tennessee state university 2011 ovc football media day guide

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2011 FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS

F O O T B A L L S TA F FHead Coach: ..................................................................... Rod ReedAlma Mater/Yr: ............................Tennessee State University / 1988Career Record (Yrs): ..................................................(3-8) 2nd YearRecord at TSU (Yrs): ..................................................(3-8) 2nd YearFootball Office Phone: .............................................. (615) 963-7572Football Office Fax: .................................................. (615) 963-1360Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers: ....................... Mike JonesDefensive Coordinator / Defensive Ends / Camp Coordinator ................................................................................................Justin RobertsPassing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks: .................... Jeff ParkerOffensive Line: ............................................................. Steven SmithRunning Backs / Video Coordinator / Pro Liason: ..... Kevin Mashack Tight Ends ........................................................................Kenny Ray Defenisve Tackles / Recruiting Coordinator / Co-Defensive Coordinator ........................................................................................ Osita AlaribeLinebackers: ............................................................. Jerrell CogmonDefensive Backs (Corners) / Special Teams Coordinator: ...................................................................................................Anthony BlevinsDefensive Backs (Safeties): ...........................................Ed SandersGraduate Assistant: ....................................................................TBASpeed, Strength & Conditioning: ....................................Alvin FutrellEquipment Manager: .................................................. Jeremy TaylorHead Trainer: .............................................................Monroe AbramAssociate Head Trainer: ...............................................Patrice Elder

2 0 1 1 F O O T B A L L S C H E D U L E9/3 SOUTHERN 6:00 P.M. John Merritt Classic - Nashville, Tenn. 9/10 JACKSON STATE 6:00 P.M. Southern Heritage Classic - Memphis, Tenn. 9/17 @ MURRAY STATE* 6:00 P.M 9/24 @ AIR FORCE 2:00 P.M.10/1 @ AUSTIN PEAY STATE 6:00 P.M.10/8 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE* 6:00 P.M.10/15 @ TENNESSEE TECH* 7:00 P.M.10/22 @ EASTERN KENTUCKY 2:00 P.M.10/29 OPEN 11/5 @ EASTERN ILLINOIS* 1:30 P.M.11/12 TENNESSEE MARTIN* 5:00 P.M. Homecoming11/19 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 2:00 P.M. Senior Day

*DENOTES OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE GAMES

GENERALName of School: ......................Tennessee State UniversityCity/Zip: ..................................Nashville, Tenn. 37209Founded: ............................................................1912Enrollment: .......................................................8, 824Nickname:.........................................................TigersSchool Colors: .......................... Royal (Reflex) Blue and WhiteStadium: .......................................................LP FieldCapacity: .........................................................67,800Surface: ...............................................Natural GrassAffiliation: ..............................NCAA, Division I (FCS)Conference: ...................................Ohio Valley (OVC)

KEY ADMINISTRATORSInterim President: ................. Portia H. Shields, Ph.D.Alma Mater: ......District of Columbia Teachers CollegeAthletic Director: ..............................Teresa L. PhillipsAlma Mater: ................................................VanderbiltAthletics Phone:................................. (615) 963-5034Athletics Fax: ......................................(615) 963-5911Assoc. AD/SWA: ............................... Valencia JordanAsst. AD/Compliance: ................. Jennifer Bell-JamesAsst. AD/Academics: .................Dr. Johnnie C. SmithDirector, Athletics Operations: ............................. TBAFaculty Athletic Representative: ..... Dr. Jesse James

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSFootball Contact: ......................... Wallace Dooley, Jr.Email: [email protected]: ................................................ (615) 963-5674Mobile: ............................................... (615) 516-6858AMR Email: ...................... [email protected] Fax: .......................................... (615) 866-0086LP Field Press Box: ........................... (615) 565-4450

MARKETING / TICKETSMarketing/Broadcast Contact: ..................... Barry GreshamEmail: ................................... [email protected] Phone: .................................... (615) 963-2531Office Fax: ........................................ (615) 963-2544Mobile Phone: ................................... (615) 533-6384Ticket Manager: ......................... Taneisha AlexanderEmail: [email protected] Office Phone: ......................... (615) 963-5841Ticket Office Fax: .............................. (615) 963-7515

2010 FOOTBALL RESULTS9/5 ALABAMA A&M W 27-149/11 JACKSON STATE L 26-339/18 AUSTIN PEAY STATE* L 23-269/25 FLORIDA A&M W 29-1810/2 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 37-710/9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE* L 17-1910/23 JACKSONVILLE STATE* L 0-2411/6 EASTERN ILLINOIS* L (OT) 28-3111/13 TENNESSEE MARTIN* L 0-3711/20 MURRAY STATE* L 23-28

2 0 1 1 T E A M I N F O R M AT I O NFirst Year of Football...................................................................1912All-Time Record ............................................................... 514-255-332010 Overall Record: ................................................................... 3-8OVC Record (finish): ...........................................................0-7 (9th)Basic Offense: ....................................................... Spread/Pro-StyleBasic Defense: ............................................................................ 4-3Letterwinners Returning / Lost:..................................................38/27 Starters Returning: Offense - 10 / Defense - 6 / Special Teams - 5Starters Lost: Offense - 4 / Defense - 5 / Special Teams - 1

22011 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

TSU MEDIA POLICIESAll requests for working media at home games in LP Field should be directed to Tennessee State University Athletic Media Relations on outlet letterhead or via facsimile by Wednesday of game week. No requests will be honored after Thursday of game week. Credentials will be screened to help ensure a working press box. Unless prior arrangements are made, credentials can be picked up two hours prior to kickoff at the media entrance adjacent to Gate 6. Credentials WILL NOT be mailed. Sideline and photo passes will be issued to working photographers from the respective teams’ outlets. In accordance to NCAA rules, photographers must stay out of the bench areas of the teams.The appropriate parking pass will be required to all stadium lots on game day. Television trucks that provide satellite or uplink functions will be located in Lot M near Gate 6. The media entrance is Gate 6. Parking passes are not left at Will Call. Credentials for “Classic” games must be made at least two weeks prior to the contest and are not guaranteed . Tennessee State University is the visiting team for one out-of-town “Classic” contest this year but must make its requests to the organizers.

THE PRESS BOXThe Tigers home press box in LP Field is a state-of-the-art NFL facility. Wireless internet is available throughout the press box. Ample “pool” phones are available for members of the media. For a private line, contact LP Field at (615) 565-4441. The Athletic Media Relations Staff will provide game programs, game notes, and flip cards prior to the game. Statistical information will be available after each quarter, at halftime and a complete game book following the game. A light meal is provided for working media members, begin-ning one-hour prior to the game and soft drinks are available throughout the game.

INTERVIEWSWhen possible, interview requests for Head Coach Rod Reed and players will be directed through the Athletic Media Relations Office. On game day, Coach Reed and selected players will be available following the NCAA “cooling-off” period. Questions will be answers during the post-game press conference. On-field and locker room interviews will be held by request only.

RADIOEach team’s visiting radio station will have a courtesy line provided. The visiting radio booth will be the first auxiliary radio booth located in the broadcasting area of the press box. Radio arrangements for the “Classics” games must be made through the respective organizers. Tennessee State will broadcast all Tiger football games on the TSU Big Blue Sports Network. The network consists of Nashville’s WVOL, serving as the flagship station, WMRB (910 AM) and WOJG (94.7 FM). Broadcasts may be heard on the world-wide web at www.TSUTigers.com. Selected games may be webcast on www.OVCSports.TV.

TEAM VIDEOAn area is provided for visiting teams to video the contest for coach’s film. Each member of the video team must be credentialed. Contact the Athletic Media Relations staff for information.

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Zekeya AndersonAssistant Coordinator

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Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Softball, M&W Golf

Zena LewisAssistant Director

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Men’s Basketball, M&W Track and Field, M&W Cross CountryGraphic Design, Publications, Web Content

Yvon MorrisStaff Assistant615.963.5894

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Wallace Dooley, Jr.Director

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Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a small college to two campuses: the 500-acre main campus and the downtown Avon Williams campus which is located in the heart of Nashville near the State capitol.

The diverse student population of more than 8,000 represents 46 states and 45 countries. TSU has been listed for 11 consecutive years in the U.S. News & World Report “Guide to America’s Best Colleges.”

Tennessee State University is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational land-grant university offering 45 bachelor degrees and 24 master’s degrees. Doctoral programs include biological sciences, psychology, public administration, computer information systems engineering, administration and supervision, and curriculum and instruction. When you think about Tennessee State University, many things come to mind – a rich heritage and legacy in athletics, academ-ics, entertainment, research and service.

Tennessee State University has long been a rising star among universities across the country. It is designated as one of the best public historically black colleges and universities in the nation, and it’s not by accident.

Tennessee State University is among the few historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the oldest and largest freshman honor society in the United States and a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the most prestigious honor society comprising all academic disciplines.

A great deal of focus has been given to improving the academic environment – strengthening our research reputa-tion, attracting and retaining the best and brightest students, encouraging service-focused programs, engaging and supporting expert faculty in diverse fields, building on our student-centered philosophy and holding steadfast to our motto of “Think. Work. Serve.”

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Today, Tennessee State University’s student enrollment is more than 8,000.

There are more than 400 faculty and more than 1,200 staff who are part of the university’s team.

Additionally, the university’s rich strength in embracing diversity is evi-dent with 45 countries and 46 states representative of the student body.

The beauty and accessibility of the uni-versity’s main campus is a plus with now 65 buildings on more than 450 acres.

Complimenting the main campus is a newly renovated downtown campus that features a simulated stock-trading center, a student computer laboratory and continuing education, distance learning and multimedia services.

The university is arming students with the intellectual resources to compete in a global environment. In support of that, important partnerships have been established with leading global compa-nies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Dell, IBM and others, in which both funding and service-learning opportunities are currently active.

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KEAN HALL, a simplified Art Deco style gymnasium erected in 1951 at a cost of $1,500,000 was dedicated Wednesday, November 25, 1953.

The structure is located on the south side of the campus at John Merritt Boulevard and 33rd Avenue, North and is named after former TSU Football head coach and Athletic Director, Henry A. Kean.

The building contained at the time of its construction a gymnasium, health, physical education and recreation classrooms, laboratories, staff offices, and facilities for indoor intramural sports, staff and student recreation and physical therapy. The building was vacated in 1980 when the HPER moved to the new Gentry Center Com-plex.

The 300,000 renovation approved in 1986-1987 con-nected the building to the Floyd-Payne campus center in 1991. The building became a recreational facility for the general campus population. It also serves as the headquarters for the Air Force ROTC, TSU Athletics and the academic and Hall of Fame.

The PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is located adjacent to the east side of the existing Strange Music Building. The facility houses the Theater, Television, Radio and Music Departments and includes a complete renovation of the Strange Music Building.

A performance theater seating for 400 was constructed as part of the new build-ing. Theater department spaces include classrooms, support spaces and offices. Re-hearsal and production facilities are provided for television and radio departments, as well as offices and support areas.

The music department has new laboratory facilities, practice rooms, classrooms and offices and an expanded band practice room and support facilities. The project in-cluded approximately 30,400 sq. ft. of renovated space (the Strange Music Building) and 43,000 sq. ft. of new construction.

The DAVIS BUILDING is topped by its landmark cupola and houses the Department of Languages, Literature and Philosophy and the Thomas E. Poag Auditorium. The building, which once housed the administrative offices, is named after TSU’s second president Dr. Walter S. Davis.


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The FLOYD-PAYNE CAMPUS CENTER contains various student and administrative offices, campus bookstore, post office, and dining ser-vices. The Center is named after former TSU student and fifth president, Otis L. Floyd, and long-time Dean of Students and Vice-President of Student Affairs, Joseph A. Payne.

The AVERITTE AMPHITHEATER located in the center of campus; landscaped and has permanent seating for 200. The structure is named after Laura M. Averitte, author of Tennessee State University’s alma mater.

The BROWN-DANIEL LIBRARY was erected in 1976 and opened for service during the summer of 1977.

This present structure has 82,000 square feet of space with special study and research facilities for faculty and gradu-ate students, and a Special Collections Room which houses the University’s historical archives, theses, dissertations, and other special materials. The library is named in memory of Library Directors, Martha M. Brown and Lois H. Daniel.


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PORTIA H. SHIELDS, PH.D.

INTERIM PPRESIDENT

Dr. Portia Shields was appointed to the presidency of Tennessee State University effective January 2, 2011 – the first female to assume the role of President in the history of the institution.

Shields assumed the executive post at Albany State University in 1996, becoming its first female president and retiring in 2005 after serving in the capacity for eight years.

As the seventh president of the university, Shields inherited a campus recovering from the destructive flood waters of the Flint River, which had consumed nearly two-thirds of the 204-acre campus in 1994.

Her leadership was critical to the university’s come-back, as she spearheaded a $153 million rebuilding program that revitalized the institution. Perhaps her most notable achievement was the success in raising funds and external support for the University.

She was instrumental in securing an unprecedented $3-million donation from Georgia-born performing art-ist Ray Charles in 2002, and procured more than $25 million in external grant funds in the following aca-demic year.

Prior to her leadership at Albany State, Shields served as Dean of the School of Education, Howard Univer-

sity, Washington, D.C. where she initiated the Univer-sity’s first comprehensive early learning and pre-col-lege preparation program in health science.

She previously served as director of medical educa-tion and biomedical communications in the Universi-ty’s College of Medicine where she led the design and build of state-of-the-art science and technology labs and enhanced the academic performance of medical students.

Most recently, Shields served as chief executive of-ficer and chief academic officer of Concordia College in Selma, Ala., from November 2007 to December 2009.

At Concordia, she improved academic programs and institutional effectiveness, raised campus academic standards and enhanced the college’s financial op-erations.

Shields also helped Concordia address accredita-tion concerns. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) initially placed Concordia on probation for issues con-cerning 17 different requirements and standards. In its most recent report, SACSCOC cited only two is-sues remaining for the college to address.


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Shields has wide range of stellar experiences and accomplishments in the field of higher education with appointments and affiliations with the Ameri-can Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, National Association for Equal Opportunity In Higher Education, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Inc., American Council on Education, Association of Ameri-can Colleges and Universities, and Communities in Schools of Georgia. Additional memberships include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., National Council of Negro Women, and Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society.

She is a published author and a well-known public speaker. She has con-ducted and participated in more than 100 workshops and seminars on higher education issues, teacher education issues, medical and health-care concerns, educational policy issues, international education and faculty de-velopment, academic collaborations, retention and high-stakes testing. She served as editor of and contributed two articles to Reflections on Albany State University and contributed to more than 70 publications focused on current issues in higher education, including USA Today (March 21, 2002) and Newsday (March 10, 2002).

Other selected collaborative and independent works include contributions to the publication of a reference book entitled Tests and Teaching Quality, a report of the Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality of the National Research Council, and collaborative and independent publications focusing on higher education administration, medical and health concerns, admin-istrative issues at HBCUs, professional development schools, education, and parenting and teacher education. Authored chapter entitled, “An African American Woman’s Presidency at a Historically Black University: A Per-sonal Journey,” with other University presidents (publication in process).

Shields received her primary, secondary and college education in her native home, Wash-ington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in Education from the District of Columbia Teachers College, one of three in-stitutions later merged to form the University of the District of Columbia.

She earned a Master of Arts degree in Edu-cation from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and the Doctor of Philoso-phy degree in Early Childhood and Elementa-ry Education from the University of Maryland at College Park.

She pursued advanced study completing a post-doctoral fellowship to study in West Af-rica, awarded by the African American Insti-tute, New York, New York.

Additional scholarly research and studies were completed at Harvard University, Cam-bridge, Massachusetts; Columbia University, New York, New York; American University, Washington, D.C.; and University of the Dis-trict of Columbia.

Named in 2004 as one of Georgia’s 50 Most Influential Women by the Georgia Informer, Shields is distinguished as one of the found-ing presidents of the American University of Ethiopia and a member of the Board of Direc-tors of the National Association for Equal Op-portunity in Higher Education.


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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Teresa Lawrence-Phillips became head of the Tennessee State University athletics department in April of 2002. As director, the athletic department has made tremendous strides on the playing field, campus, community and classroom.

Some accomplishments under the Phillips’ administration include the launching of the first official website for TSU Athletics in August of 2002, the revitalization of the Big Blue Booster Club, the recognition of Ohio Val-ley Conference Scholar Athletes, and conference championships in vol-leyball, women’s track including a PGA minority national championship in men’s golf.

Phillips also has the distinction of being the first woman ever to coach an NCAA Division I men’s basketball team en route to being named one of the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports” by Sports Illustrated in 2003.

She was also named as the Second Most Influential Woman in Sports in Tennessee by The Tennessean newspaper. In addition, she was named USA Today’s National Coach of the Year in 1990 and was a three-time OVC Coach of the Year selection.

No stranger to athletic success, she was head coach of the Lady Tigers basketball program at TSU for 11 seasons from 1989-2000. Phillips guided the 1993–94 squad to the program’s first-ever OVC regular season crown, the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship, and the team’s first appearance ever in the NCAA tournament.

Phillips and her staff enjoyed their most suc-cessful season in 1994–95 as the Lady Tigers (22–7, 12–4 OVC) shared the regular season title. TSU claimed its second consecutive tournament title and a trip to the NCAA tour-nament. She has been invited twice to serve as an assistant coach for USA Basketball (1995 and 1999) and was invited to serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic Fes-tival North Squad.

Prior to her stint at TSU, Phillips was head coach at Fisk University for four years. She guided the Bulldogs to WIAC League and Tournament Championships in 1987 and 1988 and was tabbed WIAC Coach of the Year twice (1987, 1988). She compiled a 68-34 overall record with the Bulldogs. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics be-fore obtaining a Masters in Education from TSU in 1999. Phillips, who helped recruit six All-Americans and seven All-State players, served as an assistant coach with the Lady Commodores (1981-1984) winning the N.I.T. in 1983.

Phillips earned several honors as a three-year letter winner at Vanderbilt. She was the first recipient of the Lady Commodore Athlete of the Year honor, given to the best all-around female athlete. In addition, she received the Nashville Civitan’s Sportsmanship Award in 1979 and 1980.


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RCommunity oriented, Phillips has assisted with the National Youth Sports Drug Program and has been

Current TSU Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips, as a coach, guided the Lady Tigers to their first OVC titles with back-to-back regular season and tournament championships. Phillips led TSU to their first ever NCAA women’s basketball tournament apearances from 1993-1995.

appointed to several boards and committees which include: NCAA Basketball Rules, NCAA Championship Cabinet, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Boys’ & Girls’ Club, the Vanderbilt Alumni Advisory Board and the Nashville Sports Council Executive Board.

She has held memberships in several organizations, including the Black Coaches Association, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the NCAA Championship and Competition Cabinet and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

She is an inaugural member of the Girls’ Preparatory School Sports Hall of Fame and a 2008 inductee of the Lookout Mountain Sports Hall of Fame. She lives in Nashville with her two sons, Micah and Kyle.


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The Tigers finished last season with an overall record of 3-8 and went 0-7 in Ohio Valley Conference action finishing last in the final standings. Since joining the league in 1986, it was the first season TSU did not post a win in OVC play.

Despite the number of losses, five games were decided by one touchdown or less.

The 2010 season began the Rod Reed era of Tennessee State University Football. In Reed’s first game as head coach, the Tigers opened the year with a 27-14 win over Alabama A&M in the 12th Annual John Merritt Classic.

Notably, TSU went on to snap an eight-game drought to long time rival, Florida A&M, winning 29-18 at the Atlanta Football Classic.

The Tigers return 38 letterwinners, including 16 starters, on a roster of 95 that currently lists 12 seniors, 15 juniors, 19 sophomores, 17 redshirt freshmen and 32 incoming fresh-men. Five players also return that started all 11 games last season including three on defense and two on the offensive end. TSU returns six starters on DEFENSE after finishing with a league best when protecting the red zone. The Tigers were number one in the OVC when defending the goaline allowing 27 scores out of 37 attempts. The goaline stand resulted in six turnovers on downs, two fumble recover-ies and an interception. In OVC play, the Tigers allowed only 19 scores on 28 attempts in seven league match-ups.

Statistically, the defense finished second in the OVC in sacks (27) and opponent first downs allowed giving up an average

of 17.4 per game. The unit improved their pass rush from a year ago recording seven more sacks in 2010.

Moving through their transition phase under a new defensive coordinator last year, TSU also finished fourth in the OVC in scoring defense, giving up 23.5 points per game, rushing de-fense (153 yds/per game), pass defense (189 yds/per game) and interceptions (10). Only three defenders that tallied an interception enter the 2011 season recording one pick.

TSU’s defense will be under new direction this year with the addition of defensive coordinator Justin Roberts. The Tigers lost five starters from last year, but will look to fill the void behind a group of seasoned reserves that combined for 41 tackles.

2010 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FINAL DEFENSIVE STATS (ALL GAMES)

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 4. Tennessee State 11 35 7 27 0 0 0 258 23.5

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yds Av/P TD Avg/G 3. Tennessee State 11 1683 2081 708 3764 5.3 34 342.2

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 4. Tennessee State 11 400 1683 4.2 15 153.0

PASS DEFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Avg/G 4. Tennessee State 11 165 308 10 53.6 2081 6.8 19 189.2

INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Avg. 4. Tennessee State 11 10 134 0 13.4

SACKS BY G No. Yards 2. Tennessee State 11 27 171


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The Tigers’ attack spent much of their season finding their rhythm after battling season ending injuries to key players. In 2010, for the first time since 2005, TSU went scoreless in a game dropping a 24-0 decision at No. 3 Jacksonville State.

The Tigers would suffer another hard loss without putting points on the board, falling 37-0 at Tennessee Martin. It was 48 years since the Tigers last recorded two losses without reaching the endzone in one season.

TSU will look to improve on OFFENSE as a result of finishing in the middle or lower half in eight offensive categories in the OVC.

In favor of the attack’s maturation, the Tigers did not finish last in any offensive statistics in the league. The Tigers on offense will led by 10 players that made five or more starts last year. All start-ers from the skill positions return in addition to four linemen.

TSU lost five players whose offensive numbers achieved more than 60 percent of the total offense. The group totaled 2, 112 yards, including 1, 247 on the ground, 462 receiving and 334 through the air. In total offense, TSU fell in the middle of the pack ranking fifth posting 355.5 yards per game. TSU averaged 20 points per game through the season scoring a total of 220 points while scoring 28 touchdowns in the mix. Their ability to score points ranked them seventh in the league. However, five players return that ac-counted for 126 points which is more than 50 percent of the points tallied in 2010.

Last season, under the direction of first-year offensive coordina-tor, Mike Jones, TSU posted 2, 090 rushing yards and 1, 820 yards passing to total 3, 910 yards. Among the rushing yards ac-cumulated three players return that contributed 847 yards.

In other offensive tags, TSU was number one in the OVC in time of possession holding the ball for 32:12 per game. The Tigers also ranked fourth in sacks allowed (13) and first downs (19.2 per game).

2010 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FINAL OFFENSIVE STATS (ALL GAMES)

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 7. Tennessee State 11 28 9 23 0 0 1 220 20.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 5. Tennessee State 11 2090 1820 738 3910 5.3 27 355.5

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 2. Tennessee State 11 428 2090 4.9 17 190.0

PASS OFFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Avg/G 7. Tennessee State 11 159 310 9 51.3 1820 5.9 10 165.5

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards TD Effic. 8. Tennessee State 11 159 310 9 51.3 1820 10 105.4

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg. TB Net/P 6. Tennessee State 11 61 2443 40.0 321 5.3 4 33.5

FIELD GOALS G Made-Att Pct. 8. Tennessee State 11 9-18 .500

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards 4. Tennessee State 11 13 98 Red Zone TDs FGs Lost possession RED ZONE OFFENSE G SCR-ATT Pct. TDs Rush-Pass Made-Att Fbl Int. Downs Otr8. Tennessee State 11 31-44 70.5 23 15-8 8-13 1 2 4 1

TIME OF POSSESSION G Poss. Time Avg/G 1. Tennessee State 11 354:13 32:12


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For a third consecutive season, the Tigers’ defensive corp will be spotlighted by the performance of se-nior middle linebacker, Rico Council. With the loss of three-year starting linebacker, Sidney Tarver, Council will continue to spearhead a defense that finished in the top three in the OVC the last three seasons. TSU finished witht the OVC’s best defensive unit in 2008.

At the end of last year, Council finished second on the team in tackles with a career high of 79. He currently ranks second in career tackles at TSU with 209 be-hind head coach Rod Reed (406). He ended the sea-son with a selection to the All Ohio Valley Conference Football Second Team Defense.

Council is coming off his best season ever, he led the team in sacks on the year with four and was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week for his perfor-mances against Florida A&M (9/26/10) and at South-east Missouri State (10/10/10). It was the first time he made weekly honors in the Conference.

Notably in the both games he managed career highs. Against FAMU he recorded a career best two sacks and versus SEMO he finished with another career milestone with 15 tackles.

To open the 2011 season, Council was voted OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. It is his first OVC preseason selection adding to the list of many for the upcoming year including Phil Steele’s FCS All OVC First Team.

Council’s preseason selections include 2010 Consen-sus Draft Services HBCU and Phil Steele’s OVC Sec-ond Teams. During the 2009 preseason, he received the same CDS honor in addition to a FCS second team selection.

In his first year with TSU, Council led the team in tack-les as a freshman with 67 stops. He was named to the OVC Newcomer Team and was named to the CDS FCS All America and All HBCU teams.


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Redshirt senior, John Jones, Jr., will rejoin the Tigers defense after sitting out the 2010 season. The team will look to him to fill the gap at the “WILL” linebacker position.

In 2009, Jones started 10-of-10 games played in his first season at TSU. He led the Tigers in tackles with 70 (41 solo) and was the co-leader in tackles for losses with 8.5. He registered a season high, 12 tackles, at home versus Tennessee Martin.

At the end of the year, he garnered both an All Ohio Valley Conference Second Team and Necomer Team selection.

At the start of the 2010 season, he received a pre-season selection to the Consensus Draft Services All HBCU Second Team. Despite sitting out last year, Jones was selected to Phil Steele’s 2011 All OVC Second Team. He transferred from the Univer-sity of Florida where he appeared in 19 games from 2007-08 collecting 28 tackles (17 solo).

Much like the path of many TSU linebackers that have etched their name in the record books, sopho-more and “SAM” linebacker Wilson Robinson enters the 2011 season after making six starts out of 11 games played as a true freshman.

In 2010, Robinson finished with 24 tackles (12 solo), including 3.5 for a loss and two sacks. He was one -of-fo true freshmen in the league named to the All OVC Newcomer Team. His notable performance of the year was against Florida A&M when he finished with a season high, five tackles, with one sack and two tackles for a loss.

With the Tigers’ 2010 class, he was one-of-four to play the entire season and one-of-two on the de-fensive side. Among the talent at the linebacker position, Jarron Guthrie will add depth. Guthrie, a redshirt sophomore, finished last season with five tackles and one fumble recovery.


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A key to the Tigers’ success in the red zone is the abil-ity to clog up the interior.

For the last two years, redshirt senior Donte’e Nicholls has made his presence felt as a defensive tackle.

After transferring in 2009 from the University of South Carolina, Nicholls finished his first campaign as a re-serve with two starts. He registered 35 tackles, 5.5 for a loss, three pass break-ups with three pass deflec-tions.

He was selected to the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Team moving up the depth chart and so-lidifying his role as a starter.

Last year he finished with 25 tackles (11 solo) includ-ing six for a loss (-24) and 1.5 sacks. His efforts in-cluded a pass break-up, pass deflection and quarter-back hurry.

Despite his numbers decreasing from a year ago, Nicholls’ statistics represent nearly a quarter of the tackles accounted for from the defensive linemen re-turning this year. He also tied a career best with six tackles in a game at Southeast Missouri State.

He is one-of-two starting lineman returning after los-ing starters Marcus Broxie and Malcolm Crawford


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In 2010, redshirt junior and defensive end, Lamar Wallace, recorded a breakout season finishing fourth on the team in tackles with 47 (17 solo). His num-bers listed him first at the position among the defen-sive front. In his first year as a starter, he finished as the team’s co-leader in quarterback hurries with four while tacking on 5.5 tackles for a loss of 24 yards.

He also added three sacks and a forced fumble with a recovery. He tied a season high with seven stops twice and tacked on his first multiple sack perfor-mance with two against North Carolina A&T in the Circle City Classic. He is also credited with blocking two field goals.

As a result, Wallace received a honorable mention on the 2011 Consensus Draft Services FCS Pre-season All America Team. Wallace’s impact has gone unnoticed after opening his career on the field at TSU in 2009. That year he finished with 20 tackles (10 solo), 2.5 for a loss and one sack. In one season, Wallace has doubled his numbers and has become an intricate part of the defense.

For the 2011 season, redshirt sophomore and de-fensive end, Antonio Harper, will transition from play-ing the linebacker position a season ago.

Last year, Harper posted 23 tackles (17 solo) and finished second on the squad in tackles for a loss, collecting nine (-28 yds). He added one sack in his first season with TSU after transferring from Troy where he received a redshirt.

His first time on the field in collegiate football was with Hargrave Military Academy where he was ranked the 17th best prep school recruit in the nation.

The defensive line return a seasoned group in re-serves Tyler Lusk, Lawrence Peterson, Brent Davis and Michael Murphy. Peterson tacked on two sacks to go with 15 tackles playing as a true freshman in 2010. Davis finshed with one sack and three tack-les before suffering a season ending injury, Murphy notched 13 stops and Lusk added three tackles.


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With the loss of key defensive backs, Eugene Clifford (Three-time All OVC) and Marquez Hall, redshirt ju-nior, Justin Bather, will enter 2011 unquestionably as the leader of the Tigers’ secondary.

With his versatility, Bather has played both safety and cornerback positions. In 2010, he made all 11 starts finishing with 35 tackles (29 solo) including three tack-les for a loss (-10).

In addition, he tied for second on the team at the end of the year with nine pass break-ups and 10 pass de-flections. He also opened last year with a career best seven tackles against Alabama A&M in the John Mer-ritt Classic.

Bather returns posting more tackles, pass break-ups and deflections last year than any other defensive back on TSU’s current roster.

He is one of three defensive backs returning that re-corded an interception and the only starter in the sec-ondary with a pick in 2010. Last year, the secondary registered all of TSU’s interceptions with 10.

Bather added more than half the total number of tack-les from the previous season when he made five starts in 2009. That year, he totaled 17 tackles (16 solo) and pulled in an interception to seal the Tigers’ victory over Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic.


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In 2011, senior free safety, Joe Wylie, returns as one of the solid veterans in the secondary making seven starts in 10 games last season.

Last year, he tallied 33 tackles (20 solo) while re-cording two tor a loss (-20), including one sack. In addition, Wylie recorded a pair of pass break-ups, pass deflections, and quarterback hurries each.

He posted a season and career high with eight tack-les against Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic. It was the first time he led TSU in the cat-egory at the end of a game.

Wylie has shown evidence of improvements on the field, joining TSU in 2010 after transferring from the University of Miami (FL). In his first year with the Ti-gers he recorded 14 stops (8 solo).

The Tigers are confident with last year’s reserves fill-ing the slots in the secondary for the upcoming sea-son. Redshirt sophomore Andrew Taylor made an im-mediate impact after transferring from Colorado State last year.Taylor served as one of the top reserves and TSU’s primary nickleback in his first season.

In 2010, he saw action in all 11 games finishing the year with 21 tackles (14 solo), 4.5 for a loss (-20) and a sack. In addition, he tallied four pass break-ups, five pass deflections, one interception and recovered and forced a fumble.

Taylor’s best performance in 2010 was against North Carolina A&T in the Circle City Classic when he fin-ished with seven tackles (6 solo) and one sack. At the end of the year, he posted numbers in every de-fensive category with the exception to a quarterback hurry, blocked kick and safety. Taylor joins last year’s reserves Harold Watson and David VanDyke for play-ers with a legitimate chance of starting in this year’s defensive secondary


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The Tigers will have their starting quarterback for a consecutive season for the first time since 2008. Se-nior (Graduate) quarterback Jeremy Perry returns af-ter coming off his best year at the helm of the Tigers’ offense.

Perry started nine games played, only sitting out two games due to injury, with last year’s senior quarter-back, Dominic Grooms, handling the play calls in his absence.

In 2010, he threw for 1, 469 yards and nine touch-downs. He completed 131 passes from 244 attempts while throwing six interceptions. He finished out the year averaging 163.2 yds/game with a pass efficiency of 111.5 while completing 53.7 percent of his throws. He also completed his longest pass of 84 yards for a touchdown versus Tennessee Tech.

As the starter in 2010, Perry put up career numbers. He threw for more than 100 yards in 8-of-9 games in-cluding tossing for 200-plus yards in three contests.

He capped the season with a career high performance in completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns at Murray State. Against MSU, he connected 23-of-41 for 289 yards and three touchdowns through the air.

Perry racked up a number of accolades last year in-cluding an honorable mention in the final game of the season from the College Football Performance Awards. In the 12th Annual John Merritt Classic ver-sus Alabama A&M and the Circle City Classic versus North Carolina A&T, he was named the offense MVP of the game.

Perry joined TSU in 2009 after transferring from Mid-dle Tennessee State where he played as a linebacker after being recruited for the quarterback position. In his first season with the Tigers and back under center, Perry finished with 142 yards through the air from 12-of-36 passing.

Academically, he has received TSU Athletics Aca-demic Award and has made the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice.


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sition from last year’s roster is redshirt freshman Mi-chael German.

Highly regarded as one of the top recruits of the 2010 incoming freshman class, German stayed on the side-line in every game charting and signaling plays.

With the headset on during the game, he has taken advantage of his redshirt year listening to key plays during critical situations.

With a year to mature while learning the system, he joined the team in the summer of 2010 spending much of his time watching film and studying the offense.

His only numbers last year comes courtesy of the 2011 Blue and White spring game.

In the game, German tossed 8-of-19 with two interceptions for 116 yards completing his longest throw of 30 yards.

For the upcoming season, German enters as the reserve qurterback. It will not be a surprise if he takes a few snaps during the game to get adjusted to the speed of the college ranks.

His role will also include mentoring and guiding two incoming quarterbacks in freshman, Immoni Carswell, and Alabama State redshirt freshman transfer, Clayborne Holt.


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Dante Thomas returns as the top rusher from a sea-son ago for the second time in his career after entering 2009 in the same fashion. For the past three years, he returns as the Tigers’ leader in yards per carry averag-ing 5.1 last season.

In 2010, he moved into the starting role after senior running back Preston Brown (2010 All OVC Second Team) was sidelined for the entire season after going down with a knee injury in week five.

Thomas shared the starting role with Terrance Wright, making five starts in 11 games played. He rushed for a team best, 793 yards, on 155 carries for six touch-downs.

In addition, he tallied two receptions for 22 yards and 815 all-purpose yards averaging 74.1 yds/game. On the year, he finished with more than 100 all-purpose yards three times.

He averaged 72.1 yds/game on the ground tying for fourth in the OVC.

This fall, he will be the league’s second leading rusher at the running back position returning from last sea-son.

Last year, he rushed for over 100 yards twice break-ing the century mark for the first time in his career in the win over North Carolina A&T in the Circle City Classic.

He recorded a career high, 186 yards on 24 at-tempts, recording 7.8 yds/carry, finishing with 202 all purpose yards. As a result from his performance, he was tagged with an honorable mention by the College Football Performance Awards that week.

Credited with his major impact on the field last year, Thomas was recognized by the Conference garnering a 2011 All OVC Preseason selection.

In his first two seasons, he rushed for a combined 697 yards. He finished with 348 yards in his first year and concluded 2009 with 349.


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Last year, the Tigers have shown evidence of imple-menting the fullback into their game plan.

Redshirt junior, fullback, Johntae Gleaves returns as the team’s legitimate starter at the position after making only two starts in 2009.

In 2010, Gleaves chipped his way into the season stats finishing with more receptions out the back-field than any other running back. He hauled in eight catches for 70 yards for an 8.8 yds/rec. average.

Last year, he scored his first career and only touch-down of the season in the victory over North Caro-lina A&T in the Circle City Classic. At the end of the year, he also registered one carry and caught his longest reception for 15 yards.

He returns as the fifth leading receiver while tack-ing on 71 all purpose yards for a 7.1 average a year ago.

After redshirting and sitting out 2010, Trabis Ward makes his way back into the line up after posting numbers as a true freshman in 2009.

The redshirt sophomore running back made one start in eight games played finishing with 182 yards on the ground. He averaged 2.9 yards/carry averag-ing 25.1 offensive yds/game.

His debut season numbers included 198 all purpose yards for a 24.8 per game average, two receptions for 16 yards (8 yds/rec.), and a completion of his only pass thrown. He was tagged that year with a 259.60 pass efficiency after completing the 19-yard strike.

Ward will battle for the starting role after posting the best numbers during the spring game with 11 carries for 69 yards with a long of 12 yards.

Ward and Ryan Berry enter 2011 as the only reserve run-ning backs with game experience.


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After accounting for 51 percent of the Tigers’ offense from the quarterback position in 2009, Calvin McNairl made a smooth transition to the wide receiver postion last year.

In his first year as a receiver, he finished 2010 second on the team in receptions. With the loss of Joesph Hills, he enters 2011 with more receptions among the wideouts that hauled in a catch last season. He ac-counted for over a quarter of the Tigers 159 total re-ceptions and 1, 820 receiving yards.

At the end of last year, McNairl hauled in 34 recep-tions for 429 yards averaging 39 yards/game and 12.6 yards/rec. He caught a season long of 84 yards on his way to one of four touchdowns.

McNairl tallied a season high with nine receptions for 131 yards at home against Tennessee Tech. He would surpass the 100-yard receiving mark again and tie his career high in recptions posting nine catches and 116 yards at Murray State.

For his performance against MSU, he received the CFPA honorable mention for the receiver postion in the last week of the regular season.

In five starts and 11 games played, he amassed 426 all purpose yards averaging 38.7 per game.

Last year, he made a few appearances under center in the Wild Tiger formation connecting 3-of-7 for 17 yards and a long of 11. He rushed four times but only tallied six yards.

Highly noted as an athlete, McNairl has made 17 starts in his career at TSU. He is the only player in TSU Football history to throw, run, and catch for more than 100 yards in three seperate games.

In 2009, he was named offensive MVP at the con-clusion of the Southern Heritage Classic and Atlanta Football Classic.


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Redshirt junior wide receiver, Jeremy Pryor, finished last season third in receptions with 27 totaling 288 yards. He enters 2011 with the most starts among the returning receivers from 2010.

Last season, Pryor averaged 10.7 yds/rec and 26.2 yds/game recording a career high with 121 receiv-ing yards against Eastern Illinois. Early last year, he posted a career high in receptions at home against Austin Peay State with seven.

Despite the drop in numbers a from a year ago, junior wide receiver Travis James will begin 2011 as one of the Tigers seasoned veteran at the position. He fin-ished 2010 with 16 catches for 211 yards (13.2 yds/avg) averaging 23.4 yards/game.

Performing double duty as a kick and punt return spe-cialist, he finished with 479 all purpose yards for a 53.2 per game average. He enters this year as the second leader in all purpose yardage from 2010.

Last year, TSU incorporated more plays to the tight end than the last three years. After transferring from Illinois at the beginning of the 2010 campaign, Lon-don Davis was the only tight end to record a reception last year. He hauled in seven receptions for 102 yards

averaging 14.6 yards/rec. and 10.2 yards/game. He also accounted for 114 all purpose yards averaging 11.4 per game. For his immediate role in the offense, he was recognized as a Phil Steele Preseason All OVC selection.


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Returning for the 2011 season to anchor an offensive line that lost second team All OVC selections, Ger-shom Jordan and Alex Davis, is five-year veteran, red-shirt senior, Justin Ridgeway.

Ridgeway saw action as a true freshman in 2007 but redshirted when he was sidelined for the entire 2009 season when he suffered an injury during the pre-season.

He is the last offensive lineman on the Tigers roster that has blocked for a 1, 000 yard rusher. In his tenure in the trenches, he has helped TSU stay in the top half in sacks allowed after leading the league in 2009. In

addition, the offense has also accumualted an aver-age of over 3, 000 yards with Ridgeway on board. He has seen all positions on the front five but has nestled into the starting role of right tackle in 2010 making all 11 starts.

Last year, he help contribute to the improvement of the offense as the Tigers amassed 3, 910 yards while averaging 355.5 per game.

In 2010, His leadership and experience helped the Ti-gers gain majority of their yardage on the right side of the line and a first place ranking in time of possession per game with 32:12.


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will include redshirt junior, Sherman Carter.

Carter will enter 2011 as the returning starter at the center position after playing much of his first year on the field as a guard in 2009.

He made five starts in first season of play but made all 11 starts in 2010. Carter has been labled the nucleus of the line which did not give up a sack up the middle. Carter will become the main catalyst in the productiv-ity of TSU’s offense.

The future of the Tigers offensive line rests in the hands of sophomore Kadeem Edwards. He helped the Tigers improve their attack through the course of the 2010 season making six starts while playing in all 11 games.

His maturation last year helped him receive a 2011 All Ohio Valley Conference Preseason and Phil Steele Preseason All OVC selection. Off the field, he was recognized for his academic achievements when he was selected to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. He is the first TSU offensive lineman to receive an OVC preseason selection since 2008.


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Last year, in his first season on the football ros-ter, senior return specialist, Julian Mallory, also a member of the Flying Tigers (men’s track and field), broke the TSU Football record in punt returns in a game. He managed a record, five returns, against Florida A&M in the Atlanta Foot-ball Classic.

For the season, he finished second on the team in the punt return category with 13 returns for 106 yards averaging 8.2 yds/return. Mallory is one-of-three specialists to pull kick/punt return duty in 2010. He led the Tigers with 15 kickoff returns for 314 yards, posting a 20.9 yds/return average. In nine games played, Mallory closed out the season with 416 all-purpose yards aver-aging 46.2 per game. He was selected to begin the 2011 season on the College Football Perfor-mance Awards Punt Returner Award List.

In 2010, Ryan Berry battled injuries in the early part of the season but managed to assist in the special teams game plan late in the year.

He is one-of-three specialists that recorded a return on the kickoff and punt return teams. In 2010, he finished with 14 punt returns, totaling 129 yards while averaging 9.2 yds/return.

On the punt receiving unit, he recorded his lon-gest return of 31 yards while leading the team in returns, yardage and average. Berry tacked on one kickoff return for 19 yards while also playing running back. Out the backfield in seven games played, he rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries adding his longest run of 15 yards. He closed out the season with 183 all purpose yards av-eraging 26.1 per game and was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Redshirt junior, kick returner and defensive back, Rayshawn Weatherspoon, sparked Rod Reed’s first season as head coach returning the opening kickoff of the 2010 season for a touch-down.

He scored an 89-yard touchdown in the win over Alabama A&M in the John Merritt Classic. Weatherspoon received OVC Special Teams Player of the Week and was tapped with an honorable mention by the College Football Per-formance Awards. For the 2010 season, he is credited with 347 all purrpose yards averaging 38.6 per game. In his reserve role in the sec-ondary, he tacked on eight tackles (four solo) and five pass break-ups. As a kickoff returner, he finished second on the team with 14 returns for 347 yards averaging 24.8 yards/return.


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The kicking game has been the Tigers achilles heel for the last two seasons, but, improvements have been made with the addition of sophomore Jamin Godfrey.

In 2010, Godfrey was one-of-four freshman to play the entire season leading the Tigers in scoring on the year with 48 points. He connected 9-of-18 field goals (50 percent) recording his longest last year of 42 yards. His best performance was against Florida A&M in the Atlanta Football Classic when he hit 3-of-4 on the day.

In 2011, he will also be challenged to take dual roles as a punter with the loss of Taylor Cisneros (TSU Football record holder in longest punt in a game).

Last season, Godfrey punted once for 34 yards which ended the play as a touchback. As the prima-ry kickoff specialist he tallied 45 kickoffs for 2, 503 yards averaging 55.6 yards/kick.

One of the major components of the kicking game is the long snapper position.

Junior long snapper and tight end, Hunter Howard, will enter 2011 as the Tigers long snapper for a third consecutive season.

With the departure of field goal long snapper G.R. Pulley, Howard will now assume both roles as the field goal and punt unit’s long snapper.

With his efforts on the field Howard will see some action at tight end. He has played in 20 games since hitting the field as true freshman in 2009.

Last season, he posted two assisted tackles on the punt unit.


OFFENSEReturning Starters (10) * With the Pro-Style formations, the Tigers substitute a fullback for a tight end or receiver.Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Key Stats Jeremy Perry QB 6-2 215 Gr. Passed for 163.2 yds per game - fourth in OVC - Named John Merritt & Circle City Classic MVPDante’ Thomas RB 5-10 200 R-Sr. Led team with 793 yards rushing, avg 5.1 yds/carry - Named to 2011 All-OVC Preseason Team Returning as the OVC second leading rusher at the position from last yearJohntae Gleaves FB 6-0 260 R-Jr. Three-year starter at position - posted first career touchdown last season Jeremy Pryor WR 6-2 175 R-So. Started 10 games - finished third in receptions with 27 in first season as a starterSherman Carter OL 6-3 310 R-Jo. Moved from guard to start at center last season - started all 11 gamesKadeem Edwards OL 6-5 330 So. Named to 2011 All-OVC Preseason Team - started six games - shared role at left guard Anthony Woods OL 6-3 330 R-Jr. Coming off first season as a starter - started five games - shared role at left guardJustin Ridgeway OL 6-3 275 Sr. Last lineman on roster to block for a 1,000-yard rusher - started all 11 gamesLondon Davis TE 6-3 245 R-Jr. Only player at the position to record a reception finishing with seven last year - Calvin McNairl WR 6-0 190 R-Sr. Currently only player to throw, run, and catch for over 100 yds. in seperate games Finished second on the team with 34 receptions in first season at receiverLost (4)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Key StatsPreston Brown RB 5-10 190 Sr. Rushed for 200-plus yards on two occasions breaking the SHC and AFC rushing records Suffered a season ending injury after week five and was named 2010 All-OVC Second Team Alex Davis OL 6-3 350 Sr. Four-year starter and was named 2010 All-OVC Second Team Gershom Jordan OL 6-6 325 Sr. Named to 2010 All-OVC Second Team in his first season on the offensive lineJoe Hills WR 6-4 210 Sr. Led team in receptions (40) and receiving yards (462) starting in all 11 games last year

DEFENSEReturning Starters (6)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Key StatsRico Council LB 6-1 256 Sr. Second on the team in tackles (79) - Currently second all time in career tackles with 209 Led team in sacks (4) - Named 2011 OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Year - Named 2010 All-OVC Second TeamWilson Robinson LB 6-2 220 So. Started as a true freshman - Named 2010 All-OVC Newcomer Team Justin Bather DB 6-0 175 R-Jr. Started all 11 games - Finished second on the team in pass break-ups (9) and pass deflections (10)Joe Wylie DB 6-2 215 Sr. Started seven games last year Lamar Wallace DE 6-3 280 Jr. Led defensive lineman in sacks (3) and tackles (47) - Started all 11 games - co-leader in QB hurries (4)Donte’e Nichols DT 6-2 315 R-Sr. Two-year starter at the position - Named 2010 OVC Preseason Team

Lost (5)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Key StatsEugene Clifford DB 6-1 195 Sr. Named All-OVC First Team receiving several All America selections Led team in tackles (83) and INTs (4)Sidney Tarver LB 6-3 215 Sr. Finished third on the team in tackles (63), tackles for a loss (7.5) and second in sacks (3.5)Marquez Hall DB 6-3 225 Sr. Started all 11 games - Signed with BC Lions (CFL)Malcolm Crawford DT 6-1 256 Sr. Started all 11 games finished with 36 tackles and a blocked kicked Marcus Broxie DE 6-4 270 Sr. Started all 11 games - Led team in tackles for a loss (10.5) - co-leader in QB hurries (4)

SPECIAL TEAMSReturning (5)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Key StatsJamin Godfrey K 6-0 180 So. Finished season as team leading scorer with 48 points, 9-of-18 in FGs and 21-of-24 in PATsHunter Howard LS 6-3 230 Jr. Three-year starter as long snapper for field goal unitRyan Berry PR 5-6 175 R-Jr. Led team in punt returns (14), punt return yardage (129) and punt return avg (9.2 ypg) Rayshawn Weatherspoon KR 6-1 177 R-Jr. Led team in kick return yardage (347) and return average (24.8)Travis James KR/PR 6-0 175 Jr. One-of-two return specialist to handle punt and kick return dutiesJulian Mallory KR/PR 5-9 150 Sr. One-of-two return specialist to handle punt and kick return duties - Led team with 15 kick returns Captured TSU record in punt returns in a game with five Lost (2)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Key StatsTaylor Cisneros P 6-0 206 Sr. Four-year starter and program’s record holder in longest punt in a game - 62 yards George Pulley LS 5-10 198 So Started as long snapper for punt unit

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Blue Downs White in Spring Game

With over 3,500 fans, the Tennessee State University “Blue” Team (offense) defeated the “White” Team (defense), 61-37, in the 2011 Spring Game at Hale Stadium.

Utilizing a point system that rewarded the defense points for interceptions, fumbles and third down stops, the defense took a 25-21 lead into halftime. The defense gained 15 points on three interceptions alone as they stifle the offen-sive attack.

In the second half, the offense came alive scoring 30 points on two touchdowns, a field goal, including scoring points on several plays over 20 yards.

Contributing to the 20-plus yard plays were long pass receptions by Brandon Brown (49 yds) and Travis James (30 yds).

Quarterback duties were split between senior Jeremy Perry and redshirt fresh-man Michael German, combining for 270 yards in passing. Perry’s worksheet ended with three touchdowns from nine completions on 14 attempts with one interception.

Perry passed for a total of 154 yards including his longest completion of 46 yards. German tossed 8-of-19 with two interceptions for 116 yards, completing his longest throw of 30 yards.

Several running backs had good performances with the top performance com-ing from redshirt sophomore Trabis Ward. Ward posted 11 carries for 69 yards with a long of 12 yards. Sophomore DeMarco Thomas had a good performance gaining 66 yards on three carries with a long of 40.

Five receivers showed promise snaring 17 of the 33 passes thrown in their direction. The game’s top receiver was redshirt freshman Brandon Brown who caught five passes for 115 yards hauling in receptions of 49 and 46 yards.

Jamal Ramsey, Johntae Gleaves and Devin Wilson recorded touchdown recep-tions. Ramsey hauled in a score from 28 yards out, Gleaves a 16 yarder, and Wilson snagged one in from eight yards.

2011 SCHEDULE

9/3 SOUTHERN JOHN MERRITT CLASSIC - LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. - 6:00 P.M.

9/10 JACKSON STATE SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC - LIBERTY BOWL MEMPHIS, TENN. - 6:00 P.M.

9/17 MURRAY STATE* STEWART STADIUM MURRAY, KY. - 6:00 P.M.

9/24 AIR FORCE FALCON STADIUM COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - 2:00 P.M.

10/1 AUSTIN PEAY STATE GOVERNORS STADIUM CLARKSVILLE, TENN. - 6:00 P.M.

10/8 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE* TIGERFEST - LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. - 6:00 P.M.

10/15 TENNESSEE TECH* TUCKER STADIUM COOKEVILLE, TENN. - 7:00 P.M.

10/22 EASTERN KENTUCKY* KIDD STADIUM RICHMOND, KY. - 2:00 P.M.

10/29 OPEN

11/5 EASTERN ILLINOIS* O’BRIEN STADIUM CHARLESTON, ILL. - 1:30 P.M.

11/12 TENNESSEE MARTIN* HOMECOMING - LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. - 5:00 P.M.

11/19 JACKSONVILLE STATE* SENIOR & FAN APPRECIATION DAY - LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. - 2:00 P.M.

- ALL TIMES CENTRAL

* DENOTES OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE GAMES


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# First Name Last Name Pos Class Ht Wt Hometown Last School1 Calvin McNairl WR R-Sr 5-10 185 Paris, TN Henry County HS2 Trabis Ward RB R-So 5-9 200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dillard HS3 Immoni Carswell QB Fr 6-1 180 Hollywood, FL Plantation, HS4 Rayshawn Weatherspoon DB R-Jr 6-1 177 S. Pittsburgh, TN South Pittsburgh HS5 Hakeem Parker WR Fr 6-4 180 New Orleans, LA Clark HS6 Travis James WR Jr 6-0 175 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Boyd Anderson HS7 Jeremy Perry QB Sr 6-2 215 Memphis, TN Middle Tennessee State8 Wilson Robinson LB So 6-2 220 Birmingham, AL Spain Park HS9 Martavius Foster TE Fr 6-4 240 Starkville, MS Starkville HS

10a London Davis TE R-Jr 6-3 245 Cahokie, IL Illinois10b John Jones LB R-Sr 6-2 215 Sarasota, FL Florida11 Devin Wilson WR Jr 6-3 195 Nashville, TN Pope John Paul HS12 Mike German QB R-Fr 6-2 215 Pompano Beach, FL Blanche Ely HS13 Julian Mallory WR Sr 5-9 150 Birmingham, AL West Alabama14 Antonio Harper DE R-So 6-3 240 Memphis, TN Troy15 Weldon Garlington DB Fr 5-10 160 Antioch, TN Brentwood Academy16 Wesley Samuels WR Soph 6-4 210 Birmingham, AL Minor HS17 Jamal Ramsey WR R-So 6-1 185 Antioch, TN Middle Tennessee State18 Telvin Hooks RB Fr 5-10 190 Edgewater, FL New Smyrna HS19 Joseph Wylie DB Sr 6-2 215 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Miami20 Dare Ayoola DB R-Fr 5-10 175 Plantation, FL North Broward Prep21 Andrew Taylor DB R-So 5-10 170 Dallas, TX Colorado State22 Steven Godbolt DB R-Fr 6-0 170 Cross City, FL Dixie County HS23 Bryce Wilson DB R-Fr 5-11 190 St. Petersburg,FL Canterbury School24 Bernell Brooks ATH Fr 6-0 170 New Orleans, LA Clark HS25 Kaylen Pearson RB Fr 5-11 175 Lenoir, NC Hibriten HS26 Antwan Brown DB Fr 6-2 170 Mayo, FL Lafayette HS27 Harold Watson DB R-Fr 6-1 205 Brownsville, TN Haywood County HS28 David Vandyke DB R-So 6-0 180 Miami, FL B.T. Washington HS29 Ryan Berry RB R-Jr 5-4 175 Nashville, TN Father Ryan HS30 Ryan Mitchell WR Fr 5-11 170 Johnson City, TN Science Hill HS31 Detorrius Shipley LB Fr 6-3 230 Birmingham, AL Huffman HS32 Dante’ Thomas RB R-Sr 5-10 200 Dallas, TX D.T. White HS33 Elvzels Vil LB Soph 6-0 230 Delray Beach, FL Independence CC 34 Senquay Eichelberger DB Fr 6-0 180 Tupelo, MS Tupelo HS35 Jeremy Coffey RB R-Fr 5-11 210 Brentwood, TN Brentwood HS36 Martine Stevenson RB Soph 5-8 170 Detroit, MI Martin Luther King HS37 Stephen Brooks LB/FB R-Fr 5-11 245 Jackson, TN Liberty Tech HS38 Jason Wallace RB Jr 5-10 205 Newark, NJ Valley Forge Prep39 Matt Mosely P/K Fr 5-11 170 Franklin, TN Franklin HS40 Jarron Guthrie LB R-So 6-1 205 Nashville, TN Hunters Lane HS41 Vernon Frett FB Soph 5-10 250 Orlando, FL Mars Hill, NC42 Nick Thrasher LB Fr 6-2 240 Morrow, GA Mt. Zion HS43 Jamin Godfrey P/K Soph 6-0 180 Englewood, TN McMinn Central HS44 Mike West LB Fr 6-0 245 Cross City, FL Dixie County HS45 Justin Bather DB R-Jr 6-0 175 LaVergne, TN LaVernge HS46 Daniel Fitzpatrick DB R-Fr 6-0 190 Ft. Wayne, IN Concordia Lutheran47 Rico Council LB Sr 6-0 256 Chattanooga, TN Howard HS

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# First Name Last Name Pos Class Ht Wt Hometown Last School48 John Williams FB R-So 6-2 230 Chattanooga, TN Central HS49 Johntae Gleaves FB R-Jr 6-0 260 Gallatin, TN Gallatin HS51 Samquan Evans DL Fr 6-0 280 Winston Salem, NC Carver HS52 Tyler Lusk DE Sr 6-2 240 Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale HS54 Jack Ndem DE Fr 6-2 245 Riverdale, GA North Clayton HS55 Anthony Bass DL Fr 6-2 230 Clarksville, TN Northeast HS56 Aaron Woods LS Fr 6-1 230 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Central HS57 Clarence Jordan LB Fr 6-0 225 Clarksdale, MS Coahoma CC59 Kevin Dossett LB Fr 6-1 215 Chattanooga, TN Tyner HS60 Sherman Carter OL R-Jr 6-3 310 LaVergne, TN LaVergne HS61 John Currie OL Fr 6-2 330 Nashville, TN Hunters Lane HS62 Jhaquelle Love OL Fr 6-2 300 Nashville, TN Overton HS63 Anthony Woods OL R-Jr 6-3 330 Detroit, MI Michigan State64 Troy Jones OL Soph 6-3 305 Memphis, TN Arlington HS65 DeMardre Dean OL R-Sr 6-4 380 Memphis, TN Coahoma CC66 Patrick Lukan OL Fr 6-2 265 Nashville, TN Overton HS68 Shaquille Bass OL Fr 6-2 300 Gallatin, TN Gallatin HS69 Derek Sibley OL R-Fr 6-6 310 Stone Mtn. GA Stone Mountain HS70 Robert Myers OL R-Fr 6-5 310 LaVergne, TN LaVergne HS71 Brent Davis DL Sr 6-3 310 Memphis, TN Overton HS72 Brandon Rogers OL R-Fr 6-3 320 Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian HS73 Kadeem Edwards OL Soph 6-5 330 Sanford, FL Seminole HS74 Darien Brewer OL R-Fr 6-5 250 Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga75 Rogers Gaines OL R-Jr 6-7 345 Goodlettsville, TN White House HS76 Brandon Haskin OL Jr 6-3 315 New Orleans, LA Independence CC 77 Anthony Morris OL R-Fr 6-6 290 Memphis, TN Germanton HS78 Justin Ridgeway OL Sr 6-3 316 Pleasant Grove, AL Minor HS79 Donte’e Nicholls DL R-Sr 6-1 315 Pompano Beach, FL South Carolina80 JeMarc Sears TE R-Fr 6-2 230 New Smyrna, FL New Smyrna HS81 Robert Savage WR Jr 6-0 185 Nashville, TN Whites Creek, HS82 Joshawn Bowens WR Fr 6-5 190 Greenville, SC Greenville HS83 Jeremy Pryor WR R-So 6-3 175 Memphis, TN Whitehaven HS84 Chris Deloney WR R-Fr 6-1 170 Chattanooga, TN Howard HS86 Lawrence Peterson DL Soph 6-2 240 Memphis, TN Melrose HS87 Billy Davis TE Fr 6-4 230 Carmel, IN Carmel HS88 Timothy Pruitt DE R-So 6-2 240 Huntsville, AL Arkansas State89 Andrew Bather WR Fr 6-0 170 LaVergne, TN LaVergne HS90 Dinsdale Jackson DL Fr 6-3 285 Miami Gardens, FL American Heritage HS92 Hunter Howard LS Jr 6-3 215 Franklin, TN Franklin HS93 Jeremy Knight DE Fr 6-2 240 Nashville, TN Pearl Cohn HS94 Alex Payne DE Fr 6-1 240 Johnson City, TN Science Hill HS95 Lamar Wallace DL Jr 6-3 270 Baton Rouge, LA Capitol PCA96 Derek Platt DL Fr 6-4 236 Luray, TN Chester County HS97 Mike Murphy DL Jr 6-3 320 Lewisburg, TN Marshall County HS98 Austin Taylor DE Fr 6-4 225 Huntsville, AL J.O. Johnson HS99 D.J. McCellion DL R-Fr 5-11 300 Delray Beach, FL Atlantic HS

123 Garreous Lisenbee LB Soph 5-10 220 Smyrna, TN Smyrna HS133 Holt Clayborne QB R-Fr 6-2 180 Huntsville, AL Alabama State

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PRESEASON ROSTER (7/18/11)L_Name F_Name # Pos Class Ht Wt Hometown Last SchoolAyoola Dare 20 DB R-Fr 5-10 175 Plantation, FL North Broward PrepBass Anthony 55 DL Fr 6-2 230 Clarksville, TN Northeast HSBass Shaquille 68 OL Fr 6-2 300 Gallatin, TN Gallatin HSBather Andrew 89 WR Fr 6-0 170 LaVergne, TN LaVergne HSBather Justin 45 DB R-Jr 6-0 175 LaVergne, TN LaVernge HSBerry Ryan 29 RB R-Jr 5-4 175 Nashville, TN Father Ryan HSBowens Joshawn 82 WR Fr 6-5 190 Greenville, SC Greenville HSBrewer Darien 74 OL R-Fr 6-5 250 Chattanooga, TN UTChattanoogaBrooks Bernell 24 ATH Fr 6-0 170 New Orleans, LA Clark HSBrooks Stephen 37 LB/FB R-Fr 5-11 245 Jackson, TN Liberty Tech HSBrown Antwan 26 DB Fr 6-2 170 Mayo, FL Lafayette HSCarswell Immoni 3 QB Fr 6-1 180 Hollywood, FL Plantation, HSCarter Sherman 60 OL R-Jr 6-3 310 LaVergne, TN LaVergne HSClayborne Holt 133 QB R-Fr 6-2 180 Huntsville, AL Alabama StateCoffey Jeremy 35 RB R-Fr 5-11 210 Brentwood, TN Brentwood HSCouncil Rico 47 LB Sr 6-0 256 Chattanooga, TN Howard HSCurrie John 61 OL Fr 6-2 330 Nashville, TN Hunters Lane HS

Davis Billy 87 TE Fr 6-4 230 Carmel, IN Carmel HSDavis Brent 71 DL Sr 6-3 310 Memphis, TN Overton HSDavis London 10a TE R-Jr 6-3 245 Cahokie, IL IllinoisDean DeMardre 65 OL R-Sr 6-4 380 Memphis, TN Coahoma CCDeloney Chris 84 WR R-Fr 6-1 170 Chattanooga, TN Howard HSDossett Kevin 59 LB Fr 6-1 215 Chattanooga, TN Tyner HSEdwards Kadeem 73 OL Soph 6-5 330 Sanford, FL Seminole HSEichelberger Senquay 34 DB Fr 6-0 180 Tupelo, MS Tupelo HSEvans Samquan 51 DL Fr 6-0 280 Winston Salem, NC Carver HSFitzpatrick Daniel 46 DB R-FR 6-0 190 Ft. Wayne, IN Concordia LutheranFoster Martavius 9 TE Fr 6-4 240 Starkville, MS Starkville HSFrett Vernon 41 FB Soph 5-10 250 Orlando, FL Mars Hill, NCGaines Rogers 75 OL R-Jr 6-7 345 Goodlettsville, TN White House HSGarlington Weldon 15 DB Fr 5-10 160 Antioch, TN Brentwood AcadGerman Mike 12 QB R-Fr 6-2 215 Pompano Beach, FL Blanche Ely HSGleaves Johntae 49 FB R-Jr 6-0 260 Gallatin, TN Gallatin HSGodbolt Steven 22 DB R-Fr 6-0 170 Cross City, FL Dixie County HSGodfrey Jamin 43 P/K Soph 6-0 180 Englewood, TN McMinn Central HSGuthrie Jarron 40 LB R-Soph 6-1 205 Nashville, TN Hunters Lane HSHarper Antonio 14 DE R-Soph 6-3 240 Memphis, TN TroyHaskin Brandon 76 OL Jr 6-3 315 New Orleans, LA Independence CC Hooks Telvin 18 RB Fr 5-10 190 Edgewater, FL New Smyrna HSHoward Hunter 92 LS Jr 6-3 215 Franklin, TN Franklin HSJackson Dinsdale 90 DL Fr 6-3 285 Miami Gardens, FL American Heritage HSJames Travis 6 WR Jr 6-0 175 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Boyd Anderson HSJones John 10b LB R-Sr 6-2 215 Sarasota, FL Univ. of FloridaJones Troy 64 OL Soph 6-3 305 Memphis, TN Arlington HSJordan Clarence 57 LB Fr 6-0 225 Clarksdale, MS Coahoma CCKnight Jeremy 93 DE Fr 6-2 240 Nashville, TN Pearl Cohn HSLisenbee Garreous 123 LB Soph 5-10 220 Smyrna, TN Smyrna HSLove Jhaquelle 62 OL Fr 6-2 300 Nashville, TN Overton HS


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PRESEASON ROSTER (7/18/11)Last Name First Name # Pos Class Ht Wt Hometown Last SchoolLukan Patrick 66 OL Fr 6-2 265 Nashville, TN Overton HSLusk Tyler 52 DE Sr 6-2 240 Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale HSMallory Julian 13 WR Sr 5-9 150 Birmingham, AL West AlabamaMcCellion D.J. 99 DL R-Fr 5-11 300 Delray Beach, FL Atlantic HSMcNairl Calvin 1 WR R-Sr 5-10 185 Paris, TN Henry County HSMitchell Ryan 30 WR Fr 5-11 170 Johnson City, TN Science Hill HSMorris Anthony 77 OL R-Fr 6-6 290 Memphis, TN Germanton HSMosely Matt 39 P/K Fr 5-11 170 Franklin, TN Franklin HSMurphy Mike 97 DL Jr 6-3 320 Lewisburg, TN Marshall County HSMyers Robert 70 OL R-Fr 6-5 310 LaVergne, TN LaVergne HSNdem Jack 54 DE Fr 6-2 245 Riverdale, GA North Clayton HSNicholls Donte’e 79 DL R-Sr 6-1 315 Pompano Beach, FL South CarolinaParker Hakeem 5 WR Fr 6-4 180 New Orleans, LA Clark HSPayne Alex 94 DE Fr 6-1 240 Johnson City, TN Science Hill HSPearson Kaylen 25 RB Fr 5-11 175 Lenoir, NC Hibriten HSPerry Jeremy 7 QB Sr 6-2 215 Memphis, TN Middle Tenn. StatePeterson Lawrence 86 DL Soph 6-2 240 Memphis, TN Melrose HSPlatt Derek 96 DL Fr 6-4 236 Luray, TN Chester County HSPruitt Timothy 88 DE R-Soph 6-2 240 Huntsville, AL Arkansas StatePryor Jeremy 83 WR R-Soph 6-3 175 Memphis, TN Whitehaven HSRamsey Jamal 17 WR R-Soph 6-1 185 Antioch, TN Middle Tenn. StateRidgeway Justin 78 OL Sr 6-3 316 Pleasant Grove, AL Minor HSRobinson Wilson 8 LB Soph 6-2 220 Birmingham, AL Spain Park HSRogers Brandon 72 OL R-Fr 6-3 320 Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian HSSamuels Wesley 16 WR Soph 6-4 210 Birmingham, AL Minor HSSavage Robert 81 WR Jr 6-0 185 Nashville, TN Whites Creek, HSSears JeMarc 80 TE R-Fr 6-2 230 New Smyrna, FL New Smyrna HSShipley Detorrius 31 LB Fr 6-3 230 Birmingham, AL Huffman HSSibley Derek 69 OL R-Fr 6-6 310 Stone Mtn. GA Stone Mtn HSStevenson Martine 36 RB Soph 5-8 170 Detroit, MI Martin Luther King HSTaylor Andrew 21 DB R-Soph 5-10 170 Dallas, TX Colorado StateTaylor Austin 98 DE Fr 6-4 225 Huntsville, AL J.O. Johnson HSThomas Dante’ 32 RB R-Sr 5-10 200 Dallas, TX D.T. White HSThrasher Nick 42 LB Fr 6-2 240 Morrow, GA Mt. Zion HSVandyke David 28 DB R-Soph 6-0 180 Miami, FL B.T. Washington HSVil Elvzels 33 LB Soph 6-0 230 Delray Beach, FL Independence CC Wallace Jason 38 RB Jr 5-10 205 Newark, NJ Valley Forge PrepWallace Lamar 95 DL Jr 6-3 270 Baton Rouge, LA Capitol PCAWard Trabis 2 RB R-Soph 5-9 200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dillard HSWatson Harold 27 DB R-Fr 6-1 205 Brownsville, TN Haywood County HSWeatherspoon Rayshawn 4 DB R-Jr 6-1 177 S. Pittsburgh, TN South Pittsburgh HSWest Mike 44 LB Fr 6-0 245 Cross City, FL Dixie County HSWilliams John 48 FB R-Soph 6-2 230 Chattanooga, TN Central HSWilson Bryce 23 DB R-Fr 5-11 190 St. Petersburg,FL Canterbury SchoolWilson Devin 11 WR Jr 6-3 195 Nashville, TN Pope John Paul HSWoods Aaron 56 LS Fr 6-1 230 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Central HSWoods Anthony 63 OL R-Jr 6-3 330 Detroit, MI Michigan StateWylie Joseph 19 DB Sr 6-2 215 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Miami


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Entering its 64th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In 2008, for only the second time in the past decade, the Conference expanded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the league’s 11th member. The move expanded the OVC’s geographical footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the first change in membership since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jacksonville State, Samford) in 2003. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Ken-tucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first non-tra-ditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958, Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961, Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. A first in the OVC occurred in 2008, when the league had a first round draft pick in both the NFL (Tennessee State’s Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) and Major League Baseball (East-ern Kentucky’s Christian Friedrich) Drafts in the same school year. The playing field isn’t the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the OVC prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in col-legiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always gov-erned the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The OVC sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its sixth decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Ten-nessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Tennessee State University has been a member of the Ohio Valley Conference since 1986. The OVC is entering its 63rd year and continues to build upon the success that has made it the nation’s eigth oldest NCAA Division I conference.

The conference consists of 11 institutions, of which nine field football teams who compete for the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.

The TSU Tigers won back-to-back OVC football titles in 1998 and 1999 and has represented the conference in two NCAA Playoffs.

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STAFFBeth DeBauche ............................... CommissionerBrad Walker ............Associate Commissioner for Operations/COOJennifer Gibbs ......... Assistant Commissioner for ChampionshipsKyle Schwartz .......... Assistant Commissioner for Media RelationsBrian Pulley ............. Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs Matt Banker ............Assistant Commisioner for Institutional ServicesHeather Brown..........................Director of Media RelationsJon Kuka........................... Director of OVC Sports PropertiesJenny Kulchar ................................Administrative Assistant

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE215 CENTERVIEW

Suite 115BRENTWOOD, TN 37027

Telephone: (615) 371-1698 Fax: (615) 371-1788

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2011 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH1. Jacksonville State (13) .................................1232. Murray State (4)............................................1063. Eastern Kentucky ...........................................934. Southeast Missouri (1)....................................815. Tennessee Tech ..............................................736. UT Martin ........................................................647. Eastern Illinois ................................................578. Tennessee State .............................................339. Austin Peay.....................................................18

OFFENSIVE PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEARCasey Brockman, QB Murray State

CO - DEFENSIVE PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rico Council, LB Tennessee State Monte Lewis, DL Jacksonville State

Nashville, Tenn. - For the upcoming 2011 football season, Tennessee State Universi-ty was predicted to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference team standings with three players voted to the All Preseason Team and one sharing the Defensive Pre-season Player of the Year honor.

Linebacker, Rico Council, runningback, Dante Thomas and offensive lineman, Ka-deem Edwards, received their first Confer-ence preseason selections.

The last time the Tigers had more than two make the preseason list was in 2008.

The announcement was made during the 2011 OVC Football Media Day at the Holi-day Inn on July 25. In the predicted order of finish, the Tigers received an overall count of 33 after finishing last in the final stand-ings at the end of the 2010.

Council highlights TSU, sharing the Co-De-fensive Preseason Player of the Year with Jacksonville State’s defensive lineman, Monte Lewis. Council is coming off his best season in 2010.

Last year, he finished second on the team in tackles with a career season high of 79. He currently ranks second in career tackles at TSU with 209 behind head coach Rod Reed (406). He ended the season as a se-lection on the All Ohio Valley Conference Football Second Team Defense.

Last year, he led the team in sacks (4) and was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week twice It was the first time he made weekly honors in the Conference. To open 2011, Council was selected to Phil Steele’s FCS All OVC First Team.

His other career preseason selections in-cludes selections to the 2010 Consensus Draft Services HBCU and Phil Steele’s OVC Second Teams. In the 2009 preseason, he received the same CDS honor in addition to a FCS second team selection.

In his first year with TSU, Council led the team in tackles as a freshman with 67 stops. He was named to the OVC New-comer Team and was named to the CDS FCS All America Second and All HBCU First Team.

In 2010, Thomas moved into the starting role after last year’s senior running back Pres-ton Brown (2010 All OVC Second Team) was sidelined for the entire season after going down with a knee injury in week five.

He recorded five starts in 11 games playe rushing for a team best, 793 yards, on 155 carries, and six touchdowns. In addition, he tallied two receptions for 22 yards and 815 all-purpose yards averaging 74.1 yds/game. On the year, he finished with more than 100 all-purpose yards three times.

He averaged 72.1 yds/game on the ground, tying for fourth in the OVC, and is the league’s second leading rusher at the run-ning back position returning this season.

Thomas recorded a career high, 186 yards on 24 attempts, recording 7.8 yds/carry, finishing with 202 all purpose yards. As a result from his performance, he was tagged with an honorable mention by the College Football Performance Awards that week.

Edwards joins his teammates after starting in six games last year sharing the duties at left guard. He helped the Tigers improve on offense finishing second in the OVC in rushing with 2, 090 total yards averaging 190 yds/game.

As a member of the offensive line, Edwards made an impact on the line of scrimmage helping the Tigers amass 3, 910 yards while averaging 355.5 per game. His maturation last year helped TSU rank fourth in sacks allowed in the league with 13 and first in time of possession per game with 32:12.

OVC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY: TIGERS PREDICTED TO FINISH 8TH COUNCIL VOTED CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARTHOMAS AND EDWARDS ALSO NAMED TO PRESEASON TEAM

QB – Matt Scheible, Southeast MissouriQB – Casey Brockman, Murray StateRB – Mike Harris, Murray StateRB – Ryan White, Austin PeayRB – Dante’ Thomas, Tennessee StateWR – Tim Bedford, Tennessee TechWR – Orlandus Harris, Eastern KentuckyTE – Kenny Jones, Tennessee MartinC – Tim Schmid, Austin PeayOG – Eric Zink, Eastern IllinoisOG – Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee StateOG – Scott Schweitzer, Tennessee TechOT – Evan Conrad, Southeast MissouriOT – Odie Rush, Jacksonville State

DL – Monte Lewis, Jacksonville StateDL – Emory Attig, Eastern KentuckyDL – Jamison Wadley, Jacksonville StateDL – Artavious Dowdell, Eastern IllinoisDL – Anthony Brown, Eastern KentuckyLB – Rico Council, Tennessee StateLB – Tyson Patrick, Eastern KentuckyLB – Rodney Garrott, Jacksonville StateDB – Jeremy Caldwell, Eastern KentuckyDB – Keginald Harris, Jacksonville StateDB – Tylor Brock, Southeast MissouriDB – Patrick McClellan, Eastern KentuckyDB – Dontrell Johnson, Murray StateDB – Kendal Harper, UT Martin

K – Kienan Cullen, Murray StateP – Jordan Berry, Eastern KentuckyRS – Dontrell Johnson, Murray State


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Anthony Pleasant Jim Lackey Charles AnthonyThere has been a Tennessee State University Football player on every Ohio Valley Conference pre and post-season squad since the Tigers became eligible for a championship in the league.

Anthony Pleasant highlights the list becoming the first preseason and post season All-OVC pick for the Tigers.

Jim Lackey was the first Tiger se-lected to three preseason squads while gaining post season honors twice.

The list of TSU All-OVC standouts continued when Tyrone Butterfield was selected to the first team in 1997 for two positions, wide re-ceiver and return specialist. That season, he became the Tigers’ first OVC Offensive Player of the Year.

Leon Murray would follow winning the OVC Player of the Year Award in 1998. The next season, Lamar Carter accomplished a similar feat. becoming TSU Football’s first ever OVC Defensive Player of the Year in 1999.

Runningbacks Charles Anthony (2004) and Javarris Williams (2008) garnered OVC Offensive Player of the Year after receiving first team selections. They bring TSU’s Player of the Year total to five.

In 2005, Williams became one of three OVC players to make either the first or second team in addition to the all newcomer squad. That season, the OVC began recogniz-ing first-year players with post sea-son honors.

In 2008, Eugene Clifford became the first TSU defender named to both the All-OVC Second and New-comer Teams at the end of the sea-son.

Javarris Williams Eugene CliffordTyrone Butterfield Leon Murray Lamar Carter

1989DL – Anthony PleasantDB – Joe StoneDB – Tony Stargell

1990WR – Anthony OwensDL – Arbutus PriceLB - Simon Shanks

1991QB – James WadeWR – Marcus DowdellP – Colin Godfrey

1992OT – Robert MoormanQB – James WadeWR – Patrick RobinsonP – Colin GodfreyHM: Randy Fuller, DB; Brent Alexander, DB

1993C – Marshun MiddletonG – Royce McGowanDL – Jim Lackey, TSULB – Thomas Jackson, LBDB – Brent AlexanderDB – Randy Fuller

1994WR – Lawrence SegreeDL – Jim LackeyHM: Clarence Jones, WR Thomas Jackson, LB Cedric Davis, DB

1995QB – Daryl WilliamsWR – Lawrence SegreeT – Royce MGowanDL – Jim LackeyDB – Darrell WilliamsHM: Dan Pride, OT; Michael Holcey, LB

1996WR – Jereme HurdHM: Jarrick Hillery, RB Ryan Falker, LB

1997WR – Juan HallOG – Shawn ThompsonDL – Lamar CarterDB – Darrell HintonHM: Todd Valentine, QB Bennie Anderson, OT

1998QB – Leon MurrayWR – Tyrone ButterfieldOG – Deshawn ThompsonLB – Armand WilliamsP – Ashley JohnsonHM: Bennie Anderson, OG

1999QB – Leon MurrayWR – Corey SullivanOG – Bennie AndersonOT – Michael ThompsonDL – Lamar CarterLB – LaBrent SterlingHM: Avion Black, Jr. WR; Ike Boone, C; Ligarius Jennings, DB

2000RB – Amariah RobbWR – Julius HullOL – Lawrence SmithDL – Danny RobertsonDB Ligarius JenningsHM: Ed Sanders, DB; Orlando Dotson, DL

2001WR - C.J. JohnsonOL - Lawrence SmithOL - Benedict IbisiRET - Carlos WrightDL - Curley GraysonLB - Walter ReeseHM: Marquis Stephens, Sr., DB,

2002WR - C.J. JohnsonTE - Steve FarmerDL - Desmond ScantlingLB - Jermaine BealeDB - Dion Giddens HM: Charles Anthony, RB2003WR - C.J. JohnsonPK - Joey Hudak DB - Scott CunninghamDB - Deon Giddens

2004RB - Charles AnthonyDL - Paul Thomas LB - James Dumervil

2005DL - Almonte Duncan, Jr.

2006DB – Aaron Strong

2007QB - Antonio HeffnerRB - Javarris WilliamsDL - Shaun RichardsonDB - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

2008RB - Javarris WilliamsWR - Chris JohnsonOT - Cornelius LewisLB - Remond Willis

2009DB - Eugene Clifford

2010DB - Eugene CliffordDL- Donte’e Nicholls

2011LB - Rico CouncilCo-Defensive Player of the YearRB - Dante’ ThomasOL- Kadeem Edwards


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YEAR-BY-YEAR POSTSEASON ALL OVC1988DL - Anthony PleasantDB - Ben RobinsonHONORABLE MENTIONLB - Roderick Reed 1989FIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Anthony PleasantLB - Simon ShanksDB - Tony StargellDB - Joe StoneSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Gerald HallOG - Michael TharpeTE - Al GriffinWR - Anthony OwensSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Arbutus Price

1990OFFENSETE - Anthony OwensWR - Marcus DowdellK - J.J. Flournoy

1991FIRST TEAM OFFENSEC - John MaconQB - James WadeFIRST TEAM DEFENSELB - Elliot PiltonP - Colin GodfreySECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Larry TharpeWR - Patrick RobinsonWR - Marcus DowdellSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDB - Sheldrick Hawkins

1992FIRST TEAM OFFENSEWR - Patrick RobinsonFIRST TEAM DEFENSEP - Colin GodfreySECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Robert MoormanOG - Gerod DuffTE - Charles HunterQB - James WadeSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDB - Brent AlexanderDB - Randy Fuller

1993FIRST TEAM OFFENSEWR - Lawrence SegreeFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Gerome GardnerDB - Brent AlexanderDB - Randy FullerSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Royce McGowanQB - Daryl WilliamsWR - Clarence Jones

1994FIRST TEAM OFFENSEWR - Lawrence SegreeFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDE - David BellDB - Cedric DavisDB - Darrell WilliamsSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOG - Royce McGowanRB - Darron DavisWR - Clarence JonesSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Jim Lackey

1995SECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Royce McGowanWR - Jerome HurdSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Jim LackeyLB - Ryan FalkerDB - Victor Bonds

1996FIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Lamar CarterDB - Clifford GreenOG - Shawn ThompsonWR - Juan HallSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDB - Darrell Hinton

1997FIRST TEAM OFFENSEWR - Tyrone ButterfieldRET - Tyrone ButterfieldSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Bennie AndersonOG - Shawn ThompsonSECOND TEAM DEFENSELB - Armand WilliamsDB - Darrell HintonP - Ashley Johnson

1998FIRST TEAM OFFENSEOT - Bennie AndersonWR - Tyrone ButterfieldFIRST TEAM DEFENSELB - Lamar CarterDB - Jarrick HillerySECOND TEAM OFFENSERB - DeJuan MarshallWR - Corey SullivanRET - Avion BlackSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDB - Darrell Hinton

1999FIRST TEAM OFFENSEOT - Michael ThompsonOG - Bennie AndersonWR - Corey SullivanRS - Avion BlackFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Lamar CarterSECOND TEAM OFFENSEC - Ike BooneQB - Leon MurrayRB - Amariah RobbWR - Avion BlackSECOND TEAM DEFENSELB - Brent SterlingDB - Ligarius JenningsDB - Ed Sanders

2000FIRST TEAM OFFENSERS - Carlos WrightFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Walter ReeseSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Lawrence SmithSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Curley GraysonDB - Ligarius Jennings

2001FIRST TEAM OFFENSETE - Steve FarmerWR - C.J. JohnsonFIRST TEAM DEFENSELB - Walter ReeseDB - Marquis StephensSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOG - Lawrence SmithWR - Patrick JenkinSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Desmond ScantlingLB - Jermaine BealeDB - Eric Joyce

2002FIRST TEAM DEFENSELB - Jermaine BealeDB - Scott CunninghamDB - Deon GiddensSECOND TEAM OFFENSETE - Steve FarmerWR - C.J. JohnsonK - Joey HudakRS - Carlos Wright

2003FIRST TEAM OFFENSERB - Charles AnthonyWR - C.J. JohnsonFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Paul ThomasDB - Scott CunninghamLB - James DumervilDB - Deon GiddensDB - Ahmed Safeullah

2004FIRST TEAM OFFENSERB - Charles AnthonyFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Paul ThomasSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Almonte Duncan

2005FIRST TEAM DEFENSELB - Wesley HolmesDB - Jamar LandromSECOND TEAM OFFENSERB - Javarris WilliamsSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Ernest JonesALL-NEWCOMER TEAMRB - Javarris Williams

2006FIRST TEAM OFFENSEQB - Antonio HeffnerFIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Leonard DavisDB - D. Rodgers-CromartieDB - Nikkieda RutlandSECOND TEAM OFFENSERB - Javarris WilliamsOG - Cecil NewtonSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDB - Aaron StrongALL-NEWCOMER TEAMQB - Antonio HeffnerDL - Shaun Richardson

2007FIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL - Shaun RichardsonDB - D. Rodgers-CromartieSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Cornelius Lewis

2008FIRST TEAM OFFENSERB - Javarris WilliamsC - Cecil NewtonOT - Cornelius LewisSECOND TEAM OFFENSEOT - Dumaka AtkinsSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Maurice DavisDB - Eugene CliffordDB - Larry WillifordALL-NEWCOMER TEAMDL - Marcus BroxieDB - Eugene CliffordLB - Rico CouncilWR/KR - JaJuan Spillman

2009FIRST TEAM DEFENSEDB - Eugene CliffordSECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL - Kellen Woodard,LB - John Jones, Jr.DB - Anthony LevineALL-NEWCOMER TEAMLB - John Jones, Jr.

2010FIRST TEAM DEFENSEDB - Eugene CliffordSECOND TEAM OFFENSERB - Preston BrownOL - Alex DavisOL - Gershom JordanSECOND TEAM OFFENSELB - Rico CouncilALL-NEWCOMER TEAMLB - Wilson Robinson


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Thursday, September 1Murray State at Louisville, 6:00 p.m. (ESPNU)*UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m.Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 6:30 p.m. (CSN Chicago)

Saturday, September 3Tennessee Tech at Iowa, 11:00 a.m. (BTN)Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.Southern at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.Austin Peay at Cincinnati, 6:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Kansas State, TBA

Thursday, September 8Maryville at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 10Eastern Illinois at Northwestern, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)Murray State at Mississippi Valley State, 4:00 p.m.Jacksonville State at Chattanooga, 5:00 p.m.Missouri State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m.Tennessee State vs. Jackson State, 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, Tenn.)

Thursday, September 15Union College at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 17Southeast Missouri at Purdue, 11:00 a.m. (BTN)Georgia State at Jacksonville State, 2:30 p.m.Chattanooga at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m.*Tennessee State at Murray State, 6:00 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 6:30 p.m.Austin Peay at Memphis, TBA

Thursday, September 22*Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 24Tennessee State at Air Force, 2:00 p.m. (The Mtn.)*Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m.*Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 1*Jacksonville State at Murray State, 6:00 p.m.*Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.*Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, TBA

Saturday, October 8*Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.*Austin Peay at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.Murray State at Georgia State, TBA

Saturday, October 15*Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 3:00 p.m.UT Martin at South Alabama, 4:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m.*Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 22*Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.*Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m.Jacksonville State at Kentucky, TBA

Saturday, October 29*Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.*Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m.*Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.*Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, TBA

Saturday, November 5Central State at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m.Central Methodist at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.*Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.*Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m.UT Martin at Mississippi State, TBA

Saturday, November 12*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.*Austin Peay at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.*Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois at Southern Illinois, 2:00 p.m.* UT Martin at Tennessee State, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 19*UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.*Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.*Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.*Jacksonville State at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 26FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites)

Saturday, December 3FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites)

Friday, December 9/Saturday, December 10FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals (campus sites)

Friday, December 16/Saturday, December 17FCS Playoffs Semifinals (campus sites)

Friday, January 6 OR Saturday, January 7FCS National Championship (Frisco, Texas)

* - Denotes OVC contestAll Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change

All Conference games and home non-conference games featuring OVC schools will be available live and on-demand at OVCSports.TV


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Rod Reed was named the 22nd TSU Football head coach on December 18, 2009. He served as the as-sociate head coach and defensive coordinator dur-ing the 2009 season.

He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed re-turned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history.

The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense. Reed spent five of his seven years in his assistant role as defensive coordinator. A keen recruiter, Reed is responsible for bringing several notable key players into the TSU program.

Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seventh-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Do-minique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and All-American Corneilus Lewis.

He has also coached All-America and professional player, Jamal Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars). Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Ti-gers from 1984 - 1988. He capped off his career by being named Sheridan All-America his senior sea-son.

He set the Tiger record for career tackles from his linebacker slot and in 1987, he set the single sea-son record for tackles with 197.

ROD REED

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He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as De-fensive MVP in 1987 and 1988.

Following completion of his bachelor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M, Bethune-Cookman University (for-merly Bethune-Cookman College), and Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Fla. He has coached a total of five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans.

A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Reed pre-viously coached at East Texas Baptist College in his hometown of Marshall, Texas.

He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during

the 2000 season. The 2002 East Texas Baptist de-fense ranked second in their conference in scoring defense and third in rushing defense.

The team did not allow points in the first or third peri-ods through the first eight games in 2002.

Coach Reed is the son of the late Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America offensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who later played professionally for the Washington Redskins.

Reed is the University’s Fellowship of Christian Ath-letes representative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy.

He and his wife, Tamika, are the parents of four chil-dren, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel.


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C OAC H ING C AREER

TENNESSEE STATEHead Coach

2009 - Present

TENNESSEE STATEDefensive Coordinator

Linebackers

2003-09

EAST TEXAS BAPTISTDefensive Coordinator

2000-03

SEABREEZE HSDefensive Coordinator

1996-2000

BETHUNE-COOKMANLinebackers

1992-96

PRARIE VIEW A&MLinebackers

1991

- Tennessee State University Football 1984-88

- Sheridan All-America Linebacker at TSU in 1988

- Ohio Valley Conference Honorable Mention in 1988

- Holds TSU career tackle record with 406

- Set season record in 1988 with 197 tackles

- Named Tigers’ Defensive MVP in 1987 and 1988

- Helped lead TSU to two winning seasons 7-4 (1985) and 10-2 (1986)

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OVERALL RECORD: 3-8CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-8HOME RECORD: 1-3AWAY RECORD: 2-4NEUTRAL RECORD: 2-1HBCU RECORD: 2-1HBCU CLASSIC RECORD: 2-1FIRST CAREER WIN: vs. ALABAMA A&M 27-14 (9/4/2010)vs. ALABAMA A&M: 1-0vs. AUSTIN PEAY STATE: 0-1vs. EASTERN ILLINOIS: 0-1vs. FLORIDA A&M: 1-0vs. JACKSON STATE: 0-1vs. JACKSONVILLE STATE: 0-1vs. MURRAY STATE: 0-1vs. NORTH CAROLINA A&T: 1-0vs. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE: 0-1vs. TENNESSEE MARTIN: 0-1vs. TENNESSEE TECH: 0-1

vs. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCEOVC: 0-7vs. SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCESWAC: 1-1vs. MIDEASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCEMEAC: 2-0

vs. ANTHONY JONES (AAMU): 1-0vs. RICK COMEGY (JSU): 0-1vs. RICK CHRISTOPHEL (APSU): 0-1vs. JOE TAYLOR (FAMU): 1-0vs. ALONZO TAYLOR (NCA&T): 1-0vs. TONY SAMUEL (SEMO): 0-1vs. JACK CROWE (JAXST): 0-1vs. WATSON BROWN (TTU): 0-1vs. BOB SPOO (EIU): 0-1vs. JASON SIMPSON (UTM): 0-1vs. CHRIS HATCHER (MUR): 0-1

T H E R E E D FA M I LYRod Reed, wife Tamika, daughter Takara; daughter, Briah; son, Marcel, not pictured Terry.


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OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WIDE RECIEVERS

Mike Jones joins the Big Blue coach-ing staff as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2010.

A product of Tennessee State, he was twice named All-American (1981-82) and still holds many of the TSU’s re-ceiving records.

Jones played six seasons in the NFL. In 1983, Jones was a sixth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 1983 playing three seasons (1983-85). He was traded to New Orleans where he played from 1986-87 and 1989.

In his NFL career, Jones caught 165 passes for 2, 372 yards and 11 touch-downs. Mike Jones’ pedigree as an NFL receiver laid the groundwork for him to prosper as a coach. Nine years after his last game as a player he joined the Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) as a receivers coach for his first job in professional sports.

From there, he coached in four World Bowl games in six seasons and by year seven, he was named Head Coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy (2004-07).

Jones’ aptitude for winning didn’t waiver in four years as a head coach as his teams appeared in three cham-pionship games, winning one in 2006. The same season he was named NFL Europe Coach of the Year. In all, he holds three European championship rings.

As a head coach, Jones was practi-cally unbeatable. In his first season, the Galaxy dashed to a 7-3 record and a World Bowl appearance. Two sea-sons later, Jones’ Galaxy returned to the championship and defeated Bart Andrus’ Amsterdam Admirals.

The Galaxy revisited the big game one season later but lost to the Ham-burg Sea Devils in the last-ever World Bowl game. The 2006 Coach of the Year compiled a 24-16 NFLE regular season record as a head coach.

Jones also held offensive positions for the Rhein Fire. First, he was named receivers coach (1998-00) and later returned as the club’s offensive coor-dinator (2002-03). He coached in four World Bowl games with Rhein (1998, 2000, 2002-03), winning two in 1998 & 2000.

In 2001, he accepted a position as the receivers coach for the XFL’s Orlando Rage. His receivers super-charged the offense and the Rage finished in first place which led to a playoff berth.

Jones was also the receivers coach at Liberty University for a brief period in the same year.

Mike Jones is a native of Chattanoo-ga, Tennessee. He and his wife Min-erva have twin daughters named Brit-tany and Bridgette, and a son named Chandler.

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TENNESSEE STATEOffensive Coordinator

Wide Receivers2010-Present

TORONTO ARGONAUTS (CANADIEN FOOTBALL LEAGUE)

Wide Receivers 2008-09

FRANKFURT GALAXY (NFL EUROPE)

Head Coach 2004-07

RHEIN FIRE(NFL EUROPE)

Offensive Coordinator2002-03

LIBERTY UNIVERSITYWide Receivers

2001

ORLANDO RAGEWide Receivers

2001

RHEIN FIRE (NFL EUROPE)

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DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE ENDS

Justin Roberts rejoined the Tennes-see State University Football staff in spring of 2011 as the defensive coor-dinator and defensive end coach.

He originally served as the defen-sive line coach for the Big Blue from 2006-09. In 2009, TSU’s defense was ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference.

He enters after spending two sea-sons at Western Caroilna joining the staff in spring 2009. He served as the defensive line coach before taking over coaching responsibilities of the linebacking corp. Prior to his three years in Nashville, Roberts spent a year at Texas A&M-Commerce from 2005-06, where he served as the defensive line coach, leading the Lone Star Conference in total defense.

His first coaching position came in 1997 at Columbia, Missouri’s Hick-man HS where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach and the assistant offensive line coach.

After two years at Hickman, Roberts entered the college ranks as the de-fensive line and head strength and conditioning coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M from 1997-99.

He then moved to Oklahoma State in 2000 for his first of two stints in Still-water. Roberts worked with the line-

backers and the defensive line as a graduate assistant for the Cowboys.

In 2002, he moved on to the Univer-sity of North Carolina and worked as a graduate assistant. In his two seasons with the Tar Heels, he as-sisted with the defensive line and the secondary. In 2003, he worked as a defensive coach for the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic.

Roberts returned to Oklahoma State for one year and worked as the assis-tant strength and conditioning coach.

He coordinated the position specific summer 7-on-7 and pass rush pro-grams for the Cowboys.

The Hannibal, Mo. native played his collegiate career as a center at Mis-souri Southern State. He was a two-year letterman and was a part of the 1993 MIAA Conference Champions.

In 1996, Roberts was named to the National Strength & Conditioning All-America Team.

Roberts graduated from Missouri Southern in 1996 with a degree in Criminal Justice Administration. He earned a teaching certificate in So-cial Studies from Lincoln University in 1999.

During the summer of 2009, Roberts was married to the former Jessica Hayes of Chapel Hill, N.C.

COACHING CAREER

TENNESSEE STATEDefensive Coordinator

Defensive Ends2011-Present

WESTERN CAROLINADefensive Line / Linebackers

2008-10

TENNESSEE STATEDefensive Line

2006-09

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE Defensive Line

2005-06

OKLAHOMA STATEAssistant Strength & Conditioning

2004-05Graduate Assistant

2000-02

NORTH CAROLINAGraduate Assistant

2002-04

NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&MDefensive Line

Head Strength & Conditioning1997-99

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KEV IN M ASHACKRUNNING BACKS

VIDE O COORDINATORKevin Mashack joined the Tennessee State football staff in 2003 as a student assistant.

He was named video coordinator in his first season with the Tigers and was primarily responsible for filming practices and games for the coaching staff.

After serving as the tight end coach during the 2010 season, Mashack was elevated to running back coach at the beginning of the spring train-ing in 2011.

In 2005, he became a student assistant on offense working primarily with the running backs.

After graduating in 2007, he spent the 2008-09 seasons working with the wide receivers while continuing to oversee all video efforts.

In spring of 2010, Mashack was promoted to tight ends coach and will add the day-to-day development of the position to his continuous role as video coordinator. In addition to heading video analysis of oppo-nents, he serves as one of the most dependable recruiters for TSU.

Mashack keeps an extensive library of high school football games for recruiting purposes and serves as team liason to professional scouts when game footage of prospects are requested.

Mayshack, a native of Miami, Fla. areas of recruitment include the South Florida counties of Palm Beach, Broward and Dade. He is a gradute of Tennessee State University in Arts and Sciences and cur-rently holds a Masters degree in Sports Administration.

JEFF PARKERQUARTERBACKS

PASSING GAME COORDINATORJeff Parker joined the Tennessee State Football staff in spring of 2010 as the quarterback coach. Before TSU, Parker spent five seasons serv-ing as wide receivers, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordina-tor at Norfolk State.

Under Parker’s guidance, two Spartan quarterbacks threw for more than 2, 000 yards in a single season. All-MEAC players, quarterback Casey Hansen (Philadelphia Eagles) and wide receiver Chris Bell (New Orleans Saints) went on to sign free agent contracts in the NFL.

Parker has extensive experience coaching the offense. He served as an assistant and offensive coordinator alongside current TSU head coach Rod Reed at Seabreeze HS (Fla.) from 1993-2001. His offense went on to set Florida high school’s all-time record for passing yards comple-tions and touchdowns.

Parker followed with a short stint as head coach at Spruce Creek HS (Fla.) in the spring and summer of 2002, before joining the staff at then Bethune-Cookman College. As a player, Parker played two seasons at TSU before finishing his eligibility at Bethune-Cookman College. In just two seasons with the Wildcats, Parker caught 125 passes for 1,765 yards, and earned a share of the Wildcats all-time reception record (125).

Parker led the conference in receptions in 1990 with 58 and broke the Wildcats single season school record with 67 catches in 1991. He re-ceived first-team All-MEAC honors in each of those seasons. He capped his career by receiving first-team All-American honors in 1991.

After college, Parker played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL (1992), the Charlotte Rage (1994) and Orlando Predators (1995-98) of the Arena Football League, and the Rhine Fire of the World Football League (1995).

In 2008, he was selected to participate in the NCAA’s Coaches Acad-emy, which is designed to identify and nurture minority coaches.

Parker, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla. earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and recreation from Bethune-Cookman in 1994. He and his wife, Onya, have one daughter, Jai, and one sone J.D.


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S TEVE N SM IT HOFFENSIVE LINE

Steven Smith entered Tennessee State University as the offensive line coach in the spring of 2011. He joins the staff after serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Albany State from 2009-10.

During his stint with the Golden Rams, he implemented and coined the “Gold Rush” offense while help leading the team to a 19-4 record in two seasons. Smith led the Rams’ offense to some of its best marks in school history. He helped guide two quarterbacks under his system, A.J. McKenna (2009) and Stanley Jennings (2010). Both went on to win SIAC Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year hon-ors.

The Rams’ offense was ranked in the top 10 in several categories in the NCAA Division II rankings and was number one overall in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). ASU won the SIAC championship title in 2009, finishing 10-0 in the regular season and was named the SBN Black College National Champions.

From 2007-08, Smith coached at Delta State, and in both seasons, the Statesman won the Gulf South Conference titles reaching the national quarterfinals in 2008. While at DSU, he helped coach the attack which ranked first in total offense (2007).

Smith has more than six years of coaching experience in the NFL and the former NFL Europe. He was an offseason intern assistant offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins (2008), Dallas Cowboys (2003-06), and New Orleans Saints (2002). In 2005, he was the running backs coach for Frankfort Galaxy under current TSU offensive coordinator Mike Jones. The following year in 2006, he became the offensive line coach for the Rhein Fire.

Prior to his NFL Europe terms, he spent 2003-04 as an offensive/de-fensive line coach for the Arena Football League’s Detroit Fury. He began his collegiate career as the quarterbacks coach at Virginia State in 2001-02.

As a player, he was a fullback at Southern Illinois where he earned his Bachelor of Science in University Studies/Pre- Med with a Minor in Black American Studies.

KENNY RAYTIGHT ENDS

Kenneth Ray joined Tennessee State Football as the tight ends coach in 2011. Ray comes to TSU from Howard University where he served as the offensive line coach in 2010.

He began his college career as the tight ends coach at Samford Uni-versity for two seasons, helping guide the Bulldogs to back-to-back win-ning seasons.

In 1999, Ray served as the tight ends and tackles coach at Louisiana-Monroe through the 2003 season. Afterwards he spent the following two years as offensive line/offensive coordinator at Graceland Univer-sity.

During his tenure at Graceland the team recorded two winning seasons, captured a conference championship and played in the NAIA national playoffs for the first time in school history.

After Graceland, he spent the 2006–08 season at North Carolina A&T. There he served as Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/Offensive Coordinator and helped Michael Ferguson become A&T’s first 1000 yard rusher since the 90’s.

In 2009, he was the offensive line coach at Alabama State where he had two offensive linemen participate in the inaugural HBCU senior bowl.

Ray was a three-year starter at center for Southern Mississippi from 1990-1994, which included playing one season with legendary quar-terback Brett Favre. He is a 1995 graduate of USM with a degree in Business Administration.

A native of Birmingham, Ala., Ray is married to the former Kashanda Smith of Mobile, Ala. and the couple has two sons, Keenan (8) and Kendall (2).


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OS ITA ALARIBEDE FENSIVE TACKLES

RECR UI TI N G & CO-DEFENSIV E COORDINATOR In 2009, Osita Alaribe (Ala - Ree - Bay) joined TSU Football after a three-year term as the defensive line and outside linebackers coach with Ouachita Baptist University.

In 2011, Alaribe will also assume duties as the co-defensive and recruit-ing coordinator. His role as the recruiting coordinator will be to monitor and strategically plan the program’s recruiting efforts.

In his first season with the Tigers, the defensive front-four led the team with 15 of the defense’s 20 sacks. The top four sack leaders for TSU were all defensive lineman.

Two of Alaribe’s defensive lineman, Rodney Fritz and Kellen Woodard , were TSU’s co-sack leaders with a team-high, five sacks each. Once a walk-on, Woodard was named to his first OVC team making the second team selection.

Before Ouachita Baptist, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C. He helped win the Eastern North Carolina Division title which led to the North Carolina 3AA State Championship. Alaribe played collegiately at North Carolina A&T as a defensive line-man and was a team captain. He helped lead the Aggies to two MEAC Championship titles (1999 and 2003) and one HBCU National Cham-pionship (1999).

Alaribe graduated from NCA&T in 2004 with a B.S. in Broadcast Jour-nalism and Mass Communication before receiving a M.S. in Sports Ad-ministration from Henderson State in 2008.

ANTHONY BLEVIN SDEFENSIVE BACKS - CORNERSSPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATO R

Anthony Blevins entered as the defensive backs coach in early 2009 af-ter spending one year at Tennessee Martin as the cornerbacks coach.

His primary duties will consist of coaching the cornerback position while serving as the special teams coordinator.

During the summer of 2008, he was part of the NFL Minority Summer Coaching Internship with the Chicago Bears.

From 2005-2007, he served as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State. He coached the wide receivers and defensive backs for the Bull-dogs while working in all aspects of special teams play.

Before his term with MSU, Blevins coached the secondary and was the team’s community liaison at Meadowcreek High School in Atlanta, Ga. from 2003 and 2004.

In 1999, he assisted the defensive back’s coach at Alabama State, teaching techniques and assessing player development.

Blevins was a three-year letterwinner at the University of Alabama-Bir-mingham (UAB) playing cornerback for the Blazers.

After the collegiate ranks, he played defensive back professionally for the Birmingham Thunderbolts (XFL) from 2000-2001, Birmingham Steeldogs (AFL2 - 2000) and Mobile Admirals (RFL-1999).

A native of Birmingham, Ala., Blevins graduated in 1998 with a B.S. in Sociology from UAB. He holds a M.S. in Instructional Technology and is currently pursuing a doctorate from Mississippi State.


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JERRELL CO G M ANLINEBACKERS

Jerrell Cogmon joined the TSU Football staff in 2010 after spending a season at North Dakota State College of Science.

At NDSC, Cogmon coached the linebackers while coordinating special teams in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. In his stint, North Dakota State led the conference in total defense and was awarded a bid to the 2009 Graphic Edge Bowl in Ceder Falls, Iowa.

He played his collegiate career at Bethune Cookman University (94-96) and was a three-year starter. He was selected All-MEAC three times and was named Defensive MVP of the 1994 Florida Classic.

In 1996 he became a Sporting News All-American Candidate while lead-ing the Wildcats in tackles, sacks and was voted a Team Captain and Defensive MVP. He left his career at Bethune-Cookman as 6th all-time in tackles and is ranked top ten in seven other statistical categories.

Professionally, he played one season with the Florida Bobcats of the Arena Football League in 1998. He began his coaching career in 2000 as a defensive coordinator at Tampa Bay Technical HS.

He later spent spent one season at Freedom HS (2003) before landing his first head coaching position at Leto HS (2003).He led a struggling program to its first win in six seasons.

He also coached five college athletes including Crosby Baptiste of Ten-nessee State and Arando Jamison of Howard University. For his contri-butions, he was a two-time recipient of Reader’s Digest Most Influential Person In a Student’s Life Award in 2002 & 2003.

Cogmon, a native of Tampa, Fla. has a Bachelors of Science degree in Specific Learning Disabilities and a Minor in Varying Exceptionalities from Bethune Cookman University.

He also holds a Master’s Degree from Nova Southeastern University in Management and Education Administration. Cogmon is a Member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and is married to Ramona Woods Cog-mon. They have two children Jayla and Janae Cogmon.

ED SANDERSDEFENSIVE BACKS - SAFETIES

Ed Sanders, a native of Nashville, Tennessee and Maplewood High School, joins the Tennessee State coaching staff after four years at Delaware State of the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

In his return to TSU, Sanders help develop All American and three-time All-OVC defensive back Eugene Clifford in his final season.

A four-year letterwinner at Tennessee State, he helped lead the Tigers to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships in 1998 and ’99. During the 1999 season, TSU posted an 11-0 regular season re-cord and No. 1 Division I-AA and Black College final regular season national rankings.

That season, Sanders was an All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team selection and All-America candidate. He also earned the Alvin “Cat” Coleman Award as the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Back.

During the 1999 season, Sanders led the team in tackles with 100 which is third-best in TSU history (since 1987).

In 2008, at Delaware State, his unit helped lead the Hornets to a No. 2 MEAC ranking in pass efficiency defense (79.5 rating).

The ’08 Hornets were also third in the league in pass defense, allowing 144.1 yards-per-game. During DSU’s 2007 MEAC championship sea-son, his unit helped the Hornets earn a No. 9 national ranking in pass efficiency defense with a 105.33 rating. DSU was 13th in the country in scoring defense (18.4 ppg) in 2007. His ’07 secondary also featured All-MEAC First Team selection Akeem Green, among the league leaders in interceptions and defended passes.

Before joining the Hornets, Sanders was an assistant coach at two Dekalb County (Ga.) high schools. In 2002, he was a member of the Canadian Football League Saskatchewan Rough Riders.

Sanders began his coaching career as a graduate assistant (second-ary) at Tennessee State University in 2000. Sanders earned a bach-elor’s in criminal justice from Tennessee State in 2000. He and his wife, Wajehah, have two daughters, Khalia and Kaden, and a son, Omarii.


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NATASHA PLAN TSEN IOR OFFICE ASSISTANT

Natasha Plant has been a part of the Athletic staff since December 2004 after serving as a temporary employee for the program since Septem-ber of that year.

Mrs. Plant spearheads all internal workings and administrative services of the football office while serving as a secondary administrative contact for Tennessee State University’s Department of Athletics.

In addition, she coordinates communications between coaches, alumni, sponsors and professional scouts.

She also assists in the delegation of fundraising events and activities, providing fulfillment of team benefits, processing fiscal forms and re-ports, and serving as recording secretary at staff meetings.

Her broad range of responsibilities also include: overseeing team travel, on-campus recruiting, roster maintenance and ensuring the team meets compliance while serving as the head coach’s liaison to the Department of Athletics’ Compliance Director.

Her administrative duties also include: monitoring summer camps and clinics, golf tournaments, while requesting coaches and player tickets.

She also records players’ academic progress, assist in preparing ban-quets, tracking the walk-on programs while playing an intricate role in other game-day duties.

A native of Mississippi, Natasha and her husband Calvin have one daughter, Nakayla.

TOM OPDENBROUWDIRECTOR OF FOOTB ALL OPERATIONS

Tom Opdenbrouw joined Tennessee State University in 2008 as an as-sistant softball coach prior to transferring over to the football staff in 2010 as Director of Operations. His responsibilities include oversee-ing all day-to-day operations for the football program, arranging camps, clinics, pro day and the daily schedule.

He also serves as the football liaison with the athletic department and handles all issues pertaining to incoming student-athletes which in-cludes monitoring transcripts, applications, and housing. Other duties include working with alumni-player relations and securing team travel. Before joining TSU, Opdenbrouw was the head coach at perennial NAIA power, Lindsey Wilson College. Opdenbrouw left the Blue Raiders after posting over 200 wins, the most in the program’s history. He guided LWC to three consecutive 30-plus win seasons in a three year span.

Under his tutelage, the Blue Raiders won two Mid-South Conference Championships in addition to two runner-up finishes. LWC earned three bids to the Regional phase of the NAIA National Championships.

Prior to his post with Lindsey Wilson, Opdenbrouw served as an as-sistant coach for the NCAA III SUNY Utica/ Rome softball team in Utica, N.Y. Opdenbrouw helped the Wildcats set their school record for wins. His first collegiate coaching experience was garnered at SUNY One-onta in Oneonta, NY. He was an assistant for six years as the Red Dragons became one of the NCAA’s most successful programs of the 1990’s. His passion for the game earned him a coaching position rep-resenting the United States in a good will tour against the top teams of Australia in 1996.

Opdenbrouw is originally from Hyde Park, New York. He earned a bach-elor’s degree in elementary education with a speech communication concentration from SUNY Oneonta in 1996. He is also a member of the national honor society for leadership, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Prior to college, Opdenbrouw served in the US Army where his perfor-mance was highly decorated. His experience includes tours in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, as well as the unification of Germany. Opden-brouw and his wife, Jenny, currently in the Nashville area.


Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University football return specialist, Julian Mallory, was placed on the College Football Performance (CFPA) Punt Returner Award List for the start of the 2011 season.

Mallory is the first Tiger placed on a college football award watch list for the upcoming year. Through the season, players can be added to several outlets’ award list based on their performance on the year.

He joins 13 other Ohio Valley Conference players on the CFPA special teams list including four on the punt returner watch.

In his first season on the football roster, Mallory, a member of the Flying Tigers (men’s track and field), broke the TSU Football record on national television in punt returns in a game registering five against Florida A&M in the Atlanta Football Classic.

In the game, he recorded his best performance of the year in punt return yardage. He totaled 111 yards scraping off his longest return of the season for 39. He also added 22 yards from two kickoff returns with a long of 21.

His 133 all-purpose yards that day helped TSU snap an eight-game skid with a 29-18 win over FAMU. For the season, he finished second on the team in the punt return category with 13 returns for 106 yards averaging 8.2 yds/return.

Mallory is one-of-two specialists to pull kick/punt return duty in 2010. He led the Tigers with 15 kickoff returns for 314 yards posting a 20.9 yds/return average.

He finished the final game of the 2010 season with his top performance in kickoff returns against Murray State. He totaled 134 yards on five returns registering his lon-gest return of 35 yards. He finished one shy of tying the TSU record in kickoff returns in a game.

In nine games played, Mallory closed out the season with 416 all-purpose yards averaging 46.2 per game. He tacked on one reception and posted his longest kickoff return of 46 yards against Tennessee Martin.

Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University Football’s defensive end, Lamar Wallace, broke ice for the Tigers’ 2011 preseason selections when the Consensus Draft Services (CDS) placed him on their Football Champion-ship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason All America Team.

Wallace received an honorable mention and becomes the eighth member of TSU Football named to either a CDS-FCS or HBCU, preseason or post season squad.

Last year, Wallace (6’3, 255 lbs) started all 11 contests in his first season as a starter while leading the defensive line in tackles with 47 (17 solo, 30 assists). He finished fourth on the team in the category.

The junior Baton Rouge, La. native also closed out 2010 with 5.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 24 yards, including three sacks for minus 20 yards. He recorded four quarter-back hurries, two blocked kicks while forcing and recover-

ing a fumble.

He joins Eugene Clifford (2008-2010), JuJuan Spillman (2008), Brandon Jackson (2008), Marcus Broxie (2008), Roger Morris (2008), and current teammates John Jones, Jr. (2009) and Rico Council (2008-2009) on the list of TSU’s CDS All Americans.

At the start of the 2010 campaign, Council, Broxie, Jones, and Clifford were named to the CDS preseason HBCU squad with Clifford also picking up a selection to the FCS team early last year.Wallace picks up this year’s honor with eight other football players in the Ohio Valley Conference with six receiving a honorable mention.

Nashville, Tenn. - For a consecutive season, four players from the Tennessee State University football team was selected to the 2011 Phll Steele’s Magazine Preseason All Ohio Valley Conference Team.

Rico Council was named to the first team defense while John Jones Jr. was selected to the second team. With their first preseason honors, London Davis and Kadeem Edwards were selected to the second team offense. Council receives his first preseason selection of 2011 after being named to the 2010 Phil Steele All OVC Pre-season Second Team.

Last year, he recorded the best season of his career leading TSU in sacks with four. Council finished second on the team in stops with a career season best with 79 tackles (39 solo). He is now currently listed second all time in career tackles at TSU behind current head coach Rod Reed (406).In 2010, Council added six tackles for a loss with a pass break-up and pass deflection. He was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week twice as and was named to the All OVC Second Team.

Davis receives his first preseason recognition after trans-ferring from Illinois at the beginning of the 2010 cam-paign. He was the only tight end to record a reception last year. Davis hauled in seven receptions for 102 yards averaging 14.6 yds/rec. and 10.2 yds/game.

Edwards joins his teammates after starting in six games last year sharing the duties at left guard. He helped the Tigers improve on offense finishing second in the OVC in rushing with 2, 090 total yards averaging 190 yds/game.

Despite missing last season, Jones was tabbed to his second career preseason honor after being named to CDS 2010 All HBCU Second Team. His nomination comes as a result of his performance in 2009. In his first season with the Big Blue, Jones finished the season leading the Tigers in tackles with 70 (41 solo). In addi-tion, in tacked on 8.5 tackles for a loss of 18 yards, three pass break-ups, pass deflections, and quarterback hur-ries apiece, while recovering a fumble and scoring on a safety. In 2009, he was named to both the All OVC Defense Second Team and Newcomer squad. Jones is the second TSU defender to accomplish the double conference honors in one season behind Eugene Clif-ford in 2008.

Davis, Edwards and Jones, in their first Phil Steele se-lection, join Council, Clifford, Sidney Tarver and Joseph Hills, as the only Tigers to be named to highly recognized media outlet’s conference list. Currently, Clifford is the only member of TSU Football to be named to magazine’s FCS and Conference teams.

EARLY PRESEASON SELECTIONS

LAMAR WALLACE LANDS PRESEASON ALL AMERICA SELECTION

FOUR RECEIVE PHIL STEELE PRESEASON SELECTIONS

JULIAN MALLORY TO OPEN SEASON ON CFPA AWARD WATCH LIST


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JOHN MERRITT CLASSICSE PTEMBER 3, 2011

NASHVILLE, TENN. L P FIELD - 6:00 P.M. CT

JACKSON STATE

SOUT HE RN HE RITAGE CLASSICSE PT E M BE R 10, 2011

MEMPHIS, TENN. L IBERTY BOWL - 6: 00 P. M. CT

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ...........................................Jackson State UniversityLocation: ............................................................. Jackson, Miss. Founded: ............................................................................1877Enrollment: ........................................................................8,700President: .................................................... Dr. Carolyn MeyersAthletics Director: ................................................... Vivian FullerNickname:......................................................................... TigersSchool Colors: ....................................................Blue and WhiteStadium: .....................................Mississippi Veterans Memorial Capacity:..........................................................................60,492Surface: ................................................................Natural GrassAffiliation: ................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ............................... Southwestern Athletic (SWAC)First Year of Football........................................................... 1911All-Time Record ...................................419-253-15 (since 1946)Media Contact .................................................Wesley PetersonPhone ...................................................................601-979-5899Email............................................. wesley.peterson@jsums.eduFax........................................................................601-979-2274Press Box Phone ..................................................601-503-5898Athletics Website ................................... www.jsutigers.cstv.com

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ...................................................Southern UniversityLocation: ........................................................Baton Rouge, La. Founded: ............................................................................1880Enrollment: ........................................................................7,500Chancellor: ....................................................Dr. James LlorensAthletics Director: .....................................Sandy Pugh (Interim)Nickname:...................................................................... JaguarsSchool Colors: .....................................Columbia Blue and GoldStadium: .............................................................. A.W. Mumford Capacity:..........................................................................25,500Surface: ................................................................Natural GrassAffiliation: ................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ............................... Southwestern Athletic (SWAC)First Year of Football...........................................................1916All-Time Record ........................................................532-316-27Media Contact ...............................................Christopher JonesPhone ...................................................................225-771-2601Email..................................................jones_chrisk@yahoo.comFax........................................................................225-771-4400Press Box Phone ..................................................225-771-2145Athletics Website .....................................www.gojagsports.com

Head Coach:..................................Rick ComegyAlma Mater/Year: .....Millersville University, 1976School Record/Years: ....................32-24 (5 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: ...............140-75 (16 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (601) 979-2295

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................8-3SWAC record/finish: .........6-3 (SWAC East 2nd)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: ........................................................4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 61/23 Starters Returning/Lost...............................11/11Series Record ............................... TSU, 24-19-2Last Meeting ..........................JSU, 33-26 (2010)

RICK COMEGY6th Year

Head Coach:................Lyvonia “Stump” MitchellAlma Mater/Year: ....................The Citadel, 1981School Record/Years: .......................... 2-9 (1 yr)Overall Record/Years: ...................10-33 (4 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (225) 771-2712

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................2-9SWAC record/finish: .........1-8 (SWAC West 5th)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: .................................................MultipleLettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 51/25Starters Returning/Lost.............................. 16/11Series Record ............................... TSU, 26-12-2Last Meeting ........................... SU, 24-17 (2009)

STUMP MITCHELL2nd Year

2010 RESULTS9/4 Delta State .....................W 33-179/11 vs. Tennessee State ......W 33-269/18 at Grambling State .......... L 21-289/25 Mississippi Valley State....W 43-710/9 Alabama A&M ................W 30-1410/16 Southern ........................W 49-4510/23 at Texas Southern ........... L 18-2110/30 Prairie View A&M ...........W 30-13 11/6 at Alabama State ............ L 30-3211/13 at Arkansas Pine Bluff ....W 52-3011/20 Alcorn State ...................W 27-14

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 Concordia9/10 vs. Tennessee State9/17 at Southern9/24 Alabama State10/1 Texas Southern10/8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff10/15 at Mississippi Valley State10/29 vs. Prairie View A&M11/5 Grambling State11/12 at Alabama A&M11/19 Alcorn State

2010 RESULTS9/5 vs. Delaware State .........W 37-279/11 Arkansas Monticello .......... L 7-319/25 at Alabama A&M ............. L 14-3410/2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff ........ L 23-4110/9 Mississippi Valley State..W 38-2010/16 at Jackson State ............. L 45-4910/23 at Prairie View A&M ........ L 16-3010/30 at Alcorn State ................ L 20-2711/6 Texas Southern ................. L 7-5411/13 Alabama State ................ L 19-2111/20 vs. Grambling State ........ L 17-38

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 at Tennessee State9/10 Alabama A&M9/17 Jackson State9/24 vs. Florida A&M10/1 at Mississippi Valley State10/8 Prairie View A&M10/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff10/29 Alcorn State11/5 at Texas Southern11/12 at Alabama State11/19 vs. Grambling State


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MURRAY STATESEPTEMBER 17, 2011

MURRAY, KY. STEWART - 6:00 P.M. CT

AIR FORCESE PT E M BE R 24, 2011

COLOR AD O SPR INGS, COLO .FA LCON STA DIUM - 2 : 00 P. M . CT

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ............................ United States Air Force AcademyLocation: ...............................................Colorado Springs, Colo. Founded: ............................................................................1954Enrollment: .......................................................................4, 000Superintendent: .................................Lt. Gen. Michael C. GouldAthletics Director: ...............................................Dr. Hans MuehNickname:...................................................................... FalconsSchool Colors: ....................................................Blue and SilverStadium: .......................................................................... Falcon Capacity:..........................................................................46,692Surface: .......................................................................Field TurfAffiliation: ................................................ NCAA Division I (FBS)Conference: ............................................Mountain West (MWC)First Year of Football...........................................................1955All-Time Record ........................................................337-278-13Media Contact ..........................................................Dave Toller Phone ...................................................................719-333-3478 Email.......................................................dave.toller@usafa.edu Fax........................................................................719-333-3798Press Box Phone ..................................................719-333-1100 Athletics Website ............................ www.goairforcefalcons.com

Head Coach:..................................Troy CalhounAlma Mater/Year: ........Air Force Academy, 1989School Record/Years: .....................34-18 (4 yrs) Overall Record/Years: ....................34-18 (4 yrs) Office Phone: ................................719-333-3836

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................9-4MWC record/finish: ............................... 5-3 (3rd)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: .................................................MultipleLettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 58/17 Starters Returning/Lost.............................. 14/12Series Record ................................ First MeetingLast Meeting .................................. First Meeting

TROY CALHOUN5th Year

2010 RESULTS9/3 South Dakota9/10 Texas Christian9/24 Tennessee State10/1 at Navy10/8 at Notre Dame10/13 San Diego State10/22 at Boise State10/29 at New Mexico11/5 Army11/12 Wyoming11/19 Nevada-Las Vegas11/26 at Colorado State

CHRIS HATCHER2nd Year

Head Coach:.................................Chris HatcherAlma Mater/Year: ...............Valdosta State, 1995School Record/Years: ..........................6-5 (1 yr.)Overall Record/Years: ...............100-32 (11 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (270) 809-6181

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................6-5OVC record/finish: ................................ 5-3 (4th)Offense: .................................................. SpreadDefense: ........................................................4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 39/11 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 19/3Series Record ...................................TSU, 18-10Last Meeting ......................... MUR 28-23 (2010)

2010 RESULTS9/2 at Kent State .................. L 10-419/11 Southeast Missouri State . L 17-309/18 at Central Arkansas ....... L 20-219/25 Tennessee Martin .........W 52-1610/2 at # 4 Jacksonville State . L 34-4110/9 Missouri State ...............W 72-5910/23 at Eastern Illinois ..........W 38-2810/30 at Eastern Kentucky....... L 21-2811/6 Tennessee Tech ............W 44-1311/13 at Austin Peay State .....W 61-3511/20 Tennessee State ...........W 28-23

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: .............................................Murray State UniversityLocation: ................................................................... Murray, Ky. Founded: ............................................................................1922Enrollment: .....................................................................10, 500Athletics Director: ......................................................Allen WardPresident: ......................................................Dr. Randy J. DunnNickname:........................................................................RacersSchool Colors: .................................................... Navy and GoldStadium: ................................................................. Roy Stewart Capacity:..........................................................................16,800Surface: .......................................................................Field TurfAffiliation: ................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ...................................................Ohio Valley (OVC)First Year of Football:..........................................................1924All-Time Record: .......................................................447-385-36Media Contact ..........................................................John BrushPhone ...................................................................270-809-7044Email.............................................john.brush@murraystate.eduFax........................................................................270-809-6814Press Box Phone ..................................................270-809-6811Athletics Website ..........................................www.goracers.com

2011 SCHEDULE9/1 at Louisville9/10 at Mississippi Valley State9/17 Tennessee State9/22 at Tennessee Martin10/1 Jacksonville State10/8 at Georgia State10/15 Eastern Illinois10/29 Eastern Kentucky11/5 at Tennessee Tech11/12 Austin Peay State11/19 at Southeast Missouri State

2010 RESULTS9/4 Northwestern State .......W 65-219/11 Brigham Young ...............W 35-149/18 at Oklahoma .................. L 27-249/25 at Wyoming ...................W 20-1410/2 Navy ................................W 14-610/9 Colorado State ..............W 49-2710/16 at San Diego State......... L 27-2510/23 at Texas Christian ............ L 38-710/30 Utah ................................ L 28-2311/6 at Army ..........................W 42-2211/13 New Mexico ..................W 48-2311/18 at Nevada-Las Vegas ...W 35-2012/27 vs. Georgia Tech* ...........W 14-7

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AUSTIN PEAY STATEO CTOBER 1, 2011

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. G OVERNORS STADIUM - 6:00 P.M. CT

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATEOCT OBE R 8 , 2011

TIGERFESTNASHVILLE, TENN.

LP FIELD - 6:00 P.M. C TGENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ..................................... Austin Peay State UniversityLocation: ...........................................................Clarksville, Tenn. Founded: .............................................................................1927Enrollment: .......................................................................10,723Athletics Director: .......................................................Dave LoosPresident: ................................................................Timothy HallNickname:...................................................................GovernorsSchool Colors: .....................................................Red and WhiteStadium: .......................................................Governors Stadium Capacity:...........................................................................10,000Surface: ...................................................... Polytan Mega GrassAffiliation: .................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: .................................................... Ohio Valley(OVC)First Year of Football............................................................1930All-Time Record ........................................................ 271-467-16Media Contact .......................................................... Brad KirtleyPhone ................................................................... 931-221-7561Email..............................................................kirtleyb@apsu.eduFax........................................................................ 931-221-7562Press Box Phone .................................................. 931-221-7191Athletics Website ....................................... www.letsgopeay.com

Head Coach:.............................Rick ChristophelAlma Mater/Year: ................... Austin Peay, 1975School Record/Years: ....................15-29 (4 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: ...................15-29 (4 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (931) 221-7905

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................2-9OVC record/finish: ................................ 1-7 (8th)Offense: ............................................Pro SpreadDefense: .....................................................4-2-5Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 47/18 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 18/7Series Record .......................................TSU, 8-5Last Meeting .......................APSU, 26-23 (2010)

RICK CHRISTOPHEL5th Year

GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool...............................Southeast Missouri State UniversityLocation ...................................................Cape Girardeau, Mo.Founded. .......................................................................... 1873Enrollment ..................................................................... 10,859President: ...........................................Dr. Kenneth W. DobbinsAthletics Director: ..................................................John ShaferNickname:.................................................................RedhawksSchool Colors: ...................................................Red and BlackStadium: ................................................................Louis Houck Capacity:........................................................................ 10,000Surface: ..................................................................... Field TurfAffiliation: .............................................. NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ............................. Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)First Year of Football:........................................................ 1904All-Time Record: .....................................................427-475-36Media Contact ......................................................... Jeff HonzaE-Mail ......................................................... [email protected] Phone .......................................................573-651-2933Cell Phone .......................................................... 618-528-1145Fax......................................................................573-651-2810Press Box Phone ................................................573-651-2191Athletics Website .................................. www.gosoutheast.com

Head Coach................................... Tony SamuelAlma Mater ................................Nebraska, 1981School Record/Years. ....................22-35 (5 yrs.)Career Record/Years ...................56-92 (13 yrs.)Office Phone: ..............................(573) 651-2110

TEAM INFORMATION2009 record: ..................................................9-3OVC record/finish: .......... 7-1 (OVC Champions)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: ........................................................4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 40/20 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 8/14Series Record .....................................TSU, 10-9Last Meeting ......................SEMO, 19-17 (2010)

2010 RESULTS9/2 at Ball State ...................L 10-279/11 at Murray State ............ W 30-179/18 at #5 Southern Illinois .. W 24-219/25 Tennessee Tech ........... W 23-2110/2 at Eastern Illinois ........ W 28-1310/9 Tennessee State .......... W 19-1710/16 at Austin Peay State .... W 41-2410/23 Eastern Kentucky ......... W 40-2110/30 Tennessee Martin ........ W 24-1711/6 Southwest Baptist ........ W 40-1411/20 at #6 Jacksonville State .L 27-2912/4 at #1 Eastern Washington* .L 17-37

TONY SAMUEL6th Year

2010 RESULTS9/2 Cumberland .....................W 38-69/11 at Middle Tennessee State . L 33-569/18 at Tennessee State ........W 26-239/25 at Wisconsin ..................... L 3-7010/9 Tennessee Tech ............. L 21-3410/16 Southeast Missouri State .... L 24-4110/23 at Jacksonville State ........ L 3-5610/30 at Eastern Illinois ............ L 10-2811/6 Tennessee Martin ........... L 12-2811/13 Murray State ................... L 35-6111/20 at Eastern Kentucky ......... L 3-17

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 at Cincinnati9/17 at Memphis9/24 Eastern Kentucky10/1 Tennessee State10/8 at Tennessee Martin10/15 Jacksonville State10/22 at Southeast Missouri State10/29 Eastern Illinois11/5 Central State11/12 at Murray State11/19 at Tennessee Tech

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 Southern Illinois9/17 at Purdue9/24 at Tennessee Tech10/1 Eastern Illinois10/8 at Tennessee State10/15 at Eastern Kentucky10/22 Austin Peay State10/29 at Tennessee Martin11/5 Central Methodist11/12 Jacksonville State11/19 Murray State

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TENNESSEE TECHO CTOBER 15, 2011COOKEVILLE, TENN.

TUCKER STADIUM - 7:00 P.M. CT

EASTERN KENTUCKYOCT OBE R 22, 2011

RICHMOND, KY. KIDD STADIUM - 2:00 P.M. CT

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ......................................Eastern Kentucky UniversityLocation: ...............................................................Richmond, Ky. Founded: .............................................................................1906Enrollment: .......................................................................16,515President: .......................................................Dr. Doug WhitlockAthletics Director: .....................................................Mark Sandy Nickname:......................................................................ColonelsSchool Colors: ............................................... Maroon and WhiteStadium: ....................................................................... Roy Kidd Capacity:...........................................................................20,000Surface: .................................................................Synthetic TurfAffiliation: .................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ................................................... Ohio Valley (OVC)First Year of Football............................................................1909All-Time Record ........................................................ 552-344-38Media Contact .......................................................Michael ClarkPhone ................................................................... 859-622-6170Email...................................................... [email protected]........................................................................ 859-622-5108Press Box Phone .................................................. 859-622-2226Athletics Website .........................................www.ekusports.com

Head Coach:..................................... Dean HoodAlma Mater/Year: .............. Ohio Wesleyan, 1986School Record/Years: .................... 19-15 (3 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: ................... 19-15 (3 yrs.) Office Phone: ..............................(859) 622-2146

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: .................................................. 6-5OVC record/finish: .................................5-2 (3rd)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: ........................................................ 4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 39/15 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 16/6Series Record .....................................EKU, 19-4Last Meeting ..........................TSU, 20-17 (2009)

DEAN HOOD4th Year

Head Coach:................................Watson BrownAlma Mater/Year: ...................... Vanderbilt, 1973School Record/Years: ....................18-27 (4 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: ............. 111-178 (26 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (931) 372-3930

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................5-6OVC record/finish: ................................ 4-4 (6th)Offense: .....................................Multiple Spread Defense: ........................................................3-4Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 52/12 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 21/3Series Record ...................................TSU, 13-10Last Meeting ......................... TTU, 21-10 (2010)

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ..........................Tennessee Technological UniversityLocation: .......................................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Founded: .............................................................................1915Enrollment: .......................................................................11,385Athletics Director: ....................................................Mark WilsonPresident: ...................................................Dr. Robert “Bob” BellNickname:............................................................ Golden EaglesSchool Colors: ...................................................Purple and GoldStadium: .......................................Wilburn Tucker / Overall Field Capacity:...........................................................................16,500Surface: ........................................................................ Turf 24/7Affiliation: .................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ................................................... Ohio Valley (OVC)First Year of Football:...........................................................1922All-Time Record: ....................................................... 466-541-22Media Contact .......................................................Rob SchabertPhone ................................................................... 931-372-3088Email........................................................ rschabert@tntech.eduFax.........................................................................931-372-3114Press Box Phone ......................................... 931-372-6030.6031Athletics Website ...........................................www.ttusports.com

2010 RESULTS9/4 at Arkansas ......................L 3-449/11 at #4 Texas Christian .......L 7-629/16 Lane ............................... W 43-09/25 at Southeast Missouri State .L 21-239/30 Tennessee Martin ..........L 24-2710/9 at Austin Peay State .... W 34-2110/16 Eastern Illinois ............. W 34-2010/23 at Tennessee State ...... W 21-1011/6 at Murray State ..............L 13-4411/13 Eastern Kentucky ...........L 29-4211/20 Jacksonville State ........ W 35-24

WATSON BROWN5th Year

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 Iowa9/8 Maryville9/17 at Eastern Illinois9/24 Southeast Missouri State10/1 at Tennessee Martin10/15 Tennessee State10/29 at Jacksonville State11/5 Murray State11/12 at Eastern Kentucky11/19 Austin Peay State

2010 RESULTS9/3 at Missouri State ..............L 9-319/11 at Louisville ....................L 13-239/18 at Chattanooga ..............L 24-4210/2 Kentucky State ............... W 58-710/9 Eastern Illinois ............... W 35-710/16 Tennessee Martin ............L 7-1010/23 at Southeast Missouri State .L 21-4010/30 at Murray State ............ W 28-2111/6 Jacksonville State ........ W 49-3711/13 at Tennessee Tech ....... W 42-2911/20 Austin Peay State .......... W 17-3

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 at Kansas State9/10 Missouri State9/17 Chattanooga9/24 at Austin Peay State10/8 at Eastern Illinois10/15 Southeast Missouri State10/22 Tennessee State10/29 at Murray State11/5 at Jacksonville State11/12 Tennessee Tech11/19 Tennessee Martin


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TENNESSEE MARTINN OVE M BE R 12, 2011

HOMECOMINGNASHVILLE, TENN.

LP FIELD - 5:00 P.M. C T

Head Coach:....................................... Bob SpooAlma Mater/Year: .......................... Purdue, 1960School Record/Years: .......... 142-122-1 (23 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: ......... 142-122-1 (23 yrs.)Office Phone .............................. (217) 581-5031

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................2-9OVC record/finish: ................................ 2-6 (7th)Offense: .................................................. SpreadDefense: ........................................................4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 36/18 Starters Returning/Lost.............................. 17/10Series Record ........................................EIU, 8-6Last Meeting .................... EIU, 31-28 OT (2010)

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ...........................................Eastern Illinois UniversityLocation: ...............................................................Charleston, Ill. Founded: .............................................................................1895Enrollment: .......................................................................11,966Athletics Director: .................................................Barbara BurkePresident: .....................................................Dr. William L. PerryNickname:..................................................................... PanthersSchool Colors: ...........................................Blue, Grey and WhiteStadium: .................................................. Maynard ‘Pat” O’Brien Capacity:...........................................................................10,000Surface: ...................................................................... Pro-GrassAffiliation: .................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ................................................... Ohio Valley (OVC)First Year of Football:...........................................................1899All-Time Record: ....................................................... 468-474-43Media Contact ...........................................................Rich MoserE-Mail .............................................................. [email protected] Phone ......................................................... 217-581-7480Cell Phone ........................................................... 217-508-8317Fax........................................................................ 217-581-6434Press Box Phone .................................................. 217-581-7770Athletics Website ......................................www.eiupanthers.com

2010 SCHEDULE9/4 at #9 at Iowa ...................L 7-379/11 Central Arkansas ............L 7-379/18 at Tennessee Martin .....L 10-209/25 #4 Jacksonville State ...L 23-2810/2 Southeast Missouri State .L 13-2810/9 at Eastern Kentucky .......L 7-3510/16 at Tennessee Tech .......L 20-3410/23 Murray State .................L 28-3810/30 Austin Peay State ....... W 28-1011/6 at Tennessee State .. W 31-28 OT11/20 at Illinois State .............L 23-27

BOB SPOO24th Year

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: ..............................University of Tennessee at MartinLocation: .................................................................Martin, Tenn. Founded: .............................................................................1900Enrollment: .........................................................................8,469President: ......................................................Dr. Thomas RakesAthletics Director: ........................................................ Phil DaneNickname:....................................................................SkyhawksSchool Colors: ........................................ Navy Blue and OrangeStadium: ............................. Hardy M. Graham / Grantham FieldCapacity:.............................................................................7,500Surface: ........................................................................Field TurfAffiliation: .................................................NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ................................................... Ohio Valley (OVC)First Year of Football:...........................................................1925All-Time Record: ....................................................... 313-438-18Media Contact ............................................................Joe LofaroPhone ................................................................... 731-881-7632Email................................................................. [email protected]........................................................................ 731-881-7624Press Box Phones ....................................... 731-881-7694.7632Athletics Website .........................................www.utmsports.com

Head Coach:.............................. Jason SimpsonAlma Mater/Year: .....Southern Mississippi, 1995School Record/Years: ....................32-25 (5 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: ...................32-25 (5 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (731) 881-7670

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................6-5OVC record/finish: ................................ 5-3 (4th)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: ........................................................4-3Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 41/15 Starters Returning/Lost................................ 18/7Series Record .....................................TSU, 13-7Last Meeting ...........................UTM, 37-0 (2010)

JASON SIMPSON6th Year

2010 SCHEDULE9/4 at Tennessee .......................L 0-509/11 at Southeastern Louisiana.......L 10-249/18 Eastern Illinois ................. W 20-109/25 at Murray State ..................L 16-529/30 at Tennessee Tech .......... W 27-2410/9 #3 Jacksonville State ........L 20-3010/16 Eastern Kentucky .............. W 10-710/21 Lambuth .......................... W 52-2110/30 at #11 Southeast Missouri State . L 17-2411/6 at Austin Peay State ........ W 28-1211/20 Tennessee State ............... W 37-0

2011 SCHEDULE9/1 Illinois State9/10 at Northwestern9/17 Tennessee Tech9/24 Jacksonville State10/1 at Southeast Missouri State10/8 Eastern Kentucky10/15 at Murray State10/22 Tennessee Martin10/29 at Austin Peay State11/5 Tennessee State11/12 at Southern Illinois

2011 SCHEDULE9/1 at Jacksonville State9/15 Union College (Ky.)9/22 Murray State10/1 Tennessee Tech10/8 Austin Peay State10/15 at South Alabama10/22 at Eastern Illinois10/29 Southeast Missouri State11/5 at Mississippi State11/12 Tennessee State11/19 at Eastern Kentucky


TENNESSEE STATE ....................WALLACE DOOLEYPHONE ....................................................615-963-5674EMAIL ......................................... [email protected]

AUSTIN PEAY STATE ......................... BRAD KIRTLEYPHONE ....................................................931-221-7562EMAIL .............................................. [email protected]

EASTERN ILLINOIS ...............................RICH MOSERPHONE ....................................................217-581-7480CELL ........................................................217-508-8317EMAIL [email protected]

EASTERN KENTUCKY .................... MICHAEL CLARKPHONE ....................................................859-622-6170EMAIL [email protected]

JACKSON STATE ..................... WESLEY PETERSONPHONE ....................................................601-979-2274EMAIL .............................. [email protected]

JACKSONVILLE STATE .......................... GREG SEITZPHONE ....................................................256-782-5958EMAIL ................................................... [email protected]

MURRAY STATE ....................................JOHN BRUSHPHONE ....................................................270-809-7044EMAIL [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA A&T ............... BRIAN HOLLOWAYPHONE ....................................................336-334-7141EMAIL ........................................... [email protected]

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE ............ JEFF HONZAPHONE ....................................................573-651-2933CELL ........................................................618-528-1145EMAIL .............................................. [email protected]

SOUTHERN ........................................................... TBAPHONE ....................................................225-771-2601EMAIL .....................................................................TBA

TENNESSEE MARTIN ........................... JOE LOFAROPHONE ....................................................731-881-7632EMAIL ..................................................jlofaro@utm.edu

TENNESSEE TECH ..........................ROB SCHABERTPHONE ....................................................931-372-3088EMAIL [email protected]

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S EN IOR & FAN APPRECIATION DAYNASHVILLE, TENN.

LP FIELD - 2:00 P.M. CT

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORY

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name: .....................................Jacksonville State UniversityLocation: ..........................................................Jacksonville, Ala. Founded: ............................................................................ 1883Enrollment: ........................................................................ 9,061Athletics Director: ....................................................Oval JaynesPresident: ................................................Dr. William A. MeehanNickname:................................................................ GamecocksSchool Colors: .....................................................Red and WhiteStadium: .................................................... Paul Snow MemorialCapacity:.......................................................................... 24,000Surface: .........................................................Pro Grass ArtificialAffiliation: ................................................ NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: ...................................................Ohio Valley (OVC)First Year of Football:.......................................................... 1903All-Time Record: .......................................................472-328-40Media Contact ........................................................... Greg SeitzPhone ...................................................................256-782-5279Email...................................................................gseitz@jsu.eduFax........................................................................256-782-5958Press Box Phones .......................................256-782-5585.5586Athletics Website ......................... www.jsugamecocksports.com

Head Coach:.................................... Jack CroweAlma Mater/Year: ... Alabama-Birmingham, 1970School Record/Years: ..................74-48 (10 yrs.)Overall Record/Years: .................88-78 (12 yrs.)Office Phone: ............................. (256) 782-5365

TEAM INFORMATION2010 record: ..................................................9-3OVC record/finish: ............................... 6-2 (2nd)Offense: ..................................................MultipleDefense: ........................................................5-2Lettermen Returning/Lost .......................... 51/19 Starters Returning/Lost.............................. 16/10Series Record ....................................... JSU, 5-1Last Meeting ............................JSU, 24-0 (2010)

2010 SCHEDULE9/4 at Ole Miss .......................W 49-489/11 Chattanooga .....................W 21-179/18 at Georgia State ...............W 34-279/25 at Eastern Illinois ..............W 28-2310/2 Murray State .....................W 40-3410/9 at Tennessee Martin .........W 30-2010/16 Tennessee State ................W 24-010/23 Austin Peay State ...............W 56-311/6 at Eastern Kentucky .......... L 37-4911/13 # 7 Southeast Missouri State .W 29-2711/20 at Tennessee Tech ............ L 24-3512/4 #7 Wofford* ....................... L 14-17

JACK CROWE13th Year

* DENOTES FCS PLAYOFFS

2011 SCHEDULE9/3 Iowa9/8 Maryville9/17 at Eastern Illinois9/24 Southeast Missouri State10/1 at Tennessee Martin10/15 Tennessee State10/29 at Jacksonville State11/5 Murray State11/12 at Eastern Kentucky11/19 Austin Peay State


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First LastOpponent Game Game W L T StrkAir Force 2011 2011 First MeetingAlabama A&M 1933 2010 19 10 0 W1Alabama State 1939 2000 10 1 0 W10Albany State 1969 1970 2 0 0 W2Alcorn State 1947 1972 7 0 0 W7Allen 1947 1967 10 0 0 W10Appalachian State 1998 1998 0 1 0 L1Arkansas State 1944 1947 2 0 0 W2Austin Peay State 1988 2010 8 5 0 L2Ball State 1965 1965 0 0 1 T1Bethune-Cookman 1982 1987 5 1 0 L1Bishop College 1968 1970 3 0 0 W3Bluefield State 1954 1954 1 0 0 W1California Poly-Pomona 1979 1979 1 0 0 W1Cameron 1978 1978 1 0 0 W1Central State 1947 1990 27 7 0 L1Clark 1933 1946 6 1 1 W3District of Columbia 1983 1983 1 0 0 W1Drake 1972 1972 1 0 0 W1East Texas State 1986 1986 1 0 0 W1Eastern Illinois 1982 2010 6 8 0 L1Eastern Kentucky 1982 2008 3 19 0 W1Florida A&M 1944 2010 25 25 1 W1Fort Benning 1945 1945 1 0 0 W1Fort Campbell 1964 1964 1 0 0 W1Fort Knox 1964 1964 1 0 0 W1Grambling State 1950 2002 18 21 1 L5Hampton Institute 1983 1984 2 0 0 W2Howard 2001 2001 1 0 0 W1Jackson State 1949 2010 23 19 2 L1Jacksonville State 2003 2010 1 5 0 L2Johnson C. Smith 1938 1939 1 1 0 L1Kentucky State 1935 1984 28 2 1 W25Knoxville 1946 1946 1 0 0 W1Lane 1933 1996 5 0 1 W2Langston 1944 1963 11 3 1 W2Lemoyne - Owen 1939 1939 0 0 1 T1Lincoln 1937 1966 19 3 3 W4Long Beach State 1980 1980 1 0 0 W1Louisville 1981 1984 2 0 0 W2Louisville Municipal 1933 1949 6 1 0 W4Maryland State (UMES) 1956 1956 1 0 0 W1McNeese State 1971 1971 1 0 0 W1Middle Tennessee State 1973 1998 9 10 0 L1Miles 1934 1934 0 1 0 L1Mississippi Industrial 1933 1939 6 0 0 W6Mississippi Valley State 1982 2001 4 3 0 W1Morehead State 1988 1995 6 0 0 W6Morgan State 1972 1987 4 0 0 W4Morris Brown 1950 1987 19 2 0 W12

First LastOpponent Game Game W L T StrkMurray State 1988 2010 11 11 0 L3Muskingum 1966 1966 1 0 0 W1Nevada-Las Vegas 1979 1979 0 1 0 L1Nevada-Reno 1986 1986 0 1 0 L1Nicholls State 1980 1981 2 0 0 W2Norfolk State 1972 1972 1 0 0 W1North Carolina A&T 1949 2005 18 6 1 W5North Carolina Central 1946 1978 7 2 0 W6Parsons 1968 1970 3 0 0 W3Paul Quinn 1954 1955 2 0 0 W2Philander Smith 1945 1945 1 0 0 W1Prairie View A&M 1956 2002 3 1 1 W2Rust 1934 1934 1 0 0 W1Samford 2003 2007 3 2 0 W2San Diego State 1967 1968 0 1 1 T1South Carolina State 1959 2004 5 3 0 L1Southeast Missouri State 1991 2010 10 9 0 L1Southern 1945 2009 26 12 2 L1Southern Illinois 1979 1981 1 1 0 W1Southwestern Louisiana 1970 1970 1 0 0 W1Tennessee Chattanooga 1973 1997 4 3 2 L1Tennessee Martin 1976 2010 13 7 0 L2Tennessee Tech 1984 2010 13 10 0 L2Texas College 1945 1947 3 0 0 W3Texas Southern 1954 1998 15 4 2 W1Tuskegee 1944 1944 1 0 0 W1Vanderbilt 2006 2006 0 1 0 L1Virginia State 1952 1975 7 1 0 W7Virginia Union 1952 1975 3 0 0 W3West Kentucky Industrial 1933 1934 2 0 0 W2West Virginia State 1935 1953 7 4 2 W4Western Kentucky 1985 2000 2 2 0 L1Wilberforce 1934 1946 6 4 0 W2Wisconsin State-Superior 1971 1971 1 0 0 W1Youngstown State 1959 1959 0 1 0 L1

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IllinoisState

6:30 p.m.

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Chicago)

@JacksonvilleState*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Northwestern2:30 p.m

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)

@Austin

Peay*4:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Southeast

Missouri*

6:00 p.m.

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@M

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3:00 p.m.

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@SouthernIllinois

2:00 p.m.

UT M

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Nov. 19

Tennessee Tech*

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@KansasState

6:00 p.m.

@Eastern

Illinois*1:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Austin

Peay*6:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@M

urrayState*

1:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

UT M

artin*12:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

SoutheastM

issouri*2:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

Chattanooga5:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Jacksonville

State*6:00 p.m

.(Sept. 1)

(OVCSports.TV)

Austin Peay*2:00 p.m

.(H

C)(OVCSports.TV)

Murray

State*6:00 p.m

.(Sept. 22)

(OVCSports.TV)

TennesseeTech*TBA

(OVCSports.TV)

SoutheastM

issouri*TBA

(OVCSports.TV)

@South

Alabama

4:00 p.m.

@TennesseeState*

5:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Eastern

Illinois*1:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

Union

College6:00 p.m

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(OVCSports.TV)

@Louisville

6:00 p.m.

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@UT M

artin*6:00 p.m

.(Sept. 22)

(OVCSports.TV)

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JacksonvilleState*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Southeast

Missouri*

1:00 p.m.

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.(OVCSports.TV)

@Tennessee

Tech*1:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

TennesseeState*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

EasternIllinois*

3:00 p.m.

(HC)

(OVCSports.TV)

SoutheastM

issouri*7:00 p.m

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Maryville

7:00 p.m.

(Sept. 8)(OVCSports.TV)

@Eastern

Kentucky*12:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

TennesseeState*

7:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

Murray

State*1:30 p.m

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C)(OVCSports.TV)

Eastern Kentucky*6:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Tennessee

Tech*7:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

EasternIllinois*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@M

urrayState*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@UT M

artin*2:00 p.m

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@TennesseeState*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Kentucky

TBA


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@Southeast

Missouri*

1:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Eastern

Kentucky*2:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@UT M

artin*TBA

(OVCSports.TV)

EasternKentucky*3:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Eastern

Illinois*1:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Southeast

Missouri*

1:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

UT M

artin*5:00 p.m

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C)(OVCSports.TV)

@Tennessee

Tech*1:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

JacksonvilleState*

2:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

Southern6:00 p.m

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Jackson State6:00 p.m

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emphis)

@Austin

Peay*6:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@M

urrayState*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

Central State1:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

CentralM

ethodist1:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

EasternIllinois*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Purdue

11:00 a.m.

(BTN)

SouthernIllinois

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@TennesseeState*

2:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

JacksonvilleState*

1:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

UT M

artin*6:00 p.m

.(Sept. 1)

(OVCSports.TV)

@Chattanooga5:00 p.m

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@GeorgiaState

12:00 p.m.

Eastern Illinois*

4:00 p.m.

(HC)

(OVCSports.TV)

@Jacksonville

State*3:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Austin

Peay*6:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

SoutheastM

issouri*6:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@UT M

artin*TBA

(OVCSports.TV)

GeorgiaState

2:30 p.m.

(CSS)

Eastern Kentucky*1:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Tennessee

Tech*7:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

EasternKentucky*1:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@M

ississippiStateTBA

@M

urray State*

1:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

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12:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)


.(OVCSports.TV)

TennesseeState*

2:00 p.m.

(HC)

(OVCSports.TV)

@Air Force

2:00 p.m.

(The Mtn.)

@Cincinnati

6:00 p.m.

@M

emphis

6:00 p.m.

Jacksonville State*

6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

TennesseeState*

1:30 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

MissouriState

5:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

@Eastern

Kentucky*5:00 p.m

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Illinois*6:30 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

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6:00 p.m.

(OVCSports.TV)

TennesseeTech*

3:00 p.m.

(HC)

(OVCSports.TV)

Murray

State*1:00 p.m

.(OVCSports.TV)

@Jacksonville

State*3:00 p.m

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@Eastern

Kentucky*12:00 p.m

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JOHN MERRITT CLASSIC LP FIELD - NASHVILLE, TENN.

Nashville, Tenn. - To mark the beginning of the Rod Reed era of Tiger Football, Tennessee State University opened the 2010 season with a 27-14 win over Alabama A&M in the 12th Annual John Merritt Clas-sic.

More than 22, 000 fans showed up at LP Field with high expectations to witness a strong showing by the Big Blue. TSU racked up 234 total yards averaging 11.5 yards per completion while posting seven sacks on the defensive side.

The Tigers struck early when Rayshawn Weatherspoon returned the game’s opening kick-off 89 yards for a touchdown. The score was the longest return and the first touchdown from a kick-off in Classic his-tory.

TSU went on to add 20 more points in the first half including two touchdown-passes from Jeremy Perry to Joseph Hills and one on the ground courtesy of Preston Brown.

Perry, the Classic’s Offensive MVP, connected 11-of-21 for 127 yards. He found Hills in the second quarter at the 14:46 mark for a 15-yard strike and with 30 seconds left, the two linked up again for a 17-yard score. Hills finished with five receptions for 67 yards and two touch-downs.

With 3:40 left in the second, Brown capped a 92-yard drive on 17 plays with a score from four yards out. Brown finished with 18 carries for 48 yards.

The Tigers held the Bulldogs scoreless in the first half while holding them to 68 yards on 28 plays before the break.

Defensively, Rico Council and Eugene Clifford led TSU. Council fin-ished with nine tackles (4 solo, 5 assists) and 1.5 sacks with Clifford recording eight stops (5 solo, 3 assists) and an interception that led to a scoring drive for the Tigers. Clifford was named the Classic’s De-fensive MVP.

Donte’e Nicholls gathered two sacks to go with two tackles and Bran-don Bather recorded his first career interception to put the brakes on the Bulldogs in scoring range.

AAMU finished with 276 total yards and got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter when Deunte Mason found Rashan Johnson with 9:54 left on a 9-yard score. Mason tacked on another when he rushed in from 1-yard out with under three minutes left to play.

Mason finished throwing 19-of-39 with two interceptions for 187 yards. He led the Bulldogs in rushing with 18 carries for 44 yards. For the AAMU’s defense, Larry Lumpkin led the way with nine tackles (7 solo, 2 assists) with four stops for a loss.

Tigers open season with JMC win over Alabama A&MTENNESSEE STATE - 27 • ALABAMA A&M - 14


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....................................................................................... AAMU ................TSUFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 14 .................... 27FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 17 .................... 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .................................................33-89 ..............33-107PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 187 .................. 127Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 39-19-2 ............ 21-11-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................72-276 .............54-234Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards ..........................................................1-9 ..................4-36Kickoff Returns-Yards ......................................................5-70 ................2-127Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................0-0 ..................2-67Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 7-38.0 .............. 6-37.3Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................1-0 ...................2-1Penalties-Yards ...............................................................3-21 .................4-23Possession Time ............................................................34:22 ...............25:38Third-Down Conversions ...............................................9 of 17 .............4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................0 of 1 ...............0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................2-2 ...................3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................0-0 ..................7-48PAT Kicks .........................................................................2-2 ..................3-4 Field Goals ......................................................................0-0 ..................0-1 RUSHING: Tennessee State-BROWN, Preston 18-48; THOMAS, Dante’ 7-40; WRIGHT, TerrancE 1-8;BERRY, Ryan 2-7; PERRY, Jeremy 3-4; TEAM 2-0

Alabama A&M-MASON,Deaunte 18-44; LACEY,Kaderius 5-31; GREEN,Tony 10-14.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 11-21-0-127.Alabama A&M-MASON,Deaunte 19-39-2-187.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-HILLS, Joseph 5-67; PRYOR, Jeremy 2-10; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-20; BROWN, Preston 1-18; JAMES, Travis 1-9; WILSON, Devin 1-3.

Alabama A&M-MILTON,G’Alonzo 5-52; CARLOCK,Quintin 4-63; JOHNSON,Rashad 4-28; GREEN,Tony 2-27; GOLDSBY,Bobby 2-8; ROSS,Demario 1-8; LACEY,Kaderius 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-BATHER, Brandon 1-36; CLIFFORD,Eugene 1-31.Jackson State-DANDRIDGE,Tim 1-0.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 1-1.Jackson State-MORELAND,Al 2-2.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-None.Jackson State-ROBINSON,Donava 0-1; JOHNSON,Tim 0-1; WASHINGTON,Sam 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-WYLIE, Joseph 5-3; COLEMAN, Jamal 5-1; BROXIE, Marcus 4-2; BATHER, Brandon 2-4; COUNCIL, Rico 4-1; BATHER, Justin 4-1; CLIFFORD, Eugene 4-1; CRAWFORD, Malcolm 3-0; TARVER, Sidney 3-0; WEATHERSPOON, R 2-1; WAL-LACE, Lamar 1-1; ROBINSON,Wilson 1-0; WRIGHT, Terranc 1-0; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-0; PERRY, Jeremy 1-0; COLEMAN, Cornel 1-0; BROOKS, Steven 0-1; PETERSON, Lawre 0-1; HARPER,Antonio 0-1.

Jackson State-PATTERSON,Milt 8-4; HOSKINS,Kerry 7-2; POGUE,Neal 4-3; JOHNSON,Tim 1-6; DANDRIDGE,Tim 5-1; WILCHER,Todd 3-3; RICH,Ryan 3-3; ROBINSON,Donava 0-6; WASHINGTON,Sam 3-1; COX,QUA 2-0; HILL,Mike 2-0; HANDY,Terr. 2-0; KING,Taurice 2-0; WASHINGTON,Chr. 2-0; JOHNSON,Jalil 1-1; MCNABB,John 1-0; WRIGHT,Andre 1-0; HUGHES,Richard 1-0; BILLUPS,Johnat 1-0; MCLEOD,Luis 0-1; CONNER,Javarius 0-1; HERRING,Zarian 0-1; CARTER,Jamea 0-1.

STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 6 21 0 6 27Record: (1-0)ALABAMA A&M 0 0 0 14 14Record: (0-1)

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 14:46 TSU WEATHERSPOON, R 89 yd kickoff return (LOPEZ, John kick failed), AAMU 0 - TSU 62nd 14:54 TSU HILLS, Joseph 15 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (LOPEZ, John kick), 2-35 0:30, AAMU 0 - TSU 13 03:40 TSU BROWN, Preston 4 yd run (LOPEZ, John kick), 17-92 6:31, AAMU 0 - TSU 20 00:30 TSU HILLS, Joseph 17 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick) 3-32 0:36, AAM 0 - TSU 274th 09:54 AAMU JOHNSON,Rashad 9 yd pass from MASON,Deaunte (WILSON,Chance kick), 8-56 2:21, AAMU 7 - TSU 27 02:52 AAMU MASON,Deaunte 1 yd run (WILSON,Chance kick), 5-23 0:59, AAMU 14 - TSU 27

Attendance: 22,607Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:02 Total elapsed time: 3:02 Officials: Referee: Rodney LawaryUmpire: Ken SwitzerLinesman: Michael SalasLine judge: Phillip DeWittBack judge: Tom Hahs Field judge: Rod WhittierSide judge: Tom FetschScorer: Jerome Dooley Temperature: 78 Wind: WNW 5-10 Weather: Sunny

Jeremy Perry (L) and Eugene Clifford (R) both re-corded their first Classic MVP award with Perry win-ning offensive honors and Clifford for his defensive efforts. The win gave Rod Reed (M) his first victory in his first game as a head coach.


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Memphis, Tenn. - In what is starting to become a familiar sight during the Southern Heritage Classic, Tennessee State University and Jack-son State once again battled down to the final seconds.

This time, the Tigers of TSU dropped a 33-26 loss to JSU in front of a Classic crowd of more than 44, 000 fans at the Liberty Bowl. The loss snapped TSU’s seven game win streak over JSU. The game also marked six of the last seven games in which the outcome was sepa-rated by seven points or less.

With 1:32 left and an opportunity to send it to overtime, the Tigers (1-1) drove down to the JSU two-yard line. A pass interference call gave TSU another chance with two seconds left in the game but a pass in the end zone fell incomplete.

Preston Brown led TSU with a SHC record, 218 yards rushing on 33 carries for a 6.6 per carry average. Brown scored two touchdowns with a 6-yard run to open the TSU lead in the first quarter, 7-0, and a two-yard score to narrow JSU’s lead with 5:07 remaining.

The Tigers’ offense finished with 409 yards averaging 4.9 yards per play.

Jeremy Perry threw 14-of-36 and one interception for 185 yards. Devin Wilson hauled in a team high, four receptions for 50 yards, including a 41-yard catch to give TSU an opportunity to knot the game up with the clock winding down.

On defense, Joseph Wylie led TSU with eight tackles (5 solo, 3 as-sists) with Jamal Coleman, Marcus Broxie, and Brandon Bather, tack-ing on six stops apiece.

TSU trailed 21-7 in the third but scored 12 straight points behind Jamin Godfrey’s first career field goal from 24 yards out, a safety from a JSU bad snap during a punt situation that fell out the back of the end zone and a two-yard run by Dante’ Thomas.

With the JSU lead, 21-19, Jackson State (2-0) added to their score with touchdown passes from SHC MVP, Casey Therriault.

In the fourth, Therriault connected with Marcell Wilder (13:29) and help march 94 yards on seven plays, completing a 17-yard TD score to Renty Rollins with 8:54 left.

Therriault finished 23-of-38 for 284 yards and four touchdowns. He completed passes to nine different receivers while tossing scores of 26 and 23 yards early in the game.

E.J. Drewery tallied a game-high five receptions for 62 yards and one touchdown. On the ground, JSU was led by B.J. Lee averaging 6.2 yards per carry from 75 yards on 12 rushes. JSU totaled 422 yards with Milt Patterson leading all defenders with 12 tackles (8 solo, 4 assists).

Tigers drop SHC thriller to Jackson StateTENNESSEE STATE - 26 • JACKSON STATE - 33

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC LIBERTY BOWL - MEMPHIS, TENN.


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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 7 0 12 7 26Record: (1-1)ALABAMA A&M 0 14 7 12 33Record: (2-0)

.........................................................................................JSU .................TSUFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 33 .................... 26FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 22 .................... 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................29-138 .............47-224PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 284 .................. 185Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 38-23-0 ............36-14-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................67-422 .............83-409Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards .........................................................1-11 .................3-28Kickoff Returns-Yards ......................................................5-87 ................7-133Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................1-0 ...................0-0Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 6-40.5 .............. 6-43.7Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................2-2 ...................1-1Penalties-Yards .............................................................12-104 ..............14-91Possession Time ............................................................26:02 ...............33:58Third-Down Conversions ...............................................5 of 14 .............4 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................2 of 3 ...............2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................2-2 ...................4-6Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................2-19 ..................0-0PAT Kicks .........................................................................3-5 ..................3-3 Field Goals ......................................................................0-0 ..................1-2

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 05:29 TSU BROWN, Preston 6 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 13-71 6:33 JSU 0 - TSU 72nd 12:02 JSU DREWERY,E.J. 26 yd pass from THERRIAULT,Casey (SMITH,Jabril kick), 8-81 2:02 JSU 7 - TSU 7 02:28 JSU GOODEN,Tommy 2 yd run (SMITH,Jabril kick), 12-74 5:28 JSU 14 - TSU 73rd 12:20 JSU MAYES,Anthony 23 yd pass from THERRIAULT,Casey (SMITH,Jabril kick), 8-74 2:34 JSU 21 - TSU 7 07:31 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 24 yd field goal 12-62 4:44 JSU 21 - TSU 10 03:08 TSU TEAM safety, , JSU 21 - TSU 12 00:58 TSU THOMAS, Dante’ 2 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 5-53 2:04 JSU 21 - TSU 194th 13:29 JSU WILDER,Marcell. 36 yd pass from THERRIAULT,Casey (SMITH,Jabril kick failed), 1-36 0:07 JSU 27 - TSU 19 08:54 JSU ROLLINS,Renty 17 yd pass from THERRIAULT,Ca. (SMITH,Jabril kick failed), 7-94 3:34 JSU 33 - TSU 19 05:07 TSU BROWN, Preston 2 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 5-68 1:25 JSU 33 - TSU 26

Attendance: 44,688Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:42 Total elapsed time: 3:35 Officials: Referee: Victor BreakfieUmpire: Paul MyersLinesman: Mark BaileyLine judge: Jessie HarrisBack judge: Alvin MooreField judge: Raymond HornSide judge: Eric SteenScorer: Jerome Dooley Temperature: 89 Wind: NW 9 mph Weather: Partly Cloudy

RUSHING: Tennessee State-BROWN, Preston 33-218; THOMAS, Dante’ 11-36; BERRY, Ryan 1-1; PERRY, Jeremy 2-minus 31.

Jackson State-LEE,B.J. 12-75; MORELAND,Al 4-48; THERRIAULT,Ca. 5-18; GOODEN,Tommy 6-15; SMITH,Jewrad 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 19.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 14-36-1-185.Jackson State-THERRIAULT,Casey 23-38-0-284.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-WILSON, Devin 4-50; JAMES, Travis 3-43; McNAIRL, Calvin 2-35; HILLS, Joseph 2-35; BROWN, Preston 2-12; DAVIS, London 1-10.

Jackson State-DREWERY,E.J. 5-62; LEE,B.J. 4-33; WILDER,Marcell. 3-61; ROLLINS,Renty 3-28; RICHARDSON,Ric 2-70; MAYES,Anthony 2-26; MORELAND,Al 2-1; PIPPEN,Demario 1-5; GOODEN,Tommy 1-minus 2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-BATHER, Brandon 1-36; CLIFFORD,Eugene 1-31.Jackson State-DANDRIDGE,Tim 1-0.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 1-1.Jackson State-MORELAND,Al 2-2.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-None.Jackson State-ROBINSON,Donava 0-1; JOHNSON,Tim 0-1; WASHINGTON,Sam 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-WYLIE, Joseph 5-3; COLEMAN, Jamal 5-1; BROXIE, Marcus 4-2; BATHER, Brandon 2-4; COUNCIL, Rico 4-1; BATHER, Justin 4-1; CLIFFORD, Eugene 4-1; CRAWFORD, Malcolm 3-0; TARVER, Sidney 3-0; WEATHERSPOON, R 2-1; WAL-LACE, Lamar 1-1; ROBINSON,Wilson 1-0; WRIGHT, Terranc 1-0; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-0; PERRY, Jeremy 1-0; COLEMAN, Cornel 1-0; BROOKS, Steven 0-1; PETERSON, Lawre 0-1; HARPER,Antonio 0-1.

Jackson State-PATTERSON,Milt 8-4; HOSKINS,Kerry 7-2; POGUE,Neal 4-3; JOHNSON,Tim 1-6; DANDRIDGE,Tim 5-1; WILCHER,Todd 3-3; RICH,Ryan 3-3; ROBINSON,Donava 0-6; WASHINGTON,Sam 3-1; COX,QUA 2-0; HILL,Mike 2-0; HANDY,Terr. 2-0; KING,Taurice 2-0; WASHINGTON,Chr. 2-0; JOHNSON,Jalil 1-1; MCNABB,John 1-0; WRIGHT,Andre 1-0; HUGHES,Richard 1-0; BILLUPS,Johnat 1-0; MCLEOD,Luis 0-1; CONNER,Javarius 0-1; HERRING,Zarian 0-1; CARTER,Jamea 0-1.

Preston Brown broke SHC rushing record with 218 yards, rushing on 33 carries for a 6.6 per carry av-erage. Brown scored two touchdowns in the Tigers’ first SHC loss since 2002.



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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigers faced off at home against rivals Austin Peay State looking to bounce back after last week’s loss.

TSU (1-2, 0-1 OVC) watched a seven-point lead disappear in the fourth quarter dropping their OVC opener, 26-23, to APSU (2-1, 1-0).

The Tigers did not trail until under a minute left to play in the fourth; holding a 23-16 advantage with 8:58 remaining in the game. The Gov-ernors rallied behind a 29-yard field goal at the 6:55 mark and scored the game winner on a seven-yard touchdown pass leaving 40 seconds on the clock.

TSU racked up 387 yards of offense behind Preston Brown, Jeremy Perry and Jeremy Pryor. Brown eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the second straight game rushing for a game-high 116 yards on 27 carries while scoring the Tigers’ first two touchdowns.

Perry passed for a career high 225 yards from 22-of-32 passing con-necting with Brown early in the second quarter on a 19-yard score. Brown would then close a six-play, 65-yard drive, rushing in for a sec-ond score from one yard out.Pryor led the Tigers with seven recep-tions for 52 yards and Joseph Hills followed with six catches for 51.

Dante’ Thomas rushed for 54 yards (10.8 avg.) on five carries. He scored the Tigers’ final points in the fourth quarter from a one-yard touchdown. Kicker, Jamin Godfrey’s point after was blocked.Godfrey

went 1-of-2 hitting a 21-yard field goal in the third to increase TSU’s lead, 17-13, in the third.

Defensively, Eugene Clifford recorded a game-high 8.5 tackles (6 solo, 5 assists) including an interception. Sidney Tarver pulled in 6.5 tackles. Marquez Hall and Malcolm Crawford each posted 4.5 tackles with Hall collecting one sack.

For the Governors, Ryan White and Jake Ryan led the APSU offense; which stacked up 315 yards. White rushed for 112 yards (6.6 avg.) on 17 attempts and one touchdown to tie the game, 7-7, from a 63-yard scamper.

Ryan connected 13-of-21 with one interception throwing his only touch-down pass, a seven-yard quick out, to Adrian Mines to give the Gover-nors the final lead. Mines caught seven receptions for 84 yards.

Special teams play was strong for APSU. Down, 14-7, the Governors’ Stephen Stansell connected on a 50-yard field goal to end the first half narrowing the Tigers’ lead, 14-10. He finished hitting 4-of-4 tacking on field goals from 30, 23, and 29 yards out. His last field goal in the fourth closed the Tigers’ advantage, 23-19.

On defense, Darrick Dillard and Jeremy Ross led APSU with each posting 6.5 tackles. Antwaun Majors and Amius Smith each added six stops.

Tigers’ OVC opener ends in loss to Austin Peay StateTENNESSEE STATE - 23 • AUSTIN PEAY STATE - 26

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

BIKERS GAMELP FIELD - NASHVILLE, TENN.


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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 0 14 3 6 23Record: (1-2, 0-1)AUSTIN PEAY STATE 0 10 6 10 26Record: (2-1, 1-0)

....................................................................................... APSU ................TSUFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 26 .................... 23FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 16 .................... 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................33-137 .............36-162PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 178 .................. 225Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 21-13-1 ............32-22-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................54-315 .............68-387Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards .........................................................1-23 .................2-25Kickoff Returns-Yards .....................................................5-101 ...............6-134Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................0-0 ..................1--5Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 2-43.0 .............. 3-32.3Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................1-0 ...................0-0Penalties-Yards ...............................................................5-39 .................4-46Possession Time ............................................................26:26 ...............33:34Third-Down Conversions ...............................................4 of 12 .............7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................1 of 1 ...............0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................4-4 ...................4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................1-12 .................2-13Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................2-19 ..................0-0PAT Kicks .........................................................................2-2 ...................2-3 Field Goals ......................................................................4-4 ...................1-2

SCORING SUMMARY:2nd 13:14 TSU BROWN, Preston 19 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 11-66 7:14 APSU 0 - TSU 7 04:27 APSU WHITE, Ryan 63 yd run (STANSELL, Steph kick), 5-80 2:16 APSU 7 - TSU 7 01:18 TSU BROWN, Preston 1 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 6-65 3:02 APSU 7 - TSU 14 00:26 APSU STANSELL, Steph 50 yd field goal, 6-20 0:44 APSU 10 - TSU 143rd 11:01 APSU STANSELL, Steph 30 yd field goal, 8-38 3:43 APSU 13 - TSU 14 05:58 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 21 yd field goal, 14-72 4:57 APSU 13 - TSU 17 01:08 APSU STANSELL, Steph 23 yd field goal, 9-51 4:39 APSU 16 - TSU 174th 08:58 TSU THOMAS, Dante’ 1 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick blockd), 6-48 2:46 APSU 16 - TSU 23 06:55 APSU STANSELL, Steph 29 yd field goal, 5-46 1:58 APSU 19 - TSU 23 00:40 APSU MINES, Adrian 7 yd pass from RYAN, Jake (STANSELL, Steph kick), 8-62 3:19, APSU 26 - TSU 23

Attendance: 22,607Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:02 Total elapsed time: 3:02 Officials: Referee: Rodney LawaryUmpire: Ken SwitzerLinesman: Michael SalasLine judge: Phillip DeWittBack judge: Tom Hahs Field judge: Rod WhittierSide judge: Tom FetschScorer: Jerome Dooley Temperature: 78 Wind: WNW 5-10 Weather: Sunny

RUSHING: Tennessee State-BROWN, Preston 27-116; THOMAS, Dante’ 5-54; TEAM 1-0; PERRY, Jer-emy 3-minus 8.

Austin Peay-WHITE, Ryan 17-112; HOLT, Terrence 10-26; STARK, Devin1-13; RYAN, Jake 5-minus 14.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 22-32-0-225.Austin Peay-RYAN, Jake 13-21-1-178.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-PRYOR, Jeremy 7-52; HILLS, Joseph 6-51; BROWN, Preston 3-59; WIL-SON, Devin 3-51; McNAIRL, Calvin 2-5; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-7.

Austin Peay-MINES, Adrian 7-84; ADAMS, Ashlon 2-13; STARK, Devin 1-41; WHITE, Ryan 1-20; MILLER, Darryl 1-16; HOLT, Terrence 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-CLIFFORD, Eugene 1-minus 5.Austin Peay-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-None.Austin Peay-RYAN, Jake 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-WALLACE, Lamar 0-1; BROXIE, Marcus 0-1; HALL, Marquez 1-0.Austin Peay-GILBREATH, Pres 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-CLIFFORD, Eugen 6-5; TARVER, Sidney 6-1; CRAWFORD, Malco 3-3; HALL, Marquez 4-1; COLEMAN, Jamal 4-0; HARPER, Antonio 2-2; COUNCIL, Rico 1-3; NICHOLS, Donte’ 3-0; BROXIE, Marcus 1-2; WYLIE, Joseph 1-2; WALLACE, Lamar 0-3; CISNEROS, Taylo 1-0; BATHER, Justin 1-0; WEATHERSPOON, R 0-1; MURPHY, Michael 0-1.

Austin Peay-ROSS, Jeremy 4-5; THOMAS, Ricky 2-7; SMITH, Amius 4-4; DILLARD, Darric 6-1; MAJORS, Antwaun 6-0; CLARK, Tyreon 4-1; JOHNSON, Steven 4-0; WADE, Sheldon 4-0; RAGIN, Steven 2-1; GILBREATH, Pres 2-0; SALLEY, Craig 1-1; NEWSOME, Nick 1-1; KECK, Preston 1-1; FAULKNER, Anton 0-2; STEVENSON, Tyle 1-0; OWENS, Josh 1-0; ROWAN, Rip 1-0; CARROLL, Josh 1-0; LANE, Zach 1-0; THOMAS, Scott 1-0; MARSHALL, Adam 0-1; PEMBERTON, Ean 0-1.

Jeremy Perry passed for a game and career high, 225 yards, in the loss to APSU. It was the first time Perry broke the 200-plus yard mark in passing.



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Nashville, Tenn. - In front of a crowd of 54, 202, the Tennessee State University Tigers snapped an eight-game drought to long-time rivals Florida A&M in the Atlanta Football Classic, 29-18.

It was the first time since 2001 the Tigers captured a win against the Rattlers in the AFC with fans, alumni, and students on hand at the end of the game to soak in the victory at the Georgia Dome.

TSU (2-2) racked up a season-high, 413 yards, 304 on the ground, averaging 6.7 per play. The Tigers jumped out to a 19-0 first-half lead behind Preston Brown, Jeremy Perry, Joseph Hills, and Jamin God-frey and did not commit a turnover the entire game scoring 5-of-6 in the red-zone.

Brown rushed for a career high and Classic record, 233 yards, on 28 carries, averaging 8.3 yards per rush. He was named Classic MVP receiving his second player of the game award this season.

On the first drive, Brown busted through the Rattlers’ defense on his first carry for a 71-yard touchdown run in the opening minutes. The score capped a two-play drive on Brown’s yardage and ignited the Tigers’ attack.

After holding FAMU to a three and out, TSU scored on the next pos-sesion when Perry connected with Hills on a 15-yard strike. Perry fin-ished throwing 8-of-16 for 109 yards and Hills caught a team-high, three receptions for 35 yards.

Special teams play fueled the games’ tempo with Godfrey adding field goals from 33, 32, and 37 yards out going 3-of-4 on the day. Julian Mallory stepped in at punt return after Ryan Berry sustained an injury, delivering 111 yards from a team-record, five returns.

With a 22-6 lead in the fourth, Dante Thomas scored the Tigers’ last points with a three-yard run. He helped maintain a strong rushing at-tack; finishing with 84 yards on 13 carries posting 6.5 yards per rush.

On defense, TSU recorded 11 sacks while holding FAMU (2-2) to 24 yards rushing behind Rico Council and Sidney Tarver. Council tallied seven tackles and a game-high three sacks with Tarver posting two sacks.

FAMU (2-2) jumped on the board late in the second from a two-yard run by Lavante Page. The Rattlers attempted a comeback charge in the fourth quarter scoring back-to-back. Page scored from another two-yard with the Rattlers adding a two-yard touchdown pass as time expired from Eddie Battle to Max Purcell.

Martin Ukpai led FAMU with 173 yards passing from 15-of-31 with Kevin Elliot leading all receivers with four catches for 51 yards. On defense, Alvis Graham led all defenders with 13 tackles adding one sack for FAMU.

Tigers snap skid against Florida A&M in Atlanta Football ClassicTENNESSEE STATE - 29 • FLORIDA A&M - 18

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 13 6 3 7 29Record: (2-2)FLORIDA A&M 0 6 0 12 18Record: (2-2)

....................................................................................... FAMU ................TSUFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 18 .................... 29FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 15 .................... 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .................................................25-24 ..............46-304PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 175 .................. 109Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 33-16-1 .............16-8-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................58-199 .............62-413Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards .........................................................3-51 ................6-142Kickoff Returns-Yards .....................................................7-184 ................3-33Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................0-0 ..................1-11Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 9-42.1 .............. 5-41.2Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................0-0 ...................0-0Penalties-Yards ...............................................................7-54 ...............16-136Possession Time ............................................................26:46 ...............33:14Third-Down Conversions ...............................................2 of 12 .............5 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................1 of 1 ...............0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................3-3 ...................5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................2-15 .................8-48PAT Kicks .........................................................................0-1 ...................2-3 Field Goals ......................................................................0-0 ...................3-4

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 14:37 TSU BROWN, Preston 71 yd run (LOPEZ, John kick blockd), 2-71 0:23 FAMU 0 - TSU 6 08:58 TSU HILLS, Joseph 15 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 7-44 3:39 FAMU 0 - TSU 132nd 08:36 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 33 yd field goal 7-20 2:32 FAMU 0 - TSU 16 01:29 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 32 yd field goal 10-49 5:55 FAMU 0 - TSU 19 00:14 FAMU PAGE,Lavante 2 yd run (SCOTT,Trevor kick failed), 7-61 1:07 FAMU 6 - TSU 193rd 00:19 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 37 yd field goal 5-6 2:13 FAMU 6 - TSU 224th 12:38 TSU THOMAS, Dante’ 3 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 3-63 1:00 FAMU 6 - TSU 29 10:44 FAMU PAGE,Lavante 2 yd run (PAGE,Lavante rush failed), 3-62 1:47 FAMU 12 - TSU 29 00:00 FAMU PURCELL,Max 2 yd pass from BATTLE,Eddie, 12-60 3:30 FAMU 18 - TSU 29

Attendance: 54,202Kickoff time: 3:45 pm End of Game: 7:27 Total elapsed time: 3:18 Officials: Referee: Shannon EastinUmpire: Warren KugelmanLinesman: Ted White;Line judge: Jay BeardallBack judge: Eric McCoyField judge: Raymond Daniel;Side judge: Deron TrossScorer: Jerome Dooley Temperature: 72 Wind: None Weather: Inside Dome

RUSHING: Tennessee State-BROWN, Preston 28-233; THOMAS, Dante’ 13-84; TEAM 1-0; WRIGHT, Terrance 1-minus 2; PERRY, Jeremy 3-minus 11.

Florida A&M-ROCKER,Eddie 3-14; UKPAI,Martin 14-10; PAGE,Lavante 6-10;OWENS,James 1-minus 4; BATTLE,Eddie 1-minus 6.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 8-16-0-109.Florida A&M-UKPAI,Martin 15-31-1-173; BATTLE,Eddie 1-2-0-2.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-HILLS, Joseph 3-35; WILSON, Devin 2-10; JAMES, Travis 1-57; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-5; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-2.

Florida A&M-ELLIOTT,Kevin 4-51; LAWRENCE,Antoni 3-63; WEST,Isaac 3-28; PURCELL,Max 2-9; TYMES,Brian 1-24; TOOKES,Lashad 1-4; PAGE,Lavante 1-0;ROCKER,Eddie 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-VANDYKE, David 1-11.Florida A&M-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-None.Florida A&M-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-COUNCIL, Rico 1-2; TARVER, Sidney 1-1; HARPER, Antonio 1-0; DAVIS, Brent 1-0; ROBINSON, Wilso 1-0; CLIFFORD, Eugen 0-1; WALLACE, Lamar 0-1; BROXIE, Marcus 0-1.Florida A&M-RAMOS,Marquiste 0-1; GRAHAM,Alvis 1-0; HOLLINGHEAD,Nic 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-COUNCIL, Rico 3-4; WYLIE, Joseph 5-1; CLIFFORD, Eugen 2-4;BATHER, Brandon 4-1; ROBINSON, Wilso 4-1; WALLACE, Lamar 2-2; COLEMAN, Jamal2-2; JONES, Jeremy 3-0; BROXIE, Marcus 2-1; TARVER, Sidney 1-2; TAYLOR, Andrew 2-0; HALL, Marquez 2-0; NICHOLS, Donte’ 1-1; HARPER, Antonio 1-1; BATHER, Justin 1-0; DAVIS, Brent 1-0; CRAWFORD, Malco 0-1; BERRY, Ryan 0-1.

Florida A&M-GRAHAM,Alvis 10-3; OJO,John 7-2; FERRELL,Willie 5-3; HOLLINGHEAD,Nic 4-2; SHUTT,Anthony 3-2; HALL,Qier 4-0; HARVEY,Gregory 2-2; WALKER,Alphonso 2-1; HOLCOMB,Curtis 2-1; ROSS,Marvin 1-1; HEPBURN,Brandon 1-1; WILLIS,Jerry 1-1; FOLSOM,Demarius 0-2; NEWKIRK,Joshua 0-2; RAMOS,Marquiste 0-2; DAVIS,Brandon 1-0; HOLDREN,Brandon 1-0; ELLIOTT,Kevin 1-0; SCOTT,Padric 0-1.

Preston Brown rushed for his second Classic MVP and record of the season with a 233-yard perfor-mance in the AFC.



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Indianapolis, Ind. - Tennessee State University totaled a season-high, 521 yards on offense, including 379 yards on the ground, ending their HBCU Classic schedule with a 37-7 win over North Carolina A&T in the Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Tigers (3-2) were led by running backs Dante’ Thomas and Pres-ton Brown’s combined 331 rushing yards, giving the Tigers their sec-ond straight victory.

TSU snaps a four-game losing streak to the Aggies picking up their first win against NCA&T since 1985.

Thomas rushed for two touchdowns recording a career and game-high, 186 yards on 24 carries, averaging 7.8 yards per carry. Brown, in the reserve role, added 19 carries to reach 145 yards, posting one touchdown while averaging 7.6 yards per rush. It was Brown’s third game surpassing the 100-yard mark.

It was also the first time two TSU running backs rushed for over 100 yards in the same game since 1969 against Bishop when Jake Mayes finished with 126, and Wayne Reese added 121.

Classic Offensive MVP, Jeremy Perry, passed for 10-of-21 for 119 yards throwing one interception. Perry connected with Johntae Gleaves on a five-yard score in the middle of the second quarter while completing passes to seven different receivers.

Calvin McNairl pulled in a game-high five receptions for 65 yards to lead all receivers.

TSU led at the half, 17-7, after scoring the first points of the game on Jamin Godfrey’s 23-yard field goal on the opening drive. Thomas’ two touchdowns in the third and Terrence Wright’s score at 3:08 in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.

TSU’s defense held NCA&T scoreless in the second half behind Clas-sic Defensive MVP Eugene Clifford. Clifford finished with a team-high nine tackles and one interception.

Collectively, the Tigers finished with five sacks, two interceptions, sev-en tackles for a loss and nine pass break-ups holding the Aggies to 76 passing yards from 9-of-31 passing.

Andrew Taylor tallied seven tackles (6 solo) with Rico Council and Lamar Wallace adding six stops apiece. Wallace also finished with a game-high two sacks with Council posting 1.5.

NCA&T (0-5) mustered their offense behind Mike Mayhew who fin-ished with 114 yards on 20 carries (5.7 ypc) giving the Aggies their only score of the game in the second quarter.

Three Aggie defenders finished in double figures in tackles. Justin Fer-rell totaled 15, Jeremy Graham, 11, and Brandon Jackson, 10.

Tigers run through North Carolina A&T for win in the Circle City Classic TENNESSEE STATE - 37 • NORTH CAROLINA A&T - 7

OCTOBER 2, 2010

CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC LUCAS OIL STADIUM - INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 10 7 14 6 37Record: (3-2)NORTH CAROLINA A&T 0 7 0 0 7Record: (0-5)

........................................................................................NCAT ................TSUFINAL SCORE ................................................................... 7 ..................... 37FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 13 .................... 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................35-137 .............51-379PASSING YDS (NET) ....................................................... 76 ................... 142Passes Att-Comp-Int...................................................... 31-9-2 .............25-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................66-213 .............76-521Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................1-2 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards .........................................................4-41 .................4-13Kickoff Returns-Yards .....................................................6-105 ................2-20Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................1-0 ..................2-34Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 9-35.6 .............. 4-40.2Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................1-0 ...................3-3Penalties-Yards ...............................................................6-55 .................2-15Possession Time ............................................................24:26 ...............35:34Third-Down Conversions ...............................................3 of 15 .............8 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................1 of 3 ...............0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................1-2 ...................5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................1-1 ...................4-5PAT Kicks .........................................................................1-1 ...................4-5 Field Goals ......................................................................0-0 ...................1-1

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 09:37 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 23 yd field goal 14-66 5:23 NCAT 0 - TSU 3 00:29 TSU BROWN, Preston 2 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 6-48 2:53 NCAT 0 - TSU 102nd 07:41 NCAT MAYHEW,Mike 13 yd run (SHIDLER,S kick), 8-63 2:16 NCAT 7 - TSU 10 05:03 TSU GLEAVES, Johnta 5 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 6-85 2:30 NCAT 7 - TSU 173rd 09:58 TSU THOMAS, Dante’ 23 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 3-40 1:14 NCAT 7 - TSU 24 00:21 TSU THOMAS, Dante’ 1 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 9-60 4:17 NCAT 7 - TSU 314th 03:08 TSU WRIGHT, Terranc 5 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick failed), 1-5 :06 NCAT 7 - TSU 37

Attendance: 35,217Kickoff time: 4:00 pm End of Game: 7:20 Total elapsed time: 3:20 Officials: Referee: Ken SwitzerUmpire: Rodney Lowrey Linesman: Michael SalasLine judge: Shane DewittBack judge: Tom HahsSide judge: Tim Fetsch Temperature: 0 Wind: None Weather: Inside Dome

RUSHING: Tennessee State-THOMAS, Dante’ 24-186; BROWN, Preston 19-145; PERRY, Jeremy 1-27; WRIGHT, Terranc 7-21.

North Carolina A&T-MAYHEW,Mike 20-114; DRAKE,Dominique 7-25; LEWIS,Ricky 2-15; MORGAN,Shelton 6-minus 17.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 10-21-1-119; GROOMS, Dominic 3-4-0-23.North Carolina A&T-MORGAN,Shelton 9-31-2-76.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-McNAIRL, Calvin 5-65; JAMES, Travis 2-30; HILLS, Joseph 2-17; THOMAS, Dante’ 1-16; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-8; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-5; BRIGHT, Ronald 1-1.

North Carolina A&T-MILES,Wallace 4-46; COOPER,Eldridge 2-13; WARREN,Torrian 1-8; PRINCE,Donta 1-7; MAYHEW,Mike 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-BATHER, Brandon 1-23; CLIFFORD, Eugen 1-11.North Carolina A&T-GRAHAM,D’Vonte 1-0.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-BROWN, Preston 1-1; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-1; THOMAS, Dante’ 1-1.North Carolina A&T-MORGAN,Shelton 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-COUNCIL, Rico 1-1; WALLACE, Lamar 2-0; CRAWFORD, Malco 0-1; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-0.

North Carolina A&T-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-CLIFFORD, Eugen 5-4; TAYLOR, Andrew 6-1; WALLACE, Lamar 3-3; COUNCIL, Rico 3-3; HALL, Marquez 3-2; NICHOLS, Donte’ 2-2; TARVER, Sidney 1-3; WEATHERSPOON, R 1-2; CRAWFORD, Malco 1-2; BATHER, Justin 1-2; MURPHY, Mi-chael 2-0; COLEMAN, Jamal 2-0; PETERSON, Lawre 1-1; ROBINSON, Wilso 0-2; BROX-IE, Marcus 1-0; HARPER, Antonio 1-0; SNOW, Marcus 1-0; JONES, Jeremy 1-0; BATHER, Brandon 1-0; PRUITT, Tim 0-1; WYLIE, Joseph 0-1; HUNTER, Howard 0-1.

North Carolina A&T-FERRELL,Justin 11-4; GRAHAM,Jeremy 7-4; JACKSON,Brandon 3-7; BINDER,Ben 4-3; LONG,Quay 4-2; MASHBURN,Tony 2-4; GRAHAM,D’Vonte 3-0; HOVER,Brandon 1-2; CATES,Cameron 2-0; GORRELL,Danye 1-1; DORSEY,Donald 1-1; HILL,Edward 0-2; NEAL,Chris 0-2; WARDLAW,Jamal 1-0; MILES,Wallace 1-0; McCall,Bryson 1-0; WARREN,Torrian 1-0; GRAHAM,Dashaun 1-0; MAYS,Dareon 1-0.

For the second time on the season, together QB Jer-emy Perry (R) and DB Eugene Clifford (L) captured the offensive and defensive MVPs in the Tigers win in the Circle City Classic.



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Cape Girardeau, Mo. - The Tigers scored 14 unanswered points in the second half but it was not enough to overcome a 16-point deficit at the break. Despite holding the Redhawks scoreless in the second half, Tennessee State University fell short, 19-17, to FCS No. 25 Southeast Missouri State in OVC play at Houck Stadium.

TSU (3-3, 0-2) finished with 299 yards on offense while giving up a season-high 439 total yards including 390 on the ground. The loss snaps a two-game win streak.

Dante’ Thomas rushed for 118 yards on 22 carries (5.4 avg.), his sec-ond straight game over 100-yards, to lead the offense with Jeremy Perry connecting 16-of-28 for 147 yards throwing one interception.

Jeremy Pryor and Travis James finished with game-highs each, re-cording five receptions apiece. Pryor gathered 54 yards receiving and James recorded 26.

Terrence Wright scored the only two touchdowns for TSU finishing with 29 yards on nine touts. Wright reached the end zone on a 6-yard run in the third, capping a 13-play, 67-yard drive after the Tigers recov-ered a SEMO fumble.

In the fourth, TSU stayed alive when Wright scored again on a 9-yard run to end a 10-play, 82-yard drive, with 6:43 remaining.

The Tigers stopped SEMO’s following possession with a first career interception by Andrew Taylor at the TSU 36-yard-line to give the of-fense an opportunity to take the lead. However, a costly penalty on a fourth-down attempt forced a punt with the Redhawks notching two first downs to run out the clock.

The first half was the deciding factor in the ball game when the Tigers gathered 103 yards of offense with a time of possession of 9:03. After trailing 12-0, the Tigers only score in the first half was a career long 42-yard field goal by Jamin Godfrey.

TSU’s defense slowed SEMO down in the second behind career highs from Rico Council and Sidney Tarver. Council finished with a game-high, 15 tackles, (6 solo) with Tarver following with 11 stops (9 solo) posting the only sack of the game.

For the Redhawks (5-1, 4-0), the ground attack was spearheaded by Henry Harris and Matt Scheible gathering 258 yards before the break. Harris rushed for 188 yards (6.5 avg.) on 29 carries for one touchdown. Scheible added 137 yards on 16 attempts rushing for one touchdown and throwing for another. He connected with Cedric Cox with 33 seconds left in the second to help SEMO score all 19 of their points in the second quarter.

Tigers’ comeback held short at Southeast Missouri StateTENNESSEE STATE - 17 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE - 19

OCTOBER 9, 2010

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 0 3 7 7 17Record: (3-3, 0-2)SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 0 19 0 0 19Record: (5-1, 4-0) No. 25 (FCS)

.........................................................................................TSU ...............SEMOFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 17 .................... 19FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 20 .................... 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................33-152 .............62-390PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 147 ................... 49Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 28-16-1 ............. 11-5-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................61-299 .............73-439Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards ..........................................................0-0 ..................4-32Kickoff Returns-Yards ......................................................4-90 ................4-108Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................1-1 ..................1-12Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 5-46.0 .............. 2-31.5Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................0-0 ...................1-1Penalties-Yards ...............................................................5-34 .................5-39Possession Time ............................................................23:51 ...............36:09Third-Down Conversions ...............................................6 of 12 ............10 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................0 of 0 ...............1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................2-2 ...................2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................1-9 ...................0-0PAT Kicks .........................................................................2-2 ...................1-2 Field Goals ......................................................................1-1 ...................0-1 SCORING SUMMARY:

2nd 12:05 SEMO SCHEIBLE, Matt 2 yd run (GELDBACH, Drew kick blockd), 12-74 5:43 TSU 0 - SEMO 6 07:14 SEMO HARRIS, Henry 29 yd run (SCHEIBLE, Matt pass failed), 8-81 3:20 TSU 0 - SEMO 12 04:32 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 42 yd field goal 8-32 2:36 TSU 3 - SEMO 12 00:33 SEMO COX, Cedric 12 yd pass from SCHEIBLE, Matt (GELDBACH, Drew kick), 10-79 3:49 TSU 3 - SEMO 193rd 05:19 TSU WRIGHT, Terranc 6 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 13-67 6:44 TSU 10 - SEMO 194th 06:43 TSU WRIGHT, Terranc 9 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 10-82 2:48, TSU 17 - SEMO 19

Attendance: 10,316Kickoff time: 6:00 pm End of Game: 9:00 Total elapsed time: 3:00 Officials: Referee: Ken StovallUmpire: John Short Linesman: David SeewerLine judge: John E. SmootBack judge: Paul SchardeinField judge: Bart Horne;Side judge: Al StudstillScorer: Tony Valleroy Temperature: 67F Wind: 0 mph Weather: Clear

RUSHING: Tennessee State-THOMAS, Dante’ 22-118; WRIGHT, Terranc 9-29; PERRY,Jeremy 2-5.

Southeast Missouri-HARRIS, Henry 29-188; SCHEIBLE, Matt 16-128;EDWARDS, Miles 2-46; JONES, Mike 11-33; COTTNER, Kris 1-0; TEAM 3-minus 5.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 16-28-1-147.Southeast Missouri-SCHEIBLE, Matt 5-11-1-49.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-PRYOR, Jeremy 5-54; JAMES, Travis 5-26; HILLS, Joseph 4-38; DAVIS, London 1-17; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-12.

Southeast Missouri-HARRIS, Henry 1-24; COX, Cedric 1-12; JONES, Mike 1-8; EDWARDS, Miles 1-7; BELL, Matt 1-minus 2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-TAYLOR, Andrew 1-1.Southeast Missouri-BROCK, Tylor 1-12.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-None. Southeast Missouri-HARRIS, Henry 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-TARVER, Sidney 1-0. Southeast Missouri-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-COUNCIL, Rico 6-9; TARVER, Sidney 9-2; CLIFFORD, Eugen 6-2; CRAW-FORD, Malco 4-4; WYLIE, Joseph 4-2; NICHOLS, Donte’ 1-5; TEAM 4-0; COLEMAN, Ja-mal 4-0; HALL, Marquez 3-0; PETERSON, Lawre 2-1; BATHER, Brandon 1-2; WALLACE, Lamar 0-3; HARPER, Antonio 2-0; ROBINSON, Wilso 1-1; BROXIE, Marcus 0-2; BATHER, Justin 1-0; SNOW, Marcus 1-0; LUSK, Tyler 1-0; JAMES, Travis 1-0; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-0; DAVIS, Brent 0-1.

Southeast Missouri-PEIFFER, Blake 3-5; WOODARD, A. 3-4; BORUM, Darrick 1-6; BROCK, Tylor 2-4; WOODLIEF, J. 3-2; JACKSON, Joshua 3-2; KLAPROTH, P. 2-3; BOWEN, Aris 3-1; LOVE, Justin 1-3; LYLES, Maurice 3-0; SANCHEZ, J.J. 0-3; GRIMES, Aaron 2-0; ED-WARDS, Miles 1-0; GRASS, Nathan 1-0; GIPSON, Josh 1-0; GELDBACH, Drew 1-0; HEN-DRY, Steve 0-1; BRAME, Courtney 0-1; MORGAN, Johnnie 0-1.

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Jacksonville, Ala. - The Tennessee State University Tigers dropped their second straight with a 24-0 loss at FCS No. 3 Jacksonville State in OVC play.

TSU (3-4, 0-3 OVC) posted 219 yards but racked up 14 penalties for 117 yards. The Tigers’ offense could not get in gear going 2-of-12 on third down. It was the first time the Tigers had been shutout since 2005 when they suffered a 49-0 loss to Eastern Kentucky.

Dante’ Thomas ran for 94 yards on 18 carries for a 5.2 average while Jeremy Perry passed for 7-of-17 completed and 65 yards with two interceptions.

On defense, the Tigers pulled in two picks with Eugene Clifford and Justin Bather each posting one apiece. Michael Murphy led all defend-ers with eight tackles and Marquez Hall racked up seven total tackles, all solo stops.

Playing solid defense, the Tigers only trailed 7-0 with less than three minutes left to play in the first half. After holding the Gamecocks to a three-and-out, a costly fumble by TSU on the punt return gave the ball back to JSU on the Tigers’ 18-yardline with 2:09 on the clock.

It would only take one play for JSU (6-0, 4-0 OVC) to score when Coty Blanchard found James Shaw for an 18-yard score in the end zone.

Blanchard went 4-of-4 for 32 yards with Marques Ivory connecting 8-of-19 for 67 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Shaw led all receivers with three receptions for 40 yards.

After James Esco hit a 27-yard field goal to give the Gamecocks a 17-0 lead at the break, Ivory found Jeff Cameron in the end zone with JSU marching down for the score on their opening drive of the second half. The touchdown capped a six-play, 64-yard drive.

The Gamecocks finished with 273 yards of total offense behind Calvin Middleton’s 86 yards on the ground from 12 carries for a 7.2 average. Middleton put JSU on the board in the first with a 32-yard touchdown run.

JSU tied the longest winning streak in conference play at 11 games and gives them their best start in the 1991 season. TSU also holds the longest streak in OVC play at 11 games a feat accomplished during the 1999 season.

The Gamecocks posted three sacks behind Rodney Garrott. Garrott finished with six tackles (4 solo) and one sack while Antonio Bonner finished with a team high seven tackles (5 solo).

Tigers suffer shutout to No. 3 Jacksonville StateTENNESSEE STATE - 0 • JACKSONVILLE STATE - 24

OCTOBER 16, 2010

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 0 0 0 0 0Record: (3-4, 0-3)JACKSONVILLE STATE 7 10 7 0 24Record: (7-0, 4-0) No. 3 (FCS)

.........................................................................................TSU ...............JAXSTFINAL SCORE ................................................................... 0 ..................... 24FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 13 .................... 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................40-154 .............38-174PASSING YDS (NET) ....................................................... 65 .................... 99Passes Att-Comp-Int...................................................... 17-7-2 .............22-12-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................57-219 .............60-273Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards ........................................................ 2--19 .................4-69Kickoff Returns-Yards ......................................................5-61 .................1-26Interception Returns-Yards ..............................................2-26 .................2-44Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 8-38.5 .............. 5-38.2Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................2-1 ...................1-0Penalties-Yards .............................................................14-117 ...............7-48Possession Time ............................................................29:51 ...............30:09Third-Down Conversions ...............................................2 of 12 .............2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................0 of 1 ...............1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................0-0 ...................3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................0-0 ..................3-17PAT Kicks .........................................................................0-0 ...................3-3 Field Goals ......................................................................0-1 ...................1-2 SCORING SUMMARY:

1st 09:29 JAXST MIDDLETON,Calvi 32 yd run (ESCO, James kick), 9-78 3:23 TSU 0 - JAXST 72nd 02:04 JAXST SHAW,James 18 yd pass from BLANCHARD,Coty (ESCO, James kick), 1-18 0:05 TSU 0 - JAXST 14 00:27 JAXST ESCO, James 27 yd field goal 8-41 0:50 TSU 0 - JAXST 173rd 12:00 JAXST CAMERON,Jeffrey 9 yd pass from IVORY,Marques (ESCO, James kick), 6-64 2:46 TSU 0 - JAXST 24

Attendance: 15,218Kickoff time: 3:05 pm End of Game: 6:00 Total elapsed time: 2:55 Officials: Referee: Jason McArthurUmpire: Brian DavisLinesman: Michael SalasLine judge: Jeff IrwinBack judge: Gregory BreyField judge: Burney JenkinsSide judge: Chip Shields Temperature: 77 Wind: N 4 mph Weather: Sunny

RUSHING: Tennessee State-THOMAS, Dante’ 18-94; WRIGHT, Terranc 9-47; WILSON, Bryce 1-14; PERRY, Jeremy 11-0; TEAM 1-minus 1.

Jacksonville State-MIDDLETON,Calvi 12-86; BARKSDALE,Dariu 12-33; BLANCHARD,Coty 3-28; FREELON,Richard 5-13; YOUNG,Jamal 3-6; IVORY,Marques 2-5; FREENEY,Alphoms 1-3.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 7-17-2-65. Jacksonville State-IVORY,Marques 8-18-2-67; BLANCHARD,Coty 4-4-0-32.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-GLEAVES, Johnta 2-25; HILLS, Joseph 1-12; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-11; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-6; THOMAS, Dante’ 1-6; WRIGHT, Terranc 1-5.

Jacksonville State-SHAW,James 3-40; WHIDDON, John 3-23; HOWARD, Justin 2-16;YOUNG,Jamal 2-7; CAMERON,Jeffrey 1-9; WILLIAMS,La’Ray 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-BATHER, Justin 1-16; CLIFFORD, Eugen 1-10.Jacksonville State-HEATH,T.J. 1-40; HARRIS,Keginald 1-4.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 1-0; MALLORY, Julian 1-1. Jacksonville State-BLANCHARD,Coty 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-None. Jacksonville State-DIX,Kevin 1-0; GARROTT,Rodney 1-0; POWELL,James 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-MURPHY, Michael 3-5; HALL, Marquez 7-0; COUNCIL,Rico 3-3; CRAWFORD, Malco 3-3; WALLACE, Lamar 3-2; BROXIE, Marcus 3-2; CLIF-FORD, Eugen 2-3; TARVER, Sidney 3-0; BATHER, Brandon 0-3; BATHER, Justin 2-0; HARPER, Antonio 2-0; WRIGHT, Terranc 0-2; ROBINSON, Wilso 0-2; BRIGHT, Ronald 1-0; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-0; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-0; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-0; PERRY, Jeremy 1-0;GUTHRIE, Jarron 0-1; HUNTER, Howard 0-1; NICHOLS, Donte’ 0-1; COFFEE, Jeremy0-1; COLEMAN, Jamal 0-1.

Jacksonville State-BONNER,Antonio 5-2; GARROTT,Rodney 4-2; GEORGE,Marquis 3-2; JONES,Morrell 2-3; GRAY,Robert 3-1; TYSON, DiMetrio 2-2; LEWIS, Mon-te 1-3; HARRIS,Keginald 3-0; HORTON,Jason 2-1; BYRD,Brannon 1-2; DAVIS,A.J. 1-2; ROBINSON,Brooks 2-0; DIX,Kevin 2-0; POWELL,James 1-1; HEATH,T.J. 1-1; CAMERON,Jeffrey 1-1; McGEE, Tim 0-2; SMITH,Rashad 0-2; SHAW,James 1-0; BOOKER,Jawaan 1-0; DUNCAN,Francis 1-0; TOLSON,Brenton 0-1; JOHNSON,Nick 0-1.

Eugene Clifford (1) finished with one of TSU’s two interception in the loss to Jacksonville State.



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Nashville, Tenn. - After dropping three conference games, Tennessee State University had hopes of staying in contention for the Sgt. York Trophy but slipped out of the race with a 21-10 OVC loss to Tennessee Tech at LP Field.

The game was critical for TSU in the Sgt. York Trophy series, which is contested between the four OVC schools from the state of Tennessee. The Tigers suffered a loss to Austin Peay early in the season and will face the final school in the running, UT Martin, on Nov. 13.

The Tigers (3-5, 0-4 OVC) outgained the Golden Eagles (4-4, 3-2 OVC) posting 361 offensive yards to TTU’s 200, but scored once in the red zone on three visits.

Calvin McNairl led all receivers with a career high, nine receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown. It was the first time the Tigers had a receiver break the 100-yard mark this season.

McNairl scored on an 84-yard catch and run from Jeremy Perry late in the second quarter to give TSU a 10-7 lead. Perry finished with 203 yards from 20-of-32 passing throwing one interception.

Joseph Hills picked up five receptions for 27 yards and Dante’ Thomas rushed for 75 yards on 18 touches for a 4.2 average. Terrence Wright added 59 yards on the ground on seven carries (8.4 yards/carry) and two catches for 16 yards.

The Tigers only other score came courtesy of a 21-yard field goal by Jamin Godfrey to put them on the board first midway through the opening quarter. Godfrey would miss two other attempts in the second half from 24 and 31 yards out.

On defense, Brandon Bather’s game-high 11 tackles (6 solo) led the Tigers with Sidney Tarver and Lamar Wallace picking up seven stops apiece. Marquez Hall hauled in the Tigers’ only interception and Law-rence Peterson added a solo sack.

The Golden Eagles win their third straight with Tre Lamb completing 10-of-18 for 99 yards while throwing three touchdowns and one in-terception. After the Golden Eagles recovered a blocked punt on the Tigers’ 25-yardline, Lamb found Tim Benford from 22 yards out in the second quarter to give TTU a 7-3 lead.

TTU then answered the Tigers’ score in 51 seconds with under a min-ute to play in the first half when Lamb connected with Zack Ziegler on a 6-yard pass. The score capped a seven-play, 51-yard drive, to take the lead at the break, 14-10.

Lamb and Benford linked up again in the third quarter with a three-yard score closing an 80-yard drive on 15 plays for the final score. Benford finished with three receptions for 38 yards Kelechi Ordu had a team high, eight tackles, and Will Johnson added seven.

Tigers slip out of York race with loss to Tennessee TechTENNESSEE STATE - 10 • TENNESSEE TECH - 21

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 3 7 0 0 10Record: (3-5, 0-4)TENNESSEE TECH 0 14 7 0 21Record: (4-4, 3-2)

.........................................................................................TTU .................TSUFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 21 .................... 10FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 15 .................... 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................40-107 .............35-158PASSING YDS (NET) ....................................................... 93 ................... 203Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 21-12-1 ............32-20-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................61-200 .............67-361Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards .........................................................3-14 ..................2-1Kickoff Returns-Yards ......................................................3-72 .................3-56Interception Returns-Yards .............................................. 1--3 ...................1-0Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 6-45.5 .............. 3-27.0Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................1-0 ...................1-0Penalties-Yards ...............................................................8-60 .................7-68Possession Time ............................................................30:01 ...............29:59Third-Down Conversions ...............................................5 of 15 .............5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................0 of 1 ...............1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................3-4 ...................1-3Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................1-7 ...................1-4PAT Kicks .........................................................................3-3 ...................1-1Field Goals ......................................................................0-0 ...................1-3 SCORING SUMMARY:

1st 06:47 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 21 yd field goal 12-76 5:32 TTU 0 - TSU 32nd 12:29 TTU BENFORD, Tim 22 yd pass from LAMB, Tre (BARKER, Matthew kick) 3-25 1:41 TTU 7 - TSU 3 01:03 TSU McNAIRL, Calvin 84 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 3-91 1:08 TTU 7 - TSU 10 00:05 TTU ZIEGLER, Zack 6 yd pass from LAMB, Tre (BARKER, Matthew kick), 7-51 0:51 TTU 14 - TSU 103rd 03:01 TTU BENFORD, Tim 3 yd pass from LAMB, Tre (BARKER, Matthew kick), 15-80 6:39 TTU 21 - TSU 10

Attendance: 6,739Kickoff time: 6:08 pm End of Game: 9:04 pm Total elapsed time: 2:56 Officials: Referee: Todd DunawayUmpire: Stephen JoestLinesman: Chris BarneyLine judge: Steve Horn Back judge: Carey HendleyField judge: Michael BoshersSide judge: James PaitselScorer: Jerome Dooley Temperature: 78 Wind: S 15 mph Weather: Mostly Cloudy

RUSHING: Tennessee State-THOMAS, Dante’ 18-75; WRIGHT, Terranc 7-59; PERRY, Jeremy 7-19; TARVER, Sidney 1-4; GROOMS, Dominic 1-1; TEAM 1-0.

Tennessee Tech-GAY, Dontey 7-38; CRAWFORD, Jocqu 12-34; LAMB, Tre 8-31;ZIEGLER, Zack 3-10; BARNES, Cass 6-8; SAILES, Henry 1-7; GARRETT, Demetr 1-mi-nus 3; Team 2-minus 18.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 20-32-1-203. Tennessee Tech-LAMB, Tre 10-18-1-99; BARNES, Cass 2-3-0-minus 6.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-McNAIRL, Calvin 9-131; HILLS, Joseph 5-27; JAMES, Travis 2-22; WRIGHT, Terranc 2-16; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-5; DAVIS, London 1-2.

Tennessee Tech-BENFORD, Tim 3-38; ZIEGLER, Zack 3-19; SAILES, Henry 3-2; ALLEN, Colin 2-28; GAY, Dontey 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-HALL, Marquez 1-0.Tennessee Tech-JONES, Marty 1-minus 3.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HILLS, Joseph 1-0.Tennessee Tech-CRAWFORD, Jocqu 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-PETERSON, Lawre 1-0.Tennessee Tech-MCBRIDE, Tommie 0-1; VERGE, LaDarriu 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-BATHER, Brandon 6-5; TARVER, Sidney 5-2; WALLACE, Lamar 3-4; CLIFFORD, Eugen 2-4; BATHER, Justin 3-2; COUNCIL, Rico 3-2; NICHOLS, Donte’ 2-2; PETERSON, Lawre 2-2; BROXIE, Marcus 1-2; HALL, Marquez 1-2; HARPER, Antonio 1-1; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-1; BRIGHT, Ronald 1-0; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-0; ROBINSON, Wilso 1-0;COLEMAN, Jamal 1-0; WRIGHT, Terranc 1-0; CRAWFORD, Malco 0-1; WATSON, Harold0-1; MURPHY, Michael 0-1.

Tennessee Tech-ORDU, Kelechi 4-4; JOHNSON, Will 7-0; EVANS, Dwight 6-0; TOOLEY, Richmon 5-1; HILLIARD, Justi 4-2; DILLEHAY, Dusti 5-0; MITCHELL, Caleb 4-0; MCIN-TOSH, Jake 3-1; JONES, Marty 3-1; HOGUE, Jamere 2-2; EDWARDS, Marcus 2-1; MILEY, Dedrick 2-0; HARRIS, DeShawn 1-1; MILES, Corbin 1-0; ADAMS, Blake 0-1; MCBRIDE, Tommie 0-1; VERGE, LaDarriu 0-1. Brandon Bather (35) finished with a career and

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Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University watched a 28-7 halftime lead vanish, falling to Eastern Illinois, 31-28, in overtime during Home-coming/Senior Night in front of a crowd of 21, 596 at LP Field.

With the loss, TSU (3-6, 0-5 OVC) remains winless in conference play while nursing a four-game skid.

In overtime, EIU scored on the first possession with a 37-yard field goal from Cameron Berra. The Tigers looked to have an opportunity to seal the game on 3rd-and-9 when Dominic Grooms connected with Jeremy Pryor on a 23-yard reception on the Panthers one yard line.

However, during Pryor’s one hand lunge for the goal line, the ball came loose with the fumble bouncing out of bounds in the end zone for a touchback giving EIU the win.

Grooms, Pryor and Terrance Wright recorded career highs to help the Tigers post 457 yards of total offense. Grooms passed for 15-of-29 for 270 yards and one touchdown. Pryor pulled in a game-high six catches for 121 yards and Terrence Wright rushed for 138 yards on 14 carries (9.6 yards/carry) and one touchdown.

TSU posted all their points in the first half with Calvin McNairl scor-ing two touchdowns with one under center on a 6-yard run to put the Tigers on the board first.

McNairl scored again late in the second on a 20-yard reception from Grooms for his second touchdown catch of the season. Dante’ Thom-as also added a score on a 6-yard run late in the first quarter.

On defense, Eugene Clifford led all defenders with 11 tackles (6 solo) with Marquez Hall and Sidney Tarver adding nine stops apiece. Tarver also finished with one sack and two tackles for a loss.

EIU (2-8, 2-6 OVC) wins their second straight after opening the sea-son with eight losses. The Panthers totaled 467 yards behind Jimmy Garoppolo’s 20-of-33 passing for 331 yards and four touchdowns through the air.

Garoppolo hit Cody Bruns in the second quarter on a 23-yard pass to put EIU on the board. In the second half, Garoppolo connected with Chris Wright on touchdown passes of 15, 65, and 81 yards.

Wright finished with five receptions for 217 yards and three touch-downs. On the ground, Jake Walker picked up 70 yards on 14 carries (5.0 yards/carry). Defensively, EIU was led by Rashad Haynes and Perry Burge’s registering seven tackles each.

Homecoming heartbreak for Tigers in overtime loss to Eastern Illinois TENNESSEE STATE - 28 • EASTERN ILLINOIS - 31 (OT)

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 14 14 0 0 0 28Record: (3-6, 0-5)EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 7 7 14 3 31Record: (2-8, 2-6)

......................................................................................... EIU ..................TSUFINAL SCORE (OT) ......................................................... 31 .................... 28FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 21 .................... 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................38-136 .............37-180PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 331 .................. 277Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 33-20-0 ............32-17-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................71-467 .............69-457Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................1-2Punt Returns-Yards ..........................................................0-0 ..................3-21Kickoff Returns-Yards ......................................................4-86 .................5-29Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................0-0 ...................0-0Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 4-43.5 .............. 7-40.3Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................4-3 ...................2-2Penalties-Yards ...............................................................6-71 .................8-60Possession Time ............................................................31:18 ...............43:42Third-Down Conversions ...............................................5 of 13 .............4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................0 of 2 ...............0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................1-3 ...................4-6Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................2-19 ..................1-7PAT Kicks .........................................................................4-4 ...................4-4Field Goals ......................................................................1-1 ...................0-0 SCORING SUMMARY:

1st 09:40 TSU McNAIRL, Calvin 6 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 2-20 0:20 EIU 0 - TSU 7 04:55 TSU THOMAS, Dante’ 6 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 6-70 2:29 EIU 0 - TSU 142nd 12:45 TSU WRIGHT, Terranc 15 yd run (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 4-73 1:16 EIU 0 - TSU 21 08:33 EIU BRUNS 23 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick) 5-42 2:19 EIU 7 - TSU 21 06:18 TSU McNAIRL, Calvin 20 yd pass from GROOMS, Dominic (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 6-89 2:05 EIU 7 - TSU 283rd 09:06 EIU WRIGHT 15 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick) 7-55 3:32 EIU 14 - TSU 284th 10:29 EIU WRIGHT 65 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick) 7-96 3:43 EIU 21 - TSU 28 06:46 EIU WRIGHT 81 yd pass from GAROPPOLO (BERRA kick) 3-75 1:46 EIU 28 - TSU 28OT 00:00 EIU BERRA 37 yd field goal, 9-0 15:24 EIU 31 - TSU 28

Attendance: 21,596Kickoff time: 5:02 pm End of Game: 8:23 pm Total elapsed time: 3:21 Officials: Referee: Butch StovallUmpire: John ShortLinesman: David SeewarLine judge: John SmootBack judge: Paul SchardeinField judge: Bart HorneSide judge: Al StudstillScorer: Jerome Dooley Temperature: 48 Wind: NE 7 mph Weather: Mostly Clear

RUSHING: Tennessee State-WRIGHT, Terranc 14-135; THOMAS, Dante’ 16-41; McNAIRL, Calvin 2-5; GROOMS, Dominic 5-minus 1.

Eastern Illinois-WALKER 14-70; POTEMPA 10-30; RICKS 2-19; GAROPPOLO 5-16; WILLIAMS, M. 1-12; WRIGHT 1-10; LORA 2-6; WHITTAKER 1-1; TEAM 2-minus 28.

PASSING: Tennessee State-GROOMS, Dominic 15-29-0-270; McNAIRL, Calvin 2-3-0-7.Eastern Illinois-GAROPPOLO 20-33-0-331.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-PRYOR, Jeremy 6-121; DAVIS, London 3-49; HILLS, Joseph 2-39; GLEAVES, Johnta 2-28; JAMES, Travis 2-24; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-20; MALLORY, Julian 1-minus 4.

Eastern Illinois-WRIGHT 5-217; WHITTAKER 5-36; BRUNS 3-32; WISE 2-19;RICKS 2-15; LORA 1-9; POTEMPA 1-8; WALKER 1-minus 5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None.Eastern Illinois-None.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-BATHER, Brandon 1-1; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-1.Eastern Illinois-GAROPPOLO 1-1; POTEMPA 1-1; TEAM 1-1; RICKS 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-TARVER, Sidney 1-0.Eastern Illinois-DOWDELL 1-1; KICKELS 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-CLIFFORD, Eugen 6-5; HALL, Marquez 7-2; TARVER, Sidney 5-4;BATHER, Brandon 4-3; COUNCIL, Rico 3-4; WALLACE, Lamar 1-6; CRAWFORD, Malco 2-2; BROXIE, Marcus 2-0; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-1; BATHER, Justin 1-1; PETERSON, Lawre 1-1; NICHOLS, Donte’ 0-2; GUTHRIE, Jarron 1-0; ROBINSON, Wilso 0-1.

Eastern Illinois-HAYNES 6-1; BURGE 3-4; DOWDELL 3-3; BAZIGOS 3-3; LEMAN 2-4; MARTINEZ 3-2; BEARD 3-1; JAMES 2-2; KICKELS 1-3; HOLLIDAY 3-0; REYNA 2-1; COOPER 1-2; CRAWFORD 2-0; NASTI 1-1; POTEMPA 1-1; TAYLOR 0-2; LORA 1-0; AMILCAR 1-0; VEHOVIC 1-0; GALAN 1-0; WALKER 1-0; BAKER, A. 0-1; RICKS 0-1.

In his last home game, Terrance Wright (25) fin-ished with a career and game high, 138 yards, on 14 carries, for 9.6 yards per tout. The Tigers dropped their second straight homecoming.



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Martin, Tenn. – The Tennessee State University Tigers (3-7, 0-6) expe-rienced their second shut out of the season dropping a 37-0 decision to Tennessee Martin (6-5, 5-3) on regional television. It was TSU’s worse defeat of the season, fifth straight and sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference. TheTigers dropped a 24-0 at Jacksonville State (10/16), marking the first time a TSU team has had two shut-outs in the same season since 1975.

On their first possession the Tigers suffered an interception that led to a UT Martin touchdown three plays later. Later in the first quarter, the Tiger defense gave up a 55-yard run to their one-yard line and the Skyhawks scored a touchdown two plays later for a 14-0 advantage as the first quarter ended.

In the second quarter, TSU gave up a 54-yard pass to the UTM 23 yard line to the TSU 23 yard line, but the defense stiffened to deny any points by the Skyhawks. The first half ended with the score 14-0,with the Tigers mustering 33 yards on 22 plays while the Skyhawks gained 273 yards from 36 plays.

The Tigers opened the second half with a six-play drive, but stalled on the UTM 31 yard line. A TSU 48-yard Field Goal attempt failed. On the next series, the TSU defense held the Skyhawks to a three-and-out, but on TSU’s next possession, quarterback Dominic Grooms was intercepted at the TSU 28-yard line and returned for a touchdown for a UTM 21-0 lead.

The Tigers would fall deeper in the quick sand fumbling on their next possession at the UTM 10-yard line.

The fourth quarter saw more of the same as the Skyhawks moved the ball 80 yards in six plays to take a 37-0 lead after their PAT kick failed.

The top performances on defense for TSU were linebacker Rico Coun-cil who finished the game with seven tackles (6 solo) and defensive end Marcus Broxie who finished with five tackles (2 solo) and 1.5 tack-les for loss. Defensive end Lawrence Peterson, recorded one sack (7 yards) and three tackles.

On offense, running back Terrence Wright had 43 yards on 13 car-ries with a long of 22 yards. Quarterback Dominic Grooms passed for 41 yards (7-25-1) with a long of 14 yards. Three receivers posted two receptions, Calvin McNairl (17 yards), Joseph Hills (13 yards) and Jeremy Pryor (11 yards). Julian Mallory had 72 yards on three kickoff returns.

On the game, TSU finished with 123 yards in Total Offense (72 rush, 51 pass) and UTM finished with 517 yard in Total Offense (208 rush, 309 pass).

Tigers succumb to shut out at Tennessee MartinTENNESSEE STATE - 0 • TENNESSEE MARTIN - 37

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTENNESSEE STATE 0 0 0 0 0Record: (3-7, 0-6)TENNESSEE MARTIN 14 0 17 6 37Record: (6-5, 5-3)

.........................................................................................TSU ................ UTMFINAL SCORE ................................................................... 0 ..................... 37FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 11 .................... 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .................................................29-72 ..............36-208PASSING YDS (NET) ....................................................... 51 ................... 309Passes Att-Comp-Int...................................................... 29-8-2 .............26-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................58-123 .............62-517Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................1-8Punt Returns-Yards ..........................................................2-2 ..................6-71Kickoff Returns-Yards .....................................................5-116 .................0-0Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................0-0 ..................2-28Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 9-41.7 .............. 6-39.3Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................4-1 ...................0-0Penalties-Yards ...............................................................4-12 ...............12-135Possession Time ............................................................28:39 ...............31:21Third-Down Conversions ...............................................2 of 15 .............3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................0 of 1 ...............0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................0-2 ...................4-6Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................1-7 ...................0-0PAT Kicks .........................................................................0-0 ...................4-5Field Goals ......................................................................0-1 ...................1-2

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 12:00 UTM MCNAIR, Jason 7 yd run (SANDLIN, Cody kick), 2-30 0:30 TSU 0 - UTM 7 01:45 UTM CARR, Derek 1 yd run (SANDLIN, Cody kick), 6-74 3:22 TSU 0 - UTM 143rd 09:29 UTM ROTTERO, Nate 28 yd int. return (SANDLIN, Cody kick), TSU 0 - UTM 21 05:23 UTM SANDLIN, Cody 34 yd field goal 5-67 2:01 TSU 0 - UTM 24 00:48 UTM SHIVER, Stephen 30 yd pass from CARR, Derek (SANDLIN, Cody kick), 4-88 1:54 TSU 0 - UTM 314th 08:52 UTM MCNAIR, Julius 1 yd run (SANDLIN, Cody kick failed) 6-80 4:02 TSU 0 - UTM 37

Attendance: 3,141Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:21 pm Total elapsed time: 3:14 Officials: Referee: Matt YoungUmpire: John GrahamLinesman: Steve SwiftLine judge: Craig DunnBack judge: Drew MyersField judge: Pat PownallSide judge: Greg KoernerScorer: Ryne Rickman Temperature: 50 Wind: W 9 mph Weather: Light Rain, Cool

RUSHING: Tennessee State-WRIGHT, Terranc 13-43; BERRY, Ryan 7-27; THOMAS, Dante’ 4-14; BRIGHT, Ronald 1-1; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-0; GROOMS, Dominic 1-minus 5; McNAIRL, Calvin 2-minus 8.

UT Martin-MCNAIR, Jason 9-125; MCNEIL, DJ 7-36; WILLIAMS, AJ 9-31; CARR, Der-ek 5-7; JORDAN, Corey 3-7; MCNAIR, Julius 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 1.

PASSING: Tennessee State-GROOMS, Dominic 7-25-2-41; McNAIRL, Calvin 1-4-0-10. UT Martin-CARR, Derek 13-24-0-286; HOOK, Joe 0-1-0-0; MCNAIR, Jason 1-1-0-23.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-McNAIRL, Calvin 2-17; HILLS, Joseph 2-13; PRYOR, Jeremy 2-11; BRIGHT, Ronald 1-10; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-0.

UT Martin-SHIVER, Stephen 4-147; THOMPSON, Chris 3-30; CHAMBERLAIN, Da 2-12; STANLEY, Taylor 1-47; MCNAIR, Jason 1-31; CARR, Derek 1-23; WILLIAMS, AJ 1-15; JORDAN, Corey 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. UT Martin-ROTTERO, Nate 1-28; WELCH, Derek 1-0.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-WRIGHT, Terranc 2-1; BERRY, Ryan 1-0; GROOMS, Dominic 1-0. UT Martin-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-PETERSON, Lawre 1-0. UT Martin-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-COUNCIL, Rico 6-1; BROXIE, Marcus 2-3; BATHER, Brandon 4-0; BATHER, Justin 4-0; HALL, Marquez 4-0; TARVER, Sidney 3-1; CLIFFORD, Eugen 2-2; ROBINSON, Wilso 2-2; PETERSON, Lawre 3-0; COLEMAN, Jamal 2-1; WALLACE, La-mar 2-1; HARPER, Antonio 2-0; CRAWFORD, Malco 1-1; WATSON, Harold 1-0; CISNE-ROS, Taylo 1-0; WYLIE, Joseph 1-0; NICHOLS, Donte’ 1-0; MURPHY, Michael 1-0; WRIGHT, Terranc 1-0.

UT Martin-BEY, Josh 4-3; COX, Tim 3-3; ROTTERO, Nate 3-2; DRAKEFORD, TJ 2-3; HARPER, Kendal 3-1; TEAMER, Ray 2-2; WELCH, Derek 2-1; CARNEY, Aaron 2-0; ANDERSON, Linco 1-1; DARDEN, Justin 1-1; DANIEL, Erick 1-1; NWANKWO, Obi 0-2; HOWARD, Jett 0-2; NALLS, Darrin 0-2; JORDAN, Corey 1-0; MCNEIL, DJ 1-0; CODY, Josh 0-1; MCNAIR, Julius 0-1; ROBERTS, DJ 0-1; GILBERT, Jobron 0-1; GUFFIN, Gerald 0-1; ELLIS, Bobby 0-1.

Rico Council (47) finished with a team high seven tackles and Lawrence Peterson (86) recorded his second sack of the season in the loss at Tennes-see Martin.



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Murray, Ky. – The Tennessee State Tigers’ season came to an end after a 28-23 loss at Murray State. TSU dropped their sixth straight despite career-best performances by Jeremy Perry and Joseph Hills.

Perry finished the game passing for 289 yards (23-41-0) and three TDs. He also rushed for 14 yards to amass 303 yards in total offense. Hills, a senior, finished the game with 128 yards on 8 catches and one score.TSU opened the game scoring midway through the first quarter (7:55) when Perry hit Calvin McNairl with a 20-yard TD pass for a 7-0 lead. The score came after an 8-play, 62 yard drive, that consumed 4:04.

Murray State responded on their next possession with a 62 yard drive to tie the score at 7-7 at the 5:36 mark of the first quarter.

The Tigers posted the only scoring in the second period, when Perry connected with Hills with a 37-yard strike with 0:23 remaining in the half. TSU took a 14-7 lead into the locker room at the half.

Opening the second half, the Racers received the kick-off and com-pleted a 65-yard pass on their second play all the way to the Tigers 4-yard line. That drive tied the score at 14-14 on the next play with a little over 14 minutes remaining in the quarter.

Murray State scored another after marching 68 yards in seven plays for a 21-14 lead.

The Tigers responded with an 8-play 87 yard drive, but the PAT kick was blocked, leaving the score at 21-20 with 0:30 left in the quarter. After the kickoff, the Racers completed a 68 yard pass TD pass for a TD for a 28-20 lead after just 0:18 on the clock. The third quarter ended, 28-20, in favor of Murray State.

TSU fought back driving the ball 70 yards (16 plays) to the Murray State 1-yard line, but had to settle for an 18 yard FG with 6:43 left in the game. The Tiger defense forced Murray State to try a 40 yard FG at 4:56, but it failed and TSU took over for a chance to win the game at their own 23 yard line. The Tigers drove to their own 42 yard line, but Perry was sacked on third and four. TSU’s 4th and 10 pass was incomplete with 2:06 remaining and Murray State was able to run out the clock for the win.

Defensively, safety Eugene Clifford led the Tigers with 10 tackles (4 solo), one forced fumble and 2 pass breakups. Linebacker Rico Coun-cil finished with 8 tackles (3 solo) and 0.5 TFL.

As a team, the Tigers gained 487 yards in Total Offense (198 rush, 289 pass) and limited Murray State to 443 yards in Total Offense (143 rush, 300 pass). TSU had 26 first downs to Murray State’s 20 first downs. Finally, the Tigers held a lead in Time of Possession, 36:13 to 23:47.

Tigers end season, fall short at Murray StateTENNESSEE STATE - 23 • MURRAY STATE - 28

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

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.........................................................................................TSU ................MURFINAL SCORE .................................................................. 23 .................... 28FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 26 .................... 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ................................................41-198 .............31-143PASSING YDS (NET) ...................................................... 289 .................. 300Passes Att-Comp-Int..................................................... 42-23-1 ............33-22-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ................................83-487 .............64-443Fumble Returns-Yards ......................................................0-0 ...................0-0Punt Returns-Yards ..........................................................2-1 ...................0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards .....................................................5-134 ................4-92Interception Returns-Yards ...............................................0-0 ...................1-0Punts (Number-Avg) ...................................................... 5-43.4 .............. 4-48.5Fumbles-Lost ....................................................................1-0 ...................1-1Penalties-Yards ...............................................................3-30 .................4-54Possession Time ............................................................36:13 ...............23:47Third-Down Conversions ...............................................8 of 19 .............4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions ..............................................1 of 3 ...............0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..............................................3-5 ...................2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards .................................................1-4 ...................1-6PAT Kicks .........................................................................2-3 ...................4-4Field Goals ......................................................................1-2 ...................0-1

SCORING SUMMARY:1st 07:55 TSU McNAIRL, Calvin 20 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 8-62 4:04 TSU 7 - MUR 0 05:36 MUR BROCKMAN, Casey 7 yd run (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 9-62 2:15 TSU 7 - MUR 72nd 00:23 TSU HILLS, Joseph 37 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick), 8-76 2:28 TSU 14 - MUR 73rd 14:14 MUR BRADY, Duane 4 yd run (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 3-63 0:46 TSU 14 - MUR 14 10:22 MUR BROCKMAN, Casey 22 yd run (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 7-68 1:53 TSU 14 - MUR 21 00:30 TSU McNAIRL, Calvin 9 yd pass from PERRY, Jeremy (GODFREY, Jamin kick blockd), 8-87 3:13 TSU 20 - MUR 21 00:13 MUR HARRIS, Marcus 68 yd pass from BROCKMAN, Casey (CULLEN, Kienan kick), 1-68 0:09 TSU 20 - MUR 284th 06:43 TSU GODFREY, Jamin 18 yd field goal 17-70 8:21 TSU 23 - MUR 28

Attendance: 2,904Kickoff time: 1:00 pm End of Game: 4:00 pm Total elapsed time: 3:00 Officials: Referee: Jason McArthurUmpire: Brian DavisLinesman: Tom DannerLine judge: Jeff IrwinBack judge: Gregory BreyField judge: Burney JenkinsSide judge: Chip Shields Temperature: 63 Wind: SSE 9 mph Weather: Sunny

RUSHING: Tennessee State-WRIGHT, Terranc 20-133; THOMAS, Dante’ 17-51; PERRY,Jeremy 4-14.

Murray State-BROCKMAN, Casey 13-112; LAVEA, Tyler 7-28; BRADY,Duane 8-20; TEAM 3-minus 17.

PASSING: Tennessee State-PERRY, Jeremy 23-41-0-289; CISNEROS, Taylo 0-1-1-0.Murray State-BROCKMAN, Casey 22-33-0-300.

RECEIVING: Tennessee State-McNAIRL, Calvin 9-116; HILLS, Joseph 8-128; WRIGHT,Terranc 2-4; DAVIS, London 1-24; PRYOR, Jeremy 1-11; GLEAVES, Johnta 1-5;BRIGHT, Ronald 1-1.

Murray State-HARRIS, Marcus 11-137; BARNETT, Dexter 3-72;BRACKETT, Arthu 3-60; BRADY, Duane 2-1; LAVEA, Tyler 1-14; DANIELS, Rashad 1-10;HARRIS, Mike 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. Murray State-WICKS, Brandon 1-0.

FUMBLES: Tennessee State-BERRY, Ryan 1-0. Murray State-BROCKMAN, Casey 1-1.

SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee State-BROXIE, Marcus 1-0. Murray State-McKINNON, Arles 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee State-CLIFFORD, Eugen 4-6; COUNCIL, Rico 3-5; BATHER, Brandon 4-1; TARVER, Sidney 2-3; TAYLOR, Andrew 1-4; WALLACE, Lamar 0-5; BATHER, Justin 4-0; HARPER, Antonio 4-0; HALL, Marquez 2-2; WYLIE, Joseph 1-3; BROXIE, Marcus 1-2; ROBINSON, Wilso 1-1; LUSK, Tyler 1-1; GUTHRIE, Jarron 0-2; CRAWFORD, Malco 1-0; COLEMAN, Jamal 0-1.

Murray State-JOHNSON, Dontre 6-5; WICKS, Brandon 6-5; FENNELL, Erik 5-4; JOHN-SON, Matt 5-1; CLARK, Justin 2-4; THEUS, Lamar 4-1; BRINKLEY, Natha 3-2; KUTCH, Zach 2-2; BRACKETT, Jerem 2-1; CLARKE, Andre 0-3; McKINNON, Arles 2-0; McCALL, Harry 1-1; SKINNER, Darria 1-1; EVANS, Tyler 1-1; BUCHANAN, Devau 0-2; DENSON, TJ 0-2; DAVIS, Darrell 0-2; CROOK, Jamal 0-2; DANIELS, Rashad 1-0; OJOLOLA, Ayo 1-0; HARRIS, Marcus 1-0; TEAM 1-0; BRADY, Duane 0-1; SALTER, Blake 0-1; WALKER, Ryan 0-1.

Joseph Hills (85) recorded a career in game highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (128) in his last game for the Big Blue.



DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDSep 04, 2010 ALABAMA A&M W 27-14 22607Sep 11, 2010 vs Jackson State L 26-33 44688*Sep 18, 2010 AUSTIN PEAY STATE L 23-26 8502Sep 25, 2010 vs Florida A&M W 29-18 54202Oct. 2, 2010 vs North Carolina A&T W 37-7 35217*Oct 9, 2010 at #25 Southeast Missouri L 17-19 10316*Oct 16, 2010 at #3 Jacksonville State L 0-24 15218*Oct 23, 2010 TENNESSEE TECH L 10-21 6739*Nov 06, 2010 EASTERN ILLINOIS L OT 28-31 21596*Nov 13, 2010 at UT Martin L 0-37 3141*Nov 20, 2010 at Murray State L 23-28 2904

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GTHOMAS, Dante’ 11 155 832 39 793 5.1 6 51 72.1BROWN, Preston 5 125 786 26 760 6.1 6 71 152.0WRIGHT, Terranc 11 81 504 31 473 5.8 4 43 43.0BERRY, Ryan 7 10 39 4 35 3.5 0 15 5.0PERRY, Jeremy 9 36 134 115 19 0.5 0 27 2.1WILSON, Bryce 1 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 14.0TARVER, Sidney 11 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4BRIGHT, Ronald 11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1GLEAVES, Johnta 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0TEAM 9 6 0 1 -1 -0.2 0 0 -0.1McNAIRL, Calvin 11 4 6 9 -3 -0.8 1 6 -0.3GROOMS, Dominic 7 7 19 24 -5 -0.7 0 11 -0.7Total.......... 11 428 2339 249 2090 4.9 17 71 190.0Opponents...... 11 400 2025 342 1683 4.2 15 63 153.0

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GPERRY, Jeremy 9 111.51 131-244-6 53.7 1469 9 84 163.2GROOMS, Dominic 7 90.27 25-58-2 43.1 334 1 36 47.7McNAIRL, Calvin 11 63.26 3-7-0 42.9 17 0 11 1.5CISNEROS, Taylo 11 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 11 105.45 159-310-9 51.3 1820 10 84 165.5Opponents...... 11 124.19 165-308-10 53.6 2081 19 81 189.2

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GHILLS, Joseph 11 40 462 11.6 4 43 42.0McNAIRL, Calvin 11 34 429 12.6 4 84 39.0PRYOR, Jeremy 11 27 288 10.7 0 34 26.2JAMES, Travis 9 16 211 13.2 0 57 23.4WILSON, Devin 5 10 114 11.4 0 41 22.8GLEAVES, Johnta 10 8 70 8.8 1 15 7.0DAVIS, London 10 7 102 14.6 0 24 10.2BROWN, Preston 5 6 89 14.8 1 40 17.8WRIGHT, Terranc 11 5 25 5.0 0 12 2.3BRIGHT, Ronald 11 3 12 4.0 0 10 1.1THOMAS, Dante’ 11 2 22 11.0 0 16 2.0MALLORY, Julian 9 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.4Total.......... 11 159 1820 11.4 10 84 165.5Opponents...... 11 165 2081 12.6 19 81 189.2

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|------ PATs ------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsGODFREY, Jamin 0 9-18 21-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48BROWN, Preston 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42THOMAS, Dante’ 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36McNAIRL, Calvin 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30WRIGHT, Terranc 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24HILLS, Joseph 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24WEATHERSPOON, R 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6GLEAVES, Johnta 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2LOPEZ, John 0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2Total.......... 28 9-18 23-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 220Opponents...... 35 7-11 27-32 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 258

SCORE BY QUARTERS ......1st .......2nd ......3rd .....4th ......OT ....TotalTennessee State ................... 60 ........79 ....... 45 ...... 36 ........ 0 ....... 220Opponents ............................ 28 ........87 ....... 72 ...... 68 ........ 3 ....... 258

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GBROWN, Preston 5 760 89 0 0 0 849 169.8THOMAS, Dante’ 11 793 22 0 0 0 815 74.1WRIGHT, Terranc 11 473 25 0 0 0 498 45.3JAMES, Travis 9 0 211 15 253 0 479 53.2HILLS, Joseph 11 0 462 0 0 0 462 42.0McNAIRL, Calvin 11 -3 429 0 0 0 426 38.7MALLORY, Julian 9 0 -4 106 314 0 416 46.2WEATHERSPOON, R 9 0 0 0 347 0 347 38.6PRYOR, Jeremy 11 0 288 0 0 0 288 26.2BERRY, Ryan 7 35 0 129 19 0 183 26.1DAVIS, London 10 0 102 0 12 0 114 11.4WILSON, Devin 5 0 114 0 0 0 114 22.8GLEAVES, Johnta 10 0 70 0 1 0 71 7.1BATHER, Brandon 11 0 0 0 0 59 59 5.4CLIFFORD, Eugen 11 0 0 0 0 47 47 4.3PERRY, Jeremy 9 19 0 0 0 0 19 2.1BATHER, Justin 11 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.5WILSON, Bryce 1 14 0 0 0 0 14 14.0BRIGHT, Ronald 11 1 12 0 0 0 13 1.2VANDYKE, David 4 0 0 0 0 11 11 2.8TARVER, Sidney 11 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4TAYLOR, Andrew 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1TEAM 9 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1GROOMS, Dominic 7 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.7POOLE, Johnnie 1 0 0 0 -13 0 -13 -13.0Total.......... 11 2090 1820 250 933 134 5227 475.2Opponents...... 11 1683 2081 321 931 81 5097 463.4

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GPERRY, Jeremy 9 280 19 1469 1488 165.3THOMAS, Dante’ 11 155 793 0 793 72.1BROWN, Preston 5 125 760 0 760 152.0WRIGHT, Terranc 11 81 473 0 473 43.0GROOMS, Dominic 7 65 -5 334 329 47.0Total.......... 11 738 2090 1820 3910 355.5Opponents...... 11 708 1683 2081 3764 342.2


Team REC Pct Home Away Neutral STRK REC Pct Home Away Neutral STRK *#SE Missouri State 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 0-0 L1 9-3 .750 5-0 4-3 0-0 L2 Jacksonville State 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 0-0 L1 9-3 .750 5-1 4-2 0-0 L2 Eastern Kentucky 5-2 .714 4-0 1-2 0-0 W4 6-5 .545 5-0 1-5 0-0 W4 Murray State 5-3 .625 3-1 2-2 0-0 W3 6-5 .545 4-1 2-4 0-0 W3 UT Martin 5-3 .625 3-1 2-2 0-0 W2 6-5 .545 4-1 2-4 0-0 W2 Tennessee Tech 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 0-0 W1 5-6 .455 3-2 2-4 0-0 W1 Eastern Illinois 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 0-0 W2 2-9 .182 1-4 1-5 0-0 L1 Austin Peay 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 0-0 L7 2-9 .182 1-4 1-5 0-0 L8 Tennessee State 0-7 .000 0-3 0-4 0-0 L7 3-8 .273 1-3 0-4 2-1 L6 * = school had made the Playoffs# = clinched regular season title

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TEAM STATISTICS ..........................................TSU ...................................... OPPFIRST DOWNS ................................................ 159 ........................................188 Rushing ........................................................... 87 ..........................................75 Passing ............................................................ 59 ..........................................91 Penalty............................................................. 13 ..........................................22RUSHING YARDAGE ...................................... 1647 ......................................1319 Rushing Attempts ........................................... 457 ........................................398 Average Per Rush ...........................................3.6 ........................................ 3.3 Average Per Game ........................................149.7 .....................................119.9 TDs Rushing .................................................... 12 ..........................................12PASSING YARDAGE....................................... 1360 ......................................2076 Comp-Att-Int ............................................. 120-251-15 ............................167-331-12 Average Per Pass ............................................5.4 ........................................ 6.3 Average Per Catch .........................................11.3 ...................................... 12.4 Average Per Game ........................................123.6 .................................... 188.7 TDs Passing ..................................................... 8 ...........................................13TOTAL OFFENSE ........................................... 3007 ......................................3395 Average Per Play .............................................4.2 ........................................ 4.7 Average Per Game ........................................273.4 .................................... 308.6KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ..............................42-742 .................................. 29-624PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards .............................20-106 .................................. 38-319INT RETURNS: #-Yards .................................12-297 .................................. 15-134FUMBLES-LOST ..............................................15-6 ...................................... 15-7PENALTIES-Yards ..........................................86-687 .................................. 62-604PUNTS-AVG .................................................. 78-37.4 ..................................66-38.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game...................... 30:53 .................................... 29:073RD-DOWN Conversions ...............................48/159 .................................. 54/1624TH-DOWN Conversions .................................6/19 ...................................... 8/15


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FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkGODFREY, Jamin 9-18 50.0 1-1 4-5 3-7 1-5 0-0 42 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdCISNEROS, Taylo 59 2409 40.8 55 3 12 21 1GODFREY, Jamin 1 34 34.0 34 1 0 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 61 2443 40.0 55 4 12 21 1Opponents...... 60 2425 40.4 60 3 10 15 0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongBERRY, Ryan 14 129 9.2 0 31MALLORY, Julian 13 106 8.2 0 39JAMES, Travis 2 15 7.5 0 14TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 30 250 8.3 0 39Opponents...... 27 321 11.9 0 46

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongMALLORY, Julian 15 314 20.9 0 46WEATHERSPOON, R 14 347 24.8 1 89JAMES, Travis 13 253 19.5 0 35GLEAVES, Johnta 2 1 0.5 0 1BERRY, Ryan 1 19 19.0 0 19DAVIS, London 1 12 12.0 0 12POOLE, Johnnie 1 -13 -13.0 0 0Total.......... 47 933 19.9 1 89Opponents...... 44 931 21.2 0 61

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongJOHNSON,Ty’ron 2 14 7.0 0 14CLIFFORD,Eugene 2 69 34.5 1 66LEVINE,Anthony 2 70 35.0 0 51COUNCIL,Rico 1 0 0.0 0 0BATHER,Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0HALL,Marquez 1 0 0.0 0 0KILGORE,Deonte 1 12 12.0 0 12SNOW,Marcus 1 43 43.0 0 43TARVER,Sidney 1 89 89.0 1 89Total.......... 12 297 24.8 2 89Opponents...... 15 134 8.9 0 28

College Football Performance AwardsWeek 12QB Jeremy Perry – Honorable MentionWR Calvin McNairl – Honorable MentionP – Taylor Cisneros – Honorable MentionWeek 6P – Taylor Cisneros – Honorable MentionWeek 5RB – Dante Thomas – Honorable MentionWeek 4RB – Preston Brown – Honorable MentionWeek 2 RB – Preston Brown – Running Back Performer of the WeekWeek 1KR – Rayshawn Weatherspoon – Kickoff Returner Performer of the Week

2010 Ohio Valley Conference Players of the WeekOFFENSIVESept. 26 - Preston Brown, Tennessee StateDEFENSIVESept. 26 - Rico Council, Tennessee StateOct. 10 - Rico Council, Tennessee StateSPECIALISTSept. 5 - Rayshawn Weatherspoon, Tennessee State

From Press Box To Press Row (BoxToRow.com)Sept. 26 - Preston Brown - National Player of the Week

College Sporting News All-StarsWeek 4Preston Brown - FCS National All-Stars


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