2003 Blue Raider Football 47 GoBlueRaiders.com 2003 blue raider football blue raiders by states 1 1 27 3 1 5 2 438 3 7 Georgia ............................................. 38 Missouri .............................................. 1 Albany (2) Kansas City (1) Atlanta (1) By State Augusta (1) Oklahoma ........................................... 3 By Class Tennessee ........................................ 27 Canton (1) Broken Arrow (1) Cedartown (1) Catoosa (1) True Freshmen .................................. 19 Antioch (2) Redshirt Freshmen ............................ 19 Brentwood (1) College Park (2) Jones (1) Clarksville (1) Colquitt (1) Sophomores ...................................... 15 Collierville (1) Cumming (1) South Carolina ................................... 5 Juniors ............................................... 15 Dublin (1) Duncan (1) Collinwood (1) Seniors .............................................. 24 Dickson (1) East Point (1) Gaffney (1) Fayetteville (1) Fairburn (1) Greenwood (1) Franklin (2) Forsyth (1) Rock Hill (1) Kingsport (1) Hephzibah (3) Union (1) Knoxville (1) LaGrange (3) Memphis (2) Lovejoy (1) Texas ................................................... 3 Murfreesboro (5) Macon (1) Dallas (1) Same Nashville (6) Marietta (3) Grand Prairie (1) Tullahoma (1) Pine Mountain (1) Troup (1) Union City (1) Riverdale (1) Names Rome (1) HENRY: .............................. John, Taron Alabama.............................................. 4 Statesboro (1) Birmingham (1) Stockbridge (1) JACKSON: ....................... Patrick, Terry Gaylesville (1) Stone Mountain (1) JOHNSON: ................... Chris, Thomas Huntsville (1) Sylvania (1) Montgomery (1) Thomson (1) Tyrone (1) Arkansas ............................................ 1 Valdosta (1) Morrilton (1) Warm Springs (1) Waycross (1) Florida ................................................. 7 Woodstock (1) Fort Myers (1) Fort Walton (1) Maryland ............................................. 1 Freeport (1) Riverdale (1) Madison (1) Miami (1) Mississippi ......................................... 2 Okeechobee (1) Coffeeville (1) NOTE: All figures based on numerical Port St. Joe (1) Silver Creek (1) roster on pages 42-43 and incoming signees on page 44. 2003 Blue Raider Football 48 GoBlueRaiders.com 2003 blue raider football meet the players 2001: Started the first five games of the season at Shawn right corner and played in a total of six contests … randy Allen Did not compete in the final five games of the year arnold DB z 6-0 z 195 z r-So. … Finished the year with 13 total tackles (10 so- LB z 5-11 z 231 z r-Sr. LaGrange, GA (Troup Co.) los), including one for loss of yards and an inter- Nashville, TN (Glencliff) ception … His lone pick came against Louisiana- 18 Lafayette and he returned it six yards … Had a per- 54 Noteworthy: Rebounding from a knee injury that sonal best four tackles in back-to-back weeks Noteworthy: Has gotten better each year at Middle limited him during the spring … Was a force to be against Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana-Lafayette Tennessee and is coming off his career-best sea- reckoned with coming out of high school. (TFL came against ULL) … Registered pass break- son … A hard-nosed player who has developed into ups against ULL and Idaho. a solid linebacker … Is a leader for the linebackers 2002: In his second practice of the fall, Allen tore and the entire defense … Needs to improve his his right ACL and was lost for the season … Took a 2000: Was moved to re- balance … Grew up in Detroit, MI before moving to redshirt year. ceiver after about a Nashville … Has played in 34 career games and week working with the started 20 times. 2001: Sat out the season due to NCAA academic defensive backs … requirements … Was able to practice with the team Played in all 11 2002: Made the “Best Conditioned” athlete list from … Moved into a starter’s role at left corner during games (mainly the summer conditioning program by scoring a per- spring drills but was injured toward the end of camp on special fect 34 points … Started 11 games and played in and moved down the depth chart. teams), in- all 12 … Was the team’s second-leading tackler with cluding a personal-best 88 stops to go along with four tack- High School: Led Troup County to a 7-3 mark in one as a starter against les for loss … Registered three double-digit tackle 2000 after registering 70 solo tackles and three in- UConn … Was also the games … Had 10 tackles against No. 4 ranked Ten- terceptions ... Vote area Player of the Week on three team’s kickoff return man where nessee … Led the Blue Raiders with nine stops (all occassions ... Team captain as a senior ... Rated he led the team with 15 returns for solos) at Alabama to garner team Defensive MVP the No. 2 safety in Georgia by scouting services in 292 yards … Had three returns for honors … Recorded a career-best 11 tackles 1999 ... As a sophomore, Allen tallied 120 tackles 70 yards in a win over Louisiana Tech against SEMO … Collected his second career sack ... Has been clocked in the 40-yard dash in 4.4 sec- in a win over Louisiana-Monroe … Forced fumbles onds ... Anchored Troup County’s 4x100 state High School: The two-time all-state selection led against Alabama and Idaho … Had eight tackles championship relay team ... Chose MT over Geor- the Oakland Patriots to a 28-11 record over three each against Kentucky and Idaho. gia, Auburn, Memphis and Kentucky. years, including a 5A State Championship in 1998 and a semifinal appearance in 1999 ... As a senior 2001: After spending the first two games in a re- Personal: Parent: Ella Allen ... Born: 3/2/81 … he rushed for 484 yards and threw for 713 yards serve role, Arnold earned starts in the last nine Major: Physical Education. and nine touchdowns, while collecting eight inter- games of the year … Picked up four starts at right ceptions and returning three for scores ... As a jun- linebacker and five at the ‘mike’ position … Was ior, Alsup hauled in 44 receptions for 952 yards and wardell fifth on the team in tackles with a career best 50 eight touchdowns, and recorded 23 catches for 295 stops … Also tallied two tackles for loss (NMSU alsup yards as a sophomore ... Named the TSWA All- and UConn), a sack (NMSU), and an interception WR z 5-9 z 152 z Sr. State athlete in 1999, while being tabbed Associ- (ASU) … Notched a personal best nine tackles Murfreesboro, TN (Oakland) ated Press All-State as a receiver and a defensive against LSU, while recording seven each versus back in 1998 ... Was also a three-time Daily News Ole Miss and New Mexico State … Shared team 12 Journal All-County selection and two-time All-Re- defensive MVP honors with Michael Woods follow- Noteworthy: Has emerged as a leader among the gion 4-5A pick ... Voted to the 5A All-Midstate first ing the NMSU win … Had a single-game high of receivers … Has improved in catching and route team as an athlete by The Tennessean in 1999 ... four solo stops in games against North Texas and running while making defenders miss … Continu- Was named to The Tennessean’s 1999 Defensive New Mexico State … Arnold’s interception against ing to develop ability to get yards after the catch. Dream Team. ASU was returned 20 yards. 2002: Had a career-best 10 receptions for 157 yards Personal: Parents: Wardell and Linda Alsup ... 2000: Played in two games and came up with seven on the season … Played in 11 games and started Born: 1/17/82 … Major: Information Systems. total tackles … Had three tackles at No. 21 Illinois the last six in a row … Missed the SEMO game due and two against No. 8 Florida. to an ankle injury … Reeled in two catches each in Statistics back-to-back games against Vanderbilt and Louisi- Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 1999: Played in seven games, but mostly on spe- ana-Lafayette … Collected a career-long 39-yard 2002 10 157 15.7 39 0 cial teams ... Had two total tackles on defense (vs reception against Kentucky … Hauled in his first Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Troy State and Arkansas) … Suffered a knee injury career reception in the season opener at Alabama 2002 4 15 3.8 8 1 against Louisiana Tech and missed the rest of the on a 37-yard strike from tailback ReShard Lee … KO Ret. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD season. Had a total of four rushes for 15 yards and a touch- 2000 15 292 19.5 32 0 down … His rushing touchdown came on an eight- Tackles UA A Tot. Sacks TFL FR INT High School: Played for coach Jim Wilson ... Led yard run against North Texas. 2001 10 3 13 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-6 team to a 10-1 record as a senior with a team-high 2003 Blue Raider Football 49 GoBlueRaiders.com 84 tackles to go along with two blocked punts ... yards, which he set in 2002 at New Mexico State the team in tackles with 109 ... Lettered in football Was part of a defense that gave up only seven … His 42.6 yard average in 2002 was the second three years, baseball two years and track two years touchdowns all year ... Led the team as a junior best in school history. ... Played football for coach Paul Cox. with 100 tackles ... Picked to play in the 1999 Ten- nessee-Kentucky all-star game ... Was voted 5A Noteworthy: Is trying to become only the fifth punter Personal: Parents: Buddy and Linda Billings ... all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers ... A mem- in school history to lead the Blue Raiders in punt- Born: 9/23/80 ... Major: Aerospace. ber of the NashvilleSports Elite 11 team ... Chosen ing four straight seasons … A walk-on who was put to the Tennessean all-midstate team in 1997 and on scholarship by Andy McCollum in the fall of 2001 Statistics 1998 ... Selected to the Metro Coaches All-City team … Clocked at 1.68 in the 10-yard dash, which is Punting No.