CONTENTS

2014 Schedule ...... 1 Rosters ...... 36 GENERAL INFORMATION Football Staff Directory ...... 3 Head Coach ...... 40 Opponents’ Schedules ...... 4 Assistant Coaches...... 44 Full Name State University Media Information ...... 5 Football Support Staff ...... 53 Location , Ga. GSU Football Timeline ...... 6 Player Profi les ...... 56 Founded 1913 ...... 10 2013 Statistics...... 82 ...... 12 2013 Season Review ...... 90 Enrollment 32,000 GSU Practice Complex ...... 14 School Records ...... 98 Nickname Panthers Georgia State University ...... 16 Single-Game Highs ...... 100 Colors Blue & White President ...... 18 Career Leaders ...... 102 Athletics Staff ...... 20 Season Leaders ...... 104 Affi liation NCAA Division I FBS GSU Campus ...... 22 Longest Plays ...... 106 Conference Sun Belt Conference Campus Housing ...... 24 GSU Football Firsts ...... 107 Atlanta ...... 26 Honors ...... 108 Home Field Georgia Dome Strength & Conditioning ...... 28 Pro Players ...... 109 Capacity (Total / Lower Bowl) 71,228 / 28,155 Sports Medicine ...... 29 Year-by-Year Results ...... 110 Surface Field Turf Academics ...... 30 Letterwinners ...... 112 Opened 1992 Community Involvement ...... 31 President Mark P. Becker 2014 Season Preview ...... 32 Pronunciation Guide ...... 35 Interim Director of Athletics Bharath Parthasarathy Athletics Phone 404.413.4000 CREDITS Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 EDITOR: Allison George, Georgia State Sports Communications Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 PHOTOGRAPHY: Randy Wilson Photography, Paul Abell/Abell Images; Todd Website GeorgiaStateSports.com Drexler/Sideline Sports; Meg Buscema/Georgia State University Relations; Steve Thackston/Georgia State University Relations; Jason Braverman; Evan Pincus/N.Y. Giants; Tony Gonzales/Oakland Raiders; ; TEAM INFORMATION Washington Redskins; Steve Sanders/ CityChiefs; Colts. First Season of Football 2010 NCAA Principle of Sporting Behavior and Ethical Conduct: First Season of FBS 2013 For intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, All-Time Record 10-35 (4 years) student-athletes, coaches, and all others associated with these athletics programs 2013 Record 0-12, 0-7 Sun Belt and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. Th ese values should be manifest not only in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities aff ecting the athletics program.

2 // #PantherFamily DIRECTORY

TRENT MILES GSU FOOTBALL OFFICE Georgia State Head Coach Phone: 404.413.4110 2nd Season at GSU Alma Mater: State, 1987 Fax: 404.413.4115 404.413.4120 Record at GSU: 0-12 (2nd season) Address: 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE Twitter: @CoachTrentMiles Overall Record: 20-48 (7th season) Atlanta, GA 30312

HAROLD ETHERIDGE LUKE HUARD BROCK LOUGH Assistant Head Coach/ Running Backs Offensive Line 2nd Season at GSU 2nd Season at GSU 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4114 Phone: 404.413.4110 Phone: 404.413.4110 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CoachLukeHuard Twitter: @Coach_Etheridge Twitter: @coachLough SHANNON JACKSON P.J. VOLKER Defensive Line Linebackers/Recruiting Coord. 2nd Season at GSU 2nd Season at GSU 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4117 Phone: 404.413.4149 Phone: 404.413.4123 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CoachJags Twitter: @CoachJacksonGSU Twitter: @PJVolker

JESSE MINTER J.D. WILLIAMS Defensive Coordinator Wide Receivers Secondary/Special Teams 2nd Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU 2nd Season at GSU Phone: 404.413.4118 Phone: 404.413.4149 Phone: 404.413.4111 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Coach_Minter Twitter: @GSU_JDWilliams

FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF GSU ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Matt Axelrod, Football Video Coordinator Bharath Parthasarathy, Interim Director of Athletics 404.413.4122 • [email protected] George Pierce, Faculty Athletics Representative Susan Edwards, Executive Assistant to the Head Coach 404.413.5315 • [email protected] 404.413.4110 • [email protected] Jamie Boggs, Executive Senior Associate AD - COO / SWA Sarah Gigantino, Director of Football Operations 404.413.4008 • [email protected] 404.413.4121 • [email protected] Rob Clark, Senior Associate AD - Development Nick Jones, Recruiting Specialist 404.413.4017 • [email protected] 404.413.4150 • [email protected] Brad Horton, Associate AD - Student-Athlete Development Bob Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4045 • [email protected] 404.413.4039 • [email protected] Bob Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition Ben Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.4039 • [email protected] 404.413.4172 • [email protected] Jerry Trickie, Associate AD - Strategic Communications & Public Relations Nicholas Vogt, Equipment Manager 404.413.4166 • [email protected] 404.413.4003 • [email protected] Kevin White, Associate AD - Business Ronnie Fouch, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4013 • [email protected] 404.413.4115 • [email protected] Misty Brown, Assistant AD - Development & Special Events Tom Moak, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4170 • [email protected] 404.413.4115 • [email protected] Allison George, Assistant AD - Communications Liam Smith, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4032 • [email protected] 404.413.4115 • [email protected] Matthew Newhouse, Assistant AD - Marketing Jay Volker, Graduate Assistant 404.413.4022 • [email protected] 404.413.4115 • [email protected] Erik Paz, Assistant AD - Compliance 404.413.4010 • [email protected] FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK Ben Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning Georgia State University Athletics 404.413.4172 • [email protected] Awilda Ragland, Assistant AD - Human Resources Georgia State University Football 404.413.4015 • [email protected] Charlie Taylor, Assistant AD - Communications FOLLOW ON TWITTER 404.413.4031 • [email protected] Steve Wojcikowski, Assistant AD - Facilites & Operations @ GSUPanthers 404.413.4012 • [email protected]

2014 Georgia State Football // 3 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

August 27 (Wednesday) September 27 November 6 (Thursday) Abilene Christian at Georgia State, 7 p.m. Abilene Christian at Baptist, TBD Clemson at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) (ESPNU) * South Alabama at Idaho, TBD State at LSU, TBD November 8 August 30 State at Tulsa, TBD UCLA at Washington, TBD Troy at UAB, 12 p.m. Stanford at Washington, TBD * Georgia Southern at Texas State, TBD Appalachian State at , TBD Boise State at Air Force, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports * UL Monroe at Appalachian State, TBD Nicholls State at Air Force, TBD Network) * South Alabama at State, TBD Georgia Southern at NC State, 12:30 p.m. * Troy at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. Air Force at UNLV, TBD (ESPN3) Northwestern State at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. October 4 Clemson at Georgia, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) NC State at Clemson, TBD * Georgia State at Troy, 3 p.m. Southern at UL Lafayette, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) * Georgia State at UL Lafayette, TBD * UL Lafayette at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Texas State, 7 p.m. * Idaho at Texas State, TBD (ESPN3) * South Alabama at Appalachian State, TBD November 15 State at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. * UL Monroe at Arkansas State, TBD Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin, TBD (ESPN3) Navy at Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports * Texas State at South Alabama, TBD Washington at Hawaii, 8 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) Washington at Arizona, TBD Network) Lamar at Abilene Christian, 7 p.m. Clemson at Georgia Tech, TBD * Georgia Southern at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. Nevada at Air Force, TBD September 6 Appalachian State at Arkansas State, TBD Arkansas State at Tennessee, 12 p.m. (SEC October 11 Georgia Southern at Navy, 3:30 p.m. Network) Washington at California, TBD * Troy at Idaho, 5 p.m. South Carolina State at Clemson, 12:30 p.m. UL Monroe at Kentucky, TBD * UL Lafayette at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisville at Clemson, TBD * New Mexico State at Georgia State, 2 p.m. Air Force at State, TBD November 20 (Thursday) (ESPN3) * Arkansas State at Georgia State, 2 p.m. * Arkansas State at Texas State, 9:30 p.m. South Alabama at Kent State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) * New Mexico State at Troy, 3 p.m. (ESPNU) East Washington at Washington, 3 p.m. (Pac-12 Ave Maria at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. Network) * Idaho at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. November 21 (Friday) Tech at UL Lafayette, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) October 14 (Tuesday) Air Force at State, 9:30 p.m. (CBS Idaho at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) * UL Lafayette at Texas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Sports Network) Duke at Troy, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian, 7 p.m. October 18 November 22 Air Force at , 10:15 p.m. (ESPNU) Abilene Christian at McNeese State, TBD Georgia State at Clemson, TBD * Georgia State at South Alabama, TBD * Appalachian State at UL Lafayette, TBD September 13 * New Mexico State at Idaho, TBD South Alabama at South Carolina, TBD Georgia Southern at Georgia Tech, 12 p.m. Clemson at , TBD * UL Monroe at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. (ESPN3) New Mexico at Air Force, TBD Air Force at Georgia State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Washington at Oregon, TBD November 28 (Friday) Arkansas State at (FL), 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) * Appalachian State at Troy, 3 p.m. Navy at South Alabama, TBD Mississippi State at South Alabama, 4 p.m. State at Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (CBS (ESPNews) October 21 (Tuesday) Sports Network) UL Lafayette at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. (SEC Network) * Arkansas State at UL Lafayette, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Illinois at Washington, 4 p.m. (FOX) November 29 UL Monroe at LSU, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) October 24 (Friday) South Carolina at Clemson, TBD * Troy at South Alabama, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Abiline Christian at Troy, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Washington at Washington State, TBD Navy at Texas State, 8 p.m. (ESPNews) October 25 * Idaho at Appalachian State, TBD New Mexico State at UTEP, 8 p.m. Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State, TBD * New Mexico State at Arkansas State, TBD Syracuse at Clemson, TBD * Texas State at Georgia State, 2 p.m. September 20 Arizona State at Washington, TBD * UL Monroe at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. * Georgia Southern at South Alabama, TBD * Georgia Southern at Georgia State, TBD * UL Lafayette at Troy, 7:30 p.m. Clemson at Florida State, TBD * Texas State at UL Monroe, 7 p.m. Troy at Georgia, 12 p.m. (SEC Network) * Sun Belt Conference game Georgia State at Washington, TBD October 30 (Thursday) Texas State at Illinois, TBD * Troy at Georgia Southern, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Utah State at Arkansas State, TBD Appalachian State at Southern Miss, TBD November 1 Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Colorado, TBD SUN BELT CONFERENCE New Mexico at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. * Arkansas State at Idaho, TBD 1500 Drive UL Lafayette at Boise State, 10:30 p.m. (CBS UL Monroe at Texas A&M, TBD , LA 70112 * South Alabama at UL Lafayette, TBD Sports Network) Air Force at Army, TBD John McElwain, Associate Commissioner/ Georgia State at Appalachian State, TBD Communications Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. [email protected] * Texas State at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. Cell: 504.234.5434

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GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS

Website GeorgiaStateSports.com FAX 404.413.4035 Mailing P.O. Box 3975, Address Atlanta, GA 30302-3975 Physical Georgia State Sports Arena Address 125 Decatur Street, Room 130 Atlanta, GA 30303 Allison George Jerry Trickie Charlie Taylor Mike Holmes

Assistant AD / Football Contact: Allison George ...... O: 404.413.4032 C: 678.595.7728 [email protected] Associate AD - Strategic Communications & P.R.: Jerry Trickie ...... O: 404.413.4166 C: 404.293.8102 [email protected] Assistant AD - Communications: Charlie Taylor ...... O: 404.413.4031 C: 404.556.2295 [email protected] Associate Sports Information Director: Mike Holmes ...... O: 404.413.4033 C: 404.259.9716 [email protected] Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Will Owens ...... O: 404.413.4034 C: 502.718.2525 [email protected] Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Matt Arsenault ...... O: 404.413.4034 C: 864.529.2086 [email protected] Broadcast Coordinator: Dave Cohen ...... O: 404.413.1434 C: 404.358.8411 [email protected]

CREDENTIALS SUN BELT WEEKLY COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE Credential Requests: Please make credential requests for Georgia Th e Sun Belt Conference coaches will be available on a weekly media State football games in writing (email preferred) to Allison George teleconference each Monday during the season, beginning Aug. 25. ([email protected]). Th e exact schedule for the coaches will be fi nalized in August. Media Parking: A limited amount of media parking is available in the To participate in the coaches’ teleconference, media should contact Gold Deck or Blue Lot. Please include parking request with credential John McElwain at the Sun Belt Conference for the phone number and request. Parking passes cannot be left at will call. password: Media Will Call: Georgia Dome Gate E. [email protected] / C: 504.234.5434 Press Box: Accessible via the Gate E elevator.

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Head coach Trent Miles will conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the season at 1 p.m. One or more GSU players will also be available at that time. Th e press conference will take place in the team meeting room at the GSU Practice Complex, located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Limited parking is available at the Practice Complex.

MEDIA INTERVIEWS All requests for interviews with head coach Trent Miles or any GSU players or staff members should be directed to Allison George. Coach Miles is available at his weekly press conference, on the Sun Belt Conference weekly teleconference and following practice. He is available for telephone interviews upon request, schedule permitting. GEORGIA STATE RADIO TEAM: From left , play-by-play voice Dave Cohen, color analysts Harper LeBel and Brandon Leak, and sideline reporter Sam Crenshaw. COVERING PRACTICE Georgia State’s practices are open to the media. Video and Th e fl agship radio station for Georgia State football is photography is at the discretion of the coaching staff and the sports Atlanta’s 1340 Th e Fan 3, as part of a multi-year agreement communications staff . between Georgia State Athletics and Dickey Broadcasting. Every GSU football game airs live on 1340 Th e Fan 3, Th e GSU Practice Complex is located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. beginning with pregame coverage 30 minutes before kickoff . Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Home games will also air on Georgia State’s WRAS FM 88.5. Additional network stations will be announced before the season. Georgia State Football Live, the weekly radio program featuring head coach Trent Miles and play-by-play voice Dave Cohen also airs on 1340 Th e Fan 3.

2014 Georgia State Football // 5 FOOTBALL TIMELINE

Nov. 2006: Football Feasibility Study completed. April 15, 2007: Former NFL head coach Dan Reeves named Football Consultant. April 17, 2008: Georgia State University offi cially announces its will start an NCAA Division I football program. June 12, 2008: introduced as Georgia BILL CURRY NAMED FIRST HEAD COACH State’s fi rst head football coach. Aug. 2008: First six assistant coaches hired: PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON APRIL 17, 2008 John Bond, John Thompson, George Pugh, Anthony Midget, Chris Ward, Mike Riddle. Oct. 15, 2008: First tryout at Hallford . Nov. 20, 2008: Ground- breaking for practice facility at 188 MLK. Jan. 4, 2009: First scholarship football TICKETS GO ON SALE student-athlete, Mark Hogan, enrolled at GSU. FIRST PLAYER Feb. 4, 2009: Georgia State signed its fi rst recruiting class. Aug. 11, 2009: First team of 71 players reported to campus. Aug. 14, 2009: First football practice at NFL YET facility. Sept. 2, 2009: Inaugural scheduled was announced. Fall 2009: First team conducted 60 practices at three sites: NFL YET, Lakewood Stadium and Georgia Dome. Dec. 7, 2009: Inaugural season tickets go on sale. Feb. 3, 2010: Second recruiting class signed. March 23, 2010 Inaugural scheduled announced.

FIRST PRACTICE

6 // #PantherFamily INAUGURAL GAME

GEORGIA STATE 41, SHORTER 7 SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

30,237 FANS AT GEORGIA DOME FOOTBALL TIMELINE March 27, 2010 First workout on new fi elds at GSU Practice Complex at 188 MLK. April 19, 2010: Over 3,000 fans watch GSU’s inaugural Spring Scrimmage at Georgia Dome. Aug. 3, 2010: Inaugural team reports for preseason. Aug. 4, 2010: First practice of inaugural season. Aug. 23, 2010: Before ever playing a game, Georgia State football is featured on the cover of INAUGURAL TEAM PLAYS AT ALABAMA ESPN the Magazine. Sept. 2, 2010: INAUGURAL GAME - Georgia State 41, Shorter 7 Nov. 19, 2010: First game vs. FBS opponent at defending national champion Alabama. Dec. 23, 2010: PK Iain Vance recognized as GSU’s fi rst All-American by the Sports Network. Aug. 2011: Panthers move into GSU Practice Complex. 2011 Season: Georgia BILL CURRY’S FINAL HOME GAME State plays as FCS Independent. April 9, 2012: Georgia State accepts an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2013. April 21, 2012: Christo Bilukidi is fi rst Panther drafted by NFL (Oakland Raiders, 6th Round). Aug. 14, 2012: First head coach Bill Curry announces he will retire following the 2012 season. 2012 Season: GSU begins FBS transition and plays its only season of CAA Football. GSU PRACTICE COMPLEX Sept. 10, 2012: Christo Bilukidi is fi rst GSU football alumnus to play in NFL regular-season game.

8 // #PantherFamily From left, Then Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick, GSU President Mark P. Becker, Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. and Commissioner Karl Benson SUN BELT CONFERENCE celebrate Georgia State’s invitation to the Sun Belt Conference on April 9, 2012.

Nov. 10, 2012: First head coach Bill Curry coaches his fi nal game at Maine. Dec. 3, 2012: Trent Miles is introduced as Georgia State’s second head coach. July 1, 2013: Georgia State offi cially joins the Sun Belt Conference. TRENT MILES INTRODUCED Aug. 30, 2013: Head coach Trent Miles makes his debut as GSU plays its fi rst game as an FBS program. vs. Samford. Oct. 12, 2013: Georgia State plays its inaugural Sun Belt Conference game. vs. Troy at the CHRISTO BILUKIDI PLAYS IN NFL Georgia Dome. May 10, 2014: Ulrick John drafted by Indianapolis Colts. 2014 Season: Georgia State is eligible for Sun Belt Conference title and FIRST SUN BELT GAME VS. TROY postseason bowl games.

2014 Georgia State Football // 9 THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE MANTRA “Together We Rise” exemplifi es what has quickly become America’s most up-and- coming collegiate athletics conference.

Founded in 1976, the Sun Belt has adapted and evolved in its nearly 40 year existence. The league was originally SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL MEMBERS formed as a home for some of the nation’s premier mid-major Georgia State UL Monroe teams and it wasn’t until a number of changes Appalachian State New Mexico State and the demand for a higher national profi le that the league Arkansas State South Alabama began sponsoring football in 2001. Because of this decision Georgia Southern Texas State to move the league into the group of football playing Idaho Troy conferences, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat UL Lafayette on the NCAA’s 18-member Board of Directors. As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics. when the Sun Belt Conference is breaking win records With the 2014-15 year marking the debut of the College year after year and the league is continually exceeding Football Playoff (CFP), the Sun Belt continues to fi nd itself expectations. among the 10 premier conferences and The Sun Belt’s 21 non-conference football wins in the 2013 the new system is guaranteed universal access based on season was a record for the league - eclipsing the mark of 19 performance – there are no automatic qualifi ers for the playoff set the year prior. Additionally of note for the league’s non- system. Additionally, the CFP will mean that a spot among the conference win total was that the Sun Belt fared well against premier bowl games of college football will be guaranteed its peer opponents in the non-AQ BCS ranks. The Sun Belt to the highest-ranked champion from the “Group of Five” fi nished a combined 8-1 against members of Conference-USA conferences: the Sun Belt Conference, American Athletic (4-1), the Mid-American Conference (3-0) and the Mountain Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American West Conference (1-0). The Sun Belt also had the best overall Conference and Conference USA. non-conference win percentage when comparing the four With the College Football Playoff included with the non-AQ conferences. league’s other bowl arrangements, the Sun Belt Conference is The 2013 football season also saw two teams take home tied to seven total bowl games. The R+L Carriers New Orleans bowl championship trophies, as UL Lafayette won its third Bowl, the GoDaddy Bowl, the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and Arkansas the Cure Bowl (debuting in 2015) all guarantee a home for State won its second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl. a bowl eligible Sun Belt Conference team each year. And Of course, football wasn’t the only sport that has seen beginning with the 2016 season, the Sun Belt is also part of a recent success and all of the league’s sports have contributed rotation of conferences that will send a team to the Bahamas to the “Rise” of the Sun Belt Conference. Bowl and the Miami Beach Bowl. In men’s basketball, league newcomer Georgia State put The infl ux of bowl game opportunities comes at a time together one of the best conference performances in league

10 // #PantherFamily SUN BELT CONFERENCE BOWL TIE-INS R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Sun Belt vs. C-USA) Dec. 20, 2014, New Orleans, La. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Sun Belt vs. MAC) Dec. 20, 2014, Montgomery, Ala. GoDaddy Bowl (Sun Belt vs. MAC) Jan. 4, 2015, Mobile, Ala. Coming in 2015: Cure Bowl (Sun Belt vs. AAC), Orlando, Fla. Coming in 2016: Bahamas Bowl, Miami Beach Bowl history in winning the 2013-14 Sun Belt regular-season championship. UL Lafayette captured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in what was one of the most thrilling fi nishes to the Sun Belt championship game in recent memory. An infl ux of young coaches mixed with proven veterans makes both Sun Belt men’s and women’s basketball an exciting brand with vast potential. The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships were played in New Orleans, the hometown of the Sun Belt at Lakefront Arena this past March in what was the fi rst of a three-year deal that will have Sun Belt hoops in the “Big Easy” each March. and continue to be among the league’s standard-bearers for success as each continues to send teams on deep postseason runs and teams are easy to fi nd in the national polls. In baseball, UL Lafayette held a unanimous No. 1 national ranking during the 2014 season and hosted a NCAA regional and super regional. Not to be outdone, the UL Lafayette softball team also hosted the NCAA Tournament rounds and qualifi ed for the 2014 edition of the Women’s College World In recent years as many as four Sun Belt teams have Series. advanced to the baseball postseason in a single year, while as many as three Sun Belt softball teams have accomplished that feat. While the accomplishments of the Sun Belt’s student- athletes and coaches deserve great praise, so to do the league’s administrators who have helped set the tone for the future of the conference. “We have never been as strong as we are now academically and fi nancially and I believe we are getting stronger all the time athletically,” former Sun Belt Conference President and Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. said recently. “I truly believe that the best is yet to come.” The Sun Belt Conference’s membership consists of 11 football members for 2014 – Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State ALBERT WILSON, ALL-SUN BELT and Troy. UALR and UT Arlington compete in all-sports as non-football members while Idaho and New Mexico State are football-only members.

2014 Georgia State Football // 11 GEORGIA DOME

THE HOME OF PANTHER FOOTBALL, the Georgia Dome is located just minutes from the Georgia State campus in downtown Atlanta. On Sept. 2, 2010, a crowd of 30,237 fans watched Georgia State’s inaugural game as the Panthers defeated Shorter 41-7.

The Georgia Dome has hosted two Super Bowls, four NCAA Basketball Final Fours and the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. In addition to GSU Football, the Dome is home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game and the SEC Championship.

Opened in 1992, the Georgia Dome is the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world. The building covers 8.9 acres and contains 1.6 million square feet on all seven levels.

GSU PRACTICE COMPLEX

HOME TO THE GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM on a daily basis, the GSU Practice Complex features a 120-yard synthetic turf fi eld, completed in March 2010, as well as a 60-yard natural turf fi eld.

An existing structure on the site was renovated and expanded, maintaining its historic architecture and charm while adding modern features. The 22,000-square foot facility was completed in 2011 and includes the Panthers’ locker room, equipment room, athletic training room, theater-style team meeting room, individual position meeting rooms and coaches’ offi ces.

Plans are in the works to add a state-of-the art strength and conditioning facility to the complex.

The GSU Practice Complex is located adjacent to the Georgia State campus, with the downtown Atlanta skyline providing a dramatic backdrop.

PlansP are underway to adda a new strength and conditioningc facility to tthe existing structure.

14 // #PantherFamily#PantherFamily 2014 Georgia State Football // 15 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Georgia State University is an enterprising urban public research institution centered in the historic, cultural and fi nancial hub of downtown Atlanta. The university provides more than 32,000 students with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, non-profi t and cultural organizations. Georgia State is dedicated to off ering programs that cater to students’ educational needs, and the university provides a rich co-curricular experience with award-winning on-campus housing, hundreds of student organizations and one of the most diverse student bodies in the country. Students, faculty and alumni enjoy a unique campus personality and culture based on ambition, hard work and dedication.

ONE OF ONLY FOUR public SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: research universities in the state, Georgia State off ers 100 fi elds of Andrew Young School of Policy Studies study with 250 graduate programs Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing in its eight colleges and schools. and Health Professions Students can chose from dozens of College of Arts and Sciences nationally-ranked and recognized College of Education academic programs at the university, College of Law which provides the widest variety of Honors College fi eld of study in Georgia. J. Mack Robinson College of Business Georgia State is a national leader School of Public Health in graduating students from diverse backgrounds and has achieved national recognition for its commitment to its students’ successful progress toward graduation. Founded in 1913, Georgia State is the second-largest institution in the University System of Georgia with more than 32,000 students.

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GEORGIA STATE CAMPUS LOCATED IN THE HEART of one of America’s great cities, the Georgia State University campus has a profound infl uence on the changing landscape of downtown Atlanta.

While the building blocks of the university will always be high-achieving students, world-class faculty and ground- breaking research, Georgia State boasts an ever-expanding and improving campus to accommodate that foundation.

In the last decade, the Rialto Theater restoration, Student Center, Student Recreation Center, University Lofts, University Commons, Helen M. Aderhold classroom building, Parker H. Petit Science Teaching and Research Center and many other buildings have transformed the downtown cityscape at Atlanta’s core.

The university has a new front door for visitors with the opening last year of Centennial Hall at 100 Auburn Ave, and a new Law School building is nearing completion Georgia State is where city life meets campus life for a unique and exciting student experience. • Five residence halls housing over 4,000 students • More than 300 student organizations • Six campus dining locations • State-of-the-art Student Recreation Center CAMPUS HOUSING

SOME OF THE FINEST HOUSING FACILITIES in the nation are on the Georgia State campus. On-campus housing continues to grow, and more than 4,000 GSU students now live on campus with a variety of options — traditional dorms, apartment-style or loft living.

Georgia State’s nationally-recognized and award-winning on-campus housing provides students with opportunities to connect with the university community with educational, cultural, recreational and social programs.

The University Commons, opened in 2007, is a 4.2-acre complex of four buildings surrounding a landscaped courtyard. All units come with fully-equipped kitchens, furnished bedrooms and spacious living areas.

The fall of 2009 saw the opening of Patton Hall, which is suite-style for 325 residents and includes an on-site dining facility.

In 2010, GSU opened its fi rst Greek housing, which consists of nine fraternities and sororities housed in three-story townhomes.

Opened in 2011, the Piedmont North Complex houses approximately 1,100 residents and off ers a traditional residence hall lifestyle with all the amenities one would expect from a premier housing program, including a dining facility.

The University Lofts, opened in 2002, contain fully- furnished, loft-style apartments that blend urban style with modern features.

All residence halls feature a full range of amenities including study and community lounge areas, laundry facilities, 24/7 security patrols, on-site or nearby parking and more. UNIVERSITY COMMONS NO. 1 IN THE NATION Georgia State University’s residence halls have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by Dormsplash.com.

UNIVERSITY LOFTS

PIEDMONT NORTH

PATTON HALL

GREEK HOUSING

2014 Georgia State Football // 21 ATLANTA ATLANTA IS INTEGRAL TO Georgia State’s educational experience. Students and faculty are part of a living laboratory where they study and create solutions for the challenges of the 21st century.

The metropolitan Atlanta area is home to more than fi ve million people and the world’s busiest airport.

Atlanta is third in the nation and fourth in the world for Fortune 500 company headquarters, and attending school downtown provides students with unparalleled access to internships and jobs. There are approximately 125,000 Georgia State alumni the Atlanta area, giving students ample networking opportunities.

Georgia State students also can take advantage of the university’s easy access to Atlanta’s rich creative environment, diversity of cultures and lifestyles, and wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME COMES TO ATLANTA Beginning in 2014, the College Football Hall of Fame will have a new home in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The new location will showcase the Hall within an exciting, entertaining attraction just minutes from the Georgia State campus. The $66.5 million facility will top out at 94,256 square feet and will feature approximately 30,000 square feet of exhibit space, as well as a 45-yard indoor football fi eld.

22 // #PantherFamily A DOWNTOWN ADVANTAGE • Georgia Aquarium Georgia State is in the middle of downtown Atlanta, • Zoo Atlanta making it a hub of activities, attractions, businesses • Centennial Olympic Park and non-profi ts, all within walking distrance or a • Georgia Dome short ride from campus. • Philips Arena • Martin Luther King Jr. Center • CNN Center • State Capitol • Turner Field • World of Coca Cola • Carter Presidential Library • College Football Hall of Fame (open in 2014)

2014 Georgia State Football // 23 SPEED, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

BEN POLLARD, Assistant Director of Athletics for Speed, Strength and Conditioning, possesses a wealth of experience with major college programs. Pollard and his staff work to help each Panther student-athlete reach his full potential.

A new strength and conditioning facility for football (below) is planned, to be added to the existing GSU Practice Complex.

ULRICK JOHN developed into an NFL prospect who was drafted in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2014.

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BOB MURPHY, Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine and Nutrition, and his staff of certifi ed athletic trainers provide outstanding care to Georgia State student-athletes in the prevention and treatment of injuries.

Panther student-athletes benefi t from outstanding sports medicine facilities at all venues.

2014 Georgia State Football // 25 STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT GEORGIA STATE ATHLETICS IS COMMITTED to providing educational, personal and community development that will enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience.

Georgia State’s commitment to academic support and student-athlete development is paying dividends as the Panthers are enjoying unprecedented success in the classroom.

Georgia State’s Student-Athlete Development department became just the second in the nation to be certifi ed at the highest level by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics.

The Georgia State program is headed by Associate Director of Athletics Brad Horton. Working directly with the football program are Assistant Directors Brittany Price and Jessica Summey and Academic Coordinator Britta DeLay.

SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM: • Panther athletic teams have combined for a cumulative department grade-point average of at least 3.0 for 12 consecutive semesters • The 3.06 cumulative grade-point average by all student-athletes in the spring of 2014 was the best semester GPA on record, and the second straight semester with at least a 3.05 • In the most recent release, Georgia State led all Sun Belt schools in Graduation Success Rate at 86 percent, above the national average of 81 percent • A total of 13 student-athletes across nine sports have earned academic All-America honors since 1989, including one who was the 2013 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner in men’s A HELPING HAND: GSU student-athletes have completed more than 5,000 hours of community service in each of the last four years. COMMUNITY OUTREACH GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY is an essential component of the Georgia State athletics program. Panther student-athletes, coaches and staff volunteer their time and talents to a wide range of programs and organizations, including Samaritan’s Feet, Make- A-Wish, Team Tiger, Boys & Girls Clubs, the Salvation Army, local elementary schools, and many others.

2014 Georgia State Football // 27 GSU PRESIDENT MARK P. BECKER

SINCE BEGINNING HIS TENURE as Georgia State University’s seventh president in January 2009, President Mark P. Becker has led the institution through a dynamic period of major growth and advancement.

Under his leadership, the university interdisciplinary research centers. adopted a comprehensive 10-year strategic Seeking to position Georgia State plan aimed at making Georgia State one students and researchers to thrive in an of the nation’s premier urban research increasingly complex and global landscape, universities. Becker has worked with faculty leaders to With a 10 percent increase in graduation enhance Georgia State’s international profi le. College of Business and the Andrew Young rates in the last fi ve years, Georgia State is Th e university is working in fi ve countries School of Policy Studies. achieving its vision of becoming a national in which it is focusing its university-wide Assuring that Georgia State is model for undergraduate education eff orts: Brazil, China, South Africa, South appropriately partnered in Atlanta and by demonstrating that students of all Korea and Turkey. beyond, Becker serves on multiple civic, backgrounds can succeed at high rates. Th rough its campus development, community and professional boards. Th e university has been recognized by the Georgia State is a major contributor to the Becker and his wife, Laura Voisinet, are Education Trust for eliminating disparities revitalization of downtown Atlanta. Building signifi cant contributors to the university. in graduation rates based on race or on the work of former President Carl V. Th ey are focusing their philanthropy ethnicity. Diverse Issues in Higher Education Patton, the university has expanded campus primarily on scholarships for students but places Georgia State No. 1 in the nation housing and dining, research and academic also support the university’s Library, the among non-profi t institutions in graduating facilities. Georgia State enhanced its research Rialto Center for the Arts and Georgia State’s African-American students and in the capacity with the opening of the Parker H. Women’s Philanthropy Initiative. top 50 universities for graduating Asian- “Pete” Petit Science Center in 2009 and is Prior to his appointment as president Americans. Hispanic Outlook in Higher designing and building a second research of Georgia State, Becker was executive vice Education magazine lists Georgia State as a building on the same site. Th e university president for academic aff airs and provost at top 100 university for graduating Hispanics, enlarged its instructional capacity with a the University of South Carolina. making the university one of only two classroom expansion project completed in Before assuming that role, Becker spent non-Florida universities in the Southeast to 2011. Student housing has almost doubled three years at the University of Minnesota as attain this achievement. with the addition of Patton Hall, a Greek a biostatistics professor, dean of the School of During Becker’s tenure Georgia State townhome complex, and the Piedmont Public Health and assistant vice president of has set a series of university records for North housing and dining complex. Th e Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency retention and graduation rates, as well as for opening of the $10 million football practice Response. the retention of the Georgia Lottery-funded facility enabled Georgia State to introduce From 1989 to 2000, Becker was a HOPE Scholarship. Th is progress has been its football program in fall 2010. Th e professor and associate dean for academic achieved as enrollment has grown from purchase of 3.5 acres of land on the eastern aff airs at the University of Michigan’s about 28,000 to more than 32,000 students, edge of the campus has made it possible for School of Public Health. He also has held and the number of applications to the the university to have its fi rst intramural academic appointments at the University of university has steadily risen and now exceeds recreation fi elds on its downtown campus. Washington, the and 13,000. Private scholarship funding has Th e Sun Trust tower complex at 25 Park Cornell University. increased signifi cantly, and the university has Place houses major units of the College Becker earned his bachelor’s degree in more than doubled the number of students of Arts and Sciences and the expanded mathematics from Towson State University receiving support in the last two years. university advising center. Th e university in 1980, and his doctor’s degree in statistics Research funding is at an all-time high, has a new front door for visitors with the from the State University increasing nearly 15 percent in the last year opening last year of Centennial Hall at in 1985. He is a Fellow of the American alone. Federally sponsored research now 100 Auburn Ave. Th e building houses Statistical Association, and the American accounts for 62 percent of the university’s Georgia State’s Welcome Center, university Association for the Advancement of Science. research portfolio, an important barometer administration and the recently established Towson State and Penn State have recognized of the university’s research success. Th is Honors College. A new Law School building him with distinguished alumnus awards. growth has been aided by the Second is nearing completion, and the university has Becker grew up in Havre de Grace, Md., Century Initiative, a faculty hiring program acquired 55 Park Place, a high-rise building near Baltimore. He and his wife have two that has led to the development of new that will be the new home of the Robinson adult children, Matthew and Julia.

28 // #PantherFamily ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

BHARATH JAMIE BOGGS ROB CLARK PARTHASARATHY Executive Senior Senior Associate AD - Interim Director of Athletics Associate AD - COO / SWA Development

BRAD HORTON BOB MURPHY JERRY TRICKIE KEVIN WHITE MISTY BROWN Associate AD - Student- Associate AD - Associate AD - Strategic Associate AD - Assistant AD - Athlete Development Sports Medicine & Nutrition Communications & P.R. Business Development & Special Events

ALLISON GEORGE MATT NEWHOUSE ERIK PAZ BEN POLLARD AWILDA RAGLAND Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Speed, Assistant AD - Communications Marketing Compliance Strength & Conditioning Human Resources

CHARLIE TAYLOR STEVE WOJCIKOWSKI WOJCIKOWSKI GEORGE PIERCE Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Faculty Athletics Communications Facilities & Operations Representative

2014 Georgia State Football // 29 SEASON PREVIEW

POSITION-BY-POSITION LOOK AT THE PANTHERS

POUNDING THE ROCK. That is the mantra of the Georgia State football program as the Panthers enter their second season under head coach Trent Miles and their second year in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Sun Belt Conference.

Miles, who executed a remarkable Th e Panthers return 34 letterwinners, Air Force in addition to navigating the turnaround in fi ve seasons at Indiana led by junior linebacker Joseph Peterson, Sun Belt, in which every 2013 opponent State before coming taking over the an honorable mention all-conference was bowl eligible. Panthers, looks to build a winning selection in 2013 and GSU’s leading foundation for GSU’s young program, tackler the last two years. Th e defense QUARTERBACKS which has only been playing football at also features young standouts such as Th e slot should feature any level since 2010. defensive end Shawayne Lawrence and the most interesting position battle of To so do, Miles and his staff will rely outside linebacker Mackendy Cheridor, the preseason. Last year’s starter, Ronnie heavily on new faces and young talent both sophomores, while the top returnee Bell, returns but he was edged in the aft er graduating 27 seniors, including on off ense is sophomore wide receiver spring by junior college transfer Nick All-America wide receiver Albert Robert Davis. Senior punter Matt Arbuckle. Th e competition will continue Wilson, a free agent signee with the Hubbard is an all-star candidate. in fall camp, when talented freshman Kansas City Chiefs, and off ensive tackle Th e 2014 schedule is challenging, to Emiere Scaife, a 6-2, 218-pounder from Ulrick John, who was draft ed by the say the least, as Georgia State makes trips Charlotte, N.C., also joins the fray. Indianapolis Colts. to Washington and Clemson and hosts

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Bell, a 5-11, 180-pound junior, set Panthers also graduated the school’s ending knee injuries in 2013. Junior GSU season records with 2,573 yards second-leading receiver in Danny Nathaniel Minor, who caught seven passing and 2,686 yards of total off ense Williams, as well as three other receivers. passes for 59 yards in 2012, will be ready and tossed 15 touchdown passes in 2013, Th e position still does feature for the start of fall camp, while junior but he completed just 50 percent of his one of Georgia State’s top returnees transfer Donovan Harden should be passes and had 11 interceptions. in sophomore Robert Davis. Th e 6-3, available early in the season. Harden Arbuckle passed for nearly 7,000 198-pounder from Warner Robins, Ga., played two seasons at Illinois State, yards and 73 touchdowns in two should contend for all-conference honors where he had 46 receptions for 617 yards seasons at Pierce (Calif.) College. Th e this fall aft er a strong freshman season in and six touchdowns in 2012. Junior 6-1, 230-pound Californian enrolled which he was the team’s second-leading Avery Sweeting is a potential deep threat at Georgia State last January and receiver with 44 catches for 711 yards with very good . immediately demonstrated leadership on and four touchdowns. He was the only Th e Panthers will also look to their the off ense. freshman to rank among the Sun Belt top 2014 signing class for contributions at Also returning are junior Ben 10 in receiving yards and receptions, and wide receiver from freshmen Tevish McLane and sophomore Clay Chastain. just four freshmen in the nation averaged Clark, Maaseiah Francis and Glenn McLane, a 6-1, 210-pounder, started more receiving yards per game Smith and junior college transfer nine games in 2012 and passed for 1,592 Senior Lynquez Blair has seen Michael Harrison. yards and 10 touchdowns but threw 11 limited action in his fi rst three years, TIGHT ENDS interceptions. Chastain, who stands 6-4 but he was one of the Panthers’ most and 215 pounds, took a redshirt year improved players in the spring and looks An impact newcomer for the in 2013 aft er transferring from Georgia to step into a more prominent role in his Panthers could earn the starting berth Military College. fi nal season. He has 16 catches for 145 here in 6-4, 230-pound junior Joel yards over the last two seasons. Ruiz, who set out the 2013 season aft er RUNNING BACKS Two wide receivers are expected transferring from Presbyterian. to contribute aft er coming off season- Th e Panthers are likely to use several ball carriers, including returnees Kyler Neal, Jonathan Jean-Bart, Gerald Howse and Duvall Smith, along with true freshman Krysten Hammon. Neal, a sophomore, saw some action as a true freshman, carrying 24 times for 96 yards and then showed good progress in the spring. Jean-Bart, another sophomore, is the top returning rusher with 269 yards and one touchdown on 71 attempts. Howse and Smith, both JOSEPHJOSEPH seniors, had limited duty last fall. PETERSONPETERSON Hammon is a promising rookie who LinebackerLineebbackkerer hhasas bbeeneen rushed for nearly 2,000 yards as a senior GeorgiaGeG orgiia StState’satte’e’s at Dickinson High School in Houston, leadinglleeaddiing tatacklerackklel r ththee Texas. lastlaastt ttwowoo sseasons.easonsns.

WIDE RECEIVERS Th e wide receiver position is one of several areas that were decimated by graduation. Th e most glaring absence is the loss of All-American Albert Wilson, who owns every Georgia State record for receiving, returns and all-purpose yardage, including 71 catches for 1,117 yards and eight touchdowns and 2,238 all-purpose yards last fall. But in addition to Wilson, the

2014 Georgia State Football // 31 SEASON PREVIEW

LETTERMEN RETURNING (34) MATTMATT Starters (CAPS) Returning (12) QB: RONNIE BELL, Ben McLane HUBBARDHUBBARD RB: Jonathan Jean-Bart, Kyler Neal All-conferenceAAlll-coonffere ence WR: ROBERT DAVIS, Lynquez Blair, pupunterntter hhasas a ccareerareer Nathaniel Minor (injured in 2013) averageaaveraga e of 442.32.2 3 C: Ronald Martin yyayardsrdds peperr kikick.ck. G: A.J. KAPLAN, TIM WYNN, Garrett Gorringe T: None TE: KEITH RUCKER, Bill Teknipp DL: SHAWAYNE LAWRENCE, Jalen Lawrence, Carnell Hopson, Tevin Jones, Nate Paxton, Tanner Strickland LB: JOSEPH PETERSON, JARRELL ROBINSON, Sean Jeppesen (FB), Kight , Jameel Spencer OLB: MACKENDY CHERIDOR, TARRIS BATISTE, Melvin King, Spencer Haywood, CB: Robert Dowling, Trent Hill, Myles Morris S: C.J. Scott, LaDarion Young PK: WIL LUTZ P: MATT HUBBARD LETTERMEN LOST (26) Starters (CAPS) Lost (12) QB: None Ruiz teams with returning starter tackle positions feature 6-5, 340-pound RB: TRAVIS EVANS Keith Rucker, a 6-3, 235-pound Michael Ivory from Coff eyville (Kan.) WR: ALBERT WILSON, DANNY WILLIAMS, sophomore, to give the Panthers a solid C.C. on the left side, and 6-6, 315-pound Jordan Giles, Kelton Hill, Parris Lee, tandem at . Rucker was GSU’s Steve Wolgamott from Butler (Kan.) Darren McCray fi ft h-leading receiver as a true freshman C.C. at right tackle. Taylor Evans, a 6-4, C: None with 14 catches for 232 yards, including 285-pounder from Saddleback (Calif.) G: CADE YATES a career-high 121 yards against UL College, emerged from spring practice as T: ULRICK JOHN, GRANT KING, Ramell Lafayette. the starting center. Davis, Nick Nesmith Another promising tight end is Senior Tim Wynn, 6-3, 285, is TE: None redshirt freshman Bill Teknipp, who another versatile veteran who has DL: THEO AGNEW, TERRANCE WOODARD returns from a season-ending knee 21 career starts at guard and center. OLB: John Kelly, Allen McKay ILB: Robert Ferguson injury he sustained aft er playing in the True freshman Alex Stoehr, a 6-2, S: KAIL SINGLETON, ARINGTON JORDAN, fi rst three games of 2013. 300-pounder who enrolled last January, Rashad Stewart made an impression at right guard in CB: DEMARIUS MATTHEWS, BRENT OFFENSIVE LINE spring practice. McCLENDON, Jamal Ransby, Nate Th e Panthers will feature a rebuilt Other linemen with starting Anthony off ensive line aft er graduating three experience include 6-1, 280-pound PK: David Miller starters, including Indianapolis Colts senior Ronald Martin, who started SN: Scotty McQueen draft pick Ulrick John. two games at center last fall, and 6-4, Th e top returnee is versatile senior 290-pound sophomore Garrett Gorringe, A.J. Kaplan, who is slated at left guard who made fi ve starts at guard. aft er starting at every position on the line Also adding depth are 6-3, and 6-5, 279-pound redshirt freshman except center last fall. 286-pound sophomore center Mark Sebastian Willer, a convert from tight Th e 6-4, 270-pound Kaplan is joined Ruskell, 6-4, 290-pound sophomore end who is working at left tackle. True by three talented junior college transfers tackle Jah-Mai Davidson, 6-4, 300-pound freshman Gabe Mobley, 6-2 and 275 to form the core of the off ensive line. Th e redshirt freshman guard Davis Moore, pounds, joins the mix this fall.

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DEFENSIVE LINE true freshman last fall, when he moved Secondary prospects in the freshman Georgia State’s defensive line is fi lled into the starting lineup midway through class also include cornerback Jerome with young talent, led by sophomore the season and fi nished with 34 tackles Smith and safety Ronald Peterkin. defensive end Shawayne Lawrence. and 7.5 tackles for loss. Behind Cheridor SPECIALISTS Lawrence, 6-4 and 270 pounds, are junior Melvin King and freshman started at 11 games at defensive end with Niemus Bryant. Georgia State returns a pair of 25 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss despite At the other outside linebacker experienced kickers in senior punter being the youngest player on the team; spot, junior college transfer Sheldon Matt Hubbard and junior place-kicker he did not turn 18 until the fi nal week of Wynn will have an opportunity to earn Wil Lutz. the season. a starting berth, along with senior Hubbard is an all-conference He will line up alongside another Jarrell Robinson, who has career totals candidate with a career average of 42.3 Lawrence, 6-1, 280-pound sophomore of 96 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and two yards per punt, including a 42.0-yard noseguard Jalen, who played in every interceptions. Senior Spencer Haywood norm last season. He previously earned game and made one start as a true adds depth. second-team all-league honors in the freshman. Junior David Huey, 6-2 and Colonial Athletic Association as a 290 pounds, backs up at noseguard. DEFENSIVE BACKS sophomore, and he received third-team Sophomore ends Tevin Jones, 6-4 Th e secondary position was hard- mention from College Sports Madness and 270 pounds, and Carnell Hopson, by graduation, losing four cornerbacks last fall. 6-2 and 260 pounds, were also thrown and three safeties, so this group will Lutz is a two-year starter who made into the fi re as true freshmen and will feature many new faces, along with one eight of 12 fi eld goals last fall, highlighted benefi t from the year of experience. familiar face in a new place. by his school-record 53-yarder at top- Redshirt freshmen Will Cunningham, Junior Tarris Batiste was the ranked Alabama. 6-1 and 270 yards, and sophomore Panthers’ second-leading tackler a year Freshman place-kicker Evan Pantels Tanner Strickland, 6-3 and 270 pounds, ago while playing outside linebacker, adds depth. should also see action. but he worked at safety in the spring to At long snapper, sohomore Justin lend a veteran presence to an otherwise Forrister is expected to take over for LINEBACKERS inexperienced secondary. Batiste made four-year starter Scotty McQueen, but Th e linebacker corps features the 77 tackles in 2013, including a team-high former off ensive lineman Daniel Zeigler veteran duo of Joseph Peterson and Sean 9.5 tackles for loss. will now concentrate on long-snapping. Along with Batiste, the Panthers will Jeppesen on the inside, and budding PRONUNCIATION GUIDE standout Mackendy Cheridor on the look to junior college safety Nate Simon. Another junior college transfer, Sheldon PLAYERS: outside. Tarris Batiste ...... TARR-iss buh-TEEST Peterson, a 6-0, 220-pound junior, is Wynn, will get a look at Batiste’s former Niemus Bryant ...... NEE-mus the Panthers’ top returnee aft er earning outside linebacker spot but could also be Mackendy Cheridor ...... muh-KEN-dee honorable mention All-Sun Belt honors an option at safety. CHER-uh-door last fall, when he set the GSU season Other candidates at safety include a Kight Dallas ...... KITE record with 103 tackles. He was also the trio of sophomores in Bryan Williams, Jah-Mai Davidson ...... juh-MY who missed the 2013 season with a back Patrick Dike ...... DEE-kay Panthers’ top tackler as a true freshman, Maaseiah Francis ...... muh-SY-ya giving him 168 career hits. injury; Trent Hill, who made nine tackles Garrett Gorringe ...... GORE-inge Jeppesen, a 6-0, 230-pound senior, in seven games; and LaDarion Young, Krysten Hammon ...... like “Christian” is a former starting fullback who moved who collected 22 tackles. Carnell Hopson ...... car-NELL to linebacker for the fi nal three games of Newcomers will feature prominently Jonathan Jean-Bart ...... JON-BART last season. Aft er playing both ways for at cornerback with 2014 signee Marcus Shawayne Lawrence ...... shuh-WAN-yay Caff ey, a transfer from Iowa Western Nich Long ...... NICK those three games, he moved to defense Tyler Nemec ...... NEH-mick full-time in the spring and takes over as C.C. who originally signed with Jayro Perez ...... HI-row the “mike” linebacker. Kentucky out of high school, and Bruce Malik Ricks ...... muh-LEEK Backups at inside linebacker include Dukes, a transfer from UCF, looking to Jarrell Robinson ...... juh-RELL sophomores Jameel Spencer and Kight earn starting berths. Mark Ruskell...... RUSS-kell Dallas, who gained experience as true Sophomores Myles Morris and Emiere Scaife ...... a-MEER SKAFE Alex Stoehr ...... STORE freshmen last fall, and redshirt freshman Robert Dowling gained experience Ladarion Young ...... luh-DARE-ee-un Trey Payne. True freshmen Michael Shaw in 2013, and freshmen B.J. Clay, who and Malik Ricks could also make an enrolled in January, Antreal Allen and COACHES: Jeff Jagodzinski ...... JAG-ud-ZIN-skee impact. Chandon Sullivan should also be in the Tim Lappano ...... luh-PAH-no At outside linebacker, the 6-5, mix. Brock Lough ...... LOW 250-pound Cheridor was a force as a

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No. Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 21 Antreal Allen CB 5-11 180 Fr. Auburn, Ala. Auburn 10 Octavious Andrews WR 6-0 180 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stone Mountain/Auburn 23 Dexter Andrews WR 5-8 154 R-So. Atlanta, Ga. Maynard Jackson/Albany State 4 Nick Arbuckle QB 6-1 230 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. St. Bonaventure/Pierce College 89 Desi Banks WR 6-2 187 R-Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. Cedar Grove/Morehead State 3 Tarris Batiste S 6-1 210 R-Jr. Cartersville, Ga. Cass/Indiana State 18 Ronnie Bell QB 5-11 180 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek/Ohio 78 Madison Bell OL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison 13 Lynquez Blair WR 5-10 175 Sr. Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro 86 Joel Brooks WR 6-0 175 R-So. Acworth, Ga. North Paulding 92 Niemus Bryant LB 6-0 220 Fr. Columbus, Ga. Carver 24 Marcus Caff ey CB 6-0 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Grady/Iowa Western CC 11 Clay Chastain QB 6-4 215 R-So. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison/Georgia Military 5 Mackendy Cheridor LB 6-5 250 So. Decatur, Ga. Columbia 15 Tevish Clark WR 6-1 180 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Carver 29 B.J. Clay CB 6-0 180 Fr. Dacula, Ga. Dacula 42 Dontavis Crocker RB 5-9 185 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Jordan/Hutchinson CC 62 Will Cunningham DL 6-1 270 R-Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker 33 Kight Dallas LB 6-1 230 So. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 58 Jah-Mai Davidson T 6-4 290 R-So. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 19 Robert Davis WR 6-3 198 So. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 26 Patrick Dike LB 5-9 200 R-Fr. Buford, Ga. Mill Creek 7 Robert Dowling CB 5-10 185 So. Marietta, Ga. Lassiter 85 Grant Drakeford WR 5-10 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Riverwood 27 Bruce Dukes CB 5-10 187 R-Jr. Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek/UCF 67 Bryan Ellis OL 6-0 270 R-Fr. Albany, Ga. Mitchell County 65 Taylor Evans OL 6-4 292 R-Jr. Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge/Saddleback College 94 Justin Forrister SN 6-3 235 R-So. Douglasville, Ga. South Paulding 88 Maaseiah Francis WR 6-3 190 Fr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross 59 Garrett Gorringe G 6-4 290 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson 82 Jalen Hamilton WR 5-8 175 R-So. Hampton, Ga. Lovejoy 2 Krysten Hammon RB 5-9 180 Fr. Hitchcock, Texas Dickinson 9 Donovan Harden WR 5-11 180 R-Jr. Rialto, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga/Illinois State 26 Michael Harrison WR 5-7 175 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. Valley View/Mt. San Jacinto 64 Akil Hawkins OL 6-2 282 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County/Grambling 50 Spencer Haywood LB 6-2 200 Sr. Suwanee, Ga. Lambert/Savannah State 37 Trent Hill S 5-10 180 So. Atlanta, Ga. Martin Luther King 40 Deonte Holeman WR 6-2 171 R-So. Hoschton, Ga. Mill Creek 55 Carnell Hopson DE 6-2 260 So. Powder Springs, Ga. South Paulding 28 Gerald Howse RB 6-2 215 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel/NE A&M 49 Matt Hubbard P 6-4 235 Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. Starr’s Mill 67 David Huey NG 6-2 290 R-Jr. Antioch, Tenn. Pearl-Cohn 75 Michael Ivory T 6-5 340 R-So. Louisville, Ky. Jeff ersontown, Ky./Coff eyville CC 22 Jonathan Jean-Bart RB 5-11 195 So. McDonough, Ga. Henry County 47 Sean Jeppesen LB 6-0 230 R-Sr. Fortson, Ga. Harris County/West Georgia 52 Tevin Jones DE 6-4 270 So. Hampton, Ga. Luella 77 A.J. Kaplan G 6-4 270 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Faith Lutheran/Palomar 99 Melvin King LB 6-3 225 Jr. Hinesville,Ga. Liberty County 85 Shawayne Lawrence DE 6-4 270 So. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 97 Jalen Lawrence NG 6-1 280 So. Macon, Ga. Westside 68 Tanner Ledbetter OL 6-2 280 Fr. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 90 Nich Long DL 6-5 294 Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. Dutchtown

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No. Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 96 Wil Lutz PK 6-0 190 Jr. Newnan, Ga. Northgate 32 Jonathan Lytle FB 6-1 240 R-Jr. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding/Reedley College 25 Calvin Mapp WR 5-8 160 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson 69 Ronald Martin C 6-1 280 R-Sr. Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County 34 Jamaal May S 5-10 190 R-Sr. Locust Grove, Ga. Luella 16 Ben McLane QB 6-1 210 R-Jr. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 87 Nathaniel Minor WR 6-2 180 R-Jr. Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood 72 Gabe Mobley OL 6-2 275 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 63 Davis Moore OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville 35 Myles Morris CB 5-8 172 R-So. Greensboro, N.C. Smith 25 Kyler Neal RB 5-11 218 So. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 81 Tyler Nemec WR 6-0 200 R-So. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 30 Artez Oglesby DB 5-10 190 Fr. Molena, Ga. Pike County 39 Emeka Okoye RB 5-9 190 R-So. Loganville, Ga. Grayson/Westminster 57 Justin Otiwu LB 6-1 225 R-Fr. Buford, Ga. Mill Creek 93 Evan Pantels PK 5-10 176 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge 98 Nate Paxton DL 6-1 245 R-Jr. Scottdale, Ga. Clarkston 51 Trey Payne LB 6-0 230 R-Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 46 Jayro Perez DL 6-1 260 R-Jr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfi eld 78 Cristian Perez DL 6-0 280 R-Sr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfi eld/Cumberlands 31 Ronald Peterkin S 6-0 170 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 6 Joseph Peterson LB 6-0 220 Jr. Dothan, Ala. Dothan 32 Malik Ricks LB 6-1 230 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 46 Jarrell Robinson LB 6-2 215 R-Sr. Portal , Ga. Portal 24 Lyndon Rowe RB 5-7 185 Fr. Louisville, Ky. Ballard 45 Keith Rucker TE 6-3 235 So. , Ohio Moeller 8 Joel Ruiz TE 6-4 240 R-Jr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County/Presbyterian 71 Mark Ruskell C 6-3 286 R-So. Duluth, Ga. Duluth 12 Emiere Scaife QB 6-2 218 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Mallard Creek 43 C.J. Scott CB 5-11 195 R-Sr. Lyons, Ga. Toombs County/Shorter 43 Matavius Scott LB 6-2 206 R-Fr. Carnesville, Ga. Franklin County 44 Michael Shaw LB 6-4 210 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Lanier 30 Nick Simmons RB 5-10 193 R-So. Madison, Ga. Morgan County/LaGrange 1 Nate Simon S 6-1 195 Jr. Compton, Calif. Lakewood/Golden West College 14 Duvall Smith RB 5-10 208 R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 17 Glenn Smith WR 6-1 185 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 48 Jerome Smith CB 5-10 165 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 38 Jameel Spencer LB 6-1 215 So. Smyrna, Ga. Woodward Academy 41 Marcus Stetzer DL 6-0 255 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw 56 Alex Stoehr OL 6-2 300 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 53 Tanner Strickland DE 6-3 270 R-So. Zebulon, Ga. Pike County 10 Chandon Sullivan CB 5-11 180 Fr. Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow 80 Avery Sweeting WR 5-8 160 Jr. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick 84 Bill Teknipp TE 6-4 235 R-Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 12 Deion Wilkins WR 5-9 164 Jr. Thomaston, Ga. Upson-Lee/Jacksonville 74 Sebastian Willer T 6-5 279 R-Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun 36 Bryan Williams S 6-3 200 R-So. Miramar, Fla. Miramar 18 Jamadre Wilson DB 5-10 170 R-So. Ocilla, Ga. Irwin County/Shorter 70 Steve Wolgamott T 6-6 315 Jr. Maize, Kan. Maize/Butler CC 40 Sheldon Wynn S 6-1 210 Jr. Miami, Fla. G. Braddock Holmes/Hartnell College 50 Tim Wynn G-C 6-3 285 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 20 Ladarion Young S 6-1 185 R-So. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Catholic 54 Daniel Zeigler LS 6-5 240 R-Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School/Previous School 1 Nate Simon S 6-1 195 Jr. Compton, Calif. Lakewood/Golden West College 2 Krysten Hammon RB 5-9 180 Fr. Hitchcock, Texas Dickinson 3 Tarris Batiste S 6-1 210 R-Jr. Cartersville, Ga. Cass/Indiana State 4 Nick Arbuckle QB 6-1 230 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. St. Bonaventure/Pierce College 5 Mackendy Cheridor LB 6-5 250 So. Decatur, Ga. Columbia 6 Joseph Peterson LB 6-0 220 Jr. Dothan, Ala. Dothan 7 Robert Dowling CB 5-10 185 So. Marietta, Ga. Lassiter 8 Joel Ruiz TE 6-4 240 R-Jr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County/Presbyterian 9 Donovan Harden WR 5-11 180 R-Jr. Rialto, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga/Illinois State 10 Octavious Andrews WR 6-0 180 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stone Mountain/Auburn 10 Chandon Sullivan CB 5-11 180 Fr. Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow 11 Clay Chastain QB 6-4 215 R-So. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison/Georgia Military 12 Emiere Scaife QB 6-2 218 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Mallard Creek 12 Deion Wilkins WR 5-9 164 Jr. Thomaston, Ga. Upson-Lee/Jacksonville 13 Lynquez Blair WR 5-10 175 Sr. Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro 14 Duvall Smith RB 5-10 208 R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 15 Tevish Clark WR 6-1 180 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Carver 16 Ben McLane QB 6-1 210 R-Jr. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 17 Glenn Smith WR 6-1 185 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 18 Ronnie Bell QB 5-11 180 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek/Ohio 18 Jamadre Wilson DB 5-10 170 R-So. Ocilla, Ga. Irwin County/Shorter 19 Robert Davis WR 6-3 198 So. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 20 Ladarion Young S 6-1 185 R-So. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Catholic 21 Antreal Allen CB 5-11 180 Fr. Auburn, Ala. Auburn 22 Jonathan Jean-Bart RB 5-11 195 So. McDonough, Ga. Henry County 23 Dexter Andrews WR 5-8 154 R-So. Atlanta, Ga. Maynard Jackson/Albany State 24 Marcus Caff ey CB 6-0 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Grady/Iowa Western CC 24 Lyndon Rowe RB 5-7 185 Fr. Louisville, Ky. Ballard 25 Calvin Mapp WR 5-8 160 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson 25 Kyler Neal RB 5-11 218 So. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 26 Patrick Dike LB 5-9 200 R-Fr. Buford, Ga. Mill Creek 26 Michael Harrison WR 5-7 175 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. Valley View/Mt. San Jacinto 27 Bruce Dukes CB 5-10 187 R-Jr. Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek/UCF 28 Gerald Howse RB 6-2 215 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel/NE Oklahoma A&M 29 B.J. Clay CB 6-0 180 Fr. Dacula, Ga. Dacula 30 Artez Oglesby DB 5-10 190 Fr. Molena, Ga. Pike County 30 Nick Simmons RB 5-10 193 R-So. Madison, Ga. Morgan County/LaGrange 31 Ronald Peterkin S 6-0 170 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 32 Jonathan Lytle FB 6-1 240 R-Jr. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding/Reedley College 32 Malik Ricks LB 6-1 230 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 33 Kight Dallas LB 6-1 230 So. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 34 Jamaal May S 5-10 190 R-Sr. Locust Grove, Ga. Luella 35 Myles Morris CB 5-8 172 R-So. Greensboro, N.C. Smith 36 Bryan Williams S 6-3 200 R-So. Miramar, Fla. Miramar 37 Trent Hill S 5-10 180 So. Atlanta, Ga. Martin Luther King 38 Jameel Spencer LB 6-1 215 So. Smyrna, Ga. Woodward Academy 39 Emeka Okoye RB 5-9 190 R-So. Loganville, Ga. Grayson/Westminster 40 Deonte Holeman WR 6-2 171 R-So. Hoschton, Ga. Mill Creek 40 Sheldon Wynn S 6-1 210 Jr. Miami, Fla. G. Braddock Holmes/Hartnell College 41 Marcus Stetzer DL 6-0 255 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw 42 Dontavis Crocker RB 5-9 185 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Jordan/Hutchinson CC 43 C.J. Scott CB 5-11 195 R-Sr. Lyons, Ga. Toombs County/Shorter

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School/Previous School 43 Matavius Scott LB 6-2 206 R-Fr. Carnesville, Ga. Franklin County 44 Michael Shaw LB 6-4 210 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Lanier 45 Keith Rucker TE 6-3 235 So. Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller 46 Jayro Perez DL 6-1 260 R-Jr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfi eld 46 Jarrell Robinson LB 6-2 215 R-Sr. Portal , Ga. Portal 47 Sean Jeppesen LB 6-0 230 R-Sr. Fortson, Ga. Harris County/West Georgia 48 Jerome Smith CB 5-10 165 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 49 Matt Hubbard P 6-4 235 Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. Starr’s Mill 50 Spencer Haywood LB 6-2 200 Sr. Suwanee, Ga. Lambert/Savannah State 50 Tim Wynn G-C 6-3 285 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 51 Trey Payne LB 6-0 230 R-Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 52 Tevin Jones DE 6-4 270 So. Hampton, Ga. Luella 53 Tanner Strickland DE 6-3 270 R-So. Zebulon, Ga. Pike County 54 Daniel Zeigler LS 6-5 240 R-Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 55 Carnell Hopson DE 6-2 260 So. Powder Springs, Ga. South Paulding 56 Alex Stoehr OL 6-2 300 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 57 Justin Otiwu LB 6-1 225 R-Fr. Buford, Ga. Mill Creek 58 Jah-Mai Davidson T 6-4 290 R-So. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 59 Garrett Gorringe G 6-4 290 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson 62 Will Cunningham DL 6-1 270 R-Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker 63 Davis Moore OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville 64 Akil Hawkins OL 6-2 282 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County/Grambling 65 Taylor Evans OL 6-4 292 R-Jr. Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge/Saddleback College 67 Bryan Ellis OL 6-0 270 R-Fr. Albany, Ga. Mitchell County 67 David Huey NG 6-2 290 R-Jr. Antioch, Tenn. Pearl-Cohn 68 Tanner Ledbetter OL 6-2 280 Fr. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 69 Ronald Martin C 6-1 280 R-Sr. Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County 70 Steve Wolgamott T 6-6 315 Jr. Maize, Kan. Maize/Butler CC 71 Mark Ruskell C 6-3 286 R-So. Duluth, Ga. Duluth 72 Gabe Mobley OL 6-2 275 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 74 Sebastian Willer T 6-5 279 R-Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun 75 Michael Ivory T 6-5 340 R-So. Louisville, Ky. Jeff ersontown, Ky./Coff eyville CC 77 A.J. Kaplan G 6-4 270 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Faith Lutheran/Palomar 78 Madison Bell OL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison 78 Cristian Perez DL 6-0 280 R-Sr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfi eld/Cumberlands 80 Avery Sweeting WR 5-8 160 Jr. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick 81 Tyler Nemec WR 6-0 200 R-So. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 82 Jalen Hamilton WR 5-8 175 R-So. Hampton, Ga. Lovejoy 84 Bill Teknipp TE 6-4 235 R-Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 85 Grant Drakeford WR 5-10 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Riverwood 85 Shawayne Lawrence DE 6-4 270 So. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 86 Joel Brooks WR 6-0 175 R-So. Acworth, Ga. North Paulding 87 Nathaniel Minor WR 6-2 180 R-Jr. Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood 88 Maaseiah Francis WR 6-3 190 Fr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross 89 Desi Banks WR 6-2 187 R-Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. Cedar Grove/Morehead State 90 Nich Long DL 6-5 294 Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. Dutchtown 92 Niemus Bryant LB 6-0 220 Fr. Columbus, Ga. Carver 93 Evan Pantels PK 5-10 176 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge 94 Justin Forrister SN 6-3 235 R-So. Douglasville, Ga. South Paulding 96 Wil Lutz PK 6-0 190 Jr. Newnan, Ga. Northgate 97 Jalen Lawrence NG 6-1 280 So. Macon, Ga. Westside 98 Nate Paxton DL 6-1 245 R-Jr. Scottdale, Ga. Clarkston 99 Melvin King LB 6-3 225 Jr. Hinesville,Ga. Liberty County

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TRENT MILEShead coach

A PROVEN PROGRAM-BUILDER, Trent Miles was introduced as Georgia State’s second head football coach on Dec. 3, 2012 and charged with the task of building the fl edgling program as it jumped to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Sun Belt Conference.

Miles, a former assistant coach at program into one that competes for with the Kansas City Chiefs. Miles also Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington, championships on the fi eld and in the helped develop Ulrick John into an demonstrated the ability to build a classroom,” Miles said upon his hiring. NFL prospect as the off ensive tackle winning program in fi ve seasons as “We will strive to represent our student was draft ed in the seventh round by the the head coach at Indiana State. Th e body, alumni and the state of Georgia Indianapolis Colts, becoming the second remarkable rebuilding job he did with character and integrity.” draft pick in Georgia State’s brief history. there earned notice, and Georgia State Despite playing at the FBS level for Miles’ emphasis on the total President Mark P. Becker and then- the fi rst time with an undermanned roster, development of his student-athletes was in Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick Miles’ fi rst Georgia State team showed evidence as the Panthers earned the Sun jumped at the chance to bring Miles to progress throughout the 2013 season. Belt Conference’s team academic award as Atlanta following the retirement of Bill Taking Miles’ mantra of “Pounding the the football program with highest grade Curry, the program’s head coach from its Rock” to heart, the Panthers earned point average in the league. inception in 2008. respect for their hard-nosed play and Miles’ fi rst head-coaching job was at Taking over a Georgia State program competitiveness throughout a challenging his alma mater, Indiana State, where he that had been playing for just three season. took over a struggling program that had seasons, Miles immediately began to lay Under Miles’ tutelage, wide receiver won just one game in the three seasons the foundation to enable the Panthers to and return specialist Albert Wilson before his arrival in 2008. But it took just compete at the highest level of college earned all-conference and All-America three years for him to produce a winning football. Miles and his staff are building recognition with a record-setting season season, the fi rst of three straight winning the program through recruiting, player in 2013. Following the season, Wilson campaigns for Miles in Terre Haute. development and the establishment of a became the fi rst Georgia State player Aft er leading his 2010 Sycamores to winning culture, all within the framework to earn an invitation to the prestigious a 6-5 mark for the school’s fi rst winning of a strong family atmosphere. Scouting record since 1996, Miles was recognized “We are committed to building this Combine and signed a free agent contract as Missouri Valley Football Conference

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Coach of the Year. He was named a fi nalist defending FCS champion. game, while his 2012 squad was built on a for the Eddie Robinson National Coach In his last two seasons at Indiana defense that fi nished third in the nation in of the Year Award and the Liberty Mutual State, Miles coached one of the top players points allowed (14.3 pg) and fi ft h in total Coach of the Year honor. in the FCS ranks in running back Shakir defense (296.4 ypg). Miles guided ISU to another winning Bell. A fi rst-team All-American as a Among the many notable season in 2011 and then a 7-4 record in sophomore in 2011, Bell led the nation in accomplishments by Indiana State under 2012, including a 5-3 mark in the MVFC. rushing with 151.8 yards per game and Miles in his last three seasons was the No Sycamore team had won more games tied for second in voting for the Walter Sycamores’ 44-16 victory over Western since the 1984 squad on which Miles Payton Award as the top player in the Kentucky in 2011, the program’s fi rst win played, and the school’s of three FCS. Bell was one of two fi rst-team All- over an FBS opponent since 2001. Th at straight winning seasons under Miles was Americans who Miles coached in 2011 2011 Sycamore squad spent eight weeks in the longest in Terre Haute since ISU had as defensive end Ben Obaseki was also the national FCS polls, climbing to No. 16 six straight from 1964-69. named to the Associated Press fi rst team. in the nation. Following the 2012 season, Miles Th ey were the first two AP fi rst-team All- Th roughout his career, Miles has was honored as the Americans in school history. coached on both sides of the ball and Coaches Association Region Four Coach In 2012, Bell ranked sixth nationally possesses more than 20 years of college of the Year, earning that distinction for the in rushing (134.1 ypg) and again earned coaching experience as well as one year as second time in three seasons. All-America accolades from AP (third a National Football League assistant with Under Miles’ direction, ISU rose as team) and Th e Sports Network (second the . As an off ensive high as No. 14 in the national polls and team). Cornerback Johnny Towalid was assistant for the Packers in 2000, Miles up to No. 5 in the GridIron Power Index also recognized as an All-American by AP worked with wide receivers and quality in 2012. Th e No. 14 national ranking (second team) and Th e Sports Network control. He coached NFL All-Pro receiver in Th e Sports Network Top 25 was the (third team). Antonio Freeman. Sycamores’ highest since joining the Indiana State led the MVFC in the In the seven years following at MVFC in 1987 as well as the highest in number of all-conference selections in Stanford (wide receivers, 2001), Notre the Trent Miles era. both 2011 (13) and 2012 (14). Dame (wide receivers, 2002-04) and Th e highlight of the 2012 season Miles achieved success in 2010 with a Washington (running backs, 2005-07), was the Sycamores’ 17-14 road victory prolifi c off ense that ranked in the top 15 Miles also coached and developed many at No. 1-ranked North Dakota State, the nationally in scoring with 31.2 points per talented skill players. Among his pupils

Miles has twice been named AFCA Region Coach of the Year and was a fi nalist for several national coaching honors in 2010.

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“Georgia State grabbed a fast-rising coach with the perfect background at just the right time. Success won’t come overnight – let’s give him a fortnight to be safe – but Miles was a wonderful hire.” – Paul Myerberg, USA Today

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HEAD COACH TRENT MILES Date of Birth: July 29, 1963 Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind. Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1987 Playing Career: Indiana State, 1983-86 (WR) Family: Wife Bridget; daughters Kaylee, Anna, Charlie Elizabeth, son Noah Michael

COACHING CAREER 1987, Indiana State, graduate assistant 1988-89, New Mexico, graduate assistant 1990, Oklahoma, graduate assistant 1991-94, Northern Illinois, receivers (1991- 93), defensive backs (1994) 1995-96, Hawai’i, wide receivers (1995), defensive backs (1996) 1997-99, Fresno State, wide receivers THE MILES FAMILY: Bridget and Trent Miles with daughters (l-r) Anna, Charlie 2000, Green Bay Packers, off ensive assistant Elizabeth and Kaylee and son Noah Michael. 2001, Stanford, wide receivers 2002-04, Notre Dame, wide receivers were: Stanford’s Teyo Johnson, a second- As wide receivers coach at Fresno 2005-07, Washington, running backs round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders State from 1997-99, Miles helped the in 2003; Notre Dame’s Maurice Stovall Bulldogs to a share of the 1999 Mountain 2008-12, Indiana State, head coach and Arnaz Battle, both of whom went West Conference title and a berth in the 2013-present, Georgia State, head coach on to the NFL; Jeff Samardzija, an All- Las Vegas Bowl. He also recruited and YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD America wide receiver at Notre Dame coached future NFL standout Bernard Year School Overall who is now a Berrian. pitcher; and Louis Rankin, a 1,000-yard Miles, 50, is a native of Terre Haute, 2008 Indiana State 0-12 rusher at Washington. Ind., and a 1987 graduate of Indiana 2009 Indiana State 1-10 Miles began his coaching career as a State with a degree in criminology. He 2010 Indiana State 6-5 graduate assistant at Indiana State (1987), was a wide receiver for the Sycamores 2011 Indiana State 6-5 New Mexico (1988-89) and Oklahoma from 1982-86, playing on the 1983 and 2012 Indiana State 7-4 (1990). While at New Mexico, one of his 1984 squads that each won nine games 2013 Georgia State 0-12 mentors was Marvin Lewis, now the head and advanced to the FCS playoff s. Th e Total 20-48 coach of the . 1984 Sycamores were ranked No. 1 in the Miles moved to an assistant coaching nation for much of the season, and that COACHING HONORS position at Northern Illinois for four team was inducted into the Indiana State 2010: AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year; seasons, working with receivers (1991-93) University Hall of Fame in 2002. Missouri Valley Coach of the Year; Finalist for and then defensive backs (1994). Miles He is married to the former Bridget Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year then headed west for a two-year stint at Hogan, and the couple has three and Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Hawaii, where he coached wide receivers daughters, Kaylee, Anna, and Charlie 2012: AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year (1995) and defensive backs (1996). Elizabeth, and one son, Noah Michael.

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HAROLD ETHERIDGE Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line Second Year at GSU

arold Etheridge, a veteran coach with more than two decades of experience, enters his second seasonH at Georgia State aft er joining Trent Miles’ coaching staff in 2013 as the off ensive line coach and assistant head coach. Etheridge previously worked with Miles for three seasons at Indiana State (2010-12), helping the Sycamores post three consecutive winning seasons for the tied for second in voting for the Walter Etheridge began his coaching career fi rst time since the 1960s. Payton Award as the top player in the in the high school ranks, fi rst at Gallup In his fi rst season at Georgia State, FCS. In 2012, Bell ranked sixth nationally (N.M.) High School (1983-86) and then Etheridge helped develop off ensive tackle in rushing (134.1 ypg) while earning Ballard (Ky.) High School (1987-88). Ulrick John into a National Football second-team All-America honors. From there, he moved to a collegiate League prospect. John was selected in the Between the 2010 and 2012 seasons, position at Kentucky, serving as a seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft by Indiana State had 17 off ensive players earn graduate assistant working with off ensive the Indianapolis Colts. all-conference recognition, including fi ve tackles in 1989-90. He worked under At Indiana State, Etheridge served as off ensive linemen. GSU’s fi rst head coach Bill Curry in his Miles’ off ensive coordinator the last two Etheridge joined Miles’ ISU staff in second season at UK. years at Indiana State and his off ensive 2010 and made an immediate impact in Etheridge then spent the next nine line coach for three seasons. the program’s remarkable turnaround. seasons as the off ensive line coach at In two years as the Sycamores’ off ensive Th e off ensive line blocked for a unit that Illinois State, helping the Redbirds earn a coordinator, Etheridge produced one of ranked 14th in the nation in scoring with spot in the NCAA FCS playoff s in 1998 the nation’s top rushers in running back 31.2 points per game for a school-record before winning the Gateway Conference Shakir Bell. A fi rst-team All-American as 351 points and 17th in total off ense title and reaching the FCS semifi nal game a sophomore in 2011, Bell led the nation at 411.8 yards per game, helping the in 1999. in rushing with 151.8 yards per game and Sycamores post a 6-5 record for their fi rst In 2000, he moved with head coach winningw season since 1996. Todd Berry to Army and coached the Before going to ISU, Etheridge spent Black Knights’ off ensive line for four thet previous two years coaching the seasons. offo ensive line at Washington State (2008- A native of Gallup, N.M., Etheridge 09)0 and one year in the same role at was a four-year starting off ensive guard NorthernN Illinois (2007). for Western New Mexico (1979-82). He During a three-year stint as the earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing offo ensive line coach at North Texas and management from the school in (2004-06), Etheridge produced a line that 1982. blockedb for the nation’s leading rusher Etheridge, who in 2001 published ini 2004 in Jamario Th omas, who ran for a book entitled “Coaching the Front 180.1 yards per game. Th e Mean Green Liners,” and his wife, Jeanne, are the wonw the Sun Belt Conference title and parents of twins, Clayton and Eliza. earnede a berth in the New Orleans Bowl.

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JEFF JAGODZINSKI Offensive Coordinator Second Year at GSU

Off ensive Coordinator

Second Year at GSU

eff Jagodzinski, a long-time National led the Eagles to an 11-3 record—BC’s Football League assistant coach and highest win total since 1940—a berth in the a successful collegiate head coach, ACC Championship game and a bowl-game isJ the off ensive coordinator on Trent Miles’ victory over Michigan State. Georgia State staff . In addition to the exploits of ACC Player Before joining the GSU staff in 2013, of the Year Ryan on off ense, Jagodzinski’s Jagodzinski previously worked with Miles fi rst BC squad also featured a strong defense on the Green Bay Packers’ staff in 2000. that was No. 2 in the nation against the Jagozinski made an immediate run. Safety Jamie Silva was a fi rst-team impact at Georgia State, where his off ense All-America selection. produced a record-setting season for wide Even aft er Ryan became the No. 2 pick receiver Albert Wilson. Wilson earned in the 2008 NFL draft following, Jagodzinski HeH thenth movedd tto ththe AtAtlantal t Falcons,F l all-conference and All-America recognition, kept BC winning in 2008 with a 9-5 record where he served as tight ends in coach was invited to the National Football League and another trip to the ACC title game. in 2004, helping Atlanta reach the NFC Scouting Combine and signed a free agent Along with Ryan, Jagodzinski coached Championship game, and then off ensive contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. three other future fi rst-round draft picks at line coach in 2005. During that time, the Another off ensive starter, tackle Ulrick Boston College in nose tackle B.J. Raji (2009, Falcons featured one of the NFL’s most John, was draft ed in the seventh round by Green Bay) and off ensive linemen Gosder successful rushing off enses, leading the the Indianapolis Colts. Cherilus (2008, Detroit) and Anthony league in both rushing yards per game and Jagodzinski is well-acquainted with the Castonzo (2011, Indianapolis). rushing yards per carry those two years. city of Atlanta, having served as the Atlanta Jagodzinski began his coaching career In 2005, Jagodzinski’s line blocked for Pro Falcons’ tight ends coach in 2004 and then in 1985 as the running backs coach at his Bowl running back Warrick Dunn, who off ensive line coach in 2005. He is also alma mater, -Whitewater. In gained over 1,400 yards. familiar to Atlanta fans as the college head 1986, he served as the off ensive line coach at Jagodzinski returned to the Packers as coach of Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan. Northern Illinois before spending two years off ensive coordinator for one season (2006) Jagodzinski enjoyed two highly (1987-88) as a graduate assistant at LSU. before taking over as head coach at Boston successful seasons as the head coach at In 1989, Jagodzinski began an eight- College. Under his direction, Green Bay Boston College, posting a 20-8 record and year stint as the off ensive line coach at East ranked among the top 10 in the NFL in total capturing back-to-back Atlantic Coast Carolina (1989-96), highlighted by the 1991 off ense. Conference Atlantic Division crowns. In season, when the Pirates posted an 11-1 In college and the NFL, Jagodzinski has 2007, with Ryan at quarterback, Jagodzinski record. Th at ECU team featured future NFL been part of off ensive staff s that worked quarterbackq Jeff Blake. with future Pro Bowl quarterbacks Brett He then spent two seasons as the Favre, Michael Vick, Aaron Rogers and offo ensive coordinator at Boston College Matt Ryan. (1997-98)( on Tom O’Brien’s staff . At BC, He served as the head coach of the Jagodzinski’sJ off enses averaged more of the UFL in 2010, and thant 400 yards per game in each of his in 2012, he worked as a volunteer assistant twot seasons, featuring future Pro Bowl coach at Ave Maria University in Florida. quarterbackq Matt Hasselbeck in 1997 and Jagodzinski was a three-year starter All-AmericanA running back Mike Cloud and four-year player (1981-84) at fullback ini 1998, who ranked third in the nation in at Wisconsin-Whitewater. He earned a B.S. rushing.r degree in education at UW-Whitewater in Jagodzinski began his NFL career in 1985. 1999, joining the Green Bay Packers as tight Jagodzinski and his wife, Lisa, have fi ve endse coach from 1999-2003. It was there children: Josh, JoAnne, Jessica, Jacqueline thatt he worked with Miles in 2000. and Jennifer.

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JESSE MINTER Defensive Coordinator Second Year at GSU

Defensive Coordinator

Second Year at GSU

esse Minter, formerly the defensive coordinator under Trent Miles at Indiana State, followedJ Miles to Georgia State in 2013 be the Panthers’ defensive coordinator. In his fi rst season with the Panthers, Minter worked with a young GSU defense that relied upon numerous true freshmen. Th e defense produced All-Sun Belt Conference linebacker Joseph Peterson, who collected more than 100 tackles. In 2012 in his fi nal season at Indiana State, Minter constructed a defensive scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points campaigns in 2011 and 2012 to give ISU unit that ranked third in the FCS in per game, and sixth nationally in total three consecutive winning seasons for the defense at 296.4 yards per game. Th e fi rst time since the 1960s. Sycamores also ranked fi ft h nationally in Minter went to Indiana State pass effi ciency defense, 14th in passing following two years as a graduate yards allowed and 28th in rushing yards assistant at Cincinnati, where he served allowed. on Brian Kelly’s staff , working with the One of the highlights of the 2012 defensive staff and assisting in coaching season was Indiana State’s 17-14 road the linebackers. Th e Bearcats won the victory at No. 1-ranked and defending Big East Conference title in 2008 and FCS champion North Dakota State. In earned a BCS berth in the Orange Bowl. that game, cornerback Johnny Towalid Th e Cincinnati defense led the nation in scored 14 points for ISU by returning a takeaways in 2007. pair of interceptions for touchdowns. Minter spent the 2006 season as a Over the 2011-12 seasons, 13 football intern at Notre Dame, when the Indiana State defensive standouts earned Irish posted a 10-3 record. All-Missouri Valley Football Conference He played college football at the honors. College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), which Minter originally joined Miles’ compiled a school-record 30-10 mark defensive staff at Indiana State in 2009 during his four years, including back-to- before being elevated to the coordinator back conference titles and Division III position for the 2011 season. He was a key playoff appearances component in the Sycamores’ remarkable A native of Yorktown, Ind., Minter is turnaround under Miles that saw ISU post married to the former Rachelle Wittich. a winning season in 2010 for the fi rst time His father is former Cincinnati head since 1996. Th e program added winning football coach Rick Minter.

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LUKE HUARD Quarterbacks Second Year at GSU

Quarterbacksks

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uke Huard, formerly the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois State, joined the GeorgiaL State coaching staff for the 2013 season as the quarterbacks coach under head coach Trent Miles. Huard’s impact was evident in his fi rst season with the Panthers as quarterback Ronnie Bell set GSU records with more than 2,500 yards of passing and total off ense. Before coming to GSU in 2013, Huard spent the previous four seasons at Illinois State, including one year (2009) as quarterbacks coach before he was better than 30 points a game while In 2004, he also served as off ensive elevated to off ensive coordinator for his compiling a 9-4 record and advancing to coordinator and quarterbacks coach for last three seasons (2010-12) there. the quarterfi nals of the FCS playoff s. the Eastside Hawks, a semi-professional In 2012, Huard’s unit led the Missouri In his four years at ISU, Huard football team that went 10-0 and won the Valley Football Conference in passing developed quarterback Matt Brown, who Northwest Football League title. and total off ense as the Redbirds averaged was the MVFC Newcomer of the Year in Huard was a three-year member of 2009, a three-time all-conference honoree the North Carolina football team. As a and the MVFC Off ensive Player of the quarterback, he played in seven games for Year in 2012. the Tar Heels, including four starts, as a Huard previously worked with Miles freshman in 1999. at Washington, where he served as a As a high school quarterback at graduate assistant in 2007-08. Puyallup (Wash.) High School, Huard was While at Washington, Huard worked Washington’s Gatorade Player of the Year with the Huskies’ quarterbacks, including and an honorable-mention All-America current ’ signal caller Jake selection as a senior. Locker, who was the Pac-10 Newcomer of Huard comes from a football family. the Year in 2007. Both of his older brothers, Brock and Huard began his coaching career as the Damon, were standout quarterbacks off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks at Washington and went on to play coach at Tacoma’s Washington High professionally in the NFL. Huard’s father, School following graduation from North Mike, coached all three sons at Puyallup Carolina in 2002. He then spent four High School, where he also coached seasons as the head coach at Interlake future NFL quarterback . High School (Wash.), where he led the Huard is married to the former Dolly program to its fi rst winning season in 10 Tan, and the couple recently welcomed years in 2004. their fi rst child, daughter Serena Grace.

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SHANNON JACKSON Defensive Line Second Year at GSU

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hannon Jackson is in his second year on the Georgia State football staff of head coach Trent Miles in asS defensive line coach, the same position he held on Miles’ staff at Indiana State the previous fi ve years. In 2012, Jackson, who also served as assistant head coach at Indiana State, helped coach a defense that ranked third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. Th e Sycamores were fi ft h nationally in pass effi ciency defense, Before returning to Indiana State, In the summer of 2003, Jackson 14th in passing yards allowed and 28th in Jackson spent three years coaching the worked with the Jacksonville Jaguars’ staff rushing yards allowed. defensive line at Eastern Illinois (2005- through the NFL’s Minority Internship Th e highlight of the 2012 season was 07). In 2006, he helped coach a defensive Program. Indiana State’s 17-14 road victory at No. unit that led the nation with 36 turnovers Aft er a standout playing career at 1-ranked and defending FCS champion forced. Indiana State, Jackson began his coaching North Dakota State. In that game, the ISU career in 2000 as a graduate assistant on defense scored 14 points. the ISU staff , working with tight ends. In 2011, ISU defensive end Ben He moved to a full-time position as a Obaseki earned fi rst-team All-America defensive assistant from 2001-03. honors by the Associated Press as he and In that fi rst stint at ISU, he tutored teammate Shakir Bell, a running back, Kyle Mitchell, who went on to break the became the fi rst Sycamores to earn this school sack record that Jackson himself honor. had set during his playing days. Jackson Jackson spent a total of 10 seasons also coached Richard Harris, who signed at Indiana State, originally coaching on a free agent contract with the Tennessee the Sycamores’ staff from 2000-04 before Titans. returning to his alma mater in 2008 when Jackson was a standout defensive Miles took over. lineman for the Sycamores, earning He was a key component in the All-America recognition as a senior in Sycamores’ remarkable turnaround under 1999. Miles that saw ISU post a winning season A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Jackson in 2010 for the fi rst time since 1996. earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana Th e program added winning campaigns State in criminology in 2000. He and his in 2011 and 2012 to give ISU three wife, Sumalayo, have a son, Bryson, and a consecutive winnings seasons for the fi rst daughter, Brylee. time since the 1960s.

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TIM LAPPANO Wide Receivers First Year at GSU

im Lappano, who possesses Lappano coached with Miles for three more than 30 years of coaching seasons at Washington, where he served experience in major college as off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks Tprograms and the National Football coach from 2005-08. Miles was on that League, was named Georgia State’s wide off ensive staff as running backs coach receivers coach in March 2014. from 2005-07 before taking the head Lappano joined head coach Trent coaching job at Indiana State. Miles’ staff aft er fi ve seasons with the While at Washington, Lappano NFL’s , where he coached recruited and mentored future NFL fi rst- All-Pro wide receiver in round draft pick . from 2003-04, and the , 2013. He coached the Lions’ tight ends In addition to his most recent where he coached running backs in 1998. the previous four years and worked with stint with the Lions, Lappano has NFL Lappano has spent 16 years with , who had more than experience with the 49ers, college programs in major conferences, 70 receptions in back-to-back seasons. where he served as running backs coach mostly in the Pacifi c-10 (now Pacifi c- 12) Conference. He served as off ensive coordinator at Oregon State from 1999- 2002, as assistant head coach and running backs coach at California from 1992-95, and as assistant coach at Washington State from 1987-92, including the fi nal two years as off ensive coordinator. He also spent one year (1997) as the co-off ensive coordinator and receivers coach at Purdue, where he helped recruit and coach All-Pro quarterback Drew Brees. He began his coaching career as the running backs coach at Idaho, his alma mater, from 1982-85, and he spent two seasons at Wyoming in separate stints, coaching running backs in 1986 and wide receivers in 1996. Lappano, 57, earned his bachelor’s degree from Idaho in 1983. He played for head coach , under whom he later coached at Idaho, Washington State and Oregon State as well as in the NFL with Seattle and San Francisco. Lappano and his wife, Sandi, have two children, Taylor and Kyle.

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BROCK LOUGH Running Backs Second Year at GSU

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rock Lough enters his second season on the Georgia State staff and his fi rst as the running backs coach.B Lough originally joined Trent Miles’ staff in 2013 as a graduate assistant. Aft er working with the running backs in that capacity in 2013, he was elevated to a full- time coaching position for 2014.

Lough is well-acquainted with Miles, A native of Terre Haute, Ind., Lough aft er playing for him and working under was an all-conference fullback for the him at Indiana State. Sycamores. Following his senior season of Before coming to GSU, Lough served 2011, he signed a free agent contract with as a volunteer assistant coach at Terre the Cincinnati Bengals and attended the Haute South High School and worked team’s rookie minicamp. S.O.S. High School Skills Camp in He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indianapolis, Ind. Indiana State in 2012. Lough began his coaching career as a student assistant with the Sycamores during the 2012 season.

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P.J. VOLKER Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator Second Year at GSU

.J. Volker joined head coach Trent Miles’ Georgia State football staff in 2013 as linebackers coach and recruitingP coordinator aft er serving in the same capacity under Miles at Indiana State. In his fi rst season at Georgia State, Volker coached all-conference linebacker Joseph Peterson, who set the Panthers’ single-season record with 103 tackles. Volker spent three years (2010-12) with Miles as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the Sycamores, helping ISU post three straight winning In 2012, he helped coach a defensive Volker went to ISU in 2010 from seasons. unit that ranked third in the FCS in Th omas More College, a Division III scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points program in Kentucky where he coached per game, and sixth nationally in total the linebackers and served as the defense at 296.4 yards per game. One of program’s recruiting coordinator. He the highlights for ISU’s defense in 2012 began his coaching career as the running was an outstanding performance in the backs coach at Th iel College. Sycamores’ stunning 17-14 upset at No. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Volker 1-ranked North Dakota State, in which was a three-year letterwinner and the defense accounted for 14 points. two-time all-conference selection at the Over his three seasons, seven Indiana College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio). He State linebackers were named to the was recently honored with the school’s all-conference team, including three-time Future Five Award, which honors selection Aaron Archie, who made over alumni who have graduated within the 100 tackles each of the last two years. last 20 years who have excelled in their Volker originally joined Miles’ professions and provided service to their defensive staff at Indiana State in 2010 and communities. took part in bringing about the program’s He is married to the former Amanda dramatic turnaround. In his fi rst year, the Naseef. Sycamores posted a breakout season with a 6-5 record in 2010, their fi rst winning season since 1996.

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J.D. WILLIAMS Secondary / Special Teams Second Year at GSU

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.D. Williams, who combines 17 years of college coaching experience with a successful careerJ in the National Football League, enters his second season at Georgia State as the secondary coach and special teams coordinator on head coach Trent Miles’ staff . In 2013, the GSU special teams featured all-conference return specialist Albert Wilson, who ranked in the top fi ve in the Sun Belt Conference in punt his fi rst two years. During his tenure at Williams moved into coaching returns and kickoff returns. California, Williams helped the Golden in 1997 aft er his NFL playing career, Williams, a former fi rst-round NFL Bears to a 33-17 overall record and three beginning as a graduate assistant at his draft pick who was a member of four bowl game appearances. alma mater, Fresno State, where Miles was teams with the Buff alo Bills, on the coaching staff . He then coached came to Georgia State in 2013 aft er three the secondary at San Jose State in 1998 seasons on the defensive staff at UNLV. He and Cal Poly in 1999 before returning to also has seven years of experience in the Fresno State as secondary coach for two Pac-10 (now the Pac-12) and previously years (2000-01). He helped the Bulldogs worked with Miles at both Washington to an 18-7 record and a pair of bowl and Fresno State. berths. At UNLV, Williams served two Aft er a standout playing career at seasons (2010-11) as the Runnin’ Rebels’ Fresno State, Williams was a fi rst-round assistant head coach, secondary coach NFL Draft pick in 1990, going to the and pass defense coordinator before he Buff alo Bills with the 16th selection. He was elevated to defensive coordinator in went on to play on the Bills’ four Super 2012, when he continued to coach the Bowl teams from 1990-93, including defensive backs. Super Bowl XXVIII at the Georgia Dome. Williams went to UNLV aft er spending He also played for the Arizona Cardinals the 2009 season as the cornerbacks coach and before his at Utah. Th e Utes posted a 10-3 record, six-year pro career ended aft er the 1996 including a victory over Washington in season. the Poinsettia Bowl, and ranked 16th in Williams, from Coalinga, Calif., the nation in passing yards and ninth in earned his bachelor’s degree in crimi- pass effi ciency defense. nology from Fresno State in 1997. He Th at followed three seasons at and his wife, Jamie, have four children: Washington (2006-08) and four seasons Nicole, Kyra, Zoe and David. at California (2002-05). At Washington, he worked on the same staff with Miles

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at and at the Campus Recreation Center at Georgia Tech. She also served an internship in the ’ college scouting ben department. Gigantino received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and sport POLLARD management from James Madison in 2004 and then earned her master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State in 2006. Assistant Director of She worked with the Dukes’ football program while an undergraduate Athletics - Speed, Strength & at JMU. Active in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Conditioning Gigantino served as the Colonial Athletic Association representative to the AFCA Football Operations Organization from 2009-12. She was Fourth Year at GSU one of 10 operations directors across the country to be selected for the Director of Football Operations Administration Symposium at the 2013 AFCA Convention, and she previously participated in a panel on women and minorities in the profession in 2011. en Pollard, who possesses more than two decades of experience working with major college programs, joined the Georgia State staff in June 2011 as Assistant Director of Athletics for Speed, StrengthB and Conditioning. bob Pollard works directly with the Panther football program while overseeing strength and conditioning for all GSU sports. Pollard has spent much of his career working with FBS powers, MURPHY including stints at Mississippi State (2007-09), Texas A&M (2004-07), Alabama (2001-04), and TCU (1998-01). From 1998 through 2009, Associate Director of he trained numerous future NFL players while working with football Athletics - Sports Medicine & teams that played in seven bowl games and won four conference titles. Nutrition He also spent nine years (1989-98) at Sam Houston State, serving as head strength coach and kinesiology instructor. Eighth Year at GSU Before coming to Georgia State, he served as head strength and conditioning coach at Texas State University. Th at followed a one-year stint at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. Pollard is certifi ed as a Master Strength Coach by the Collegiate ob Murphy, associate director of athletics for sports medicine Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). He also and nutrition, is entering his eighth year at Georgia State. holds certifi cation from the United States Weightlift ing Federation In addition to serving as the head athletic trainer for (USWF) and as a National Strength and Conditioning Specialist football,B he oversees all aspects of the sports medicine and nutrition (NSCA). departments. He began his career as a graduate assistant strength coach at Texas He originally came to Georgia State in 2007 as head athletic trainer Tech, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1984 and master’s degree and was elevated to assistant athletic director in 2008 and then to in 1989. associate athletic director in 2011. He previously worked directly with Pollard is married to the former Leslie Willis and has three the men’s and women’s basketball programs. children: Harrison, Melissa and Everett. Murphy joined the GSU staff from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., where he served as assistant athletic trainer, working with the football, men’s basketball and baseball teams. He serves as secretary and treasurer for the College Athletic sarah Trainers’ Society. Murphy earned his bachelor of science degree in sports medicine at GIGANTINO Marietta College in 1998, and then he completed his master of science degree in exercise science at Syracuse in 2000. Director of A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Murphy is married to the former Football Operations Josephine Lee, and the couple has two sons, Benjamin and Jason.

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eorgia State’s director of football operations is Sarah Gigantino, now in her fi ft h year with the Panthers. Gigantino joined the GSU staff in February 2010 as the programG prepared for its inaugural season. She spent the previous three seasons as director of football operations at Northeastern, which discontinued its football program following the 2009 campaign. Before going to Northeastern, where she served under head coach Rocky Hager, Gigantino worked in the athletics department

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nicholas ronnie VOGT FOUCH Equipment Manager Graduate Assistant - Offense

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icholas Vogt enters his second season with the Georgia State program as the equipment manager. He joined the GSU staff in 2013 aft er fi ve years at Indiana. N At Indiana, Vogt spent his last two years as the assistant football equipment manager after serving as the equipment manager for tom Olympic sports. Before his stint with the Hoosiers, Vogt worked one year as the MOAK assistant director of equipment operations at Montana State and one year as the assistant equipment manager at Th e Citadel. He also served Graduate Assistant - internships with a pair of National Football League teams, the Houston Offense Texans (2006) and Indianapolis Colts (2004). Vogt is a 2006 graduate of Indiana, where he worked with the football program as a student equipment manager. He is a certifi ed member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Second Year at GSU Association. nick JONES liam Recruiting Specialist SMITH Graduate Assistant - Defense Fourth Year at GSU

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ick Jones is in his fourth year on the Georgia State athletics staff and his second in his current role as recruiting specialist, in which he coordinates the Panthers’ on-campus recruiting effN orts. Jones joined the football staff in 2012 as a graduate assistant working with the recruiting coordinator before he was elevated to his current role on head coach Trent Miles’ staff . He began his tenure with jay the GSU athletics department in 2011 as a ticket sales assistant. A native of Tampa, Fla., Jones is a 2011 graduate of Florida VOLKER State with a bachelor’s degree in business management and sport management. He added a master’s in sports administration from Graduate Assistant - Georgia State in 2013. While in school, he played for the ice hockey club programs at FSU and Georgia State. Defense

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susan jessica EDWARDS SUMMEY Executive Assistant Assistant Director/ to the Head Coach Student- Athlete Development/ SAAC Advisor

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brandon britta DOBO DeLAY Assistant Athletic Trainer Academic Coordinator/ Tutor Coordinator

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antreal tarris ALLEN BATISTE CB • 5-11, 180 • Fr. S • 6-1, 210 • R-Jr. Auburn, Ala. Cartersville, Ga. Auburn HS Cass HS / Indiana State

21 3 AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented freshman cornerback who AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter on defense who signed with the Panthers in 2014. worked at safety in the spring aft er starting last fall at outside HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star prospect by linebacker ... Named to preseason All-Sun Belt third team by Phil 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout ... Earned fi rst-team all-state Steele’s College Football Preview ... Earned a starting role in his honors in Class 6-A from the Alabama Sports Writers Association fi rst season at Georgia State aft er transferring from Indiana State ...... Collected 38 solo tackles, 42 total tackles and six interceptions Enrolled at GSU for the 2013 spring semester. as a senior ... Helped Auburn High School to a 13-2 record and a 2013: Starting outside linebacker who led the team with 9.5 berth in the Class 6-A state championship game ... Coached by tackles for loss ... Second on the squad with 77 tackles ... Also had Tim Carter ... Also played basketball and baseball. an interception, a fumble recovery and a two pass breakups ... PERSONAL: Full name is Antreal Raheem Allen ... Born Made 22 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss over the fi nal two games April 30, 1995 ... Son of James Coley. of the season ... Career high 13 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in season fi nale vs. South Alabama ... Nine tackles with two tackles for loss one game earlier at Arkansas State ... Made seven tackles in three other games - West , Jacksonville State and Troy ... nick Opened the season with four tackles against Samford, including a tackle for loss on 4th-and-goal at the 1-yard line ... Credited with ARBUCKLE seven tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, vs. Jacksonville State ... Had an interception in the end zone and a fumble recovery to set QB • 6-1, 230 • Jr. up a touchdown, along with seven tackles, vs. Troy ... Made four Camarillo, Calif. tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at No. 1 Alabama. St. Bonaventure HS / AT INDIANA STATE: Played in 10 games as a redshirt Pierce College freshman in 2012 and collected 24 tackles, three tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... Played for head coach Trent Miles. 4 HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year starter who played both receiver and safety at Cass High School in Cartersville, Ga. ... First-team AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer who enrolled all-county and second-team all-region (7-AAAA) ... Scored 17 at Georgia State in January 2014 ... Participated in spring practice touchdowns in his career, including 14 receiving, two punt returns and emerged as the frontrunner for the starting quarterback and one interception return ... Caught 61 passes for 821 yards. position ... Edged last year’s starter, Ronnie Bell, in a competition that will continue in the fall ... Pro style quarterback with good size and skills and prolifi c passing numbers ... Made the Athletic CAREER STATISTICS Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2012 (ISU) ...... 10 15-9 24 3-9 0 0 1 0 1 JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Passed for nearly 2013 ...... 12 48-29 77 9.5-28 0 1-0 2 1-0 0 7,000 yards and 73 touchdowns in two seasons at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. … Led the Pacifi c Conference (California Total ...... 22 63-38 101 12.5-37 0 1-0 3 1-0 1 Community College Athletic Association) with 259.3 yards per game in 2013 as he threw for 2,852 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing nearly 60 percent of his passes … Th at followed season totals of 3,774 yards and 40 touchdowns in 2012 … Attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, Calif. PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Arbuckle ... Born Oct. 4, 1993

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GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS touchdowns but threw 10 interceptions ... Made his GSU debut 2013 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk against UTSA. Played the entire second half and threw a 25-yard Samford ...... 2-2 4 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 TD pass to Albert Wilson ... Completed 7 of 10 passes for 91 yards UTC ...... 5-1 6 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 and rushed for 31 yards against Richmond, when he led a late WVU ...... 1-6 7 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 touchdown drive ... Made his fi rst start at William & Mary; passed Jax State...... 4-3 7 0 2.5-7 0 0 0 0 0 for 157 yards and converted eight third downs (three runs, fi ve Alabama ...... 2-2 4 0 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 completions) but was hurt by four interceptions ... Th rew a 54-yard Troy ...... 5-2 7 0 0 0 1-0 1-0 0 0 touchdown pass to Albert Wilson against New Hampshire ... Came Texas St ...... 5-1 6 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 ULM ...... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 off the bench against Villanova and tossed a 55-yard TD pass to WKU ...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Albert Wilson. ULL ...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time, fi rst-team all-state quarterback Arkansas St .....5-4 9 0 2-10 0 0 0 0 0 at Sandy Creek High School, including selection by both the USA ...... 8-5 13 0 1.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Associated Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior in 2010 … Named fi rst-team all-state by AP and honorable mention by the AJC for his junior season … Led Sandy Creek to back-to- back state titles in 2009 (Class AAAA) and 2010 (Class AAA) … 134-of-228 passing for 2,436 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior ronnie … Added 2,003 yards passing as a junior, when he was MVP of the state championship game … 29-1 record as a starter, losing his BELL fi rst game and then winning 29 straight … First-team All-Fayette County … Named one of the Top 44 seniors in Georgia by SCORE QB • 5-11, 180 • R-Jr. Atlanta … Four-year letterwinner for coach Chip Walker. Fayetteville, Ga. PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Andre Bell ... Son of Ronald Sandy Creek HS / Ohio and Gail Bell ... Born April 29, 1993.

CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G-GS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG 18 2012 ...... 7-2 34-67 10 .507 522 3 55 6 74.6 2013 ...... 12-11 188-375 11 .501 2573 15 80 30 214.4 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning quarterback who was edged in the spring for the starting nod by newcomer Nick Arbuckle Total ...... 19-13 222-442 21 .502 3095 18 80 36 162.9 but will continue to compete in the preseason ... Georgia State’s Year ...... Rush Yards Avg TD LP Play Total TDR PG career leader in passing yards (3,095) and total off ense (3,261) ... 2012 ...... 32 53 1.7 0 12 99 575 3 82.1 Surpassed Drew Little in both categories in 2013. Tied with Little’s 2013 ...... 80 113 1.4 3 22 455 2686 18 214.4 career record of 18 TD passes. Former all-state prep quarterback in Georgia who enrolled at Total ...... 112 166 1.5 3 22 554 3261 21 162.9 Georgia State in the summer of 2012 aft er transferring from Ohio University and became eligible immediately … Spent the 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS season as a redshirt at Ohio. 2013 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rush Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack 2013: Starting quarterback who set GSU season records with Samford* ...... 28-51 391 3 1 44 3 3 0 7 394-3 1 2,573 yards passing and 2,686 total off ense yards ... Had 15 TD UTC* ...... 9-22 70 0 0 17 4 -9 0 2 61-0 2 passes and three TDs rushing ... Passed for 391 yards (second- WVU* ...... 5-13 63 0 0 31 6 -15 0 4 48-0 3 highest total in school history) and three touchdowns in season Jax State* ...... 16-40 250 2 1 75 11 57 0 17 307-2 3 opener vs. Samford ... Tied the GSU record with four touchdown Alabama* ...... 11-20 146 0 0 34 4 0 0 5 146-0 1 passes, along with 370 yards passing, in a 35-28 loss to Troy ... Troy* ...... 22-50 370 4 1 38 6 -6 0 22 364-4 4 Added 325 yards (26-41) and two TDs vs. Western Kentucky, Texas St* ...... 20-36 208 1 1 27 8 30 1 15 238-2 2 ULM* ...... 2-9 22 0 2 17 1 15 0 10 37-0 0 including a 67-yard scoring pass to Robert Davis ... Scored his WKU* ...... 26-41 325 2 2 67 6 2 0 18 327-2 4 fi rst rushing touchdown on a 1-yard plunge at Texas State. Also hit ULL ...... 19-34 229 2 1 42 9 37 0 11 266-2 2 Robert Davis for a 5-yard TD pass while throwing for 208 yards Ark St * ...... 13-25 178 1 0 36 13 5 1 10 182-2 4 ... Th rew for 321 yards and scored one touchdown in the season USA* ...... 17-34 321 0 1 80 7 -15 1 2 306-1 4 fi nale against South Alabama, when he hit Robert Davis for an 80-yard pass down to the 1-yard line. 2012 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rush Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack Hooked up with Albert Wilson for a 75-yard TD pass on UTSA ...... 5-11 95 1 2 41 3 22 0 10 117-1 0 the fi rst play of the game against Jacksonville State ... Threw a Richmond ...... 7-10 91 0 2 28 4 31 0 10 122-0 0 17-yard TD pass to Kelton Hill and rushed for a 4-yard score while W&M * ...... 13-26 157 0 4 25 9 9 0 7 166-0 2 throwing for 178 yards at Arkansas State ... Earned starting nod UNH * ...... 3-10 74 1 2 54 12 0 0 12 74-1 4 for 2013 aft er competing with Ben McLane and Clay Chastain URI ...... 1-1 4 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 6-0 0 throughout the spring and preseason. Villanova ...... 2-4 66 1 0 55 0 0 0 0 66-0 1 ODU ...... 3-5 35 0 0 17 3 -11 0 0 24-0 0 2012: Played in seven games, including starts against William & Mary and New Hampshire ... Passed for 522 yards and three * Game Started

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lynquez joel BLAIR BROOKS WR • 5-10, 175 • Sr. WR • 6-0, 175 • R-So. Swainsboro, Ga. Acworth, Ga. Swainsboro HS North Paulding HS

13 86 AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran wide receiver who ascends into AT GEORGIA STATE: Reserve wide receiver who joined the a starting role as a senior ... Was one of the team’s most consistent program for the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while practicing players in spring practice ... Career totals of 16 receptions for 145 on the scout team ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and yards ... Late addition to the 2011 recruiting class who signed in spring 2014 semesters and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for March ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011 the spring 2013. and spring 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Paulding County selection, 2013: Played in nine games as a backup and caught six passes including fi rst-team honors as a senior in 2011 ... Caught 50 for 44 yards ... All six catches came in a three-game stretch against passes for 950 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Added Troy, Texas State and UL Monroe ... Career-high three receptions 45 receptions for 850 yards and eight scores as a junior, and 40 for 21 yards against ULM ... Added two catches for 16 yards against catches for 485 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore ... Texas State and one seven-yard reception against Troy. Four-year letterwinner for coach Heath Webb at North Paulding 2012: Caught 10 passes for 101 yards ... Had six receptions High School. over the fi nal three games, with two catches each against James PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Joel Brooks ... Born Sept. Madison (25 yards), Old Dominion (11 yards) and Maine (nine 20, 1993 ... Parents are Donna and Jeff Brooks. yards) ... Longest reception of the year was a 41-yard completion against UTSA ... Had a four-year catch in the season opener against South Carolina State and a seven-yard reception at Tennessee ... Had an 18-yard catch against James Madison. niemus 2011: Played in three games as a backup but did not catch a pass. BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback and defensive back and returned kicks for Swainsboro High School ... Named Two-Way LB • 6-0, 220 • Fr. Player of the Year for Region 3-AA ... Honorable mention all-area Columbus, Ga. by the Augusta Chronicle ... Passed for 535 yards and eight Carver HS touchdowns while rushing for 406 yards and six scores as a senior ... Led Swainsboro to an undefeated (10-0) regular season and a playoff berth in 2010 ... Team captain for coach David Johnson ...

Received the team’s Golden Helmet Award ... Also a standout in 92 basketball who helped Swainsboro reach the 2011 state semifi nals AT GEORGIA STATE: Outside linebacker in the 2014 in Class AA ... Named Player of the Week by WTOC-TV in freshman class. Savannah, Ga., aft er totalling 37 points in state playoff wins over HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner as a linebacker Vidalia and Th omasville. and tight end at Carver High School ... Second-team All-Bi-City PERSONAL: Full name is Lynquez O’Brien Blair ... Born Feb. selection by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer ... Tallied 38 tackles, 7, 1993 ... Son of Cheryl Blair and Lynn Benjamin. two sacks and seven quarterback pressures as a junior ... Chosen for the 2012 Rising Seniors all-star game following his junior CAREER STATISTICS season ... Listed as a three-star prospect by Scout.com. Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PERSONAL: Niemus Bryant was born Jan. 19, 1996 ... First 2011 ...... 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 name pronounced NEE-muss ... Parents are Norman and Lisa 2012 ...... 11 10 101 10.1 0 41 Bryant. 2013 ...... 9 6 44 7.3 0 11 Total ...... 23 16 145 9.1 0 41

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completing 21-of-31 passes for 342 yards and fi ve touchdowns in a 43-25 victory over Lackawanna and was named NJCAA Player marcus of the Week ... Played at Harrison High School for coach David Hines. CAFFEY PERSONAL: Full name is Clayton Wallace Chastain ... Born Aug. 11, 1993 ... Son of Bruce and Cissy Chastain. CB • 6-0, 195 • Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Grady HS / Iowa Western CC mackendy

24 CHERIDOR AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented cornerback from Iowa LB • 6-5, 250 • So. Western Community College, one of the nation’s top-ranked Decatur, Ga. junior college programs … Expected to earn a starting berth Columbia HS aft er enrolling at Georgia State in January ... Earned preseason all-conference mention by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (third team). 5 JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Signed with Kentucky out of high school and redshirted in 2011-12 … Moved from AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising young defender who running back to cornerback in the spring of 2012 … Was rated moved into the starting lineup at outside linebacker midway one of the nation’s top 40 prep running backs by Rivals.com and through his freshman season ... Also saw some snaps at tight end among the top 50 backs by Scout.com … Rushed for 1,611 yards early in the season before concentrating on defense ... Has good and 17 touchdowns senior season at Atlanta’s Grady High School size and length ... Switched to jersey No. 5 for 2014 aft er wearing … Helped lead Grady to an 11-2 record and the quarterfi nals of No. 43 in 2013. the Class AAA state playoff s … Second-team all-state for Class 2013: Played in all 12 games, starting seven, as a true freshman AAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … Honorable- ... Second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss, along with 34 mention all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. tackles ... Made his fi rst start vs. Troy and had a career-high seven PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus Caff ey ... Born July 7 1992 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a forced fumble ... Had ... Son of Arthur and Michelle Caff ey. two tackles for loss against ULL ... Added four tackles with 1.5 TFL at ULM and six tackles at Arkansas State ... Also had tackles for loss against and Jacksonville State ... One of 15 true freshmen to see action and one of 14 to start at least one game. clay HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive end/outside linebacker who was an All-DeKalb County selection at Columbia High School ... CHASTAIN Chosen for the East-West All-Star Game. PERSONAL: Mackendy Cheridor ... Born Sept. 20, 1994 ... QB • 6-4, 215 • R-So. Son of Antoine Cheridor and Julienne Lacouronne. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison HS / Georgia Military CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2013 ...... 12 20-14 34 7.5-12 1-1 0 0 0 1 11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer from Georgia Samford ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Military College in the 2013 recruiting class ... Took a redshirt year UTC ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 in 2013 and has three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2014 ... WVU ...... 1-1 2 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Enrolled at Georgia State for the spring 2013 semester ... Made the Jax State...... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester. Alabama ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 70 Troy ...... 4-3 7 1-1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 junior college prospect in the nation by 247Sports ... In nine games Texas St ...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at GMC in 2012, he passed for 1,907 yards with 20 touchdowns and ULM ...... 2-2 4 0 1.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 only seven interceptions ... Added two touchdowns rushing ... Led WKU ...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 coach Bert Williams’ squad to a berth in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart ULL ...... 2-0 2 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St. ....2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 of Texas Bowl, of which he was MVP in a last-second, 30-23 loss ... USA ...... 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Enjoyed a record-setting day in GMC’s fi nal regular-season game,

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tevish will CLARK CUNNINGHAM WR • 6-1, 1800 • Fr. DL • 6-1, 270 • R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Cape Coral, Ga. Carver HS Ida Baker HS

15 62 AT GEORGIA STATE: One of three wide receivers in 2014 AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive lineman coming off a freshman class. redshirt year in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned fi rst-team all-region honors HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district selection at Ida (6-AAAA, Division B) for his junior and senior seasons ... Also Baker High School ... First-team all-conference in the Lee County punted and earned second-team all-region accolades at that Athletic Conference ... Earned second-team all-area honors ... position as a senior ... Played for coach Darren Myles at the New Chosen for the Dade vs. Florida All-Star Team ... Made 40 tackles Schools at Carver, which captured the sub-region title and reached with six tackles for loss as a junior ... Added 50 tackles as a senior the state playoff s ... Also played basketball. ... Th ree-year letterwinner for coach Brian Conn. PERSONAL: Full name is Tevish Schmar Clark Jr. ... Son of PERSONAL: Full name is William Morris Cunningham II ... Tevish Clark Sr. and Latoya Dudley ... Born Dec. 11, 1995. Son of Will Cunningham and Benita Th ompson ... Born Oct. 21, 1994. b.j. kight CLAY DALLAS CB • 6-0, 180 • Fr. Dacula, Ga. LB • 6-1, 230 • So. Dacula HS Decatur, Ga. Stephenson HS

29 33 AT GEORGIA STATE: Secondary prospect who enrolled at Georgia State for the spring 2014 semester and participated in AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned playing time at linebacker as spring practice. a true freshman in 2013 ... Played in fi ve games, including a start HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Dacula High School in the foot- at West Virginia ... Collected 17 tackles on the season ... Season- ball hotbed of Gwinnett County ... Made 55 tackles as a senior, high fi ve tackles at top-ranked Alabama ... Made four tackles each with one interception, one fumble recovery and three tackles for at West Virginia and ULM ... Added two tackles versus Western loss ... Had had 43 tackles with fi ve pass breakups, two sacks and Kentucky and UL Lafayette. a forced fumble as a junior in 2011, when he helped Dacula reach HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-star prospect by Rivals ... Rated the state semifi nals ... Coached by Jared Zito. among the top 225 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports .. Credited PERSONAL: Given name is Franklin Bruce Clay Jr. ... Born with 95 tackles as a senior at Stephenson High School ... Made Jan. 18, 1995 ... Parents are Franklin Sr. and Tammy Clay. 25 tackles for loss, including six sacks ... Selected to the 45-man Team U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football that competed in the 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas. PERSONAL: Full name is Kight Patrick Dallas ... First name pronounced KITE ... Son of Joyce Dallas ... Born Nov. 27, 1994

CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2013 ...... 5 10-7 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

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Samford ... Caught his fi rst touchdown on an 18-yard reception against Jacksonville State for the tying score in the fourth quarter. jah-mai ... Grabbed a 31-yard touchdown vs. Troy and a 5-yard scoring pass at Texas State ... Hauled in a 67-yard touchdown pass from DAVIDSON Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky ... Th ree catches for 60 yards against Arkansas State, when he set up a pair of touchdowns with T • 6-4, 290 • R-So. long completions. Had a 25-yard catch down to the 4-yard line Snellville, Ga. and a 28-yard grab at the 17; aft er both catches, GSU scored a Brookwood HS touchdown on the next play. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned team awards for Leadership and Hustle at Northside Warner Robins High School ... Caught just 11 passes his senior season while playing in a run-dominated off ense 58 ... Coached by Kevin Kinsler ... Also a standout basketball player AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup off ensive lineman who has who was named to the all-tournament team at the Bear Brawl also worked on the defensive line ... Was injured for much of the Tournament. 2013 season and did not see any game action ... Signed with the PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Jamal Davis ... Born April Panthers as a member of 2012 signing class and took a redshirt year 2, 1995 ... Parents are Robert and Mizell Davis ... Related to NFL ... Practiced on the scout off ensive line in 2012 and was honored as player and former Georgia standout Th omas Davis. one of the team’s Scout Team Players of the Year ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters and the Athletic CAREER STATISTICS Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2013 and spring 2014. Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Brookwood High School to the 2013 ...... 12 44 711 16.2 4 80 2010 Class AAAAA state title as a junior ... Played for coach Mark Crews at one of metro Atlanta’s top programs. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS PERSONAL: Full name is Jah-Mai Anthony Davidson ... 2013 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns First name pronounced juh-MY ... Son of Verna Tisdale and Kurt Samford ...... 7 66 0 15 Davidson ... Born Oct. 29, 1993. UTC ...... 4 100 0 47 WVU ...... 3 39 0 31 Jax State ...... 3 36 1 18 18 Alabama ...... 3 45 0 28 robert Troy ...... 4 76 1 31 31 Texas State ...... 3 11 1 5 5 DAVIS ULM ...... 3 24 0 12 WKU ...... 4 84 1 67 67 WR • 6-3, 198 • So. ULL ...... 3 60 0 29 Arkansas St ...... 3 60 0 28 Warner Robins, Ga. South Alabama ...... 4 110 0 80 Northside HS 19 robert AT GEORGIA STATE: Tall, explosive receiver with excellent DOWLING hands and leaping ability ... Immediately earned a starting berth as a true freshman and enters his sophomore season as one of DB • 5-10, 185 • So. the Panthers’ most promising players ... Preseason All-Sun Belt Marietta, Ga. Conference (third team) by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. 2013: GSU’s second-leading receiver on the season with Lassiter HS 44 catches for 711 yards and four touchdowns, including two 100-yard games ... Th e only freshman to rank among the Sun Belt top 10 in receiving yards (59.2 pg) and receptions (3.7 pg) ... Only 7 four freshmen in the nation averaged more receiving yards per game and only eight rookies had more catches. AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive back who lettered as a Finished the season with a career-high 110 yards receiving on true freshman in 2013 ... Played primarily on special teams ... four catches vs. South Alabama ... Had an 80-yard reception down Saw action in seven games and made two tackles ... Credited with to the 1-yard line against USA for the third-longest pass play in tackles against Western Kentucky and UL Lafayette ... Switches to GSU history ... Had his fi rst 100-yard game against Chattanooga jersey No. 7 aft er wearing No. 23 in 2013. with four receptions for 100 yards, highlighted by a 47-yard HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 5-AAAAAA in catch ... Opened his career with seven receptions for 66 yards vs. the state’s largest classifi cation ... Helped Lassiter High School and head coach Jep Irwin to the region title with an undefeated

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regular season ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Also selected for the Cobb All-Star Senior Bowl ... 22 tackles — 1.5 for loss — and three taylor interceptions, the fi rst coming with a 75-yard touchdown return in Lassiter’s season opener against Hillgrove ... Averaged 16 yards on EVANS punt returns. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Deary Dowling Jr. ... Son of OL • 6-4, 292 • Jr.-R Vickie and Robert Dowling ... Born June 9, 1995. Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge HS CAREER STATISTICS Saddleback College Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2013 ...... 7 2-0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 65 AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college addition to the off ensive line from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. … Enrolled bruce at GSU for the spring 2014 semester ... Emerged from spring practice as the likely starter at center. DUKES JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Part of an off ensive unit at Saddleback that averaged nearly 500 yards per game in CB • 5-10, 187 • R-Jr. 2013 and blocked for the leading passer in the Southern California Tyrone, Ga. Football Association … Also spent one year at Azusa Pacifi c Sandy Creek HS / UCF University … Attended Woodbridge High School, where he was an all-league selection in 2010. PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Ryan Evans ... Born Aug. 4, 1993 ... Parents are Scott and Avis Evans. 27 AT GEORGIA STATE: Transfer from UCF who joined the GSU program in 2013 ... Expected to make an impact in the secondary aft er sitting out the 2013 season in accordance with NCAA rules while practicing with the team ... Made the Athletic justin Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. AT UCF: Played two seasons for the Knights ... Saw action in FORRISTER eight games as a sophomore in 2012, making six tackles. SN • 6-3, 235 • R-So. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state selection in 2010 as a senior at Sandy Creek High School ... Helped Sandy Creek to back- Douglasville, Ga. to-back state titles ... Was rated No. 48 nationally by ESPN, No. South Paulding HS 57 by Rivals and No. 63 by Scout ... Member of Atlanta Journal- Constitution Georgia Top 50 and Super Southern 100 ... Grabbed six interceptions as a senior and returned four of them for touch- 94 downs ... Returned two interceptions and three punts for scores as a junior. AT GEORGIA STATE: Expected to take over the long- PERSONAL: Full name is Bruce Dukes Jr. ... Son of Marion snapping duties in 2014 ... Backup to Scotty McQueen the last two Dukes ... Born Sept. 2, 1992. years but has not seen any game action ... Joined the program as a walk-on for the fall of 2012, when he redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner for coach Tim Glanton at South Paulding High School ... Helped his team win sub-region title in 2011 for Class AAAA, Region 5-South ... Nationally-rated long-snapper according to Kohl’s Kicking and Rubio Longsnapping ... Honorable mention all-county selection as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Justin Chandler Forrister ... Born Jan. 15, 1994 ... Son of Vickie and Eric Forrister.

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maaseiah jalen FRANCIS HAMILTON WR • 6-3, 190 • Fr. WR • 5-8, 175 • R-So. Norcross, Ga. Hampton, Ga. Norcross HS Lovejoy HS

88 82 AT GEORGIA STATE: Wide receiver with good size in the AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup wide receiver ... Joined the freshman class of 2014. program as a freshman in the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year HIGH SCHOOL: Comes from prep powerhouse Norcross while practicing with the scout team ... Made the Dean’s List for the High School in the Atlanta area, where he played on a team with fall 2013 semester and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the numerous college prospects ... Helped Norcross to back-to-back spring 2014. state titles (2012 and 2013) in Class AAAAAA, Georgia’s largest HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner as wide receiver classifi cation ... Coached by Keith Maloof. and defensive back for coach Al Hughes at Lovejoy High School ... PERSONAL: Maaseiah Francis is the son of Leston Simpson Part of Lovejoy’s outstanding 2011 squad that was undefeated until and Heather Francis ... First name pronounced muh-SY-uh ... Born falling in the state championship game. Sept. 3, 1996. PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Antoine Hamilton ... Born May 19, 1994 ... Parents are Chuck and Stephanie Hamilton. garrett krysten GORRINGE HAMMON G • 6-4, 290 • R-So. RB • 5-9, 180 • Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Hitchcock, Texas Grayson HS Dickinson HS

59 2 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterman on the off ensive AT GEORGIA STATE: Incoming freshman running back line ... Played in eight games at guard in 2013, including fi ve starts who gained nearly 4,000 yards in Texas Class 5-A high school when injuries thinned the line ... Started the Texas State game at football. left guard and then the next four contests (UL Monroe, WKU, UL HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District 24 (Class 5A) Lafayette, Arkansas State) at right guard ... Signed as part of GSU’s running back at Dickinson High School in the Houston area ... 2012 recruiting class and spent that year as a redshirt ... Made the All-county and All-Greater Houston ... Rushed for nearly 2,000 Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester. yards as a senior ... Named Athlete of the Week by the Houston HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-county by the Gwinnett Chronicle aft er rushing for 459 yards on 31 carries in a 52-49 County Touchdown Club and the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Helped overtime loss to South Houston, in which he also scored fi ve Grayson High School and coach Mickey Conn to the Class AAAAA touchdowns and had two catches for 47 yards ... Gained 1,480 state title, a perfect 15-0 record and a No. 3 national ranking ... yards rushing and 19 touchdowns as a junior. Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in Dec. PERSONAL: Krysten Hammon is the son of Allen Hammon in Columbus, Ga., and the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game. ... First name pronounced “Christian” ... Born Sept. 2, 1995. PERSONAL: Full name is Garrett Austin Gorringe ... Born Dec. 20, 1993 ... Son of Leisa Gorringe.

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Year ...... PR Yds Avg TD LP KR Yds Avg TD LP donovan 2011 (ISU) ...... 13 119 9.2 0 45 10 235 23.5 0 40 2012 (ISU) ...... 18 150 8.3 0 34 3 58 19.3 0 25 HARDEN Total ...... 31 269 8.7 0 45 13 293 22.5 0 40 WR • 5-11, 180 • R-Jr. Rialto, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS / michael Illinois State HARRISON 9 WR • 5-7, 175 • Jr. AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the program for the fall of 2013 Moreno Valley, Calif. aft er transferring from Illinois State ... While practicing with the Valley View HS / team in 2013, he suff ered a knee injury that required surgery ... Mt. San Jacinto JC Missed spring practice but is expected to be ready to play this fall. AT ILLINOIS STATE: Lettered two seasons (2011-12) for the Redbirds ... Played in all 13 games, with eight starts in 2012 and 26 was second on the team with six touchdown receptions ... Team’s AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer who could play third-leading receiver with 46 receptions for 617 yards ... Averaged running back or wide receiver. 13.4 yards per catch ... Also carried the ball eight times for 37 yards ... Was the team’s primary punt returner, with 18 returns for JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: First-team 150 yards ... Returned three kickoff s for an average of 19.3 yards all-conference running back at Mt. San Jacinto College in San ... Caught a pair of touchdowns and fi nished with a career-best Jacinto, Calif. ... Rushed for 777 yards on 175 carries (4.4 avg) ... nine catches for 94 yards in an overtime win vs. Eastern Illinois Scored nine touchdowns ... Long run of 69 yards ... Also caught ... Recorded fi rst career 100-plus yard receiving performance at 39 passes for 476 yards and three touchdowns ... Averaged 15.2 , fi nishing with three catches for 137 yards, included yards on 14 punt returns, includng a 58-yard touchdown ... Added a 79-yard touchdown reception ... Caught seven passes for 97 two kickoff returns for 70 yards ... Led the team in scoring with 13 yards in a win over Youngstown State ... Caught fi ve passes for 68 touchdowns ... As a freshman in 2012, he rushed 67 time for 357 yards with a touchdown in the second-round playoff victory at yards (5.3) and one touchdowns ... 15 catches for 186 yards and Appalachian State. one TD ... Played running back and defensive back at Valley View Named to the 2011 College Sports Journal All-Freshman High School, where he was coached by Jack Fogarty ... Rushed for Team for the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... Played in 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. 10 games in 2011 ... Led the team with 13 punt returns for 119 PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Harrison ... Born Sept. 29, yards (9.2 avg.), ranking 23rd in the FCS in punt return average 1994. ... Also had 10 kick returns for 235 yards for a team-leading 23.5 average ... Returned three kickoff s, including one for a career-long 40 yards, against Missouri State ... Returned fi ve punts for 83 yards, including a long of 45 yards, in a win at Missouri State, when he spencer recorded 117 all-purpose yards ... Caught six passes for 47 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown catch, against Western Illinois, HAYWOOD and rushed twice for 24 yards. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Nick OLB • 6-2, 200 • Sr. Baiz at Rancho Cucamonga High School ... Collected over 1,500 Suwanee, Ga. yards receiving with 17 touchdown catches as a senior ... Named fi rst-team all-league and all-area while helping team to a league Lambert HS / Savannah State championship ... Earned second-team all-league honors as a junior aft er recording over 900 yards receiving and nine touchdowns ... Also helped team to league championships as a junior and 50 sophomore. PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1993 ... Son of Jeff rey and AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup at outside linebacker ... Played Cordelia Harden. in fi ve games in 2013 and made fi ve tackles ... Had two tackles at Alabama and two at Texas State ... Joined the program in 2013 CAREER STATISTICS aft er transferring from Savannah State and was eligible to play Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP immediately ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for 2011 (ISU) ...... 10 6 47 4.7 1 30 the spring 2014 semester. 2012 (ISU) ...... 13 46 617 13.4 6 79 AT SAVANNAH STATE: Played two years for coach Steve Total ...... 23 52 664 12.8 7 79 Davenport ... Played in all 11 games in 2012 and was credited with 14 tackles, including one tackle for loss ... Made one tackle in fi ve

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games as a freshman in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (5-AAAAA) for HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years as a safety for coach Sid South Paulding High School ... All-Paulding County ... Chosen Maxwell at Lambert High School ... Also a basketball standout. for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in PERSONAL: Full name is Spencer Delvin Haywood ... Parents Columbus ... Th ree-year letterwinner for coach Tim Glanton. are Vincent and Ferdenia Haywood ... Born July 31, 1993. PERSONAL: Full name is Carnell Hopson ... Born March 18, 1994 ... Son of Kelly Hopson and Maxine Kindall. CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF CAREER STATISTICS 2013 ...... 5 2-3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2013 ...... 11 2-3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 trent gerald HILL HOWSE S • 5-10, 180 • So. Atlanta, Ga. RBR • 6-2, 215 • Sr. M.L. King HS Murfreesboro,M Tenn. SiegelS HS / NE Oklahoma A&M

37 28 AT GEORGIA STATE: Lettered in the secondary as a true freshman ... Entered the lineup in the sixth game of the season, AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer from when he started at safety against Troy ... Made fi ve tackles in that Northeastern Oklahoma A&M who enrolled at GSU for the spring game, including a tackle for loss ... Added three tackles at UL 2013 semester ... Played in two games in 2013 ... Carried the ball 14 Monroe ... Totalled nine tackles in seven games for the season. times for 29 yards, all in the season opener against Samford. HIGH SCHOOL: All-DeKalb County selection ... Chosen JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 652 yards for DeKalb County All-Star Game ... Rated among the top 225 and 10 touchdowns in 2012, although he was slowed by an ankle prospects in Georgia by 247Sports ... Chosen for MVP of the 2010 injury for part of the season ... First-team all-conference selection National Underclassmen Combine ... Team captain at M.L. King in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference ... Helped High School ... Previously attended . NEO to a 9-3 record and a No. 13 national ranking ... Top game PERSONAL: Full name is Trenton Tobias Hill ... Born Dec. 5, came in an upset of No. 9 Blinn, when he rushed for 153 yards 1994 ... Son of Walter Hill and Careeka Pettigrew. and four touchdowns and was named state Player of the Week by the Daily Oklahoman ... Added 120 yards and two scores in a win CAREER STATISTICS over Ellsworth CC ... Coached by Dale Patterson ... All-region, all- county and all-mid-state at Siegel High School ... Rushed for 1,072 Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2013 ...... 7 6-3 9 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Gerald Paxton-Myles Howse Jr. ... Son of Tracey and Gerald Howse Sr. ... Born Nov. 11, 1991.

CAREER STATISTICS carnell Year ...... G Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP HOPSON 2013 ...... 2 14 29 2.1 0 6 0 0 0 0 DL • 6-2, 260 • So. Powder Springs, Ga. South Paulding HS

55 AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a backup role on the defensive line as a true freshman, playing in 11 games in 2013 ... Made fi ve tackles on the season ... Credited with two tackles against Western Kentucky.

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Coached by Chad Phillips ... All-state goalie for a soccer team that won the state title as a junior and was runnerup his senior year. matt PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Brandon Hubbard ... HUBBARD Born May 4, 1993 ... Parents are Marilyn and Mike Hubbard. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS P • 6-4, 235 • Sr. 2013 ...... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret TB I20 50+ Peachtree City, Ga. Samford ...... 8 312 39.0 54 2-53 1 2 1 Starr’s Mill HS UTC ...... 7 304 43.4 51 3-32 1 1 3 WVU ...... 10 393 39.3 49 3-46 1 1 0 Jax State...... 4 183 45.8 80 1-10 1 1 1 Alabama ...... 5 233 46.6 65 1-37 2 0 1 49 Troy ...... 10 398 39.8 52 2-32 1 2 1 Texas State ...... 7 280 40.0 49 0-0 0 2 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference punter with a career ULM ...... 8 345 43.1 51 0-0 0 3 1 average of 42.3 yards per punt in three seasons as the starter ... WKU ...... 5 218 43.6 54 1-(-3) 0 0 1 Has 38 kicks of 50 yards or more, including the school record of ULL ...... 3 134 44.7 52 0-0 1 2 1 80 yards, which he has achieved twice ... Preseason All-Sun Belt Arkansas St ...... 5 228 45.8 58 1-(-1) 0 0 2 by Athlon (third team) ... Joined the program as a walk-on in the USA ...... 6 250 41.7 47 0-0 0 2 0 summer of 2011 and then earned a scholarship for 2012. 2012 ...... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 50+ 2013: Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference third team SCSU ...... 5 311 62.2 80 1-5 53.2 2 2 5 selected by College Sports Madness ... Averaged 42.0 yards on Tennessee ...... 8 358 44.8 57 4-46 39.0 0 1 3 78 punts … Had 30 kicks that were fair caught … Over the last UTSA ...... 2 90 45.0 51 0-0 45.0 0 0 1 seven games of the season, had only two punts returned for a Richmond ...... 3 118 39.3 50 0-0 39.3 0 1 1 total of minus-4 yards … Equalled his own school record with an W&M ...... 3 82 27.3 35 0-0 27.3 0 0 0 80-yard punt vs. Jacksonville State, then added a 65-yard boot at UNH ...... 7 337 48.1 62 3-25 42.0 0 0 5 Alabama, when he averaged 46.6 yards on fi ve punts … Success- URI ...... 5 186 37.2 51 1-0 29.2 2 1 1 fully executed two fake punts on the season, including a 12-yard Villanova ...... 6 263 43.8 52 1-66 32.8 0 3 1 run on 4th-and-10 against UL-Lafayette … Also handled kickoff s JMU ...... 8 288 36.0 47 4-25 29.2 0 1 0 and booted two PATs against Chattanooga. ODU ...... 4 179 44.8 55 2-10 42.2 0 2 2 Maine ...... 8 329 41.1 55 3-27 37.8 0 1 2 Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team by Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness and third team by Phil Steele’s 2011 ...... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 50+ 2013 College Football Preview ... Tabbed to College Football ODU ...... 10 406 40.6 49 4-18 38.8 0 7 0 Performance Awards Punter Trophy preseason watch list. Jax State...... 5 205 41.0 45 5-36 33.8 0 0 0 2012: Earned second-team All-CAA honors as voted upon by Houston ...... 10 372 37.2 51 4-24 32.8 1 0 1 the league head coaches ... Ranked second in the CAA in punting SCSU ...... 6 275 45.8 60 1-2 38.8 1 2 1 average at 43.1 ... Had 21 punts of 50 yards or longer. USA ...... 3 125 41.7 46 1-17 41.0 1 1 0 Opened the season by averaging 62.2 yards on fi ve punts UTSA ...... 5 235 47.0 64 1-5 38.0 2 1 1 against South Carolina State. Th at surpassed the FCS and FBS St. Francis ...... 3 133 44.3 52 3-27 35.3 0 2 1 records but will not count as an NCAA record due to GSU’s UWA ...... 1 53 53.0 53 1-13 40.0 0 0 1 Campbell ...... 1 40 40.0 40 1-27 13.0 0 0 0 reclassifi cation. Named CAA Specialist of the Week and FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 3 for that performance ... His third punt against SCSU was a school-record CAREER STATISTICS 80-yarder. Also had boots of 58, 59, 55 and 59 yards in the game ... Punting ...... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+ Averaged 44.8 yards on eight punts at Tennessee and 48.1 yards for 2011 ...... 9 44 1844 41.9 64 6 7 13 5 seven punts against New Hampshire. 2012 ...... 11 59 2541 43.1 80 4 10 12 21 2011: Took over the punting duties as a true freshman and 2013 ...... 12 78 3278 42.0 80 8 30 16 12 averaged 41.9 yards per punt (15th in FCS) ... Made his debut Total ...... 32 181 7663 42.3 80 18 47 41 38 against Old Dominion (9-11-11) and averaged 40.6 yards on 10 punts but had two kicks blocked ... Booted a 64-yard punt against UTSA for the longest punt in GSU history. Averaged 47.0 yards on fi ve punts and was an honorable mention selection for CFPA National Punter Performer of the Week ... Averaged 45.8 yards on six punts against South Carolina State ... Had fi ve punts of 50 yards or longer and seven punts inside the 20-yard line. HIGH SCHOOL: All-county and all-region selection at Starr’s Mill High School ... First-team all-county punter by the Fayette News in 2010, when he averaged 42 yards per punt ... Also played tight end and had nearly 400 yards receiving as a senior ...

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david jonathan HUEY JEAN-BART NG • 6-2, 290 • R-Jr. RB • 5-11, 195 • So. Antioch, Tenn. McDonough, Ga. Pearl Cohn HS Henry County HS

67 22 AT GEORGIA STATE: Has played on both the off ensive and AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a earned backup roll at defensive lines but enters 2014 on defense, where he is likely to running back as a freshman ... Enrolled for the spring 2013 ... Made backup at noseguard ... Reserve on the off ensive line in 2013 who the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013 semester. saw action in the fi nal four games ... Played defensive tackle in 2013: Team’s second-leading rusher with 269 yards on 71 2012, when his season was cut short by a hand injury ... Started carries ... Also had three receptions for 39 yards ... Had a career- the fi rst two games of 2012 and then underwent season-ending high 60 yards rushing on seven carries at ULM, including a career- surgery ... Signed with the Panthers in 2011 and took a redshirt long 32 yard run ... Added 53 yards on 10 carries against WKU, year ... Worked on both lines during his redshirt year ... Named to highlighted by his fi rst touchdown on an 11-yard run ... Caught a the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. 26-yard screen pass against Troy, setting up a touchdown. HIGH SCHOOL: All-City selection in Nashville, Tenn., by HIGH SCHOOL: Suff ered a season-ending knee injury fi ve the Metro Coaches Association ... Played off ensive tackle, tight end games into his senior season (2011) at and defensive end for coach Tony Brunetti ... Helped Pearl Cohn ... Rushed for 536 yards in his fi ve games ... Th ree-year starter ... High School reach the quarterfi nals of the 2010 state playoff s in Last name pronounced JON-bart. Class 3A ... Also played basketball and baseball. PERSONAL: David Lee Marcus Huey Jr. ... Son of Angela CAREER STATISTICS Harris and David Huey ... Born Dec. 31, 1992. Year ...... G Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP 2013 ...... 9 71 269 3.8 1 32 3 35 0 26 CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2012 ...... 2 0-1 1 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 sean michael JEPPESEN LB • 6-0, 230 • R-Sr. IVORY Fortson, Ga. Harris Co. HS / West Georgia T • 6-5, 340 • R-So. Louisville, Ky. Jeffersontown HS Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 47 AT GEORGIA STATE: Former starting fullback who is now 75 the Panthers’ starting middle linebacker ... Moved to linebacker for the fi nal three games of 2103 to ease depth problems while AT GEORGIA STATE: Massive off ensive lineman who is continuing to work at fullback in short-yardage packages ... Th e expected to take over the left tackle position this fall ... Enrolled ultimate team player who was elected a permanent team captain at GSU for the spring 2014 semester from Coff eyville (Kan.) CC ... for 2013 ... Joined the program as a walk-on in the fall of 2011 and Has three seasons of eligibility. earned a scholarship for 2013 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 ... Spent the 2010 all-conference in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College season at West Georgia. Conference (KJCCC) in 2013 … Attended Jeff ersontown High 2013: Played fullback and linebacker and was elected Georgia School in Louisville, Ky., where he earned all-district and all-region State’s special teams captain ... Finished with 31 yards rushing honors ... Played in the East-West Metro Louisville All-Star Game. and one touchdown on 10 carries, along with fi ve receptions for PERSONAL: Michael Ivory Jr. ... Born June 30, 1994 ... Mother 53 yards ... Totalled 15 tackles on defense and special teams, with is De’Cara Coleman. 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made four tackles with one tackle for loss at Arkansas State ... Saw action on both sides in the season fi nale vs.

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South Alabama, when he made three tackles and scored his fi rst PERSONAL: Full name is Tevin Latrell Jones ... Born Jan. 7, touchdown on a 1-yard plunge ... Had a 17-yard reception at No. 1995 ... Son of Tony and Coretta Jones. 1 Alabama ... Converted a 4th-and-1 at the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown against Texas State ... Longest run of the season was 18 CAREER STATISTICS yards at ULM. Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All- 2013 ...... 11 5-2 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 Conference team ... Backup tight end and special teams standout ... Played in every game and was credited with fi ve tackles ... Served as special teams captain for the Rhode Island game. HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back and linebacker at Harris County High School ... Two-time all-region selection for a.j. coach Tommy Parks ... Rushed for 1,080 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior (2008), followed by 1,100 yards and 15 TD as a senior KAPLAN (2009) ... Single-game high of 240 yards rushing ... Golden Helmet Award as team MVP as senior ... Also participated in baseball, G • 6-4, 270 • Sr. track and powerlift ing. Las Vegas, Nev. PERSONAL: Full name is Sean Blair Jeppesen Jr. ... Son of Faith Lutheran HS / Palomar Sean Jeppesen and Jeri Wynn ... Born Dec. 26, 1991.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 77 2012 ...... 11 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Starting off ensive lineman who 2013 ...... 12 9-6 15 1.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 completed his fi rst season at Georgia State ... Slated at left guard Total ...... 23 13-7 20 1.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 but has also played tackle ... Junior college transfer who enrolled at GSU in the summer of 2013. Year ...... G Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP 2013: Started at four diff erent positions on the off ensive 2011 ...... 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 line, playing everywhere except center ... Began the season as the 2012 ...... 12 10 31 3.1 1 18 5 53 0 17 starting right tackle before moving to right guard, left tackle and Total ...... 23 10 31 3.1 1 18 5 53 0 17 then left guard ... Th e only off ensive lineman to start every game of the season ... Started four games at right tackle, three at right guard, one at left tackle and four at left guard. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons for coach Joe Early at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. ... tevin Second-team all-conference (Southern California Football Associ- ation) selection in 2011 ... Th ree-year letterman at Faith Lutheran JONES High School in Las Vegas, Nev., where he played for coach Jake Kothe. DE • 6-4, 270 • So. PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Jacob Kaplan ... Son of Susan Hampton, Ga. McNeely and Warren Kaplan ... Born Jan. 22, 1993. Luella HS

52 melvin AT GEORGIA STATE: Solid contributor on the defensive KING line as a true freshman who should take on a more prominent role this fall ... Played in 11 games in 2013, including a start against LB • 6-3, 225 • Jr. UL Lafayette, when he had two tackles and a fumble recovery Hinesville, Ga. ... Season-high three tackles in the season fi nale against South Liberty County HS Alabama ... Finished the season with seven tackles, including a tackle for loss vs. Jacksonville State. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (2-AAAAAA) for Luella High School in state’s largest classifi cation ... All-Southern 99 Crescent by the Henry Daily Herald ... Played in D.L. Scott Coali- tion Bowl East-West All-Star Game ... Made 72 tackles, with six AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup at outside linebacker ... Two- sacks, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, and one forced year letterwinner. fumble ... Blocked two kicks ... Earned team’s Blue Collar Award ... 2013: Played in 10 games at outside linebacker and made fi ve Four-year letterman for Nick Vasilcheck ... Also played basketball. tackles ... Broke up a pass against Chattanooga.

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2012: Played in nine games at defensive end as a true freshman and made nine tackles ... Two tackles with one sack against New Hampshire ... A shared sack against Old Dominion ... Also had two shawayne tackles against Richmond. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 2-AAAA, Division LAWRENCE A ... Honorable mention all-region selection as a junior ... All-area by Savannah Morning News ... Played defensive end and tight DE • 6-4, 270 • So. end for coach Kirk Warner at Liberty County High School ... Had McDonough, Ga. 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks and four pass defl ections as a junior ... Also Eagle’s Landing HS played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Melvin Jamel Martese King III ... Son of Shonda and Melvin King ... Born Sept. 4, 1993. 85 CAREER STATISTICS AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive lineman with a very bright Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF future ... Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, despite 2012 ...... 9 6-3 9 1.5-5 1.5-5 0 0 0 0 being the youngest player on the team. Did not turn 18 until the 2013 ...... 10 2-3 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 fi nal week of the season ... Has excellent size, strength and skills ... Total ...... 19 8-6 14 1.5-5 1.5-5 0 1 0 0 Selected to 2014 preseason All-Sun Belt Conference third team by Athlon. 2013: Started 11 games at defensive end ... Collected 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup and four quarterback jalen hurries … Credited with 25 tackles ... Had his best game against Troy with two tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup … LAWRENCE Season-high fi ve tackles vs. South Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Southern Crescent by the NG • 6-1, 280 • So. Henry Daily Herald ... All-region in 2012 ... Played for coach Joe Macon, Ga. Teknipp at Eagle’s Landing High School ... State champion (Class Westside HS AAA) in the shot put as a senior aft er a runner-up fi nish as a junior ... Also placed third in the state in the discus as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Shawayne Steven McDaniel Lawrence ... First name pronounced shu-WAN-yay ... Born Nov. 97 24, 1995 ... Son of Cazzie Combs and Sharon Lawrence. AT GEORGIA STATE: Showed promise at nose guard while playing as a true freshman ... Played in every game in 2013 ... CAREER STATISTICS Collected 10 tackles on the year ... Season-high three hits against Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF South Alabama and UL Lafayette, when he was also credited with 2013 ...... 11 13-12 25 3.5-9 1-5 0 1 0 0 a tackle for loss. HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state in Class AAAA by the GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Associated Press ... First-team All-Middle Georgia by the Macon 2013 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk Telegraph ... First-team all-region (2-AAAA) ... Finished his senior Samford ...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UTC ...... 2-2 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 season at Westside High School with 85 tackles, 10 tackles for loss WVU ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and 10 sacks. Jax State...... 0-1 1 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Markes Lawrence ... Born July Alabama ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30, 1995 ... Son of Jeff and Sheryl Lawrence. Troy ...... 3-1 4 1-5 2-7 0 0 0 1 0 Texas St ...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS ULM ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF WKU ...... DNP 2013 ...... 12 7-3 10 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 ULL ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St .....0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA ...... 1-4 5 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0

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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-county place-kicker by the Newnan Times-Herald at Northgate High School ... Hit 9-of-11 nich fi eld goals as a junior with a long of 43 yards and one game-winner ... Made 5-of-8 fi eld goals as a senior ... Helped Northgate to 11-1 LONG record and region title as a senior in 2011 ... Four-year letterwinner as a place-kicker and punter for coach Tommy Walburn ... Also an DL • 6-5, 294 • Fr. all-county soccer player. Stockbridge, Ga. PERSONAL: Full name is William Lutz ... Born July 7, 1994 Dutchtown HS ... Son of Julie and Robert Lutz.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2013 ...... PAT FG LP Pts KO Yds Avg TB FG [Made] 90 Samford ...... 3-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 208 52.0 0 UTC ...... DNP AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive line prospect who was a late WVU ...... 1-1 0-0 0 1 2 123 61.5 0 addition to the 2014 signing class. Jax State...... 2-3 2-4 39 8 5 321 64.2 2 [39], 50, [26], 42 HIGH SCHOOL: Collected 50 tackles with 10 sacks, 14 Alabama ...... 0-0 1-1 53 3 2 86 43.0 0 [53] tackles for a loss and fi ve forced fumbles as a senior at Dutchtown Troy ...... 4-4 0-1 0 4 5 264 52.8 2 26 High School ... Earned second-team all-county honors from the Texas St ...... 2-2 1-1 19 5 4 190 47.5 0 [19] Henry Daily Herald ... . Named Max Preps Defensive Player of the ULM ...... 1-1 1-1 25 4 2 130 65.0 0 [25] Game versus ... Coached by Kevin Jones. WKU ...... 4-4 0-0 0 4 4 210 52.5 1 PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholus Long ... Born Oct. 7, 1995 ULL ...... 3-3 0-0 0 3 4 260 65.0 3 ... Son of Priscilla Long. A-State ...... 3-3 2-2 40 9 6 266 44.3 0 [40], [35] USA ...... 2-2 1-2 33 5 3 200 66.7 2 [33], 50

2012 ...... PAT FG LP Pts KO Yds Avg TB FG [Made] SCSU ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 186 62.0 1 wil Tennessee .... 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 238 59.5 0 LUTZ UTSA ...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 192 64.0 0 Richmond ..... 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 129 64.5 1 PK • 6-0, 190 • Jr. W&M ...... 0-0 1-1 37 3 2 130 65.0 2 [37] Newnan, Ga. UNH ...... 3-3 0-0 0 3 4 243 60.8 0 URI ...... 5-5 2-2 40 11 8 476 59.5 0 [40], [26] Northgate HS Villanova ...... 3-3 1-1 34 6 4 247 61.8 2 [34] JMU ...... 3-3 0-1 0 3 3 191 63.7 2 54 ODU ...... 3-3 0-1 0 3 4 221 55.2 0 48 96 Maine ...... 1-1 0-1 0 1 2 108 54.0 0 48 AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year starting place-kicker ... 2012: (37) W&M; (40) URI; (26) URI; (34) Vill; 54 JMU; 48 ODU; 48 Maine Handles kickoff s and placements ... Georgia State’s career leader 2013: (39) JSU; 50 JSU; (26) JSU; 42 JSU; (53) ALA; 26 Troy; (19) TxSt; with 43 PAT while ranking third in career scoring with 79 points ... (25) ULM; (40) AState; (35) AState; (33) USA; 50 USA 12-of-19 on career fi eld goals, but vefi of his seven misses are from 48 yards or longer ... Tabbed preseason All-Sun Belt Conference CAREER STATISTICS (fourth team) by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. Year ...... G PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Pts Joined the program as a walk-on but has earned a scholarship 2012 ...... 11 18-18 4-7 1-1 2-2 1-3 0-1 40 30 ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012, fall 2013 ...... 11 25-26 8-12 3-4 3-3 1-2 1-3 53 49 2013 and spring 2014. 2013: Hit 8-of-12 fi eld goals and 25-of-26 PAT for 49 points Total ...... 22 43-44 12-19 4-5 5-5 2-5 1-4 53 79 (second on the team) ... Booted a school-record 53-yard fi eld goal at No. 1 Alabama ... Hit the game-tying 26-yard fi eld goal on the fi nal play of regulation against Jacksonville State ... Two of his four misses were from 50 yards. 2012: Handled kickoff s all season and took over the place- kicking duties aft er four games ... One of six true freshmen to see action on the season ... Made 4-of-7 fi eld goals and was a perfect 18-for-18 on extra points ... Attempted his fi rst fi eld goal against William & Mary and hit a 37-yarder ... Booted fi eld goals of 40 and 26 yards at Rhode Island and added a 34-yarder versus Villanova ... Only misses were from 54 yards (vs. JMU, hit crossbar) and 48 yards (vs. ODU and at Maine into a strong wind).

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CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF ronald 2011 ...... 10 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 ...... INJURED MARTIN 2013 ...... 5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C • 6-1, 280 • R-Sr. Total ...... 15 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County HS ben 69 McLANE AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterman as the backup QB • 6-1, 210 • R-Jr. center ... Played in three games in 2013, including two starts ... Entered the game against Troy following an injury to starter Cade Snellville, Ga. Yates. Started the next two games against Texas State and ULM, Brookwood HS but suff ered a season-ending hand injury against ULM ... Played in three games in 2012 and made one start against South Caro- lina State ... Th ree-year squad member ... Joined the program as a freshman in 2010 ... Took a redshirt year during the inaugural 16 season ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup quarterback in 2013 aft er 2011 semester. starting nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 ... Career totals HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mike Etheridge at of 1,946 yards passing with 12 touchdowns ... Took a redshirt year Rockdale County High School. in 2011 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Denzil Martin III ... Born 2011 and the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 and spring 2014. Oct. 29, 1992. 2013: Started one game at quarterback and played in fi ve others off the bench ... Completed 28 of 51 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns ... Came off the bench to pass for 164 yards against Chattanooga, including touchdown passes of fi ve and 30 yards to Albert Wilson ... Started against UL-Lafayette and went jamaal 7-for-10 for 69 yards in the fi rst quarter ... Had 10 completions for 86 yards against Louisiana-Monroe ... One of three quarter- MAY backs who competed for the starting job throughout the spring and preseason ... Served as the holder on placements for the fi rst S • 5-10, 190 • R-Sr. six games of the season. Locust Grove, Ga. 2012: Passed for 1,592 yards and 10 touchdowns but threw 11 Luella HS interceptions ... Enjoyed his best game with 213 yards passing, two touchdowns and no turnovers in win at Rhode Island ... Hooked up with Albert Wilson for the two longest plays from scrimmage in GSU history with an 84-yard touchdown pass against UTSA 34 and then a 93-yard TD vs. Old Dominion ... Passed for 176 yards at Tennessee and rushed for a 12-yard touchdown, one of three AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran backup at safety and special fourth downs he converted with runs ... Came off the bench against teams player ... Saw action in fi ve games in 2013 but did not record UNH and passed for 169 yards in the second half, including TD a tackle ... Missed the 2012 season due to injury ... Played in 10 passes of 26 and 47 yards ... Season-high 226 yards passing against games in 2011 and was credited with four tackles ... Joined the team Old Dominion ... Received the “Head Coach’s Award” following in Sept. 2010 aft er participating in a tryout session ... Member of spring practice, when he emerged as the starter. inaugural team but did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Starting quarterback for 2010 Class HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-region (Region 2, AAAAA state champion Brookwood High School ... Passed for Class AAAAA) as a wide receiver at Luella High School...Also 2,346 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 60 percent (143- played in the secondary ... Team captain for coach Paul Burgdorf of-238) of his passes as a senior ... Added 1,780 yards passing and ... Received the Coca-Cola Academic Award ... Blue Collar Athlete 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Brookwood’s career passing leader and Wendy’s High School Heisman winner for his school ... Luella with 4,747 yards and 35 touchdowns ... Th ree-year letterwinner for High School Academic Athlete of the Year ... Credited with 15 coach Mark Crews. catches for 207 yards, 43 tackles and two interceptions as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Benjamin Awer McLane IV ... PERSONAL: Full name is Jamaal May ... Born on June 4, Parents are Angie and Benjie McLane ... Father played football 1992. at Auburn and Western Carolina and is an assistant coach at Brookwood High School ... Sister Courtney played tennis at Alabama ... Born May 4, 1992 ... Majoring in education.

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GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ... Also earned playing time as a backup wide receiver ... Made fi ve 2013 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rush Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack receptions for 33 yards ... Had two catches for 11 yards vs. Murray UTC ...... 7-12 164 2 0 47 1 1 0 1 165-2 0 State ... Longest reception of the season was a 13-yard completion WVU ...... 3-5 21 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 21-0 0 against Old Dominion ... Also had catches against St. Francis and Jax State ...... 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 West Alabama. Alabama ...... 1-2 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 14-0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for 2010 Class ULM ...... 10-21 86 0 1 25 3 -2 0 5 84-0 1 AAAAA state champion Brookwood High School ... Played wide ULL* ...... 7-10 69 0 0 25 2 -10 0 0 59-0 1 receiver and free safety for coach Mark Crews ... Also competed for state championship team in track in 2010. 2012 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rush Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Minor Jr. ... Son of Dodie SCSU* ...... 7-15 54 0 0 20 7 -34 0 8 20-0 5 Tenn* ...... 18-41 176 0 1 26 10 -21 1 12 155-1 3 and Nathaniel Minor ... Born Sept. 10, 1992 in Anchorage, Alaska. UTSA* ...... 6-14 126 1 1 84 3 -36 0 4 90-1 1 Richmond*.....16-26 140 1 1 17 4 -2 0 2 138-1 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS UNH ...... 10-19 169 2 1 47 3 0 0 5 169-2 0 2012 ...... Rec Yds TD LP URI* ...... 14-25 213 2 0 36 1 11 0 11 224-2 0 SCSU ...... 1 9 0 9 Villanova* ...... 21-37 164 1 2 28 4 6 0 11 170-1 1 Tennessee ...... 2 18 0 10 JMU* ...... 22-37 170 1 0 38 6 -22 0 9 161-1 3 UTSA ...... 2 12 0 9 ODU* ...... 13-31 226 1 2 93 4 -28 0 7 198-1 3 Richmond ...... 1 12 0 12 Maine* ...... 12-29 154 1 3 42 8 -44 0 4 110-1 4 W&M ...... 0 0 0 0 * Game started New Hampshire ...... 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island ...... 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS Villanova ...... 0 0 0 0 Year ...... G-GS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack James Madison...... 1 8 0 8 2012 ...... 10-9 139-274 11 .507 1592 10 93 20 Old Dominion ...... 0 0 0 0 2013 ...... 8-1 28-51 1 .549 354 2 47 3 Maine ...... 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 18-10 167-312 12 .514 1946 12 93 23 CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... Rush Yards Avg TD LP Play Total TDR Year ...... G Rec Yards Avg TD LP 2012 ...... 51 -170 -- 1 12 325 1422 11 2011 ...... 11 5 33 6.6 0 13 2013 ...... 7 -11 -- 0 5 58 343 2 2012 ...... 11 7 59 8.4 0 12 2013 ...... INJURED Total ...... 58 -181 -- 1 12 383 1765 13 Total ...... 22 12 92 7.7 0 13 nathaniel gabe MINOR MOBLEY WR • 6-2, 180 • R-Jr. OL • 6-2, 275 • Fr. Lilburn, Ga. Moultrie, Ga. Brookwood HS Colquit County HS

87 72 AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver ... Sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt following a spring AT GEORGIA STATE: Off ensive lineman in the 2014 signing knee injury that required reconstructive surgery ... Joined the class. program as a walk-on in 2011 and then earned a scholarship for HIGH SCHOOL: Earned fi rst-team all-state honors in Geor- 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall gia’s largest classifi cation by the Georgia Sports Writers Asso- 2011 and spring 2012 semesters. ciation ... Also claimed honorable mention all-state recognition 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All- from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... First-team All-Region Conference team ... Caught seven passes for 59 yards ... Had two 1-AAAAAA ... Helped Colquitt County High School reach the receptions for 18 yards at Tennessee ... Added two catches for 12 Class AAAAAA state semifi nals before falling to eventual cham- yards versus UTSA ... Also served as the holder on fi eld goals and pion Norcross ... Played in the GACA Senior All-Star Game extra points for the fi rst three games ... Earned the team’s “Hustle following his senior season. Award” for off ense following spring practice 2012. PERSONAL: Full name is Gabriel Alexander Mobley (last 2011: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman ... Played name pronounced MOB-lee) ... Parents are Bubba and Cathy in every game, serving as the holder on fi eld goals and extra points Mobley ... Born Nov. 18, 1995.

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davis kyler MOORE NEAL OL • 6-4, 300 • R-Fr. RB • 5-11, 218 • So. Loganville, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Loganville HS East Paulding HS

63 25 AT GEORGIA STATE: Off ensive line prospect coming off a AT GEORGIA STATE: Running back who could grab the redshirt year in 2013 ... Worked as a backup at guard in the spring. starting berth this fall aft er earning playing time as a true freshman HIGH SCHOOL: Earned fi rst-team all-region honors in in 2013 ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 8-AAAAA as a senior at Loganville High School .... Added second- and the Dean’s List for spring 2014. team all-region accolades in 7-AAAA as a junior. 2013: Saw action in 10 games ... Rushed 24 times for 96 yards PERSONAL: Full name is Garvin Davis Moore ... Born Oct. .... Also caught two passes, including a 28-yard reception in the 26, 1994 ... Son of Gary and Tiff any Moore. season fi nale vs. South Alabama ... Season-high 40 yards on nine carries at Arkansas State ... Added 34 yards yards on just fi ve attempts at UL Monroe, including a season-long 20-yard run ... Th e bulk of his playing time came over the fi nal fi ve games. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state by the Georgia Athletic myles Coaches Association (GACA) ... Honorable mention all-state in Class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Off ensive MORRIS Player of the Year in Region 5-AAAAA ... A 1,000-yard rusher for coach Chuck Goddard ... Helped East Paulding High to an CB • 5-8, 172 • R-So. undefeated regular season and a No. 10 fi nal ranking in Class Greensboro, N.C. AAAAA ... Second-team all-region as a junior (5-AAAA North). Smith HS PERSONAL: Full name is Stephon Kyler Neal ... Born Aug. 4, 1995 ... Son of Raymond and Stephanie Neal.

CAREER STATISTICS 35 Year ...... G Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinners at corner- 2013 ...... 10 24 96 4.0 0 20 2 24 0 20 back ... Signed with the Panthers in 2012 and took a redshirt year ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013. 2013: Played in nine games in the secondary and on special teams ... Totalled 18 tackles ... Season-high six hits at UL Monroe tyler ... Had fi ve tackles and a pass breakup vs. Western Kentucky ... Added two tackles each against Troy and Arkansas State. NEMEC HIGH SCHOOL: Had four interceptions, including one WRW • 6-0, 200 • R-So. returned for a touchdown, 76 tackles, two tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... On off ense he had 47 receptions Suwanee,S Ga. for 728 yards and three touchdown catches, along with 26 carries NorthN Gwinnett HS for 252 yards and two scores rushing ... Earned all-conference honors ... Coached by Rodney Brewington at Smith High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Myles Joshua Morris ... Son of Sherrie Shaw and Travis Morris ... Born Aug. 25, 1994. 81 AT GEORGIA STATE: Reserve at wide receiver who joined CAREER STATISTICS the program as a freshman in the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF BK year while recovering from a knee injury ... Named to the Athletic 2013 ...... 9 13-5 18 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012, spring 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Bob Sphire at North Gwinnett High School ... Honored as Player of

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the Month by the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Caught 33 passes for 400 yards and six touchdowns. cristian PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Tyler Nemec ... Born July 16, 1993 ... Son of Rick and Diane Nemec. PEREZ DL • 6-0, 280 • R-Sr. nate Dalton, Ga. PAXTON SE Whitfield HS / Cumberlands

DL • 6-1, 245 • R-Jr. 78 Scottdale, Ga. Clarkston HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup defensive lineman who joined the Panther program in 2012 aft er two years at the University of the Cumberlands, an NAIA program in Williamsburg, Ky. ... Played in one game in 2013 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll 98 for the spring 2013 and spring 2014 semesters and the Dean’s List for the fall 2013. AT GEORGIA STATE: Hard-working backup on the HIGH SCHOOL: All-area and all-region honoree at defensive line ... Appeared in the fi nal four games of 2013 on the Southeast Whitfi eld High School ... All-area in track and fi eld as kickoff return unit ... Played in one game in 2012 and made one he won the region in the discus and qualifi ed for the state meet, tackle vs. Maine. where he fi nished seventh ... State qualifi er in . HIGH SCHOOL: All-county selection as a senior at Clarkston PERSONAL: Full name is Cristian Mario Perez ... Son of High School, where he played on the off ensive and defensive lines Maria and Mario Perez ... Born June 20, 1992 ... Brother Jayro also ... Chosen for the DeKalb County All-Star Game ... Career-high plays for the Panthers. 15 tackles vs. Cedar Grove ... Also played basketball and threw the shot put and discus for the track team. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Lucien Paxton Jr. ... Son of Nathaniel Sr. and Hnede Paxton ... Born June 30, 1992. jayro PEREZ trey DL • 6-1, 260 • R-Fr. Dalton, Ga. PAYNE SE Whitfield HS LB • 6-0, 230 • R-Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside HS 46 AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup on the defensive line who joined the program in 2013 and took a redshirt year ... Named to 51 the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: All-area and all-region honoree at Southeast AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising inside linebacker coming Whitfi eld High School ... First-team All-Region 7-AAAA as senior off a redshirt year in 2013. ... Two-time all-area selection by the Dalton Daily Citizen ... Team’s HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class AAAA as a leading tackler as a senior, when he fi nished with 76 tackles, seven junior ... First-team all-region in 2011 and 2012 ... Th ree-time tackles for loss, three sacks, three caused fumbles and a fumble All-Middle Georgia pick by the Macon Telegraph ... Finished his recovery ... Made 83 tackles as a junior with 10 tackles for loss, two senior season with 85 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four fumble forced fumbles and a sack .... Also earned all-area recognition in recoveries, two forced fumbles and two interceptions ... Returned a track and fi eld. fumble 73 yards for a touchdown in a state playoff game ... Chosen PERSONAL: First name pronounced HI-ro ... Son of Maria for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December and Mario Perez ... Brother Cristian also plays for the Panthers. in Columbus ... Th ree-year starter for coach Kevin Kinsler at Northside High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Horace George Payne III ... Son of George and Ophelia Payne ... Born Jan. 27, 1995.

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Carolina State and was GSU’s second-leading tackler in the game with eight hits, including one tackle for loss ... Season-high 10 ronald tackles versus UTSA ... Served as a game captain at Tennessee in his second college game and made nine tackles ... Also had nine PETERKIN tackles with two tackles for loss versus Old Dominion ... Added seven tackles vs. New Hampshire and six at Rhode Island S • 6-0, 170 • Fr. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class 6A by the Stone Mountain, Ga. Alabama Sportswriters Association ... Super 12 selection by the Stephenson HS Dothan Eagle ... Played for coach Kevin White at Dothan High School ... Made 112 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and four sacks ... On off ense, he ran for 669 yards and 12 touchdowns 31 ... Chosen to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. AT GEORGIA STATE: Safety prospect in the 2014 signing GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS class. 2013 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk HIGH SCHOOL: Made 35 tackles and one interception as a Samford ...... 6-1 7 0 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 UTC ...... 5-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 senior at Stephenson High School ... Played cornerback and safety WVU ...... DNP for coach Ron Gartrell ... Helped Stephenson to a berth in the state Jax State...... 6-1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 playoff s. Alabama ...... 3-4 7 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Tyrone Peterkin ... Parents Troy ...... 9-7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 are Ronald and Traunder Peterkin ... Born Nov. 29, 1995. Texas St ...... 4-3 7 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 ULM ...... 4-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WKU ...... 6-4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULL ...... 7-5 12 2-11 2.5-12 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St .....4-9 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 joseph USA ...... 8-3 11 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK PETERSON SCSU ...... 6-2 8 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Tennessee ...... 5-4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LB • 6-0, 220 • Jr. UTSA ...... 7-3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dothan, Ala. Richmond ...... 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dothan HS W&M ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNH ...... 5-2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 URI ...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Villanova ...... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 JMU ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 9-0 9 0 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference linebacker and the Maine ...... 2-6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Panthers’ leading tackler the last two seasons ... Ranks second in GSU history with 168 career tackles, an average of 7.6 per game ... CAREER STATISTICS Elected a permanent team captain for 2013 ... Preseason second- team All-Sun Belt Conference by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele’s Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF BK 2012 ...... 11 40-25 65 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 College Football Preview ... Changed to jersey No. 6 for 2014 aft er 2013 ...... 11 62-41 103 6-20 2-11 0 1 0 0 0 wearing No. 44 his fi rst two years. 2013: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference ... Also Total ...... 22 102-66 168 9-26 2-11 0 1 0 2 0 made the all-conference third team selected by College Sports Madness ...... Starting inside linebacker who led the team in tackles with 103, a GSU single-season record ... Th ird in the Sun Belt in tackles per game (9.4) ... Tied the GSU single-game record with 16 tackles vs. Troy (2013) ... Finished the season with four straight games in -fi gure tackles .. Enjoyed the most productive game of his career against ULL with 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks ... Made 13 tackles at Arkansas State and 11 vs. South Alabama ... Opened the 2013 season with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Samford ... Made seven tackles with a tackle for loss at top-ranked Alabama. 2012: Earned a starting berth at inside linebacker as a true freshman and fi nished as the Panthers’ leading tackler with 65, along with two forced fumbles ... Made his debut against South

2014 Georgia State Football // 73 PLAYER PROFILES

two pass breakups ... Played in nine games, including one start (SC State) ... Top game was against Murray State, when he had a malik season-high fi ve tackles with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... Added four tackles against Clark Atlanta and Houston ... Broke RICKS up a pass against Old Dominion ... Th ree hits with a TFL against West Alabama. LB • 6-1, 230 • Fr. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (3-A) linebacker at Lithonia, Ga. Portal High School ... Collected 110 tackles with four sacks, two Stephenson HS interceptions and two forced fumbles ... Honorable mention all- region as a junior, when he was named his team’s best linebacker and defensive MVP ... Added 94 tackles and three sacks as a junior

32 ... Named to the Super 11 team by WTOC-TV ... Played for coach Justin Chester ... Outstanding student who hopes to attend medical AT GEORGIA STATE: 2014 signee at linebacker who brings school ... Principal’s Honor Roll ... Member of Future Business good size and skills. Leaders of America ... Also played basketball. HIGH SCHOOL: Collected 35 tackles with 10 tackles for PERSONAL: Full name is Jarrell Lamont Robinson ... Born loss ... Played for coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High School ... May 28, 1992 ... Parents are LeAnne and John Robinson. Helped Stephenson to a berth in the state playoff s. PERSONAL: Full name is Malik Sherrod Ricks ... Parents are CAREER STATISTICS Wayne and Micha Ricks ... Born Feb. 3, 1996. Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2011 ...... 9 13-9 22 3.5-9 0-0 0 2 0 0 2012 ...... 11 27-14 41 4-9 1-1 1-3 2 0 0 2013 ...... 8 18-15 33 4.5-24 2-14 1-9 1 0 0 jarrell Total ...... 29 58-38 96 12-42 3-15 2-12 5 0 0 ROBINSON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk LB • 6-2, 215 • R-Sr. Samford ...... 2-3 5 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Portal, Ga. UTC ...... 8-2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WVU ...... 2-2 4 1-10 2-16 0 0 0 0 0 Portal HS Jax State...... 2-1 3 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 Alabama ...... 2-6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Troy ...... 5-1 6 0 1-3 0 0 1-9 0 0 Texas St ...... 2-1 3 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 46 ULM ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner at linebacker 2012 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk ... 2013 season was cut short by a shoulder injury ... Has 96 career SCSU ...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, and two interceptions ... Tennessee ...... 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranks fi ft h in GSU history in career tackles for loss ... Signed with UTSA ...... 6-1 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 the Panthers in 2010 and took a redshirt year during the inaugural Richmond ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 season ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall W&M ...... 3-2 5 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2013 semester. UNH ...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2013: Starter at inside linebacker who suff ered a shoulder URI ...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 injury against ULM and underwent season-ending shoulder Villanova ...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 0 0 JMU ...... 1-2 3 0 1.5-5 0 0 0 1 0 surgery ... Made 33 tackles in eight games ... Had 4.5 tackles for loss ODU ...... 5-1 6 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 while sharing the team lead with two sacks ... Career-high eight Maine ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles at No. 1 Alabama ... Grabbed an interception against Troy, along with six tackles and one tackle for loss ... Had four tackles 2011 ...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk with two tackles for loss at West Virginia, including a 4th-down Clark Atlanta...... 3-2 5 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 sack at the GSU 25-yard line ... Added a sack and a pass breakup Old Dominion ...... 3-2 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 against Jacksonville State. Houston ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012: Started four games at inside linebacker ... Collected 41 Murray ...... 2-0 2 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 0 0 tackles with four tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and SC State ...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 three pass breakups ... Career-high seven tackles with one tackle South Alabama..... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 for loss versus UTSA ... Had six tackles and a sack versus Old UTSA ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominion ... Added six tackles at Rhode Island and fi ve tackles St. Francis ...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 each at Tennessee and William & Mary ... Broke up passes against West Alabama ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richmond, New Hampshire and James Madison. Campbell ...... 2-2 4 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2011: Collected 22 tackles with four tackles for loss and

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keith joel RUCKER RUIZ TE • 6-3, 235 • So. TE • 6-4, 240 • R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Kingsland, Ga. Moeller HS Camden County HS/Presbyterian

45 8 AT GEORGIA STATE: Expected to be a key contributor AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented tight end who earned a at tight end aft er sitting out the 2013 season in accordance with starting berth as a true freshman ... Enters his sophomore season NCAA transfer rules ... Enrolled at Georgia State for the spring with preseason All-Sun Belt recognition from Athlon (third team) 2013 semester aft er transferring from Presbyterian College in and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (fourth team). Clinton, S.C. 2013: GSU’s fi ft h-leading receiver with 14 catches for 232 AT PRESBYTERIAN: Played two seasons at Presbyterian ... yards, an average of 16.6 yards per catch ... Enjoyed a breakout In 10 games in 2012, he had eight receptions for 100 yards and one game against UL-Lafayette with six catches for 121 yards. Scored touchdown, along with 13 rushes for 49 yards and one score on the his fi rst touchdown on a 42-yard reception with just 14 seconds left ground ... Played in 11 games as a freshman in 2011, fi nishing with in the fi rst half ... Had catches of 17 and 15 yards at Texas State ... eight receptions for 100 yards. Added two receptions for 27 yards vs. Jacksonville State ... Finished HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year letterwinner at Camden County the season with eight catches for 154 yards over the fi nal three High School ... Played quarterback for coach Jeff Herron and was games. part of back-to-back state championship teams in 2008 and 2009 HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Moeller High School to the ... Second-team all-region as a junior ... Passed for 652 yards and 2012 Ohio Division I state championship ... Coached by John six touchdowns while rushing for 149 yards and two scores as a Rodenberg ... Played in a run-oriented off ense but had seven senior ... Added 379 yards passing with seven touchdowns, along catches for 181 yards and one touchdown as a senior ... Caught with three rushing touchdowns as a junior ... Earned the team’s four touchdowns as a sophomore. “Champions in Life” award. PERSONAL: Full name is Keith Vernard Rucker Jr. ... Born PERSONAL: Full name is Felix Joel Ruiz but goes by Joel, Feb. 17, 1995 ... Son of Keith Rucker Sr., and Mary Galli ... Father pronounced jo-ELL ... Born March 24, 1993 ... Son of Felix and played in the NFL from 1992-97 with fi ve diff erent teams. Lilia Ruiz. CAREER STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2013 ...... 11 14 232 16.6 1 42 Year ...... G Rush Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP 2011 * ...... 11 0 0 0 0 8 100 0 23 2012 * ...... 10 13 49 1 NA 8 71 1 NA GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Total ...... 21 13 49 1 NA 16 171 1 NA 2013 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Samford ...... 1 8 0 8 * At Presbyterian UTC ...... 1 11 0 11 WVU ...... 2 27 0 19 Jax State ...... 0 0 0 0 Alabama ...... DNP - INJURED Troy ...... 0 0 0 0 Texas State ...... 2 32 0 17 ULM ...... 0 0 0 0 ULL ...... 6 121 1 42 42 Arkansas State ...... 1 13 0 13 South Alabama ...... 1 20 0 20

2014 Georgia State Football // 75 PLAYER PROFILES

mark michael RUSKELL SHAW C • 6-3, 286 • R-So. LB • 6-4, 210 • Fr. Duluth, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Duluth HS Lanier HS

71 44 AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup off ensive lineman who was AT GEORGIA STATE: Incoming freshman linebacker injured for much of the 2013 season as he recovered from an ankle who was one of the leading tacklers in football hotbed Gwinnett injury sustained in spring practice ... Played in just one game ... County. Redshirted in 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class AAAA by the for the fall 2012, spring 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. Georgia Sports Writers Association ... Earned preseason all-state HIGH SCHOOL: Th ird-team all-county selection by the recognition from Georgia High School Football Daily ... Made Gwinnett Daily Post ... First-team All-Region 7-AAAAA ... Chosen 170 tackles, which included 130 solo tackles, as a senior at Lanier for the Rivalries of Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Two-way High School ... Collected 14 tackles for loss, 10 hurries, three sacks, lineman for coach Corey Jarvis at Duluth High School. three caused fumbles and one interception. … Single-game high PERSONAL: Full name is Mark Th omas Ruskell ... Son of 23 tackles, which he achieved twice ... First-team All-Region of Jean and Richard Ruskell ... Born June 4, 1994 ... Nephew of 8-AAAA ... Second-team all-county by the Gwinnett Daily Post long-time NFL scout and executive Tim Ruskell, former Atlanta ... Played in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Helped Lanier Falcons’ Assistant General Manager who later served as the Seattle qualify for the state playoff s ... Played outside linebacker as a junior Seahawks’ President of Football Operations. and had 46 tackles and two sacks ... Coached by Billy Wells. PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Edward Shaw ... Born May emiere 22, 1996 ... Parents are Derrick and Rosie Shaw. SCAIFE nate QB • 6-2, 218 • Fr. SIMON Charlotte, N.C. Mallard Creek HS S • 6-1, 195 • Jr. Compton, Calif. Lakewood HS / Golden West College 12

AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented incoming freshman who is 1 expected to compete for playing time at quarterback ... Georgia State’s fi rst left -handed quarterback. AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college safety who is expected HIGH SCHOOL: Comes from nationally-ranked program to make an immediate impact and contend for a starting berth. at Mallard Creek High School, which won North Carolina’s 4-AA JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Credited with 65 state title in 2013 ... Missed much of his senior season due to injury tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups and a fumble ... Passed for more than 2,500 yards and 26 touchdowns while recovery as a sophomore at Golden West College … Added 40 rushing for 400 yards as a junior, when he led Mallard Creek to the tackles, three pass breakups and three forced fumbles as a freshman state semifi nals. PERSONAL: Emiere Scaife (eh-MEER SKAFE) was born Feb. ... Helped Golden West to a 9-2 record in 2013 and a berth in the 12, 1996 ... Son of Myaneka Green. Southern California Bowl … Played at Lakewood (Calif.) High School, where he was all-league. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Jeff erson-Simon ... Son on Jerome Simon and Ivy Jeff erson ... Born June 2, 1993.

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duvall jerome SMITH SMITH RB • 5-10, 208 • R-Sr. CB • 5-10, 165 • Fr. Roswell, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Roswell HS Mays HS

14 48 AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup who adds depth at running AT GEORGIA STATE: Cornerback prospect in the 2014 back ... Played in fi ve games off the bench in 2013 ... Carried the signing class. ball three times for nine yards and caught passes for 14 yards, all in HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year letterwinner for coach Corey the season opener against Samford ... Joined the program in 2011 Jarvis at Atlanta’s Benjamin E. Mays High School ... Two-time all- but did not see any game action in 2011 or 2012 ... Spent the 2010 area selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Earned fi rst- season at North Carolina Central but took a redshirt year. team all-region honors (6-AAAAA) as a junior. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Leo Barker at Roswell PERSONAL: Full name is Jerome Robert Smith ... Born Aug. High School ... Rushed for 1,250 yards and 13 touchdowns as a 7, 1995 ... Parents are Jerome and Nina Smith. senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Duvall Lanell Smith ... Born June 9, 1992 ... Parents are Marlo and Frances Smith. jameel CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G Rush Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP SPENCER 2013 ...... 5 3 9 3.0 0 8 2 14 0 23 LB • 6-1, 215 • So. Smyrna, Ga. glenn Woodward Academy SMITH 38 WR • 6-1, 185 • Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at inside Northside HS linebacker who earned playing time as a true freshman in 2013 ... Credited with nine tackles on the season ... Season-high fi ve tackles with a tackle for loss against Chattanooga ... Added three tackles at UL Monroe. 17 HIGH SCHOOL: Linebacker prospect who was a fi rst-team all-region selection in 6-AAA ... Team captain and Defensive MVP AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile freshman who projects as a as a senior at Woodward Academy ... Made 19 tackles in a playoff wide receiver but also played quarterback in high school. loss to Burke County ... Coached by John Hunt ... Also a track and HIGH SCHOOL: Player of the Year in Region 2-AAAAA .... fi eld standout who fi nished second in the state in the discus and Honorable mention all-state selection by both the Atlanta Journal- seventh in the shot put as a senior ... Qualifi ed for state meet in the Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association ... First-team discus three straight years. All-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph ... Rushed for 1,118 PERSONAL: Full name is Jameel Rashaad Spencer ... Parents yards and 11 touchdowns and caught 33 passes for 402 yards and are Devon Spencer and Jasmine Jeff ers ... Born Jan. 3, 1995. fi ve touchdowns as a senior at Northside-Warner Robins High School ... Primarily a quarterback as a junior, when he passed for CAREER STATISTICS 1,010 yards and 13 touchdowns while completing 58 percent of Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF his passes and was team’s third-leading rusher with 905 yards and 2013 ...... 9 7-2 9 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 eight touchdowns ... Team only lost fi ve games in three seasons. PERSONAL: Full name is Glenn Neal Smith Jr. ... Born Dec. 28, 1995 ... Son of Glenn and Suzette Smith.

2014 Georgia State Football // 77 PLAYER PROFILES

marcus alex STETZER STOEHR DL • 6-0, 255 • R-Sr. OL • 6-2, 300 • Fr. Columbus, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Shaw HS North Gwinnett HS 41 56 AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran backup defensive lineman AT GEORGIA STATE: Off ensive lineman who enrolled for who did not see any game action in 2013 ... Named to the 2012 the 2014 spring semester ... Made an impression with a strong CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Inaugural team spring and could earn starting berth at right guard ... Originally member in 2010, when he took a redshirt year ... Joined the team signed as part of the 2013 recruiting class but suff ered a knee injury in Sept. 2010 aft er participating in a tryout session ... Made the ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2014 Dean’s List for the spring 2011 and fall 2013 semesters, the Presi- semester. dent’s List for the fall 2011, signifying a semester GPA of 4.0 or HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state selection ... Named fi rst- higher, and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2012 team all-state in Georgia’s largest classifi cation (Class AAAAAA) and spring 2014. by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2012 ... Added second-team 2012: Played in 10 games as backup on the interior defensive honors in 2011 ... First-team all-area ... Rated among the top 200 line ... Credited with 20 tackles including four tackles for loss ... prospects in Georgia by 247Sports ... Th ree-year starter had a 92 Career-high fi ve tackles with one tackle for loss in season fi nale percent blocking grade with 25 pancakes and 20 knockdowns in at Maine ... Four tackles with one TFL at Richmond ... Also had 2012 ... Two-time all-region and two-time fi rst-team all-county tackles for loss against UTSA and Villanova. (Gwinnett Daily Post) ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All- 2011: Saw action in four games in 2011 ... Credited with one Star Game, played in December in Columbus. tackle against St. Francis. PERSONAL: Alex Stoehr (pronounced STORE) was born HIGH SCHOOL: Played inside linebacker and defensive Jan. 25, 1995 ... Parents are Felix and Denise Stoehr. end at Shaw High School, where he was coached by Jaime Fox ... Received the team’s Scholar Athlete Award for 2009 ... Member of the Beta Club, Mu Alpha Th eta, Quill and Scroll, Spanish Honor Society, Leadership Council, Skills USA, and president of the National Honor Society ... Also played basketball and was a two- tanner year starter in soccer. STRICKLAND PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus A. Stetzer ... Born April 30, 1992 ... Son of Diane and Michael Stetzer. DE • 6-3, 270 • R-So. Zebulon, Ga. CAREER STATISTICS Pike County HS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2011 ...... 4 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 ...... 10 10-10 20 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 2013 ...... 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 Total ...... 14 10-11 21 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup on the defensive line ... Played in eight games off the bench as a redshirt freshman in 2013 ... Credited with six tackles on the season ... Made two tackles with a tackle for loss against Chattanooga ... Added two tackles each against ULM and WKU ... Signed with the Panthers in 2012 and took a redshirt year that fall ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker and off ensive line for coach Mac McMillan at Pike County High School ... Chosen for the Great Divide Game (East-West all-stars) in Macon, Ga. PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner Brooks Strickland ... Son of Maggie and Ken Strickland ... Born April 9, 1994 ... Father played professional baseball in Detroit Tigers organization, and brother Hunter now plays in San Francisco Giants organization.

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CAREER STATISTICS scored eight touchdowns ... Had fi ve career touchdown returns, Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF including two as a senior ... Coached by Victor Floyd at Brunswick 2013 ...... 8 4-2 6 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 High School ... Qualifi ed for the state track meet in the 100 meters and 200 meters as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Avery Rodriguez Sweeting Jr. ... chandon Son of Avery Sweeting and Joycelyn Fuller ... Born Sept. 28, 1993. CAREER STATISTICS SULLIVAN Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP 2012 ...... 8 3 21 7.0 0 13 2 12 6.0 0 7 CB • 5-11, 180 • Fr. 2013 ...... 5 9 120 13.3 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 Winder, Ga. Total ...... 13 12 141 11.8 1 32 2 12 6.0 0 7 Winder-Barrow HS Year ...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP 2012 ...... 8 6 101 16.8 0 23 2013 ...... 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 Total ...... 13 6 101 16.8 0 23 AT GEORGIA STATE: Incoming freshman who was a two-way standout in high school but projects as a cornerback. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team All-Region 8-AAAAA at both cornerback and running back as a senior at Winder-Barrow High School ... All-area by the Athens Banner-Herald ... Northeast bill Georgia FCA Scholar-Athlete ... Collected over 1,100 all-purpose yards and scored 10 touchdowns as a senior ... Coached by David TEKNIPP Wagner ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Chandon Lamar Sullivan ... Born TE • 6-4, 235 • R-Fr. Aug. 7, 1996 ... Parents are Dexter and Janice Sullivan. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing HS

avery 84 SWEETING AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned playing time as a true freshman as one of the Panthers’ primary tight ends but suff ered a WR • 5-8, 160 • Jr. season-ending knee injury ... Played in the fi rst three games of 2013 Brunswick, Ga. before undergoing surgery ... Qualifi ed for a medical redshirt year Brunswick HS ... Named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester ... Earned GSU’s highest academic honor with selection to the President’s List (4.0 semester GPA) for the spring 2014. HIGH SCHOOL: All-Metro by the Atlanta Journal- 80 Constitution in 2011,when he had 45 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns ... Added 40 catches for 550 yards and AT GEORGIA STATE: Wide receiver with good speed ... Has seven touchdowns as a senior in 2012 ... Two-time All-Southern 12 catches for 141 yards in two seasons ... Member of 2012 signing Crescent selection by the Henry Daily Herald ... All-region ... class. Coached by his uncle, Joe Teknipp, at Eagle’s Landing High School 2013: Played in fi ve games ... Caught nine passes for 120 yards ... Graduated No. 5 in his class. ... Most of his production came against Western Kentucky when PERSONAL: Full name is William Philip Teknipp ... Son of he caught fi ve passes for 71 yards, highlighted by a 19-yard touch- Phil and Janet Teknipp ... Born Sept. 22, 1994 ... Brother Jim played down catch and a 32-yard reception ... Added three catches for 36 tight end for Sun Belt Conference foe Troy, fi nishing his career in yards at Alabama and a 13-yard reception vs. Troy. 2013 ... Sister Lauren plays at Georgia. 2012: Caught three passes for 21 yards ... Returned six kick- off s for 101 yards ... Made two catches for 18 yards against Rich- mond ... Had a 3-yard reception and a 7-yard rush at Tennessee ... Added a 5-yard rush against Villanova ... Longest kickoff return was a 23-yarder against New Hampshire. HIGH SCHOOL: All-area selection by the Brunswick News ... All-region as a junior ... Totalled 1,100 all-purpose yards and

2014 Georgia State Football // 79 PLAYER PROFILES

CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF sebastian 2012 ...... 8 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 WILLER 2013 ...... INJURED T • 6-5, 275 • R-Fr. Calhoun, Ga. steve Calhoun HS WOLGAMOTT T • 6-6, 315 • Jr. 74 Maize, Kan. AT GEORGIA STATE: Moves to the off ensive line aft er Maize HS / Butler CC playing tight end during a redshirt year in 2013 ... Worked as a backup at tackle in the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Played off ense and defense at Calhoun 70 High School ... Second-team all-area by the Rome News-Tribune following his senior season ... Helped Calhoun win Class AA AT GEORGIA STATE: Off ensive lineman from junior college state title in 2011 ... Named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press power Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan. ... Enrolled preseason “Dynamite Dozen” before the 2012 season ... Coached for the spring 2014 semester ... Worked as the starting right tackle by Hal Lamb ... Participated in track for the fi rst time as a senior in spring practice. and won Class AA state titles in the discus (150-03) and shot put JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Butler to a 9-2 (51-0.250). record and a No. 6 national ranking in the fi nal NJCAA poll in PERSONAL: Sebastian Willer was born March 2, 1994 ... Son 2013 … Part of an 11-1 team ranked No. 2 nationally as a freshman of Michael and Christine Willer ... Native of Germany who moved in 2012 … Coached by Troy Morrell … Two-sport athlete at Maize with his family to the U.S. before his junior year of high school. High School, where he also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Wolgamott (pronounced WOLE-ga-mott)... Born Nov. 13, 1992 ... Son of Marc and Lois bryan Wolgamott. WILLIAMS S • 6-3, 200 • R-So. sheldon Miramar, Fla. WYNN Miramar HS S • 6-1, 210 • Jr. Miami, Fla. 36 G. Holmes Braddock HS / Hartnell College AT GEORGIA STATE: Worked at safety in the spring, moving from outside linebacker ... Sat out the 2013 season with a back injury. 40 2012: Member of 2012 signing class who earned playing AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college defender from time as a true freshman at outside linebacker ... Played in the fi nal Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif.. who is expected to contribute eight games of the season, including a start at William & Mary immediately ... Could play safety or outside linebacker. ... Credited with fi ve tackles ... Named to the 2012 CAA Football JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Academic All-Conference team. all-conference selection at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif. ... HIGH SCHOOL: Standout linebacker for coach Damon Team’s third-leading tackler with 63 hits in 11 games ... Collected Cogdell at Miramar High School ... Helped Miramar to a 13-1 eight tackles for loss, fi ve pass breakups and a fumble recovery record and a berth in the state title game in the Class 8A ... Caused a ... Blocked two kicks ... Part of a defense that led conference in fumble in the championship game against Tampa Plant ... Totalled scoring defense and total defense ... Attended G. Holmes Braddock 43 tackles, including 33 solo hits, as senior, along with two fumble High School in Miami, Fla., where he was All-Dade County. recoveries, an interception and one touchdown. PERSONAL: Full name is Sheldon Wynn ... Born Nov. 21, PERSONAL: Brother of former GSU tight end Arthur 1991. Williams, who played two seasons (2010-11) for the Panthers ... Son of Rita and Arthur Williams ... Born April 20, 1994.

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tim ladarion WYNN YOUNG G-C • 6-3, 285 • R-Sr. S • 6-1, 185 • R-So. Atlanta, Ga. Pensacola, Fla. Mays HS Pensacola Catholic HS 50 20 AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year starter on the off ensive line AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at safety ...... Primarily a guard but has also started at center ... Has 21 career Redshirted in 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll starts ... Signed with the Panthers in 2010 ... Only remaining team for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. member who played in games during the inaugural season of 2010. 2013: Played in 11 games in 2013, including four starts ... 2013: Began the season as the Panthers’ starting left guard Collected 22 tackles on the season ... Career-high six tackles against but fi nished as the starting center ... Started the fi rst six games at UL Lafayette ... Added fi ve tackles against Western Kentucky and left guard before sitting out the Texas State game due to injury ... four versus UL Monroe ... Made three tackles at West Virginia. Returned the following game at ULM, when he did not start but HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state selection in Class 3A entered the game at center aft er injuries to starter Ronald Martin ... No. 34 prospect on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Panhandle and backup Mark Ruskell ... Was the fi ft h diff erent center the Super 60 ... Coached by Greg Seibert at Pensacola Catholic High Panthers used in 2013 ... Remained at center and started the fi nal School ... Chosen for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association four games there. (FACA) North-South All-Star Football Classic in Sebring, Fla. 2012: Started every game at left guard, rarely coming out of PERSONAL: Full name is LaDarion Lavonta Young ... Son of the game ... Moved into the starting lineup aft er a redshirt year in Shaunda and Charles Young ... Born Oct. 24, 1994. 2011. 2010: Earned playing time as a true freshman as a backup center ... Played in four games during the inaugural season, relieving starter Ben Jacoby at center ... Saw action in wins over daniel Morehead State, Savannah State and Lamar as well as the game at Alabama. ZEIGLER HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state off ensive lineman in Class AAAA by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Asso- LS • 6-5, 240 • R-Fr. ciated Press ... First-team all-region (5-AAAA) and fi rst-team all- Snellville, Ga. area for the Atlanta Public Schools ... Also an all-region selection South Gwinnett HS as a junior ... Played at Mays High School ... Participated in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game in Columbus, Ga., following his senior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Wynn Jr. ... Son of of 54 Heteria and Tim Wynn ... Born Nov. 18, 1991. AT GEORGIA STATE: Signee from 2013 class coming off a redshirt season ... Former off ensive lineman now focusing on long- snapping. HIGH SCHOOL: Lineman from South Gwinnett High School who was an honorable mention all-county selection by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett ... Chosen to play in the Rivalries of Gwinnett all-star game ... Earned a 94 percent blocking grade as a senior ... Th ree-year letterman ... Coached by John Small. PERSONAL: Daniel Zeigler was born Nov. 11, 1994 ... Son of Jim and Tammie Zeigler.

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2013 Record: 0-12 Overall, 0-7 Sun Belt (Home: 0-7 • Away: 0-5)

Date OPPONENT [Rank] ...... Result Record Attendance Aug. 30, 2013 SAMFORD...... L 21-31 0-1 17,606 Sept. 7, 2013 CHATTANOOGA...... L 14-42 0-2 14,952 Sept. 14, 2013 at West Virginia ...... L 7-41 0-3 57,440 Sept. 21, 2013 JACKSONVILLE STATE ...... (OT) L 26-32 0-4 15,425 Oct. 5, 2013 at Alabama [1/1] ...... L 3-45 0-5 101,254 Oct. 12, 2013 TROY ...... L 28-35 0-6 17,732 Oct. 19, 2013 at Texas State ...... L 17-24 0-7 15,684 Oct. 26, 2013 at UL Monroe ...... L 10-38 0-8 11,357 Nov. 2, 2013 WESTERN KENTUCKY ...... L 28-44 0-9 15,212 Nov. 16, 2013 UL LAFAYETTE ...... L 21-35 0-10 14,415 Nov. 23, 2013 at Arkansas State ...... L 33-35 0-11 18,512 Nov. 30, 2013 SOUTH ALABAMA ...... L 17-38 0-12 13,697

TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING 225 440 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-16 12-155 Points Per Game 18.8 36.7 Interception Return Average 2.7 12.9 FIRST DOWNS 208 278 FUMBLES-LOST 22-11 16-10 Rushing 63 135 PENALTIES-Yards 77-569 51-498 Passing 122 132 Average Per Game 47.4 41.5 Penalty 23 11 PUNTS-Yards 82-3344 52-2078 Average Per Punt 40.8 40.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 1227 2655 Net punt average 36.4 36.1 Yards gained rushing 1522 2839 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:58 32:02 Yards lost rushing 295 184 3RD-DOWN Conversions 60/181 88/175 Rushing Attempts 364 542 3rd-Down Pct 33% 50% Average Per Rush 3.4 4.9 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/20 6/16 Average Per Game 102.2 221.2 4th-Down Pct 45% 38% TDs Rushing 9 28 SACKS BY-Yards 11-55 32-189 PASSING YARDAGE 3036 2943 MISC YARDS 0 0 Comp - Att - Int 218-430-12 223-346-6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 59 Average Per Pass 7.1 8.5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-12 10-16 Average Per Catch 13.9 13.2 ON-SIDE KICKS 2-4 0-0 Average Per Game 253.0 245.2 RED-ZONE SCORES (21-27) 78% (46-53) 87% TDs Passing 18 27 Red Zone Touchdowns (16-27) 59% (39-53) 74% TOTAL OFFENSE 4263 5598 PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-28) 96% (56-57) 98% Total Plays 794 888 ATTENDANCE 109039 204,247 Average Per Play 5.4 6.3 Games/Avg Per Game 7/15,577 5/40,849 Average Per Game 355.2 466.5 Score by Quarters ...... 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 58-1160 32-703 Georgia State ...... 47 41 59 78 0 225 Kick Return Average 20.0 22.0 Opponents ...... 125 106 100 103 6 440 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-142 13-199 Punt Return Average 8.9 15.3

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Evans, Travis 10 115 434 29 405 3.5 3 65 40.5 Wilson, Albert 15 125 8.3 0 62 Jean-Bart, Jonathan 9 71 282 13 269 3.8 1 32 29.9 Scott, C.J. 1 17 17.0 1 3 Wilson, Albert 12 24 261 10 251 10.5 1 80 20.9 Total 16 142 8.9 1 62 Bell, Ronnie 12 80 297 184 113 1.4 3 22 9.4 Opponents 13 199 15.3 1 46 Neal, Kyler 10 24 101 5 96 4.0 0 20 9.6 Hill, Kelton 11 5 41 9 32 6.4 0 23 2.9 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Jeppesen, Sean 12 10 31 0 31 3.1 1 18 2.6 McClendon, Brent 2 7 3.5 0 7 Howse, Gerald 2 14 29 0 29 2.1 0 6 14.5 Matthews, Demarius 1 0 0.0 0 0 Lee, Parris 10 6 19 6 13 2.2 0 10 1.3 Singleton, Kail 1 0 0.0 0 0 Hubbard, Matt 12 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 1.0 Robinson, Jarrell 1 9 9.0 0 9 Smith, Duvall 5 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 8 1.8 Batiste, Tarris 1 0 0.0 0 0 McLane, Ben 8 7 6 17 -11 -1.6 0 5 -1.4 Total 6 16 2.7 0 9 Team 4 4 0 22 -22 -5.5 0 0 -5.5 Opponents 12 155 12.9 1 33 Total 12 364 1522 295 1227 3.4 9 80 102.2 Opponents 12 542 2839 184 2655 4.9 28 69 221.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Wilson, Albert 31 730 23.5 0 71 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Hill, Kelton 18 306 17.0 0 28 Bell, Ronnie 12 115.10 188-375-11 50.1 2573 15 80 214.4 Evans, Travis 7 106 15.1 0 25 McLane, Ben 8 122.23 28-51-1 54.9 354 2 47 44.2 Lee, Parris 1 12 12.0 0 12 Hill, Kelton 11 361.40 2-4-0 50.0 109 1 70 9.9 Kelly, John 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 12 118.24 218-430-12 50.7 3036 18 80 253.0 Total 58 1160 20.0 0 71 Opponents 12 158.18 223-346-6 64.5 2943 27 80 245.2 Opponents 32 703 22.0 1 100

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Wilson, Albert 12 71 1177 16.6 8 75 98.1 Ferguson, Robert 1 88 88.0 1 88 Davis, Robert 12 44 711 16.2 4 80 59.2 Total 1 88 88.0 1 88 Hill, Kelton 11 20 196 9.8 4 30 17.8 Opponents 4 83 20.8 1 29 Williams, Danny 12 17 244 14.4 0 40 20.3 Rucker, Keith 11 14 232 16.6 1 42 21.1 Lee, Parris 10 11 87 7.9 0 16 8.7 Evans, Travis 10 10 83 8.3 0 33 8.3 Sweeting, Avery 5 9 120 13.3 1 32 24.0 Blair, Lynquez 9 6 44 7.3 0 11 4.9 Jeppesen, Sean 12 5 53 10.6 0 17 4.4 Jean-Bart, Jonathan 9 3 35 11.7 0 26 3.9 Neal, Kyler 10 2 24 12.0 0 28 2.4 Smith, Duvall 5 2 14 7.0 0 9 2.8 Bell, Ronnie 12 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 John, Ulrick 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 Wynn, Tim 11 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Yates, Cade 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Total 12 218 3036 13.9 18 80 253.0 Opponents 12 223 2943 13.2 27 80 245.2

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Wilson, Albert 9 ------54 Bell, Ronnie 12 455 113 2573 2686 223.8 Lutz, Wil - 8-12 25-26 - - - - - 49 Evans, Travis 10 115 405 0 405 40.5 Hill, Kelton 4 ------24 McLane, Ben 8 58 -11 354 343 42.9 Davis, Robert 4 ------24 Jean-Bart, Jonathan 9 71 269 0 269 29.9 Evans, Travis 3 ------18 Wilson, Albert 12 24 251 0 251 20.9 Bell, Ronnie 3 - - - - 0-1 - - 18 Hill, Kelton 11 9 32 109 141 12.8 Jean-Bart, Jonathan 1 ------6 Neal, Kyler 10 24 96 0 96 9.6 Jeppesen, Sean 1 ------6 Jeppesen, Sean 12 10 31 0 31 2.6 Sweeting, Avery 1 ------6 Howse, Gerald 2 14 29 0 29 14.5 Rucker, Keith 1 ------6 Lee, Parris 10 6 13 0 13 1.3 Scott, C.J. 1 ------6 Hubbard, Matt 12 1 12 0 12 1.0 Ferguson, Robert 1 ------6 Smith, Duvall 5 3 9 0 9 1.8 Hubbard, Matt - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 Team 4 4 -22 0 -22 -5.5 Total 29 8-12 27-28 - - 0-1 - - 225 Total 12 794 1227 3036 4263 355.2 Opponents 59 10-16 56-57 - - 0-1 - - 440 Opponents 12 888 2655 2943 5598 466.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Lutz, Wil 8-12 66.7 1-1 2-3 3-3 1-2 1-3 53 0 Hubbard, Matt 78 3278 42.0 80 8 30 16 12 2 Team 2 11 5.5 11 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Georgia State Opponents Miller, David 2 55 27.5 32 0 0 0 0 0 Samford - 39,(48) Total 82 3344 40.8 80 8 30 16 12 2 Chattanooga - - Opponents 52 2078 40.0 63 3 18 27 7 2 West Virginia - (42),53,(23) Jacksonville State (39),50,(26),42 26,(29),(34) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Alabama (53) (27),30 Lutz, Wil 41 2258 55.1 10 1 Troy 26 - Hubbard, Matt 3 154 51.3 0 0 Texas State (19) (20) Total 44 2412 54.8 10 1 22.0 33.2 31 Louisiana-Monroe (25) (36) Opponents 80 4933 61.7 22 0 20.0 40.3 24 Western Kentucky - (40) Louisiana - 37 Arkansas State (40),(35) 44 South Alabama (33),50 (42)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Wilson, Albert 12 251 1177 125 730 0 2283 190.2 Davis, Robert 12 0 711 0 0 0 711 59.2 Evans, Travis 10 405 83 0 106 0 594 59.4 Hill, Kelton 11 32 196 0 306 0 534 48.5 Jean-Bart, Jonat 9 269 35 0 0 0 304 33.8 Williams, Danny 12 0 244 0 0 0 244 20.3 Rucker, Keith 11 0 232 0 0 0 232 21.1 Sweeting, Avery 5 0 120 0 0 0 120 24.0 Neal, Kyler 10 96 24 0 0 0 120 12.0 Bell, Ronnie 12 113 6 0 0 0 119 9.9

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 44 Peterson, Joseph 11 62 41 103 6.0-20 2.0-11 . 1 2 . . . . 3 Batiste, Tarris 12 48 29 77 9.5-28 . 1-0 2 1 1-0 . . . 10 Ferguson, Robert 12 35 35 70 3.5-9 1.0-5 . . 2 1-88 1 . . 92 Agnew, Theo 11 34 30 64 6.5-14 . . 1 3 1-0 . . . 9 McClendon, Brent 12 42 10 52 1.0-2 . 2-7 5 1 1-0 2 . . 75 Woodard, Terrance 12 27 23 50 2.5-4 . . . . . 1 . . 5 Matthews, Demarius 12 31 16 47 2.5-8 . 1-0 6 . . 2 1 . 12 Jordan, Arington 10 33 13 46 2.5-6 . . 1 . . . . . 29 Stewart, Rashad 10 32 13 45 2.0-7 ...... 24 Singleton, Kail 8 29 15 44 2.5-11 2.0-10 1-0 . . . 1 . . 43 Cheridor, Mackendy 12 20 14 34 7.5-12 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1 . . 46 Robinson, Jarrell 8 18 15 33 4.5-24 2.0-14 1-9 1 1 . . . . 85 Lawrence, Shawayne 11 13 12 25 3.5-9 1.0-5 . 1 4 . . . . 20 Young, Ladarion 11 15 7 22 . . . . 1 . . . . 32 McKay, Allen 9 17 4 21 2.5-9 2.0-9 . . 1 . . . . 35 Myles, Morris 9 13 5 18 . . . 1 . . . . . 33 Dallas, Kight 5 10 7 17 ...... 47 Jeppesen, Sean 12 9 6 15 1.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 1 Anthony, Nate 12 8 3 11 ...... 97 Lawrence, Jalen 12 7 3 10 0.5-0 ...... 38 Spencer, Jameel 9 7 2 9 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . . 37 Hill, Trent 7 6 3 9 0.5-1 ...... 52 Jones, Tevin 11 5 2 7 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 2 Wilson, Albert 12 5 1 6 ...... 1 . . 26 Ransby, Jamal 9 6 . 6 . . . 3 . 1-0 1 . . 53 Strickland, Tanner 8 4 2 6 1.0-3 ...... 55 Hopson, Carnell 11 2 3 5 . . . . 2 . . . . 1K Haywood, Spencer 5 2 3 5 ...... 99 King, Melvin 10 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 91 Delic, Nermin 3112 ...... 23 Dowling, Robert 7112 ...... 96 Lutz, Wil 11 2 . 2 ...... 45 Rucker, Keith 11 1 . 1 ...... 80 Sweeting, Avery 51.1 ...... 56 John, Ulrick 11 . 1 1 ...... 79 King, Grant 71.1 ...... 17 Williams, Danny 12 . 1 1 ...... 22 Jean-Bart, Jonathan 9 1 . 1 ...... 8 Giles, Jordan 11 1 . 1 ...... 49 Hubbard, Matt 12 1 . 1 ...... 54 McQueen, Scott 12 1 . 1 ...... 18 Bell, Ronnie 12 1 . 1 ...... 48 Scott, C.J. 10...... 1. TM Team 4 ...... 1-0 . . . 31 Crocker, Dontavis 6 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 12 554 324 878 62-171 11-55 6-16 23 21 8-88 10 2 . Opponents 12 461 238 699 73-276 32-189 12-155 52 33 11-83 15 2 .

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY GEORGIA STATE First Downs Total Off Rushing Pass Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Sacks Fum/ Penalty Poss Opponent ...... Pts (R-P-Pn) Ply Yds Att Yds TD Yds Cm- Att Int TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD PAT FG By Lost No- Yds Time Samford ...... 21 19 3-16-0 76-463 25 72 0 391 28-51 2 3 9 35.9 1 4 0 5 91 0 3-3 0-0 1-3 1-0 5-30 30:58 Chattanooga ...... 14 13 2-11-0 52-303 17 30 0 273 17-35 0 2 7 43.4 0 0 0 6 129 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-25 21:18 West Virginia ...... 7 10 4-4-2 51-220 33 136 1 84 8-18 0 0 10 39.3 0 0 0 6 121 0 1-1 0-0 2-15 1-1 7-35 28:02 Jacksonville St...... 26 22 9-11-2 84-400 42 150 0 250 16-42 1 2 4 45.8 3 27 0 3 97 0 2-3 2-4 2-6 1-1 9-62 33:55 Alabama ...... 3 9 1-8-0 44-175 22 15 0 160 12-22 0 0 7 41.1 0 0 0 7 120 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-1 10-60 26:22 Troy ...... 28 23 3-15-5 76-422 26 52 0 370 22-50 1 4 10 39.8 1 -5 0 4 125 0 4-4 0-1 2-6 5-0 7-60 25:57 Texas State ...... 17 20 8-10-2 71-368 35 160 1 208 20-36 1 1 7 40.0 1 14 0 3 54 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 10-84 31:15 UL Monroe ...... 10 14 6-5-3 64-244 33 136 0 108 12-31 3 0 8 43.1 2 12 0 4 88 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-1 3-20 27:24 WKU ...... 28 18 6-9-3 68-410 27 85 2 325 26-41 2 2 5 43.6 1 6 0 7 144 0 4-4 0-0 1-7 0-0 6-65 26:22 UL Lafayette ...... 21 28 10-16-2 83-481 39 183 1 298 26-44 1 2 3 44.7 2 26 0 3 49 0 3-3 0-0 2-11 3-1 7-69 32:14 Arkansas State ...... 33 17 9-8-0 66-432 40 184 2 248 14-26 0 2 6 38.0 1 0 0 3 42 0 3-3 2-2 1-7 4-4 6-34 30:40 South Alabama ...... 17 15 2-9-4 59-345 25 24 2 321 17-34 1 0 6 41.7 4 58 0 7 100 0 2-2 1-2 0-0 2-2 3-25 21:07 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY OPPONENTS First Downs Total Off Rushing Pass Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Sacks Fum/ Penalty Poss Opponent ...... Pts (R-P-Pn) Ply Yds Att Yds TD Yds Cm- Att Int TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD PAT FG By Lost No- Yds Time Samford ...... 31 15 (4-10-1) 67-298 36 105 1 193 19-31 1 1 7 40.3 2 53 0 4 149 1 4-4 1-2 1-6 1-0 4-20 29:02 Chattanooga ...... 42 25 (19-5-1) 75-509 60 401 4 108 11-15 0 2 3 36.0 3 32 0 3 46 0 6-6 0-0 2-12 1-0 3-14 38:42 West Virginia ...... 41 30 (11-19-0) 83-604 42 245 2 359 25-41 1 3 3 31.3 3 46 0 2 54 0 5-5 2-3 3-23 0-0 4-48 31:58 Jacksonville St...... 32 22 (9-13-0) 76-461 44 122 4 339 18-32 0 0 5 32.6 1 10 0 3 60 0 2-2 2-3 3-22 3-2 5-55 26:05 Alabama ...... 45 31 (10-18-3) 64-477 30 181 1 296 29-34 0 5 1 42.0 1 37 0 2 17 0 6-6 1-2 1-8 0-0 4-30 33:38 Troy ...... 35 29 (14-14-1) 102-634 59 249 2 385 25-43 2 3 7 41.4 0 0 0 2 32 0 5-5 0-0 4-25 2-1 9-98 34:03 Texas State ...... 24 15 (11-3-1) 54-343 42 296 3 47 5-12 1 0 4 44.0 0 0 0 3 53 0 3-3 1-1 2-13 0-0 3-35 28:45 UL Monroe ...... 38 24 (9-15-0) 82-534 38 225 1 309 30-44 0 4 5 45.0 0 0 0 3 45 0 5-5 1-1 1-7 2-2 3-33 32:36 WKU ...... 44 25 (13-11-1) 75-444 46 203 4 241 18-29 1 2 3 32.3 1 -3 0 4 80 0 5-6 1-1 4-18 2-1 4-30 33:38 UL Lafayette ...... 35 24 (15-6-3) 62-482 46 248 1 234 10-16 0 4 3 50.0 0 0 0 1 13 0 5-5 0-1 3-13 1-1 5-55 27:46 Arkansas State ...... 35 14 (8-6-0) 64-290 45 138 1 152 14-19 0 2 6 39.2 2 24 1 4 119 0 5-5 0-1 4-24 3-2 3-30 29:20 South Alabama ...... 38 24 (12-12-0) 84-522 54 242 4 280 19-30 0 1 5 43.2 0 0 0 1 35 0 5-5 1-1 4-18 1-1 4-50 38:53 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFF SAM CHATT WVU JSU ALA TROY TXST ULM WKU ULL ARKST USA QB Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell McLane Bell Bell RB Howse Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Jean-Bart Neal FB Jeppesen Jeppesen Jeppesen Jeppesen Jeppesen Jeppesen WR AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilson WR DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams WR KHill RDavis Pearson (TE) RDavis RDavis RDavis KHill RDavis RDavis RDavis RDavis TE Rucker Rucker Rucker Rucker Pertile Rucker Rucker Blair (WR) Rucker Rucker Rucker KHill (WR) LT John John John John John John Kaplan John John John John John LG Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Gorringe Kaplan Kaplan Kaplan Yates Kaplan C MDavis MDavis Yates Yates Yates Yates Martin Martin Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn RG Clottey Clottey Pertile Kaplan Kaplan Kaplan Pertile Gorringe Gorringe Gorringe Gorringe Yates RT Kaplan Kaplan Kaplan Pertile King King King King King King Kaplan King PK Lutz Hubbard Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz

DEF SAM CHATT WVU JSU ALA TROY TXST ULM WKU ULL ARKST USA DE SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence SLawrence NG Woodard Woodard JLawrence JLawrence Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard DE Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Jones Agnew Agnew OLB McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay Cheridor Cheridor Cheridor Cheridor Cheridor Cheridor OLB Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste Batiste ILB Peterson Peterson Dallas Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson ILB Robinson Robinson Ferguson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Jeppesen S Singleton Singleton Stewart Singleton Singleton Hill Singleton Young Young Singleton Singleton Singleton S Jordan Jordan Young Stewart Stewart Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Young Stewart Jordan CB Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews Matthews CB McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon P Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Miller Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard

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PASSING #18 Bell, Ronnie Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Samford 28 51 2 54.9 391 3 44 1-6 130.87 Chattanooga 9 22 0 40.9 70 0 17 2-12 67.64 West Virginia 5 13 0 38.5 63 0 31 3-23 79.17 Jacksonville State 16 40 1 40.0 250 2 75 3-22 104.00 Alabama 11 20 0 55.0 146 0 34 1-8 116.32 Troy 22 50 1 44.0 370 4 38 4-25 128.56 Texas State 20 36 1 55.6 208 1 27 2-13 107.70 Louisiana-Monroe 2 9 2 22.2 22 0 17 0-0 -1.69 Western Kentucky 26 41 2 63.4 325 2 67 4-18 136.34 Louisiana 19 34 1 55.9 229 2 42 2-9 125.99 Arkansas State 13 25 0 52.0 178 1 36 4-24 125.01 South Alabama 17 34 1 50.0 321 0 80 4-18 123.42 TOTALS 188 375 11 50.1 2573 15 80 30-178 115.10

#16 McLane, Ben Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Chattanooga 7 12 0 58.3 164 2 47 0-0 228.13 West Virginia 3 5 0 60.0 21 0 12 0-0 95.28 Jacksonville State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Alabama 1 2 0 50.0 14 0 14 0-0 108.80 Louisiana-Monroe 10 21 1 47.6 86 0 25 1-7 72.50 Louisiana 7 10 0 70.0 69 0 25 1-4 127.96 TOTALS 28 51 1 54.9 354 2 47 2-11 122.23

#4 Hill, Kelton Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Chattanooga 1 1 0 100.0 39 0 39 0-0 427.60 Jacksonville State 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Louisiana-Monroe 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Arkansas State 1 1 0 100.0 70 1 70 0-0 1018.00 TOTALS 2 4 0 50.0 109 1 70 0-0 361.40

RUSHING No-Yds/TD SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA Evans, Travis 115-405/3 DNP 10-25/0 12-118/1 20-45/0 14-19/0 10-30/0 18-71/0 12-25/0 11-30/1 6-31/1 DNP 2-11/0 Jean-Bart, J. 71-269/1 DNP DNP 8-22/0 5-24/0 2-4/0 9-27/0 5-12/0 7-60/0 10-53/1 12-37/0 13-30/0 DNP Wilson, Albert 24-251/1 3-3/0 1-11/0 - 4-15/0 - 1-1/0 2-44/0 - - 5-64/0 2-104/1 6-9/0 Bell, Ronnie 80-113/3 3-3/0 4--9/0 6--15/0 11-57/0 4-0/0 6--6/0 8-30/1 2-15/0 6-2/0 9-37/0 14-14/1 7--15/1 Neal, Kyler 24-96/0 DNP - 4-5/0 ----5-34/0DNP4-12/09-40/02-5/0 Hill, Kelton 5-32/0 2-28/0 - - 1-11/0 1--9/0 - 1-2/0 - - DNP - - Jeppesen, Sean 10-31/1 - 1-2/0 2-6/0 - 1-1/0 - 1-1/0 3-20/0 - - - 2-1/1 Howse, Gerald 14-29/0 14-29/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Lee, Parris 6-13/0 - DNP DNP ------6-13/0 Hubbard, Matt 1-12/0 ------1-12/0-- Smith, Duvall 3-9/0 3-9/0 DNP DNP - DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP McLane, Ben 7--11/0 - 1-1/0 1-0/0 - - - DNP 3--2/0 DNP 2--10/0 DNP DNP Team 4--22/0 - DNP DNP 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--16/0 DNP DNP 2--4/0 DNP

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA Wilson, Albert 71-1177/8 8-167/1 7-132/2 - 7-158/1 4-60/0 7-153/2 7-93/0 3-35/0 7-72/0 8-57/1 7-149/1 6-101/0 Davis, Robert 44-711/4 7-66/0 4-100/0 3-39/0 3-36/1 3-45/0 4-76/1 3-11/1 3-24/0 4-84/1 3-60/0 3-60/0 4-110/0 Williams, Danny 17-244/0 3-59/0 2-15/0 1-12/0 1-15/0 - - - 3-28/0 2-43/0 2-9/0 1-7/0 2-56/0 Rucker, Keith 14-232/1 1-8/0 1-11/0 2-27/0 - DNP - 2-32/0 - - 6-121/1 1-13/0 1-20/0 Hill, Kelton 20-196/4 5-54/2 3-15/0 1-3/0 1-11/0 - 6-60/1 2-35/0 - - DNP 1-17/1 1-1/0 Sweeting, Avery 9-120/1 DNP DNP DNP - 3-36/0 1-13/0 - DNP 5-71/1 DNP DNP DNP Lee, Parris 11-87/0 - DNP DNP -----4-32/06-55/0-1-0/0 Evans, Travis 10-83/0 DNP - 1-3/0 3-19/0 1-2/0 1-33/0 3-23/0 - 1-3/0 - DNP - Jeppesen, Sean 5-53/0 2-23/0 - - 1-11/0 1-17/0 1-2/0 ------Blair, Lynquez 6-44/0 - - DNP - - 1-7/0 2-16/0 3-21/0 DNP - - DNP Jean-Bart, J. 3-35/0 DNP DNP - - - 1-26/0 1--2/0 - 1-11/0 - - DNP Neal, Kyler 2-24/0 DNP ------DNP1--4/0-1-28/0 Smith, Duvall 2-14/0 2-14/0 DNP DNP - DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP Bell, Ronnie 1-6/0 ------1-6/0--- John, Ulrick 1-5/0 ------DNP - - - - 1-5/0 Wynn, Tim 1-3/0 ------DNP - 1-3/0 - - - Yates, Cade 1-2/0DNPDNP----DNPDNPDNPDNP1-2/0-

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PUNT RETURNS No-Yds SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA Wilson, Albert 15-125 1-4 - - 2-10 - 1--5 1-14 2-12 1-6 2-26 1-0 4-58 Scott, C.J. 1-17DNPDNP-1-17------

KICK RETURNS No-Yds SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA Wilson, Albert 31-730 3-60 2-44 5-106 3-97 3-52 2-119 2-39 3-68 3-66 3-49 2-30 - Hill, Kelton 18-306 2-31 4-85 1-15 - 3-56 1-0 1-15 1-20 1-15 DNP 1-12 3-57 Evans, Travis 7-106DNP------3-63-DNP4-43 Lee, Parris 1-12 - DNP DNP - 1-12 ------Kelly, John 1-6 - - - - - 1-6 ----DNP-

INT. RETURNS No-Yds SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA McClendon, B. 2-7 - - 1-7 - - - - - 1-0 - - - Batiste, Tarris 1-0-----1-0------Robinson, J. 1-9 -----1-9--DNPDNPDNPDNP Matthews, D. 1-01-0------Singleton, Kail 1-0 - - DNP - - DNP 1-0 DNP DNP - - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA Ferguson, R. 1-88------1-88----

Total Tackles UA-A Total SAM UTC WVU JSU UA TROY TXST ULM WKU UL ASU USA P e t e r s o n , J . 6 2 - 4 1 1 0 3 6 - 1 5 - 2 D N P 6 - 1 3 - 4 9 - 7 4 - 3 4 - 2 6 - 4 7 - 5 4 - 9 8 - 3 B a t i s t e , T a r r i s 4 8 - 2 9 7 7 2 - 2 5 - 1 1 - 6 4 - 3 2 - 2 5 - 2 5 - 1 5 - 0 3 - 3 3 - 0 5 - 4 8 - 5 F e r g u s o n , R . 3 5 - 3 5 7 0 - 0 - 1 7 - 4 1 - 2 1 - 3 4 - 4 5 - 3 4 - 2 6 - 4 2 - 2 2 - 8 3 - 2 Agnew, Theo 34-30 64 6 - 2 4 - 0 - 4 - 4 1 - 1 4 - 1 5 - 3 2 - 1 3 - 6 D N P 3 - 5 2 - 7 McClendon, B. 42-10 52 4 - 1 3 - 0 5 - 0 6 - 1 6 - 0 5 - 1 0 - 2 3 - 2 3 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 3 Woodard, T. 27-23 50 8 - 2 4 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 2 - 5 1 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 3 2 - 4 2 - 5 4 - 0 M a t t h e w s , D . 3 1 - 1 6 4 7 5 - 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 4 - 1 3 - 5 1 - 2 2 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 3 - 1 Jordan, A. 33-13 46 4 - 3 3 - 1 6 - 0 D N P 2 - 3 6 - 1 2 - 1 4 - 1 2 - 1 D N P - 4 - 2 Stewart, Rashad 32-13 45 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 6 - 3 3 - 1 D N P D N P 5 - 2 2 - 0 - 2 - 4 3 - 0 Singleton, Kail 29-15 44 2 - 3 8 - 2 D N P 1 - 4 6 - 2 D N P 3 - 1 D N P D N P 4 - 0 4 - 3 1 - 0 Cheridor, M. 20-14 34 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 4 - 3 3 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 4 3 - 0 Robinson, J. 18-15 33 3 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 1 2 - 6 5 - 1 2 - 1 - D N P D N P D N P D N P L a w r e n c e , S . 1 3 - 1 2 2 5 2 - 0 2 - 2 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 D N P 1 - 0 0 - 3 1 - 4 Young, Ladarion 15-7 22 - - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 4 4 - 0 5 - 1 D N P 1 - 0 McKay, Allen 17-4 21 3 - 0 4 - 1 3 - 3 4 - 0 2 - 0 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - - - Myles, Morris 13-5 18 D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P - 1 - 1 - 4 - 2 4 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 Dallas, Kight 10-7 17 D N P D N P 2 - 2 D N P 2 - 3 D N P D N P 3 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 0 D N P D N P Jeppesen, Sean 9-6 15 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - - 0 - 1 0 - 1 2 - 2 1 - 2 Anthony, Nate 8-3 11 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 3 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 - - 0 - 1 - Lawrence, Jalen 7-3 10 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - - - 1 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 Spencer, Jameel 7-2 9 D N P 4 - 1 0 - 1 D N P D N P - - 3 - 0 - - - - Hill, Trent 6-3 9 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - - 0 - 1 - Jones, Tevin 5-2 7 - - D N P 1 - 0 - - - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 Strickland, T. 4-2 6 - 2 - 0 D N P D N P D N P - D N P 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - Ransby, Jamal 6-0 6 D N P - 3 - 0 2 - 0 D N P 1 - 0 - - D N P - - - Wilson, Albert 5-1 6 1 - 0 - - - - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 Haywood, S. 2-3 5 D N P 1 - 0 - D N P 0 - 2 D N P 1 - 1 D N P D N P - D N P D N P Hopson, Carnell 2-3 5 - 1 - 0 - - - 0 - 1 - - 0 - 2 1 - 0 - D N P King, Melvin 2-3 5 - 0 - 1 D N P 1 - 0 - - D N P 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 Delic, Nermin 1-1 2 0 - 1 D N P - 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Dowling, Robert 1-1 2 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P - - - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - - Lutz, Wil 2-0 2 - D N P 1 - 0 - - - - - 1 - 0 - - - Sweeting, Avery 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - - - D N P - D N P D N P D N P Rucker, Keith 1-0 1 - - - - D N P - - 1 - 0 - - - - Williams, Danny 0-1 1 - - - - 0 - 1 ------Bell, Ronnie 1-0 1 - - - 1 - 0 ------Jean-Bart, J. 1-0 1 D N P D N P ------1 - 0 - - D N P John, Ulrick 0-1 1 - - - - - 0 - 1 D N P - - - - - Giles, Jordan 1-0 1 - - - - 1 - 0 D N P ------King, Grant 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P - - 1 - 0 - - - D N P - Hubbard, Matt 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 ------McQueen, Scott 1-0 1 - - 1 - 0 ------

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LONGEST RUN FROM MOST PASS ATTEMPTS MOST TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS BEST PUNTING AVERAGE SCRIMMAGE 51, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 8-30-13 394, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 46.6, Matt Hubbard vs. Alabama, 80, Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, MOST PASS COMPLETIONS 8-30-13 10-5-13 11-23-13 (TD) 28, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 8-30-13 MOST TDR MOST FIELD GOALS LONGEST PASS COMPLETION BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 4, Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 10-12-13 2, Wil Lutz vs. Jacksonville State, 80, Ronnie Bell to Robert Davis vs. 9-21-14, Arkansas State, 11-23-13 .634 (26-41), Ronnie Bell vs. Western MOST KICKOFF RETURNS South Alabama, 11-30-13 Kentucky, 11-2-13 5, Albert Wilson vs. West Virginia, MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS LONGEST FIELD GOAL 9-14-13 3, Wil Lutz vs. Jacksonville State, MOST YARDS PASSING 53, Wil Lutz vs. Alabama, 10-5-13 9-21-14, Arkansas State, 11-23-13 391, Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS LONGEST PUNT 8-30-13 119, Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 10-12-13 MOST PAT 80, Matt Hubbard vs. Jacksonville 5, Wil Lutz vs. Troy, 10-12-13, MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES MOST PUNT RETURNS State, 9-21-13 Western Kentucky, 11-2-13 4, Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 10-12-13 4, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, LONGEST PUNT RETURN 11-3013 MOST TACKLES MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 52, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 16, Joseph Peterson vs. Troy, 4, Ronnie Bell MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS 11-30-13 58, Albert Wilson vs. South 10-12-13 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN MOST RECEPTIONS Alabama, 11-30-13 MOST INTERCEPTIONS 71, Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 10-12-13 8, Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 8-30- 1, six players 13; UL Lafayette, 11-16-13 MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 283, Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas LONGEST INTERCEPTION 20, Travis Evans vs. Jacksonville MOST YARDS RECEIVING State, 11-23-13 RETURN State, 9-21-13 167, Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 9, Jarrell Robinson vs. Troy, 10-12-13 8-30-13 MOST PUNTS MOST YARDS RUSHING 10, Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN 118, Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, MOST RECEIVING 9-14-13, Troy, 10-12-13 80, Robert Ferguson vs. ULM, 9-14-13 TOUCHDOWNS 10-26-13 2, Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, MOST PUNTING YARDS MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 9-7-13, Troy, 10-12-13; Kelton Hill vs. 398, Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, QUARTERBACK SACKS 1, nine players Samford, 8-30-13 10-12-13 2, Joseph Peterson vs. UL Lafayette, 11-16-13 TEAM SUPERLATIVES TEAM OFFENSE ...... HIGH LOW Points, Game ...... 33 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 3 Alabama, 10-5-13 First Downs ...... 28 UL Lafayette, 11-16-13 9 Alabama, 10-5-13 Rushing Atempts ...... 42 Jacksonville State, 9-12-13 17 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Yards Rushing ...... 182 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 15 Alabama, 10-5-13 TD Rushing ...... 2 Three teams 0 Five teams Pass Attempts ...... 51 Samford, 8-30-13 18 West Virginia, 9-14-13 Pass Completions ...... 28 Samford, 8-30-13 8 West Virginia, 9-14-13 Passing Yards ...... 391 Samford, 8-30-13 84 West Virginia, 9-14-13 TD Passes ...... 4 Troy, 10-12-13 0 Four teams Total Off ense ...... 481 UL Lafayette, 11-16-13 175 Alabama, 10-5-13 Off ensive Plays ...... 84 Jacksonville State, 9-21-13 44 Alabama 10-5-13 Interceptions Thrown ...... 3 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 0 Four teams Fumbles Lost ...... 4 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 0 Four teams Turnovers ...... 4 UL Monroe, 10-26-13, Arkansas State, 11-23-13 0 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Penalties ...... 3 UL Monroe, 10-26-13, South Alabama, 11-30-13 10 Alabama 10-5-13, Texas State, 10-19-13 Penalty Yards ...... 20 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 84 Texas State, 10-19-13 Sacks Allowed ...... 4 Four teams 1 Three teams Time of Possession ...... 33:55 Jacksonville State, 9-21-13 21:07 South Alabama, 11-30-13

TEAM DEFENSE ...... LOW HIGH Points Allowed...... 24 Texas State, 10-19-13 45 Alabama, 10-5-13 First Downs ...... 14 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 31 Alabama, 10-5-13 Rushing Attempts ...... 30 Alabama, 10-5-13 60 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Rushing Yards ...... 122 Jacksonville State, 9-21-13 401 Chattanooga, 9-7-13 Pass Attempts ...... 12 Texas State, 10-19-13 44 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 Pass Completions ...... 5 Texas State, 10-19-13 30 UL Monroe, 10-26-13 Passing Yards ...... 47 Texas State, 10-19-13 385 Troy, 10-12-13 Total Off ense ...... 290 Arkansas State, 11-23-13 644 Troy, 10-12-13 Off ensive Plays ...... 54 Texas State 102 Troy, 10-12-13 Interceptions ...... 0 Seven games 2 Troy, 10-12-13 Turnovers Forced ...... 0 Two games 3 Troy, 10-12-13 QB Sacks ...... 0 Five teams 2 Three teams

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SAMFORD 31, GEORGIA STATE 21 SCORING SUMMARY McLane connected with Wilson for 1st 14:43 SAM Fabian Truss 100-yd kickoff return (W. touchdowns of fi ve and 30 yards to cap both drives. Game 1: Aug. 30, 2013 • 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Handrahan kick) McLane replaced starting QB Ronnie Bell, Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. 7:17 GSU Hill, Kelton 21-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie who completed 9-of-22 pass attempts during the (Lutz, Wil kick), 7-73 3:02 fi rst three quarters but was frequently pressured. Quarterback Ronnie Bell threw for 391 yards 2nd 12:48 GSU Hill, Kelton 17-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie McLane was 7-of-12 and fi nished with 164 yards. and three touchdowns but Georgia State dropped (Lutz, Wil kick), 10-87 3:42 “Ronnie got beat up,” head coach Trent Miles its inaugural game in the Football Bowl Subdivision 3rd 4:44 SAM Jaquiski Tartt 33-yd interception return (W. Handrahan kick) said. “He was running for his life. They manhandled as Samford rallied with 24 straight second-half us up front. They got pressure on our quarterback, points for a 31-21 victory in the Georgia Dome. 4th 14:05 SAM Fabian Truss 1-yd run (W. Handrahan kick), 10- 62 3:24 and we weren’t able to run the football.” Senior receiver Kelton Hill caught a pair 11:21 SAM Karel Hamilton 31-yd pass from Andy Freshman wide receiver Robert Davis added of fi rst-half touchdown passes from Bell as the Summerlin (W. Handrahan kick), 4-50 1:03 four catches for 100 yards, giving the Panthers two Panthers built a 14-7 lead going into halftime. Hill’s 4:36 SAM W. Handrahan 48-yd FG, 4-9 0:30 100-yard receivers in the same game for just the touchdowns made him the fi rst in GSU history to 2:45 GSU Wilson, Albert 40-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie second time in school history. have a career TD by passing, rushing and receiving. (Lutz, Wil kick), 7-81 1:45 Panther punter Matt Hubbard booted seven Attendance–17,606 The Bulldogs then scored three touchdowns in punts for 304 yards, or an average of 43.3 yards per the span of eight minutes in the third and fourth TEAM STATISTICS ...... SAM GSU kick. quarters to open a lead late in the ballgame. Chattanooga dominated during the fi rst three Senior Albert Wilson caught eight passes for FIRST DOWNS ...... 15 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 36-105 25-72 quarters, rushing for 317 yards while holding the 167 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown catch PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 193 391 Panthers to only 18 yards on the ground, en route in the fourth quarter. That eff ort is the second- Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 31-19-1 51-28-2 to a 42-0 lead heading into the fi nal quarter of play. most receiving yards in a single game for a Panther TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 67-298 76-463 The visiting Mocs took the opening kickoff receiver, behind Wilson’s own 175-yard outing Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 and marched 70 yards for a touchdown and a quick against South Alabama in 2011. Punt Returns-Yards ...... 2-53 1-4 7-0 lead, capped by a two-yard run by RB Keon Not only was the game the Panthers’ fi rst in Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 4-149 5-91 Williams. Williams racked up a personal-best 126 the FBS, but it was also the opening game under Interception Returns-Yards ...... 2-45 1-0 yards on 20 carries. the direction of head coach Trent Miles. Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 7-40.3 9-35.9 On its second possession, Chattanooga faked “It was a tough start, but I am very proud of our Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 1-0 a fi eld goal, resulting in a 27-yard touchdown pass young men,” Miles said. “They competed and we’ve Penalties-Yards ...... 4-20 5-30 to tight end Faysal Shafaat. Shafaat caught another got to teach them how to win. They responded well Possession Time ...... 29:02 30:58 touchdown pass in the second quarter to establish and didn’t hang their heads. When something went Third-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 14 8 of 19 a 21-0 score by halftime. wrong they kept fi ghting back.” Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 1 0 of 1 Samford running back Fabian Truss rushed for Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-2 2-2 During the third quarter, Mocs QB Jacob 78 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown. Truss Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-6 1-3 Huesman scrambled for a pair of touchdowns of also returned the game’s opening kickoff 100 yards nine and 26 yards. Huesman totaled 86 yards on RUSHING 12 rushing attempts. Chattanooga added another for the fi rst score of the contest. The return marked SAM: Fabian Truss 26-78; D. Bledsoe 5-14; S. Robinson 2-13; the fi rst time the Panthers have allowed a kickoff score on the ground at the start of the fourth Andy Summerlin 3-0. quarter. return for a touchdown in program history. GSU: Howse, Gerald 14-29; Hill, Kelton 2-28; Smith, Duvall 3-9; Bell completed 28 of 51 passes, but also Wilson, Albert 3-3; Bell, Ronnie 3-3. had two costly interceptions. One of those was CHATTANOOGA ...... 14 7 14 7 — 42 returned for a touchdown by Samford cornerback PASSING GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 0 0 14 — 14 Jaquiski Tartt, proving to be the turning point of SAM: Andy Summerlin 19-31-1-193. SCORING SUMMARY the game and momentum shift. GSU: Bell, Ronnie 28-51-2-391. 1st 9:28 UTC Keon Williams 2-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 12- Tartt’s touchdown tied the game at 14-14 RECEIVING heading into the fourth quarter. Samford then 70 5:32 4:18 UTC Faysal Shafaat 27-yd pass from Jacob Huesman went on a 10-play, 62-yard drive, capped by Truss’ SAM: E. Obajimi 4-37; Fabian Truss 4-16; Karel Hamilton 2-48; Zeke Walters 2-35; S. Robinson 2-3; Chris Cephus 1-21; (Nick Pollard kick), 7-78 3:42 one-yard scoring run, to take the lead for good 2nd 6:16 UTC Faysal Shafaat 9-yd pass from Jacob Huesman with 11:21 to play at 21-14. Jauan Davis 1-17; Gavin Sinclair 1-15; D. Bledsoe 1-3; Kelsey Pope 1-minus 2. (Nick Pollard kick), 5-35 2:50 GSU outgained Samford in total yards 463-298 GSU: Wilson, Albert 8-167; Davis, Robert 7-66; Hill, Kelton 3rd 10:10 UTC Jacob Huesman 9-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), and ran 76 plays to 67 by Samford. 5-54; Williams, Danny 3-59; Jeppesen, Sean 2-23; Smith, 10-79 4:17 5:40 UTC Jacob Huesman 26-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), After the Panthers fell behind 7-0, Bell guided Duvall 2-14; Rucker, Keith 1-8. GSU on a seven-play, 73-yard drive, hitting Hill for a 5-37 2:14 21-yard touchdown to even the score with 7:17 to INTERCEPTIONS 4th 14:56 UTC Derrick Craine 4-yd run (Nick Pollard kick), 8-77 3:38 play in the fi rst quarter. SAM: Jaquiski Tartt 1-33; Bobby Wilson 1-12. 12:55 GSU Wilson, Albert 5-yd pass from McLane, Ben Bell and Hill hooked up again in the second GSU: Matthews, D. 1-0. (Hubbard, Matt kick), 5-70 1:53 quarter, this time for a 17-yard scoring play to cap 10:25 GSU Wilson, Albert 30-yd pass from McLane, Ben an 87-yard drive and put the Panthers ahead 14-7 (Hubbard, Matt kick), 2-77 0:31 with 12:48 left in the fi rst half. CHATTANOOGA 42, GEORGIA STATE 14 Attendance–14,952 One of the highlights for the Georgia State Game 2: Sept. 7, 2013 • 2 p.m. (ESPN3) defense was a goal-line stand on which the TEAM STATISTICS ...... UTC GSU Panthers stopped Samford three times inside the Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. FIRST DOWNS ...... 25 13 1-yard line. On third-and-goal at the 1, Terrance RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 60-401 17-30 Woodard stopped Truss for no gain, and then on Chattanooga collected 401 yards rushing on PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 108 273 fourth down, Truss again gained nothing and the way to a 42-14 victory over Georgia State at the Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 15-11-0 35-17-0 the Panthers celebrated, but GSU was fl agged Georgia Dome. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 75-509 52-303 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 for being off sides. This time, Tarris Batiste tackled Georgia State wide receiver Albert Wilson had seven catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns, Punt Returns-Yards ...... 3-32 0-0 Summerlin for a 3-yard loss to give possession back Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-46 6-129 to the Panthers. his second straight 100-yard eff ort and the eighth of his career. Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 3-36.0 7-43.4 In the fourth quarter, Georgia State inserted SAMFORD...... 7 0 7 17 — 31 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 0-0 quarterback Ben McLane, who led the Panther GEORGIA STATE ...... 7 7 0 7 — 21 Penalties-Yards ...... 3-14 4-25 off ense to consecutive scoring drives in less than a Possession Time ...... 38:42 21:18 minute and a half. Third-Down Conversions ...... 10 of 14 6 of 14

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Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 1 0 of 1 “I thought our kids battled, but that should be Trailing 23-9 to start the fourth quarter, the Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 4-5 1-1 a given. Obviously we’re very disappointed with Panthers strung together two touchdowns in less Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 2-12 0-0 the result,” Miles said. “I’m not going to sit here than two minutes to tie the score. Both teams then RUSHING and tell you that we’re happy with the way that we traded fi eld goals before regulation expired with competed because that should be a given in the the score knotted at 26-26. UTC-Keon Williams 20-147; Jacob Huesman 12-84; Derrick program. We executed poorly in certain situations, After GSU missed a 42-yard fi eld goal on the Craine 6-53; T. Robinson 4-47; Marquis Green 9-43; Taharin Tyson 3-16; T. Shepherd 3-9; Tommy Hudson 1-8; which allowed the game to get a little out of hand.” opening possession of overtime, the Gamecocks TM 2-minus 6. drove down the short fi eld for the touchdown GSU-Evans, Travis 10-25; Wilson, Albert 1-11; Jeppesen, Sean and the victory. The 25-yard drive was capped 1-2; McLane, Ben 1-1; Bell, Ronnie 4-minus 9. GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 0 7 0 — 7 by DaMarcus James’ third rushing score of the WEST VIRGINIA ...... 10 7 3 21 — 41 afternoon. PASSING “With the exception of just a few plays in the UTC-Jacob Huesman 9-13-0-84; T. Robinson 2-2-0-24. SCORING SUMMARY game, we gave ourselves a chance to win that GSU-Bell, Ronnie 9-22-0-70; McLane, Ben 7-12-0-164; Hill, 1st 11:03 WVU Josh Lambert 42-yd FG, 5-28 1:41 game at the end,” GSU head coach Trent Miles said. Kelton 1-1-0-39. 4:11 WVU Daikiel Shorts 21-yd pass from Ford Childress “And I felt so bad for our young men because it RECEIVING (Josh Lambert kick), 11-93 4:05 didn’t happen. And they’re devastated, but at the 2nd 2:50 WVU Ivan McCartney 45-yd pass from Ford Childress same time they’re committed to understanding UTC-C.J. Board 4-34; Faysal Shafaat 2-36; X. Borishade 2-25; (Josh Lambert kick), 2-60 0:20 what it takes and continue to keep working and Marlon Anthony 1-8; Marquis Green 1-4; Taharin Tyson 3rd 11:37 GSU Evans, Travis 65-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 1-65 0:12 1-1. 4:36 WVU Josh Lambert 23-yd FG, 11-62 4:22 pounding that rock every day until it breaks. And GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-132; Davis, Robert 4-100; Hill, Kelton 4th 14:50 WVU Charles Sims 32-yd run (Josh Lambert kick), we almost got it done. 3-15; Williams, Danny 2-15; Rucker, Keith 1-11. 8-62 2:26 “My hats off to Jacksonville State and their 11:42 WVU Daikiel Shorts 23-yd pass from Ford Childress program. They deserved the victory.” INTERCEPTIONS (Josh Lambert kick), 3-33 1:00 Facing a 14-point defi cit entering the fi nal None 00:17 WVU Dreamius Smith 10-yd run (Josh Lambert kick), quarter, Georgia State got a boost in momentum 8-68 3:50 when cornerback C.J. Scott blocked a Jacksonville WEST VIRGINIA 41, GEORGIA STATE 7 TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU WVU State punt and recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. Game 3: Sept. 14, 2013 • Noon (ROOT) FIRST DOWNS ...... 10 30 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 33-136 42-245 On the ensuing kickoff , the Panthers’ Dontavis Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, W.Va. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 84 359 Crocker recovered a fumble, giving GSU the ball at Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 18-8-0 41-25-1 the 13-yard line. Quarterback Ronnie Bell fi nished Georgia State fell at West Virginia 41-7 at Milan TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 51-220 83-604 the drive by connecting with Robert Davis for his Puskar Stadium. Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 second passing touchdown of the day. The Panthers (0-3) trailed just 10-0 late in the Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 3-46 With 2:58 left on the clock, Jacksonville State second quarter and 17-7 late in the third before Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 6-121 2-54 booted a 34-yard fi eld goal to regain a three-point Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-7 0-0 West Virginia (2-1) pulled away. Travis Evans edge. But the Panthers used those remaining rushed for a career high 118 yards for the Panthers, Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 10-39.3 3-31.3 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 0-0 minutes to drive down and allow Wil Lutz to kick including a 65-yard touchdown run. Penalties-Yards ...... 7-35 4-48 a last-second, game-tying fi eld goal to force Evans’ scoring play is the longest run in Possession Time ...... 28:02 31:58 overtime. Bell converted on fourth-and-3 with Georgia State’s brief history and the Panthers’ Third-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 13 8 of 17 a 17-yard run and added a 12-yard run for a fi rst fourth-longest play from scrimmage. Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 1 of 2 down. West Virginia’s Charles Sims rushed for 116 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 0-0 3-3 Lutz fi nished the game 2-for-4 in fi eld goal yards, including a 32-yard touchdown run on Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 2-15 3-23 attempts. After converting the Panthers’ fi rst fi eld the fi rst play of the fourth quarter to put the RUSHING goal of the year on a 39-yard try in the fi rst quarter, Mountaineers ahead 27-7. Making his fi rst start, GSU-Evans, Travis 12-118; Jean-Bart, J. 8-22; Jeppesen, Sean 2-6; Lutz barely missed a 50-yard fi eld goal when the redshirt freshman quarterback Ford Childress Neal, Kyler 4-5; McLane, Ben 1-0; Bell, Ronnie 6-minus 15. ball just glanced off the right upright. passed for 359 yards and three scores, completing WVU-Charles Sims 18-116; W. Smallwood 8-62; Dreamius Smith On the fi rst play of the game, Bell hit senior 25-of-41 passes. 12-60; Mario Alford 2-22; Ford Childress 2-minus 15. receiver Albert Wilson in stride for a 75-yard Trailing 17-0 at the half, Georgia State held the touchdown. Wilson fi nished the game with 158 Mountaineers on the opening possession of the PASSING yards on seven catches and the one score. Wilson third quarter as Jarrell Robinson sacked Childress GSU-Bell, Ronnie 5-13-0-63; McLane, Ben 3-5-0-21. also had 97 yards on kickoff returns, 15 yards for a 10-yard loss on fourth-and-3, giving the WVU-Ford Childress 25-41-1-359. rushing and 10 yards on punt returns for 280 Panthers the ball at their own 35-yard line. On the RECEIVING all-purpose yards. fi rst play, Evans ran around the left side and broke That play now stands as the fourth-longest loose down the sideline for the touchdown. That GSU-Davis, Robert 3-39; Rucker, Keith 2-27; Williams, Danny 1-12; play in Panther football history, all of which have pulled GSU within 17-7 with 11:33 to play in the Hill, Kelton 1-3; Evans, Travis 1-3. WVU-KJ Myers 6-64; Daikiel Shorts 5-88; Mario Alford 4-33; involved Wilson. It is also the 12th play of his career third quarter. covering 50 yards or more. “Obviously it was blocked well, and Travis did Ronald Carswell 3-67; Ivan McCartney 2-66; Kevin White 2-17; Charles Sims 1-10; Devonte Mathis 1-7; Cody Clay James supplied a pair of fi rst-half 1-yard a great job and, we’re happy with that,” GSU head 1-7. touchdown rushes for Jacksonville State to help coach Trent Miles said. “We need more of those, the Gamecocks build a 20-9 halftime advantage. and we have to be able to fi nd consistent drives.” INTERCEPTIONS The Gamecocks benefi ted from a pair of Georgia State then forced West Virginia punt GSU-McClendon, B. 1-7. Panther turnovers, which were both turned into and regained possession at their own 16. But three WVU-None. touchdowns. plays netted just three yards, and the Panthers had That included an interception by Bell with to punt. JACKSONVILLE ST. 32, GEORGIA STATE 26 less than a minute to play in the half. That set up a After the Mountaineers drove to a fi rst down 41-yard scoring drive for Jacksonville State capped at the GSU 11, the Panther defense stiff ened, Game 4: Sept. 21, 2013 • 2 p.m. (ESPN3) off by a 5-yard scramble into the endzone by QB Eli and WVU settled for a 23-yard fi eld goal by Josh Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Jenkins. Lambert and a 20-7 lead with 4:31 left in the third. The teams combined for 861 yards with JSU But the GSU off ense was unable to sustain a Despite mounting a fourth-quarter rally to tie gaining 461 and host GSU 400 yards. The Panthers drive after that, and the Mountaineers tacked on the game and force overtime, Georgia State (0-4) ran for a season-best 150 yards with Bell scrambling three fourth-quarter touchdowns, the last one fell to Jacksonville State (4-0) 32-26 in a back-and- for 79 of those from the pocket. coming with just 12 seconds left. forth contest at the Georgia Dome. The game was the sixth overtime contest in

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Georgia State football history. The Panthers hold a for longest fi eld goal was 49 yards by Iain Vance 2-4 record in those games, including a pair of losses against Morehead State in 2010. to Jacksonville State. The two teams’ fi rst meeting “Coach Miles asked me if I had the distance, in 2010 also ended in overtime. and I told him, ‘Give me a shot,’” said Lutz, the Matt Hubbard tied his own school record sophomore from Newnan, Ga. “I wish it meant with an 80-yard punt during the fourth quarter. more, but I’m grateful for the opportunity.” Hubbard fi nished with four punts for 183 yards, an GSU quarterback Ronnie Bell completed average of 45.8 yards per kick. 11-of-20 passes for 146 yards. Albert Wilson was the Panthers’ leading receiver with four catches JACKSONVILLE STATE .7 13 3 3 6 — 32 for 60 yards, including a 34-yard reception that GEORGIA STATE ...... 9 0 0 17 0 — 26 set up Lutz’s fi eld goal. Freshman Robert Davis and sophomore Avery Sweeting added three receptions each. SCORING SUMMARY “Our young men are disappointed that they 1st 14:47 GSU Wilson, Albert 75-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie lost, but they’re more disappointed in their overall (Lutz, Wil kick failed), 1-75 0:13 execution in the fi rst half,” Miles said. 9:35 JSU JAMES,DaMARCUS 1-yd run (THOMAS,Griffi n The Panthers only committed one turnover kick), 1-30 0:04 but the fumbled kickoff return late in the first 6:43 GSU Lutz, Wil 39-yd FG, 7-18 2:52 quarter gave Alabama the ball at the GSU 10-yard 2nd 9:22 JSU JAMES,DaMARCUS 1-yd run (JENKINS,Eli pass failed), 9-90 3:23 ROBERT line. On the next play, McCarron found DeAndrew 0:10 JSU JENKINS,Eli 5-yd run (THOMAS,Griffi n kick), White for a 10-yard touchdown as White made a 5-41 0:27 DAVISDAVIS spectacular one-handed catch to put the Crimson 3rd 4:38 JSU THOMAS,Griffi n 29-yd FG, 11-59 3:35 Impact freshman Tide ahead 21-0. 4th 13:11 GSU Scott, C.J. 3-yd blocked punt return (Lutz, Wil The Panthers also hurt themselves with kick) had 100-yard a season-high 10 penalties, including several 12:09 GSU Davis, Robert 10-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie receving games pre-snap penalties likely caused by a late personnel (Lutz, Wil kick), 2-13 0:55 change due to injuries. With all three of Georgia 2:58 JSU THOMAS,Griffi n 34-yd FG, 7-31 2:48 vs. Chattanooga State’s tight ends injured for this game, true 0:00 GSU Lutz, Wil 26-yd FG, 19-0 0:00 and South OT 0:00 JSU JAMES,DaMARCUS 2-yd run, 6-25 0:00 freshman off ensive lineman Brandon Pertile lined Alabama. up at tight end for the fi rst time.

TEAM STATISTICS ...... JSU GSU GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 0 3 0 — 3 FIRST DOWNS ...... 22 22 ALABAMA ...... 21 17 7 0 — 45 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 44-122 42-150 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 339 250 ALABAMA 45, GEORGIA STATE 3 SCORING SUMMARY Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 32-18-0 42-16-1 1st 11:46 UA Christion Jones 8-yd pass from AJ McCarron TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 76-461 84-400 Game 5: Oct. 5, 2013 • 12:21 p.m. (SEC TV) (Cade Foster kick), 7-71 3:14 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 1-29 0-0 Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3:08 UA T.J. Yeldon 4-yd run (Cade Foster kick), 7-60 4:12 Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-10 3-27 2:55 UA DeAndrew White 10-yd pass from AJ McCarron Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-60 3-97 Georgia State fell at No. 1 Alabama 45-3 at (Cade Foster kick), 1-10 0:05 Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-18 0-0 Bryant-Denny Stadium. 2nd 13:48 UA Kenyan Drake 23-yd pass from AJ McCarron Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 5-32.6 4-45.8 (Cade Foster kick), 5-62 1:45 Fumbles-Lost ...... 3-2 1-1 Alabama (5-0) looked every bit the nation’s 6:11 UA Jalston Fowler 1-yd pass from AJ McCarron Penalties-Yards ...... 5-55 9-62 top team and defending BCS national champions, (Cade Foster kick), 8-80 3:29 Possession Time ...... 26:05 33:55 led by quarterback A.J. McCarron, who completed 0:36 UA Cade Foster 27-yd FG, 7-45 3:50 Third-Down Conversions ...... 8 of 16 7 of 20 15-of-16 passes for 166 yards and four touchdowns 3rd 11:20 GSU Lutz, Wil 53-yd FG, 9-46 3:40 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 2 of 3 in less than two quarters of play. 6:18 UA Chris Black 10-yd pass from Blake Sims (Adam Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 6-7 2-3 The Crimson Tide jumped on Georgia State Griffi th kick), 10-68 5:02 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-22 2-6 (0-5) with 38 fi rst-half points before the Panthers TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU UA played Alabama within 7-3 in the second half. RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ...... 9 31 “My hats off to Alabama – they’re the No. 1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 22-15 30-181 JSU-JONES,Miles 21-76; JAMES,DaMARCUS 16-41; JENKINS,Eli team in the nation for a reason,” GSU head coach 5-13; SHORTELL,Max 2-minus 8. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 160 296 Trent Miles said. “They’re a great football team, Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 22-12-0 34-29-0 GSU-Bell, Ronnie 11-57; Evans, Travis 20-45; Jean-Bart, J. 5-24; extremely talented and well-coached. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 44-175 64-477 Wilson, Albert 4-15; Hill, Kelton 1-11; Team 1-minus 2. “Our young men competed hard, but when Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-6 PASSING you’re playing the No. 1 team in the nation at their Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-37 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 7-120 2-17 JSU-SHORTELL,Max 13-27-0-263; JENKINS,Eli 5-5-0-76. place and you’re a tremendous underdog, you can’t help them. We went out and helped them in the Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 GSU-Bell, Ronnie 16-40-1-250; Hill, Kelton 0-1-0-0; McLane, Ben Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 7-41.1 1-42.0 0-1-0-0. fi rst half. We fumbled a kickoff return, we had some Fumbles-Lost ...... 3-1 0-0 missed tackles, we had some young guys not get RECEIVING Penalties-Yards ...... 10-60 4-30 lined up correctly. Make no mistake, Alabama did Possession Time ...... 26:22 33:38 JSU-BARGE,Josh 8-124; MERRILL,Markis 3-62; JOHNSON,Anthony what they needed to, but we didn’t need to help Third-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 12 6 of 9 2-59; SCREWS,Dalton 1-39; BROWN,Telvin 1-33; ELLIS,Gavin them. Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 0 of 0 1-17; SMITH,Luke 1-7; CALLOWAY,Earl 1-minus 2. “At halftime, we discussed coming out in the Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 0-0 6-7 GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-158; Davis, Robert 3-36; Evans, Travis 3-19; second half and playing like the score was 0-0, Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 1-8 Williams, Danny 1-15; Hill, Kelton 1-11; Jeppesen, Sean 1-11. and it was a 7-3 ballgame in the second half,” Miles RUSHING INTERCEPTIONS continued. “We can build on that and get some GSU-Evans, Travis 14-19; Jean-Bart, J. 2-4; Jeppesen, Sean 1-1; JSU-LOTT,Jamill 1-18. GSU-None. momentum going into conference play.” Bell, Ronnie 4-0; Hill, Kelton 1-minus 9. Georgia State’s Wil Lutz booted a school- UA-T.J. Yeldon 6-51; Derrick Henry 5-50; Kenyan Drake 5-40; record 53-yard fi eld in the third quarter to get the Jalston Fowler 3-23; Blake Sims 2-10; Altee Tenpenny 4-10; Panthers on the scoreboard against an Alabama Dee Hart 4-0; TEAM 1-minus 3. defense that has allowed just three fi eld goals over the last three games. The previous GSU record

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PASSING The Panthers capitalized soon after when Bell Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 5-0 GSU-Bell, Ronnie 11-20-0-146; McLane, Ben 1-2-0-14. found Wilson for an 8-yard touchdown pass. Bell Penalties-Yards ...... 9-98 7-60 Possession Time ...... 34:03 25:57 UA-Blake Sims 14-18-0-130; AJ McCarron 15-16-0-166 converted third-down plays on the previous two series when he found Wilson for a 13-yard gain on Third-Down Conversions ...... 13 of 22 5 of 16 RECEIVING Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 2 0 of 0 third-and-6 and Robert Davis for an 11-yard gain Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-4 2-3 GSU-Wilson, Albert 4-60; Davis, Robert 3-45; Sweeting, Avery on third-and-3. Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 4-25 2-6 3-36; Jeppesen, Sean 1-17; Evans, Travis 1-2. Troy’s next two possessions ended on a Jarrell UA-Chris Black 6-54; DeAndrew White 4-45; Kevin Norwood 3-42; Robinson interception in Georgia State territory RUSHING Christion Jones 3-22; Kenny Bell 2-37; Malcome Faciane and a blocked punt by Demarius Matthews that Troy-Burks, Brandon 23-113; Chunn, Jordan 22-91; Anthony, 2-14;; Kenyan Drake 1-23; O.J. Howard 1-13; Harrison Jones was downed at the Troy 31. After the block, Deon 9-58; TEAM 2-minus 6; Robinson, Corey 3-minus 7. 1-12; Kurt Freitag 1-11; Brian Vogler 1-9; P. Barrineau 1-6; the Panthers scored on the very next play on GSU-Evans, Travis 10-30; Jean-Bart, J. 9-27; Wilson, Albert 1-1; Altee Tenpenny 1-4; Ty Reed 1-3; Jalston Fowler 1-1. a touchdown pass from Bell to Davis, despite Bell, Ronnie 6-minus 6.. INTERCEPTIONS a defensive pass-interference call, to give the PASSING Panthers a 21-14 lead. GSU-None Troy-Robinson, Corey 21-37-2-350, 3 TD; Anthony, Deon 4-6- The Panthers’ fi rst touchdown tied the score UA-None. 0-35. at 7-7 with 2:29 to go in the fi rst quarter with a GSU-Bell, Ronnie 22-50-1-370, 4 TD. nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive capped by TROY 35, GEORGIA STATE 28 a 7-yard scoring pass from Bell to Kelton Hill. The RECEIVING touchdown was set up by consecutive fi rst-down Troy-Thomas, Eric 6-113; Williams, Chris 4-152; Payton, Felton Game 6: Oct. 12, 2013 • 3:30 p.m. (SBN/CSS/ESPN3) completions as Bell found Davis for a 21-yard gain 4-33; Edenfi eld, K.D. 3-50; Burks, Brandon 3-7; Holmes, Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. and then hit Jonathan Jean-Bart on a 26-yard Bryan 2-17; Page, Trey 1-6; White, Daron 1-4; Van Hooser, screen pass to get to the Troy 6-yard line. W. 1-3. In the program’s fi rst Sun Belt Conference The Georgia State defense forced three GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-153; Hill, Kelton 6-60; Davis, Robert 4-76; game, Georgia State fell 35-28 to Troy in the turnovers, as Batiste intercepted a Robinson pass Evans, Travis 1-33; Jean-Bart, J. 1-26; Sweeting, Avery 1-13; Panthers’ Homecoming game at the Georgia in the end zone in the second quarter to go along Blair, Lynquez 1-7; Jeppesen, Sean 1-2. Dome. The Panthers (0-6, 0-1) rallied to score 21 with his fumble recovery and Jarrell Robinson’s INTERCEPTIONS second-half points and take the lead in the fourth interception. Linebacker Joseph Peterson led the Troy-Pickett, Chris 1-20. quarter before Troy (4-3, 2-1) scored the go-ahead defense with 16 total tackles. GSU-Robinson, J. 1-9; Batiste, Tarris 1-0. touchdown with 3:17 left in the game. Bell fi nished 22-of-50 for 370 yards passing Ronnie Bell tied a school record with four and one interception, the only Panthers turnover. touchdown passes, two to Albert Wilson, who Davis amassed 76 receiving yards, and Hill had fi nished the game with seven catches for 153 yards 60. The Panther off ense put up 422 total yards, its TEXAS STATE 24, GEORGIA STATE 17 and 119 yards on just two kickoff returns. highest total of the season. Game 7: Oct. 19, 2013 • 7 p.m. (SBN/CSS/ESPN3) “I thought our team battled and proved that Troy’s Robinson, the FBS active leader in Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas they belong in this conference, and I am very career passing yards, was 21-for-37 for 350 yards happy with the way they played,” said Georgia with three scores. Eric Thomas caught six passes With both teams looking for the fi rst Sun Belt State head coach Trent Miles. “I am not happy with for 113 yards and one touchdown, and Williams Conference victory in program history, Texas State the result, obviously, everyone is disappointed added four grabs for 152 yards. The Trojans ran an edged Georgia State 24-17 at Bobcat Stadium. with losing. This was an FCS football team a year eye-popping 102 off ensive plays in the game. With the game tied at 10-10 in the fourth ago that won one game. We jumped into FBS and quarter, Texas State (4-3, 1-2 Sun Belt) scored the went toe-to-toe for 56 minutes and had every go-ahead touchdown on a three-yard run by Chris opportunity to win the game. TROY ...... 7 7 7 14 — 35 Nutall. That put the Bobcats ahead 17-10 with 8:01 “We proved that this is going to be a very good GEORGIA STATE ...... 7 0 14 7 — 28 to play before both teams added late touchdowns. conference for us, and we will be able to compete.” Georgia State (0-7, 0-2 Sun Belt) outgained the Georgia State took a 28-21 lead on the fi rst SCORING SUMMARY Bobcats 368-343, including 208 yards passing by play of the fourth quarter, as Bell found Wilson on 1st 7:45 TROY Thomas, Eric 26-yd pass from Robinson, Corey Ronnie Bell, 71 yards rushing by Travis Evans and a 38-yard pass down the middle for a touchdown. (Scott, Will kick), 8-80 3:00 73 yards receiving by Albert Wilson. The Panthers’ Wilson helped set up the scoring drive after fi elding 5:16 GSU Hill, Kelton 7-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, defense allowed just 47 yards passing on fi ve a Troy kickoff at his own goal line and returning it to Wil kick), 9-75 2:29 2nd 10:52 TROY Holmes, Bryan 4-yd pass from Robinson, Corey completions, the lowest fi gures in school history. the GSU 48-yard line. But Texas State’s combination of Nutall (90 Troy answered with fourth-quarter touchdown (Scott, Will kick), 6-69 1:22 3rd 12:29 GSU Wilson, Albert 8-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, yards on nine carries, two touchdowns) and Robert drives of 75 and 63 yards to seal the win. The fi nal Wil kick), 7-43 2:20 Lowe (career-high 177 yards, one touchdown) score came after Chris Pickett intercepted Bell’s 7:09 GSU Davis, Robert 31-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie proved to be the diff erence. pass at the Troy 17-yard line and returned it to his (Lutz, Wil kick), 1-31 0:06 “We just have to learn how to get over team’s 37. Two plays later, Chris Williams caught a 1:09 TROY Chunn, Jordan 8-yd run (Scott, Will kick), 6-62 that hump and quit doing the things that beat 54-yard touchdown pass from Corey Robinson, his 1:36 ourselves,” Georgia State head coach Trent Miles third scoring pass of the day. 4th 14:55 GSU Wilson, Albert 38-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Wil kick), 5-52 1:14 said. “But we’re playing hard. I’m proud of them. I “Troy is an excellent football team and had a lot of guys out this game and we still were off ensively it showed,” Miles said. “You make one 9:14 TROY Chunn, Jordan 3-yd run (Scott, Will kick), 13-75 5:41 able to put ourselves in position to win. mistake at the end, they go down the fi eld and cash 3:17 TROY Williams, Chris 54-yd pass from Robinson, “We’re getting better because we’re executing it in to put the nail in the coffi n on us. Hat’s off to Corey (Scott, Will kick), 2-63 0:29 better. It just hasn’t shown in wins yet.” them, they are going to win a lot of football games.” TEAM STATISTICS ...... TROY GSU Georgia State drove 81 yards early in the Down 14-7 at halftime, Georgia State stormed fourth quarter for the tying fi eld goal, a 19-yard back to take the lead after the Panthers defense FIRST DOWNS ...... 29 23 boot by Wil Lutz that knotted the score at 10-10 forced two consecutive turnovers and blocked a RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 59-249 26-52 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 385 370 with 11:21 to play. On the drive, Bell hit Wilson for punt to begin the second half. After Troy took the completions of 12 and 21 yards and found tight kickoff to start the third quarter, Trojans running Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 43-25-2 50-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 102-634 76-422 end Keith Rucker for 15 yards. On third-and-8 at back Brandon Burks fumbled on the next play from Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 the Texas State 9, Bell scrambled up the middle but scrimmage after getting hit by Panther linebacker Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1--5 was just shy of the fi rst down, forcing the tying fi eld Mackendy Cheridor, and Tarris Batiste recovered Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 2-32 4-125 goal. the ball at the Troy 43. Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-20 2-9 On Texas State’s ensuing possession, the Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 7-41.4 10-39.8 Panthers appeared to have the Bobcats stopped

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with an incomplete pass on third down, but GSU TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU TXST over at the GSU 31 and scored four plays later on was fl agged for pass interference to keep the drive FIRST DOWNS ...... 20 15 Browning’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Je’Ron alive. Two plays later, Nutall avoided a would-be RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 35-160 42-296 Hamm for a 21-10 lead. tackler to scamper up the middle for 35 yards down PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 208 47 GSU played two quarterbacks in the game, to the GSU 9. He scored the go-ahead touchdown Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 36-20-1 12-5-1 but both starter Ronnie Bell and backup McLane two plays later. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 71-368 54-343 struggled, combining to complete just 12 passes After an exchange of punts, Georgia State took Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 for 108 yards with three interceptions and a fumble. Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-14 0-0 over at its own 16-yard line with 5:26 to play. On Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-54 3-53 “You can’t turn the ball over four times against 3rd-and-4 from the GSU 39, Bell threw incomplete, Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 1-27 a good football team and expect to have a chance,” and then his fourth-down pass was intercepted. Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 7-40.0 4-44.0 GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “We got it to Lowe scored for the Bobcats with 1:33 to play, Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 0-0 14-10, we recover an on-side kick and have the and then Georgia State answered with Bell’s 5-yard Penalties-Yards ...... 10-84 3-35 momentum, but we gave it right back. Then we touchdown pass to Robert Davis but it came with Possession Time ...... 31:15 28:45 had a chance to put points on the board at the end just one second left. Third-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 15 5 of 11 of the fi rst half and we fumbled.” Georgia State took the opening kickoff and Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 3 0 of 1 Contributing to Georgia State’s off ensive Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-3 3-3 marched 80 yards for a touchdown. On the fi rst Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 2-13 struggles were more injuries on the off ensive line. play from scrimmage, Albert Wilson raced 47 yards Already starting its third center in Ronald Martin, on a reverse, the longest run of his career. RUSHING Georgia State lost Martin and then Mark Ruskell After a would-be touchdown by Jonathan GSU-Evans, Travis 18-71; Wilson, Albert 2-44; Bell, Ronnie 8-30; to injuries during the game. Tim Wynn took over, Jean-Bart was called back for a holding penalty, Jean-Bart, J. 5-12; Hill, Kelton 1-2; Jeppesen, Sean 1-1. playing center for the fi rst time since 2010. the Panthers converted a fourth-and-1 by Sean TXST-Lowe, Robert 21-177; Nutall, Chris 9-90; Jones, Tyler 11-34; “A positive from tonight was the play of Tim Jeppesen to keep the drive alive. On the next TEAM 1-minus 5. Wynn,” Miles said. “We don’t have a center right play, Bell snuck in for the 1-yard score to give the PASSING now because of injuries, and he stepped in late Panthers a 7-0 lead fi ve minutes into the game. in the fi rst half and then played the entire second The score was the fi rst rushing touchdown of Bell’s GSU-Bell, Ronnie 20-36-1-208. half.” career. TXST-Jones, Tyler 5-11-0-47; Gay, Tim 0-1-1-0. Freshman Jonathan Jean-Bart rushed for The Bobcats got on the board with Nutall’s RECEIVING 60 yards on just seven carries for the Panthers, 34-yard touchdown run with 2:04 left in the fi rst GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-93; Evans, Travis 3-23; Davis, Robert 3-11; and freshman Kyler Neal added 34 yards on fi ve half. On their next possession, Lowe broke another Hill, Kelton 2-35; Rucker, Keith 2-32; Blair, Lynquez 2-16; attempts. long run, going 59 yards before he was knocked Jean-Bart, J. 1-minus 2. Travis Evans rushed for 25 yards to become out of bounds at the 4-yard line by Demarius TXST-Ijah, Ben 3-27; Battle, Isaiah 1-13; Miller, Bradley 1-7. Georgia State’s career rushing leader, passing Matthews. But the GSU defense held and forced Donald Russell (1,412, 2011-12). Evans now has a fi eld goal, putting Texas State ahead 10-7 with INTERCEPTIONS 1,428 career yards. 11:30 to play in the fi rst half. GSU-Singleton, Kail 1-0 “They (Lowe and Nutall) are good running TXST-Iwuji, Justin 1-27 GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 10 0 0 — 10 backs. Texas State is a good football team, and they UL-MONROE ...... 14 14 10 0 — 38 are two wins away from being bowl eligible,” Miles UL-MONROE 38, GEORGIA STATE 10 SCORING SUMMARY said. Game 8: Oct. 26, 2013 • 7 p.m. (ESPN3) GSU linebacker Robert Ferguson fi nished with 1st 9:10 ULM Cook, Tony 4-yd pass from Browning, K eight tackles, raising his career total to 164 as he Malone Stadium • Monroe, La. (Manton, Justin kick), 4-83 1:53 passed Mark Hogan (157) to become the Panthers’ 4:00 ULM Holley, Ajalen 7-yd pass from Browning, K career tackling leader. Georgia State fell at Louisiana-Monroe 38-10 (Manton, Justin kick), 2-33 0:20 With 71 yards rushing, Evans topped the at Malone Stadium in Monroe, La. 2nd 11:31 GSU Ferguson, R. 88-yd fumble recovery (Lutz, Wil ULM (4-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) quarterback kick) 1,400-yard mark for his career. He now has 1,403 7:01 GSU Lutz, Wil 25-yd FG, 9-79 2:49 career yards, just nine behind Donald Russell’s Kolton Browning passed for 224 yards and four touchdowns in his fi rst game back from injury. The 5:21 ULM Hamm, Je’Ron 19-yd pass from Browning, K school record of 1,412. (Manton, Justin kick), 3-31 0:41 The Panthers managed 368 yards of off ense, Preseason Player of the Year was injured Sept. 28 1:00 ULM Donald, C 1-yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 11-73 including 160 yards rushing, despite playing with against Tulane and was thought to be out for the 2:54 a makeshift off ensive line that was missing three season but returned tonight. Centarius Donald 3rd 9:51 ULM Manton, Justin 36-yd FG, 8-37 3:14 starters in center Cade Yates, left tackle Ulrick John added 126 yards rushing. 1:58 ULM Scioneaux, H 24-yd pass from Browning, K and left guard Tim Wynn. Georgia State’s (0-8, 0-3 Sun Belt) Robert (Manton, Justin kick), 8-73 3:17 Ferguson returned a fumble 87 yards for a TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU ULM touchdown in the second quarter for the fi rst GEORGIA STATE ...... 7 0 0 10 — 17 defensive touchdown in the Panthers’ history. FIRST DOWNS ...... 14 24 TEXAS STATE ...... 7 3 0 14 — 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 33-136 38-225 In last week’s game, Ferguson became GSU’s PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 108 309 SCORING SUMMARY career tackling leader. Terrance Woodard sacked Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 31-12-3 44-30-0 1st 10:20 GSU Bell, Ronnie 1-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-75 4:40 Browning, who fumbled, and Ferguson scooped TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 64-244 82-534 2:04 TXST Nutall, Chris 34-yd run (Dann, Jason kick), 4-49 up the ball and raced for the end zone. Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 1-88 0-0 1:57 ULM jumped to a 14-0 lead with two fi rst Punt Returns-Yards ...... 2-12 0-0 2nd 11:30 TXST Dann, Jason 20-yd FG, 5-60 3:22 quarter touchdowns, the second one set up by an Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 4-88 3-45 4th 1 1:21 GSU Lutz, Wil 19-yd FG, 11-81 5:45 interception that gave the Warhawks possession at Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 3-25 8:01 TXST Nutall, Chris 3-yd run (Dann, Jason kick), 8-77 the GSU 33. Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 8-43.1 5-45.0 3:16 Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 2-2 After Feguson’s touchdown pulled the Penalties-Yards ...... 3-20 3-33 1:43 TXST Lowe, Robert 1-yd run (Dann, Jason kick), 5-18 Panthers within 14-7, the GSU defense forced ULM 2:13 Possession Time ...... 27:24 32:36 0:01 GSU Davis, Robert 5-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, to go three-and-out. Georgia State took over at its Third-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 15 8 of 16 Wil kick), 8-85 1:32 own 13 drove deep into ULM territory for a 25-yard Fourth-Down Conversions...... 0 of 1 0 of 2 fi eld goal by Wil Lutz. Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-3 5-6 Now trailing 14-10 with seven minutes left in Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 1-7 the second quarter, Georgia State tried an onside RUSHING kick, and freshman Kight Dallas recovered the ball GSU-Jean-Bart, J. 7-60; Neal, Kyler 5-34; Evans, Travis 12-25; for the Panthers. But on third down at the GSU Jeppesen, Sean 3-20; Bell, Ronnie 2-15; McLane, Ben 45, Ben McLane’s pass was intercepted. ULM took 3-minus 2; Team 1-minus 16.

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ULM-Donald, C 8-126; Browning, K 11-37; Edwards, Jyruss 7-29; lead. The kids showed again that they’re fi ghters. Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1--3 1-6 McNeal, D 4-19; Meadors Jr., N 4-7; Washington, M 4-7. We went back out and answered it and put it Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 4-80 7-144 Interception Returns-Yards ...... 2-20 1-0 PASSING ourselves back in the game, but give Western Kentucky the credit.” Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 3-32.3 5-43.6 GSU-McLane, Ben 10-21-1-86; Bell, Ronnie 2-9-2-22; Hill, Kelton Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 0-0 After Western Kentucky started the game with Penalties-Yards ...... 4-30 6-65 0-1-0-0. two scoring drives to take a 10-0 lead, the Panthers ULM-Browning, K 21-30-0-224; Brown, Brayle 8-13-0-59; Holley, Possession Time ...... 33:38 26:22 Ajalen 1-1-0-26. got on the scoreboard at the 1:33 mark in the fi rst Third-Down Conversions ...... 7 of 13 6 of 15 quarter. On a third-and-2 play, Bell found Robert Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 2 1 of 3 RECEIVING Davis for a 67-yard touchdown pass as Davis made Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 7-7 3-3 GSU-Wilson, Albert 3-35; Williams, Danny 3-28; Davis, Robert a juggling catch near midfi eld and raced the rest Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 4-18 1-7 3-24; Blair, Lynquez 3-21. of the way after the WKU defensive back fell down. RUSHING ULM-Maye, Tavarese 7-49; Hamm, Je’Ron 4-77; Ceaser, Rashon The pass play was the fi fth longest for a touchdown WKU-Andrews, A. 22-110; Allen, Leon 9-61; Simpson, K. 10-25; 4-69; Jackson, Kenzee 4-39; Cook, Tony 4-31; Edwards, in GSU history (the top four were caught by Albert Doughty, B. 3-4; Smith, Damarcus 2-3. Jyruss 3-12; Scioneaux, H 1-24; Holley, Ajalen 1-7; Wilson). The touchdown reception was the fourth GSU-Jean-Bart, J. 10-53; Evans, Travis 11-30; Bell, Ronnie 6-2. Washington, M 1-2; Donald, C 1-minus 1. of the year for Davis, who led the team with 84 PASSING INTERCEPTIONS yards receiving. The teams traded punts until Simpson capped WKU-Doughty, B. 15-24-1-206; Fishback, N. 3-5-0-35. GSU-None a WKU drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with GSU-Bell, Ronnie 26-41-2-325. ULM-Kissinger, H 2-23; Lane, Mitch 1-minus 4; Caldwell, Trey 0-6 4:02 remaining in the fi rst half. After another GSU punt, the Hilltoppers struck again with :52 left RECEIVING when Doughty found Kadeem Jones for a 16-yard WKU-McNeal, Willie 4-62; Gorski, Tim 4-20; Taylor, Taywan 3-57; WKU 44, GEORGIA STATE 28 touchdown pass to take a 24-7 lead into halftime. Andrews, A. 3-36; Norris, N. 1-36; Jones, Kadeem 1-16; Simpson got his second touchdown of the day on a Brown, J. 1-8; Lewis, Cam 1-6. Game 9: Nov. 2, 2013 • 1 p.m. (SBN/CSS/ESPN3) GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-72; Sweeting, Avery 5-71; Davis, Robert Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. 2-yard run in the third quarter. Wilson, the second-leading active player 4-84; Lee, Parris 4-32; Williams, Danny 2-43; Jean-Bart, J. 1-11; Bell, Ronnie 1-6; Wynn, Tim 1-3; Evans, Travis 1-3. Georgia State fell to Sun Belt Conference foe in career total yards behind Western Kentucky’s Western Kentucky 44-28 at the Georgia Dome. The Antonio Andrews (143 total yards today), fi nished INTERCEPTIONS Panthers (0-9, 0-4 Sun Belt) scored two touchdowns with 72 yards receiving, 66 kickoff return yards WKU-Robinson, Tyree 1-20; Thomas, Cam 1-0. on back-to-back drives in the third quarter to cut (22.0 average), and six punt return yards to tally 144 GSU-McClendon, B. 1-0. the WKU lead to 31-21 late in the period, but the today and bring his career mark to 5,588. Andrews’ Hilltoppers (5-4, 2-3) regained control with two 143 yards snapped a streak of 15 consecutive fourth-quarter touchdown drives of their own. games with at least 150 all-purpose yards. Bell UL-LAFAYETTE 35, GEORGIA STATE 21 fi nished the game 26-of-41 passing for 325 yards Trailing 31-7 in the third, the Panthers Game 10: Nov. 16, 2013 • 2 p.m. (ESPN3) executed a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive set with two touchdowns and two interceptions. up by a 32-yard pass from Ronnie Bell to Avery The Panther defense forced one turnover, Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Sweeting that put the Panthers at the WKU 4-yard as cornerback Brent McClendon made a diving line. Two plays later, Travis Evans rushed for a 2-yard interception at the GSU 31 on a deep Doughty pass Georgia State quarterback Ronnie Bell set touchdown to cut the Hilltopper lead to 31-14. in the third quarter. That was McClendon’s fi fth school records for career and single-season total Evans rushed six times for 31 yards on the scoring career interception, tying for the GSU career lead. off ense and career passing yards and the Panthers drive. Robert Ferguson and Joseph Peterson tied were tied with the Sun Belt Conference’s top team After the GSU defense forced a three-and-out, for the team high with 10 total tackles, and Theo late in the third quarter before UL-Lafayette pulled the Panthers scored again with 0:54 left in the third Agnew fi nished with nine. away for a 35-21 victory at the Georgia Dome. quarter on an 11-yard touchdown run by freshman UL-Lafayatte quarterback Terrance Broadway Jonathan Jean-Bart, who was initially called out-of- threw four touchdown passes as the Ragin’ Cajuns bounds at the 1-yard line but was determined WESTERN KENTUCKY 10 14 7 13 — 44 won their eighth straight game to improve to 8-2, to have crossed the goal line after a review. The GEORGIA STATE ...... 7 0 14 7 — 28 5-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. touchdown was the fi rst of Jean-Bart’s career. Bell fi nished the game with 229 yards passing, SCORING SUMMARY The Hilltoppers, however, stemmed the 46 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns through Panther rally as Keshawn Simpson scored his third 1st 8:48 WKU Simpson, K. 2-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), the air. In only two years with the program, Bell rushing touchdown with 10:18 to go in the game. 12-40 6:12 has compiled 2,596 career passing yards and 2,772 2:17 WKU Schwettman, G. 40-yd FG, 9-57 4:18 yards of total off ense, including 2,197 yards this Quarterback Nelson Fishback, who got the majority 1:33 GSU Davis, Robert 67-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie of the snaps after starter Brandon Doughty left in season. (Lutz, Wil kick), 3-75 0:44 During the game, senior receiver Albert Wilson the third quarter with an injury, added to the WKU 2nd 4:02 WKU Simpson, K. 1-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), tally with a 5-yard touchdown pass with 3:40 left. 6-53 2:36 also broke Georgia State (0-10, 0-5 Sun Belt) single- Georgia State came right back with a 75-yard 0:52 WKU Jones, Kadeem 16-yd pass from Doughty, B. season records for receptions (58) and all-purpose drive that ended in a 19-yard touchdown pass (Schwettman, G. kick), 6-75 1:56 yards (1,834). Wilson already holds the career from Bell to Sweeting. The Panthers recovered the 3rd 7:40 WKU Simpson, K. 2-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), marks in both of those categories. Wilson also led ensuing onsides kick, but turned the ball over on 7-66 2:39 the team with 66 yards rushing in the game. 4:37 GSU Evans, Travis 2-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 10-73 3:03 Wilson’s 22-yard touchdown reception tied downs with under a minute remaining. 0:54 GSU Jean-Bart, J. 11-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-57 2:48 “Our kids battled today,” GSU head coach the game at 21-all with fi ve minutes left in the third 4th 10:18 WKU Simpson, K. 3-yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), quarter, but the Ragin’ Cajuns answered on their Trent Miles said. “Give Western Kentucky and coach 10-58 5:36 Petrino the credit. They found a way to win the 3:40 WKU Gorski, Tim 5-yd pass from Fishback, N. next possession with an eight-play, 75-yard drive, football game. We dug ourselves a huge hole. We (Schwettman, G. kick failed), 7-56 2:52 capped by Broadway’s 36-yard touchdown pass to were unable to sustain any drives in the fi rst half 1:21 GSU Sweeting, Avery 19-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie freshman Elijah McGuire. That gave UL-Lafayette a with our off ense except for one big play. We had (Lutz, Wil kick), 6-75 2:19 28-21 lead with 1:47 left in the third quarter. Georgia State drove deep into UL-Lafayette too many three-and-outs and left our defense on TEAM STATISTICS ...... WKU GSU territory on its next possession, but freshman Kyler the fi eld way too much. We can’t turn the football FIRST DOWNS ...... 25 18 over. Neal was stopped one yard short on fourth-and-3 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 46-203 27-85 at the UL 16-yard line. “The kids battled back and made it a game. At PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 241 325 one point it was a 10-point game. They [Western Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 29-18-1 41-26-2 After another Broadway scoring pass pushed Kentucky] were able to go down and extend the TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 75-444 68-410 the Ragin’ Cajuns’ lead to 35-21, Georgia State Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 drove into UL-Lafayette on its next two possessions

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but came up short on fourth down both times. RUSHING a crucial turnover, this time a fumble that the Red In the fi rst half, Georgia State committed a ULL-McGuire, Elijah 11-107; Harris, Alonzo 23-79; Broadway, T. Wolves recovered at the GSU 27. The Panthers pair of costly turnovers in the red zone. Starting 10-65; TEAM 2-minus 3. forced a fourth-and-1 at the 7, but ASU quarterback quarterback Ben McLane fumbled on the GSU-Wilson, Albert 5-64; Jean-Bart, J. 12-37; Bell, Ronnie 9-37; Adam Kennedy converted for a fi rst-and-goal, UL-Lafayette 3-yard line in the fi rst quarter and Evans, Travis 6-31; Neal, Kyler 4-12; Hubbard, Matt 1-12; and then Michael Gordon ran fi ve yards for the Bell threw an interception near the goal line in McLane, Ben 2-minus 10. touchdown, putting Arkansas State ahead 28-24 the second quarter to spoil potential scoring PASSING with 3:39 left in the third quarter. opportunities for GSU. Bell again drove the Panthers deep into However, the Panthers also benefi ted from ULL-Broadway, T. 10-16-0-234. Arkansas State territory with a fi rst down at the a fi rst-half turnover. As time expired on the fi rst GSU-Bell, Ronnie 19-34-1-229; McLane, Ben 7-10-0-69. 10, but Georgia State had to settle for Wil Lutz’s quarter, the Panthers’ defense recovered a Ragin’ RECEIVING 35-yard fi eld goal on the fi rst play of the fourth Cajun fumble at the ULL 16-yard line. Georgia State ULL-Robinson, Jamal 5-53; McGuire, Elijah 3-125; Surgent, Darryl quarter, cutting the defi cit to 28-27. used the short fi eld to convert a 5-yard touchdown 1-50; Butler, James 1-6. ASU added another touchdown on its run by senior Travis Evans and briefl y tie the contest GSU-Wilson, Albert 8-57; Rucker, Keith 6-121; Lee, Parris 6-55; next possession, extending its lead to 35-27 on at 7-7. Davis, Robert 3-60; Williams, Danny 2-9; Neal, Kyler Kennedy’s 5-yard touchdown pass to J.D. McKissic On fourth-and-3 with only 24 seconds 1-minus 4. with 10:51 to play. remaining in the fi rst half, Bell connected with Still trailing 35-27, Georgia State took over freshman tight end Keith Rucker for a 42-yard INTERCEPTIONS at its own 23 with 3:03 left. After Bell hit Danny touchdown, the fi rst score of Rucker’s career. ULL-Patt, Trevence 1-0. Williams for seven yards on fi rst down, the Panthers Rucker fi nished the game with six receptions for a GSU-None. executed their trick play with Hill, the former career-high 121 yards. quarterback now playing wide receiver. Hill took Broadway tossed four touchdown passes, in ARKANSAS STATE 35, GEORGIA STATE 33 the pitch from Bell and then found Wilson behind the game including two to the freshman McGuire, the secondary for the 70-yard bomb, pulling the who had 107 yards rushing and 125 yards receiving. Game 11: Nov. 23, 2013 • 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Panthers within two points. On the try for two, Bell McGuire took a fi rst-quarter shovel pass 80 yards Liberty Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Ark. was pressured and overthrew Wilson in the end for a score and received a screen pass in the third zone. With two minutes still to play, the Panthers quarter that covered 36 yards for the score. Kelton Hill’s 70-yard touchdown pass to tried and onside kick but were unable to recover it, The Panthers scored fi rst in the second half Albert Wilson pulled Georgia State within two and Arkansas State was able to run out the clock. when Bell connected with Wilson on a 22-yard points of Arkansas State with two minutes left, Arkansas State opened the scoring with a swing pass to tie the game at 21-21. Broadway then but the Panthers’ try for a game-tying two-point touchdown on its fi rst possession, and then Lutz connected for a pair of second-half touchdown conversion failed and GSU fell to the Red Wolves put the Panthers on the scoreboard with a 40-yard passes to build a 35-21 advantage for the visiting 35-33 at Liberty Bank Stadium. fi eld goal early in the fi rst quarter. Bell gave GSU its Ragin’ Cajuns. Georgia State (0-11, 0-6 Sun Belt) outgained fi rst lead with a 4-yard touchdown run with 1:45 Linebacker Joseph Peterson turned in a stellar the second-place team in the Sun Belt Conference left in the fi rst quarter. He set up the score with a game defensively, leading the Panthers with twelve 432-290, but the Panthers hurt themselves with 25-yard completion to Davis at the 4-yard line. tackles and three tackles for loss, including a pair of four turnovers and a blocked punt, which led Wilson fi nished with seven receptions for 149 third-down sacks. directly to 21 points for Arkansas State (7-4, 5-1 Sun yards and two rushes for a career-high 104 yards, Belt). helping the Panthers to a season-high 184 yards. UL-LAFAYETTE ...... 7 14 7 7 — 35 Wilson also had an 80-yard touchdown run, His 149 receiving yards pushed him over the 1,000- GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 14 7 0 — 21 making him the fi rst player in GSU history with 100 yard mark for the season, breaking his own GSU yards rushing and receiving in the same game, and season record of 947 yards that he set last season. SCORING SUMMARY Hill added a 17-yard touchdown catch from Ronnie Bell was 13-for-25 for 178 yards as he surpassed 1st 11:51 UL McGuire, Elijah 80-yd pass from Broadway, T. Bell to become the fi rst Panther to throw and catch the GSU season record for passing yards with 2,258 (Brauchle, S. kick), 2-86 0:28 a touchdown in the same game. on the year. 2nd 14:26 GSU Evans, Travis 5-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 3-16 0:34 Wilson’s 80-yard touchdown run, the longest Joseph Peterson fi nished with a game-high 13 10:54 UL Harris, Alonzo 1-yd run (Brauchle, S. kick), 10-75 run and third-longest play from scrimmage in tackles to raise his season total to a Georgia State- 3:32 school history, gave the Panthers a 17-7 lead with record 92. 2:21 UL Surgent, Darryl 50-yd pass from Broadway, T. 6:42 left in the second quarter. The play capped (Brauchle, S. kick), 11-99 5:23 In limiting the Red Wolves to 290 yards of total 0:14 GSU Rucker, Keith 42-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie a crazy sequence because on the previous play, off ense, the Georgia State defense came up with (Lutz, Wil kick), 8-75 2:07 Arkansas State’s Kyle Coleman scooped up a two fourth-down stops, recovered a fumble, and 3rd 5:01 GSU Wilson, Albert 22-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie Georgia State fumble at the GSU 25-yard line and held ASU to 1-for-12 on third downs. (Lutz, Wil kick), 10-70 4:40 was heading for the end zone. But Wilson punched 1:47 UL McGuire, Elijah 36-yd pass from Broadway, T. the ball out from behind, and the ball bounced into GEORGIA STATE ...... 10 7 7 9 — 33 (Brauchle, S. kick), 8-75 3:14 the end zone and out of bounds for a touchback. ARKANSAS STATE ...... 7 0 21 7 — 35 4th 7:58 UL Robinson, Jamal 13-yd pass from Broadway, T. On the next play, Wilson took a handoff from Bell (Brauchle, S. kick), 7-86 3:35 and raced for the end zone. SCORING SUMMARY TEAM STATISTICS ...... ULL GSU Georgia State took its 17-7 lead into the 1st 13:53 ASU Griswold, D. 32-yd pass from Kennedy, Adam FIRST DOWNS ...... 24 28 intermission, but the Panthers gave Arkansas State (Davis, Brian kick), 3-57 1:07 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 46-248 39-183 14 points in the fi rst four minutes of the second 9:04 GSU Lutz, Wil 40-yd FG, 6-19 2:47 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 234 298 half on a fumble return for a touchdown and then 1:45 GSU Bell, Ronnie 4-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 6-69 1:59 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 16-10-0 44-26-1 a blocked punt for a touchdown. That put the Red 2nd 6:42 GSU Wilson, Albert 80-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 1-80 0:14 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 62-482 83-481 Wolves ahead 21-17 before their off ense ran a play 3rd 14:06 ASU Young, Sterling 21-yd fumble recovery (Davis, Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Brian kick) in the third quarter. 11:09 ASU Valgis, Raziel 0-yd blocked punt return (Davis, Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-26 The Panthers responded on their next Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-13 3-49 Brian kick) Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 0-0 possession, driving 75 yards on just fi ve plays for 9:11 GSU Hill, Kelton 17-yd pass from Bell, Ronnie (Lutz, Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 3-50.0 3-44.7 a go-ahead score, which came on Bell’s 17-yard Wil kick), 5-75 1:58 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 3-1 pass to Hill. Bell set up the score with a 28-yard 3:39 ASU Gordon, Michael 5-yd run (Davis, Brian kick), Penalties-Yards ...... 5-55 7-69 completion to Wilson out to the ASU 47 and a 6-27 1:55 Possession Time ...... 27:46 32:14 28-yard pass to Robert Davis down to the 17, and 4th 14:56 GSU Lutz, Wil 35-yd FG, 8-57 3:43 Third-Down Conversions ...... 8 of 12 9 of 18 Georgia State led 24-21 with nine minutes to play 11:01 ASU McKissic, J.D. 5-yd pass from Kennedy, Adam Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 2 of 5 (Davis, Brian kick), 8-64 3:50 in the third quarter. 2:13 GSU Wilson, Albert 70-yd pass from Hill, Kelton (Bell, Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-3 1-3 But the Panthers again hurt themselves with Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-13 2-11 Ronnie pass failed), 2-77 0:50

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TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU ASU score. Metheny added 50 yards on the ground. FIRST DOWNS ...... 17 14 Aleem Sunanon knocked through a 42-yard RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 40-184 45-138 fi eld goal with 34 seconds left before halftime to PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 248 152 give USA the 21-point cushion at the intermission. Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 26-14-0 19-14-0 Kendall Houston scored USA’s fi nal points of TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 66-432 64-290 the third quarter on a 1-yard run to fi nish off a 6 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-48 minute, 28 second drive, the only scoring drive for Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 2-24 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-42 4-119 either team over four minutes. Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Georgia State senior linebacker Robert Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 6-38.0 6-39.2 Ferguson fi nished his career as the only player to Fumbles-Lost ...... 4-4 3-2 play all 45 games in the fi rst four seasons of the Penalties-Yards ...... 6-34 3-30 program with a school-best 199 career tackles after Possession Time ...... 30:40 29:20 his fi ve today.. Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 14 1 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-3 2-2 SOUTH ALABAMA .....14 10 14 0 — 38 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-7 4-24 GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 3 7 7 — 17 RUSHING SCORING SUMMARY GSU-Wilson, Albert 2-104; Neal, Kyler 9-40; Jean-Bart, J. 13-30; 1st 7:42 USA Jones, Jay 5-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 7-62 Bell, Ronnie 14-14; Team 2-minus 4. 2:28 7 - 0 ASU-Kennedy, Adam 20-77; Gordon, Michael 17-46; McKissic, J.D. 2:31 USA Jones, Jay 17-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 3-20; Oku, David 2-2; TEAM 3-minus 7. 4-42 1:25 14 - 0 2nd 13:27 GSU Lutz, Wil 33-yd FG, 5-8 1:47 14 - 3 PASSING 6:20 USA Metheny, Ross 1-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), GSU-Bell, Ronnie 13-25-0-178; Hill, Kelton 1-1-0-70. SEANSEAN 9-60 3:28 21 - 3 ASU-Kennedy, Adam 14-19-0-152. 0:34 USA Sunanon, Aleem 42-yd FG, 9-59 3:45 24 - 3 JEPPESENJEPPESEN 3rd 11:18 USA Smith, Shavarez 37-yd pass from Metheny, Ross RECEIVING (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 7-75 3:42 31 - 3 GSU-Wilson, Albert 7-149; Davis, Robert 3-60; Hill, Kelton 1-17; PlayedPPlayeded bbothotth wwawaysaysys 7:37 GSU Bell, Ronnie 1-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 3-81 1:06 Rucker, Keith 1-13; Williams, Danny 1-7; Yates, Cade 1-2. aagagainstaiainst SoSouthutth 31 - 10 ASU-Gordon, Michael 5-53; McKissic, J.D. 5-51; Griswold, D. 1-32; 1:09 USA Houston, Kndall 1-yd run (Sunanon, Aleem kick), 13-65 6:28 38 - 10 McCants, Carlos 1-12; Rains, Kenneth 1-5; Jones, Julian AAlAlabama,abbamma,a sstartingttartting att 4th 3:00 GSU Jeppesen, Sean 1-yd run (Lutz, Wil kick), 9-69 1-minus 1. llilinebackerineebbackkerer aandndd sscoringcooriingg a 2:05 38 - 17 totouchdownouchddowo n at ffullback.ulllbbackk. INTERCEPTIONS TEAM STATISTICS ...... USA GSU GSU-None. FIRST DOWNS ...... 24 15 ASU-None. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 54-242 25-24 program. This was Wilson’s 13th 100-yard receiving PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 280 321 SOUTH ALABAMA 38, GEORGIA STATE 17 game. He fi nishes with 175 career catches for 3,190 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 30-19-0 34-17-1 yards. Wilson fi nishes among the top 40 in NCAA TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 84-522 59-345 Game 12: Nov. 30, 2013 • 1 p.m. (ESPN3) FBS history with 6,235 all-purpose yards. Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. “I can’t say enough about Albert. I love Albert,” Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 4-58 GSU head coach Trent Miles said. “People don’t Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-35 7-100 Robert Davis’ 80-yard, third quarter catch- know the way Albert is in the locker room. He’s Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 5-43.2 6-41.7 and-run highlighted Georgia State’s fi nal game had a very diffi cult life and made something very Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 2-2 of the 2013 season as the Panthers fell to South positive out of it and became a leader. He showed Penalties-Yards ...... 4-50 3-25 Alabama 38-17 at the Georgia Dome. up every day and gave everything he had. He had Possession Time ...... 38:53 21:07 A freshman from Warner Robins, Ga., Davis great eff ort and great attitude. I love him and I look Third-Down Conversions ...... 10 of 19 0 of 10 snared a short Ronnie Bell pass over the middle, forward to watching him compete at the next level Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 2 2 of 3 juked his defender and raced across the fi eld and because he will have the opportunity. I need more Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 4-4 3-3 down the sideline to the USA 1-yard line midway Albert Wilsons.” Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 4-18 0-0 through the third period. His dash turned into Junior fullback Sean Jeppesen scored the fi nal RUSHING points of the game with a 1-yard touchdown run the longest pass play of the season, the longest USA-Jones, Jay 17-102; Metheny, Ross 14-50; Timmons, Trrnce non-scoring play and the third-longest play in to pull Georgia State within 21 points. Jeppesen 7-36; Houston, Kndall 8-26; Valentin, Jlien 4-19; Bridge, school history. It set up Bell, who then plunged played both ways in the game, starting at Brandon 3-10; TEAM 1-minus 1. across from the 1 to cap the 81-yard, three-play linebacker and making three tackles. GSU-Lee, Parris 6-13; Evans, Travis 2-11; Wilson, Albert 6-9; Neal, drive in 1:06. USA running back Jay Jones opened the Kyler 2-5; Jeppesen, Sean 2-1; Bell, Ronnie 7-minus 15. The scoring drive was one of the few drives scoring with two fi rst-half touchdowns, rushing the Panthers could sustain. They fi nished 0-of-10 for in from 5 and 17 yards out in the fi rst period PASSING on third downs and lost the total off ense battle as USA jumped to a 14-0 lead. Jones helped South USA-Metheny, Ross 19-28-0-280; Bridge, Brandon 0-2-0-0. 522-345 on the day. Alabama to 306 yards of off ense in the opening GSU-Bell, Ronnie 17-34-1-321. Bell fi nished 17-of-34 passing for 321 yards two quarters before he fi nished with 102 yard on RECEIVING and Davis ended with a season-high 110 receiving 17 carries. yards on four catches. It was Bell’s fourth 300-yard The Panthers got on the board with a Wil Lutz USA-Smith, Shavarez 10-194; Jones, Jereme 3-44; Lavender, Brynt 2-24; Jones, Jay 2-9; Howton, Jake 1-6; Houston, 33-yard fi eld goal early in the second period. GSU game of the season and ends his year with 2,573 Kndall 1-3. yards passing. It was Davis’ second 100-yard game. enjoyed starting that drive with a short fi eld as well GSU-Wilson, Albert 6-101; Davis, Robert 4-110; Williams, Danny Star wide receiver Albert Wilson ended the following Wilson’s career-long 62-yard punt return. 2-56; Neal, Kyler 1-28; Rucker, Keith 1-20; John, Ulrick 1-5; fi nal game of his stellar career with six catches for Metheny added the Jaguars’ third score of Hill, Kelton 1-1; Lee, Parris 1-0. 101 yards and had 168 all-purpose yards to fi nish the day with a 1-yard sneak after South Alabama as one of the top performers in the country this converted on fourh down inside the 5-yard line. INTERCEPTIONS season. Wilson was one of 25 seniors honored Metheny completed 19-of-28 passes for 280 yards USA-Garner, Montell 1-0 before the game in Senior Day festivities, the in the game. His favorite target was Shavarez GSU-None. fi rst four-year class to pass through the Panther Smith, who had 10 catches for 194 yards and one

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RUSHING ATTEMPTS TOUCHDOWN PASSES RECEIVING YARDS Game: 24, Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 Game: 4, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011; Game: 175, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, Season: 128, Donald Russell, 2011 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010, 2011 Career: 356, Travis Evans, 2010-13 Savannah State, 2010; Season: 1,177, Albert Wilson, 2013 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 Career: 3,190, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 RUSHING YARDS Season: 18, Drew Little, 2010 Game: 201, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, Career: 18, Drew Little, 2010-11; Ronnie Bell, RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 2012 2012-present Game: 2, Albert Wilson vs. seven teams; Season: 747, Donald Russell, 2012 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011; Career: 1,500, Travis Evans, 2010-13 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Arthur Williams vs. Lamar, 2010; Game: 4, Drew Little vs. Alabama, 2010; Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 2013 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Ronnie Bell vs. William & Mary, 2012 Season: 8, Albert Wilson, 2013 Game: 2, Three players, fi ve times Season: 11, Drew Little, 2010; Ben McLane, Career: 23, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011 2012; Ronnie Bell, 2013 Career: 12, Donald Russell (2011-12) Career: 21, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 5, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012; PASSING YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE Old Dominion, 2011 Game: 414, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 417, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Season: 31, Albert Wilson, 2013 Season: 2,102, Drew Little, 2010 Season: 2,686, Ronnie Bell, 2013 Career: 95, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 3,095, Ronnie Bell (2012-present) Career: 3,261, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present KICKOFF RETURN YARDS PASS ATTEMPTS TOTAL PLAYS Game: 176, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 Game: 53, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 56, Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 Season: 751, Albert Wilson, 2012 Season: 306, Drew Little, 2010 Season: 455, Ronnie Bell, 2013 Career: 2,338, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 442, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present Career: 554, Ronnie Bell, 2012-present KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TD PASS COMPLETIONS TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Game: 1, Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010; vs. Game: 32, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 5, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 Old Dominion, 2012; Darren McCray vs. Season: 190, Drew Little, 2010 Season: 22, Drew Little, 2010 Campbell, 2010 Career: 227, Drew Little, 2010-11 Career: 22, Drew Little, 2010-11 Season: 1, Albert Wilson, 2010 and 2012; Darren McCray, 2010 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE RECEPTIONS Career: 2, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Game: .800, Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, Game: 11, Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, PUNT RETURNS 2011 (12-15) 2010 Season: .621, Drew Little, 2010 (190-306) Season: 71, Albert Wilson, 2013 Game: 7, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Career: .584, Drew Little, 2010-11 (227-389) Career: 175, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Season: 15, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 41, Albert Wilson, 2010-13

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PUNT RETURN YARDS FIELD GOALS MADE PUNTING YARDS Game: 85, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, Game: 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 Game: 406, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 15, Iain Vance, 2010 2011 Season: 155, Albert Wilson, 2011 Career: 15, Iain Vance, 2010 Season: 3,278, Matt Hubbard, 2013 Career: 251, Albert Wilson, 2010-present Career: 7,663, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Game: 4, Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012; PUNTING AVERAGE Game: 296, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, Christian Benvenuto vs. UTSA, 2011 Game: 62.2, Matt Hubbard vs. SC State (5 2012 Season: 17, Iain Vance, 2010; Christian punts) Season: 2,283, Albert Wilson, 2013 Benvenuto, 2011 Season: 44.5, Bo Schlechter, 2010 Career: 6,235, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 20, Christian Benvenuto, 2011-12 Career: 42.3, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED PAT INTERCEPTIONS Game: 3, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, Game: 7, Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 Game: 2, D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011; 2012 (2 rushing, 1 receiving) Season: 35, Iain Vance, 2010 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011; Albert Wilson, Career: 35, Iain Vance, 2010 2012 2013 Season: 3, Demazio Skelton, 2012 Career: 26, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 PUNTS Career: 5, Brent McClendon, 2010-13 Game: 10, Matt Hubbard vs. four teams POINTS SCORED Season: 78, Matt Hubbard, 2013 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Game: 18, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, Career: 181, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present Game: 73, D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 2011 (1) Season: 80, Iain Vance, 2010 Season: 84, D’Mario Gunn, 2012 Career: 156, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 91, D’Mario Gunn, 2011-12 — TEAM RECORDS —

POINTS SCORED PASS ATTEMPTS PUNTS Game: 55, vs. Savannah State, 2010 Game: 55, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 12 vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 302, 2010 Season: 430, 2013 Season: 82, 2013

POINTS ALLOWED PASS COMPLETIONS PUNTING AVERAGE Game: 63, vs. Alabama, 2010 Game: 33, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 62.2, vs. S.C. State (5 punts) Season: 440, 2013 Season: 218, 2013 Season: 42.0, 2012

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED PASSING YARDS INTERCEPTIONS Game: 7, vs. Savannah State, 2010 Game: 419, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 4, vs. South Alabama, 2011 Season: 37, 2010 Season: 3,036, 2013 Season: 13, 2011

FIRST DOWNS TOUCHDOWN PASSES TURNOVERS FORCED Game: 28, vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 Game: 4, vs. Morehead State, 2010; Savannah Game: 5, vs. South Alabama, 2011 Season: 208, 2013 State, 2010; Campbell, 2011; Troy, 2013 Season: 21, 2011 Season: 19, 2010 RUSHING ATTEMPTS SACKS BY Game: 50, vs. Campbell, 2011 TOTAL OFFENSE Game: 6, vs. Lambuth, 2010 Season: 414, 2011 Game: 514, vs. Campbell, 2011 Season: 21, 2011 Season: 4,263, 2013 RUSHING YARDS PENALTIES TOTAL OFFENSE - PLAYS Game: 301, vs. Campbell, 2011 Game: 10, vs. four teams Game: 84, vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 Season: 1,847, 2011 Season: 77, 2013 Season: 794, 2013

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS FIELD GOALS MADE PENALTY YARDS Game: 3, vs. fi ve teams. Most recent: Game: 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 Game: 92, vs. Old Dominion, 2010 vs. Rhode Island, 2012 Season: 15, 2010 Season: 616, 2011 Season: 16, 2010 and 2011 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Game: 4, Lamar, 2010; UTSA, 2011 Season: 22, 2011

2014 Georgia State Football // 99 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

PASS ATTEMPTS 53 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 51 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 50 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 41 Ben McLane vs. Tennessee, 2012 41 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 40 Ronnie Bell vs. Jacksonville State, 2013

PASS COMPLETIONS 32 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 28 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 26 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 25 Drew Little vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 22 Drew Little vs. Lamar, 2010 DANNY 22 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 WILLIAMSLLIAM 21 Ben McLane vs. Villanova, 2012

Caught a school-record COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 11 passes against Old .800 Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama 2011 (12- Dominion during the 15) inaugural 2010 season. .765 Drew Little vs. Shorter, 2010 (13-17) .724 Drew Little vs. Morehead St., 2010 (21-29) .722 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (13- 18) .695 Drew Little vs. Campbell, 2010 (16-23)

RUSHING YARDS 121 Keith Rucker vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 TOUCHDOWN PASSES 201 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 120 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 152 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 110 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2013 4 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 146 Donald Russell vs. Campbell, 2011 108 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. ODU, 2012 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 141 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 105 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah State, 2010 136 Donald Russell vs. South Alabama, 2011 104 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 3 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 120 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 103 Danny Williams vs. N.C. Central, 2010 3 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 119 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 102 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 118 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 101 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010 107 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012 101 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 104 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 100 Robert Davis vs. Chattanooga, 2013

RUSHING ATTEMPTS RECEPTIONS 24 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 11 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 21 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012 9 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 21 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 8 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010 21 Donald Russell vs. UTSA, 2011 8 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 8 Albert Wilson vs. Tennessee, 2012 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 8 Albert Wilson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 2 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 8 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 2 Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 2 Donald Russell vs. Murray State, 2011 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 2 Albert Wilson vs. seven teams 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010 2 Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 2013 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 RECEIVING YARDS 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010 175 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 167 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 PASSING YARDS 158 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 RONNIERONNIE 153 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 414 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 151 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 391 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 BELLBELL 150 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 370 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 TossedTo sssseedd ffourouoorur TDTD 149 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 325 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 papassessses vvs.s.s TTroyroy 149 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 287 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 ttoo ttieie tthehe sschoolchhool 146 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 228 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 rerecord.ecordd. 132 Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, 2013 228 Drew Little vs. Murray State, 2011

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TOTAL OFFENSE FIELD GOALS 417 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 3 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 394 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 2 Christian Benvenuto, four teams 380 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 2 Iain Vance, vs. four teams 364 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 2 Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012 354 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 2 Wil Lutz vs. three teams 327 Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 307 Ronnie Bell vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 PAT 7 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 TD RESPONSIBILITY (RUSH/PASS) 6 Matt Ehasz vs. Campbell, 2011 4 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 5 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (1/4) 5 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 (0/4) 4 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010 (2/2) 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead St., 2010 (0/4) PUNTS 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah St., 2010 (0/4) 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 10 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 JOSEPHJOSEPH 3 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 8 Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 2012 2 Donald Russell vs. two teams PETERSONPETERSON 8 Matt Hubbard vs. James Madison, 2012 2 Albert Wilson vs. nine teams SetSeS t GSUGGSSU rerecordecord d 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 PUNTING YARDS withwwithh 1166 ttatacklesackklel s 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010 vs.vvs. TrTroyoy iinn 2202013.013. 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 406 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010 398 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 2 Sam Burkhalter vs. Savannah State, 2010 393 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 2 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010 372 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 358 Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 2012 296 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 POINTS BY KICKING 290 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 13 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. 3 PUNTS) 283 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 11 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010 62.2 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 (5) 280 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 11 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 51.0 Bo Schlechter vs. NCCU, 2010 (4) 268 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 11 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 50.0 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 2010 (4) 236 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 10 Christian Benvenuto vs. Clark Atlanta, 48.1 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 234 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 2011 2012 (7) 229 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 45.8 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2011 (6) TACKLES KICKOFF RETURNS 16 Joseph Peterson vs. Troy, 2013 5 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 16 Fred Barnes vs. Shorter, 2010 5 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 14 Mark Hogan vs. Old Dominion, 2010 5 Albert Wilson vs. West Virginia, 2013 12 Demazio Skelton vs. S.C. State, 2012 4 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 12 Dexter Moody vs. Old Dominion, 2011 4 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 4 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 TACKLES FOR LOSS 4 Albert Wilson vs. S.C. State, 2012 4 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 2 12 players KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 176 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 SACKS 156 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 3 Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 2010 140 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 2 Christo Bilukidi vs. Murray State, 2011 129 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 2 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 125 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2010 2 Joseph Peterson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 PUNT RETURNS INTERCEPTIONS 7 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 2 D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011 3 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, JAKE 2 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2012 MUASAU 2010 SetSSet tththehe GGSGSUU PUNT RETURN YARDS INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS recordsrreecordds forffor sacksssaackks 85 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (1) andaand tacklesttaackklles ffoforr llolossosss 58 Albert Wilson South Alabama, 2013 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1) inin a ggame.ama e.e 48 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1) 2010 26 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 2012 (1)

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RUSHING YARDS PASS COMPLETIONS RECEIVING YARDS Player ...... Years Att Yds Player ...... Years Cmp Player ...... Years Rec Yds 1. Travis Evans ...... 2010-13 356 1,500 1. Drew Little ...... 2010-11 227 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 175 3,190 2. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 248 1,412 2. Ronnie Bell ...... 2012-* 222 2. Danny Williams ...... 2010-13 121 1,605 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 176 1,076 3. Ben McLane ...... 2012-* 167 3. Robert Davis ...... 2013-* 44 711 4. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 47 331 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 82 4. Emmanuel Ogbuehi .2010- 47 581 5. Rosevelt Watson ...... 2010-12 81 316 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 42 5. Jordan Giles ...... 201013 35 515

TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING TOUCHDOWN PASSES RECEPTIONS Player ...... Years TD Player ...... Years TD Player ...... Years Rec 1. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 12 1. Drew Little ...... 2010-11 18 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 175 2. Travis Evans ...... 2010-* 10 Ronnie Bell ...... 2012-* 18 2. Danny Williams ...... 2010-13 121 2. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 7 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 12 3. Travis Evans ...... 2010-13 58 4. Parris Lee ...... 2010-13 4 Ben McLane ...... 2012-* 12 4. Emmanuel Ogbuehi ...... 2010-12 47 Drew Little ...... 2010-11 4 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 4 5. Robert Davis ...... 2013-* 44

PASSING YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Player ...... Years Yards Player ...... Years Plays Yards Player ...... Years Rec 1. Ronnie Bell ...... 2012-* 3,095 1. Ronnie Bell ...... 2012-* 554 3,261 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 23 2. Drew Little ...... 2010-11 2,570 2. Drew Little ...... 2010-11 418 2,531 2. Danny Williams ...... 2010-13 9 3. Ben McLane ...... 2012-* 1,946 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 335 2,346 3. Jordan Giles ...... 2010-13 6 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 1,270 4. Ben McLane ...... 2012-* 383 1,765 4. Arthur Williams ...... 2010-12 5 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 550 5. Travis Evans ...... 2010-13 356 1,500 5. Emmanuel Ogbuehi ...... 2010-12 4 Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 4 PASS ATTEMPTS TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Sydney Haynes ...... 2010-11 4 Robert Davis ...... 2013-* 4 Player ...... Years Att Player ...... Years TDR 1. Ronnie Bell ...... 2012-* 442 1. Drew Little ...... 2010-11 22 2. Drew Little ...... 2010-11 381 2. Ronnie Bell ...... 2012-* 21 3. Ben McLane ...... 2012-* 325 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 19 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 159 4. Ben McLane ...... 2012-* 15 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 86 5. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 12 * Indicates active player

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KICKOFF RETURNS TOUCHDOWNS PUNTING YARDS Player ...... Years KOR Player ...... Years TD Player ...... Years Punts 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 95 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 26 1. Matt Hubbard ...... 2011-* 7,663 2. Parris Lee ...... 2010-13 35 2. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 13 2. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 1,739 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 25 3. Travis Evans ...... 2010-13 12 4. Darren McCray ...... 2010-13 15 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 11 TACKLES 5. Demarius Matthews ...... 2010-13 14 5. Danny Williams ...... 2010-13 9 Player ...... Years Tackles 1. Robert Ferguson ...... 2010-13 199 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS POINTS 2. Joseph Peterson ...... 2012-* 168 Player...... Years KOR Yds Player ...... Years Points 3. Brent McClendon ...... 2010-* 166 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 2,338 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 156 4. Mark Hogan ...... 2010-12 157 2. Parris Lee ...... 2010-13 664 2. Iain Vance ...... 2010 80 5. Terrance Woodard ...... 2010-13 145 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 436 3. Wil Lutz ...... 2012-* 79 3. Darren McCray ...... 2010-13 383 4. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 60 INTERCEPTIONS 4. Demarius Matthews ...... 2010-13 324 5. Travis Evans ...... 2010-13 72 Player ...... Years Int 1. Brent McClendon ...... 2010-13 5 PUNT RETURNS FIELD GOALS 2. Demazio Skelton ...... 2011-12 4 Player...... Years PR Player ...... Years FG D’Mario Gunn ...... 2011-12 4 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 41 1. Iain Vance ...... 2010 15 3. Jamal Ransby ...... 2010-13 3 2. Demarius Matthews ...... 2010-13 9 2. Christian Benvenuto ...... 2011-12 11 Jake Muasau ...... 2010-11 3 3. Wil Lutz ...... 2012-* 4 PUNT RETURN YARDS SACKS Player...... Years PR Yds PAT Player ...... Years Sacks 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 376 Player ...... Years PAT 1. Christo Bilukidi ...... 2010-11 10 2. Demarius Matthews ...... 2010-13 78 1. Iain Vance ...... 2010 35 2. Jake Muasau ...... 2010-11 7 2. Christian Benvenuto ...... 2011-12 24 3. Allen McKay ...... 2010-13 5 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 3. Wil Lutz ...... 2012-* 18 Player...... Years Yards TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2010-13 6.235 PUNTS Player ...... Years TFL 2. Travis Evans ...... 2010-13 2,052 Player ...... Years Punts 1. Jake Muasau ...... 2010-11 16.5 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2010-13 1,804 1. Matt Hubbard ...... 2011-* 181 2. Robert Ferguson ...... 2010-13 14.5 4. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 1,616 2. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 41 Theo Agnew ...... 2012-13 14.5 5. Danny Williams ...... 2010-13 1,604 4. Christo Bilukidi ...... 2010-11 14 5. Jarrell Robinson ...... 2011-* 12

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2014 Georgia State Football // 103 SEASON LEADERS

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RUSHING YARDS PASS COMPLETIONS TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Player ...... Year Yards Player ...... Year Comp Player ...... Year TDR 1. Donald Russell...... 2012 747 1. Drew Little ...... 2010 190 1. Drew Little ...... 2010 22 2. Donald Russell...... 2011 665 2. Ronnie Bell ...... 2013 188 2. Ronnie Bell ...... 2013 18 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 609 3. Ben McLane ...... 2012 139 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 15 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2010 416 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 68 4. Ben McLane ...... 2012 11 5. Travis Evans ...... 2013 405 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2011 42 5. Donald Russell...... 2011 9

PASSING YARDS TOUCHDOWN PASSES RECEIVING YARDS Player ...... Year Yards Player ...... Year TD Player ...... Year Yards 1. Ronnie Bell ...... 2013 2,573 1. Drew Little ...... 2010 18 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2013 1,177 2. Drew Little ...... 2010 2,102 2. Ronnie Bell ...... 2013 15 2. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 947 3. Ben McLane ...... 2012 1,592 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 11 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 772 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 1,021 4. Ben McLane ...... 2012 10 4. Robert Davis ...... 2013 711 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2011 550 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2011 4 5. Danny Williams ...... 2010 649

PASS ATTEMPTS TOTAL OFFENSE RECEPTIONS Player ...... Year Att Player ...... Year Plays Yards Player ...... Year Rec 1. Ronnie Bell ...... 2013 375 1. Ronnie Bell ...... 2013 455 2,686 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2013 71 2. Drew Little ...... 2010 306 2. Drew Little ...... 2010 327 2078 2. Danny Williams ...... 2010 54 3. Ben McLane ...... 2012 274 3. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 229 1630 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 48 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2011 126 4. Ben McLane ...... 2012 325 1422 4. Robert Davis ...... 2013 44 5. Bo Schlechter...... 2011 85 5. Donald Russell...... 2012 120 747 5. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 37

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KICKOFF RETURNS Player...... Year KOR 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2013 31 2. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 29 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2010 22 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2013 18 5. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 13 Parris Lee ...... 2011 13 Parris Lee ...... 2012 13

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Player ...... Year Yards 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 751 2. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 730 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2010 618 4. Kelton Hill ...... 2013 306 5. Parris Lee ...... 2011 301 CHRISTO PUNT RETURNS BILUKIDI Player ...... Year PR 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2013 15 NowNow iin tthehhe NNFL,FLFL, ChChristohriistto 2. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 13 BilukidiBiB llukik ddi hhadadd fi veve ssasacksackks 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 10 andaand ninineinee ttacklesackless ffororo llossoss 4. Demarius Matthews ...... 2010 8 aas a ssenioreniior in 22011.01011.1.

PUNT RETURN YARDS Player...... Year Yards 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 155 2. Albert Wilson ...... 2013 125 PAT TACKLES 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 94 Player ...... Years FG Player ...... Year Tkls 4. Demarius Matthews ...... 2010 76 1. Iain Vance ...... 2010 35 1. Joseph Peterson ...... 2013 103 2. Wil Lutz ...... 2013 26 2. Fred Barnes...... 2010 85 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 3. Christian Benvenuto ...... 2011 9 3. Tarris Batiste ...... 2013 77 Player...... Year Yards 4. Wil Lutz ...... 2012 4 4. Robert Ferguson ...... 2013 70 1. Albert Wilson ...... 2013 2,283 5. Brandon Jones ...... 2010 65 2. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 1,810 PUNTS Dexter Moody ...... 2011 65 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 1,210 Player ...... Years Punts Joseph Peterson ...... 2012 65 4. Albert Wilson ...... 2010 932 1. Matt Hubbard ...... 2013 78 5. Donald Russell...... 2012 910 2. Matt Hubbard ...... 2012 59 INTERCEPTIONS 3. Matt Hubbard ...... 2011 44 Player ...... Year Int TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4. Bo Schlechter...... 2010 31 1. Demazio Skelton ...... 2012 3 Player ...... Year TD 2. Jamal Ransby ...... 2010 2 1. Donald Russell...... 2011 9 PUNTING YARDS Brad Chahoy ...... 2010 2 Albert Wilson ...... 2013 9 Player ...... Years Yards D’Mario Gunn ...... 2011 2 3. Albert Wilson ...... 2012 8 1. Matt Hubbard ...... 2013 3,278 Jake Muasau ...... 2011 2 4. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 6 2. Matt Hubbard ...... 2012 2,541 D’Mario Gunn ...... 2012 2 5. Danny Williams ...... 2010 5 3. Matt Hubbard ...... 2011 1,844 Brent McClendon ...... 2013 2 4. Bo Schlechter...... 2010 1,380 POINTS SACKS Player ...... Year Pts PUNTING AVERAGE Player...... Year Sacks 1. Iain Vance ...... 2010 80 Player ...... Years Avg 1. Christo Bilukidi ...... 2010 5 2. Donald Russell...... 2011 54 1. Bo Schlechter...... 2010 44.52 2. Christo Bilukidi ...... 2011 4 Albert Wilson ...... 2013 54 2. Matt Hubbard ...... 2012 43.07 Jake Muasau ...... 2010 4 4. Wil Lutz ...... 2013 49 3. Matt Hubbard ...... 2013 42.03 4. Jake Muasau ...... 2011 3 5. Albert Wilson ...... 2011 48 4. Matt Hubbard ...... 2011 41.91 TACKLES FOR LOSS FIELD GOALS Player ...... Year TFL Player ...... Years FG 1. Tarris Batiste ...... 2013 9.5 1. Iain Vance ...... 2010 15 2. Jake Muasau ...... 2011 8.5 2. Christian Benvenuto ...... 2011 9 3. Jake Muasau ...... 2011 8 3. Wil Lutz ...... 2013 8 Theo Agnew ...... 2012 8 5. Mackendy Cheridor ...... 2013 7.5

2014 Georgia State Football // 105 LONGEST PLAYS

LONGEST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS 93 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. WIL 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) LUTZLUTZ 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 84 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. BootedBoB ottedd a 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 UTSA, 2012 (TD) 26 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 2012 80 Run: Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 53-yard553-yyard fi eldelld 21 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 (TD) goalggoal atat No.NNo. 1 20 Jamal Ransby vs. Savannah State, 2010 80 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. Alabama.AlA abbama.a South Alabama, 2013 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS 78 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. 93 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2011 South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 88 Robert Ferguson vs. UL Monroe, 2013 (TD) 75 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. 23 Quontez Mallory vs. Houston, 2011 Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 70 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. LONGEST FIELD GOALS Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 53 Wil Lutz vs. Alabama, 2013 67 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. 49 Iain Vance vs. Morehead State, 2010 Western Kentucky, 2013 (TD) 47 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 65 Run: Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 46 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 (TD) 46 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 2011 64 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. 45 Christian Benvenuto vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 45 Christian Benvenuto vs. Murray State, 2011 62 Run: Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 45 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 2011 56 Pass: Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs. 40 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 Campbell, 2011 (TD) 40 Wil Lutz vs. Arkansas State, 2013 55 Pass: Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD) 55 Pass: Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little LONGEST PUNTS vs. Alabama, 2010 80 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 55 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. 80 Matt Hubbard vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 Villanova, 2012 (TD) 65 Matt Hubbard vs. Alabama, 2013 64 Matt Hubbard vs. UTSA, 2011 LONGEST PASS PLAYS 62 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 2012 62 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 2010 93 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old LONGEST RUNS 60 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2011 Dominion, 2012 (TD) 84 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 80 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 2012 (TD) 65 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 (TD) 80 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South 62 Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 Alabama, 2013 54 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. James Madison, 78 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South 2012 (fake punt) Alabama, 2011 (TD) 53 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 (TD) 75 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. 53 Kelton Hill vs. Lambuth, 2010 Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 52 Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 2011 52 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 70 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. Arkansas 52 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 State, 2013 (TD) 47 Albert Wilson vs. Texas State, 2013 67 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. Western Kentucky, 2013 (TD) LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 64 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD) 62 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 47 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead St., 2010 56 Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs. 31 Demarius Matthews vs. Shorter, 2010 Campbell, 2011 (TD) 30 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Ben McLane 26 Albert Wilson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 vs. Old Dominion, 2010 22 Albert Wilson vs. St. Francis, 2011 55 Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD) 55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little vs. LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS Alabama, 2010 100 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) DEMAZIO 55 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Villanova, 97 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 (TD) 2012 (TD) 96 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 (TD) SKELTON 71 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 HadHHad a 9393-yard-yyard 67 Demarius Matthews vs. Jacksonville State, fumbleffumbblele rreturnetturrn 2011 66 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 vs.vvs. OOlOldd DDoDominionmiiniionn 61 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 in 2011.201011.1.

106 // #PantherFamily GSU FIRSTS

FIRST GAME Georgia State d. Shorter 41-7 on Sept. 2, 2010 at the Georgia Dome. Attendance: 30,237 EMMANUEL FIRST OVERTIME GAME Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in one OGBUEHIOGBUEHI overtime on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome TightTTiight endeend caughtcaaugghth GeorgiaGeorggiia FIRST TELEVISED GAME SStState’satte’e’s fi rsrstt ttotouchdownoucu hddowo n Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 on papassss iinn ththee ininauguralnaugural CSS-TV on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome gameggamee vvs.ss. SShorter.hoh rrterr. FIRST GAME VS. FCS OPPONENT Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in overtime on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome FIRST GAME VS. FBS OPPONENT Alabama d. Georgia State 63-7 on Nov. 18, 2010, Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) FIRST PLAY Drew Little pass to Rosevelt Watson, 10 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Note: First snap was nullifi ed by penalty FIRST RUN Rosevelt Watson rush for 8 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST PASS Drew Little to Rosevelt Watson for 10 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST RECEPTION Rosevelt Watson from Drew Little, 10 yards FIRST PAT FIRST KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Darren McCray for 96 yards at Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 (opening kickoff ) FIRST 1ST DOWN FIRST FG Rosevelt Watson rush for 3 yards Iain Vance, 22 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST TACKLE vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST GAME-WINNING FG Jake Muasau tackled Octavious Edge Iain Vance, 30 yards, 0:01 left in game vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST TOUCHDOWN Parris Lee rush for 4 yards at Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 FIRST SACK vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST PUNT RETURN Christo Bilukidi sacked Lambuth’s David Ingram for -6 yards, Sept. 11, 2010 FIRST TOUCHDOWN PASS Demarius Matthews for 31 yards Drew Little to Emmanuel Ogbuehi for 4 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST INTERCEPTION vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST KICKOFF RETURN Jake Muasau intercepted Lambuth’s Paul Parris Lee for 27 yards (opening kickoff ) Harper, Sept. 11, 2010 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST FORCED FUMBLE Christo Bilukidi on RB Octavious Edge vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010) FIRST FUMBLE RECOVERY Olufemi Opanubi vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST FUMBLE RETURN FOR TD Robert Ferguson vs. ULM (TD), Oct. 26, 2013 FIRST PUNT Bo Schlechter for 38 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST BLOCKED KICK Jordan Giles blocked punt vs. Lamar, PARRISPARRIS Nov. 6, 2010 LEELEE FIRST PENALTY Holding on WR Danny Williams (fi rst play) vs. ScoredSScoredd thethhe fi rstrstt Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 touchdownttoouchddowo n ini GGSUSUU FIRST SAFETY hhihistorysttory in ttheheh oopeningpep niingg Blocked punt out of the end zone vs. West winwwin oovovererr SShorter.hoh rtterr. Alabama, Nov. 12, 2011

2014 Georgia State Football // 107 HONORS

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ALL-AMERICA ALL-INDEPENDENT Iain Vance, PK ...... 2010 College Sports Madness Sports Network (3rd team) Ladeven Kirkland, OL ...... 2011 Albert Wilson, WR ...... 2013 Demarius Matthews, CB ...... 2011 SI.com (HM) Jake Muasau, OLB ...... 2011 Donald Russell, RB ...... 2011 ALL-SUN BELT Albert Wilson, WR & PR ...... 2011 Albert Wilson, WR (1st team) ...... 2013 Albert Wilson, AP (2nd team) ...... 2013 WEEKLY AWARDS Ulrick John, OL (HM) ...... 2013 Matt Hubbard, P...... Sept. 3, 2012 Joseph Peterson, LB (HM) ...... 2013 CAA Special Teams Player of the Week Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week ALL-CAA CPFA National Punter of the Week Albert Wilson, KR ...... 2012 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year Donald Russell, RB ...... Oct. 15, 2012 Albert Wilson, KR (1st team) ...... 2012 CAA Off ensive Player of the Week Albert Wilson, WR (3rd team) ...... 2012 Matt Hubbard, P (2nd team) ...... 2012 Albert Wilson, WR-KR ...... Nov. 5, 2012 Donald Russell, RB (3rd team) ...... 2012 ULRICK CAA Special Teams Player of the Week JOHNJOHN CFPA National Kick off Returner of the Week ALL-SBC

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ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Capital One / CoSIDA Michael Hall, LB (1st team) ...... 2011 Kalan Jenkins, DL (1st team) ...... 2011 Michael Davis, OL (1st team) ...... 2012 Mark Hogan, LB (1st team) ...... 2012

FCS ADA ACADEMIC ALL-STAR Kalan Jenkins, DL ...... 2011 Michael Davis, OL ...... 2012

CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Nate Anthony, DB ...... 2012 NFL DRAFT Michael Davis, OL ...... 2012 Christo Bilukidi, DL ...... 2012 Akeen Felder, LB ...... 2012 Oakland Raiders ...... 6th (189) Mark Hogan, LB ...... 2012 Ulrick John, OL ...... 2014 Davis Knowles, LB ...... 2012 Indianapolis Colts ...... 7th (232) Sean Jeppesen, TE ...... 2012 Arington Jordan, DB ...... 2012 Darren McCray, WR ...... 2012 NFL FREE AGENT SIGNEES David Miller, P-PK ...... 2012 Jake Muasau, LB ...... 2012 Nathaniel Minor, WR ...... 2012 New York Giants Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE ...... 2012 Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE ...... 2013 Kail Singleton, DB ...... 2012 Washington Redskins Malcolm Smith, RB ...... 2012 Donald Russell, RB ...... 2013 Marcus Stetzer, DL ...... 2012 Atlanta Falcons Bryan Williams, LB ...... 2012 KALAN Albert Wilson, WR ...... 2014 Cade Yates, OL ...... 2012 JENKINSENKIN Kansas City Chiefs CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Nate Anthony, DB ...... 2012 NFL CHRONOLOGY Michael Davis, OL ...... 2012 Christo Bilukidi, DL Oakland Raiders * ...... 2012-13 Cincinnati Bengals *...... 2013-14 Jake Muasau, LB New York Giants ...... 2012-13 Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE Washington Redskins ...... 2013 ...... 2013-14 Cleveland Browns ...... 2014 Donald Russell, RB Atlanta Falcons ...... 2013 Albert Wilson, WR Kansas City Chiefs ...... 2014

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2014 Georgia State Football // 109 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2010 • 6-5 Head Coach: Bill Curry Inaugural Season (Unclassifi ed) ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Shorter (Thur.) hW 41-7 30,237 35-212-3 154 14-19-2-0 54-366 53-206-1 57 11-15-0-0 64-263 S. 11 Lambuth hL 14-23 12,647 17-91-1 92 8-18-1-4 35-183 50-184-2 126 19-26-0-1 76-310 S. 18 [6/5] Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 27-34 16,128 22-112-3 227 25-40-0-1 62-339 39-167-3 283 24-43-1-0 71-450 S. 25 at Campbell aW 34-21 3,021 26-117-0 163 16-23-2-0 49-280 54-257-2 84 9-18-1-1 72-341 O. 2 Morehead State TV2 hW 37-10 15,264 40-152-1 289 22-33-4-2 73-441 21-50-0 230 27-44-1-2 65-280 O. 9 Savannah State hW 55-21 14,908 40-232-3 201 19-29-4-0 69-433 44-154-2 109 13-19-1-2 63-263 O. 16 N.C. Central (HC) (ot) hW 20-17 13,378 35-112-1 205 16-29-1-0 64-317 43-175-1 154 11-23-1-3 66-329 O. 23 at Old Dominion TV2 aL 20-34 19,782 23-58-1 419 33-55-1-0 78-477 43-229-3 152 22-38-1-0 81-381 O. 30 at South Alabama aL 34-39 23,446 19-46-3 234 21-35-2-2 54-280 49-293-1 181 12-24-3-0 73-474 N. 6 Lamar hW 23-17 14,689 27-133-0 189 22-36-2-1 63-322 29-84-0 273 29-36-1-1 65-357 N. 18 at [10/12] Alabama (Thur.) TV3 aL 7-63 101,621 32-91-0 74 5-17-0-4 49-165 45-262-4 216 19-22-3-0 67-478 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Comcast Digital; TV3-ESPNU; National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches for FCS; AP/USA Today Coaches for FBS.

2011 • 3-8 Head Coach: Bill Curry Division I FCS Independent ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Clark Atlanta (Fri.) hW 41-7 26,273 37-146-2 196 13-18-3-0 55-342 38-140-0 107 10-17-1-2 55-247 S. 10 Old Dominion TV1 hL 17-40 11,701 35-85-2 206 16-44-0-3 79-291 54-282-3 126 13-21-1-0 75-408 S. 17 at [16/17] Jacksonville State TV1 aL 21-37 17,618 28-116-2 209 17-30-1-1 58-325 58-246-3 155 9-11-1-0 69-401 S. 24 at Houston TV1 aL 0-56 32,005 35-108-0 133 12-27-0-1 62-241 39-171-5 561 40-50-3-0 89-732 O. 18 Murray State hL 24-48 10,963 34-86-2 281 19-44-1-2 78-367 31-138-3 321 35-46-4-2 77-459 O. 15 at South Carolina State aL 13-23 11,517 45-244-1 76 6-20-0-3 65-320 47-155-2 213 16-30-0-0 77-368 O. 22 South Alabama (HC) (2ot) hW 27-20 14,086 43-220-1 209 12-15-2-0 58-429 50-178-0 145 14-30-2-4 80-323 O. 29 at UTSA TV2 (ot) aL 14-17 25,977 44-164-1 91 6-15-1-0 59-255 35-108-1 189 17-34-0-1 69-297 N. 5 St. Francis (Ill.) (ot) hL 27-30 11,565 32-158-1 197 14-24-2-1 56-355 42-258-1 217 21-33-2-1 75-475 N. 12 at West Alabama aL 23-30 6,253 31-219-2 228 19-37-1-2 68-447 54-222-2 166 15-21-1-2 75-388 N. 19 Campbell hW 42-35 11,125 50-301-2 213 13-22-4-1 72-514 30-88-4 250 21-32-1-1 62-338 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- . National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

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110 // #PantherFamily YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2012 • 1-10, 1-7 CAA Head Coach: Bill Curry Division I FCS / First Year of FBS Transition ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 South Carolina State (Thur.) TV1 hL 6-33 18,921 30-99-0 130 14-28-0-1 58-229 49-188-0 300 19-29-3-2 78-488 S. 8 at Tennessee TV2 aL 13-51 87,821 41-87-1 176 18-41-0-1 82-263 43-184-3 374 22-28-4-1 71-558 S. 15 UTSA hL 14-38 11,496 23-86-0 221 11-25-2-3 48-307 54-225-3 217 18-25-2-0 79-442 S. 22 Richmond hL 14-35 9,476 36-159-1 231 23-37-1-3 73-390 39-144-4 254 21-32-1-0 71-398 S. 29 at William & Mary TV1 aL 3-35 11,125 35-92-0 157 13-26-0-4 61-249 57-312-5 101 8-13-0-0 70-413 O. 6 [14/17] New Hampshire hL 21-44 9,531 30-56-0 243 13-29-3-3 59-299 42-332-2 292 21-41-4-1 83-624 O. 13 at Rhode Island aW 41-7 6,013 34-274-3 217 15-27-2-0 61-491 31-104-0 184 17-35-1-1 66-288 O. 20 [24/rv] Villanova (HC) hL 24-49 12,136 29-79-1 230 23-41-2-2 70-309 53-343-2 127 11-15-3-1 68-470 O. 27 at [9/10] James Madison aL 21-28 22,813 38-173-1 175 23-38-2-0 76-348 42-221-2 119 11-23-1-1 65-340 N. 3 [5/5] Old Dominion hL 27-53 12,293 31-52-2 303 17-38-1-2 69-355 47-205-4 351 28-42-3-3 89-556 N. 10 at Maine TV3 aL 7-51 2,979 33-59-0 154 12-30-1-4 63-213 48-332-2 262 11-17-4-0 65-594 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2-ESPN3/PPV; TV3-WABI, Bangor, Me. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

2013 • 0-12, 0-7 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS / Second Year of FBS Transition ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 Samford (Fri.) TV1 hL 21-31 17,606 25-72-0 391 28-51-3-2 76-463 36-105-1 193 19-31-1-1 67-298 S. 7 Chattanooga TV1 hL 14-42 14,952 17-30-0 273 17-35-2-0 52-303 60-401-2 108 11-15-2-0 75-509 S. 14 at West Virginia TV2 aL 7-41 57,440 33-136-1 84 8-18-0-0 51-220 42-245-2 359 25-41-3-1 83-604 S. 21 Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 26-32 15,425 42-150-0 250 16-42-2-1 84-400 44-122-4 339 18-32-0-0 76-461 O. 5 at [1/1] Alabama TV3 aL 3-45 101,254 22-15-0 160 12-22-0-0 44-175 30-181-1 296 29-34-5-0 64-477 O. 12 Troy TV4 hL 28-35 17,732 26-52-0 370 22-50-4-1 76-422 59-249-2 385 25-43-3-2 102-634 O. 19 at Texas State TV4 aL 17-24 15,684 35-160-1 208 20-36-1-1 71-368 42-296-3 47 5-12-0-1 54-343 O. 26 at UL Monroe TV1 aL 10-38 11,357 33-136-0 108 12-31-0-3 64-244 37-224-1 309 33-44-4-0 81-533 N. 2 Western Kentucky TV4 hL 28-44 15,212 27-85-2 325 26-41-2-2 68-410 46-203-4 241 18-29-2-1 75-444 N. 16 UL Lafayette TV1 hL 21-35 14,415 39-183-1 298 26-44-2-1 83-481 46-248-1 234 10-16-4-0 62-482 N. 23 at Arkansas State TV1 aL 33-35 18,512 40-184-2 248 14-26-2-0 66-432 45-138-1 152 14-19-2-0 64-290 N. 30 South Alabama TV1 hL 17-38 13,697 25-24-2 321 17-34-0-1 59-345 54-242-4 280 19-30-1-0 84-522 Television Legend: TV1-ESPN3; TV2-ROOT Sports; TV3-SEC TV; TV4-Sun Belt Network/CSS; National rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches.

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2014 Georgia State Football // 111 LETTERWINNERS

Anthony, Nate ...... 2010-11-12-13 Little, Drew ...... 2010-11 Agnew, Theo ...... 2012-13 Lockley, Joe ...... 2012 Batiste, Tarris ...... 2013 Lupo, Brandon ...... 2010 Barnes, Fred ...... 2010 Lutz, Wil ...... 2012-13 Bell, Ronnie ...... 2012-13 Mallory, Qwontez ...... 2011 Benvenuto, Christian ...... 2011 Martin, Ronald ...... 2012-13 Bilukidi, Christo ...... 2010-11 Matthews, Demarius ...... 2010-11-12-13 Blair Lynquez ...... 2012-13 May, Jamaal ...... 2011 Bostic, Evan ...... 2010-11 McClendon, Brent...... 2010-11-12-13 Burkhalter, Sam ...... 2010 McCray, Darren ...... 2010-11-12-13 Carter, Bo ...... 2010-11-12 McKay, Allen ...... 2010-11-12-13 Chahoy, Brad ...... 2010 McLane, Ben ...... 2012-13 Cheatham, Kam ...... 2012 McQueen, Scotty ...... 2010-11-12-13 Cheridor, Mackendy ...... 2013 Miller, David ...... 2012-13 Clottey, Harrison ...... 2010-11-12 Minor Nathaniel ...... 2011-12 Dallas, Kight ...... 2013 Moody, Dexter ...... 2011 Davis, Hubert ...... 2010 Moon, Cole ...... 2010 MARKMARK Davis, Michael ...... 2011-12 Morris, Myles ...... 2013 HOGAN Davis, Ramell ...... 2011-12-13 Muasau, Jake ...... 2010-11 Davis, Robert ...... 2013 Muasau, Louie ...... 2010 GSU’sGGSU’U s fi rsrstt Donovan, Michael ...... 2010 Neal, Kyler...... 2013 sscscholarshipchoh larshiip Dowling, Robert ...... 2013 Nesmith, Nick ...... 2013 fofootballottbballl Ehasz, Matt ...... 2011-12 Ogbuehi, Emmanuel ...... 2010-11-12 plplayer.ayere . Ennis, Trey ...... 2010 Opanubi, Olufemi ...... 2010-11 Ervin, Isaiah ...... 2011 Paxton, Nate ...... 2013 Evans, Travis ...... 2010-11-12-13 Pearson, Drew ...... 2011-12 Fears, Jocquez ...... 2010-11 Peary, Dion ...... 2010 Felder, Akeen ...... 2010-11-12 Peterson, Joseph ...... 2012-13 COACHING STAFF Ferguson, Robert ...... 2010-11-12-13 Portee, A.J...... 2011 Bond, John, 2010-12 (Off ensive Coordinator) Garcia, Max ...... 2010 Ransby, Jamal...... 2010-11-12-13 Colbert, Keary, 2013 (Wide Receivers) Gilbert, Joseph ...... 2010-11 Robinson, Jamal ...... 2011-12-13 Curry, Bill, 2010-12 (Head Coach) Gorringe, Garrett ...... 2013 Rucker, Keith ...... 2013 Etheridge, Harold, 2013-present (Assistant Gunn, D’Mario...... 2011-12 Russell, Donald ...... 2011-12 Hall, Michael ...... 2010-11 Sauls, Jon Marshall ...... 2010 Head Coach/Off ensive Line) Hampton, Gabe ...... 2010-12 Schlechter, Bo ...... 2010-11 French, Jason, 2010-12 (Outside Linebackers) Haynes, Sidney ...... 2010 Scott, C.J...... 2013 Hamilton, Joe, 2011-12 (Running Backs) Hill, Kelton ...... 2010-11-12-13 Shorter, Demetrious ...... 2010 Harmon, Craig, 2010-12 (Tight Ends) Hill, Trent ...... 2013 Singleton, Kail ...... 2010-11-12-13 Huard, Luke, 2013-present (Quarterbacks) Hogan, Mark ...... 2010-11-12 Skelton, Demazio...... 2011-12 Jackson, Shannon, 2013-present (Defensive Hopson, Carnell ...... 2013 Smith, Alex ...... 2011-12 Line) Howard, Isaiah ...... 2010 Smith, Malcolm ...... 2010-11-12 Jagodzinski, Jeff , 2013-present (Off ensive Hubbard, Matt ...... 2011-12-13 Spencer, Jameel ...... 2013 Coordinator) Hughes, Justin ...... 2010 Stephens, C.J...... 2011-12 Huey, David...... 2012 Stetzer, Marcus ...... 2012 Lappano, Tim, 2014-present (Wide Receivers) Ibarrondo, Cliff ...... 2011 Stewart, Rashad ...... 2012-13 Lough, Brock, 2014-present (Running Backs) Jackson, Star ...... 2011 Strickland, Tanner ...... 2013 Midget, Anthony, 2010-11 (Secondary/Special Jacoby, Ben ...... 2010-11 Teknipp, Bill ...... 2013 Teams); 2012 (Defensive Coordinator) Jean-Bart, Jonathan ...... 2013 Thompson, Kevin ...... 2011 Miles, Trent, 2013-present (Head Coach) Jenkins, Kalan ...... 2010-11 Truitt, Robert ...... 2011 Minter, Jesse, 2013-present (Defensive Jeppesen, Sean...... 2012-13 Vinson, Mitchell ...... 2012 Coordinator) John, Ulrick ...... 2010-11-12-13 Watson, Rosevelt ...... 2010-11-12 Perry, Todd, 2010 (Running Backs) Jones, Brandon ...... 2010-11 Wilder, Rendell ...... 2011-23 Pugh, George, 2010-12 (Asst. Head Coach/ Jones, Tevin ...... 2013 Wiley, Austen ...... 2010 Jordan, Arington ...... 2012-13 Williams, Arthur ...... 2010-11 Recruiting Coord./Wide Receivers) Kaplan, A.J...... 2013 Williams, Danny ...... 2010-11-12-13 Volker, P.J., 2013-present (Linebackers/ Karriem, Khiry ...... 2010-11 Wilson, Albert ...... 2010-11-12-13 Recruiting Coordinator) Kelly, John ...... 2012-13 Woodard, Terrance ...... 2010-11-12-13 Riddle, Mike, 2010-12 (Off ensive Line) King, Grant ...... 2010-11-12-13 Woods, Bailey ...... 2010-11 Thomas, Ricky, 2012 (Defensive Ends) King, Melvin ...... 2012-13 Wyatt, Blake ...... 2010-11-12 Thompson, John, 2010-11 (Assistant Head Kirkland, Ladeven ...... 2010-11 Wynn, Tim...... 2010-12-13 Coach/Defensive Coordinator) Knowles, Davis ...... 2011-12 Vance, Iain ...... 2010 Tiller, Tony, 2013 (Running Backs) Lawrence, Jalen ...... 2013 Yandell, Clyde...... 2010-11 Ward, Chris, 2010-12 (Defensive Line) Lawrence, Shawayne ...... 2013 Yates, Cade ...... 2012-13 Lee, Parris...... 2010-11-12-13 Young, LaDarion ...... 2013 Williams, J.D., 2013-present (Secondary/ Special Teams)

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