2017 UPIKE Bears Football UPIKE (0-1, 0-0 MSC Appalachian) at Carson-Newman (0-0, 0-0 SAC) Aug. 31, 2017 | Jefferson City, Tenn. | Burke-Tarr Stadium| 7:00 p.m. ET | Z1075 FM (EKB) TONIGHT’S MATCH-UP Bear Facts BUILDING A CHAMPION: Allan Holland Jr., is in his fourth season as head coach at UPIKE, making him the longest tenured coach in program history. Three others - Jerry Mynatt, Dudley Hilton and Mac Bryan - stayed at for three seasons. Holland Jr., is the reigning MSC East Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to a share of their first MSC title in 2016. Five wins is all the stands between Holland Jr., becoming the winningest coach in program history. UPIKE Bears (0-1) SENIOR CAMPAIGN: Sani Warren, a senior out of Belfry, Ky., enters the season as the starting quarterback, a 2016 Record: 6-5 (5-1 MSC East/T1st) spot he has earned every year since 2014. However, injuries have plagued his collegiate career, limiting him to no more than seven games in a season. Warren is still third on the program’s all-time passing list in yards with 2017 Rank: RV 3,689 and touchdowns with 23 while throwing just 11 interceptions. Last week, he completed 13-of-29 passes for Last: L, 28-14 at Campbellsville 181 yards in his first action since the third game of last season. BALLHAWKS: Senior cornerback Romon Morris will challenge for the school record in interceptions this sea- Carson-Newman Eagles (0-0) son. After hauling in four picks, including one returned for a touchdown, last season, the Louisville native is only 2016 Record: 4-7 (2-5 SAC/7th) five shy of breaking the program record held by Antwan Marsh with 11 from 2003-05. Morris isn’t a one-trick guy 2017 Rank: NR either as he also tallied 42 tackles, including two for a loss, as a junior. In last week’s loss to Campbellsville, it Last: L, 31-30 (OT) at Tusculum was Nathan Pray that snagged the first pick of the season, making it even sweeter to have two ballhawks in the secondary. SCOUTING THE EAGLES: Carson-Newman finished seventh in the Southern Athletic Conference a season SERIES HISTORY ago, putting together a 4-7 overall record, but prior to that it had finished with a winning record in four straight seasons. In fact, last year’s mark was just the third losing record for the Eagles in the last 38 seasons. C-N is a Overall Record: First Meeting historical power with five national titles, the last in 1989, and an overall record of 612-333-32. For the first time Last Meeting: None since 1980, C-N will have a new head coach in Mike Turner, although this is his 34th year as part of the program. Tuner will also be breaking in a new quarterback as 6-0 sophomore Derrick Evans will take the first snap after playing in just four games last season. He is a threat on the ground as well, rushing for a pair of touchdowns as a freshman. HEAD COACHES NICE TO MEET YOU: This is the first meeting between UPIKE and Carson-Newman, an NCAA Div. II member. UPIKE The Bears have played outside of the NAIA in the past four seasons, but those games were all at NCAA Div. I Allan Holland Jr. (Eastern Kentucky ‘08) FCS schools, going 1-3 in those contests. Carson-Newman is the first Div. II opponent since topping Kentucky Record at UPIKE: 15-19 (Fourth Season) Wesleyan 24-17 in 2011. Overall Record: 15-19 (Fourth Season) AUGUST CALL-UPS: After a string of injuries in the season opener at Campbellsville, UPIKE has made some Record vs. Carson-Newman: 0-0 additions to its travel roster this week. The call-ups include freshmen offensive lineman Johnny Hutchinson and Jackson Looper, senior offensive lineman Tyler Prewett and freshman wideout Tyree Roberson. Carson-Newman Mike Turner (Carson-Newman ‘73) 2017 Schedule and Results Quick Facts Record at Carson-Newman: 0-0 (First Season) Overall Record: 0-0 (First Season) OVERALL RECORD 0-1 Location ....................................... Pikeville, Ky. 41501 Record vs. UPIKE: 0-0 MSC APPALACHIAN 0-0 Founded .............................................................. 1889 NON-CONFERENCE 0-1 Enrollment ........................................................... 2,500 MEDIA INFORMATION HOME 0-0 Nickname ............................................................Bears AWAY 0-1 UPIKE Colors .................................................. Orange & Black Dan White (@DanPriceWhite) Conference ..................................................Mid-South Asst. Athletic Director/SID AUG. 24 at Campbellsville L, 14-28 President ............................................Dr. Burton Webb Cell: 606-794-0976 AUG. 31 at Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 7:00 P.M. Athletic Director ..................................... Robert Staggs SEPT. 9 AVE MARIA 1:30 P.M. Office: 606-218-5350 Assistant Athletic Director ............................Dan White Email: [email protected] SEPT. 16 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN 1:30 P.M. Stadium .............................. Hambley Athletic Complex SEPT. 30 at St. Andrews (N.C.)* 1:30 P.M. Surface .......................................................... Field Turf OCT. 7 POINT* 1:30 P.M. SOCIAL MEDIA Capacity .............................................................. 4,000 OCT 14 at Cumberlands* 7:00 P.M. Twitter: @UPIKEAthletics First Year of Football ............................................ 2001 OCT. 21 at Union* 1:30 P.M. Facebook: facebook.com/UPIKEAthletics Number of Seasons ................................. 17th Season Instagram: UPIKE_Athletics OCT. 28 (3) REINHARDT* 1:30 P.M. All-Time Record .................................................. 72-98 NOV. 4 at (RV) Warner (Fla.) 1:30 P.M. NOV. 11 BLUEFIELD* 1:30 P.M. NAIA Championship Series’ ....................... One (2005) BROADCAST INFORMATION NOV. 18 NAIA Championship Series^ TBA MSC Championships ................................. One (2016) Television Network: None DEC. 16 NAIA National Championship% TBA 2016 Record ........................................................... 6-5 2016 MSC East ....................................................... 5-1 *Mid-South Conference Appalachian Division Game Streaming: 1075zrock.com (Audio), Carson- Head Coach ....................................... Allan Holland Jr. Newman Eagle Sports Network (video) ^Campus Sites Alma Mater ................................. Eastern Kentucky ‘08 %Daytona Beach, Fla. Radio: Z1075 FM (East Ky. Broadcasting), Record at Pikeville ..................... 15-19 (Fourth Seaon) Joe Kinzer (play-by-play), Pedro Ledger All Times Eastern Career Record ......................... 15-19 (Fourth Season) (analyst) 2017 UPIKE Roster NO NAME HT WT POS CL HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) *2 Austin Pray 6-2 192 WR R-Sr. Hazard, Ky. / Centre 3 Nathan Pray 5-11 185 CB R-So. Hazard, Ky. / Perry Co. Central 4 Aaron Slone 6-1 205 QB So. Richmond, Ky. / Madison Southern 5 Taeron Brown 6-0 190 DB Jr. Douglassville, Ga. / South Pauldon 6 Sani Warren 6-1 204 QB Sr. Belfry, Ky. / Belfry 7 Tony White III 6-3 210 QB Fr. West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West *8 Cornelius Jackson 6-2 230 DL R-Sr. Louisville, Ky. / St. Xavier *9 Anfernee Brown 6-3 194 WR R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. / Seneca *10 Jordan Olinger 6-2 220 WR Sr. Hazard, Ky. / Hazard 11 Arites Clark 6-6 195 WR R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Hutch CC 12 Desean Brumfield 5-10 170 DB So. Covington, Ky. / Holmes 13 Braxton Whitmore 6-3 195 TE Jr. Shavies, Ky. / Perry Co. Central 14 Sean Cook II 6-1 185 CB Jr. Cincinnati / Princeton HS *14 Troy Hill 6-0 218 QB Fr. Austell, Ga. / South Cobb 15 Andre Williams 6-3 240 LB R-So. Louisville, Ky. / Doss 16 Xondre Willis 5-10 175 RB So. Belfry, Ky. / Belfry 17 Seth Napier 6-2 200 TE R-Fr. Hazard, Ky. / Perry Co. Central 18 Bowen Smith 6-1 198 QB So. Aiken, S.C. / South Aiken 19 Sha’Don Jones 5-8 165 DB So. Woodruff, S.C. / Woodruff 20 Christopher Dublin 5-10 160 DB Fr. Rome, Ga. / Model *20 Brandon McCloud 6-0 185 WR R-Fr. North Augusta, S.C. / North Augusta 21 Romon Morris 5-11 170 DB R-Sr. Louisville, Ky. / Ballard 22 Shannon Cozart 5-10 170 WR Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. / Austin East *23 Cameron Hamilton 6-2 209 DB Sr. McDowell, Ky. / Allen Central 24 Zach Bowens 5-8 154 DB Sr. Ivel, Ky. / Betsy Layne *24 Dominique Crockett 6-2 180 WR Fr. Wytheville, Va. / Wythe 25 Austin Turner 5-8 165 WR R-Fr. Clintwood, Va. / Ridgeview 26 Tellis Kennedy II 6-0 194 RB So. Hamilton, Ohio / Fairfield 27 LaBon Fisher 6-0 198 LB Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Antelope Valley CC 28 Willie McCloud 5-9 185 RB R-So. Beach Island, S.C. / North Augusta 29 Gedarian Mobley 5-9 175 RB Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. / Austin East 30 William Chandler 5-11 180 K/P So. Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview 31 Tyler Koch 6-1 185 DB So. Louisville, Ky. / Fairdale 32 Cole Votaw 6-3 190 DB So. Louisville, Ky. / Fairdale 33 Camron Parsley 6-2 210 LB R-Jr. Wheelersburg, Ohio / Wheelersburg 34 Casey Mclean 5-9 224 DL R-Sr. Frankfort, Ky. / Western Hills *35 Aaron Fortenbery 6-2 210 RB Fr. Nicholasville, Ky. / East Jessamine *36 Darren Morris 6-2 230 TE/LB Fr. Paintsville, Ky. / Paintsville 37 Brandon Serio 6-1 205 LB Fr. Lexington, S.C. / White Knoll 38 Joey Wilder 5-11 200 LB So. Covington, Ky. / Holy Cross 39 Cheikh Ndiaye 6-2 175 DB Fr. Bonnyman, Ky. / Hazard 40 Bradley Cleveland 6-1 227 LB Jr. Walton, Ky. / Ryle *41 Robert Corbin Jr. 6-2 200 TE Fr. Cincinnati / Mt. Healthy 42 Emmett Kersey 6-0 194 LB So. Alpharetta, Ga. / Milton *43 Cody Charles 5-10 195 LB Fr. Pikeville, Ky. / Pikeville 44 C.J. Greenlee 5-11 215 LB Fr. Seneca, S.C. / Palmeto Prep *44 Malik Henry 6-6 290 TE Fr. Hazard, Ky. / Cordia 45 Josh Garry 6-3 215 LB R-So. Chavies, Ky. / Perry Co. Central *46 Triston Wallace 6-0 230 LB So. Florence, Ky. / Grant County 47 Paul Stokes 6-0 215 LB Fr.