Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Football Weekly Football Game Notes Game Number 1 -- August 30, 2012
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2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Football Weekly Football Game Notes Game Number 1 -- August 30, 2012 New opponents, Tech and Hampton open 2012 season with high hopes Hampton Pirates (7-4 in 2011 / 5-3 MEAC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-4 in 2011 / 6-2 OVC) Tucker Stadium / Overall Field (16,500) Cookeville, Tenn. / 7 P.M. (CDT) KICKOFF The Tennessee Tech Golden Ea- Records in 2011: Tennessee Tech was 7-4 overall / 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) gles embark upon their 92nd season Hampton was 7-4 overall /5-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) of football Thursday night when they Last Week: Both teams were wrapping up preseason camp in preparation for tonight host the Hampton University Pirates, Series Record: First meeting between these two teams a team from the Mid-Eastern Athletic National Rankings: Tech has received votes in both The Sports Network and Coach’s poll Conference (MEAC). It will be Tech’s Hampton not receiving votes first contest against a MEAC oppo- Tech Radio: nent. Golden Eagle Sports Network (Roger Ealey, Buddy Pearson, Brandon Goodwin) The Golden Eagles are coming off Internet: www.Magic985.com for audio stream a 2011 season in which they claimed a Live Stats: www.TTUsports.com share of their 10th Ohio Valley Confer- Television: Live on WCTE TV ence championship, and their first in Web sites: 36 years. Hampton is also coming off a Tennessee Tech - www.TTUsports.com 7-4 season. Hampton - www.HamptonPirates.com The first of six home games in Social Media: TTU Sports (Facebook); @TTUGoldenEagles (Twitter) 2012, Thursday’s contest will be the Sports Information Contacts: first time in three years that coach Tennessee Tech: Rob Schabert (office 931-372-3088 / cell 931-267-1065) Watson Brown’s squad has played Hampton: Maurice Williams (office 757-727-5757 / cell 803-842-1279) its first game of the season at home, following road openers at Arkansas in 2010 and Iowa in 2011. Brown’s teams have won all five previous home-openers, posting wins over Cumberland in 2007, Gardner- Webb in 2008, Pikeville in 2009, Lane in 2010 and Maryville College in 2011. Hampton is picked for a fifth- Coach: Donovan Rose place finish in the MEAC behind Coach: Watson Brown Alma Mater: Vanderbilt, 1973 Alma Mater: Hampton, 1978 Norfolk, South Carolina State, Bet- Career Record: 119-182-1 (28th year) Career Record: 18-15 (4th year) hune-Cookman and Florida A&M. The TTU Record: 25-30 (6th year) Record at HU: 18-15 (4th year) Golden Eagles have been tabbed for fourth place in the OVC, following Tennessee Tech Sports Information Office Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State Eblen Center / Box 5057 and Murray State. Cookeville, TN 38505 Phone: (931) 372-3088 / Fax: (931) 372-6139 TTU Media Relations Web site: TTUsports.com Facebook: TTU sports FIRST TIME MEETING -- Thursday night’s berth. TTU lost just two games by a Twitter: @TTUGoldenEagles game will mark the first meeting be- combined three points to Football Cham- tween these two schools. pionship Subdivision (FCS) opponents in Assistant A.D. for Sports Information/ 2011 regular season. The seven victories Primary Football Contact Rob Schabert ([email protected]) BEEN A LONG TIME -- Tech clinched a overall were the most for the team since Office Phone: 931-372-3088 share of the OVC championship in 2011. It the 2001 season and the Golden Eagles Cell Phone: 931-267-1065 was the first time since 1975, a span of 36 had a winning record for just the third years. It was Tech’s 10th OVC title overall. time in the last decade. The Conference championship was the first for Brown, Assistant/Secondary Football Contact Brandon Goodwin ([email protected]) ALL-TIME OVC CHAMPIONS who is now in his 28th season as a Divi- Office Phone: 931-372-3883 1948 Murray State 1980 Western Kentucky sion I head coach (with previous stops at Cell Phone: 865-556-5474 1949 Evansville 1981 Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay, Cincinnati, Rice, Vanderbilt 1950 Murray State 1982 Eastern Kentucky and UAB). He was voted the OVC Coach 1951 Murray State 1983 Eastern Kentucky of the Year and finished 11th in vot- 1952 TENNESSEE TECH 1984 Eastern Kentucky ing for the Liberty Mutual National FCS FOLLOWING TECH Western Kentucky 1985 Middle Tennessee Coach of the Year. He was a finalist for the 1953 TENNESSEE TECH 1986 Murray State prestigious Eddie Robinson award, which Eastern Kentucky HOME GAMES ON TV: All six of Tech’s home 1954 Eastern Kentucky honors the national coach of the year in games will be televised LIVE by WCTE-TV in 1955 TENNESSEE TECH 1987 Youngstown 1956 Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky the FCS, and was the Tennessee Sports the mid-state and Metro Nashville region, Writer’s Association Coach of the Year. with Tim Scruggs and Sam Brooks calling the 1957 Middle Tennessee 1988 Eastern Kentucky action. 1958 TENNESSEE TECH 1989 Middle Tennessee Watson was the third different Golden Middle Tennessee 1990 Eastern Kentucky Eagle head coach to earn OVC Coach of VIDEO STREAMING: Ten of Tech’s 11 games 1959 TENNESSEE TECH Middle Tennessee the Year honors, joining Don Wade (who 1991 Eastern Kentucky will be streamed LIVE on the Internet via the Middle Tennessee won the honor in 1971, 1972 and 1975) 1992 Middle Tennessee new OVC Digital Network. Check the OVC 1960 TENNESSEE TECH 1993 Eastern Kentucky and Jim Ragland (who won the award in 1961 TENNESSEE TECH website (OVCsports.com) for details on how 1994 Eastern Kentucky 1992 and 1993). 1962 East Tennessee to view games. The service is free. 1995 Murray State Eastern Kentucky 1996 Murray State Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee RADIO BROADCASTS: Tennessee Tech 1997 Eastern Kentucky Morehead State OVC Coach of the Year Winners: football games are carried live on the Golden 1998 Tennessee State 1963 Western Kentucky 1971 Don Wade Eagle Sports Network, hosted by Cookeville 1999 Tennessee State 1964 Middle Tennessee 1972 Don Wade Communications. Magic 98.5 in Cookev- 2000 Western Kentucky 1965 Middle Tennessee 1975 Don Wade ille will serve as the network’s originating 2001 Eastern Illinois 1966 Morehead State station. Roger Ealey and Buddy Pearson 2002 Eastern Illinois 1992 Jim Ragland will call the action from the press box, with 1967 Eastern Kentucky Murray State 1993 Jim Ragland sideline reports from Brandon Goodwin. 1968 Eastern Kentucky 2003 Jacksonville State 2011 Watson Brown 1969 East Tennessee 2004 Jacksonville State ON THE INTERNET: The broadcasts of Tech 1970 Western Kentucky 2005 Eastern Illinois games can also be heard on the Internet. 1971 Western Kentucky 2006 Eastern Illinois FIRST AND 10 The broadcasts will be streamed on www. 1972 TENNESSEE TECH UT Martin Magic985.com. 1973 Western Kentucky 2007 Eastern Kentucky THE SENIOR CLASS — The 2012 senior 1974 Eastern Kentucky 2008 Eastern Kentucky class includes 19 players. Tech’s senior ON TWITTER -- Sign up to follow the Golden 1975 TENNESSEE TECH 2009 Eastern Illinois class includes Jordan Adams, Slade Ad- Eagles on Twitter, and join the conversation 1976 Eastern Kentucky 2010 Southeast Missouri 1977 Austin Peay ams, Michael Baker, Hunter Beedle, Zach each game by mentioning @TTUGold- 2011 TENNESSEE TECH Bush, Chris Dickerson, Marcus Edwards, enEagles in your tweets. The Golden Eagles’ 1978 Western Kentucky Jacksonville State Twitter feed includes exclusive, live updates, 1979 Murray State Eastern Kentucky Howard Griffin, Taylor Hennigan, Tre- photos and more as well as links to impor- maine Hudson, Will Johnson, Tre Lamb, Tommie McBride, Caleb Mitchell, Matt tant information. ABOUT WATSON - With his team picked Moran, Kedrick Towles, Adam Urbano, fifth in the OVC preseason poll last year, LaDarrius Verge and Zack Ziegler. Watson Brown led Tennessee Tech to the program’s 10th OVC Championship but ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT — Junior first since the 1975 season. TTU finished James Normand was named to the the season 7-4 overall, 6-2 in OVC play CoSIDA/Academic All-District team in and ranked No. 20 in the FCS Coaches 2011. He is an accounting major from Poll and No. 21 in the Sports Network Oak Ridge, Tenn. poll (the team’s first national ranking since the 2002 season). The team ascend- PRESEASON ALL-OVC -- Three Golden ed to as high as 15th in the polls during Eagles were named to the Preseason All- the year and earned the OVC’s automatic OVC team, all on defense. The preseason bid to the NCAA Division I Champion- honors went to senior linebacker Marcus ship, the program’s first-ever playoff Edwards, senior safety Will Johnson and KEEPING UP WITH WATSON Fans will have the chance to hear from sophomore safety Austin Tallant. Watson Brown on radio, television and MORE PRESEASON NODS -- Several PICKED FOURTH IN OVC -- The Golden webstream during the 2012 season, as Golden Eagle players received preseason Eagles are picked fourth in the preseason well as in-person at the Weekly Insider’s looks from various outlets in addition to Ohio Valley Conference coaches’ poll. The Lunch. Fans can participate by tweeting the preseason all-OVC picks. Linebacker Golden Eagles will host two of the teams questions to The Watson Brown Show. Marcus Edwards, quarterback Tre Lamb, ranked ahead of them during the 2012 defensive back Caleb Mitchell and wide campaign -- Eastern Kentucky and Jackson- Weekly on the TV and Radio: receiver Da’Rick Rogers were all named ville State. The Watson Brown Show presented by to College Football Performance Awards IWC Cash & Carry will be streamed live (CFPA) Preseason Watch Lists. Edwards each Monday at 6:30 p.m. on the OVC also received preseason All-America rec- Digital Network and via TTUsports.com. ognition from College Sporting News.