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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 PRESENTED BY BENEFITTING THE THE LEGACY OF JOHN FRANKLIN BROYLES Frank Broyles always said he lived a “charmed life,” and it was true. He leaves behind a multitude of legacies certain never to be replicated. Whether it was his unparalleled career in college athletics as an athlete, coach, athletic administrator and broadcaster, or his Broyles, SEC 1944 Player of the Year, handled all the passing (left) and punting (right) from his tailback spot playing for Georgia Tech under legendary Coach tireless work in the fourth quarter of his life Bobby Dodd as an Alzheimer’s advocate, his passion was always the catalyst for changing the world around him for the better, delivered with a smooth Southern drawl. He felt he was blessed to work for more than 55 years in the only job he ever wanted, first as head football coach and then as athletic director at the University of Arkansas. An optimist and a visionary who looked at life with an attitude of gratitude, Broyles lived life Broyles provided color Frank and Barbara Broyles beam with their commentary for ABC’s coverage of to the fullest for 92 years. four sons and newborn twin daughters college football in the 1970’s Coach Broyles’ legacy lives on through the countless lives he impacted on and off the field, through the Broyles Foundation and their efforts to support Alzheimer’s caregivers at no cost, and through the Broyles Award nominees, finalists, and winners that continue Broyles and Darrell Royal meet at to impact the world of college athletics and midfield after the 1969 #1 Texas vs. -
2020 Awards and Honors
2020 AWARDS AND HONORS HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY NO. 16 QB TREVOR LAWRENCE NO. 29 PK B.T. POTTER • Paul “Bear” Bryant Award Finalist • Heisman Trophy Finalist • Lou Groza Award Semifinalist • Eddie Robinson Award Finalist • Maxwell Award Finalist • All-ACC Academic Team • George Munger Award Semifinalist • Manning Award Finalist • Davey O’Brien Award Finalist NO. 31 CB MARIO GOODRICH NO. 1 CB DERION KENDRICK • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist • ACC Defensive Back of the Week (vs. Pitt) • First-Team All-ACC • Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Finalist • Thorpe Award Player of the Week Honorable Mention • First-Team All-ACC (Associated Press) • Lombardi Award Finalist (vs. Pitt) • First-Team All-ACC (PFF) • Bobby Bowden Trophy • PFF Team of the Week (vs. Miami) • Allstate AFCA Good Works Team NO. 47 LB JAMES SKALSKI • First-Team All-American (FWAA) • Second-Team All-ACC NO. 2 WR FRANK LADSON JR. • First-Team All-American (Rivals) • Second-Team All-ACC (PFF) • PFF Team of the Week (vs. The Citadel) • Second-Team All-American (AFCA) • Second-Team All-American (The Athletic) NO. 48 P WILL SPIERS NO. 3 WR AMARI RODGERS • Third-Team All-American (Associated Press) • Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist • Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist • ACC Player of the Year • All-ACC Academic Team • First-Team All-ACC • ACC Offensive Player of the Year • ACC Specialist of the Week (vs. Syracuse) • First-Team All-ACC (Associated Press) • ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Associated Press) • Ray Guy Award Ray’s 4 Selection (vs. The Citadel) • First-Team All-ACC (PFF) • First-Team All-ACC • ACC Receiver of the Week (at Georgia Tech) • First-Team All-ACC (Associated Press) NO. -
2016 FCS Digital.Pdf
1 2 WELCOME TABLE OF CONTENTS Passion. Precision. Velocity. A few months ago, STATS tweaked its logo Page and added a tagline. It consisted of just three words, meant to simply Welcoming Letters 4-5 reflect our love of sport, the detail we embed into our products and FCS Awards Finalists 7 the momentum of our creative process. Such a motto could easily be Jeremiah Briscoe – Walter Payton Award Finalist 8 transferred to the FCS. The ingredients for team success are rooted in Gage Gubrud – Walter Payton Award Finalist 10 a passion for the game; precision shows itself in every play as 11 work Cooper Kupp – Walter Payton Award Finalist 12 as one; and velocity can be found as easily in a quarterback’s strike as a linebacker’s hit. In the summer of 2015, STATS took on a significant Dylan Cole – Buck Buchanan Award Finalist 14 initiative to shine a light on the subdivision’s best and brightest, and, P.J. Hall – Buck Buchanan Award Finalist 16 with over 2.5 million page views over the past year on www.fcs.football, Karter Schult – Buck Buchanan Award Finalist 18 it’s safe to say we’ve found an audience. Of course, tonight also marks A.J. Hines – Jerry Rice Award Recipient 20 a noteworthy milestone in FCS history. Thirty seasons ago, Colgate’s Tyler Swafford – Doris Robinson Award Recipient 22 Kenny Gamble walked away with the first Walter Payton Award, given to K.C. Keeler – Eddie Robinson Award Recipient 24 the FCS’ top player, and Holy Cross’ Mark Duffner took home the initial Eddie Robinson Award, handed out to its top coach. -
2018 SUGAR BOWL FACT SHEET CLEMSON TIGERS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE VERSUS 2017 Record 12-1 (7-1 ACC) 2017 Record 11-1 (7-1 SEC) Rankings No
2018 SUGAR BOWL FACT SHEET CLEMSON TIGERS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE VERSUS 2017 Record 12-1 (7-1 ACC) 2017 Record 11-1 (7-1 SEC) Rankings No. 1 CFP, No. 1 AP, No. 1 USA Today Ranking No. 4 CFP, No. 4 AP, No. 4 USA Today Location Clemson, S.C. Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia Colors Crimson & White Enrollment 24,387 Enrollment 38,563 Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Head Coach Nick Saban (Kent State ‘73) Overall Record at Clemson (seasons) 101-29 (10th) Overall Record at Alabama (seasons) 125-20 (11th) Home Record at Clemson 59-7 Bowl Record at Alabama 8-4 Away/Neutral Record at Clemson 42-22 Career Overall Record (seasons) 216-62-1 (22nd) Bowl Record at Clemson 7-4 Career Record vs. Clemson 2-1 ACC Regular-Season Record 61-16 Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll Career Overall Record (seasons) 101-29 (10th) Defensive Coordinator Jeremy Pruitt Career Record vs. Alabama 1-1 Athletic Communications Contact Josh Maxson Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Cell Phone 205-242-5917 Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Email [email protected] Athletic Website ClemsonTigers.com Athletic Website RollTide.com ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FBS STAT RANKING COMPARISON Primary Football Contact Tim Bourret (Notre Dame ‘77) CLEMSON VS. ALABAMA Category Clemson Alabama Cell Phone 864-356-3791 Winning Percentage 92.3 (T-2) 91.7 (6) Email [email protected] MONDAY • JAN. 1, 2018 Scoring Offense 35.4 (21) 39.1 (12) Secondary Football Contact Brian Hennessy (Clemson ‘98) 8:45 p.m. EST Scoring Defense 12.8 (2) 11.5 (1) Cell Phone 864-986-9046 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,500) Total Offense 448.1 (31) 465.4 (20) Email [email protected] New Orleans, La. -
2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Unveiled
July 13, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Richardson [email protected] 214-870-6516 2017 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED DALLAS (FWAA) — The 2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List boasts 103 defensive standouts from all 10 Division I FBS conferences, including four returning players from last season’s Football Writers Association of America All-America team. Christian Wilkins, a defensive tackle for defending national champion Clemson, and Florida State defensive back Tavarus McFadden are the only 2016 FWAA first-teamers on the list. Two other 2016 second-teamers – Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver and Virginia linebacker Micah Kiser – are included along with NIU defensive back Shawun Lurry, a 2015 First-Team FWAA All-America player. The Atlantic Coast Conference led all conferences with 20 players on the watch list, followed by the Big Ten (16), SEC (14), Pac-12 (13), Big 12 (11), American Athletic (10), Sun Belt (6), Mountain West (5), Independents (3), Mid-American (3) and Conference USA (2). The list includes 30 defensive backs, 29 linebackers, 25 defensive ends and 19 defensive tackles, all vying for the award representing college football’s best defensive player. Players may be added or removed from the watch list during the course of the season. As in previous seasons, the FWAA will announce a National Defensive Player of the Week each Tuesday throughout the season. If not already on the watch list, each week’s honored player will be added at that time. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Thurs., Nov. -
DANNY ROCCO Head Coach
DANNY ROCCO Head Coach under Rocco, while averaging 14,190 fans per game in a venue which seats 12,000. just three seasons at the helm of Lib- However, the pinnacle of the season came in a fashion erty’s football program, head coach only fitting for its author. Rocco’s seasoned-veteran Danny Rocco has accomplished more squad capped off a memorable year by posting a 31-0 Inthan some of his peers tally on their coaching record over shutout over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 17, 2007. The victory decades of service. gave Liberty its first-ever Big South title in football, com- Rocco took over a program that was 1-10 when he pleting a “Good2Great” season. was announced as the program’s seventh head coach on Not satisfied with just climbing to the top of the Big Dec. 2, 2005. In just a trio of seasons, Rocco has not only South’s standings, Rocco led a change to put the name of changed the perception of his players, but also the Uni- Liberty Football on a national level in 2008. versity’s student body and administration, the community The Flames won their first six games of the year, giv- ROCCO’S COACHING EXPERIENCE of Central Virginia and the national FCS scene. ing them the nation’s longest FCS winning streak midway 2005-Present Liberty (head coach) During his first year, Rocco posted a five-win improve- through the year at 11 games dating back to the previ- 2003-05 Virginia ment over the previous season (1-10 in 2005 and 6-5 in ous year, with half of those wins in 2008 carrying note- (associate head coach/linebackers) 2006), earning him Big South Coach of the Year honors, worthy accomplishments. -
2015 Doak Walker Award Semifinalists Announced
Contact: Jeff Lockhart (214) 768-4314 [email protected] For Immediate Release November 18, 2015 2015 Doak Walker Award Semifinalists Announced DALLAS, TEXAS – The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced today 11 semifinalists for the 2015 Doak Walker Award. The semifinalists (in alphabetical order) are: Devontae Booker (Sr.) Utah Derrick Henry (Jr.) Alabama Alex Collins (Jr.) Arkansas Brian Hill (So.) Wyoming Dalvin Cook (So.) Florida State Shock Linwood (Jr.) Baylor Ezekiel Elliott (Jr.) Ohio State Christian McCaffrey (So.) Stanford Leonard Fournette (So.) LSU C.J. Prosise (Sr.) Notre Dame Royce Freeman (So.) Oregon Members of the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee will cast their votes to determine the 2015 finalists. Three finalists for the award will be named Tuesday, November 24. The Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee will cast a second vote, which will determine the 2015 recipient. The 2015 Doak Walker Award recipient will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 10, on ESPN. The Award is named after three-time SMU All-America running back and 1948 Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker. Walker, who also punted, returned kicks and kicked extra points, led the Mustangs to two Southwest Conference Championships. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions and led the league in scoring his rookie year. During his six years with the Lions, he led the team to two NFL championships and was chosen All-Pro four times. Walker is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. The 2015 recipient will be the 26th in the history of the award. -
Uofm Football's Quindell Johnson Named to Paycom Jim Thorpe
July 30-August 6, 2021 The Mid-South Tribune Page 5 Sports Sports & Entertainment Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Niagara Cares partner to McIlroy, Morikawa and promote STEM in two Marshall County, Mississippi schools Thomas commit to WGC- The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Cares and the Ripken Founda- FedEx St. Jude Invitational and Niagara Cares are partnering tion, aimed at improving com- on their first initiatives in 2021, munity spaces and encouraging from sports page 1 July 27-30, that will impact four people to make healthy choices. Marshall County schools. Two of third consecutive appearance at and PGA Championship before the schools hosted events around According to its website: The TPC Southwind. age 25. Now up to No. 3 in the the donations. Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation helps 2019 FedExCup champion world, Morikawa previously se- to strengthen America’s most un- This event is part of an ongo- McIlroy qualified for the WGC- cured his second trip to the derserved and distressed com- FedEx St. Jude Invitational with WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invita- ing partnership between Ni- munities by supporting and his one-stroke victory over Abra- tional (2020/T20) via his victory agara Cares and the Ripken advocating for children, building ham Ancer at the Wells Fargo at the WGC-Workday Cham- Foundation, aimed at improv- Youth Development Parks, part- Championship in May for his pionship at Concession in Feb- ing community spaces and nering with law enforcement and 19th career TOUR victory and ruary. The two wins this season encouraging people to make youth service agencies, and ad- first in more than a year (2019 along with six other top-10 fin- dressing community needs WGC-HSBC Champions). -
Lsu-Clemson Lineups
13/B3/LSU MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 AMERICAN PRESS B3 CFP Championship Game LSU vs. Clemson • 7 p.m. • ESPN • New Orleans TV VIEWING OPTIONS “If they can close this off on Monday night, this is a “The dynamic (LSU) offense is what sets it apart. I’m not historical year for them. But any time you can throw LSU sure either Kirk or I have seen an offense this explosive in and their fan base up into the top five in the country, and all our years of covering college football, and I think that’s in this case, at the top of the country, I think it creates a lot a dimension that LSU teams haven’t had in the past.” of buzz and definitely creates a lot of excitement. Chris Fowler, ESPN play-by-play Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN analyst Fans will have several options beyond the standard sentation, which includes up to four different vantage fare about how to watch the LSU-Clemson national points at any one time, with statistics and real-time SEASON RESULTS championship game. ESPN will offer these choices: drive charts. LSU (14-0) Clemson (14-0) Aug. 31 Georgia Southern W, 55-3 Aug. 29 Georgia Tech . W, 52-14 ESPN — The main broadcast. ESPN GOAL LINE — Catch-all viewing option, as Sept. 7 at Texas. W, 45-38 Sep. 7 Texas A&M. W, 24-10 Sept. 14 Northwestern St. W, 65-14 Sep. 14 at Syracuse . W, 41-6 ESPN’s main telecast will be surrounded by real-time ESPN2 (Field Pass) —Broadcasters Adam Amin and statistics, analytics, social media commentary and Sept. -
Kevin Steele, Defensive Coordinator BAYLOR
Contact: David Bazzel Executive Director, Broyles Award (501) 258-8315 Carson Horn PR Manager, The Communications Group [email protected] (501) 515-0849 For Immediate Release BROYLES AWARD ANNOUNCES SEMI-FINALISTS Selection Committee Narrows List to 15 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. [November 20, 2019] – The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation is pleased to announce the 15 semi-finalists for the 2019 Broyles Award. The 15 semi-finalists are: AUBURN – Kevin Steele, Defensive Coordinator BAYLOR – Phil Snow, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties CLEMSON – Jeff Scott, Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR GEORGIA – Dan Lanning, Defensive Coordinator/Outside LBs INDIANA – Kalen DeBoer, Offensive Coordinator/QB LSU – Joe Brady, Passing Game Coordinator/WR MICHIGAN – Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator MINNESOTA – Kirk Ciarrocca, Offensive Coordinator/QB NAVY – Brian Newberry, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties OHIO STATE – Jeff Hafley, Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary OKLAHOMA – Alex Grinch, Defensive Coordinator/ Safeties OREGON – Andy Avalos, Defensive Coordinator SMU – Rhett Lashlee, Offensive Coordinator/QB WISCONSIN – Jim Leonhard, Defensive Coordinator UTAH – Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties From the list of 15, five finalists will be selected and invited to travel to Little Rock, Ark. where the 2019 Broyles Award winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 10th at the Marriott Hotel. The winner of the 2018 Broyles Award was Mike Locksley, Offensive Coordinator at Alabama. Winners from the past five seasons are not eligible for the 2019 Broyles Award. For a list of all previous winners and finalists, visit the Broyles Award website. Proceeds from the 2019 Broyles Award support the mission of the Broyles Foundation; to provide a game plan through education, support, and resources to Alzheimer's caregivers. -
2012 Rebel Football Game Notes
3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 6 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 21 BOWL WINS | 33 BOWL APPEARANCES | 626 ALL-TIME VICTORIES 22012012 RREBELEBEL FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations | PO Box 217 | University, MS 38677 | 662-915-7522 Web: OleMissSports.com, OleMissFB.com | Facebook: Facebook.com/OleMissSports, Facebook.com/OleMissFootball Twitter: @OleMissNow, @OleMissFB, @RebelGameday, @CoachHughFreeze 54 FIRST-TEAM ALL AMERICANS | 19 NFL FIRST ROUND PICKS | 279 PRO DRAFT SELECTIONS | 216 TELEVISION APPEARANCES Date: Nov. 24, 2012 RANKINGS Time: 6 p.m. CT Ole Miss . BCS-NR/AP-NR/Coaches-NR Location: Oxford, Miss. Mississippi State . .BCS-NR/AP-t25/Coaches-24 Venue: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Capacity: 60,580 TV (ESPNU) Surface: FieldTurf Clay Matvick . Play-by-Play Series: Ole Miss leads 60-42-6 Matt Stinchcomb . Analyst Allison Williams . Sideline In Oxford: Ole Miss leads 21-11-3 Mississippi State In Egg Bowl: Ole Miss leads 54-25-5 Ole Miss RADIO (OLE MISS NETWORK) BULLDOGS Satellite Radio: Sirius 94, XM 198 REBELS David Kellum . Play-by-Play Live Stats: OleMissSports.com Harry Harrison . Analyst (8-3, 4-3 SEC) Live Blog: OleMissSports.com (5-6, 2-5 SEC) Stan Sandroni . Sideline/Locker Room Twitter Updates: @OleMissFB Head Coach: Dan Mullen Head Coach: Hugh Freeze Brett Norsworthy . Pre- & Post-Game Host Career: 29-20/4th Career: 35-13/4th Richard Cross . Pre- & Post-Game Host At MSU: 29-20/4th At UM: 5-6/1st Web: OleMissSports.com RebelVision (subscription) OLE MISS COACHING STAFF WHAT TO WATCH FOR... On the field: Hugh Freeze . Head Coach • With five wins, the Rebels need one more to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2009. -
Weekly Game Notes – ACC Championship
ACC CHAMPIONSHIP #2/2/2 NOTRE DAME (10-0, 9-0 ACC) VS. #3/4/3 CLEMSON (9-1, 8-1 ACC) THE COACHES GAME INFORMATION Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent Saturday, December 19 Bank of America Stadium ND Brian Kelly 102-37 (11th year)ˆ 273-94-2 (30th year)ˆ 1-2 4 p.m. ET Charlotte, NC Fan capacity: 5,240 (Natural grass) CU Dabo Swinney 139-32 (12th year) 139-32 (12th year) 2-1 ABC Chris Fowler (play-by-play) ˆ -Includes 20 regular-season wins and two postseason appearances vacated under discretionary NCAA penalty Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Maria Taylor (sideline) Notre Dame Radio Network Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) BY THE NUMBERS SiriusXM (Channel 129) Ryan Harris (analyst) The winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history, QB Ian Book is 30-3 (.909) as a starter, 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM (South Bend) Jack Nolan (reporter) making him one of only two FBS quarterbacks to boast a .900 or above win rate (min. 20 .909 wins), even as Book ranks 11th overall in total QB career starts (33). His 30 wins rank third among all FBS quarterbacks. THE SERIES The Irish were ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll beginning November 8, their highest ranking Clemson leads, 2-3-0 Last meeting: Notre Dame 47, CU 40 (2OT) (11.7.20) 2 since 2012. Through the Brian Kelly era (11 seasons), the Irish have been ranked in the AP Top 10 at least one week in each of the last seven seasons, and eight of the last nine.