Georgia State Gameday • The Troy Game

GEORGIA STATE GAMEDAY

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“PETE” PETIT FIELD AT CENTER PARC STADIUM

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2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

AUGUST 31 W, 42-35

RHODE ISLAND (ESPN+)

CENTER PARC STADIUM

SEPT. 9 W, 35-14

CENTER PARC STADIUM UCONN (ESPN+)

SEPT. 16 W, 41-25

at CHARLOTTE (ESPN+)

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

SEPT. 21 W, 30-17

CONWAY, SC at COASTAL CAROLINA (ESPN)

SEPT. 30 7:00 PM

TROY

CENTER PARC STADIUM

OCT. 14 TBA

MARSHALL

CENTER PARC STADIUM

OCT. 21 TBA

LAFAYETTE, LA.

OCT. 26 7:30 PM

at GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN2)

STATESBORO, GA

NOV. 4 TBA

JAMES MADISON

CENTER PARC STADIUM

NOV. 11 TBA

APPALACHIAN STATE

CENTER PARC STADIUM

NOV. 18 TBA

at LSU

BATON ROUGE, LA

NOV. 25 TBA

at OLD DOMINION

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Georgia State vs. Troy

Panthers off to Best Start in Program History

THE KICKOFF: Off to a 4-0 start for the first time in school history, Georgia State hosts Troy Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Center Parc Stadium.

Georgia State (4-0, 1-0 Sun Belt) achieved another milestone this week by receiving a vote in the US LBM Coaches’ Poll, the Panthers’ first-ever in either national poll.

Georgia State is one of 23 4-0 teams in FBS and one of only five non-P5 teams (Liberty, Air Force, Fresno State and JMU are the others). The Panthers improved to 4-0

with a 30-17 win at Coastal Carolina last Thursday night. Marcus Carroll rushed for 150 yards and his FBS-leading eighth TD of the season to back a strong performance by the GSU defense. QB Darren Grainger passed for 191 yards and one TD while rushing for 47 yards and another score.

Troy (2-2, 0-1 Sun Belt), the 2022 Sun Belt champion, is coming off a 27-24 win over WKU.

QB Darren Grainger is second in the Sun Belt in total offense with 314.3 ypg (No. 15

in FBS) while completing 70 percent of his passes for 994 yards and seven touchdowns.

Grainger’s top target is Robert Lewis, who leads the Panthers with 20 receptions for 386 yards and five touchdowns.

Lewis is No. 1 in the Sun Belt and No. 6 in FBS with five touchdown receptions. He is second in the Sun Belt in receiving yards (96.5 per game). Lewis has caught 12 touchdown passes in his last 13 games.

RB Marcus Carroll is No. 5 in FBS in rushing with 127.0 yards per game and No. 1 with eight touchdowns.

Carroll rushed for a career-high 184 yards and three touchdowns in the opener vs. Rhode Island and then followed with 107 yards and three more scores vs. UConn before his 150-yard effort against Coastal.

GSU’s top offensive lineman is super senior left tackle Travis Glover, a Preseason First-Team All-Sun Belt selection who has 49 career starts.

Linebacker Jontrey Hunter is the Panthers’ leading tackler with 29 stops, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups. CB Gavin Pringle leads GSU with two interceptions.

Georgia State leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 22 in FBS in rushing defense at 89.2 yards per game. The Panthers held UConn to 50 yards rushing on 31 attempts and Charlotte to 88 yards on 29 carries.

GOLDEN EFFORTS VS. 49ERS

QB Darren Grainger and WR Robert Lewis combined for record-setting performances in the Panthers’ 41-25 win at Charlotte.

Grainger completed 27 of 33 passes (82 percent) for 466 yards for the second-best single-game in program history, just five yards behind Nick Arbuckle’s 2015 school record of 471 yards. He added 23 yards rushing for 489 yards of total offense, also No. 2 in GSU annals.

Grainger rushed for one touchdown and threw three TD passes, including a 97-yard scoring pass to Lewis for the longest play in GSU history. He also hit Tailique Williams for a 78-yard touchdown and connected with Lewis for a 38-yard TD and a 59-yard completion to the 1-yard line to set up another score.

Lewis broke the GSU single-game record with 220 receiving yards on just six catches. Williams added a career-high 129 yards on five receptions.

Grainger’s big day earned him Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in his career. He was also named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 List for Week 3 and a Manning Award Star of the Week. Grainger and Lewis were also tabbed to the PFF College Team of the Week.

TURN, TURN, TURN

The Georgia State defense has forced seven turnovers in the first four games to rank No. 12 in FBS That gives the Panthers 32 turnovers in the last 16 games.

Georgia State ranked No. 11 in FBS in 2022 with a school-record 25 turnovers gained (13 interceptions, 12 fumble recoveries).

Senior linebacker Jontrey Hunter has forced a fumble in each of the first two games to give him six in his career, tying the GSU record.

CB Gavin Pringle, the grad transfer from Bucknell, leads GSU with two interceptions.

The Panthers grabbed a school-record four fumble recoveries last season at James Madison and returned two of them for touchdowns, also a first. Senior ILB

Jordan Veneziale ranked third in FBS with three fumble recoveries in 2022. His five career fumble recoveries are tied for the GSU career lead.

Senior DE Javon Denis returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown vs. James Madison, the second scoop-and-score of his career. He is the only player in GSU history with two fumble returns for scores, and just the third player in school history with two defensive touchdowns.

SERIES VS. TROY

Troy holds a 5-4 lead in the series, which began in 2013, but Georgia State has won three in a row.

The Panthers won the last meeting 37-10 in 2021 in Atlanta. Darren Grainger threw two touchdowns, Georgia State rushed for 257 yards and the GSU defense collected five sacks and limited Troy to 57 yards rushing.

Georgia State also won 36-34 at Troy in 2020 and 5233 in Atlanta in 2019. GSU is 2-1 against Troy at Center Parc Stadium and 3-2 in Atlanta.

MORE ON MARCUS

Marcus Carroll showed that he is ready to carry the load for the Georgia State rushing attack with 508 yards and eight touchdowns in the first three games. His career-high 184 yards vs. Rhode Island is the fourth-best single-game in GSU history.

In the first two games of 2023, Carroll rushed for 144 yards on 12 carries in the fourth quarter.

Against URI, he rushed for 94 yards on just eight carries in the fourth quarter. After rallying to take a 35-28 lead, Georgia State faced 3rd-and-2 at their own 25 when Carroll broke through the line and raced 63 yards to down the 12, then finished the job on the next play with a 12-yard TD run for a 42-28 advantage with eight minutes left.

After rushing for 150 yards in the win at Coastal Carolina, Carroll now has three of the Top 10 singlegame performances in program history, all in his last eight games (184 vs. URI/2023; 164 vs. USM/2022; 150 vs. CCU/2023).

After topping the 1,000-yard mark against UConn, Carroll now ranks eighth in GSU history with 1,294 yards. His 17 career rushing touchdowns rank third.

Georgia State Depth Chart vs. Troy

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CENTER PARC STADIUM

HOME OF THE GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS

CENTER PARC CREDIT UNION STADIUM is the home of Georgia State football. The Panthers took over this iconic property, formerly Centennial Olympic Stadium and then Turner Field and venue for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, for the 2017 season.

The facility was renamed Center Park Credit Union Stadium as part of a 15-year, $21 million agreement between Center Parc Credit Union, a division of Atlanta Postal Credit Union (APCU), and Georgia State Athletics, announced on Aug. 11, 2020.

Center Parc Stadium features 25,000 seats for football, a FieldTurf playing surface on “Pete” Petit Field and dramatic views of the Atlanta skyline. The conversion process incorporated the existing seating areas on the north, west and south sides of the stadium with a new grandstand constructed on the east side, formerly the outfield.

The Panthers enter their sixth season in this impressive venue, which also houses the Football Operations Suite, completed in 2019. All of the program’s day-to-day operations are at Center Parc Stadium, including weight room, meetings rooms, coaches’ offices, athletic training room and equipment room.

Center Parc Stadium was originally constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium and used for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the track and field competition. Ground was broken on the stadium on July 10, 1993.

Following the Olympic Games, much of the north end of the stadium was removed in the conversion to the 49,000-seat baseball park that served as the home of the Atlanta Braves from 1997 through 2016.

The first baseball game at Turner Field was played on April 4, 1997 as the Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4. The stadium hosted the National League Division Series a total of 11 times (1997–2005, 2010, 2013) and the NL Championship Series four times (1997–1999, 2001), as well as one World Series (1999), one NL Wild Card Game (2012, the first in baseball history), and the 2000 MLB All-Star Game.

The Braves played their final game at Turner Field, a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, on Oct. 2, 2016. In November 2016, the Board of Regents approved Georgia State University’s purchase of 38 acres of the 68-acre site for $22.8 million, and the conversion process began in early 2017.

Georgia State opened its new home against Tennessee State before 24,333 fans on Aug. 31, 2017.

SHAWN ELLIOTT

2017 – PRESENT

In 26 seasons as a Division I coach, Elliott has been part of 22 winning seasons, 20 teams that reached the NCAA playoffs or a bowl game, and three consecutive NCAA FCS titles from 2005-07.

Now in his seventh season as head coach, Shawn Elliott continues to produce firsts for the Georgia State football program.

A coaching veteran who brought 20 years of experience in winning programs, Elliott was introduced as Georgia State’s third head football coach by then-President Dr. Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Dec. 9, 2016. He came to GSU after highly successful stints at South Carolina, where he served as the

co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and interim head coach, and Appalachian State, where he coached the offensive line.

In 26 seasons as a Division I coach, Elliott has been part of 22 winning seasons, 20 teams that reached the NCAA playoffs or a bowl game, and three consecutive NCAA FCS titles from 2005-07.

That success has continued at Georgia State, where Elliott has led the Panthers to bowl games and winning seasons in four of his six years in Atlanta, including the first three bowl victories in program history.

HEAD COACH

Other notable accomplishments in Elliott’s first six seasons in Atlanta:

n GSU’s first winning season as an FBS program in 2017

n School-record eight victories and the program’s highest winning percentage in 2021

n First consecutive winning seasons with three straight from 2019-21

n Three straight bowl berths from 201921 and the first back-to-back bowl wins in 2020 & 2021

n First win over ranked opponent with 42-40 victory at No. 21 Coastal Carolina in 2021

Full name: Shawn Hardwick Elliott

Born: June 26, 1973

Hometown: Camden, S.C.

Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996

Family: Wife Summer, daughter Maddyn, son Max

n 1997-09, Appalachian State, assistant coach

n 2010-16, South Carolina, assistant coach

n 2015, South Carolina, interim head coach

n 2017-present, Georgia State, head coach HEAD

n Stunning upset at Tennessee in 2019 for the program’s first Power 5 win

n 62 All-Sun Belt Conference players

n One All-American and one Freshman All-American

n GSU’s first Academic All-American® and eight Academic All-District® selections

n Program-record 3.03 GPA in his first semester

n Eleven players signed to NFL free agent contracts, including four who have played in the NFL

Not surprisingly for a long-time offensive line coach, Elliott has built the Georgia State program by establishing one of the nation’s most productive rushing attacks. Over the last four seasons, the Panthers have averaged 221 yards rushing per game, a figure that ranks No. 8 in the nation during that time period.

That rushing productivity was evident in 2022 as the Panthers ranked No. 14 in FBS, led by senior Tucker Gregg, who became the program’s career leader with 2,265 yards.

* Bowl Game

The 2022 Panthers also ranked No. 11 in FBS with a school-record 25 turnovers forced.

Elliott’s 2021 squad won seven of its last eight games to set the program record with eight victories. The Panthers achieved their third straight winning season at 8-5 while earning Georgia State’s third straight bowl berth, also firsts in program history. GSU capped the season with a resounding 51-20 victory over Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl to win back-to-back bowl games for the first time.

After facing one of the toughest schedules in the Group of Five, Georgia State fought back from a 1-4 start to set the school-record for wins and establish a program record for Sun Belt Conference victories with a 6-2 mark, good for second place in the East Division.

The 2021 team achieved another milestone with the program’s first win over a nationally-ranked opponent as the Panthers knocked off No. 21 Coastal Carolina 42-20 on the road.

GSU averaged 226.4 rushing yards per game to rank No. 8 in FBS, along with an aggressive defense that set school records with 38 sacks and 92 tackles for loss. Thirteen Panthers were named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt Conference team, and following the season, offensive guard Shamarious Gilmore and tight end Roger Carter, one of Elliott’s first recruits, signed NFL free agent contracts.

Elliott and his staff navigated the unique challenges of 2020 to steer the Panthers to a winning season, capped by a victory in the LendingTree Bowl, marking the first backto-back winning records and bowl berths in school history.

The 2020 Panthers featured another prolific offense that averaged a school-

record 33.3 points per game and an opportunistic defense that ranked in the top 10 in the nation in sacks with 35 and turnovers forced with 21. A program-record 14 individuals earned All-Sun Belt honors.

The 2019 season began with another major first for the Georgia State program as Elliott’s Panthers earned a dominating 3830 victory over Tennessee at Neyland Stadium for the school’s first win over a Power 5 opponent.

Elliott was named the Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week, and his Panthers were recognized as the FWAA Reveal Suits National Team of the Week. That is the third time that Elliott has been part of the National Team of the Week; his Appalachian State team was recognized for its 2007 victory at Michigan and his South Carolina squad for its 2010 win over No. 1 Alabama.

The win over Tennessee launched a record-setting 2019 season as the Panthers won seven games in the regular season for the first time and achieved their best home record with a 5-1 mark.

The 2019 team set numerous team and individual records, most notably establishing new season standards for points, touchdowns, rushing yards and total offense.

Following the regular-season, 10 Panthers were named to the 2019 All-Sun Belt squad, and the team earned a berth in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

Despite taking over a Georgia State program playing just its eighth season of football in 2017, Elliott not only guided GSU to a bowl game in his first year at the helm, but he led the Panthers to their first bowl victory, 27-17 over Western Kentucky in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. That win gave the program a then-school record seven victories in Elliott’s first season.

The 2017 GSU defense set season records for fewest points allowed per game, and fewest rushing yards allowed per game (136.4). The defense also recorded the first shutout in school history. On offense, the Panthers established new marks, since broken, for highest completion percentage (64.2) and fewest interceptions (9) in a season, as well as most total yards in a game (670) and most points vs. an FBS opponent (47).

Nine Panthers earned All-Sun Belt honors in 2017. Senior cornerback Chandon Sullivan shined in the classroom and on the field as Georgia State’s first football Academic AllAmerican and the first Panther to be invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Sullivan, one of three 2017 seniors to sign NFL free agent contracts, is entering his sixth NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

After inheriting a seniordominated roster for his first season, Elliott’s second campaign proved to be a rebuilding year as the Panthers were forced to play numerous freshmen. Still, there were many positives during the 2018 season. First-year quarterback Dan Ellington passed for more than 2,000 yards, led the team in rushing and set a school record for fewest interceptions.

Punter Brandon Wright ranked No. 3 in FBS in punting average and net while setting the Sun Belt record at 48.3 yards per kick. The Ray Guy Award semifinalist was GSU’s first semifinalist for a major college football award.

Standout receiver Penny Hart finished his career ranked fourth in Sun Belt history in receiving yards and eighth in receptions. He signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, as did linebacker Chase Middleton. Hart is now with the Atlanta Falcons.

Before taking over the Georgia State program, Elliott worked seven seasons (201016) at South Carolina under Will Muschamp and Steve Spurrier, highlighted by three consecutive 11-win seasons from 2011-13 during the most successful run in the Gamecocks’ history. In addition to coaching the offensive line, he was the running game coordinator in 2010 and 2011, was elevated to co-offensive coordinator in 2012, and then served as the interim head coach following Spurrier’s retirement midway through the 2015 season.

Elliott originally joined the South Carolina staff in 2010 and helped the Gamecocks reach five straight bowl games while coaching some of the most prolific and balanced offenses in school history. The Gamecocks turned in the program’s best offensive season, statistically, in 2013, averaging 34.1 points while rolling up a

school-record 452.3 yards per game.

South Carolina’s 2014 unit scored nearly 33 points per game while averaging over 440 yards of offense as All-America and AllSoutheastern Conference offensive guard A.J. Cann paved the way. In 2010, Elliott’s first season in Columbia, his offensive line blocked for record-setting running back Marcus Lattimore, the National Freshman of the Year.

In addition to Cann, a third-round draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015, Elliott developed future NFL linemen Corey Robinson, Ronald Patrick, Brandon Shell, T.J. Johnson and Rokevious Watkins.

Before going to South Carolina in 2010, Elliott coached his entire career at Appalachian State, his alma mater. In 13 seasons there, he was an integral part of App State’s three consecutive NCAA titles from 2005-07 as well as the Mountaineers’ historic upset at Michigan in 2007.

Beginning in 1997, he worked two seasons as a defensive assistant (1997-98) and then two seasons as the tight ends coach (1999-00) before taking over the offensive line in 2001.

In nine seasons as the Mountaineers’ offensive line coach, Elliott’s players earned All-America distinction on 12 occasions, including four different linemen who received first-team All-America accolades. He also coached All-American and future NFL tight end Daniel Wilcox in 2000. In 2003, offensive lineman Wayne Smith was the first pick in the Canadian Football League Draft. From 2005-07, Elliott coached three-consecutive Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipients.

Elliott helped lead the Mountaineers to 10 NCAA playoff berths in 13 seasons with two trips to the national semifinals and three appearances in the quarterfinals in addition to the three championships.

He was one of three App State coaches to earn the NCAA’s Award of Valor for their efforts in rescuing two individuals from an automobile accident in 2000.

The two head coaches under whom Elliott spent the bulk of his time as an assistant coach, Spurrier at South Carolina and Jerry Moore at Appalachian State, are both enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Elliott was the first player in Mountaineer annals to appear in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs four separate seasons. He was a fouryear letterwinner, helping the Mountaineers to two Southern Conference titles and a combined record of 36-16. He served as a cocaptain of the 1995 Appalachian State squad that finished 12-1 while earning all-league distinction as a defensive end.

A native of Camden, S.C., Elliott earned his bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State in 1996. He is married to the former Summer Scruggs, also an App State grad and a standout tennis player for the Mountaineers, and the couple has two children, Maddyn and Max.

TRENT MCKNIGHT

Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks

7th year at GSU

Alma Mater: Samford, 2010

n Elevated to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2022, when GSU ranked No. 1 in Sun Belt/No. 14 in FBS in rushing and was one of 18 FBS schools to average at least 200 yards rushing and passing

n Nominee for 2020 Broyles Award as nation’s top assistant coach.

n Produced six All-Sun Belt receivers from 2017-21, including current NFL WR Penny Hart in 2017-18.

n Previously coached four seasons at Samford, his alma mater.

CHAD STAGGS

Defensive Coordinator

1st year at GSU

Alma Mater: USC Upstate, 2000

n In his first season at GSU as defensive coordinator after four years in the same role at Coastal Carolina.

n 2020 Broyles Award semifinalist as nation’s top assistant coach.

n Helped CCU go 31-7 over the last three years and served as interim head coach for the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl.

n Helped mentor three All-Americans on defense in Tarron Jackson (2020), C.J. Brewer (2020) and Josiah Stewart (2021).

THE McKNIGHT FAMILY: Trent and Ashley with sons (from left) Brooks, Baker and Beau.

THE STAGGS FAMILY: Chad and Kelli with their daughter Gracie and son Jack.

ANTREAL ALLEN Cornerbacks

2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: Georgia State, 2018

n Former GSU player joined the staff in 2022 after two years as defensive backs and special teams coach at Shorter.

n Chosen for an NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship with the Atlanta Falcons in the summer of 2022.

n Coached All-Sun Belt safety Antavious Lane in 2021-22.

n Lettered four years for the Panthers from 2014-17 and was the starting safety in Georgia State’s first bowl win in 2017.

ARKETA BANKS Special Teams Coordinator

2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: Elon, 2003

n In his second year at GSU after one season at Elon, his alma mater.

n Served two tours at Western Carolina, coaching wide receivers, running backs and tight ends from 2017-19 and running backs from 2009-12.

n Coached slotbacks and receivers from 2013-17 at NCAA DII powerhouse Lenoir-Rhyne and coached running backs and tight ends at Gardner-Webb in 2018.

THE BANKS FAMILY: Arketa and Latora Banks with daughters Shymia (right) and Kimora and son Arketa II.

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QUINSHAD DAVIS

Wide Receivers

2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: North Carolina, 2016

n Joined the GSU staff in 2022 after two seasons at USF as a quality control analyst

n Named to 247Sports’ 30Under30 list for 2023

n Standout receiver at North Carolina, where he earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and finished his career as the Tar Heels’ all-time leader in receptions (205) and touchdown catches (25).

n Former pro player who spent time with the Detroit Lions in 2016 and played one season in the CFL.

DAN ELLINGTON

Tight Ends

4th year at GSU

Alma Mater: Georgia State, 2020

n In his second year as tight ends coach after two seasons coaching the running backs.

n In his first two seasons, he coached three All-Sun Belt running backs who each gained over 750 yards, including GSU career leader Tucker Gregg.

n Two-time All-Sun Belt quarterback who passed for 4,566 yards and 34 TDs and rushed for 1,293 yards and 11 TDs.

n Authored one of the top moments in GSU athletics history in the Panthers’ upset at Tennessee in 2019.

THE DAVIS FAMILY: Quinshad and Ceaira Davis with daughter Aria Grace.

JOHN HOLT

Offensive Line

2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 2008

n Former offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Western Carolina who joined the GSU staff in 2022.

n Coached a pair of All-Conference linemen in 2022, when GSU led the Sun Belt in rushing.

n Tutored seven All-Southern Conference offensive linemen, three So-Con All-Freshman honorees and two Freshman All-America linemen in nine seasons as the WCU offensive line coach.

n Played and coached under Shawn Elliott at App State. Played on three straight NCAA title teams from 2005-07.

BRIAN LANDIS

Inside Linebackers

4th year at GSU

Alma Mater: Georgetown College, 2001

n Has coached four All-Sun Belt honorees in his first three seasons at GSU.

n Joined GSU staff in 2020 after three seasons as head coach at Frederick Douglass High School in Louisville, Ky., where he compiled a 35-5 record after starting the program from scratch.

n Previously served on the staffs at Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky and Georgetown College, his alma mater.

n Part of NAIA national championships as a player (2000) and coach (2001) at Georgetown.

THE HOLT FAMILY: Josh and Krystle Holt with their son JT and daughter Grace.

THE LANDIS FAMILY: Brian and Ashley with sons Park (left) and Jack.

CORY PEOPLES

Secondary/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator

4th year at GSU

Alma Mater: South Carolina, 2005

n Elevated to Secondary Coach/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator in 2022.

n Coached three-time All-Sun Belt CB Quavian White, now with the Arizona Cardinals.

n Former NFL player and a three-time recipient of the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

n Former defensive coordinator at Albany State with coaching stops at Georgia Southern, Charleston Southern, Clark Atlanta and St. Augustine.

n Played on NJCAA national title team at Georgia Military, then played two years at South Carolina.

ALLEN SMITH

Defensive Line

2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: Wofford, 2021

n Joined the GSU staff in 2022 from the NFL, where he served as the Houston Texans assistant defensive line coach in 2021.

n Coached All-Sun Belt DE Javon Denis in 2022.

n Spent three years (2018-20) as defensive line coach at Wofford, helping the Terriers to back-to-back berths in NCAA FCS playoffs (2018 & 2019).

n Helped coach a 2018 Wofford defense that ranked No. 12 or higher in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense.

THE PEOPLES FAMILY: Cory and Keilah with sons Cory Jr. and Lucas and daughter Isabella.

THE SMITH FAMILY: Allen and his wife Joy with daughters Harleigh and Emori.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

SPORTS MEDICINE

MIKE SIRIGNANO Head Strength Coach

BRANDON PRINGLE Assistant Strength Coach

NICK OKEKE Graduate Assistant

REED ROBERTS Assistant Strength Coach

BOB MURPHY Associate AD for Sports Medicine & Nutrition

TAIT CARLISLE Athletic Trainer

HANNAH REICH Athletic Trainer

JAMILA DICKERSON Athletic Trainer

DEEP SINGH Athletic Trainer

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GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

STEVE WOJCIKOWSKI Assistant AD, Football Operations

GINNY THOMPSON Director of Player Personnel & On-Campus Recruiting

MATT BRENNAN Director of High School Relations

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KILLIAN MARKWORTH WILLIAM HUNTER ELISHA SHAW TATE SWEENEY

NATE SIMON Equipment Manager

ZARIA BARTON-HALL Assistant Equipment Manager

CHANTEL AUDIANE Video Coordinator

DORIAN FLEMING 82

CARLOS FLETCHER 96

TRAVIS GLOVER 52

TERRELL GORDON

EVAN GRAHAM

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DR. M. BRIAN BLAKE GSU PRESIDENT

Named Georgia State University’s eighth President in June 2021, Dr. M. Brian Blake is a proven academic leader and an acclaimed engineer and computer scientist. Since arriving at Georgia State, Dr. Blake has focused his strategic visioning around central pillars.

He came to Georgia State after two years as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at George Washington University, where he oversaw the academic mission of the institution, supporting all academic endeavors and overseeing the research enterprise across the university’s 10 schools and colleges. Prior to joining George Washington in 2019, Blake was Executive Vice President for Academics and the Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he led the implementation of a new, responsibility-centered budget model and the president’s strategic plan. He developed the academic vision, “Creating the 21st Century Academic Experience.” During his four-year tenure, Blake helped Drexel recruit its most academically

gifted class, achieve the highest retention rate in the university’s history and increase research activity to all-time high levels.

Before going to Drexel, Blake was Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Miami in Miami, Fla., where he oversaw 155 programs in 12 schools and colleges. He earned a resolution of tribute from the university’s Board of Trustees for elevating the visibility of graduate education and significantly enhancing the environment for faculty success.

He was an Associate Dean for Research and Professor at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame where he oversaw research programs and graduate studies in the College of Engineering. During his tenure, the college had record increases in research awards and expenditures and the graduate program grew by more than 30 percent.

Georgia State University President

Prior to joining Notre Dame, Blake was on the faculty of Georgetown University where he was Chair of the Department of Computer Science. He was Chair and Director of Graduate Studies during the inaugural years of the university’s first graduate program in computer science. He also led several STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, including a new professional master’s program in technology management and collaborative efforts with the departments of Biostatistics and Radiology in the Medical School.

As a Distinguished University Professor of Systems and Software Engineering, Blake had appointments in the Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Neuroengineering.

Blake, a computer scientist and software engineer, spent six years as a software architect with Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and The MITRE Corporation. Blake has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Mercer University and a Ph.D. in information and software engineering from George

Mason University. His research has received more than $12 million in funding, and he is an author of more than 200 scholarly publications. Blake is the first Black president in the university’s 114-year history.

Blake grew up in Savannah, Ga., and attended Benedictine Military Academy. He and his wife, Bridget, have two sons, Brendan and Bryce.

PANTHER FACTS

Ranked NO. 1 AMONG PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING , Georgia State is also the NO. 2 MOST INNOVATIVE in the nation.

– U.S. News & World Report

52,000+ STUDENTS

23 percentage point increase in graduation rate since 2003 (Six-year graduation rate)

Note: Because ethnicity is reported separately from race, and because race is occasionally unreported, the sum of the percentages above may not equal 100%.

SIX HOUSING COMMUNITIES

5,200+ STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS PIEDMONT NORTH

GREEK HOUSING

Students from every state in the nation and more than 150 countries

BY THE NUMBERS

250+ 20+ 68

100 degree programs in fields of study

$ 2.8 Billion Georgia State’s annual economic impact on metro Atlanta

grammy awards won by the Georgia State School of Music faculty and alumni

buildings on Georgia State’s Atlanta Campus

UNIVERSITY COMMONS

PATTON HALL THE LOFTS

PIEDMONT CENTRAL

CHARLIE COBB 2014 – PRESENT

Cobb is focused on building a ‘Culture of Success’ at Georgia State based on five themes: Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement.

Charlie Cobb enters 10th ninth year at the helm of the Georgia State Department of Athletics and 19th as a Division I athletic director, leading a transformation for the program throughout campus and the city of Atlanta.

Through the implementation of the department’s strategic plan, Cobb is focused on building a ‘Culture of Success’ at Georgia State based on five themes: Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement. Since his hire in August 2014, multiple new facilities have opened, while student-athletes continue their impressive commitment to academic performance. Georgia State has received the Sun Belt’s Institutional Graduation

Award twice under his tenure, and Panther student-athletes have consistently maintained a department-wide grade point average of well over 3.0, including a program-record 3.40 in spring 2020. Most recently the department achieved a 3.27 GPA for the 2022-23 academic year.

Cobb currently serves on the NCAA Division I Council and was recently a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee.

On the field, the Panthers have garnered unprecedented success during his tenure, including 2021-22, which was the best competitive season for GSU teams in school history. Georgia State led the Sun Belt Conference and finished an all-time high No. 88 in the final 2022 LEARFIELD Division I Director’s Cup standings. The impressive year featured the men’s basketball program’s fourth

NCAA berth in eight years, football’s second consecutive bowl win, a top six NCAA finish for the beach volleyball program and NCAA appearances in men’s soccer and tennis.

Among Cobb’s biggest projects has been participating in the acquisition, purchase, and re-purposing of Turner Field, transforming the former Major League Baseball venue into the home of Georgia State football, now named Center Parc Credit Union Stadium in recognition of the $21 million, 15-year naming rights agreement reached in 2020. Phase One of the project was completed in August 2017 and includes new east side seating and an artificial surface field for the football team. Phase Two moved all football operations to the stadium in 2019 as part of a $300 million plan to transform the 68-acre site.

In fall 2022, the men’s and women’s basketball teams began play in the new Georgia State University Convocation Center, and new baseball and softball stadiums are next within the Summerhill footprint. The GSU Soccer Complex for the men’s and women’s programs was completed in 2021, and the Bobby Jones Golf Practice Facility opened for the men’s and women’s golf teams in 2019.

Before returning to Atlanta in September 2014, Cobb spent nine years as the Director of Athletics at Appalachian State. Previously he worked for six years honing his business acumen with the Atlanta Sports Council, the Chick-FilA Peach Bowl, and the Georgia Dome, before returning to his alma mater, NC State, for 7 years. His leadership helped build and maintain a high-performing program at App State. The Mountaineers won three consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championships, the first three-peat in FCS history. They also brought home eight consecutive Commissioner’s Cup championships (top men’s sports program in the Southern Conference) and four Germann Cup championships (top women’s program). Together, they earned the men’s and women’s awards in the same academic year four times.

At App State, Cobb helped create $50 million in facilities improvements as the Mountaineers’ fundraising efforts that reached all-time highs, including surpassing the $3 million mark. The jewel of the construction projects was the sevenstory Appalachian Athletics Center and the campaign also produced new homes for Mountaineer baseball, softball, and soccer, as well as a new indoor practice facility.

The 55-year-old Cobb was a four-year letterwinner as a football player at NC State. He graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1990 and earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio in 1992. As a senior center, he was named to the All-ACC second team and was an AllACC academic selection throughout his career. He was awarded the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference’s Jim Tatum Award, which recognizes the senior football player with the highest GPA, in 1990.

Cobb and his wife, Lindsay, have a son and daughter, 25-year-old Harrison, a graduate of both Hampden-Sydney College and Ohio University, where he earned a dual Master of Business Administration and Sports Administration, and 22-year-old Branan, a Centre College graduate and current graduate student at Vanderbilt University. Lindsay Cobb was an All-ACC goalkeeper for the NC State women’s soccer team from 1987-90 and is currently an assistant women’s soccer coach at Emory University.

The Georgia State Panther Band is in its 14th year of existence and serves as an integral part of campus life.  Referred to as “the Sound of Downtown,” the Panther Band performs a pre-game show at all home games, and halftime shows at games they attend.  In addition to football games, the band performs at university and community events, as well as high school marching band exhibitions.

The Georgia State University Panther Band has a distinguished history of performance.  Founded in 2010 along with the University’s football team, the Panther Band has quickly made a name for itself performing for live, televised, and motion picture audiences. Rated by its peers as one of the best college marching bands in the country, the Panther Band was ranked among the top-ten bands in the nation by the College Band Directors National Association in 2013 and the top-five among the Southern Division in 2012, 2016 and 2020. In 2014, the band entertained millions along the streets of New York and on television as it participated in the 88th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2013, the Panther Band proudly marched through Washington, D.C. playing the music of James Brown during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2019, the Panther Band performed for over 100 million viewers as part of the Super Bowl LIII Pepsi Halftime Show. In 2022, the Panther Band performed down the streets of

Pasadena, Calif., in the Tournament of Roses parade. The Panther Band has proven itself as a band that truly entertains.

The Panther Band is under the direction of Adam F. Dalton, Georgia State’s director of athletic bands, and T. Devin Reid, assistant director of bands. To learn more about the Panther Band visit pantherband.gsu.edu.

FIGHT PANTHERS

Fight Panthers to victory

Our voices yell

You’ll hear us mighty and strong

We’re from the ATL

We’re gonna give them hell

Fight Panthers to victory

Drive on for the score

Blue – White

Georgia State will win the fight

G-S-U

2023-24 CHEERLEADERS & TEAM POUNCE

Adriana Campbell

Alan Anthony

Alana Petty

Amaya Mason

Brennan Johnson

Bri Allen

Jaden Robinson

Jayla To

Kiara Shaw

Lindsey Oglesby

Makayla Camp

Maya Barkley

Maya Jenkins

Mikayla Cleary

2023-24 PANTHERETTES

A'Maya Wilson

Anna Myhre

Bhelen Thompson

Divine Turner

Imani Munai

Karissa Cox

Kaylin Martin

Maisha Marlin

Mckenna Connery

Rickell Milner

Samantha Stiller

Shayla Fowle

Talayah Graham

Tiana Wilson

Wrenii Worjloh

Myla Ellington

Naytzel Cervantes

Rae'don Henley

Se'brea Jackson

Toni Gibson

Zamiya Armstrong

NCAA COMPLIANCE

Sun Belt Conference, and Georgia State University rules and regulations.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Georgia State University Athletics Compliance Office provides a comprehensive compliance and monitoring program that promotes knowledge of and adherence to NCAA, Sun Belt Conference and institutional rules and regulations among members of the Department of Athletics, Georgia State University personnel and members of the athletics community, thereby reducing infractions.

REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETICS INTERESTS

A “representative of Georgia State’s athletic interests,” or booster is anyone who:

• Has ever participated in or is currently a member of the Panther Athletic Club.

• Has made a donation to the athletics program;

• Has helped arrange for summer and/or vacation employment for student-athletes or provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes;

• Has assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;

• Has been involved, in any way, in the promotion of Georgia State’s athletic program.

RECRUITING

Only coaches and athletic department staff can be involved in the recruiting process. Athletics representatives are prohibited from contacting a prospective student-athlete or members of his/her family by telephone, email, text message, etc., or in person, for the purpose of encouraging participation

in athletics at Georgia State. Please contact the coaching staff if you know of a prospect that may have the interest and ability to participate in intercollegiate athletics. The coach can then take appropriate action.

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE

A prospective student-athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade. In addition, a student-athlete who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual (or the individual’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students generally.

EXTRA BENEFITS

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a studentathlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. Extra benefits would include, but are not limited to:

• Cash or loans in any amount;

• Co-signing or arranging a loan;

• Gifts or free services (e.g., airline ticket, restaurant meals, clothing, etc.);

• Use of an automobile;

• Rent-free or reduced-cost housing;

• Money for, or a guarantee of, bail or bond;

• Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work; and/or

• Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed.

The Georgia State University Department of Athletics is committed and obligated to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of NCAA,

GSU BOOSTER COMPLIANCE DO’S and DO NOT’S

DO’S

• Provide an occasional meal to student athletes or team

• Meal MUST be at your home, on-campus, or in a facility normally used for GSU Athletic Events

• It may be catered

• Can provide transportation to occasional meal ONLY if it occurs at your home

• Provide employment opportunities, provided the opportunities are open to the general public and payment is the going rate and only for work actually performed.

• Provide NIL opportunities, provided all applicable state, federal, and institutional laws are being followed.

• “Pay-for-Play” and “Pay-for-Performance” are NOT permitted.

• Contact or forward information to GSU appropriate coaching staff about a prospect that they believe would be a great addition to the program.

• Contribute/Donate money to the Panther Athletic Club to support GSU athletic programs.

• Attend high school games and functions that a prospect might be at, provided you have no contact with them.

• Continue to maintain contact with a prospect and their family as long as you have a pre-existing relationship and there is no attempt to recruit the student-athlete.

• Contact the GSU Compliance Office with any questions you may have about your involvement with prospects or information regarding NIL.

NCAA REPORTING

Your commitment to helping Georgia State comply with the letter and the spirit of the rules and regulations of the Sun Belt Conference and the NCAA is greatly appreciated. If you have any knowledge that an NCAA violation has occurred or believe that an NCAA violation may have occurred, we ask that you notify the Compliance Office at (404) 413-4010 or compliance@gsu.edu.

DO NOT’S

Provide any kind of benefits or special arrangements to a prospect or current student athlete including, but not limited to:

• Co-signing a loan

• Cash

• Material or tangible benefits (e.g. clothing, equipment)

• Arranging employment for family/friends

• Free or reduced housing

• Engage in any kind of recruiting activities.

• Provide financial support to a prospect for them to attend a camp at GSU.

• Contact a prospect or his or her parents/guardians during an official visit.

• Transport a prospect to his or her official or unofficial visit(s) to GSU.

• Contact a principal, coach, or counselor in order to evaluate the prospect’s academic or athletic abilities.

• Pick up film or transcripts from a prospect’s educational institution.

• Donate to a high school booster club on behalf of the prospect.

• Make contact (e.g., in-person contact, telephone calls, electronic communication, written correspondence) with the student-athlete of another four-year collegiate institution about transferring to GSU.

The Compliance Office will investigate any alleged NCAA violations and determine if a violation has occurred. If it is determined that a violation has occurred, the Compliance Office will notify the Director of Athletics, supervisor, and coach (if applicable) in order to begin the process of selfreporting the violation to either the Sun Belt Conference and/or NCAA, depending on the classification of the violation.

NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS NIL POLICY

The NCAA is committed to ensuring that its rules, and its enforcement of those rules, protect and enhance student-athlete well-being and maintain national standards for recruiting. Those goals are consistent with the NCAA’s foundational prohibitions on pay-for-play and impermissible recruiting inducements, which remain essential to collegiate athletics. In Georgia, if an individual elects to engage in an NIL activity, the individual’s eligibility for intercollegiate athletics will not be impacted by application of Bylaw 12 (Amateurism and Athletics Eligibility.”

Student-athletes may earn compensation for the use of the their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”), subject to certain conditions. Georgia State University (“University”) fully supports student-athletes’ NIL rights, as participation in intercollegiate athletics should not infringe upon a student-athlete’s right to earn compensation for his/her NIL. The University and GSU Athletics will provide all students with guidelines that govern their ability to be compensated for their NIL rights (the “Guidelines”).

For every NIL deal a GSU studentathlete enters into, the below two requirements MUST be met:

• Any contract or agreement that is signed with an individual, company, organization, etc., no matter how formal or informal, must be disclosed to Compliance Office PRIOR to becoming effective.

• After the student-athlete is “paid”, whether it be monetary or in the form of receiving anything of value (gear, merchandise, meals, etc.), this transaction MUST be disclosed on INFLCR.

Any new student-athletes or returners who have yet to gain access should talk to their Head Coach and/or Communications contact for more information.

NIL is NOT pay-for-play for pay-forperformance:

• It is NOT permissible to have entered into any NIL agreement contingent on you enrolling at GSU

While it is permissible under NIL legislation to sell team-issued gear, any student-athlete wishing to do so should talk to their coaching staff about this PRIOR to selling anything to ensure the gear they wish to sell will no longer be needed.

• It is NOT permissible to enter into any NIL agreement contingent on a performance metric, whether individual (e.g. scoring 10 goals over the course of a season) or team-based (e.g. winning the conference tournament).

The Panther Athletic Club is the primary fundraising arm of Georgia State Athletics. Annual donations provide Panther studentathletes with a championship experience through scholarship, facility enhancement and programmatic support.

Through your involvement, financial support, and investment, you can help us unite together as a Panther family to ensure success in all aspects of our program. Your participation helps:

• Support student-athletes

• Enhance athletic facilities

• Provide academic scholarships

The Membership Year is from January 1 –December 31.

Join the PANTHER ATHLETIC CLUB!

1) Visit GeorgiaStateSports.com/PAC

2) Email pac@gsu.edu

3) Call 404-413-4144

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS

• Priority seating and parking for football and basketball games.

• Ticket priorities for post-season competition including bowl games and championship tournaments.

• Build Panther Athletic Club Priority Points—based on total contributions to the Panther Athletic Club and other Athletic funds, consecutive years of membership, current giving membership level and season ticket purchases.

• Invitations to exclusive Panther Athletic Club events where you can socialize with other Panther alumni and friends.

• And much more!

UNITING AND BUILDING THE PANTHER FAMILY

Panther Athletic Club Donors

THANK YOU

Panther Athletic Club Donors!

List as of 8/17/23

BURNING BRIGHT

Toni Dasher and Lanier S. Dasher

Patricia P. and Bradford W. Ferrer

Catherine C. Henson and Christopher Carpenter

Linda and J. A. Poole

Susan T. and William D. Reeves

Judy J. and Frank D. Strickland

Angela and Daniel C. Wilkin

John V. Wilson

ALL-AMERICAN

Melissa and Casey J. Farmer

Marsha and Walter F. McDowell

Karen and Joseph W. Reinkemeyer

C.P.A.C. Reynolds and Linda K. Wiant

Marie E. and Paul S. Swope

Pollyann and Richard E. Thompson

Carter & Associates LLC

CHAMPION

Carol M. and William T. Adams

Carol C. Ashby

Katrina T. Bradbury

Delores M. and Vincent R. Davis

Amanda Emery

Lori R. Russell W. Etheridge

Angela P. Giles

Joy R. Hambrick

Cade Joiner

Susan A. Cole and Kimberly N. King

Jean H. and Larry J. Linner

Sharon W. and Isaiah Mapp

Felicia M. and Rodney L. Mayfield

Susan L. and Robert W. McManus

Stephen W. Narrie

George E. Perez

Kathryn F. and George E. Pierce

Ginger and Norman E. Powell

Jean C. and Steven N. Richardson

Martha Simmons

Ann N. and Charles E. Speight

Bryant D. Springer

Jermani F. Thompson

Leslie M. and Arthur M. Thurston

Kristen M. Varjas and John Horgan

Karen and Dexter B. Warrior

Kim and David B. Westbrooks

McRae F. Williams

Valarie and Carter Wilson

TOUCHDOWN

Kenneth Arrington

Elizabeth R. and Armin G. Brecher

Brett A. Bringuel

Rebecca A. and Kean J. DeCarlo

Margaret A. and Paul H. Franklin

Kenrick N. Higa

Adrienne V. and Christopher P. Hill

Tanya M. Maxwell

Victoria R. Nail-Taylor and Allen R. Taylor

Charlie F. Prince

Ushra and Jerry J. Rackliffe

Frances S. and Lawrence G. Sibilia

Rose Marie Wade

Stanley A. Walters

Gary E. Youngblood and James M. Lorton

Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, LLC

PANTHER

Lisa N. and Steven G. Asplundh

Kimberly and David P. Brown

James M. Camp

Delores M. and Vincent R. Davis

Candace E. Bird-Diaz and David Diaz

Era M. and Daniel C. Erling

Yulando A. Farmer

Jessica C. Fields

Michael S. Fitzmeyer

Denise B. and Stephen D. Forrester

Ayonna G. Hammond

Kerry L. Heyward and Keith E. Adams

Timber C. Hines

Cheryl E. Hunley

Melissa A. and Davey M. James

Susan K. and David C. Laird

Panther Athletic Club Donors

DIRECTOR

Danny K. Agee

Judith B. and L. G. Ashley

Olive P. and Kenneth J. Ashley

Craig A. Avena

Leslie and Randall B. Brannon

Melissa B. and Gary B. Brennaman

Linda F. and Richard I. Bressler

John R. Brite

Kristen A. Brown

Jabari R. Bryant

Edward G. Byce

Dan T. Cahoon

Patrick M. Cheney

Malinda and William W. Harris

Gregory A. Hazzard

Christopher B. Hillyard

Edward B. Hula

Susan and Mark R. Jacobson

Benjamin J. Jacoby

Douglass L. Johnson

Ebony S. Johnson

Randall W. Johnstone

Letita A. and John L. Judy

Laura and Jason R. Kahn

Evan L. Kaine

Susan G. and Alan J. Kauffmann

Randall H. Kent

Donna C.and Kenneth D. Lewis

Lorianne and Bruce W. Mack

Mary T. and John J. McDaniel

Matthew Momtahan

Contessa A. Paige

Casey D. Potts

Suzanna R. and Patrick B. Quinn

Benjamin S. Roth

Nathan B. Rushin

Olesha L. Shorter-Hill and Lenza F. Hill

Lisa and Andrew P. Smith

Mary H. and Kavin K. Smith

James G. Stalvey

Gail E. and James A. Stark

Robert R. Stewart

Timothy J. Thurber

Julia and Edgar C. Torbert

John J. Weaver

Teresa M. and George C. Wiese

Sue Ellen O. and Raymond S. Williams

Robert A. Williams

Ryan Colich

Sarah L. Cook and Kevin P. Byers

Kimberly W. and Larry Copeland

David S. Crawford

Kirby L. Davis

Chinmaya P. Desai

Margie A. and Beryl I. Diamond

Marilyn and Lawrence D. Dodson

Angie D. and Corro'll H. Driskell

Christopher L. Dugger and Rebecca D. Daniel Dugger

Marcy and Jerry L. Endsley

Kim and Frederick Farmer

Tonja M. and Timothy D. Fordham

Julian A. Franklin

April B. Free

Kenneth L. Fuller

Nicholas Gailey

Thomas E. Gould and Diana E. Berman

Ryan T. Graham

Bruce S. Grant

Jennifer Harris

Betsy L. and David G. Klein

July M. and Michael D. Klein

Rose W. and Stanley R. Konter

Kevin Kurey

Peter W. Lloyd

Meredith L. McCoyd

Erika Meinhardt and John R. Parks

Dennis Miller

Christina C. and Jeremy B. Million

Jamal P. Mitchell

David W. Murkison

Samir A. Naib

Diane and Rick Nemec

Lance A. Netland

Monique R. and Chauncey R. Newsome

Sherri and Frank D. Noyes

Annette L. O'Banion

James D. Oxford

Lisa R. and Dale J. Palmer

Rita L. and Robert M. Payne

Panther Athletic Club Donors

Rosemary and Herman Pennamon

John R. Phillips

William R. Pike

Deborah A. and Richard S. Powell

Camille and Robert S. Price

Dawn A. and Christopher J. Randolph

Tina Reece

Wanda and Stewart Reese

Claudette A. Reese Garrett

Michael D. Reeves

Shirley A. Reid

Kathryn B. Rhodes

Virginia and Kenneth E. Roberts

Sam L. Russell

Michael L. Sanseviro

Elizabeth and John R. Scarbrough

Joshuah M. Shields

Christopher G. Sibilia

Heather M. and Randall W. Spyke

John A. Steward and Patricia L. Riley

Jean Tchocksi

Lynne K. and William K. Travis

Vicky and Adrian Treverton

Greg Veneziale

Russell D. Wham

Loucynda G. White

Patricia P. and Stephen L. Whiten

Tracy and Allen G. Wilbanks

Perry S. Wilkes

Carol A. Williams

Pamela S. and Jack F. Williams

Nancy G. and Michael Wroblewski

Joanne L. Yarber

United Consulting

Palmer Holland

POUNCE

Adam S. Acker

Jenny K. Aguilar

Jeffrey L. Allen

Stanley A. Amin

Neal F. Andrews

Robin M. and Robert D. Andrews

Francisco Artley

Conni M. Atkinson

Mary D. and James H. Bailey

Monica L. Barnes

Sally R. and Alexander C. Becking

Shayla N. Bennett

Gwendolyn T. Benson

Jacob Benson

Jeffrey R. Benson

Robin F. and Lloyd F. Berry

Jennifer S. Bhagia

Voshonda M. Bolton

Jim Brackery

Dorothy W. Brandenburg

Mary C. and James T. Bricker

Stewart E. Bridges

Eric A. Brothers

Patricia L. Bryan and Kerry Cook

Kay J. Bunch and Andy White

Paula L. Burman

Anthony B. Butler

Vilaysone N. and Thomas H. Butler

Rashad A. Cain

Travis W. Caldwell

Tanishia S. Chapman

Deborah Christensen

Richard H. Clark

Eric J. Cohen

Anthony E. Colbert and Andrea Lys

Kay E. and James A. Collins

Connie E. and Steven L. Corley

Diana S. and Steven R. Crawford

Gayle P. Daniel

Darrell W. Daniels

Derwin B. Davis

Lori Davis

Mary L. and James M. Davis

Diana K. and David I. Dawson

Michael D. Deariso

Deon L. DeShields

Geert J. deVries and Nancy G. Forger

Matt Dewire

William Dillard

Melissa Donovan

Cathy A. and Zachary M. Doppel

Shirley M. and Gerald R. Doyle

Benjamin E. Duncan

Arnold L. Dunn

Robyn M. and Christopher W. Dunn

Robert G. Eaton

Karla and Shedwyn L. Echoles

Kenya D. Edwards

Adasha M. Elam

Lauri A. Elkins Koch

Gwendolyn W. and George Ellison

Leon F. Fairley

Panther Athletic Club Donors

Anthony Ferrante

James C. Fetner

Penny G. and Keith M. Fischer

Daniel A. Fisher

Phyllis L. Fletcher

Andrew Forbes

James Forbes

Raven Foster

James B. Freeman

Denise L. and Mark T. Fritz

Deborah M. and David M. Fry

Virginia J. Garner

Zachary Garner

Kristy G. George-Coleman and William E. Coleman

Renee J. and John W. Goolsbee

Cheryl and Samuel E. Goss

Zachary N. Greco

Adonta Green

Ryan C. Grelecki

Sonya B. Grier

Jay B. Haney and Anne P. Mosby

John A. Hannay

Pamela R. Hardnett

Sherice N. Hayes

Stephen M. Hayes

Matt Headley

Todd Hill

Kathleen J. and Donald Hodges

Hannah R. Hogg

Marshall F. Holcomb

Jacquolyn A. Holcombe

Brad W. Holland

Grania and Patrick A. Holman

Alisa J. Horton

David E. Houchins

Elisha L. Howell

Frank E. Hunter and Cynthia E. Elliott

Ingrid C. and Jason I. Irby

Debra Isbitts

Barbra L. and Brett S. Jackson

Carla R. and Jimmy A. James

Billy R. Jones

Levy L. Jones

Matthew E. Kehrli

John Keller

Thomas J. King

D. S. Langley

Hedvig and Anthony W. Lavorgna

Adam D. Lee

Glenn McGrier

Mary L. and William L. Megaro

Gavin Melendez

Christopher Meyer

Laderrius Q. Mitchell

Malinda G. and Anthony Molock

Harrice B. and Wylene A. Moore

Anna T. Moore-Johnson

Pamela M. and Christopher S. Mottram

Carlton J. Mullis

Connie G. Murphey

Anthony C. Murphy

Joshua T. Newsome

Karen D. and Donald M. Niles

Richard D. O'Driscoll

Cynthia K. and Kyle A. Paris

Walden C. Parker

Robert H. Patton

Charles K. Pearsall

Megan W. and Chester B. Phillips

Mark W. Phillips

Warren K. Pickard

Pamela P. and Mark W. Pieper

Justin M. Libby

Barbara K. Lowry and Joe Palmeri

Virginia S. and Gary S. Lummus

Aaron C. Lutz

Esther M. and Keith D. Maclin

Jane H. and Raymond L. Manus

William J. Marciniak

Willie L. Martin

Justina A. Mason

Derek M. McAllister

Heather McBride

Clifford L. McDaniel

Mark J. McGovern

Norman A. Pommells

Linda and Freddie Porter

Ryan T. Postol

Zachary A. Proa

Kathy E. and Kanute P. Rarey

Bonnie S. and Robert W. Reavis

Martha F. Reynolds and Gary D. Moore

Daniel F. Rice

Julie Ann C. Rickman

Wanda L. Riley

Norman Roberson

Stephen C. Roberts

Panther Athletic Club Donors

Judy and William J. Rochelle

Francis J. Rodriguez

Jason K. Rogers

Robert J. Rosentreter

Brenda M. and Stephen Rothman

Jaron J. Ruble

David J. Sanders

Susan H. and Drew C. Sanner

Thomas A. Schroeder

Martha B. and Ricky J. Staples

Cynthia Y. Starke-Jones

Rebecca N. Stephens

Michael C. Stevens

Sandra Stewart-Kruger and Walter J. Kruger

Alfred R. Stilo

Shandal D. Sullivan

Maurice G. Sutton

Adrienne L. and Philip R. Tankersley

Matthew S. Taylor

Heather A. and Amit Thaker

Jaime Theriot and Wesley Tailor

Anthony L. Thomas

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