WKU Football 2014 Spring Guide

HILLTOPPERS Jeff Brohm Head Coach

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Table of Contents

2014 schedule 8/28 Bowling Green 9/6 at Illinois 9/13 at MTSU* 9/27 at Navy 10/4 UAB* 10/18 at FAU* 10/25 Old Dominion* 11/1 at Louisiana Tech* 11/8 UTEP* 11/15 Army 11/22 UTSA* 11/28 at Marshall*

stadium information

Home Facility Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium Capacity 22,113 Surface FieldTurf Stadium Opening 1968 Addition Completed 2008

Head coach at a glance

Head Coach Jeff Brohm Alma Mater Louisville, 1994 Career Record First Year WKU Record Same C-USA Record First Year

Quality control/GA

Bryan Ellis Offensive Quality Control Zipp Duncan Offensive GA Kevin Ellison Defensive GA Dan Rowe Defensive GA Ryan Wallace Offensive GA/Tight Ends

Support Staff

Nate Dennison Player Personnel Drew Hampton Equipment Manager Sean Pugh Character Coach John Riley Football Video Bryan Schneider Head Trainer Travis Taylor Asst. Dir. Football Ops.

Media Relations

Michael Schroeder Assistant A.D. Kyle Neaves Director (Football) Robert Sampson Assistant Director Whitney Tarpy Assistant Director Jeremy Brown Assistant

important phone numbers

Media Relations Football Office

270-745-3756 270-745-2984

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2013 review

2013 in Review 45 2013 Recaps 52 2013 Stats

Football information

2013 Record 8-4 2013 Conference Record 5-3 2013 Sun Belt Finish Third 2013 Postseason N/A 2013 Final Rankings N/A Starters Returning (O/D/S) 15 (9/4/2) Starters Lost (O/D/S) 10 (2/7/1) Lettermen Returning (O/D/S) 46 (21/21/4) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S) 20 (9/10/1)

Strength & Conditioning

Justin Lovett Director Dave Consiglio Assistant Director Teddy O’Connor Assistant

players

Players 25 Returning Players 40 Newcomers

coaching Staff

Nick Holt Associate HC/DC Tyson Helton OC/Quarterbacks Ricky Brumfield Corners/Special Teams Neil Callaway Offensive Line Mike Cassity Secondary Ken Delgado Defensive Ends Don Dunn Defensive Tackles Greg Nord Special Teams/RBs JaMarcus Shephard Wide Receivers

Staff

Staff 10 Jeff Brohm Bio 12 Assistant Coach Bios 21 Support Staff

university information

Location Bowling Green, Ky. Founded 1906 Colors Red and White Enrollment 21,124 Conference C-USA Team Name Hilltoppers Mascot Big Red President Dr. Gary Ransdell Athletic Director Todd Stewart Faculty Athletic Rep Dr. Craig Martin Athletic Web Site WKUSports.com University Web Site WKU.edu

general

General 2 Spring Notes 4 Roster 6 Personnel Breakdown

quick facts

spring notes The brohm era begins

replacing no. 5

Need a name card

The Hilltoppers enter their first season under new head coach Jeff Brohm, who spent last season as the team’s assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.

One of the biggest storylines this spring will be who steps into the shoes of two-time All-American running back Antonio Andrews in the WKU backfield.

A legend in the Bluegrass State, Brohm oversaw an offense that set 18 new school records in 2013 and will have nine of his 11 starters on offense back.

Over the last two seasons, Andrews led the nation in all-purpose yardage including tallying 3,161 during his junior year (2012), becoming only the second player in NCAA history to surpass 3,000 AP yards. Over that two-year span, Andrews set an NCAA record for the most AP yards in consecutive seasons with 5,780 yards.

The Hilltoppers exit the Sun Belt Conference having spent the last two seasons as the league’s top defense.

However, seven starters are gone from the 2013 unit and the Hilltoppers will replace their entire starting linebacker corps as well as three of four starters in the secondary.

WKU, which was one of just three teams last season to play in a match-up of new head coaches in a season opener, will repeat that note this year opening up against Dino Babers’ first Bowling Green State team.

joining conference usa After 32 years as members of the Sun Belt Conference and five years as football-playing members, the Hilltoppers are making the move to Conference USA. Conference USA is made up of 14 universities in 10 states and sponsors competition in 19 sports as well as 14 postgraduate scholarships.

With six guaranteed bowl tie-ins for 2014 and television partnerships with Fox Sports, CBS Sports and ESPN, the Hilltoppers will enjoy an unprecedented amount of national exposure.

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building consistency Make no mistake, the FBS transition for WKU was not an easy one as WKU’s first two seasons as full FBS members (2009 and 2010) saw the Tops win just two games, going 0-12 and 2-10, respectively.

However, since then, WKU has placed itself among the nation’s most consistent programs, finishing with seven or more wins in the last three seasons, including an FBS school-record eight wins last season.

Only nine other programs from Non-AQ conferences can make a similar claim and only 38 teams nationally can say as much.

All totaled, the two starting linebackers and three defensive backs were the team’s top five tacklers, tallying 362 tackles, 36 for loss, eight interceptions and seven forced fumbles.

Linebacker Xavius Boyd was the Sun Belt Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year while defensive back Jonathan Dowling led the NCAA in forced fumbles (six). Dowling as well as defensive stalwart and fellow 2013 team captain linebacker Andrew Jackson were 2014 NFL Scouting Combine participants.

1,500 and beyond Over the past four seasons, only WKU can lay claim to an individual rushing for 1,500 yards or more. Also, only four other programs in NCAA history have ever had four consecutive seasons with a 1,500 yard rusher and whoever takes over the reigns for Andrews in the backfield will be tasked with extending that streak.

spring notes WKU is the first team since Texas Tech (2007-08) to have two individuals lead the nation in statistical categories in back-to-back seasons. Graham Harrell led the nation in completions and yards in 2007 while Michael Crabtree led the country in receiving yards and receptions. In 2008, Harrell led the nation in completions and yards once more while defensive back Darcel McBath led the nation in interceptions.

Of the 14 schools to make a change at their head coaching position this past offseason, only WKU was able to maintain continuity through the old and new staffs.

Below is a complete listing of the school records broken during the 2013 season:

new faces

recruiting the top When WKU signed the No. 2 class in Conference USA this February, the program continued a streak of signing one of the conference’s top 3 recruiting classes dating back to the 2009 season, by either Rivals.com or Scout.com.

And of those 14, only Brohm and four others have previous experience coaching within that program.

Staff additions When a new head coach takes over, teams typically experience a large turnover in their coaching staff.

However, along with the six assistants who remained on staff, the three new additions to the staff include a collection of coaches with ties to Coach Brohm from previous stops: Tyson Helton - OC/Quarterbacks Greg Nord - Running Backs Ken Delgado - Defensive Ends

8 18,334 5,502 458.5 6.3 5.0 196.8 261.7 141 65.3

INDIVIDUAL (10) Brandon Doughty (QB) Passing Yards Season Completion Pct. Single Game Completions Single Game Passing Yards

2,857 65.8 29 387

Antonio Andrews (RB) Rushing Yards Season 100-yard games Consecutive 100-yard games Single Game Touchdowns Career 200-yard games Career 100-yard games

1,730 11 11 5 5 21

Additionally, JaMarcus Shephard, who has been on the WKU staff for three seasons as a graduate assistant, was promoted to wide receivers coach.

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Nine student-athletes from junior colleges across the country signed with the Tops in December and enrolled in school in January and are participating in spring drills. They are Travis Lock (RB), Troy Jones (QB), Wonderful Terry (CB), Nick Holt (LB), Dejon Brown (LB), Antwane Grant (WR), Jared Dangerfield (WR), Forrest Coleman (DB) and Ge’Monee Brown (DL).

Coach Brohm is the only new head coach this season who was on staff with his team at least the season before.

TEAM (10) FBS Wins Avg. Home Attendance Total Yards Total Yards per game Avg. Yards per play Avg. Yards per carry Rushing Yards per game Passing Yards per game Passing First Downs Completion Percentage

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National Leaders

numerical roster No. Name

Pos.

2 Taywan Taylor WR 3 Lonnie Turner WR 4 Travis Lock RB 5 Troy Jones QB 5 Wonderful Terry DB 6 Joel German WR 6 Devante Duclos LB 7 Damarcus Smith QB 7 DeVante Thomas DB 8 Todd Porter QB 8 Marcus Ward DB 9 Nelson Fishback QB 10 Nick Holt LB 10 Willie McNeal WR 11 Devin Scott TE 11 Evan Tinsley DL 12 Brandon Doughty QB 13 Dejon Brown LB 13 Antwane Grant WR 14 Michael Bryar K 14 Juwan Gardner DB 15 Nicholas Norris WR 15 Joseph Occhipinti K 16 T.J. Smith DL 17 Daqual Randall LB 18 Shaquille Johnson LB 19 Cam Thomas DB 19 Deon Yelder WR 20 Anthony Wales RB 21 Jared Dangerfield WR 21 Shawn Lacey DB 22 Forrest Coleman DB 23 Marquis Sumler RB 24 Dalton Patterson DB 26 Darmontre Warr RB 28 Rico Brown DB 29 Leverick Johnson DB 30 Patrick Bowles K 30 Prince Charles Iworah DB 31 Terran Williams LB 33 Leon Allen RB 34 Drew Davis LB 35 Demetrius Coley RB 36 Joeshawn Starks DB 38 Ricardo Singh DB 39 Mike Mugler K 40 Isaac Tanner LB 41 De’Andre Simmons DB 42 Jalen Sleet DB

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

Hometown/Previous School

190 So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park HS) 180 Sr.-Sq. Inglewood, Calif. (Serra HS/LA Harbor College) 195 Jr.-JC Lynbrook, N.Y. (Lynbrook HS/Nassau CC) 210 Jr.-JC Baltimore, Md. (St. Paul’s School/Nassau CC) 180 Jr.-JC Fort Pierce, Fla. (Westwood HS/Garden City CC) 185 r-Sr.-2L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) 220 So.-1L Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 209 r-So.-Sq. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 190 Sr.-1L Baltimore, Md. (Edmondson-Westside HS/Hartnell College) 195 So.-Sq. O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon HS) 204 So.-1L Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 215 Jr.-1L Oroville, Calif. (Durham HS/Butte College) 230 Jr.-JC Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Prep/City College of San Francisco) 180 r-Sr.-3L Bradenton, Fla. (Braden River HS) 251 r-Jr.-Sq. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) 225 r-Fr.-RS Alexandria, Va. (Edison HS) 210 r-Sr.-1L Davie, Fla. (North Broward Prep) 225 Jr.-JC Beaumont, Calif. (Beaumont HS/Mt. San Jacinto CC) 195 Jr.-JC Wilmington, Del. (Dickinson HS/Nassau CC) 160 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS) 200 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS) 175 So.-1L Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS) 190 So.-1L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) 240 Sr.-2L Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS) 245 Jr.-2L Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto HS) 223 So.-1L Lake City, Fla. (Columbia HS) 190 r-Sr.-3L Paterson, N.J. (Milford Academy) 215 r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Southern HS) 190 r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Central HS) 200 Jr.-JC West Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS/Fort Scott CC) 170 r-Sr.-Sq. Louisville, Ky. (Southern HS) 175 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln HS/San Joaquin Delta) 188 r-Jr.-Sq. Pensacola, Fla. (Catholic HS) 188 r-Jr.-Sq. New Orleans, La. (O. Perry Walker HS/Ark. Baptist College) 190 r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual HS) 185 r-Sr.-3L Berea, Ky. (Madison Southern HS) 190 r-Fr.-HS Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS) 180 r-Sr.-Sq. Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 193 r-Jr.-1L Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS) 222 Sr.-3L Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast HS) 235 Jr.-2L Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS) 215 So.-1L Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) 254 r-Sr.-2L Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County HS) 150 r-Fr.-RS Paducah, Ky. (Lone Oak HS) 190 r-Sr.-3L Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale HS) 185 r-Sr.-1L Virginia Beach, Va. (First Colonial HS) 220 Fr.-HS Tampa, Fla. (Freedom HS) 180 r-Fr.-RS Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS) 180 r-So.-SQ Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS)

alphabetical roster 33 Leon Allen RB 84 Rashaan Allen TE 79 Charleston Antwine OL 78 Maurice Bennett OL 54 Daeshawn Bertram LB 30 Patrick Bowles K 13 Dejon Brown LB 92 GeMonee Brown DL 28 Rico Brown DB 89 Stephon Brown WR 43 Jordan Bryant LB 14 Michael Bryar K

52 Cameron Clemmons OL 22 Forrest Coleman DB 35 Demetrius Coley RB 95 Raphael Cox DL 21 Jared Dangerfield WR 34 Drew Davis LB 74 Daevonte Dawson DL 74 John Delaney OL 87 Donte DeSalle WR 12 Brandon Doughty QB 47 Nolan Dowling LS 6 Devante Duclos LB

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9 Nelson Fishback QB 14 Juwan Gardner DB 6 Joel German WR 93 DeMarcus Glover DL 86 Tim Gorski TE 13 Antwane Grant WR 70 Max Halpin OL 45 Troy Hart RB 80 Mitchell Henry TE 82 Tyler Higbee TE 10 Nick Holt LB 99 D’Von Isaac DL

30 Prince Charles Iworah DB 29 Leverick Johnson DB 18 Shaquille Johnson LB 73 Kyle Jones OL 91 Trae Jones DL 5 Troy Jones QB 68 Jabari Jordan DL 21 Shawn Lacey DB 76 Forrest Lamp OL 53 Julian Leslie DL 45 Branden Leston LB 4 Travis Lock RB

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alphabetical roster 71 Justin Martinez OL 10 Willie McNeal WR 68 Chandler McPherson OL 49 Nehemiah Mkanta WR 39 Mike Mugler K 69 Matt Nord OL 15 Nicholas Norris WR 15 Joseph Occhipinti K 24 Dalton Patterson DB 97 Jamichael Payne DL 72 Connor Popeck OL 8 Todd Porter QB 90 Marquez Pride DL

17 Daqual Randall LB 51 Brandon Ray OL 59 Tanner Reeves DL 44 Jon Richardson TE 48 Kalvin Robinson DL 46 Eric Robinson-Berry LB 77 Donald Rocker OL 88 Gavin Rocker DL 56 Garrett Schwettman K 11 Devin Scott TE 94 Bryan Shorter DL 41 De’Andre Simmons DB 75 Jimmie Sims OL

38 Ricardo Singh DB 42 Jalen Sleet DB 7 Damarcus Smith QB 16 T.J. Smith DL 67 Derrick Stark OL 36 Joeshawn Starks DB 23 Marquis Sumler RB 40 Isaac Tanner LB 2 Taywan Taylor WR 98 Devante Terrell DL 5 Wonderful Terry DB 19 Cam Thomas DB 7 DeVante Thomas DB

11 Evan Tinsley LB 81 Kylen Towner WR 3 Lonnie Turner WR 50 Blair Vaughan LB 20 Anthony Wales RB 8 Marcus Ward DB 26 Darmontre Warr RB 62 Darrell Williams OL 31 Terran Williams LB 19 Deon Yelder WR 57 Derrell Young LB

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r-So.-Sq. Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren East HS) r-Jr.-HS Russelville, Ky. (Logan County HS) r-Fr.-RS Shepherdsville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) r-So.-Sq. Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater HS/Presbyterian College) r-Jr.-Sq. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) r-So.-1L Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) So.-1L Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) r-Sr.-Sq. Bowling Green, Ky. (Greenwood HS) r-So.-Sq. Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) r-Sr.-3L Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) r-So.-Sq. Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) Jr.-2L Murray, Ky. (Calloway County HS) So.-1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Lakeland, Fla. (George W. Jenkins HS) r-So.-1L Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens HS) r-Sr.-Sq. Dayton, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison HS/Tiffin) r-Fr.-Sq. Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) r-Fr.-RS Thompkinsville, Ky. (Monroe County HS) r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (DeSales HS) r-So.-1L Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Covington Catholic HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Port Saint Lucie, Fla. (St. Lucie West Centennial HS) r-Sr.-Sq. Olive Branch, Miss. (St. Georgia HS/Itawamba CC) r-Fr.-Sq. Mulberry, Fla. (Mulberry HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS) Sr.-Sq. Fort Worth, Texas (Weatherford HS/Ventura College) r-Fr.-Sq. New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 Senior HS) r-So.-1L Venice, Fla. (Venice HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood HS) Jr.-1L Madison, Miss. (Madison Central HS/East Mississippi CC) r-Jr.-Sq. Texarkana, Texas (Texas HS/Trinity Valley CC) Sr.-3L Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal School) r-Jr.-2L Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake HS) r-Fr.-Sq. Fort Knox, Ky. (Fort Knox HS) r-Jr.-2L Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) r-Fr.-RS Franklin, Tenn. (Page HS) r-Jr.-2L Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) Jr.-Sq. McDonough, Ga. (Henry County HS) r-So.-Sq. Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS) r-Fr.-RS Cusseta, Ga. (Chattahoochee County HS) Jr.-JC Petal, Miss. (Petal HS/Pearl River CC) So.-1L Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Forest HS) r-Jr.-2L Phenix City, Ala. (Central-Phenix HS) Sr.-1L Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Christian HS/Trinity Valley CC) Sr.-2L Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS) r-So.-1L Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson HS) So.-1L Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)

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43 Jordan Bryant LB 44 Jon Richardson TE 45 Troy Hart RB 45 Branden Leston LB 46 Eric Robinson-Berry LB 47 Nolan Dowling LS 48 Kalvin Robinson DL 49 Nehemiah Mkanta WR 50 Blair Vaughan LB 51 Brandon Ray OL 52 Cameron Clemmons OL 53 Julian Leslie DL 54 Daeshawn Bertram LB 56 Garrett Schwettman K 57 Derrell Young LB 59 Tanner Reeves DL 62 Darrell Williams OL 67 Derrick Stark OL 68 Jabari Jordan DL 68 Chandler McPherson OL 69 Matt Nord OL 70 Max Halpin OL 71 Justin Martinez OL 72 Connor Popeck OL 73 Kyle Jones OL 74 Daevonte Dawson DL 74 John Delaney OL 75 Jimmie Sims OL 76 Forrest Lamp OL 77 Donald Rocker OL 78 Maurice Bennett OL 79 Charleston Antwine OL 80 Mitchell Henry TE 81 Kylen Towner WR 82 Tyler Higbee TE 84 Rashaan Allen TE 86 Tim Gorski TE 87 Donte DeSalle WR 88 Gavin Rocker DL 89 Stephon Brown WR 90 Marquez Pride DL 91 Trae Jones DL 92 GeMonee Brown DL 93 DeMarcus Glover DL 94 Bryan Shorter DL 95 Raphael Cox DL 97 Jamichael Payne DL 98 Devante Terrell DL 99 D’Von Isaac DL

personnel breakdown lettermen returning (46)

Offense (21) Leon Allen, Maurice Bennett, Cameron Clemmons, Demetrius Cole, Brandon Doughty, Nelson Fishback, Joel German, Tim Gorski, Max Halpin, Mitchell Henry, Tyler Higbee, Forrest Lamp, Willie McNeal, Matt Nord, Nicholas Norris, Taywan Taylor, Anthony Wales, Darmontre Warr, Darrell Williams Defense (21) Rico Brown, Raphael Cox, Drew Davis, Devante Duclos, DeMarcus Glover, D’Von Isaac, Prince Charles Iworah, Shaquille Johnson (as WR), Jamichael Payne, Daqual Randall, Kalvin Robinson, Gavin Rocker, Bryan Shorter, Ricardo Singh, T.J. Smith, Devante Terrell, Cam Thomas, DeVante Thomas, Marcus Ward, Terran Williams specialists (4) Nolan Dowling, Mike Mugler, Joseph Occipinti, Garrett Schwettman

lettermen lost (20)

Offense (9) Antonio Andrews, Nick Baisch, Jamarielle Brown, Sean Conway, Ed Hazelett, Kadeem Jones, Jim Murphree, Luis Polanco, Keshawn Simpson Defense (10) Bar’ee Boyd, Xavius Boyd, Jonathan Dowling, Chuck Franks, James Hervey, Andrew Jackson, Tyree

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Robinson, Calvin Washington, Arius Wright, Kiante Young specialists (1) Hendrix Brakefield coming out of redshirt Rashaan Allen, Daeshawn Bertram, Michael Bryar, Daevonte Dawson, Donte DeSalle, Juwan Gardner, Troy Hart, Leverick Johnson, Kyle Jones, Jabari Jordan, Justin Martinez, Chandler McPherson, Brandon Ray, Tanner Reeves, Donald Rocker, De’Andre Simmons, Jimmie Sims, Joeshawn Starks, Isaac Tanner, Evan Tinsley, Kylen Towner, Deon Yelder

returning squad members

(non letterwinners) Charleston Antwine, Patrick Bowles, Stephon Brown, Jordan Bryant, John Delaney, Shawn Lacey, Julian Leslie, Brandon Leston, Nehemiah Mkanta, Dalton Patterson, Connor Popeck, Todd Porter, Marquez Pride, Eric Robinson-Berry, Devin Scott, Damarcus Smith, Derrick Stark, Marquis Sumler, Lonnie Turner, Blair Vaughn, Derrell Young

mid-year enrollees

Dejon Brown, Ge’Monee Brown, Forrest Coleman, Jared Dangerfield, Antwane Grant, Nick Holt, Troy Jones, Travis Lock, Wonderful Terry

starters returning

Player (Career Starts)

Offense Willie McNeal (20) WR Joel German (7) WR Taywan Taylor (7) WR Mitchell Henry (13) TE Brandon Doughty (11) QB Forrest Lamp (12) OL Max Halpin (7) OL Cameron Clemmons (31) OL Darrell Williams (3) OL Defense Gavin Rocker (12) Devante Terrell (8) Bryan Shorter (7) Cam Thomas (22)

DE DT DT DB

specialists Garrett Schwettman (23) PK Nolan Dowling (12) LS

starters lost

Player (Career Starts)

Offense Antonio Andrews (25) RB Luis Polanco (36) OL Defense Bar’ee Boyd (13) DE Xavius Boyd (35) LB Chuck Franks (6) LB Andrew Jackson (34) LB Jonathan Dowling (23) DB Tyree Robinson (44) DB Arius Wright (41) DB specialists Hendrix Brakefield (47) P

HILLTOPPERS Jeff Brohm Head Coach

Tyson Helton Offensive Coordinator

Nick Holt Defensive Coordinator

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Jeff

Brohm head coach

Jeff Brohm, a native Kentuckian and one of the state’s most notable football products, begins his first season as the head football coach at Western Kentucky University after spending one season as the Hilltoppers’ assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.

An 11-year collegiate coaching veteran with experience in the Big 10, Big East, Conference USA and Sun Belt conferences, Brohm directed a high-flying, high-scoring offensive attack that shattered 18 single-season school records including total offense, individual passing yards and individual rushing yards in his first season as the Hilltoppers’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at WKU in 2013.

Under Brohm’s tutelage, 20 players in offenses he coordinated went on to be drafted into the National Football League while four quarterbacks, Stefan LeFors, Brian Brohm, Hunter Cantwell, and Rusty Smith went on to play in the NFL directly out of Brohm’s quarterback room.

Brohm’s quarterbacks have averaged 2,981 passing yards per season, marks that would rank No. 33 nationally in this season’s rankings while they have compiled a career completion percentage of 63-percent, another Top-30 ranking nationally in 2013. Since 2003, Brohm has also been a part of 82 total wins as either an offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach. Brohm’s offenses, overall, have averaged 446 total yards per game and 33.8 points per game.

Brohm inherits a program that is in the midst of a highly successful transition into the FBS. The Hilltoppers are one of just 38 programs nationally to have seven wins in at least three consecutive seasons and are one of just nine programs to accomplish that feat from a non-automatic qualifying conference. All of this in just their fifth season in college football’s upper echelon of competition.

As the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Tops, Brohm’s primary pupil, first-year starting quarterback Brandon Doughty, broke a 23-year old record for the most passing yards in a season with 2,857 while running back Antonio Andrews broke his own school record, set in 2012, and became just the 11th player in FBS history to rush for 1,700 yards or more in consecutive seasons when he piled up 1,730 rushing yards in 2013.

For his efforts, Andrews was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and earned five All-American team distinctions. Andrews is also the school’s first ever first-round invitee to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, the nation’s preeminent all-star game for graduating seniors.

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the brohm file Personal Born: April 24, 1971 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Lou. Trinity, ‘89 College: Louisville ‘94 Wife: Jennifer Children: Brady and Brooke PLAYING CAREER High School: Lou. Trinity (1986-88) College: Louisville (1989-93) NFL: San Diego Chargers (1994), Washington Redskins (1995), San Francisco 49ers (1995-97), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998), Denver Broncos (1999), Cleveland Browns (2000) XFL: Orlando Rage (2001) COACHING CAREER 2002: Louisville Fire - Head Coach 2003-06: Louisville (Quarterbacks) 2007: Louisville (Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game) 2008: Louisville (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator) 2009: Florida Atlantic (Quarterbacks) 2010-11: Illinois (Quarterbacks) 2012: UAB (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2013: WKU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator) 2014: WKU (Head Coach) Under Brohm’s direction, the Hilltopper offense was No. 2 in the Sun Belt, finishing the regular season just two-tenths of a yard per game away from the top spot, averaging 458.5 yards per game.

Known for his development of signal callers, Brohm spent two years at Illinois before making the move to UAB for the 2012 season. In his second year working with Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, Brohm guided the sophomore to improved numbers in passing yardage, completion percentage and passing efficiency in 2011. Scheelhaase’s 138.0 rating was the fourth-best season mark in Illini history.

Brohm began molding Scheelhaase in 2010 and he quickly showed results, throwing 13 touchdowns and one interception over the last seven games of the season after throwing four touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first six games. Scheelhaase also broke the Illinois records for rushing by a quarterback and by a freshman with 868 yards Prior to going to Illinois, Brohm spent the 2009 season

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Brohm began his NFL career in 1994 with the San Diego Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1995-97, where he was the backup quarterback to Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Steve Young in 1997.

From 1998-2000, Brohm played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. In

As a student-athlete at Louisville, Brohm played two seasons of baseball with the Cleveland Indians’ organization while playing football for the Cards. Brohm also was named the Kentucky High School Player of the Decade for the 1980s before attending Louisville, where his number was honored in 2006 for his contributions as a Cardinal quarterback.

Brohm received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Louisville in 1994. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and daughter, Brooke.

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In his first season as an assistant coach at Louisville, Brohm guided quarterback Stefan LeFors to a No. 1 national ranking in passing efficiency and completion percentage, and watched as the southpaw narrowly missed setting NCAA records in both categories.

A Louisville native, he was voted the team’s MVP in both 1992 and 1993, and always will be remembered for a gritty performance in leading Louisville to an 18-7 victory over Michigan State in the 1993 Liberty Bowl, one of Schnellenberger’s six career bowl victories. Playing with two steel pins and one steel plate in the index finger of his throwing hand, Brohm completed 19-of-29 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown, all while playing in 20-degree temperatures and freezing rain to earn the game’s MVP award.

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Under Brohm’s direction, the Cardinals’ passing attack flourished, including a record-breaking season in 2007 with Brohm’s younger brother, Brian, as quarterback. Brian Brohm threw for 4,024 yards including 30 touchdowns, on his way to repeating second team All-Big East accolades. Brian finished second in the nation in passing efficiency and completed 68.8 percent of his throws in 2006.

Brohm was one of four family members to earn a gridiron letter from Louisville. He wrapped up his four-year collegiate career as one of the most prolific offensive players to wear Louisville’s jersey. As a three-year starter for the Cards, Brohm ranks among the all-time leaders for passing yards, touchdown passes, completions, total offense and completion percentage.

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Brohm served as the quarterbacks coach at Louisville from 2003-06, assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in 2007, and the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2008.

2001, he played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first team All-XFL as he owned the league’s highest QB rating at 99.9.

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as the quarterbacks coach at Florida Atlantic in the Sun Belt Conference, where he was reunited with his college coach, Howard Schnellenberger. While Brohm was at FAU, the Owls averaged 27.4 points per game, 279.7 yards passing per contest and 432.1 yards of total offense per game.

Coaching Staff

nick holt

assoc. head coach - defensive coordinator

second season at WKU University of the Pacific ‘86

Nick Holt, a former BCS conference defensive coordinator, head coach and a former national champion, serves as the defensive coordinator at WKU. Following the 2013 season, Holt added the title of Associate Head Coach under first year head coach Jeff Brohm.

In 2013, Holt inherited one of the Sun Belt Conference’s most suffocating defenses and improved them in nearly every statistical category even with the loss of every starter on the defensive line. At the conclusion of the regular season, Holt’s defense ranked No. 14 overall in total defense while his pass defense was No. 10 in the nation.

Among conference members, the Hilltoppers finished with the top tackler in terms of tackles for loss and sacks in linebacker Xavius Boyd while defensive back Cam Thomas was the league’s best ball hawk, leading the SBC with 15 passes defended. WKU allowed nearly 60 fewer yards per game than the next best defense in the league and finished at the top first down defense in the SBC and No. 13 nationally in that category.

Under Holt’s tutelage, Boyd had a career season and was named the SBC’s Defensive Player of the Year, giving WKU the award in consecutive seasons (Quanterus Smith in 2012).

The Hilltoppers also had four players on the first team All-SBC defensive team as Boyd, Thomas, Jonathan Dowling and Bar’ee Boyd gave the Tops a conference-high for members on the squad.

Before spending one season at Arkansas, Holt was the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington from 2009-11. Before that he was defensive coordinator at the University of Southern California from 2006-08 and the head coach at Idaho from 2004-05. From 2001-03 he was the linebackers coach at USC and helped the Trojans win the 2003 national championship.

In his final season coordinating the USC defense, he helped lead the Trojans to their NCAA-record seventh straight 11win season, a seventh consecutive Pac-10 title and seventh straight BCS bowl berth. USC ended the season by beating Penn State for an unprecedented third straight Rose Bowl victory. The 2008 Trojans led the NCAA in scoring defense at 9.00 points per game, pass defense with 134.38 yards per game allowed and in pass efficiency defense with a 85.75 rating while ranking second in the country by allowing 221.77 yards of total offense per game, the lowest total by a Pac-10 school since 1971.

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Holt’s pupils, including linebacker Lofa Tatupu and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, earned an impressive number of accolades. Tatupu was an All-American in 2004 and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Tatupu played six seasons for the Seahawks, where he earned three Pro Bowl selections, one All-Pro selection and was named to Seattle’s 35th Anniversary Team. Ellis was an All-American in 2006 and 2007, the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2007, a two-time Morris Trophy Winner and the seventh overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Ellis was the fourth player coached

by Holt to earn their conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award.

Holt began his coaching career in 1986 at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., and moved to the UNLV in 1987 as a graduate assistant. He was promoted to linebackers coach for the 1988-89 seasons before moving to Idaho, where in 1994 the Vandals led NCAA Division I-AA in rushing defense.

Holt was a four-year letterman at linebacker at the University of the Pacific and earned honorable-mention All-America honors in 1985, when he was the Tigers’ MVP and team captain. Holt graduated from Pacific in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in political economics.

coaching career 1986: St. Mary’s HS (Defensive Coordinator) 1987: UNLV (Graduate Assistant) 1988-89: UNLV (Linebackers) 1990-93: Idaho (Defensive Line) 1994: Idaho (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line) 1995-97: Idaho (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) 1998-2000: Louisville (Defensive Line) 2001-03: USC (Linebackers) 2004-05: Idaho (Head Coach) 2006-08: USC (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line) 2009-11: Washington (Defensive Coordinator/Asst. HC) 2012: Arkansas (Recruiting Coordinator) 2013: WKU (Defensive Coordinator) 2014: WKU (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator)

Coaching Staff offensive coordinator - quarterbacks

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tyson helton

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Helton served as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach on Tommy Tuberville’s first coaching staff at UC. The Bearcats went 9-4 overall and 6-2 in the American Athletic Conference with an appearance in the Belk Bowl against North Carolina.

The 13-year veteran coached First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selections Blake Annen (TE) and Ralph David Abernathy IV (KR) in 2013. He was also part of a staff that produced the most prolific offensive unit in Cincinnati history.

The Bearcats set the school record with 6,137 yards of total offense and led the American Athletic Conference, averaging 472.1 yards per game.

He moved to UC after six seasons at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. During 2012, he coached the running backs and served as the program’s recruiting coordinator, a staff which also featured Brohm as the Blazers’ quarterback coach.

In 2012, Helton mentored Darrin Reaves, a First-Team AllConference USA selection who rushed for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns. Reaves became the Blazers’ only first-team, all-conference running back selection in school history, and the first Blazer all-league running back pick overall since the 2004 season.

Helton spent his previous five seasons at UAB coaching the quarterbacks. Under Helton’s guidance, Joe Webb developed into one of the most prolific quarterbacks in NCAA history. In 2009 Webb became the first player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in back-to-back seasons. While working at UAB, Helton was on staff with Brohm (2012) and WKU offensive line coach Neil Callaway (2007-11).

Webb finished the season ranked sixth nationally in total offense at 310.5 yards per game and was No. 9 in pass efficiency. Webb also shattered his own Conference USA record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,427, ranking No. 1 in the country among signal-callers.

passed for 2,940 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Helton joined the Blazers after three years at Memphis, where he coached special teams and tight ends. While working on the Tigers’ staff under head coach Tommy West, the Memphis special teams prospered under his guidance.

In 2005, UM kicker Stephen Gostkowski, now with the NFL’s New England Patriots, was responsible for nearly one-third of the team’s scoring and was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year.

Gostkowski is Memphis’ all-time leading scorer with 369 points and was the first kicker chosen in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Prior to joining the program at Memphis, Helton spent four years as a member of June Jones’ staff at Hawai’i. He arrived on the Manoa campus in 2000 as a graduate assistant and worked with the Warriors’ special teams.

In 2001, Helton’s first season as a full-time coach, the Warriors led the nation in kickoff return yardage and broke the NCAA record for average gain per return (30.3). Under Helton, return specialist Chad Owens tied the NCAA record with two kick returns for a touchdown in a game and also broke the NCAA record for most yards gained on kick return.

Helton is the brother of Southern California assistant coach Clay Helton and the son of former NFL and collegiate coach Kim Helton.

Helton earned his bachelor’s degree in business at Houston in 1999 after a four-year career with the Cougars at quarterback.

He and his wife, April, have two daughters, Shelby Grace and Presley, and twin boys Cole and Clay.

coaching career 2000: Hawai’i (Graduate Assistant) 2001-03: Hawai’i (Special Teams) 2004-06: Memphis (Tight Ends/Special Teams) 2007-11: UAB (Quarterbacks) 2012: UAB (Running Backs) 2013: Cincinnati (Tight Ends/Special Teams) 2014: WKU (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)

In 2009, the Blazer offense tallied 5,111 yards, the most in school history. In 2010, UAB again had a potent offense as the unit finished with 5,074 yards, second-highest in school history. Under Helton’s tutelage, quarterback Bryan Ellis

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Tyson Helton serves as the Hilltopper’s offensive coordinator after arriving on The Hill after one season at Cincinnati.

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ricky brumfield Assistant coach - corners/special teams second season at WKU utah state ‘99

Ricky Brumfield serves as WKU’s cornerbacks coach

Keenan and punter Ben Landis were named first-team while second-team kicker returner Zack Page became the all-time record holder in three kick return categories for Division II kick returns, kick return yards and combined return yards.

In his first season on The Hill, Brumfield’s cornerback group proved to be among the nation’s best and topping the conference in every statistical category for pass defenders including total interceptions, passing defense efficiency and pass defense. Brumfield’s primary corners, Tyree Robinson and Cam Thomas, combined for nine of the team’s 14 interceptions including two each against Texas State.

At Fairmont State, Brumfield also served as wide receivers coach where his top receiver, Perry Baker, was one of the few non-Division I players to be selected to play in the 2010 EastWest Shrine Game.

while assisting with special teams after previously spending two years as the special teams coordinator and safeties coach at Nicholls State.

The Hilltopper pass defense contributed to a total defense which ranked No. 15 in the nation at the conclusion of the regular season and allowed nearly 60 fewer yards per contest to opposing quarterbacks than other defenses in the conference.

Brumfield’s coverage units on special team’s also excelled as WKU finished the regular season as the top kick and punt cover unit in the league.

In 2011 under Brumfield’s tutelage, the Nicholls State special teams unit was among the leaders in the FCS in blocked kicks, accounting for six on the year. In addition, kick returner Chika Madu set a single-game Southland and program record with 304 yards and two touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin en route to being named National, Southland and Louisiana Player of the Week. As a unit, Nicholls finished the season ranked 14th in the FCS with a 23.55 yard kick return average. Punter Cory Kemps finished sixth in the nation with a 42.8 yard per punt average, joining Madu as a first-team All-Southland honoree.

In the secondary, along with finishing second on the team in tackles, safety Siegan Vergenal was tied for fourth in the FCS with five forced fumbles.

Brumfield, a native of New Orleans, joined the Nicholls State staff after directing the special teams at Fairmont State University for seven seasons. In 2010, the Fighting Falcons ranked No. 1 in their conference in overall special teams as his squad blocked five kicks, caused two turnovers and scored two touchdowns on the year.

In 2009, Fairmont State had the third best kick return average in NCAA Division II. Under Brumfield’s direction in 2010, three Falcons earned all-conference for special teams. Kicker Frank

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During his tenure at Fairmont State, Brumfield spent five summers assisting with various NFL teams. From 2007-09, he worked with the Pittsburg Steelers, tutoring wide receivers as well as contributing his efforts to special teams.

Prior to Fairmont State, Brumfield started his coaching career at Union College in 2001, serving as special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach. During his tenure at Union, he received his master’s in 2003.Brumfield earned his bachelor’s from Utah State University, where he was a four-time letterwinner and two-year starter as a wide receiver. While at Utah State, the Aggies were two-time Big West Conference Champions and earned a berth to the Humanitarian Bowl in 1997.

Brumfield and his wife, Erin, have four children; Kyan, McKel, Tacy and Asher.

coaching career 2001-03: Union College (Special Teams/Wide Receivers) 2004-10: Fairmont State (Special Teams/Wide Receivers) 2011-12: Nicholls State (Special Teams/Safeties) Present: WKU (Cornerbacks/Special Teams)

Coaching Staff Assistant coach - offensive line

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neil callaway

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In his first regular season at WKU, Callaway’s offensive lined entered the year as one of the nation’s most experienced before injuries to two senior starters had the Tops starting three redshirt freshmen by season’s end. Callaway’s unit didn’t miss a beat and helped guide a record-breaking offense to 5,502 yards and helped quarterback Brandon Doughty and running back Antonio Andrews set single-season school records for passing and rushing yardage, respectively. In total, the WKU offense broke 18 school records during their 2013 campaign.

Prior to WKU, Callaway served as the head coach at UAB from 2007-11. Before UAB, he was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Georgia from 2001-06. Callaway has served as an offensive line coach at three different schools in the Southeastern Conference, including Auburn, Alabama and Georgia during his career.

Callaway knows a thing or two about having success at the collegiate level, as he has been a part of 10 Southeastern Conference titles during his career as a player and as a coach.

Callaway won three conference championships during his playing days with Alabama, then four as an assistant at Auburn, one as an assistant at Alabama and two during his time as offensive coordinator at Georgia.

Callaway served on the Georgia staff for six seasons (2001-06) before going to UAB, helping the Bulldogs to 61 wins over that six-year span, which included a pair of SEC titles, three SEC East titles, four bowl wins and four top-10 finishes in the national polls. In 2002, the Bulldogs finished as the SEC’s top scoring (32.14 ppg) and pass efficiency (138.91) offense and were second in scoring offense in 2005.

In addition, Callaway helped develop numerous outstanding offensive linemen for the Bulldogs. While under Callaway’s tutelage, six different Georgia offensive linemen earned All-Southeastern Conference honors on 10 occasions. One of them -- Max Jean-Gilles -- received All-America accolades in 2005.

nationally in rushing offense, while ranking third in total offense. In 2010, UAB ranked 24th in the nation in passing offense and 30th in total offense amassing over 5,000 yards on the season, which ranked second in school history, only behind the mark set in 2009.

Callaway, a native of Macon, Ga., and a graduate of the University of Alabama, served as offensive line coach at Alabama in 1997 and line coach and offensive coordinator from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining the Crimson Tide, he served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Houston from 1993-96. In his four seasons coaching at Houston, the Cougars’ offensive line allowed just 19.5 sacks per season, including only 10 sacks in his final year. Houston won the inaugural Conference USA championship while he was there as well.

Before making the move to Houston, Callaway served under head coach Pat Dye at Auburn as the offensive line coach from 1981-92, helping the Tigers to four SEC titles, and produced four first team All-Americans and 14 All-SEC players.

Callaway also served under Dye at Wyoming and East Carolina early in his career.

Callaway and his wife, Karen, have three children, Russ, Kate and Clay. Callaway was inducted into the Macon (Ga.) Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

coaching career 1978-79: East Carolina (Assistant) 1980: Wyoming (Graduate Assistant) 1981-92: Auburn (Offensive Line) 1993-96: Houston (Offensive Coordinator) 1997-2000: Alabama (Offensive Line/Offensive Coordinator) 2001-06: Georgia (Offensive Coordinator) 2007-11: UAB (Head Coach) Present: WKU (Offensive Line)

In December of 2006 Callaway was awarded his first head coaching position, as he was named just the third head coach in UAB history. Callaway coached the Blazers for five seasons, going 4-4 in Conference USA in his third season in 2009.

That season UAB ranked first in the conference and seventh

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Neil Callaway, a 33-year coaching veteran, serves as WKU’s offensive line coach.

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mike cassity Assistant coach - secondary second season at WKU kentucky ‘76

Mike Cassity returned to The Hill in 2013 after serving

as the defensive coordinator and the defensive backs coach from 1983-88 at WKU.

Cassity was named the 2007 Big East Recruiter of the Year by SI.com/Rivals.com and was chosen one of the nation’s top-25 recruiters by Rivals.com in 2005.

Cassity comes to WKU after recent coaching stops at Kentucky and Marshall University, where he coached the defensive backs in the 2009-11 seasons. He helped Marshall win a pair of bowl games following the ‘09 and ‘11 seasons.

Cassity also was defensive coordinator at Illinois, the 2001 Big Ten champion and participant in the 2002 Sugar Bowl, and at Baylor, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Northeast Louisiana and WKU.

In his first season back on The Hill, Cassity helped direct the Sun Belt’s top defense, one which ranked No. 15 overall nationally at the conclusion of the regular season. In particular, it was Cassity’s secondary which ranked No. 10 in the nation in passing yards allowed that helped lead that charge.

During the 1991 season at East Carolina, the Pirates posted an 11-1 record, capped by a victory in the Peach Bowl. The ECU coaches were selected as the National Coaching Staff of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.

Hilltopper defensive backs intercepted a league-best 14 passes and had two of the top four individual performances of the season. Junior corner Cam Thomas led the league with five picks while senior Tyree Robinson was one of three players in the league to snatch four interceptions. No other player in the league defended as many passes as Thomas either, who finished the regular season with an SBC-best 15 (five interceptions, 10 PBU) Cassity began his coaching career at UK as a student coach in 1975 while completing his degree. He was a part-time assistant coach in 1979, working with the defensive backs, and was a full-time assistant as the DBs coach in 1980-81.

From there, the trail wound through Morehead State, WKU, Northeast Louisiana, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Louisville and Marshall.

Cassity was the defensive coordinator during his term at Louisville. Inheriting a unit that was 93rd in the nation in total defense and 72nd in scoring defense in 2003, the team improved to 15th in total defense and 24th in scoring defense in Cassity’s first season in 2004. His teams finished in the top 40 nationally in total defense from 2004-06.

Cassity helped the Cardinals win the 2004 Conference USA championship and the 2006 Big East title and advance to three bowl games, highlighted by a victory in the 2007 Orange Bowl. In the Orange Bowl campaign, Louisville finished second in the nation in quarterback sacks and 17th nationally in scoring defense.

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All totaled, 10 of Cassity’s collegiate teams have advanced to postseason play. His teams have a 6-2 record in bowl games and he also participated in the Division I-AA playoffs in 1987 and 1988 with WKU. A native of Ft. Campbell, Ky., Cassity is a graduate of Ft. Campbell High School. He was a two-sport athlete at Kentucky in football and wrestling. In football, he played from 1971-74, starting his final two seasons at safety. He received the Kiwanis Club 110 Percenter Award for his effort and dedication. On the mat, he placed third at the 1974 Southeastern Conference meet at 190 pounds.

coaching career 1975: Kentucky (Student Coach) 1979: Kentucky (Staff Asst./Defensive Backs) 1980-81: Kentucky (Defensive Backs) 1982: Morehead State (Defensive Backs) 1983: WKU (Defensive Coordinator) 1984-88: WKU (Defensive Backs) 1989: NE Louisiana (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) 1990-91: East Carolina (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) 1992-93: Georgia Tech (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) 1994: Cincinnati (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) 1995-96: Wisconsin (Defensive Backs) 1997-98: Baylor (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 1999: Oklahoma State (Co-Defensive Coordinator) 2000: Oklahoma State (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) 2001-03: Illinois (Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks) 2004-07: Louisville (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) 2009-11: Marshall (Defensive Backs) 2012: Kentucky (Defensive Backs) 2013-Present: WKU (Secondary)

Coaching Staff Assistant coach - defensive ends

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ken delgado

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Delgado comes to The Hill from Eastern Michigan where he spent the previous four seasons as the defensive line coach for the Eagles. In 2012, Delgado helped coach Green Bay Packers linebacker Andy Mulumba to All-MAC Second Team defensive honors, and Mulumba saw his action on the Packers’ ramp up this season after starter Clay Matthews was injured. Mulumba was also the second overall pick in the 2013 Canadian Football League Draft while another Delgado product, Kalonji Kashama, was the 27th overall selection in that draft.

Prior to EMU, Delgado spent two seasons on the staff at Louisville where he helped to mentor former defensive ends coach L.D. Scott during his collegiate years with the Cardinals.

In 2008, Delgado’s own Adrian Grady posted a career-best season with 41 tackles and a pair of sacks before moving on to an NFL career with various teams, originally signing with the Indianapolis Colts.

Before his stint at UofL, Delgado was a long-time staffer at Cal where he coached Brandon Mebane - now bound for the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks - to a third round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Mebane earned All-Pac -10 first-team honors twice and recorded a career-best 52 tackles as a senior under the watchful eye of Delgado. Under Delgado, three linemen - Tully Banta-Cain, Ryan Riddle and Mebane - had earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors. Riddle set a school record with 14.5 sacks during the 2004 season, breaking the mark of 13.5 held by Andre Carter. Cal’s D-line allowed just 82.5 rushing yards per game in 2004 to rank second in the country.

Biamila (Green Bay), a three-time All-Conference choice and the Aztecs’ all-time sack leader. Delgado also helped develop 1998 WAC Freshman of the Year Jerome Haywood, as well as La’Roi Glover, who was a four-time All-Pro defensive lineman with the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys.

Before heading to San Diego State, Delgado coached one season at Utah in 1993, where he coached future first round pick Luther Ellis. Prior to that, Delgado spent seven seasons at San Jose State. He coached the defensive line from 1988-92 and also served as a graduate assistant from 1986-87. As the defensive line coach at San Jose State, his 1990 Spartan defense ranked third nationally in rushing defense and 13th in the country in total defense.

Delgado earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from San Jose State in 1984, where he also played two seasons for the Spartans. He was an Honorable Mention Junior College All-American and a first team All-State performer at Chabot College.

coaching career 1986-87: San Jose State (Graduate Assistant) 1988-92: San Jose State (Defensive Line) 1993: Utah (Defensive Line) 1994-99: San Diego State (Defensive Line) 2000-01: San Diego State (Defensive Coordinator/DL) 2002-07: California (Defensive Line) 2008-09: Louisville (Defensive Line) 20010-13: Eastern Michigan (Defensive Line) 2014: WKU (Defensive Ends)

In his first season at Cal, Delgado’s line helped produce a Pac-10-best 44 sacks. Banta-Cain and Tom Canada were the top sack-duo in the league. Banta-Cain, who has won a pair of Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots, was also named Defensive MVP of the 2003 East-West Shrine Game.

While with Cal, Delgado also recruited NFL Pro Bowler DeSean Jackson to the Berkley campus.

Prior to joining the staff at Cal, Delgado served eight years at San Diego State. He served six season as the as defensive line coach from1994-1999, and was promoted to be the Aztecs’ defensive coordinator for two years from 2000-01. As an assistant at San Diego State, Delgado tutored Kabeer Gbaja-

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Ken Delgado begins his first season as the defensive ends coach at WKU.

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don dunn Assistant coach - defensive tackles second season at WKU East Tennessee State ‘76

Don Dunn enters his second season as a member of the Hilltopper staff, coaching the defensive tackles under first year head coach Jeff Brohm as well as serving as the on-staff recruiting coordinator.

In his first regular season, Dunn took over a unit that had lost every starter and was tasked with converting position players into defensive run stoppers. As the season progressed, Dunn’s experience as a high level coach was apparent as his run defense closed out the year allowing just 105 yards per game to the final four Sun Belt opponents.

With 38 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, Dunn came to WKU after spending three seasons as the director of high school relations at Texas Tech on Tommy Tuberville’s staff, after spending 10 seasons on staff with Tuberville at Auburn as the defensive line coach.

Aside from his coaching stops at Texas Tech and Auburn, Dunn has also put time in as an assistant coach at Ole Miss, Nevada, Pacific, Montana State, Tennessee and Lees-McRae Junior College, while also coaching five years at the high school level.

During his time coaching the defensive line at Auburn, Dunn helped the Tigers rank sixth in the nation in scoring defense in 2005 and seventh in 2006, while leading the nation in scoring defense in 2004. Dunn also helped lead Auburn to a berth in the Sugar Bowl in 2005, which is one of 13 bowl games that Dunn has been associated with during his collegiate coaching career.

Prior to his time at Auburn, Dunn served as the defensive line coach at Ole Miss from 1995-98.

Dunn also has defensive coordinator experience at the college ranks, serving as the co-defensive coordinator/ defensive line coach for one season at the University of Nevada following a three-year stint at Pacific, where he was the special teams and defensive line coach along with spending two seasons as the program’s co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach.

Dunn was the defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and special teams coach while at Montana State from 19851990 after initially making his way into the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee from 1983-1985 and at Lees-McRae Junior College in Banner Elk, N.C., where he spent three seasons (1980-83) serving as an

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assistant coach overseeing the offensive and defensive line, special teams and taking on recruiting coordinator duties.

Dunn began his career at the high school level from 19761980 at Holston High School (Knoxville, Tenn.) and David Crockett High School (Jonesboro, Tenn.) where he was a health and physical education teacher and served as the strength coach from 1977-1980.

Dunn earned an associate’s degree from Lees-McRae Junior College in 1973. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education from East Tennessee State in 1976 before graduating with a master’s degree in secondary education from Union College in 1980.

Don and his wife, Dona, have a son, Jonathan.

coaching career 1976: David Crockett HS (Assistant) 1977-79: Holston HS (Assistant) 1980-82: Lees-McRae Junior College (Assistant) 1983-84: Tennessee (Graduate Assistant) 1985-89: Montana State (Defensive Line) 1990-91: Pacific (Defensive Line) 1992-93: Pacific (Asst. HC, Co-Defensive Coordinator) 1994: Nevada (Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line) 1995-98: Mississippi (Defensive Tackles) 1999-2008: Auburn (Defensive Tackles) 2009-12: Texas Tech (Director of High School Relations) 2013-Present: WKU (Defensive Tackles)

Coaching Staff Assistant coach - Special Teams/rb

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greg nord

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coach at WKU where he will also assist with special teams.

Nord, a long-time coach in the Bluegrass State, comes to WKU after his second stop at the University of Kentucky where he had served on coach Joker Phillips’ staff in 2011 and 2012 as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.

While at UK, Nord helped lead tight end Jordan Aumiller to Freshman All-American honors as well as punter Ryan Tydlacka to All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2011.

Prior to joining the Wildcats’ staff, Nord spent a season at Illinois where he crossed paths with Brohm for the second time, their first time together coming on the staff at Louisville where Nord enjoyed a stellar 15-year run.

Nord spent time in various roles on the offensive side of the ball and enjoyed tremendous success guiding the Cardinals’ skill positions. In 2006, Nord coached former Hilltopper running backs coach Kolby Smith, the team’s leading rusher with 862 yards and freshman Anthony Allen, who led the team with 13 touchdowns.

In 2005, Michael Bush led the country in scoring and was a first-team All-BIG EAST performer. Bush was a fourth-round selection by the Oakland Raiders and Smith was drafted in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs.

In 2004, Nord helped lead the Cardinal rushing attack to a school-record 3,005 yards, and a school record-tying 20 rushing touchdowns by Eric Shelton. With Nord at the helm of the running backs, the Cardinals set a school mark for rushing touchdowns with 47.

Before joining the Cardinal staff, Nord spent three years as running backs coach at Georgia Tech (1992-94). During that time, he coached two All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections in Dorsey Levens and William Bell.

Nord began his coaching career at Kentucky as a graduate assistant from 1979-80.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Nord lettered three seasons for the Wildcats, playing center and tight end. He and his wife Donna have two daughters, Amy and Angie, as well as four grandchildren, Luke, Nolan, Gregory and Elizabeth.

Nord’s nephew, Matt Nord, is an offensive lineman for the Hilltoppers.

coaching career 1979-80: Kentucky (Graduate Assistant) 1981: Kentucky (Assistant Coach) 1982-89: Kentucky (Running Backs) 1990-91: East Carolina (Running Backs) 1992-94: Georgia Tech (Running Backs) 1995-97: Louisville (Running Backs) 1998-2002: Louisville (Tight Ends) 2003-06: Louisville (Assistant HC/Running Backs/Tight Ends) 2007-08: Louisville (Tight Ends) 2009: Louisville (Running Backs) 2010: Illinois (Tight Ends) 2011-12: Kentucky (Tight Ends/Special Teams) 2014: WKU (Special Teams/Running Backs)

In his first three seasons as tight ends coach, Nord watched Ibn Green become a two-time All-American while etching his name in the NCAA record books as the NCAA Division I-A all-time leader in receptions by a tight end. Green completed his U of L career as the program’s No. 2 all-time receiver with 217 catches.

Nord also tutored two NFL tight ends in 2003 in Ronnie Ghent and Richard Owens. Ghent became the first Conference USA player at any position to earn first-team all-conference honors for all four years.

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Greg Nord begins his first season as the running backs

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jamarcus shephard Assistant coach - wide receivers fourth season at WKU depauw ‘05

JaMarcus Shephard enters his first season as the wide receivers coach on The Hill under first year head coach Jeff Brohm.

No. 5 all-time at DePauw while his 2,382 career receiving yards are No. 6 all-time. Shephard is also the No. 3 all-purpose player in DePauw history, tallying 3,997 yards over his career.

In 2013, Shephard worked as a quality control assistant for the Hilltoppers, specifically helping the wide receivers transform from a run-heavy offense into a more balanced unit under then-coach Bobby Petrino. Shephard’s wide receiver room helped the Tops to a single-season school record in total offense and proved to have a `Next Man Up’ mentality as quarterback Brandon Doughty was able to evenly distribute the ball with eight different receivers catching at least one pass.

Shephard graduated from DePauw in 2005 with a degree in Sports Medicine while also serving as a captain on the track and field squad as well as a captain on the football team. At WKU, Shephard also earned his master’s degree in Recreation and Sport Administration.

Shephard has spent three seasons in all at WKU, serving two years as a defensive analyst and volunteer assistant.

A two-time Division III American Football Coaches Association at DePauw University, Shephard primarily aided in defensive scheming and identifying opponent tendencies. Additionally, he helped to monitor player academic performance and assisted in the recruiting process.

During his time on The Hill, Shephard also served as a graduate teaching assistant, conducting courses in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport from spring 2011 to fall 2012.

Before his arrival on The Hill, Shephard spent the 2007 season as an assistant track and field coach at DePauw. Shephard began his football coaching career at his high school alma mater, Northrop High in Fort Wayne, Ind., before moving to Indianapolis for a stint at Broad Ripple High.

At DePauw, Shephard participated in the 2005 Hula Bowl as well as the 2004 Aztec Bowl in Cancun, Mexico - both games reserved for collegiate all-stars. In Cancun, Shephard helped lead Team USA over Team Mexico, 23-3, with three kickoff returns for 95 yards including a 56-yarder to setup the team’s first touchdown. He was also one of just two Division III participants in the Hula Bowl that season.

Shephard also tied the NCAA record for kickoffs returned for touchdowns in a game with two. In his senior season, Shephard caught 47 balls for 815 yards and seven touchdowns while also taking home first team All-SCAC honors. He finished his collegiate career as DePauw’s all-time leader in kickoff return yards and kickoff return average, a mark he still holds today. His 168 career receptions still rank

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While at DePauw in his senior year, Shephard also served a semester internship with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. From 2005 to 2007, he spent time working for the NCAA in the Education Services division before moving on to a four-year stint at the National Center from Drug Free Sport in Kansas City, Mo., from 2007 to 2011.

Shephard and his wife Hallie have a son, Jaylan, and a daughter, Alana.

coaching career 2005: Northrop HS (Wide Receivers) 2006: Broad Ripple HS (Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs) 2007: Depauw (Asst. Track Coach - Long Jumpers/Sprinters) 2011: WKU (Defense Volunteer Assistant) 2012: WKU (Defensive Quality Control) 2013: WKU (Offensive Quality Control) 2014: WKU (Wide Receivers)

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Football Strength and Conditioning at WKU after spending two seasons at the University of Georgia.

During Lovett’s two years as an assistant under Rich Tuten, eight members of the Broncos earned Pro Bowl selections and Denver also won the 2011 AFC West title.

He also holds current certifications from the CSCCa (Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified), NSCA (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), NASM (Performance Enhancement Specialist & Corrective Exercise Specialist), as well as from the NASE (Specialist in Speed and Explosion). Lovett and his wife, Amy, have two sons, Tillman and Lyndon.

Lovett was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2008-09 where he worked with the Miners’ soccer and track and field teams and assisted with football and softball.

dave consiglio asst. director of strength and conditioning first season at WKU wisconsin-oshkosh ‘09 Dave Consiglio serves as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Hilltopper Football program.

Prior to coming to The Hill, Consiglio was the Director of Sports Enhancement at UAB, a position he began in 2012. In Birmingham, he was the top assistant for sports enhancement with the football program and oversaw the same area for the baseball program. Consiglio previously served as the sports enhancement coach with the Blazer women’s basketball and men’s tennis programs.

A graduate of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Consiglio played four years of college football and was an all-conference linebacker as a senior.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science and health promotion.

Consiglio is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and he is also certified in CPR, AED and First Aid.

Consiglio was at Arizona State before UAB, where he completed an internship, working with the Sun Devils’ sports performance team for football. He stayed on as a volunteer assistant in the fall of 2010, working primarily with the Arizona State football team.

Before heading to ASU, Consiglio was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Grambling State, where he implemented workouts for men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball and baseball. He designed the workout programs for Grambling State’s softball team.

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Lovett joined the UGA staff in June 2012 after serving for the previous two seasons as strength and conditioning assistant on the Denver Broncos’ staff. While in Athens, Lovett helped the Bulldogs to a 20-7 mark over two seasons including a pair of bowl games and the SEC Championship Game in 2012. Eight Bulldogs were drafted into the NFL from that squad, including a pair of first-round picks in Jarvis Jones and Alec Ogletree.

Lovett was a two-sport athlete in football and baseball at the University of Findlay (NAIA) from 1995-96. A native of Beavercreek, Ohio, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Colorado State University, and a master’s degree in Exercise Science (Athletic Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention) from California University of Pennsylvania.

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nate dennison director of player personnel sixth season at WKU ohio state ‘07 Nate Dennison enters his sixth season on the Hilltopper football staff and fourth as the Director of Player Personnel.

Over the past two seasons under Dennison’s watch, the Hilltoppers have signed the top recruiting class in the Sun Belt (Signing Day 2013) as well as the top class in the SBC (SD14) and the No. 2 class in Conference USA (SD14).

two seasons as a recruiting graduate assistant. He was promoted to assistant recruiting coordinator for the 2009 season before taking on a player development title in 2009.

A native of Lore City, Ohio, Dennison attended Ohio State University, where he earned a degree in sport and leisure studies in 2007. He spent the 2007 season as a recruiting intern for the Buckeyes before coming to WKU.

Dennison came to WKU in the summer of 2007, and spent

drew hampton equipment manager second season at WKU Drew Hampton will begin his second season as the Tops’

equipment manager.

In his first season with the Hilltoppers, Hampton helped oversee a complete redesign of the Hilltoppers’ on-field image including new jerseys through Russel Athletic as well as the introduction of a chrome helmet for the first time.

Manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars which began in 1998, including earning the ‘Equipment Manager of the Year’ honor in 2004. Hampton’s father, Bill Hampton, was the legendary manager of the Jets over a 39-year career before retiring in 2002. Hampton’s brother A native of Long Island, N.Y., Hampton and his wife Janine have three daughters: Paige, Peyton and Haley.

Hampton came to the Hill after a run as the Equipment

teddy o’connor strength and conditioning assistant second season at WKU new hampshire ‘12 Teddy O’Connor enters his second season on The Hill as

Prior to BC, O’Connor was a volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach at Newburyport High School in Massachusetts from 2008-11.

O’Connor spent the previous two seasons at Boston College where he served as a strength and conditioning intern. He began his career with the Eagles dealing primarily with the Olympic sport teams in 2011 before joining the football staff during the 2012 campaign.

O’Connor graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2012 with his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science.

the Strength and Conditioning assistant and his first season under head strength coach Justin Lovett.

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sean pugh character coach

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Pugh came to WKU in 2002, redshirting during WKU’s national championship season. He began his playing career in 2003, playing in 10 games on both special teams and on offense, grading out at 81 percent for the season, not allowing a sack

A native of Huber Heights, Ohio, Pugh started and lettered three years at Huber Heights Wayne High School. Pugh holds a degree in physical education from WKU.

john riley video coordinator second season at WKU arkansas state ‘08 John Riley oversees all video operations for the Hilltoppers and enters his second season on the staff.

Riley came to The Hill after serving as the assistant at Mississippi State since February 2010. In 2008 and 2009, he was the head of the video department at Arkansas State, after serving as an intern since 2004. Riley is a member of the Collegiate Sports Video Association and has held membership since 2008.

Additionally, Riley has also worked various NCAA and conference tournaments including the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regionals in Memphis, Tenn., and the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball First and Second Round games in Little Rock, Ark. A graduate of Arkansas State, Riley earned his MBA in 2009 after completing his undergraduate work in sports management in 2008.

bryan schneider athletic trainer second season at WKU Texas state ‘08 Bryan Schneider begins his second season as the main athletic trainer for the Hilltopper football program.

Schneider came to The Hill after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at Texas Tech since 2011. Prior to working in Lubbock, Schneider was a year-long intern for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2010 after earning his master’s degree from Auburn in 2010.

Prior to his two years on the Plains, Schneider interned with the Houston Texas (2006) and Detroit Lions (2007) while completing his undergraduate work at Texas State, earning his degree in 2008.

Schneider is an active member of the College Athletic Trainer Society, NATA and SWATA.

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in his first year of action.

In all, Pugh saw action in 36 games during his four seasons in uniform - posting 30 wins and twice advancing to the NCAA FCS playoffs.

his seventh season on the WKU football staff, serving as the character coach, providing social and spiritual support to the Hilltoppers.

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travis taylor asst. director of football operations first season at WKU valdosta state ‘08 Travis Taylor begins his first season as the Assistant

Director of Football Operations under head coach Jeff Brohm.

Taylor comes to The Hill after five seasons at UAB, spending the final two as Director of Football Operations for the Blazers.

A native of Unadilla, Ga., Taylor joined the Blazers’ staff from Valdosta State where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2008 in exercise physiology and then his master’s in 2009 in higher education with an emphasis on educational leadership.

Taylor played football at Valdosta State from 2004-07 and was a three-year starter for the Blazers at wide receiver. He was a part of the 2004 and 2007 Valdosta State teams that captured the NCAA Division II national championship.

While at Valdosta State, Taylor played under head coaches Chris Hatcher and David Dean.

bryan ellis offensive quality control first season at WKU uab ‘11 Bryan Ellis begins his first season as the offensive

quality control coaching, assisting offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tyson Helton with the development of the Hilltopper signal callers.

Ellis enjoyed a stellar prep and collegiate career at the position at his alma mater and most recent coaching stop, UAB, where he spent the 2013 season in a similar capacity for the Blazers.

In 2010, Ellis had nine starts at quarterback for the Blazers with 2,940 passing yards and 25 touchdowns in 11 total games.

After his playing career was done, Ellis transitioned to a graduate assistant coaching role working with the quarterbacks for the previous two seasons.

Ellis, a Byron, Ga., native, is married to the former Janie Cox.

zipp duncan offensive graduate assistant second season at WKU kentucky ‘09 Zipp Duncan enters his first season as an offensive graduate assistant, working primarily with the offensive line, after spending last season as a graduate assistant with the strength and conditioning program.

A native of Elizabethtown, Duncan came to WKU after a stellar playing career at the University of Kentucky and later in the NFL and CFL.

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In 2010, Duncan spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles as the Edmonton Eskimos.

During his senior season at Kentucky, Duncan started every game at left tackle and was voted a team captain. He was a second team All-SEC selection while finishing his career with 39-straight starts and four bowl appearances.

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kevin ellison defensive graduate assistant

During his Trojan playing career, he picked up The Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman first team honors and became the team’s starting strong safety as a sophomore. In 2007, he made the 2007 All-Pac-10 first team, ESPN.com All-Pac-10 first team and Phil Steele’s All-Pac-10 second team.

dan rowe defensive graduate assistant first season at WKU New Hampshire ‘10 Dan Rowe begins his first season as the defensive graduate assistant for the Hilltoppers after one season in a similar capacity at Northern Michigan University.

While at NMU, Rowe worked with the offense which averaged over 350 yards per game.

He also coached at Merrimack College (Mass.) in the spring of 2012 and spent two seasons (2010-12) at Yale University (Ct.).

As a student at the University of New Hampshire (2006-10), Rowe entered the coaching profession as a student assistant.

Prior to heading to Marquette, Rowe spent one season as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Wyoming.

ryan wallace offensive graduate assistant - tight ends second season at WKU wku ‘12 Ryan Wallace begins his first season as the tight ends

The Hilltoppers set 18 school records on offense, including individual rushing yards in a season, paved by Wallace and Callway’s offensive line.

Wallace, a Bowling Green native, completed his playing career for the Hilltoppers in 2012 and served last season as a graduate assistant on the offensive line.

A former tight end himself, Wallace will transition over to his own meeting room this season where he inherits a talented tight end group. Wallace also served as a long snapper during his playing career. In 2012, he played in all 13 games and drew three starts and saw action in 25 total games over his career.

coach for the Hilltoppers and is in his second season as a graduate assistant with the program.

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Ellison, who played for defensive coordinator Nick Holt during their time at the University of Southern California, spent time in 2009 with the San Diego Chargers after being drafted by the team in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Following his time with the Chargers, Ellison was signed by the Seattle Seahawks, reuniting with former college coach Pete Carroll. Ellison also served as the defensive coordinator at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles during 2011.

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Kevin Ellison enters his first season as a defensive graduate assistant on The Hill.

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33 Leon Allen 6-0, 235, Jr. Running Back Manatee HS Bradenton, Fla. 2013 (So.): Allen rushed for 357 yards on 72 carries with five touchdowns last season as the primary back-up to All-American Antonio Andrews. He added 202 yards on 22 receptions and was the only true running back to catch a touchdown pass. Allen’s best performance was a 10-carry, 92-yard showing in the season opener against Kentucky when he also scored his first touchdown of the season. In the second week of the season, he had a 13-carry game against Tennessee to set his high-water mark for the season while his season-high for receiving yards was a three-catch, 46 yard day against Louisiana-Lafayette.

2012 (Fr.): Allen became WKU’s No. 2 option at running back in his true freshman season, finishing second on the team in rushing yards (317), yards per game (28.8) and yards per carry (5.7). He saw action in 11-of-13 games, leading the Hilltoppers in carries during their first two contests. Allen debuted with immediate impact against Austin Peay on Sept.

1, leading WKU with 93 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. He toted the rock a team-high 11 times at topranked Alabama on Sept. 8, totaling 28 yards on the day. He carried the ball six times for 20 yards in win at Kentucky on Sept. 15. Allen posted a career-high 132 rushing yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries against Southern Miss on Sept. 22. He rushed four times for eight yards in conferenceopening win at Arkansas State on Sept. 29. Allen gained 37 yards on nine carries versus ULM on Oct. 20, the secondhighest rushing total on the team.

HS/Misc.: Allen was rated as a two-star recruit by both Rivals. com and Scout.com, helping lead Manatee High to a 2011 Class 7A Florida State Championship, totaling over 130 yards from scrimmage in the state title game. He served as a dual-threat running back in his senior season, finishing the year with 834 yards on 161 carries to go along with 36 receptions for 336 yards. He averaged over five yards per carry while finding the endzone 10 times on the ground. He also had a pair of receiving touchdowns, averaging over nine yards per reception. Allen was named a running back on the South roster in the Florida FACA North-South All-Star Game, scoring the team’s first touchdown of the game on a four-yard reception in the first half. He also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors to go along with First-Team All-Area honors.

78 Maurice Bennett 6-2, 300, Jr. Offensive Line Madison Central HS Madison, Miss.

2013 (So.): Bennett appeared in all 12 games as an offensive lineman after shifting over from

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the defensive line in fall camp. Bennett served as the primary backup for both guard positions and was a fixture on the special teams units.

Before WKU: Bennett came to WKU for the start of the spring semester in January 2013. Bennett comes to WKU after playing in nine games with East Mississippi Community College in 2012. Bennett posted 11 tackles, including a tackle for a loss, and forced a fumble from his defensive tackle position during the 2012 campaign.

HS/Misc.: Bennett played high school football at Madison Central High School, racking up 30 tackles along the defensive line during his senior season in high school.

Bennett was ranked in the top 100 in the nation for defensive tackles coming out of high school by Scout.com following the 2012 season and was originally committed to the University of California.

52 Cameron Clemmons 6-6, 305, r-Sr. Offensive Line Wilson Central HS Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

2013 (r-Jr.): Clemmons started all 12 games for the Hilltoppers, spending the first three as the left tackle before shifting over to right guard for the final nine games of the season. Clemmons helped paved the way for the Hilltoppers to break 18 school records including individual rushing and passing yards in a season.

2012 (r-So.): Clemmons played in 12 games, earning the start at left tackle in 11 contests. He aided running back Antonio Andrews to a single-season WKU record 1,728 rushing yards, including another school-record 10 100-yard rushing performances. Clemmons blocked for quarterback Kawaun Jakes, who set WKU’s single-season record for passing touchdowns (22). He had the left side sealed against Kentucky on Sept. 15 as Jakes ran in the game-winning two-point conversion. Clemmons helped Andrews eclipse the 200-yard rushing mark in two conference road games, at Arkansas State on Sept. 29 and at Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 17.

Against North Texas on Nov. 24, he enabled Andrews to churn out 230 yards, 120 of which came in the fourth quarter.

2011 (r-Fr.): Clemmons played in nine games on the offensive line, earning a start in eight contests. WKU went 4-1 in his five starts at right tackle with the only loss coming to then-No. 1 LSU on Nov. 12. He received the first start of his collegiate career on the road against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 6 - a WKU win in overtime.

2010 (Fr.): Clemmons redshirted his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Clemmons started three years on the offensive line for head coach Brad Dedman and the Wilson Central Wildcats, earning First-Team All-State honors by Rivals.com. He was rated as the 11th-best prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com as well as the 63rd-ranked offensive tackle in the nation.

Clemmons was named a Tennessee East-West All-Star and to the “Dandy Dozen - Top 12 Recruits in Middle Tennessee”

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2012 (r-So.): Doughty saw relief action against both Austin Peay on Sept. 1 and Southern Miss on Sept. 22, completing 1-of-3 pass attempts for seven yards.

2011 (r-Fr.): Doughty saw his season cut short after suffering a season-ending knee injury in week three against Indiana State on Sept. 17. He had earned the start at quarterback in that game, playing just three plays before leaving with the injury. Doughty made his first collegiate appearance at quarterback in the third quarter in week two against Navy on Sept. 10, throwing for 102 yards on 12-of-21 passing and leading WKU to a touchdown on his first drive under center.

2010 (Fr.): Doughty redshirted his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Doughty tossed 23 touchdown passes and rushed for four touchdowns as the starting quarterback for North Broward Prep. He completed 170 passes for 2,885 yards and was rated as a three-star recruit by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com. ESPN.com had Doughty ranked as the 75th best quarterback in the nation coming out of North Broward. He was named a FACA North-South All-Star, a Dade-Broward AllStar and tabbed as First-Team All-County by the Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel.

Before WKU: Fishback was the primary signal caller for the Roadrunners in 2012, propelling Butte College to a Nor-Cal Conference Championship and a win in the State Center Bowl.

In a run-heavy offense Fishback was very efficient, throwing for nearly 1,500 yards and 13 touchdowns. Fishback also proved dangerous on the ground, accounting for 84 yards rushing while scoring five touchdowns. Under Fishback’s direction the Roadrunners finished the 2012 season with a 10-1 record, averaging 34.1 points per game. Fishback and the Roadrunners offense were particularly strong in home games, scoring at least 45 points in three of their four home games, including a 70-point outburst against Shasta College.

Butte College has developed a reputation for sending out elite college quarterback prospects, most notably Super Bowl and NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, along with his brother Jordan Rodgers, who stars at Vanderbilt.

HS/Misc: As a senior at Durham High, Fishback throw for 1,701 yards on 122-of-213 passing attempts, averaging 141.8 yards per game and throwing 23 touchdowns to just two interceptions. He helped lead the Trojans to a 10-2 record, averaging 363.3 yards of total offense while scoring 58 touchdowns. Fishback also rushed for 585 yards on 101 carries with 11 touchdowns to lead his team in rushing touchdowns.

6 Joel German 6-0, 185, r-Sr. Wide Receiver Dunbar HS Fort Myers, Fla. 2013 (r-Jr.): German saw action in ten games, earning three starts against Tennessee, Navy and Louisiana-Lafayette. Against Tennessee and Navy, German led the team with three receptions for 46 yards and seven receptions for 87 yards, respectively. The following week against ULM, he led the team again in receptions with five while his 55 yards were second on the team. He finished the regular season with 26 receptions for 339 yards and was the team’s fourth-leading receiver

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2013 (r-Jr.): In his first full season as a starter, Brandon Doughty re-wrote the Hilltopper record book for quarterbacks, setting new school records for passing yards (2,857), completion percentage (65.8), single-game completions (29, vs. Troy, 10/26), and single-game passing yards (387, vs. Troy, 10/26). Doughty also directed a WKU offense that set a single-season school record for total yards (5,502), yards per play (6.3), yards per game (458.5) and passing yards per game (261.7). Doughty appeared in all 12 games, starting 10, the outliers being Morgan State and Troy. He eclipsed the 200-yard mark in eight games and went over 300 in the Troy (387) and ULM (370) contests while he posted completion percentages above 70-percent against Kentucky (79.4), Navy (80.6), and ULL (78.3). Doughty also threw for multiple touchdowns in four contests including South Alabama (3), ULM (2), Army (2) and Arkansas State (3).

He finished the year completing 246-of-374 attempts for 14 touchdowns with 14 interceptions with a long of 60 yards against Troy and a passing efficiency mark for 134.81

2013 (So.): Fishback saw action in five games at quarterback, starting the Troy game, in his first season on The Hill. On the year, he threw for 174 yards on 13-of-18 attempts with one touchdown, a strike to Tim Gorski as the Tops’ final score at Georgia State. He added 29 yards rushing on 10 attempts with one touchdown, an 11-yard scamper against Morgan State.

Fishback’s top performance came on a 5-of-6 day against ULL when he threw for 78 yards and finished with a 192.53 efficiency rating.

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Brandon Doughty 6-3, 210, r-Sr. Quarterback North Broward Prep Davie, Fla.

Nelson Fishback 6-2, 215, Jr. Quarterback Durham HS Durham, Calif.

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by The Tennessean. He was tabbed as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. In three years, Clemmons started 34 games on the offensive line, posting 73 pancake blocks and 27 knockdowns as a senior. He also made an impact on the defensive side of the ball, recording 30 tackles and a pair of sacks in his senior season. He played two years of varsity basketball, earning the team Most Valuable Player on the hardwood during his freshman season. His father and uncle both played collegiate football with dad playing at the University of Tennessee and uncle at Middle Tennessee State University.

returners 2012 (r-So.): German did not play in 2012 due to injury.

2011 (r-Fr.): German played in 11 games at receiver including a pair of starts. He finished sixth on the team with eight receptions totaling 87 yards. German received his first action of the season in week two against Navy on Sept. 10, leading the Hilltoppers with four catches for 45 yards, including a 21-yard grab in the second half. He caught two passes for 22 yards as a reserve at ULM on Oct. 29. German ended the regular season with a 29-yard catch against Troy on Nov 26.

2010 (Fr.): German redshirted his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: German was named Second-Team All-Conference during his junior season and First-Team All-Conference as a senior. He was tabbed as the team Offensive Player of the Year after reeling in 38 passes for 750 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2009. He lettered three years in football, starting as a receiver in all three years. He also lettered four years in basketball, earning Offensive Player of the Year honors in both junior and senior season.

86 Tim Gorski 6-7, 253, r-Jr. Tight End St. Rita HS Chicago, Ill. 2013 (r-So.): Gorski climbed his way up the depth chart in 2013 and saw action in all 12 games, earning seven starts including the final five games of the season. He finished the regular season with 17 receptions for 172 yards and one touchdown, catching the final score of the Georgia State game in Atlanta.

2012 (r-Fr.): Gorski appeared in all 13 games during his first playing season on The Hill, earning four starts. He started the season opener against Austin Peay on Sept. 1, snagging his first-career catch and touchdown in his debut. The catch went for 15 yards and gave WKU a 21-0 lead. Gorski also earned starts at top-ranked Alabama on Sept. 8, at Arkansas State on Sept. 29 and versus Florida Atlantic on Nov. 10.

2011 (Fr.): Gorski redshirted in his first official season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Gorski racked up 250 yards receiving off 17 receptions as a tight end in his senior season at St. Rita High School, finding the endzone on two different occasions. He was named Second-Team All-Conference as well as Edgytim. com First-Team All-State. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. Gorski lettered three years in football and all four years on the hardwood with the St. Rita basketball team.

70 Max Halpin 6-3, 295, r-So. Offensive Line Covington Catholic Fort Mitchell, Ky. 2013 (r-Fr.): Halpin entered the season as the No. 2 center behind longtime starter Sean Conway but immediately jumped into the starting role when Conway was injured against South Alabama in Week 3 of the season. Halpin started the final five games of the season, seeing action in all 12 and starting seven total. WKU was 6-1 with Halpin as the starting center and 7-1 including the Morgan State game when he took over for Conway after the game’s first offensive snap resulted in a 65-yard touchdown run for Antonio Andrews.

2012 (Fr.): Halpin redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Halpin was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Covington Catholic High School and was Honorable Mention All-State following his senior season. He was also selected as the starting center for the Kentucky Best of the Bluegrass All-Star game.

80 Mitchell Henry 6-4, 245, Sr. Tight End Elizabethtown HS Elizabethtown, Ky. 2013 (Jr.): Henry saw action in all 12 games, starting six, as the team’s primary pass-catching tight end. Henry led the position group with 25 catches for 305 yards and a pair of touchdowns, against Kentucky and ULL, while also leading the team in receiving yards in the Kentucky (65) and ULM (65) games. Henry hauled in at least one reception in each of the team’s first eight games and caught at least one pass in 10 of 12 games on the year. His six catches in the opener against Kentucky tied for the team-lead while his five receptions against ULL were a team-best.

2012 (So.): Henry ranked third among Hilltoppers with three touchdown grabs, fourth with 195 receiving yards and fifth with 13 catches. He saw action in 12-of-13 games, earning five starts. Henry led WKU with four catches for 43 yards at Arkansas State on Sept. 29, including a pair of touchdowns in less than two minutes to spark WKU’s 26-0 second-half run. He posted four receptions for the second-straight week in a nationally-televised win over Troy on Oct. 11, totaling a career-best 63 yards in the contest. Henry hauled in a careerlong 43-yard catch in the fourth quarter against North Texas on Nov. 24, setting up one of WKU’s three scores in the final stanza.

2011 (Fr.): Henry played in 11 games as a true freshman at tight end, earning the starting nod on two occasions.

He came on strong down the stretch, catching all eight of his passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns in the final

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2013 (r-So.): Higbee saw time in seven games, starting three of the first five at tight end after converting over from wide receiver. He finished the year with 13 catches for 169 yards and a touchdown, that score coming at South Alabama in week three. His best showing of the season was a five catch, 67-yard performance also against South Alabama. Higbee tallied three catches for 41 yards against Kentucky and four catches for 31 yards against Navy.

2012 (r-Fr.): Higbee redshirted in 2012.

2011 (Fr.): Higbee played in 11 games as a true freshman, one of two true freshmen receivers to see extensive playing time for the Hilltoppers on offense. He finished the regular season with a pair of catches for 92 yards, making one start at the receiver position against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 15.

Higbee finished the regular season with a bang, reeling in the first catch of his career against North Texas on Nov. 19, a 63-yard touchdown grab in the first half of a WKU win. He followed up that performance with his second catch in as many weeks, catching a 29-yard pass against Troy on Nov. 26 in the regular-season finale.

HS/Misc: Higbee was named team MVP and team captain for his senior season at East Lake High School. He reeled in 42 receptions as a tight end, leading the county in receptions, to total over 540 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in his final season. He finished his career with over 1,100 yards receiving and 18 touchdowns. Higbee earned First -Team AllCounty honors as well as being a Pinellas County All-Star his senior year. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com after lettering all four years in football. He also earned a pair of letters on the baseball diamond at the varsity level.

2013 (r-Fr.): Lamp was a starter from day one of his redshirt season, starting all 12 games for the Hilltoppers. Lamp began the year as the team’s primary right guard but shifted to left tackle for the final eight games of the season. He was one of three redshirt freshman to start on the offensive line in the final three games of the season, contributing to a returning bunch in 2014 was plenty of experience under their belts.

2012 (Fr.): Lamp redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Lamp was rated as a two-star recruit by both Rivals. com and Scout.com. He was named a member of the South Team in the FACA North-South All-Star Game in 2011. Lamp helped lead Venice High School to a 17-6 mark in his final two seasons with the Indians, playing both ways, serving on the offensive and the defensive line in his senior season. He was honored as a First-Team All-State performer and First-Team All-Area following his senior campaign.

10 Willie McNeal 5-10, 180, r-Sr. Wide Receiver Braden River HS Bradenton, Fla. 2013 All-SBC Honorable Mention 2013 (r-Jr.): McNeal started all 12 games for the Tops at wide receiver, the only player in the position group to make that mark. He led the team in both receptions (46) and receiving yards (599) as well as touchdown receptions (five) as he picked up All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention team honors.

McNeal tied for the team-lead in receptions with six in the opener against Kentucky and caught three passes for a team-high 85 yards against Morgan State. He was the only wide receiver to go for over 100 yards on the season, catching six balls for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including what was then the latest go-ahead touchdown ever scored in WKU history with 32 seconds to go. McNeal broke that mark just three games later in the season-finale against Arkansas State, snagging the final touchdown with just 10 seconds remaining.

2012 (r-So.): McNeal returned to high-caliber form after sitting out a year due to injury, leading all Hilltoppers in touchdown receptions with six while finishing second on the team in catches (43) and yards (556). He caught the third touchdown pass of his career and first since 2010 in the season opener against Austin Peay on Sept. 1, finishing the game with two catches for 23 yards. McNeal found the

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Tyler Higbee 6-5, 233, r-Jr. Tight End East Lake HS Clearwater, Fla.

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HS/Misc.: Henry caught 72 passes for over 1,100 yards in his senior season at Elizabethtown High School, scoring 14 touchdowns. For his career, he tallied over 1,700 yards receiving with 113 receptions, including 21 touchdown receptions. Henry earned Honorable Mention All-State and First-Team All-District honors and was named to the Class of the Commonwealth First Team by the Lexington HeraldLeader while also receiving Best of the Bluegrass All-Star honors. He was rated as the 44th-best tight end in the nation

by ESPN.com and the 88th-best tight end in the nation

by Scout.com. Henry was tabbed as a three-star recruit by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com. He was a standout on the basketball court as well as track and field, earning All-District, All-Region and All-Area honors while being named an EastWest All-Star on the hardwood. He helped lead Elizabethtown High to a regional track and field title in both 2009 and 2010 season, earning All-State honors in the shot put.

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six games after not recording a catch in the first half of the season. He caught his first-career pass against LouisianaLafayette on Oct. 22 as a starting tight end, hauling in two receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown.

returners endzone again at Kentucky on Sept. 15, catching a 13-yard touchdown in the 32-31 overtime win. He posted his secondstraight game with a touchdown catch against Southern Miss on Sept. 22, hauling in a career-best 36-yard pass from Kawaun Jakes. He racked up career highs in receptions (seven) and yards (120) while also scoring a touchdown versus ULM on Oct. 20. McNeal put on another impressive performance against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 1, reeling in seven catches for 119 yards in the nationally-televised game.

2011 (So.): McNeal redshirted after suffering a season-ending injury prior to the 2011 season.

2010 (Fr.): McNeal earned Freshman All-America honors as a kickoff returner from the Football Writers Association of America. He played in all 12 games during his freshman campaign, drawing starts at wide receiver against North Texas on Oct. 30 and Troy on Nov. 27. He led the Hilltoppers with 44 kickoff returns, going for 968 yards, an average of 22 yards per return. McNeal had a 90-yard return for a touchdown against Kentucky on Sept. 11 in the second game of the season, while also returning two punts for eight yards in the contest. He finished the year ranked third on the team with 26 catches for 360 yards and a pair of touchdowns, averaging 13.8 yards per catch and 30 receiving yards per game. He had a season-best five catches and 88 receiving yards in WKU’s victory at Louisiana-Lafayette on Oct. 23. McNeal caught his first-career touchdown one week earlier against ULM on Oct. 16. McNeal finished the season second on the team with 1,408 all-purpose yards. His 117.3 all-purpose yards per game ranked fifth in the league and 50th nationally.

HS/Misc.: McNeal led all of Manatee County in receiving yards with 724 to go along with 48 receptions in 2008. He rushed 24 times for 107 yards and a pair of touchdowns and also completed two passes for 23 yards with both passes going for touchdowns. He earned All-Area and All-District honors in 2008. McNeal lettered and started all four years for the Braden River football team while also lettering four years on the hardwood for the Pirate basketball team.

69 Matt Nord 6-6, 309, r-So. Offensive Line DeSales HS Louisville, Ky. 2013 (r-Fr.): Nord saw action in the final four games, primarily as a reserve tackle and on the special teams units.

2012 (Fr.): Nord sat out as a redshirt in 2012.

HS/Misc: Nord was a first team All-Catholic Football team member out of DeSales High in 2011 as an offensive lineman as his team went 6-6 that year. Playing on both sides of the line, Nord also tallied 17 tackles and one interception as a senior. Following his senior season, Nord participated in the Battle of the bluegrass All-Star game as part of the Greater Louisville All-Stars team. He also added All-BlueGrassPreps. com honors as an offensive lineman and Courier-Journal Honorable Mention honors in 2011. Matt’s uncle, Greg Nord, is the Hilltoppers’ running backs coach.

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15 Nicholas Norris 5-10, 175, So. Wide Receiver Booker T. Washington HS Miami, Fla. 2013 (Fr.): Norris saw action in 12 games this season, earning five starts. He finished the regular season with 33 receptions, 431 yards and four touchdowns. His four receiving touchdowns were second on the team this season. His best game of the season came against South Alabama where he had seven receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first true Hilltopper wide receiver since 2009 to catch multiple touchdowns in a single game. At the time, it was just the fourth time any player had caught multiple touchdowns in a game since 2010 and fifth by season’s end when McNeal did it against Army. His 458 all-purpose yards on the season was fourth on the team.

HS/Misc.: Norris helped guide Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Fla., to a state championship in 2012, finishing the year 14-1 and reaching the state title game for the second-consecutive year. Norris did his part for the Tornado offense, catching 31 passes for 644 yards with nine receiving touchdowns. Norris, an all-around athlete, also made an impact on special teams, averaging over 42 yards per kickoff return in 2012. Norris led the high-powered offense in receiving yards in his senior season while finishing second on the team in receptions for an offense that averaged just less than 50 points per game, scoring 60 or more points on four different occasions. In his junior season of 2011, Norris caught 22 passes for 446 yards, scoring four touchdowns to help Booker T. Washington to another 13-1 season, losing its only game of 2011 in the state championship to Bolles High School. Norris was named Second-Team All-State as well as being tabbed as a 2012 Nike Dade vs. Broward All-Star. The athletic wide receiver also anchors the talented Booker T. Washington 400-meter relay on the track and field team.

72 Connor Popeck 6-4, 295, r-Sr. Offensive Line St. George’s HS Madison, Miss.

2013 (r-Jr.): Popeck saw time in three games, primarily on the special teams units, against Georgia State, Army and Texas State and was a back-up guard for the majority of the season.

Before WKU: At Itawamba CC, Popeck anchored an offensive front that guided the Indians to an average of over 130 yards per game on the ground, averaging nearly four yards per carry in 2012. The Itawamba offensive line powered the Indians to a pair of games of over 200 yards rushing, including a season-high 254 yards on the ground on Oct. 11 against Coahoma Community College.

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Damarcus Smith 6-1, 209, r-So. Quarterback Seneca HS Louisville, Ky. 2013 (r-Fr.): Smith saw action in five games this season, both as a quarterback and contributor on the kick coverage units. Against Tennessee, Smith went 0-for2 and was 2-for-3 for 33 yards and one interception against Morgan State. He also added 10 rushes for 51 yards, including a four rush, 31-yard showing against Morgan State. Smith also appeared as a quarterback at Georgia State and Texas State, rushing two times for three yards and one time for eight yards, respectively.

2 Taywan Taylor 6-1, 190, So. Wide Receiver Pleasure Ridge Park HS Louisville, Ky. 2013 (Fr.): Taylor saw action in 11 games, earning seven starts on the season. Taylor caught 24 passes for 270 yards, second among freshmen wideouts and sixth on the team. He caught a season-high four passes against Kentucky, Navy and ULL and had a season-best 75 yards on three receptions at ULM, which was also a team-best for that contest. Taylor also went back to return punts, serving as the short coverage returner when team’s elected to punt away from the All-American Antonio Andrews. Taylor did not return a punt on the season.

HS/Misc.: Taylor led Pleasure Ridge Park High School to a 14-1 season in 2012, catching a team-best 52 passes for 1,169 yards, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the team’s receiving yards in his senior season. Taylor and Pleasure Ridge Park advanced to the Class 6A state title game in 2012, losing its only game of the season in the championship. For the year, Taylor found the endzone a team-high 18 times with 14 touchdown receptions, two rushing touchdowns and one interception returned for a touchdown. Taylor also rushed for 72 yards on just 12 carries, averaging six yards per touch on the ground for an offense that averaged more than 44 points per game. Taylor got off to a hot start in his final season in 2012, going over 100 receiving yards in four of the first five games of the year with 10 touchdown receptions during that five-game span. The 6-1, 185-pound wide receiver was also a dynamic kick returner for the Panthers, earning AllDistrict honors from the Greater Louisville Football Coaches Association while also being named Honorable Mention AllState by the Courier-Journal as a wide receiver in 2012.

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HS/Misc: Porter holds nearly every school passing record at O’Fallon High School in Illinois after wrapping up his career under center for the Panthers in 2012. Porter threw for more than 6,200 yards during his career, breaking the school record for career passing yards and passing yards in a single-season after throwing for 3,009 yards in 2012, which also broke a conference record for single-season passing yards. Porter also holds the school records for career touchdown passes (45), touchdown passes in a single season (22), touchdown passes in a game (5), career completions (319), completions in a season (209) and passing yards in a game (405). Porter etched his name in the record books after a 2012 season that saw the senior signal-caller throw for more than 300 yards in six of the 11 games during his senior season, including a 405-yard performance late in the season that set the O’Fallon school record. Porter threw for over 400 yards on two different occasions in 2012, and in O’Fallon’s two playoff games, Porter threw for a combined 797 yards and five touchdowns. Porter completed 61 percent of his passes for his career with 532 attempts during his three years as the starting quarterback.

Despite 342 passing attempts in 2012, Porter still completed 61 percent of his passes, having 20 or more completions in six of O’Fallon’s games.

HS/Misc: Smith was rated as one of the top quarterback and athlete prospects in the country coming out of Seneca High School following the 2010 season. As a senior, he threw for 3,150 yards along with 30 touchdowns compared to nine interceptions. Smith was named to the All-State First-Team by the Louisville Courier-Journal after his final campaign and was also awarded a spot on the 2010 Class of Commonwealth team. He was listed as the No. 2 overall recruit in Kentucky, the No.11 dual-threat quarterback in the country and a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. ESPN.com and Scout.com both listed Smith as a three-star prospect with Scout ranking him as the No.20 quarterback in the country. In three seasons as Seneca’s signal caller, Smith threw for nearly 8,000 yards and 75 touchdowns. Smith tossed for 3,227 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore while adding 457 yards rushing.

He was a participant in the ESPN RISE Elite 11 Camp before his senior season, a prestigious invitation-only camp for the nation’s best quarterback prospects.

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2013 (Fr.): Porter started the lone game in which he appeared in as a true freshman, against Morgan State, going 5-for-10 with one interception and 76 yards, including a 56-yard completion to Willie McNeal. Porter became the first true freshman to start for the Hilltoppers since 2003 when four-year starter Justin Haddix began his career on The Hill.

Before WKU: Smith chose to attend UCF out of high school over scholarship offers from Louisville, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Tennessee and Ohio but never played for UCF. He did not see any action while at UCF.

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Todd Porter 6-4, 195, So. Quarterback O’Fallon HS O’Fallon, Ill.

2012 (Fr.): Smith redshirted his first season on The Hill.

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HS/Misc.: Popeck prepped at St. George’s High School in Tennessee and won a state championship in a perfect season in 2008. Popeck earned All-State honors in both 2007 and 2008 and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.

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Anthony Wales 5-10, 190, r-So. Running Back Central HS Louisville, Ky.

Garrett Schwettman 5-11, 160, Jr. Kicker Calloway County HS Murray, Ky.

2013 (r-Fr.): Wales saw action in all 12 games, tallying 17 carries for 112 yards and two touchdowns on the season. Against Morgan State he rushed 11 times for 65 yards and one touchdown. In the Texas State game he had five rushes for 46 yards and one touchdown. He finished the season fifth on the team with 382 all-purpose yards.

2012 (Fr.): Wales redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Wales finished his illustrious career at Central High School in Louisville ranked third in KHSAA history in career rushing yards with 8,213 yards - 12 yards behind Derek Homer’s mark for second place all-time. He finished his career with 114 touchdowns. Wales led Louisville Central to its second-consecutive Class 3A State Championship in 2011, rushing for 2,784 yards in his senior season despite missing almost two complete games. He had 40 rushing touchdowns in his senior season posted over 400 yards receiving with four receiving touchdowns. Wales was rated as the 14th-best all-purpose running back in the nation by Rivals.com and tabbed as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com. He was named First-Team All-State and the District Player of the Year in 2011 and was honored by the Lexington Herald-Leader as a member of the Class of the Commonwealth.

62 Darrell Williams 6-6, 310, r-So. Offensive Line West Laurens HS Dublin, Ga. 2013 (r-Fr.): Williams saw action in seven games this season, starting the final three at right tackle after senior Ed Hazelett went down due to a foot injury. Williams was one of three redshirt freshman to start along the offensive line the final three games of the season, matching up with Forrest Lamp and Max Halpin.

2012 (Fr.): Williams redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc.: Williams was rated as a two-star recruit out of high school by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com. He finished his career at West Laurens High School starting 31-consecutive games at offensive tackle. He lettered all four years in football and basketball.

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2013 (So.): Schwettman was the Tops’ primary kicker and was 13-for-16 (81.2-percent) including a perfect 5-5 inside of 30-yards. Schwettman connected on eight consecutive FG attempts, the third-longest streak in school history, before missing a 36-yarder against Navy. He was second on the team in scoring with 84 points and was 45-of-47 in extra point attempts.

2012 (Fr.): Schwettman connected on 10-of-13 field goal attempts and 42-of-43 extra points in 12 games played. He was a perfect 8-of-8 field goals inside of 30 yards and finished second on the team in points scored (72). He knocked in his first career-field goal in a one-point win over Kentucky on Sept. 15, connecting from 23 yards out. He recorded his first multi-field goal game of his career in a conference-opening road win at Arkansas State on Sept. 29, hitting 22 and 26-yarders.

HS/Misc: Schwettman was a four-year starter at Calloway County High School. He scored 182 career points, connecting on 12-of-20 career field goals and 144-of-153 PATs. Schwettman was perfect during his senior season, converting 39-of-39 PATs and all six of his field-goal attempts, including three over 40 yards. He earned All-State honors from both the Courier-Journal and the Associated Press while earning All-Conference honors twice.

15 Joseph Occhipinti 6-3, 190, So. Punter/Kicker Hillsboro HS Nashville, Tenn.

2013 (Fr.): Occhipinti saw action in five games, both as a punter and kickoff specialist. Occhipinti averaged 59.1 yards on 19 kickoffs and 32.8 yards per punt on six punts with a long of 40. He put one of his six punts inside the 20, had one touchback and two fair caught.

HS/Misc: Occhipinti took care of the placekicking and punting duties while also kicking off for Hillsboro and finished his senior season making seven field goals while connecting on 30-of-32 extra-points. Occhipinti finished second on the team with 51 points while booting 36 of his 47 kickoffs into the endzone for touchbacks. Occhipinti averaged nearly 40 yards per punt with a long of 67 yards, while pinning the opposition inside the 20 13 times. Occhipinti was named Kicker of the Year in District 11-AAA in the state of Tennessee and earned a spot on the All-Midstate Team by The Tennessean.

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2011 (r-Fr.): Brown played in all 12 games, including seven starts at wide receiver. Brown made the first start of his career in week three against Indiana State on Sept. 17, catching two passes for 27 yards, including a 16-yard grab. Brown led the Hilltoppers against FIU with a season and career-high 51 yards receiving, including a 43-yard catch. He recorded a catch in each of the next two games, with one reception for nine yards against No. 1-ranked LSU on Nov. 12 and one catch for seven yards against North Texas on Nov. 19.

2010 (Fr.): Brown redshirted in his first season on the Hill.

HS/Misc: Brown was an all-around athlete for Madison Southern High School, gaining over 500 yards rushing and receiving. He caught 32 passes for 782 yards and rushed for 580 yards in 2009, scoring 21 touchdowns along the way.

He also made an impact on the defensive side of the ball, posting 90 tackles and three interceptions. Brown was named Third-Team All-State and a 2010 Kentucky vs. Tennessee Border Bowl All-Star by ESPN.com. He started all four years on the gridiron for the Eagles while also lettering in track and basketball at Madison Southern High School.

95 Raphael Cox 6-3, 270, Sr. Defensive Line Trinity Christian Cedar Hills, Texas 2013 (Jr.): Cox saw action in nine games in 2013, earning a start against Kentucky in the season opener, including the final seven games of the season. Cox finished the year with four tackles in his first season on the Hill.

34 Drew Davis 6-1, 215, So. Linebacker Bob Jones HS Madison, Ala. 2013 (Fr.): Davis saw action in eight games in 2013, primarily as a gunner on special teams units including kickoff and punt coverages. He has recorded one tackle in the regular season and saw time in six of the final seven games of the season.

HS/Misc: Davis was named the Huntsville Times Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 after being labeled as a tackling machine following his senior campaign. Davis posted 165 tackles for Bob Jones High School in Alabama in 2012 with 16 tackles for loss to go along with seven sacks, four forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions. Davis led Bob Jones to a 9-4 record in 2012, helping lead a Patriot defense that pitched three shutouts during the course of the season while allowing the opposition to score over 20 points on only three different occasions. Davis also put together quite an impressive 2011 campaign, leading the defense with 120 tackles while helping Bob Jones allow an average of just over 13 points per game in a 10-2 season. Davis finished his senior season earning FirstTeam All-State and First-Team All-Region honors. Davis also showed off his athleticism in the spring, running track for the Patriot track and field squad.

6 Devante Duclos 6-1, 220, So. Linebacker Miami Central Miami, Fla. 2013 (Fr.): Duclos appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman on The Hill, earning his first career start at Texas State. He tallied six tackles on the season including a season-best three solo tackles at Army. Duclos also tallied his first career sack and tackle for loss against the Bobcats, a five-yard loss.

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2012 (r-So.): Brown played in all 13 games for the Hilltoppers, ranking fifth on the team in receptions (13) and sixth in receiving yards (194). He recorded a career-long 70-yard reception on WKU’s first offensive play of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Central Michigan on Dec. 26, setting up an eventual touchdown. Brown reeled in his first catch of the season against Austin Peay on Sept. 1, a reception that went for 10 yards. Brown totaled a career-high four catches against ULM on Oct. 20, ending up with 33 yards receiving in the contest.

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2013 (r-Jr.): Brown appeared in all 12 games at defensive back earning starts against South Alabama, Navy, Troy,Georgia State and Arkansas State. He had a season high eight total tackles against Arkansas State. Brown finished the season with 29 tackles after converting from wide receiver in the spring.

HS/ Misc: As a prep standout at Trinity Christian High School in Texas, Cox was named an All-District defensive lineman along with an Honorable Mention All-District mention as an offensive lineman following his senior season in high school. During his final year in high school, Cox racked up 76 total tackles to go along with a pair of sacks and forced two fumbles. The defensive lineman had two different games in which he posted double-digit tackles while never finishing a game with less than five total tackles during his senior season. Cox was originally committed to the University of New Mexico.

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Rico Brown 5-11, 185, r-Sr. Defensive Back Madison Southern HS Berea, Ky.

Before WKU: Cox played his junior college ball at Trinity Valley Community College before enrolling early at WKU in January 2013. Cox tallied 22 tackles in eight games in 2012 with Trinity Valley.

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14 Juwan Gardner 6-1, 200, r-Fr. Defensive Back duPont Manual HS Louisville, Ky. 2013 (Fr.): Gardner redshirted his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Gardner intercepted six passes and returned three back for touchdowns in his final two years at duPont Manual leading the Crimsons to a 9-3 season in 2011 before falling to state and national champion Trinity (Louisville) in the second round of the Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl. Gardner had five interceptions in 2011 to lead the team in that category.

The 6-1, 200-pound defensive back tallied 99 total tackles in his final two years at duPont Manual, including 55 stops in his senior season of 2012. Gardner led a Crimson defensive backfield that allowed less than 120 yards per game through the air in his senior campaign, intercepting one pass in his final season. Gardner was named an Honorable Mention AllState performer while also being mentioned as a 2012 Best of the Bluegrass All-Star. Gardner also used his athleticism in track, running for the Crimson track program as well.

93 DeMarcus Glover 6-1, 240, So. Defensive Line Pine Forest HS Pensacola, Fla. 2013 (Fr.): Glover appeared in seven games as a defensive lineman earning his first career start against South Alabama. He finished the regular season with five tackles with a season-high pair of tackles coming against Morgan State in the home opener.

HS/Misc: Glover averaged over six tackles per game from his defensive end position with Pine Forest High School in Florida, finishing his senior season with 79 total tackles, seven sacks, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries.

Glover had a career game early in the year against Niceville High School, tallying 16 total tackles in that particular game, which included a tackle for a loss. Glover and the Pine Forest defensive unit pitched three shutouts in 2012, while giving up only 13 points per game. Glover made 30 stops in his junior campaign in 2011, helping the Eagles to a 7-3 season. The 6-4, 240-pound defensive lineman was named First-Team All-

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Area while also being tabbed as a 2012 Subway High School Football All-Star and Honorable Mention All-State. Glover also played basketball for the successful Pine Forest basketball squad.

99 D’Von Isaac 6-4, 275, So. Defensive Line Alpharetta HS Alpharetta, Ga. 2013 (Fr.): Isaac saw action in five games in 2013 and recorded one tackle during the regular season, an assisted tackle against Morgan State.

HS/Misc: Isaac contributed on both the offensive and defensive lines at Alpharetta High School in Georgia, racking up 38 tackles along the defensive front, which included 3.5 sacks. Issac helped Alpharetta to a 7-4 season in 2012, anchoring an offensive front that aided Alpharetta to over 400 yards per game offensively while averaging nearly 35 points per game. Isaac and the Raider defense pitched one shutout in 2012 while holding three of its opponents to single-digit scoring outputs. Isaac was named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Watch List prior to the 2012 season as a defensive lineman while also earning a spot on the All-North Fulton Neighbor Football Team by Neighbor Newspapers in Atlanta following his senior season. Isaac was also a 2012 Florida vs. Georgia All-Star and earned a three-star rating from ESPN.com.

30 Prince Charles Iworah 5-11, 193, r-Jr. Defensive Back Father Ryan HS Nashville, Tenn.

2013 (r-So.): Iworah saw action in ten games in 2013 and finished with ten tackles total, primarily as a reserve defensive back and cover man on special teams units. Iworah’s top performance came at Tennessee when he tallied three tackles (two solo) and he finished with multiple tackles against Morgan State and at Georgia State. Iworah also runs for the Track and Field teams as a sprinter at WKU. 2012 (r-Fr.): Iworah joined the team during the season and played against Kentucky, recording his first-career tackles, finishing the game with two.

2011 (Fr.): Iworah redshirted his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Iworah was an All-State performer at the running back position during his senior season at Father Ryan High School in 2010. In his final campaign, he ran for 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns on 182 carries, good enough for a 6.02 yards per carry average.

returners Shaquille Johnson 6-4, 223, So. Linebacker Columbia HS Lake City, Fla.

Jamichael Payne 6-1, 332, Sr. Defensive Line Auburn HS Auburn, Ala.

2013 (Fr.): Johnson saw action in all 12 games, primarily as a back-up wide receiver and special teams contributor. He returned two kicks at South Alabama for nine yards when the Jaguars pooch kicked the ball to begin the drive.

24 Dalton Patterson 6-3, 188, r-Sr. Defensive Back O. Perry Walker New Orleans, La. 2013 (r-Jr.): Patterson saw action in the Georgia State, Army and Texas State games in 2013. He recorded one tackle on the season at the Georgia State game and was a contributor on special teams, including kickoff and punt coverage.

Before WKU: Patterson came to WKU in January 2013 by way of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Ark. Patterson played in nine games at Arkansas Baptist in 2012, recording 25 total tackles in nine games. Patterson forced a fumble and recovered a fumble during the year while also breaking up a pair of passes in the defensive backfield.

HS/Misc: The New Orleans, La., native played his high school ball at O. Perry High School in Louisiana, leading the team to a 9-4 record his senior season in 2010.

2012 (So.): Payne played in six games during his sophomore campaign, recording both of his tackles in the seasonopening win against Austin Peay on Sept. 1. Payne also played a role in wins over Arkansas State on Sept. 29, FIU on Oct. 27 and North Texas on Nov. 24.

2011 (Fr.): Payne played in eight games as a true freshman, seeing time as a reserve on the Hilltopper defensive line. He compiled six total tackles in eight games, including a sack and a forced fumble against Louisiana-Lafayette on Oct. 22, helping the Hilltoppers to their third win of the season.

He saw playing time against No. 1-ranked LSU on Nov. 12, posting a pair of tackles. Payne also had one tackle in the season finale against Troy on Nov. 26.

HS/Misc: Payne tallied 57 total tackles in his senior season at Auburn High School, including eight sacks from his defensive line position. For his career, he recorded 125 tackles and 11 sacks as a three-year starter on defense. He was named an Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star as well as an Honorable Mention All-State performer his senior year. Payne rated as a three-star recruit and the 73rd-ranked defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com.

90 Marquez Pride 6-1, 247, r-So. Defensive Line Bob Jones HS Madison, Ala. 2013 (r-Fr.): Pride did not see any action as a redshirt freshman.

2012 (Fr.): Pride redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Pride wrapped up his high school career with a stellar senior season on the gridiron, posting 78 total tackles, including 12 sacks from his defensive tackle position, for Bob Jones High School in Alabama. He helped lead the Patriots to a regional title and a 10-2 season in 2011, anchoring a defense that allowed only 13 points per game. Pride finished his career with 208 tackles and 19 sacks. He was named to the Huntsville Times Elite Football Defensive MVP following the 2011 season and was an Alabama Class 6A All-State and AllRegion performer. Pride was honored as the team’s Co-Most Valuable Player and received the Best Defensive Lineman award.

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HS/Misc: Johnson caught 15 passes for 215 yards in his senior season with Columbia High School in Lake City, Fla., leading the Tigers to an 11-2 season in 2012. Johnson averaged nearly 20 yards per reception in his senior season for an offense that averaged 37 points per game and scored over 50 points on five different occasions. Johnson’s Columbia squad put together winning records in 2010, 2011 and 2012, winning 27 games during that three-year span, which included a berth in the third round of the Florida state playoffs in 2012. Johnson was named to the Orlando Sentinel’s Super60 list prior to the 2012 season, joining 60 of Florida’s top prospects. Johnson was selected to take part in the War of the Border All-Star Game in January for the Florida squad. An athletic tight end, he also starred on the hardwood and on the track, setting the school record in the 200-meter with a time of 21.6 seconds.

2013 (Jr.): Payne saw action in five games during the season, seeing time against Tennessee, Troy, Georgia State, Texas State and Arkansas State primarily as a reserve defensive tackle.

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Daquall Randall 6-0, 245, Jr. Linebacker Palmetto HS Palmetto, Fla.

Kalvin Robinson 6-5, 233, So. Defensive Line Vestavia Hills HS Birmingham, Ala.

2013 (So.): Randall saw action in seven games, earning two starts in the South Alabama and Georgia State games. His best game of the season was the Georgia State game where he had seven total tackles in the game. He finished the regular season with 15 tackles (five solo) with one tackle for loss which he recorded against Georgia State.

2012 (Fr.): Randall saw action in 11-of-13 games during his true freshman season, tallying four tackles in his rookie campaign. He came off the bench to record a career-best two tackles in the conference opener at Arkansas State on Sept.

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HS/Misc: Randall was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals. com and ranked in the top 35 in the nation at his position by Rivals.com. He helped lead Palmetto High School to a 12-2 mark in 2011, which included a berth in state semifinals after his defense allowed less than 13 points per game. He led the Tiger defense with 122 tackles in 2011, wrapping up a stellar defensive career. Randall posted 169 solo tackles in his sophomore and junior seasons combined with six total sacks in those two seasons. He led the team in tackles in each of his final three seasons at Palmetto. For his career, he finished with 358 tackles, 11 sacks, 11 forced fumbles and an interception.

Randall was selected to play in the Florida North-South AllStar Game following his senior season. He was named to the Florida Class 5A Third-Team All-State list in 2011 along with being named to the IMG Football Academy All-Madden Team.

59 Tanner Reeves 6-4, 230, r-Fr. Defensive Line George W. Jenkins HS Lakeland, Fla. 2013 (Fr.): Reeves redshirted his first year on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Reeves racked up 12 sacks and 61 total tackles in just 10 games along the George W. Jenkins High School defensive front in 2012, recovering a pair of fumbles and forcing a fumble in his senior season. Reeves, who switched from linebacker to the defensive line in 2012, used his speed to his advantage, helping the 6-4, 230-pound defender average more than a sack per game. The Florida native burst onto the scene early in his senior season, tallying eight sacks in the first three games of 2012, which included five sacks in a game against Kathleen High School.

Before making the switch to the defensive line, Reeves excelled as a linebacker and still found ways to get to the quarterback, recording four sacks in 2011 to go along with 86 total tackles in 10 games. Reeves was named First-Team All-County and Honorable Mention All-State following his senior year.

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2013 (Fr.): Robinson saw action in ten games, earning two starts against Louisiana-Lafayette and Troy. He finished the season with eight tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks.

Robinson recorded his first tackle for loss, a half-TFL against Morgan State and had solo TFLs against Troy and Georgia State. Robinson added another half-TFL against Texas State while his solo TFLs were also sacks.

HS/Misc: Robinson led Vestavia Hills High School in Alabama to a 10-3 season in 2012, aiding a defensive unit that allowed an average of just 16 points per game, including holding five of its opponents to single-digit scoring outputs. The 6-5, 225-pound defensive lineman recorded eight sacks in 2012 to go along with 43 tackles along the defensive front for Vestavia Hills. Robinson’s performance earned him a spot on the Birmingham News All-Hoover South Football Team following his senior season. Prior to the 2012 campaign, Robinson was named to the MaxPreps Preseason All-State Team for the state of Alabama after leading Vestavia Hills to a 7-5 record in his junior season. The athlete also used his talents on the track, helping out the Vestavia Hills track and field squad during his high school career.

88 Gavin Rocker 6-2, 230, r-Jr. Defensive Line Sandy Creek HS Tyrone, Ga. 2013 (r-So.): Rocker saw action in all 12 games, earning nine starts this season and will return as the most experienced defensive lineman for the Tops in 2014. He recorded 37 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks on the season. Rocker had a season-high seven tackles at South Alabama while he racked up five solo tackles against Arkansas State in the season finale. He recorded at least one tackle in the final 11 games of the season and had multiple tackle performances in eight of the season’s 12 games. Rocker notched sacks in the ULL and Georgia State games and had tackles for loss against South Alabama, ULL, Troy, Georgia State and a pair against Arkansas State.

2012 (r-Fr.): Rocker saw action in 12 games, earning the starting nod in three contests. He tallied three sacks on the season, a mark that ranked third among WKU defenders.

His four tackles for loss ranked seventh on the team. Rocker was one of seven Hilltopper defensive linemen to record double-digit tackles on the season, finishing with 14. He totaled five multi-tackle performances. Rocker debuted in impressive fashion against Austin Peay on Sept. 1, notching his first-career sack in his first-career start. He finished the game with career-high three solo tackles, two for loss, and a

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2011 (Fr.): Rocker redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

2011 (r-Fr.): Singh saw action in six games playing mainly in a special teams role, compiling two tackles on the year.

He picked up his first-career tackle against Indiana State on Sept. 17 and broke up a pass in a reserve role in the Hilltopper secondary. Singh recorded his second-career tackle on the road against North Texas on Nov. 19, helping WKU to its sixth win of the 2011 season.

HS/Misc: Singh earned honors on both the gridiron and the soccer field, being named a First-Team All-County defender as a soccer standout and an All-East Polk County performer on the gridiron by the News Chief.

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Bryan Shorter 6-2, 285, r-Jr. Defensive Line Central HS Phenix City, Ala.

T.J. Smith 6-2, 240, Sr. Defensive Line Hazel Green HS Hazel Green, Ala.

2013 (r-So.): Shorter stared the first six games of the season and he recorded 18 tackles in those games. He had tallied a tackle in all six games with multiple tackle showings in the final five games. Shorter tallied a season-best four tackles against South Alabama, Morgan State and ULM and had three tackles at Tennessee.

2012 (r-Fr.): Shorter saw action in 10 games, racking up five solo tackles and a sack on the season. He came off the bench to post one solo tackle and a quarterback hit in his Hilltopper debut, aiding WKU in a season-opening win over Austin Peay on Sept. 1. He recorded his first-career sack, which resulted in a five-yard loss, against Southern Miss on Sept. 22. He earned his first-career start at Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 17.

2011 (Fr.): Shorter redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Shorter tallied 49 tackles during his senior season along the defensive line, posting five sacks and one interception for Central-Phenix High School. He was named a team captain in his final season and was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.

38 Ricardo Singh 5-11, 190, r-Sr. Defensive Back Auburndale HS Auburndale, Fla.

2013 (Jr.): Smith saw action in 11 games, earning one start against South Alabama. He recorded 11 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks on the season.

Smith recording tackles in the first four games of the season, notching three tackles against Kentucky and South Alabama with a pair of tackles against Morgan State. Smith also added two tackles against Arkansas State.

2012 (So.): Smith appeared in 11 of 13 games for the Hilltoppers, recording seven tackles as a part of WKU’s deep defensive line rotation. He tallied at least one tackle in three of WKU’s first four games, including a solo stop at top-ranked Alabama on Sept. 8. Smith came off the bench against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 10 to record one solo tackle.

2011 (Fr.): Smith played in eight games in his freshman season at WKU, picking up a total of three tackles on the season.

HS/Misc: Smith was a three-year starter for Hazel Green High School, racking up 72 total tackles in his senior season, including 58 solo stops, three sacks and one fumble recovery.

He earned First-Team All-Region honors as well as the team MVP in his final season. Smith was rated as the 89th-best defensive end in the U.S. by ESPN.com and rated a three-star recruit by both Rivals.com and ESPN.com.

2013 (r-Jr.): Singh appeared in ten games on the season, recording eight tackles including three at Tennessee, a career-best mark. He went on to have single tackles in five of the last nine games on the season as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor.

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HS/Misc: Rocker accumulated over 120 tackles for his career at Sandy Creek High School while leading the Patriots to 29-consecutive victories and a pair of state championships.

He compiled 68 tackles and 10 sacks from his defensive line position during his senior season. Rocker was an Honorable Mention All-State performer in 2010 and was named First-Team All-County and All-Region. Rocker was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. Gavin Rocker is the cousin of current Hilltopper offensive lineman Donald Rocker.

2012 (r-So.): Singh saw action in eight games, notching his second-career conference tackle against Middle Tennessee.

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recovered fumble. He recorded the second sack of his career at top-ranked Alabama on Sept. 8. Rocker posted two solo tackles in a win at Kentucky on Sept. 15 and picked up his third sack of the year against ULM on Oct. 20. The sack went for a seven-yard loss.

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Terrell combined with Bryan Shorter as the team’s primary starting defensive tackles for the majority of the season.

Terrell turned in 33 total tackles, most of any defensive tackle and third to only Bar’ee Boyd and Gavin Rocker on the defensive line. Terrell also tallied a pair of tackles for loss, a half-sack and forced a fumble against Texas State. Terrell’s TFL’s came against ULM (0.5), Troy (0.5) and Texas State, a solo TFL. He had three or more tackles in six games and have a season and career-best five against South Alabama, ULM and Arkansas State.

2012 (Fr.): Terrell redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Terrell rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. He finished his senior season at Lake Gibson High School with six sacks as a defensive tackle to go along with 63 total tackles and 14 tackles for loss, helping the Braves to an 8-3 record.

Terrell wrapped up his career with 192 tackles and 15 sacks.

He was honored as a First-Team All-County and All-District performer in 2011 by the FACA and a Preseason Honorable Mention All-Area by the Bright House Sports Network.

19 Cam Thomas 6-1, 190, r-Sr. Defensive Back Milford Academy Paterson, N.J. 2013 All-SBC First Team Defensive Back 2013 (r-Jr.): Thomas continued to impress in his careerbest junior season and proved to be one of the Sun Belt Conference’s most dominant defenders, starting all 12 games for the Hilltoppers and leading the league in passes defended (15/10 PBU-5 INT) and interceptions with five. Thomas’ numbers also ranked No. 20 nationally in interceptions and No. 17 nationally in passes defended. He finished the year with 41 tackles (32 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five interceptions, ten PBU, one QBH and a fumble recovery. He had a season-high seven tackles at Georgia State. Thomas racked up five or more tackles against Tennessee, South Alabama, ULL, Georgia State and Arkansas State. At Texas State, Thomas picked off two passes and was named the SBC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance, the first such honor of his career. Thomas also had a half-TFL in that game and a solo TFL at South Alabama. He also recovered a Jonathan Dowling-forced fumble at South Alabama. With Thomas starting every game, WKU finished as the No. 10 ranked passing efficiency defense nationally and No. 14 overall total defense.

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2012 (r-So.): Thomas developed into one of WKU’s best options in the secondary, ranking first on the team in pass breakups (7), second on the team in interceptions (3) and sixth on the team with 43 total tackles. He started seven games from the cornerback position and saw action in all 13 games. Thomas posted at least one pass breakup in six of the last seven games of the season. He came off the bench to record four tackles at Arkansas State on Sept. 29, including a tackle for a loss of four yards. He recorded his first interception of the season against ULM on Oct. 20, finishing the contest with three tackles. Thomas snagged an interception for the second-straight game at FIU on Oct. 27 while also recovering a fumble to mark the first multi-turnover game of his career.

He piled up a career-high 13 tackles, 12 of which were solo stops, versus Florida Atlantic on Nov. 10. Thomas intercepted his third pass of the season against North Texas on Nov. 24, ending the game with four tackles. He finished second on the team in tackles with seven, including a tackle for loss versus Central Michigan in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Dec. 26.

2011 (r-Fr.): Thomas saw action in nine games during the regular season in 2011, including a pair of starts at the cornerback position. He had 26 total tackles on the season with 22 of the tackles being of the solo variety. Thomas finished third on the team with five total tackles coming off the bench in the season opener against Kentucky on Sept.

1. He earned his first-career start against Indiana State on Sept. 17, recording his first-career interception in the second half and returning it 24 yards. He also finished second on the Hilltopper defense with six tackles in the contest. Thomas picked up a second-straight start the following week against Arkansas State on Oct. 1, making four tackles, including three solo stops. He had four solo tackles against ULM on Oct. 29.

2010 (Fr.): Thomas redshirted in his first season on The Hill.

HS/Misc: Thomas was rated as the 50th-best prep school player in the nation and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, collecting 42 tackles, a sack and 16 pass breakups with Milford Academy. He also posted three interceptions and five field goal blocks. At Middletown High School, was named First-Team All-State while earning the Mr. Defense Award and the Playmaker Award with the Cavaliers. Thomas also lettered all four years on the basketball court.

7 DeVante Thomas 5-10, 190, Sr. Defensive Back Hartnell College Baltimore, Md. 2013 (Jr.): Thomas saw action in 12 games, primarily as a cover man on the kickoff units. He recorded seven tackles on the season.

Before WKU: Thomas was a first-team All-Coast Conference selection at defensive back in both of his seasons with the Panthers, leading Hartnell College to a Coast Conference and Southern Division Championships in 2011. During the 2012 season, Thomas racked up 28 tackles and broke up six passes while recording two tackles for loss. As a freshman in 2011, Thomas tallied 44 tackles, 28 of the solo variety and

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2013 (Fr.): Ward started from Day One as a true freshman on The Hill, earning his first collegiate start in the season opener against Kentucky. He started the first three games of the season and saw action in seven games total, recording 13 tackles, one interception and one PBU. Ward tallied three or more tackles in the first three games with a career-best four against Kentucky. He intercepted his first collegiate pass against Morgan State.

HS/Misc: Ward led Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham, Ala., to the third round of the Alabama state playoffs in 2012, finishing the season with a 10-3 record. Ward led a defensive unit that allowed just 16 points per game in his senior season thanks in part to Ward’s 88 tackles and three interceptions in 2012. Ward also broke up four passes and forced a pair of fumbles in his final season with the Rebels.

The 6-3, 204-pound defensive back also broke up 10 passes in his junior season of 2011, registering 43 tackles with one interception to lead the Rebels to a 7-5 record. Vestavia Hills won 26 games during Ward’s final three years of high school, which included trips to the second round of the Alabama state playoffs in all three years. Ward earned First-Team All-South honors from the Birmingham News after the 2012 season. He was the high school teammate of current Hilltopper Kalvin Robinson.

2011 (Fr.): Williams played in all 12 games, racking up 23 total tackles, including two tackles for loss and one solo sack.

He also broke up a pair of passes and had six multi-tackle games in 2011. He picked up his first-career tackle in week two against Navy on Sept. 10. Williams broke up a pass and recorded his first-career multi-tackle game the following week against Indiana State on Sept. 17. He carried over the momentum into the next game against Arkansas State on Oct. 1, notching his first-career sack - a loss of 18 yards. He finished with four total tackles in the game.

HS/Misc: Williams started all four years at linebacker for Southeast High School, posting 134 tackles in his senior season. He racked up seven sacks, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles in 2010. He earned All-State and AllArea honors as well as the IMG Academy All-Madden Team.

Williams was tabbed as the team MVP, a PAL Bowl All-Star and rated a three-star by Rivals.com.

31 Terran Williams 6-2, 222, Sr. Linebacker Southeast HS Bradenton, Fla. 2013 (Jr.): Williams saw action in all 12 games this season as a reserve linebacker. He recorded 11 tackles, and forced and recovered one fumble. He tallied solo tackles in nine of 12 games on the season and had a two-tackle showing against Texas State in the team’s final SBC road game where he also forced a fumble. He recovered a Jonathan Dowling-forced fumble at ULM.

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HS/Misc: Thomas tallied 48 tackles as a senior at EdmondsonWestside High including 30 solo tackles as his team went 5-5 in 2010.

2012 (So.): Williams appeared in 12 games, racking up 19 tackles and a sack from his outside linebacker position. He tallied seven multi-tackle performances, including each of the last five regular-season games. Williams came off the bench to post his first tackles of the season at top-ranked Alabama on Sept.8, finishing the game with two solo stops. Williams tallied a season-high three tackles in conference-opening win at Arkansas State on Sept. 29. Williams equaled his season high in tackles with three against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 1. He earned first start of the year at home versus Florida Atlantic on Nov. 10, notching his second-career sack while finishing the game with two tackles. Williams started each of WKU’s last two regular-season games against LouisianaLafayette on Nov. 17 and North Texas on Nov. 24, posting two tackles in each game.

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two for loss. Thomas also notched one interception and broke up three passes during his rookie campaign. Thomas was a crucial piece of Hartnell’s dominant pass defense that surrendered just 139 passing yards per game in his two seasons in the secondary, allowing only 44 percent of opposing passes to be completed. The Panthers had a pair of winning seasons with Thomas starting at defensive back, posting a 7-4 mark in 2011 and a 6-4 record in 2012.

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Dejon Brown 6‐3, 225, Jr. Linebacker Mt. San Jacinto C.C. (Calif.)

Beaumont HS (Beaumont, Calif.)

Jared Dangerfield 6‐3, 200, r‐Jr. Wide Receiver Fort Scott C.C. (KS) Royal Palm Beach HS (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Brown racked up 60 total tackles this season at Mount San Jacinto Community College and coach Casey Mazzotta and is rated as the No. 4 outside linebacker prospect among all junior college prospects by 247Sports.com. His 81 tackles last season also led his Eagles squad to go along with 15.5 career tackles for loss in two seasons. He was a First‐Team All‐American Mountain Conference performer in 2013.

During his freshman season at MSJCC, Brown also had a pair of interceptions and three pass breakups. Brown is the No. 3 junior college inside linebacker prospect by ESPN.com. As a senior at Beaumont High, Brown tallied 71 tackles on defense and 201 receiving yards as a wide receiver and was a two‐ sport star, starting at guard for the basketball team.

In nine games this season, Dangerfield caught 43 passes for 690 yards and eight touchdowns at Fort Scott Community College and coach Curtis Horton. He was named First‐Team All‐Jayhawk Conference. He was rated as the No. 85 overall prospect on the ESPN JC100 and the No. 15 JUCO WR and a three‐star recruit while 247Sports.com ranks him as a three‐star recruit and the No. 21 JUCO WR nationally. He also was named First Team All‐Jayhawk Conference. Dangerfield caught 34 passes for 543 yards and four touchdowns as a senior at Royal Palm Beach High for coach Darren Studstill.

92 Ge’Monee Brown 6‐2, 305, Jr. Defensive Line Pearl River C.C. (MS) Petal HS (Petal, Miss.)

In his sophomore season, Brown tallied nine tackles including six against East Central CC and three tackles for loss at Pearl River Community College with coach William Jones. Brown notched 25 tackles including seven for loss last season at PRCC after earning All‐State First Team and All‐Area Honors as a high school senior at Petal High School in Petal, Miss.

Brown played for coach Steve Buckley at Petal and helped the Panthers to a state runner‐up showing during the 2011 season in the MHSAA Class 6A Championship. Brown is a two‐ star rated recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com.

13 Antwane Grant 6‐1, 195, Jr. Wide Receiver Nassau C.C. (NY) Dickinson HS (Wilmington, Del.) Grant tallied a team‐best 913 yards and 12 touchdowns on 46 receptions this season at Nassau Community College with teammate and fellow signees Troy Jones and Travis Lock for coach Joe Osovet. He was named First Team All‐NEFC this season for his performance as well as an honorable mention JUCO All‐American. Last season, he added 395 yards on 27 receptions and five touchdowns. Each season, Grant led the squad in both receptions and receiving yards while his 12 touchdowns this year were a team‐best and his five last season were second among the team’s receivers. Grant is a two-star recruit by Rivals.com

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Forrest Coleman 6‐2, 175, r‐Jr. Defensive Back San Joaquin Delta College (Calif.)

Lincoln HS (Stockton, Calif.)

Nick Holt 6‐1, 230, r‐Jr. Linebacker City College of San Francisco Seattle Prep (Seattle, Wash.)

Coleman racked up 59 tackles during his sophomore season at San Joaquin Delta College for coach Gary Barlow to go along with five interceptions, a fumble recovery and six pass breakups. Coleman’s tackling numbers were fourth on the team while his five picks led San Joaquin and ranked him No. 14 nationally in that category among all junior college players. He helped SJDCC to an 8‐3 record. Coleman prepped at Lincoln High School for coach Brian Grey where he tallied 67 career tackles, seven interceptions, and forced four fumbles. He also participated in the Lions All‐Star Football Classic.

Holt tacked on 61 tackles this season at the City College of San Francisco and coach George Rush including 32 solo tackles, the second‐highest mark on the squad. He added 7.5 tackles for loss with 1.5 sacks as well as a forced fumble and an interception. Holt is rated as the No. 11 inside linebacker prospect among all junior college players by 247Sports.com.

Holt played quarterback and linebacker at Seattle Prep for coach D.R. Clawson and was the Co‐Defensive MVP of the Metro League Mountain Division in 2010, as well as first‐team All‐Metro as quarterback and linebacker. He was also named first-team 3A All‐State by the Associated Press and is the son of current WKU defensive coordinator Nick Holt.

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Travis Lock 6‐1, 195, r‐Jr. Running Back Nassau C.C. (NY) Lynbrook HS (Lynbrook, N.Y.) Lock helped carry Nassau Community College to a 9‐2 record this season with teammates and fellow signees Antwane Grant and Troy Jones with 711 rushing yards on 159 carries for coach Joe Osovet. Lock’s five rushing touchdowns were

Wonderful Terry Defensive Back 5‐10, 180, r‐Jr. Garden City C.C. (KS) Westwood HS (Fort Pierce, Fla.) Terry tallied 29 tackles on the year at Garden City Community College for coach Matt Miller to go along with three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, and four pass breakups. Terry picked up 2013 honorable mention All‐Jayhawk Conference honors this season and is a three‐ star recruit by 247Sports.com. Terry also returned kicks for Garden City, tallying 322 yards on 15 kick returns including a season‐long 70‐yarder for a score against Independence, the second‐longest kick return of the year in the NJCAA Region VI. Terry also added a fumble recovery after converting from wide receiver at Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Fla., where he was originally a three‐star recruit out of high school.

Terry was named the All‐Area Offensive Player of the Year in high school for Coach Rodrick Lawson’s squad as he tallied 1,035 all‐purpose yards and 14 touchdowns.

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Jones threw for 862 yards and 10 touchdowns on 61‐of‐109 passing this season in seven at Nassau Community College with fellow signees Travis Lock and Antwane Grant for coach Joe Osovet. He also added 231 yards and three touchdowns on the ground including a long of 64 yards. Jones also earned 2013 NEFC All‐Conference honors as the second team quarterback. Last year, Jones threw for 1,191 yards and 15 touchdowns with 156 yards on the ground with a pair of touchdown runs. In the air, Jones was 95‐of‐156 (60.9‐percent), a completion percentage which ranked ninth among all junior college quarterbacks nationally while his 15 touchdown passes were top‐25 nationally. He is a three‐star rated prospect by Rivals.com. Jones is also rated as the No. 4 JUCO athlete nationally by 247Sports.com.

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Troy Jones Quarterback 6‐2, 210, r‐Jr. Nassau C.C. (NY) St. Paul’s School (Baltimore, Md.)

second on the team. He was named Second Team All‐NEFC this season for his performance. In 2012, Lock rushed for 895 yards on 110 carries and a team‐high 13 touchdowns with just one fumble in those carries. He averaged 8.1 yards per rush and has a season‐high run of 91 yards against Louisburg College (10/27). Lock is a three‐star recruit from Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and is the No. 8 all‐purpose junior college back by 247Sports.com. At Lynbrook High, Lock helped his squad win the Long Island Championships in his final three seasons and earned All‐State and All‐Conference honors for his play. Lock was also an All‐Conference performer on the track and field squad and was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars.

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high school signees Joe Brown 5-10, 180 Defensive Back Butler HS (Louisville, Ky.)

Ryan Duvall 6-5, 230 Linebacker Apollo HS (Owensboro, Ky.)

Joe Brown earned second team all-star honors this past season from The Courier-Journal while prepping at Butler High School for coach Gary Wheeler. Brown and the bears tallied an 11-3 record and was named a “Best of the Bluegrass” all-star as well as the Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year – as well as a first-team all-district player. Brown rushed for 1,242 yards with 15 touchdowns and had a receiving touchdown on 86 yards. Brown is a two-star prospect and the No. 10 player in Kentucky by Scout.com, a two-star prospect and the No. 21 player in Kentucky by Rivals. com, and a two-star prospect and No. 26 ranked player in Kentucky by 247sports.com.

Ryan Duvall prepped at Apollo High School for coach Dan Crume and tallied 115 total tackles on the season while earning Associated Press second-team all-state distinction. Duvall was a “Best of the Bluegrass” and Kentucky/Tennessee Border Bowl All-Star and was also named the Owensboro MessengerInquirer’s Defensive Player of the Year. Duvall is a two-star prospect from Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com and is the No. 13 player in Kentucky by Scout.com. According to 247Sports.com, Duvall ranks as the No. 116 defensive end prospect in the nation and the No. 23 player overall in Kentucky.

Will Bush 5-11, 190 Wide Receiver Ballard HS (Louisville, Ky.) Will Bush joins the Hilltoppers after an Associated Press second-team all-state season at Ballard High School for coach Mike Jackson. Bush had 38 receptions for 694 yards and eight touchdowns on the year and was the 2013 100-meter state champion and 200-meter state runner-up on the track. He also earned Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year honors and was a first-time all-district performer and a Best of the Blue Grass All-Star. Bush is a two-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports. com and is the No. 16 prospect in the state by Scout.com and the No. 13 prospect by 247Sports.com.

Dennis Edwards 6-1, 310 Offensive Line South Gwinnett HS (Snellville, Ga.) Dennis Edwards prepped at South Gwinnett High School for coach John Small and was an Atlanta Journal Constitution first-team allarea player as well as an honorable mention all-state performer. The Gwinnett Daily Post named Edwards a first-team all-county player and the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association named him a North/ South all-star as well as a Gwinnett County all-star. According to 247Sports.com, Edwards is a three-star prospect and the 19th best offensive center in the nation. Edwards is a three-star prospect by Scout.com and a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.

Nacarius Fant 5-9, 170 Wide Receiver Bowling Green HS (Bowling Green, Ky.) Three-time 5A state champion and the 2013 Kentucky Mr. Football, Nacarius Fant joins the Tops after a stand-out career at Bowling Green High School for coach Kevin Wallace.

Fant tallied 1,701 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns on 83 receptions as a senior and finished with 4,487 yards and 62 touchdowns on 227 career receptions. Fant holds every single-game, single-season and career receiving record at BGHS and ranks in the top-20 in eight individual categories in the KHSAA record book including: career touchdowns (53/4th), single-season touchdowns (24/t-7th), singlegame touchdowns (4,t-7th), career receptions (227/t-5th), single-season receptions (83/t-17th), single-game receptions (15/t-14th), career yards (4,473/3rd), and single-season yards (1,699/7th). The Purples were 53-3 during Fant’s four-year career, another school record. Fant was named a second team All-American by Max Preps and a first-team All-State selection by the Associated Press. Fant was also in the Class of the Commonwealth by the Lexington-Herald Leader and the No. 12 player in Kentucky by ESPN’s Recruiting Nation. All four of the major recruiting services (Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN) have Fant rated as a three-star prospect while 247Sports has him as the No. 7 player in the state.

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D’Andre Ferby 6-1, 240 Running Back Ensworth HS (Nashville, Tenn.)

Running back D’Andre Ferby joins the Hilltoppers after winning a Division II 2A state championship at Ensworth High School with coach Ricky Bowers. In eight games, Ferby rushed for 1,322 yards and 22 touchdowns, pushing his career total to 2,151 yards and 28 touchdowns. Ferby was named the Division II-AA Tennessee Mr. Football and was a Tennessee Sportswriters Association first-team All-State performer.

The Tennessean named Ferby to their first-time All-Midstate squad while 247Sports.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com, and Rivals.com all have Ferby as a three-star prospect. Ferby is the No. 34 prospect in Tennessee by ESPN.com and the No. 23 prospect by 247Sports.com.

Julien Lewis 6-3, 270 Defensive Line Bob Jones HS (Madison, Ala.) Julien Lewis comes to The Hill after helping Bob Jones High School and coach Kevin Rose to an Alabama 6A state playoffs quarterfinals appearance. Lewis was named an Alabama Sportswriters Association Honorable Mention All-State performer and a first-team All-Tennessee Valley performer as he tallied 69 tackles, including 20 for loss and seven sacks, this season. Lewis also forced five fumbles and was named the Bob Jones defensive line MVP. Lewis is a two-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com.

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Joel Iyiegbuniwe is the No. 12 prospect in the Bluegrass by 247Sports.com and comes to WKU from South Warren High School under the coaching of Mark Nelson. Though his 2013 season was cut short, Iyiegbuniwe tallied 23 tackles, one interception and scored six touchdowns in four games. In 2012, he tallied 64 tackles, three interceptions and four touchdowns and is rated the No. 150 safety prospect in the nation by Scout.com. Iyiegbuniwe is a two-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.

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DeAndre Farris comes to the Hill after a state championship senior season at Martha Layne Collins High School with coach Jerry Lucas. Farris’s 1,051 receiving yards and 682 rushing yards, with 31 total touchdowns, helped the Titans to a KHSAA 5A championship this past season. Farris was an Associated Press first-team All-State performer as well as a member of the Lexington-Herald Leader’s Class of the Commonwealth and a Best of the Bluegrass All-Star. Farris tallied nearly 5,000 yards of offensive and had 70 touchdowns for his career and is a three-star prospect by Scout.com, ESPN.com, and Rivals. com while 247Sports.com has him rated a two-star. Farris is the No. 14 prospect in Kentucky by 247Sports.com and the No. 7 prospect by ESPN.com.

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Joel Iyiegbuniwe 6-2, 210 Linebacker South Warren HS (Bowling Green, Ky.)

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DeAndre Farris 5-10, 180 Athlete Martha Layne Collins HS (Shelbyville, Ky.)

high school signees Martavius Mims 6-1, 180 Defensive Back Muscle Shoals HS (Muscle Shoals, Ala.)

Nick True 6-5, 255 Tight End Highlands HS (Fort Thomas, Ky.)

Martavius Mims joins the WKU program from Muscle Schoals High School, the Alabama 5A state runner-up, under coach Scott Basden. Mimis was an Alabama Sportswriters Association Honorable Mention All-State performer and Times Daily first-team All-Area player as well as second-team All-Tennessee Valley. In 2013, he tallied 49 tackles and five interceptions and also scored four touchdowns. Mims is the No. 65 prospect in Alabama by 247Sports.com and a two-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com. He is also rated as the No. 167 defensive back in the nation by 247Sports.com.

Nick True, a product of Highlands High School and coach Dale Mueller, comes to WKU after helping the Bluebirds to a KHSAA 4A state runner-up showing in 2013. True was named to the Lexington-Herald Leader’s Class of the Commonwealth and Max Prep’s preseason first-team All-State squad as well as the All-Tri-State third team. True played offensive tackle this past season for Highlands after two seasons as a blocking tight end in 2011 and 2012. He caught 19 passes for 243 yards and five touchdowns. True is the No. 22 prospect in Kentucky by 247Sports.com and the No. 11 player in the state and a threestar prospect by ESPN.com. He is rated as a two-star prospect

by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.

Derik Overstreet 6-2, 250 Defensive Line Paducah Tilghman HS (Paducah, Ky.) Derik Overstreet becomes a Hilltopper by way of Paducah Tilghman High School where he was coached by coach Randy Wyatt. Overstreet was an Associated Press first-team All-State performer as well as the Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year. Overstreet also picked up first-team All-Western Kentucky Conference honors and was a ‘Best of the Bluegrass’ All-star as well as a KY/TN Border Bowl All-Star. In 2013, Overstreet tallied 130 total tackles including 20 sacks, pushing his career totals to 287 tackles and 38 sacks.

Scout.com, Rivals.com, and 247Sports.com have him rated as a two-star prospect while 247Sports.com has him as the No. 16 prospect in the state of Kentucky.

Evan Sayner 6-3, 265 Defensive Line McCracken County HS (Paducah, Ky.) Evan Sayner joins WKU after a stellar career at McCracken County High School where he played for coach Orville Haskins. Sayner earned Courier-Journal second-team All-State honors and was a first-team All-Western Kentucky Conference honoree as well as a first-time All-District player. The Associated Press also named Sayner to its honorable mention All-State team. Scout.com has Sayner rated as the No. 11 prospect in Kentucky and a two-star prospect while 247Sports. com and Rivals.com each have him as a two-star prospect.

R.J. Scaife 6-5, 265 Offensive Line Pasco HS (Dade City, Fla.) Offensive lineman R.J. Scaife comes to WKU from Pasco High School under the direction of coach Tom McHugh. Scaife was a Tampa Bay Times third-team All-State performer and was a first-time All-Sunshine Athletic Conference player. Scaife also picked up first-team All-Pasco County honors as well as the Times’ first-team All-North Suncoast squad. Scaife is a two-star rated prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com.

Scaife helped the Pirates rush for nearly 180 yards per game while the total offense accounted for 43 touchdowns. He also helped pave the way for a 1,000 yard rusher in Malik Johns.

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Masai Whyte 6-0, 210 Linebacker Martha Layne Collins HS (Shelbyville, Ky.) Masai Whyte brings a KHSAA 4A state championship from Collins High School to WKU after playing for coach Jerry Lucas. Whyte turned in a stellar senior season, finishing with 200 tackles and three sacks, pushing his career numbers to 466 tackles, nine forced fumbles and four interceptions. He earned Associated Press first-team All-State honors as well as being named to the Lexington-Herald Leader’s Class of the Commonwealth. Whyte was also a Best of the Bluegrass All-Star and was named to the first-team All-District team.

He is rated as the No. 16 prospect in Kentucky by 247Sports. com while Scout.com and Rivals.com have him ranked as a two-star prospect.

HILLTOPPERS

2013 in review

2013 in review

A record Setting Season In many ways, the 2013 season on The Hill was one for the ages.

Under head coach Bobby Petrino, the Hilltoppers shattered the offensive record book, breaking 18 school records in total and they even won a few football games along the way. The team set records for Total Yards (5,502), Total Yards per game (458.5), Avg. Yards per play (6.3), Avg. Yards per carry (5.0), Rushing Yards per game (196.8), Passing Yards per game (261.7), Passing First Downs (141), and Completion Percentage (65.3).

Individually, first-year starting quarterback Brandon Doughty broke four records: Passing Yards (2,857), Season Completion Pct. (65.8), Single Game Completions (29) and Single Game Passing Yards (387). All-American Antonio Andrews continued his dominance of the league as well, breaking his own school rushing record, making the Hilltoppers the only program in the nation to have individuals break both the rushing and passing yardage records in the same season.

The Tops set a new school FBS record for wins in a season when they went 8-4. The program set a new single-season attendance average mark with 18,334 fans coming through the turnstiles for the five home contests. And, WKU defeated four bowl eligible teams in 2013 - a mark they had not set over the first four years in the FBS combined.

However, for the second time in three seasons, WKU was left out of the postseason bowl festivities despite winning the most nonconference games in the league and finishing second in total wins, beating SBC co-champion Arkansas State for the second consecutive year in the process.

The Season WKU opened the Petrino-era on the road in Nashville against in-state foe Kentucky. A highly anticipated showdown between two head coaches in their first year at their respective programs, Bobby Petrino and Mark Stoops were one of just three pairs of first-year coaches to square off on opening day. It was also a match-up between what was then one half of a trio of brothers at head coaching positions. Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) and Paul Petrino (Idaho) completed the set while the Pelnini brothers (Nebraska and Florida Atlantic) were the other siblings.

WKU scored on their opening drive of the season, something they would go on to do nine times out of 12 games last season, and never looked back. The Cats were able to close the gap to within four twice (14-10/21-17) but couldn’t gain any ground on a Hilltopper offense running on full steam.

In his just his second career start, Doughty set a record for completions by a Petrino-coached quarterback in a season opener as he went 27-of-34 for 271 yards and one touchdown as WKU won 35-26. It was also the only game of the season where Andrews failed to reach 100 yards, scratching 99 yards on the stat sheet.

The victory signaled that the Hilltoppers were for real and it was a return to the national spotlight of sorts for Petrino who’s coaching acumen was on full display to the nation during the ESPNews-broadcasted game.

However, the winning ways did not continue as the team

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faltered over the next two weeks, dropping a 52-20 decision at Tennessee, due in part primarily to five first-half turnovers on six plays, and a 31-24 defeat in the SBC opener at South Alabama.

Sitting at 4-4 with three of their final four games on the road, the Hilltoppers had the season still in their hands. With the losses, any reasonable hope of a conference championship was gone, but the possibility of getting to an FBS school record eight wins was still very much alive.

Turnovers were crippling the Hilltoppers as they had 12 total through three games, surrendering 55 total points to begin the season 1-2.

And the Tops decided to do just that.

The turnaround began when FCS opponent Morgan State came to Houchens-Smith Stadium for the home opener.

Andrews scored on the first play from scrimmage, a 65-yard dash down the right sideline for his longest career rush and quickest touchdown of the season for WKU. Andrews rushed for a school-record five touchdowns that game and played only minimal minutes in the fourth quarter.

WKU played four quarterbacks in that game as freshman Todd Porter earned the starting nod ahead of Doughty, who later entered the game and went 7-of-7 to earn his starting position back. The 58-17 drubbing of the Bears proved to be just the medicine the Hilltoppers needed as perhaps their greatest challenge of the season lay ahead.

In week 5, the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy brought their vaunted triple option attack to Bowling Green for the first time in series history. Entering the week, Navy, who had played just two games up to that point, was averaging 398 yards on the ground and was leading the country in rushing yards. The Hilltoppers were ready, though, having prepared all spring and sparingly throughout fall camp to face the unique offense.

Navy moved the ball early and jumped out to a 7-0 lead and their defense held WKU to just three first-half points, but quarterback Keenan Reynolds left the game after being knocked out by a clean, thunderous hit from linebacker Andrew Jackson and it was all WKU from there.

In week eight, WKU thumped a winless Georgia State team, 44-28, as they worked on resolving red-zone woes.

Keshawn Simpson, the largest running back in the group, saw his action rise considerably in short-yardage situations.

Simpson carried the ball 10 times for 25 yards but had four touchdowns, doubling his career total to that point.

On Senior Day at West Point, WKU proved its season had taken a turn and they were not going to be stopped down the stretch. Against Army, the Tops had a rough go of things in the first half, getting shutout for the first time all season, but after a thunderous locker room revival, WKU came out trailing 3-0 to beat Army in the waning seconds 21-17.

The final drive of the game could still prove to be a career defining moment for Doughty. Trailing 17-14 with the ball on the WKU 13 and 4:16, Doughty led the Tops on a 10 play, 87 yard drive to score with 32 seconds remaining, what was then the latest go-ahead touchdown scored since 1985.

Doughty was 5-of-6 for 73 yards and had a nine-yard rush, accounting for 82 of the drives 87 yards before ceding the ball to his All-American tailback who punched it in from the two-yard line for the score.

WKU went on to pound Texas State 38-7 the following week in San Marcos in what was billed as a showdown for bowl position. It wasn’t even close as WKU’s defense was relentless, holding the Bobcats to just 152 yards of total offense including just 16 yards on the ground while forcing five turnovers.

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In the two home losses, the Tops combined for six turnovers and 35 points allowed while only scoring three points off turnovers. Doughty set a school record in the Troy game for passing yards with 387 and completions with 29, but even his live arm that night couldn’t produce a victory.

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Sitting at 4-2, WKU was poised for a breakout season and staring down the barrel of a potential stretch run that could push them into double-digit victories on the season. It was not to be though as WKU fell in consecutive home SBC contests to Louisiana-Lafayette and Troy as the turnover bug reared its ugly head yet again.

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WKU traveled to Louisiana-Monroe the following week and picked up their first SBC win of the season, hammering the Warhawks 31-10 on their own turf and blanking an opponent in the second half for the second consecutive week. Doughty was on fire that night as he threw for 370 yards, one of two 370+ yards game on the season, while the offense churned up 530 total yards of offense.

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The Tops outscored Navy 16-0 in the second half, outgaining them 417-162 in total offense and holding their ground game to just 86 yards as Andrews outgained the Mids on his own, piling up 182 yards on 32 carries, his highest carry total of the season.

2013 in review Sitting at 7-4 with victories over bowl-eligible Navy, ULM, and Texas State, the Hilltoppers hosted long-time pain-in-theside Arkansas State for the season finale at Houchens-Smith Stadium. In the history of the series, the home team had never won the game and never before had a team won the game in consecutive seasons. The Tops were at home and beat ASU in Jonesboro in 2012. History was not on their side.

The game began on an odd note for WKU as they did not get the ball first, breaking a season-long run of receiving the ball in 11 straight games. It put WKU in a new spot, trailing before ever touching the ball as ASU went down and scored first to go up 7-0.

WKU responded, taking the resulting kick-off back 40 yards to the ASU 40 and getting the ball inside the five-yard line in one play, a 31-yard completion from Doughty to tight end Mitchell Henry. Simpson punched it back in to knot the game up at 7-all.

As the second half got underway, everyone in attendance could feel the game going down to the final play. A fumbled kick-off and a quick three-and-out gave ASU enough momentum to go up 24-20 before Andrews put the team on his back, carrying the pile two yards in the final minutes of the third quarter to put WKU back up 27-24.

The fourth quarter may go down as one of the toughest quarters in WKU history, both for players and fans. A defensive slugfest ensued and an Andrews fumble after a tough defensive stand gave ASU the ball at the WKU 22. Five plays later, a trick play pass from wide receiver J.D. McKissic put ASU back up 31-27.

The Hilltoppers would not quit and got the ball back with 5:30 go. The ball, however, was on their own one-yard line. From the shadow of his own goal posts, Doughty evaded a tackler in the end zone and scrambled three yards to give the team some breathing room and two plays later the team had a first down.

ASU settled in and made it clear they were not going to give the game away - the Toppers were going to have to earn it.

After a personal foul gave WKU the ball at their own 31, three plays resulted in just one yard and with 2:52 on the clock, the Tops were facing 4th-and-9 and had to convert. After the play was called, Doughty took the snap, read the coverage left to right but his first and second reads were covered. It was then he found little utilized but senior leader Jamarielle Brown breaking his route early and shading to the sticks on the home sideline.

Doughty tossed up a prayer, and Brown needed every inch of his 6-foot-3 frame to snag the ball and keeps his toes in. Completed catch. The play goes under review. Play stands. Hilltoppers have new life.

The next three plays all ran through Andrews who got 51 total yards to get the Tops to the ASU 6 with less than a minute remaining. On fourth down, Doughty found freshman Nicholas Norris in the back corner of the endzone for what could have been the game winner. But the officials flagged Hilltopper left tackle Forrest Lamp for an illegal block below the waist and the ball went back out to the ASU 21.

Facing 4th-and-Goal from the 21, Doughty scrambled out of the pocket and faded towards the boundary and heaved up a floater that eventually fell incomplete, but ASU’s Darrius Rosser was late on the contact, resulting in another personal foul and giving WKU the ball with first down back at the 11.

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Xavius Boyd Three plays later, with 10 seconds remaining and coming out of an ASU timeout, the Hilltoppers flushed their offense to the left but Doughty peeled out to the right and Willie McNeal completely slipped the coverage on a double-move to the outside for the snag. No flags. No whistles. Hilltoppers win, 34-31.

And that was the unexpected but exciting end to a thrilling 2013 campaign.

WKU was not selected for a post-season bowl game despite going 8-4 and 4-3 in SBC play as ASU and ULL finished as co-champions of the league to take the SBC’s only two guaranteed bids.

Andrews led the nation in All-Purpose yards for the second consecutive season, finishing with 5,771 yards over two seasons - the most in NCAA history.

For his efforts, he was named the SBC’s Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year while linebacker Xavius Boyd picked up the league’s Defensive Player of the Year honors.

WKU became the first school in SBC history to sweep the top three awards with two players. In total, six Hilltoppers earned All-SBC First Team honors (Andrew, Boyd, Luis Polanco, Cam Thomas, Bar’ee Boyd and Jonathan Dowling) and Andrews was named to four All-American teams including: SI.com (1st Team), Phil Steele (2nd team), CBS Sports (Second Team) and Athlon Sports (Second Team).

Andrews went on to participate in the Senior Bowl while Andrew Jackson and Xavius Boyd took part in the East-West Shrine Game. Andrews, Jackson and Dowling also became the first Hilltoppers since 2002 to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine with Andrews becoming the first offensive player in WKU to earn the invite to the event.

On January 9, 2014, Bobby Petrino was named the head football coach at Louisville and the very next day, Jeff Brohm ascended to the head coach’s position after swift action from Athletic Director Todd Stewart and University President Dr. Gary Ransdell.

2013 in review Achievements and Notes

Andrews’ 12.5 yards per carry set a new FBS era record, besting the 12.0 yards by Leon Allen against Southern Miss in 2012.

Navy, W, 19-7: Attendance was 19,813 for the contest. It was the ninth largest crowd in the modern day history of Houchens Industires-L.T. Smith Stadium.

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WKU’s seven points allowed were the fewest surrendered at Houchens-Smith Stadium in the FBS era and the fewest since the Hilltoppers shutout West Virginia Tech on Sept. 8, 2007.

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WKU became the third program to make the FBS transition since 1987 and defeat two SEC teams within its first five seasons (WKU beat Kentucky 2012-13; ULM beat Kentucky 1994, Mississippi State 1995; MTSU beat Vanderbilt 2001-02).

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Sophomore Garrett Schwettman hit a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter before missing a 36-yard field goal in the final minute. The missed field goal ended a streak of eight consecutive made field goals for Schwettman.

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at ULM, W, 31-10:

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Attendance was 86,763, the seventh largest crowd to see a WKU game in the program’s history.

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Tennessee forced five turnovers in the first quarter on a series of six consecutive WKU offensive plays. WKU outgained Tennessee 80-52 in the opening quarter and 236-84 in the first half but trailed 31-17.

WKU improved to 4-2 or better for the second consecutive season, marking the first time the Hilltoppers have achieved that feat since 2004 and 2005.

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WKU went six plays for 75 yards and a touchdown on the opening drive of the game, capped by a Doughty touchdown pass to McNeal. It marked the fifth time in six games that WKU has scored on its opening drive of the game.

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Senior punter Hendrix Brakefield pinned ULM inside the two-yard line twice in the game and for the third and fourth time in the last three games. It was the third time in Brakefield’s career that he has pinned an opponent inside the five yard line multiple times in a game.

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Doughty finished the game with five interceptions, the second-most in program history and the first fiveinterception outing by a Hilltopper quarterback since 1977.

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WKU played its third game away from home to start the season. It is the first time that has happened since 2008.

WKU also opened the season with three games away from home in 1931, 1941, 1948, 1983 and 1993.

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WKU’s 14 points in the opening quarter were the most for WKU in the first quarter this season.

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Freshman receiver Nicholas Norris became the first true wide receiver to catch multiple touchdown receptions in a game since Oct. 24, 2009 when Jake Gaebler had two touchdown receptions against Middle Tennessee.

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The attendance of 20,973 was the fourth highest in the Houchens Industires-L.T. Smith Stadium era. It marked the 12th time in school history that WKU has had 20,000 fans or more at an on-campus home game.

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WKU’s 58 points scored were its most in the FBS era and the most since scoring 87 against West Virginia Tech on Sept. 8, 2007

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Andrews set a WKU record with five rushing touchdowns in the game and became the first WKU back to rush for four touchdowns in a single game since Nov. 20, 2004 when Brian Porter achieved the mark against Florida International.

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It was the first time in the FBS era that a WKU player had rushed for four touchdowns in a game and just the third time a player has run for three or more.

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WKU opened the season with a win for the second consecutive season. It is the first time that WKU has won consecutive season openers since winning openers in five straight years from 1996 through 2000.

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Kentucky, W, 35-26 (Nashville):

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WKU held UL without a pass completion over the first 26:42 of the game.

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Andrews went over 1,000 yards in the contest. It is the fourth consecutive season in which a WKU runner has reached the 1,000 yard mark, tying the school record for consecutive years with a 1,000 yard ball carrier (96-99).

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Attendance was 20,110, marking the second game this season with over 20,000 fans and the seventh crowd of over 20,000 since Houchens Industires-L.T. Smith Stadium was expanded in 2008.

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WKU limited Texas State to 130 yards of total offense, the second lowest total surrendered in the FBS era.

The Hilltoppers held the Bobcats to -1 yards of offense through their first 18 plays.

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WKU forced three Texas State turnovers in the first quarter, marking the first time since Sept. 8, 2007 (West Virginia Tech) that the Hilltoppers forced three turnovers in the same quarter.

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Junior defensive back Cam Thomas notched his first career multiple interception game, picking off a pair of Texas State passes in the first half

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WKU’s win marked the sixth time in the program’s 94-year history that it closed the regular season on a four-game winning streak.

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WKU became the first team to win at home among the five meetings in Sun Belt Conference play and was the first team to win consecutive games in the series’ history.

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WKU’s 399 yards passing was the third-highest output in school history and most since Oct. 5, 1985.

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Andrews reached the 6,000 yard all-purpose mark for his career in the second half, becoming just the 42nd player in NCAA FBS history to reach the mark.

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Andrews reached 100 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards for the first time in his career, becoming the first WKU player to achieve that feat in the FBS era.

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WKU failed to take the lead to open the game after Arkansas State scored on its opening drive. WKU scored first in 9-of-12 games during the regular season.

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Doughty’s 29 pass completions set a new WKU FBS era record, as did his 387 passing yards and owns two of the three 300-yard passing games of the FBS era for WKU.

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WKU scored the game-winning touchdown with 10 seconds left in regulation, the latest game-winning score in regulation since scoring as time expired against Morehead State on Oct. 27, 1984.

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WKU completed its five-year tenure as a football member of the Sun Belt Conference with a 17-22 mark.

After beginning play in the league with 10 consecutive losses and a 2-15 record overall, WKU went 15-7 to close its time in the league.

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WKU’s 44 points were the most in a Sun Belt Conference game since scoring 54 against ULL on Oct. 23, 2010, the school’s first ever Sun Belt Conference victory.

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Keshawn Simpson became just the third different WKU player to rush for three touchdowns or more in a game during the FBS era. It was the fifth time a WKU player has reached the mark and the second time this season.

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Sophomore quarterback Nelson Fishback completed 3-of-5 passes for 35 yards and a touchdown. Fishback threw his first career touchdown pass during the fourth quarter to tight end Tim Gorski.

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WKU became bowl eligible for the third consecutive season. WKU was in just its fifth season of eligibility for postseason bowls after making the move to the FBS.

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WKU won despite a season-low 334 yards of total offense in the game.

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Andrews had his nation-leading 23rd straight game with 100 or more all-purpose yards. It was the 28th such game in his career.

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WKU has scored first and led by at least 10 points in every Sun Belt Conference game this season.

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With Antonio Andrews eclipsing the 1,500 yard rushing mark, WKU has now had a 1,500-yard rusher in fourstraight seasons, tying the longest active streak in the nation (Oregon).

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2013 in review Awards and Recognition

Xavius Boyd, LB • SBC Defensive Player of the Year • SBC All-Conference First Team

Mitchell Henry, TE • CFPA Week 1 Honorable Mention Andrew Jackson, LB • Phil Steele’s First Team All-SBC • SBC All-Conference Second Team • East-West Shrine Game • NFL Scouting Combine Participants • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season First Team All-SBC Forrest Lamp, OL • SBC All-Conference Honorable Mention • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Second Team All-SBC Willie McNeal, WR • SBC All-Conference Honorable Mention Luis Polanco, OL • SBC All-Conference First Team • Phil Steele’s First Team All-SBC • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Second Team All-SBC Tyree Robinson, DB • Phil Steele’s Second Team All-SBC Garrett Schwettman, K • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Second Team All-SBC Cam Thomas, DB • SBC All-Conference First Team • Phil Steele’s First Team All-SBC • SBC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 11) • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Second Team All-SBC

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Bar’ee Boyd, DL • SBC All-Conference First Team • Phil Steele’s First Team All-SBC

Jonathan Dowling, DB • Phil Steele’s First Team All-SBC • SBC All-Conference First Team • NFL Scouting Combine Participant • SBC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4) • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season First Team All-SBC

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Hendrix Brakefield, P • CFPA Week 4 Honorable Mention

Sean Conway, OL • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Second Team All-SBC

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Antonio Andrews, RB • SBC Player of the Year • SBC Offensive Player of the Year • SBC All-Conference First Team • SI.com First Team All-American (AP) • CBS Sports Second Team All-American (AP) • Athlon Sports Second Team All-American (AP) • Phil Steele’s Second Team All-American (AP) • Athlon Sports SBC Player of the Year • Phil Steele’s All-SBC First Team • Reese’s Senior Bowl • NFL Scouting Combine Participant • Doak Walker Award Semifinalist • Paul Hornung Award Finalist • SBC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5) • SBC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 11) • CFPA Week 1 Honorable Mention AP • CFPA Week 5 Honorable Mention AP • CFPA Week 8 Honorable Mention AP • CFPA Week 4 National Honorable Mention RB • CFPA Week 11 National Honorable Mention RB • CFPA Week 4 National AP Performer of the Week • CFPA Week 9 National AP Performer of the Week • Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Week 4) • Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Week 5) • Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Week (9) • SI.com Mid-Season First Team All-American (AP) • CBS Sports Mid-Season Second Team All-American (AP) • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Third Team All-American (AP) • Phil Steele’s Mid-Season First Team All-SBC (RB)

Phil Steele’s First Team All-SBC East-West Shrine Game SBC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 4) SBC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 5) SBC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6) Phil Steele’s Mid-Season Third Team All-American Phil Steele’s Mid-Season First Team All-SBC

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final stats TEAM STATISTICS

WKU OPP SCORING 370 295 Points Per Game 30.8 24.6 FIRST DOWNS 287 201 Rushing 131 107 Passing 141 79 Penalty 15 15 RUSHING YARDAGE 2362 1935 Yards gained rushing 2619 2180 Yards lost rushing 257 245 Rushing Attempts 468 451 Average Per Rush 5.0 4.3 Average Per Game 196.8 161.2 TDs Rushing 31 24 PASSING YARDAGE 3140 2135 Comp-Att-Int 266-407-16 181-312-14 Average Per Pass 7.7 6.8 Average Per Catch 11.8 11.8 Average Per Game 261.7 177.9 TDs Passing 15 10 TOTAL OFFENSE 5502 4070 Total Plays 875 763 Average Per Play 6.3 5.3 Average Per Game 458.5 339.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-773 53-1065 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-136 11-112 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-118 16-303 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.9 20.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.8 10.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.4 18.9 FUMBLES-LOST 26-15 17-7 PENALTIES-Yards 74-559 76-641 Average Per Game 46.6 53.4 PUNTS-Yards 37-1417 51-2111 Average Per Punt 38.3 41.4 Net punt average 34.7 36.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 70-4268 61-3536 Average Per Kick 61.0 58.0 Net kick average 54.7 37.5 TOP/Game 32:22 27:38 3RD-DOWN Conversions 73/158 74/164 3rd-Down Pct 46% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/24 7/15 4th-Down Pct 50% 47% SACKS BY-Yards 27-160 20-143 MISC YARDS 76 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 47 37 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-16 12-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (52-64) 81% (37-45) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (39-64) 61% (29-45) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (45-47) 96% (33-35) 94% ATTENDANCE 91672 189360 Games/Avg Per Game 5/18334 6/31560 Neutral Site Games 1/47623 SCORE BY QUARTERS WKU Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 96 116 61 97 370 79 57 90 69 295

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING

GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G Andrews, Antonio 12 267 1764 34 1730 6.5 16 65 144.2 Allen, Leon 11 72 370 13 357 5.0 5 26 32.5 Simpson, Keshawn 10 45 177 6 171 3.8 7 26 17.1 Wales, Anthony 12 17 114 2 112 6.6 2 21 9.3 Smith, Damarcus 5 10 59 8 51 5.1 0 20 10.2 Fishback, Nelson 5 10 45 16 29 2.9 1 14 5.8 Jones, Kadeem 11 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 18 1.7 Norris, Nicholas 12 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 8 1.2 Warr, DarMontre 10 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 0.3 Porter, Todd 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1.0 TEAM 8 6 0 17 -17 -2.8 0 0 -2.1 Doughty, Brandon 12 34 52 161 -109 -3.2 0 10 -9.1 Total..........

12 468 2619 257 2362 5.0 31 65 196.8 Opponents......

12 451 2180 245 1935 4.3 24 68 161.2

PASSING

G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Doughty, Brandon 12 134.81 246-374-14 65.8 2857 14 60 238.1 Fishback, Nelson 5 171.76 13-18-0 72.2 174 1 26 34.8 Porter, Todd 1 93.84 5-10-1 50.0 76 0 56 76.0 Smith, Damarcus 5 55.44 2-5-1 40.0 33 0 27 6.6 Total..........

12 134.46 266-407-16 65.4 3140 15 60 261.7 Opponents...... 12 117.10 181-312-14 58.0 2135 10 69 177.9

RECEIVING

G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G McNeal, Willie 12 46 599 13.0 5 56 49.9 Andrews, Antonio 12 41 478 11.7 0 60 39.8 Norris, Nicholas 12 33 431 13.1 4 36 35.9 German, Joel 10 26 339 13.0 0 27 33.9 Henry, Mitchell 12 25 305 12.2 2 33 25.4 Taylor, Taywan 11 24 270 11.2 0 45 24.5 Allen, Leon 11 22 202 9.2 1 29 18.4 Gorski, Tim 12 17 172 10.1 1 22 14.3 Higbee, Tyler 7 13 169 13.0 1 30 24.1 Brown, Jamarielle 12 8 89 11.1 0 25 7.4 Jones, Kadeem 11 4 44 11.0 1 16 4.0 Jackson, Aaron 6 3 20 6.7 0 8 3.3 Turner, Lonnie 3 1 20 20.0 0 20 6.7 Lewis, Cam 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 Wales, Anthony 12 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 Clemmons, Cameron 12 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 Total..........

12 266 3140 11.8 15 60 261.7 Opponents......

12 181 2135 11.8 10 69 177.9 TOTAL OFFENSE

G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Doughty, Brandon 12 408 -109 2857 2748 229.0 Andrews, Antonio 12 267 1730 0 1730 144.2 Allen, Leon 11 72 357 0 357 32.5 Fishback, Nelson 5 28 29 174 203 40.6 Simpson, Keshawn 10 45 171 0 171 17.1 Wales, Anthony 12 17 112 0 112 9.3 Smith, Damarcus 5 15 51 33 84 16.8 Porter, Todd 1 11 1 76 77 77.0 Jones, Kadeem 11 2 19 0 19 1.7 Norris, Nicholas 12 2 15 0 15 1.2 Warr, DarMontre 10 2 3 0 3 0.3 TEAM 8 6 -17 0 -17 -2.1 Total..........

12 875 2362 3140 5502 458.5 Opponents......

12 763 1935 2135 4070 339.2

final stats ALL PURPOSE

Thomas, Cam Robinson, Tyree Dowling, Jonathan Ward, Marcus Wright, Arius Total..........

Opponents......

KICK RETURNS

Andrews, Antonio Wales, Anthony Franks, Chuck Henry, Mitchell Robinson, Tyree Johnson, Shaquille Norris, Nicholas McNeal, Willie TEAM Total..........

Opponents......

FUMBLE RETURNS

Dowling, Jonathan Total..........

Opponents......

No. Yds Avg TD Long 5 61 12.2 0 25 4 39 9.8 0 20 3 21 7.0 0 21 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 14 118 8.4 0 25 16 303 18.9 3 99

No. Yds Avg TD Long 15 314 20.9 0 27 13 272 20.9 0 35 3 36 12.0 0 14 3 38 12.7 0 27 2 64 32.0 0 40 2 9 4.5 0 8 1 12 12.0 0 12 1 28 28.0 0 28 1 0 0.0 0 0 41 773 18.9 0 40 53 1065 20.1 0 36

No. Yds Avg TD Long 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 6 155 25.8 0 55

FGM-FGA Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Schwettman, G. 13-16 81.2 0-0 5-5 6-8 2-3 0-0 44 0

FG SEQUENCE

WKU OPPONENTS Kentucky - (22),(30) Tennessee (37),(33) (23) South Alabama (44) (42),(43),(37),17 Morgan State - 41,(40) Navy (30),36 ULM (22) (34) Louisiana-Lafayette (29),(28) (23) Troy (29),(33),(24),(37),37 (41),32 Georgia State (40) Army - (25) Texas State (30),47 40 Arkansas State - 42,(45) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING

Brakefield, Hendrix Occhipinti, Joseph Total..........

Opponents......

No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 31 1220 39.4 52 0 12 14 0 6 197 32.8 40 1 2 1 0 37 1417 38.3 52 1 14 15 0 51 2111 41.4 59 5 13 12 1

KICKOFFS

Brakefield, Hendrix Occhipinti, Joseph Mugler, Mike Total..........

Opponents......

No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn 37 2321 62.7 11 1 19 1122 59.1 0 1 14 825 58.9 2 2 70 4268 61.0 13 4 1065 41.1 23 61 3536 58.0 19 1 773 37.5 27

2013 RESULTS

Date Opponent W/L Aug. 31, 2013 vs Kentucky W Sept. 7, 2013 at Tennessee L * Sept. 14, 2013 at South Alabama L Sept. 21, 2013 Morgan State W Sept. 28, 2013 Navy W * Oct. 03, 2013 at ULM W * Oct. 15, 2013 Louisiana-Lafayette L * Oct. 26, 2013 Troy L * Nov. 02, 2013 at Georgia State W Nov. 09, 2013 at Army W * Nov. 23, 2013 at Texas State W * Nov. 30, 2013 Arkansas St. W

Score Attend 35-26 47,623 52-20 86,783 31-24 17,721 58-17 20,973 19-7 19,813 31-10 16,317 37-20 16,359 32-26 20,110 44-28 15,212 21-17 36,276 38-7 17,051 34-31 14,417

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INTERCEPTIONS

No. Yds Avg TD Long 14 97 6.9 0 38 4 11 2.8 0 10 1 16 16.0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 20 136 6.8 0 38 11 112 10.2 0 33

FIELD GOALS

players

Andrews, Antonio McNeal, Willie Higbee, Tyler Duclos, Devante Total..........

Opponents......

|------ PATs ------| TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Andrews, Antonio 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 96 Schwettman, Garrett 0 13-16 45-47 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Simpson, Keshawn 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Allen, Leon 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 McNeal, Willie 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Norris, Nicholas 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Wales, Anthony 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Henry, Mitchell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Gorski, Tim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jones, Kadeem 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Higbee, Tyler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Fishback, Nelson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Dowling, Jonathan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 4 Total..........

47 13-16 45-47 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 370 Opponents......

37 12-17 33-35 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 295

Staff

PUNT RETURNS

SCORING

general

G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Andrews, Antonio 12 1730 478 97 314 0 2619 218.2 McNeal, Willie 12 0 599 11 28 0 638 53.2 Allen, Leon 11 357 202 0 0 0 559 50.8 Norris, Nicholas 12 15 431 0 12 0 458 38.2 Wales, Anthony 12 112 -2 0 272 0 382 31.8 Henry, Mitchell 12 0 305 0 38 0 343 28.6 German, Joel 10 0 339 0 0 0 339 33.9 Taylor, Taywan 11 0 270 0 0 0 270 24.5 Higbee, Tyler 7 0 169 16 0 0 185 26.4 Gorski, Tim 12 0 172 0 0 0 172 14.3 Simpson, Keshawn 10 171 0 0 0 0 171 17.1 Robinson, Tyree 12 0 0 0 64 39 103 8.6 Brown, Jamarielle 12 0 89 0 0 0 89 7.4 Jones, Kadeem 11 19 44 0 0 0 63 5.7 Thomas, Cam 12 0 0 0 0 61 61 5.1 Smith, Damarcus 5 51 0 0 0 0 51 10.2 Franks, Chuck 12 0 0 0 36 0 36 3.0 Fishback, Nelson 5 29 0 0 0 0 29 5.8 Dowling, Jonathan 12 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.8 Jackson, Aaron 6 0 20 0 0 0 20 3.3 Turner, Lonnie 3 0 20 0 0 0 20 6.7 Duclos, Devante 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 1.0 Johnson, Shaquille 12 0 0 0 9 0 9 0.8 Lewis, Cam 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0 Warr, DarMontre 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 Ward, Marcus 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 Porter, Todd 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 Clemmons, Cameron 12 0 -2 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 Wright, Arius 12 0 0 0 0 -4 -4 -0.3 TEAM 8 -17 0 0 0 0 -17 -2.1 Doughty, Brandon 12 -109 0 0 0 0 -109 -9.1 Total..........

12 2362 3140 136 773 118 6529 544.1 Opponents......

12 1935 2135 112 1065 303 5550 462.5

final stats DEFENSIVE STATS

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13 Boyd, Xavius

12

68 35

103

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55 12 67

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21 Wright, Arius

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34 21

55

8.5-37

22 Robinson, Tyree

12

30 12

42

2.5-3

19 Thomas, Cam

12

32

9

41

40 Boyd, Bar’ee

12

29 11

88 Rocker, Gavin

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98 Terrell, Devante

3-21 7

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25 Franks, Chuck

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91 Washington, Calvin

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17 Randall, Daqual

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10 McNeal, Willie

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92 Hervey, James

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16 Smith, T.J.

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31 Williams, Terran

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93 Glover, DeMarcus

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99 Brakefield, Hendrix

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18 Johnson, Shaquille

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83 Jackson, Aaron

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76 Lamp, Forrest

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50 Vaughn, Blair

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24 Patterson, Dalton

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39 Mugler, Mike

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12 473 286 759 68-249 27-160 14-118 33 20 7-0 11

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GP

Jackson, Andrew

Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds

Rcv-Yds FF

526 355 881 57.0-215 20-143 16-303 34

32 14-155 13

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final stats GAME-BY-GAME PASSING

GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING

No-Yds/TD UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM ULL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Andrews, A. 267-1730/16 20-99/1 13-111/0 15-122/0 17-213/5 32-182/2 27-155/1 28-154/1 28-144/1 22-110/0 24-117/1 21-204/3 20-119/1 Allen, Leon 72-357/5 10-92/1 13-52/1 8-40/0 DNP 7-37/0 7-8/1 3-6/0 2-3/1 9-61/0 1-1/0 11-53/1 1-4/0 Simpson, K. 45-171/7 8-34/2 3-9/0 2-7/0 3-22/0 1-1/0 3-12/0 DNP DNP 10-25/4 6-20/0 5-9/0 4-32/1 Wales, Anthony 17-112/2 - - - 11-65/1 - - - 1-1/0 - - 5-46/1 Smith, Damarcus 10-51/0 DNP 3-9/0 DNP 4-31/0 - DNP DNP DNP 2-3/0 DNP 1-8/0 DNP Fishback, N. 10-29/1 DNP DNP DNP 3-28/1 DNP DNP 4--13/0 3-14/0 - DNP - DNP Jones, Kadeem 2-19/0 - - - 2-19/0 DNP - - - - - - Norris, Nicholas 2-15/0 - - - - - - - 1-7/0 - - 1-8/0 Warr, DarMontre 2-3/0 DNP - DNP 2-3/0 - - - - - - - Porter, Todd 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP TEAM 6--17/0 2--4/0 DNP - - 1--3/0 1--7/0 - DNP - 2--3/0 DNP DNP Doughty, B. 34--109/0 1--5/0 2--10/0 2--24/0 1--7/0 2-2/0 2--8/0 3--14/0 6--36/0 3-4/0 7-0/0 2--7/0 3--4/0

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING

No-Yds/TD UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM ULL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU McNeal, Willie 46-599/5 6-57/0 3-43/0 3-22/0 3-85/0 1-8/0 2-47/1 1-42/0 6-38/0 4-62/0 6-101/2 6-37/0 5-57/2 Andrews, A. 41-478/0 3-37/0 1-43/0 5-38/0 1-1/0 5-35/0 1-22/0 3-31/0 7-125/0 3-36/0 3-30/0 5-22/0 4-58/0 Norris, Nicholas 33-431/4 2-28/0 1-6/1 7-95/2 4-42/0 - 2-21/0 3-69/0 4-32/0 1-36/0 3-44/0 2-19/0 4-39/1 German, Joel 26-339/0 2-15/0 3-46/0 2-22/0 2-31/0 7-87/0 5-55/0 4-67/0 1-16/0 DNP DNP - Henry, Mitchell 25-305/2 6-65/1 1-33/0 1-6/0 2-8/0 1-4/0 4-65/0 5-53/1 3-34/0 - - 1-6/0 1-31/0 Taylor, Taywan 24-270/0 4-23/0 1-1/0 - 2-22/0 4-25/0 3-75/0 4-30/0 1-5/0 3-57/0 DNP 1-11/0 1-21/0 Allen, Leon 22-202/1 1-5/0 4-35/0 2-20/0 DNP 3-8/0 2-23/1 3-46/0 2-42/0 - 1-3/0 2-10/0 2-10/0 Gorski, Tim 17-172/1 - 1-7/0 - - - 2-35/0 - 3-45/0 4-20/1 3-21/0 2-22/0 2-22/0 Higbee, Tyler 13-169/1 3-41/0 - 5-67/1 - 4-31/0 DNP - 1-30/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Brown, J. 8-89/0 - - - - - 1-7/0 - 3-32/0 1-8/0 - 1-25/0 2-17/0 Jones, Kadeem 4-44/1 - 1-10/0 1-6/0 - DNP 1-12/0 - - 1-16/1 - - Turner, Lonnie 1-20/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-20/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP Jackson, Aaron 3-20/0 DNP DNP 1-6/0 1-6/0 - 1-8/0 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP Lewis, Cam 1-6/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP Clemmons, C. 1--2/0 - 1--2/0 - - - - - - - - - Wales, Anthony 1--2/0 - - - 1--2/0 - - - - - - - -

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#7 Damarcus Smith Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Tennessee 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Morgan State 3 2 1 66.7 33 0 27 0 0 92.4 TOTALS 5 2 1 40.0 33 0 27 0 0 55.4

players

#8 Todd Porter Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Morgan State 10 5 1 50.0 76 0 56 0 0 93.8 TOTALS 10 5 1 50.0 76 0 56 0 0 93.8

Staff

#9 Nelson Fishback Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Morgan State 4 3 0 75.0 49 0 20 0 0 177.9 Louisiana 6 5 0 83.3 78 0 26 1 12 192.5 TROY 3 2 0 66.7 12 0 10 0 0 100.3 Georgia State 5 3 0 60.0 35 1 16 0 0 184.8 TOTALS 18 13 0 72.2 174 1 26 1 12 171.8

general

#12 Brandon Doughty Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Kentucky 34 27 0 79.4 271 1 25 1 5 156.1 Tennessee 34 17 5 50.0 222 1 43 2 10 85.1 South Alabama 47 27 3 57.4 282 3 30 2 24 116.1 Morgan State 7 7 0 100.0 55 0 17 1 7 166.0 Navy 31 25 1 80.6 198 0 22 1 3 127.8 ULM 36 24 1 66.7 370 2 45 1 5 165.8 Louisiana-Lafayette 23 18 2 78.3 260 1 42 3 14 170.2 Troy 45 29 0 64.4 387 0 60 3 18 136.7 Georgia State 24 15 1 62.5 206 1 44 1 7 140.0 Army 24 16 1 66.7 199 2 32 2 22 155.5 Texas State 32 20 0 62.5 152 0 25 1 8 102.4 ASU 37 21 0 56.8 255 3 39 1 8 141.4 TOTALS 374 246 14 65.8 2857 14 60 19 131 134.8

final stats GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT UK UT USA

MSU

NAVY ULM ULL TROY

GSU ARMY TXST ASU

Boyd, Xavius

68-35 103 5-5 8-5 2-10 7-3 9-0 6-4 4-0 5-1 7-3 3-2 3-2 9-0

Jackson, Andrew

55-40 95 5-3 3-3 2-3 5-4 6-1 2-5 8-2 4-3 DNP 9-6 4-6 7-4

Dowling, Jonathan

55-12 67 7-1 4-2 7-2 2-2 4-0 4-2 8-0 3-0 4-0 7-1 4-2 1-0

Wright, Arius

34-21 55 3-2 2-3 3-3 2-1 1-0 3-2 3-1 4-2 3-1 0-2 2-2 8-2

Robinson, Tyree

30-12 42 3-2 2-0 3-2 2-2 -

Thomas, Cam

32-9 41

Boyd, Bar’ee

29-11 40 3-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 3-0 3-1 6-1 1-2 3-0 2-0 3-0 2-4

Rocker, Gavin

18-19 37

Terrell, Devante

11-22 33 0-4 0-1 0-5 1-1 1-0 2-3 2-1 0-1 1-1

Brown, Rico

20-9 29

- - 0-2 3-1 1-0 1-1 - 3-2 1-1 2-0 2-1 7-1

Washington, Calvin

14-8 22

- 1-0 -

Franks, Chuck

11-11 22 1-0 0-2 0-2 4-2 3-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 -

Shorter, Bryan

6-12 18

Randall, Daqual

5-10

McNeal, Willie

9-5 14 - 0-2 - 1-0 -

Hervey, James

6-7 13 1-0 2-3 1-0 1-0 -

Ward, Marcus

9-4

Smith, T.J.

4-7 11 1-2 0-1 2-1 0-2 -

-

- DNP -

Williams, Terran

8-3 11 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0

-

- 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0

15

13

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

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

-

-

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

3-1

0-5

3-0

1-2

0-3

DNP

2-0

DNP

DNP

- 1-3 3-2

- 1-2 2-2 3-2 6-0 0-2 1-0 2-1 -

-

2-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

-

-

4-3

DNP

-

DNP

- 2-0 - 2-1 - 1-2 3-0 - 0-2 - 0-2 1-0 DNP DNP DNP

DNP

-

DNP

DNP -

1-0

-

- 1-1

Iworah, Prince Charles 3-7 10 - 2-1 - 0-2 - 1-1 - 0-1 0-2 - - Robinson, Kalvin

5-3 8 DNP DNP - 0-1 -

Singh, Ricardo

4-4 8

1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0

Thomas, DeVante

5-2 7

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

Duclos, Devante

4-2 6

- - - - -

Glover, Demarcus

3-2 5 DNP - 1-2 2-0 - DNP DNP - - DNP - DNP

Coley, Demetrius

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

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

-

- 0-1

-

- 1-0

- - 0-1 - 3-0 1-1 -

Brakefield, Hendrix 4-0 4 2-0 - - - 1-0 1-0 - - DNP - - Cox, Raphael

3-1

Johnson, Shaq

1-1 2

4

-

1-1

DNP

DNP

DNP

Jackson, Aaron

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

Lamp, Forrest

1-0 1 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - -

Halpin, Max

1-0 1 - - - - 1-0 - - - - - - -

Polanco, Luis

1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -

Williams, Vince

0-1 1

Dowling, Nolan

0-1 1 - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 1-0 -

-

-

-

1-0

- - - -

-

-

1-0

- 0-1 -

DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Simpson, Keshawn 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 - - DNP DNP - - - Davis, Drew

0-1 1 - - DNP DNP DNP 0-1 - - DNP - - -

Young, Derrell

1-0 1

TEAM

1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - -

Isaac, D’Von

0-1 1

Patterson, Dalton

1-0 1

German, Joel

1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 - DNP DNP - -

Norris, Nicholas

1-0 1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - -

Mugler, Mike

0-1 1

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -

Vaughn, Blair

1-0 1

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP

Taylor, Taywan

1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - - - - - DNP - -

Henry, Mitchell

1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - -

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DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -

- DNP 0-1 DNP

-

DNP DNP -

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0

DNP DNP DNP -

-

- DNP

0-1

-

final stats Individual GAME-BY-GAME sacks

general Staff players

SACKS UA-A TOT UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM ULL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Boyd, Xavius 8-1 8.5 2.0-10 1.0-1 0.5-4 2.0-7 2.0-26 - - - - - 1.0-0 Boyd, Bar’ee 5-1 5.5 1.0-8 - - - - 1.0-5 - 0.5-4 1.0-3 - 1.0-10 1.0-5 Wright, Arius 3-0 3.0 - - 1.0-7 - - - - - - - 1.0-6 1.0-7 Robinson, K. 2-0 2.0 DNP DNP - - - - - 1.0-6 1.0-5 - - Rocker, Gavin 2-0 2.0 - - - - - - 1.0-6 - 1.0-5 - - Washington, Calvin 1-1 1.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 1.0-1 - Duclos, Devante 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-5 Thomas, Cam 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-13 - - - - - - - - Jackson, Andrew 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - DNP - 1.0-3 Smith, T.J. 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-4 - - - - DNP - - - Hervey, James 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 - DNP DNP Terrell, Devante 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-4 - - - -

Individual GAME-BY-GAME tackles for loss

GAME-BY-GAME punt returns PUNT RETURNS No-Yds UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM UL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Andrews, Antonio 14-97 4-17 - 1--1 4-58 1-2 1-25 1--1 1-0 1--3 - - Higbee, Tyler 1-16 - 1-16 - - - DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP Duclos, Devante 1-12 - - - - - 1-12 - - - - - McNeal, Willie 4-11 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 2-1 1-10

GAME-BY-GAME Kick returns KICK RETURNS No-Yds UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM UL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Andrews, Antonio 15-314 2-41 2-53 2-38 1-19 2-33 - 4-83 1-23 - - - 1-24 Wales, Anthony 13-272 - 4-78 1-30 - - - 1-19 1-17 2-53 1-27 - 3-48 Robinson, Tyree 2-64 - - - - - - - - - 1-24 - 1-40 Henry, Mitchell 3-38 - - 1-3 - - - - - 1-27 1-8 - Franks, Chuck 3-36 - - 1-11 1-11 - - - - - 1-14 - McNeal, Willie 1-28 - - - 1-28 - - - - - - - Norris, Nicholas 1-12 - - - 1-12 - - - - - - - Johnson, Shaq 2-9 - - 2-9 - - - - - - - - TEAM 1-0 - DNP - - - - - DNP 1-0 - DNP DNP

GAME-BY-GAME interception returns INT. RETURNS No-Yds UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM UL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Thomas, Cam 5-61 - 1-16 - - - 1-25 - - 1-0 - 2-20 Robinson, Tyree 4-39 - - - - - - - 1-0 1-20 - 2-19 Dowling, J. 3-21 - - - - 2-21 - - - - - - 1-0 Wright, Arius 1--4 - - - 1--4 - - - - - - - Ward, Marcus 1-1 - - - 1-1 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - -

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TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A TOT UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM UL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Boyd, Xavius 14-3 15.5 3.0-12 2.0-2 1.5-11 3.0-8 3.0-27 1.0-2 - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-3 Boyd, Bar’ee 9-2 10.0 2.0-9 - - 1.0-1 - 1.5-6 1.0-5 0.5-4 1.0-3 - 2.0-13 1.0-5 Wright, Arius 7-3 8.5 1.5-4 - 1.0-7 0.5-1 - - - - 1.0-2 0.5-1 1.0-6 3.0-16 Jackson, Andrew 7-3 8.5 1.0-3 - - 0.5-1 1.0-1 - 1.5-5 0.5-1 DNP - 2.0-5 2.0-7 Rocker, Gavin 4-3 5.5 - - 0.5-0 - - - 1.5-6 0.5-1 1.0-5 - - 2.0-3 Franks, Chuck 2-4 4.0 - - 0.5-1 2.5-3 - - - 0.5-1 - 0.5-0 - Washington, Calvin 2-2 3.0 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 1.5-3 1.0-1 - Robinson, Kalvin 2-2 3.0 DNP DNP - 0.5-0 - - - 1.0-6 1.0-5 - 0.5-1 Robinson, Tyree 2-1 2.5 2.5-3 - - - - - - - - - - Terrell, Devante 1-2 2.0 - - - - - 0.5-0 - 0.5-4 - - 1.0-5 Thomas, Cam 1-1 1.5 - - 1.0-13 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 Dowling, Jonathan 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-1 - - - - - - Randall, Daqual 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP DNP DNP - - 1.0-1 DNP - DNP Duclos, Devante 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-5 Hervey, James 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 - DNP DNP Smith, T.J. 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-4 - - - - DNP - - - -

final stats GAME-BY-GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL UK UT USA MSU NAVY ULM UL TROY GSU ARMY TXST ASU Andrews, Antonio 2619 194 207 197 291 252 202 267 292 143 147 226 201 McNeal, Willie 638 57 43 22 113 8 47 42 38 62 101 38 67 Allen, Leon 559 97 87 60 DNP 45 31 52 45 61 4 63 14 Norris, Nicholas 458 28 6 95 54 - 21 69 39 36 44 27 39 Wales, Anthony 382 - 78 30 63 - - 19 18 53 27 46 48 Henry, Mitchell 343 65 33 9 8 4 65 53 34 27 8 6 31 German, Joel 339 15 46 22 31 87 55 67 16 DNP DNP - Taylor, Taywan 270 23 1 - 22 25 75 30 5 57 DNP 11 21 Higbee, Tyler 185 41 16 67 - 31 DNP - 30 DNP DNP DNP DNP Gorski, Tim 172 - 7 - - - 35 - 45 20 21 22 22 Simpson, Keshawn 171 34 9 7 22 1 12 DNP DNP 25 20 9 32 Robinson, Tyree 103 - - - - - - - - 20 24 19 40 Brown, Jamarielle 89 - - - - - 7 - 32 8 - 25 17 Jones, Kadeem 63 - 10 6 19 DNP 12 - - 16 - - Thomas, Cam 61 - 16 - - - 25 - - - - 20 Smith, Damarcus 51 DNP 9 DNP 31 - DNP DNP DNP 3 DNP 8 DNP Franks, Chuck 36 - - 11 11 - - - - - 14 - Fishback, Nelson 29 DNP DNP DNP 28 DNP DNP -13 14 - DNP - DNP Dowling, Jonathan 21 - - - - 21 - - - - - - Turner, Lonnie 20 DNP DNP DNP 20 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP Jackson, Aaron 20 DNP DNP 6 6 - 8 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP Duclos, Devante 12 - - - - - 12 - - - - - Johnson, Shaq 9 - - 9 - - - - - - - - Lewis, Cam 6 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - 6 DNP DNP DNP Warr, DarMontre 3 DNP - DNP 3 - - - - - - - Ward, Marcus 1 - - - 1 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - Porter, Todd 1 DNP DNP DNP 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Clemmons, Cam -2 - -2 - - - - - - - - - Wright, Arius -4 - - - -4 - - - - - - - TEAM -17 -4 - - - -3 -7 - - - -3 - Doughty, Brandon -109 -5 -10 -24 -7 2 -8 -14 -36 4 - -7 -4

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISON

First Downs Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Kentucky 35-26 22/15 13/9 8/6 1/0 Tennessee 20-52 21/20 8/12 12/6 1/2 South Alabama 24-31 26/18 9/7 15/11 2/0 Morgan State 58-17 28/18 20/11 8/6 0/1 Navy 19-7 23/10 11/5 11/5 1/0 ULM 31-10 27/16 10/5 16/10 1/1 Louisiana-Lafayette 20-37 24/18 8/15 13/3 3/0 Troy 26-32 29/18 8/7 19/10 2/1 Georgia State 44-28 25/18 13/6 11/9 1/3 Army 21-17 18/16 10/12 8/3 0/1 Texas State 38-7 22/10 14/3 8/5 0/2 Arkansas St. 34-31 22/24 7/15 12/5 3/4 Totals

Rushing Passing Total Offense Return TurnNumber-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs 41-216/32-216 27-34-0/18-28-0 271/203 75-487/60-419 58/128 2/1 34-171/45-240 17-36-5/11-19-1 222/142 70-393/64-382 163/230 7/1 27-145/39-144 27-47-3/16-27-0 282/270 74-427/66-414 90/111 3/1 44-375/37-182 17-24-2/15-25-2 213/135 68-588/62-317 125/210 3/2 43-219/34-86 25-31-1/7-17-2 198/76 74-417/51-162 56/81 2/2 40-160/27-116 24-36-1/21-40-1 370/275 76-530/67-391 62/85 1/2 38-133/52-254 23-29-2/5-12-0 338/90 67-471/64-344 101/248 4/1 41-133/30-91 31-48-0/20-33-1 399/306 89-532/63-397 40/89 2/1 46-203/27-85 18-29-1/26-41-2 241/325 75-444/68-410 97/150 2/2 40-135/46-277 16-24-1/8-12-0 199/70 64-334/58-347 73/57 2/2 46-321/29-21 20-32-0/15-30-4 152/109 78-473/59-130 40/150 0/5 28-151/53-223 21-37-0/19-28-1 255/134 65-406/81-357 122/96 3/1

370-295 287/201 131/107 141/79 15/15 468-2362/451-1935 266-407-16/181-312-14 3140/2135 875-5502/763-4070 1027/1635 31/21

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Kentucky 2-10/6-15 1-1/1-1 35:02/24:58 10:04 5.3/6.8 8.0/7.2 6.5/7.0 Tennessee 8-15/4-10 0-0/0-0 32:36/27:24 5:12 5.0/5.3 6.2/7.5 5.6/6.0 South Alabama 9-17/5-13 1-3/1-2 32:51/27:09 5:42 5.4/3.7 6.0/10.0 5.8/6.3 Morgan State 5-10/5-12 4-4/0-1 28:26/31:34 -3:08 8.5/4.9 8.9/5.4 8.6/5.1 Navy 7-15/4-11 1-2/0-1 37:00/23:00 14:00 5.1/2.5 6.4/4.5 5.6/3.2 ULM 6-13/5-15 0-0/0-2 33:28/26:32 6:56 4.0/4.3 10.3/6.9 7.0/5.8 Louisiana-Lafayette 2-10/8-13 0-4/0-0 30:04/29:56 0:08 3.5/4.9 11.7/7.5 7.0/5.4 Troy 7-16/6-13 2-3/1-1 36:29/23:31 12:58 3.2/3.0 8.3/9.3 6.0/6.3 Georgia State 7-13/6-15 2-2/1-3 33:38/26:22 7:16 4.4/3.1 8.3/7.9 5.9/6.0 Army 7-12/9-15 0-1/1-2 29:43/30:17 -0:34 3.4/6.0 8.3/5.8 5.2/6.0 Texas State 8-16/5-16 0-3/2-2 34:18/25:42 8:36 7.0/0.7 4.8/3.6 6.1/2.2 Arkansas St. 5-11/11-16 1-1/0-0 24:50/35:10 -10:20 5.4/4.2 6.9/4.8 6.2/4.4 Totals

73-158/74-164 12-24/7-15 388:25/331:35 56:50

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5.0/4.3

7.7/6.8

6.3/5.3

Punting Penalties Number-Avg Number-Yards 5-43.2/6-39.5 5-35/10-69 3-41.0/4-34.8 8-70/2-17 3-43.7/1-42.0 8-50/5-35 1-43.0/4-46.2 4-26/5-35 3-38.3/5-47.6 8-66/3-17 5-39.6/6-42.8 6-37/9-52 2-38.0/4-44.5 6-36/8-89 1-24.0/3-40.0 5-37/10-104 3-32.3/5-43.6 4-30/6-65 3-38.0/3-36.3 5-30/6-46 4-33.2/6-39.5 8-77/2-15 4-36.8/4-37.8 7-65/10-97

37-38.3/51-41.4

559/641

final stats individual game highs

Rushes 53 Yards Rushing 277 Yards Per Rush 6.8 TD Rushes 4 Pass attempts 41 Pass completions 26 Yards Passing 325 Yards Per Pass 10.0 TD Passes 2

Total Plays 81 Total Offense 419 Yards Per Play 7.0 Points 52 Sacks By 4 First Downs 24 Penalties 10

Penalty Yards 104 Turnovers 5 Interceptions By 5 Punts 6

Punting Avg 47.6 Long Punt 59 Punts inside 20 3 Long Punt Return 33

vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) at Army (Nov 09, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) vs ULL (Oct 15, 2013) vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

players

at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct 15, 2013) at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) vs Arkansas St.(Nov 30, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013)

Rushes 22 Harris, Alonzo, vs ULL (Oct 15, 2013) Yards Rushing 132 Gordon, Michael, vs ASU (Nov 30, 2013) TD Rushes 3 Neal, R., at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) Long Rush 68 Giovannelli, T., at Army (Nov 09, 2013) Pass attempts 41 Bell, Ronnie, at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) Pass completions 26 Bell, Ronnie, at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) Yards Passing 325 Bell, Ronnie, at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) TD Passes 2 Higgins,Seth, vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013)

Bell, Ronnie, at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013) Long Pass 69 Brown,Brayle, at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) Receptions 7 Wilson, Albert, at Georgia State (Nov 02, 2013)

Miller, Bradley, at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013)

McKissic, J.D., vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Yards Receiving 91 Saxton, Wes, at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) TD Receptions 1 Dem. Robinson, vs UK (Aug 31, 2013)

Downs, B., at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) Ingram,Nate, vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013)

Jefferson,A, vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013)

Maxwell, Jacob, vs ULL (Oct 15, 2013) Williams, Chris, vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) Four more with one Long Reception 69 Jackson,Kenzee, at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) Field Goals 3 Sunanon, Aleem, at South Ala. (Sep 14, 2013) Long Field Goal 45 Davis, Brian, vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Punts 6 Landon Foster, vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013)

Manton,Justin, at ULM (Oct 03, 2013)

Johnson, Will, at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) Punting Avg 50.0 Ferguson, Luke, vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Long Punt 59 Beltran, Pablo, vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Punts inside 20 2 Beltran, Pablo, vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Tardieu, Alex, at Army (Nov 09, 2013)

Jones, Paul, vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Long Punt Return 33 Dem. Robinson, vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013) Long Kickoff Return 36 Dallas, V., at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) Tackles 16 Anderson, J., vs ULL (Oct 15, 2013) Sacks 2.0 Mackey, Jarrett, at Army (Nov 09, 2013) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Tovell, D., vs ULL (Oct 15, 2013) Interceptions 2 Randolph, B., at Tennessee (Sept 7, 2013) Pearson, Tyrell, at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013)

Staff

TEAM game highs

Rushes 46

Yards Rushing 375 Yards Per Rush 8.5 TD Rushes 7 Pass attempts 48 Pass completions 31 Yards Passing 399 Yards Per Pass 11.7 TD Passes 3

Total Plays 89 Total Offense 588 Yards Per Play 8.6 Points 58 Sacks By 5 First Downs 29 Penalties 8

Penalty Yards 77 Turnovers 7 Interceptions By 4 Punts 5

Punting Avg 43.7 Long Punt 52 Punts inside 20 3

Long Punt Return 38

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

general

Rushes 32 Andrews, A. vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Yards Rushing 213 Andrews, A. vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) TD Rushes 5 Andrews, A. vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) Long Rush 65 Andrews, A. vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) Pass attempts 47 Doughty, B. at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013) Pass completions 29 Doughty, B. vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) Yards Passing 387 Doughty, B. vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) TD Passes 3 Doughty, B. at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013)

Doughty, B.vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Long Pass 60 Doughty, B. vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) Receptions 7 Norris, N. at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013)

German, Joel vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Andrews, Antonio vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) Yards Receiving 125 Andrews, Antonio vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) TD Receptions 2 Norris, N. at South Alabama (Sep 14, 2013)

McNeal, Willie at Army (Nov 09, 2013)

McNeal, Willie vs Arkansas (Nov 30, 2013) Long Reception 60 Andrews, Antonio vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) Field Goals 4 Schwettman, Garrett vs Troy (Oct 26, 2013) Long Field Goal 44 Schwettman, G. at South Ala. (Sep 14, 2013) Punts 5 Brakefield, Hendrix vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013)

Brakefield, Hendrix at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) Punting Avg 43.7 Brakefield, Hendrix at South Ala. (Sep 14, 2013) Long Punt 52 Brakefield, Hendrix at South Ala. (Sep 14, 2013) Punts inside 20 3 Brakefield, Hendrix at South Ala. (Sep 14, 2013)

Brakefield, Hendrix at ULM (Oct 03, 2013) Long Punt Return 38 Andrews, A. vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013) Long Kickoff Return 40 Robinson, Tyree vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Tackles 15 Jackson, Andrew at Army (Nov 09, 2013) Sacks 2.0 Boyd, Xavius vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013)

Boyd, Xavius vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013)

Boyd, Xavius vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Boyd, Xavius vs Kentucky (Aug 31, 2013)

Boyd, Xavius vs Morgan State (Sep 21, 2013)

Boyd, Xavius vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Wright, Arius vs Arkansas St. (Nov 30, 2013) Interceptions 2 Dowling, Jonathan vs Navy (Sep 28, 2013) Thomas, Cam at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013) Robinson, Tyree at Texas State (Nov 23, 2013)

final stats OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Opponent Kentucky Tennessee South Alabama Morgan State Navy UL-Monroe UL-Lafayette Troy Georgia State Army Texas State Arkansas State

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB 11 McNeal Clemmons Polanco Conway Lamp Hazelett Henry Taylor Doughty Andrews Higbee (TE) McNeal Clemmons Polanco Conway Lamp Hazelett Henry Taylor Doughty Andrews German (WR) McNeal Clemmons Polanco Conway Lamp Hazelett Higbee Norris Doughty Andrews Allen (RB) McNeal Lamp Polanco Conway Clemmons Hazelett Henry Taylor Porter Andrews Gorski (TE) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Hazelett Higbee Taylor Doughty Andrews German (WR) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Hazelett Henry Norris Doughty Andrews Gorski (TE) McNeal Lamp Polanco Conway Clemmons Hazelett Henry Norris Doughty Andrews German (WR) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Hazelett Gorski Taylor Fishback Andrews Jones (FB) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Hazelett Gorski Taylor Doughty Andrews Jones (FB) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Williams Gorski Norris Doughty Andrews Jones (FB) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Williams Gorski Norris Doughty Andrews Brown (WR) McNeal Lamp Polanco Halpin Clemmons Williams Gorski Taylor Doughty Andrews Henry (TE)

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Opponent End T T End LB LB LB CB S S CB Kentucky B. Boyd Terrell Shorter Cox X. Boyd Jackson Wright (S) Thomas Ward Dowling Robinson Tennessee B. Boyd Terrell Shorter Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Wright (S) Thomas Ward Dowling Robinson South Alabama Smith Terrell Shorter Glover X. Boyd Randall Wright (S) Thomas Ward Dowling Brown Morgan State B. Boyd Terrell Shorter Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Franks Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson Navy B. Boyd Terrell Shorter Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Brown (S) Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson UL-Monroe B. Boyd Terrell Shorter Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Franks Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson UL-Lafayette B. Boyd Hervey Washington K. Robinson X. Boyd Jackson Franks Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson Troy Rocker Hervey Washington K. Robinson X. Boyd Jackson Brown (S) Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson Georgia State B. Boyd Hervey Washington Rocker X.Boyd Randall Brown (S) Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson Army B. Boyd Hervey Washington Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Franks Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson Texas State B. Boyd Terrell Washington Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Duclos Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson Arkansas State B. Boyd Terrell Washington Rocker X. Boyd Jackson Brown (S) Thomas Wright Dowling Robinson

GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES

Opponent Captains Coin Kick/ 1st Game Game Jerseys Pants Result Toss Receive Possession Time Length Kentucky Doughty, Jackson, Polanco, Dowling Win Receive Touchdown 6:15 PM CT 3:33 Red White W, 35-26 Tennessee Doughty, Jackson, Polanco, Thomas Win Receive Field Goal 12:21 PM ET 3:13 White Red L, 52-20 South Alabama Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Win Receive Touchdown 6:34 PM CT 3:27 White White L, 31-24 Morgan State Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Lost Receive Touchdown 6:04 PM CT 3:04 White White W, 58-17 Navy Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Win Receive Punt 1:00 PM CT 2:51 Red Red W, 19-7 ULM Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Win Receive Touchdown 6:34 PM CT 3:21 Red Red W, 31-10 Louisiana Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Lost Receive Touchdown 7:04 PM CT 3:23 Black Black L, 20-37 Troy Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Win Receive Field Goal 3:04 PM CT 3:28 Red White L, 26-32 Georgia State Doughty, Polanco, Dowling, Thomas Win Receive Touchdown 1:06 PM CT 3:07 White Red W, 44-28 Army Doughty, Jackson, Polanco, Thomas Win Receive Punt 12:05 PM ET 3:02 White Red W, 21-17 Texas State Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Lost Receive Punt 6:05 PM CT 3:19 White Red W, 38-7 Arkansas State Doughty, Jackson, Dowling, Thomas Lost Kick Touchdown 3:05 PM CT 3:18 Red Red W, 34-31

CAREER CONSECUTIVE AND TOTAL STARTS

Player, Pos. Yr. Consec. Total |---Starts by Year---| Starts Starts 2013 2012 2011 2010 Antonio Andrews, RB * 24 25 12 12 0 1 Garrett Schwettman, K Jr. 23 24 12 12 0 0 Jonathan Dowling, DB * 20 23 12 11 0 0 Cam Thomas, DB Sr. 19 22 12 8 2 0 Cam Clemmons, OL Sr. 18 31 12 11 8 0 Luis Polanco, OL * 17 36 12 11 10 3 Arius Wright, DB * 12 38 12 11 7 8 Willie McNeal, WR Sr. 12 19 12 5 0 2 Forrest Lamp, OL So. 12 12 12 0 0 0 Nolan Dowling, LS So. 12 12 12 0 0 0 Xavius Boyd, LB * 13 36 12 9 8 7 Tyree Robinson, DB * 9 44 11 12 12 9 Gavin Rocker, DL Jr. 5 12 9 3 0 0 Tim Gorski, TE Jr. 5 11 7 4 0 0 Max Halpin, OL So. 5 6 6 0 0 0 Bar’ee Boyd, LB * 4 12 10 2 0 0 Brandon Doughty, QB Sr. 4 11 10 0 1 0 Hendrix Brakefield, P * 3 47 10 13 12 12 Andrew Jackson, LB * 3 34 10 12 12 0 Darrell Williams, OL So. 3 3 3 0 0 0 Devante Terrell, DL So. 2 8 8 0 0 0 Rico Brown, CB Sr. 1 13 5 1 7 0 Mitchell Henry, TE Sr. 1 13 6 5 2 0 Taywan Taylor, WR So. 1 7 7 0 0 0 Sean Conway, OL * 0 42 5 13 12 12 Kiante Young, DB * 0 23 0 13 4 6 Kadeem Jones, RB * 0 20 3 9 8 0

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Player, Pos. Yr. Consec. Total |---Starts by Year---| Starts Starts 2013 2012 2011 2010 Ed Hazelett, OL * 0 11 9 2 0 0 Bryan Shorter, DL Jr. 0 7 6 1 0 0 James Hervey, DL * 0 7 4 0 0 3 Joel German, WR Sr. 0 7 3 0 4 0 Terran Williams, LB Sr. 0 7 0 3 4 0 Chuck Franks, LB * 0 6 4 0 0 0 Nicholas Norris, WR So. 0 5 5 0 0 0 Tyler Higbee, TE Jr. 0 5 3 0 2 0 Demetrius Coley, RB Sr. 0 5 0 0 0 5 Nick Baisch, RB * 0 4 0 3 0 1 Jamarielle Brown, WR * 0 4 1 0 2 1 Daquall Randall, LB Jr. 0 3 2 1 0 0 Joseph Occhipiniti, P So. 0 2 2 0 0 0 Kalvin Robinson, DL So. 0 2 2 0 0 0 Leon Allen, RB Jr. 0 1 1 0 0 0 Raphael Cox, DL Sr. 0 1 1 0 0 0 Devante Duclos, LB So. 0 1 1 0 0 0 Nelson Fishback, QB Jr. 0 1 1 0 0 0 DeMarcus Glover, DL So. 0 1 1 0 0 0 Todd Porter, QB So 0 1 1 0 0 0 T.J. Smith, DL Sr. 0 1 1 0 0 0 Jim Murphree, TE * 0 1 0 0 1 0 Keshawn Simpson, RB * 0 1 0 1 0 0 * - Indicates a player graduated/left the team early after the 2013 season

final stats Scoring Summary

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 7:55 14 55 7:05 2 6:47 9 80 3:10 2 0:23 2 8 0:11 3 8:42 10 59 4:28

Sept. 14 at South Alabama Doughty to Higbee, 16-yd pass Doughty to Norris, 5-yd pass Doughty to Norris, 20-yd pass Garrett Schwettman, 44-yd FB

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 12:20 5 79 2:40 1 0:32 15 73 7:34 2 5:47 6 68 3:23 4 14:47 10 45 3:36

Oct. 26 vs. Troy Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd FG Antonio Andrews, 1-yd run Leon Allen, 3-yd run Garrett Schwettman, 33-yd FG Garrett Schwettman, 24-yd FG Garrett Schwettman, 37-yd FG

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 9:51 11 55 5:09 2 10:43 11 75 5:19 2 3:30 10 59 4:59 2 0:00 11 47 1:34 3 3:58 12 68 5:02 3 2:09 7 61 2:06

Nov. 2 at Georgia State Keshawn Simpson, 2-yd run Garrett Schwettman, 40-yd FG Keshawn Simpson, 1-yd run Doughty to Jones, 16-yd pass Keshawn Simpson, 2-yd run Keshawn Simpson, 3-yd run Fishback to Gorski, 5-yd pass

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 8:48 12 40 6:12 1 2:17 9 57 4:18 2 4:02 6 53 2:36 2 0:52 6 75 1:56 3 7:40 7 66 2:39 4 10:18 10 58 5:36 4 3:40 7 56 2:52

Nov. 9 at Army Doughty to McNeal, 11-yd pass Doughty to McNeal, 4-yd pass Antonio Andrews, 2-yd run

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 3 5:35 9 60 4:51 4 14:54 9 44 3:59 4 0:32 10 87 3:44

Sept. 28 vs. Navy Garrett Schwettman, 30-yd FG Antonio Andrews, 2-yd run Antonio Andrews, 11 run Safety

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 2 10:33 12 67 6:40 3 5:41 15 88 6:40 4 9:39 8 61 4:32 4 5:46 - - -

Nov. 23 at Texas State Garrett Schwettman, 30-yd kick Antonio Andrews, 7-yd run Antonio Andrews, 47-yd run Leon Allen, 2-yd run Antonio Andrews, 33-yd run Anthony Wales, 21-yd run

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 2 14:10 7 3 2:41 2 12:29 2 29 0:28 2 9:27 3 58 1:17 4 12:07 11 74 4:49 4 5:42 4 73 2:03 4 0:40 6 54 3:04

Oct. 3 at ULM Doughty to McNeal, 33-yd pass Doughty to Allen, 17-yd pass Antonio Andrews, 6-yd run Garrett Schwettman, 22-yd FG Leon Allen, 5-yd run

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 12:13 6 75 2:47 1 3:07 9 71 4:43 3 9:50 7 80 3:14 3 5:16 8 41 2:51 4 10:17 14 89 5:05

Nov. 30 vs. Arkansas State Keshawn Simpson, 1-yd run Doughty to McNeal, 24-yd pass Doughty to Norris, 23-yd pass Antonio Andrews, 2-yd run Doughty to McNeal, 2-yd pass

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 8:41 3 35 1:08 1 4:15 5 32 2:05 2 14:52 7 59 2:55 3 1:32 8 69 3:28 4 0:10 16 99 5:20

GAME OPENING DRIVES

----------WKU---------- ----------OPP--------- Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result Kentucky 9 75 4:07 TD 3 0 1:02 Punt at Tennessee 14 55 14:55 TD 5 12 1:55 Punt at South Ala. 5 79 2:40 TD 10 75 4:14 TD Morgan State 1 65 0:10 TD 3 8 2:06 Punt Navy 3 4 2:12 Punt 10 67 4:48 TD at ULM 6 75 2:47 TD 11 46 4:23 Downs La.-Lafayette 7 75 3:27 TD 3 5 1:34 Punt Troy 11 55 5:09 FG 5 11 1:13 Punt at Georgia St. 12 40 6:12 TD 3 6 2:13 Punt at Army 3 -1 1:39 Punt 5 87 2:18 Fumble at Texas State 3 7 1:54 Punt 3 1 1:29 Fumble Arkansas St. 3 35 1:08 TD 12 83 5:11 TD

SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES

----------WKU---------- ----------OPP--------- Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result Kentucky 3 8 2:12 Punt 6 34 2:54 Punt at Tennessee 10 59 4:28 FG 5 59 1:44 TD at South Ala. 4 24 2:36 Punt 9 35 3:25 Punt Morgan State 8 47 3:34 Fumble 3 6 2:05 Punt Navy 15 88 6:40 TD 5 27 2:34 Punt at ULM 7 80 3:14 TD 6 19 1:56 Punt La.-Lafayette 5 22 1:47 Punt 15 65 7:48 FG Troy 6 36 2:22 Fumble 4 21 1:07 INT at Georgia St. 5 12 1:52 INT 3 9 1:18 Punt at Army 9 60 4:51 TD 11 77 4:19 TD at Texas State 10 45 4:24 Downs 14 50 6:33 Miss FG Arkansas St. 5 21 1:58 Punt 6 34 2:34 TD

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2013 review

Sept. 21 vs. Morgan State Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed Antonio Andrews, 65-yd run 1 14:50 1 65 0:10 Antonio Andrews, 5-yd run 1 11:01 5 35 1:36 Antonio Andrews, 3-yd run 1 8:19 2 59 0:18 Nelson Fishback, 11-yd run 2 12:59 6 79 2:07 Antonio Andrews, 10-yd run 2 11:00 4 36 1:07 Jonathan Dowling, 70-yd FG block 2 2:26 - 70 Antonio Andrews, 14-yd run 3 2:58 6 69 2:30 Safety 4 6:30 - - Anthony Wales, 1-yd run 4 1:29 11 63 4:55

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 11:33 7 75 3:27 1 3:13 7 43 2:59 2 0:00 6 64 1:27 4 7:02 7 75 2:32

players

Sept. 7 at Tennessee Garrett Schwettman 37-yd FG Leon Allen, 1-yd run Doughty to Norris, 6-yd pass Garrett Schwettman, 33-yd FG

Oct. 15 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Doughty to Henry, 14-yd pass Garrett Schwettman, 29-yd FG Garrett Schwettman, 28-yd FG Antonio Andrews, 1-yd run

Staff

Qtr. Time Plays Yds. Elapsed 1 10:53 9 75 4:07 2 14:21 12 80 5:08 2 7:46 9 75 5:01 3 1:50 8 70 4:00 4 13:32 5 60 1:42

general

Aug. 3 vs. Kentucky (Nashville) Keshawn Simpson, 3-yd run Antonio Andrews, 3-yd run Keshawn Simpson, 3-yd run Doughty to Henry, 9-yd pass Leon Allen, 14-yd run

final stats IN THE SBC AND NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS

SBC NCAA Category Actual Rank Rank Scoring Offense 30.8 3 53 Scoring Defense 24.6 1 44 Total Offense 458.5 2 30 Total Defense 339.2 1 14 Rushing Offense 196.8 3 34 Rushing Defense 161.3 4 59 Passing Offense 261.7 2 35 Passing Defense 177.9 1 10 Pass Efficiency 134.46 4 50 Pass Efficiency Defense 117.1 1 27 Interceptions 14 1 40 Sacks Per Game 2.25 2 50 Sacks Allowed Per Game 1.67 2 41 First Downs Offense 287 1 44 First Downs Defense 201 1 6 3rd Down Conv. Pct. 46.2 2 26 3rd Down Conv. Defense 45.1 7 102 4th Down Conversion Pct. 50.0 3 57 Opp. 4th Down Conv. Pct. 46.7 6 46 Yards Penalized 46.58 3 63 Time of Possession 32:22 1 16 Turnover Margin -0.8 7 112 Red Zone Scoring Pct. 81.3 3 69 Opp. Red Zone Scoring Pct. 82.2 4 52

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INDIVIDUAL STATS

SBC NCAA 5 ANTONIO ANDREWS - RB Actual Rank Rank All-Purpose Yards 218.25 1 1 Rushing Yards PG 144.2 1 3 Rushing Yards 1,730 1 7 Rushing TDs 16 1 11 Scoring 8.0 1 40

SBC NCAA 12 BRANDON DOUGHTY - QB Actual Rank Rank Completion Pct. 65.8 3 21 Completions PG 20.5 2 22 Passing Efficiency 134.8 5 58 Passing Yards 2,857 2 43 Passing Yards PG 238.1 2 36 Total Offense 229.0 5 58

SBC NCAA 13 XAVIUS BOYD - LB Actual Rank Rank Sacks 0.71 1 30 Solo Tackles 5.7 3 19 Tackles for Loss 1.3 1 25 Total Tackles PG 8.6 6 58

SBC NCAA 4 ANDREW JACKSON - LB Actual Rank Rank Solo Tackles 5.0 5 52 Total Tackles PG 8.6 5 53

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SBC NCAA 1 JONATHAN DOWLING - DB Actual Rank Rank Forced Fumbles 0.5 1 1 Interceptions 0.3 5 100

SBC NCAA 19 CAM THOMAS - DB Actual Rank Rank Interceptions 0.4 1 20 Passes Defended 1.3 1 17

SBC NCAA 56 GARRETT SCHWETTMAN - K Actual Rank Rank Field Goal Pct. 81.3 3 40 Field Goals PG 1.1 3 54 Scoring 7.0 3 79

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