior year…as a junior, was named the Opelika-Auburn News Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-State as an athlete after running for 2,310 yards and 34 touchdowns…led LHS to an 11-1 record and to the third round of the AHSAA Class 2A State Playoffs in his junior season…chose the Gamecocks over South Alabama, UAB, Southern Miss, Arkansas State and Western Kentucky.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

GAMECOCKS

Jordan Cagle

OUTLOOK

Marlon Bridges

INTRO

HIGH SCHOOL: A standout wide receiver for head coach Ronnie Cottrell at Godby High School in Tallahassee, Fla…hauled in 43 catches for 602 yards and seven touchdowns to lead the Cougars to the FHSAA Class 5A State Championship as a senior in 2012, earning him first team all-district and second team All-state honors…averaged 14 yards per catch as a senior…played in the FloridaGeorgia All-Star Game and earned the GHS Coaches’ Award…in his junior and senior seasons, combined for over 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns on 75 catches…had his best game against Orange Park in his junior season, when he caught eight passes for 158 yards. PERSONAL: Full name is Earl Wayne Calloway, Jr…son of Kim Floyd…born on September 17, 1994, in Tallahasee, Fla…undecided on a major at JSU. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Rashod Byers CORNERBACK

5-8 • 180 • SR. DUVAL, FLA. • FIRST COAST HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Received a medical redshirt after missing the season with a knee injury. 2013: Started all 15 games at cornerback for the Gamecocks as a junior, joining Jermaine Hough as the team’s starting corners for every game…recorded 49 tackles, 32 solo, while breaking up 10 passes and intercepting one…had three tackles for a loss and one sack…his interception came at Austin Peay on Nov. 2 and he returned it 95 yards for a touchdown, the sixth-longest interception return in school history… was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after recording six tackles and three pass break-ups in a win at Tennessee Tech, a game that saw him lead a JSU secondary that held TTU to just 8-for-23 passing for only 99 yards with one interception.…notched a seasonhigh eight tackles at UT Martin on Oct. 5 and had five or more in two other games…recorded at least one tackle in every game…had his only sack of the year in the second round of the playoffs at McNeese State, a game that also saw him break-up two passes. 2012: Started in all 11 of the Gamecocks’ games as a sophomore… finished third on the team with 56 tackles…finished with 40 solo stops and 16 assists…finished second on the team with two interceptions while leading the team with nine pass break-ups…also had one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery…finished with a career-high 15 tackles against UT Martin on Nov. 3, making seven solo stops and eight assists while also recording his first career tackle for loss…recorded seven tackles in his first career start against Arkansas on Sept. 1 and then again against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 22…came up with his first career interception against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 13 to go with six tackles…recorded his second interception of the season against Murray State on Oct. 27…led the JSU defense with five tackles, including a fumble recovery at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 6…finished with two pass break-ups in four different games. 2011: Saw action in nine of the Gamecocks’ 11 games as a true freshman…saw limited action in the offensive backfield before moving to the defensive side of the ball at Murray State on Oct. 1…carried the ball 12 times for 52 yards on offense and totaled eight tackles on the other side of the ball…had one carry for six yards in his collegiate debut at Chattanooga on Sept. 10…at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 12, when starting tailback Washaun Ealey sat with a hamstring injury, ran seven times for 46 yards, including a season-long 18-yard scamper…had a season-high four tackles at Kentucky on Oct. 22. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Mardy Lee at First Coast High School…finished his senior season with more than 930 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns…had his best game with 103 yards on eight carries with three touchdowns against Ed White…was selected for the Shrine Bowl…was

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named Florida Times-Union Player of the Week during his senior year… also recruited by Appalachian State, Southern Miss and UMass. PERSONAL: Full name is Rashod A. Byers…born on April 2, 1993, in Jacksonville, Fla…the son of Robert Byers and Rolunda Bailey…has two brothers, Robert and Shammed, and three sisters, Diamond, Sariaha and Raniaha…majoring in criminal justice at JSU. BYERS’ CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds 2011 9 8 0 8 0.0 0 2012 11 40 16 56 1.0 1 2013 15 32 17 49 3.0 11 TOTAL 34 78 32 110 4.0 12

BYERS’ CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles for loss Sacks PBU INT FR

No. Opponent 15 at UT Martin 1 6x; last at McNeese State 1 at McNeese State 3 at Tennessee Tech 1 3x: Last at Austin Peay 1 at Tennessee Tech

PD 0 11 8 19

FF FR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Date 11/3/12 12/7/13 12/7/13 10/26/13 11/2/13 10/6/12

BYERS’ 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 9/31/13 9/7/13 9/14/13 9/21/13 9/28/13 10/5/13 10/12/13 10/26/13 11/2/13 11/9/13 11/16/13 11/23/13 11/30/13 12/7/13 12/14/13

Opponent @Alabama State Jacksonville North Alabama @Georgia State Murray State @UT Martin Tennessee State @Tennessee Tech @Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky @Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Samford @McNeese State @E. Washington

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds 1 4 5 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 5 3 8 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1-95 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 0-0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0-0

BYERS’ 2012 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 9/1/12 9/8/12 9/22/12 9/29/12 10/6/12 10/13/12 10/20/12 10/27/12 11/3/12 11/10/12 11/17/12

Opponent @Arkansas Chattanooga @Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri @Tennessee Tech @Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Murray State @UT Martin Austin Peay @Florida

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1-0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1-0 7 8 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0

BYERS’ 2011 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 9/1/11 9/10/11 9/17/11 9/24/11 10/1/11 10/15/11 10/22/11 10/29/11 11/5/11 11/12/11 11/19/11

Opponent UT Martin @Chattanooga Georgia State Eastern Illinois @Murray State @Austin Peay @Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky @SE Missouri @Tennessee State

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds - - - - - - 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 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Brk 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0

Brk 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0

Brk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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OUTLOOK GAMECOCKS

RASHOD BYERS

INTRO

COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

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Dalton Campbell

Allan Carson

6-2 • 237 • SO.

6-1 • 322 • R-SR. OXFORD, ALA. • OXFORD HS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

DEFENSIVE END

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

VESTAVIA, ALA. • VESTAVIA HILLS HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action as a true freshman in seven games for the Gamecocks, including six Ohio Valley Conference games… turned in back-to-back games with three tackles in each contest against Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay…registered a a sack in the Tech contest…finished the season with seven total tackles with 2.5 stops for a loss…credited with a sack against Eastern Kentucky. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Vestavia Hills for legendary coach Buddy Anderson…helped the Rebels to back-to-back Region Championships…team finished 11-3 and lost in the state semifinals… was a first team All-State selection as a senior…was all-area and allregion…finished his senior year with 88 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, with 10 sacks and 13 quarterback hurries to earn Metro Defensive Player of the Year honors by The Birmingham News…earned All-American honors as a wrestler and finished in the top seven at the state meet each year of his career…finished second in Class 6A at 220 pounds as a junior to earn first-team All-State honors…chose Jax State over Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Wake Forest and Murray State.

JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, starting on the defensive line twice…recorded 16 tackles, nine solo and 3.0 for a loss…had a season-high three tackles twice, at Michigan State in the Aug. 29 season opener and against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25…had a tackle for a loss at Michigan State, at Tennessee State on Oct. 11 and at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 22...had two tackles in a game three times. PRIOR TO JSU (Tennessee): 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2012: Did not see action in any games as a sophomore with the Vols. 2011: Appeared in five games for the Vols, playing as a reserve lineman in the second half of the season…was one of 16 true freshmen to see action for the Vols…made his collegiate debut on the defensive line vs. Buffalo on Oct. 1.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dalton Garrett-Avery Campbell…was born on May 2, 1996…is the son of Mimi and Kyle Campbell…dad was a four-year letterwinner at JSU from 1986-89…has two older sisters and a younger brother…undecided on major.

Davis Carrandi WIDE RECEIVER

6-2 • 188 • R-FR. JONESBORO, GA. • EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Eagles Landing Christian Academy for Jonathan Gess…teammates with JSU quarterback Dalton Etheridge on the prep level…named to the Region 5 All-Region Team…garnered honorable mention All- State honors by the Georgia Sports Writers Association…helped guide the Chargers to the 2012 State Championship and ELCA finished 11-1 in 2013.…the Chargers claimed four straight region championships…also played basketball at Eagles Landing Christian Academy…had nine catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns in his first varsity start in 2012 against Washington County… had 380 yards receiving and five touchdowns in the first four games of his junior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Davis Augustus Wiggins Carrandi…was born on October 18, 1995…the son of Angela Carrandi and William Wiggins…has two sisters, Anna and Alayna…undecided on major at JSU. 36

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2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Jalen Choice LINEBACKER

6-1 • 227 • FR. TUSCALOOSA, ALA. • HILLCREST HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Sam Adams at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala…helped the Patriots to a 9-4 record and into the third round of the AHSAA Class 6A Playoffs…was named to the West Alabama All-Star Team by the Tuscaloosa News…128 tackles, 98 solo as a senior for HHS and racked up 484 career tackles in his career with the Patriots.

HIGH SCHOOL: State Offensive Player of the Year in Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and Atlanta Journal-Constitution… also first-team all-state in Class AAAA by both of those selectors… rushed for 2,003 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 8.3 yards per carry, as a senior at Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga…set the single-season school rushing record with his 2,003-yard performance… team went 9-3 senior year, going to the second round of the state playoffs…also topped the 1,000-yard mark his junior season with 15 TDs…set the school career rushing record with 3,585 yards and 40 touchdowns…two-year member of the all-county team…played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game as a senior…has been timed under 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash…coached by former JSU letterman Amos McCreary…four-year member of the track team…competed in a unique combination of events, the shot put, 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay…finished fifth in the state in the shot put as a senior…member of the Future Business Leaders of America…honorroll student.

OVC

2011: Played in the first six games, starting three, before incurring a season-ending injury at South Carolina…was leading the team in rushing with 279 yards when he was sidelined…both of his touchdowns were game-winners…scored UK’s first touchdown of the season, a 14-yard run that was the go-ahead score in the victory over WKU…top game was in the win over Central Michigan, when he rushed 14 times for 126 yards…had an 87-yard touchdown run that broke a tie and put the Wildcats ahead for good…the 87-yarder was the longest by a Wildcat since 1970, the fourth-longest in UK history, the longest ever by a UK freshman and the longest in Commonwealth Stadium history (note: since broken by Jalen Whitlow’s 88-yard run vs. Alabama State in 2013…named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for that performance… rushed for 69 yards at LSU, one of the nation’s top defenses.

HISTORY

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Russell Childers…was born on February 28, 1996…is the son of Herb and Cindy Childers…undecided on major at JSU.

2012: Redshirted while rehabilitating a knee injury.

RECORDS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Vestavia Hills for legendary coach Buddy Anderson…helped the Rebels to back-to-back Region Championships…team finished 11-3 and lost in the state semifinals… teammate of Dalton Campbell, who also prepped at VHHS…was an AllState selection as a senior by the Alabama Sports Writers Association…a member of the Over The Mountain Journal All-Over the Mountain Team in 2013…voted team captain as a senior.

2013: Sustained an injury during preseason workouts, missing the season.

REVIEW

JSU CAREER

PRIOR TO JSU (Bio from UK): 2014: Played in nine games as a junior…carried the ball nine times for 32 yards…had five carries for 27 yards in the Ohio game.

OPPONENTS

6-2 • 260 • R-FR. VESTAVIA, ALA. • VESTAVIA HILLS HS

• SEC Co-Freshman of the Week vs. Central Michigan (2011)

ABOUT JSU

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

5-10 • 223 • SR. FAYETTEVILLE, GA. • WHITEWATER HS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

COACHES

Ryan Childers

RUNNING BACK

GAMECOCKS

Josh Clemons

OUTLOOK

PERSONAL: Full name is Allan Jamal Carson…born on September 30, 1992, in Anniston, Ala…son of James and Millicent Carson…received his degree in arts and sciences from Tennessee in just three years and working towards his masters degree at JSU.

INTRO

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for current JSU head coach John Grass at Oxford High School in Oxford, Ala…a two-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN.com and a three-star by Scout, who listed him as the No. 62 overall defensive tackle in his class…named to Team Alabama by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association… competed in the 24th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic… named First Team 6A All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association…as a senior, finished with more than 75 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 20 quarterback pressures and 12 sacks…tallied more than 60 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hurries and nine sacks as a junior in 2009…recorded 52 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight QB pressures and five sacks as a sophomore in 2008.

PERSONAL: Born in Athens, Ga…son of Charlie and Wanda Clemons… father Charlie played in the National Football League for St. Louis, Houston and New Orleans…Josh’s cousin, Chris Clemons, has played for five NFL teams, most recently for Jacksonville…another cousin, Nick Clemons, played football at the University of Georgia…received his degree in agricultural economics from Kentucky and plans to earn a masters in sports management at JSU. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

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Dylan Cline

Nate Craft

6-3 • 271 • R-SO. MCCALLA, ALA. • MCADORY HS

6-3 • 195 • R-FR. BROOKWOOD, ALA. • BROOKWOOD HS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

JSU CAREER: 2014: Made his JSU debut in the season opener at Michigan State…went on to play in all 12 games on the offensive line…started the final three games of the season at left guard…paved the way for the Gamecocks to break a school record for yards per game at 510.8 per contest…helped the offense rank fourth nationally in total offense and tops in the Ohio Valley Conference in that category… paced the rushing attack that led the OVC…member of the offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks throughout the 2014 season, which was listed third-best in the conference…keyed JSU on third down conversions as a freshman as the club ranked second in the OVC in moving the chains on third down…finished the season with an 82 percent offensive line grade. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach David Powell at McAdory High School in McCalla, Ala…was a first team All-State performer as a senior in 2012, when he was also named The Birmingham News West Lineman of the Year…led the Yellow Jackets to a 14-1 record and the AHSAA Class 5A state championship game as a senior by recording 90 tackles, seven for a loss, and four sacks…was a part of every facet of the Yellow Jackets’ games, registering 26 pancake blocks on the offensive line and averaging 35 yards per punt as their starting punter. PERSONAL: Full name is Dylan Wayne Cline…son of Jackie and Vicki Cline… born on March 16, 1995, in McCalla, Ala…has one older sister, Jennifer…his father Jackie played football at the University of Alabama and professionally for the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers…undecided on a major at JSU. 38

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WIDE RECEIVER

2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Richard Bush at Brookwood High School…named team captain and most valuable player in 2014… helped the Panthers to a 5-5 overall mark in 2013. PERSONAL: Full name is John Nathaniel Craft…was born on January 3, 1996…is the son of Gary and Ranee Craft…has two brothers, Michah and Caleb, along with a sister, Hannah…majoring in exercise science.

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CORNERBACK

COACHES

JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in 11 games on the defensive side of the ball…made his JSU debut against Michigan State in season opener…recorded his first Jax State stop in the UT Martin contest…

PERSONAL: Full name is Lawon Derrell Debardelaben…born February 26, 1993…son of Pam Russell…has five siblings…majoring in physical education.

GAMECOCKS

5-8 • 168 • JR. PRATTVILLE, ALA. • PRATTVILLE HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Prattville High School for head coach Jamey DuBose…helped the Lions to a 12-2 overall mark and a spot in the state championship contest against Hoover…a four-year member of the PHS football squad.

OUTLOOK

Lawon Debardelaben

INTRO

finished with five tackles on the season…posted a season-high two tackles at Southeast Missouri…credited with a pass breakup at Eastern Kentucky…tallied a fumble recovery against Austin Peay.

ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Casey Dunn

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-3 • 289 • JR. TRUSSVILLE, ALA. • HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE HS

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in four games as a sophomore on the Jax State offensive line…helped protect all three Gamecock quarterbacks in the West Alabama contest with the trio throwing for a touchdown each – which was the first time in JSU’s history to complete that feat… keyed the offensive line at Murray State with the offense rushing for 382 yards and passing for 246 to accumulate over 600 yards of offense in

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the win over the Racers…saw action in the season opener at Michigan State and at Chattanooga. 2013: Saw action in five games as a true freshman on the JSU offensive line…helped the Gamecocks set a school record for rushing yards in a single game (523) against Jacksonville on Sept. 7…also paved the way for four rushers to reach 100-plus yards in a single game – which tied an NCAA Division I record and was the first on the FCS level…in the trenches against four Ohio Valley Conference foes. HIGH SCHOOL: Played offensive line at Hewitt-Trussville under head coach Hal Riddle…named team captain in 2012…named all-metro as a senior in 2012…helped lead the Huskies to the second round of the state playoffs in 2009. PERSONAL: Full name is Casey Earl Dunn…son of Charles and Deitra Dunn…born on October 11, 1994, in Birmingham, Ala…has one younger brother, Riley, and one younger sister, Courtney…majoring in pre-engineering at JSU.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

5-9 • 165 • FR. GREENVILLE, S.C. • CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL HS

5-11 • 195 • R-FR. JONESBORO, GA. • EAGLES LANDING CHRISTIAN

WIDE RECEIVER

JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt…also a member of the Gamecock baseball team during the 2015 season…saw action in five games at the plate with a hit and an RBI…made four pitching appearances, tossing 3.2 innings pitched.

6-3 • 185 • FR. LOVEJOY, GA. • LOVEJOY HS

6-3 • 220 • FR. NEW BROCKTON, ALA. • NEW BROCKTON HS

WIDE RECEIVER

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Edgar Carson at Lovejoy High School in Lovejoy, Ga…listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and espn.com and a two-star recruit by rivals.com…had 20 catches for 443 yards, over 22 yards per catch, and four touchdowns for the Wildcats in 2014, when they finished as runners up in Region 2-AAAAAA…chose the Gamecocks over East Carolina, Indiana, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Iowa, Marshall, Miami (OH), Middle Tennessee, Richmond and Southern.

LONG SNAPPER

OVC

Daniel Everhart

HISTORY

Tremaine Dillard

RECORDS

REVIEW

OPPONENTS

PERSONAL: Full Name is Dalton Kyle Etheridge…was born on November 12, 1995…is the son of Connie and Terry Etheridge…has one sister, Kayla…majoring in business at JSU.

ABOUT JSU

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Eagles Landing Christian Academy for Jonathan Gess…was named the Region 5-A Player of the Year and was a a first-team all-state selection as a senior…first-team all-area and all-region after team finished 11-1 in 2013…led the Chargers to a 48-5 record during his four-year career, including the 2012 State Championship…won four straight region championships…also lettered in baseball, where he led the Chargers to a State Championship and was named Class A Player of the Year…teammate of JSU wide receiver Davis Carrandi.

COACHES

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Don Frost at Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville, S.C…listed as a two-star recruit by rivals.com… helped lead the Cavaliers to four-straight Class A state championships…named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association AllState Team as a junior and senior…helped Christ Church to what was a 54-game winning streak over his career, the third-longest active streak in the country when his senior season ended…selected to participate in the 2014 North-South All-Star Game…chose the Gamecocks over East Tennessee State, The Citadel, Holy Cross, Mercer and Youngstown State.

QUARTERBACK

GAMECOCKS

Dalton Etheridge

OUTLOOK

Dorien Dickey

INTRO

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at New Brockton High School under the tutelage of head coach Jim Bob Striplin…helped the NBHS Gamecocks to a 5-5 overall mark as a senior…NBHS set a program record for the most points in a season with 367. PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel Ryan Everhart…born January 8, 1996… son of Max B. Everhart and the late Steva M. Everhart…has one brother, Matthew…majoring in physical education.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tremaine L. Dillard…born November 13, 1996…son of Leon and Tia Dillard…has a younger brother, Tyler and younger sister, Taylor…majoring in finance.

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LaMichael Fanning DEFENSIVE END

6-7 • 281 • R-SR. WHITESVILLE, GA. • HARRIS COUNTY HS UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games as a junior for the Gamecocks, starting 10…recorded a team-high four sacks and 5.5 tackles for a loss, earning First Team All-OVC honors…picked up 32 tackles, 19 solo…had one pass break up, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble…numbers don’t tell how many opportunities he opened up for other defenders…recorded at least one stop in every game for the Gamecocks, including a season-best five three times-at Chattanooga on Sept. 6, vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25 and vs. Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs…had four tackles twice in the final four games of the season…at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 8, had four tackles, one sack and another tackle for a loss…had five tackles, a sack, another stop for a loss and a forced fumble in the Tennessee Tech game. PRIOR TO JSU: Spent three seasons at Alabama…In 2013, played in four games as a sophomore, making three tackles…as a redshirt freshman in 2012, played in eight games, totaling four tackles…recorded his first career tackle vs. Western Kentucky, making a solo stop in the win against the Hilltoppers…vs. Arkansas, assisted on one tackle in shutout victory…vs. Florida Atlantic, had a solo tackle…vs. Missouri, registered solo tackle in the win…in 2011, was redshirted in his first year with the Crimson Tide. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Harris County High School in Hamilton, Ga.…a four-star prospect who ranked as the No. 14 defensive end by ESPNU coming out of high school…ranked as the No. 25 defensive end nationally by both Rivals.com and Scout.com…the No. 21 player in Georgia by Rivals and No. 22 by SuperPrep Magazine…the nation’s No. 20 defensive tackle by Tom Lemming…SuperPrep ranked the defensive end prospect as the No. 22 player in the state of Georgia…Fanning chose Alabama over Georgia, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas Tech. FANNING’S CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds 2014 12 19 13 32 5.5 35 TOTAL 12 19 13 32 5.5 35

FANNING’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks INT PBU FF

FANNING’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 12/6/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/15/16 10/25/14

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O R

LAMICHAEL FANNING

PD FF FR 1 1 0 1 1 0

No. Opponent 5 3x; last vs. Sam Houston State 1.5 vs. Tennessee Tech 1 3x; last vs. Austin Peay - - 1 vs. Eastern Illinois 1 2x; last vs. Tennessee Tech

Date 8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent @Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1.0-15 1.0-15 0-0 1 1 2 1.0-7 1.0-7 0-0 2 3 5 1.5-5 0.5-2 0-0 1 0 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 0-0 2 2 4 1.5-7 1.0-7 0-0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0

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6-3 • 255 • R-FR. ROBERTSDALE, ALA. • ROBERTSDALE HS

6-3 • 205 • R-SO. THOMASVILLE, GA. • THOMASVILLE HS

DEFENSIVE END

JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Will Fischer 6-3 • 185 • FR. DALTON, GA. • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE

RECORDS HISTORY

HIGH SCHOOL: Played Christian Heritage School in Dalton, Ga. for head coach Preston Poag…a four-year member of the Lions’ squad…named first team all-region as a junior and senior…helped the Lions earn a berth in the 2014 GHSA Class A state playoffs.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tre Markell Garland…son of Phillip Garland and Veroncia Scott…born on March 26, 1995, in Thomasville, Ga…has three sisters, Kailon Garland, Jailon Garland and Adrienne Scott…majoring in art at JSU.

REVIEW

LONG SNAPPER

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for head coach Richie Marsh at Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Ga…was selected to play in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game, where he grabbed five catches for 80 yards…had his best game for THS against Pelham in his senior season finale, when he caught seven passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns, one from 37 yards out and the other from nine yards…had a 3.3 GPA at THS.

OPPONENTS

2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

ABOUT JSU

PERSONAL: Full name is Emmanuel Alexander Fennell…born September 14, 1995…the son of Anthony and Kenya Young…majoring in secondary education.

JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in eight games in his first season on the field for JSU…made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Michigan State with three tackles…recorded a sack of 13 yards in JSU’s home opener against West Alabama…also had a sack versus Murray State the next week…credited with a pass break up in the Murray State contest…posted a season-high five stops, including a pair of tackles for a loss against Tennessee Tech…finished the season with 20 tackles and four for a loss.

COACHES

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Robertsdale High School for Bryan Campbell…finished with 53 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior to earn all-county honors…also lettered in track, where he was named team MVP and also earned all-district and all-region honors…chose Jax State over UAB, South Alabama and Alabama State.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

GAMECOCKS

Tre’ Garland

OUTLOOK

Emmanuel Fennell

INTRO

PERSONAL: Full name is William David Fischer…born June 12, 1995… son of Stan and April Fischer…has an older sister, Katelyn…majoring in business management.

OVC

Johnny Furby SAFETY

6-0 • 175 • R-FR. DALLAS, GA. • EAST PAULDING HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at East Paulding High School for head coach John Reid… named to the first team all-district as a defensive back and second team honors as a wide receiver in 2013…also tabbed first team all-region defensive back…recorded 70 tackles and four interceptions as a senior for the Raiders of EPHS…finished his prep career with 195 stops and 11 interceptions…helped lead EPHS to a pair of region championships…participated in the Georgia North-West Bowl. PERSONAL: Full name is Johnathan Lewis Furby…born January 9, 1995…son of Justin and Ginger Bernett…has three brothers and one sister…majoring in history. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

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Dylan Gibson

2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

6-9 • 275 • R-FR. MUSCLE SHOALS, ALA. • MUSCLE SHOALS HS

PERSONAL: Full name is Spencer William Goffigan…son of Walter and Julie Goffigan…born June 7, 1992, in Laramie, Wyoming…has two brothers, Ryan and Josh, and one sister, Alyssa…his dad, Walter, played collegiately at Wyoming and professionally for the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys…both his brothers also played college football, Ryan at Coastal Carolina and Josh at Lincoln University…received his degree in exercise science from JSU and is pursuing a masters.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Scott Basden at Muscle Shoals as a senior and prepped at Giles County High School in Pulaski, Tenn., the first three years on the prep level…helped the Trojans post a 13-2 record and advance to the state championship game…team set school record for most wins with 13…played at Giles County High School from 201012 for David O’Conner…was an first-team all-state selection as a junior where he helped team to a 13-1 record…team finished 11-2 his sophomore year…chose Jax State over Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay, Western Kentucky and Dayton. PERSONAL: Full name is Wesley Dylan Gibson…was born on December 5, 1995…the son of Melanie and Wesley Gibson…has a younger brother, Shawn…undecided on major at JSU.

Spencer Goffigan TIGHT END

6-3 • 230 • R-SR. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. • CONWAY HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Appeared in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, starting three of them…was fifth on the team in receptions with 13 for 173 yards and one touchdown…averaged 14.4 yards per game and 13.3 yards per catch…caught a 73-yard touchdown pass from Eli Jenkins late in the first quarter of the Gamecocks’ Second Round FCS Playoff game against Sam Houston State…had a season-high three catches at Tennessee State on Oct. 11…had two catches three timesat Chattanooga on Sept. 6, vs. Austin Peay on Nov. 1 and at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 22…made three tackles, two in the West Alabama game on Sept. 20. 2013: Appeared in all 15 of the Gamecocks’ games as a sophomore… fifth on the team with 16 catches and 205 receiving yards, while also hauling in a touchdown pass…caught two passes for 24 yards in the Aug. 31 season opener at Alabama State…had a season-high three catches for 11 yards vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 12…caught his first career touchdown pass at UT Martin on Oct. 5, a 36-yard strike from Max Shortell…his 36 receiving yards at UTM were also a season high… caught two passes in a game four times, including in two of the Gamecocks’ three FCS Playoff games. 2012: Saw action in all 11 of the Gamecocks’ games…finished the season with one catch for 16 yards against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 13… 44

made his collegiate debut against Arkansas on Sept. 1…finished with one tackle against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 6.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Chuck Jordan at Conway High School… hauled in 136 yards and one touchdown…named team captain at CHS…helped guide CHS to an 11-2 mark as a senior.

GOFFIGAN’S CAREER STATS

REC

2012 2013 2014 TOTALS

11 1 16 0 15 16 205 1 12 13 173 1 38 30 394 2

Rec Yds TD

Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

16 0.1 36 1.1 73 1.1 73 0.8

16.0 1.5 12.8 13.7 13.3 14.4 13.1 10.4

GOFFIGAN’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

3 73 1 73

2x; last at Tennessee State vs. Sam Houston State 1, 2x; last vs. Sam Houston State vs. Sam Houston State

Date

10/11/13 12/6/14 12/6/14 12/6/14

GOFFIGAN’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

8/29/14 @Michigan State 9/6/13 @Chattanooga 9/20/14 West Alabama 9/27/14 @Murray State 10/4/14 UT Martin 10/11/14 @Tennessee State 10/25/14 Tennessee Tech 11/1/14 Austin Peay 11/8/14 @Eastern Kentucky 11/15/14 Eastern Illinois 11/22/14 @Southeast Missouri 12/6/14 Sam Houston State

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

1 6 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 21 1 73

6 6.0 0 9 3.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 21 10.3 0 20 20.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 4 4.0 0 16 10.5 0 1 73.0 1

GOFFIGAN’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

8/31/13 @Alabama State 9/7/13 Jacksonville 9/14/13 North Alabama 9/21/13 @Georgia State 9/28/13 Murray State 10/5/13 @UT Martin 10/12/13 Tennessee State 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 11/2/13 @Austin Peay 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 11/30/13 Samford 12/7/13 @McNeese State 12/14/13 @Eastern Washington

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 1 36 3 11 1 11 0 0 1 12 2 25 1 19 2 24 0 0 2 30

20 12.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 13 13.0 0 36 36.0 1 7 3.6 0 11 11.0 0 0 0.0 0 12 12.0 0 18 12.5 0 19 19.0 0 18 12.0 0 0 0.0 0 18 15.0 0

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GOFFIGAN’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 16 16.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0

COACHES

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GAMECOCKS

9/1/12 @Arkansas 9/8/12 Chattanooga 9/22/12 @Eastern Kentucky 9/29/12 Southeast Missouri 10/6/12 @Tennessee Tech 10/13/12 @Eastern Illinois 10/20/12 Tennessee State 10/27/12 Murray State 11/3/12 @UT Martin 11/10/12 Austin Peay 11/17/12 @Florida

OUTLOOK

SPENCER GOFFIGAN

INTRO

ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

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Ruben Gonzalez WIDE RECEIVER

6-4 • 190 • SR. TAMPA, FLA. • ROBINSON HS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA JSU CAREER 2014: Played in all 12 games in his first season as a Gamecock, earning the starting nod at wide out eight times…was second on the team with 25 catches for 350 yards, while hauling in two touchdowns… averaged 29.2 yards per game and 14.0 yards per catch…also had one punt return for six yards…caught at least one pass in 10 games, including a season-high seven grabs for a season-best 113 yards against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15…caught one pass for 23 yards in his JSU debut at Michigan State on Aug. 29…pulled in his first career touchdown as a Gamecock on Oct. 25 against Tennessee Tech, a 10-yard toss from Eli Jenkins…longest catch of the year was a 44-yard toss from Christian LeMay…had a 38-yard reception in the Eastern Illinois game. PRIOR TO JSU (USF): 2013: Gonzalez appeared in 11 games… recorded five receptions for 71 yards with an average of 14.2 yards per catch…best game of the season came vs. Memphis (11/16) where he had one reception for 20 yards.

GONZALEZ’S CAREER STATS REC

Rec Yds TD

Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

2014 12 25 350 2 44 2.1 14.0 29.2 TOTALS 12 25 350 2 44 2.1 14.0 29.2

GONZALEZ’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

7 113 1 44

vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois 2x; last at Southeast Missouri vs. West Alabama

Date

11/15/14 11/15/14 12/6/14 9/20/14

GONZALEZ’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

1 23 23 23.0 3 16 10 5.3 1 44 44 44.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 5 5.0 1 7 7 7.0 3 30 14 10.0 3 59 26 19.6 3 14 8 4.9 7 113 38 16.1 2 39 30 19.5 0 0 0 0.0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

2012: Redshirted. 2011: Played in 11 games as a true freshman at wide receiver and on special teams…posted five catches for 55 yards…also tallied two special teams tackles…made his first career reception, a 14-yarder, against FAMU…caught two passes for 22 yards at Pitt…also had single-catch games against Cincinnati and Syracuse. HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Depue at Robinson High School…a versatile all-state performer, who played both wide receiver and defensive back as a prepster…notched 85 receptions for 1,250 yards (14.7 ypc) and 15 TDs and also added 76 tackles, an INT and four PBU over his last two seasons…tabbed second-team All-Hillsborough County as a senior…tallied 46 receptions for 651 yards and seven TDs as a senior…added 34 tackles and two PBU as a defensive back…earned honorable mention all-state and second-team All-Hillsborough County honors at wide receiver as a junior…posted 39 receptions for 599 yards and eight TDs…also notched 42 tackles, an INT, two PBU, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. PERSONAL: Full name is Ruben H. Gonzalez...born on Feb. 4, 1992, in Tampa...the son of James Dennis and Sofia Gonzalez...has a younger brother, Avyn Gonzalez, and a younger sister, Gabriella Mace Gonzalez... majoring in exercise science at JSU.

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Eliah Goodman DEFENSIVE END

6-4 • 210 • FR. COLLEGE PARK, GA. • HAPEVILLE CHARTER HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Winston Gordon at Hapeville Charter High School in Atlanta…recorded 80 tackles, five tackles for a loss and eight sacks as a senior for the Hornets…over his career, racked up 240 stops and 20 sacks…played his first two seasons at Alcovy High School…also played basketball and baseball at Hapeville Charter HS. PERSONAL: Full name is Eliah T. Goodman…born November 11, 1996…son of Reginald Goodman and Jewell Phillips…has an older brother and sister…majoring in computer science.

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Ra’Shad Green

Zach Heard

DEFENSIVE BACK

6-0 • 185 • R-FR. RESERVE, LA. • EAST SAINT JOHN HS CORNELL COLLEGE JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. PRIOR TO JSU: Played one season (2012) at Cornell College in Mount Vernon Iowa for Coach Vince Brautigam…played in ten games for the Rams and started eight of those contests…caught 49 passes for 625 yards in his lone season at CC, ranking third on the team in receptions…caught three touchdown passes and averaged 62 yards receiving per game…also participated on special teams with 15 kickoff returns, compiling 296 yards. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at East Saint John in Reserve, La…a four-year starter for the Wildcats…a two-time All-State, All-District and All-Region selection in 2011 and 2012…tabbed to the River Parish All-Star Team. PERSONAL: Full name is Ra’Shad Joseph Green…was born on December 2, 1993…is the son of Valencia and Michael Green…has two brothers, Carmichael and Michael…majoring in psychology at JSU.

Reggie Hall CORNERBACK

6-0 • 198 • SO. OPELIKA, ALA. • OPELIKA HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in three games as a true freshman in 2014…made his Jax State debut in the home opener against West Alabama…recorded a pair of tackles against the Tigers…also saw action against Murray State and UT Martin. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Opelika High School for Brian Blackmon as a senior…finished the 2013 season with 988 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns…also had 184 receiving yards and two more touchdowns…was named to the all-area team by the OpelikaAuburn News…played at New Manchester High School in 2010-12 for Rob Cleveland…. also lettered in track…chose Jax State over Southern Miss, UT Chattanooga and Southeast Missouri State.

PERSONAL: Full name is Reginald L. Hall… was born on September 14, 1995…is the son of Ronnie Hall and Carylon Gary…has five siblings, three brothers and two sisters… brother, Ronnie, is a member of the track and field team at Albany State…undecided on major at JSU. JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

5-9 • 247 • JR. ATLANTA, GA. • ARABIA MOUNTAIN HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in eight games last season on the Jax State defensive front…finished the season with a trio of tackles…credited with stops against Ohio Valley Conference foes UT Martin, Austin Peay and Eastern Illinois. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cedar Grove High School and Arabia Mountain High School in the Atlanta, Ga.-area…played four seasons on the gridiron and was an All-County selection…also participated in swim and track and field in high school. PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Thomas Heard…was born on September 8, 1993… is the son of Terry and Lina Locke Watson… has one brother, Curtis and a pair of sisters, Severia and Terriana… majoring in emergency management.

Jamari Hester TIGHT END

6-6 • 210 • FR. MIAMI, FLA. • MIAMI CENTRAL HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Roland Smith at Central High School in Miami, Fla….led the Rockets to a No. 3 ranking in the state of Florida…listed as a two-star recruit by rivals.com…led Central High School to its third straight Class 6A State Championship…as a senior, caught eight passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns…had six catches for 72 yards and a score in his junior season with the Rockets.

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CORNERBACK

REVIEW RECORDS

2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons for coaches Scott Burton and James Richardson at Marietta High School in Marietta, Ga.

HILL’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks INT PBU FF

OVC

HILL’S CAREER STATS

HISTORY

PERSONAL: Full name is Jaylen Jerrod Hill…born on May 26, 1994, in Atlanta, Ga…son of Bernard and Chandra Hill…has an older brother, Jeremy, and a younger sister, Alexis…brother Jeremy played football at Pikeville University…is majoring in business at JSU.

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds 2013 9 5 0 5 1.0 1 2014 12 40 12 52 2.5 8 TOTAL 21 45 12 57 3.5 9

OPPONENTS

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk - DNP 2 0 2 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP 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 0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

ABOUT JSU

2013: Appeared in nine games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman…recorded five tackles, all solo, in his debut season…had two solo stops in his debut against Jacksonville on Sept. 7…had two in the final game of the season in the Dec. 14 Quarterfinal game at No. 3 Eastern Washington…had one tackle vs. Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 9.

HILL’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date Opponent 9/31/13 @Alabama State 9/7/13 Jacksonville 9/14/13 North Alabama 9/21/13 @Georgia State 9/28/13 Murray State 10/5/13 @UT Martin 10/12/13 Tennessee State 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 11/2/13 @Austin Peay 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 11/30/13 Samford 12/7/13 @McNeese State 12/14/13 @E. Washington

COACHES

JSUCAREER: 2014: Started all 12 games at cornerback for the Gamecocks as a sophomore…finished fifth on the team in tackles with 52, 40 of which were solo stops…recorded 2.5 tackles for a loss and was third on the team with three interceptions, while breaking up a teamhigh seven passes…had one quarterback hurry that came in the season opener at Michigan State…recorded at least one tackle in every game, including five or more in seven games…notched a season-high seven stops against Austin Peay on Nov. 1…had six tackles in a game three times – vs. West Alabama on Sept. 20, at Murray State on Sept. 27 and at Tennessee State on Oct. 11…had five tackles three times…picked off his first career interception against UT Martin on Oct. 4 and returned it six yards…had another pick against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15 and one the next week at Southeast Missouri…also broke up two passes in the EIU game.

GAMECOCKS

6-0 • 175 • R-JR. MARIETTA, GA. • MARIETTA HS

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 0 6 1.0-7 0-0 0-0 1 5 1 6 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 1-6 1 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 2 7 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1-3 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

OUTLOOK

Jaylen Hill

Opponent @Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

INTRO

HILL’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

PD 0 4 4

No. Opponent 7 vs. Austin Peay 1 3x; last vs. Austin Peay - - 1 2x; last at Southeast Missouri 1 2x; last at Murray State - -

FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0

Date 11/1/14 11/1/14 11/22/14 9/27/14 -

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Jermaine Hough CORNERBACK

5-10 • 180 • SR. LOVEJOY, GA. • LOVEJOY HS

• 2015 FCS Defensive POTY Watch List • 2015 Preseason All-American • 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 First Team All-OVC • 2014 Third Team All-American (Sports Network) • 2012 All-OVC Newcomer Team JSU CAREER: 2014: Started the first nine games of his junior season before a knee injury against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 8 forced him to miss the Gamecocks’ final three games…despite playing in just nine games, still made enough of an impact to earn First Team All-OVC honors and Third Team All-America honors from The Sports Network…also an Academic All-District pick by CoSIDA…had 36 tackles, while tying for the team lead and for second in the OVC with four interceptions… led the league in interceptions per game and in passes defended per game…recorded 24 solo tackles and 12 assisted stops, while picking up four tackles for a loss…had two interceptions in a win over Tennessee State on Oct. 11, a game that also saw him record five tackles and earn OVC and National Defensive Player of the Week honors…had a seasonhigh eight tackles at Michigan State in the Aug. 19 opener and had seven at Murray State on Sept. 27…was credited with seven pass breakups and 11 passed defended…had a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown in JSU’s Sept. 20 win over West Alabama. JSU CAREER: 2013: Started all 15 games at cornerback for the Gamecocks as a sophomore, joining Rashod Byers as the team’s starting corners in every game…recorded 51 tackles, 37 solo, forced a fumble and defended eight passes, intercepting one…recorded at least one tackle in every game, including nine twice: at Alabama State on Aug. 31 and at UT Martin on Oct. 5…had seven solo stops in each of those games…also recorded his interception at UTM, one he returned 18 yards…had a sack, two pass break-ups and forced a fumble at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 26…picked up five tackles and a sack in the NCAA Quarterfinal game at Eastern Washington on Dec. 14…had 3.5 tackles for a loss on the year. 2012: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks and started in the defensive backfield in the final seven…finished the year with 42 tackles, 24 solo, and led the team with three interceptions to earn Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team honors…was second on the squad with eight passes broken up and also notched a quarterback hurry…made his first career start on Oct. 6 at Tennessee Tech and then followed with a stretch of impressive play…racked up a season-high 10 tackles and broke up two passes the next week at Eastern Illinois…the next week, vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 20, earned Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of 50

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the Week after intercepting two passes, one in the first and one in the fourth quarter of a JSU win….became the first JSU player to pick off two passes in a game since T.J. Heath in 2009…had eight tackles and an interception one week later vs. Murray State…broke up a season-high four passes on Nov. 3 at UT Martin. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Al Hughes at Lovejoy High School…was a four-year letterman…first-team all-state selection in 2011…named the 4A Defensive Player of the Year after finishing with 79 tackles and seven interceptions as a senior…helped anchor a defense that allowed only 4.9 points per game in 2011…named the Player of the Year by Atlanta Journal-Constitution…named Clayton News Daily Player of the Year… honor student with a 3.8 GPA…National Honor Student at LHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Jermaine Marcell Hough, Jr.…born July 13, 1994…son of Jermaine, Sr. and Charity Hough…has an older brother, Lamarcus, and an older sister, Paris…majoring in exercise science at JSU.

HOUGH’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

8/29/14 @Michigan State 0 9/6/14 @Chattanooga 2 9/20/14 West Alabama 2 9/27/14 @Murray State 7 10/4/14 UT Martin 1 10/11/14 @Tennessee State 4 10/25/14 Tennessee Tech 3 11/1/14 Austin Peay 1 11/8/14 @Eastern Kentucky 4 11/15/14 Eastern Illinois - DNP 11/22/14 @SE Missouri - DNP 12/6/14 Sam Houston State - DNP -

8 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

HOUGH’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

9/31/13 @Alabama State 9/7/13 Jacksonville 9/14/13 North Alabama 9/21/13 @Georgia State 9/28/13 Murray State 10/5/13 @UT Martin 10/12/13 Tennessee State 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 11/2/13 @Austin Peay 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 11/30/13 Samford 12/7/13 @McNeese State 12/14/13 @E. Washington

7 2 1 1 2 7 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 5

2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

HOUGH’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

0 2 0 1 1 5 1 6 4 3 0

TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds PBU

8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-0 0-0 1-34 2 7 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 2 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 1 5 0-0 0-0 2--1 0 3 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 2.0-4 0-0 0-0 0

TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds PBU

9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 9 0-0 0-0 1-18 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1.5-8 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 0.0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1.0-9 1-9 0-0 0

TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds PBU

1 1 1 0 2 5 2 2 1 0 4

1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 10 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 0-0 0-0 2-21 0 8 3.0-15 0-0 1-15 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 3 1.0-16 0-0 0-0 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

INTRO

OUTLOOK GAMECOCKS

JERMAINE HOUGH

COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

HOUGH’S CAREER STATS

2012 2013 2014 TOTAL

0 0 0 0

11 29 13 42 6.0 34 11 15 37 14 51 3.5 18 6 9 24 12 36 4.0 10 7 35 90 39 129 13.5 62 24

INT

2012 2013 2014 TOTAL

11 15 9 35

No.

3 1 4 8

Yds TD

36 0 18 0 44 1 98 1

15 18 34 34

0 0 0 0

OVC

TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF

Avg/R Avg/G

12.0 4.0 18.0 1.0 11.0 0.6 12.3 0.3

HOUGH’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Date

Tackles Tackles for loss Sack FF INT PBU

10 3.0 1.0 1 2 4

10/13/12 10/27/12 12/14/13 10/26.13 10/11/14 11/3/12

at Eastern Illinois vs. Murray State at Eastern Washington at Tennessee Tech 2x; last at Tennessee State at UT Martin

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Jairus Hollman

Martez House

SAFETY

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-1 • 185 • JR. ATLANTA, GA. • TRI-CITIES HS • FURMAN

6-3 • 280 • R-SR. CRESTVIEW, FLA. • CRESTVIEW HS

PRIOR TO JSU: Played two seasons at Furman…in 2013, earned second-team All-Southern Conference honors while leading the Paladins to the Southern Conference championship…had 112 tackles, including 12 for a loss…had a team-high 11 tackles, a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown and a school-record 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in Furman’s FCS Playoff win at South Carolina State…In 2012, earned playing time in all 11 games, serving on special teams and as a reserve defensive back...began the season as Furman’s primary kickoff return specialist, totaling nine returns for 193 yards (21.4 avg.), before giving way to Jerodis Williams, who went on to lead FCS in kickoff returns...registered four punt returns for 15 yards...had a pair of 28-yard kickoff returns against both Samford and Coastal Carolina, respectively... credited with four tackles, including a pair of stops versus Presbyterian (31-21 win).

JSU CAREER: 2014: Missed the season with an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Tri-Cities (4A) High School who attended Air Force Preparatory School last fall...football coach at TriCities was Kenneth Miller...registered playing time at wide receiver, free safety, and as a punt returner...caught 12 passes for 523 yards and seven touchdowns in 2010, his senior year despite missing six games due to injury...tallied 28 tackles and three passes defensed...played quarterback his sophomore year at Upson-Lee High School before moving to TriCities for his junior and senior campaigns...also played basketball and baseball.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coached Matt Brunson and Kevin Pettis at Crestview High School.

2013: Appeared in 13 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a sophomore… made 22 tackles, 1.5 for a loss, while also forcing a fumble…made a season-high six stops vs. Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 9, a game in which he forced a fumble and recorded a tackle for a loss…had three tackles, one for a loss of eight yards, in the Nov. 30 FCS Playoff win over Samford… had two stops vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 12 and again at Eastern Washington in the FCS Quarterfinals on Dec. 14. 2012: Appeared in one game for the Gamecocks in 2012…made his collegiate debut against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 22…finished the game with two tackles, making one solo stop and one assist…also had one tackle for loss of one yard. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

PERSONAL: Full name is Martez Lamont House…son of Annie House…born on January 31, 1993, in St. Louis, Mo…has one older brother, Marleon, and one younger brother, Leon…majoring in exercise science at JSU.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jairus (JAI-rus) Nehemiah Hollman (Hah-laman)...born December 10, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia...mother is Jarvis Dunn and step-father is James Tate...has two brothers, Antonio and Zacchaeus, and two sisters, Tahayra and Tahera...majoring in liberal studies at JSU.

Bryant Horn SAFETY

6-1 • 190 • R-FR. ALEXANDER CITY, ALA. • BENJAMIN RUSSELL HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Danny Horn at Benjamin Russell High School…helped the Wildcats to a 10-2 season and claimed the Class 5A Region 2 Championship for the second consecutive year…BRHS advanced to the second round of the state playoffs…the Wildcats’ defense allowed just 10. 1 points per game, while the offense registered 41.8 points on the scoreboard. 52

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OUTLOOK

Casey Hunt

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

GAMECOCKS

6-4 • 278 • R-SO. ONEONTA, ALA. • ONEONTA HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Did not see action as a redshirt freshman.

COACHES

2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

ABOUT JSU

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons for head coach Don Jacobs at Oneonta High School in Oneonta, Ala…was an all-state selection in 2012, when he helped guide the Redskins to a 14-1 record and their second-straight trip to the AHSAA Class 4A State Championship Game…was also a first team all-district and all-region performer…led the Redskins to a combined 26-4 record in his final two seasons…in 2012, anchored an offensive line that paved the way for an offense that scored 665 points, an average of over 44 per game…a member of the National Honor Society.

OPPONENTS

PERSONAL: Full name is Casey Marvin Hunt…born November 4, 1994…son of Gary and Kelly Hunt…has two brothers, Cody and Caleb…majoring in secondary education.

REVIEW

RECORDS

Darius Jackson LINEBACKER

2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach David Powell at McAdory High School in McCalla, Ala…was an all-state selection as a senior after helping the Yellow Jackets to a 14-1 record and to the AHSAA Class 5A State Championship Game…led the team with 142 tackles and eight tackles for a loss…had his best game against Wenonah, when he recorded 15 tackles, intercepted two passes and notched two pass break-ups in a 13-0 win. PERSONAL: Name is Darius Marquel Jackson…born on Nov. 20, 1994, in Birmingham, Ala…son of Trey Dezmond and Bernice Jackson…has a brother, Jamal Jackson, and two stepbrothers, Albert and Alex Price… undecided on a major at JSU.

JACKSON’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks INT PBU FF

No. Opponent 4 3x; last vs. Austin Peay 1.5 2x; last vs. Austin Peay 1.5 2x; last vs. Austin Peay 1 vs. Eastern Illinois 1 vs. Eastern Illinois 1 vs. Tennessee Tech

PD FF FR 1 0 1 1 0 1

Date 11/1/14 11/1/14 11/1/14 11/15/14 11/15/14 10/25/14

OVC

JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman for the Gamecocks…picked up 24 tackles, 15 solo and 5.5 for a loss…had 3.5 sacks, which was tied for second on the team, for a total loss of 23 yards, one interception, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.…his interception came in the fourth quarter of the Eastern Illinois game on Nov. 15, one he returned 27 yards for a score that turned a three-point game into a 27-17 JSU lead…had four tackles three times, including in back-to-back weeks on Oct. 25 vs. Tennessee Tech and Nov. 1 vs. Austin Peay, games that also saw him record 1.5 sacks…also recovered a fumble in the Tennessee Tech game.

JACKSON’S CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds 2014 12 19 9 24 5.5 33 TOTAL 12 19 9 24 5.5 33

HISTORY

6-2 • 221 • R-SO. BESSEMER, ALA. • MCADORY HS

JACKSON’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date 8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent @Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 4 1.0-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 3 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 4 1.5-12 1.5-12 0-0 0 2 2 4 1.5-7 1.5-7 0-0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1-27 1 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0

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Eli Jenkins QUARTERBACK

6-3 • 200 • R-JR. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • PARKER HS

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 First Team All-OVC • 2014 Preseason All-OVC • 2013 Freshman All-American • OVC Offensive Player of the Week (9/7/14) • OVC Offensive & National Player of the Week (9/28/14) • OVC Newcomer of the Week (9/8/13) • OVC Offensive Player of the Week (9/8/13) • OVC Newcomer of the Week (11/10/13) • OVC Offensive Player of the Week (11/10/13) JSU CAREER: 2014: Started all 12 games at quarterback for the Gamecocks as a sophomore…was named first team All-OVC after throwing for 1,870 yards and 12 TDs and running for 698 yards and six TDs…completed 127 of his 222 passes and threw nine interceptions to his 12 touchdowns for a 137.69 passing efficiency…averaged 155.8 passing yards per game…was third on the team in rushing on 132 carries, an average of 58.1 yards per contest and 5.3 yards per carry…was named the OVC and National Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 28 after throwing for 178 yards and a score on 15-for-20 passing and running for 149 yards and three scores on 14 carries in a win at Murray State…was the OVC Offensive Player of the Week On Sept. 7 after guiding JSU to an overtime win at UTC by throwing for 122 yards on 15-of21 passing and running for 82 yards and the game-winning score in overtime…threw for a season-high 288 yards and a score on 18-of-35 passing against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15…threw three touchdown passes at SE Missouri on Nov. 22, a game that saw him complete 11 of his 16 passes for 200 yards, while running for 67 yards on seven carries…had 253 yards and a touchdown on 12-of-24 passing and 84 rushing yards and a score on 18 carries in the FCS Playoff loss to Sam Houston State…tossed an 88-yard touchdown pass to Markis Merrill against West Alabama on Sept. 20, JSU’s longest play from scrimmage on the year…had 100 yards passing in 10 of his 12 games and at least 80 yards in every game…threw at least one touchdown pass in nine of his last 10 games. JSU CAREER: 2013: Stormed onto the scene as a redshirt freshman, playing in 14 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games and starting at quarterback in eight of them…a dual-threat player, he earned Freshman AllAmerica honors after he threw for 887 yards and three touchdowns on 54

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74-for-124 passing, while running for 953 yards and eight touchdowns on 137 carries…had four 100-yard passing games and five 100-yard rushing games, while running and throwing for the century mark in the same game three times…was part of an NCAA FCS record setting performance against Jacksonville on Sept. 7, when he was one of four different players (D. James, T. Pope, M. Jones) to run for 100 yards in the same game with 128 yards and a score on 15 carries…shared OVC Player of the Week honors with the quartet that week before earning it again on Nov. 10 after he ran for 120 yards and three touchdowns in a Nov. 9 rout of Eastern Kentucky, a game that saw him score on runs of 71, 5 and 21 yards…in JSU’s FCS Quarterfinal loss at No. 3 Eastern Washington, had 245 total yards (127 passing, 118 rushing) before leaving with an injury late in the second quarter…in the EWU game, he completed 85.7 percent (12-for-14) of his passes, the third-highest completion percentage in school history by a quarterback with at least 10 pass attempts in a game…finished the year at his best, running for at least 97 yards in each of his last six games. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt…in the 2012 J-Day game, he completed 10-of-19 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown…his performance was highlighted by a 85-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Warren on his first play from scrimmage. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Cedric Blair at Parker High School…was a four-year letterman for the Bison…named team Most Valuable Player… was a first-team all-region selection as a senior after passing for more than 1,800 yards and 19 touchdowns…named BAPS Offensive Player of the Year…two-time The Birmingham City News Player of the Week… passed for 1,750 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior…honor student…school chaplain at PHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Elijah Denzell Jenkins…son of Reginald and Aundriea Jenkins…has one sister, Brittany…born on August 7, 1994, in Birmingham, Ala…has a son, Kaydon Maurice Jenkins…majoring in exercise science at JSU. JENKINS’ CAREER STATS

RUSHING G

Att

Yds TD

Avg/C Avg/G

2013 14 137 953 8 72 7.0 68.1 2014 12 132 698 6 48 5.3 58.1 TOTAL 26 269 1,651 14 72 6.1 63.5

PASSING G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G EFF.

2013 14 124 74 2 887 3 76 59.7 12.0 63.4 124.5 2014 12 222 127 9 1870 12 88 57.2 14.7 155.8 137.9 TOTAL 26 346 201 11 2,757 15 88 58.1 13.7 106.0 131.3

JENKINS’ CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Completions Pass Attempts Pass Yards Pass TD’s Interceptions Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush TD’s Long Pass Play

No. Opponent

18 35 288 3 2 19 149 3 88

vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri at Michigan State vs. North Alabama at Murray State 2x; last at Murray State vs. West Alabama

Date

11/14/15 11/14/14 11/14/14 11/22/14 8/29/14 9/14/13 9/27/14 9/27/14 9/20/14

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S INTRO OUTLOOK GAMECOCKS COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW

JENKIN’S 2014 GAME BY GAME STATISTICS 5-13-2 15-21-1 4-8-1 15-20-1 9-16-0 6-12-1 11-17-0 10-11-0 11-29-0 18-35-0 11-16-1 12-24-2

82 0 32 122 0 32 124 1 88 180 1 30 114 2 26 95 1 48 136 1 28 146 1 30 132 0 25 288 1 39 200 3 58 253 1 73

JENKIN’S 2013 GAME BY GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent

PASSING Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg

8/31/13 @Alabama State 4-7-0 9/7/13 Jacksonville 2-6-1 9/14/13 North Alabama 13-18-0 9/21/13 @Georgia State 5-5-0 9/28/13 Murray State 1-2-0 10/6/13 @UT Martin 0-0-0 10/12/13 Tennessee State 3-7-0 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 7-11-0 11/2/13 @Austin Peay - DNP 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky 2-3-0 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 0-4-0 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 7-13-1 11/30/13 Samford 11-19-0 12/7/13 @McNeese State 7-15-0 12/14/13 @E. Washington 12-14-0

24 0 12 12 0 9 58 0 14 76 0 33 18 0 18 0 0 0 99 0 76 77 0 30

14 0 14 0 0 0 147 0 40 115 1 47 120 1 46 127 1 19

12-7 8-82 6-9 14-149 11-17 10-52 9-68 8-75 18-79 11-16 7-67 18-84

0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

12 48 9 28 9 17 24 16 14 12 26 30

OVC

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

RUSHING No.-Yds TD Lg

HISTORY

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

PASSING Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg

RECORDS

Date Opponent

RUSHING No.-Yds TD Lg

7-15 0 15-128 1 19-78 0 5-13 1 4-28 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 7-37 0

9 19 19 6 20 0 0 11

7-120 3 14-97 0 13-124 1 12-115 1 11-97 0 14-118 0

71 30 45 72 30 45

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

DaQuan James CORNERBACK

5-7 • 182 • R-SO. JACKSON, ALA. • JACKSON HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Missed the season after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Danny Powell at Jackson High School in Jackson, Ala…a two-time all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and a two-time all-region performer…intercepted six passes as a senior in 2012, to go along with 92 tackles…led the Aggies to the 2011 AHSAA Class 4A State Championship, setting new Super 6 records for interceptions in a game with three and for longest interception return at 94 yards…in three seasons, led JHS to a combined 33-2 record and two region titles. PERSONAL: Full name is LaKendrick DaQuan James…son of Edward and Sherrita James…born on October 20, 1994, in Jackson, Ala.…has one older brother, Antuan…majoring in physical education at JSU.

Anthony Johnson WIDE RECEIVER

6-4 • 197 • JR. MAPLESVILLE, ALA. • MAPLESVILLE HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in 11 of the Gamecocks’ 12 games as a sophomore and was on the field to start the game twice…was fourth on the team with 24 catches for 296 yards, while catching three touchdown passes…averaged 26.9 yards per game and 12.3 yards per catch…against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25, caught four passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns, hauling in scoring passes of 17 and 28 yards from Christian LeMay…his other touchdown catch came against UT Martin on Oct. 4, when he was on the receiving end of a 34-yard scoring strike from Max Shortell…caught four passes for a season-high 74 yards in the second round of the FCS Playoffs against Sam Houston State…caught one pass for 23 yards in the season opener at Michigan State…caught four passes in a game three times, vs. TTU, SHSU and at Murray State on Sept. 27. 2013: Appeared in all 15 games for the Gamecocks as a true freshman, earning the start in four…finished second on the team with 35 catches and third with 416 receiving yards, while leading the team with four touchdown catches…hauled in his first career touchdown catch in his debut in the Aug. 31 season opener at Alabama State, a 23-yard pass from Max Shortell to give JSU its first lead of the game…had a seasonhigh 89 receiving yards on five catches at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 26, including a 26-yard touchdown pass from Kyle West…also had touchdown catches at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16 and at Eastern Washington 56

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in the Quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs…had a season-high six catches against North Alabama on Sept. 14. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter for head coach Brent Hubbert at Maplesville High School in Maplesville, Ala…helped the Red Devils to region titles in each of his last three seasons and a combined 28-1 region record in his four-year career…started on both sides of the ball in all 51 games of his career…was named the team’s MVP and captain as a senior in 2012, when he also garnered all-state accolades…a threetime all-region performer, hauled in 120 catches for 2,360 yards and 26 touchdowns in his career, while picking up 289 tackles, 25 for a loss, 10 sacks, 11 interceptions, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries on defense…as a senior in 2012, caught 50 passes for 945 yards and 12 touchdowns…named Montgomery Quarterback Club Player of the Week after a 41-21 win over St. Lukes in the second round of the 2012 AHSAA Playoffs…was the only Class 1A player on the Alabama roster in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in 2012…rated a three-star recruit by 247sports.com…also played basketball for the Red Devils and averaged more than 20 points per game in 2012. PERSONAL: Full name is Anthony LuGene Johnson…son of Audra Childers…born on January 26, 1995…has two brothers, Keon and Tyrone, and three sisters, Ebony, Tydasia and Shay…sister, Ebony Childers, played basketball at Wallace Community College…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Rec Yds TD

Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS No. Opponent

Date

Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

6 89 2 50

9/14/13 10/26/13 10/25/14 9/21/13

vs. North Alabama at Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Tech at Georgia State

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

23 23.0 0 4 2.3 0 4 4.0 0 15 6.3 0 34 22.5 1 8 8.0 0 28 16.0 2 13 10.0 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 0 15 15.0 0 29 18.5 0

JOHNSON’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

OVC

23 18.0 1 9 9.0 0 8 3.3 0 50 29.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 11 8.0 0 36 17.8 1 7 5.5 0 9 7,5 0 22 22.0 1 17 14.6 0 10 8.5 0 11 11.0 0 16 12.3 1

HISTORY

2 36 1 9 6 20 2 59 0 0 0 0 2 19 5 89 2 11 4 30 1 22 3 44 2 17 1 11 4 49

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Danny Powell at Jackson High School in Jackson, Ala…an all-state selection in each his junior and senior seasons…led the Aggies to a combined 34-4 record over his final three seasons, including a pair of region titles and the 2011 AHSAA Class 4A State Championship…was named MVP of the 2011 State Championship Game after catching 10 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns, while running 13 times for 96 yards and a score…in his junior season, caught 76 passes for 1,088 yards and 13 touchdowns, while returning three kicks for scores…in the 2012 preseason, was rated the No. 15 prospect in Alabama by Scout. com and the No. 27 prospect in the state by Rivals. com…rated a three-star recruit.

RECORDS

2013: Appeared in eight games for the Gamecocks as a true freshman, seeing action in each of the final seven games of the season…made his collegiate debut vs. Jacksonville on Sept. 7, when he caught two passes for 16 yards…returned three kickoffs, one for 27 yards at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16, and two for a total of 28 yards at McNeese State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Dec. 7.

REVIEW

Date

JSU CAREER: 2014: Played a key role on the Jax State special teams unit…saw action in seven games…returned a pair of kicks totaling 50 yards in the season opener at Michigan State, including a 30-yard return in the contest…posted two returns at Chattanooga for 44 yards with a long return of 29 yards vs. UTC…hauled in a 28-yard reception versus Murray State and a 17-yard catch against UT Martin…also had a rushing attempt in the UTM game.

OPPONENTS

1 23 3 7 1 4 4 25 2 45 1 8 4 64 2 20 0 0 1 11 1 15 4 74

ABOUT JSU

6-0 • 198 • JR. JACKSON, ALA. • JACKSON HS

COACHES

JOHNSON’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

WIDE RECEIVER

GAMECOCKS

Jarren Johnson

OUTLOOK

2013 15 35 416 4 50 2.3 11.9 27.7 2014 11 24 296 3 34 2.0 12.3 26.9 TOTALS 26 59 712 7 50 2.3 12.1 27.4

INTRO

JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS

REC

PERSONAL: Full name is Jarren Deshawn Johnson…son of Jason and Stacy Johnson…born on November 4, 1994, in Jackson, Ala… has one brother, Javonne, and one sister, Arjada… majoring in physical education at JSU. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

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JOHNSON’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Folo Johnson SAFETY

6-0 • 182 • R-SR. DALLAS, GA. • EAST PAULDING HS

• OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (11/9/14) • College Sporting News National Defensive Player of the Week (11/10/14) JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, earning the start at safety 11 times…was third on the team and tops in the secondary with 71 tackles, including 43 solo stops and four for a loss…broke up one pass at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 8 and recorded a quarterback hurry in the season opener at Michigan State… recovered one fumble and returned it 48 yards at Tennessee State on Oct. 11…was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week and the National Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 9 after picking up 14 tackles, 12 solo and one for a loss, and a break up in a win at Eastern Kentucky…had 10 tackles in the FCS Second Round Playoff loss to Sam Houston on Dec. 6…racked up eight tackles twice, at Michigan State on Aug. 29 and at Tennessee State on Oct. 11…had six tackles, five solo, against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15.

Date 8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent @Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 8 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12 2 14 1.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 1 6 1.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

JOHNSON’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk - DNP - DNP - DNP 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 - DNP -

2013: Saw action in 10 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore… made six tackles on the year…recorded his first career stop against Murray State on Sept. 28. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach John Reid at East Paulding High School…named first-team all-county as a senior…finished his senior year with 56 tackles, two interceptions and four pass break-ups…also lettered in basketball, track and wrestling…won a county championship in wrestling. PERSONAL: Full name is Olatunde Folo Johnson…son of Taiwo Onalaya…born on September 3, 1993…has one sister, Comfort… majoring in buisness at JSU. JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR 2013 10 4 2 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 2014 12 43 28 71 4.0 10 1 0 1 TOTAL 22 47 30 77 4.0 10 1 0 1

JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks INT PBU FF FR

No. Opponent 10 vs. Sam Houston State 1.5 vs. Eastern Illinois - - - - - - - - 1 at Tennessee State

Date 12/6/14 11/15/14 10/11/14

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

FOLO JOHNSON

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

OPPONENTS

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas O’Brien Johnson…born April 10, 1994…son of Wade and Tamara Johnson…has a younger brother, Devin…majoring in physical education at JSU.

ABOUT JSU

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Richard White at Dadeville High School… was a three-year starter…named team offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior after grading out better than 95 percent and not allowing a single sack all season…was a first-team all-district and all-region selection…helped the Tigers post an 11-2 record as a sophomore, 12-1 his junior year and 12-1 as a senior…honor student at DHS.

COACHES

JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in 11 games on the Jax State offensive line unit that paved the way for the Gamecocks to break a school record for yards per game at 510.8 per contest…helped the offense rank fourth nationally in total offense and tops in the Ohio Valley Conference in that category…paced the rushing attack that led the OVC…member of the offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks throughout the 2014 season, which listed third-best in the conference…keyed JSU on third down conversions as a junior as the club ranked second in the OVC in moving the chains on third down…finished the with a 91 percent season grade.

GAMECOCKS

6-2 • 275 • R-JR. DADEVILLE, ALA. • DADEVILLE HS

OUTLOOK

Nick Johnson

INTRO

2013: Made his JSU debut at right tackle on the offensive line in the season opener at Alabama State…was a mainstay in the Gamecock trenches as a 15-game starter…helped the Gamecocks set a school record for rushing yards in a single game (523) against Jacksonville on Sept. 7…also paved the way for four rushers to reach 100-plus yards in a single game – which tied an NCAA Division I record and the first on the FCS level…Engineered JSU’s rushing attack throughout the season as it averaged 240 yards rushing per game…paced JSU to 440 yards on the ground against Ohio Valley Conference foe Southeast Missouri on Nov. 23…helped JSU have a 100-yard rusher in ten of the 15 games in 2013.

REVIEW HISTORY

Tyler Johnson

RECORDS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

OVC

6-6 • 320 • R-FR. GLENCOE, ALA. • GLENCOE HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at nearby Glencoe High School under the guidance of Lee Ozmint…named all-county and all-region at GHS…earned honorable mention all-state status by the Alabama Sports Writers Association…was voted by his Yellow Jacket teammates and coaches as the team captain and the Bobby Miles Award winner…recognized as a member of the TV 24 News Pigskin Roundup All-Star Team…led GHS to the second round of the AHSAA State Playoffs. PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler Matthew Johnson…was born on May 5, 1995…is the son of Sherry and Cary Johnson…has one sister, Kaylie… majoring in applied engineering.

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Miles Jones RUNNING BACK

5-10 • 208 • SR. ACWORTH, GA. • ALLATOONA HS

• Co-OVC Offensive Player of the Week (10/5/14) • Co-OVC Offensive Player of the Week (9/8/13) JSU CAREER: 2014: Appeared in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior and starting in the backfield at Tennessee State on Oct. 11…was fourth on the team in rushing with 630 yards on 123 carries, which tied for third…was second on the squad with seven touchdowns…caught 11 passes for 75 yards…carried the ball at least once in every game, including a season-high 24 against UT Martin on Oct. 4…in that UTM game, he ran for 150 yards and a two-yard score to earn OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors…had 108 yards on 20 carries against West Alabama on Sept. 20…ran for three touchdowns against Austin Peay on Nov. 1, a game that also saw him pick up 77 yards on eight attempts…had two rushing touchdowns against Tennessee Tech one week before his three-TD game…caught a season-high four passes for 22 yards at Tennessee State on Oct. 11…caught a season-long 24-yard reception at Murray State on Sept. 27. 2013: Played in 13 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a sophomore, earning his first career start in the backfield at Georgia State on Sept. 21… was fourth on the team with 428 yards on 97 carries and two rushing touchdowns…also caught three passes for 40 yards…had his best game of the year against Jacksonville on Sept. 7, when he ran for 138 yards on 20 carries, joining Eli Jenkins, Troymaine Pope and DaMarcus James in the first time in FCS history four players on the same team ran for 100 yards in the same game…scored his first career touchdown on Sept. 28 vs. Murray State with a three-yard run in the second quarter… ran for 88 yards on 16 carries in the MSU game…scored his other touchdown, a 12-yard run, against Samford in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Nov. 30…had a season-long 35-yard scamper vs. JU on Sept. 7. 2012: Saw limited action in five games for the Gamecocks as a true freshman…carried the ball nine times for 37 yards…averaged 4.1 yards per carry and had a season-long run of 16 yards…made his collegiate debut against Chattanooga on Sept. 8…recorded his first carry of the season for one yard against Tennessee State on Oct. 20…set a career high with eight carries for 36 yards against Murray State…had a seasonlong rush of 16 yards in that game…also saw action against Austin Peay on Nov. 10 and Florida on Nov. 17. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Gary Varner at Allatoona High School… named the Offensive Player of the Year for Region 7AAA as a senior… was a first-team all-state selection as a senior after rushing for 2,142 yards and 30 touchdowns and leading the Buccaneers to an undefeated regular-season…team won the 2011 Region Championship and advanced to the Elite 8…was a two-time all-district and all-region selection…named Back of the Week by the Atlanta Touchdown Club in 2011…was a four-year letterman…named team Most Valuable Player as a senior…finished his career with 5,402 yards and 64 touchdowns. 60

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PERSONAL: Full name is Miles Juwan Jones…born June 16,1994, in Kennesaw, Ga…son of Marquez and Melissa Jones…has two brothers, Joshua and Malik…majoring in exercise science at JSU. JONES’ CAREER STATS

RUSHING G

Att

Yds TD

2012 5 9 37 0 2013 13 97 428 2 2014 12 123 630 7 TOTAL 30 229 1095 9

Avg/C Avg/G

16 35 62 62

4.1 7.4 4.4 32.9 5.1 52.5 4.8 36.5

JONES’ CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Rush Attempts 23 Rush Yards 150 Rush TD’s 3 Receptions 4 Rec. Yards 22 Rec. TD’s -

JONES’ 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

8/29/14 @Michigan State 9/6/14 @Chattanooga 9/20/14 West Alabama 9/27/14 @Murray State 10/4/14 UT Martin 10/11/14 @Tennessee State 10/25/14 Tennessee Tech 11/1/14 Austin Peay 11/8/14 @Eastern Kentucky 11/15/14 Eastern Illinois 11/22/14 @Southeast Missouri 12/6/14 Sam Houston State

Rush

YDS

10/4/14 10/4/14 11/1/14 10/11/14 10/11/14 AVG

Opponent

Rush YDS AVG

8/31/13 @Alabama State 0 0 0.0 9/7/13 Jacksonville 20 138 6.9 9/14/13 North Alabama 7 24 3.4 9/21/13 @Georgia State 21 76 3.6 9/28/13 Murray State 16 88 5.5 10/6/13 @UT Martin 5 7 1.4 10/12/13 Tennessee State 0 0 0.0 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 9 24 2.7 11/2/13 @Austin Peay 2 2 1.0 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky - DNP 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 5 14 2.8 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 2 9 4.5 11/30/13 Samford 7 32 9.6 12/7/13 @McNeese State 0 0 0.0 12/14/13 @E. Washington 3 16 5.3

JONES’ 2012 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

TD TD Runs

1 2 2.0 0 10 39 3.9 1 12 20 108 5.4 0 6 12 2.0 0 24 150 6.3 1 2 6 37 6.2 0 14 60 4.3 2 9, 2 8 77 9.6 3 4, 21, 22 11 52 4.7 0 4 14 3.5 0 16 54 3.4 0 3 25 8.3 0 -

JONES’ 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

vs. UT Martin vs. UT Martin vs. Austin Peay at Tennessee State at Tennessee State -

Rush YDS AVG

- DNP 0 0 0.0 - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP 1 1 1.0 8 36 4.5 - DNP 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

TD Runs

3 -

12 -

TD Runs

0 -

0 0 0 0 -

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MILES JONES

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Chris Landrum, Sr. DEFENSIVE END

6-3 • 263 • R-SR. SWEET WATER, ALA. • SWEET WATER HS AUBURN UNIVERSITY

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 Second Team All-OVC • 2014 Preseason All-OVC • 2013 OVC All-Newcomer JSU CAREER: 2014: Started all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior…one of the top pass rushers in the Ohio Valley Conference, recording 3.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for a loss to earn second team AllOVC honors…totaled 33 tackles on the season, including 14 solo… forced a team-high three fumbles and was credited with four quarterback hurries, also a team high…his 9.5 tackles for a loss were third on the team and most by a non-linebacker…had four tackles, all for a loss with one sack, in the Gamecocks’ win at nationally ranked Chattanooga on Sept. 6…recorded a season-high six tackles, two for a loss, and a forced fumble against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25…had two tackles for a loss, both sacks, and a forced fumble at Murray State on Sept. 27. 2013: Appeared in 12 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a sophomore, starting the first 11 before an injury limited him the rest of the way… recorded 38 tackles and was second on the team with 11 for a loss, while also picking up four sacks, four quarterback hurries and a pass break-up to earn OVC All-Newcomer Team honors…had multiple tackles in each of the first 11 games of the season, while picking up at least one in the backfield in eight of those games…had a season-high six tackles twice, vs. North Alabama on Sept. 14 and vs. Murray State on Sept. 28…had 2.5 tackles for a loss on Sept. 7 vs. Jacksonville, while grabbing two twice: at UT Martin on Oct. 5 and at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 26…was in on two sacks in the Jacksonville game, while being credited with a pair of hurries in the UNA contest. PRIOR TO JSU (AUBURN): 2012: Saw action against New Mexico State. 2011: Did not play while redshirting for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Sweet Water High School for Coach Stacy Luker…listed as the No. 48 player at OLB nationally and No. 19 player in Alabama by Rivals.com…rated the No. 22 prospect at outside linebacker nationally and the No. 11 player in the state of Alabama by Scout. com…ranked 105th at outside linebacker nationally by ESPN.com/ Scouts, Inc…listed as the No. 10 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep… named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar…ranked No. 13 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors…rated No. 17 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18…also played running back… helped lead Sweet Water to 2010 state title and earned MVP honors of state title game…had 8-yard rushing TD and seven tackles with a fumble recovery in title game…as a junior in 2009, totaled 68 tackles with 12 sacks and 974 yards rushing. 62

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PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Lewis Landrum, Sr.…born on Sept. 14, 1992, in Meridian, Miss…the son of Roosevelt and Jaqueline Landrum…has two brothers, Antonio Landrum and Laderious Dumas, and one sister, Andrea Landrum…married to Bria Landrum and has a son, Christopher Landrum, Jr.…is majoring in human resource management at JSU. LANDRUM’S CAREER STATS

TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF

2013 12 19 19 38 10.5 49 0 0 2014 12 14 19 33 9.5 46 0 2 TOTAL 24 33 38 71 20.0 95 0 2

LANDRUM’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles for loss Sacks FF PBU INT

No. Opponent

6 2x; last vs. Murray State 4 at Chattanooga 2 vs. Jacksonville 1 2x; last vs. Eastern Illinois -- -- -- --

LANDRUM’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

UT AT TT

0 2 2 4 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 3 2 4 6 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1

LANDRUM’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

UT AT TT

9/31/13 @Alabama State 0 3 3 9/7/13 Jacksonville 0 3 3 9/14/13 North Alabama 5 1 6 9/21/13 @Georgia State 2 0 2 9/28/13 Murray State 3 3 6 10/5/13 @UT Martin 2 0 2 10/12/13 Tennessee State 3 1 4 10/26/13 @Tennessee Tech 2 1 3 11/2/13 @Austin Peay 1 1 2 11/9/13 Eastern Kentucky 1 2 3 11/16/13 @Eastern Illinois 3 1 4 11/23/13 Southeast Missouri 0 0 0 11/30/13 Samford 0 0 0 12/7/13 @McNeee State - DNP 12/14/13 @E.Washington - DNP -

0 0 0

Date

9/28/13 9/6/14 9/7/13 11/15/14 ---

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

0-0 4.0-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-12 0-0 0-0 1.0-8 0-0 0.5-2

0-0 1.0-4 0-0 1.0-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-2

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

0.5-3 0.0-0 2.0-10 2.0-6 1.0-1 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-10 0-0 1.0-15 1.0-15 2.0-8 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 1.0-5 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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Montrez Lang DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-2 • 300 • FR. PRICHARD, ALA. • VIGOR HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Ashley Johnson at Vigor High School in Prichard, Ala…listed as a two-star recruit by rivals.com…led the Wolves to the AHSAA Class 5A State Playoffs as a senior…chose the Gamecocks over Western Kentucky, Memphis, Samford and Northwestern State.

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Justin Lea

JaJuan Lee

6-4 • 295 • R-SO. HENAGAR, ALA. • IDER HS

6-1 • 204 • SR. MONTGOMERY, ALA. • JEFF DAVIS HS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

2015 Preseason All-OVC 2014 Freshman All-American 2014 Freshman Player of the Year 2014 All-OVC Second Team JSU CAREER: 2014: Started every game at tackle for the OVC champion Gamecocks and was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman player in the FCS…was an FCS Freshman All-American, named the OVC’s Freshman of the Year and grabbed spots on the conference’s second team and all-newcomer squad…had the best overall season grade on the Jax State line at 92 percent…helped block for an offense that ranks fourth nationally in total offense (510.5 yards/game), fifth in rushing offense (287.6 yards/ game) and 19th in scoring offense (36.0 points/game)…member of the offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks throughout the 2014 season, which was listed third-best in the conference…keyed JSU on third down conversions as a junior as the club ranked second in the OVC in moving the chains on third down. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Brent Tinker at Ider High School in Ider, Ala…was an all-state selection in each his junior and senior seasons…a four-time all-county and all-region selection and received all-county honors from the Fort Payne Times-Journal…averaged a 91 percent grade with 44 pancake blocks as a junior and 49 as a senior on the offensive line…intercepted three passes on the defensive front, returning two of them for touchdowns…led the Hornets to their first region title in 13 years as a freshman in 2009…was Ider’s BryantJordan Scholar Athlete and Wendy’s High School Heisman honoree. PERSONAL: Full name is Justin Alan Lea…son of Jeff and Carrie Lea… born on August 5, 1994, in Chattanooga, Tenn…has one younger brother, Jay…grandfather, Billy Thompson, played football at JSU from 1962-64…undecided on a major at JSU.

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LINEBACKER

JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, starting against West Alabama on Sept. 20…recorded 28 tackles, 17 solo, including two for a loss…broke up a pair of passes…had a season-high five tackles at Murray State on Sept. 27…recorded four stops in each of the first two games of the season, at Michigan State on Aug. 29 and at Chattanooga on Sept. 6…had a tackle for a loss at UTC and assisted on tackles in the backfield against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25 and Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. 2013: Saw action in all 15 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore… had 16 tackles, nine solo and one for a loss, while also recording a quarterback hurry…had three tackles in the Aug. 31 season opener at Alabama State, a game in which he also had one tackle in the backfield and was credited with a quarterback hurry…had a season-high four stops against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 9…had multiple tackles in each of the Gamecocks’ first four games of the season. 2012: Saw action in two games against Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State…recorded a solo stop against TTU on Oct. 6. HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior year for Vincent Wiggins at Jeff Davis High School…won team Most Outstanding Linebacker Award as a senior after finishing with 64 tackles…played two years at Sidney Lanier High School before transferring to JDHS for his senior year. PERSONAL: Full name is JaJuan L. Lee…born Jan. 18, 1994, in Montgomery, Ala…son of John and Arlene Lee…has two brothers, DeJohn and D’Quan, and two sisters, Johnelcia and Gabriel…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU. LEE’S CAREER STATS

TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF

2012 11 5 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 2013 15 9 7 16 1.0 1 0 0 2014 12 17 11 28 2.0 4 2 0 TOTAL 38 31 18 49 3.0 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

LEE’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles for loss Sacks FF FR PBU INT

No. Opponent

5 at Murray State 1 2x; last at Chattanooga -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2x; last at Tennessee State -- --

Date

9/27/14 9/6/14 ---10/11/14 --

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JAJUAN LEE

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LEE’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent

UT AT TT

LEE’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

2 2 4 0-0 4 0 4 1.0-2 2 0 2 0-0 0 3 3 0-0 0 3 3 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 2 0.5-1 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 1 1 2 0-0 1 1 2 0-0 1 1 2 0.5-1

UT AT TT

2 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OVC

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

HISTORY

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

RECORDS

Date

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

1.0-1 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 0.0-0 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 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

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Hamish MacInnes PUNTER

6-1 • 178 • SR. VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA BALLARAT GRAMMAR SCHOOL

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 First Team All-OVC • 2014 Preseason All-OVC • OVC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 26, 2014) JSU CAREER: 2014: Served as the Gamecocks punter in all 12 games as a junior and was the First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference punter… punted 55 times for a 39.1 yard average, but only 15 of those were returned for an average of just 6.3 yards per return…pinned 16 punts inside the 20 with only four touchbacks…booted six punts over 50 yards, including a 58-yarder against UT Martin on Oct. 4…was named the OVC’s Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 26 after averaging 50.5 yards per punt in a 49-3 win over Tennessee Tech…pinned multiple punts inside the 20 in seven games…had at least one 50-yard punt in five games…forced a season-high six fair catches twice – on seven punts vs. UTM and on eight punts vs. Eastern Illinois on Nov. 15… served as the team’s holder on placekicks. 2013: Served as the Gamecocks’ punter in all 15 games as a sophomore…tied for 15th nationally with a 42.9 average on 73 punts… booted an 86-yard punt at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 26, tying Weber State’s Tony Epperson for the longest in FCS in 2013 and breaking the school record for longest punt…had a 68-yard punt against Samford in the first round of the FCS Playoffs on Nov. 30, which is tied for the seventh-longest punt in school history…his 3,133 punting yards were the third-most in a season in JSU history, while his 73 punts were fourth in school history…had 18 punts of 50 or more yards and pinned 19 inside the 20…opponents returned just 24 of his 73 punts and only eight went into the end zone…had at least one 50-yard punt in eight games and had multiple 50-yarders six times…booted four punts of 50 yards or longer in the season opener at Alabama State on Aug. 31… pinned three punts inside the 20 three times…also served as the team’s holder on placekicks. 2012: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks, serving as the team’s primary punter for the final 10 games…put on American Football pads for the first time in fall practice and made his first appearance in an American Football game, at any level, at Arkansas on Sept. 1…his first punt went 37 yards at the 7:25 mark of the second quarter at Arkansas…the very next week he averaged 43.6 yards on five punts in a win over Chattanooga, including two that were longer than 50 yards and one inside of the 20…pinned at least one punt inside of the 20 in all but one game and had nine punts of 50 yards or more, including a season-long 55 yarder vs. Southeast Missouri on Sept. 29… on the year, punted 49 times for 1,927 yards and an average of 39.3 yards per punt. 66

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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Ballarat Grammer School in Victoria, Australia…A 2012 National Event Punt Finalist and attended the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp…rated as the most consistent punter at the camp…played Australia rules football and rugby…averaged better than 45 yards per punt with a 4.75 hang time at a camp…Team Most Valuable Player in 2010 and 2011…also participated in track and earned First Team honors in 2008 and 2009…held a 3.9 grade point average in high school. PERSONAL: Full name is Hamish John MacInnes…born Nov. 14, 1993, in Melbourne, Australia…son of Sue Cabassi and Don MacInnes…has two younger brothers, Alister and William…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU. MACINNES’ 2014 GAME-BY-GAME (PUNTING)

Date

Opponent

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

No. YDS AVG. LNG I-20 TB

7 6 4 3 7 5 2 2 7 8 0 4

286 40.9 50 252 42.0 57 154 38.5 45 122 40.3 43 268 38.3 28 208 41.6 49 101 50.5 51 79 39.5 40 260 37.1 56 283 35.4 44 0 0.0 0 137 34.2 46

2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

MACINNES’ 2013 GAME-BY-GAME (PUNTING)

Date

Opponent

No. YDS AVG. LNG I-20 TB

8 2 8 4 3 6 6 5 6 2 7 1 5 7 3

371 46.4 55 73 36.5 39 342 42.8 49 163 40.8 46 113 37.7 43 243 40.5 55 269 44.8 53 246 49.2 86 264 44.0 54 93 46.5 56 225 32.1 50 50 50.1 50 241 48.2 68 301 43.0 49 139 46.3 54

2 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1

0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

MACINNES’ 2012 GAME-BY-GAME (PUNTING)

Date

Opponent

No. YDS AVG. LNG I-20 TB

6 5 4 1 5 2 6 5 5 3 7

210 35.0 37 218 43.6 53 149 37.2 52 55 55.0 55 192 38.4 43 77 35.5 40 220 36.7 48 196 39.2 52 193 38.6 54 116 38.7 45 301 43.0 51

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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MACINNES’ CAREER STATS

PUNTING G No. Yards Lg Avg

2012 2013 2014 TOTAL

11 15 12 38

49 1927 55 73 3133 86 55 2150 58 177 7210 86

39.3 42.9 39.1 41.1

MACINNES’ CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Date

Punts Punting Avg. Long Punt *school record

8 55.0 86*

11/15/14 9/29/12 10/26/13

3x; last vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech

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Christian LeMay QUARTERBACK

6-2 • 210 • R-SR. MATTHEWS, N.C. • BUTLER HS GEORGIA JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in seven games at quarterback in his first season with the Gamecocks…completed 27 of his 52 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns, while throwing just one interception…finished the season with a quarterback efficiency of 119.13…ran for 171 yards and two scores on 28 carries, a team-high 6.1 yards per carry…had his best game against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25, when he was 6-for-10 for 101 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards on five carries…both TD passes vs. TTU were to Anthony Johnson, a 17-yard pass in the second quarter and a 28-yard strike on the final play of the third quarter…tossed a 14-yard TD to Josh Barge vs. West Alabama on Sept. 20, his first as a Gamecock…ran for a seasonhigh 59 yards and his first touchdown, a seven-yard scamper, against Austin Peay on Nov. 1…had a TD run and 21 yards on four carries at SE Missouri on Nov. 22.

PERSONAL: Full name is Christian Champion LeMay…born on June 2, 1991…earned his degree in communications from JSU in 2015. LEMAY’S CAREER STATS

RUSHING G

Att

Yds TD

Avg/C Avg/G

2014 7 28 171 2 41 6.1 24.4 TOTAL 7 28 171 2 41 6.1 24.4 PASSING G

2014 TOTAL

Att Cmp Int Yds

Pct

Avg/P Avg/G EFF.

7 52 27 1 322 3 44 51.9 11.9 46.0 119.1 7 52 27 1 322 3 44 51.9 11.9 46.0 119.1

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CHRISTIAN LEMAY

PRIOR TO JSU: Enrolled in January of 2014 after transferring from Georgia, where he was redshirted in 2011 before playing in a back-up role as a redshirt freshman in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Butler High School…2010 PrepStar Dream Team 150…SuperPrep All-American and All-Mid Atlantic teams…2009 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year…MaxPreps.com 2009 National Junior of the Year, All-American, All-Conference, All-Area Team, one of two Juniors invited to Elite 11, Spiewak’s 2011 Watch List…Rivals. com four-star prospect, #3 rated quarterback, #85 prospect in the country, #5 player in North Carolina…Scout.com four-star player, #101 overall prospect, #8 quarterback in the country, #2 player in N.C.…ESPN.com 5th ranked quarterback, #100 overall…2010 All-Nike Camp Offense Team Honorable Mention…as a sophomore in 2008 had 1,800 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes, rushed for 350 yards and 3 touchdowns…as a junior in 2009 led his team to first state championship in school history and a conference title with the most passing touchdowns in a season (48) and the least interceptions thrown in a season (2)…had 3,296 passing yards and completed 68.5% of his passes.

LEMAY’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Date

Completions 10 Pass Attempts 16 Pass Yards 101 Pass TD’s 2 Interceptions 1 Rush Attempts 5 Rush Yards 59 Rush TD’s 1

vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Tech at Michigan State 2x; last vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay 2x; last at Southeast Missouri

10/25/14 10/25/14 10/25/14 10/25/14 8/29/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/22/15

Date

Opponent

Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No.-Yds TD Lg

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

LEMAY’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME 3-6-1 - DNP 6-10-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 - DNP 10-16-0 7-15-0 - DNP - DNP 4-9-0 - DNP -

5-23

77 9 0

1 0 0

44 9 0

3-23 0-0 1--8

0 0 0

13 0 -8

101 67

2 0

28 23

4-49 8-59

0 1

23 41

4-21

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6-2 • 229 • SO. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • WENONAH HS HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

6-0 • 185 • R-SO. EAST ATLANTA, GA. • SOUTHWEST DEKALB HS

LINEBACKER

SAFETY

JSU CAREER: 2014: Missed the season with an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach for head coach Ronald Cheatham at Wenonah High School in the Birmingham metro area… played all four seasons on the gridiron for the Dragons…was named the squad’s defensive player of the year as a senior at WHS.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Buck Godfrey at Southwest Dekalb High School in the Atlanta area. PERSONAL: Full name is Chase Jacoby McGhee…born on March 31, 1995…the son of Raymond and Collen McGhee…majoring in computer science at JSU.

ABOUT JSU

PERSONAL: Full name is Joel A. McCandless…born October 3, 1995… son of L.T. Duker and Rebecca McCandless…has one brother, Gabriel… majoring in biology.

2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

COACHES

PRIOR TO JSU: Spent one seasons at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Miss….coached by Gene Murphy at HCC.

GAMECOCKS

Chase McGhee

OUTLOOK

Joel McCandless

INTRO

OPPONENTS

6-0 • 200 • FR. LINCOLN, ALA. • LINCOLN HS

5-10 • 185 • FR. MIAMI, FLA. • MIAMI CENTRAL HS

KICKER/PUNTER

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Roland Smith at Central High School in Miami, Fla…led the Rockets to their third-straight state championship in his senior year…listed as a two-star recruit by scout.com and 247Sports…named All-Dade County by the Miami Herald after leading Dade County in rushing with over 1,800 yards and 10 touchdowns…a second team all-state selection…named MVP of the Battle of the Borders Classic, a 21-20 win over Stephenson (Ga.) that saw him run for 159 yards on 22 carries…the week before, ran for 127 yards on 18 carries in a win over No. 7 Hoover (Ala.) on national television.

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OVC

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at nearby Lincoln High School for head coach Brad Wallace…helped the Golden Bears claim the AHSAA Class 5A Region 6 Championship with a 6-1 region mark…LHS advanced to the second round of the AHSAA Class 5A State Playoffs in 2014.

RUNNING BACK

HISTORY

Cedric Miller

RECORDS

Mason McLean

REVIEW

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Bryant Mitchell

Markis Merrill

CORNERBACK

WIDE RECEIVER

5-10 • 171 • R-SR. MOBILE, ALA. • SATSUMA HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in seven games as a junior and finished with four total tackles…posted a solo stop in the season opener at Michigan State…collected a pair of tackles against West Alabama… played in four Ohio Valley Conference games in the defensive backfield. 2013: Played in 13 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a sophomore… recorded three tackles, all solo…had a tackle vs. Murray State on Sept. 28, one at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16 and another at McNeese State on Dec. 7 in the second round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs. 2012: Played in three games for the Gamecocks as a freshman…made his first career tackle at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 6. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Lonnie Rawlins at Satsuma High School in Satsuma, Ala…a versatile player that started at receiver as a sophomore, quarterback as a junior and running back as a senior…ran for over 1,000 yards as a senior for the Gators. PERSONAL: Full name is Bryant Tremaine Mitchell…born on May 27, 1993, in Mobile, Ala…the son of Earl and Lynda Mitchell…has three brothers, Winston, Andre and Terence…majoring in psychology at JSU.

E.J. Moss TIGHT END

6-3 • 235 • R-FR. ASHVILLE, ALA. • ASHVILLE HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Steve Martin at Ashville High School…made the move to linebacker and tight end after serving as the Bulldogs starting quarterback for his first three seasons…rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, rivals.com and 247Sports.com…as a quarterback early in his career, threw for over 1,000 yards and ran for over 1,000 yards starting as a freshman…rivals.com ranked him as the No. 40 player in Alabama and in the top 125 athletes in the 2014 class…chose JSU over UAB, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. PERSONAL: Full name is Ervin Jerome Moss, Jr…was born on December 24, 1995…is the son of Kim and Ervin Moss…has one sister, Nikki…undecided on major at JSU. 70

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6-1 • 189 • SR. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. • ST. AUGUSTINE HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, earning the start at wide out nine times…tied for second on the team with 25 catches and was third with 324 receiving yards…caught four touchdown passes, tied for the most on the squad…averaged 13 yards per catch and 27 yards per game, both third on the team… hauled in the longest play from scrimmage against West Alabama on Sept. 20, an 88-yard touchdown pass from Eli Jenkins for the Gamecocks’ first score…TD catch started a three-game streak where he caught at least one touchdown pass…hauled in a 30-yard Jenkins pass for a score one week later at Murray State and a 26-yard toss from Jenkins the next week vs. UT Martin…caught four passes in a game three times and had at least one catch in 11 of the Gamecocks’ 12 games…had four catches of at least 20 yards. 2013: Started the first seven games at wide receiver for the Gamecocks as a sophomore before suffering a season-ending injury against Tennessee State on Oct. 12…was the team’s fourth-leading receiver with 24 catches for 363 yards and tied for second on the team with two receiving touchdowns despite missing over half of the season…caught his first collegiate pass in the season opener at Alabama State on Aug. 31, a game that saw him haul in three catches for 18 yards…caught his first touchdown pass on Sept. 14 against North Alabama, a 53-yard halfback pass from Troymaine Pope on JSU’s first play from scrimmage… had a season-high 83 receiving yards before leaving the TSU game, and was injured on a 76-yard toss from Eli Jenkins, the Gamecocks’ longest pass play of the season…caught at least one pass in all seven games he played, including a season-high seven for 67 yards and a touchdown at UT Martin on Oct. 5…his touchdown catch at UTM was a nine-yard pass from Max Shortell…had six catches for 78 yards on Sept. 28 vs. Murray State…returned three punts for 25 yards. 2012: Missed the season after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at St. Augustine High School under the guidance of head coach Joey Wiles…earned all-county status after finishing with 1,109 receiving yards and nine touchdowns as a senior…tallied three touchdowns in one quarter alone in a week two contest with Bartram Tail…finished with 224 yards in the contest…named 3A allstate Honorable Mention…was a high school teammate of former JSU quarterback Kyle West. PERSONAL: Full name is Markis Da’Ron Merrill…son of L’Ketchie Merrill…has one sister, Rockell…born on May 10, 1991, in St. Augustine, Fla…majoring in business management at JSU. MERRILL’S CAREER STATS

REC

Rec Yds TD

Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

2013 6 22 280 2 53 3.6 12.7 46.7 2014 12 25 324 4 88 2.1 13.0 27.0 TOTAL 18 47 604 6 88 2.6 12.8 33.5

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Date

7 88 1 88

10/5/13 9/20/14 10/4/14 9/20/14

at UT Martin vs. West Alabama 6x; last vs. UT Martin vs. West Alabama

OUTLOOK

No. Opponent

Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

INTRO

MERRILL’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

MERRILL’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME REC YDs LNG AVG TD

1 4 1 4 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 2

9 9 88 57 55 0 22 20 20 0 4 30

9 9.0 10 2.3 88 88.0 30 14.3 26 13.8 0 0.0 11 7.3 14 10.0 12 10.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 29 15.0

1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ABOUT JSU

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

COACHES

Opponent

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

GAMECOCKS

Date

MERRILL’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME Date

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

12 6.0 0 2 2.0 0 53 26.5 1 31 20.6 0 18 13.0 0 1 9.6 1

REVIEW RECORDS

3 18 1 2 2 53 3 62 6 78 7 67 - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP -

OPPONENTS

HISTORY OVC

MARKIS MERRILL www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

DEBARRIAUS MILLER

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

SAFETY

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC

MILLER’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Tackles 7 vs. UT Martin Tackles For Loss 0.5 vs. UT Martin Sacks - - INT 1 2x; last vs. Austin Peay PBU 3 vs. Eastern Illinois FF - - FR 1 vs. Tennessee Tech

0 3 6 9

0 0 0 0

Date

10/4/14 10/4/14 11/1/14 11/15/14 10/25/14

0 0 1 1

Siran Neal SAFETY

6-0 • 186 • R-SO. EUFAULA, ALA. • EUFAULA HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Made his Jax State debut in the season opener at Michigan State…tallied four tackles, including three solo stops in the contest…finished the season with 32 total tackles…registered six tackles against Eastern Illinois and seven stops the following week at Southeast Missouri along with a pair of pass break ups…led the Gamecock defense with a season high 10 tackles in the NCAA Playoff match up with Sam Houston State…turned in seven solo tackles in the SHSU contest. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior season for head coach Dan Klages at Eufaula High School in Eufaula, Ala…a first team all-state selection as an athlete as a senior in 2012, when he led the Tigers to an 8-3 record…hauled in 22 catches for 377 yards, more than 17 yards per catch, and eight touchdowns…played for head coach Alphus Shipman at Abbeville High School in Abbeville, Ala., before transferring to Eufaula…was an all-state wide receiver for the Yellow Jackets in 2011, when he caught 54 passes and 13 touchdowns…was listed at No. 44 on the top prospect list…rated as a two-star recruit by Scout.com.

OVC

0 17 2 19

HISTORY

2012 (USM) 10 17 5 22 0.0 2013 (USM) 12 48 44 92 4.5 2014 12 33 22 55 1.0 TOTAL 34 98 71 169 5.5

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

RECORDS

MILLER’S CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-7 2-40 0-0 0-0 0-0

REVIEW

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 12, 1993, in Fort Valley, Ga…the son of Nathaniel and Selundee Miller…majoring in sport management at JSU.

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

OPPONENTS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Chad Campbell at Peach County HS…a two-way star for Peach County.

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

0 3 3 0-0 5 0 5 0-0 2 1 3 0-0 2 3 5 0-0 2 5 7 0.5-1 4 0 4 0-0 1 2 3 0-0 1 1 2 0-0 3 3 6 0-0 2 3 5 0-0 5 1 6 0-0 5 1 6 0-0

ABOUT JSU

PRIOR TO JSU: Spent two seasons at Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss…as a sophomore in 2013, was the Golden Eagles’ leading tackler with 92 stops and a team-high 48 solo tackles…had 4.5 tackles for a loss, one interception, two pass break-ups, three passes defended and two quarterback hurries…had a season-high 15 tackles vs. East Carolina, while recording 14 against Nebraska…intercepted a pass and returned it 14 yards against Florida international…as a freshman in 2012, saw action right away and appeared in 10 games while drawing starts in four games…started at safety against Marshall and UAB and at Rice and SMU…finished with 22 total tackles (17 solo, 5 assisted).

UT AT TT

COACHES

JSU CAREER: 2014: Started all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, mostly at safety before being forced to move to cornerback late due to injuries in the backfield…was fourth on the team and second in the defensive backfield with 55 tackles, 33 solo…tied for the team lead with four interceptions and had a team-best 47 interception return yards…added six pass break ups and one fumble recovery…notched at least two tackles in every game, including a season-high seven against UT Martin on Oct. 4…had six tackles three times in the final four games of the season and five three other times…at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 8, had six tackles and two interceptions…recorded his four picks in a span of four games from Oct. 11 to Nov. 8…had five tackles and three basses broken up on Nov. 15 against Eastern Illinois.

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

GAMECOCKS

6-0 • 190 • SR. FORT VALLEY, GA. • PEACH COUNTY HS SOUTHERN MISS

Opponent

OUTLOOK

DeBarriaus Miller

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

INTRO

MILLER’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

PERSONAL: Full name is Siran De’Vonte’ Neal…born on Aug. 4, 1994, in Dothan, Ala…the son of Glenn Neal and Rhonda Walker…has three brothers, Josh, Tyre and Keon, and one sister, Tykera…undecided on a major at JSU. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

ODEN’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Santavious Oden SAFETY

6-2 • 200 • R-SR. CHILDERSBURG, ALA. • CHILDERSBURG HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Played in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, starting against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25…recorded 15 tackles on the season, including 11 solo stops...had a season-high five tackles, all solo, in that TTU game…had three tackles in the season opener at Michigan State…recorded a pair of stops against Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. 2013: Appeared in 14 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a sophomore, earning the start at UT Martin on Oct. 5…served as a reserve on defense and emerged as a leader on special teams…totaled 13 tackles, eight solo, on the year, including one for a loss…had a season-high five stops at UTM, including a tackle for a loss of two yards…had a pair of stops in the Aug. 31 season opener at Alabama State, one of four multi-tackle games on the year. 2012: Saw limited action in six games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman…finished the season with four tackles, making two solo stops and two assists…made his collegiate debut against Arkansas on Sept. 1 and recorded two tackles…finished with two tackles against Southeast Missouri on Sept. 29…also saw action against Chattanooga, Eastern Illinois, Tennessee State and UT Martin. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Matt Brooks at Childersburg High School… played three seasons of football for the Tigers…earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors as a senior…named to the all-county First Team…also participated in track at CHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Santavious A. Oden…born on June 16, 1993, in Sylacauga, Ala…son of Andrew and Sandra Keith…has two younger sisters, Andrea and Brittany…is majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU. ODEN’S CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF

2012 6 2 2 4 0-0 0 0 0 2013 14 8 5 13 1.0 2 0 0 2014 12 11 4 15 0.0 0 0 0 TOTAL 32 21 11 32 1.0 2 0 0

ODEN’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Tackles 5 2x; last vs. Tennessee Tech Tackles For Loss 1.0 at UT Martin Sacks - - INT - - PBU - - FF - - FR - - Eastern Illinois 11/15/14 FF - - FR 1 vs. Tennessee Tech

UT AT TT

0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2

ODEN’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

9/31/13 9/7/13 9/14/13 9/21/13 9/28/13 10/5/13 10/12/13 10/26/13 11/2/13 11/9/13 11/16/13 11/23/13 11/30/13 12/7/13 12/14/13

Opponent

@Alabama State Jacksonville North Alabama @Georgia State Murray State @UT Martin Tennessee State @Tennessee Tech @Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky @Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Samford @McNeee State @E. Washington

UT AT TT

9/1/12 9/8/12 9/22/12 9/29/12 10/6/12 10/13/12 10/20/12 10/27/12 11/3/12 11/10/12 11/17/12

Opponent

@Arkansas Chattanooga @Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri @Tennessee Tech @Eastern Illinois Tennessee State Murray State @UT Martin Austin Peay @Florida

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

UT AT TT

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - DNP - DNP 0 0 0 - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP –

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

1 1 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 1 4 5 1.0-2 2 0 2 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 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0

ODEN’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

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 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 0 0 0

0-0

Desmond Owino PRIOR TO JSU: Started his collegiate career at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas…played for head coach Brain Mayper…played in 10 games as a sophomore…recorded 12 career sacks in two seasons with the Bulldogs and credited with six in 2014…helped NC reach the Southwest Junior College Football Conference semifinals in 2013 and in 2014 and finished the season at 7-4…NC concluded the season ranked 14th in the final NJCAA Poll.

Date

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @SE Missouri Sam Houston State

6-5 • 265 • JR. NAIROBI, KENYA • SANDERSON HS NAVARRO COLLEGE

0 0 0 0

10/25/14

Opponent

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

10/25/14 10/5/13 -PBU

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

3 vs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Finished on the prep level at Sanderson High School…played for head coach Ben Kolstad. PERSONAL: Born August 3, 1993, in Nairobi, Kenya…son of Ziipa Ayarq…has two older siblings…majoring in computer science.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

INTRO

OUTLOOK

SANTAVIOUS ODEN

GAMECOCKS COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Troymaine Pope RUNNING BACK

5-10 • 202 • SR. ANNISTON, ALA. • ANNISTON HS

• OVC Offensive Player of the Week (9/8/13) • OVC Newcomer of the Week (9/2/12) • OVC Newcomer of the Week (9/9/12) JSU CAREER: 2014: Appeared in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior and earned the starting nod against West Alabama on Sept. 20…finished second on the team with 715 yards on 123 carries and found the end zone six times on the ground…also caught 10 passes for 101 yards…was one of the team’s primary kick returners, averaging 21.4 yards on 15 return attempts…had a season-high 121 yards on 10 carries against West Alabama…had 114 yards and a score on a season-high 21 carries at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 22…scored one touchdown in five consecutive games from Oct. 4 to Nov. 8…had two runs longer than 40 yards, a 40 yarder at Chattanooga on Sept. 6 and a 47 yarder against UWA on Sept. 27…against UT Martin on Oct. 4, had 91 yards and a score on 20 carries…caught two passes four times…had two 20-yard receptions – vs. UWA and at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 8. 2013: Playedi n 14 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games as a sophomore… ran the ball 145 times and was third on the team with 633 yards, while tying for second with eight rushing touchdowns…also threw a touchdown pass, a 53-yard toss to Markis Merrill on JSU’s first play from scrimmage against North Alabama on Sept. 14…was part of an FCS recordbreaking performance vs. Jacksonville on Sept. 7, when he ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries, teaming up with Eli Jenkins, DaMarcus James and Miles Jones in the first time in FCS history four players on the same team ran for 100 yards in the same game…also scored a season-high three touchdowns in the Jacksonville game… broke the century mark in rushing yards one other time, with 102 yards on six carries against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 23…caught 10 passes for 138 yards, including a season-long 30 yard reception in the Aug. 31 season opener at Alabama State…scored two touchdowns against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 9 and again vs. SEMO on Nov. 23…had a season-high 22 carries vs. North Alabama on Sept. 14. 2012: Played in seven games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks, starting one…missed a stretch of four games due to an injury… made his only start of the season and the first of his career on Sept. 8 vs. Chattanooga…started his career with a bang, earning Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors in each of his first two games…the first was the season opener at Arkansas on Sept.1, when he led the Gamecocks with 65 yards on 14 carries and also caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Marques Ivory in his collegiate debut… the next week, he ran for a season-high 100 yards on 12 carries in a win over Chattanooga…scored his first career touchdown on Oct. 20 with a two-yard run vs. Tennessee State…finished the season third on the team with 240 yards on 44 carries. 76

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Eddie Bullock at Anniston High School… was named the Class 4A Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and finished third in the voting for Mr. Football as a senior… helped the Bulldogs to the state semifinals as a senior after rushing for 2,539 yards and 31 touchdowns…rushed for more than 1,900 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior to help the Bulldogs to a 10-3 record…was a first-team all-state, all-district and all-region selection…named The Anniston Star Player of the Year as a junior and senior…named to The Birmingham News State’s Best 12…named the Fox 6 Player of the Year in 2011…named The Anniston Star Player of the Week five times as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Troymaine D. Pope…born on Nov. 26, 1993, in Anniston, Ala…son of Frederick and Tracey Pope…has one brother, Omaurich, and one sister, Tatyanna…has a daughter, Cassidy Pope.

POPE’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent

@Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

Rush YDS AVG

2 4 2.0 9 49 5.4 10 121 12.1 12 61 5.1 20 91 4.6 7 46 6.6 13 51 3.9 8 64 8.0 6 63 10.5 7 28 4.0 21 114 5.4 8 23 2.9

POPE’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

8/31/13 9/7/13 9/14/13 9/21/13 9/28/13 10/6/13 10/12/13 10/26/13 11/2/13 11/9/13 11/16/13 11/23/13 11/30/13 12/7/13 12/14/13

Opponent

Rush YDS AVG

@Alabama State 15 60 4.0 Jacksonville 16 160 10.0 North Alabama 22 65 3.0 @Georgia State - DNP - Murray State 6 24 4.0 @UT Martin 7 18 2.6 Tennessee State 10 22 2.2 @Tennessee Tech 4 24 3.8 @Austin Peay 2 -2 -1.5 Eastern Kentucky 9 62 6.9 @Eastern Illinois 7 11 1.6 Southeast Missouri 6 102 17.0 Samford 15 19 1.3 @McNeese State 12 29 2.4 @E. Washington 14 49 3.5

POPE’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

9/1/12 9/8/12 9/22/12 9/29/12 10/6/12 10/13/12 10/20/12 10/27/12 11/3/12 11/10/12 11/17/12

Opponent

Rush YDS AVG

@Arkansas 14 65 4.6 Chattanooga 12 105 8.8 @Eastern Kentucky 2 3 1.5 Southeast Missouri - DNP @Tennessee Tech 1 23 23.0 @Eastern Illinois 10 34 3.4 Tennessee State 2 2 1.0 Murray State - DNP @UT Martin - DNP Austin Peay - DNP @Florida 3 13 4.3

TD Runs

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0

a 3 0

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

3 19 22 9 14 18 -

16 5,3,4 - 6, 25 21, 3 -

TD Runs

0 0 1

0 0 2

0 0 0

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

INTRO

OUTLOOK

TROYMAINE POPE

GAMECOCKS COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

POPE’S CAREER STATS

RUSHING G Att Yds TD

Avg/C Avg/G

2012 7 44 240 1 31 5.5 34.3 2013 14 145 633 8 55 4.4 45.2 2014 12 123 715 6 47 5.8 59.6 TOTAL 33 312 1588 15 55 5.1 48.1 REC

2012 2013 2014 TOTAL

G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

7 3 31 1 14 10 138 0 12 10 101 0 33 23 270 1

19 30 20 30

0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7

10.3 13.8 10.1 11.7

POPE’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush TD’s Receptions Rec. Yards Rec. TD’s Pass TD’s

No. Opponent

22 160 3 2 30 1 1

vs. North Alabama vs. Jacksonville vs. Jacksonville 2x; last vs. West Alabama at Alabama State at Arkansas vs. North Alabama

4.4 9.8 8.4 8.2

Date

9/14/13 9/7/13 9/7/13 9/20/14 8/31/13 9/1/12 9/14/13

www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Thaddeus Philyaw CORNERBACK

6-1 • 190 • JR. SAN JOSE, CALIF. • PIEDMONT HILLS HS DE ANZA (CALIF.) COLLEGE PRIOR TO JSU: Played two seasons at De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif…a three-star recruit according to rivals.com out of junior college, where he recorded 34 tackles, an interception and three break ups as a sophomore…he had 33 stops as a freshman in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, Calif…also played basketball for the Pirates.

Jayse Pruitt QUARTERBACK

5-11 • 194 • FR. RAINSVILLE, ALA. • PLAINVIEW HS PRIOR TO JSU: Played for head coach Dale Pruitt at Plainview High School in Rainsville, Ala…the son of Georgia defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt…led the Bears to the second round of the AHSAA Class 3A State Playoffs after a 34-6 win over Weaver in the first round…was named MVP of 3A Region 7…led PHS to the 3A Region 7 title with a perfect 7-0 mark in region play, its first region title in seven years. HIGH SCHOOL: Full name is William Jayse Pruitt…born December 7, 1995…son of Jeremy Pruitt and Haley Martin…majoring in communication.

Will Pyburn QUARTERBACK

6-5 • 200 • FR. PASADENA, CALIF. • LA SALLE HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Russell Gordon at La Salle High School in Pasadena, Calif….a prolific passer with nearly 4,000 yards passing on the prep level and tossed 46 career touchdown passes… also rushed for 600 yards of offense…named to multiple all-area squads and tabbed to the Blue-Grey All-American All-Star game…collected all-region status as a junior at LHS…set the LHS school record for the longest touchdown pass as a junior with an 85-yard toss…shattered that mark as a senior with a 99-yard touchdown strike, which is also a 78

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

California state record…started prep career at Village Christian High School in Sun Valley, Calif…also competed in volleyball at LHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Will Simon Pyburn…born December 2, 1996…son of Jeff Pyburn and DeeDee Spickler…has four siblings, two sisters and a pair of brothers…undecided on major.

Austin Rice WIDE RECEIVER

6-0 • 185 • FR. SEVIERVILLE, TENN. • SEVIER COUNTY HS HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Sevier County High School under the guidance of Steve Brewer and Tony Lingenfelter…earned First Team All-District honors as an athlete following his senior season for the Bears…also a two-time All-Region performer as a junior and senior… hauled in 35 catches for 450 yards as a senior and rushed nine times for 89 yards…helped SCHS to an 8-4 mark in 2014 and was a member of three conference championship teams at SCHS. PERSONAL: Full name is Austin Nathaniel Rice…born December 15, 1996…son of Scott and Jennifer Rice…has a younger sister, Abigail… majoring in computer information systems.

Joseph Roberts LINEBACKER

6-3 • 230 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN TRUSSVILLE, ALA. • HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE HS UAB PRIOR TO JSU: Sat out the 2014 season as a redshirt at UAB. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Hal Riddle at Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Ala…as a senior in 2013, he recorded 76 tackles, nine of them for a loss…he led the team with three sacks and had three pass breakups.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

G Att Made Lg Pct

6-2 • 320 • FR. LOVEJOY, GA. • LOVEJOY HS

No.

FG Attempts 4 FG Made 2 Long 42 Points 9

Opponent

vs. Eastern Illinois 2x; last vs. Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga 2x; last vs. Eastern Illinois

Date

11/15/16 11/15/16 9/6/14 11/15/14

ROULEAU’S 2014 FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE (MADE/MISSED) @Michigan State @Chattanooga West Alabama @Murray State UT Martin @Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay @Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois @Southeast Missouri Sam Houston State

FGM

FGA

LNG

FG Seq.

- 2 1 1 1 0 0 - 2 2 - 2

- 3 1 1 2 1 1 - 2 4 - 2

- 42 38 38 31 31 51 - 48 40 - 42

42, 21, 39 38 38 46, 31 31 51 22, 48 22, 40, 40, 43 37, 42

OPPONENTS

Opponent

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

ABOUT JSU

Date

COACHES

PERSONAL: Full name is Randy Robinson II…born October 29, 1996… son of the late Randy Robinson and OIzada Robinson…has an sister, Taylor…majoring in marketing.

ROULEAU’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

GAMECOCKS

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

2014 12 17 11 48 64.7 TOTAL 12 17 11 48 64.7

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Edgar Carson at Lovejoy High School in Lovejoy, Ga…listed as a two-star recruit by rivals.com…a first team all-state pick by the Georgia Sportswriters Association and also named to the All-Region 2-AAAAAA Team as a senior…named one of Georgia’s 10 best Offensive Linemen in 2014 by the Atlanta JournalConstitution…earned first team all-state honors as an offensive lineman…also won the Clayton County title in the shot put as a member of the LHS track and field team…chose the Gamecocks over James Madison and William & Mary.

Total Avg/G

2014 12 -- -- -- -- 53 -- 11 86 7.2 TOTAL 12 -- -- -- -- 53 -- 11 86 7.2

OUTLOOK

Randy Robinson

TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG

INTRO

ROULEAU’S CAREER STATS

SCORING G

REVIEW RECORDS

Connor Rouleau

HISTORY

PLACEKICKER

6-0 • 226 • R-SO. SUWANEE, GA. • PEACHTREE RIDGE HS

OVC

JSU CAREER: 2014: Served as the team’s placekicker in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman…led the Gamecocks in scoring with 86 points… his 7.2 points per game tied for sixth in the OVC and third among kickers…handled all placekicking duties…was 53-for-55 on PAT attempts and 11-for-17 on field goals…was 3-for-3 inside 30 yards and 7-for-9 inside 40 yards…kicked off all 77 times, allowing less than an average of 20 yards per return…never allowed a return longer than 45 yards… made a season-high eight PATs in eight attempts against Austin Peay on Nov. 1, one week after going 7-for-7 against Tennessee Tech…made a season-long 48-yard field goal on Nov. 8 at Eastern Kentucky…also made seven PATs in seven tries at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 22. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years at Peachtree Ridge High School, the last two for head coach Mark Fleetwood…played his first two seasons for the Lions under head coach Bill Ballard. PERSONAL: Full name is Connor Thomas Rouleau…born on April 19, 1995, in Lawrenceville, Ga…the son of Jeff and Wendy Rouleau…has a younger brother, Kyle…majoring in business at JSU. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

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Kyron Samuels OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-2 • 320 • SR. FAIRHOPE, ALA. • FAIRHOPE HS EAST CENTRAL (MISS.) CC JSU CAREER: 2014: Quickly made the transition from the junior college ranks with nine starts on the offensive line and seeing action in all 12 games…member of the offensive line unit that paved the way for the Gamecocks to break a school record for yards per game at 510.8 per contest…helped the offense rank fourth nationally in total offense and tops in the Ohio Valley Conference in that category…paced the rushing attack that led the OVC…member of the offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks throughout the 2014 season, which was third-best in the conference…keyed JSU on third down conversions as a junior as the club ranked second in the OVC in moving the chains on third down… graded out at 85 percent on the season. PRIOR TO JSU: Played for head coaches Mark Lassiter and David Faulkner at Fairhope High School before attending East Central Community College in Decatur, Miss…rated a three-star recruit by scout.com out of high school and the No. 8 center in his 2012 class… was an all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and a captain in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in 2011, while also earning first-team all-region, all-county and all-district honors… received a medical redshirt in 2012 at ECCC before playing in 2013, leaving him with three years of eligibility…nephew of former Alabama All-American offensive tackle Chris Samuels…chose JSU over South Alabama, Southern Miss, Tennessee State, McNeese State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin.

Tyler Scozzaro OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-3 • 290 • R-SO. BESSEMER, ALA. • BESSEMER ACADEMY JSU CAREER: 2014: Did not see action during the 2014 season. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Bessemer Academy and played for Josh Wright…helped lead the Rebels to a 12-1 mark during the 2011 season en route to the AISA AAA State Championship. PERSONAL: Born August 4, 1996…son of Sam and Felecia Scozzaro… has a younger sister, Kaylee…majoring in business management.

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KYRON SAMUELS 16

Dalton Screws WIDE RECEIVER

5-11 • 179 • R-JR. ANNISTON, ALA. • WELLBORN HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore, starting at wide receiver four times in the last six games… caught 10 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, averaging 10.1 yards per game and 12.1 yards per catch…threw one pass and completed it to Eli Jenkins for 24 yards against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25…caught two passes in the season opener at Michigan State for 17 yards…at SE Missouri on Nov. 22, caught three passes for 58 yards, both season highs, and hauled in his first touchdown, a 36-yard pass from Jenkins… had two catches vs. UT Martin on Oct. 4 and vs. Austin Peay on Nov. 1.

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

SCREWS’ CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Date

Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

5 58 1 36

9/28/13 9/28/13 11/22/14 11/22/14

vs. Murray State vs. Murray State at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri

SCREWS’ 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

12 8.5 0 0.0 10 10.0 0 0.0 9 8.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 19.6 0 0.0 -

SCREWS’ 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG TD

3 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 26 39.0 0 22 11.6 0 9 9.0 0 15 14.0 0

3.0

HISTORY

0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0

RECORDS

- DNP - 1 3 0 0 1 39 5 58 1 9 2 28 - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP 0 0 0 0 - DNP 1 3

REVIEW

OPPONENTS

2 17 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 3 59 0 0

ABOUT JSU

COACHES

PERSONAL: Full name is Dalton Keith Screws…born Feb. 14, 1994, in Anniston, Ala…son of Keith and Kim Screws…has an older brother, Dustin…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

Rec Yds TD

GAMECOCKS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Jeff Smith at Wellborn High School… was a first-team all-county selection in 2009, 2010, 2011…finished with 108 tackles and four interceptions as a senior…had more than 2,000 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns on offense in 2011…was a three-year letterman…finished with more than 310 tackles and 10 interceptions, while finishing with more than 1,500 receing yards and 20 touchdowns…named the Calhoun County Quarterback Club Player of the Week and The Anniston Star Player of the Week after scoring four touchdowns and recording 14 tackles vs Marbury…named team Most Valuable Player in 2011…Class Valedictorian…Class President…Who’s Who Among American High School Student and a member of the National Honor Society…honor student at WHS.

2013 9 11 140 0 26 1.2 12.7 15.5 2014 12 10 121 1 36 0.9 12.1 11.0 TOTALS 21 21 261 1 36 1.2 12.4 14.5

OUTLOOK

2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

SCREWS’ CAREER STATS

REC

INTRO

2013: Appeared in nine games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman, missing a stretch with an injury…hauled in 11 catches for 140 yards…made his first career reception on Sept. 7 against Jacksonville… had a season-long 26-yard catch at Georgia State on Sept. 21…hauled in a season-high five catches on Sept. 28 vs. Murray State.

0 OVC

David Segers LINEBACKER

6-1 • 225 • R-FR. CROSSVILLE, ALA. • CROSSVILLE HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a resdshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Crossville High School…named the Dekalb County Most Valuable Player as a junior in 2012 at CHS…also tabbed to the First Team All-District and All-Region squads…earned Second Team All-State status in 2011. PERSONAL: Full name is David Larry Segers…was born on March 3, 1994…is the son of Sharon Parker and Larry Segers…majoring in business. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

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Devaunte Sigler DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-4 • 292 • SR. MOBILE, ALA. • B.C. RAIN HS AUBURN

• 2015 Preseason All-American • 2015 FCS Defensive POTY Watch List • 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 OVC Defensive Player of the Year • 2014 First Team All-OVC • 2014 Second Team All-American (Associated Press) • 2014 Third Team All-American (Sports Network) JSU CAREER: 2014: Started nine games for the Gamecocks as a junior and was the Gamecocks big stopper up front…led the JSU defensive linemen with 37 tackles, nine for a loss and 3.5 sacks to earn Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors…was also named to the First Team All-OVC squad and two All-America teams (AP – Second Team Defense and Sports Network – Third Team Defense)…had 20 solo tackles and 17 assisted stops…made 9.0 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception, two passes broken up, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick…led the Gamecocks to a win over Tennessee State on Oct. 11 by recording two tackles and grabbing his first career interception to stop a TSU drive late in the game…also had a sack that forced a fumble that was recovered by JSU in that win…had a season-high six tackles against UT Martin on Oct., 4…was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 6 after recording five solo stops, two tackles for a loss, one sack and a forced fumble in a win at Chattanooga. PRIOR TO JSU (Auburn): 2012: Among the veterans available at defensive tackle…recorded two tackles during season 2011: Appeared in all 13 games…10 tackles, including 1.5 TFL (-3) and a sack…tallied one tackle in season opener against Utah State…three tackles in win over Mississippi State…registered one tackle at Clemson and in win over FAU…credited with one tackle and half a TFL at Arkansas…recorded his first career sack against Florida…one tackle at LSU…credited with one QB hurry against Ole Miss…one tackle in win over Samford. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at B.C. Rain High School for Coach Eric Scott… listed as the nation’s No. 44 defensive end and the No. 18 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com…named the nation’s No. 46 defensive end by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc.…listed as the No. 22 player from the state of Alabama and the No. 64 OLB in the nation by Rivals.com… ranked as the No. 16 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep…named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar…No. 16 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18…No. 24 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors…as a senior, totaled 80 tackles with five tackles for loss and one interception returned for a touchdown while earning 82

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Class 4A honorable mention all-state honors…80 tackles during junior season with seven sacks. PERSONAL: Birthday is May 2 . . . son of Rhonda Sigler…Majoring in Pre-Business. SIGLER’S CAREER STATS

Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF

2014 10 20 17 37 9.0 32 2 2 0 TOTAL 10 20 17 37 9.0 32 2 2 0

SIGLER’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

No. Opponent

Date

Tackles 6 vs. UT Martin Tackles For Loss 2 at Chattanooga Sacks 1 at Chattanooga INT 1 at Tennessee State PBU - - FF 1 at Chattanooga FR - -

SIGLER’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

8/29/14 9/6/14 9/20/14 9/27/14 10/4/14 10/11/14 10/25/14 11/1/14 11/8/14 11/15/14 11/22/14 12/6/14

Opponent

UT AT TT

@Michigan State 2 1 3 @Chattanooga 5 0 5 West Alabama 1 1 2 @Murray State 4 1 5 UT Martin 1 4 6 @Tennessee State 1 0 1 Tennessee Tech - DNP Austin Peay - DNP @Eastern Kentucky 0 2 2 Eastern Illinois 2 2 4 @SE Missouri 0 2 2 Sam Houston State 1 4 5

10/4/14 9/6/14 9/6/14 10/11/14 9/6/14 -

TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds Brk

0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-4 1.0-3 0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 0-0 1-6

0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5-4 1.0-6 0-0 1.0-3

0 1 0 0

0.5-4 1.5-7 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

OUTLOOK GAMECOCKS

DEVAUNTE SIGLER

INTRO

COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OVC

www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Chad Sharp LONG SNAPPER

6-0 • 215 • R-SR. GADSDEN, ALA. • WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN JSU CAREER: 2014: JSU’s backup long snapper as a junior…saw action in every game in 2014…vital to the success of the Gamecocks’ special teams unit. 2013: Saw his first action in a JSU uniform against Murray State on Sept. 28 as a long snapper…also on the field in two other games (Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky.). 2012: Did not see action as a redshirt freshman. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Westbrook Christian in Rainbow City, Ala…played for Tony Osborne at WC…a three-time all-district and all-region performer for the Warriors…helped lead Westbrook Christian to a 10-1 mark as a senior and capture the region crown in 2009 and 2010…nominated to the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award list in the state of Alabama… served as team captain as a senior for Westbrook Christian…also played on the baseball diamond for the Warriors and was tabbed allregion as a junior…member of the four-time region champion Warrior baseball club…served as Student Government President, an honor student and named to the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Chad Coleman Sharp…son of William and Kay Sharp…born Oct. 12, 1992, in Gadsden, Ala…has a younger sister, Kendall…earned his degree in business management and is working toward his MBA at JSU.

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CHAD SHARP

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

TIGHT END

JSU CAREER: 2014: Redshirted after missing the entire season with an injury.

3 45 - 21

SMITH’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

REC YDs LNG AVG

2 29 21 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 13 1 -2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

14.5 0.0 3.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 -2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

9/22/12 9/22/12 - 8/31/13 TD

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OPPONENTS

8/31/13 9/7/13 9/14/13 9/21/13 9/28/13 10/5/13 10/12/13 10/26/13 11/2/13 11/9/13 11/16/13 11/23/13 11/30/13 12/7/13 12/14/13

Date

at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky - at Alabama State

ABOUT JSU REVIEW

2012: Appeared in nine of the Gamecocks’ 11 games…finished the season with five catches for 63 yards…averaged 12.6 yards per catch… made his collegiate debut against Chattanooga on Sept. 8…recorded his first career catch against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 22…finished the game with a season-best three catches for 45 yards…also had a long reception of 17 yards…caught one pass for seven yards against Southeast Missouri on Sept. 29… also caught one pass for 11 yards against UT Martin on Nov. 3.

No. Opponent

COACHES

2013: Saw action in all 15 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore, earning the start at tight end four times…caught seven passes for 62 yards…opened the season with two catches for 29 yards at Alabama State on Aug. 31, including a season-long 21-yard reception…had two catches for 25 yards at Austin Peay on Nov. 2…had a tackle in the Murray State game on Sept. 28.

Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Long Play

GAMECOCKS

6-4 • 240 • R-JR. FORT MYERS, FLA. • SOUTH FORT MYERS HS

SMITH’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

7.2 4.2 5.3

OUTLOOK

Luke Smith

G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

2012 9 5 65 0 17 0.5 13.0 2013 15 7 63 0 21 0.5 9.0 TOTALS 24 12 128 0 21 0.5 10.6

INTRO

SMITH’S CAREER STATS

REC

RECORDS

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Transferred to JSU after spending the 201112 academic year in the Naval Academy.

HISTORY

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Fort Myers High School and coached by Grant Redhead…helped guide the Wolfpack to a 12-1 mark and to district and regional titles in 2010…hauled in seven catches for an average of eight yards… turned in a pair of touchdowns… averaged 3.8 tackles per game on the defensive side of the ball and ranked fifth on the team in stops with 49…listed third on the team in sacks with five…also a member of the SFMHS basketball and baseball programs.

OVC

PERSONAL: Full name is Luke John Smith…son of Brian and Leslie Smith…has two brothers, Jake and Keith…born on December 10, 1992, in Miami, Fla…majoring in business management at JSU.

www.JSUGamecockSports.com

M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

Gerald Sterling DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-3 • 275 • R-SO. ALICEVILLE, ALA. • ALICEVILLE HS WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PRIOR TO JSU (Washington State): 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

PERSONAL: Full name is Quantavise Doruwan Stoudemire…was born on June 23, 1996…is the son of Guillermina Owens and Chris Stoudemire…has five siblings, two brothers and three sisters…undecided on major at JSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Charles Moody, Jr., at Aliceville High School in Aliceville, Ala…ranked the No. 79 defensive tackle prospect in the country and the No. 33 overall prospect out of Alabama by ESPN. com…as a senior, tallied 15 sacks, forced 10 fumbles, recovered four fumbles and blocked a field goal…also rushed for five touchdowns…as a junior, recorded 15 sacks and caught two touchdowns as a tight end.

Tyler Swindle

PERSONAL: The son of Patrick Sterling and Latoya Hinton…has a younger brother, Jordan, and a younger sister, LaKaysha.

6-5 • 295 • R-FR. HAYDEN, ALA. • HAYDEN HS

Thomas Stinson OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-3 • 300 • R-FR. ENTERPRISE, ALA. • ENTERPRISE HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Enterprise High School for David Faulkner… helped the Wildcats to a spot in the AHSAA State Playoffs and advancing o the second round after topping Spain Park High School in double overtime in the opening round…EHS set a team record for points scored in a season with 397 in 2013…paved the way for EHS to average 33.1 points per game. PERSONAL: Full name is Thomas Clark Stinson…was born on March 8, 1996…is the son of Sharon and Stan Stinson…has three older sisters – Sarah, Amy and Rachel…undecided on major at JSU.

Quan Stoudemire

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coaches Steven Kirby and Keith Register at Hayden High School…rated a two-star prospect by rivals. com…Played in the National Underclassmen All-American Game in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where he was named the NUC Offensive Lineman of the Year…an honor student that holds a 3.9 GPA…chose JSU over South Alabama, Army, Samford, Middle Tennessee, Murray State, UAB, Harvard and Western Kentucky. PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler Jackson Swindle…was born on February 5, 1996…is the son of Glennette Loyek and Ernie Swindle…has one sister, Taylor…majoring in law at JSU.

Nick Terrell LINEBACKER

6-1 • 220 • JR. PELHAM, ALA. • PELHAM HS UAB

LINEBACKER

PRIOR TO JSU: Spent the 2011 season at NAIA Campbellsville in Kentucky before transferring to Jefferson State in 2012…spent 2013 and 14 at UAB before transferring to JSU.

6-1 • 235 • R-FR. OPP, ALA. • OPP HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Brett Burnett at Pelham High School in Pelham, Ala.

JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Jack Whigham at Opp High School…rated a two-star recruit by 247sports.com…was the Bobcats’ 86

Team Defensive MVP as a senior, when he recorded over 100 tackles and led his team to the AHSAA Class 3A playoffs…earned first-team all-region honors in his junior and senior seasons at OHS…selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando…recorded over 220 tackles in his career…chose JSU over Kentucky, Auburn, Middle Tennessee, South Alabama and Troy.

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M E E T T H E 2015 G A M E CO C K S

5-10 • 165 • R-SO. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • SHADES VALLEY HS

6-1 • 185 • R-SO. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • PARKER HS

WIDE RECEIVER

JSU CAREER: 2014: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped Shades Valley High School in the Birmingham area for head coach William F. Smith…helped the Mounties to a playoff appearance as a senior.

Dallas Tucker

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

Spencer Watley OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

5-11 • 253 • JR. CLANTON, ALA. • CHILTON COUNTY HS JSU CAREER: 2014: Saw action in one game as a sophomore…inserted in to the offensive line against Tennessee State. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Clanton High School under head coach Dana Hand. PERSONAL: Full name is Spencer Curtis Evans Watley…born March 7, 1994…son of Clark and Voncille Watley…has two sisters…majoring in manufacturing engineering.

Jojo Wynn

OVC

HISTORY

PERSONAL: Full name is Dallas Edward Tucker…born December 10, 1996…son of Dallas and Kim Tucker…has a younger brother, Miles… undecided on major.

RECORDS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Robert Craft at North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, Fla…listed as a two-star recruit by rivals.com…a first team all-state selection as a senior for the Eagles…named to the Tallahassee Democrat’s All-Big Bend Team…helped pave the way for an Eagles offense that threw for over 2,000 yards and ran for almost 2,000 yards in 2014…led NFC to the third round of the FHSAA State Playoffs.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon L. Wilson…was born on May 29, 1992…is the son of Sandra Myrick and Demetrius Miller…has three older siblings, two brothers and a sister…majoring in economics at JSU.

REVIEW

6-3 • 280 • FR. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. NORTH FLORIDA CHRISTIAN

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons for Coach Cedric Blair and George Bates at Parker High School…also played baseball for the Thundering Herd and a member of the basketball program at PHS… played with current JSU quarterback Eli Jenkins.

OPPONENTS

2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

ABOUT JSU

PERSONAL: Full name is Demontez Deion Terry…born December 24, 1993…undecided on major at JSU.

JSU CAREER: 2014: Appeared in nine games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman, mostly on special teams…made four tackles on the season, three solo…head two tackles at Southeast Missouri on Nov. 22…made his collegiate debut at Michigan State in the Gamecocks’ Aug. 29 season opener.

COACHES

2013: Did not see action.

WIDE RECEIVER

GAMECOCKS

Brandon Wilson

OUTLOOK

Demontez Terry

INTRO

RUNNING BACK

5-9 • 207 • R-JR. DARIEN, GA. • MCINTOSH COUNTY ACADEMY ARKANSAS JSU CAREER: 2014: Served on the Gamecocks scout team. PRIOR TO JSU: Wynn worked with the Arkansas scout team while redshirting in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: He accumulated nearly 2,500 yards rushing in two seasons before an injury forced him to miss his senior year…he rushed for 1,319 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore…his junior season, he helped McIntosh County Academy advance to the second round of the AA state playoffs with 1,129 yards and 10 touchdowns rushing…he also competed in baseball, basketball and track, where he was part of the state champion 4x100 relay as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Deontre’ Wynn…born Nov. 11, 1993…the son of Michelle Reed. www.JSUGamecockSports.com

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Dawson Wells LINEBACKER

6-1 • 217 • SR. OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS. • OCEAN SPRINGS HS MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC JSU CAREER: 2014: Appeared in all 12 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, serving in a backup linebacker role and as a standout on special teams coverage…totaled 24 tackles, 15 solo, while also picking up one sack and 2.5 tackles for a loss…had one interception and returned it 29 yards against UT Martin on Oct. 4…forced one fumble and broke up a pass…had a season-high seven tackles and one for a loss in his first game as a Gamecock at Michigan State on Aug. 29…had five tackles and a forced fumble against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 25…had five stops and a sack one week later vs. Austin Peay on Nov. 1. PRIOR TO JSU: Played two seasons in the Mississippi Community College ranks at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for Coach Steve Campbell…helped the Bulldogs to a playoff spot in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges in 2011 and 2012…MGCCC claimed the South Division crown of the MACJC in 2011 with a 9-2 overall mark and a record in the division…posted 24 total tackles in nine games of the 2011 campaign, including seven stops for a loss…led the team in forced fumbles with three. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Todd Mangum at Ocean Springs High School…finished his senior season with 29 tackles.

DAWSON WELLS

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

PERSONAL: Born on May 25, 1993, in Ocean Springs, Miss…the son of Mark Wells…has an older brother, Wade, and two older sisters, Candace and Chasity…brother Wade played football at West Alabama…majoring in liberal studies at JSU. WELL’S CAREER STATS

Year

G UA A Total TFL

Yds

2014 12 15 9 24 2.5 10 TOTAL 11 15 9 24 2.5 10

WELL’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks INT PBU FF FR

No. Opponent

6 at Michigan State 1 2x; last at Chattanooga 0.5 vs. Austin Peay 1 vs. UT Martin - - - - 1 vs. Tennessee Tech

WELL’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

0 0

Date

8/29/14 9/6/14 11/1/14 10/4/14 10/25/14

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds

3 3 6 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0

1 0 1 0

Brk

1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1-29 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0.5-3 0,5-3 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 0-0 0

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DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

JSU CAREER: 2014: Missed the entire season due to an injury.

WOOD’S CAREER HIGH GAME STATS

Tackles Tackles for loss Sacks FF FR PBU INT

No. Opponent

5 vs. Murray State 1 5x; last vs Samford 1 3x; last vs. Samford 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky -- -- 1 at UT Martin -- --

1 1

0 1 0 1

Date

9/28/13 11/30/13 11/30/13 11/9/13 -10/5/13 --

WOOD’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME

Date

Opponent

UT AT TT TFL-Yds Scks-Yds Int-Yds

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HIGH SCHOOL: A SuperPrep and PrepStar All-Region pick and rated the No. 19 player in Alabama by SuperPrep…named to The Birmingham News All-South first team as a senior…rated No. 16 player in Alabama and the No. 31 DE in the nation by Rivals.com…ranked the No. 42 DE in the nation by Scout.com…listed No. 17 on The Birmingham News Super Seniors list…posted 80 tackles, 10 sacks and three interceptions as a senior…coached in high school by Chris Musso.

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PRIOR TO JSU: Sat out the 2012 season as a redshirt at Ole Miss.

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2013: Appeared in all 15 games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman, starting seven on the defensive front…made 27 tackles, 20 of which were solo and 4.5 behind the line of scrimmage…had 3.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up…made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Alabama State on Aug. 31 with a pair of tackles… had a season-high five tackles vs. Murray State on Sept. 28…had four tackles in a game twice, in back-to-back weeks at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16 and vs. Southeast Missouri on Nov. 23recovered a fumble and returned it five yards vs. Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 9.

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2013 15 20 7 27 4.5 24 TOTAL 15 20 7 27 4.5 24

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6-3 • 260 • R-JR. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • JOHN CARROLL HS OLE MISS

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Kameron Wood

INTRO

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Kathy Wood…born on Sept. 9, 1992… majoring in the liberal studies.

RECORDS OVC

Monty Young

HISTORY

LINEBACKER

6-2 • 235 • FR. ANNISTON, ALA. • SAKS HS HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at nearby Saks High School for head coach Jonathan Miller…helped the Wildcats claim the Region 5 Championship in 2013 as a junior…helped the SHS to the semifinals of the AHSAA State playoffs in 2013…named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s All-State First Team in 2014 as an offensive lineman…tabbed to the All-Calhoun County squad on offense and defense…accumulated 147 tackles and picked off three passes at SHS…member of the WEAC-TV24 Pigskin Roundup All Star Team at the middle linebacker spot. PERSONAL: Full name is Mautaveous Young…born December 7, 1996…son of Latasha Young…has two brothers, Ladarius and Jaylen… undecided on major at JSU.

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Adam Wright

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-4 • 293 • R-SR. CENTERPOINT, ALA. • CLAY-CHALKVILLE HS

• 2015 Preseason All-OVC • 2014 All-OVC First Team JSU CAREER: 2014: An 11-game starter on the JSU offensive line unit that led the Ohio Valley Conference in total offense and rushing offense…had one of the best season grades of the returning players at 89 percent…the offensive side of the ball ranked fourth in the NCAA in total offense and established a new school record for yards per game mark at 510.8 yard of offense…named to the OVC All- First Team… member of the offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks throughout the 2014 season, which was third-best in the conference…keyed JSU on third down conversions as a junior as the club ranked second in the OVC in moving the chains on third down. 2013: Started all 15 games on the left side of the JSU offensive line… graded out at 86 percent on the season and paved the way for the Gamecock offense to reach new heights rushing the ball as they led the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing offense and scored a league-best 48 rushing touchdowns…Jax State ranked 12th nationally in rushing offense with 239.1 yards per game…JSU also ranked among the league leaders in scoring offense and total offense…the Gamecock trenches took pride in protecting the quarterback as JSU ranked fifth in the OVC in sacks allowed. 2012: Played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman on the offensive line…helped the Gamecocks’ ground attack finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference, averaging 191 yards per game…Jax State ranked second in the OVC against conference foes with 217 yards rushing per game and a 4.6 yards per carry mark in conference match ups. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Jerry Hood at Clay-Chalkville High School… helped the Cougars to a 9-4 record and into the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs…lettered three years…was a first-team all-region selection after recording 117 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 16 sacks as a senior…had his best game against Pell City, where he had 17 tackles, two sacks and four tackles for loss…also lettered in wrestling, where he is the 6A State Heavyweight Champion…posted a 109-3 record over his last two years. PERSONAL: Full name is John Adam Wright, II…born Oct. 29,1992, in Birmingham, Ala…son of John and Tracy Wright…has one brother, Brandon, and one sister, Julie…already earned his degree in business from JSU.

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Nuka Yobo

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-2 • 250 • FR. COVINGTON, GA. • NEWTON HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Terrance Banks at Newton High School in Covington, Ga…an all-region performer that was also selected to the DL Scott Coalition Bowl and the Georgia/Florida All-Star Classic…recorded 30 pancakes on offense and 15 tackles for a loss on defense…also intercepted a pair of passes…was named NHS Most improved Player as a sophomore and the team’s Defensive Line MVP as a senior…after his team’s first-round win over Valdosta, was named Athlete of the Week by the Covington News…led the Rams to the quarterfinals of the 2015 state playoffs…also threw the discus on the NHS track and field team. PERSONAL: Full name is Nuka Leslie Yobo…born February 24, 1997… son of Peter and the late Pamela Yobo…majoring in marketing.

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HE AD COACH

JOHN GRASS S

John Grass begins his second season as head coach of the Gamecocks and his third season at JSU after what has been an unprecedented two years.

Grass served as the Gamecocks’ assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2013 and orchestrated an offense that set numerous school, OVC and national records before taking the reigns as the head coach for the 2014 season. That first season as a collegiate head coach saw him take JSU to a 10-2 record and as high as No. 2 in the national polls, thanks to a perfect 8-0 mark in league play and the Gamecocks’ first outright Ohio Valley Conference title since 2004. A program that had never seen a 5,000-yard season in over 100 years of tradition, the two seasons under Grass’ offensive mind have seen the Gamecock offense amass over 6,000 yards of total offense in each. His offense has rewritten the JSU record books and set a new standard for production on that side of the football. A 1990 graduate of JSU, Grass served as a head coach at the high school level for over 17 years and compiled a 122-61 career record along the way. He is now 10-2 as a collegiate head coach in one season that saw him named the Roy Kidd OVC Coach of the Year, as well as the Region 3 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. His 2013 season as JSU’s offensive coordinator exceeded all expectations. His offensive unit was the most prolific in JSU history, breaking school records en route to helping the Gamecocks post an 11-4 record and advance to the Quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. JSU rolled over No. 16 Samford, 55-14, in the first round before a convincing 31-10 win at No. 6 McNeese State in the second round. After a loss at No. 3 Eastern Washington in the Quarterfinals, the Gamecocks were ranked No. 10 in The Sports Network FCS Top 25, the highest in the program’s Division I history. Grass’ offense was record breaking in every phase and highlighted a season that saw the Gamecocks set a total of 49 school records, 13 Ohio Valley Conference records and three NCAA records. A quick-strike attack that scored 24 times on drives of less than one minute, the Gamecock offense amassed 6,637 yards of total offense, 1,755 yards more than any team in school history, and racked up 528 points, 107 more than the previous record set in 1991. JSU’s 65 touchdowns were a new school record, while its school record 48 rushing touchdowns also broke the OVC mark.

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THE JOHN GRASS FILE PERSONAL Family: Born:

Wife, Jada, Two sons – Jud and Jace, and one daughter - Jules. February 29, 1968

EDUCATION College:

Jacksonville State University (1990) Bachelor in Physical Education Jacksonville State University (1997) Masters of Physical Education Lincoln Memorial University (2010) EDS in Administration

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1990-1992 1993-1994 1995-1999 2000-2001 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-2007 2008-2012 2013 2014-present

Ashville High School (Assistant Head Football Coach) Eufaula High School (Assistant Head Football Coach) Ashville High School (Head Football Coach) Hoover High School (Assistant Head Football Coach) Albertville High School (Head Football Coach) Moody High School (Head Football Coach) Spain Park High School (Head Football Coach) Oxford High School (Head Football Coach) Jacksonville State University (Offensive Coordinator) Jacksonville State University (Head Coach)

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Leading the rushing attack was junior All-American DaMarcus James. Also a first team All-OVC selection, James ran for a school record 1,477 yards and was second nationally with 29 rushing touchdowns to break the JSU and OVC records in that category. James’ 174 points scored also broke the previous JSU and OVC records.

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James also set a JSU and OVC record with five rushing touchdowns at Austin Peay and joined teammates Eli Jenkins, Troymaine Pope and Miles Jones to become the first foursome to each run for 100 yards in the same game in FCS history against Jacksonville on Sept. 7.

From 2002-2003, Grass was head coach at Albertville High School, a school that had won five games in the three years before he took over, and led them to the 2002 Class 5A quarterfinals. While at Albertville, Grass was named the 2002 Class 5A Coach of the Year.

OVC

Grass spent two seasons as the Offensive Coordinator for Hoover High School from 2000-2001. He ran an offense that posted an impressive 28-2 record during his two seasons, including the 2000 Class 6A State Championship and an appearance in the State Championship again in 2001.

HISTORY

James ran for 1,151 yards and scored 14 touchdowns, ending his illustrious career as JSU’s second leading rusher and just one rushing score shy of

Grass coached at Moody High School from 2003-2005, where he took over a team that had won six games in the previous six years before he took control. In 2004, he led his team to the 2004 Class 4A quarterfinals for the first time in school history.

RECORDS

The defensive side of the ball also thrived under Grass’ leadership, in 2014. Junior Devaunte Sigler was named the OVC’s Defensive Player of the Year, the first Gamecock to earn the honor, and joined cornerback Jermaine Hough and center Max Holcombe on numerous All-America teams, while offensive lineman Justin Lea garnered Freshman All-America honors.

While serving as head coach at Spain Park High School from 2006-2007, Grass was named the 2007 AHSAA Class 6A Coach of the Year after leading his team to the state championship game. Grass led his team against Clark’s Prattville squad in that Class 6A State Championship as Prattville claimed a 14-0 win.

REVIEW

The Gamecocks capped the year ranked ninth in both polls after the second 6,000-yard season in school history. JSU gained 6,129 yards in just 12 games, a school-record 510.8 yards per game that was more than 68 yards per game more than any team had managed in JSU history.

Prior to coming to JSU in 2013, Grass was head coach at Oxford High School from 2008-2012, where he posted five-straight winning seasons and a 41-16 record. He helped the Yellow Jackets reach the playoffs four out of the five seasons he was there, including the school’s first-ever appearance in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A State semifinals in 2011.

OPPONENTS

Year two in Jacksonville and his first year as the team’s head coach saw more of the same output on the offensive side of the ball but unprecedented success within the OVC. They compiled a 10-2 record and a perfect 8-0 record in OVC play to claim JSU’s fourth OVC title and its first outright since 2004. The Gamecocks entered the FCS playoffs ranked No. 2 in the polls and as the No. 3 national seed before falling in the second round to Sam Houston State.

the school record in that category. James, Sigler, Hough and Holcombe headlined a class of 18 All-OVC mentions at season’s end, the most in school history.

ABOUT JSU

Freshman receiver Josh Barge was also a Freshman All-American after setting new JSU freshman records for catches (58) and receiving yards (885). He led a corps of 19 different JSU players to catch at least one pass during the season.

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The ground game wasn’t the only thing that guided the Gamecocks in 2013. Despite having to start three different starting quarterbacks because of injuries during the season, Grass’ offense threw for a school record 3,033 yards. Quarterback Eli Jenkins earned Freshman All-America honors after throwing for 887 yards and running for 953 more, while junior Max Shortell threw for 1,608 yards to earn Second Team All-OVC recognition.

Grass’s first head coaching job came at Ashville High School, where he coached from 1995-1999. He guided his team to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in school history in 1998 and 1999, including the school’s first-ever 10-0 regular season record in 1999. Grass also served as an assistant coach at Eufaula High School and Ashville High School. While at Eufaula High School from 1993-1994, he served as Defensive Coordinator and Strength and Conditioning Coach while helping the school reach the 5A quarterfinals in 1993. He began his coaching career at Ashville High School from 1990-1992, where he served as Offensive Coordinator and Strength and Conditioning Coach. While at Ashville, he helped the school reach the state semifinals for the first time in school history. Grass graduated from Jacksonville State in 1990 with a degree in physical education. He received a Masters of Physical Education from JSU in 1997 and an EDS in Administration in 2010 from Lincoln Memorial University.

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Todd Bates

Assistant Coach Defensive Linemen • Second Season

Todd Bates is entering his second season at Jacksonville State as defensive line coach for John Grass and brings nine years of experience coaching defensive linemen to the Gamecocks. His first season was an impressive one on the defensive front, where Devaunte Sigler became the first Gamecock to claim Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors since JSU joined the league in 2003. Sigler was also an All-American up front in guiding a pass rush that amassed 27 sacks. The JSU defense made great strides in 2014, finishing second in the OVC in total defense and pass defense, while leading the league and ranking 23rd in the nation in rushing defense at just 127.7 yards per game. That stingy defense helped JSU post a 10-2 record, including a perfect 8-0 OVC record and the school’s fourth OVC title. The former University of Alabama standout joined the Gamecocks after spending the 2013 season at East Central Community College coaching the defensive line. The Gamecocks signed offensive lineman Kyron Samuels (Fairhope) off that Warrior football team for the 2014 season. Bates played for the Crimson Tide from 2001-2004 and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Business Management. While playing for the Crimson Tide, Bates was the only true freshman to play for the Tide in 2001. He was also selected SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice, and named permanent team captain for the 2004 season. He also authored the “The Bama Way” poem and book for the Crimson Tide. After college, Bates played for the Tennessee Titans as a defensive end from 2005 through the 2006 season. Bates began his coaching career at Talladega High School in 2007. The following year, he coached at Oxford High School under current JSU head coach John Grass, where he was an assistant football coach for the Yellow Jackets, as well as the head strength and conditioning coach. He spent the next two years at Idaho State coaching the defensive line. Bates also is the founder of Todd Bates Enterprises LLC, and the annual Todd Bates Football Skills Camp (www.toddbates.org), which is held in his hometown of Heflin, Alabama, each summer. He is married to his college sweetheart La’Tesa, and the couple has one daughter, Angel, and one son, Josiah.

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In his first year at Fordham, three of Blackwell’s players earned All-Patriot League honors with linebacker Mike Martin earning first team accolades and defensive lineman Nick Womack and defensive back Ian Williams being named to the second team.

In 2007, Blackwell’s linebackers contributed to a top-10 national finish in total defense and scoring defense. Nick Watkins, one of Blackwell’s inside linebackers, led the team in tackles in 2007 and was in the top 10 in the ACC. In 2006, Clemson was 13th in the nation in total defense, 16th in scoring defense, 17th in pass efficiency defense, 18th in rushing defense and 24th in pass defense. It was quite an accomplishment for the defense considering it lost preseason All-American linebacker Anthony Waters in the first game of the year due to a torn ACL. The play of Blackwell’s linebackers had a lot to do with Clemson’s strong finish in 2005. Clemson was in the top 25 in seven categories, including scoring defense (#11), tackles for loss (#13), turnover margin (#16), pass efficiency defense (#18), total defense (#20), rushing defense (#25) and sacks (#25). The Greenville, S.C. native has significant experience at the Division I level as both a defensive coach and recruiter. He was the linebackers coach at Pittsburgh

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In the Patriot League, Blackwell’s unit was tops in defensive passing efficiency and ranked second in scoring defense and third in total defense. Seven Rams were named all-league, led by linebacker Stephen Hodge who was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year as well as first team all-conference.

Clemson finished in the top 25 in the four major defensive categories each of his last four years, the first time in history Clemson had been in all four stat categories four straight years. Clemson also had a top-20 finish in scoring defense in 2003, meaning the Tigers were in the top 25 in the most important defensive category four of the five years Blackwell was on the staff.

HISTORY

In 2013 under Blackwell, the Fordham defense was one of the top takeaway defenses in the country, leading the NCAA FCS with 40 turnovers gained, and was 21st in defensive passing efficiency.

During Blackwell’s stay at Clemson, the program earned ten wins over top-25 teams, and the Clemson defense had a lot to do with that success. In 2008, the Clemson Tigers finished tenth in pass efficiency defense in the NCAA, 12th in pass defense, 13th in scoring defense and 18th in total defense.

RECORDS

Blackwell served the previous two years as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Fordham, while also having experience at South Florida, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Illinois State and East Carolina.

REVIEW

In all, six Gamecock defensive players earned All-OVC honors in 2014, led by All-American defensive lineman and OVC Defensive Player of the Year Devaunte Sigler. Cornerback Jermaine Hough also earned All-America honors and joined Sigler and defensive end LaMichael Fanning as JSU’s First Team All-OVC defensive honorees.

OPPONENTS

Blackwell’s linebacker corps was led by senior Ben Endress, who earned All-OVC honors after leading the Gamecocks with 109 tackles and 10.5 for a loss. Fellow linebacker Michael Carlisle added 74 stops, 11.0 for a loss.

ABOUT JSU

In his first season in 2014, Blackwell’s Gamecock defensive unit made great strides, finishing second in the Ohio Valley Conference in total defense and pass defense, while leading the league and ranking 23rd in the nation in rushing defense at just 127.7 yards per game. That stingy defense helped JSU post a 10-2 record, including a perfect 8-0 OVC record and the school’s fourth OVC title.

Prior to his stay at South Florida, Blackwell was an assistant at Clemson for six years where he was in charge of the linebackers, helping to lead a resurgence in the Tigers’ defense. Clemson was bowl eligible in all six of Blackwell’s seasons on staff with appearances in the 2008 Gator Bowl, 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, 2006 Music City Bowl, 2005 Champs Sports Bowl and the 2004 Peach Bowl as the Tigers were ranked in the top 25 of both polls in three of those seasons.

Prior to his stop at Pittsburgh, Blackwell served as assistant coach at Illinois State from 1996-99. He played a major role in one of the top turnarounds in Division I-AA during that period. In his final year with the Redbirds, Illinois State compiled a school-best 11-3 record and advanced to the semifinals of the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to eventual National Champion Georgia Southern.

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David Blackwell enters his second season as the Gamecocks’ co-defensive coordinator and brings more than 20 years of coaching experience to Jacksonville State. He will also lead JSU’s linebackers for the second year.

In 2009, Blackwell directed a South Florida defense that ranked 24th in the country in total defense and tied for 19th in scoring defense. That Bulls squad finished the season at 8-5 and defeated Northern Illinois in the 2010 International Bowl.

from 2000-02 and helped the Panthers to three straight bowl games during that period (2000 Insight.com, 2001 Tangerine and 2002 Insight.com).

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Before Fordham, Blackwell most recently served as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of South Florida in 2009 and also had stints at Clemson (2003-08), Pittsburgh (2000-02), Illinois State (1998-99) and his alma mater, East Carolina (1992-95).

OUTLOOK

Co-Defensive Coordinator Inside Linebackers • Second Season

INTRO

David Blackwell

Blackwell got his start in coaching at his alma mater (East Carolina) as rush linebackers coach from 1992 until 1995. The Pirates earned trips to the Liberty Bowl in two of those seasons. A 1997 graduate of East Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, Blackwell was an offensive lineman as a freshman for the Pirates in 1990 before his playing career was cut short by a neck injury. He remained close to the program and started his coaching career as a student assistant on the 1992 coaching staff. Blackwell is married to the former Melissa Androutsos, who served as the sports information director for men’s basketball at Pittsburgh during the couple’s time with the Panthers’ athletics department. The couple has a son, D.J.

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Brandon Hall

Co-Defensive Coordinator Safeties • Second Season

Brandon Hall enters his second season at Jacksonville State as the Gamecocks’ co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for John Grass. In his first season with the Gamecocks in 2014, Hall’s defensive unit made huge strides. The Gamecocks finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference in total defense and pass defense, while leading the league and ranking fourth in the nation in rushing defense at just 127.7 yards per game. The Gamecocks were second in the OVC in sacks and pass efficiency defense, while ranking fourth in passes intercepted. Cornerback Jermaine Hough led the OVC in interceptions per game and earned All-America honors in Hall’s backfield, while defensive lineman Devaunte Sigler was an All-American and the OVC Defensive Player of the Year. The Gamecocks went 10-2 and a perfect 8-0 in OVC play to claim their fourth OVC title. Hall, who served as the safeties coach under Gus Malzahn at Arkansas State in 2012, followed Malzahn to Auburn as a defensive assistant in 2013 and helped the Tigers advance to the FBS National Championship game against Florida State. While at Arkansas State in 2012, the Red Wolves finished 10-3 and 7-1 to win the Sun Belt Conference Championship for the second straight year, including winning the final eight games of the season. The Redwolves also defeated No. 25 Kent State 17-13 in the GoDaddy.com Bowl to post the school’s first-ever bowl win, and also posted two shutouts during the season. Before coaching at Arkansas State, Hall completed his second stint as defensive assistant at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to his second stop at OU, he also served as the co-defensive coordinator at Central Oklahoma, the defensive coordinator at Broken Arrow (Okla.) High School, the linebackers coach at Northern Iowa and he began his coaching career as a defensive graduate assistant coach with the Sooners. Since graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 with his bachelor’s degree, Hall has been a part of nine bowl teams, six conference championship squads and one national championship. Hall’s most recent stop at Oklahoma saw the Sooners

post a 10-3 record that included a 31-14 victory over Iowa in the Insight Bowl. He rejoined the Sooners after working as an assistant coach at Central Oklahoma the previous three seasons, including the 2008 campaign when the Bronchos won the the Lone Star Conference North Division with a perfect 5-0 record within the division. Hall served on the coaching staff in a different capacity each year at UCO, including co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. During his tenure at Central Oklahoma, Hall coached four players who received first-team AllLone Star Conference North Division honors, including 2008 LSC North Linebacker of the Year K.C. Asiodu. Hall went to UCO after spending the 2007 season as an assistant coach at Broken Arrow, where he was in charge of linebackers and helped the Tigers to the state playoffs. The season prior he served as linebackers coach at Northern Iowa, helping lead the Panthers to a 7-4 record in 2006. Hall started his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Oklahoma from 1998-2000. He then worked three seasons as a graduate assistant with the Sooners, coaching linebackers. He joined the OU staff as a fulltime defensive assistant for quality control in 2003 and served in that capacity for an additional three years. During Hall’s tenure at Oklahoma, the Sooners won the 2000 national championship with a perfect 13-0 record

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and played in two additional national championship games. Oklahoma also posted a 78-14 record during Hall’s seven seasons at the school and claimed victories in the Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl, Holiday Bowl and Insight Bowl. A native of Newcastle, Okla., Hall earned an associate’s degree from Oklahoma City Community College before going on to receive his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OU. Brandon and his wife Crystal have two daughters, Maddie and Charlee Kate, and one son, Will.

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Jimmy Ogle

OUTLOOK

Assistant Head Coach Running Backs • 16th Season

OVC

In 2010, the Gamecocks posted one of the most successful seasons in the school’s Division I history, finishing with a 9-3 overall record, and was ranked as high as No. 2 during the season.

HISTORY

Running back Washaun Ealey became just the 10th player in JSU’s 109-year history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season after finishing with 1,082 on 178 carries to earn first-team All-OVC honors. The Stillmore, Ga., native averaged 108.2 yards per game and was second on the team with nine touchdowns, including eight rushing and one receiving.

RECORDS

Ogle helped Jax State claim the 2011 OVC Championship with an offense that averaged 414.9 yards per game against conference opponents, including 245.0 yards on the ground, and an OVCbest 148.8 pass efficiency rating.

Ogle played at the University of Tennessee from 1991-94 and then served as a student assistant from 1994-97. He spent the next two years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Knoxville Central High School, where the team finished as the Class 4A State Runners-up.

REVIEW

A quick-strike attack that scored 24 times on drives of less than one minute, the Jax State offense

His rushing offense set school records for rushing yards per game (260.27) and total offense (444.45) during the 2004 season as the team won their second-straight OVC Championship.

OPPONENTS

In 2013, the Gamecock offense set 42 school records en route to their most successful season in the school’s Division I history. James earned numerous All-American honors after a record-breaking junior season in 2013. James, a first-team All-OVC selection, rushed for 1,477 yards on 292 carries to set the school’s single-season rushing record. The junior running back also set the OVC record with 29 rushing touchdowns to finish second in the nation, and he scored a rushing touchdown in the final 12 games of the season to extend his school record.

Seven of his players have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in a single season, led by All-American Clay Green’s total of 1,352 in 2006. Rondy Rogers set JSU’s school record with 1,417 yards during the 2001 season, Kory Chapman, who played with the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, recorded the third best single-season rushing mark with 1,285 yards in 2003 and Oscar Bonds finished with 1,263 rushing yards and a school-record 19 rushing touchdowns in 2004. Washaun Ealey helped the Gamecocks to the school’s 18th Conference Championship after rushing for 1,082 yards to earn first team All-OVC honors in 2011.

ABOUT JSU

2014 saw unprecedented success on the ground by a JSU offense. The Gamecocks amassed 285 yards per game on the ground, 25 more than any other team in school history, and ranked fourth in the nation in rushing. Senior DaMarcus James earned All-OVC honors by running for 1,151 yards and 14 touchdowns to head a group of four Gamecocks with at least 630 yards. James finished his career under Ogle with 3,554 yards (second alltime) and a school-record 49 rushing touchdowns. Those numbers helped JSU to its fourth OVC crown after a 10-2 record and a perfect 8-0 mark in league games.

Jax State led the OVC in passing efficiency with a 140.39 rating, which also ranked 17th nationally. The Gamecocks also ranked among the conference leaders in total offense (384.17), passing offense (217.7) and was ranked 12th nationlly with 32.17 points per game.

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Ogle has established the Gamecock running attack as one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference after leading the league in rushing seven times, including a school-record 285.3 average in 2014 (4th nationally), 239.1 average in 2013 (12th nationally), 219.91 average in 2011 (13th nationally), 188.8 average in 2009 (15th nationally), a 215.27 average in 2005 (17th nationally), 260.27 average in 2004 (6th nationally) and a 242.08 average in 2003 to rank 12th nationally.

In 2012, three different JSU running backs rushed for 100 or more yards in eight games, while the duo of James (120 yards) and Pope (100 yards) both topped the century mark against Chattanooga. For the year, Jax State averaged 191.5 yards rushing per game and finished second in the conference with 217.8 rushing yards against OVC opponents.

JSU also advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs and hosted its first home playoff game in 18 years at the newly renovated BurgessSnow Field at JSU Stadium, while also claiming one of the biggest wins in school history with a 49-48 double-overtime thriller at Ole Miss.

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Jimmy Ogle will once again coach the Gamecock running backs and will also serve as the assistant head coach for John Grass in 2015. This season marks the 16th season for Ogle at JSU and his 15th straight season to be coaching the Gamecock running backs.

amassed 6,637 yards of total offense, 1,755 yards more than any team in school history, finished with a school-record 3,604 rushing yards on 758 carries, and racked up 528 points, 107 more than the previous record set in 1991. JSU’s 65 touchdowns were a new school record, while its school-record 48 rushing touchdowns also broke the OVC mark. His running attack also set an FCS record when James, Troymaine Pope, Miles Jones and Eli Jenkins became the first foursome to all run for 100 yards in the same game vs Jacksonville University.

While at Tennessee, he helped the Vols to wins in the Fiesta, Citrus and Hall of Fame bowls as a longsnapper. In 1994, he worked with the UT quarterbacks, including Heisman Trophy candidate Peyton Manning. Tennessee won the 1994 Gator Bowl over Virginia Tech. The following year, the Vols defeated Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl and then beat Northwestern in the 1996 Citrus Bowl. Tennessee then claimed the 1997 SEC Championship after defeating Auburn and played Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Ogle is married to the former Kaci Smith and the couple has one daughter, Abbie, and one son, Jim.

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Larry Smith

Assistant Coach Quarterbacks • Second Season

Larry Smith begins his third season at Jacksonville State and will serves as the team’s quarterbacks coach for the second season after working with the unit as a graduate assistant in 2013. Smith led the quarterback unit in 2014, one that set a school record with 510.8 yards of total offense per game, more than 68 yards per game more than any other offense in school history. Those numbers were instrumental in the Gamecocks going 10-2, including a perfect 8-0 record in Ohio Valley Conference play to win the school’s fourth OVC crown.

His first career start came in his redshirt freshmen season during the team’s first postseason win in 53 years, a 16-13 victory over Boston College in the Music City Bowl in 2009. Smith then started nine consecutive games in his sophomore season before suffering a season-ending hamstring injury. As a junior, Smith started the first 11 games of the season but missed the season finale to injury. In his senior season, he started six games while helping lead the Commodores to an appearance in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Cincinnati.

Sophomore Eli Jenkins was a First Team All-OVC pick at quarterback after passing for 1,870 yards and 12 touchdowns, while running for 698 yards and six scores. Smith served as a graduate assistant at JSU in 2013, when the Gamecocks’ offense set 42 school records enroute to their most successful season in school history with an 11-4 record and a berth in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Jenkins was named Freshman All-American after rushing for 953 yard and eight touchdowns, while throwing for 887 more yards and three touchdowns. Junior Max Shortell was named second-team All-OVC after throwing for 1,608 yards and six touchdowns for the Gamecocks. A quick-strike attack that scored 24 times on drives of less than one minute, the Jax State offense amassed 6,637 yards of total offense, 1,755 yards more than any team in school history, finished with a schoolrecord 3,604 rushing yards on 758 carries, and racked up 528 points, 107 more than the previous record set in 1991. JSU’s 65 touchdowns were a new school record, while its school record 48 rushing touchdowns also broke the OVC mark. Smith graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Human and Organizational Development and earned four letters as a quarterback on the Commodore football team from 2007-11. During his career, he appeared in 32 games, making a total of 26 starts at quarterback while throwing for 3,056 yards and 15 touchdowns.

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Smith was coached by former JSU coach Bill Clark at Prattville High School. While playing under Clark, Smith helped lead Prattville to the first undefeated season in school history in 2005, concluding a 15-0 campaign by being named MVP of the 6A State Championship game. As Prattville’s starter, Smith never lost a regular season game. He was named Alabama’s all-classification Mr. Football and 6A Back of the Year as senior while throwing for 2,465 yards, 21 TDs and two INTs and running for 670 yards. He was also an all-area selection in basketball for the Lions.

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Nick Gentry

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Assistant Coach Outside Linebackers • Second Season

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Nick Gentry begins his third season on the Gamecock staff and will coach outside linebackers for John Grass for the second year. Gentry served as a defensive graduate assistant in 2013, working with the defensive line, and he helped the Gamecocks to an 11-4 overall record and into the NCAA Quarterfinals before moving to the full-time coach of JSU’s outside linebackers. In that first season of 2014, he led a group of outside linebackers that were instrumental in helping a JSU pass rush that was one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Gamecocks finished second in the OVC in total defense and pass defense, while leading the league and ranking 23rd in the nation in rushing defense at just 127.7 yards per game. That stingy defense helped JSU post a 10-2 record, including a perfect 8-0 OVC record and the school’s fourth OVC title. Chris Landrum and LaMichael Fanning earned All-OVC honors in 2014, combining for 15 tackles for a loss and seven sacks. The Gamecocks had three players earn All-OVC honors on the defensive side of the ball in 2013 with junior nose tackle Caleb Lawrence and Landrum joining defensive back Pierre Warren on the team. Jax State set the Ohio Valley Conference and school single-season record with 52 sacks for 321 yards and finished the season ranked fourth in the nation in sacks. The Gamecocks also set the OVC and school record by recording 11 sacks against No. 6 McNeese State in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The 11 sacks were also the most in a FCS game last season and the fourth most in NCAA history. The Gamecock defense also ranked 12th nationally in turnovers gained with 28, while returning four of those for defensive touchdowns. JSU also set school record for tackles for loss (107) and yards from tackles for loss (488). Gentry joined the Gamecocks after a five-year career at the University of Alabama, where he played under head coach Nick Saban. Gentry earned four letters while helping the Crimson Tide win BCS National Championships in 2009 and 2011. As a senior in 2011, Gentry finished the year ranking second on the team with 4.5 sacks and fourth on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss of 37 yards, and he finished with 23 tackles on the season. Gentry prepped at Prattville High School from 2003-06, where he was a part of the school’s first undefeated team going 15-0 and winning the 2006 AHSAA Class 6A State Championship his senior year. He recorded 54 tackles, including 16 sacks, as a senior in 2006. As a junior in 2005, he had 100 tackles (42 solo), including 16 for loss and 22 sacks. He was also named Autauga County Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Gentry has one son, Brennan, and is engaged to Magen Mathis.

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J.R. Sandlin

Assistant Coach Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator • Second Season

J.R. Sandlin enters his second year on John Grass’ staff and will once again coach tight ends and lead the Gamecock recruiting efforts. Sandlin guided the JSU tight ends unit on a record-breaking offense in 2014, one that amassed a school-record 510.8 yards per game that was more than 68 yards per game more than any other offense in school history. Sandlin’s corps was led by All-Ohio Valley Conference pick Bo Brummel, who caught four touchdown passes to help the Gamecocks to a 10-2 record and a perfect 8-0 record in OVC play for the school’s fourth OVC crown. Sandlin spent the 2013 season as the recruiting analyst at Notre Dame, where he helped coordinate all of the recruiting efforts, handled special projects and assisted in the social media strategies and execution for the Fighting Irish football program. Sandlin joined the Notre Dame staff after serving as the director of recruiting at the University of Tennessee, and he was also on the recruiting staff at the University of Alabama. During his three years at the University of Alabama, the Crimson Tide captured backto-back FBS National Championships in 2011 and 2012. Alabama also secured the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation in both 2011 and 2012. He was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the recruiting department for the Crimson Tide. Sandlin spent the 2009 season as tight ends coach, chief football administrator and director of player personnel at Oxford High School under current JSU head coach John Grass. Sandlin served as recruiting specialist at UCF in 2008-09. Prior to his stint at UCF, he was offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, director of player personnel and executive football administrator at American Christian Academy from 2007-08. Sandlin was a scholarship tight end at University of Central Florida from 2005-07, where he helped the Golden Knights win the 2005 Conference USA Football Championship. Sandlin, who is single, graduated from UCF in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in sports and fitness, and earned a master’s degree in sport management from the University of Alabama in 2012.

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Trey Clark

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Assistant Coach Offensive Line • Third Season

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Trey Clark begins his third season on the Jacksonville State coaching staff and will once again coach the offensive line for head coach John Grass.

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Clark orchestrated one of the top front lines in the FCS in his first season as a full-time assistant in 2014, one that paved the way for a rushing game that led the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked fourth nationally with over 285 yards per game en route to posting a 10-2 record and an 8-0 mark in OVC play to win the school’s fourth OVC title. The JSU offense set a school record with over 510 yards of total offense per game in 2014, thanks in large part to Clark’s offensive line that featured All-American Max Holcombe, OVC Freshman of the Year Justin Lea and All-OVC selection Adam Wright.

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Clark served as a graduate assistant at JSU in 2013, when as the Gamecocks’ offense set 42 school records en-route to their most successful season in school history with an 11-4 record after advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals and a No. 10 final ranking in The Sports Network football poll. The Gamecocks led the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing with an average of 239.1 yards per game to rank 12th nationally, and finished with an OVC record 48 rushing touchdowns.

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Junior Max Holcombe earned All-America honors and was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection as the anchor on the Gamecock offensive line. He played a total of 1,138 snaps and posted the highest grade on the offensive line at just over 87 percent for the 2013 season.

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A quick-strike attack that scored 24 times on drives of less than one minute, the Jax State offense amassed 6,637 yards of total offense, 1,755 yards more than any team in school history, finished with a school-record 3,604 rushing yards on 758 carries, and racked up 528 points, 107 more than the previous record set in 1991. JSU’s 65 touchdowns were a new school record, while its school record 48 rushing touchdowns also broke the OVC mark. Clark was a four-year letterman at South Alabama from 2008-12 where he started at center during the programs first 40 games. Clark was the only individual on offense to start every game of the program’s first four seasons. He was a two-time Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012 and served as a team captain as a senior in 2012. Clark played high school football at Prattville High School during coach Bill Clark’s tenure at the school. He helped the Lions win a state championship in the 6A playoffs his final year. PHS reached the semifinals of the state playoffs the previous fall, the title game his sophomore season and the quarterfinals in 2003. Trey, who is single, is the son of Kyle and Sharron Clark.

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Nick Williams

Assistant Coach Wide Receivers â&#x20AC;˘ Second Year

Nick Williams begins his second season on the Jacksonville State coaching staff and will coach wide receivers, while also assisting with special teams. In his first season with the Gamecocks he led a receiving corps that helped the most prolific offense in school history, one that averaged a school-record 510.8 yards per game en route to posting a 10-2 record and a perfect 8-0 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play to win the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth OVC crown. Sophomore Josh Barge caught 56 passes for 919 yards and four touchdowns, was an All-OVC pick and led a group of 15 players that caught at least one pass during the season and seven players that caught at least one touchdown. Williams joined the Gamecocks after spending the 2013 season as an offensive graduate assist at Valdosta State, where he worked with wide receivers and helped organize the scout team defense. The Blazers finished the season with a 6-4 record and was 3-3 in the conference. He spent four years as a wide receiver at the University of Alabama, where the Crimson Tide posted a 49-5 record during his tenure and a pair of SEC Championships (2009, 2012). Alabama won three National Championships during that time, claiming the titles in 2009, 2011 and 2012. UA also won the Capital One Bowl in 2010. After graduating from Alabama with a degree in Business Management in 2012, he began his coaching career as an intern offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide. He was responsible for wide receiver scrimmage production and organized and ran the scout team offense. Williams is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and prepped at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. His father, Bobby Williams, is currently on the University of Alabama coaching staff, where he is the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator, and he also was the head coach at Michigan State from 2000-02.

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Owen Kilgore

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Assistant Coach Cornerbacks • First Year

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Owen Kilgore begins his first season on the Jacksonville State coaching staff but is not new to the program. Head coach John Grass promoted him from graduate assistant to full-time status. He will serve as cornerbacks coach at JSU.

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In 2014 as a defensive graduate assistant at JSU, Kilgore coached the cornerback position and put together film review and study throughout the season. He was key in the development of Jermaine Hough, who was earned First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and was tabbed the Sports Network’s FCS All-American Third Team.

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Kilgore came to Jacksonville after two years in Knoxville, Tenn., with the University of Tennessee’s football program. His time at UT began as a walk-on to the Volunteers’ club as a defensive back in 2011. He moved from the playing field to an administrative role with the program in 2012 as a student assistant in recruiting. While in that role, he was responsible for finding, uploading and editing high school and junior college game footage for presentation and evaluation by the coaching staff. Kilgore also aided in the organization of UT’s official and unofficial visits by prospects. He organized and developed position coaches’ and coordinators recruiting area.

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After spending time in off-the-field areas at UT, Kilgore moved to an on-field spot as a student assistant on the defensive side of the ball. He assisted in weekly opponent film breakdown and putting together a scouting report. He was instrumental in the defensive back drills and meetings and helped coach the scout team wide receivers, tight ends and special teams. Kilgore still remained active in a recruiting role as he assisted in various recruiting responsibilities and was responsible for the defensive recruiting board. Prior to finishing his education at UT with a degree in recreation and sport management, Kilgore attended Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., and was a member of the Lions baseball program in 2008-09. Kilgore is a 2008 graduate of Whitwell High School and was a four-year letterwinner as a quarterback and safety. He was a fourtime all-region selection at WHS.

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Ryan West

Defensive Assistant

Levi Williams

Kevin Revis

Special Teams

Brian Owens

Video Coordinator

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Cory Anderson Secretary

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FIGHT SONG

Fight on, fight on for ole Jax State

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We’re proud that we’re from Alabama Fight on, now don’t you hesitate, Courage, pride, and honor will lead you on to victory, so Fight on, fight for the red and white, We’re gonna howl tonight, Come on! You Gamecocks, Fight and see, That we will win the victory!

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Alma Mater, Alma Mater, Grateful voices raise A song of tribute and devotion, Thy honored name we praise. Light of knowledge, Store of wisdom, Love of truth abide in thee, Quest for beauty, Search for freedom, Thine eternally, Oh, Alma Mater, Alma Mater We humbly bow to thee!

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when the first graduate program—the master’s degree in elementary education—was created. On August 2, 1966, the Legislature authorized the State Board of Education to elevate the College to university status. On August 17, 1967, the Legislature established an independent Board of Trustees for the University and divested jurisdiction from the State Board of Education.

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The Normal School remained in operation until 1930, when it became Jacksonville State Teachers College. Five years later, the College earned regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The name again changed to Jacksonville State College in 1957

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INTRO

THE HISTORY From modest beginnings, Jacksonville State University has evolved into the educational center of Northeast Alabama. The Alabama Legislature in the 1882-83 session created a state normal school when Governor Edward O’Neal signed into law a bill creating the school on February 22, 1883. Jacksonville State Normal School acquired the facilities and equipment of Calhoun College, consisting of 12 acres of land and a two-story brick building. The Board of Directors elected James G. Ryals, Jr., as the first president. The school opened with three instructors: W. J. Borden, Mathematics; Eliza A. Bowen, English; and Ida J. Woodward, primary department. As stipulated in the establishing act, the Normal School administered a preparatory school for children of the town and surrounding areas. At the end of the first year, on August 15, 1884, William Mark Hames, President of the Board of Directors, reported that funds totaling $4,751.25 had been received, including $2,500 from the state; that 25 students were enrolled in the normal school; and that 222 were in the preparatory school.

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Jacksonville State University has been served by 11 presidents: James G. Ryals, Jr. (1883-85), J. Harris Chappell (1885-86), Carleton Bartlett Gibson (1886-92), J. B. Jarrett (1892-93), Jacob Forney IV (1893-99), Clarence William Daugette (1899-1942), Houston Cole (1942-71), Ernest Stone (1971-81), Theron E. Montgomery (1981-86), Harold J. McGee (1986-99), and William A. Meehan (1999-present).

Jacksonville State University has developed into a modern regional university serving Northeast Alabama on a 392-acre campus with 63 buildings. In addition, the University operates an off-campus center in Gadsden and videoconferencing sites throughout Alabama and Northwest Georgia. Through its programs of teaching, research, and service, Jacksonville State University has served the region and state for more than 100 years.

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JSU seeks to be recognized as the premier regional, comprehensive institution of higher learning in the Southeast. We aspire to be noted primarily for our focus on students, the provision of selected academic and professional programs recognized for their excellence, and a geo graphic and culturally diverse faculty and student body. Our educational programs are designed to prepare students for the marketplace of the future and citizenship in a world economy.

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Dr. John M. Beehler PRESIDENT

Dr. John M. Beehler became the 12th president of Jacksonville State University on July 1, 2015, after more than 20 years of higher education leadership experience. Most recently, he served as dean of the School of Business at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh for the last three years. Dr. Beehler previously served as founding provost and vice president for academic excellence and student success at the University of North Texas at Dallas, associate provost for economic initiatives and dean of the Haile/US Bank College of Business at Northern Kentucky University, dean of the Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, and associate dean at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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A certified public accountant, Beehler has significant experience in college and university accounting and auditing. He is a graduate of the Harvard Institutes of Higher Education Management Development Program and the American Academic Leadership Institute’s Executive Leadership Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Science with highest distinction in the accounting honors program from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in finance and PhD in accounting and taxation from Indiana University. President Beehler and his wife, Dr. Pamela Beehler, have been married for 38 years and are both former college athletes. He played for the Penn State baseball team, while his wife played basketball and softball for the Nittany Lions. Dr. Pamela Beehler has had a distinguished academic career in her own right and holds a PhD in human performance from Indiana University, with more than 30 years of university teaching and research experience.

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The couple has one daughter who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serves as a captain in the U.S. Army. The Beehlers enjoy sports, especially golf, tennis, running and cycling, while also enjoying the arts and music, traveling and reading.

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BOARD of TRUSTEES

GAMECOCKS

Governor Dr. Robert Bentley Governor of Alabama

Birmingham Anniston Tuscaloosa Mobile Guntersville Montgomery Fort Payne Jacksonville Gadsden Jacksonville, Fla.

COACHES ABOUT JSU OPPONENTS

Jim Bennett Jim Coxwell Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr. Vivian Figures Randy Jones Gale Main Randy Owen Ronald Smith Clarence Daugette, III Tony Ingram

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Jim Bennett

District 6-Birmingham, AL

Vivian Figures

District 1-Mobile, AL

Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr.

Dr. Robert Bentley

District 7, Tuscaloosa, AL

Clarence Daugette, III District 4-Gagsden, AL

Randy Jones

Governor

District 5-Guntersville, AL

Tony Ingram Member at Large, Jacksonville, Fla.

Randy Owen

Member at Large-Ft. Payne, AL

Jim Coxwell

District 3-Anniston, AL

Gale Main

District 2-Montgomery, AL

Ronald Smith

District 3-Jacksonville, AL

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GREG SEITZ INTERIM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR G reg Seitz has been named as interim athletic director at Jacksonville State University, President Dr. William A. Meehan announced on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Seitz will be serving in the role after Warren Koegel announced his resignation after spending the last three-plus years as the Gamecocks’ Athletic Director. “I want to thank Dr. Meehan and our Board of Trustees for the opportunity to serve during this transition period,” Seitz said. “We have so many good things going on in our athletic department right now and I just want to continue to keep the athletic department running smoothly until a permanent athletic director is named.”

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Dr. Meehan did not name a permanent replacement for Koegel and said the University’s new president would make the decision when he or she is selected and takes over this summer. Seitz has previously served as interim athletic director twice over the last four years. Seitz acknowledged Koegel, saying, “We are certainly going to miss Coach Koegel. I have learned so much from working under his leadership and I would like to wish Coach and Elaine the best in their retirement.” Seitz has been with JSU since 1993, when he began working as assistant sports information director. In 1999, he became Sports Information Director, and then promoted to Associate Athletic

Director in 2002. He was then promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director in 2011, and he also handles game day operations for football, basketball and baseball. Seitz, who has served on the NCAA Men’s Final Four Media Coordinator team for the last six years, also has worked numerous NCAA Championships and Alabama High School Athletic Association events over the last 21 years. In 2002, he became the first SID elected as President of the Alabama Sports Writers Association, and currently serves as the organizations secretary and treasure.

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Dr. Maureen Newton. Faculty Athletic Rep .

Mike Davis Academic Advisor

Donna Callan Manager of Athletic Marketing and Promotions

Sunsea Shaw Academic Advisor

Steve Latham University Photographer

Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs

Kay Griffin Coliseum Secretary

Misty Cassell Ray Assistant AD/Compliance

Tracy Broom Assistant AD/Academics/SWA

Josh Underwood Assistant Sports Information Director

Jan Evans Tickets

Lori McFall Administrative Assistant

Tony Schmidt Assistant Sports Information Director

Cory Anderson Football Secretary

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Mike Parris Assistant AD/Broadcasting

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Ed Lett Associate AD/External Affairs

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Scott Austin Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

The William Taylor Stewart Strength and Conditioning Center is located in Kennamer Hall and is widely regarded as one of the top training facilities in the Ohio Valley Conference. With more than 6,000 square feet, it is home to a wide array of strength building machines that has played a large role in JSU’s 46 Conference Championships over the last eight years.

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Gavin Hallford

Ricky Rutledge

Strength and Conditioning Assistant

The Strength and Conditioning staff is headed by Scott Austin, who enters his 14th season at JSU in 2015-16. Austin is responsible for the design and implementation of the department’s entire strength and conditioning program. In 2014, Austin returned from his second tour of active duty for the United States Military. He previously served 19 months in Iraq, beginning in 2006 and ending in the fall of 2007.

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Also playing a vital role in the JSU Strength and Conditioning department is Ricky Rutledge, a former head football coach at Jacksonville High School. Rutledge enters his tenth season with the Gamecocks. Former All-American Gavin Hallford enters his fifth season working in the Strength and Conditioning department. He is JSU’s alltime leading scorer in football with 311 career points.

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Sports Medicine Facilities and Staff

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Dr. Jacquline Tessen

Dr. Bruce Cunningham, DMD

Dr. Lawrence J. Lemak

Team Dentist

Orthopedics

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Gynecologist

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Chris Lacsamana, ATC

Jenny Wilmes, ATC

Assistant AD for Sports Medicine

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Located in the Gamecock Field House, the JSU Sports Medicine Center has undergone an impressive remodeling phase. Because of the remodel, the facility has doubled in square footage and will house some state-ofthe-art features. Under the direction of Mr. Chris Lacsamana, JSU student trainers expe-

rience extensive instruction and supervision, helping to oversee all the medical needs for all 16 Gamecock teams. There are four fulltime certified athletic trainers, three graduate assistant trainers and numerous studenttrainers on staff.

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All Area Code (256) Sports Information Staff Greg Seitz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5279 Interim AD/Media Relations - - - - - - - - - - - - - gseitz@jsu.edu Cell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 453-3377 Josh Underwood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5915 Assistant SID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - underwood@jsu.edu Cell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 453-0545 Tony Schmidt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5377 Assistant SID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tschmidt@jsu.edu SID FAX Number - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5958 Internet: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.JSUGamecockSports.com Athletic Director’s Office Greg Seitz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5368 Interim Athletic Director - - - - - - - - - - - - - - gseitz@jsu.edu Greg Bonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5988 Associate AD/Internal Affairs - - - - - - - - - - - - gbonds@jsu.edu Ed Lett - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8101 Associate AD/External Affairs - - - - - - - - - - - - - elett@jsu.edu Tracy Broom - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5737 Assistant AD/Academics/SWA - - - - - - - - - - - tbroom@jsu.edu Mike Parris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5890 Assistant AD/Broadcasting - - - - - - - - - - - - - mparris@jsu.edu Jan Evans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8499 Tickets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jevans@jsu.edu Lori McFall - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5536 Secretary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lmcfall@jsu.edu Misty C. Ray - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5970 Compliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mcassell@jsu.edu Mike Davis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5889 Academics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mdavis@jsu.edu Sunsea Shaw - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5747 Academics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sshaw@jsu.edu Donna Callan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5564 Manager of Marketing and Promotions - - - - - - - dcallan@jsu.edu Cory Anderson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5365 Secretary, Football - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sanderson@jsu.edu Kay Griffin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5535 Secretary, Pete Mathews Coliseum - - - - - - - - - - kgriffin@jsu.edu Baseball Coaching Staff Jim Case - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5367 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jwcase@jsu.edu Travis Janssen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5358 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TBA Mike Murphree - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8141 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mmurphree@jsu.edu Football John Grass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5365 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - jgrass@jsu.edu • @Coach_Grass Todd Bates - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5375 Defensive Line - - - - - - - - - tjbates@jsu.edu • @CoachToddBates David Blackwell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5376 Co-Defensive Coordinator/MLBs - - - - - dblackwell@jsu.edu • @blackwelldb Trey Clark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5374 Offensive Line - - - - - - - - - - - - tclark5@jsu.edu • @TrayClarkJSU Nick Gentry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5089 Outside Linebackers - - - - - - - - - ngentry@jsu.edu • @nickbgentry Brandon Hall - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8252 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties - - - - bjhall@jsu.edu • @coach_bhall Owen Kilgore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5368 Outside Linebackers/Special Teams - - - - okilgore@jsu.edu • @okilgor1 Jimmy Ogle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5378 Assistant Head Coach/Runningbacks - jogle@jsu.edu • @Coachjimmyogle J.R. Sandlin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5372 Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator - - - jrsandlin@jsu.edu • @JR_Sandlin Larry Smith - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5936 Quarterbacks - - - - - - - - - - lsmith25@jsu.edu • @Coach_Smith10 Nick Williams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5936 Wide Receivers/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator - nwilliams8@jsu.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @nwilliams_9

Tennis Andres Amores - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5887 Head Men’s & Women’s Tennis Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - TBA TBA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5887 Assistant Tennis Coach Softball Jana McGinnis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5524 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mcginnis@jsu.edu Mark Wisener - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5962 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mwisener@jsu.edu Julie Boland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8299 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jboland@jsu.edu Golf James Hobbs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5840 Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach - - - - - - - - - jhobbs@jsu.edu TBA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5840 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Men’s Basketball James Green - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5535 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jegreen@jsu.edu Reggie Sharp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5831 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rsharp@jsu.edu TBA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5534 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ronnie Dean - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5539 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rldean@jsu.edu Women’s Basketball Rick Pietri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5417 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rpietri@jsu.edu Eric Wise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5494 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ewise@jsu.edu Altherias Warmley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8066 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - awarmley@jsu.edu Ali Heller - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5474 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - aheller@jsu.edu Rifle Ron Frost - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5185 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rfrost@jsu.edu Women’s Volleyball Terry Gamble - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8359 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tlgamble@jsu.edu Leigh Barea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5521 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lbarea@jsu.edu Cross Country/Track and Field Steve Ray - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-8068 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sray@jsu.edu Brian Korn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5520 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bkorn@jsu.edu Women’s Soccer Neil Macdonald - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5679 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - macdonald@jsu.edu Nikki Brown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5695 Assistant Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - nbrown6@jsu.edu Cheerleading Dave Almeida - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5564 Head Coach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jsucheer@jsu.edu Athletic Training Staff Chris Lacsamana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5369 Sports Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - clacsamana@jsu.edu Stepanie Magee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5369 Sports Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - smagee@jsu.edu Jenny Wilmes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5369 Sports Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - jwilmes@jsu.edu Ticket Office - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-TIXX (8499) Football Press Box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5585/5586 Basketball Press Row - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5528/5583 Media Room Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5529/5530/5531 Baseball Press Box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 782-5533

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2015 OPPONENTS: QUICK PROFILES

CHATTANOOGA

TENNESSEE STATE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 • 5 P.M. FINLEY STADIUM (20,668) CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 10,080 President: Dr. Steve R. Angle Athletics Director: David Blackburn Affiliation: NCAA Division 1 Conference: Southern Conference Nickname: Mocs Colors: Navy and Old Gold Stadium: Finley Stadium Capacity: 20,668 Playing Surface: AstroTurf Series vs. JSU: UTC Leads: 25-13 First Meeting: 1904, UTC 5-0 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 26-23 (OT)

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 • 1 P.M. BURGESS-SNOW FIELD (24,000) JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Jay Blackman Office Phone: 423-425-5292 Email: jay-blackman@utc.edu SID: Jay Blackman SID Mailing Address: 615 McCallie Avenue Department 3503 Chattanooga, TN 37403 HEAD COACH Head Coach: Russ Huesman Alma Mater, Year: Chattanooga (1983) Record at School (Year): 41-29 (7th Year) Career Record (Year): 41-29 (7th Year) Football Office Phone: 423-425-4494

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Marcus West Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Line Adam Braithwaite Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Jeff Durden Offensive Coordinator Tony Brown Defensive Line Assistant Shawn Bryson Running Backs Chris Harr Tight Ends Will Healy Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator Chris Malone Offensive Line Rod West Cornerbacks/Dimes Rusty Wright Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

Multiple Multiple 8-4

AUBURN

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MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Alex Mitchell Office Phone: 615-963-5674 Email: jmitch18@tnstate.edu SID: Jose’ Garcia SID Mailing Address: 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard Nashville, TN 37209 HEAD COACH Head Coach: Rod Reed Alma Mater, Year: Tennessee State (1988) Record at School (Year): 32-27 (6th Year) Career Record (Year): 32-27 (6th Year) Football Office Phone: 615-963-5973

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Jeff Parker Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks/Passing Coordinator Osita Alaribe Co-Defensive Coordinator Ed Sanders Special Teams/Safeties Bill Khayat Tight Ends Nick Davison Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Mikhal Kornegay Cornerbacks Russ Ehrenfeld Offensive Line

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Spread/Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 2014 Record: 6-6

UT MARTIN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 • 11 A.M. JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (87,451) AUBURN, ALABAMA GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Auburn, Ala. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 25,912 President: Dr. Jay Gogue Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FBS Conference: South Eastern Conference Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Stadium: Jordan-Hare Capacity: 87,451 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Series vs. JSU: First Meeting First Meeting: 2015 Last Meeting: N/A

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Nashville, Tenn. Founded: 1912 Enrollment: 9,165 President: Dr. Glenda Glover Athletics Director: Teresa Phillips Affiliation: NCAA/FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Nickname: Tigers Colors: Reflex Blue & White Stadium: LP Field Capacity: 69,143 Press Box Phone: N/A Playing Surface: Tifsport Bermuda Sod Series vs. JSU: JSU leads 8-2 First Meeting: 2003, W, 34-7 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 27-20

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 • 2 P.M. HARDY M. GRAHAM STADIUM (7,500) MARTIN, TENNESSEE MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Kirk Sampson Office Phone: 334-844-9800 Email: sampska@auburn.edu SID Mailing Address: 392 South Donahue Drive Auburn, AL 36849 HEAD COACH Head Coach: Gus Malzahn Alma Mater, Year: Henderson State (1990) Record at School (Year): 20-7 (3rd year) Career Record (Year): 29-10 (4th Year) Football Office Phone: 334-844-9890

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Martin, Tenn. Founded: 1900, Senior College, 1951 Enrollment: 7,042 President: Dr. Robert Smith Athletics Director: Julio Freire Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Skyhawks Colors: Navy Blue and Orange Stadium: Hardy M. Graham Stadium Capacity: 7,500 Playing Surface: Field Turf Series vs. JSU: JSU Leads: 30-7 First Meeting: 1967, UTM 38-0 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 38-14

MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Alex Boggis Office Phone: 731-881-7694 Email: DABoggis@utm.edu SID: Ryne Rickman SID Mailing Address: 1022 Elam Center 15 Mount Pelia Road Martin, TN 38238 HEAD COACH Head Coach: Jason Simpson Alma Mater, Year: Southern Miss (1995) Record at School (Year): 58-45 (10th Year) Career Record (Year): 58-45 (10th Year)

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Dameyune Craig Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Scott Fountain Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Rodney Garner Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line J.B. Grimes Offensive Line Tim Horton Running Backs Rhett Lashlee Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Will Muschamp Defensive Coordinator Travaris Robinson Defensive Backs Lance Thompson Linebackers Ryan Russell Strength and Conditioning

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Jordon Hankins Associate Head Coach/Special Teams/Linebackers John Bond Offensive Coordinator Jeff Byrd Defensive Coordinator Kevin Bannon Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator DeMarcus Covington Defensive Line Justin Rascati Wide Receivers/Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Julius McNair Defensive Backs Ben Luther Tight Ends James Guest Running Backs Jay Gregory Defensive Assistant/Assistant Strength and Conditioning

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

Spread Multiple 4-3 8-5

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

Multiple 3-3-5 6-6

2015 OPPONENTS: QUICK PROFILES

AUSTIN PEAY

INTRO

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Vincent Dancy Defensive Coordinator Ranier Caldwell Offensive Coordinator Jack Bush Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Jonathan Thompson Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Gregory Black Offensive Line Christopher Holmes Running Backs/Video Coordinator Milton Patterson Linebackers/Strength and Conditioning Sean Anderson Wide Receivers Jeremy Langston Defensive Backs

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Josh Richards Offensive Coordinators/Quarterbacks Bobby Brockley Tight Ends Leron Eaddy Secondary Marcus Glidersleeve Wide Receivers Brandon Jordan Defensive Line Jason Palermo Offensive Line J.D. Sellers Running Backs Kryan Weaver Linebackers

HEAD COACH Head Coach: Kirby Cannon Alma Mater, Year: Missouri State (1981) Record at School (Year): 1-23 (3rd Year) Career Record (Year): 36-109 (14th Year) Football Office Phone: 931-221-7991

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

Pro/Spread 4-2-5 1-11

OPPONENTS

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Colby Wilson Office Phone: 931-221-6562 Email: wilsonc@apsu.edu SID: Brad Kirtley SID Mailing Address: 601 College Street Box 4515 Clarksville, TN 37040

ABOUT JSU

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Clarksville, Tenn. Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 10,873 President: Alisa White Athletics Director: Cheryl Holt Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Governors Colors: Red and White Stadium: Governors Stadium Capacity: 7,000 Playing Surface: Artificial Turf Series vs. JSU: JSU Leads: 16-6-3 First Meeting: 1947, JSU 7-6 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 56-0

COACHES

MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Football SID: LaMonica Scott Location: Itta Bena, Miss. Office Phone: 662-254-8378 Founded: 1950 Email: lamonica.scott@mvsu.edu Enrollment: 2,452 SID: LaMonica Scott President: Dr. Donna H. Oliver SID Mailing Address: 14000 Highway 82 West Athletics Director: Dianthia Ford-Kee Itta Bena, MS 38941 Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference HEAD COACH Nickname: Delta Devils Head Coach: Rick Comegy Colors: Forest Green and White Alma Mater, Year: Millersville University (1976) Stadium: Rice-Totten Stadium Record at School (Year): 2-9 (2nd Year) Capacity: 10,000 Career Record (Year): 158-91 (23rd Year) Playing Surface: Natural Grass Football Office Phone: 662-254-3571 Series vs. JSU: First Meeting First Meeting: 2015 Last Meeting: N/A

GAMECOCKS

OCTOBER 24, 2015 • 4 P.M. GOVERNORS STADIUM (7,000) CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE

OUTLOOK

OCTOBER 3, 2015 • 1 P.M. BURGESS-SNOW FIELD (24,000) JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA

Spread 4-3 2-9

EASTERN KENTUCKY

RECORDS

OCTOBER 31, 2015 • 1 P.M. BURGESS-SNOW FIELD (24,000) JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Rob Schabert Office Phone: 931-372-3088 Email: rschabert@tntech.edu SID Mailing Address: TTU Box 5057 Cookeville, TN 38505

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Dewayne Alexander Assistant Head Coach (Offense) Sam Williamson Assistant Head Coach (Defense) Steven Brown Offensive Coordinator Dan Landholm Defensive Coordinator Pat Donohoe Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers Matt Forrest Tight Ends/Running Backs Taylor Hennigan Cornerbacks Justin Matheney Safeties/Nickels Price Patrick Wide Receivers Sidney Powell Defensive Backs/Pass Defense Coordinator

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

Multiple Spread Multiple 4-3 5-7

OVC

HEAD COACH Head Coach: Watson Brown Alma Mater, Year: Vanderbilt (1972) Record at School (Year): 38-53(9th Year) Career Record (Year): 132-204 (31st Year) Football Office Phone: 931-372-3930

MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: TBA Office Phone: 859-622-6170 Email: TBA SID: TBA SID Mailing Address: 521 Lancaster Avenue Alumni Coliseum 115 Richmond, KY 40475

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Richmond, Ky. Founded: 1906 Enrollment: 16,132 President: Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletics Director: Steve Lockmueller Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Colonels Colors: Maroon and White Stadium: Roy Kidd Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Playing Surface: Synthetic Turf Series vs. JSU: Tied: 6-6 First Meeting: 2003, JSU 49-14 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 20-6

HISTORY

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Cookeville, Tenn. Founded: 1915 Enrollment: 11,339 President: Dr. Philip Oldham Athletics Director: Mark Wilson Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Purple and Gold Stadium: Tucker Stadium Capacity: 16,500 Playing Surface: Turf Series vs. JSU: JSU Leads: 12-6 First Meeting: 1936, TTU 33-0 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 49-3

REVIEW

TENNESSEE TECH

OCTOBER 17, 2015 • 6 P.M. TUCKER STADIUM (16,500) COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE

HEAD COACH Head Coach: Dean Hood Alma Mater, Year: Ohio Wesleyan (1986) Record at School (Year): 49-33 (8th Year) Career Record (Year): 49-33 (8th Year) Football Office Phone: 859-622-2146

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Dane Damron Offensive Coordinator Walt Wells Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Gary Fisher Inside Linebackers Ben Hodges Special Teams/Outside Linebackers Jake Johnson Defensive Line John Revere Running Backs Brian Landis Safeties Dwight Sutton Cornerbacks Jon-Michael Davis Strength and Conditioning 2014 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

Pro Style 4-3 9-4

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2015 OPPONENTS: QUICK PROFILES

EASTERN ILLINOIS

MURRAY STATE

NOVEMBER 7, 2015 • 1 P.M. O’BRIEN FIELD (10,000) CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Charleston, Ill. Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 8,913 President: Dr. David M. Glassman Athletics Director: Tom Michael Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Grey Stadium: O’Brien Field Capacity: 10,000 Playing Surface: Matrix Turf Series vs. JSU: Tied: 6-6 First Meeting: 2003, JSU 36-24 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 27-20

NOVEMBER 21, 2015 • 1 P.M. BURGESS-SNOW FIELD (24,000) JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Rich Moser Office Phone: 217-581-7480 Email: rlmoser@eiu.edu SID: Rich Moser SID Mailing Address: 600 Lincoln Avenue Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 61920 HEAD COACH Head Coach: Kim Dameron Alma Mater, Year: Arkansas (1983) Record at School (Year): 5-7 (2nd Year) Career Record (Year): 5-7 (2nd Year) Football Office Phone: 217-581-5031

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Greg Stevens Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Kane Wommack Defensive Coordinator Mark Hutson Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Tony Gilbert Special Teams/Defensive Backs Danny Nutt Running Backs Micah Lewis Tight Ends T.D. Woods Wide Receivers Dennis Winston Defensive Line Michael Hodges Linebackers James Truxillo Safeties Ty Webb Strength and Conditioning

2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

Spread Multiple 5-7

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Murray, Ky. Founded: 1922 Enrollment: 11,207 President: Dr. Robert O. Davie Athletics Director: Allen Ward Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Racers Colors: Navy and Gold Stadium: Roy Stewart Stadium Capacity: 16,800 Playing Surface: Field Turf Series vs. JSU: JSU Leads: 10-2 First Meeting: 2003, MSU 23-17 (OT) Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 52-28

NOVEMBER 14, 2015 • 1 P.M. BURGESS-SNOW FIELD (24,000) JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 12,087 President: Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins Athletics Director: Mark Alnutt Affiliation: NCAA Division 1. FCS Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Redhawks Colors: Red and Black Stadium: Houck Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Playing Surface: Field Turf Series vs. JSU: JSU Leads: 14-5 First Meeting: 1961, SEMO 13-12 Last Meeting: 2014, JSU 49-30

Email: jhonza@semo.edu SID Mailing Address: One University Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 HEAD COACH Head Coach: Tom Matukewicz Alma Mater, Year: Fort Hays State (1997) Record at School (Year): 5-7 (2nd Year) Career Record (Year): 5-7 (2nd Year) Football Office Phone: 573-651-2110

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Bryce Saia Defensive Coordinator Sherard Poteete Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Jon Wiemers Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Matt Martin Running Backs/Special Teams Eric Burrow Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator Ricky Coon Defensive Line Salim Powell Wide Receivers Melvin Rice Cornerbacks Joe Uhls Tight Ends/Football Operations Tyler French Defensive Assistant Jared Diekman Offensive Assistant 2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

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Spread 4-2-5 3-9

TRAVEL HEADQUARTERS CHATTANOOGA (GAME 1, TRIP 1)

MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Jeff Honza Office Phone: 573-651-2933

Multiple/Spread Pro Style 3-4 5-7

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

HEAD COACH Head Coach: Mitch Stewart Alma Mater, Year: Valdosta State (2005) Record at School (Year): 1st Year Career Record (Year): 1st Year Football Office Phone: 270-809-6881

ASSISTANT COACHES, POSITIONS Shawn Bostick Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line Dennis Therrell Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Mitch Stewart Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Sean Dawkins Running Backs/ Run-Game Coordinator Russ Callaway Wide Receivers Santos Carrillo Linebackers Davern Williams Defensive Line Carlos Alvarado Corners Steve Adams Defensive Quality Control/ Asst. Recruiting Coordinator Casey Brockman Student Assistant/Quarterbacks Drew Hall Student Assistant/Tight Ends 2015 OUTLOOK Basic Offense: Basic Defense: 2014 Record:

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE

MEDIA INFORMATION Football SID: Parker Griffith Office Phone: 270-809-3351 Email: pgriffith2@murraystate.edu SID: Dave Winder SID Mailing Address: 217 Stewart Stadium Murray, KY 42071

Marriott Chattanooga Downtown, 2 Carter Plaza, Chattanooga, TN 37402 Phone: (423) 756-0002 Kickoff: 5:00 pm (central) Distance From Hotel To Stadium: Approximately 1 mile

AUBURN (GAME 2 , TRIP 2)

Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel and Conference Center at Capitol Hill, 2500 Legends Circle, Prattville, AL 36066-7737 Phone: (334) 290-1235 Kickoff: 11:00 am (central) Distance From Hotel To Stadium: Approximately 64 miles

UT-MARTIN (GAME 4, TRIP 3)

DoubleTree by Hilton, 1770 Highway 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305 Phone: (731) 664-6900 Kickoff: 2:00 pm (central) Distance From Hotel To Stadium: Approximately 54 miles

TENNESSEE TECH (GAME 6, TRIP 4)

The Inn at Opryland Marriott, 2401 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 37214-1002 Phone: (615) 889-0800 Kickoff: 6:00 pm (central) Distance From Hotel To Stadium: Approximately 80 miles

AUSTIN PEAY (GAME 7, TRIP 5)

The Inn at Opryland Marriott, 2401 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 372141002 Phone: (615) 889-0800 Kickoff: 4:00 pm (central) Distance From Hotel To Stadium: Approximately 47 miles

EASTERN ILLINOIS (GAME 9, TRIP 6)

Holiday Inn at The Keller Convention Center, 1301 Avenue of Mid America, Effingham, IL 62401 Phone: (217) 540-7777 Kickoff: 1:00 pm (central) Distance From Hotel To Stadium: Approximately 38 miles

Date

Opponent

Aug 29, 2014 Sep 06, 2014 Sep 20, 2014 * Sep 27, 2014 * Oct 04, 2014 * Oct 11, 2014 * Oct 25, 2014 * Nov 1, 2014 * Nov 08, 2014 * Nov 15, 2014 * Nov 22, 2014 ^Dec 06, 2014

at #8 Michigan State at #13 Chattanooga WOT WEST ALABAMA W at Murray State W UT MARTIN W at #25 Tennessee State W TENNESSEE TECH W AUSTIN PEAY W at #15 Eastern Kentucky W EASTERN ILLINOIS W at Southeast Missouri W #19 SAM HOUSTON *=Ohio Valley Conference game

Score Overall Conference Time

7-45 L 26-23 45-34 52-28 38-14 27-20 49-3 56-0 20-6 27-20 49-30 26-37 L

0-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 7-1-0 8-1-0 9-1-0 10-1-0 10-2-0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 7-0-0 8-0-0 8-0-0

^=NCAA Second Round (Jacksonville, Ala.)

3:03 3:05 3:00 3:02 3:00 3:26 2:55 3:00 2:53 3:00 3:02 2:26

Attend

75127 14285 18912 10897 15944 5849 14874 17952 9400 14925 2201 10832

2014 R E V I E W

GAME RECAPS

MICHIGAN STATE – 45 JACKSONVILLE STATE – 7

1-2

5-5

0-0

5-49

RUSHING: Jacksonville State-Christian LeMay 5-23; DaMarcus James 3-17; Eli Jenkins 12-7; Troymaine Pope 2-4; Miles Jones 1-2; Max Shortell 2-minus 31. Michigan State-Langford, J. 13-57; Hill, Nick 11-42; Holmes, Gerald 8-28; Terry,

AUGUST 29, 2014 – EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

Damion 5-21; Shelton, R.J. 2-19; Burbridge, A. 2-18; Kings, M. 1-17; O’Connor, Tyler 2-5; Williams, D. 5-3; Cook, Connor 1-1.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – One thing is certain: Jacksonville State has already faced its most difficult opponent of the season. No. 8 Michigan State, the defending Big Ten champion and a serious contender to be part of the inaugural College Football Playoff, scored on six of its seven first-half possessions Friday night en route to 45-7 win before a crowd of 75,127 at Spartan Stadium. The Gamecocks (0-1) managed only 244 total yards against the stout Spartans defense in John Grass’ debut as JSU head coach. Jacksonville State’s only points came early in the third quarter when backup quarterback Max Shortell directed a nineplay, 54-yard drive. Shortell, who threw for 117 yards in his second-half stint, finished off the drive with a 9-yard scoring pass to Markis Merrill. A 32-yard pass from starting quarterback Eli Jenkins to Josh Barge on the game’s first play turned out to be the highlight of the first half for the Gamecock offense. The near-capacity crowd had barely settled into their seats when the Jenkinsto-Barge completion moved the Gamecocks near midfield. It turned out to be Jacksonville State’s longest gain of the entire game. Led by junior quarterback Connor Cook, the Spartans’ offense had its way with the Gamecocks during the first 30 minutes. Michigan State rolled up 393 yards to Jacksonville State’s 89 on its way to a 38-point lead at halftime. The 38-point halftime deficit was the largest in Jacksonville State’s football history. The Spartans scored on touchdown passes of 64, 71 and 17 yards by Cook and runs of 17 and 8 yards by Nick Hill. Michael Geiger added a 35-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to extend MSU’s lead to 38-0. The Spartans scored on their fourth offensive play of the game when Cook hooked up with Tony Lippett for a 64-yard touchdown pass at the 11:57 mark in the first quarter. After Jacksonville State went three-and-out on the ensuing possession, Cook connected with Lippett again – this time for 71 yards – for a 14-0 Michigan State lead with 10:23 left in the first. Michigan State went ahead 21-0 on a 17-yard TD pass from Cook to AJ Troup with 3:35 left in the first quarter. Hill added his touchdown runs during the second quarter. The game, nationally televised on the Big Ten Network, marked the first time in school history Jacksonville State played on Friday night.

PASSING: Jacksonville State-Max Shortell 10-18-0-117; Eli Jenkins 5-13-2-82; Christian LeMay 3-6-1-23. Michigan StateCook, Connor 12-13-0-285; O’Connor, Tyler 5-8-0-56; Terry, Damion 1-3-0-13. RECEIVING: Jacksonville State-Josh Barge 7-98; JD Williams 3-23; Dalton Screws 2-17; Anthony Johnson 1-23; Ruben Gonzalez 1-23; Darrius Stephens 1-17; Markis Merrill 1-9; Spencer Goffigan 1-6; Bo Brummel 1-6. Michigan State-Lippett, Tony 4-167; Price, Josiah 3-54; Troup, AJ 3-38; Mumphery, Keith 1-43; Madaris, Monty 1-13; Lyles, Jamal 1-10; Hill, Nick 1-9; Burbridge, A. 1-8; Arnett, D. 1-6; Shelton, R.J. 1-5; Kings, M. 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Jacksonville State-None. Michigan State-Drummond, K. 1-17; Tompkins, Nick 1-2; Hicks, Darian 1-0. FUMBLES: Jacksonville State-None. Michigan State-Terry, Damion 1-0. STADIUM: Spartan Stadium

ATTENDANCE: 75127

KICKOFF TIME: 7:31 pm END OF GAME: 10:34pm TOTAL ELAPSED TIME: 3:03 OFFICIALS: Referee: Ron Snodgrass; Umpire: Rick Nelson; Linesman: Steve Matarante; Line judge: Jeff Szink; Back judge: Dennis Morris; Field judge: John Roggeman; Side judge: Frank Steratore; TEMPERATURE: 75

WIND: SSE 8 WEATHER: Mostly Cloudy

JACKSONVILLE STATE – 26 CHATTANOOGA – 23

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 – CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Jacksonville State needed overtime to give John Grass his first win as its head coach. Quarterback Eli Jenkins sprinted 13 yards for a touchdown to lift the ninth-ranked Gamecocks (1-1) to a 26-23 overtime victory over No. 13 Chattanooga before a crowd of 14,285 at Finley Stadium Saturday night. The win was Jacksonville State’s sixth over the Moccasins in the last seven meetings.

JSU senior linebacker Ben Endress led all defenders with 10 tackles. It was Endress’ third career game with double-digit tackles. Folo Johnson and Jermaine Hough added eight tackles each for the Gamecocks.

At halftime, the Moccasins had more touchdowns (2) than first downs (0) after Dee Virgin intercepted Jenkins and returned it 55 yards to the end zone in the first quarter and Lucas Webb picked off a deflected pass by Max Shortell and ran 37 yards for another score in the second.

Senior running back DeMarcus James managed just 17 yards on three carries and had his streak of consecutive games with a rushing touchdown halted at 12.

Chattanooga ran only 18 plays in the first half and failed to make a first down. The Gamecocks had 265 total yards at halftime, while UTC’s offense netted minus-5.

Jacksonville State finished with 22 yards on 25 rushing attempts. Jenkins was 5-of-13 passing for 82 yards, but was intercepted twice. The Gamecocks travel to Chattanooga (0-1) on Sept. 6. Kickoff at Finley Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. SCORE BY QUARTERS

Score

Jacksonville State

Record: (0-1)

Michigan State

Record: (1-0)

SCORING SUMMARY: 11:57 MSU

Lippett, Tony 64 yd pass from Cook, Connor (Geiger, Michael kick), 4-80 1:45, JSU 0 - MSU 7

10:23 MSU

Lippett, Tony 71 yd pass from Cook, Connor (Geiger, Michael kick), 2-73 0:42, JSU 0 - MSU 14

03:35 MSU

Troup, AJ 17 yd pass from Cook, Connor (Geiger, Michael kick), 4-56 1:43, JSU 0 - MSU 21

2nd

12:43

MSU

Hill, Nick 17 yd run (Geiger, Michael kick), 8-70 4:20, JSU 0 - MSU 28

05:01

MSU

Hill, Nick 8 yd run (Geiger, Michael kick), 10-90 4:12, JSU 0 - MSU 35

MSU

00:00

3rd

11:37 JSU

Markis Merrill 9 yd pass from Max Shortell (Connor Rouleau kick), 9-54 1:49, JSU 7 - MSU 38

02:18

O’Connor, Tyler 3 yd run (Geiger, Michael kick), 9-81 5:18, JSU 7 - MSU 45

MSU

“I got a little conservative calling plays after those two interceptions in the first half,” Grass said. “We kept the ball on the ground the whole second half, didn’t want to take any chances, and just let our defense win the football game. “(The defense) played their butts off and put us in position to win the game.” Grass’ first career victory as a college head coach didn’t come easy. The Gamecocks led 17-14 at halftime, then sputtered offensively during the second half. The game was tied 2020 at the end of regulation, and UTC took its only lead on the first series in overtime as Henrique Ribeiro kicked a 29-yard field goal to put the Mocs ahead 23-20. But Jacksonville State didn’t waste any time scoring on its overtime possession.

1st

Geiger, Michael 35 yd field goal, 7-16 3:08, JSU 0 - MSU 38

JSU

MSU

FIRST DOWNS

RUSHES-YARDS (NET)

25-22

50-211

PASSING YDS (NET)

222

354

Passes Att-Comp-Int

37-18-3

24-18-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS

62-244

74-565

Two runs by DeMarcus James moved the Gamecocks to the UTC 13, and Jenkins finished off the winning drive by racing 13 yards up the middle on a called quarterback draw. Chattanooga (0-2) was limited to 111 total yards, the fewest allowed by a Jacksonville State defense since moving to Division I. The previous low was 114 yards by Eastern Kentucky in 2006. The Mocs’ initial first down came with under 11 minutes left in the third quarter on a 9-yard run by Keon Williams. Jenkins led JSU on a six-play, 67-yard scoring drive on its first possession. He completed passes of 10 yards to Markis Merrill and 28 yards to Josh Barge and Miles Jones finished things off with a 12-yard run over right tackle for a 7-0 lead. James ran four yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to cap an 88-yard, 11-play Gamecocks drive. Connor Rouleau’s extra point made it 14-7 with 10:06 left in the second. Rouleau added a 42-yard field goal – his first as a collegian – later in the quarter for a 17-7 JSU lead. He would later add a 21-yard field goal early in the third. Jacksonville State out-gained the Mocs 409-111 and had 22 first downs to UTC’s 9. JSU dominated time of possession, 46:27 to 28:33. Saturday night’s crowd at Finley Stadium was the fifth-highest in UTC’s history. Jacksonville State has an open date next Saturday. The Gamecocks’ home opener is Sept. 20 against former Gulf South Conference rival West Alabama.

Fumble Returns-Yards

0-0

BOX SCORE (FINAL)

Punt Returns-Yards

0-0

2-11

#9 JACKSONVILLE STATE VS #13 CHATTANOOGA (SEP 06, 2014 AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN.)

Kickoff Returns-Yards

5-91

0-0

Interception Returns-Yards

0-0

3-19

7-40.9

4-32.8

Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost

118

Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards

7-64 2-13

Possession Time

21:55

38:05

Third-Down Conversions

6 of 15

6 of 13

Fourth-Down Conversions

0 of 1

1 of 1

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2015

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Score

Jacksonville State

Chattanooga

7 7 3 3 3 23 Record: (0-2)

Record: (1-1)

GAME RECAPS

Miles Jones 12 yd run (Connor Rouleau kick), 6-67 1:45, JSU 7 - UTC 0