2017 JCSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION NEWSPAPER RADIO 1............................Table of Contents/Media Information Charlotte Observer WGNC AM 1450AM/100.1 FM 2..............................................Head Coach Kermit Blount 600 S. Tryon St. Scott Neisler 3.........................................................2017 Season Preview Charlotte, N.C. 28202 405 Neisler Dr. 704-358-5125 Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086 4.....................................................................2017 Schedule [email protected] 704-460-6049 5-9.............................................................2017 Opponents [email protected] 10..............................................................Preseason Roster Charlotte Post www.wgnc.net 11-14.............................................................2016 Statistics Herb White 15-24.....................................................2016 Game Recaps 1531 Camden Rd. 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Statesville, N.C. 28677 [email protected] 704-873-1451 Photography provided by Troy Hull, Jonathan Keitt, FOX 46 Charlotte Kings Mountain Herald Chuck Howard Kate Marcus, Joshua Nypaver, Larry Yizar, the JCSU 824 E. King St. #1 Archives and various unknown sources. 3501 Performance Rd. Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086 Charlotte, N.C. 28214 704-739-7497 704-398-0046 Additional material provided by the NFL, CFL, NCAA [email protected] and various online sources. Associated Press 704-334-4624 Spectrum News [email protected] Printing by JCSU Print Services. Mike Solarte 316 E. Morehead St. #100 Charlotte, N.C. 28202 704-973-5700 [email protected] [email protected] #STAMPEDE 1 HEAD COACH KERMIT BLOUNT Blount holds a B.S. in health and physical education from Winston-Salem State The Blount File University and later earned a Master’s degree from East Carolina University. Personal Born: May 16, 1958 A native of Richmond, Va., Blount is married to the former Ava Harris and has two children (April & Bryan) and one grandson (Micah). Hometown: Richmond, Va. Wife: Ava Children : April, Bryan Grandchildren: Micah Head Coach Kermit Blount’s Career Record Year School Conf. Overall Pct. Education 2016 JCSU 3-4 3-7 .300 High School: Armstrong H.S. (1976) 2015 JCSU 3-4 4-6 .400 Undergraduate: Winston-Salem St. (1980) 2014 Delaware St. 2-6 2-10 .167 Graduate: East Carolina (1983) 2013 Delaware St. 5-3 5-6 .455 2012 Delaware St. 5-3 6-5 .545 Playing Experience 2011 Delaware St. 1-7 3-8 .273 Armstrong HS (Quarterback, 1972-75) 2009 WSSU 0-0* 1-10 .091 Winston-Salem St. (Quarterback, 1976-1979) 2008 WSSU 0-0* 3-8 .273 2007 WSSU 0-0* 6-5 .545 Coaching Experience 2006 WSSU 0-0* 4-7 .364 1981-83 Off. Coordinator/QB Armstrong Kennedy HS 2005 WSSU 6-1 6-4 .600 1983-84 QB Coach East Carolina 2004 WSSU 4-3 4-6 .400 1984 QB/WRs Howard 2003 WSSU 5-2 7-3 .700 1985-89 Off. Coordinator, QB/WRs Howard 2002 WSSU 4-4 4-6 .400 1989-93 Off. Coordinator/QB/WRs S.C. State 2001 WSSU 5-2 8-3 .727 1993-2010 Head Coach Winston-Salem St. 2000 WSSU 6-1 9-3 .750 2011-2015 Head Coach Delaware St. 1999 WSSU 7-0 7-3 .700 2015-Pres. Head Coach JCSU 1998 WSSU 5-2 5-5 .500 Kermit Blount enters his third season at the helm of the JCSU football program. 1997 WSSU 4-3 6-4 .600 In his first season, he improved the JCSU win total from the 2014 season by putting together a solid defensive team. He guided JCSU to a 37-20 upset win over 1996 WSSU 2-5 4-7 .364 then Southern Division leading Fayetteville State. That win over the Broncos was 1995 WSSU 3-3-2 4-4-2 .500 the first of three straight wins for JCSU. All told, the Golden Bulls won three of 1994 WSSU 5-3 6-5 .545 their last four games of the 2015 campaign. 1993 WSSU 5-2-1 6-4-1 .591 Prior to coming to JCSU, he spent four seasons as the head coach at MEAC mem- * WSSU was not eligible for the MEAC title during their NCAA transition, 2006-09 ber Delaware State. While with the Hornets, Blount guided the DSU program to a 6-5 mark in 2012, including a 5-3 MEAC record. That season marked the most successful year since 2007 when Delaware State won the MEAC, finishing with a 10-2 record. In Blount’s third season with the Hornets in 2013, they also finished School Conf. Overall Pct with a 5-3 MEAC record. JCSU (2 yrs.) 6-8 7-13 .350 Prior to his appointment at Delaware State, Blount served as head coach at Delaware St. (4 yrs.) 13-19 16-29 .356 Winston-Salem State. While at WSSU, Blount notched a career record of 91-87-3, leading the Rams to an 8-2 record in his final season at the helm in 2009. He guid- WSSU (17 yrs.) 61-31-2 90-87-3 .508 ed the Rams to two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships Career (23 yrs.) 80-58-2 113-129-3 .474 and a total of three CIAA Championship game appearances. He also led the Rams to two Pioneer Bowl appearances, winning in 1999. Assistant Coaching Staff Blount was honored as the CIAA Coach of the Year and as the Washington D.C. Offensive Coordinator, QBs Tory Woodbury (WSSU, ‘00) Pigskin Coach of the Year, as well as the 100% Wrong Club Coach of the Year in both 1999 and 2000. Def. Coor. Special Teams, DBs James Lott (Clemson, ’90) Asst. Coach, DBs TBA Throughout his coaching career, Blount has been associated with programs that Asst. Coach, DL, Video, Equipment Marshall Banks (JCSU, ‘10) have experienced phenomenal success. In all, he has been in a leadership role with Asst. Coach, LBs Shelton Bynum (UNC, ‘07) teams that have won a total of six conference titles at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. He has also served as President of the CIAA Football Asst. Coach, RBs TBA Coaches Association. Asst. Coach, WRs TBA Asst. Coach, OL Antione Rivens (S. Carolina, ‘92) Prior to becoming head coach at WSSU, Blount served as an assistant coach for five seasons at South Carolina State from 1989-1993, coaching the quarterbacks, wide receivers and acting as the Bulldogs’ Offensive Coordinator. Blount also coached the quarterbacks at Howard University (1984-1989) and at East Carolina University (1983-1984). While at Howard, the Bison finished 9-1 and won the 1987 MEAC championship. 2 #STAMPEDE 2017 PREVIEW Looking to turn a corner in 2017 under third-year head coach The JCSU receiving corps also Kermit Blount, the Johnson C. Smith University football team returns a solid group in returns a strong nucleus of experienced defensive players as well Gabriel Yuille (Baltimore, as a cadre of young, but talented offensive skilled players. Md.) and Rod Carter (Miami, Fla.) Defense Yuille finished with 258 yards JCSU returns three on 19 catches while scoring players who earned All- four touchdowns while Carter CIAA honors from 2016. hauled in 14 passes for 198 Anchoring the defense is yards and a pair of scores. periennial All-America candidate Carlo Thomas (East Orange, N.J.) Thomas, a safety, turned in a 69-tackle performance Special Teams in 2016. He led the league in interceptions with seven, returning Despite losing All-CIAA those for 166 yards, including one score against Wingate.. Thomas second team punter also had one fumble recovery and had five pass breakups. Matias Lambrecht, the Golden Bulls kicking duties Basir Wright (Douglasville, Ga.) an All-CIAA Second Team per- will be in the capable hands former, also returns. Wright finished as the team leader in tackles of talented sophomore with 77 total stops last season and had two interceptions. He also Brandon Howard (Colum- two forced fumbles and had one recovery. His most productive bia, S.C.). Howard saw plenty outing of the year came in a 12-tackle performance at FCS oppo- of action in his freshman nent Wofford. campaign, filling in for an injured Lambrecht through Rounding our the top defensive prospects for JCSU is sopho- the middle of the season. more David Francis (Pompano Beach, Fla.). In 2016, he earned Over that span, he converted 9-of-10 PAT attempts along with a All-Rookie honors after a solid first year with the Golden Bulls, as 4-of-8 mark in field goals, including a kick of 49 yards against St.