COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL 2008 CHANTICLEERS JAMES PALLASSINO WHITTMIN REESE

K/P • R-SR. • 1L CB • SR. • 3L 5-10 • 190 5-9 • 190 LITTLE RIVER, S.C. DURHAM, N.C. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SOUTHERN DURHAM 47 26 2007: Played in six games to earn his first Coastal letter, handling the kickoff Enters his senior season four tackles shy of the career 100-tackle plateau... 2007: duties in those contests... Averaged 54.2 yards on 38 kickoffs... 2006: Rejoined Played in all 11 games, starting at cornerback in each of them... Posted a career-high the program in the spring of 2007... 2005: Was 38 tackles (seventh best on the team and 42nd in the league), including a career-best part of the program but did not see any action... 29 solo shots, along with 2.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries 2004: Redshirted the season and retained the and one forced fumble, earning Second Team All-Big South... His three interceptions year of eligibility... High School: Selected to kick tied for third in the league rankings... Had a season-high seven tackles, with four in the North-South All-Star Game... Had a pair of solos, and one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Furman, earning the team’s 49-yard field goals and was 24-for-24 on extra Defensive Player of the Week award... Recorded six tackles (five solo) and his first points his senior season, leading the Chiefs to collegiate interception against Georgia Southern... Had four tackles and an interception the playoffs and earn a place on the Associated in the season finale win at Charleston Southern... Also had a pick with three tackles Press All-State football team as a kicker and in the Presbyterian contest... Had at least one tackle punter... Was named the Special Teams Player in all 11 contests... 2006: Played in all 12 contests for of the Year by The Sun News… Ranked 65th in Coastal, eight as a starter... Had 17 solo tackles and 28 the High School Sports Report’s rankings of the total tackles along with four pass breakups... Also had top 100 prospects in South Carolina... Earned five kickoff returns for 120 yards... Had a season-best Player of the Week three times… Named “Toast seven tackles in the home victory over No. 3 Furman... of the Coast” Kicker/Punter of the Year in 2002, Also chipped in four tackles each at Georgia Southern leading the football team to the Lower State semifinals... Connected on 13 field and versus Liberty... 2005: Started in eight of the 11 goals during his junior campaign… Was also a two-time “Toast of the Coast” and games he played in… On the year, 17 of his 30 tackles Class AAA All-State selection as the goalkeeper for NMB’s soccer team, leading were solos... Recorded 3.5 tackles-for-losses adding the squad to the Lower State semifinals as well his junior year... Posted 41 shutouts up to 12 yards... Posted a career-best eight tackles in his high school career, ranking fourth all-time in the state... Invited to play in the each in the overtime wins against Gardner-Webb and North/South All-Star Soccer Game following his senior season... Was a member at Liberty... Earned Big South Freshman of the Week of the Beta Club… Personal: Full name: James Brian Pallassino… Son of Peter honors for his play in the win over Gardner-Webb... and Rosemary Pallassino… Major is business. Had five pass break-ups, all during the second half of the season… High School: Played both defensive back and running back for Southern Durham, earning All-Area, All-Region and All-Conference honors... Helped lead the Spartans to the 3-A Five County Conference Championship and a 13-1 record overall his senior year, the team’s second consecutive title and second straight school-record 13-win season... Split time at running back but still rushed for 1,012 yards, averaging more than eight yards per CHRIS PRESLEY carry, and 15 touchdowns... Also ran on the Spartans’ track team, finishing fifth in the state in the 100 hurdles his junior year and third in the 300 hurdles as a senior... Also was a Wendy’s Heisman award winner at Southern Durham... Earned a place in ATH • FR. the National Honor Society and on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Whittmin 6-4 • 180 Antionelle Reese... Son of Willie and Wanda Reese... Majoring in management. WHITTMIN REESE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS BAMBERG, S.C. Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF BAMBERG-EHRHARDT 2005 11-8 17 13 30 3.5-12 0 0-0 5 0 0 2006 12-8 17 11 28 0.0-0 0 0-0 4 0 0 5 2007 11-11 29 9 38 2.0-4 0 3-21 1 2 1 High School: North-South All-Star Game selection… High School Sports Report Total 34-27 63 33 96 5.5-16 0 3-21 10 2 1 Class A All-State team as a senior playing quarterback, while also being named to GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) the Orangeburg Times and Democrat All-Area Second Team... Two star recruit by 2005: Elon 0-0-0; James Madison 0-0-0; Appalachian State 1-1-2; Delaware State Scout.com… Clocked in the 40 at 4.5… Was on the Honor Roll and Who’s Who as 1-3-4; South Carolina State 1-0-1; Gardner-Webb 5-3-8; Liberty 4-4-8; VMI 2-1-3; well as in the Garnet and Black Club… Had scholarship offers from Buffalo, Appa- Savannah State 1-0-1; Mansfi eld 1-1-2; Charleston Southern 1-0-1 lachian State, East Carolina, Presbyterian and South Carolina State... Personal: 2006: Elon 1-0-1; Wofford 2-1-3; Georgia Southern 3-1-4; South Carolina State Full name: Christopher Maxwell Presley… Son of Gaines and Gail Presley… Pre- 0-1-1; Winston-Salem State 0-0-0; Furman 3-4-7; VMI 1-1-2; Liberty 2-2-4; Engineering major. Savannah State 2-0-2; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Charleston Southern 1-0-1; Ap- palachian State 1-1-2 2007: Delaware State 4-1-5; Winston-Salem State 2-0-2 (1 FR); Georgia South- ern 5-1-6 (1 Int.); James Madison 4-0-4; Furman 4-3-7 (1 FF, 1 FR); Chowan 1-0-1; Presbyterian 3-0-3 (1 Int.); VMI 2-0-2; Liberty 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb 2-0-2; Charleston Southern 1-3-4 (1 Int.) 2008 MEDIA GUIDE 39 COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL 2008 CHANTICLEERS D.J. RICE WILLIAM RICHARDSON

LB • SR. • 3L QB • R-SR. • 1L 6-0 • 235 6-5 • 220 COOLEEMEE, N.C. SUMTER, S.C. DAVIE COUNTY SUMTER 55 9 2008 Preseason All-Big South honree... 2007: Started all 11 games his junior year... 2007: Started 10 of 11 games at quarterback for the Chanticleers, earning his first Recorded 60 tackles, including 24 solos, 5.0 tackles for 21 yards of loss, 1.0 sacks, CCU letter... Earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week after going 16-of-24 while adding five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception on the for a career-high 301 yards and one touchdown with six passes of 25 yards or more year to earn Second Team All-Big South accolades... Recorded a career-high nine in the home opening win over Winston-Salem tackles in two separate games at Delaware State and at Liberty... Also had one State... Was a solid 13-of-16 for 127 yards and tackle for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble one touchdown along with six rushes for 32 recovery against the Flames... Had eight tackles yards in the season finale victory at Charleston at Furman and against Presbyterian as well... Southern.... Had five games with 150 yards Posted seven tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss (16 or better of passing and three with two touch- yards) and one sack at Georgia Southern... Had downs each... Connected on a career-long his lone interception of the season, along with 75-yard touchdown pass to Jamar Anderson three tackles, in the win at Charleston Southern... against Presbyterian... Rushed for 39 yards 2006: Started seven of the 11 games he played and a score on six carries and threw for 165 in as a sophomore... Had 51 tackles, including yards against Georgia Southern... Recorded 18 solo... Recorded season bests of seven solo touchdown passes in 10 of 11 games... 2006: and nine total tackles in the come-from-behind Saw action in a pair of contests for Coastal... win at Wofford, including two tackles for loss... Was 5-for-8 for 119 yards and one touchdown Had his first collegiate interception, along with through the air, while adding five carries for eight tackles against Elon... Chipped in six tackles 20 yards and a touchdown in the home win each at Winston-Salem State and at VMI... 2005: over Savannah State... Also had four carries Played in 10 games to earn his first collegiate letter... Had 12 tackles for the year, for 16 yards and one score along with going four of them solo... Had 0.5 tackles for loss during the Mansfield victory, where he 5-for-8 for 119 passing yards and one score also recorded a season-best four tackles... High School: Selected to play for North against the Tigers... 2005: Played in two games for the 2005 season... Completed Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and was also honored on Associated 15 of 29 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns with one interception during Press’ All-State First Team his senior season... Led his team to the North Carolina his first year of play for Coastal... Was 8-for-12 for 110 yards and two touchdowns 4-A state semifinals and was named the War Eagles’ Defensive Player of the Year during the Mansfield game to lock in a victory for the Chanticleers... Completed after recording 169 tackles, 38 tackles for losses, nine sacks, two forced fumbles his first college career touchdown pass to tight end Rodney Burgess, a 13-yard and five pass breakups as a senior... Was a three-time All-Conference and two-time strike... 2004: Redshirted during the 2004 season to retain the year of eligibility... All-Northwest selection... Named to the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Denzel High School: Selected to the South Carolina squad for the annual Shrine Bowl Jamar Rice... Son of Johnny and Marilyn Rice... Brother J.J. played football four of the Carolinas... Ranked among the top 40 recruits by SC Sports Network’s Phil years at Davidson... Majoring in sports management. Kornblut... Led Sumter to a state runner-up finish, going 15-of-32 for 234 yards and a touchdown in the title game... Threw for 2,710 yards and 29 touchdowns in his senior year... Completed 140 of 278 passes as a junior for 1,891 yards and D.J. RICE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 12 touchdowns... Member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF William Samson Richardson... Son of Wallace and Irene Richardson... Father Wal- 2005 10-0 4 8 12 0.5-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 lace played collegiately at South Carolina State and professionally for the Denver 2006 11-7 18 33 51 5.0-7 0 1-7 1 0 0 Broncos and Baltimore Colts... His brother Wally played for Penn State, as well as 2007 11-11 24 36 60 5.0-21 1.0 1-1 3 2 5 Baltimore and Atlanta in the NFL, while his brother Bryan played college football Total 32-18 46 77 123 10.5-28 1.0 2-8 4 2 5 at Grambling... Majoring in management. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) WILLIAM RICHARDSON’S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS 2005: Elon 0-0-0; James Madison 1-0-1; Appalachian State 0-1-1; Delaware State 0-0-0; South Carolina State 1-0-1; Liberty 0-0-0; VMI 0-2-2; Savannah Year GP-S Cmp.-Att. Pct. Yds. TD-Int Long Avg./G State 2-0-2; Mansfi eld 0-4-4; Charleston Southern 0-1-1 2005 2-0 15-29 51.7 150 2-1 24 75.0 2006: Elon 3-5-8 (1 Int.); Wofford 7-2-9; Georgia Southern 2-2-4; South Carolina 2006 2-0 5-8 62.5 119 1-0 58 59.5 State 1-2-3; Winston-Salem State 2-4-6; Furman 1-2-3; VMI 0-6-6; Liberty 1-3-4; 2007 11-11 131-229 57.2 1,596 13-7 75 145.1 Savannah State 0-5-5; Gardner-Webb 1-1-2; Appalachian State 0-1-1 Totals 15 151-226 56.8 1,865 16-8 75 124.3 2007: Delaware State 5-4-9; Winston-Salem State 0-4-4; Georgia Southern 5-2-7; GAME-BY-GAME PASSING STATISTICS (C-A-YD) James Madison 0-2-2; Furman 0-8-8; Chowan 1-0-1; Presbyterian 1-7-8; VMI 2005: Appalachian State 7-17-40; Mansfi eld 8-12-110 (2 TD) 3-2-5; Liberty 4-5-9; Gardner-Webb 3-1-4; Charleston Southern 2-1-3 (1 Int.) 2006: South Carolina State 0-0-0; Savannah State 5-8-119 (1 TD) 2007: Delaware State 19-33-187 (1 TD); Winston-Salem State 16-24-301 (1 TD); Georgia Southern 15-32-165; James Madison 15-25-109 (1 TD); Furman 14-27-156 (2 TD); Chowan 3-5-72 (1 TD); Presbyterian 9-20-188 (1 TD); VMI 10-18-108 (2 TD); Liberty 9-15-75 (1 TD); Gardner-Webb 8-14-108 (2 TD); Charleston Southern 13-16-127 (1 TD) 40 2008 MEDIA GUIDE COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL 2008 CHANTICLEERS JAQUAN RIDGES BRIAN ROONEY

OL • FR. TE • R-FR. 6-5 • 265 6-2 • 220 BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. WILMINGTON, N.C. MARLBORO COUNTY LANEY 75 High School: Started his final three years at right tackle... Selected to play for Practiced during Spring 2008 drills with the Chants... High School: Was a 2007 the North in the North-South All-Star Game at Brooks Stadium... Named to the graduate and a four-year starter for the Laney football team… Earned Honorable Associated Press All-State squad, the High School Sports Report Class AAA All- Mention All-Conference his final two seasons… Also competed in baseball and State team and Honorable Mention All-State by The State.... Named to the WPDE track… Was a member of the National Honor Society and named to the Honor Roll… All-Zone team his final season as well as Region V-AAA Offensive Lineman of the Personal: Full name: Brian Donald Rooney… Son of Mike and Kim Rooney… Father Year his last two years... Personal: Full name: Rondy Juquan Ridges... Son of Mike played football at Tennessee… Majoring in business management. Edwin and Ros Perice... Undecided on major. JOE ROSKO JOE ROGERS LB • R-SO. RB • R-FR. 5-10 • 200 6-1 • 240 CANFIELD, OHIO CANFIELD VALDOSTA, GA. 61 LOWNDES 34 2007: Played in one game as a redshirt freshman... Saw his first collegiate action against Gardner-Webb, recording one tackle... High School: A 2006 graduate at 2007: Retained the year of eligibility after redshirting... High School: As a senior Canfield… Lettered his final three seasons in football, helping the team as captain was named Second Team 1-AAAAA All-Region... Was part of back-to-back State to a state runner-up finish his senior year… Named All-N.E. Ohio Region and Championships his junior and sophomore seasons, playing both tight end and All-State his senior year as well as All-Conference his last two seasons… Also defensive end... Also competed in track and field and played basketball for the lettered in baseball his last three years for Cardinals, earning All-MAC his last two Vikings... Personal: Full name: Joseph Eli Rogers... Son of Coretta Rogers... seasons and MAC Player of the Year his junior year… A four-year member of the Related to NFL players Marcus Stroud (Jacksonville) and Randall Godfrey (San basketball team… Personal: Full name: Joseph Anthony Rosko… Son of Fred and Diego)... Brother played professional basketball in Europe... Undeclared major. Kathy Rosko… Father Fred played one season of football at Youngstown State… Majoring in musical theatre. DID YOU KNOW? MYRON ROGERS The Chanticleers had winning records in each of their fi rst four seasons of I-AA play. In the inaugural 2003 season, Coastal posted a 6-5 mark. The next three seasons, CCU amassed a TE • R-FR. 28-6 record (10-1 in 2004, 9-2 in 2005 and 9-3 in 2006) and won 6-1 • 215 at least a share of the Big South Conference title in those three years. COLUMBIA, S.C. IRMO 80 2007: Redshirted as a true freshman and retained the year of eligibility... High School: A 2007 graduate of Irmo who lettered his final three years... Named as one of the top 100 seniors by High School Sports Report... Led the Yellow Jackets to a Region 5-4A title and into the Class 4A championship game his senior season... Snagged 20 receptions for almost 400 yards his junior season after helping the team to the state title game his sophomore year... Also was a starter for the Yellow Jackets' basketball squad... Personal: Full name: Kent Myron Rogers Jr. ... Son of Kent Rogers... Undecided on major. 2008 MEDIA GUIDE 41 COASTAL CAROLINA FOOTBALL 2008 CHANTICLEERS BRIAN SANDERS JAMES SIMS

S • SO. • 1L OL • R-JR. • 1L 6-0 • 185 6-4 • 280 HIGH POINT, N.C. WINNSBORO, S.C. T.W. ANDREWS FAIRFIELD CENTRAL 12 73 2007: Played in 10 contests as a true freshman and earned his first collegiate 2007: Started in 10 of 11 games he played at right guard as a redshirt sophomore, letter... Recorded eight tackles on the season, including a pair of solos... Had his earning his first letter at CCU... 2006: best game of the year in the season finale at Charleston Southern, posting four Was injured and did not see action his tackles... High School: Graduated in 2007 redshirt freshman season... 2005: Did from T.W. Andrews... Two-time First Team All- not see any action his first year, retain- Conference and All-County performer, as well ing the year of eligibility... One of the as All-Area his senior year, that posted 38 tack- 2005 recruits... High School: Chosen to les and five interceptions as a senior... Also had play in the SCADA North-South All-Star 40 tackles and seven interceptions along with Game... Also named to the High School rushing for 503 yards and posting 430 receiving Sports Report Class AAA All-State yards his junior season to lead the Red Raid- squad... Attended the same high school ers to the Class 3A Playoffs... Had 70 tackles as former Chanticleer Tyler Thigpen... and seven picks his sophomore year to earn Named to the National Honor Society Honorable Mention All-Conference... Also was and Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: four-year letterwinner in baseball... Served as James David Sims... Son of Vince Sims baseball’s team captain his senior year and and Carol Anderson... Major is sports earned All-Conference honors for the second management. straight season... Was conference runner-up in 145-pound weight class in wrestling as a fresh- man... Named to the Honor Roll, graduating with a 3.9 GPA... Personal: Full name: Brian Terrell Sanders... Son of Samuel and Tammy Sanders... Dad Samuel played football at Appalachian State from 1985-89... Major undecided. SETH SMALLS TEVE IMPSON OL • R-So. • 1L S S 6-4 • 340 MONCKS CORNER, S.C. OL • FR. BERKELEY 6-2 • 255 68 REENWOOD G , S.C. 2007: Started all 11 games at left guard for the Chants, one of just two players to GREENWOOD do so on the offensive line... Earned his first collegiate letter for his play... 2006: Did not see action as a true High School: Started on the offensive line his final two years at Greenwood... freshman and retained the year of Earned All-Lakeland and All-Region honors his senior season, playing at both eligibility... High School: Graduated center and tackle... As a junior, split time between offensive line and tight end, from Berkeley High School in 2006... helping the Eagles to the Class 4A State Championship in 2007 and a 13-2 over- A four-year letterwinner in football all record... Personal: Full name: Steven Saylors Simpson… Son of Jimmy and for the Stags... Named High School Angie Simpson… Major undecided. Sports Report First Team Class 4A All-State his senior year... Also was a two-year letterwinner in track and field... Personal: Full name: Abra- ham Seth Smalls... Son of Abraham Smalls and Janette Smalls... Major is sports and recreation management.

42 2008 MEDIA GUIDE