BULLDOG FOOTBALL 2019 FACT BOOK 2019 SAMFORD FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS 2019 SAMFORD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE GENERAL DATE OPPONENT TIME SCHOOL: Samford University Aug. 24 vs. Youngstown State# 2 p.m. LOCATION: Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 31 at Tennessee Tech 6 p.m. FOUNDED: 1841 as Howard College ENROLLMENT: 5,509 Sept. 14 at Wofford* 5 p.m. PRESIDENT: Dr. Andrew Westmoreland Sept. 21 Alabama A&M TBD Alma Mater/Year: Ouachita Baptist/1979 Sept. 28 The Citadel* 2 p.m. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Martin Newton Oct. 5 Furman (FW)* 2 p.m. Alma Mater/Year: Samford/1983 Oct. 12 at VMI* 12:30 p.m. GAME OPERATIONS: Joe Davidson (Assoc. AD) Oct. 26 ETSU* TBD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (205) 726-2966 Nov. 2 at Mercer* 6 p.m. INTERNET ADDRESS: www.samfordsports.com Nov. 9 Chattanooga (HC)* 2 p.m. CONFERENCE: Southern Conference NICKNAME: Bulldogs Nov. 16 at Western Carolina* 1 p.m. COLORS: Red and Blue Nov. 23 at Auburn TBD STADIUM: Seibert Stadium CAPACITY: 6,700 *-SoCon Game PLAYING SURFACE: LSR Blade Synthetic Surface #-Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.) FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: 1906 All times Central and subject to change ALL-TIME OVERALL RECORD: 464-463-7 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOOTBALL CONTACT: Joey Mullins SID OFFICE PHONE: (205) 726-2799 Quick Facts/Schedule 1 CELL PHONE: (205) 532-3477 Media Information 2 E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] 2019 Team Information 3 SID FAX PHONE: (205) 726-2132 2019 Coaches/Staff 15 PRESS BOX PHONE: (205) 726-2143/2144 2019 Players 21 COACHING STAFF 2018 Season Review 69 HEAD COACH: Chris Hatcher History 77 Alma Mater/Year: Valdosta State/1994 Records 91 RECORD AT SAMFORD (YEARS): 27-19 (5th year) CAREER RECORD (YEARS): 148-76 (20th year) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE: (205) 726-2575 BEST TIME/DAY TO REACH COACH: Contact SID ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF (Responsibilities): Bill D’Ottavio (Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator) Russ Callaway (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) Shawn Bostick (Offensive Line) Kynjee Cotton (Defensive Line) Darius Eubanks (Safeties) Jamael Lett (Secondary) Ross Newton (Linebackers) Michael Nysewander (Running Backs) Derrick Sherman (Wide Receivers) Ricky Turner (Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends) Ben Ashford (Director of Strength and Conditioning) James Carlson (Director of Equipment Services) Steve Adams (Director of Player Personnel) Rocky Sabbatini (Video Coordinator) Tanner Schultheis (Director of Football Operations) THE TEAM 2018 Overall Record: 6-5 2018 SoCon Record/Finish: 5-3/4th Offensive Starters R/L: 7/4 Defensive Starters R/L: 6/5 Letterwinners R /L: 67/13 Fact Book Credits: Editor: Joey Mullins, Designers: B.J. Millican (cover), Joey Mullins (inside). Photographers: Marvin Gentry, Chase Cochran, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers/Karl Roser. 1 · WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2019 FOOTBALL FACT BOOK BULLDOG FOOTBALL 2019 FACT BOOK MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIAL REQUESTS INTERVIEWS WITH HEAD COACH CHRIS HATCHER All media members working the game must request credentials from Samford head coach Chris Hatcher will be available at his weekly the athletic communications office. Early requests are helpful, enabling press conference Thursdays at noon of each game week in the weight media to receive parking passes before the game. Please make requests room on the bottom floor of the Sullivan-Cooney Family Field House. at least one week before the game. Only working media will be granted If you can’t make it to the Thursday press conference, and you need to credentials. set up an interview at another time with Coach Hatcher, contact Football SID Joey Mullins by phone at 205-726-2799 or by e-mail at PRESS BOX [email protected]. Press facilities are located in Bashinsky Press Tower on the west side of Seibert Stadium. Working media and scouts should enter through the INTERVIEWS WITH PLAYERS gate on the west side of the stadium, at the gate just south of the press All player interviews must be set up through the athletic communica- tower. To pick up unmailed credentials, go to the Will Call booth, also tions office at least one day in advance. Players are available Monday located at that gate. through Thursday after practice. One player will also join Hatcher at Bashinsky Press Tower is a multilevel facility. Enter on the first level his Thursday press conference. Phone interviews are permitted if and use the stairs or elevator to reach the second, third and fourth requested in advance through the athletic communications office. levels. Level 2: The second level contains boxes for visiting coaches and POSTGAME INTERVIEW POLICIES replay officials, separated by a box for guests of Samford’s president. At the conclusion of each game, the Samford athletic comminications The visiting coaches’ box is on the north end of the tower, located at the staff will make head coach Chris Hatcher and requested players top of the first landing in the stairwell, directly in front of the elevator. available in the weight room in the Sullivan-Cooney Family Field Level 3: The third level is reserved for print media and statistics House. personnel with separate booths for radio networks and home coaches. For interviews with the opposing coach or players, please make The athletic communications office also provides wireless internet arrangements before the end of the game with the sports infor mation access in the writers’ area for use in covering the game. director from that institution. Level 4: Exterior and interior filming areas are available for all television and team video crews. Priority is given to film crews and PRACTICES stations that cover Samford and the opposing team on a regular basis. A member of the athletic communications staff will make requested Radio Network: The visiting team’s network is provided a broad- coaches and players available following practice on a daily basis. casting booth that seats three. One phone line and ethernet line is provided in the visitor’s radio booth. If additional lines are needed, they ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF must be secured by contacting Samford Telephone Services at Joey Mullins, Football Contact 205-726-2996. Office Phone: 205-726-2799 Television: Each Samford home game will be broadcast on either Cell Phone: 205-532-3477 ESPN+ or ESPN3. Curt Bloom (PBP), Chad Pilcher (Color) and Holly Email: [email protected] Berry (Sideline) will call the action. Website: www.samfordsports.com Sideline: Samford follows NCAA rules regarding media represen- tatives on the sideline. Photographers are not permitted to stand between the 25-yard lines and must display their credentials at all times. Only photog raphers shooting for accredited news agencies, Samford University Photographic Services, freelance photo graphers shooting for the Samford athletic communications or football offices, or for the opponents’ sports infor mation office, will be issued credentials. Media staffing the contest will not be allowed in the team areas for any reason. Anyone violating the sideline policies will be removed by Samford representatives respon sible for sideline control. PARKING Press parking is at a premium at Seibert Stadium. Spaces are allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Print media, television stations and radio network broadcast crews have priority. Please request parking credentials at least one week in advance so they can be mailed to you. No one will be admitted in the press parking lot without a proper pass. PRESS BOX SERVICES Statistics, weekly releases and game-day programs with flip cards will be distributed in the press box before the game. Play-by-play, complete quarter, halftime and final game statistics, defensive statistics and drive charts will be available shortly after the conclusion of the game. A picnic-style lunch will be available in the press facility before the game. Soft drinks and water will be available throughout the game. 2 · WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2019 FOOTBALL FACT BOOK BULLDOG FOOTBALL 2019 FACT BOOK 2019 TEAM INFO 3 · WWW.SAMFORDSPORTS.COM 2019 FOOTBALL FACT BOOK BULLDOG FOOTBALL 2019 FACT BOOK 2019 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL 1 Chris Shelling WR 5-8 173 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Army 2 Chris Oladokun QB 6-2 195 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Univ. of South Florida 2 Coutrell Plair DB 6-0 178 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Acad 3 A.J. Toney WR 5-7 177 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Jackson-Olin HS 4 Grayson Edgemon QB 6-4 180 So. Madison, Ala./Madison Academy 4 C.J. Ackles DB 6-0 190 Fr. Mount Zion, Ga./Mount Zion HS 5 Nick Barton DB 5-10 196 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood HS 6 DeMarcus Ware RB 5-9 190 So. Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS 6 Fletcher Jennings QB 6-2 185 Fr. Cullman, Ala./Cullman HS 7 Liam Welch QB 6-2 194 Jr. Augusta, Ga./Aquinas HS 8 Yassar El-Amin WR 5-10 175 Sr. Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County HS 9 Moise Satine RB 5-9 178 Jr. Avon Park, Fla./Avon Park HS 9 Chase Volpi DB 6-0 185 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Robinson HS 10 Koi Freeman DB 6-2 190 Jr. Leeds, Ala./Leeds HS 10 Cooper Cross QB 6-4 185 Jr. Marietta, Ga./Lassiter HS 11 Aaron Atkinson LB 6-0 214 Sr. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS 11 Will Hudson QB 5-11 183 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS 12 Ty King WR 6-0 167 Fr. Wrens, Ga./Jefferson County HS 12 William D’Armond QB 6-0 185 So. Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal 13 Jordan Montgomery DB 6-1 184 So. Anniston, Ala./Walter Welborn HS 14 Torrence Pollard WR 5-8 170 So. Ensley, Ala./Leeds HS 15 Ty Herring DB 6-2 203 Jr. Fernandina, Fla./Fernandina Beach HS 15 Cade Blackmon QB 5-11 173 Fr.