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AT TEXAS STATE*

AT LOUISIANA-MONROE*

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N

GENERAL INFORMATION

Full Name Georgia State University

Location Atlanta, Ga.

Founded 1913

Enrollment 32,000

Nickname Panthers

Colors Blue & White

Affi liation NCAA Division I FBS

Conference Sun Belt Conference

Home Field Georgia Dome Capacity (Total / Lower Bowl) 71,228 / 28,155 Surface Field Turf Opened 1992

President Mark P. Becker

Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick

Athletics Phone 404.413.4000

Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975

Website GeorgiaStateSports.com

TEAM INFORMATION

First Season of Football 2010

First Season of FBS 2013

All-Time Record 10-23 (3 years)

2012 Record 1-10, 1-7 CAA

2013 Schedule ..................................... 1Football Staff Directory .................... 3Opponents’ Schedules ...................... 4Media Information ............................. 5GSU Football Timeline ...................... 6Sun Belt Conference ........................10Georgia Dome ...................................12GSU Practice Complex ....................14Georgia State University ................16President .............................................18Director of Athletics ........................19Athletics Staff ....................................20Athletics Master Plan.......................21GSU Campus ......................................22Campus Housing ..............................24Atlanta .................................................26Strength & Conditioning ................28Sports Medicine ................................29Academics ..........................................30Community Involvement ...............31

2013 Season Preview ......................32Pronunciation Guide .......................35Rosters .................................................36Head Coach Trent Miles ..................40Assistant Coaches.............................44Football Support Staff .....................53Player Profi les ....................................56Newcomer Profi les ...........................952012 Statistics..................................1002012 Season Review ......................108School Records ................................116Single-Game Highs ........................118Career Leaders .................................120Season Leaders ...............................122Longest Plays ...................................124GSU Football Firsts .........................125Honors ...............................................126Pro Players ........................................127Year-by-Year Results ......................128

CREDITSEDITOR: Allison George, Georgia State Sports Communications

COVERS: Design by Summit Athletic Media. Photography by Paul Abell/Abell Images; Todd Drexler/Sideline Sports. Additional back cover photos by Evan Pincus/N.Y. Giants; Tony Gonzales/Oakland Raiders; Atlanta Falcons; Washington Redskins

INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY: Paul Abell/Abell Images; Todd Drexler/Sideline Sports; Stephen Jones; Meg Buscema/Georgia State University Relations; Steve Thackston/Georgia State University Relations; Jason Braverman

CONTENTSCONTENTS

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HAROLD ETHERIDGE

Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line1st Season at [email protected]

JEFF JAGODZINSKI

Offensive Coordinator1st Season at [email protected]

JESSE MINTER

Defensive Coordinator1st Season at [email protected]

KEARY COLBERT

Wide Receivers1st Season at [email protected]

SHANNON JACKSON

Defensive Line1st Season at [email protected]

LUKE HUARD

Quarterbacks1st Season at [email protected]

TONY TILLER

Running Backs1st Season at [email protected]

P.J. VOLKER

Linebackers1st Season at [email protected]

J.D. WILLIAMS

Secondary/Special Teams1st Season at [email protected]

TRENT MILES

Georgia State Head Coach1st Season at GSU404.413.4120

Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1987Record at GSU: 0-0 (1st season)Overall Record: 20-36 (6th season)

GSU FOOTBALL OFFICE

Phone: 404.413.4110Fax: 404.413.4115Address: 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30312

GSU ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATIONCheryl Levick, Director of AthleticsGeorge Pierce, Faculty Athletics Representative 404.413.5315 • [email protected] Boggs, Senior Associate AD - COO / SWA 404.413.4008 • [email protected] Reeser, Executive Senior Associate AD - Development & Sport Services 404.413.4016 • [email protected] Fullard, Senior Associate AD - External Affairs 404.413.4152 • [email protected] Portland, Senior Associate AD - Internal Operations 404.413.4006 • [email protected] Freeman-Patton, Associate AD - Student-Athlete Development 404.413.4045 • [email protected] Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4039 • [email protected] Trickie, Associate AD - Strategic Communications & Public Relations 404.413.4166 • [email protected] White, Associate AD - Business 404.413.4013 • [email protected] Brown, Assistant AD - Development & Special Events 404.413.4170 • [email protected] George, Assistant AD - Communications 404.413.4032 • [email protected] Newhouse, Assistant AD - Marketing 404.413.4022 • [email protected] Erik Paz, Assistant AD - Compliance 404.413.4010 • epaz.gsu.eduBen Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.4172 • [email protected] Ragland, Assistant AD - Human Resources 404.413.4015 • [email protected] Taylor, Assistant AD - Communications 404.413.4031 • [email protected] Wojcikowski, Assistant AD - Facilites & Operations 404.413.4012 • @.gsu.edu

FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFFSarah Gigantino, Director of Football Operations 404.413.4121 • [email protected] Pollard, Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning 404.413.4172 • [email protected] Murphy, Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404.413.4039 • [email protected] Freeman-Patton, Associate AD - Student-Athlete Development 404.413.4045 • [email protected] Ball, Football Video Coordinator 404.413.4122 • [email protected] Vogt, Equipment Manager 404.413.4003 • [email protected] Dustin Bennett, Senior Academic Coordinator 404.413.4043 • [email protected] Price, Academic Advisor/Tutor Coordinator 404.413.4044 • [email protected] Jones, Recruiting Specialist 404.413.4150 • [email protected]

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N

August 29 (Thursday)Southern Utah at South Alabama, TBAUT Martin at Chattanooga, 7 p.m.

August 30 (Friday)Samford at Georgia State, 7 p.m.

August 31Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Georgia Dome,

Atlanta, Ga.), 5:30 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (Fox

Sports Network PPV)UAB at Troy, 7 p.m.Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky (LP Field,

Nashville, Tenn.), 7 p.m.Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Arkansas State, TBALouisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas, TBATexas State at Southern Miss, TBAWilliam & Mary at West Virginia, 12 p.m.

(FSN1) Jacksonville State at Alabama State, 6 p.m.

September 7South Alabama at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. (CST)Chattanooga at Georgia State, 2 p.m.Prairie View A&M at Texas State, 7 p.m.Savannah State at Troy, 7 p.m.Arkansas State at Auburn, TBALouisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State, TBAGrambling at Louisiana-Monroe, TBAWestern Kentucky at Tennessee, TBASamford at Arkansas, TBAChattanooga at Georgia State, 2 p.m.West Virginia at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (FOX)Jacksonville at Jacksonville State, 7 p.m.

September 12 (Thursday)* Troy at Arkansas State, TBA (ESPNU)

September 14Georgia State at West Virginia, 12 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe at Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m.

(ESPN3)Alabama at Texas A&M, TBANicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA* Western Kentucky at South Alabama, TBASamford at Florida A&M, 2 p.m.Austin Peay at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.North Alabama at Jacksonville State, 8 p.m.

September 21Jacksonville State at Georgia State, 2 p.m.Texas State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.Morgan State at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m.Colorado State at Alabama, TBAArkansas State at Memphis, TBALouisiana-Lafayette at Akron, TBALouisiana-Monroe at Baylor, TBATroy at Mississippi State, TBASoutheastern Louisiana at Samford, 3 p.m.Maryland at West Virginia, TBA

September 28Wyoming at Texas State, 7 p.m.Navy at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m.Ole Miss at Alabama, TBAArkansas State at Missouri, TBATulane at Louisiana-Monroe, TBASouth Alabama at Tennessee, TBATroy at Duke, TBAWestern Carolina at Samford, 3 p.m.Chattanooga at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.Oklahoma State at West Virginia, TBA Murray State at Jacksonville State, 4 p.m.

October 3 (Thursday)* Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Monroe,

8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

October 5Georgia State at Alabama, TBA* Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA* South Alabama at Troy, TBAGeorgia Southern at Samford, 3 p.m.Western Carolina at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.West Virginia at Baylor, TBAJacksonville State at UT Martin, 3 p.m.

October 12Troy at Georgia State, 2 p.m.* Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State, 7 p.m.Alabama at Kentucky, TBAIdaho at Arkansas State, TBASamford at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.Furman at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 4 p.m.

October 15 (Tuesday)* Louisiana-Lafayette at Western Kentucky,

8 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)

October 19* Georgia State at Texas State, 7 p.m.Arkansas at Alabama, TBAKent State at South Alabama, TBAChattanooga at Elon, TBATexas Tech at West Virginia, TBA

October 22 (Tuesday)* Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State, TBA

(ESPN or ESPN2)

October 26* Troy at Western Kentucky, 4 p.m.* South Alabama at Texas State, 7 p.m.Georgia State at Louisiana-Monroe, TBATennessee at Alabama, TBASamford at Woff ord, 1:30 p.m.The Citadel at Chattanooga, 2 p.m.West Virginia at Kansas State, TBAJacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 2:30 p.m.

October 31 (Thursday)* Louisiana-Monroe at Troy, TBA (ESPNU)

November 2* Western Kentucky at Georgia State, 2 p.m.Texas State at Idaho, 5 p.m.* Arkansas State at South Alabama, TBANew Mexico State at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBASamford at The Citadel, 2 p.m.Chattanooga at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.West Virginia at TCU, TBAJacksonville State at Austin Peay, TBA

November 7 (Thursday)* Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBA (ESPNU)

November 9 Western Kentucky at Army, 12 p.m.* Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe, TBALSU at Alabama, TBASamford at Furman, 1:30 p.m.Woff ord at Chattanooga, 2 p.m.Texas at West Virginia, TBAEastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 4 p.m.

November 16* Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia State, 2 p.m.* Texas State at Arkansas State, TBAAlabama at Mississippi State, TBASouth Alabama at Navy, TBATroy at Mississippi, TBAChattanooga at Samford, 3 p.m.West Virginia at Kansas, TBAJacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 1 p.m.

November 23* Western Kentucky at Texas State, 7 p.m.* Georgia State at Arkansas State, TBA* Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama, TBAChattanooga at Alabama, TBAElon at Samford, 3 p.m.Chattanooga at Alabama, TBASoutheast Missouri State at Jacksonville State,

4 p.m.

November 29 (Friday)* Texas State at Troy, TBA

November 30* South Alabama at Georgia State, 2 p.m.* Arkansas State at Western Kentucky, 4 p.m.* Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette, TBAAlabama at Auburn, TBAIowa State at West Virginia (or Nov. 29), TBA

December 7* Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama, TBA

* denotes Sun Belt Conference game

COMPOSITE SCHEDULECOMPOSITE SCHEDULE

SUN BELT CONFERENCE1500 Sugar Bowl DriveNew Orleans, LA 70112

John McElwain, Associate Commissioner/Communications

[email protected]: 504.234.5434

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Assistant AD / Football Contact: Allison George ..................O: 404.413.4032 Cell: 678.595.7728 [email protected] AD - Strategic Communications & P.R.: Jerry Trickie .......................O: Cell: 404.293.8102 [email protected] AD - Communications: Charlie Taylor ....................O: 404.413.4031 Cell: 404.556.2295 [email protected] Sports Information Director: Mike Holmes .....................O: 404.413.4033 Cell: 404.259.9716 [email protected] Information Graduate Assistant: Cassie Folck .......................O: 404.413.4034 Cell: 260.418.3449 [email protected] Information Graduate Assistant: Matt Arsenault ..................O: 404.413.4034 Cell: 864.529.2086 TBABroadcast Coordinator: Dave Cohen ......................O: 404.413.1434 Cell: 404.358.8411 [email protected]

Allison George Charlie Taylor Mike Holmes

GEORGIA STATE

SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS

Website GeorgiaStateSports.comFAX 404.413.4035Mailing P.O. Box 3975, Address Atlanta, GA 30302-3975Physical Georgia State Sports ArenaAddress 125 Decatur Street, Room 130 Atlanta, GA 30303

CREDENTIALS

Credential Requests: Please make credential requests for Georgia State football games in writing (email preferred) to Allison George ([email protected]). Media Parking: A limited amount of media parking is available in the Gold Deck or Blue Lot. Please include parking request with credential request. Parking passes cannot be left at will call.Media Will Call: Georgia Dome Gate E.Press Box: Accessible via the Gate E elevator.

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Head coach Trent Miles will conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the season at 1 p.m. One or more GSU players will also be available at that time. Th e press conference will take place in the team meeting room at the GSU Practice Complex, located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Limited parking is available at the Practice Complex.

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

All requests for interviews with head coach Trent Miles or any GSU players or staff members should be directed to Allison George.Coach Miles is available at his weekly press conference, on the Sun Belt Conference weekly teleconference and following practice. He is available for telephone interviews upon request, schedule permitting.

COVERING PRACTICE

Georgia State’s practices are open to the media. Video and photography is at the discretion of the coaching staff and the sports communications staff .Th e GSU Practice Complex is located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312.

SUN BELT WEEKLY COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE

Th e Sun Belt Conference coaches will be available on a weekly media teleconference each Monday during the season, beginning Aug. 26.To participate in the coaches’ teleconference, media should contact John McElwain at the Sun Belt Conference for the phone number and [email protected] / C: 504.234.5434

SUN BELT TELECONFERENCE (All Times Eastern)11:30 a.m. Announcements11:32 a.m. Trent Miles, Georgia State11:38 a.m. Larry Blakeney, Troy11:44 a.m. Bryan Harsin, Arkansas State11:50 a.m. Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana-Lafayette11:56 a.m. Todd Berry, Louisiana-Monroe12:02 p.m. Joey Jones, South Alabama12:08 p.m. Dennis Franchione, Texas State12:14 p.m. Bobby Petrino, Western Kentucky

FOR THE MEDIAFOR THE MEDIA

Jerry Trickie

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T H I S I S G E O R G I A S TAT E F O OT B A L L

Nov. 2006: Football Feasibility Study completed.

April 15, 2007: Former NFL head coach Dan Reeves named Football Consultant.

April 17, 2008: Georgia State University offi cially

announces its will start an NCAA Division I football

program.

June 12, 2008: Bill Curry introduced as Georgia

State’s fi rst head football coach.

Aug. 2008: First six assistant coaches hired:

John Bond, John Thompson, George Pugh, Anthony

Midget, Chris Ward, Mike Riddle.

Oct. 15, 2008: First tryout at Hallford Stadium.

Nov. 20, 2008: Ground-breaking for practice facility

at 188 MLK.

Jan. 4, 2009: First scholarship football

student-athlete, Mark Hogan, enrolled at GSU.

Feb. 4, 2009: Georgia State signed its fi rst

recruiting class.

Feb. 25, 2009: Cheryl L. Levick named Director of

Athletics.

Aug. 11, 2009: First team of 71 players reported to

campus.

Aug. 14, 2009: First football practice at NFL

YET facility.

Sept. 2, 2009: Inaugural scheduled was announced.

Fall 2009: First team conducted 60 practices

at three sites: NFL YET, Lakewood Stadium and

Georgia Dome.

Dec. 7, 2009: Inaugural season tickets go on sale.

Feb. 3, 2010: Second recruiting class signed.

FIRST PRACTICE

BILL CURRY NAMED FIRST HEAD COACH

FIRST PLAYER

TICKETS GO ON SALE

FOOTBALL TIMELINEFOOTBALL TIMELINE

PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON APRIL 17, 2008

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INAUGURAL GAMEINAUGURAL GAME

G E O R G I A S TAT E 41, S H O R T E R 7

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March 23, 2010 Inaugural scheduled

announced.

March 27, 2010 First workout on new fi elds at GSU Practice Complex at

188 MLK.

April 19, 2010: Over 3,000 fans watch

GSU’s inaugural Spring Scrimmage at Georgia

Dome.

Aug. 3, 2010: Inaugural team reports for preseason.

Aug. 4, 2010: First practice of inaugural

season.

Aug. 23, 2010: Before ever playing a game,

Georgia State football is featured on the cover of

ESPN the Magazine.

Sept. 2, 2010: INAUGURAL GAME -

Georgia State 41, Shorter 7

Nov. 19, 2010: First game vs. FBS opponent

at defending national champion Alabama.

Dec. 23, 2010: PK Iain Vance recognized as GSU’s

fi rst All-American by the Sports Network.

Aug. 2011: Panthers move into GSU Practice

Complex.

2011 Season: Georgia State plays as FCS

Independent.

April 9, 2012: Georgia State accepts an invitation

to join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2013.

April 21, 2012: Christo Bilukidi is fi rst Panther

drafted by NFL (Oakland Raiders, 6th Round).

Aug. 14, 2012: First head coach Bill Curry announces he will retire following the

2012 season.

2012 Season: GSU begins FBS transition and

plays its only season of CAA Football.

INAUGURAL TEAM PLAYS AT ALABAMA

GSU PRACTICE COMPLEX

BILL CURRY’S FINAL HOME GAME

FOOTBALL TIMELINEFOOTBALL TIMELINE


Sept. 10, 2012: Christo Bilukidi is fi rst GSU

football alumnus to play in NFL regular-season

game.

Nov. 3, 2012: Bill Curry honored before coaching his fi nal game at Georgia

Dome.

Dec. 3, 2012: Trent Miles introduced as

Georgia State’s second head coach.

July 1, 2013: Georgia State offi cially joins the

Sun Belt Conference.

Aug. 30, 2013: Georgia State will play its fi rst

game as an FBS program.

Oct. 12, 2013: Georgia State will play

its inaugural Sun Belt Conference game vs. Troy

at the Georgia Dome.

2014 Season: Georgia State will be eligible for

Sun Belt Conference title and postseason bowl

games.

SUN BELT CONFERENCESUN BELT CONFERENCE

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TRENT MILES INTRODUCED

CHRISTO BILUKIDI PLAYS IN NFL

From left, Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick, GSU President Mark P. Becker, Troy University

Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. and Commissioner Karl Benson

celebrate Georgia State’s invitation to the Sun Belt Conference on

April 9, 2012.

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After more than a year’s worth of anticipation, the wait is fi nally over. On July 1, 2013, the Georgia State Athletic Department offi cially became a full member of the Sun Belt Conference and will now

compete for championships in 14 league-sponsored sports starting this fall.

SUN BELTSUN BELTCONFERENCECONFERENCE

“We look forward to playing a leadership role in the Sun Belt Conference and our teams competing for Sun Belt titles and postseason berths,” Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick said. I”t really is a tremendous day in Georgia State sports history.”

GSU’s move onto a national stage in all sports offi cially began on April 9, 2012. At a press conference inside the Georgia Dome, Sun Belt Conference offi cials joined Georgia State President Mark Becker and Levick at the public announcement of the Panthers’ impending conference move.

A feasibility study begun in the fall of 2011 concluded the Panthers were well positioned to make the jump to the FBS level and that the Sun Belt would be an ideal fi t. The rest has been history. The move now allows GSU to build on regional rivalries with several schools within driving distance, while also showcasing its talented teams to the country.

It is a return home of sorts for Georgia State, which was a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference in 1976. At that time, the league consisted of six universities playing across four men’s sports – basketball, soccer, tennis and golf.

Today, the Sun Belt Conference sponsors 18 sports, including 14 that the Panthers will vie for conference titles. On the men’s side, GSU will compete in baseball, basketball, football, golf and tennis, while women’s sports include basketball, golf, cross country, soccer, softball, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld and court volleyball. GSU has also announced plans to add women’s swimming and diving, another Sun Belt-sponsored sport.

The Panthers already own two Sun Belt Conference titles in the past year. Ten individual sports were accepted into the league for 2012-13, giving the women’s cross country and men’s tennis teams a leg up on collecting hardware. Each squad won the Sun Belt title and helped Georgia State fi nish ahead of two SBC schools in the 2012-13 Vic Bubas Cup standings (an all sports trophy) despite competing in only half of the league’s sports.

SUN BELT PRESS CONFERENCE, APRIL 9, 2012

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The Sun Belt Conference will contest the 2013 football season with eight members – Arkansas State, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy and Western Kentucky. UALR and UT Arlington compete as non-football members.

Come the 2014 season, the Sun Belt will have four new members in the league as Appalachian State and Georgia Southern were added as all-sports members and Idaho and New Mexico State have been added as football playing members.

For the fi rst time in the Sun Belt Conference’s 12 years of football the league sent four teams to postseason bowl games in 2012. Louisiana-Lafayette played in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl , WKU headed to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Louisiana-Monroe traveled west to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl and league champion Arkansas State returned to the GoDaddy.com Bowl.

League-champion Arkansas State defeated No. 25 Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl 17-13 and Louisiana-Lafayette won its second consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl with a 43-34 victory over Conference USA’s East Carolina.

The conference fi nished with its most non-conference wins in league history in 2012 and also posted its best ever average computer ranking in 2012 – fi nishing ahead of Conference USA and the Mountain West.

The league had two wins over top-25 ranked opponents and two bowl victories in 2012.

Over the last fi ve years the Sun Belt Conference ranks sixth out of the 11 FBS conferences in postseason bowl game winning percentage. In fact, the Sun Belt Conference ranks ahead of noted “BCS AQ” leagues – the ACC, Pac-12 and the Big Ten.

The SBC has won four consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl games and six out of the last seven New Orleans Bowls against opponents from C-USA, the Mid-American Conference and the MWC.

“Together We Rise” is the new mantra for the conference and it is the foundation and essence of the contemporary logo that the league will

now be identifi ed with.

A B O U T S U N B E LT C O N F E R E N C E F O OT B A L L

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GEORGIA DOMEGEORGIA DOME

Located just minutes from the Georgia State campus in downtown

Atlanta, the Georgia Dome is the home of Panther football. On Sept. 2,

2010, a crowd of 30,237 fans watched Georgia State’s inaugural game

as the Panthers defeated Shorter 41-7.

The Georgia Dome has hosted two Super Bowls, four NCAA Basketball Final

Fours and the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. In addition to GSU Football, the

Dome is home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, the Chick-Fil-A

Kickoff Game and the SEC Championship.

Opened in 1992, the Georgia Dome is the

largest cable-supported domed stadium

in the world. The building covers

8.9 acres and contains 1.6

million square feet on all

seven levels.

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GSU PRACTICE COMPLEXGSU PRACTICE COMPLEX

The GSU Practice Complex houses the football program on a daily basis. The

complex features a 120-yard synthetic turf fi eld, completed in March 2010, as

well as a 60-yard natural turf fi eld.

An existing structure on the site was renovated and expanded, maintaining its historic

architecture and charm while adding modern features. The 22,000-square foot facility

was completed in 2011 and includes the Panthers’ locker room, equipment room,

athletic training room, theater-style team meeting room, individual position meeting

rooms and coaches’ offi ces.

The GSU Practice Complex is located adjacent to the Georgia State

campus, with the downtown Atlanta skyline providing a dramatic

backdrop.

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GEORGIA STATEGEORGIA STATEUNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY

Georgia State University is a leading urban

research university, educating Georgia’s

most diverse student population.

With an enrollment of more than 32,000 students, it is the second largest institution in the University System of Georgia. Students arrive from every county in Georgia, every state in the nation and more than 150 countries.

Georgia State off ers educational opportunities for traditional and nontraditional students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels by blending the best of theoretical and applied inquiry, scholarly and professional pursuits, and scientifi c and artistic expression.

With strong disciplinary-based departments and a wide array of problem-oriented interdisciplinary programs, the goal of the university is to develop, transmit, and utilize knowledge in order to provide access to quality education for diverse groups of students, to educate leaders for the State of Georgia and the nation, and to prepare citizens for lifelong learning in a global society.

Georgia State was founded in 1913 and celebrates its Centennial in 2013. The university off ers 250 degree programs in 100 fi elds of study at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through eight colleges: the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Law, the Honors College, the Institute of Public Health, and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

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Georgia State has over 50 nationally

and internationally ranked programs,

including these top U.S. programs:

• No. 1 Best Value Law School

• No. 2 Best Health Law Program

• No. 2 Best JD/MA in Philosophy

• No. 4 Best Program in Public

Finance and Budgeting

• No. 4 Best Risk Management and

Insurance Program

• No. 8 Best Computer Information

Systems Program

• No. 10 Best Real Estate Program

• No. 12 Best Program in City

Management and Urban Policy

• No. 12 Best Program in Nonprofi t

Management

• No. 13 Best Hospitality Program

One of the most diverse

universities in America,

Georgia State is fi rst in the

nation among non-profi t

institutions in graduating

African-American students.


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MARK P. BECKERMARK P. BECKERG S U P R E S I D E N T

Refl ecting his vision of the urban public research university for the 21st century, the university adopted a dynamic 10-year stra-tegic plan that has Georgia State well on its way to becoming one of the nation’s premier urban research universities. As a fi rst generation college student who began his educational career at a community college, Becker is personally and profession-ally committed to ensuring that students of all economic backgrounds succeed and are given opportunities to compete on a level playing fi eld. Under his leadership, Georgia State’s graduation rate has already increased by 10 percent, and the university is becoming a national model for undergraduate education. It leads the nation in eliminating disparities in graduation rates based on race or ethnicity, and, as one of the most diverse universi-ties in America, is fi rst in the nation among non-profi t institutions in graduating African-American students. By promoting the achievements of the university, making it more visible locally and nationally, and demonstrating the value of a Georgia State degree, the university under Becker’s leadership has set a series of univer-sity records for enrollment, graduation rates and total graduates. Becker has also placed high priority on ensuring fi nancial support for students, and as a result need- and merit-based scholarship funds distributed by the university have tripled since his arrival. Becker’s passion for student success has been matched by his commitment to increasing multidisciplinary research and economic development as facilitated by the creation of new research centers, the Second Century Initiative—an ambitious program to hire one-hundred senior faculty members to serve in interdisciplinary research clusters, and an enhanced emphasis on the transla-tion of faculty research into products and companies. Th is commitment has brought the university to new heights of research accom-plishment, as refl ected, for example, in new university records for sponsored research funding and federal research funding. Being globally connected and engaged is another important component of Becker’s

vision for the modern research university. Seeking to position Georgia State faculty and students to thrive in an increasingly complex and global landscape, Becker has worked with faculty leaders and international part-ners to enhance Georgia State’s global profi le. In 2010 the university partnered with Beijing Language and Culture University to establish a Confucius Institute with an emphasis on business and commerce. In 2012 the institute was named a “2012 Confucius Institute of the Year.” Becker is particularly committed to developing strong partnerships with universities in rapidly growing economies. As a result, the university is working to strengthen relationships with counterparts in Brazil, China, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey. Th ese partners are the basis for the development of new student and faculty exchanges, study abroad programs, research collaborations, executive training initiatives, government and private sector networks, and dual-degree programs. Becker has aggressively advanced the campus’ physical development and revitalization of downtown Atlanta. Th is has included major additions to campus housing and dining, research and academic facilities, as well as intramural and athletics facilities. In 2010 the university added football to its athletics program, and in 2013 added sand volleyball and moved to the Sun Belt Conference to advance into the Division I – FBS level of NCAA competition. Th roughout his career Becker has served on boards and committees of civic, govern-ment and professional bodies. He serves, for example, on the boards of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, World Aff airs Council of Atlanta, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Aquarium, Georgia Research Alliance, Woodruff Arts Center, and the Atlanta Committee for Progress. He also serves on the executive committees of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Educa-tion (Chair) and Central Atlanta Progress. Trained as a statistician, Becker has had a distinguished career in biostatistics and public

health sciences. For most of his professorial career he was a member of the faculty in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan, where he also held appointments in the Institute for Social Research, and the Department of Statistics. He was made a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, and the American Association for the Advance-ment of Science. Becker has been principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. He has published exten-sively in leading journals, and his doctoral students have gone on to successful careers in leading higher education institutions and with multinational companies. Becker served on multiple editorial boards, was co-editor of Sociological Methodology, and was a guest editor for Sociological Methods and Research and for the Journal of the American Statistical Association. Prior to his appointment as president of Georgia State, Becker was executive vice president for academic aff airs and provost at the University of South Carolina and dean of the School of Public Health and assistant vice president of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response at the University of Minnesota. From 1989 to 2000, Becker was a professor in the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, where he also was associate dean for academic aff airs. He has held academic appointments at the University of Washington, the University of Florida and Cornell University. Becker attended Harford (Md.) Commu-nity College, earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Towson State University in 1980 and his Ph.D. degree in statistics from the Pennsylvania State University in 1985. Becker grew up in Havre de Grace, Md., near Baltimore. He and his wife, Laura Voisinet, have two adult children, Matthew and Julia.

Since beginning his tenure as Georgia State University’s seventh

president in January 2009, President Mark P. Becker has provided

a vision for the future of Georgia State University and led the

institution into a period of marked growth and advancement.

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CHERYL L. LEVICKCHERYL L. LEVICKD I R E C T O R O F AT H L E T I C S

As Georgia State’s Director of Athletics, Levick has helped boost the Panthers’ visibility on the national stage in multiple sports while adhering to the athletic department’s mission statement of shaping champions for today and leaders for tomorrow. Th e transformation of the Panther Athletics Department has been remark-able under Levick. Each program has been enhanced or in the case of football, built from scratch – the program had one player, two helmets and seven coaches when she arrived in 2009. Now it is set to compete at the FBS level in just its fourth season. To make that jump in schedule and talent, Levick hired Trent Miles away from his alma mater in December 2012 aft er he constructed an impressive – if not totally improbable – turnaround at Indiana State. Miles was not the fi rst high-level coaching hire Levick successfully maneuvered for the Panthers as she also plucked Ron Hunter out of the state of Indiana in 2011. He quickly revi-talized Georgia State basketball with its fi rst postseason berth in a decade in his fi rst year, and now has Panther fans eagerly awaiting the 2013-14 campaign. Th e signifi cant imprint Levick has created at GSU can be seen across the entire athletic department. She has put Georgia State in position to compete for league titles right off the bat as it fully moves into the Sun Belt Conference in 2013-14. Last year, GSU squads won two SBC team crowns to put the confer-ence on notice that the Panthers are not just

Ahighly respected administrator with over two decades of experience

guiding programs to the highest level of NCAA play, Cheryl L. Levick

has successfully combined athletic and educational opportunities

for students since the start of her career in collegiate athletics.

moving up, but they are ready to win from the start. Levick’s tenure in sport-crazy Atlanta has been marked by signifi cant upgrades in facilities and fundraising. Annual giving to the Panther Athletic Club (PAC) has steadily increased by more than tenfold, and the three largest gift s in the history of GSU athletics have been secured. Construction projects have included the GSU Football Practice Complex, new facilities for strength and conditioning and sports medicine, and upgrades to every venue used by the Panthers. Arguably the most impressive project to date is the state-of-the-art facility for sand volleyball, the Panthers’ most recent sport addi-tion. It was fi nished in time for the inaugural season in 2013, and is part of the ambitious Athletics Master Facilities Plan that Levick developed to address needs for every sport. Continuous success has been seen in the classroom as Georgia State student-athletes have excelled in recent years. Together, Panther student-athletes have recorded a cumulative grade-point average above 3.0 for 10 consecu-tive semesters while completing more than 5,000 hours of community service annually. Levick has been a signifi cant proponent of providing opportunities for women in college sports. She started the Women, Sports and Power Luncheon to raise money for women’s sports by female donors, an event that has been successful at each of her previous stops as athletic director. Th e event helped raise $50,000 for GSU women’s teams in 2013.

In 2011, Levick was named a “Game Changer” among women in sports business by the SportsBusiness Journal, and she was twice (1998 and 1999) named one of the nation’s Top 25 Female Sports Executives by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. Th e National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) also named her Division I Athletic Administrator of the Year in 2001. Levick came to Georgia State from Maryland, where she served as chief of staff /executive senior athletic director while over-seeing the day-to-day management of the 27-sport program. Th at came aft er serving three years (2004-07) as director of athletics at Saint Louis, where she led the Billikens’ transi-tion to the Atlantic 10 Conference and was the lead fundraiser for an $80 million on-campus arena and practice complex. In four years (2000-04) as director of athletics and recreation at Santa Clara, Levick oversaw a major renovation of the school’s basketball arena and saw the Broncos’ women’s soccer team capture the 2001 national championship. It is still the only NCAA team title in school history. Levick spent 12 years at Stanford as senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. She was the primary admin-istrator for 33 varsity programs that won 44 national championships and helped Stanford to six straight Sears Cup titles. She also served as assistant commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference, assistant director of communi-cations and women’s programs at the NCAA, women’s gymnastics coach and associate athletic director at Slippery Rock, and assis-tant gymnastics coach and synchronized swim coach at Indiana. Levick began her career at Pattonville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., coaching gymnastics and women’s track. Levick is a 1974 graduate of Missouri and holds a master’s degree in athletic administration from Indiana. She has two daughters: Heather, who is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa, who will marry Jason Lake in August 2013.

THE LEVICK

FAMILY: (from left ) Michael Klass, Heather, Cheryl, Melissa. Not pictured, Jason Lake.

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STEVE WOJCIKOWSKIAssistant AD -

Facilities & Operations

ATHLETICS STAFFATHLETICS STAFF

JAMIE BOGGSExec. Senior Associate AD -

COO / SWA

TODD REESERExec. Senior Associate AD -

Development & Sport Services

ISAAC FULLARDSenior Associate AD -

External Aff airs

DENA FREEMAN-PATTONAssociate AD -

Student-Athlete Develop.

JOHN PORTLANDSenior Associate AD - Internal Operations

GEORGE PIERCEFaculty AthleticsRepresentative

ALLISON GEORGEAssistant AD -

Communications

CHARLIE TAYLORAssistant AD -

Communications

MIE BOGGSJAM

CHARLIE TAYLOR

BOB MURPHYAssociate AD -

Sports Medicine & Nutrition

MATT NEWHOUSEAssistant AD -

Marketing

TODD REESER

STEVE WOJCIKOWSKI

JERRY TRICKIEAssociate AD - Strategic Communications & P.R.

ERIC PAZAssistant AD - Compliance

ISAAC FULLARD

KEVIN WHITEAssociate AD -

Business

BEN POLLARDAssistant AD - Speed,

Strength & Conditioning

JOHN PORTLAND

MISTY BROWNAssistant AD -

Development & Special Events

AWILDA RAGLANDAssistant AD -

Human Resources

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ATHLETICS MASTERATHLETICS MASTERFACILITIES PLANFACILITIES PLAN

An institution on the rise, Georgia State University has a tradition of progress that is refl ected in its rising

stature, growing campus and broadening infl uence.

The Georgia State Athletics Master Facilities Plan is a blueprint for success and growth for GSU Athletics that will allow every Panther program to compete at the highest level.

By building top-notch venues for every sport, Georgia State can recruit the best student-athletes and help them develop into champions. These new facilities will also enhance the game day experience for students, alumni and fans.

The centerpiece of the Athletics Master Plan is the transformation of the GSU Sports Arena (left), the home of Panther basketball and volleyball as well as the athletics offi ces.

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The Sand Volleyball Complex (far right), opened in 2013. The Master Plan also includes new venues for baseball (right), softball, soccer and court volleyball.

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GSU CAMPUSGSU CAMPUS

Located in the heart of one of America’s great

cities, the Georgia State University campus

has a profound infl uence on the changing

landscape of downtown Atlanta.

While the building blocks of the university will always be high-achieving students, world-class faculty and ground-breaking research, Georgia State boasts an ever-expanding and improving campus to accommodate that foundation. In the last decade, the Rialto Theater restoration, Student Center, Student Recreation Center, University Lofts, University Commons, Helen M. Aderhold classroom building, Parker H. Petit Science Teaching and Research Center and many other buildings have transformed the downtown cityscape at Atlanta’s core.

Georgia State is where city life

meets campus life for a unique

and exciting student experience.

• Five residence halls housing

over 4,000 students

• More than 300 student

organizations

• Six campus dining locations

• State-of-the-art Student

Recreation Center

• Six student media outlets

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CAMPUS HOUSINGCAMPUS HOUSING

The Georgia State University campus features

some of the fi nest housing facilities in the nation.

On-campus housing continues to grow, and more

than 4,000 GSU students now live on campus.

The University Commons, opened in 2007, is a 4.2-acre complex of four buildings surrounding a landscaped courtyard. All units come with fully-equipped kitchens, furnished bedrooms and spacious living areas.

The fall of 2009 saw the opening of Patton Hall, which is suite-style for 325 residents and includes an on-site dining facility.

In 2010, GSU opened its fi rst Greek housing, which consists of nine fraternities and sororities housed in three-story townhomes.

Opened in 2011, the Piedmont North Complex houses approximately 1,100 residents and off ers a traditional residence hall lifestyle with all the amenities one would expect from a premier housing program, including a dining facility.

The University Lofts, opened in 2002, contain fully-furnished, loft-style apartments that blend urban style with modern features.

All residence halls feature a full range of amenities including study and community lounge areas, laundry facilities, 24/7 security patrols, on-site or nearby parking and more.

UNIVERSITY COMMONS

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UNIVERSITY LOFTS

PIEDMONT NORTH

PATTON HALL

GREEK HOUSING

NO. 1 IN THE NATION Georgia State

University’s residence halls have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by

Dormsplash.com.


ATLANTAATLANTA

Atlanta is integral to Georgia State’s

educational experience. Students and

faculty are part of a living laboratory

where they study and create solutions for the

challenges of the 21st century.

The metropolitan Atlanta area is home to more than fi ve million people and the world’s busiest airport.

GSU students benefi t from resources for research, access to prominent leaders and thinkers, and proximity to internships, jobs and service related to their fi eld of study. Students intern at Fortune 500 companies, national non-profi ts, government agencies and federal and state courts.

More Georgia executives hold advanced degrees from the Robinson College of Business than from any other school in the Southeast.

Some of the many attractions within minutes of

the Georgia State campus:

• Georgia Aquarium

• Centennial Olympic Park

• Georgia Dome

• Philips Arena

• Martin Luther King Jr. Center

• CNN Center

• State Capitol

• Turner Field

• World of Coca Cola

• Carter Presidential Library

• College Football Hall of Fame (open in 2014)

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SPEED, STRENGTH &SPEED, STRENGTH &CONDITIONINGCONDITIONING

Ben Pollard, Assistant Director

of Athletics for Speed,

Strength and Conditioning,

possesses a wealth of experience

with major college programs.

Pollard and his staff work to help

each Panther student-athlete reach

his full potential.

The Panthers train in a 3,000-square

foot facility that features state-of-

the-art equipment.

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SPORTS MEDICINESPORTS MEDICINE

Bob Murphy, Associate

Director of Athletics

for Sports Medicine

and Nutrition, and his staff of

certifi ed athletic trainers provide

outstanding care to Georgia State

student-athletes in the prevention

and treatment of injuries.

Panther student-athletes benefi t

from outstanding sports medicine

facilities at all venues.

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STUDENT-ATHLETESTUDENT-ATHLETEDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Georgia State University is committed to providing

educational, personal and community development that

will enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience.

Georgia State’s Student-Athlete Development department became just the second in the nation to be certifi ed at the highest level by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics.

The Georgia State program is headed by Associate Director of Athletics Dena Freeman-Patton. Also working directly with the football program are Senior Academic Coordinator Dusty Bennett, who coordinates Georgia State’s Student Aff airs programs, and Academic Advisor Brittany Price.

Georgia State’s commitment to academic support and student-athlete development is paying dividends as the Panthers have enjoyed unprecedented success in the classroom. GSU’s student-athlete population has posted a combined cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better for the last fi ve years.

PANTHER GRADS: Eight members of this year’s team, including these fi ve who participated in Spring Commencement, have already

earned degrees. From left, Kail Singleton, Darren McCray, Nate Anthony, Danny Williams, Harrison Clottey. Not pictured are Michael

Davis, Ramell Davis and Cade Yates.

ACADEMIC HONORS: Just three years old, Georgia State’s football program

already boasts four selections to the Capital One

Academic All-District team, including 2012 honoree

Michael Davis.

FOOTBALL PROGRAM

HONORS IN 2012-13:

2 President’s List

26 Dean’s List

30 AD’s Honor Roll


COMMUNITY OUTREACHCOMMUNITY OUTREACH

Giving back to the community is an essential

component of the Georgia State athletics

program. Panther student-athletes, coaches

and staff volunteer their time and talents to a wide

range of programs and organizations, including

Samaritan’s Feet, Make-A-Wish, Team Tiger, Boys &

Girls Clubs, the Salvation Army, local elementary

schools, and many others.

A HELPING HAND: GSU student-athletes have

completed more than 5,000 hours of community service in

each of the last three years.

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T H E Y E A R A H E A D

Georgia State’s fourth season of football is also a year of fi rsts for the Panthers, who will play their inaugural season at the FBS level and in the Sun Belt Conference

under fi rst-year head coach Trent Miles. Miles, who executed a remarkable turnaround in fi ve seasons at Indiana State, looks to build a winning foundation for GSU’s fl edgling program, which only began play in 2010. Th e Panthers return 44 letterwinners, including nine starters on off ense, eight on defense and their punter and place-kicker. Th e 2013 schedule is daunting, to say the least, as Georgia State makes trips to defending national champion Alabama and West Virginia in addition to the Sun Belt slate.

QUARTERBACKS

Th e Panthers enter the preseason with a three-way battle for the starting job between sophomores Ben McLane and Ronnie Bell and newcomer Clay Chastain, a transfer from Georgia Military College. McLane and Bell manned the position last year, but both struggled with consistency and turnovers. McLane, a 6-1, 210-pounder from Snellville, Ga., and Brookwood High School, started nine of 11 games last fall and passed for 1,592 yards and 10 touchdowns but threw 11 interceptions. Another local product who was a two-time state champion at Sandy Creek High School, Bell passed for 522 yards and three touchdowns in seven games but tossed 10 picks.

Chastain enrolled at GSU in January aft er one season at GMC. At 6-4 and 218 pounds, he has the size and arm strength to quarterback the Panthers’ pro-style attack as he continues to develop and learn the system.

RUNNING BACKS

Georgia State has big shoes to fi ll in the backfi eld with the graduation of Donald Russell, who rushed for 1,412 yards and 12 touchdowns over the last two seasons. Th e leading rusher in GSU history signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons. Gerald Howse, a transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M who enrolled at GSU last January, looks to earn the starting berth at running back. A big back at 6-2 and 215 pounds, he rushed for 652 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore at NEO. Georgia State returns fi ft h-year senior Travis Evans, who rushed for 323 yards and two touchdowns as Russell’s backup last season. He is the second-leading rusher in school history with 1,095 career yards. Several other backup candidates return for the Panthers, including junior Rendell Wilder, and walk-ons Dontavis Crocker and Duvall Smith. True freshman Kyler Neal from Dallas, Ga., and East Paulding High School could make an impact at running back. Another freshman, Jonathan Jean-Bart, enrolled in January but is recovering from a knee injury.

POSITION-BY-POSITIONPOSITION-BY-POSITIONLOOK AT THE PANTHERSLOOK AT THE PANTHERS

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Th e Panthers did not utilize a fullback in their fi rst three seasons, but new off ensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski has two-back sets in his scheme. Junior Sean Jeppesen, a tight end and special teams standout last fall, is the likely candidate to line up at fullback as a lead blocker.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Th e wide receiver position features the Panthers’ top playmaker in senior Albert Wilson, a preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selection aft er earning All-CAA honors a year ago. Th e 5-9, 200-pound senior is the leading receiver in GSU history with 104 catches for 2,013 yards and 15 touchdowns in the Panthers’ fi rst three seasons. He has averaged nearly 20 yards per catch, and seven of 15 touchdown catches are 50 yards or longer. Expect the multi-talented Wilson to line up all over the fi eld as the Panthers look for ways to get him the ball. Complementing Wilson are a pair of fi ft h-year seniors in Danny Williams and Jordan Giles, who both had very productive freshman and sophomore seasons before injuries in 2013. Williams has 104 career receptions for 1,361 yards, including at least one catch in each of Georgia State’s fi rst 23 games before injuries derailed his 2013 season. He played in 10 games, catching 20 passes for 227 yards and one touchdown, but he was hampered throughout the year. Giles was limited to just two catches and two games before season-ending shoulder surgery. He had 33 receptions and six touchdowns in his fi rst two seasons. A wild card is senior Kelton Hill, a former quarterback who will work at receiver, where his speed and athletic ability give him big-play potential. Hill caught 11 passes for 96 yards in part-time duty at wide receiver in 2012. Sophomore Avery Sweeting is a potential deep threat with good speed. Adding depth are junior Lynquez Blair (10 receptions for 101 yards in 2012) and seniors Darren McCray (seven career receptions for 83 yards and a 96-yard kickoff return) and Parris Lee, who moved from running back in the spring. Junior Nathaniel Minor (7 receptions for 59 yards in 2012) is expected to miss the season aft er a spring knee injury. True freshmen Robert Davis and Tyshaun Clemmons could make an impact.

TIGHT ENDS

One of the two off ensive starters the Panthers lost to graduation is at tight end, where Emmanuel Ogbuehi had 25 receptions and three touchdowns a year ago but is now with the Washington Redskins. Junior Drew Pearson is Georgia State’s top returnee at tight end. He is a solid blocker but had just fi ve catches for 39 yards last fall, although he also took some snaps at defensive end when injuries decimated the defensive line. Th ere is little depth behind Pearson, meaning the Panthers will likely look for contributions from their freshman class, which includes tight ends Keith Rucker, Bill Teknipp and Sebastian Willer.

OFFENSIVE LINE

Georgia State returns all fi ve starters on the off ensive line with a veteran quintet that includes four seniors and one junior, led by senior tackle Ulrick John. Standing 6-8 and 280 pounds with good movement and athletic ability, John mans the left tackle position, although he has also started games at guard and center in his career. At right tackle is fi ft h-year senior Grant King, a 6-5, 295-pounder who is the only player to start every game of Georgia State’s fi rst three seasons. King was a third-team all-conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. Another fi ft h-year senior, Ramell Davis, is the top backup at tackle, along with senior Nick Nesmith.

SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW

HEAD COACH

TRENT MILES

leads GSU into

the FBS and

the Sun Belt

Conference.

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Th e returning starters at guard are junior Tim Wynn on the left side and senior Harrison Clottey at right guard. Another senior, Cade Yates, is an experienced backup. Redshirt freshman Garrett Gorringe showed promise in the spring, although he could also play tackle. At center, the Panthers return fi ft h-year senior Michael Davis, an academic all-district selection last fall. Davis missed all of the 2010 campaign and most of 2011 with major injuries but returned to start 10 of 11 games in 2012. Behind Davis is junior Ronald Martin and promising redshirt freshman Mark Ruskell, who is recovering from a spring injury. Georgia State’s crop of newcomers includes four off ensive linemen in junior college transfer A.J. Kaplan and freshmen Davis Moore, Brandon Pertile and Daniel Zeigler, any of whom could put themselves in position to earn playing time.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Th e Panthers have three returning starters up front in seniors Terrance Woodard, Th eo Agnew and John Kelly. A stout presence in the middle at 6-4 and 295 pounds, Woodard was Georgia State’s MVP on defense a year ago, when he collected 59 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups

and a fumble recovery. He enters 2013 as a preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and College Sports Madness. Agnew, a 6-4, 280-pound transfer from UMass, began the season at defensive end but moved inside for most of the year. He was the team’s second-leading tackler with 60 with a team-high eight tackles for loss. Th e 6-4, 275-pound Delic joins the mix this fall aft er sitting out last season and is expected to make an immediate impact. Adding depth on the interior are sophomore Joe Lockley, perhaps the strongest player on the team who has showed promised but been slowed by injuries, and sophomore David Huey, another promising talent who suff ered a season-ending injury aft er just two games last fall. Junior Marcus Stetzer made 20 tackles last year in a backup role.

LETTERMEN RETURNING (44)Starters (CAPS) Returning (17)QB: BEN McLANE, Ronnie BellRB: Travis Evans, Parris Lee, Rendell WilderWR: DANNY WILLIAMS, ALBERT WILSON, JORDAN GILES

(injured in 2012), Kelton Hill, Nathaniel Minor, Darren McCray, Avery Sweeting, Lynquez Blair

C: MICHAEL DAVIS, Ronald MartinG: HARRISON CLOTTEY, TIM WYNN, Cade YatesT: GRANT KING, ULRICK JOHN, Ramell DavisTE: Drew Pearson, Sean Jeppesen

DE: JOHN KELLY, Allen McKay, Melvin KingDT: TERRANCE WOODARD, THEO AGNEW, Joe Lockley, Marcus

Stetzer, DAVID HUEY (injured in 2012)LB: JOSEPH PETERSON, ROBERT FERGUSON, Jarrell RobinsonOLB: Bryan WilliamsCB: BRENT McCLENDON, DEMARIUS MATTHEWS, Jamal

Ransby, Nate AnthonyS: Kail Singleton, Arington Jordan, Rashad Stewart, Robert

Smith, Jamaal May (Injured in 2012)

PK: WIL LUTZ, David MillerP: MATT HUBBARDSN: Scott McQueen

LETTERMEN LOST (16)Starters (CAPS) Lost (5)

QB: NoneRB: DONALD RUSSELL, Rosevelt Watson, Malcolm SmithWR: Bo CarterC: NoneG: NoneT: Gabe HamptonTE: EMMANUEL OGBUEHI, Alex SmithDL: C.J. StephensOLB: AKEEN FELDER, Mitchell Vinson, Blake WyattILB: Mark Hogan, Davis KnowlesS: D’MARIO GUNN, DEMAZIO SKELTONCB: NonePK: Matt Ehasz

SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW

The off ensive line returns all

fi ve starters.

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

PLAYERS:

Tarris Batiste...............................................................TARR-iss buh-TEESTMackendy Cheridor ............................ muh-KEN-dee CHER-uh-doorDontavis Crocker ..................................................................... don-TAY-visKight Dallas ..............................................................................................KITEJah-Mai Davidson ............................................................................ juh-MYRamell Davis ................................................................................. ruh-MELLNermin Delic ....................................................................................DELL-ickGarrett Gorringe .........................................................................gur-RINGECarnell Hopson ..............................................................................car-NELLJonathan Jean-Bart ................................................................... JON-BARTUlrick John........................................................................................ ULL-rickShawayne Lawrence ....................................................... shuh-WAN-yuhDemarius Matthews ................................................... duh-MARR-ee-usTyler Nemec ...................................................................................NEE-mickBrandon Pertile ............................................................................... per-TILEJarrell Robinson ............................................................................. juh-RELLMark Ruskell...................................................................................RUSS-kellKail Singleton ........................................................................................ CALELadarion Young .............................................................. luh-DARE-ee-un

COACHES:

Keary Colbert ......................................................................................KERRYJeff Jagodzinski .............................................................JAG-ud-ZIN-skee

George Rogers, a junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M who enrolled for spring practice, should further bolster the interior line. Kelly started every game of 2012 at defensive end, collecting 33 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He will play a hybrid defensive end-outside linebacker position in the Panthers’ new scheme. His likely backup is sophomore Melvin King, who played in nine games as a true freshman last fall. Other options on the defensive line include redshirt freshman Tanner Strickland and walk-on Terry Hollingshed. Defensive line prospects make up the largest portion of GSU’s freshman class, including Mackendy Cheridor, Will Cunningham, Carnell Hopson, Tevin Jones, Jalen Lawrence and Shawayne Lawrence.

LINEBACKERS

Georgia State’s top returnees at linebacker are senior Robert Ferguson, junior Jarrell Robinson and sophomore Joseph Peterson. Ferguson, a 6-1, 230-pounder from Belle Glade, Fla., leads all active Panthers with 129 career tackles and 11 tackles for loss, and he is one of just two returnees, along with tackle Grant King, to play in every game of Georgia State’s fi rst three seasons. Peterson is a talented young player who was thrown into the fi re last fall as a true freshman, when he led the team in tackles with 65 Another option is senior Allen McKay, who has played linebacker in his career but saw time last season as an undersized defensive end to ease depth problems there. At outside linebacker, the Panthers hope to have sophomore Tarris Batiste, a transfer from Indiana State who is awaiting an appeal to the NCAA to gain immediate eligibility. Sophomore Bryan Williams gained experience as a true freshman last fall, playing in eight games, including one start. Th e freshman class includes promising linebackers Kight Dallas, Trey Payne and Jameel Spencer.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

At cornerback, the Panthers return three seniors who have started over the last three seasons in Brent McClendon, Demarius Matthews and Jamal Ransby. Th at trio has combined for 232 tackles and seven interceptions in Georgia State’s fi rst three campaigns. McClendon is the top performer with 114 career tackles, the fourth-highest total in GSU history, along with three interceptions and nine pass breakups. A fourth senior cornerback, Nate Anthony, is a special teams standout who can also contribute in the secondary. Th e safety position was hard hit by graduation with the loss of starters Demazio Skelton and D’Mario Gunn, who combined for nine interceptions over the last two seasons. Th e most experienced returnee at safety is senior Kail Singleton, who had 43 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in nine games last fall. Also returning are Arington Jordan, Rashad Stewart, Robert Smith and Jamaal May.

SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW Secondary prospects in the freshman class include Robert Dowling, Trent Hill and Tyshaun Clemmons, who could play wide receiver or defensive back. Cornerback Bruce Dukes will sit out the 2013 season aft er transferring from UCF.

SPECIALISTS

Th e Panthers return fi ve key specialists, led by a pair of all-conference honorees in punter Matt Hubbard and return specialist Albert Wilson. Hubbard, a junior from Peachtree City, Ga., is coming off an all-conference season as a sophomore, when he averaged 43.1 yards per punt with 21 boots of 50 yards or longer. He enters 2013 as a preseason All-Sun Belt Conference pick by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and Athlon. Wil Lutz, a sophomore, took over the place-kicking chores midway through last season. He was a perfect 18-of-18 on extra points and 4-of-7 on fi eld goals, with his three misses coming from 48 yards or longer. Junior David Miller is a versatile backup who can punt, kick off or handle placements. Senior long-snapper Scott McQueen also returns. He has been the long-snapper for every fi eld goal and extra point of the Panthers’ fi rst three seasons, and he added punt duties in 2012. Wilson, also an all-conference wide receiver, was the Co-Special Teams Player of the Year in the CAA last fall. He has averaged 25.1 yards per return for his career, including a 97-yard touchdown return at Alabama in 2010 and a 100-yard scoring return last season versus Old Dominion.

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92 Theo Agnew DL 6-4 280 R-Sr. Windsor, Conn. Northwest Catholic/Massachusetts 1 Nate Anthony CB 5-9 190 R-Sr. Conley, Ga. Columbia 57 Jamal Aquil LB 6.1 220 R-Jr. Jackson, Ga. Jackson/Shorter 3 Tarris Batiste LB 6-1 210 R-So. Cartersville, Ga. Cass/Indiana State 18 Ronnie Bell QB 5-11 180 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek/Ohio 13 Lynquez Blair WR 5-10 175 Jr. Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro 86 Joel Brooks WR 6-0 175 R-Fr. Acworth, Ga. North Paulding 11 Clay Chastain QB 6-4 215 So. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison/Georgia Military 43 Mackendy Cheridor DL 6-4 235 Fr. Decatur, Ga. Columbia 15 Tyshaun Clemmons DB/WR 6-0 210 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Gordon Central 72 Harrison Clottey G 6-5 310 R-Sr. Loganville, Ga. Grayson 31 Dontavis Crocker RB 5-9 185 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Jordan/Hutchinson CC 62 Will Cunningham DL 6-1 270 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker 33 Kight Dallas LB 6-1 230 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 58 Jah-Mai Davidson T 6-4 280 R-Fr. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 68 Michael Davis C 6-3 290 R-Sr. Lithonia, Ga. Chamblee 70 Ramell Davis T 6-7 280 R-Sr. St. Matthews, S.C. Calhoun County 19 Robert Davis WR 6-2 190 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 91 Nermin Delic DL 6-4 275 R-Jr. Tunnel Hill, Ga. Northwest Whitfi eld/Kentucky 23 Robert Dowling DB 5-10 175 Fr. Marietta, Ga. Lassiter 27 Bruce Dukes CB 5-10 187 Jr. Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek/UCF 21 Travis Evans RB 5-11 190 R-Sr. Williston, Fla. Williston 10 Robert Ferguson LB 6-1 230 R-Sr. Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central 64 Treavor Flannigan T 6-4 265 R-Fr. Trion, Ga. Trion 94 Justin Forrister SN 6-3 255 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. South Paulding 8 Jordan Giles WR 6-1 195 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley 59 Garrett Gorringe G 6-4 280 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson Fedale Hall WR 5-7 165 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Mount Pisgah Christian 82 Jalen Hamilton WR 5-8 175 R-Fr. Hampton, Ga. Lovejoy Akil Hawkins OL 6-2 282 So. Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County/Grambling 30 Nick Henderson S 6-1 195 R-So. Roswell, Ga. Roswell Jarvis Hicks WR 6-3 180 R-Jr. Albany, Ga. Albany/Albany State 4 Kelton Hill WR 6-0 185 R-Sr. Douglasville, Ga. Lithia Springs 37 Trent Hill DB 5-10 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Martin Luther King 76 Terry Hollingshed DL 6-3 265 R-Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross/Gardner-Webb 55 Carnell Hopson DL 6-2 250 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. South Paulding 28 Gerald Howse RB 6-2 215 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel/NE Oklahoma A&M 49 Matt Hubbard P 6-4 235 Jr. Peachtree City, Ga. Starr’s Mill 48 Anthony Hudgins FB 6-1 235 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw/Shorter 67 David Huey DL 6-2 290 R-So. Antioch, Tenn. Pearl-Cohn 22 Jonathan Jean-Bart RB 5-11 195 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Henry County 47 Sean Jeppesen FB 6-0 225 R-Jr. Fortson, Ga. Harris County/West Georgia 56 Ulrick John T 6-8 290 Sr. Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute 52 Tevin Jones DL 6-4 260 Fr. Hampton, Ga. Luella 12 Arington Jordan S 5-11 193 R-Sr. Bourbonnais, Ill. Bradley-Bourbonnais 77 A.J. Kaplan OL 6-4 295 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Faith Lutheran/Palomar 95 John Kelly LB 6-5 240 R-Sr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross/Nevada 79 Grant King T 6-5 295 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley 99 Melvin King LB 6-3 225 So. Hinesville, Ga. Liberty County 97 Jalen Lawrence DL 6-1 280 Fr. Macon, Ga. Westside 85 Shawayne Lawrence DL 6-4 255 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 7 Parris Lee WR 5-9 190 R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Fletcher 90 Joe Lockley DL 6-1 298 So. Portal, Ga. Portal 96 Wil Lutz PK 6-0 190 So. Newnan, Ga. Northgate

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Calvin Mapp CB 5-8 160 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson 69 Ronald Martin C 6-1 280 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County 5 Demarius Matthews CB 5-10 165 Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern 34 Jamaal May S 5-10 190 R-Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. Luella 9 Brent McClendon CB 5-9 180 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 6 Darren McCray WR 5-7 150 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Spencer 32 Allen McKay LB 6-2 213 R-Sr. Buena Vista, Ga. Marion County 16 Ben McLane QB 6-1 210 R-So. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 54 Scott McQueen SN 6-0 245 R-Sr. Buford, Ga. North Gwinnett 41 Alberry Melson DL 6-1 235 Jr. Newnan, Ga. Newnan/Virginia Union 93 David Miller P-PK 5-11 172 Jr. Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute 87 Nathaniel Minor WR 6-2 180 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood 25 Cole Moon LB 6-3 215 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. St. Pius X 63 Davis Moore OL 6-4 275 Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville 35 Myles Morris CB 5-8 172 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Smith 25 Kyler Neal RB 5-11 209 Fr. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 40 Tyler Nemec WR 5-11 194 R-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 66 Nick Nesmith T 6-3 260 R-Sr. Cumming, Ga. Forsyth Central 98 Nate Paxton DL 6-1 245 R-So. Scottdale, Ga. Clarkston 51 Trey Payne LB 6-0 230 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 89 Drew Pearson TE 6-5 235 R-Jr. Lindale, Ga. Pepperell 78 Cristian Perez DL 6-0 280 R-Jr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfi eld/Cumberlands 65 Brandon Pertile OL 6-5 290 Fr. Safety Harbor, Fla. Countryside 44 Joseph Peterson LB 6-0 220 So. Dothan, Ala. Dothan 26 Jamal Ransby CB 5-8 175 Sr. Newnan, Ga. Newnan 46 Jarrell Robinson LB 6-2 215 R-Jr. Portal , Ga. Portal 73 George Rogers DL 6-3 310 Jr. Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater/NE Oklahoma A&M 42 Dionte Rosser LB 6-1 225 R-So. LaGrange, Ga. Callaway/Virginia Union 45 Keith Rucker TE 6-3 232 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller 88 Joel Ruiz TE 6-4 230 R-Jr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County/Presbyterian 71 Mark Ruskell C 6-3 286 R-Fr. Duluth, Ga. Duluth 17 C.J. Scott CB 5-11 185 R-Jr. Lyons, Ga. Toombs County/Shorter 24 Kail Singleton S 6-2 212 R-Sr. Temple, Ga. Bremen Austin Smith TE 6-4 230 So. Griffi n, Ga. Spalding/Gordon State 14 Duvall Smith RB 5-10 208 R-Jr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 16 Robert Smith LB 6-0 200 R-Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern/Southern 38 Jameel Spencer LB 6-1 210 Fr. Smyrna, Ga. Woodward Academy 81 D.L. Stephens WR 6-0 185 R-Jr. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh/Morehead State 61 Marcus Stetzer DL 6-0 250 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw 29 Rashad Stewart S 5-10 190 R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. Wheeler/Louisville 53 Tanner Strickland DL 6-3 260 R-Fr. Zebulon, Ga. Pike County 80 Avery Sweeting WR 5-8 160 So. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick 84 Bill Teknipp TE 6-4 225 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 39 Rendell Wilder RB 5-8 185 R-Jr. Decatur, Ga. Tucker 83 Sebastian Willer TE 6-5 255 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun 36 Bryan Williams LB 6-3 200 So. Miramar, Fla. Miramar 17 Danny Williams WR 6-4 210 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. Boone 2 Albert Wilson WR 5-9 200 Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. Port St. Lucie 75 Terrance Woodard DL 6-4 292 Sr. Ocilla, Ga. Irwin County 50 Tim Wynn G 6-3 285 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 60 Cade Yates G 6-1 280 R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 20 Ladarion Young S 6-1 185 R-Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Catholic 74 Daniel Zeigler OL 6-5 250 Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School/Previous School

1 Nate Anthony CB 5-9 190 R-Sr. Conley, Ga. Columbia 2 Albert Wilson WR 5-9 200 Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. Port St. Lucie 3 Tarris Batiste LB 6-1 210 R-So. Cartersville, Ga. Cass/Indiana State 4 Kelton Hill WR 6-0 185 R-Sr. Douglasville, Ga. Lithia Springs 5 Demarius Matthews CB 5-10 165 Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern 6 Darren McCray WR 5-7 150 R-Sr. Columbus, Ga. Spencer 7 Parris Lee WR 5-9 190 R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Fletcher 8 Jordan Giles WR 6-1 195 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley 9 Brent McClendon CB 5-9 180 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 10 Robert Ferguson LB 6-1 230 R-Sr. Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central 11 Clay Chastain QB 6-4 215 So. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison/Georgia Military 12 Arington Jordan S 5-11 193 R-Sr. Bourbonnais, Ill. Bradley-Bourbonnais 13 Lynquez Blair WR 5-10 175 Jr. Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro 14 Duvall Smith RB 5-10 208 R-Jr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 15 Tyshaun Clemmons DB/WR 6-0 210 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Gordon Central 16 Ben McLane QB 6-1 210 R-So. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 16 Robert Smith LB 6-0 200 R-Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern/Southern 17 C.J. Scott CB 5-11 185 R-Jr. Lyons, Ga. Toombs County/Shorter 17 Danny Williams WR 6-4 210 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. Boone 18 Ronnie Bell QB 5-11 180 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek/Ohio 19 Robert Davis WR 6-2 190 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 20 Ladarion Young S 6-1 185 R-Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Catholic 21 Travis Evans RB 5-11 190 R-Sr. Williston, Fla. Williston 22 Jonathan Jean-Bart RB 5-11 195 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Henry County 23 Robert Dowling DB 5-10 175 Fr. Marietta, Ga. Lassiter 24 Kail Singleton S 6-2 212 R-Sr. Temple, Ga. Bremen 25 Cole Moon LB 6-3 215 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. St. Pius X 25 Kyler Neal RB 5-11 209 Fr. Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 26 Jamal Ransby CB 5-8 175 Sr. Newnan, Ga. Newnan 27 Bruce Dukes CB 5-10 187 Jr. Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek/UCF 28 Gerald Howse RB 6-2 215 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel/NE Oklahoma A&M 29 Rashad Stewart S 5-10 190 R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. Wheeler/Louisville 30 Nick Henderson S 6-1 195 R-So. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 31 Dontavis Crocker RB 5-9 185 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Jordan/Hutchinson CC 32 Allen McKay LB 6-2 213 R-Sr. Buena Vista, Ga. Marion County 33 Kight Dallas LB 6-1 230 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 34 Jamaal May S 5-10 190 R-Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. Luella 35 Myles Morris CB 5-8 172 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Smith 36 Bryan Williams LB 6-3 200 So. Miramar, Fla. Miramar 37 Trent Hill DB 5-10 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Martin Luther King 38 Jameel Spencer LB 6-1 210 Fr. Smyrna, Ga. Woodward Academy 39 Rendell Wilder RB 5-8 185 R-Jr. Decatur, Ga. Tucker 40 Tyler Nemec WR 5-11 194 R-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 41 Alberry Melson DL 6-1 235 Jr. Newnan, Ga. Newnan/Virginia Union 42 Dionte Rosser LB 6-1 225 R-So. LaGrange, Ga. Callaway/Virginia Union 43 Mackendy Cheridor DL 6-4 235 Fr. Decatur, Ga. Columbia 44 Joseph Peterson LB 6-0 220 So. Dothan, Ala. Dothan 45 Keith Rucker TE 6-3 232 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller 46 Jarrell Robinson LB 6-2 215 R-Jr. Portal , Ga. Portal 47 Sean Jeppesen FB 6-0 225 R-Jr. Fortson, Ga. Harris County/West Georgia 48 Anthony Hudgins FB 6-1 235 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw/Shorter 49 Matt Hubbard P 6-4 235 Jr. Peachtree City, Ga. Starr’s Mill 50 Tim Wynn G 6-3 285 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 51 Trey Payne LB 6-0 230 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside

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52 Tevin Jones DL 6-4 260 Fr. Hampton, Ga. Luella 53 Tanner Strickland DL 6-3 260 R-Fr. Zebulon, Ga. Pike County 54 Scott McQueen SN 6-0 245 R-Sr. Buford, Ga. North Gwinnett 55 Carnell Hopson DL 6-2 250 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. South Paulding 56 Ulrick John T 6-8 290 Sr. Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute 57 Jamal Aquil LB 6.1 220 R-Jr. Jackson, Ga. Jackson/Shorter 58 Jah-Mai Davidson T 6-4 280 R-Fr. Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 59 Garrett Gorringe G 6-4 280 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson 60 Cade Yates G 6-1 280 R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell 61 Marcus Stetzer DL 6-0 250 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Shaw 62 Will Cunningham DL 6-1 270 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker 63 Davis Moore OL 6-4 275 Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville 64 Treavor Flannigan T 6-4 265 R-Fr. Trion, Ga. Trion 65 Brandon Pertile OL 6-5 290 Fr. Safety Harbor, Fla. Countryside 66 Nick Nesmith T 6-3 260 R-Sr. Cumming, Ga. Forsyth Central 67 David Huey DL 6-2 290 R-So. Antioch, Tenn. Pearl-Cohn 68 Michael Davis C 6-3 290 R-Sr. Lithonia, Ga. Chamblee 69 Ronald Martin C 6-1 280 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County 70 Ramell Davis T 6-7 280 R-Sr. St. Matthews, S.C. Calhoun County 71 Mark Ruskell C 6-3 286 R-Fr. Duluth, Ga. Duluth 72 Harrison Clottey G 6-5 310 R-Sr. Loganville, Ga. Grayson 73 George Rogers DL 6-3 310 Jr. Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater/NE Oklahoma A&M 74 Daniel Zeigler OL 6-5 250 Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 75 Terrance Woodard DL 6-4 292 Sr. Ocilla, Ga. Irwin County 76 Terry Hollingshed DL 6-3 265 R-Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross/Gardner-Webb 77 A.J. Kaplan OL 6-4 295 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Faith Lutheran/Palomar 78 Cristian Perez DL 6-0 280 R-Jr. Dalton, Ga. SE Whitfi eld/Cumberlands 79 Grant King T 6-5 295 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley 80 Avery Sweeting WR 5-8 160 So. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick 81 D.L. Stephens WR 6-0 185 R-Jr. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh/Morehead State 82 Jalen Hamilton WR 5-8 175 R-Fr. Hampton, Ga. Lovejoy 83 Sebastian Willer TE 6-5 255 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun 84 Bill Teknipp TE 6-4 225 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 85 Shawayne Lawrence DL 6-4 255 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 86 Joel Brooks WR 6-0 175 R-Fr. Acworth, Ga. North Paulding 87 Nathaniel Minor WR 6-2 180 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood 88 Joel Ruiz TE 6-4 230 R-Jr. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County/Presbyterian 89 Drew Pearson TE 6-5 235 R-Jr. Lindale, Ga. Pepperell 90 Joe Lockley DL 6-1 298 So. Portal, Ga. Portal 91 Nermin Delic DL 6-4 275 R-Jr. Tunnel Hill, Ga. Northwest Whitfi eld/Kentucky 92 Theo Agnew DL 6-4 280 R-Sr. Windsor, Conn. Northwest Catholic/Massachusetts 93 David Miller P-PK 5-11 172 Jr. Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute 94 Justin Forrister SN 6-3 255 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. South Paulding 95 John Kelly LB 6-5 240 R-Sr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross/Nevada 96 Wil Lutz PK 6-0 190 So. Newnan, Ga. Northgate 97 Jalen Lawrence DL 6-1 280 Fr. Macon, Ga. Westside 98 Nate Paxton DL 6-1 245 R-So. Scottdale, Ga. Clarkston 99 Melvin King LB 6-3 225 So. Hinesville, Ga. Liberty County Fedale Hall WR 5-7 165 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Mount Pisgah Christian Akil Hawkins OL 6-2 282 So. Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County/Grambling Jarvis Hicks WR 6-3 180 R-Jr. Albany, Ga. Albany/Albany State Calvin Mapp CB 5-8 160 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Grayson Austin Smith TE 6-4 230 So. Griffi n, Ga. Spalding/Gordon State

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MILESTRENTTRENT

Trent Miles, who engineered a dramatic turnaround in fi ve seasons at Indiana State, is the new head football coach at

Georgia State.Miles, the 2012 Region Four Coach

of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, was offi cially introduced by GSU President Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick on Dec. 3, 2012.

A former assistant coach at Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington, Miles takes the helm of the GSU program following the retirement of Bill Curry, the program’s head coach since its inception in 2008. Aft er completing its third season of play in 2012, Georgia State moves to the Sun Belt Conference in 2013, which will mark the second and fi nal year of the program’s transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Despite taking over a struggling Indiana State program that had won just one game in the three seasons before his arrival in 2008, Miles led the Sycamores to

winning records the last three years. In 2010, he was honored as Missouri

Valley Football Conference Coach of the Year and was a fi nalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award and the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honor.

“As Georgia State Football enters its next chapter with the move to FBS and the Sun Belt Conference, we need a program-builder, and that’s exactly what we have in Trent Miles,” Levick said. “He is a dynamic leader, a tireless recruiter, and a talented coach who will take this program to the next level.

“Th rough Trent’s leadership and hard work, he turned the Indiana State football program into a winner, and he will do the same for Georgia State,” Levick continued. “He presented an impressive and detailed plan during his interview which addressed how he would build a winning GSU football program, and we look forward to helping him implement that plan. We are delighted to welcome Trent, his wife Bridget and their children to the Georgia

State family.”It took just three years for Miles to

produce a winning season as he led his 2010 Sycamores to a 6-5 mark for the school’s fi rst winning campaign since 1996.

An Indiana State graduate, Miles guided his alma mater to another winning season in 2011 and then a 7-4 record in 2012, including a 5-3 mark in the MVFC. No Sycamore team has won more games since the 1984 squad on which Miles played, and the school’s current run of three straight winning seasons is the longest in Terre Haute since ISU had six straight from 1964-69.

Following the 2012 season, Miles was honored as the AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year, earning that distinction for the second time in three seasons.

Under Miles’ direction, ISU rose as high as No. 14 in the national polls and up to No. 5 in the GridIron Power Index in 2012. Th e No. 14 national ranking in Th e Sports Network Top 25 was the Sycamores’ highest since joining the

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MVFC in 1987 as well as the highest in the Trent Miles era.

Th e highlight of the 2012 season was the Sycamores’ 17-14 road victory at No. 1-ranked North Dakota State, the defending FCS champion.

“I am extremely honored and excited to be the new head football coach at Georgia State University,” Miles said. “We are committed to building this program into one that competes for championships on the fi eld and in the classroom. We will strive to represent our student body, alumni and the state of Georgia with character and integrity.

“We look forward to building upon what Coach Bill Curry has started,” Miles continued. “He is truly a legend in this profession, and his eff orts are greatly appreciated. We are ready and focused to begin the process of taking Panther Football to the next level.”

Th e last two seasons, Miles’ program featured one of the top players in the FCS ranks in running back Shakir Bell. A fi rst-team All-American as a sophomore in 2011, Bell led the nation in rushing with 151.8 yards per game and tied for second

in voting for the Walter Payton Award as the top player in the FCS. Bell was one of two fi rst-team All-Americans who Miles coached in 2011 as defensive end Ben Obaseki was also named to the Associated Press fi rst team. Th ey were the fi rst two AP fi rst-team All-Americans in school history.

In 2012, Bell ranked sixth nationally in rushing (134.1 ypg) and again earned All-America accolades from AP (third team) and Th e Sports Network (second team). Cornerback Johnny Towalid was also recognized as an All-American by AP (second team) and Th e Sports Network (third team).

Indiana State led the MVFC in the number of all-conference selections in both 2011 (13) and 2012 (14).

Miles achieved success in 2010 with a prolifi c off ense that ranked in the top 15 nationally in scoring with 31.2 yards per game, while his 2012 squad was built on a defense that fi nished third in the nation in points allowed (14.3 pg) and fi ft h in total defense (296.4 ypg).

Among the many notable accomplishments by Indiana State

under Miles the last three seasons is the Sycamores’ 44-16 victory over Western Kentucky in 2011, the program’s fi rst win over an FBS opponent since 2001. Th at 2011 Sycamore squad spent eight weeks in the national FCS polls, climbing to No. 16 in the nation.

Th roughout his career, Miles has coached on both sides of the ball and possesses more than 20 years of college coaching experience as well as one year as a National Football League assistant with the Green Bay Packers. As an off ensive assistant for the Packers in 2000, Miles worked with wide receivers and quality control. He coached NFL All-Pro receiver Antonio Freeman.

In the seven years following at Stanford (wide receivers, 2001), Notre Dame (wide receivers, 2002-04) and Washington (running backs, 2005-07), Miles also coached and developed many talented skill players. Among his pupils were Stanford’s Teyo Johnson, a second-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2003, Notre Dame’s Maurice Stovall and Arnaz Battle, both of whom went on to the NFL, Jeff Samardzija, an All-

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“The Panthers quietly made one of

the off season’s best hires by pulling

Miles away from Indiana State.”

– Athlon Sports

“Georgia State grabbed a

fast-rising coach with the

perfect background at just

the right time. Success won’t

come overnight – let’s give

him a fortnight to be safe –

but Miles was a wonderful

hire.”

– Paul Myerberg,

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HEAD COACH TRENT MILES

Date of Birth: July 29, 1963Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind.Alma Mater: Indiana State, 1987Playing Career: Wide receiver at Indiana

State, 1983-86Family: Wife Bridget; daughters Kaylee,

Anna, Charlie Elizabeth, son Noah Michael

COACHING CAREER

1987, Indiana State, graduate assistant1988-89, New Mexico, graduate assistant1990, Oklahoma, graduate assistant1991-94, Northern Illinois, receivers (1991-

93), defensive backs (1994)1995-96, Hawai’i, wide receivers (1995),

defensive backs (1996)1997-99, Fresno State, wide receivers2000, Green Bay Packers, off ensive

assistant2001, Stanford, wide receivers2002-04, Notre Dame, wide receivers2005-07, Washington, running backs

2008-12, Indiana State, head coach

YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD

Year School Overall

2008 Indiana State 0-12





Total 20-36

COACHING HONORS

2010: AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year; Missouri Valley Coach of the Year; Finalist for Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year and Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year

2012: AFCA Region Four Coach of the Year

America wide receiver at Notre Dame who is now playing professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs, and Louis Rankin, a 1,000-yard rusher at Washington.

Miles began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana State (1987), New Mexico (1988-89) and Oklahoma (1990). While at New Mexico, one of his mentors was Marvin Lewis, now the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Miles moved to an assistant coaching position at Northern Illinois for four seasons, working with receivers (1991-93) and then defensive backs (1994). Miles then headed west for a two-year stint at Hawai’i, where he coached wide receivers (1995) and defensive backs (1996).

As wide receivers coach at Fresno State from 1997-99, Miles helped the Bulldogs to a share of the 1999 Mountain

West Conference title and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl. He also recruited and coached future NFL standout Bernard Berrian.

Miles, 49, is a native of Terre Haute, Ind., and a 1987 graduate of Indiana State with a degree in criminology. He was a wide receiver for the Sycamores from 1982-86, playing on the 1983 and 1984 squads that each won nine games and advanced to the FCS playoff s. Th e 1984 Sycamores were ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the season, and that team was inducted into the Indiana State University Hall of Fame in 2002.

He is married to the former Bridget Hogan, and the couple has three daughters, Kaylee, Anna, and Charlie Elizabeth, and one son, Noah Michael.

THE MILES FAMILY: Bridget and Trent Miles with daughters (l-r) Anna, Charlie Elizabeth and Kaylee and son Noah Michael.

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Harold Etheridge, a veteran coach with more than two decades of experience, joined Trent Miles’

coaching staff at Georgia State in 2013 as the off ensive line coach and assistant head coach. Etheridge was Miles’ off ensive coordinator the last two years at Indiana State and his off ensive line coach the last three seasons, helping the Sycamores post three consecutive winning seasons for the fi rst time since the 1960s. “Harold Etheridge is a veteran and an excellent off ensive line coach,” Miles said. “He stresses fundamentals and technique, and he brings toughness to the off ensive line. He makes it fun for his players, but he will get the most out of them. And he is a really good recruiter.” In two seasons as off ensive coordinator, Etheridge produced one of the nation’s top rushers in running back Shakir Bell. A fi rst-team All-American as a sophomore in 2011, Bell led the nation in rushing with 151.8 yards per game and tied for second in voting for the Walter Payton Award as the top player in the FCS. In 2012, Bell ranked sixth nationally in rushing (134.1 ypg) while earning second-team All-America honors. Between the 2010 and 2012 seasons, Indiana State had 17 off ensive players earn all-conference recognition, including fi ve off ensive linemen. Etheridge joined Miles’ ISU staff in 2010 and made an immediate impact in the program’s remarkable turnaround. Th e off ensive line blocked for a unit that ranked 14th in the nation in scoring with 31.2 points per game for a school-record 351 points and 17th in total off ense at 411.8 yards per game, helping the

Sycamores post a 6-5 record for their fi rst winning season since 1996. Before going to ISU, Etheridge spent the previous two years coaching the off ensive line at Washington State (2008-09) and one year in the same role at Northern Illinois (2007). During a three-year stint as the off ensive line coach at North Texas (2004-06), Etheridge produced an off ensive line that blocked for the nation’s leading rusher in 2004 in Jamario Th omas, who ran for 180.1 yards per game. Th e Mean Green won the Sun Belt Conference title and earned a berth in the New Orleans Bowl. Etheridge began his coaching career in the high school ranks, fi rst at Gallup (N.M.) High School (1983-86) and then Ballard (Ky.) High School (1987-88). From there, he moved to a collegiate position at Kentucky, serving as a graduate assistant working with off ensive tackles in 1989-90. He worked under

GSU’s fi rst head coach Bill Curry in his second season at UK. Etheridge then spent the next nine seasons as the off ensive line coach at Illinois State, helping the Redbirds earn a spot in the NCAA FCS playoff s in 1998 before winning the Gateway Conference title and reaching the FCS semifi nal game in 1999. In 2000, he moved with head coach Todd Berry to Army and coached the Black Knights’ off ensive line for four seasons. A native of Gallup, N.M., Etheridge was a four-year starting off ensive guard for Western New Mexico (1979-82). He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the school in 1982. Etheridge, who in 2001 published a book entitled “Coaching the Front Liners,” and his wife, Jeanne, are the parents of twins, Clayton and Eliza.

HAROLD ETHERIDGEHAROLD ETHERIDGE

Assistant Head Coach / Off ensive Line

First Year at GSU

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Jeff Jagodzinski, a long-time National Football League assistant coach and a successful collegiate head coach,

is the off ensive coordinator on Trent Miles’ fi rst Georgia State staff . Jagodzinski previously worked with Miles on the Green Bay Packers’ staff in 2000, and he is well-acquainted with the city of Atlanta, having served as the Atlanta Falcons’ tight ends coach in 2004 and then off ensive line coach in 2005. He is also familiar to Atlanta fans as the college head coach of Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan. “What an opportunity to be able to hire someone with the experience and knowledge that Jeff Jagodzinski brings,” Miles said. “He’s a great off ensive mind, and he’s been a successful head coach at the highest level of college football. He will teach concepts and skills that will only make our off ense better. How appealing it is for young men to know they can be coached by the man who coached Matt Ryan.” Jagodzinski enjoyed two highly successful seasons as the head coach at Boston College, posting a 20-8 record and capturing back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division crowns. In 2007, with Ryan at quarterback, Jagodzinski led the Eagles to an 11-3 record—BC’s highest win total since 1940—a berth in the ACC Championship game and a bowl-game victory over Michigan State. In addition to the exploits of ACC Player of the Year Ryan on off ense, Jagodzinski’s fi rst BC squad also featured a strong defense that was No. 2in the nation against the run. Safety Jamie Silva was a fi rst-team All-America selection. Even aft er Ryan became the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NFL draft following, Jagodzinski kept BC winning in 2008 with a 9-5 record and another trip to the ACC title game. Along with Ryan, Jagodzinski coached three other future fi rst-round draft picks at Boston College in nose tackle B.J. Raji (2009,

Green Bay) and off ensive linemen Gosder Cherilus (2008, Detroit) and Anthony Castonzo (2011, Indianapolis). Jagodzinski began his coaching career in 1985 as the running backs coach at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Whitewater. In 1986, he served as the off ensive line coach at Northern Illinois before spending two years (1987-88) as a graduate assistant at LSU. In 1989, Jagodzinski began an eight-year stint as the off ensive line coach at East Carolina (1989-96), highlighted by the 1991 season, when the Pirates posted an 11-1 record. He then spent two seasons as the off ensive coordinator at Boston College (1997-98) on Tom O’Brien’s staff . At BC,

Jagodzinski’s off enses averaged more than 400 yards per game in each of his two seasons, featuring future Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in 1997 and All-American running back Mike Cloud in 1998, who ranked third in the nation in rushing. Jagodzinski began his NFL career in 1999, joining the Green Bay Packers as tight ends coach from 1999-2003. It was there that he worked with Miles in 2000. He then moved to the Atlanta Falcons, where he served as tight ends in coach in 2004, helping Atlanta reach the NFC Championship game, and then off ensive line coach in 2005. During that time, the Falcons featured one of the NFL’s most successful rushing off enses, leading the league in both rushing yards per game and rushing yards per carry those two years. In 2005, Jagodzinski’s line blocked for Pro Bowl running back Warrick Dunn, who gained over 1,400 yards. Jagodzinski returned to the Packers as off ensive coordinator for one season (2006) before taking over as head coach at Boston College. Under his direction, Green Bay ranked among the top 10 in the NFL in total off ense. In college and the NFL, Jagodzinski has been part of off ensive staff s that worked with future Pro Bowl quarterbacks Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Aaron Rogers and Matt Ryan. He served as the head coach of the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL in 2010, and in 2012, he worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Ave Maria University in Florida. Jagodzinski was a three-year starter and four-year player (1981-84) at fullback at Wisconsin-Whitewater. He earned a B.S. degree in education at UW-Whitewater in 1985. Jagodzinski and his wife, Lisa, have fi ve children: Josh, JoAnne, Jessica, Jacqueline and Jennifer.

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Off ensive Coordinator

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Jesse Minter, the defensive coordinator at Indiana State the last two years, followed Georgia

State head coach Trent Miles to be the Panthers’ defensive coordinator. In 2012, Minter constructed a defensive unit that ranked third in the FCS in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. Th e Sycamores also ranked fi ft h nationally in pass effi ciency defense, 14th in passing yards allowed and 28th in rushing yards allowed. One of the highlights of the 2012 season was Indiana State’s 17-14 road victory at No. 1-ranked and defending FCS champion North Dakota State. In that game, cornerback Johnny Towalid scored 14 points for ISU by returning a pair of interceptions for touchdowns. Over the last two years, 13 Indiana State defensive standouts have earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors. Minter originally joined Miles’ defensive staff at Indiana State in 2009 before being elevated to the coordinator position for the 2011 season. He was a key component in the Sycamores’ remarkable turnaround under Miles that saw ISU post a winning season in 2010 for the fi rst time since 1996. Th e program added winning campaigns in 2011 and 2012 to give ISU three consecutive winning seasons for the fi rst time since the 1960s. Minter went to Indiana State following two years as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati, where he served

on Brian Kelly’s staff , working with the defensive staff and assisting in coaching the linebackers. Th e Bearcats won the Big East Conference title in 2008 and earned a BCS berth in the Orange Bowl. Th e Cincinnati defense led the nation in takeaways in 2007. Minter spent the 2006 season as a football intern at Notre Dame, when the Irish posted a 10-3 record.

JESSE MINTERJESSE MINTER

Defensive Coordinator

First Year at GSU

He played college football at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), which compiled a school-record 30-10 mark during his four years, including back-to-back conference titles and Division III playoff appearances A native of Yorktown, Ind., Minter is married to the former Rachelle Wittich. His father is former Cincinnati head football coach Rick Minter.

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Former National Football League wide receiver Keary Colbert serves as Georgia State’s wide

receivers coach aft er joining head coach Trent Miles’ fi rst GSU staff in March 2013. Colbert spent a total of six years in the NFL, four of them with the Carolina Panthers, who selected him in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft . In 2004, he set Carolina rookie records for receptions (47), receiving yards (754) and receiving touchdowns (5) in a season. Th e following year, he helped the Panthers reach the 2005 NFC Championship game. “Keary Colbert is an excellent addition to our staff ,” Miles said. “He is extremely knowledgeable as someone who played the wide receiver position at the highest level, both in college and then in the NFL. “He will be unbelievable in teaching these young men the fundamentals and techniques of the receiver position,” continued Miles. “He has the ability to motivate a young man to perform, and with his ability to relate to players, I think he will be an outstanding recruiter.” Colbert played for three NFL teams in 2008 – the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. He was with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League in 2009 and then returned to the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2011. Colbert began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Southern California, in 2010, working with the tight ends. Following that season, USC tight end Jordan Cameron was selected in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft .

A California native, Colbert was a prep All-American at Hueneme High School in Oxnard. He went on to a standout career at USC, where he fi nished as the Trojans’ all-time leader in receptions (207) while gaining 2,964 receiving yards and catching 19 touchdown passes in his career. He was a key member of the Trojans’ 2003 Associated Press national

KEARY COLBERTKEARY COLBERT

Wide Receivers

First Year at GSU

championship team, catching 69 passes for 1,013 yards with nine touchdowns. As a senior, he was a team captain, won USC’s Most Inspirational Award, earned All-Pac-10 honors and was selected to play in the Senior Bowl. Colbert earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from USC in 2006. He has one son, Kaden.




Luke Huard, formerly the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois State, joined the

Georgia State coaching staff for the 2013 season as the quarterbacks coach under head coach Trent Miles. Huard spent the last four seasons at Illinois State, including one year (2009) as quarterbacks coach before he was elevated to off ensive coordinator for the last three seasons (2010-12). In 2012, Huard’s unit led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in passing and total off ense as the Redbirds averaged better than 30 points a game while compiling a 9-4 record and advancing to the quarterfi nals of the FCS playoff s. In his four years at ISU, Huard developed quarterback Matt Brown, who was the MVFC Newcomer of the Year in 2009, a three-time all-conference honoree and the MVFC Off ensive Player of the Year in 2012. He previously worked with Miles at Washington, where Huard served as a graduate assistant in 2007-08. While at Washington, Huard worked with the Huskies’ quarterbacks, including current Tennessee Titans’ signal caller Jake Locker, who was the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year in 2007. Huard began his coaching career as the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tacoma’s Washington High School following graduation from North Carolina in 2002. He then spent four seasons as the head coach at Interlake High School (Wash.), where he led the program to its fi rst winning season in 10 years in 2004.

In 2004, he also served as off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Eastside Hawks, a semi-professional football team that went 10-0 and won the Northwest Football League title. Huard was a three-year member of the North Carolina football team. As a quarterback, he played in seven games for the Tar Heels, including four starts, as a freshman in 1999. As a high school quarterback at Puyallup (Wash.) High School, Huard was Washington’s Gatorade Player of the Year

LUKE HUARDLUKE HUARD

Quarterbacks

First Year at GSU

and an honorable mention All-America selection as a senior. Huard comes from a football family. Both of his older brothers, Brock and Damon, were standout quarterbacks at Washington and went on to play professionally in the NFL. Huard’s father, Mike, coached all three sons at Puyallup High School, where he also coached future NFL quarterback Billy Joe Hobert. Huard is married to the former Dolly Tan.

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Shannon Jackson joined the Georgia State football staff of head coach Trent Miles as

defensive line coach, the same position he held on Miles’ staff at Indiana State the last fi ve years. In 2012, Jackson, who also served as assistant head coach at ISU, helped coach a defense that ranked third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. Th e Sycamores were fi ft h nationally in pass effi ciency defense, 14th in passing yards allowed and 28th in rushing yards allowed. Th e highlight of the 2012 season was Indiana State’s 17-14 road victory at No. 1-ranked and defending FCS champion North Dakota State. In that game, the ISU defense scored 14 points. In 2011, ISU defensive end Ben Obaseki earned fi rst-team All-America honors by the Associated Press as he and teammate Shakir Bell, a running back, became the fi rst Sycamores to earn this honor. Jackson spent a total of 10 seasons at Indiana State, originally coaching on the Sycamores’ staff from 2000-04 before returning to his alma mater in 2008 when Miles took over. He was a key component in the Sycamores’ remarkable turnaround under Miles that saw ISU post a winning season in 2010 for the fi rst time since 1996. Th e program added winning campaigns in 2011 and 2012 to give ISU three consecutive winnings seasons for the fi rst time since the 1960s.

SHANNON JACKSONSHANNON JACKSON

Defensive Line

First Year at GSU

Before returning to Indiana State, Jackson spent three years coaching the defensive line at Eastern Illinois (2005-07). In 2006, he helped coach a defensive unit that led the nation with 36 turnovers forced. In the summer of 2003, Jackson worked with the Jacksonville Jaguars’ staff through the NFL’s Minority Internship Program. Aft er a standout playing career at Indiana State, Jackson began his coaching career in 2000 as a graduate assistant on the ISU staff , working with tight ends. He moved to a full-time position as a defensive assistant from 2001-03.

In that fi rst stint at ISU, he tutored Kyle Mitchell, who went on to break the school sack record that Jackson himself had set during his playing days. Jackson also coached Richard Harris, who signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans. Jackson was a standout defensive lineman for the Sycamores, earning All-America recognition as a senior in 1999. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana State in criminology in 2000. He and his wife, Sumalayo, have a son, Bryson, and a daughter, Brylee.




Tony Tiller, a former professional football player in the National Football League and Canadian

Football League, is in his fi rst year at Georgia State as running backs coach. Tiller was the fi nal coaching hire for head coach Trent Miles in his fi rst season in Atlanta. Tiller spent the 2012 season as an assistant coach at Reinhardt University in

TONY TILLERTONY TILLER

Running Backs

First Year at GSU

Waleska, Ga., a startup program that will begin play at the NAIA level in 2013. “Tony is a young coach with an extremely bright future,” Miles said. “He has a lot of energy, he relates well with young men, and he will do an outstanding job in recruiting, which is always our focus. He brings a great knowledge of the game as someone who has played at a high level.”

Aft er completing an all-conference career at East Tennessee State, Tiller spent time on the roster of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004-05 before moving to the CFL, where he played defensive back for the B.C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Tiller then played with the Atlanta Falcons in the 2009 preseason. He also spent time in the United Football League. Born in Melbourne, Fla., Tiller attended Stephenson High School in the Atlanta area. He worked with the Stephenson program as a volunteer assistant coach from 2008-11. He earned his bachelor of science in sport management from East Tennessee State in 2004.

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P.J. Volker joined head coach Trent Miles’ Georgia State football staff as linebackers coach aft er serving

in the same capacity under Miles at Indiana State. Volker spent the last three years with Miles as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the Sycamores, helping ISU post three straight winning seasons. In 2012, he helped coach a defensive unit that ranked third in the FCS in scoring defense, allowing just 14.3 points per game, and sixth nationally in total defense at 296.4 yards per game. One of the highlights for ISU’s defense in 2012 was an outstanding performance in the Sycamores’ stunning 17-14 upset at No. 1-ranked North Dakota State, in which the defense accounted for 14 points. Over his three seasons, seven Indiana State linebackers were named to the all-conference team, including three-time selection Aaron Archie, who made over 100 tackles each of the last two years. Volker originally joined Miles’ defensive staff at Indiana State in 2010 and took part in bringing about the program’s dramatic turnaround. In his fi rst year, the Sycamores posted a breakout season with a 6-5 record in 2010, their fi rst winning season since 1996.

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Linebackers

First Year at GSU

Volker went to ISU in 2010 from Th omas More College, a Division III program in Kentucky where he coached the linebackers and served as the program’s recruiting coordinator. He began his coaching career as the running

backs coach at Th iel College. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Volker was a three-year letterwinner and two-time all-conference selection at the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio). He is married to the former Amanda Naseef.




J.D. Williams, who brings 16 years of college coaching experience and a successful career in the

National Football League, joined the Georgia State football staff of head coach Trent Miles as secondary coach and special teams coordinator. Williams, a former fi rst-round NFL draft pick who was a member of four Super Bowl teams with the Buff alo Bills, comes to Georgia State aft er three seasons on the defensive staff at UNLV. He also has seven years of experience in the Pac-10 (now the Pac-12) and previously worked with Miles at both Washington and Fresno State. “J.D. Williams brings experience from playing at the NFL level and coaching at the highest level of college football,” Miles said. “He’s been at some of the best programs in the nation, he has coordinated a defense, and he is an excellent recruiter.” At UNLV, Williams served two seasons (2010-11) as the Runnin’ Rebels’ assistant head coach, secondary coach and pass defense coordinator before he was elevated to defensive coordinator in 2012, when he continued to coach the defensive backs. Williams went to UNLV aft er spending the 2009 season as the cornerbacks coach at Utah. Th e Utes posted a 10-3 record, including a victory over Washington in the Poinsettia Bowl, and ranked 16th in the nation in passing yards and ninth in pass effi ciency defense. Th at followed three seasons at Washington (2006-08) and four seasons at California (2002-05). At Washington, he worked on the same staff with Miles his fi rst two years. During his tenure at California, Williams helped the Golden

Bears to a 33-17 overall record and three bowl game appearances. Williams moved into coaching in 1997 aft er his NFL playing career, beginning as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Fresno State, where Miles was on the coaching staff . He then coached the secondary at San Jose State in 1998 and Cal Poly in 1999 before returning to Fresno State as secondary coach for two years (2000-01). He helped the Bulldogs to an 18-7 record and a pair of bowl berths. Aft er a standout playing career at Fresno State, Williams was a fi rst-round

J.D. WILLIAMSJ.D. WILLIAMS

Defensive Backs / Special Teams

First Year at GSU

NFL Draft pick in 1990, going to the Buff alo Bills with the 16th selection. He went on to play on the Bills’ four Super Bowl teams from 1990-93, including Super Bowl XXVIII at the Georgia Dome. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers before his six-year pro career ended aft er the 1996 season. Williams, from Coalinga, Calif., earned his bachelor’s degree in crimi-nology from Fresno State in 1997. He and his wife, Jamie, have four children: Nicole, Kyra, Zoe and David.

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benbenPOLLARDPOLLARDAssistant Director of AthleticsAthletics - Speed, Strength & Conditioning

Third Year at GSU

Ben Pollard, who possesses more than two decades of experience working with major college programs, joined the Georgia State staff in June 2011 as Assistant

Director of Athletics for Speed, Strength and Conditioning. Pollard works directly with the Panther football program while overseeing strength and conditioning for all GSU sports. Pollard has spent much of his career working with FBS powers, including stints at Mississippi State (2007-09), Texas A&M (2004-07), Alabama (2001-04), and TCU (1998-01). From 1998 through 2009, he trained numerous future NFL players while working with football teams that played in seven bowl games and won four conference titles. He also spent nine years (1989-98) at Sam Houston State, serving as head strength coach and kinesiology instructor. Before coming to Georgia State, he served as head strength and conditioning coach at Texas State University. Th at followed a one-year stint at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. Pollard is certifi ed as a Master Strength Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). He also holds certifi cation from the United States Weightlift ing Federation (USWF) and as a National Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA). He began his career as a graduate assistant strength coach at Texas Tech, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1984 and master’s degree in 1989. Pollard is married to the former Leslie Willis and has three children: Harrison, Melissa and Everett.

sarahsarahGIGANTINOGIGANTINODirector of Football Operations

Fourth Year at GSU

Georgia State’s director of football operations is Sarah Gigantino, now in her fourth year with the Panthers. Gigantino joined the GSU staff in February 2010

as the program prepared for its inaugural season. She spent the previous three seasons as director of football operations at Northeastern, which discontinued its football program following the 2009 campaign. Before going to Northeastern, where she served under head coach Rocky Hager, Gigantino worked in the athletics depart-ment at Maryland and at the Campus Recreation Center at Georgia Tech. She also served an internship in the New York Jets’ college scouting department. Gigantino received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and sport management from James Madison in 2004 and then earned her master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State in 2006. She worked with the Dukes’ football program while an undergraduate at JMU. Active in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Gigantino served as the Colonial Athletic Association representative to the AFCA Football Operations Organization from 2009-12. She was one of 10 operations directors across the country to be selected for the Director of Football Operations Administration Symposium at the 2013 AFCA Convention, and she previously participated in a panel on women and minorities in the profession in 2011.

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bobbobMURPHYMURPHYAssociate Director of Athletics - Sports Medicine &Nutrition

Seventh Year at GSU

Bob Murphy, associate director of athletics for sports medicine and nutrition, is entering his sixth year at Georgia State.

In addition to serving as the head athletic trainer for football, he oversees all aspects of the sports medicine and nutrition departments. He originally came to Georgia State in 2007 as head athletic trainer and was elevated to assistant athletic director in 2008 and then to associate athletic director in 2011. He previously worked directly with the men’s and women’s basketball programs.

Murphy joined the GSU staff from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., where he served as assistant athletic trainer, working with the football, men’s basketball and baseball teams.

He serves as secretary and treasurer for the College Athletic Trainers’ Society.

Murphy earned his bachelor of science degree in sports medicine at Marietta College in 1998, and then he completed his master of science degree in exercise science at Syracuse in 2000.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Murphy is married to the former Josephine Lee, and the couple has one son, Benjamin.

denadenaFREEMAN-FREEMAN-PATTONPATTONAssociate Director of Athletics - Student-Athlete Development

Seventh Year at GSU

Dena Freeman-Patton serves as associate athletics director for student-athlete development at Georgia State, overseeing the athletic department’s academic

support of all student-athletes. She also serves as the academic advisor for the football program. Previously, she spent four years guiding the academic success for the men’s basketball program, which boasted a 100-percent exhausted eligibility graduation rate with 15 graduates in four years.. Under Freeman-Patton’s supervision, Georgia State student-athletes have increased the department’s cumulative grade-point average to record heights, and maintained a GPA of above a 3.0 for each of the past 10 semesters. In addition, the APR rates for the department have reached all-time highs in nearly every sport. Before her current stint at Georgia State, Freeman-Patton was associate director of academic support and career development at Maryland from 2005 to 2007, and served as academic coordinator for the football program at NC State from 2002 to 2005. She returned to Georgia State in March 2007, where she also served as academic advisor and then academic coordinator from 1997 to 2002. Freeman-Patton lettered in basketball at Liberty, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 1996. She added a master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State in 1999. Freeman-Patton is an active member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics and previously served on the organization’s board of directors. Georgia State’s academic support program is nationally certifi ed under through the N4A, the second program in the nation to earn the distinction. Freeman-Patton currently serves on the N4A Ethics Committee, was the chair of the Life Skills Committee and chaired the organizing committee for the N4A regional conference in 2012. She is also an active member of NACDA and NACWAA. A Baltimore, Md., native, Freeman-Patton is married to Samuel Patton and has one son, Cameron..

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nicholasnicholasVOGTVOGTEquipment Manager

First Year at GSU

Nicholas Vogt enters his fi rst season with the Georgia State program as the equipment manager. He joined the GSU staff in 2013 aft er fi ve years at Indiana.

At Indiana, Vogt spent his last two years as the assistant football equipment manager aft er serving as the equipment manager for Olympic sports. Before his stint with the Hoosiers, Vogt worked one year as the assistant director of equipment operations at Montana State and one year as the assistant equipment manager at Th e Citadel. He also served internships with a pair of National Football League teams, the Houston Texans (2006) and Indianapolis Colts (2004). Vogt is a 2006 graduate of Indiana, where he worked with the football program as a student equipment manager. He is a certifi ed member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.

nicknickJONESJONESRecruiting Specialist

Second Year at GSU

jayjayVOLKERVOLKERRecruiting Specialist

First Year at GSU

brandonbrandonDOBODOBOAssistant Athletic Trainer

Third Year at GSU

brittanybrittanyPRICEPRICEAcademic Advisor/Tutor Coordinator

Second Year at GSU

dustindustinBENNETTBENNETTSenior Academic Coordinator /Student-Athlete Affairs

Sixth Year at GSU

chrischrisBALLBALLFootball Video Coordinator

Fourth Year at GSU

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theotheoAGNEWAGNEWDL • 6-4, 280 • R-Sr.Windsor, Conn.Northwest Catholic / UMass

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AT GEORGIA STATE: Entering his second season as a key player on the GSU defensive line ... Transfer from Massachusetts who enrolled at Georgia State for fall 2012 and gained immediate eligibility … Has 126 career tackles with 12 tackles for loss.

2012: Th e team’s second-leading tackler with 60 ... Began the season at defensive end but moved inside to tackle following the season-ending injury to David Huey ... Led the Panthers with eight tackles for loss, including two sacks ... Career-high 10 tackles, with one tackle for loss and three pass breakups, at James Madison ... Made his GSU debut against South Carolina State and had fi ve tackles ... Made seven tackles each vs. William & Mary and Villanova ... Had four tackles with a sack against New Hampshire, and then fi ve tackles and a sack at Rhode Island.

AT MASSACHUSETTS: Two-year letterwinner at UMass, totalling 66 tackles with four tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 22 games ... Played in all 11 games in 2011 and collected 36 tackles, three TFL and a forced fumble ... Career-high seven tackles with one tackle for loss at Old Dominion ... Added six tackles against Villanova. As a redshirt freshman in 2010, he played in all 11 games with six starts, including fi ve straight games from Sept. 25-Oct. 30 ... Had 30 tackles, a fumble recovery, forced fumble and two passes defended ... Season-high six tackles and a forced fumble vs. Delaware ... Five tackles at No. 15 James Madison ... Recovered a fumble and broke up a pass vs. Holy Cross ... Redshirted in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons at Northwest Catholic for coach Mike Tyler, winning the league championship in each of his four years ... Named all-state by Hartford Courant and New Haven Register ... Team MVP as a senior ... Team captain for both football and basketball ... Two-year starter ... Racked up 115 tackles and nine sacks as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Th eodore Quentin Agnew III ... Born Oct. 10, 1991 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Son of Ted Agnew and Paula Mann-Agnew.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2012 .................UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU .......................3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee .............0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA .......................1-1 2 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0Richmond .............0-3 3 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0W&M .......................4-3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH ........................2-2 4 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0URI ...........................1-4 5 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 0 0Villanova ................6-1 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0JMU .........................4-6 10 0 1-3 0 0 0 3 0ODU ........................6-0 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0Maine .....................2-5 7 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ....................... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2010 (UMass) ....... 11 11-19 30 1 0 0 2 1 12011 (UMass) ....... 11 19-17 36 3 1 0 0 0 1 2012 ........................ 11 29-31 60 8-20 2-10 0 3 0 0

Total ........................ 32 59-67 126 12 3 0 5 1 2

natenateANTHONYANTHONYCB • 5-9, 190 • R-Sr.Conley, Ga.Columbia HS

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AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner, including the 2010 season at wide receiver before moving to cornerback in 2011 ... Key special teams performer ... Signed with Georgia State in 2009 as part of the Panthers’ fi rst recruiting class and practiced

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with the team in 2009-10 ... Earned Dean’s List recognition for the fall 2010; named to the Dean’s List for spring 2012 ... Voted the team’s Most Improved Defensive Player for spring practice 2012 ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in May 2013.

2012: Named CAA Football Academic All-Conference ... Played in every game on special teams ... Credited with one tackle. 2011: Made a successful transition to defense aft er moving to cornerback in the spring ... Played primarily on special teams and was credited with four tackles.

2010: Wide receiver and key special teams performer, including return and coverage duties ... Played in every game of the inaugural season ... Had three catches for 18 yards ... Made three tackles on punt coverage ... Against Morehead State he recovered a fumbled punt at the 31-yard line to set up a touchdown ... Had three kickoff returns for a 14.3-yard average.

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Georgia 150 ... All-county selection at Columbia High School ... Rushed for 1,525 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging nine yards per carry ... Also had seven receptions for 200 yards ... Top single-game eff ort was 313 yards on 22 carries versus Druid Hills ... Named Back of the Week for his performance against Towers ... Played for coach Kevin Latham ... Honor roll student and member of Beta Club. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Omari Anthony ... Son of Sheri Lewis Anthony and Lagrant Anthony ... Born Feb. 27, 1991.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2010 ...............11 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1-0 02011 ...............10 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 02012 ...............11 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total ...............32 6-2 8 0 0 0 0 1-0 0

Year ............. G Rec Yds Avg TD LP KR Yds Avg TD LP

2010 .............11 3 18 6.0 0 8 3 43 14.3 0 21

tarristarrisBATISTEBATISTELB • 6-1, 210 • R-So.Cartersville, Ga.Cass HS / Indiana State

33

AT GEORGIA STATE: Transfer from Indiana State who enrolled at GSU for the spring semester and participated in spring practice. AT INDIANA STATE: Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and collected 24 tackles, three tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one forced fumble. HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year starter who played both receiver and safety at Cass High School in Cartersville, Ga. ... First-team all-county and second-team all-region (7-AAAA) ... Scored 17 touchdowns in his career, including 14 receiving, two punt returns and one interception return ... Caught 61 passes for 821 yards.

ronnieronnieBELLBELLQB • 5-11, 180 • R-So.Fayetteville, Ga.Sandy Creek HS / Ohio

1818

AT GEORGIA STATE: Former all-state prep quarterback in Georgia who enrolled at Georgia State in the summer of 2012 aft er transferring from Ohio University and became eligible immediately … One of three quarterbacks competing for the starting job for 2013 ... Spent the 2011 season as a redshirt at Ohio.

2012: Played in seven games, including starts against William & Mary and New Hampshire ... Passed for 522 yards and three touchdowns but threw 10 interceptions ... Made his GSU debut against UTSA. Played the entire second half and threw a 25-yard TD pass to Albert Wilson ... Completed 7 of 10 passes for 91 yards and rushed for 31 yards against Richmond, when he led a late touchdown drive ... Made his fi rst start at William & Mary; passed for 157 yards and converted eight third downs (three runs, fi ve completions) but was hurt by four interceptions ... Th rew a 54-yard touchdown pass to Albert Wilson against New Hampshire ... Came off the bench against Villanova and tossed a 55-yard TD pass to Albert Wilson.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time, fi rst-team all-state quarterback at Sandy Creek High School, including selection by both the Associated Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior in 2010 …Named fi rst-team all-state by AP and honorable mention by the AJC for his junior season … Led Sandy Creek to back-to-back state titles in 2009 (Class AAAA) and 2010 (Class AAA) … 134-of-228 passing for 2,436 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior … Added 2,003 yards passing as a junior, when he was MVP of the state championship game … 29-1 record as a starter, losing his fi rst game and then winning 29 straight … First-team All-Fayette County … Named one of the Top 44 seniors in Georgia by SCORE Atlanta … Four-year letterwinner for coach Chip Walker.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Andre Bell ... Son of Ronald and Gail Bell ... Born April 29, 1993.


2012 ................ C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD SckUTSA .................5-11 95 1 2 41 3 22 0 10 117-1 0Richmond .......7-10 91 0 2 28 4 31 0 10 122-0 0W&M * ...........13-26 157 0 4 25 9 9 0 7 166-0 2UNH * ...............3-10 74 1 2 54 12 0 0 12 74-1 4URI .......................1-1 4 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 6-0 0Villanova ............2-4 66 1 0 55 0 0 0 0 66-0 1ODU ....................3-5 35 0 0 17 3 -11 0 0 24-0 0* Game Started

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............. G-GS Eff Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG

2012 ...................7-2 101.1 34-67 10 .507 522 3 55 6 74.6

Year ................ Rsh Yards Avg TD LP Ply Total TDR PG

2012 .................... 32 53 1.7 0 12 99 575 3 82.1




lynquezlynquezBLAIRBLAIRWR • 5-10, 175 • Jr.Swainsboro, Ga.Swainsboro HS

1313

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup wide receiver ... Late addition to the 2011 recruiting class who signed in March ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011. 2012: Caught 10 passes for 101 yards ... Had six receptions over the fi nal three games, with two catches each against James Madison, Old Dominion and Maine ... Longest reception of the year was a 41-yard completion against UTSA ... Added an 18-yard catch against James Madison.

2011: Played in three games as a backup but did not catch a pass.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback and defensive back and returned kicks for Swainsboro High School ... Named Two-Way Player of the Year for Region 3-AA ... Honorable mention all-area by the Augusta Chronicle ... Passed for 535 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 406 yards and six scores as a senior ... Led Swainsboro to an undefeated (10-0) regular season and a playoff berth in 2010 ... Team captain for coach David Johnson ... Received the team’s Golden Helmet Award ... Also a standout in basketball who helped Swainsboro reach the 2011 state semifi nals in Class AA ... Named Player of the Week by WTOC-TV in Savannah, Ga., aft er totalling 37 points in state playoff wins over Vidalia and Th omasville.

PERSONAL: Full name is Lynquez O’Brien Blair ... Born Feb. 7, 1993 ... Son of Cheryl Blair and Lynn Benjamin.


2012 ............................................................................Rec Yds TD LPSCSU ...........................................................................................1 4 0 4Tennessee .................................................................................1 7 0 7UTSA ...........................................................................................1 41 0 41Richmond .................................................................................0 0 0 0W&M ...........................................................................................0 0 0 0New Hampshire ......................................................................0 0 0 0Rhode Island ............................................................................1 4 0 4Villanova ....................................................................................0 0 0 0James Madison .......................................................................2 25 0 18Old Dominion..........................................................................2 11 0 8Maine .........................................................................................2 9 0 6

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ...................................................G Rec Yds Avg TD LP

2011 ..........................................................3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 ....................................................... 11 10 101 10.1 0 41

Total ....................................................... 14 10 101 10.1 0 41

joeljoelBROOKSBROOKSWR • 6-0, 178 • R-Fr.Acworth, Ga.North Paulding HS

8686

AT GEORGIA STATE: Reserve wide receiver who joined the program for the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while practicing on the scout team ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013 semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Paulding County selection, including fi rst-team honors as a senior in 2011 ... Caught 50 passes for 950 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Added 45 receptions for 850 yards and eight scores as a junior, and 40 catches for 485 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore ... Four-year letterwinner for coach Heath Webb at North Paulding High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Joel Brooks ... Born Sept. 20, 1993 ... Parents are Donna and Jeff Brooks.

clayclayCHASTAINCHASTAINQB • 6-4, 215 • So.Powder Springs, Ga.Harrison HS / Georgia Military

1111

AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer from Georgia Military College in the 2013 recruiting class ... Enrolled at Georgia State for the spring semester and competed for the quarterback job in a competition that will continue in preseason camp.

JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 70 junior college prospect in the nation by 247Sports ... In nine games at GMC in 2012, he passed for 1,907 yards with 20 touchdowns and only seven interceptions ... Added two touchdowns rushing ... Led coach Bert Williams’ squad to a berth in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl, of which he was MVP in a last-second, 30-23 loss ... Enjoyed a record-setting day in GMC’s fi nal regular-season game, completing 21-of-31 passes for 342 yards and fi ve touchdowns in a 43-25 victory over Lackawanna and was named NJCAA Player of the Week ... Played at Harrison High School for coach David Hines.

PERSONAL: Full name is Clayton Wallace Chastain ... Born Aug. 11, 1993 ... Son of Bruce and Cissy Chastain.

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harrisonharrisonCLOTTEYCLOTTEYG • 6-5, 310 • R-Sr.Loganville, Ga.Grayson HS

7272

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterman and returning starter at right guard ... Has made 13 career starts on the off ensive line ... Inaugural team member who joined the program as a member of 2009 signing class ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013.

2012: Moved into starting role at right guard ... Started 10 of 11 games, missing the Rhode Island game due to injury.

2011: Backup off ensive lineman who saw action in fi ve games ... Made one start against St. Francis.

2010: Key off ensive lineman for Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Shared time at right guard with Ladeven Kirkland ... Started two games. HIGH SCHOOL: One of the cornerstones of a line that paved the way for Grayson High School’s wing-T off ense to run for more than 3,800 yards and produce more than 4,000 yards of total off ense ... Helped the Rams to a 13-1 season and a berth in the state semifi nals ... Credited with 47 pancakes and 68 knockdowns as a senior ... Played for coach Mickey Conn ... Did not play organized football until his senior year of high school. PERSONAL: Full name is Harrison Clottey ... Born March 24, 1991 in Sassuolo, Italy ... Moved to the U.S. when he was nine years old ... Son of Isaac Clottey and Christielone Botchway, who are originally from Ghana but moved to Italy and then the U.S.

dontavisdontavisCROCKERCROCKERRB • 5-9, 185 • R-Jr.Columbus, Ga.Jordan HS / Hutchinson CC

3131

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup running back who joined the GSU program in 2012 aft er attending Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back and defensive back for coach Dave Nurnberg at Jordan High School ...Rushed for 818 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior in 2009. Named to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer’s All-Bi-City second team. PERSONAL: Dontavis Crocker was born Dec. 11, 1991 ... Son of Tenisha Crocker.

jah-maijah-maiDAVIDSONDAVIDSONT • 6-4, 280 • R-Fr.Snellville, Ga.Brookwood HS

5858

AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising lineman who worked at off ensive tackle in the spring but played on both lines in his fi rst year at GSU ... Signed with the Panthers as a member of 2012 signing class and took a redshirt year ... Practiced on the scout off ensive line in 2012 and was honored as one of the team’s Scout Team Players of the Year ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Brookwood High School to the 2010 Class AAAAA state title as a junior ... Played for coach Mark Crews at one of metro Atlanta’s top programs.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jah-Mai Anthony Davidson ... Son of Verna Tisdale and Kurt Davidson ... Born Oct. 29, 1993.

HARRISON CLOTTEY




michaelmichaelDAVISDAVISC • 6-3, 290 • R-Sr.Lithonia, Ga.Chamblee HS

6868

AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran lineman who returned to action to earn starting berth at center in 2012 aft er missing almost two full seasons due to injury... Inaugural team member who was a late addition to GSU’s 2009 signing class ... Treasurer of GSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

2012: Started 10 of 11 games at center and seldom came out of the game ... Named to the Capital One Academic All-District fi rst team and the CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Finalist for the CAA’s Chuck Boone Leadership Award.

2011: Played in the fi rst three games of 2011, including a start at center at Jacksonville State, before sustaining a broken ankle in practice ... Underwent surgery and missed the remainder of the 2011 season.

2010: Sat out the entire 2010 season following a preseason knee injury ...Was in line to earn a starting berth at guard before the sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

ACADEMICS & LEADERSHIP: Outstanding student who was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District fi rst team ... Also tabbed to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Finalist for the CAA’s Chuck Boone Leadership Award ... Graduated in May 2012 with his undergraduate business degree in real estate ... Began work toward his MBA in the fall of 2012 ... Received President’s List recognition for the spring 2010, spring 2011 and spring 2013 semesters, signifying a grade point average of 4.0 or higher ... Added Dean’s List honors for the fall 2009, fall 2010, fall 2011, spring 2012 and fall 2012 ... Earned a highly competitive internship with commercial real estate fi rm Jones Lang LaSalle for the summer of 2011 ... Member of the National Association of Collegiate Scholars and Golden Key International Honor Society ... Presidential Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success.

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year letterman on the off ensive line for coach Mike Collins at Chamblee High School ... Helped Cham-blee to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2007-08, including a berth in the 2007 Class AAAA state semifi nals, aft er a 22-year playoff drought ... Received Coach’s Award as unsung hero of 2007 season ... Named Player of the Week by CSS ... As a sophomore, his off ensive line blocked for the all-time leading rusher in DeKalb County (Roddy Jones, who played at Georgia Tech) ... Outstanding student who graduated with honor and distinction in Magnet Program for High Achievers ... National Honor Society, National Honor Roll and National Society of High School Scholars.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Alan Davis Jr. ... Parents are Ruth and Mike Davis ... Born Jan. 30, 1991.

ramellramellDAVISDAVIST • 6-7, 280 • R-Sr.St. Matthews, S.C.Calhoun County HS

7070

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner as a backup off ensive tackle ... Lettered the last two years on special teams, playing on the PAT-FG unit ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in May 2013. Played in every game in 2012 and nine games in 2011 ... Named the team’s Most Improved Player on off ense in the spring of 2011 ... Saw action in three games at right tackle for the inaugural team in 2010 ... Member of 2009 signing class ... Practiced with the team in 2009, when he spent time as a defensive lineman and tight end before settling at off ensive tackle.

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year letterman on the off ensive line for Calhoun County High School ... Led his team in pancake blocks ... Lettered three years in basketball, helping his team to Class A state titles in 2007 and 2008 ... Also competed in track and fi eld.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ramell Malik Davis ... Born March 18, 1991.

MICHAEL DAVIS

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nerminnerminDELICDELICDL • 6-4, 275 • R-Jr.Tunnel Hill, Ga.NW Whitfield HS / Kentucky

9191

AT GEORGIA STATE: Transfer from Kentucky who should bolster the defensive line in 2013 ... Could play defensive tackle or end ... Enrolled at Georgia State for the summer 2012 and sat out the 2012 season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules ... Practiced with the team and was honored as a Scout Team Player of the Year. AT KENTUCKY: Signed with the Wildcats in 2010 and earned playing time as a true freshman … Saw action in eight games during the 2010 season … Recorded fi ve tackles and had a quarterback sack that caused a fumble against Vanderbilt … Injured in 2011 and did not play. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state defensive lineman in Georgia Class AAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Collected 79 tackles, eight quarterback sacks, seven additional tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries and two blocked punts, one of which was returned for a touchdown, during his senior season at Northwest Whitfi eld High School ... Region 7-AAAA Defensive Player of the Year ... Named All-North Georgia by the Chattanooga Times-Free Press ... Helped team to a winning record each season and a pair of state playoff appearances ... Team captain who received the Bruin Award as the team’s most valuable player ... Also played tight end and caught four passes for 55 yards and two touchdowns ... Listed as the nation’s No. 26 tight end by ESPN.com and one of the nation’s top-50 tight ends by Scout.com ... Played forward and center in basketball, garnering second-team all-area honors ... Honor-roll student. PERSONAL: Born Dec. 13 1991 in Zepec, Bosnia ... Moved with his family to the U.S. when he was six years old ... Son of Edin and Hana Delic... Last name is pronounced “DELL-ick.”

travistravisEVANSEVANSRB • 5-11, 190 • R-Sr. Williston, Fla.Williston HS

2121

AT GEORGIA STATE: Running back who is the second-leading rusher in GSU history with 1,095 yards and seven touchdowns ... Also has 48 receptions for 306 yards and two scores. Member of inaugural team aft er signing with GSU in 2009 as part of the Panthers’ fi rst recruiting class ... Enrolled in Aug. 2009 and practiced with the team during a redshirt year in 2009-10.

2012: Starting running back for fi nal three games following season-ending injury to Donald Russell ... Averaged 87.3 ypg for his three starts ... Finished the season with 323 yards rushing (4.3 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, along with 15 receptions for 100 yards and one score. Rushed for a career-high 98 yards on 18 carries at JMU and caught three passes for 23 yards. Set up a touchdown with a 45-yard run down to the 2-yard line ... Followed with 87 yards on 14 carries against ODU ... Scored two touchdowns in GSU’s win at Rhode Island. Took a shovel pass from Ben McLane and raced 36 yards for a score, then scored on a 2-yard run aft er taking a direct snap in a wildcat formation ... Had a nine-yard scoring run and a career-high fi ve receptions against Villanova.

2011: GSU’s third-leading rusher and receiver on the season ... Rushed for a SEASIB-high 70 yards on 14 carries at Houston ... Opened the 2011 season with 52 yards on just eight carries in win over Clark Atlanta ... GSU’s leading rusher vs. Old Dominion with 62 yards on 15 carries ... Missed the season fi nale with an elbow injury ... Preseason All-Independent by Phil Steele’s College Foot-ball Preview.

2010: Th e second-leading rusher on GSU’s inaugural team with 382 yards and three TD ... Averaged 4.8 yards per carry ... Also had 14 catches and one TD receiving ... Voted the Panthers’ Outstanding Running Back by his teammates. Had a 46-yard touchdown run against No. 4 Jacksonville State on which he broke through the middle and then outran several defenders to the end zone. Also had a key third-down conversion with a seven-yard reception on the Panthers’ game-tying drive in the fourth quarter. Season-high 62 yards on just eight carries in win over More-head State ... Rushed for 53 yards in win at Campbell, including 37 yards on six fourth-quarter carries with a key third-down conver-sion ... Added 52 yards on 11 carries in win over Lamar. Gained 38 yards on fi ve carries in the inaugural game vs. Shorter ... Scored GSU’s fi rst touchdown against Lambuth on a 2-yard run, then had a 20-yard run to help set up the Panthers’ second TD. Rushed for 38 yards in win over N.C. Central, including a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter ... Caught a 32-yard touchdown pass at Old Dominion, his longest reception of the season ... Rushed for 30 yards at Alabama.




HIGH SCHOOL: Area Co-Off ensive Player of the Year by the Gainesville Sun (Classes 3A-6A) ... Rushed for 1,662 yards and 17 touchdowns on just 166 carries as a senior at Williston High School ... Averaged 10 yards per carry ... Top single-game perfor-mance was 303 yards with two touchdowns on just 17 attempts against P.K. Yonge High ... Gained 287 yards and scored six touch-downs against Sante Fe ... Topped 150 yards in fi ve games ... Also averaged 35 yards on kickoff returns ... Added 1,207 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior ... Played for coach Jamie Baker. PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Jarold Quadale Evans ... Born Oct. 23, 1990 ... Son of Catheese Harvey.


2012 ................ Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TDSCSU .......................1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 4Tennessee .............3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3UTSA .......................5 22 0 8 0 0 0 0 22Richmond .............3 7 0 4 1 3 0 3 10W&M .......................2 3 0 2 1 7 0 7 10UNH ........................2 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 6URI ...........................1 2 1 2 1 36 1 36 38 36 (Rec), 2Villanova ................9 16 1 9 5 28 0 12 44 9JMU ...................... 18 98 0 45 3 23 0 13 121ODU ..................... 14 87 0 18 1 0 0 0 87Maine .................. 17 77 0 13 2 1 0 4 78

2011 ................ Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP TDCAU .........................8 52 0 24 1 10 0 10ODU ..................... 15 62 1 15 2 8 0 8 5Jax State ............. 10 41 1 12 5 27 0 13 3Houston .............. 14 70 0 16 1 2 0 2Murray ....................8 39 0 17 1 12 0 12SCSU .................... 13 62 0 16 12 14 0 9USA .........................2 8 0 6 1 9 0 9UTSA .......................6 26 0 10 1 1 0 1St. Francis ..............8 15 0 7 1 3 0 3UWA ........................3 25 0 11 4 23 0 14 Campbell ................. DNP-Injured

2010 ................ Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP TDShorter ...................5 38 0 20 0 0 0 0Lambuth ................3 21 1 20 0 0 0 0 2Jax State ................7 54 1 46 4 23 0 10 46Campbell ............ 11 53 0 18 1 -4 0 0Morehead .............8 62 0 29 0 0 0 0Savannah St .........3 15 0 16 1 -2 0 0NCCU ......................9 38 1 15 0 0 0 0 15ODU ........................5 5 0 7 5 56 1 32 32 (Rec)USA .........................6 14 0 6 2 20 0 20 Lamar .................. 11 52 0 17 1 4 0 4Alabama ............. 11 30 0 9 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............G Rsh Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP AllP

2010 ...........11 79 382 4.8 3 46 14 97 6.9 1 32 4792011 ...........10 87 390 4.5 2 24 19 109 5.7 0 14 5562012 ...........11 75 323 4.3 2 45 15 100 6.7 1 36 423

Total ...........32 241 1095 4.5 7 46 48 306 6.1 2 32 1458

robertrobertFERGUSONFERGUSONLB • 6-1, 230 • R-Sr.Belle Glade, Fla.Glades Central HS

1010

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner and part-time starter at linebacker ... Played inside linebacker in 2012 aft er two years on the outside ... Leads all active players with 129 career tackles and 11 tackles for loss ... One of just two returnees who have appeared in every game of GSU’s fi rst three seasons (33 straight) ... Part of Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Member of the program’s fi rst signing class in 2009.

ROBERT FERGUSON

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2012: Collected 47 tackles on the season with 2.5 tackles for loss ... Started four games ... Grabbed his second career interception at Rhode Island and also had a tackle for loss ... Career-high 10 tackles with one TFL and a pass breakup at William & Mary ... Added eight tackles at JMU and seven hits versus Richmond.

2011: Th ird on team with seven tackles for loss ... Finished with 46 tackles, three pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble ... Grabbed his fi rst career interception and returned it 31 yards to set up a score against Clark Atlanta ... Season-high seven tackles at Jacksonville State ... Had two tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup at Houston ... Contributed fi ve tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack at UTSA ... Six tackles and a forced fumble in the season fi nale against Campbell.

2010: Credited with 36 tackles, including 21 solo hits and 15 assists, and three pass breakups ... Career-high eight tackles, including four solo hits and 1.5 tackles for loss, against Jackson-ville State ... Added fi ve tackles against Shorter and South Alabama ... Broke up passes against Lambuth, Old Dominion and Lamar ... Made a splash in the Panthers’ inaugural spring game when he grabbed an interception and returned it to the fi ve-yard line.

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ird-team all-state selection at Glades Central High School, which has produced numerous NFL players ... Selected to play in the Outback Steakhouse Treasure Coast All-Star game ... Recorded 90 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, fi ve forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... Helped his team to an 11-1 record in 2008, including an undefeated regular season, an 11-2 mark in 2007, and the Class 3-A state title in 2006 ... Coached by former NFL receiver Jessie Hester.

PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Alexander Ferguson ... Born Mar. 3, 1991 ... Parents are Cynthia and Robert Ferguson.


2012 .................UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU .......................4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee .............0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA .......................2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond .............2-5 7 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0W&M .......................3-7 10 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 0UNH ........................2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0URI ...........................3-0 3 0 1-1 0 0 1-17 0 0Villanova ................2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU .........................3-5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU ........................2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Maine .....................0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 .................UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk CAU .........................2-2 4 0 0 0 0 1-31 0 0ODU ........................3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Jax State ................7-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Houston .................3-2 5 1-4 2-6 0 0 0 1 0Murray ....................1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0SCSU .......................5-0 5 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0USA .........................5-0 5 1-5 2-6 0 0 0 0 0UTSA .......................2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0St. Francis ..............3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UWA ........................1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ...............4-2 6 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 0

2010 ................. UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkShorter ................... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lambuth ................ 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Jax State ................ 4-4 8 0 1.5-1 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ............... 1-2 3 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0Morehead ............. 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Savannah St ......... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NCCU ...................... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU ........................ 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0USA ......................... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lamar ..................... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Alabama ................ 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF

2010 ...............11 21-15 36 2-2 0 0 3 0 02011 ...............11 36-10 46 7-19 2-9 1-31 3 0 12012 ...............11 23-24 47 2.5-4 0 1-17 1 0 0

Total ...............33 80-49 129 11.5-25 2-9 2-48 7 0 1

treavortreavorFLANNIGANFLANNIGANT • 6-4, 264 • R-Fr.Trion, Ga.Trion HS

6464

AT GEORGIA STATE: Member of 2012 signing class who will add depth on the off ensive line aft er a redshirt year.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in Region 6-A in 2011 ... 2010 fi rst-team all-area pick by the Chattanooga Times Free Press ... Played for coach David Humphreys at Trion High School ... Graded out at 90 percent with 30 pancake blocks as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Treavor Dean Flannigan ... Born Nov. 11, 1993 ... Parents are Carrie and Anthony Gilleland.




justinjustinFORRISTERFORRISTERSN • 6-3, 255 • R-Fr.Douglasville, Ga.South Paulding HS

9494

AT GEORGIA STATE: Long-snapper who joined the program as a walk-on for the fall of 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner for coach Tim Glanton at South Paulding High School ... Helped his team win sub-region title in 2011 for Class AAAA, Region 5-South ... Nationally-rated long-snapper according to Kohl’s Kicking and Rubio Longsnapping ... Honorable mention all-county selection as a senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Justin Chandler Forrister ... Born Jan. 15, 1994 ... Son of Vickie and Eric Forrister.

jordanjordanGILESGILESWR • 6-1, 195 • R-Sr.Columbia, S.C.Spring Valley HS

88

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year starter at wide receiver who missed most of the 2012 season due to injury ... Th e Panthers’ fourth-leading receiver in 2010 and 2011 ... Career totals of 35 receptions for 515 yards and six touchdowns, ranking in the top fi ve in GSU annals in each category ... 2009 signee who practiced with the team in 2009-10 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011.

2012: Played in just two games aft er suff ering a season-ending shoulder injury in the second game of the season against Tennessee ... Caught two passes for 34 yards against the Vols before the injury ... Earned the team’s Leadership Award for off ense following 2012 spring practice.

2011: GSU’s fourth-leading receiver on the season with 16 catches for 264 yards and four touchdowns ... Caught touchdown passes of three and 55 yards in the season fi nale against Campbell, when he had three catches for a career-best 71 yards ... Th e 55-yard TD vs. Campbell is the longest reception of his career ... Opened the 2011 season with a 12-yard touchdown catch from Bo Schlechter ... Added a 31-yard touchdown catch vs. St. Francis ... Selected the Panthers’ Best Performer on off ense following spring practice. 2010: GSU’s fourth-leading receiver, despite playing with a cast due to a broken fi nger that caused him to miss three games ... One of three starters at wide receiver for the inaugural team ... Finished with 17 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 12.8 yards per catch. Caught three passes for 53 yards in the inaugural game vs. Shorter, including a 16-yard TD catch and a 32-yard reception ... Missed games two through four with a broken right middle fi nger, sustained in practice Sept. 7 ... Returned versus Morehead State and caught three passes for 24 yards. Caught a six-yard touchdown pass and set up another TD with a 13-yard reception down to the 2 ... Season-high four catches for 37 yards against N.C. Central ... Caught three passes for 70 yards against Old Dominion, including his longest reception of 48 yards ... Added three catches for 26 yards against South Alabama. Blocked a punt - the fi rst in GSU history - against Lamar, giving the Panthers possession at the 6-yard line to set up a touch-down ... Led the Panthers with fi ve receptions in the 2010 spring game, covering 41 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-area and all-county selection at Spring Valley High School ... Caught 57 passes for 750 yards as a senior, following 20 receptions for 300 yards as a junior ... Top game was eight catches for 115 yards ... Broke the school’s receiving record previously held by Michael Boulware, who went on to play at Florida State and in the NFL ... Named to the midseason All-Midlands team by the Columbia State ... Played for coach Quay

JORDAN GILES

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Farr at Spring Valley High School ... Also competed in basketball and track.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jordan Aldridge Giles ... Born April 23, 1991 ... Parents are Lester and Delphia Giles.


2012 ........................................Rec Yds TD LP TouchdownsSCSU ..................................................0 0 0 0Tennessee ........................................2 34 0 25

2011 ........................................Rec Yds TD LP TouchdownsCAU ....................................................2 15 1 12 12ODU ...................................................3 58 0 31Jax State ...........................................1 2 0 2Houston ............................................1 11 0 11Murray ...............................................2 33 0 17SCSU ..................................................0 0 0 0South Alabama ..............................0 0 0 0UTSA ...................................................1 4 0 4St. Francis .........................................1 31 1 31 31UWA ...................................................2 39 0 25Campbell ..........................................3 71 2 55 3, 55

2010 ........................................Rec Yds TD LP TouchdownsShorter ..............................................3 53 1 32 16Morehead ........................................3 24 1 13 6Savannah St ....................................0 0 0 0 NCCU .................................................4 37 0 18 ODU ...................................................3 70 0 48 USA ....................................................3 26 0 13 Lamar ................................................1 7 0 7 Alabama ...........................................0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........................................... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PG

2010 ................................................. 8 17 217 12.8 2 48 27.12011 ...............................................11 16 264 16.5 4 55 24.02012 ................................................. 2 2 34 17.0 0 25 17.0

Total ...............................................21 35 515 14.7 6 55 24.5

garrettgarrettGORRINGEGORRINGEG • 6-4, 280 • R-Fr.Lawrenceville, Ga.Grayson HS

5959

AT GEORGIA STATE: Off ensive line prospect who could push for playing time this fall aft er a redshirt year in 2012 ... Signed as part of GSU’s 2012 recruiting class ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-county by the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club and the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Helped Grayson High School and coach Mickey Conn to the Class AAAAA

state title, a perfect 15-0 record and a No. 3 national ranking ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in Dec. in Columbus, Ga., and the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Garrett Austin Gorringe ... Born Dec. 20, 1993 ... Son of Leisa Gorringe.

jalenjalenHAMILTONHAMILTONWR • 5-8, 175 • R-Fr.Hampton, Ga.Lovejoy HS

8282

AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the program as a freshman in the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while practicing with the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner as wide receiver and defensive back for coach Al Hughes at Lovejoy High School ... Part of Lovejoy’s outstanding 2011 squad that was undefeated until falling in the state championship game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Antoine Hamilton ... Born May 19, 1994 ... Parents are Chuck and Stephanie Hamilton.

nicknickHENDERSONHENDERSONS • 6-1, 195 • R-So.Roswell, Ga.Roswell HS

3030

AT GEORGIA STATE: Missed the 2012 season aft er undergoing knee surgery following spring practice ... Member of 2011 recruiting class who enrolled for the summer 2011 and took a redshirt year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile athlete who played tight end at Roswell High School ... First-team all-Region 6-AAAA ... All-area selection for North Fulton by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Had 37 catches for 410 yards and two touchdowns ... Played for coach Justin Sanderson ... Four-year letterwinner who helped Roswell reach the second round of the state playoff s in 2010.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Scott Henderson ... Born May 15, 1992 ... Parents are Michele and Steve Henderson ... Brother Zach plays football at Elon University ... Father played at Georgia Tech for Bill Curry.




keltonkeltonHILLHILLWR • 6-0, 185 • R-Sr.Douglasville, Ga.Lithia Springs HS

44

AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile athlete who is expected to contribute at wide receiver in his fi nal season ... Former quarterback who has also worked at safety .... Th e third-leading rusher in GSU history with 1,044 career yards, along with 1,161 yards passing. Has three runs of more than 50 yards, including a 52-yard run against St. Francis (2011) and then a 53-yard touchdown run one week later at West Alabama (2011). Also had a 53-yarder against Lambuth in 2010 ... Also has one of the longest passes in GSU history with a 78-yard touchdown throw ... Has two games with more than 100 yards rushing and passing. Signed in 2009 as part of Georgia State’s inaugural recruiting class aft er an all-state prep career ... Practiced with the team in 2009-10 ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2012 and spring 2013 semesters. 2012: Played primarily wide receiver and caught 11 passes for 96 yards ... Saw his fi rst action at receiver against UTSA and then caught his fi rst pass against Richmond ... Also had seven kickoff returns for an 18.6-yard average ... Came off the bench at quarterback in the season opener against South Carolina State, when he was 7-for-13 for 76 yards with one interception. 2011: Starting quarterback for the fi nal fi ve games of the season ... Passed for 1,021 yards and 11 touchdowns while completing 54 percent of his passes ... Th e team’s second-leading rusher with 609 yards and four touchdowns on 103 carries (5.9-yard average) ... Averaged 294 yards of total off ense for his fi ve starts (187.4 passing, 96.4 rushing) ... Eight of his 11 TD passes went for more than 30 yards, including fi ve of longer than 50 yards. Finished the season by averaging 221.1 yards passing and

146.5 yards rushing over the last two games with fi ve TD passes and three TD rushing ... Rushed for a then GSU-record 152 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns against West Alabama. Also passed for a career-high 228 yards and one touchdown in the game ... Tied the GSU record with four touchdown passes in the season-ending win over Campbell. Passed for 213 yards and rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown, setting a school record with fi ve TDR. Named FCS Independent Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. Made his fi rst start against South Alabama and led GSU to an overtime win. Went 12-for-15 for 209 yards and two TD passes while rushing 14 times for 45 yards ... His two touchdown passes against South Alabama covered 78 and 64 yards, both to Albert Wilson, at the time the two longest pass plays in GSU history ... Rushed for 94 yards on 16 carries against S.C. State ... Th rew his fi rst career touchdown pass against Murray State with a 43-yard completion to Danny Williams.

2010: Backup quarterback who played in every game off the bench, providing a spark with his running ability ... Th e leading rusher for GSU’s inaugural team with 416 yards, averaging 6.9 yards per carry with three TD ... Completed fi ve of 15 passes for 64 yards. Season-high 95 yards rushing on just six carries in win over Savannah State. Scored on an eight-yard run ... Followed with 71 yards on nine carries against N.C. Central. Against South Alabama, his fi ve-yard scoring run brought the Panthers within 39-34 with four minutes to play. Set up another fourth-quarter touchdown with a 20-yard pass, his longest completion of the season, to Travis Evans down to the 1-yard line. Ignited GSU’s third-quarter rally against Lambuth, leading two touchdown drives. Set up the Panthers’ fi rst score with a 53-yard run down to the 2-yard line. Began GSU’s next scoring drive with a 14-yard completion ... 53-yard run against Lambuth was GSU’s longest run from scrimmage. GSU’s second-leading rusher in the inaugural game victory over Shorter with 48 yards on seven carries. Scored on a 24-yard run late in the game ... Rushed for 30 yards against Alabama. Completed 8-of-14 passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns while gaining 30 yards on two runs in the 2010 Spring Scrimmage ... One of four signal callers who competed for the starting job in the 2010 preseason.

HIGH SCHOOL: Signed with the Panthers in 2009 aft er being tabbed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Georgia 150 ... First-team all-state selection in Class AAAA by the AJC ... Accounted for 30 touchdowns (rushing and passing) as a senior ... Passed for 2,149 yards and rushed for 1,012 yards, both school records ... As a junior, completed 160 of 240 passes for 1,844 yards with 15 touchdown passes while rushing for 676 yards and nine scores ... Played for coach Steve Horton at Lithia Springs High School ... First-team all-region as a senior ... Off ensive Player of the Year in Douglas County ... Top game was against McIntosh, when he amassed 517 yards of total off ense (349 yards passing and 168 yards rushing) and accounted for fi ve touchdowns ... Four 300-yard passing games, fi ve games with at least 100 yard rushing, and three games with fi ve touchdowns ... Th ree-time all-county selection ... Coca-Cola Golden Helmet Award for accomplishment in academics and athletics ... Four-year letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball ... Also had scholarship off ers in baseball aft er earning all-county honors ... Perfect attendance for 13 years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kelton Hill III ... Parents are Kelton and Chevon Hill ... Born July 24, 1991.

KELTON HILL

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2012 ..............C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD SckSCSU ..............7-13 76 0 1 20 7 9 0 7 85-0 1Richmond ....... 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0URI .................... 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 10 10-0 0

2012 .............Rec Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP All-PUTSA ...................1 2 0 2 2 24 0 16 26Richmond ..........1 5 0 5 2 47 0 26 52W&M ...................2 29 0 25 3 59 0 20 88UNH .....................2 29 0 23 0 0 0 0 29URI .......................4 23 0 11 0 0 0 0 33Villanova ............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU .....................1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 8ODU ....................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 ............. C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD SckHouston ......... 1-3 16 0 0 16 11 33 0 21 49-0 0Murray ............ 1-2 43 1 0 43 0 0 0 0 43-1 0SCSU ................ 2-9 24 0 0 15 16 94 0 21 118-0 1USA ..............12-15 209 2 0 78 14 45 0 11 255-2 1UTSA ............. 6-15 91 1 0 54 11 46 0 28 137-1 1St. Francis ..14-24 197 2 1 50 12 98 1 52 295-3 1UWA ............19-36 228 1 2 33 19 152 2 53 380-3 0Campbell ...13-22 213 4 1 56 20 141 1 39 354-5 3

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 43MSU (DWilliams), 78USA (Wilson), 64USA (Wilson), 54UTSA (Wilson), 22USF (DWilliams), 31USF (Giles), 33UWA (Wilson), 56CAM (DWilliams), 3CAM (Giles), 55CAM (Giles), 3CAM (AWilliams)

TOUCHDOWN RUSHES: 8USF, 53UWA, 2UWA, 39CAM

2010 ..............C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD SckShorter ............ 1-2 19 0 0 19 7 48 1 24 67-1 1Lambuth ......... 2-5 33 0 1 14 5 64 0 53 97-0 0Jax State.......... 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 16 11-0 1Campbell ........ 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 23 0 11 23-0 0Morehead ....... 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 36 0 16 36-0 0Savannah St ... 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 95 1 30 6-95 0NCCU ............... 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 71 0 16 9-71 0ODU ................. 1-1 5 0 5 5 5 10 0 14 15-0 0USA ................... 1-1 20 0 0 20 3 25 1 13 45-1 0Lamar ............... 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 3-0 0Alabama ......... 0-5 0 0 0 0 7 30 0 12 30-0 1

TOUCHDOWN RUSHES: 24SHO, 53UWA, 8SSU, 5USA

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ...........G-GS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG2010 .............11-0 5-15 1 .333 64 0 20 3 5.92011 ............... 8-5 68-126 4 .540 1021 11 78 7 127.62012 ............... 9-0 7-14 1 .500 76 0 20 1 25.3

Total .............25-5 80-155 6 .516 1161 11 78 11 52.8

Year .............Rsh Yards Avg TD LP Ply Total TDR PG2010 ................ 60 416 6.9 3 53 70 480 3 43.22011 ..............103 609 5.9 4 53 229 1630 15 203.82012 ...................8 19 2.4 0 10 21 95 0 15.8

Total ..............171 1044 6.1 7 53 320 2205 18 95.9

Year .......... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP KR Yds Avg TD LP AllP2010 ......... 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4162011 ............8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6092012 ............8 11 96 8.7 0 25 7 130 18.6 0 26 245

Total ......... 26 11 96 8.7 0 25 7 130 18.6 0 26 1270

terryHOLLINGSHEDDL • 6-3, 265 • R-Jr.Norcross, Ga.Norcross HS / Gardner-Webb

7676

DNN

AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the GSU program in the fall of 2012 ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester ... Spent the 2010 season at Gardner-Webb but took a redshirt year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years as an off ensive and defensive lineman at Norcross High School ... Coached by Keith Maloof ... A Gwinnett County All-Star as a senior in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is Terry Tyrone Hollingshed Jr. ... Born Aug. 2, 1992 ... Parents are Terry and Tracey Hollingshed.

geraldHOWSERB • 6-2, 215 • Jr.Murfreesboro, Tenn.Siegel HS / NE Oklahoma A&M

2828

RMS

AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer who should be a key ball-carrier for the Panthers ... Transfer from NE Oklahoma A&M who enrolled at GSU for the spring semester.

JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 652 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2012, although he was slowed by an ankle injury for part of the season ... First-team all-conference selection in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference ... Helped NEO to a 9-3 record and a No. 13 national ranking ... Top game came in an upset of No. 9-ranked Blinn, when he rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns and was named state Player of the Week by the Daily Oklahoman ... Added 120 yards and two scores in a win over Ellsworth CC ... Coached by Dale Patterson ... All-region, all-county and all-mid-state at Siegel High School ... Rushed for 1,072 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gerald Paxton-Myles Howse Jr. ... Son of Tracey and Gerald Howse Sr. ... Born Nov. 11, 1991.




mattmattHUBBARDHUBBARDP • 6-4, 235 • Jr. Peachtree City, Ga.Starr’s Mill HS

4949

AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference punter with a career average of 42.6 yards per punt in two seasons as the starter ... Joined the program as a walk-on in the summer of 2011 and then earned a scholarship for 2012 ... Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team by Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness and third team by Phil Steele’s 2013 College Football Preview ... Tabbed to College Football Performance Awards Punter Trophy preseason watch list.

2012: Earned second-team All-CAA honors as voted upon by the league head coaches ... Ranked second in the CAA in punting average at 43.1 ... Had 21 punts of 50 yards or longer. Opened the season by averaging 62.2 yards on fi ve punts against South Carolina State. Th at surpassed the FCS and FBS records but will not count as an NCAA record due to GSU’s

reclassifi cation. Named CAA Specialist of the Week and FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 3 for that performance ... His third punt against SCSU was a school-record 80-yarder. Also had boots of 58, 59, 55 and 59 yards in the game ... Averaged 44.8 yards on eight punts at Tennessee and 48.1 yards for seven punts against New Hampshire.

2011: Took over the punting duties as a true freshman and averaged 41.9 yards per punt (15th in FCS) ... Made his debut against Old Dominion (9-11-11) and averaged 40.6 yards on 10 punts but had two kicks blocked ... Booted a 64-yard punt against UTSA for the longest punt in GSU history. Averaged 47.0 yards on fi ve punts and was an honorable mention selection for CFPA National Punter Performer of the Week ... Averaged 45.8 yards on six punts against South Carolina State ... Had fi ve punts of 50 yards or longer and seven punts inside the 20-yard line.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-county and all-region selection at Starr’s Mill High School ... First-team all-county punter by the Fayette News in 2010, when he averaged 42 yards per punt ... Also played tight end and had nearly 400 yards receiving as a senior ... Coached by Chad Phillips ... All-state goalie for a soccer team that won the state title as a junior and was runnerup his senior year.

PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Brandon Hubbard ... Born May 4, 1993 ... Parents are Marilyn and Mike Hubbard.


2012 ......... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 50+SCSU ...................5 311 62.2 80 1-5 53.2 2 2 5Tennessee .........8 358 44.8 57 4-46 39.0 0 1 3UTSA ...................2 90 45.0 51 0-0 45.0 0 0 1Richmond ..........3 118 39.3 50 0-0 39.3 0 1 1W&M ...................3 82 27.3 35 0-0 27.3 0 0 0UNH .....................7 337 48.1 62 3-25 42.0 0 0 5URI .......................5 186 37.2 51 1-0 29.2 2 1 1Villanova ............6 263 43.8 52 1-66 32.8 0 3 1JMU .....................8 288 36.0 47 4-25 29.2 0 1 0ODU ....................4 179 44.8 55 2-10 42.2 0 2 2Maine ..................8 329 41.1 55 3-27 37.8 0 1 2

2011 ......... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 50+ODU ................. 10 406 40.6 49 4-18 0 7 0 Jax State.............5 205 41.0 45 5-36 0 0 0Houston .......... 10 372 37.2 51 4-24 32.8 1 0 1SCSU ...................6 275 45.8 60 1-2 38.8 1 2 1USA ......................3 125 41.7 46 1-17 41.0 1 1 0UTSA ...................5 235 47.0 64 1-5 38.0 2 1 1St. Francis ..........3 133 44.3 52 3-27 35.3 0 2 1UWA ....................1 53 53.0 53 1-13 40.0 0 0 1Campbell ...........1 40 40.0 40 1-27 13.0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Punting ............... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+

2011 ........................9 44 1844 41.9 64 6 7 13 52012 ......................11 59 2541 43.1 80 4 10 12 21

Total ......................20 103 4385 42.6 80 10 17 24 26

MATT HUBBARD

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anthonyanthonyHUDGINSHUDGINSFB • 6-1, 235 • R-Jr.Columbus, Ga.Shaw HS / Shorter

4848

AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the GSU program in 2012 ... Worked as a fullback in the spring ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester. Transferred from Shorter, where he played in 2010 and 2011 ... Academic all-conference honoree in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shaw High School in Columbus, Ga. PERSONAL: Full name is Anthony Charles Hudgins ... Son of Anthony Lewis and Elizabeth Hudgins.

daviddavidHUEYHUEYDL • 6-2, 290 • R-So.Antioch, Tenn.Pearl Cohn HS

6767

AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising defensive lineman whose 2012 season was cut short by a hand injury ... Started the fi rst two games of 2012 and then underwent season-ending surgery ... Signed with the Panthers in 2011 and took a redshirt year ... Worked on both lines during his redshirt year.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-City selection in Nashville, Tenn., by the Metro Coaches Association ... Played off ensive tackle, tight end and defensive end for coach Tony Brunetti ... Helped Pearl Cohn High School reach the quarterfi nals of the 2010 state playoff s in Class 3A ... Also played basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: David Lee Marcus Huey Jr. ... Son of Angela Harris and David Huey ... Born Dec. 31, 1992.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF

2012 .............2 0-1 1 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0

jonathanjonathanJEAN-BARTJEAN-BARTRB • 5-11, 195 • Fr.McDonough, Ga.Henry County HS

2222

AT GEORGIA STATE: Freshman running back who enrolled at GSU for the spring semester ... Also a receiving threat out of the backfi eld ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013 semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Suff ered a season-ending knee injury fi ve games into his senior season at Henry County High School ... Rushed for 536 yards in his fi ve games ... Th ree-year starter ... Last name pronounced JON-bart.

seanseanJEPPESENJEPPESENFB • 6-0, 225 • R-Jr.Fortson, Ga.Harris Co. HS / West Georgia

4747

AT GEORGIA STATE: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Backup tight end and special teams standout ... Played in every game and was credited with fi ve tackles ... Served as special teams captain for the Rhode Island game ... Joined the program in the fall of 2011 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 ... Spent the 2010 season at West Georgia.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back and linebacker at Harris County High School ... Two-time all-region selection for coach Tommy Parks ... Rushed for 1,080 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior (2008), followed by 1,100 yards and 15 TD as a senior (2009) ... Single-game high of 240 yards rushing ... Golden Helmet Award as team MVP as senior ... Also participated in baseball, track and powerlift ing.

PERSONAL: Full name is Sean Blair Jeppesen, Jr. ... Son of Sean Jeppesen and Jeri Wynn ... Born Dec. 26, 1991.

CAREER STATISTICS


2011 .......... 11 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0




ulrickulrickJOHNJOHNT • 6-8, 290 • Sr.Hinesville, Ga.Bradwell Institute

5656

AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented off ensive lineman and the Panthers’ starting left tackle ... Versatile enough to play anywhere on the line and has started games at tackle, guard and center in his career ... Signed with the Panthers as part of the 2010 recruiting class and earned playing time as a true freshman. 2012: Started 10 of 11 games at left tackle, giving way only on Senior Day ... Had a strong spring, when he earned the team’s Dominator Award. 2011: Started at three diff erent positions in the fi rst fi ve games of the season ... Entered the season as the backup left tackle and started the season opener at left tackle in place of injured Clyde Yandell ... Two games later, aft er Georgia State’s top two centers were injured, he started at center against Houston ... Th en against Murray State, he started at left guard while Joseph Gilbert served a

one-game suspension ... Played in 10 games, starting four.2010: Working at left tackle behind Clyde Yandell, he played

in four games off the bench during the inaugural season, seeing action against Morehead State, Savannah State, Lamar and Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-Savannah by the Savannah Morning News ... Two-time fi rst-team all-region selection in 3-AAAAA ... Anchor of an off ensive line at Bradwell Institute that paved the way for 2,000 yards rushing ... Played center, defensive end and long snapper for coach Jim Walsh ... On off ense he had 32 pancake blocks as a senior and 90 for his career ... Recorded 26 tackles with nine tackles for a loss on defense while returning two fumbles for touchdowns ... Also played basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ulrick Tremayne John Jr. ... Parents are Jean Kesner and Ulrick John Sr. ... Born May 20, 1992.

aringtonaringtonJORDANJORDANS • 5-11, 19• R-Sr.Bourbonnais, Ill.Bradley-Bourbonnais HS

1212

AT GEORGIA STATE: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Made the Dean’ls List for the spring 2013 semester and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012.

2012: Backup safety and special teams standout ... Played in every game in 2012 and made eight tackles ... Made two tackles against UTSA, New Hampshire, and Old Dominion ... Served as special teams captain for the Richmond game and broke up a pass in that game ... Joined the program in 2011 and was as honored as a Scout Team Player of the Year that season ... Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and spring 2012. Played two years (2009-10) at Millikin University (NCAA Division III) in Decatur, Ill., before transferring to GSU in 2011 ... Played in nine games in 2010 at Millikin, including two starts, and made 24 tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference selection at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Arington James Jordan ... Born Dec. 17, 1991 ... Son of Becky and Walter Jordan.

CAREER STATISTICS


2012 .......... 11 5-3 8 0 0 0 1 0 0

ULRICK JOHN

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johnjohnKELLYKELLYLB • 6-5, 240 • R-Sr.Norcross, Ga.Norcross HS / Nevada

9595

AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter on defense ... Joined the program for the fall of 2011 aft er transferring from Nevada ... Spent one season at Nevada but did not see any action.

2012: Started every game at defensive end ... Collected 33 tackles, incluidng 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks ... Career high eight tackles with a sack at William & Mary ... Added six tackles with 1.5 TFL and on sack versus Old Dominion ... Also had tackles for loss against UTSA and Maine. HIGH SCHOOL: Played tight end and defensive end for coach Keith Maloof at Norcross High School ... Attended the Naval Academy Prep School in 2009-10.

PERSONAL: Full name is John Andrew Kelly ... Born Dec. 11, 1989 ... Parents are Rebecca and Frank Kelly.


2012 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ................. 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ....... 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0UTSA ................. 1-1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0Richmond ........ 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W&M ................. 4-4 8 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 0 0UNH ................... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0URI ..................... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova .......... 0-2 2 0 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0JMU ................... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .................. 4-2 6 1-8 1.5-9 0 0 0 0 0Maine ................ 2-2 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ...............G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF

2012 ...............11 16-18 33 4.5-18 2-12 0 0 0 0

grantgrantKINGKINGT • 6-5, 295 • R-Sr.Columbia, S.C.Spring Valley HS

7979

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year starter on the off ensive line ... Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt third team by Phil Steele’s 2013 College Football Preview ... Has started 33 straight games at right tackle, making him the only Panther to start every game of Georgia State’s fi rst three seasons ... Signed as part of GSU’s 2009 recruiting class.

2012: Started all 11 games at right tackle ... Helped block for All-CAA running back Donald Russell, who was leading the league in rushing aft er seven games but suff ered a season-ending injury.

2011: Started every game at right tackle ... Helped GSU top 200 yards rushing in four of the fi nal six games, including a school-record 301 yards in the season fi nale against Campbell ... Part of an off ensive line that allowed just 15 sacks all season.

2010: Started every game at right tackle for Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Part of an off ensive line that allowed only 10 sacks all season, despite averaging more than 30 pass attempts per game ... Redshirted in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-region honors and was selected to play in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game ... Team captain and most valuable off ensive lineman for coach Quay Farr at Spring Valley High School ... Graded 94 percent with 57 knock-downs ... Top single-game performance was 13 knockdowns versus Lexington High ... Helped Spring Valley to region title in 2007.

PERSONAL: Full name is Grant Vincent King ... Born May 10, 1991 ... Parents are Eddy King and Tameil Henderson.

JOHN KELLY




melvinmelvinKINGKINGLB • 6-3, 225 • So.Hinesville, Ga.Liberty County HS

9999

AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented defender who was pressed into action as a true freshman aft er signing with the Panthers in 2012 ... Has good speed and athletic ability, should benefi t from added strength and bulk

2012: Played in nine games at defensive end and made nine tackles ... Two tackles with one sack against New Hampshire ... A shared sack against Old Dominion ... Also had two tackles against Richmond. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 2-AAAA, Division A ... Honorable mention all-region selection as a junior ... All-area by Savannah Morning News ... Played defensive end and tight end for coach Kirk Warner at Liberty County High School ... Had 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks and four pass defl ections as a junior ... Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Melvin Jamel Martese King III ... Son of Shonda and Melvin King ... Born Sept. 4, 1993.

CAREER STATISTICS


2012 .............9 6-3 9 1.5-5 1.5-5 0 0 0 0

parrisparrisLEELEEWR • 5-9, 190 • R-Sr.Jacksonville, Fla.Fletcher HS

77

AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile skill player who was a member of the Panthers’ original signing class in 2009 ... Worked at wide receiver in the spring aft er playing primarily running back the last three seasons ... Part of GSU history as he scored the Panthers’ fi rst-ever touchdown ... Also used on kickoff returns.

2012: Played in every game as a running back and kickoff returner and totalled 282 all-purpose yards ... Scored on a 10-yard touchdown reception at James Madison, when he had career highs with four receptions for 21 yards ... Rushed 12 times for 32 yards and caught nine passes for 41 yards ... Had 13 kickoff returns for a 16.1-yard average.

2011: Rushed for 58 yards on 19 carries while catching eight passes for 34 yards ... Averaged 23.2 yards on 13 kickoff returns ... Top game was against South Alabama, when he rushed for 32 yards on six carries and had two kickoff returns for 44 yards ... Returned three kickoff s for 84 yards against Old Dominion and four for 85 yards against Murray State, including a career-long 30-yard return.

2010: Tied for second on the team in touchdowns with four ... Rushed for 161 yards on 40 carries ... Also had 13 receptions for 59 yards and eight kickoff returns for a 17.8-yard average. GSU’s leading rusher in its inaugural game with 62 yards on eight carries vs. Shorter, including a season-long run of 33 yards ... Scored the fi rst touchdown in Georgia State history on a 4-yard run on the Panthers’ very fi rst possession ... Also had a 27-yard kickoff return in the inaugural game ... Rushed seven times for 38 yards with a 4-yard scoring run against Morehead State ... Season-high three receptions for 11 yards against North Carolina Central ... Finished the season with eight kickoff returns for 142 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Highly-regarded prospect who was tabbed to the Florida Times-Union’s preseason “Super 11” and postseason “Super 24” ... Also named to the newspaper’s All-First Coast second team ... Played slot receiver as a senior and compiled 700 yards receiving and 850 yards rushing ... Helped Fletcher High School to a perfect regular season ... Coached by Joe Reynolds ... Played at Sandalwood High as a junior and had 920 all-purpose yards (520 rushing, 400 receiving) with nine touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Full name is Parris Lee ... Parents are Michelle and Darryl Davis ... Born Feb. 25, 1990.


2012 ............... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LPSCSU ......................2 4 0 3 2 5 0 7 0 0 0 0Tennessee ............2 11 0 6 1 5 0 5 1 16 0 16UTSA ......................1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 18Richmond .............1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 53 0 31W&M ......................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH ........................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 0 16URI ..........................1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova ...............2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 15JMU ........................1 0 0 0 4 21 1 11 0 0 0 0ODU .......................2 5 0 3 1 2 0 2 2 16 0 10Maine .....................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 64 0 25

PARRIS LEE

.



2011 ............... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LPCAU ........................3 1 0 6 1 6 0 6 1 28 0 28ODU .......................1 6 0 6 2 15 0 9 3 84 0 28Jax State.................. DNPHouston ................5 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Murray St ..............0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 4 85 0 30SC State .................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13USA .........................6 32 0 15 2 0 0 8 2 44 0 24UTSA ......................2 11 0 7 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0St. Francis .............2 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UWA .......................0 0 0 0 1 8 0 8 2 47 0 28Campbell ................ DNP

2010 ............... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LPShorter ..................8 62 2 33 1 -5 0 -- 1 27 0 27Lambuth ...............2 -3 0 0 1 5 0 5 2 45 0 25Jax State................5 7 0 6 2 14 0 11 0 0 0 0Campbell ..............1 13 0 13 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0Morehead .............7 38 1 11 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 0Savannah St .........7 22 1 6 2 7 0 5 1 26 0 26NCCU .....................4 18 0 11 3 11 0 10 0 0 0 0ODU .......................0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 0USA .........................1 5 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Lamar .....................3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 32 0 21Alabama ...............1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 11

TOUCHDOWNS: 4Rush (Shorter), 10Rush (Shorter), 4Rush (Morehead), 4Rush (SSU)

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G Rsh Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP

2010 .......... 11 40 161 4.0 4 33 13 59 4.5 0 132011 .............9 19 58 3.1 0 15 8 35 4.4 0 92012 .......... 11 12 32 2.7 0 6 9 41 4.6 1 11

Total .......... 31 71 251 3.2 4 33 30 135 4.5 1 13

Year ........... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP All-P2010 .......... 11 8 142 17.8 0 27 3622011 .............9 13 301 23.2 0 30 3942012 .......... 11 13 209 16.1 0 31 282

Total .......... 31 34 652 19.2 0 31 1038

joejoeLOCKLEYLOCKLEYDL • 6-1, 298 • So.Portal, Ga.Portal HS

9090

AT GEORGIA STATE: Made an immediate impact on the defensive line as a true freshman ... Member of 2012 signing class ... One of the strongest players on the team.

2012: Got off to a strong start before missing fi ve of the fi nal six games due to injury ... Grabbed an interception at Tennessee and broke up a pass at Rhode Island ... Finished with 10 tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive Player of the Year for Region 3-West in Class A... Honorable mention all-state selection by the Georgia Sportswriters Association ... One of 10 fi nalists for the Army Iron Man Award, which recognizes the state’s top two-way football players ... Coached by Dan Duff at Portal High School ... Also plays basketball and throws the discus and shot put for the track team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Reginald Terrell Lockley ... Born Jan. 9, 1994.

CAREER STATISTICS


2012 .............6 6-4 10 0 0 1-0 1 0 0

wilwilLUTZLUTZPK • 6-0, 190 • So.Newnan, Ga.Northgate HS

9696

AT GEORGIA STATE: Starting place-kicker who was one of six true freshmen to see action in 2012 ... Joined the program as a walk-on but has earned a scholarship ... Made the Athletic Direc-tor’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012.

2012: Handled kickoff s all season and took over the place-kicking duties aft er four games ... Made 4of-7 fi eld goals and was a perfect 18-for-18 on extra points ... Attempted his fi rst fi eld goal against William & Mary and hit a 37-yarder ... Booted fi eld goals of 40 and 26 yards at Rhode Island and added a 34-yarder

WIL LUTZ




versus Villanova ... Only misses were from 54 yards (vs. JMU, hit crossbar) and 48 yards (vs. ODU and at Maine into a strong wind).

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-county place-kicker by the Newnan Times-Herald at Northgate High School ... Hit 9-of-11 fi eld goals as a junior with a long of 43 yards and one game-winner ... Made 5-of-8 fi eld goals as a senior ... Helped Northgate to 11-1 record and region title as a senior in 2011 ... Four-year letterwinner as a place-kicker and punter for coach Tommy Walburn ... Also an all-county soccer player.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Lutz ... Born July 7, 1994 ... Son of Julie and Robert Lutz.


2012 ............ PAT FG LP Pts KO Yds Avg TB FG [Made]SCSU .............. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 186 62.0 1Tennessee .... 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 238 59.5 0 UTSA .............. 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 192 64.0 0 Richmond ..... 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 129 64.5 1W&M .............. 0-0 1-1 37 3 2 130 65.0 2 [37]UNH ................ 3-3 0-0 0 3 4 243 60.8 0URI .................. 5-5 2-2 40 11 8 476 59.5 0 [40], [26]Villanova ....... 3-3 1-1 34 6 4 247 61.8 2 [34]JMU ................ 3-3 0-1 0 3 3 191 63.7 2 54ODU ............... 3-3 0-1 0 3 4 221 55.2 0 48Maine ............. 1-1 0-1 0 1 2 108 54.0 0 48

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Pts

2012 .......... 11 18-18 4-7 1-1 2-2 1-3 0-1 40 30

ronaldronaldMARTINMARTINC • 6-1, 280 • R-Jr. Conyers, Ga.Rockdale County HS

6969

AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a letter in 2012 as the Panthers’ backup center ... Played in three games and made one start against South Carolina State ... Th ree-year squad member ... Joined the program as a freshman in 2010 ... Took a redshirt year during the inaugural season ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mike Etheridge at Rockdale County High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ronald Denzil Martin III ... Born Oct. 29, 1992.

demariusdemariusMATTHEWSMATTHEWSCB • 5-10, 165 • Sr.Powder Springs, Ga.McEachern HS

55

AT GEORGIA STATE: Cornerback and return specialist who is one of the Panthers’ fastest players ... Member of the 2010 recruiting class who earned playing time as a true freshman during the inaugural season.

2012: Finished the season with 21 tackles and one pass breakup ... Tied his career high with nine tackles and a pass breakup at William & Mary ... Missed two games to injury ... Honored as the team’s “Best Performer” on defense following spring practice.

2011: Led the team with nine pass breakups ... Collected 33 tackles with four tackles for loss, including one sack ... Career-high nine tackles, all solo, with two tackles for loss and a pass breakup against St. Francis ... Made six tackles with a tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Jacksonville State ... Also broke up two passes against Houston, South Carolina State and Campbell ... Received the team’s Head Coach’s Award following spring practice 2011.

DEMARIUS MATTHEWS

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Averaged 22.4 yards on seven kickoff returns ... Had a 67-yard kickoff return against Jacksonville State that was the longest of his career and Georgia State’s longest of the 2011 season ... Had just one punt return for two yards on the season.

2010: Earned playing time as a true freshman and led the inaugural team with eight punt returns and a 9.5-yard average ... Also had three kickoff returns for a 28.0-yard average ... Credited with eight tackles. Grabbed an interception and returned it 14 yards in win over Morehead State. Also had a season-long 47-yard punt return in that game ... Returned two punts for 37 yards, with a long of 31, in the inaugural game victory over Shorter ... Returned three kickoff s for 84 yards, with a long of 36, against Lambuth ... Made two tackles each against Jacksonville State, Morehead State and Old Dominion ... Missed the North Carolina Central game due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named Returner of the Year by the Cobb County Touchdown Club ... First-team All-Cobb County by the Marietta Daily Journal ... Played in the GACA North-South All-Star Game in Columbus, Ga., following his senior season ... Recorded 48 tackles and three interceptions as a cornerback as a senior ... Returned fi ve punts for touchdowns and averaged 32 yards per return on kickoff returns ... Team captain for coach Kyle Hockman at McEachern High School ... Also ran track and helped McEachern to a share of the Class AAAAA state title as a sophomore, running on a 4x100 relay team that fi nished fourth in the state ... As a senior placed sixth in the state in 200 meters (22.16), fourth in 4x100 relay and seventh in 4x400 relay. PERSONAL: Full name is Demarius Andre Matthews ... First name pronounced duh-MARR-ee-us ... Born March 21, 1992 ... Son of Stephanie Matthews.


2012 ................ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ......................4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ............3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ............................ DNP-InjuredRichmond .............3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W&M ......................6-3 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0UNH ........................0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0URI ..........................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova ...............0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU ........................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .......................1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Maine ........................... DNP-Injured

2011 ................ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkClark Atlanta........2-0 2 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 0 0Old Dominion .....2-1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0Jax State................5-1 6 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0Houston ................1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Murray ...................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SC State .................0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0South Alabama...2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ......................0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0St. Francis .............9-0 9 0 2-4 0 0 0 1 0West Alabama .....1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ..............3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

2010 ................ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkShorter ..................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lambuth ...............0-1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Jax State................2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Campbell ..............0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morehead St. .......1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1-14 0 0Savannah St. ........0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.C. Central ................ DNPOld Dominion .....1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Alabama...0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lamar .....................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama ...............0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............. G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF

2010 .............10 5-3 8 0-0 0-0 1-14 0 0 02011 .............11 25-8 33 4-16 1-10 0 9 0 12012 ............... 9 17-4 21 0 0 0 1 0 0

Total .............29 47-15 62 4-16 1-10 1-14 10 0 1

Year .......... G PR Yds Avg TD LP KR Yds Avg TD LP

2010 ......... 10 8 76 9.5 0 47 3 84 28.0 0 362011 ......... 11 1 2 2.0 0 2 7 157 22.4 0 672012 ............9 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 83 20.8 0 26

Total ......... 29 9 78 8.7 0 47 14 324 23.5 0 67

jamaaljamaalMAYMAYS • 5-10, 190 • R-Jr.Locust Grove, Ga.Luella HS

3434

AT GEORGIA STATE: Was slated as a backup in the secondary and special teams contributor but missed the 2012 season due to injury ... Played in 10 games in 2011 and was credited with four tackles ... Joined the team in Sept. 2010 aft er participating in a tryout session ... Member of inaugural team but did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-region (Region 2, Class AAAAA) as a wide receiver at Luella High School...Also played in the secondary ... Team captain for coach Paul Burgdorf ... Received the Coca-Cola Academic Award ... Blue Collar Athlete and Wendy’s High School Heisman winner for his school ... Luella High School Academic Athlete of the Year ... Credited with 15 catches for 207 yards, 43 tackles and two interceptions as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jamaal May ... Born on June 4, 1992.

CAREER STATISTICS


2011 .......... 10 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 02012 ............... INJURED

Total .......... 10 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0




brentbrentMcCLENDONMcCLENDONCB • 5-9, 180 • R-Sr.Atlanta, Ga.Mays HS

99

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year starter in the secondary as a cornerback ... Th e fourth leading tackler in GSU history with 114 career tackles, along with 4.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Member of GSU’s inaugural team who joined the program in the fall of 2009 aft er participating in tryouts the previous spring.

2012: Collected 47 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups ... Grabbed his third career interception in the season opener against South Carolina State and returned it 19 yards ...

Career-high nine tackles and two pass breakups against Old Dominion ... Had six tackles with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup in win at Rhode Island ... Added seven tackles against UTSA and six at Maine.

2011: Finished the 2011 season with 31 tackles, one intercep-tion and three pass breakups ... Season-high seven tackles with an interception and a pass breakup in win over South Alabama ... Had a sack and a pass breakup in the end zone against Jacksonville State ... Also had a pass breakup at Houston.

2010: Started eight games in the secondary ... Credited with 36 tackles, including 20 solo hits and 16 assists ... Made 2.5 tackles for loss, including one shared sack ... Had an interception, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. Credited with fi ve tackles and one tackle for loss in the inaugural game vs. Shorter ... Added four tackles and a shared sack vs. Lambuth ... Forced fumbles against Jacksonville State and Lamar ... Season-high eight tackles against South Alabama. Injured his right ankle early in the game against Jacksonville State; missed the following game against Campbell ... Returned from the injury against Morehead State and made fi ve tackles ... Had a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in win over Savannah State ... Grabbed his fi rst interception in win over N.C. Central ... Broke up a pass in the end zone against Alabama. Voted the Panthers’ “Most Improved Defensive Player” following spring practice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Dominic Calloway at Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta ... Helped Mays to region titles in 2006 and 2007 ... Top game included seven receptions for 120 yards versus East Paulding ... Also ran track.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brent Crim McClendon ... Parents are Willie and Susan McClendon ... Born May 12, 1990 ... Father was a standout running back at Georgia who went on to play for the Chicago Bears (1979-82) ... Brother Bryan also played at Georgia and for the Bears and is now an assistant coach at Georgia.


2012 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ................. 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1-19 0 0Tennessee ....... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ................. 7-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond ........ 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0W&M ................. 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH ................... 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0URI ..................... 4-2 6 0 1-7 0 0 0 1 0Villanova .......... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU ................... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .................. 8-1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Maine ................ 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkCAU ................... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .................. 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jax State........... 3-0 3 1-11 1-11 0 0 0 1 0Houston ........... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Murray .............. 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SCSU ................. 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0USA .................... 2-5 7 0 0 0 0 1-7 1 0UTSA ................. 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0St. Francis ........ 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UWA .................. 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ......... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BRENT McCLENDON

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2010 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkShorter ............. 4-1 5 0 1-6 0 0 0 0 0Lambuth .......... 2-4 6 0.5-6 0.5-6 0 0 0 0 0Jax State........... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ................ DNP - InjuredMorehead ........ 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Savannah St .... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 1-0 0 0 0NCCU ................ 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0ODU .................. 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0USA .................... 3-5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lamar ................ 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Alabama .......... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .............. G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF

2010 ..............10 20-16 36 2.5-13 0.5-6 1-0 2 1-0 22011 ..............11 20-11 31 1-11 1-11 1-7 3 0 02012 ..............11 34-13 47 1-7 0 1-19 4 0 0

Total ..............32 74-40 114 4.5-31 1.5-17 3-26 9 1-0 2

darrenMcCRAYWR • 5-7, 150 • R-Sr.R-Sr. • Columbus, Ga.Spencer HS

66

WRS

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner as a speedy receiver and return specialist ... Member of the Panthers’ fi rst signing class in 2009 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and to the Dean’s List for spring 2012 ... Has already earned his bachelor’s degree and is now pursuing a master’s in sports administration. 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Saw action as a backup wide receiver but did not catch a pass ... Tabbed to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Kickoff Returner Award Preseason Watch List for 2012.

2011: Limited by injury for the fi rst half of the season but fi nished with fi ve catches for 55 yards ... Over the fi nal three games, had four catches for 53 yards and fi ve kickoff returns for a 22.6-yard average ... Longest kickoff return of the season was 37 yards against Campbell ... Named to the 2011 CFPA Kick Returner Preseason Watch List.

2010: Th e fi rst player in school history to return a kickoff for a touchdown with his 96-yard return of the opening kickoff against Campbell. Named national Kickoff Return Performer of the Week in FCS by the College Football Performance Awards ... Scored GSU’s fi rst touchdown against fourth-ranked Jacksonville State with an electrifying 41-yard run on a reverse handoff from Albert Wilson ... Averaged 27.0 yards on 10 kickoff returns ... Had two receptions for 28 yards, catching 14-yard completions against Lambuth and Savannah State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time member of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer All-Bi-City team ... Th ree-time all-county selection ... Accounted for 2,440 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... Scored touchdowns on runs, receptions, punt returns, kickoff returns and interception returns ... Also over 2,000 all-purpose yards his sophomore and junior seasons ... Regarded as one of the most dangerous kick returners in the state ... Played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Oliver Davis at Spencer High School ... Graduated in the top 10 in his class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Darren Marshall McCray ... Born July 19, 1991 ... Parents are Annessia and Darren McCray ... A cousin of former Miami head coach Randy Shannon.


2011 ......... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LPHouston .........1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ...............0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 8St. Francis ......2 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 21West Ala .........1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 3 47 0 28Campbell .......1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 37

2010 ............Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LPShorter ..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lambuth ...........1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jax State............0 0 0 0 1 41 1 41 0 14 0 0Campbell ..........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 129 1 96Morehead .........0 0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 1 13 0 13Savannah St .....1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Old Dominion .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 61 0 23So. Alabama ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama ...........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 53 0 22

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .......... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rsh Yds Avg TD LP2010 ............9 2 28 14.0 0 14 2 38 19.0 1 412011 ............8 5 55 11.0 0 20 1 1 1.0 0 12012 ......... 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total ......... 27 7 83 11.9 0 20 3 39 13.0 1 41

Year .......... G KR Yds Avg TD LP AllP2010 ............9 10 270 27.0 1 96 3362011 ............8 5 113 22.6 0 37 1692012 ......... 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Total ......... 27 15 383 25.5 1 96 505




allenallenMcKAYMcKAYLB • 6-2, 213 • R-Sr.Buena Vista, Ga.Marion County HS

3232

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner as a linebacker and defensive end ... Began the 2012 season at inside linebacker but saw action at defensive end as injuries decimated the defensive line ... Played his fi rst two seasons behind GSU’s top defender, outside linebacker Jake Muasau, in 2010-11 ... Member of Georgia State’s 2009 signing class ... Began his career as a running back but moved to linebacker early in the fall of 2009. 2012: Played both inside linebacker and defensive end ... Collected 24 tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack ... Career-high six tackles with a tackle for loss in the season fi nale at Maine ... Th ree tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack for a 9-yard loss versus Old Dominion. 2011: Finished with 16 tackles, including three tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery ... Season-high four tackles against St. Francis with one tackle for loss ... Had a fumble recovery, along with three hits and a tackle for loss, at Jacksonville State ... Cred-ited with a sack against Clark Atlanta ... Selected the team’s Most

Improved Player on Defense following spring practice. 2010: Played in 10 games during the inaugural season ... Made

two of his three tackles, including a quarterback sack for an 8-yard loss, in the Panthers’ victory over Lamar.

HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Named area off ensive player of the year by the Americus Times Recorder ... Rushed for 1,596 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior ... Averaged 7.8 yards per carry ... Set a school record with over 3,200 yards in his career at Marion County High ... Named all-area and Best Back in the Chat-tahoochee Valley by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer as a junior ... Also a standout in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Demetrius Allen McKay ... Son of Robert and Barbara McKay ... Born Oct. 15, 1990.


2012 ................ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ......................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ............0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ......................3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond .............2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W&M ......................1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH ........................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0URI ..........................2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova ...............3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU ........................0-2 2 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0ODU .......................2-1 3 1-9 1.5-10 0 0 0 0 0Maine .....................3-3 6 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2010 ............... 10 2-1 3 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 02011 ............... 11 12-4 16 3-5 1-3 0 0 1-0 02012 ............... 11 16-8 24 3-14 1-9 0 0 0 0

Total ............... 32 30-13 43 7-22 3-20 0 0 1-0 0

benbenMcLANEMcLANEQB • 6-1, 210 • R-So.Snellville, Ga.Brookwood HS

1616

AT GEORGIA STATE: One of three quarterbacks battling for the starting job ... Starter for nine of 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 ... Took a redshirt year in 2011 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011 and the Dean’s List for the spring 2013.

2012: Passed for 1,592 yards and 10 touchdowns but threw 11 interceptions ... Enjoyed his best game with 213 yards passing, two touchdowns and no turnovers in win at Rhode Island ... Hooked up with Albert Wilson for the two longest plays from scrimmage in GSU history with an 84-yard touchdown pass against UTSA

ALLEN McKAY

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and then a 93-yard TD vs. Old Dominion ... Passed for 176 yards at Tennessee and rushed for a 12-yard touchdown, one of three fourth downs he converted with runs ... Came off the bench against UNH and passed for 169 yards in the second half, including TD passes of 26 and 47 yards ... Season-high 226 yards passing against Old Dominion ... Received the “Head Coach’s Award” following spring practice, when he emerged as the starter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Starting quarterback for 2010 Class AAAAA state champion Brookwood High School ... Passed for 2,346 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 60 percent (143-of-238) of his passes as a senior ... Added 1,780 yards passing and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Brookwood’s career passing leader with 4,747 yards and 35 touchdowns ... Th ree-year letterwinner for coach Mark Crews.

PERSONAL: Full name is Benjamin Awer McLane IV ... Parents are Angie and Benjie McLane ... Father played football at Auburn and Western Carolina and is an assistant coach at Brookwood High School ... Sister Courtney played tennis at Alabama ... Born May 4, 1992 ... Majoring in education.


2012 ..................C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD SckSCSU* ................ 7-15 54 0 0 20 7 -34 0 8 20-0 5Tenn* ...............18-41 176 0 1 26 10 -21 1 12 155-1 3UTSA* ................ 6-14 126 1 1 84 3 -36 0 4 90-1 1Richmond*.....16-26 140 1 1 17 4 -2 0 2 138-1 0UNH ..................10-19 169 2 1 47 3 0 0 5 169-2 0URI* ..................14-25 213 2 0 36 1 11 0 11 224-2 0Villanova* .......21-37 164 1 2 28 4 6 0 11 170-1 1JMU* ................22-37 170 1 0 38 6 -22 0 9 161-1 3ODU* ...............13-31 226 1 2 93 4 -28 0 7 198-1 3Maine* .............12-29 154 1 3 42 8 -44 0 4 110-1 4

* Game started

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .......... G-GS Eff Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG

2012 ............ 10-9 103.6 139-274 11 .507 1592 10 93 20 159.2

Year .............Rsh Yards Avg TD LP Ply Total TDR PG

2012 ................ 51 -170 -- 1 12 325 1422 11 142.2

scottscottMcQUEENMcQUEENSN • 6-0, 245 • R-Sr.Buford, Ga.North Gwinnett HS

5454

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner as Georgia State’s long-snapper ... Has been the long-snapper on every fi eld goal and extra-point attempt during GSU’s fi rst three seasons ... Added punt duties in 2012 and was credited with one tackle on punt coverage ... Named the team’s special teams captain for 2012. During the inaugural season of 2010, he worked with place-kicker Iain Vance, who earned third-team All-America honors in 2010 ... In 2012 he snapped to all-conference punter Matt Hubbard

... Has also served as a quarterback for the scout team during practice ... Joined the program in the fall of 2009 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2010, fall 2011 and spring 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Bob Sphire at North Gwinnett High School ... Helped his team to the 2008 Class AAAAA state title game as a senior ... Also participated in baseball and track ... Honor student.

PERSONAL: Full name is Denver Scott McQueen ... Born Nov. 3, 1990 ... Parents are Scott and Jennifer McQueen.

daviddavidMILLERMILLERP-PK • 5-11, 172 • Jr.Hinesville, Ga.Bradwell Institute

9393

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup punter and place kicker who earned a letter in 2012 as the holder on fi eld goals and extra points ... Had one kickoff against Villanova ... Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Joined the program as a freshman for the fall of 2011 ... Played in four games in 2011 as the backup holder (Clark Atlanta, St. Francis, West Alabama,

SCOTT McQUEEN




Campbell) ... Had one kickoff against West Alabama ... Outstanding student named to the President’s List, signifying a 4.0 GPA, for the spring 2012 and spring 2013 semesters, along with Dean’s List honors for the fall 2011 and fall 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region punter at Bradwell Institute ... Region special teams player of the year in 2010 ... All-Greater Savannah ... Coached by Jim Walsh ... Also played soccer. PERSONAL: Full name is David Michael Miller ... Born Sept. 2, 1992 ... Parents are Lori and Jeff Miller ... Father played football at Jacksonville State.

nathanielnathanielMINORMINORWR • 6-2, 180 • Jr.Lilburn, Ga.Brookwood HS

8787

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver ... Joined the program as a walk-on in 2011 and then earned a scholarship for 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters. 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Caught seven passes for 59 yards ... Had two receptions for 18 yards at Tennessee ... Added two catches for 12 yards versus UTSA ... Also served as the holder on fi eld goals and extra points for the fi rst three games ... Earned the team’s “Hustle Award” for off ense following spring practice 2012. 2011: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman ... Played in every game, serving as the holder on fi eld goals and extra points ... Also earned playing time as a backup wide receiver ... Made fi ve receptions for 33 yards ... Had two catches for 11 yards vs. Murray State ... Longest reception of the season was a 13-yard completion against Old Dominion ... Also had catches against St. Francis and West Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for 2010 Class AAAAA state champion Brookwood High School ... Played wide receiver and free safety for coach Mark Crews ... Also competed for state championship team in track in 2010. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Minor, Jr. ... Son of Dodie and Nathaniel Minor ... Born Sept. 10, 1992 in Anchorage, Alaska.


2012 .....................................................................Rec Yds TD LPSCSU .................................................................................. 1 9 0 9Tennessee ........................................................................ 2 18 0 10UTSA .................................................................................. 2 12 0 9Richmond ......................................................................... 1 12 0 12W&M .................................................................................. 0 0 0 0New Hampshire ............................................................. 0 0 0 0Rhode Island ................................................................... 0 0 0 0Villanova ........................................................................... 0 0 0 0James Madison............................................................... 1 8 0 8Old Dominion ................................................................. 0 0 0 0Maine ................................................................................. 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ...................................... G Rec Yards Avg TD LP2011 ......................................... 11 5 33 6.6 0 132012 ......................................... 11 7 59 8.4 0 12

Total ......................................... 22 12 92 7.7 0 13

colecoleMOONMOONLB • 6-3, 215 • R-Jr.Atlanta, Ga.St. Pius HS

2525

AT GEORGIA STATE: Played linebacker in 2010, moved to tight end in 2011, then returned to defense in 2012 ... Hampered by injuries and played in just three games in 2012 ... Suff ered a broken thumb in the 2011 preseason that required surgery and took a redshirt year ... Signed with Georgia State in 2010 as a highly regarded prep fullback.

2010: Backup linebacker and special teams contributor for GSU’s inaugural team ... Credited with 17 tackles on the season, including four solo hits and 13 assists ... Season-high fi ve tackles against South Alabama ... Added four hits at Campbell.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the nation’s No. 10 fullback prospect by Rivals ... Honorable mention all-state selection in Class AAA by the Associated Press and Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... First-team all-Region 5-AAA ... Played in the GACA North-South All-Star Game in Columbus, Ga., following his senior season ... Also selected for the DeKalb All-Star Bowl ... Named All-DeKalb County three straight years ... Th e all-time leading rusher in St. Pius X High School history with 3,761 career yards and 56 touchdowns ... Topped 1,000 yards in three straight seasons, including 1,313 yards and 19 scores as a senior ... Coached by Paul Standard ... Also played basketball and lacrosse.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Marcus-Cole Moon ... Born Feb. 11, 1991 ... Parents are Teresa and Mark Moon.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2010 .............9 4-13 17 0 0 0 0 0 02011 ............... Redshirt Year2012 .............3 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total .......... 12 5-14 19 0 0 0 0 0 0

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mylesmylesMORRISMORRISCB • 5-8, 172 • R-Fr.Greensboro, N.C.Smith HS

3535

AT GEORGIA STATE: Cornerback prospect who showed promise during a redshirt season aft er signing with the Panthers in 2012 ... Made the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters. HIGH SCHOOL: Had four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, 76 tackles, two tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... On off ense he had 47 receptions for 728 yards and three touchdown catches, along with 26 carries for 252 yards and two scores rushing ... Earned all-conference honors ... Coached by Rodney Brewington at Smith High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Myles Joshua Morris ... Son of Sherrie Shaw and Travis Morris ... Born Aug. 25, 1994.

tylerNEMECWR • 5-11, 194 • R-Fr.Suwanee, Ga.North Gwinnett HS

4040

WSN

AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the program as a freshman in the fall of 2012 ... Took a redshirt year while recovering from a knee injury ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Bob Sphire at North Gwinnett High School ... Honored as Player of the Month by the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Caught 33 passes for 400 yards and six touchdowns. PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Tyler Nemec ... Born July 16, 1993 ... Son of Rick and Diane Nemec.

nicknickNESMITHNESMITHTackle • 6-3, 260 • R-Sr.Cumming, Ga.Forsyth County HS

6666

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup off ensive lineman who joined the program in 2009 ... Four-year squadman and member of GSU’s inaugural team in 2010 but has not seen any game action ... Named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 and spring 2013 semesters and to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2009, spring 2010, fall 2010, spring 2012 and fall 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Forsyth County High School, where he played for coach Chris Bennett ... Also threw the discus for the track team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Ryan Nesmith ... Born Aug. 6, 1991 ... Parents are Glenn and Diane Nesmith.

drewdrewPEARSONPEARSONTE • 6-5, 235 • R-Jr.Lindale, Ga.Pepperell HS

8989

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterman as a backup tight end ... Member of Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Signed with the Panthers in 2010 and took a redshirt year ... Named to the Dean’s List for spring 2013 and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for spring 2011.

2012: Th e Panthers’ number two tight end, behind veteran Emmanuel Ogbuehi ... Caught fi ve passes for 39 yards ... Longest catch of the season was a 10-yard completion at James Madison ... Also contributed at defensive end late in the season aft er injuries decimated the defensive line ... Played both ways against James Madison, with 48 snaps on off ense and 18 snaps on defense.

2011: Earned playing time as a redshirt freshman but did not catch a pass ... Played in 10 games, including two starts ... Also played on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played tight end, slot back and wingback for coach Jeff Shifl ett at Pepperell High School ... All-area by the Rome News-Tribune ... Had nine receptions for 188 yards (20.89 yards per catch) with two touchdowns ... Credited with 23 pancake blocks ... Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Austin Pearson ... Born Sept. 23, 1991 ... Parents are Carole and Jeff Pearson.





2012 .....................................................................Rec Yds TD LPSCSU .................................................................................. 0 0 0 0Tennessee ........................................................................ 0 0 0 0UTSA .................................................................................. 0 0 0 0Richmond ......................................................................... 0 0 0 0W&M .................................................................................. 1 6 0 6New Hampshire ............................................................. 1 8 0 8Rhode Island ................................................................... 0 0 0 0Villanova ........................................................................... 1 6 0 6James Madison............................................................... 1 10 0 10Old Dominion ................................................................. 0 0 0 0Maine ................................................................................. 1 9 0 9

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............................................... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP

2011 ................................................... 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 ................................................... 11 5 39 7.8 0 10

Total ................................................... 21 5 39 7.8 0 10

cristiancristianPEREZPEREZDL • 6-0, 280 • R-Jr.Dalton, Ga.SE Whitfield HS / Cumberlands

7878

AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the Panther program in 2012 aft er two years at the University of the Cumberlands, an NAIA program in Williamsburg, Ky. ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2013 semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-area and all-region honoree at Southeast Whitfi eld High School ... All-area in track and fi eld as he won the region in the discus and qualifi ed for the state meet, where he fi nished seventh ... State qualifi er in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cristian Mario Perez ... Son of Maria and Mario Perez ... Born June 20, 1992.

josephjosephPETERSONPETERSONLB • 6-0, 220 • So.Dothan, Ala.Dothan HS

4444

AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented linebacker who immediately earned a signifi cant role as true freshman as the team’s leading tackler ... Signed with GSU in 2012.

2012: Earned a starting berth at the “mike” inside linebacker and fi nished as the Panthers’ leading tackler with 65, along with two forced fumbles ... Made his debut against South Carolina State and was GSU’s second-leading tackler in the game with eight hits, including one tackle for loss ... Season-high 10 tackles versus UTSA ... Served as a game captain at Tennessee in his second college game and made nine tackles ... Also had nine tackles with two tackles for loss versus Old Dominion ... Added seven tackles vs. New Hampshire and six at Rhode Island

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class 6A by the Alabama Sportswriters Association ... Super 12 selection by the Dothan Eagle ... Played for coach Kevin White at Dothan High School ... Made 112 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and four sacks ... On off ense, he ran for 669 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Chosen to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.

DREW PEARSON

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2012 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BKSCSU ................. 6-2 8 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ....... 5-4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ................. 7-3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond ........ 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0W&M ................. 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH ................... 5-2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0URI ..................... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova .......... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU ................... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .................. 9-0 9 0 2-5 0 0 0 0 0Maine ................ 2-6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .............. G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF BK

2012 ..............11 40-25 65 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 0

jamaljamalRANSBYRANSBYCB • 5-8, 175 • Sr.Newnan, Ga.Newnan HS

2626

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterwinner in the secondary ... Cornerback with three career interceptions ... Member of Georgia State’s inaugural team aft er signing with the Panthers in 2010.

2012: Credited with 19 tackles and one pass breakup on the season ... Started fi ve games but missed three games due to injury ... Career-high seven tackles against UTSA ... Added four tackles and a pass breakup against Old Dominion.

2011: Made 17 tackles and one interception on the season ... Grabbed his interception in Georgia State’s win over South Alabama ... Tied his career-high with fi ve tackles against Campbell ... Added four hits at Houston and three versus West Alabama ... Had a tackle for loss against St. Francis.

2010: Earned playing time in the secondary as a true freshman ... Tied for the team lead in interceptions with two ... Also broke up four passes ... Credited with 20 tackles, including 12 solo hits and eight assists. Made one of the key defensive plays of the season in overtime win over N.C. Central with his third-down pass breakup in the end zone on NCCU’s overtime possession ... Grabbed his fi rst interception against Savannah State and returned it 20 yards ... Had another interception against Lamar which he returned 18 yards ... Season-high fi ve tackles against Campbell.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout defensive back at Newnan High School, which posted a 13-1 record in 2009 and advanced to the state semifi nals in Class AAAAA, Georgia’s largest classifi cation ... Two-time, fi rst-team all-region honoree (4-AAAAA) ... Two-time All-Coweta County selection ... Coached by Mike McDonald ... Led the county with six interceptions and two punt returns for touchdowns in 2009 ... Made 16 career interceptions ... Helped Newnan to a four-year record of 44-5 ... Also competed in track.

PERSONAL: Full name is Anterrio Jamal Ransby ... Son of Melissa Smith and Tony Ransby ... Born Nov. 27, 1991.


2012 ................ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ......................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ............0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ......................5-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond .............3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W&M ......................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH .............................. DNP-InjuredURI ................................ DNP-InjuredVillanova ..................... DNP-InjuredJMU ........................1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .......................2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Maine .....................2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JOSEPH PETERSON




2011 .................. UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkClark Atlanta.......... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Old Dominion ....... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jax State.................. 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Houston .................. 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Murray ..................... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SC State ................... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Alabama..... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0UTSA ........................ 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0St. Francis ............... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0West Alabama ....... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ................ 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2010 .................. UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkShorter .................... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lambuth ........................ DNPJax State.................. 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ................ 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Morehead St. ......... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Savannah St. .......... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1-20 0 0N.C. Central ............ 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Old Dominion ....... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0South Alabama..... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lamar ....................... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1-18 0 0Alabama ................. 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2011 .......... 10 12-8 20 0-0 0-0 2-38 4 0 02011 .......... 11 12-5 17 1-1 0-0 1-0 0 0 02012 .............8 13-6 19 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0

Total .......... 21 37-19 56 1-1 0-0 3-38 5 0 0

jarrelljarrellROBINSONROBINSONLB • 6-2, 215 • Jr.-RPortal, Ga.Portal HS

4646

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner at linebacker ... Signed with the Panthers in 2010 and took a redshirt year during the inaugural season. 2012: Started four games at inside linebacker ... Collected 41 tackles with four tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and three pass breakups ... Career-high seven tackles with one tackle for loss versus UTSA ... Had six tackles and a sack versus Old Dominion ... Added six tackles at Rhode Island and fi ve tackles each at Tennessee and William & Mary ... Broke up passes against Richmond, New Hampshire and James Madison. 2011: Collected 22 tackles with four tackles for loss and two pass breakups ... Played in nine games, including one start (SC State) ... Top game was against Murray State, when he had a season-high fi ve tackles with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... Added four tackles against Clark Atlanta and Houston ... Broke

up a pass against Old Dominion ... Th ree hits with a TFL against West Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (3-A) linebacker at Portal High School ... Collected 110 tackles with four sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles ... Honorable mention all-region as a junior, when he was named his team’s best linebacker and defensive MVP ... Added 94 tackles and three sacks as a junior ... Named to the Super 11 team by WTOC-TV ... Played for coach Justin Chester ... Outstanding student who hopes to attend medical school ... Principal’s Honor Roll ... Member of Future Business Leaders of America ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Jarrell Lamont Robinson ... Born May 28, 1992 ... Parents are LeAnne and John Robinson.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2011 .............9 13-9 22 4-9 0-0 0 2 0 02012 .......... 11 27-14 41 4-9 1-1 1-3 2 0 0

Total .......... 20 40-23 63 8-18 1-1 1-3 4 0 0


2012 ................ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ......................3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ............1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ......................6-1 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0

JARRELL ROBINSON

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Richmond .............1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0W&M ......................3-2 5 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0UNH ........................2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0URI ..........................3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova ...............2-0 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 0 0JMU ........................1-2 3 0 1.5-5 0 0 0 1 0ODU .......................5-1 6 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0Maine .....................0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 .................. UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkClark Atlanta.......... 3-2 5 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Old Dominion ....... 3-2 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0Jax State.................. 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Houston .................. 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Murray ..................... 2-0 2 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 0 0SC State ................... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Alabama..... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ........................ 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0St. Francis ............... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0West Alabama ....... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Campbell ................ 2-2 4 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 0 0

georgegeorgeROGERSROGERSDL • 6-3, 310 • Jr.Stillwater, Okla.Stillwater HS/ NE Oklahoma A&M

7373

AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college transfer from NE Oklahoma A&M who enrolled at GSU for the spring semester. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Collected 46 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception in 2012 ... Helped NEO to a 9-3 record and a No. 13 national ranking ... Added 48 tackles with 18 tackles for loss, six sacks and one inter-ception in 2011 ... Coached by Dale Patterson ... Played his high school football for coach Rusty Atkins at Stillwater High School ... Had six sacks and a blocked punt as a senior ... Finished eighth in the state in the shot put. PERSONAL: Full name is George Ralph Rogers Jr. ... Son of Chandra Kimble and George Rogers Sr. ... Born May 26, 1991.

joeljoelRUIZRUIZTE • 6-4, 230 • R-Jr.Kingsland, Ga.Camden County HS/Presbyterian

8888

AT GEORGIA STATE: Enrolled at Georgia State for the spring 2013 semester aft er transferring from Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C.

AT PRESBYTERIAN: Played two seasons at Presbyterian ... In 10 games in 2012, he had eight receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown, along with 13 rushes for 50 yards and one score on the ground ... Played in 11 games as a freshman in 2011, fi nishing with eight receptions for 100 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year letterwinner at Camden County High School ... Played quarterback for coach Jeff Herron and was part of back-to-back state championship teams in 2008 and 2009 ... Second-team all-region as a junior ... Passed for 652 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 149 yards and two scores as a senior ... Added 379 yards passing with seven touchdowns, along with three rushing touchdowns as a junior ... Earned the team’s “Champions in Life” award.

PERSONAL: Full name is Felix Joel Ruiz ... Born March 24, 1993 ... Son of Felix and Lilia Ruiz.

markmarkRUSKELLRUSKELLC • 6-3, 286 • R-Fr.Duluth, Ga.Duluth HS

7171

AT GEORGIA STATE: Center who could push for playing time on the off ensive line aft er a redshirt season in 2012 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ird-team all-county selection by the Gwinnett Daily Post ... Chosen for the Rivalries of Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Two-way lineman for coach Corey Jarvis at Duluth High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Mark Th omas Ruskell ... Son of Jean and Richard Ruskell ... Born June 4, 1994 ... Nephew of long-time NFL scout and executive Tim Ruskell, former Atlanta Falcons’ Assistant General Manager who later served as the Seattle Seahawks’ President of Football Operations.




c.j.c.j.SCOTTSCOTTCB • 5-11, 185 • R-Jr.Lyons, Ga.Toombs County HS / Shorter

1717

AT GEORGIA STATE: Joined the program in 2012 aft er transferring from Shorter University in Rome, Ga.

AT SHORTER: Played two seasons (2010-11) at Shorter ... Honorable mention all-conference as a running back in 2011 ... Shorter’s leading rusher in 2011 with 747 yards (6.5 yards per carry) and fi ve touchdowns in nine games ... Had a 91-yard touchdown run against Union College on Nov. 5, 2011 ... Added 337 yards (5.9 ypc) and fi ve TD in six games in 2010 ... Played for Shorter against GSU in the Panthers inaugural game on Sept. 2, 2010 but did not carry the ball.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Toombs County High School, where he played running back, quarterback and defensive back ... All-region honoree ... Rushed for 900 yards and six touchdowns as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Craig Leon Scott Jr. ... Born July 28, 1992 ... Son of Tammy and Craig Scott Sr.

kailkailSINGLETONSINGLETONSafety • 6-2, 212 • R-Sr.Temple, Ga.Bremen HS

2424

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year letterman on defense ... Th e team’s defensive captain for 2012 ... Versatile defender who has played both safety and outside linebacker ... Joined the program in the fall of 2009 and was a member of the inaugural team ... Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters in 2009-10 as well as the fall 2011 ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in May 2013. 2012: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Confer-ence team ... Selected as the team’s defensive captain following the season ... Totalled 43 tackles ... Made his fi rst career interception in the 2012 season opener against South Carolina State; also had a pass breakup and tackle for loss in the game ... Career-high nine tackles versus UTSA ... Grabbed a fumble recovery and made seven tackles against New Hampshire ... Missed two games due to injury ... Earned the team’s “Head Coach’s Award” following spring practice 2012.

2011: Credited with 24 tackles on the season, plus one fumble recovery and one pass breakup ... Played in every game, including a start against Houston, when he made a career-high 10 tackles.

2010: Backup on defense and a special teams contributor on Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Credited with 12 tackles on the season, including seven solo hits and fi ve assists ... Had three tackles, a quarterback sack and a pass breakup in GSU’s win over Morehead State ... Added three hits against Lamar and two versus Old Dominion.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Ricky Tolleson at Bremen High School ... Totalled 1,500 career rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards while scoring 22 touchdowns ... Helped Bremen to three region titles ... Also participated in baseball, basketball and track ... National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Mikhail Singleton ... Born Sept. 5, 1990 ... Parents are Nick and Lori Williams.


2012 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ................. 4-1 5 0 0.5-1 0 0 1-26 1 0Tennessee ....... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UTSA ................. 4-5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond ............... DNP-InjuredW&M ................. 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNH ................... 3-4 7 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0URI ..................... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova .......... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU .......................... DNP-InjuredODU .................. 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Maine ................ 5-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KAIL SINGLETON

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CAREER STATISTICS

Year .............. G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF BK

2010 ................ 9 7-5 12 1-4 1-4 0 1 1-0 0 02011 ..............11 11-13 24 0 0 0 1 1-0 0 02012 ................ 9 27-16 43 0.5-1 0 1-26 1 1-0 0 0

Total ..............29 45-34 79 1.5-5 1-4 1-26 3 3-0 0 0

duvallduvallSMITHSMITHRB • 5-10, 208 • R-Jr.Roswell, Ga.Roswell HS

1414

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup who adds depth at running back ... Joined the program in 2011 but did not see any game action in 2011 or 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Leo Barker at Roswell High School.

robertrobertSMITHSMITHLB • 6-0, 200 • R-Jr.Powder Springs, Ga.McEachern HS

1616

AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a letter in 2012 as a backup in the secondary and contributor on special teams ... Saw action in seven games ... Joined the program in 2011 but did not see any action ... Spent the 2010 season at Southern University, where he redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Played outside linebacker for coach Kyle Hockman at McEachern High School ... Helped McEachern to a 10-1 record as a senior ... National Honor Society member. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Donel Smith ... Born April 22, 1992 ... Son of Sandra Butler.

marcusmarcusSTETZERSTETZERDL • 6-0, 250 • R-Jr.Columbus, Ga.Shaw HS

6161

AT GEORGIA STATE: Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Backup defensive lineman ... Inaugural team member but did not see any game action and took a redshirt year ... Joined the team in Sept. 2010 aft er participating in a tryout session ... Made the Dean’s List for the spring 2011 semester, the President’s List for the fall 2011, signifying a semester GPA of 4.0 or higher, and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring 2012.

2012: Played in 10 games as backup on the interior defensive line ... Credited with 20 tackles including four tackles for loss ... Career-high fi ve tackles with one tackle for loss in season fi nale at Maine ... Four tackles with one TFL at Richmond ... Also had tackles for loss against UTSA and Villanova.

2011: Saw action in four games in 2011 ... Credited with one tackle against St. Francis.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played inside linebacker and defensive end at Shaw High School, where he was coached by Jaime Fox ... Received the team’s Scholar Athlete Award for 2009 ... Member of the Beta Club, Mu Alpha Th eta, Quill and Scroll, Spanish Honor Society, Leadership Council, Skills USA, and president of the National Honor Society ... Also played basketball and was a two-year starter in soccer.

PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus A. Stetzer ... Born April 30, 1992 ... Son of Diane and Michael Stetzer.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2011 ..................4 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 02012 ............... 10 10-10 20 4-8 0 0 0 0 0

Total ............... 14 10-11 21 4-8 0 0 0 0 0




rashadrashadSTEWARTSTEWARTS • 5-10, 190 • R-Sr.Marietta, Ga.Wheeler / Louisville

2929

AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a letter in 2012 as a backup at safety and special teams contributor ... Transfer who joined the program in the summer of 2011 ... Played in three games in 2012. AT LOUISVILLE/DRAKE: Spent the 2010 season at Louis-ville, following a year at Drake ... Played in 10 games for the Bull-dogs in 2009, making 31 tackles, including 24 solo hits ... Against Jacksonville, he forced a fumble on kickoff coverage to set up the game-winning touchdown. HIGH SCHOOL: All-county defensive back at Wheeler High School ... Had three interceptions, along with 900 yards rushing on off ense ... Wheeler’s Player of the Year for coach Tom Flugum. PERSONAL: Full name is Rashad Stewart ... Born May 27, 1991 ... Son of Tanisha and Maolo Stewart.

tannertannerSTRICKLANDSTRICKLANDDL • 6-3, 260 • R-Fr.Zebulon, Ga.Pike County HS

5353

AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive prospect who looks to earn playing time on the defensive line ... Coming off a redshirt season aft er signing with the Panthers in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker and off ensive line for coach Mac McMillan at Pike County High School ... Chosen for the Great Divide Game (East-West all-stars) in Macon, Ga. PERSONAL: Full name is Tanner Brooks Strickland ... Son of Maggie and Ken Strickland ... Born April 9, 1994 ... Father played professional baseball in the Detroit Tigers organization ... Brother, Hunter Strickland, was draft ed by the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and now plays in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

averyaverySWEETINGSWEETINGWR • 5-8, 160 • So.Brunswick, Ga.Brunswick HS

8080

AT GEORGIA STATE: Speedy athlete who made contribu-tions as a true freshman as a wide receiver and kickoff returner ... Member of 2012 signing class.

2012: Caught three passes for 21 yards ... Returned six kick-off s for 101 yards ... Made two catches for 18 yards against Rich-mond ... Had a 3-yard reception and a 7-yard rush at Tennessee ... Added a 5-yard rush against Villanova ... Longest kickoff return was a 23-yarder against New Hampshire.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-area selection by the Brunswick News ... All-region as a junior ... Totalled 1,100 all-purpose yards and scored eight touchdowns ... Had fi ve career touchdown returns, including two as a senior ... Coached by Victor Floyd at Brunswick High School ... Qualifi ed for the state track meet in the 100 meters and 200 meters as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Avery Rodriguez Sweeting Jr. ... Son of Avery Sweeting and Joycelyn Fuller ... Born Sept. 28, 1993.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ........... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rsh Yds Avg TD LP2012 .............8 3 21 7.0 0 13 2 12 6.0 0 7

Year ........... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP2012 .............8 6 101 16.8 0 23

rendellrendellWILDERWILDERRB • 5-8, 185 • R-Jr.Decatur, Ga.Tucker HS

3939

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup running back who joined the program in the fall of 2010 and took a redshirt year during the inaugural season ... Earned the team’s “Head Coach’s Award” following spring practice of 2012. Played in two games off the bench in 2012 ... Earned playing time as a kickoff returner in 2011, when he averaged 16.6 yards on eight returns ... Longest return of the season was a 23-yarder

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against Murray State ... Season-highs of three returns for 44 yards against UTSA ... Carried the ball twice out the backfi eld against Campbell, gaining four yards. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Franklin Stephens at Tucker High School ... Part of state championship team as a junior in 2008. PERSONAL: Full name is Rendell Denard Wilder Jr. ... Parents are Tonya Tiggs and Rendell Wilder Sr. ... Born Nov. 3, 1991.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .............G Rsh Yds Avg TD LP KOR Yds Avg TD LP2011 ...............9 2 4 2.0 0 4 8 133 16.6 0 232012 ...............2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Total ............ 11 2 4 2.0 0 4 8 133 16.6 0 23

bryanbryanWILLIAMSWILLIAMSLB • 6-3, 200 • So.Miramar, Fla.Miramar HS

3636

AT GEORGIA STATE: Member of 2012 signing class who earned playing time as a true freshman at outside linebacker ... Played in the fi nal eight games of the season, including a start at William & Mary, and showed promise ... Credited with fi ve tackles ... Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout linebacker for coach Damon Cogdell at Miramar High School ... Helped Miramar to a 13-1 record and a berth in the state title game in the Class 8A ... Caused a fumble in the championship game against Tampa Plant ... Totalled 43 tackles, including 33 solo hits, as senior, along with two fumble recoveries, an interception and one touchdown.

PERSONAL: Brother of former GSU tight end Arthur Williams, who played two seasons (2010-11) for the Panthers ... Son of Rita and Arthur Williams ... Born April 20, 1994.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year ............... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2012 ..................8 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

dannydannyWILLIAMSWILLIAMSWR • 6-4, 210 • R-Sr.Orlando, Fla.Boone HS

1717

AT GEORGIA STATE: Th ree-year starter at wide receiver who owns a share of the Georgia State career record with 104 receptions while ranking second with 1,361 receiving yards and nine touchdowns ... Caught at least one pass in Georgia State’s fi rst 23 games before he was injured in the second game of 2012 ... Four 100-yard games in his fi rst two seasons. Tall and lanky with excellent leaping ability ... Very good blocker ... Because of his height and leaping ability, he has been used on defense in late-game situations when the opponent is attempting a Hail Mary pass ... Signed with Georgia State as a member of the Panthers’ 2009 signing class ... Earned his bach-elor’s degree in May 2013.

2012: Finished the season with 20 catches (third on team) for 227 yards and one touchdown ... Missed the Tennessee game with an ankle injury and was hampered virtually the entire season ... Caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the season fi nale vs. Maine ... Season highs of four catches for 55 yards against Villanova ... Also had four receptions against Richmond and Old Dominion.

2011: Second on the team with 30 receptions for 485 yards and three TD ... Set the then-GSU record with 151 yards receiving on nine catches vs. Murray State, including a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard reception ... Hauled in a career-long 56-yard touchdown pass in the season fi nale against Campbell. Finished with four catches for 92 yards. Also recovered two Campbell on-sides kicks in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory ... Added a 22-yard TD catch vs. St. Francis ... Named to the 2011 CFPA Wide Receiver Preseason Watch List.

2010: Th e leading receiver and Off ensive MVP for Georgia State’s inaugural team ... Led the Panthers with 54 receptions for 649 yards and fi ve TD ... Averaged 4.9 catches and 59.0 yards per game ... Caught at least one pass in every game ... Voted the team’s Outstanding Wide Receiver and Most Valuable Player on Off ense by his teammates. Became the Panthers’ fi rst-ever 100-yard receiver with eight catches for 101 yards in win over Morehead State ... Bettered that with fi ve catches for 103 yards against N.C. Central, including a 24-yard touchdown catch that put GSU ahead with 5:36 to play. Also had a 19-yard catch for a third-down conversion on the scoring drive. Career-high 11 catches for 102 yards against Old Dominion, which is the GSU record for most receptions in a game ... Had fi ve receptions for 82 yards against South Alabama, including a 47-yard scoring play that is his longest reception of the year ... Caught an eight-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of GSU’s 24-21 win at Campbell. Also had a spectacular, one-handed grab on that drive.




Had seven catches for 78 yards in overtime loss to fourth-ranked Jacksonville State. Set up the tying touchdown late in regu-lation with a 16-yard reception down to the 1-yard line ... Caught a 39-yard TD pass from running back Rosevelt Watson vs. Lambuth ... Had receptions of 15 and 13 yards in the inaugural game versus Shorter ... Had six catches for 61 yards in win over Lamar. Playing defense, he contributed a key pass breakup in the end zone on Lamar’s fi nal play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state in Class 6-A, Florida’s largest classifi cation ... All-county and all-Central Florida ... Had 35 receptions for 660 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, following 31 receptions for 560 yards and six scores as a junior ... Helped Boone High School to an 11-3 record as a senior, following a 14-1 mark in 2007, when the school’s only loss was to nationally-ranked Miami Northwestern in the state title game ... Coached by Phil Ziglar. PERSONAL: Full name is Herman Daniel Williams IV ... Parents are Lisa and Danny Williams ... Born May 7, 1991.


2012 ..............Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TDSCSU .................... 3 43 0 20 0 0 0 0Tennessee ............. DNP-InjuredUTSA .................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond ........... 4 31 0 10 0 0 0 0W&M .................... 2 27 0 16 0 0 0 0UNH ...................... 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 0URI ........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova ............. 4 55 0 28 0 0 0 0JMU ...................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU ..................... 4 33 0 19 0 0 0 0Maine ................... 2 22 1 13 0 0 0 0 13

2011 ..............Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TDCAU ...................... 2 21 0 14 0 0 0 0ODU ..................... 1 37 0 37 0 0 0 0Jax State.............. 2 10 0 12 0 0 0 0Houston .............. 4 70 0 42 0 0 0 0Murray ................. 9 151 1 49 0 0 0 0 43SCSU .................... 2 20 0 15 0 0 0 0USA ....................... 2 17 0 14 0 0 0 0UTSA .................... 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 0St. Francis ........... 2 48 1 26 0 0 0 0 22UWA ..................... 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 Campbell ............ 4 92 1 56 0 0 0 0 56

2010 ..............Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TDShorter ................ 2 28 0 15 0 0 0 0Lambuth ............. 2 44 1 39 0 0 0 0 39Jax State.............. 7 78 0 23 1 -1 0 0 Campbell ............ 4 22 1 8 0 0 0 0 8Morehead ........... 8 101 0 38 0 0 0 0Savannah St ....... 3 19 1 7 0 0 0 0 7NCCU ................... 5 103 1 24 0 0 0 0 24ODU ...................11 102 0 16 0 0 0 0USA ....................... 5 82 1 47 0 0 0 0 47Lamar ................... 6 61 0 18 0 0 0 0Alabama ............. 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .......... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PG Rsh Yds TD LP2010 ......... 11 54 649 12.0 5 47 59.0 1 -1 0 02011 ......... 11 30 485 16.2 3 56 44.1 0 0 0 02012 ......... 10 20 227 11.4 1 28 22.7 0 0 0 0

Total ......... 32 104 1361 13.1 9 56 46.9 1 -1 0 0

DANNY WILLIAMS

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albertalbertWILSONWILSONWR • 5-9, 200 • Sr.Port St. Lucie, Fla.Port St. Lucie HS

22

AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference wide receiver and return specialist ... Explosive athlete who is the Panthers’ most versatile weapon ... Part of GSU’s second recruiting class, signing with the Panthers in 2010 ... Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt second team at both receiver and return specialist by Phil Steele’s 2013 College Football Preview ... Added third-team preseason accolades from College Sports Madness ... Also tabbed to watch lists for the CFPA Wide Receiver Trophy and All-Purpose Trophy. Th e leading receiver in GSU history with 104 receptions for 2,013 yards and 15 touchdowns and an average of 19.4 yards per catch ... All but one of his 15 touchdown receptions are 25 yards or longer, and seven are more than 50 yards ... Has 11 career recep-tions of 50 yards or longer ... Involved in six of the eight longest plays in GSU history with touchdown catches of 93, 84, 78 and 64 yards and kickoff returns of 100 and 97 yards ... Seven 100-yard receiving games. Career total of 3,952 all-purpose yards for an average of 131.7 yards per game of receiving, rushing and returns ... Has returned two kickoff s for touchdowns while averaging 25.1 yards per return ... Th e Panthers’ all-time leading scorer with 17 touchdowns for 102 points. 2012: CAA Co-Special Teams Player of the Year and a fi rst-team all-conference honoree ... Shared the Special Teams Player-of-the-Year honor with William & Mary’s B.W. Webb .... Earned fi rst-team All-CAA honors as a kickoff returner and third-team accolades as a wide receiver ... Georgia State’s leading receiver with 48 receptions for 947 yards and seven touchdowns, aver-aging 19.7 yards per catch ... Led the CAA in all-purpose yards (164.5 ypg); ranked fourth in receiving yards (86.1 ypg) and fi rst in kickoff returns ... Averaged 25.9 yards on 29 kickoff returns with one touchdown ... Also returned punts and averaged 9.4 yards ... Named Georgia State’s Most Valuable Player for Off ense (co-MVP) and Special Teams. Enjoyed an amazing game against Old Dominion with a 100-yard kickoff return and then a 93-yard TD reception (longest play from scrimmage in school history) on back-to-back touches. Finished with six catches for 149 yards and a school-record 296 all-purpose yards. Named CAA Specialist of the Week and CFPA National Kickoff Returner of the Week. Caught an 84-yard touchdown pass from Ben McLane against UTSA. Finished with six catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns ... Caught TD passes of 54 and 47 yards against New Hampshire, fi nishing with 105 receiving yards and 171 all-purpose yards ... Collected 290 all-purpose yards against Villanova with six catches for 104 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown, and fi ve kickoff returns for 176 yards ... Opened the 2012 season with 173

all-purpose yards against South Carolina State and was an honor-able-mention selection for FCS National All-Purpose Performer of the Week by the CFPA.

2011: GSU’s leading receiver with 37 catches for 772 yards (20.9 yds per catch) and six touchdowns in nine games ... Eighth in the nation in punt returns (11.9), 20th in receiving yards per game (85.8) and 29th in all-purpose yards (134.4) ... Named to the FCS Independent Football All Conference Team selected by College Sports Madness. Caught what were then the two longest passes in school history against South Alabama with touchdown catches of 78 yards (on a screen pass) and 64 yards. Set school record with 175 yards receiving on just fi ve catches ... Named FCS Independent Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and honorable mention CFPA National Wide Receiver Performer of the Week for his record-setting game vs. USA ... Followed with a 54-yard TD catch at UTSA ... Career-high eight catches for 120 yards, including a 33-yard TD catch, at West Alabama. Totalled 182 all-purpose yards ... Set then-school record with 146 yards receiving on six catches against No. 16 Jacksonville State. Had catches of 54 and 53 yards, but injured his hamstring on the latter play, sidelining him for the next two games. Totalled a then school-record 229 yards of all-purpose yardage against Old Dominion including four catches for 53 yards, 85 yards on punt returns and 90 yards on kickoff returns ... Caught touchdown passes of 30 and 48 yards vs. Clark Atlanta ... Earned the Head Coach’s Award following spring practice ... Named to the 2011 CFPA Kick Returner Preseason Watch List.

2010: Led GSU in all-purpose yards, averaging 93.2 yards per game ... GSU’s third-leading receiver on the season with 19 catches for 294 yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 28.1 yards on 22 kickoff returns ... Honored as the team’s Most Valuable Player on Special Teams. Made one of the top plays of the season for the Panthers with his 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Alabama. Caught touchdown passes of 29 and 28 yards against Savannah State ... Totalled 93 yards against Morehead State with three catches for 78 yards and three rushes for 15 yards. Took a short pass from Drew Little and raced 42 yards down to the 4-yard line to set up a touchdown. Had a 53-yard kickoff return in the opener vs. Shorter and a 50-yarder vs. South Alabama ... Had GSU’s second-longest pass completion of the season with a 51-yard reception against Camp-bell. Also provided key blocking on Darren McCray’s 96-yard kickoff return.

HIGH SCHOOL: Speedster in 2010 class whose play at quar-terback earned him the honor of Scripps Treasure Coast News-papers All-Area Off ensive Player of the Year ... Totaled 2,631 all-purpose yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior at Port St. Lucie High School ... Recorded 1,029 passing yards with nine touch-downs, 824 rushing yards with 11 scores, 81 receiving yards, 132 interception return yards and 565 kick/punt return yards.

PERSONAL: Full name is Albert Wilson ... Son of Sherri Brown ... Born July 12, 1992.





2012 .............Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP TDSCSU ...................3 44 0 20 0 0 0 10Tennessee .........8 74 0 24 2 17 0 11UTSA ...................6 150 2 84 0 0 0 0 84, 25Richmond ..........4 57 1 17 0 0 0 0 16W&M ...................3 61 0 24 1 -1 0 --UNH .....................3 105 2 54 0 0 0 0 54, 47URI .......................3 71 0 33 2 23 0 15Villanova ............6 104 1 55 0 0 0 0 55JMU .....................3 57 0 38 1 -2 0 -- ODU ....................6 149 1 93 1 -11 0 -- 93Maine ..................3 75 0 42 1 -8 0 --

2012 ...............PR Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP All-PSCSU ...................2 25 0 18 4 104 0 44 173 Tennessee .........0 0 0 0 1 21 0 21 112UTSA ...................0 0 0 0 3 41 0 19 191Richmond ..........1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 62W&M ...................2 15 0 14 0 0 0 0 75UNH .....................0 0 0 0 3 66 0 27 171URI .......................2 33 0 20 2 35 0 10 162Villanova ............1 10 0 10 5 176 0 61 290JMU .....................0 0 0 0 4 58 0 21 113ODU ....................1 2 0 2 3 156 1 100 296Maine ..................1 4 0 4 4 94 27 165

2011 .............Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP TDCAU .....................3 85 2 48 1 10 0 10 30, 48ODU ....................4 53 0 21 1 1 0 1Jax State.............6 146 0 54 0 0 0 0Houston ............... DNP-INJUREDMurray .................. DNP-INJUREDSCSU ...................2 42 0 26 0 0 0 0 USA ......................5 175 2 78 0 0 0 0 78, 64UTSA ...................1 54 1 54 0 0 0 0 54St. Francis ..........7 89 0 50 2 33 0 22UWA ....................8 120 1 33 0 0 0 0 33Campbell ...........1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0

2011 ...............PR Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP All-PCAU .....................3 34 0 28 0 0 0 0 129 ODU ....................7 85 0 30 5 90 0 28 229Jax State.............0 0 0 0 4 51 0 19 197Houston ............... DNP-INJUREDMurray .................. DNP-INJUREDSCSU ...................1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42USA ......................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175UTSA ...................1 14 0 14 1 5 0 0 73St. Francis ..........1 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 144UWA ....................0 0 0 0 2 62 0 37 182Campbell ...........0 0 0 0 1 37 0 37 45

2010 .......... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LPShorter ............1 7 0 7 3 5 0 3 1 53 0 53Lambuth ........... DNPJax State..........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 78 0 34Campbell ........1 54 0 51 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0Morehead .......3 78 0 42 3 15 0 7 0 0 0 0Sav St ...............4 72 2 29 0 0 0 0 3 84 0 35NCCU ...............1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 55 0 20ODU .................1 16 0 16 1 9 0 9 3 58 0 27 USA ...................3 33 0 14 0 0 0 0 4 125 0 50Lamar ...............6 34 0 9 1 -12 0 0 1 25 0 25Alabama .........0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 3 140 1 97

CAREER STATISTICS

Year .......... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PG Rsh Yds Avg TD LP

2010 ......... 10 19 294 15.5 2 51 29.4 11 18 1.6 0 92011 ............9 37 772 21.2 6 78 85.8 4 44 11.0 0 222012 ......... 11 48 947 19.7 7 93 86.1 8 18 2.3 0 15

Total ......... 30 104 2013 19.4 15 93 64.1 23 80 3.5 0 22

Year .......... G KR Yds Avg TD LP PR Yds Avg TD LP AllP

2010 ......... 10 22 618 28.1 1 97 3 2 0.7 0 21 9322011 ............9 13 239 18.4 0 37 13 155 11.9 0 28 12102012 ......... 11 29 751 25.9 1 100 10 94 9.4 0 20 1810

Total ......... 30 64 1608 25.1 2 100 26 251 9.7 0 28 3952

ALBERT WILSON

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terranceterranceWOODARDWOODARDDL • 6-4, 292 • Sr.Ocilla, Ga.Irwin County HS

7575

AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented defensive lineman who was one of the Georgia State’s top returnees ... Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt third team by Phil Steele’s 2013 College Football Preview and College Sports Madness ... Moved into a starting role in 2012 aft er two years as a backup ... Part of the Panthers’ 2010 signing class and a member of the inaugural team. 2012: Georgia State’s Most Valuable Player on Defense ... Th ird on the team in tackles with 59 with one sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery. Career-high 10 tackles at Tennessee, along with a fumble recovery and a pass breakup ... Had eight tackles each versus William & Mary and UTSA ... Five tackles and a TFL in season opener against South Carolina State ... Added fi ve hits and a pass breakup versus Richmond.

2011: Finished with 21 tackles, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble in nine games ... Season-high fi ve tackles at South Carolina State ... Added four hits and a forced fumble versus Campbell ... Had a tackle for loss in win over South Alabama ... Missed the UTSA and St. Francis games due to injury.

2010: Played in 10 games for GSU’s inaugural team, including one start versus Lambuth ... Credited with 15 tackles (fi ve solo, 10 assists) ... Season-high four tackles in the inaugural game victory over Shorter ... Equalled that with four tackles at Old Dominion ... Added three hits at Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way lineman at Irwin County High School ... Earned all-region honors (Region 2A) three straight years ... Made 39 tackles, with eight tackles for loss, three sacks, and eight quarterback hurries ... Graded 82 percent with 22 pancake blocks on off ense ... Th ree-year starter. PERSONAL: Full name is Terrance Jamaal Woodard ... Parents are Terry Woodard and Lillian Cole ... Born Nov. 9, 1991.


2012 ............ UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BlkSCSU ................. 5-0 5 0 1-6 0 0 0 0 0Tennessee ....... 3-7 10 0 0 0 1-0 0 1 0UTSA ................. 5-3 8 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0Richmond ........ 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0W&M ................. 4-4 8 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0UNH ................... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0URI ..................... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Villanova .......... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0JMU ................... 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ODU .................. 3-1 4 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0 0 0 0Maine ..............DNP

CAREER STATISTICS

Year.................. G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF2010 ...............10 5-10 15 0-0 0 0 0 0 02011 .................9 13-8 21 1-1 0 0 0 0 12012 ...............10 34-25 59 2-7 1-5 0 2 1-0 0

Total ...............29 52-43 95 3-8 1-5 0 2 1-0 1

timtimWYNNWYNNG • 6-3, 285 • R-Jr.Atlanta, Ga.Mays HS

5050

AT GEORGIA STATE: Starter at left guard ... Can also play center ... Signed with the Panthers in 2010.

2012: Started every game at left guard, rarely coming out of the game ... Moved into the starting lineup aft er a redshirt year in 2011.

2010: Earned playing time as a true freshman as a backup center ... Played in four games during the inaugural season,

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relieving starter Ben Jacoby at center ... Saw action in wins over Morehead State, Savannah State and Lamar as well as the game at Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state off ensive lineman in Class AAAA by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Asso-ciated Press ... First-team all-region (5-AAAA) and fi rst-team all-area for the Atlanta Public Schools ... Also an all-region selection as a junior ... Played at Mays High School ... Participated in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game in Columbus, Ga., following his senior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Timothy Wynn Jr. ... Son of of Heteria and Tim Wynn ... Born Nov. 18, 1991.

cadecadeYATESYATESG • 6-1, 280 • R-Sr.Roswell, Ga.Roswell HS

6060

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner and four-year squad member as a backup off ensive lineman ... Played in fi ve games in 2012, including a start at Rhode Island in place of injured starter Harrison Clottey ... Named to the 2012 CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ... Saw action in four games off the bench in 2011 (Clark Atlanta, Houston, Murray State, Campbell) ... Member of inaugural team who saw action in one game (vs. Morehead State) in the 2010 season ... Joined the program in 2009 ... Has earned academic honors every semester, including Dean’s List for fall 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, fall 2011 and spring 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-year starter on the off ensive line for coach Leo Barker at Roswell High School ... All-Fulton County selection as a senior ... Two-time all-North Fulton honoree by the Roswell Neighbor ... Team captain ... Graded 84 percent for his junior season with 36 pancake blocks, helping Roswell to fi nal eight of state playoff s ... Started as a sophomore on Roswell’s state championship team (Class AAAAA) ... Graded above 80 percent for his career. PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel Cade Yates ... Son of Doug and Dottie Yates ... Born Jan. 11, 1991.

ladarionladarionYOUNGYOUNGS • 6-1, 185 • R-Fr.Pensacola, Fla.Pensacola Catholic HS

2020

AT GEORGIA STATE: Secondary prospect in the 2012 signing class who took a redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state selection in Class 3A ... No. 34 prospect on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Panhandle Super 60 ... Coached by Greg Seibert at Pensacola Catholic High School ... Chosen for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) North-South All-Star Football Classic in Sebring, Fla. PERSONAL: Full name is LaDarion Lavonta Young ... Son of Shaunda and Charles Young ... Born Oct. 24, 1994.

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willwillCUNNINGHAMCUNNINGHAMDL • 6-1, 270 • Fr.Cape Coral, Ga.Ida Baker HS

62

HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive lineman from Ida Baker High School ... First-team all-district selection ... First-team all-confer-ence in the Lee County Athletic Conference ... Earned second-team all-area honors ... Chosen for the Dade vs. Florida All-Star Team ... Made 40 tackles with six tackles for loss as a junior ... Added 50 tackles as a senior ... Th ree-year letterwinner for coach Brian Conn.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Morris Cunningham II ... Son of Will Cunningham and Benita Th ompson ... Born Oct. 21, 1994.

kightkightDALLASDALLASLB • 6-1, 230 • Fr.Lithonia, Ga.Stephenson HS

33

HIGH SCHOOL: Th ree-star prospect by Rivals ... Rated among the top 225 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports .. Credited with 95 tackles as a senior at Stephenson High School ... Made 25 tackles for loss, including six sacks ... Selected to the 45-man Team U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football that competed in the 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship in July at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kight Patrick Dallas ... Son of Joyce Dallas ... Born Nov. 27, 1994

mackendymackendyCHERIDORCHERIDORDE-LB • 6-4, 235 • Fr.Decatur, Ga.Columbia HS

43

HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile defender who could play defensive end or outside linebacker ... All-DeKalb County selection at Columbia High School ... Chosen for the East-West All-Star Game.

PERSONAL: MacKendy Cheridor ... Born Sept. 20, 1994 ... Son of Antoine Cheridor and Julienne Lacouronne.

tyshauntyshaunCLEMMONSCLEMMONSDB-WR • 6-0, 210 • Fr.Calhoun, Ga.Gordon Central HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way standout as a wide receiver and defensive back at Gordon Central High School ... Two-time honor-able mention all-state selection ... First-team all-area by the Rome News Tribune and fi rst-team all-county by the Calhoun Times as a senior ... Named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press preseason “Dynamite Dozen” before the 2012 season ... Rated among the top 200 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports ... Caught 45 passes for 794 yards as a senior with six touchdowns receiving and two kickoff returns for scores ... Enjoyed his best game in the 2012 regular-season fi nale against North Murray with six catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns, 67 yards and one touchdown rushing and two interceptions on defense ... Added 45 receptions for 662 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior ... Played for coach Chad Fisher and helped Gordon Central to back-to-back playoff appearances ... Also an outstanding track performer.

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robertrobertDAVISDAVISWR • 6-2, 190 • Fr.Warner Robins, Ga.Northside HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: Explosive receiver with excellent hands and leaping ability ... Earned team awards for Leadership and Hustle at Northside Warner Robins High School ... Coached by Kevin Kinsler ... Also a standout basketball player who was named to the all-tournament team at the Bear Brawl Tournament. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Jamal Davis ... Born April 2, 1995 ... Parents are Robert and Mizell Davis ... Related to NFL player and former Georgia standout Th omas Davis.

robertrobertDOWLINGDOWLINGDB • 5-10, 175 • Fr.Marietta, Ga.Lassiter HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 5-AAAAAA in the state’s largest classifi cation ... Helped Lassiter High School and head coach Jep Irwin to the region title with an undefeated regular season ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Also selected for the Cobb All-Star Senior Bowl ... 22 tackles — 1½ for loss — and three interceptions, the fi rst coming with a 75-yard touchdown return in Lassiter’s season opener against Hillgrove ... Averaged 16 yards on punt returns. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Deary Dowling Jr. ... Son of Vickie and Robert Dowling ... Born June 9, 1995.

brucebruceDUKESDUKESCB • 5-10, 187 • Jr.Tyrone, Ga.Sandy Creek HS / UCF

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AT UCF: Transfer from UCF who joins the GSU program aft er playing two seasons for the Knights ... Played in eight games as a sophomore in 2012, making six tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state selection in 2010 as a senior at Sandy Creek High School ... Helped Sandy Creek to back-to-back state titles ... Was rated No. 48 nationally by ESPN, No. 57 by Rivals and No. 63 by Scout ... Member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 50 and Super Southern 100 ... Grabbed six interceptions as a senior and returned four of them for touch-downs ... Returned two interceptions and three punts for scores as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Bruce Dukes Jr. ... Son of Marion Dukes ... Born Sept. 2, 1992.

trenttrentHILLHILLDB • 5-10, 170 • Fr.Atlanta, Ga.M.L. King HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: All-DeKalb County selection ... Chosen for DeKalb County All-Star Game ... Rated among the top 225 prospects in Georgia by 247Sports ... Chosen for MVP of the 2010 National Underclassmen Combine ... Team captain at M.L. King High School ... Previously attended Union Grove High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Trenton Tobias Hill ... Born Dec. 5, 1994 ... Son of Walter Hill and Careeka Pettigrew.

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carnellcarnellHOPSONHOPSONDL • 6-2, 250 • Fr.Powder Springs, Ga.South Paulding HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (5-AAAAA) for South Paulding High School ... All-Paulding County ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Th ree-year letterwinner for coach Tim Glanton.

PERSONAL: Full name is Carnell Hopson ... Born March 18, 1994 ... Son of Kelly Hopson and Maxine Kindall.

tevintevinJONESJONESDL • 6-4, 260 • Fr.Hampton, Ga.Luella HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (2-AAAAAA) for Luella High School in state’s largest classifi cation ... All-Southern Crescent by the Henry Daily Herald ... Played in D.L. Scott Coali-tion Bowl East-West All-Star Game ... Made 72 tackles, with six sacks, four pass breakups three fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble ... Blocked two kicks ... Earned team’s Blue Collar Award ... Four-year letterman for Nick Vasilcheck ... Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tevin Latrell Jones ... Born Jan. 7, 1995 ... Son of Tony and Coretta Jones.

a.j.a.j.KAPLANKAPLANOL • 6-4, 295 • Jr.Las Vegas, Nev.Faith Lutheran HS / Palomar

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JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons for coach Joe Early at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. ...

Second-team all-conference (Southern California Football Associ-ation) selection in 2011 ... Th ree-year letterman at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, Nev., where he played for coach Jake Kothe.

PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Jacob Kaplan ... Son of Susan McNeely and Warren Kaplan ... Born Jan. 22, 1993.

jalenjalenLAWRENCELAWRENCEDL • 6-1, 280 • Fr.Macon, Ga.Westside HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state in Class AAAA by the Associated Press ... First-team All-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph ... First-team all-region (2-AAAA) ... Finished his senior season at Westside High School with 85 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jalen Markes Lawrence ... Born July 30, 1995 ... Son of Jeff and Sheryl Lawrence.

shawayneshawayneLAWRENCELAWRENCEDL • 6-4, 255 • Fr.McDonough, Ga.Eagle’s Landing HS

85

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Southern Crescent by the Henry Daily Herald ... All-region in 2012 ... Played for coach Joe Teknipp at Eagle’s Landing High School ... State champion (Class AAA) in the shot put as a senior aft er a runner-up fi nish as a junior ... Also placed third in the state in the discus as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Shawayne Steven McDaniel Lawrence ... First name pronounced shu-WAN-yuh ... Born Nov. 24, 1995 ... Son of Cazzie Combs and Sharon Lawrence.

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davisdavisMOOREMOOREOL • 6-4, 275 • Fr.Loganville, Ga.Loganville HS

63

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned fi rst-team all-region honors in 8-AAAAA as a senior at Loganville High School .... Added second-team all-region accolades in 7-AAAA as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Garvin Davis Moore ... Born Oct. 26, 1994 ... Son of Gary and Tiff any Moore.

kylerkylerNEALNEALRB • 5-11, 209 • Fr.Dallas, Ga.East Paulding HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) ... Honorable mention all-state in Class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Off ensive Player of the Year in Region 5-AAAAA ... A 1,000-yard rusher for coach Chuck Goddard ... Helped East Paulding High to an undefeated regular season and a No. 10 fi nal ranking in Class AAAAA ... Second-team all-region as a junior (5-AAAA North). PERSONAL: Full name is Stephon Kyler Neal ... Born Aug. 4, 1995 ... Son of Raymond and Stephanie Neal.

treytreyPAYNEPAYNELB • 6-0, 230 • Fr.Warner Robins, Ga.Northside HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in Class AAAA as a junior ... First-team all-region in 2011 and 2012 ... Th ree-time All-Middle Georgia pick by the Macon Telegraph ... Finished his

senior season with 85 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two interceptions ... Returned a fumble 73 yards for a touchdown in a state playoff game ... Chosen for the GACA North-South All-Star Game, played in December in Columbus ... Th ree-year starter for coach Kevin Kinsler at Northside High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Horace George Payne III ... Son of George and Ophelia Payne ... Born Jan. 27, 1995.

brandonbrandonPERTILEPERTILEOL • 6-5, 290 • Fr.Safety Harbor, Fla.Countryside HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: All-District 14 selection ... Key player on an off ensive line that paved the way for nearly 200 yards rushing per game ... Chosen to play in the Pinellas County Senior All-Star Game and was named the game’s Most Valuable Off ensive Lineman ... Played for coach Jared Davis at Countryside High School ... Credited with 95 pancake blocks as a senior, including 17 in one game ... Team compiled a 29-1 record in his three seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Daniel Pertile ... Son of Rick and Debbie Pertile ... Born May 26, 1995.

keithkeithRUCKERRUCKERTE • 6-3, 232 • Fr.Cincinnati, OhioMoeller HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: Tight end who played for Moeller High School, the 2012 Ohio Division I state champions ... Coached by John Rodenberg ... Played in a run-oriented off ense but had seven catches for 181 yards and one touchdown as a senior ... Caught four touchdowns as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Full name is Keith Vernard Rucker, Jr. ... Born Feb. 17, 1995 ... Son of Keith Rucker Sr., and Mary Galli ... Father played in the NFL from 1992-97 with fi ve diff erent teams.

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jameeljameelSPENCERSPENCERLB • 6-1, 210 • Fr.Smyrna, Ga.Woodward Academy

38

HIGH SCHOOL: Linebacker prospect who was a fi rst-team all-region selection in 6-AAA ... Team captain and Defensive MVP as a senior at Woodward Academy ... Made 19 tackles in a playoff loss to Burke County ... Coached by John Hunt ... Also a track and fi eld standout who fi nished second in the state in the discus and seventh in the shot put as a senior ... Qualifi ed for state meet in the discus three straight years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jameel Rashaad Spencer ... Parents are Devon Spencer and Jasmine Jeff ers ... Born Jan. 3, 1995.

billbillTEKNIPPTEKNIPPTE • 6-4, 225 • Fr.McDonough, Ga.Eagle’s Landing HS

84

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Metro by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2011,when he had 45 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns ... Added 40 catches for 550 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2012 ... Two-time All-Southern Crescent selection by the Henry Daily Herald ... All-region ... Coached by his uncle, Joe Teknipp, at Eagle’s Landing High School ... Graduated No. 5 in his class. PERSONAL: Full name is William Philip Teknipp ... Son of Phil and Janet Teknipp ... Born Sept. 22, 1994 ... Brother Jim is a senior tight end at Troy, GSU’s opponent for its inaugural Sun Belt Conference game on Oct. 12 ... Sister Lauren plays volleyball at Georgia.

sebastiansebastianWILLERWILLERTE • 6-5, 255 • Fr.Calhoun, Ga.Calhoun HS

83

HIGH SCHOOL: Played off ense and defense at Calhoun High School ... Helped Calhoun win Class AA state title in 2011 ... Named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press preseason “Dynamite Dozen” before the 2012 season ... Coached by Hal Lamb.

PERSONAL: Sebastian Willer was born Mar. 2, 1994 ... Son of Michael and Christine Willer ... Native of Germany who moved with his family to the U.S. before his junior year of high school.

danieldanielZEIGLERZEIGLEROL • 6-5, 250 • Fr.Snellville, Ga.South Gwinnett HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: Lineman from South Gwinnett High School who was an honorable mention all-county selection by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett ... Chosen to play in the Rivalries of Gwinnett all-star game ... Earned a 94 percent blocking grade as a senior ... Th ree-year letterman ... Coached by John Small.

PERSONAL: Daniel Zeigler was born Nov. 11, 1994 ... Son of Jim and Tammie Zeigler.

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2012 Record: 1-10 Overall, 1-7 CAA (Home: 0-6 • Away: 1-4)

Date OPPONENT [FCS Rank] ......................... Result Record Attendance

Aug. 30, 2012 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ......................... L 6-33 0-1 18,921Sept. 08, 2012 at Tennessee ................................................. L 13-51 0-2 87,821Sept. 15, 2012 UTSA ............................................................... L 14-38 0-3 11,496Sept. 22, 2012 RICHMOND ................................................... L 14-35 0-4 9,476Sept. 29, 2012 at William & Mary ........................................ L 3-35 0-5 11,125Oct. 06, 2012 NEW HAMPSHIRE [14/17] ......................... L 21-44 0-6 9,531Oct. 13, 2012 at Rhode Island ......................................... W 41-7 1-6 6,013Oct. 20, 2012 VILLANOVA [24/rv] .................................... L 24-49 1-7 12,136Oct. 29, 2012 at James Madison [9/10] ......................... L 21-28 1-8 22,813Nov. 03, 2012 OLD DOMINION [5/5] ................................ L 27-53 1-9 12,293Nov. 10, 2012 at Maine ......................................................... L 7-51 1-10 2,979

TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPPSCORING 191 424 Points Per Game 17.4 38.5FIRST DOWNS 190 253 Rushing 79 128 Passing 92 115 Penalty 19 10RUSHING YARDAGE 1216 2590 Yards gained rushing 1682 2755 Yards lost rushing 466 165 Rushing Attempts 360 505 Average Per Rush 3.4 5.1 Average Per Game 110.5 235.5 TDs Rushing 9 27PASSING YARDAGE 2237 2581 Comp - Att - Int 182-360-23 187-300-10 Average Per Pass 6.2 8.6 Average Per Catch 12.3 13.8 Average Per Game 203.4 234.6 TDs Passing 14 26TOTAL OFFENSE 3453 5171 Total Plays 720 805 Average Per Play 4.8 6.4 Average Per Game 313.9 470.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 63-1342 33-750 Kick Return Average 21.3 22.7PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-94 19-204 Punt Return Average 9.4 10.7

TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPPINT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-153 23-280 Interception Return Average 15.3 12.2FUMBLES-LOST 26-12 11-5PENALTIES-Yards 51-417 79-712 Average Per Game 37.9 64.7PUNTS-Yards 56-2209 49-1922 Average Per Punt 42.0 39.2 Net punt average 37.4 36.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:18 32:423RD-DOWN Conversions 49/154 69/151 3rd-Down Pct 32% 46%4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/19 6/11 4th-Down Pct 58% 55%SACKS BY-Yards 10-49 28-276MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 57FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-15 9-16ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (20-29) 69% (49-57) 86% Red Zone Touchdowns (13-29) 45% (41-57) 72%PAT-ATTEMPTS (23-23) 100% (53-56) 95%ATTENDANCE 73,853 130,751 Games/Avg Per Game 6/12,309 5/26,150

Score by Quarters ......... 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalGeorgia State .......................41 40 34 76 0 191Opponents ...........................91 150 103 80 0 424


2012 STATISTICS2012 STATISTICS. S E A S O N R E V I E W .

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gRussell, Donald 8 120 770 23 747 6.2 3 52 93.4Evans, Travis 11 75 343 20 323 4.3 2 45 29.4Watson, R. 11 34 150 4 146 4.3 2 11 13.3Ogbuehi, E. 11 3 71 1 70 23.3 0 54 6.4Bell, Ronnie 7 32 120 67 53 1.7 0 12 7.6Lee, Parris 11 12 32 0 32 2.7 0 6 2.9Hill, Kelton 9 8 32 13 19 2.4 0 10 2.1Wilson, Albert 11 8 40 22 18 2.2 0 15 1.6Smith, Malcolm 10 7 15 2 13 1.9 1 5 1.3Sweeting, Avery 8 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 7 1.5Team 7 8 0 47 -47 -5.9 0 0 -6.7McLane, Ben 10 51 97 267 -170 -3.3 1 12 -17.0Total 11 360 1682 466 1216 3.4 9 54 110.5Opponents 11 505 2755 165 2590 5.1 27 58 235.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gMcLane, Ben 10 103.55 139-274-11 50.7 1592 10 93 159.2Bell, Ronnie 7 101.12 34-67-10 50.7 522 3 55 74.6Hill, Kelton 9 81.31 7-14-1 50.0 76 0 20 8.4Williams, Danny 10 226.40 1-2-0 50.0 42 0 42 4.2Watson, R. 11 136.00 1-2-1 50.0 5 1 5 0.5Total 11 103.09 182-359-23 50.7 2237 14 93 203.4Opponents 11 156.53 187-300-10 62.3 2581 26 76 234.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gWilson, Albert 11 48 947 19.7 7 93 86.1Ogbuehi, E. 11 25 282 11.3 3 55 25.6Williams, Danny 10 20 227 11.4 1 28 22.7Russell, Donald 8 16 163 10.2 1 35 20.4Evans, Travis 11 15 100 6.7 1 36 9.1Hill, Kelton 9 11 96 8.7 0 25 10.7Blair, Lynquez 11 10 101 10.1 0 41 9.2Lee, Parris 11 9 41 4.6 1 11 3.7Minor, N. 11 7 59 8.4 0 12 5.4Smith, Alex 11 5 75 15.0 0 38 6.8Pearson, Drew 11 5 39 7.8 0 10 3.5Sweeting, Avery 8 3 21 7.0 0 13 2.6Giles, Jordan 2 2 34 17.0 0 25 17.0Carter, Bo 10 2 21 10.5 0 17 2.1King, Daniel 8 2 18 9.0 0 10 2.2Watson, R. 11 2 13 6.5 0 11 1.2Total 11 182 2237 12.3 14 93 203.4Opponents 11 187 2581 13.8 26 76 234.6

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgWilson, Albert 10 94 9.4 0 20Total 10 94 9.4 0 20Opponents 19 204 10.7 2 66

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgSkelton, D. 3 4 1.3 0 4Gunn, D'Mario 2 84 42.0 0 73Robinson, J. 1 3 3.0 0 3Lockley, Joe 1 0 0.0 0 0Singleton, Kail 1 26 26.0 0 26Ferguson, R. 1 17 17.0 0 17McClendon, B. 1 19 19.0 0 19Total 10 153 15.3 0 73Opponents 23 280 12.2 1 54

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgWilson, Albert 29 751 25.9 1 100Lee, Parris 13 209 16.1 0 31Hill, Kelton 7 130 18.6 0 26Sweeting, Avery 6 101 16.8 0 23Matthews, D. 4 83 20.8 0 26Smith, Malcolm 2 53 26.5 0 41Ferguson, R. 1 3 3.0 0 3Watson, R. 1 12 12.0 0 12Total 63 1342 21.3 1 100Opponents 33 750 22.7 0 84

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 68 68.0 1 68




PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsWilson, Albert 8 - - - - - - - 48Lutz, Wil - 4-7 18-18 - - - - - 30Russell, Donald 4 - - - - - - - 24Ogbuehi, E. 3 - - - - - - - 18Evans, Travis 3 - - - - - - - 18Watson, R. 2 - - - - - - - 12Benvenuto, C. - 2-3 5-5 - - - - - 11McLane, Ben 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6Williams, Danny 1 - - - - - - - 6Ehasz, Matt - 2-5 - - - - - - 6Lee, Parris 1 - - - - - - - 6Smith, Malcolm 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 24 8-15 23-23 - - 0-1 - - 191Opponents 57 9-16 53-56 - 1 1-1 - - 424

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gMcLane, Ben 10 325 -170 1592 1422 142.2Russell, Donald 8 120 747 0 747 93.4Bell, Ronnie 7 99 53 522 575 82.1Evans, Travis 11 75 323 0 323 29.4Watson, R. 11 36 146 5 151 13.7Hill, Kelton 9 22 19 76 95 10.6Ogbuehi, E. 11 3 70 0 70 6.4Williams, Danny 10 2 0 42 42 4.2Lee, Parris 11 12 32 0 32 2.9Wilson, Albert 11 8 18 0 18 1.6Smith, Malcolm 10 7 13 0 13 1.3Sweeting, Avery 8 2 12 0 12 1.5Team 7 8 -47 0 -47 -6.7Total 11 719 1216 2237 3453 313.9Opponents 11 805 2590 2581 5171 470.1

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkEhasz, Matt 2-5 40.0 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 36 0Benvenuto, C. 2-3 66.7 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 32 1Lutz, Wil 4-7 57.1 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-3 0-1 40 0

FG Sequence Georgia State OpponentsSouth Carolina State (36),24,(25),36 (21),(26)Tennessee (32),(30) 39,(25)UTSA 43 (26)Richmond 38 -William and Mary (37) 45New Hampshire - 45,(43)Rhode Island (40),(26) -Villanova (34) -James Madison 54 49,46,41Old Dominion 48 (28)Maine 48 (41),36,(20),(18)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkHubbard, Matt 59 2541 43.1 80 4 10 12 21 1Team 2 24 12.0 24 0 0 0 0 1Total 61 2565 42.0 80 4 10 12 21 2Opponents 49 1922 39.2 60 3 17 20 6 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnLutz, Wil 39 2361 60.5 7 1Miller, David 1 43 43.0 0 0Total 40 2404 60.1 7 1 22.7 37.0 28Opponents 76 4539 59.7 12 1 21.3 38.1 26

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gWilson, Albert 11 18 947 94 751 0 1810 164.5Russell, Donald 8 747 163 0 0 0 910 113.8Evans, Travis 11 323 100 0 0 0 423 38.5Ogbuehi, E. 11 70 282 0 0 0 352 32.0Lee, Parris 11 32 41 0 209 0 282 25.6Hill, Kelton 9 19 96 0 130 0 245 27.2Williams, Danny 10 0 227 0 0 0 227 22.7Watson, R. 11 146 13 0 12 0 171 15.5Sweeting, Avery 8 12 21 0 101 0 134 16.8Blair, Lynquez 11 0 101 0 0 0 101 9.2



Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf44 Peterson, J. 11 40 25 65 3.0-6 . . . . . 2 . .92 Agnew, Theo 11 29 31 60 8.0-20 2.0-10 . 3 1 . . . .75 Woodard, T. 10 34 25 59 2.5-11 1.0-5 . 2 1 1-0 . . .31 Gunn, D'Mario 11 42 14 56 4.0-24 . 2-84 2 . . . . .4A Skelton, D. 11 38 16 54 0.5-1 . 3-4 3 . 1-0 . . .37 Felder, Akeen 11 33 19 52 1.0-3 0.5-2 . . . . . . .10 Ferguson, R. 11 23 24 47 2.5-4 . 1-17 1 . . . . .23 Hogan, Mark 9 30 17 47 3.0-10 1.0-5 . 2 . 1-0 2 . .9 McClendon, B. 11 34 13 47 1.0-7 . 1-19 4 . . . . .24 Singleton, Kail 9 27 16 43 0.5-1 . 1-26 1 . 1-0 . . .46 Robinson, J. 11 27 14 41 4.0-9 1.0-1 1-3 3 . . . . .95 Kelly, John 11 16 18 34 4.5-18 2.0-12 . . 2 . . . .32 McKay, Allen 11 16 8 24 3.0-14 1.0-9 . . . . . . .5 Matthews, D. 9 17 4 21 . . . 1 . . . . .61 Stetzer, Marcus 10 10 10 20 4.0-8 . . . . . . . .26 Ransby, Jamal 8 13 6 19 . . . 1 . . . . .77 Stephens, C.J. 7 9 7 16 1.5-3 . . . . . . . .22 Howard, Isaiah 7 10 2 12 2.5-8 . . 3 . . . . .90 Lockley, Joe 6 6 4 10 . . 1-0 1 . . . . .99 King, Melvin 9 6 3 9 1.5-5 1.5-5 . . . . . . .45 Vinson, M. 6 4 5 9 . . . 1 . . . . .12 Jordan, A. 11 5 3 8 . . . 1 . . . . .2 Wilson, Albert 11 7 . 7 . . . . . . . . .52 Knowles, Davis 6 4 3 7 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .47 Jeppesen, Sean 11 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .36 Williams, Bryan 8 4 1 5 . . . . 1 . . . .28 Smith, Malcolm 10 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .21 Evans, Travis 11 3 1 4 . . . . . . 1 . .3 Watson, R. 11 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .57 Russo, Chris 7 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .85 Smith, Alex 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .25 Moon, Cole 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .79 King, Grant 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .83 Carter, Bo 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .88 Ogbuehi, E. 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .67 Huey, David 2 . 1 1 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .54 McQueen, Scott 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .43 Vorster, Kyle 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .17 Williams, Danny 10 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .16 McLane, Ben 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .13 Blair, Lynquez 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .8 Giles, Jordan 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .73 Hampton, G. 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .74 Sauls, J. 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .98 Paxton, Nate 1 . 1 1 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .1C Lutz, Wil 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Anthony, Nate 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1E Wyatt, Blake 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 11 513 300 813 49-157 10-49 10-153 31 5 4-0 5 . .Opponents 11 456 208 664 67-385 28-276 23-280 46 14 12-68 13 3 .




First Downs Total Off Rushing Pass Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Sacks Fum/ Penalty PossOpponent ...............Pts (R-P-Pn) Ply Yds Att Yds TD Yds Cm- Att Int TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD PAT FG By Lost No- Yds TimeSC State.......................... 6 12 (7-4-1) 58- 229 30- 99 0 130 14- 28 1 0 5- 62.2 2- 25 0 7- 169 0 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-2 3- 20 24:20Tennessee ...................13 22 (8-11-3) 82- 263 41- 87 1 176 18- 41 1 0 8- 44.8 0- 0 0 5- 88 0 1-1 2-2 0-0 7-1 4- 35 34:18UTSA .............................14 13 (4-9-0) 48- 307 23- 86 0 221 11- 25 3 2 2- 45.0 0- 0 0 6- 83 0 2-2 0-1 0-0 3-1 5- 27 18:31Richmond....................14 21 (8-12-1) 71- 398 36- 159 1 231 23- 37 3 1 3- 39.3 1- 5 0 4- 100 0 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 4- 45 28:48William & Mary ............ 3 17 (7-8-2) 70- 413 35- 92 0 157 13- 26 4 0 3- 27.3 2- 15 0 5- 92 0 0-0 1-1 2-7 4-3 6- 50 25:58New Hampshire ........21 15 (5-8-2) 59- 299 30- 56 0 243 13- 29 3 3 8- 45.1 0- 0 0 6- 116 0 3-3 0-0 2-4 2-2 4- 26 26:12Rhode Island ..............41 22 (12-8-2) 61- 491 34- 274 3 217 15- 27 0 2 5- 37.2 2- 33 0 2- 35 0 5-5 2-2 1-7 0-0 8- 60 25:47Villanova ......................24 18 (6-11-1) 70- 309 29- 79 1 230 23- 41 2 2 6- 43.8 1- 10 0 7- 194 0 3-3 1-1 0-0 1-0 3- 30 29:32James Madison ..........21 20 (11-8-1) 76- 348 38- 173 1 175 23- 38 0 2 9- 32.0 0- 0 0 4- 58 0 3-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 5- 48 31:27Old Dominion ............27 18 (4-9-5) 68- 355 31- 52 2 303 17- 37 2 1 4- 44.8 1- 2 0 7- 225 1 3-3 0-1 4-26 3-2 6- 51 27:54Maine.............................. 7 12 (7-4-1) 63- 213 33- 59 0 154 12- 30 4 1 8- 41.1 1- 4 0 10- 182 0 1-1 0-1 1-5 2-0 3- 25 27:34

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY OPPONENTS First Downs Total Off Rushing Pass Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Sacks Fum/ Penalty PossOpponent ...............Pts (R-P-Pn) Ply Yds Att Yds TD Yds Cm- Att Int TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD PAT FG By Lost No- Yds TimeSC State........................33 25 (12-12-1) 78- 488 49- 188 0 300 19- 29 2 3 5- 42.8 1- 5 0 2- 41 0 3-4 2-2 6-47 0-0 12- 101 35:40Tennessee ...................51 27 (9-18-0) 71- 558 43- 184 3 374 22- 28 1 4 2- 33.0 4- 46 0 4- 124 0 6-7 1-2 3-26 2-1 6- 57 25:42UTSA .............................38 26 (13-13-0) 79- 442 54- 225 3 217 18- 25 0 2 1- 19.0 0- 0 0 3- 111 0 5-5 1-1 2-36 1-0 3- 25 41:29Richmond....................35 21 (9-11-1) 71- 398 39- 144 4 254 21- 32 0 1 6- 37.5 0- 0 0 2- 17 0 5-5 0-0 20-0 2-1 9- 59 31:12William & Mary ..........35 23 (17-5-1) 70- 413 57- 312 5 101 8- 13 0 0 3- 48.7 0- 0 0 0- 0 0 5-5 0-1 1-11 1-1 4- 40 34:02New Hampshire ........44 26 (12-14-0) 83- 624 42- 332 2 292 21- 41 1 4 5- 38.6 3- 25 0 4- 118 0 5-6 1-2 4-31 1-1 7- 50 33:48Rhode Island ................ 7 17 (6-8-3) 66- 288 31- 104 0 184 17- 35 1 1 9- 38.4 1- 0 0 8- 185 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 10- 108 34:13Villanova ......................49 28 (20-7-1) 68- 470 53- 343 2 127 11- 15 1 3 3- 42.7 1- 66 1 3- 21 0 7-7 0-0 1-9 0-0 4- 25 30:28James Madison ..........28 17 (9-6-2) 65- 340 42- 221 2 119 11- 23 1 1 7- 34.9 4- 25 1 1- 22 0 4-4 0-3 3-31 2-0 4- 35 28:33Old Dominion ............53 27 (11-15-1) 89- 556 47- 205 4 351 28- 42 3 3 4- 47.5 2- 10 0 4- 84 0 6-6 1-1 3-35 0-0 11- 120 32:06Maine............................51 16 (10-6-0) 65- 594 48- 332 2 262 11- 17 0 4 4- 37.8 3- 27 0 2- 27 0 6-6 3-4 4-50 0-0 9- 92 32:26

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY GEORGIA STATE

OFF SCSU TENN UTSA RICH W&M UNH URI VILL JMU ODU MAINE

QB McLane McLane McLane McLane Bell Bell McLane McLane McLane McLane McLaneRB Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Minor (WR) Russell Russell Evans Evans EvansWR DWilliams Giles Sweeting McCray Pearson (TE) DWilliams DWilliams DWilliams Pearson (TE) DWilliams DWilliamsWR AWilson AWilson AWilson King AWilson AWilson Awilson AWilson AWilson AWilson AWilsonWR Pearson (TE) McCray Blair KHill KHill KHill KHill KHill KHill ZJones BlairTE Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi Ogbuehi OgbuehiLT John John John John John John John John John Hampton JohnLG Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn Wynn WynnC Martin MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavis MDavisRG Clottey Clottey Clottey Clottey Clottey Clottey Yates Clottey Clottey Clottey ClotteyRT King King King King King King King King King King KingPK Ehasz Benvenuto Benvenuto Benvenuto Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz Lutz

DEF SCSU TENN UTSA RICH W&M UNH URI VILL JMU ODU MAINE

DE Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly KellyNG Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard Woodard StetzerDT Huey Huey Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew Agnew AgnewDE Agnew Agnew Stephens Stephens Stephens Stephenson McKay McKay McKay Stephens McKayOLB Felder Felder Singleton Felder BWilliams Felder Felder Felder Felder Ransby (CB) FelderILB Peterson Peterson Peterson Peterson Ferguson Ferguson Peterson Peterson Ferguson Ferguson PetersonILB Hogan Hogan Hogan Robinson Robinson Hogan Hogan Hogan Robinson Robinson HoganFS Gunn Gunn Gunn Gunn Ransby (CB) Singleton Singleton Singleton Gunn Gunn BJonesSS Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton Skelton SkeltonCB Matthews Matthews Ransby Matthews Matthews Matthews Howard Howard Ransby Matthews RansbyCB McClendon McClendon McClendon Ransby McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendon McClendonP Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard Hubbard

GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS



#16 McLane, Ben Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficSouth Carolina State 7 15 0 46.7 54 0 20 5-40 76.91Tennessee 18 41 1 43.9 176 0 26 3-26 75.08UTSA 6 14 1 42.9 126 1 84 2-36 127.74Richmond 16 26 1 61.5 140 1 17 0-0 111.77New Hampshire 10 19 1 52.6 169 2 47 0-0 151.56Rhode Island 14 25 0 56.0 213 2 36 0-0 153.97Villanova 21 37 2 56.8 164 1 28 1-9 92.10James Madison 22 37 0 59.5 170 1 38 3-31 106.97Old Dominion 13 31 2 41.9 226 1 93 3-35 100.92Maine 12 29 3 41.4 154 1 42 4-50 76.68TOTALS 139 274 11 50.7 1592 10 93 21-227 103.55

#18 Bell, Ronnie Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficUTSA 5 11 2 45.5 95 1 41 0-0 111.64Richmond 7 10 2 70.0 91 0 28 0-0 106.44William and Mary 13 26 4 50.0 157 0 25 2-11 69.95New Hampshire 3 10 2 30.0 74 1 54 4-31 85.16Rhode Island 1 1 0 100.0 4 0 4 0-0 133.60Villanova 2 4 0 50.0 66 1 55 0-0 271.10Old Dominion 3 5 0 60.0 35 0 17 0-0 118.80TOTALS 34 67 10 50.7 522 3 55 6-42 101.12

#4 Hill, Kelton Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficSouth Carolina State 7 13 1 53.8 76 0 20 1-7 87.57Richmond 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00TOTALS 7 14 1 50.0 76 0 20 1-7 81.31

#17 Williams, Danny Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficRhode Island 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00Old Dominion 1 1 0 100.0 42 0 42 0-0 452.80TOTALS 1 2 0 50.0 42 0 42 0-0 226.40

#3 Watson, R. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficJames Madison 1 1 0 100.0 5 1 5 0-0 472.00Maine 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 -200.00TOTALS 1 2 1 50.0 5 1 5 0-0 136.00

RUSHING No-Yds/TD SCSU UT UTSA RICHMO W&M UNH URI VU JMU ODU MAINERussell, Donald 120-747/3 12-120/0 15-68/0 10-76/0 24-119/1 21-107/0 12-52/0 21-201/2 5-4/0 DNP DNP DNPEvans, Travis 75-323/2 1-2/0 3-3/0 5-22/0 3-7/0 2-3/0 2-6/0 1-2/1 9-16/1 18-98/0 14-87/0 17-77/0Watson, R. 34-146/2 - 6-18/0 - - - - 4-22/0 8-45/0 9-30/1 2-5/1 5-26/0Ogbuehi, E. 3-70/0 - 1--1/0 - - - - - - 2-71/0 - -Bell, Ronnie 32-53/0 DNP DNP 3-22/0 4-31/0 9-9/0 12-0/0 1-2/0 - DNP 3--11/0 DNPLee, Parris 12-32/0 2-4/0 2-11/0 1-2/0 1-4/0 - - 1-3/0 2-3/0 1-0/0 2-5/0 -Hill, Kelton 8-19/0 7-9/0 DNP - - - - 1-10/0 - - - DNPWilson, Albert 8-18/0 - 2-17/0 - - 1--1/0 - 2-23/0 - 1--2/0 1--11/0 1--8/0Smith, Malcolm 7-13/1 DNP - - - - - - - - 5-5/1 2-8/0Sweeting, Avery 2-12/0 DNP 1-7/0 - - - - DNP 1-5/0 DNP - -Team 8--47/0 1--2/0 1--15/0 DNP - 2--26/0 1--2/0 2-0/0 DNP 1--2/0 DNP DNPMcLane, Ben 51--170/1 7--34/0 10--21/1 4--36/0 4--2/0 DNP 3-0/0 1-11/0 4-6/0 6--22/0 4--28/0 8--44/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD SCSU UT UTSA RICHMO W&M UNH URI VU JMU ODU MAINEWilson, Albert 48-947/7 3-44/0 8-74/0 6-150/2 4-57/1 3-61/0 3-105/2 3-71/0 6-104/1 3-57/0 6-149/1 3-75/0Ogbuehi, E. 25-282/3 - 1-2/0 1-13/0 2-8/0 - 4-76/1 4-40/0 4-18/1 6-17/1 3-108/0 -Williams, Danny 20-227/1 3-43/0 DNP - 4-31/0 2-27/0 1-16/0 - 4-55/0 - 4-33/0 2-22/1Russell, Donald 16-163/1 1-4/0 2-33/0 1-5/0 5-51/0 4-27/0 1-5/0 1-35/1 1-3/0 DNP DNP DNPBlair, Lynquez 10-101/0 1-4/0 1-7/0 1-41/0 - - - 1-4/0 - 2-25/0 2-11/0 2-9/0Evans, Travis 15-100/1 1-2/0 - - 1-3/0 1-7/0 - 1-36/1 5-28/0 3-23/0 1-0/0 2-1/0Hill, Kelton 11-96/0 1-2/0 DNP - 1-5/0 2-29/0 2-29/0 4-23/0 - 1-8/0 - DNPSmith, Alex 5-75/0 - - - 1-28/0 - 1-4/0 - 1-5/0 - - 2-38/0Minor, N. 7-59/0 1-9/0 2-18/0 2-12/0 1-12/0 - - - - 1-8/0 - -Lee, Parris 9-41/1 2-5/0 1-5/0 - - - - 1-8/0 - 4-21/1 1-2/0 -Pearson, Drew 5-39/0 - - - - 1-6/0 1-8/0 - 1-6/0 1-10/0 - 1-9/0Giles, Jordan 2-34/0 - 2-34/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPSweeting, Avery 3-21/0 DNP 1-3/0 - 2-18/0 - - DNP - DNP - -Carter, Bo 2-21/0 1-17/0 - DNP - - - - - 1-4/0 - -King, Daniel 2-18/0 DNP - - 2-18/0 - - DNP - - - DNPWatson, R. 2-13/0 - - - - - - - 1-11/0 1-2/0 - -




PUNT RETURNS No-Yds SCSU UT UTSA RICHMO W&M UNH URI VU JMU ODU MAINEWilson, Albert 10-94 2-25 - - 1-5 2-15 - 2-33 1-10 - 1-2 1-4

Total Tackles UA-A Total SCSU UT UTSA RICHMO W&M UNH URI VU JMU ODU MAINEPeterson, J. 40-25 65 6 - 2 5 - 4 7 - 3 1 - 0 0 - 1 5 - 2 3 - 3 2 - 3 0 - 1 9 - 0 2 - 6Agnew, Theo 29-31 60 3 - 2 0 - 4 1 - 1 0 - 3 4 - 3 2 - 2 1 - 4 6 - 1 4 - 6 6 - 0 2 - 5Woodard, T. 34-25 59 5 - 0 3 - 7 5 - 3 2 - 3 4 - 4 2 - 3 3 - 0 5 - 0 2 - 4 3 - 1 D N PGunn, D'Mario 42-14 56 6 - 0 2 - 5 3 - 1 6 - 0 2 - 3 3 - 0 2 - 0 6 - 0 6 - 4 3 - 1 3 - 0Skelton, D. 38-16 54 9 - 3 5 - 3 4 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 1 2 - 1 6 - 2 4 - 0 0 - 1Felder, Akeen 33-19 52 3 - 1 1 - 3 - 2 - 2 0 - 2 6 - 0 5 - 3 2 - 1 4 - 5 5 - 1 5 - 1McClendon, B. 34-13 47 1 - 0 2 - 0 7 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 2 4 - 0 4 - 2 2 - 0 0 - 4 8 - 1 2 - 4Hogan, Mark 30-17 47 2 - 2 6 - 3 - D N P D N P 3 - 2 6 - 2 4 - 0 1 - 2 4 - 2 4 - 4Ferguson, R. 23-24 47 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 2 - 5 3 - 7 2 - 4 3 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 5 2 - 0 0 - 1Singleton, Kail 27-16 43 4 - 1 2 - 0 4 - 5 D N P 3 - 1 3 - 4 1 - 3 4 - 1 D N P 1 - 0 5 - 1Robinson, J. 27-14 41 3 - 1 1 - 4 6 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 3 2 - 0 1 - 2 5 - 1 -Kelly, John 16-18 34 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 1 4 - 4 1 - 1 0 - 4 0 - 2 0 - 1 4 - 2 2 - 2McKay, Allen 16-8 24 - - 3 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 1 3 - 3Matthews, D. 17-4 21 4 - 0 3 - 0 D N P 3 - 0 6 - 3 0 - 1 - - - 1 - 0 D N PStetzer, Marcus 10-10 20 D N P - 2 - 0 1 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 3 - 2Ransby, Jamal 13-6 19 - - 5 - 2 3 - 0 - D N P D N P D N P 1 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 1Stephens, C.J. 9-7 16 2 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 2 3 - 4 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P - D N PHoward, Isaiah 10-2 12 - 1 - 0 - 3 - 0 D N P 2 - 0 1 - 0 3 - 2 D N P D N P D N PLockley, Joe 6-4 10 2 - 0 - 1 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 1 D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N PKing, Melvin 6-3 9 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 D N P D N P 0 - 1 -Vinson, M. 4-5 9 1 - 0 3 - 3 D N P D N P D N P D N P - D N P - - 0 - 2Jordan, A. 5-3 8 - - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - - 1 - 1 -Knowles, Davis 4-3 7 D N P 0 - 3 D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P 2 - 0 - - 1 - 0Wilson, Albert 7-0 7 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - - - 3 - 0Williams, Bryan 4-1 5 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 - - -Smith, Malcolm 5-0 5 D N P 1 - 0 - - - - 1 - 0 - - 2 - 0 1 - 0Jeppesen, Sean 4-1 5 - - - - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 - 1Watson, R. 2-2 4 - - - - - 0 - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - 0 -Evans, Travis 3-1 4 - 1 - 0 - - - - 1 - 0 - - - 1 - 1Russo, Chris 2-1 3 1 - 0 D N P D N P - D N P D N P - - - - 1 - 1Smith, Alex 2-0 2 - - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - - - - -Moon, Cole 1-1 2 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N PKing, Grant 1-0 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 0 - - -Carter, Bo 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 D N P - - - - - - - -Ogbuehi, E. 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 -Huey, David 0-1 1 0 - 1 - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N PPaxton, Nate 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1McQueen, Scott 0-1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 1Vorster, Kyle 1-0 1 - - D N P - - 1 - 0 - - D N P D N P D N PWilliams, Danny 1-0 1 - D N P - - - - - - - - 1 - 0McLane, Ben 1-0 1 - - - - D N P - - - - 1 - 0 -Blair, Lynquez 1-0 1 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -Giles, Jordan 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N PHampton, G. 0-1 1 D N P - - D N P D N P - - D N P 0 - 1 - -Sauls, J. 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P - 0 - 1 D N P D N P - D N P D N P D N PLutz, Wil 1-0 1 - - - 1 - 0 - - - - - - -Anthony, Nate 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1 - 0 - - - -

KICK RETURNS No-Yds SCSU UT UTSA RICHMO W&M UNH URI VU JMU ODU MAINEWilson, Albert 29-751 4-104 1-21 3-41 - - 3-66 2-35 5-176 4-58 3-156 4-94Lee, Parris 13-209 - 1-16 1-18 2-53 - 2-27 - 1-15 - 2-16 4-64Hill, Kelton 7-130 - DNP 2-24 2-47 3-59 - - - - - DNPSweeting, Avery 6-101 DNP 2-33 - - 2-33 1-23 DNP - DNP - 1-12Matthews, D. 4-83 3-65 1-18 DNP - - - - - - - DNPSmith, Malcolm 2-53 DNP - - - - - - - - 2-53 -Watson, R. 1-12 - - - - - - - - - - 1-12Ferguson, R. 1-3 - - - - - - - 1-3 - - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds SCSU UT UTSA RICHMO W&M UNH URI VU JMU ODU MAINESkelton, D. 3-4 - - - - - 1-0 - - - 2-4 -Gunn, D'Mario 2-84 - - - - - - - - 1-11 1-73 -Ferguson, R. 1-17 - - - - - - 1-17 - - - -Singleton, Kail 1-26 1-26 - - DNP - - - - DNP - -Robinson, J. 1-3 - - - - - - - 1-3 - - -Lockley, Joe 1-0 - 1-0 - - - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNPMcClendon, B. 1-19 1-19 - - - - - - - - - -



LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE54, Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. James Madison, 10-27-12

LONGEST PASS COMPLETION93, Ben McLane to Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 11-3-12 (TD)

LONGEST FIELD GOAL40, Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

LONGEST PUNT80, Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 8-30-12

LONGEST PUNT RETURN20, Albert Wilson vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN100, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 11-3-12 (TD)

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS24, Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 9-22-12

MOST YARDS RUSHING201, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS2, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS41, Ben McLane vs. Tennessee, 9-8-12

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS22, Ben McLane vs. James Madison, 10-27-12

BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

.800 (12-15), Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 10-22-11

MOST YARDS PASSING226, Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 11-3-12

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES2, Ben McLane vs. New Hampshire, 10-6-12, Rhode Island, 10-13-12

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN

4, Ronnie Bell vs. William & Mary, 9-29-12

MOST RECEPTIONS8, Albert Wilson vs. Tennessee, 9-8-12

MOST YARDS RECEIVING150, Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 9-15-12

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS2, Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 9-15-12, New Hampshire, 10-6-12

MOST TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS224, Ben McLane vs. Rhode Island, 10-12-13

MOST TDR5, Ben McLane vs. New Hampshire, 10-6-12, Rhode Island, 10-13-12; Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

MOST KICKOFF RETURNS5, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 10-20-12

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS176, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 10-20-12

MOST PUNT RETURNS2, Albert Wilson vs. three teams

MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS33, Albert Wilson vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS296, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 11-2-12 (149 rec, -11 rushing, 156 KR, 2 PR)

MOST PUNTS10, Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 9-8-12, James Madison, 10-27-12, Maine, 11-10-12

MOST PUNTING YARDS406, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 9-10-11

BEST PUNTING AVERAGE62.2, Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 8-30-12

MOST FIELD GOALS2, Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 8-30-12; Christian Benvenuto vs. Tennessee, 9-8-12; Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS4, Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 8-30-12

MOST PAT5, Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 10-13-12

TACKLES12, Demazio Skelton vs. S.C. State, 8-30-12

MOST INTERCEPTIONS2, Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 11-3-12

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN73, D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 11-3-12

QUARTERBACK SACKS1, Eight players

TEAM OFFENSE ......................... HIGH LOWPoints, Game .................................41 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 3 William & Mary, 9-29-12First Downs ....................................22 Tennessee, 9-8-12; Rhode Island, 10-13-12 11 Richmond, 9-22-12Rushing Atempts .........................41 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 23 UTSA, 9-15-12Yards Rushing ............................ 274 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 52 Old Dominion, 11-3-12 TD Rushing ...................................... 3 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 0 Five teamsPass Attempts ...............................41 Tennessee, 9-8-12; Villanova, 10-20-12 25 UTSA, 9-15-12Pass Completions ........................23 Richmond, 9-22-12; Villanova, 10-20-12; JMU 10-27-12 11 UTSA, 9-15-12Passing Yards .............................. 303 Old Dominion, 11-3-12 130 S.C. State, 8-30-12TD Passes .......................................... 3 New Hampshire, 10-6-12 0 Three teamsTotal Off ense .............................. 491 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 255 Villanova, 10-29-12Off ensive Plays .............................82 Tennessee, 9-8-12 55 S.C. State, 8-30-12Interceptions Thrown ................... 4 William & Mary, 9-29-12; Maine, 11-10-13 0 Rhode Island, 10-13-12Fumbles Lost ................................... 3 William & Mary, 9-29-12 0 Richmond, 9-22-12; URI, 10-13-12; Villanova, 10-20-12Turnovers ......................................... 7 William & Mary, 9-29-12 0 Rhode Island, 10-13-12Penalties ........................................... 8 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 3 Three teamsPenalty Yards .................................60 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 20 S.C. State, 8-30-13Time of Possession ................34:18 Tennessee, 9-8-12 24:20 S.C. State, 8-30-13

TEAM DEFENSE......................... LOW HIGHPoints Allowed................................ 7 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 53 Old Dominion, 11-3-12First Downs ....................................16 Maine, 11-10-12 28 Villanova, 10-20-13Rushing Attempts .......................31 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 57 William & Mary, 9-29-12Rushing Yards ............................ 104 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 343 Villanova, 10-20-12Pass Attempts ...............................13 William & Mary, 9-29-12 42 Old Dominion, 11-3-12Pass Completions .......................... 8 William & Mary, 9-29-12 28 Old Dominion, 11-3-12Passing Yards .............................. 101 William & Mary, 9-29-12 374 Tennessee, 9-8-12Total Off ense .............................. 288 Rhode Island, 10-13-12 624 New Hampshire, 10-6-13Off ensive Plays .............................65 James Madison, 10-27-13; Maine, 11-10-13 83 New Hampshire, 10-6-13Interceptions ................................... 0 Four games 3 Old Dominion, 11-3-12Turnovers Forced ........................... 0 UTSA, 9-15-12; Maine, 11-10-12 3 Old Dominion, 11-3-12QB Sacks ........................................... 0 Six teams 4 Old Dominion, 11-3-12

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S.C. STATE 33, GEORGIA STATE 6

Game 1: Aug. 30, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. (CSS)

Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

Richard Cue was just too much for Georgia State in the 2012 season opener. The South Carolina State quarterback threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated the Panthers 33-6 in front of 18,921 at the Georgia Dome. Georgia State scored on its fi rst possession of the second half, getting a 25-yard fi eld goal from Matt Ehasz to get to within 14-6, but the hosts never got closer. On the ensuing drive, Cue, who a year ago threw for just 900 yards in nine games, completed all three of his pass attempts, including a 13-yard touchdown toss to Tyler McDonald that put the Bulldogs up 21-6. In between two Georgia State drives–one that ended on a punt and the other when Ehasz’s 36-yard fi eld goal attempt was wide right–Nick Belcher kicked a pair of fi eld goals from 20 and 27 yards, the last of which capped a 17-play drive and made it 27-6 with just under six minutes to play. “Obviously a huge disappointment,” Georgia State coach Bill Curry said. “We have a good football team and we’ll continue to work very hard. We will not concede anything. (South Carolina State) played well, did a lot of things well, better than we did. We’ll learn from it, go back to work and we’ll be a good football team this year..” A late touchdown pass helped South Carolina State build a 14-3 halftime lead. With 40 seconds left in the second quarter, Cue led the visiting Bulldogs on a two-play drive, culminating in a 22-yard touchdown toss to McDonald. The junior wide receiver made a great catch, then tight-roped the sideline and reached the end zone. Georgia State, kicking off its third season and fi nal one under coach Bill Curry, had cut the defi cit to 7-3 on a 36-yard fi eld goal by Matt Ehasz. But the Panthers couldn’t capitalize after Cue was intercepted for the second time in the half, this time by Brent McClendon with 5:40 to play in the second. Ehasz’s 24-yard attempt hit the right upright to keep it a four-point game. “We had plenty of chances. We had a good chance coming out during the second half,” said Curry. “When we get in the red zone, we have to score. And we just didn’t do that.” South Carolina State struck fi rst. On a third-and-seven deep in their own territory, the Bulldogs got a 73-yard touchdown connection from Cue to Lennel Elmore to make it 7-0 just 54 seconds into the game. Georgia State had a pair of record-breaking plays in the opening half. Senior running back Donald Russell (120 yards on 12 carries) tied teammate Kelton Hill for the fourth-longest run from scrimmage in the Panthers’ three-year history with a 52-yard scamper midway through the fi rst quarter. That gave the Panthers the ball at the South Carolina State 32-yard line, but the drive stalled after three short runs and an incompletion on fourth-and-two. Punter Matt Hubbard bested his own school record with an 80-yard punt that pinned South Carolina State to its 2-yard line. Hubbard’s previous best was a 64-yarder against Texas-San Antonio in October, 2011.

That set up the Panthers’ defense, which came up with a big stop on third-and-2 to force a punt. Redshirt freshman Ben McLane, making his fi rst collegiate start at quarterback, came through with his fi rst big play, hooking up with Danny Williams for a 20-yard completion. It allowed Ehasz to boot his fi eld goal with 6:33 left until halftime. McLane struggled in his debut but was under heavy pressure the entire night. He completed just 7 of 15 passes for 54 yards and was sacked fi ve times. “We’d told him that this would be faster than anything he’d seen. But he will adjust in time,” Curry said of McLane. “I’m not sure he really got a fair chance to show what he can do”. Hill relieved McLane on a number of possessions, and the redshirt-junior was 7 of 13 for 76 yards. Late in the game, Georgia State was driving when Parris Lee fumbled, Dominique Mitchell recovered and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown and a 33-6 cushion.

SC STATE ....................... 7 7 7 12 — 33 GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 3 3 0 — 6

SCORING SUMMARY

SCS–Elmore 72 Pass from Cue (Belcher Kick) SCSU 7-0 14:06-1st, (3-75, 0:54)

GSU–Ehasz 36 FG, 6:33, 2nd (6-21, 2:49) SCSU 7-3SCS–McDonald 22 Pass from Cue (Belcher Kick), SCSU 14-3

0:14-2nd, (2-23, 0:26)GSU–Ehasz 25 FG, 10:56, 3rd (12-64, 3:59) SCSU 14-6SCS–McDonald 13 Pass from Cue (Belcher Kick), SCSU 21-6

6:32-3rd, (9-73, 4:18) SCS–Belcher 21 FG, 14:17, 4th (11-76, 5:23) SCSU 24-6SCS–Belcher 26 FG, 5:40, 4th (17-70, 7:23) SCSU 27-6SCS–Mitchell 68 Fumble Return (Belcher Kick Failed) SCSU 33-6

1:14, 4thAttendance–18,921

TEAM STATISTICS ......................................SCS GSU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ....................... 25 (12-12-1) 12 (7-4-1)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 49-188-0 30-99-0Passing Yards........................................................300 130Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................19-29-2 14-28-1TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 78-488 58-229Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 5-42.8-33.8 5-62.2-53.2Fumbles-Lost ........................................................0-0 2-2Penalties ......................................................... 12-101 3-20Sacks By ............................................................... 6-47 0-03rd Down Conversions ................................... 9-17 2-134th Down Conversions ......................................0-0 0-1Time of Possession ......................................... 35:40 24:20

RUSHING LEADERS

SCS–Pendergrass 11-50; Cue 9-47; Simmons 18-37; Elmore 3-26

GSU–Russell 12-120; Hill 7-9; Lee 2-4; Evans 1-2; McLane 7-(-34)

PASSING LEADERS

SCS–Cue 19-29-2, 300, 3 TDGSU–McLane 7-15-0, 54; Hill 7-13-1, 76

RECEIVING LEADERS

SCS–Davis 10-110; Elmore 3-117, 1 TD; McDonald 3-52, 2 TDGSU–Wilson 3-44; DWilliams 3-43; Lee 2-5; Carter 1-17; Minor

1-9; Blair 1-4; Russell 1-4; Hill 1-2; Evans 1-2

TENNESSEE 51, GEORGIA STATE 13

Game 2: Sept. 8, 2012 • 4 p.m. (PPV/ESPN3)

Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tenn.

Playing just its third game ever against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, Georgia State (0-2) fell 51-13 at Tennessee (2-0) at Neyland Stadium. “We fought and scratched every step of the way,” GSU head coach Bill Curry said. “Are we playing the error-free football we need to? No. But

PUNTER MATT HUBBARD enjoyed a record-setting day against South Carolina State as he punted fi ve times for a 62.2-yard average. His third punt of the night travelled a school-record 80 yards, and he also had boots of 58, 59, 55 and 59 yards. Hubbard was named National Special Teams Player of the Week by the Sports Network.

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we’re playing with a lot of eff ort and we’ll learn from this experience. “We showed much more grit and determination this game than last week, and we’ll show more next week and the next week,” he added. Tennessee’s Tyler Bray completed 18 of 20 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Justin Hunter, who fi nished with eight catches for 146 yards. “Tennessee’s execution in the passing game was superb,” Curry said. “We were taught some painful lessons by a great receiving corps and a potentially great quarterback. He was really delivering the ball in rhythm.” Despite the fi nal score, the Panthers had bright spots in all phases. Quarterback Ben McLane, the redshirt freshman playing just his second college game before 87,821 fans, was 18-for-41 for 146 yards. He converted three fourth downs with runs, and he scored the Panthers’ only touchdown on a 12-yard scramble. “He did a lot of great things today, and he also did some truly freshman things,” Curry said of McLane, who at times had trouble handling the shotgun snaps. Albert Wilson caught eight passes for 74 yards, and Donald Russell added 68 yards on the ground on 15 carries. On defense, the GSU defensive line came up with a pair of turnovers as Terrance Woodard recovered a fumble and Joe Lockley grabbed an interception on a tipped ball. Punter Matt Hubbard was impressive again, averaging 44.8 yards on eight punts, and place-kicker Christian Benvenuto booted fi eld goals of 32 and 30 yards. Georgia State trailed just 7-3 after one quarter. After Tennessee took the opening kickoff and drove 78 yards on 13 plays, the Panthers answered with a long drive of their own, moving 60 yards on 14 plays for a fi eld goal. Facing third-and-25 on their own 25-yard line following a clipping penalty, McLane found Wilson for 24 yards to the 49. GSU then converted the fourth-and-1 as McLane rambled 7 yards up the middle on a quarterback keeper. After Russell ran 26 yards before he was tripped up a the 3, the Panthers had to settle for a 32-yard fi eld goal by Christian Benvenuto. Tennessee began its next possession in great fi eld position at the GSU 39 after a 61-yard kickoff return by Cordarelle Patterson, but after one fi rst down, the Panther defense held on three straight plays and forced a 38-yard fi eld goal attempt, which Michael Palardy missed. The GSU defense forced a three-and-out on the Vols’ next possession, but a 35-yard punt return put UT in business again at the GSU 40. This time, Bray needed just two plays, hitting Hunter for 21 yards and then tight end Mychal Rivera for the 19-yard touchdown for a 14-3 lead with 11 minutes left in the half. But the Panthers cut the defi cit to 14-6 late in the second quarter as Benvenuto booted his second fi eld goal from 30 yards with 5:31 left in the half. The drive started after Woodard recovered a fumble at the UT 41. McLane’s fourth-quarter touchdown was a 12-yard run on fourth-and-7 to cap a 12-play, 80-yard drive.

The Panthers played much of the game without two of their top three receivers. Danny Williams did not play due to the lingering eff ects of an ankle injury he sustained last game. Jordan Giles left the game with a shoulder injury after catching two passes for 34 yards in the fi rst quarter.

GEORGIA STATE ........... 3 3 0 7 — 13 TENNESSEE .................. 7 21 13 10 — 51

SCORING SUMMARY

UT–Neal 1 Run (Palardy Kick) UT 7-0 10:46-1st, (13-78, 4:14)

GSU–Benvenuto 32 FG, 4:06, 1st (14-60, 6:40) UT 7-3UT–Rivera 19 Pass from Bray (Palardy Kick), UT 14-3

10:58-2nd, (2-40, 0:30)GSU–Benvenuto 30 FG, 5:37, 2nd (9-28, 3:01) UT 14-6UT–Hunter 25 Pass from Bray (Palardy Kick), UT 21-6

4:11-2nd, (4-73, 1:20) UT–Hunter 11 Pass from Bray (Palardy Kick), UT 28-6

1:29-2nd, (3-79, 0:41) UT–Neal 5 Run (Palardy Kick Failed), UT 34-6

11:11-3rd, (6-72, 2:36) UT–Hunter 19 Pass from Bray (Palardy Kick), UT 41-6

8:02-3rd, (4-62, 1:18) UT–Brodus 25 FG, 8:38, 4th (14-47, 5:26) UT 44-6UT–Watson 2 Run (Brodus Kick), UT 51-6

5:47-4th, (5-20, 1:30) GSU–McLane 12 Run (Benvenuto Kick), UT 51-13

0:58-4th, (12-80, 4:42) Attendance–87,821

TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU UT

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ..........................22 (8-11-3) 27 (9-18-0)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ..............................41-87-0 43-184-3Passing Yards........................................................176 374Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................18-41-1 22-28-1TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 82-263 71-558Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 8-44.8-39.0 2-33.0-33.0Fumbles-Lost ........................................................7-1 2-1Penalties .............................................................. 4-35 6-57Sacks By ..................................................................0-0 3-263rd Down Conversions ................................... 4-19 5-134th Down Conversions ......................................3-4 2-2Time of Possession ......................................... 34:18 25:42

RUSHING LEADERS

GSU–Russell 15-68; Watson 6-18; Wilson 2-17; Lee 2-11; Sweet-ing 1-7; Evans 3-3; Ogbuehi 1-(-1); McLane 10-(-21)

UT–Neal 13-65, 2 TD; Young 8-46; Lane 8-31; Watson 7-27, 1 TD

PASSING LEADERS

GSU–McLane 18-41-1, 176UT–Bray 18-20-0, 310, 4 TD; Worley 4-8-1, 64

RECEIVING LEADERS

GSU–Wilson 8-74; Giles 2-34; Russell 2-33; Minor 2-18; Blair 1-7; Lee 1-5; Sweeting 1-3; Ogbuehi 1-2

UT–Hunter 8-146, 3 TD; Rivera 4-70, 1 TD; Patterson 3-71; Carter 2-35; Young 2-11

UTSA 38, GEORGIA STATE 14

Game 3: Sept. 15, 2012 • 6 p.m.


Georgia State fell to UTSA 38-14 Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. Albert Wilson had three 100-yard receiving games a year ago. The Georgia State wide receiver got his fi rst in 2012 against UTSA as Wilson caught six passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers. Georgia State remained winless at 0-3, while UTSA improved to 3-0.

Wilson, a junior, helped the Panthers take their only lead of the game early in the opening quarter. Ben McLane hooked up with Wilson for an 84-yard touchdown on Georgia State’s third play from scrimmage. The play accounted for the longest play from scrimmage in school history, surpassing Wilson’s 78-yard touchdown catch from Kelton Hill against South Alabama in 2011. UTSA answered with consecutive scoring drives to take a 10-point lead late in the opening quarter. Four plays after an 84-yard kickoff return by Kenny Harrison, UTSA got a 5-yard touchdown run from Evans Okotcha to go up 10-7. Roadrunners quarterback Eric Soza then completed four of fi ve pass attempts, including a 5-yard touchdown toss to Aaron Grubb in the corner of the end zone to make it a 17-7 game. Soza was 17-of-24 for 206 yards, and 10 diff erent receivers caught passes. “Great throws gave the guys some opportunities, but the receivers took advantage of those opportunities,” UTSA coach Larry Coker said. “Your quarterbacks make your receivers looks good and your receivers make your quarterbacks look good.” After a 13-play Panthers’ drive ended with a blocked fi eld goal attempt, UTSA got four plays of at least 14 yards during a 10-play drive and Okotcha dove in from a yard out to push the lead out to 24-7 with 5:31 left until halftime. “You got to give a lot of credit to Texas San Antonio, they made a lot of plays,” Georgia State coach Bill Curry said. “But our players fi ght hard, we fi ght hard to the fi nal whistle.” The Panthers, playing their second home game of the season, were shorthanded in several areas as starters sat out with injuries. Defensive tackle David Huey, cornerback Demarius Matthews and wide receiver Jordan Giles all missed the game due to injury, and starting wide receiver Danny Williams was limited by an ankle injury. The injury problems continued during the game. McLane, making his third collegiate start, left in the second quarter with an injury to his left wrist. McLane returned to guide the Panthers on their fi nal possession of the half, then had an ice pack on his arm and sat out the entire second half. “Well he...his left hand is numb. He’s a tough guy so he didn’t tell us that,” Curry said. “He got hit on the forearm, that was why we took him out the fi rst time.” After GSU turned the ball over on each of its fi rst two possessions, backup quarterback Ronnie Bell provided a spark for the Panthers late in the third quarter. Bell had an 11-yard scramble on third-and-7, then connected with Wilson for a 9-yard completion on fourth-and-6. Bell found Wilson again, this time wide open streaking toward the end zone, for a 25-yard touchdown that cut the defi cit to 38-14. “We had to go with Ronnie [due to McLane’s injury], and he did some great things,” Curry said. “I was ready to come off the bench and into the game and go out there to the best I can be,” Bell said. “I think I showed we have a good backup quarterback, as well as a good starting quarterback, and that I can lead the team if the situation needed me to.” Georgia State’s defense came up big on a pair of fourth-quarter possessions. UTSA drove from its own 18 to the Panthers’ 2-yard line, but couldn’t get




any further. The 19-play drive was stymied when Soza was tackled for a loss on fourth-and-goal. On UTSA’s next drive, CheRod Simpson was stopped on a fourth down run from the 8-yard line. “Both (the off ense and defense) fought hard the whole game,” Curry said. “As I’ve said repeatedly, we have a gutty bunch, but we’re not doing what we have to do. We fi ght, scratch, bite and it’s not enough. But we will continue. The players are responding, the players are giving eff ort.” UTSA looked poised to put the ball in the end zone on the game’s opening possession. Aided by a 47-yard run by David Glasco II in which the tailback broke an initial tackle, the Roadrunners got to the State 5-yard line. But linebacker Jarrell Robinson made a great tackle in the backfi eld on third-and-two and UTSA settled for Sean Ianno’s 26-yard fi eld goal.

UTSA ........................... 17 7 14 0 — 38 GEORGIA STATE ........... 7 0 7 0 — 14

SCORING SUMMARY

UTSA–Ianno 26 FG, 10:22-1st (11-79, 4:38) UTSA 3-0 10:22-1st, (13-78, 4:14)

GSU–Wilson 84 Pass from McLane (Benvenuto Kick), GSU 7-3 9:51-1st (3-79, 0:25)

UTSA–Okotcha 5 Run (Ianno Kick), UTSA 10-7 8:01-1st (4-16, 1:38)

UTSA–Grubb 5 Pass from Soza (Ianno Kick), UTSA 17-7 1:49-1st (9-51, 4:39)

UTSA–Okotcha 1 Run (Ianno Kick), UTSA 24-7 5:31-2nd (10-74, 5:11)

UTSA–Mack 20 Pass from Soza (Ianno Kick), UTSA 31-7 10:14-3rd (7-69, 3:38)

UTSA–Okotcha 1 Run (Ianno Kick), UTSA 38-7 6:33-3rd (5-11, 2:44)

GSU–Wilson 25 Pass from Bell (Benvenuto Kick), UTSA 38-14 2:44-3rd (10-65, 3:49)

Attendance–11,496

TEAM STATISTICS ...................................UTSA GSU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ....................... 26 (13-13-0) 13 (4-9-0)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 54-225-3 23-86-0Passing Yards........................................................217 221Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................18-25-0 11-25-3TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 79-442 48-307Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 1-19.0-19.0 2-45.0-45.0Fumbles-Lost ........................................................1-0 3-1Penalties .............................................................. 3-25 5-27Sacks By ..................................................................1-9 0-03rd Down Conversions ................................... 7-12 5-104th Down Conversions ......................................1-3 1-1Time of Possession ......................................... 41:29 18:31

RUSHING LEADERS

UTSA–Glasco 4-55; Soza 9-51; Okotcha 20-49-3; Simpson 10-35

GSU–Russell 10-76; Bell 3-22; Evans 5-22; Lee 2-2; McLane 3-(-36)

PASSING LEADERS

UTSA–Soza 17-24-0, 206, 2 TD; Simmons 1-1-0, 11GSU–McLane 6-14-1, 126, 1 TD; Bell 5-11-2, 95, 1 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

UTSA–Mack 4-52, 1 TD; Okotchka 2-39; Hicks 2-24; Grubb 2-16, 1 TD; Bias 2-12

GSU–Wilson 6-150, 2 TD; Minor 2-12; Blair 1-41; Ogbuehi 1-13; Russell 1-5

RICHMOND 35, GEORGIA STATE 14

Game 4: Sept. 22, 2012 • 3:30 p.m.


Georgia State fell to Colonial Athletic Association foe Richmond 35-14 at the Georgia Dome. Donald Russell rushed for 119 yards for the Panthers. The Panthers fell to 0-4 overall playing in their fi rst and last Colonial Athletic Association opener (the program moves to the Sun Belt Conference in 2013). Richmond improved to 3-1, 1-0 CAA. “This process is very frustrating because we do so many things to hurt ourselves,” GSU coach Bill Curry said. “If we simply play our very best all the time we should be a really good football team.” Russell, a senior, went over the 100-yard mark for the second time this season and fourth time in his GSU career. He added fi ve receptions for 51 yards for a total of 170 all-purpose yards on 29 touches. Russell matched his longest run at GSU with a 52-yard scamper late in the second quarter. That got the Panthers to the Richmond 28 and set up Georgia State’s lone score. Russell later caught a 14-yard pass from Ben McLane and followed that with a 5-yard run on third-and-3. After an incompletion, McLane connected with Albert Wilson, who broke through one tackle and found the end zone to make it a 21-7 game. The GSU defense forced a punt to give the Panthers the ball with 40 seconds left in the half. But McLane was intercepted by Cooper Taylor on a tipped ball, and that allowed the Spiders to once again make it a three-touchdown game. John Laub found Stephen Barnette for a 32-yard hook up to the GSU 8-yard line. Georgia State appeared to have prevented a touchdown with three consecutive goal-line stops, but after the stop on fourth-and-goal was erased on a defensive off sides penalty, Laub pounded his way into the end zone for a 1-yard score on an untimed down to put the Spiders up 28-7.

“We had some work excellent goal line work but hurt ourselves again so there was all of that,” Curry said. “We fought the daylights out of them...but after a valiant goal-line stand we gave them fi ve downs.” Wilson, who entered the contest leading the CAA with 158.7 all-purpose yards per game, didn’t get to add to that total in the fi rst quarter. The junior suff ered an apparent hip bruise but returned for Georgia State’s fi rst promising drive of the half, catching a 13-yard pass on the opening play from scrimmage. The Panthers got to the Richmond 13-yard line, but four straight incompletions, including one intended for Wilson and tipped out of the back of the end zone on fourth-and-10, turned the ball over on downs. Richmond jumped on top with a pair of long drives in the opening half. The Spiders picked up the game’s fi rst points, capping a 13-play, 83-yard drive with a touchdown midway through the opening quarter. Junior wide out Ben Edwards, who came into the day second in the CAA averaging 116.3 all-purpose yards per game, caught three passes for 26 yards, while Kendall Gaskins had three carries for 19 yards, including a 1-yard score that made it 7-0. After a Georgia State punt, the visitors marched 71 yards in 14 plays, getting quarterback John Laub’s 1-yard touchdown sneak to go up 14-0 with 13:35 left in the half. Laub made it 21-0 when he found Stephen Barnette for a completion across the middle, and Barnette out-ran safety Demazio Skelton for a 49-yard touchdown. Richmond grabbed a 35-7 cushion midway through the third when Laub capped an eight-play drive with a tumbling, 6-yard touchdown run. Georgia State had a chance to cut into the lead late in the third, but Matt Ehasz was wide left on a 38-yard fi eld goal attempt. The Panthers fi nally scored again with under a minute to play. Led by backup quarterback Ronnie Bell (91 passing yards, 31 rushing yards on the day), the Panthers drove 70 yards on eight plays, and Russell capped his big day

DONALD RUSSELL was the Panthers’ leading rusher with 747 yards, including 100-yard eff orts against South Carolina State, Richmond, William & Mary and Rhode Island.

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with a 2-yard touchdown run on a direct snap with 43 seconds left. “It was a Donald Russell day,” Curry said. “You just see how valuable he is, you just have to keep giving it to him when he’s full speed. I’m really pleased with Ronnie Bell. I think Ronnie Bell made a statement about his ability.” Wilson wasn’t the only one hobbling for the Panthers. Both starting center Michael Davis (ankle injury) and backup Ronald Martin (knees) left with injuries, forcing guard Tim Wynn to play center for much of the second half. “There were some circumstances that were outside our control. We lost both our centers (and) Tim had to play center without having done it in two years,” Curry said.

RICHMOND .................. 7 21 7 0 — 35 GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 7 0 7 — 14

SCORING SUMMARY

UR–JSmith 1 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 7:29-1st (13-83, 5:37) UR 7-0UR–Laub 1 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 13:35-2nd (14-71, 6:54) UR 14-0UR–Barnette 49 Pass from Laub (Hinshaw Kick), UR 21-0

10:42-2nd (2-44, 0:15)GSU–Wilson 16 Pass from McLane (Benvenuto Kick), UR 21-7

1:22-2nd (7-80. 1:51, 0:25) UR–Laub 1 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 0:00-2nd (5-40, 0:32) UR 28-7UR–Laub 6 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 7:55-3rd (8-53, 04:04) UR 35-7GSU–Russell 2 Run (Benvenuto Kick), UR 35-14

0:43-4th (8-70, 2:09) Attendance–9,476

TEAM STATISTICS ....................................... UR GSU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ............................ 21 (9-1-1) 21 (8-12-1)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 39-144-4 36-159-1Passing Yards........................................................254 231Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................21-32-0 23-37-3TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 71-398 73-390Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 6-37.5-36.7 3-39.3-39.3Fumbles-Lost ........................................................2-1 1-0Penalties .............................................................. 9-59 4-45Sacks By ..................................................................0-0 0-03rd Down Conversions ................................... 7-14 5-134th Down Conversions ......................................1-1 1-4Time of Possession ......................................... 31:12 28:48

RUSHING LEADERS

UR–Laub 12-73, 3 TD; JSmith 12-43, 1 TD; Green 6-23; Gaskins 6-6

GSU–Russell 24-119, 1 TD; Bell 4-31; Evans 3-7; Lee 1-4; McLane 4-(-2)

PASSING LEADERS

UR–Laub 16-25-0, 223, 1 TD; Strauss 5-7-0, 31GSU–McLane 16-26-1, 140, 1 TD; Bell 7-10-2, 91

RECEIVING LEADERS

UR–Edwards 6-50; Barnette 3-87, 1 TD; JSmith 3-47; Gaskins 3-42

GSU–Russell 5-51; Wilson 4-57, 1 TD; Williams 4-31; Sweeting 2-18; DKing 2-18; Ogbuehi 2-8; ASmith 1-28; Minor 1-12; Hill 1-5; Evans 1-3

WILLIAM & MARY 35, GEORGIA STATE 3

Game 5: Sept. 29, 2012 • 7 p.m. (CSS-TV)

Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, Va.

Georgia State fell at William & Mary 35-3 at Zable Stadium as the Panthers were undone by seven turnovers. Donald Russell had 134 yards rushing and receiving and Ronnie Bell showed play-making

ability in his fi rst start at quarterback for Georgia State, but William & Mary scored 28 points off GSU turnovers. The Panthers (0-5) hurt themselves with four interceptions and three lost fumbles. “We work on ball security over and over and over, but if you turn the ball over that many times, you have no chance,” GSU head coach Bill Curry said. “We have individuals who are showing good things, but our team has got to come together and do all the things that it takes to win.” Russell recorded his second straight 100-yard rushing eff ort and third this season with 107 yards on 21 carries, and he added four catches for 27 yards. Bell completed 13 of 26 passes for 157 yards and helped the Panthers convert eight of 14 third down plays, but the redshirt freshman had four interceptions and a lost fumble on a sack. Keith McBride led the Tribe with 163 yards rushing and two touchdowns, while quarterback Raphael Ortiz also scored twice for the Tribe, who managed 312 yards rushing, including 204 in the second half as the GSU defense wore down. Georgia State jumped in front fi rst. After forcing William & Mary to punt on its fi rst possession, the Panthers took over and moved 62 yards on 11 plays to set up a 37-yard fi eld goal by freshman Wil Lutz, his fi rst career three-pointer. The Tribe looked to answer with a fi eld goal attempt of their own, but the 45-yard attempt by Drake Kuhn was wide right. GSU forced the fi eld goal attempt when Robert Ferguson chased W&M quarterback from the pocket and John Kelly tracked him down for the Panthers’ fi rst sack of the season. The GSU defense came up with another big play early in the second quarter with a fourth-down stop of quarterback Raphael Ortiz at the Panther 44-yard line. But the Panthers gave the ball back two plays later on a rare fumble by Donald Russell at the William and Mary 44 yard. The Tribe turned that miscue into a scoring drive, capped by Keith McBride’s 11-yard run that put William and Mary ahead, 7-3, with eight minutes remaining in the second quarter. The Panthers then drove to the W&M 33 on their next possession before Bell was intercepted. GSU forced a punt and looked to take over with about 90 seconds left in the fi rst half and trailing just 7-3. But Albert Wilson could not corral a bouncing punt, giving the Tribe possession at the GSU 11, and William and Mary punched it into the end zone on Ortiz’s 1-yard run for a 14-3 halftime lead. Still trailing just 14-3 after a William & Mary punt early in the third quarter, Bell drove the Panthers from their own 3-yard line all the way to the Tribe 36. On second down, he was sacked, leading to a fumble that the Tribe recovered at midfi eld and then converted into a touchdown four plays later. The Panthers had another excellent scoring chance late the third quarter after driving from their own 19 to a fi rst down at the Tribe 16. On fi rst-and-10, backup center Ronald Martin, subbing for the injured Michael Davis, snapped the ball over Bell’s head for a 25-yard loss. On third-and-35 at the 41, Bell’s pass was intercepted in the end zone.

GEORGIA STATE ........... 3 0 0 0 — 3 WILLIAM & MARY ........ 0 14 7 14 — 35

SCORING SUMMARY

GSU–Lutz 37 FG, 7:01-1st (11-62, 4:50) GSU 3-0W&M–KMcBride 11 Run (Kuhn Kick), WM 7-3

8:14-2nd (6-56, 2:29)W&M–Ortiz 1 Run (Kuhn Kick), 0:18-2nd (4-11, 1:06) WM 14-3W&M–Laws 26 Run (Kuhn Kick), 5:36-3rd (4-52, 1:46) WM 21-3W&M–KMcBride 36 Run (Kuhn Kick), WM 28-3

12:20, 4th (9-80, 4:08)W&M–Ortiz 6 Run (Kuhn Kick), 7:22-4th (7-62, 3:25) WM 35-3Attendance–11,125

TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU W&M

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ............................ 17 (7-8-2) 23 (17-5-1)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ..............................35-92-0 57-312-5Passing Yards........................................................157 101Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................13-26-4 8-13-0TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 61-249 70-413Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 3-27.3-27.3 3-48.7-43.7Fumbles-Lost ........................................................4-3 1-1Penalties .............................................................. 6-50 4-40Sacks By ..................................................................2-7 2-113rd Down Conversions ................................... 8-14 8-134th Down Conversions ......................................0-0 0-1Time of Possession ......................................... 25:58 34:02

RUSHING LEADERS

GSU–Russell 21-107; Bell 9-9; Evans 2-3; Wilson 1-(-1)W&M–KMcBride 25-163, 2 TD; Laws 6-67, 1 TD; Abdul-Saboor

10-42; Ortiz, 12-24, 2 TD

PASSING LEADERS

GSU–Bell 13-26-4, 157W&M–Ortiz 8-13-0, 101

RECEIVING LEADERS

GSU–Russell 4-27; Wilson 3-61; Hill 2-29; DWilliams 2-27; Evans 1-7; Pearson 1-6

W&M–TMcBride 4-55; Moody 3-45; KMcBride 1-1

NEW HAMPSHIRE 44, GEORGIA STATE 21

Game 6: Oct. 6, 2012 • 3:30 p.m.


Despite putting up its best off ensive performance of the season, the Georgia State football team dropped a 44-21 decision to Colonial Athletic Association foe No. 17/14 New Hampshire Saturday at the Georgia Dome. GSU fell to 0-6 on the season, while New Hampshire, ranked No. 17 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 14 by the Sports Network, improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the CAA with the win. UNH head coach Sean McDonnell earned his 100th career victory in his 14th season with the Wildcats. Redshirt-freshman quarterback Ben McLane came off the bench and led the Panthers with 169 passing yards and two touchdown passes. Junior receiver Albert Wilson had 105 receiving yards, including touchdown catches of 54 and 47 yards. UNH put up 624 total yards of off ense on 83 plays as Wildcat quarterback Andy Vailas passed for 252 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Nico Steriti led all rushers with 126 yards and scored three touchdowns. “We had a chance to drive up and down the fi eld, but stopped ourselves repeatedly. When we did start to drive, it was too little too late,” GSU head coach Bill Curry said. “Once again, the tendency, when the defense made a great play or had a turnover, we almost immediately found a way to turn the ball back over. That’s just simply a matter of poise. There is no excuse and no explanation.”




New Hampshire got on the board fi rst on a 26-yard touchdown pass to Harold Spears that capped a four-play drive with 13:35 left in the fi rst period. Mike MacArthur’s kick attempt was good and gave UNH a 7-0 lead. GSU tied the game on its fi rst drive when starting quarterback Ronnie Bell connected with Wilson for a 54-yard touchdown pass that capped a six-play, 77-yard drive. A GSU fumble at its own 28-yard line allowed the Wildcats to put together a 21-yard touchdown drive capped by an 8-yard pass from Vailas to Steriti for the score. A successful fi eld goal attempt gave the Wildcats a 14-7 lead with 12:22 left in the second quarter. The Wildcats struck again with 8:54 left in the fi rst half when Steriti ran the ball seven yards for his second score of the period, giving UNH a 21-7 lead. New Hampshire took advantage of a GSU turnover, scoring a touchdown with 14:34 left in the third period that extended the UNH lead to 28-7. The Wildcats scored another touchdown with 3:14 left in the third quarter and followed with a 43-yard fi eld goal by MacArthur to extend their lead to 38-7 with 40 seconds left in the third quarter. McLane connected with Emmanuel Ogbuehi with 26-yard touchdown pass with 13:52 left in game that cut the UNH lead to 38-14. The Wildcats added a fi nal touchdown at the 13:32 mark in the fourth quarter, but the Panthers answered when McLane found Wilson in the end zone with a 47-yard TD pass that cut the UNH lead to 44-21 with 4:51 left to play in the game. That was the 13th career touchdown catch for Wilson, including seven of 45 yards of longer.

NEW HAMPSHIRE ........ 7 14 17 6 — 44 GEORGIA STATE ........... 7 0 0 14 — 21

SCORING SUMMARY

UNH–Spears 26 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick) UNH 7-0 13:35-1st (4-68, 1:25)

GSU–Wilson 54 Pass from Bell (Lutz Kick) 7-7 11:01-1st (6-77, 2:29)

UNH–Steriti 8 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick) UNH 14-7 12:22-2nd (2-21, 0:37)

UNH–Steriti 7 Run (MacArthur Kick) UNH 21-7 8:54-2nd (4-40, 1:29)

UNH–Mello 5 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick) UNH 28-7 14:34-3rd (1-5, 0:06)

UNH–Setian 25 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick) UNH 35-7 3:17-3rd (7-69, 2:23)

UNH–MacArthur 43 FG, 0:40-3rd (6-36, 2:10) UNH 38-7GSU–Ogbuehi 26 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick) UNH 38-14

13:52-4th (5-73, 1:39)AWN–Steriti 34 Run (MacArthur Kick Failed), UNH 44-14

13:30-4th (1-34, 0:09)GSU–Wilson 47 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick) UNH 44-21

4:51-4th (1-62, 0:17)Attendance–9,531

TEAM STATISTICS .................................... UNH GSU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ....................... 26 (12-14-0) 15 (5-8-2)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 42-332-2 30-56-0Passing Yards........................................................292 243Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................21-41-1 13-29-3TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 83-624 59-299Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 3-38.6-38.6 8-45.1-42.1Fumbles-Lost ........................................................1-1 2-2Penalties .............................................................. 7-50 4-26Sacks By ............................................................... 4-31 2-43rd Down Conversions ................................... 5-14 4-144th Down Conversions ......................................0-0 1-1Time of Possession ......................................... 33:48 26:12

RUSHING LEADERS

UNH–Steriti 11-126, 3 TD; Owens 15-120; Harris 1-29; Setian 5-23; Vailas 7-21

GSU–Russell 12-52; Evans 2-6; McLane 3-0; Bell 12-0

PASSING LEADERS

UNH–Vailas 18-35-0, 252, 4 TD; Goldrick 2-3-1, 37; Brady 1-2-0, 3; Allison 0-1-0, 0

GSU–McLane 10-19-1, 169, 2 TD; Bell 3-10-2, 74, 1 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

UNH–Spears 6-94, 1 TD; Giansante 4-65; Mello 4-54, 1 TD; Harris 2-21; Setian 1-25, 1 TD; Allison 1-20; Steriti 1-8, 1 TD

GSU–Wilson 3-105, 2 TD; Ogbuehi 4-76, 1 TD; Hill 2-29; DWilliams 1-16; Pearson 1-8; Russell 1-5; ASmith 1-4

GEORGIA STATE 41, RHODE ISLAND 7

Game 7: Oct. 13, 2012 • 1 p.m.

Meade Stadium • Kingston, R.I.

Donald Russell set Georgia State school records with 201 yards rushing and three touchdowns scored to lead the Panthers to a dominating 41-7 victory at Rhode Island, Georgia State’s fi rst win of the season. Ben McLane passed for a career-best 213 yards and two touchdowns, Travis Evans scored twice and the Panthers did not commit a turnover or allow a sack. Meanwhile, the Georgia State (1-6) defense held Rhode Island (0-6) to 288 yards. Russell, the senior from West Palm Beach, Fla., carried 21 times for 201 yards with two touchdown runs and also caught a 35-yard touchdown pass for a career-best 236 all-purpose yards. His previous rushing high was 146 yards last season versus South Alabama, and the previous school record was held by Kelton Hill with 152 yards versus West Alabama in 2011. Walking off the fi eld with the game ball in his hand, GSU head coach Bill Curry said, “Somebody handed this to me, but this ball is for our football team. This is so wonderful and so sweet, there are no words. “We showed what we can do when we play together and don’t turn the ball over.” Russell opened the scoring for GSU with a 35-yard touchdown catch from McLane. Russell caught a short wing pass in the fl at and outraced the defense down the sideline for his fi rst touchdown reception of his career. Then Russell added to GSU’s lead on the next possession as he broke through the middle for a 45-yard touchdown, his longest scoring run in a GSU uniform and the third-longest in Panther history. “I’m just so happy to get this win. I wanted this for my team,” Russell said. “Our line did a great job, our wide receivers did a great job blocking. Coach Bond made some great calls that me some looks, and my o-line took me to the promised land.” Travis Evans made the score 21-0 when he took a shovel pass from McLane and ran 36 yards for the score. Wil Lutz tacked on a 40-yard fi eld goal with 47 seconds left in the fi rst half, the longest fi eld goal of his career and the longest for the Panthers since last year’s South Alabama game. That sent the Panthers into the locker room with a 24-0 advantage. Lutz added a 26-yard fi eld goal on GSU’s fi rst possession of the third quarter.

Rhode Island had one scoring threat in the fi rst half as the Rams drove deep into GSU territory, but on third-and-6 from the seven, linebacker Robert Ferguson intercepted Bentsen to end the drive. The interception was the second of Ferguson’s career and was one of two turnovers forced by the Panthers. Mark Hogan, who played high school football nearby in Boston, made a game-high eight tackles and a fumble recovery, and another New England native, Theo Agnew, had fi ve tackles and a sack. Russell’s third touchdown was classic Donald Russell. He carried four times for 45 yards on the 75-yard drive, breaking numerous tackles on each run, including his 6-yard scoring jaunt, which put the Panthers ahead 34-0, with six minutes left in the third quarter. Evans concluded the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run after taking direct snap on the second play of the fourth quarter. The junior running back also forced a fumble with a big hit on punt coverage. Emmanuel Ogbuehi and Kelton Hill caught four passes each, and Albert Wilson added three catches for 71 yards.

GEORGIA STATE ......... 14 10 10 7 — 41 RHODE ISLAND ........... 0 0 0 7 — 7

SCORING SUMMARY

GSU–Russell 35 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick) GSU 7-0 10:33-1st (5-63, 2:19)

GSU–Russell 45 Run (Lutz Kick), 7:34-1st (3-59, 0:47) GSU 14-0 10:33-1st (5-63, 2:19)

GSU–Evans 36 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick) GSU 21-0 12:38-2nd (3-64, 1:01)

GSU–Lutz 40 FG, 0:47-2nd (5-55, 1:45) GSU 24-0GSU–Lutz 26 FG, 13:25-3rd (5-34, 1:25) GSU 27-0GSU–Russell 6 Run (Lutz Kick), 6:02-3rd (8-75, 2:24) GSU 34-0GSU–Evans 2 Run (Lutz Kick), 14:28-4th (7-80, 2:44) GSU 41-0URI–Migliarese 16 Pass from Bentsen (Smith Kick) GSU 41-7

3:57-4th (12-95, 5:34)Attendance–6,013

TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU URI

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ..........................22 (12-8-2) 17 (6-8-3)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 34-274-3 31-104-0Passing Yards........................................................217 184Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................15-27-0 17-35-1TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 61-491 66-288Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 5-37.2-29.2 9-38.4-32.6Fumbles-Lost ........................................................0-0 2-1Penalties .............................................................. 8-60 10-108Sacks By ..................................................................1-7 0-03rd Down Conversions ......................................1-9 4-144th Down Conversions ......................................0-0 0-0Time of Possession ......................................... 25:47 34:13

RUSHING LEADERS

GSU–Russell 21-201, 2 TD; Wilson 2-23; Watson 4-22; McLane 1-11; Hill 1-10; Lee 1-3; Bell 1-2; Evans 1-2, 1 TD

URI–Sebastian 15-60; Delgado 4-26; Bentsen 6-17; Mudimbi 5-8; Morgan 1-(-7)

PASSING LEADERS

GSU–McLane 14-25-0, 213, 2 TD; Bell 1-1-0, 4; DWilliams 0-1-0, 0

URI–Bentsen 16-33-1, 179, 1 TD; Fenyak 1-2-0, 5

RECEIVING LEADERS

GSU–Ogbuehi 4-40; Hill 4-23; Wilson 3-71; Evans 1-36, 1 TD; Russell 1-35, 1 TD; Lee 1-8; Blair 1-4

URI–Migliarese 5-62, 1 TD; Morgan 5-19; Johnson-Farrell 3-50; Favreau 2-20; Frazier 1-24; Mudimbi 1-9

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VILLANOVA 49, GEORGIA STATE 24

Game 8: Oct. 20, 2012 • 3:30 p.m.


No. 24 Villanova ran the ball 53 times for 343 yards in a 49-24 win over host Georgia State on Homecoming at the Georgia Dome. The Wildcats, ranked No. 24 by the Sports Network, improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Colonial Athletic Association move into a tie for fi rst place in the conference standings. In addition to the rushing statistics, Villanova used a 66-yard punt return touchdown and a 32-yard interception return to open a 35-10 halftime lead. Georgia State, coming off its fi rst win of the year, fell to 1-7. The Panthers ran 70 plays to Villanova’s 68 plays on the day and gained 309 total yards, sparked by junior Albert Wilson’s six catches for 104 yards and fi ve kickoff returns for 176 yards. His 61-yard kick return and 55-yard touchdown catch were GSU’s two longest plays of the day. Donald Russell, the reigning Colonial Athletic Association off ensive player of the week who was coming off a school-record 201 rushing yards in the win over Rhode Island, was held to four yards on fi ve carries before leaving the game in the fi rst quarter with a knee injury. He did not return. Playing in place of Russell was redshirt junior Travis Evans, who carried fi ve times for 10 yards in the opening half. His last carry was a 9-yard touchdown scamper with 1:38 left in the second quarter to cut Villanova’s lead to 35-10 at halftime. Rosevelt Watson added 45 yards on eight carries. “Donald had a knee strain and couldn’t return. It will take time to see where he is,” Curry said. “The other backs ran extremely well. They all ran well today and they all practice hard. One thing everyone preaches in this sport, if you’ve not a starter, practice as if you are going to start. All of them have practiced well and they played well.” Despite the lopsided score, the Panthers off ense didn’t quit and got a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns. GSU capped a 12-play drive when Ben McLane found Emmanuel Ogbuehi for a 3-yard score. With just over three minutes left in the game, backup quarterback Ronnie Bell found a wide-open Wilson who tight-roped the sideline for a 55-yard touchdown that made it a 49-24 game. Wilson fi nished with six catches for 104 yards, along with 186 return yards for a school-record total of 290 all-purpose yards, breaking the record of 236 that Russell set a week earlier. “Albert plays his heart out on every play, he’s just a great player. It was too little, too late and that’s too much of a repetitive story,” Curry said. “We’re just better than this and that’s the part that is so painful.” Georgia State got on the scoreboard for the fi rst time with 9:32 to play in the second quarter. Following Wilson’s 61-yard kickoff return the Panthers’ drive stalled at the 16-yard line, but Wil Lutz booted a 33-yard fi eld goal to get GSU to within 21-3. The Wildcats answered immediately with a pair of touchdowns. First, Villanova took just six plays to go 66 yards as Kevin Monangai’s 12-yard touchdown run made it 28-3. On the fi rst play of the ensuing drive, McLane was intercepted by Eric Loper who returned it 32 yards for a score.

Villanova marched down the fi eld on its opening possession, traveling 86 yards in just seven plays to take the fi rst lead of the day. The big play came when Kevin Monangai got deep into Georgia State territory on a 33-yard run. Three plays later, quarterback John Robertson scored from six yards to make it 7-0. Midway through the fi rst, Villanova punt returner Poppy Livers made a pair of Panthers miss, then found his way down the sideline for a 66-yard touchdown that put the visitors up 14-0. Livers’ touchdown was the fi rst Villanova punt return for a score since David Martin ran one back in 1980. Villanova made it 21-0 early in the second when Robertson found Norman White in the back of the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown. Roberston, a redshirt freshman who in an upset of Old Dominion ran for a school-record 189 yards, picked up 87 yards on the ground and 183 of total off ense. Monangai rushed for 130 yards on 18 carries and Villanova picked up 470 yards of total off ense. “We were out of position on the quarterback runs,” Curry said. “We have a response, we see it every week, it’s not as if it’s some kind of magic show. Probably didn’t practice as well as we have, but the guys sucked it up and pulled it together. We thought by Thursday that we were in good shape in terms of concentration, but we didn’t play that way.”

VILLANOVA ................ 14 21 7 7 — 49 GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 10 0 14 — 24

SCORING SUMMARY

VU–Robertson 6 Run (Hamilton Kick), VU 7-0 10:43-1st (7-86, 2:59)

VU–Livers 66 Punt Return (Hamilton Kick), 6:37-1st VU 14-0VU–Hamilton 14 Pass from Robertson (Hamilton Kick), VU 21-0

14:29-2nd (12-80, 5:48)GSU–Lutz 34 FG, 9:32-2nd (11-22, 4:46) VU 21-3VU–Monongai 12 Run (Hamilton Kick), VU 28-3

7:06-2nd (6-66, 2:22)VU–Loper 32 Interception Return (Hamilton Kick), VU 35-3

6:48-2ndGSU–Evans 9 Run (Lutz Kick), 1:38-2nd (12-57, 5:04) VU 35-10VU–Pettway 2 Pass from Robertson (Hamilton Kick), VU 42-10

11:00-3rd (10-65, 4:00)VU–Hurley 15 Pass from Polony (Hamilton Kick), VU 49-10

13:57-4th (2-17, 0:48)GSU–Ogbuehi 3 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick), VU 49-17

8:20-4th (12-70, 5:32)GSU–Wilson 55 Pass from Bell (Lutz Kick), VU 49-24

3:21-4th (4-66, 1:01)Attendance–12,136

TEAM STATISTICS ....................................... VU GSU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ..........................28 (20-7-1) 18 (6-11-1)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 53-343-2 29-79-1Passing Yards........................................................127 230Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................11-15-1 23-41-2TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 68-470 70-309Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 3-42.7-39.3 6-43.8-32.8Fumbles-Lost ........................................................0-0 1-0Penalties .............................................................. 4-25 3-30Sacks By ..................................................................1-0 0-03rd Down Conversions ......................................5-9 4-154th Down Conversions ......................................0-0 3-4Time of Possession ......................................... 30:28 29:32

RUSHING LEADERS

VU–Monangai 18-130, 1 TD; Robertson 11-87, 1 TD; White 9-40GSU–Watson 8-45; Evans 9-16, 1 TD; McLane 4-6; Sweeting

1-5; Russell 5-4; Lee 2-3

PASSING LEADERS

VU–Robertson 8-11-1, 96, 2 TD; Polony 3-4-0, 23, 1 TDGSU–McLane 21-37-2, 164, 1 TD; Bell 2-4-0, 66, 1 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

VU–White 3-32, 1 TD; Wells 2-40; Monangai, 2-1; Wells 1-23; Hurley 1-15, 1 TD; Price 1-14; Pettway 1-2, 1 TD

GSU–Wilson 6-104, 1 TD; Evans 5-28; Ogbuehi 4-18, 1 TD; Watson 1-11; Pearson 1-6; ASmith 1-5 Russell 1-3

JAMES MADISON 28, GEORGIA STATE 21

Game 9: Oct. 27, 2012 • 3:30 p.m.

Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, Va.

Georgia State’s late comeback fell just short as the Panthers fell at ninth-ranked James Madison 28-21 at Bridgeforth Stadium. After falling behind 28-7, Georgia State scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull within 28-21 and had one fi nal possession with 56 seconds left but JMU (6-2, 4-1) held on for the victory. Tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi caught a 5-yard touchdown pass with 10:47 left and then set up another touchdown when he ran 54 yards on a fake punt. Travis Evans, playing for injured running back Donald Russell, rushed for a career-high 98 yards for the Panthers. “That’s a really painful loss against an outstanding football team because we had chances in all three phases—off ense, defense and special teams—to win the game,” GSU head coach Bill Curry said. “We needed to do a better job executing the little things to fi nish the job.” Georgia State trailed 14-7 after a strong fi rst half in which the Panthers outgained JMU 171-122. The score remained that way until late in the third quarter when James Madison scored on a 13-yard run by Jordan Anderson to move ahead 21-7. That touchdown capped a fi ve-play 68-yard drive that was aided by a personal foul penalty for contact above the neck on Drew Pearson, a tight end who also took snaps at defensive end for the fi rst time because the Panthers have suff ered so many injuries on the defensive line. The Dukes added to their lead soon after as Brandon Lee blocked a punt and returned it 3 yards for a touchdown, putting the Dukes ahead, 28-7, with 14 minutes to play. The Panthers responded by driving 81 yards on eight plays to pull within 28-14 with 6:31 left. Ogbuehi started the drive with a 17-yard run and then fi nished it when he caught a 5-yard pass from running back Rosevelt Watson, who had taken the snap in a Wildcat formation. That is the second career touchdown pass for Watson, who also threw one in 2010. The GSU defense forced a three-and-out, and the Panthers took over at their own 33. On fourth-and-7 from the 36, Ogbuehi took the snap in punt formation and raced around the left side for 54 yards down to the 10-yard line. On the next play, McLane hit Parris Lee in the left fl at, and Lee raced down the sideline for the score, bringing GSU within 28-21 with 6:31 left. After the kickoff , JMU managed to grind the clock with runs, moving to the GSU 24-yard line when Cameron Starke missed his third fi eld-goal attempt of the day to give the Panthers one fi nal chance with 56 seconds left. After an 18-yard reception by Lynquez Blar and a roughing the




passer penalty, the Panthers had a fi nal snap from the JMU 45-yard line with three seconds left, but the Dukes managed a sack to end the game. JMU jumped in front early, taking advantage of a Georgia State turnover. Evans fumbled on the Panthers’ fi rst play from scrimmage to give the Dukes the ball at the 23-yard line. JMU needed just four plays to score as Birdsong hit Dae’Quan Scott for a 6-yard touchdown pass and a 7-0 lead. The Panthers answered with an eight-play, 81-yard drive, all of it on the ground. After Watson rushed 10 yards for a fi rst down at the JMU 47, Travis Evans raced 45 yards – the longest run of his career – before he was dragged down at the 2-yard line. Then Watson punched it in on the next play as GSU evened the score at 7-all with fi ve minutes left in the fi rst quarter. After Wil Lutz hit the crossbar on a 53-yard fi eld goal attempt, James Madison drove 63 yards on six plays, capped by a 4-yard scoring run by Starke. That put the Dukes ahead 14-7 early in the second quarter. Ogbuehi, GSU’s senior tight end, fi nished with a career-high six catches, along with his 71 yards rushing on two carries. Watson, another senior, contributed 30 yards rushing, one touchdown on the ground and one touchdown pass. Quarterback Ben McLane completed 22 of 37 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions. Georgia State outgained James Madison, ranked No. 9 by the Sports Network and No. 10 in the FCS Coaches Poll, 348 to 340. D’Mario Gunn led the GSU defense with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception. Theo Agnew added nine tackles, a tackle for loss and three pass breakups.

Dae’Quan Scott led the Dukes with 130 yards rushing. Freshman quarterback Michael Birdsong passed for 119 yards and one touchdown in his fi rst start. Before the game, James Madison honored GSU head coach Bill Curry by making him an honorary letterman. “On a personal note, I can’t remember anybody doing anything nicer for me,” said Curry. “To be made an honorary letterman at a proud institution like this is a tremendous honor, and I am extremely grateful.”

GEORGIA STATE ........... 7 0 0 14 — 21 JAMES MADISON ........ 7 7 7 7 — 28

SCORING SUMMARY

JMU–Scott 6 Pass from Birdsong (Starke Kick), JMU 7-0 13:10-1st (4-23, 1:35)

GSU–Watson 2 Run (Lutz Kick), 5:05-1st (8-81, 3:13) 7-7JMU–Scott 4 Run (Starke Kick), 13:59-2nd (6-63, 2:04) JMU 14-7JMU–Anderson 4 Run (Starke Kick), JMU 21-7

1:12-3rd (5-68, 2:22)JMU–Lee 3 Blocked Punt Return (Starke Kick), 14:05-4th JMU 28-7GSU–Ogbuehi 5 Pass from Watson (Lutz Kick), JMU 28-14

10:47-4th (8-81, 3:18)GSU–Lee 10 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick), JMU 28-21

6:31-4th (5-67, 1:59)Attendance–22,813

TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU JMU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ..........................20 (11-8-1) 17 (9-6-2)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 38-173-1 42-221-2Passing Yards........................................................175 119Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................23-38-0 11-23-1TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 76-348 65-340Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 9-32.0-29.2 7-34.9-34.9Fumbles-Lost ........................................................1-1 2-0Penalties .............................................................. 5-48 4-35Sacks By ..................................................................0-0 3-313rd Down Conversions ................................... 4-16 3-134th Down Conversions ......................................2-2 0-0Time of Possession ......................................... 31:27 28:33

RUSHING LEADERS

GSU–Evans 18-98; Ogbuehi 2-71; Watson 9-30, 1 TD; Lee 1-0; Wilson 1-(-2); McLane 6-(-22)

JMU–Scott 25-130, 1 TD; Anderson 11-48, 1 TD; Birdsong 6-43

PASSING LEADERS

GSU–McLane 22-37-0, 170, 1 TD; Watson 1-1-0, 5, 1 TDJMU–Birdsong 11-23-1, 119, 1 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

GSU–Ogbuehi 6-17, 1 TD; Lee 4-21, 1 TD; Wilson 3-57; Evans 3-23; Blair 2-25; Pearson 1-10; MInor 1-8; Hill 1-8; Carter 1-4; Watson 1-2

JMU–Scott 5-37, 1 TD; Hunter 2-29; Barlow 1-21; Rose 1-18; Robinson 1-7; Hart 1-7

OLD DOMINION 53, GEORGIA STATE 27

Game 10: Nov. 3, 2012 • 3:30 p.m.


Taylor Heinicke passed for 351 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Old Dominion defeated Georgia State 53-27 at the Georgia Dome. It was the fi nal home game for head coach Bill Curry, the only coach in the program’s history who will retire after the season. Before the game, Georgia State announced the locker room at the football team’s practice facility will be named in Curry’s honor.

“It absolutely stunned me,” Curry said of the locker room naming. “It’s the only time today [that he got emotional]. I had no intention in choking up. These amazing acts of kindness toward me today, I don’t even have words.” The biggest highlights for Georgia State came from junior Albert Wilson, who set three school records. Wilson ignited the Georgia Dome crowd, changing direction and out-running the Old Dominion coverage team for a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown midway through the third quarter. It was a school record for Wilson, who also had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in 2010 against Alabama. On this one, Wilson fi elded the ball four yards deep in the end zone. “He was not supposed to bring that ball out,” Curry said. “It’s the longest kickoff return I’ve ever been a part of. Those are really fast people chasing him, and you just can’t catch him.” With just over 10 minutes left in the game, Ben McLane made a perfect pass to Wilson, who was streaking down the sideline and turned it into a school-record 93-yard touchdown catch that made it a 46-21 game. Wilson caught six passes for 149 yards and amassed a school-record 296 all-purpose yards. Tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi also topped 100 yards receiving with a career-best 108 yards on three catches, including a 55-yard reception from McLane and a 42-yard grab from wide receiver Danny Williams on a reverse. Demazio Skelton intercepted two passes for GSU. D’Mario Gunn also had an interception, which he returned 73 yards, meaning this game produced the Panthers’ longest kickoff return, interception return and play from scrimmage. Heinicke, who came into the game leading FCS in total off ense at 436 yards per game, was 28-of-42. All 27 GSU points came in the second half. The Panthers marched 80 yards in six minutes, and senior Rosevelt Watson broke an initial tackle attempt and plunged into the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown that cut the defi cit to 32-7. The Panthers’ best chances to score in the opening half came on a pair of second-quarter possessions. First, the Panthers got an 18-yard run by Travis Evans to help get to the ODU 31-yard line, but Wil Lutz’s 48-yard fi eld goal was short. Later, Ben McLane hooked up with Emmanuel Ogbuehi on a 55-yard completion to set up fi rst-and-goal. Old Dominion’s defense only allowed two more yards on the series before McLane was sacked on fourth down. GSU had three fi rst half turnovers, and they cost the Panthers on the scoreboard each time. McLane fumbled midway through the fi rst quarter and ODU, given excellent fi eld position, took just four plays to travel 34 yards as Heinicke made it a 15-0 game with an 11-yard scoring strike to Tyree Lee. Up 22-0, ODU safety Devon Simmons intercepted McLane and Heinicke found Larry Pinkard in the back of the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown to push the Monarchs’ lead to 29-0. After Craig Wilkins picked off a tipped ball, Jarod Brown’s 28-yard fi eld goal sent ODU into the locker room up 32-0. GSU scored its fourth touchdown of the second half when Malcolm Smith capped a nine-play drive by taking a direct snap for a 2-yard

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touchdown run after taking a direct snap in the wildcat formation. “While I’m always glad that the guys fi ght back, we shouldn’t have to fi ght back like that,” Curry said. “I’ve just so hoped we would play our best, not for me, not even for the seniors, for everybody, the Georgia State community. It’s what everybody deserves. Georgia State football is going to be a great success, it’ll just be later than I had anticipated. We’ll get a terrifi c football coach and the program will prosper.” ODU jumped on top with a nine-play scoring drive on the game’s opening possession. Heinicke had a 34-yard run to get deep into GSU territory, and on third down, he threw a 9-yard touchdown toss to Marquel Thomas to put the Monarchs up 8-0.

OLD DOMINION ........ 15 17 7 14 — 53 GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 0 14 13 — 27

SCORING SUMMARY

ODU–Thomas 9 Pass from Heinicke ODU 8-0 (Blanco Pass from Ong), 12:08-1st (9-67, 2:52)

ODU–Lee 11 Run (Brown Kick), 4:10-1st (4-34, 1:20) ODU 15-0ODU–Harper 1 Run (Brown Kick), 11:06-2nd (5-69, 1:30) ODU 22-0ODU–Pinkard 4 Pass from Heinicke (Brown Kick), ODU 29-0

5:14-2nd (8-29, 2:52) ODU–Brown 28 FG, 0:02-2nd (4-5, 0:46) ODU 32-0GSU–Watson 3 Run (Lutz Kick), 8:54-3rd (11-80, 6:01) ODU 32-7ODU–Mayers 4 Pass from Heinicke (Brown Kick), ODU 39-7

6:40-3rd (6-81, 2:07) GSU–Wilson 100 Kickoff Return (Lutz Kick), 6:24-3rd ODU 39-14ODU–Lee 1 Run (Segers Kick), 10:38-4th (13-74, 5:42) ODU 46-14GSU–Wilson 93 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick), ODU 46-21

10:18-4th (1-93, 0:14)GSU–MSmith 1 Run (Pass Failed), ODU 46-27

4:06-4th (10-80, 4:24)ODU–Harper 7 Run (Segers Kick), 1:45-4th (7-46, 2:19) ODU 53-27Attendance–12,293

TEAM STATISTICS .................................... ODU GSU

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ....................... 27 (11-15-1) 18 (4-9-5)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ........................... 47-205-4 31-52-2Passing Yards........................................................351 303Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................28-42-3 17-38-2TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 89-556 69-355Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 4-47.5-42.0 4-44.8-42.2Fumbles-Lost ........................................................0-0 2-2Penalties ......................................................... 11-120 6-51Sacks By ............................................................... 3-35 4-263rd Down Conversions .................................11-18 4-144th Down Conversions ......................................1-1 0-2Time of Possession ......................................... 32:06 27:54

RUSHING LEADERS

ODU–Lee 25-126, 2 TD; Harper 10-45, 2 TD; Ong 3-21; Heinicke 9-13

GSU–Evans 14-87; Watson 2-5, 1 TD; MSmith 5-5, 1 TD; Lee 2-5; Bell 3-(-11); Wilson 1-(-11); McLane 4-(-28)

PASSING LEADERS

ODU–Heinicke 28-42-3, 351, 3 TDGSU–McLane 13-31-2, 226, 1 TD; Bell 3-5-0, 35; DWilliams

1-1-0, 42

RECEIVING LEADERS

ODU–Pinkard 6-92, 1 TD; Thomas 6-72, 1 TD; Mayes 5-52, 1 TD; Roberts 3-73; Vaughan 3-32; Spellman 3-11

GSU–Wilson 6-149, 1 TD; DWilliams 4-33; Ogbuehi 3-108; Blair 2-11; Lee 1-2; Evans 1-0

MAINE 51, GEORGIA STATE 7

Game 11: Nov. 10, 2012 • 2 p.m.

Alfond Stadium • Orono, Me. (WABI-TV)

Georgia State fell at Maine 51-7 in the fi nal game of the 2012 season and the last contest for retiring head coach Bill Curry. “I haven’t really focused on the fact that this is the last hurrah; I’ll think about later,” Curry said after the game. “Right now, I’m just extremely disappointed that we couldn’t end the season with our best eff ort.” Maine quarterback Marcus Wasilewski threw four touchdown passes, and Rickey Stevens rushed for 179 yards and one score to lead the Black Bears. The injuries that decimated this Georgia State team all season were again a factor. The Panthers played without their top defensive player in noseguard Terrance Woodard, who was sorely missed on a defensive line that was already paper thin. Then GSU lost starting left tackle Ulrick John and tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi early in the game, and the off ense struggled. Georgia State’s lone score came on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Ben McLane to Danny Williams late in the fi rst half. McLane passed for 154 yards in the game, and Travis Evans rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries. Albert Wilson had three receptions for 75 yards. Maine jumped to a 10-0 lead with scores on its fi rst two possessions. Wasilewski opened the game with a 46-yard run to the GSU 44, and then found Maurice McDonald for a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Black Bears the early 7-0 lead. After Georgia State went three-and-out, Sean Decloux added a 41-yard fi eld goal on the Bears next possession for a 10-0 advantage with six minutes left in the fi rst quarter. The Black Bears added to their lead in the second quarter with a pair of big plays in the passing game. First, Nigel Jones caught a screen pass from Wasilewski and raced 76 yards for a score. Georgia State then moved deep into Maine territory but had to settle for a 48-yard fi eld goal attempt into the wind. After the missed fi eld goal, Wasilewski found Damarrr Aultman behind the

secondary for a 69-yard touchdown pass. That put Maine ahead 24-0 with 7:30 left in the fi rst half. The Black Bears and head coach Jack Cosgrove honored Curry before the game by presenting him with a pair of authentic boots from Maine retailer L.L. Bean. “I deeply appreciate the personal gesture by Jack Cosgrove and the Maine program,” Curry said. In the locker room after his fi nal game, Curry told his Panthers, “I want each of you to know that I love you, and I admire all the eff ort you have put in. We all know in this room that we are a better football team than we showed at any time this year. The next step is to become a great football team, and I know you will.”

GEORGIA STATE ........... 0 7 0 0 — 7 MAINE ......................... 10 21 17 3 — 51

SCORING SUMMARY

UM–McDonald 17 Pass from Wasilewski UM 7-0 (Decloux Kick), 10:59-1st (9-90, 4:01)

UM–Decloux 41 FG, 5:55-1st (8-46, 3:29) UM 10-0UM–Jones 76 Pass from Wasilewski UM 17-0

(Decloux Kick), 10:14-2nd (1-69, 0:12)UM–Aultman 69 Pass from Wasilewski UM 24-0

(Decloux Kick), 7:30-2nd (5-74, 2:23)UM–Stevens 8 Run (Decloux Kick), UM 31-0

3:06-2nd (5-74, 2:23)GSU–DWilliams 13 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick), UM 31-7

0:30-2nd (9-66, 2:31)UM–Perillo 24 Pass from Wasilewski UM 38-7

(Decloux Kick), 11:33-3rd (4-50, 1:53)UM–Jones 9 Run (Decloux Kick), 7:28-3rd (1-9, 0:05) UM 45-7UM–Decloux 20 FG, 0:14-3rd (8-29, 4:18) UM 48-7UM–Decloux 18 FG, 4:31-4th (4-9, 2:06) UM 51-7Attendance–2,979

TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU MAINE

First Downs (R-P-Pen) ............................ 12 (7-4-1) 16 (10-6-0)Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ..............................33-59-0 48-332-2Passing Yards........................................................154 262Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ..................................12-30-4 11-17-0TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds) ...................... 63-213 65-594Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ............................ 8-41.1-37.8 4-37.8-36.8Fumbles-Lost ........................................................2-0 0-0Penalties .............................................................. 3-25 9-92Sacks By ..................................................................1-5 4-503rd Down Conversions ................................... 8-17 5-144th Down Conversions ......................................0-0 1-1Time of Possession ......................................... 27:34 32:26

RUSHING LEADERS

GSU–Evans 17-77; Watson 5-26; MSmith 2-8; Wilson 1-(-8); McLane 8-(-44)UM–Stevens 21-179, 1 TD; Wasilewski 10-77; Jones 13-76, 1 TD; Ebeling 2-5

PASSING LEADERS

GSU–McLane 12-29-3, 154, 1 TD; Watson 0-1-1UM–Wasilewski 11-17-0, 262, 4 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

GSU–Wilson 3-75; DWilliams 2-22, 1 TD; ASmith 2-38; Blair 2-9; Evans 2-1; Pearson 1-9UM–Aultman 3-97, 1 TD; Perillo 2-27, 1 TD; McDonald 2-26, 1 TD; Jones 1-76, 1 TD; Nash 1-22; Flores 1-8; Williams 1-6

HEAD COACH BILL CURRY (with wife Carolyn) was honored in a pregame ceremony before the Old Dominion game, his fi nal contest at the Georgia Dome.

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R E C O R D S & H I S T O R Y

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

Game: 24, Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012Season: 128, Donald Russell, 2011Career: 248, Donald Russell (2011-12)

RUSHING YARDS

Game: 201, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012

Season: 747, Donald Russell, 2012Career: 1,412, Donald Russell (2011-12)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

Game: 2, Three players, fi ve timesSeason: 9, Donald Russell, 2011Career: 12, Donald Russell (2011-12)

PASSING YARDS

Game: 414, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010Season: 2,102, Drew Little, 2010Career: 2,570, Drew Little, 2010-11

PASS ATTEMPTS

Game: 53, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010Season: 306, Drew Little, 2010Career: 2381, Drew Little, 2010-11

PASS COMPLETIONS


COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

Game: .800, Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (12-15)

Season: .621, Drew Little, 2010 (190-306)Career: .596, Drew Little, 2010-11 (227-381)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Game: 4, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011; Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010, Savannah State, 2010

Season: 18, Drew Little, 2010Career: 18, Drew Little, 2010-11

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN

Game: 4, Drew Little vs. Alabama, 2010; Ronnie Bell vs. William & Mary, 2012

Season: 11, Drew Little, 2010; Ben Mclane, 2012Career: 17, Drew Little, 2010-11

TOTAL OFFENSE

Game: 417, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010

Season: 2,078, Drew Little, 2010Career: 2,531, Drew Little, 2010-11

TOTAL PLAYS


TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY

Game: 5, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011Season: 22, Drew Little, 2010Career: 22, Drew Little, 2010-11

RECEPTIONS

Game: 11, Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010

Season: 54, Danny Williams, 2010Career: 104, Albert Wilson, 2010-present;

Danny Williams, 2010-present

RECEIVING YARDS

Game: 175, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011

Season: 947, Albert Wilson, 2012Career: 2013, Albert Wilson, 2010-present

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS

Game: 2, Albert Wilson vs. fi ve teams; Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011


KICKOFF RETURNS

Game: 5, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012; Old Dominion, 2011


KICKOFF RETURN YARDS

Game: 176, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012Season: 751, Albert Wilson, 2012Career: 64, Albert Wilson, 2010-present

KICKOFF RETURNS FOR TD

Game: 1, Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010; vs. Old Dominion, 2012; Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010

Season: 1, Albert Wilson, 2010 and 2012; Darren McCray, 2010

Career: 2, Albert Wilson, 2010-present

PUNT RETURNS

Game: 7, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011


KELTONKELLTOON

HILLThe former quarterback

threw a school-record four touchdown passes and rushed for a fi fth TD vs.

Campbell in 2011.

SCHOOL RECORDSSCHOOL RECORDS

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. R E C O R D S & H I S T O R Y

PUNT RETURN YARDS

Game: 85, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011


ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

Game: 175, Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011

Season: 947, Albert Wilson, 2012Career: 3,952, Albert Wilson, 2010-present

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED

Game: 3, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 (2 rushing, 1 receiving)

Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011Career: 17, Albert Wilson, 2010-present

POINTS SCORED

Game: 18, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012

Season: 80, Iain Vance, 2010Career: 102, Albert Wilson, 2010-present

POINTS SCORED

Game: 55, vs. Savannah State, 2010Season: 302, 2010

POINTS ALLOWED

Game: 63, vs. Alabama, 2010Season: 424, 2012

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED

Game: 7, vs. Savannah State, 2010Season: 37, 2010

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

Game: 50, vs. Campbell, 2011Season: 414, 2011

RUSHING YARDS

Game: 301, vs. Campbell, 2011Season: 1,847, 2011

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

Game: 3, vs. fi ve teams. Most recent: vs. Rhode Island, 2012

Season: 16, 2010 and 2011

PASS ATTEMPTS

Game: 55, vs. Old Dominion, 2010Season: 360, 2012

PASS COMPLETIONS

Game: 33, vs. Old Dominion, 2010Season: 201, 2010

PASSING YARDS

Game: 419, vs. Old Dominion, 2010Season: 2,247, 2010

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Game: 4, vs. Morehead State, 2010; Savannah State, 2010; Campbell, 2011

Season: 19, 2010

TOTAL OFFENSE

Game: 514, vs. Campbell, 2011Season: 3,602, 2010

TOTAL OFFENSE - PLAYS

Game: 82, vs. Tennessee, 2012Season: 720, 2012

FIELD GOALS MADE

Game: 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010Season: 15, 2010

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

Game: 4, Lamar, 2010; UTSA, 2011Season: 22, 2011

FIELD GOALS MADE

Game: 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010Season: 15, Iain Vance, 2010Career: 15, Iain Vance, 2010

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

Game: 4, Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012; Christian Benvenuto vs. UTSA, 2011

Season: 17, Iain Vance, 2010; Christian Benvenuto, 2011

Career: 20, Christian Benvenuto, 2011-12

PAT

Game: 7, Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010Season: 35, Iain Vance, 2010Career: 35, Iain Vance, 2010

PUNTS

Game: 10, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011, vs. Houston, 2011

Season: 15, Iain Vance, 2010Career: 15, Iain Vance, 2010

PUNTING YARDS

Game: 406, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011

Season: 2,541, Matt Hubbard, 2012Career: 4,385, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present

PUNTING AVERAGE

Game: 62.2, Matt Hubbard vs. SC State (5 punts)

Season: 44.5, Bo Schlechter, 2010Career: 42.6, Matt Hubbard, 2011-present

INTERCEPTIONS

Game: 2, D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011; Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2012

Season: 3, Demazio Skelton, 2012Career: 5, Demazio Skelton, 2011-12

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS

Game: 73, D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2011 (1)

Season: 84, D’Mario Gunn, 2012Career: 91, D’Mario Gunn, 2011-12

PUNTS

Game: 12 vs. Old Dominion, 2011Season: 61, 2012

PUNTING AVERAGE

Game: 62.2, vs. S.C. State (5 punts)Season: 42.0, 2012

INTERCEPTIONS

Game: 4, vs. South Alabama, 2011Season: 13, 2011

TURNOVERS FORCED

Game: 5, vs. South Alabama, 2011Season: 21, 2011

SACKS BY

Game: 6, vs. Lambuth, 2010Season: 21, 2011

PENALTIES

Game: 10, vs. Savannah State, 10-9-10; Murray State, 10-8-11

Season: 74, 2011

PENALTY YARDS

Game: 92, vs. Old Dominion, 10-23-10Season: 616, 2011

— TEAM RECORDS —

SCHOOL RECORDSSCHOOL RECORDS

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RUSHING YARDS

201 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 152 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 146 Donald Russell vs. Campbell, 2011 141 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 136 Donald Russell vs. South Alabama, 2011 120 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 119 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 107 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

24 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 21 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012 21 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 21 Donald Russell vs. UTSA, 2011 20 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 20 Donald Russell vs. South Alabama, 2011

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

2 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 2 Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 2 Donald Russell vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010

RECEIVING YARDS

175 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 151 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 150 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 149 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 146 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 120 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 108 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. ODU, 2012 105 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 104 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 103 Danny Williams vs. N.C. Central, 2010 102 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 101 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010

RECEPTIONS

11 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 9 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 8 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State,

2010 8 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 8 Albert Wilson vs. Tennessee, 2012 7 Albert Wilson vs. St. Francis, 2011 7 Danny Williams vs. Jacksonville State,

2011

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS

2 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 2 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 2 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 2 Albert Wilson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 2 Albert Wilson vs. Savannah State, 2010 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010

PASSING YARDS

414 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 287 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 228 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 228 Drew Little vs. Murray State, 2011 227 Drew Little vs. Jacksonville State, 2010

PASS ATTEMPTS

53 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 41 Ben McLane vs. Tennessee, 2012 38 Drew Little vs. Murray State, 2011 38 Drew Little vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 37 Ben McLane vs. Villanova, 2012 36 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011

PASS COMPLETIONS

32 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 25 Drew Little vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 22 Drew Little vs. Lamar, 2010 21 Ben McLane vs. Villanova, 2012 20 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010 19 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

.800 Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama 2011 (12-15)

.765 Drew Little vs. Shorter, 2010 (13-17) .724 Drew Little vs. Morehead St., 2010 (21-29) .722 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011

(13-18) .695 Drew Little vs. Campbell, 2010 (16-23)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

4 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah State, 2010 3 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011

TOTAL OFFENSE

417 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 380 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 354 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 295 Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 2011 283 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010

TD RESPONSIBILITY (RUSH/PASS)

5 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (1/4) 4 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010

(2/2) 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead St., 2010 (0/4) 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah St., 2010 (0/4)

SINGLE-GAME HIGHSSINGLE-GAME HIGHS

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a school-record 11 passes against Old Dominion

during the inaugural 2010 season.

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TOUCHDOWNS SCORED

3 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 2 Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 2 Donald Russell vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010 2 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 2 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 2 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 2 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 2 Albert Wilson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 2 Albert Wilson vs. Savannah State, 2010 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010 2 Sam Burkhalter vs. Savannah State, 2010 2 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010

POINTS BY KICKING

13 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 11 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010 11 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 11 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 10 Christian Benvenuto vs. Clark Atlanta,

2011

FIELD GOALS

3 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 2 Christian Benvenuto, four games 2 Iain Vance, four games 2 Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012 2 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012

PAT

7 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 6 Matt Ehasz vs. Campbell, 2011 4 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 5 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010

SINGLE-GAME HIGHSSINGLE-GAME HIGHSPUNTS

10 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 8 Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 2012 8 Matt Hubbard vs. James Madison, 2012 7 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 2012

PUNTING YARDS

406 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 372 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 358 Matt Hubbard vs. Tennessee, 2012 337 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 2012 311 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 288 Matt Hubbard vs. James Madison, 2012 275 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2011

PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. 3 PUNTS)

62.2 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 (5)51.0 Bo Schlechter vs. NCCU, 2010 (4) 50.0 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 2010 (4) 48.1 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 2012

(7) 45.8 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2011 (6)

KICKOFF RETURNS

5 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 5 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 4 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 4 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 4 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 4 Albert Wilson vs. S.C. State, 2012


176 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 156 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 140 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 129 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 125 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2010 104 Albert Wilson vs. S.C. State, 2012

PUNT RETURNS

7 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 3 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead

State, 2010

PUNT RETURN YARDS

85 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 48 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead

State, 2010

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

296 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 290 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 236 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 229 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 197 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 191 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 182 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 175 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011

TACKLES

16 Fred Barnes vs. Shorter, 2010 14 Mark Hogan vs. Old Dominion, 2010 12 Demazio Skelton vs. S.C. State, 2012 12 Dexter Moody vs. Old Dominion, 2011 11 Mike Hall vs. South Carolina State, 2011

TACKLES FOR LOSS

4 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 2 11 players

SACKS

3 Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 2010 2 Christo Bilukidi vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011

INTERCEPTIONS

2 D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion,

2012

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS

73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (1)

31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1) 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (1) 26 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 2012 (1)

One of three Panthers to catch two touchdown

passes in a game.

GILESJORDAN

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records for sacks and tackles for loss

in a game.

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and tackles for loss in a game.

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RUSHING YARDS

Player ..............................Years Att Yds1. Donald Russell............ 2011-12 248 14122. Travis Evans ................. 2010-* 241 10953. Kelton Hill .................... 2010-* 171 10444. Rosevelt Watson ........ 2010-* 81 3165. Parris Lee ...................... 2010-* 71 251

TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING

Player ........................................Years TD1. Donald Russell........................2011-12 122. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 73. Travis Evans .............................2010-* 74. Parris Lee ..................................2010-* 4 Drew Little ...............................2010-11 4

PASSING YARDS

Player ........................................Years Yards1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 25702. Ben McLane.............................2012-* 15923. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 11614. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 550

PASS ATTEMPTS

Player ........................................Years Att1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 3812. Ben McLane.............................2012-* 2743. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 1544. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 865. Ronnie Bell ..............................2012-* 67

PASS COMPLETIONS

Player ........................................Years Cmp1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 2272. Ben McLane.............................2012-* 1393. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 804. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 425. Ronnie Bell ..............................2012-* 34

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Player ........................................Years TD1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 182. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 113. Ben McLane.............................2012-* 104. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 45. Ronnie Bell ..............................2012-* 3

TOTAL OFFENSE

Player ..............................Years Plays Yards1. Drew Little ................... 2010-11 418 25312. Kelton Hill .................... 2010-* 320 22053. Donald Russell............ 2011-* 248 14124. Ben McLane................. 2012-* 325 14225. Travis Evans ................. 2010-* 241 1095


Player ........................................Years TDR1. Drew Little ...............................2010-11 222. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 183. Donald Russell........................2011-* 124. Ben McLane.............................2012-* 115. Travis Evans .............................2010-* 7

RECEIVING YARDS

Player ..............................Years Rec Yds1. Albert Wilson .............. 2010- 104 20132. Danny Williams .......... 2010- 104 13613. Emmanuel Ogbuehi . 2010- 47 5814. Jordan Giles ................. 2010- 35 5155. Sidney Haynes ............ 2010-11 30 332

RECEPTIONS

Player ........................................Years Rec1. Danny Williams ......................2010-* 104 Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 1043. Travis Evans .............................2010-* 484. Emmanuel Ogbuehi .............2010-12 475. Jordan Giles .............................2010-* 35

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS

Player ........................................Years Rec1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 152. Danny Williams ......................2010-* 93. Jordan Giles .............................2010-* 64. Emmanuel Ogbuehi .............2010-12 4

KICKOFF RETURNS

Player ........................................Years KOR1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 642. Parris Lee ..................................2010-* 343. Darren McCray .......................2010-* 154. Demarius Matthews .............2010-* 14

ALBERT

WILSONGeorgia State’s career leader in receptions,

receiving yards, touchdowns and all-

purpose yards.

CAREER LEADERSCAREER LEADERS

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The Panthers’ record-holder with fi ve career

interceptions.


Player...............................................Years KOR Yds1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 16082. Parris Lee ..................................2010-* 6523. Darren McCray .......................2010-* 3834. Demarius Matthews .............2010-* 324

PUNT RETURNS

Player...............................................Years PR1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 262. Demarius Matthews .............2010-* 9

PUNT RETURN YARDS

Player...............................................Years PR Yds1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 2512. Demarius Matthews .............2010-* 78

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

Player...............................................Years Yards1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 39522. Donald Russell........................2011-12 16163. Danny Williams ......................2010-* 13604. Travis Evans .............................2010-* 14585. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 1270

TOUCHDOWNS

Player ........................................Years TD1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 172. Donald Russell........................2011-12 133. Travis Evans .............................2010-* 9 Danny Williams ......................2010-* 95. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 76. Jordan Giles .............................2010-* 6

POINTS

Player ........................................Years Points1. Albert Wilson ..........................2010-* 1022. Iain Vance .................................2010 803. Donald Russell........................2011-12 604. Christian Benvenuto ............2011-12 575. Danny Williams ......................2010-* 546. Kelton Hill ................................2010-* 42

FIELD GOALS

Player ........................................Years FG1. Iain Vance .................................2010 152. Christian Benvenuto ............2011-12 113. Wil Lutz .....................................2012-* 4

PAT

Player ........................................Years PAT1. Iain Vance .................................2010 352. Christian Benvenuto ............2011-12 243. Wil Lutz .....................................2012-* 18

PUNTS

Player ........................................Years Punts1. Matt Hubbard .........................2011-* 1032. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 41

PUNTING YARDS

Player ........................................Years Punts1. Matt Hubbard .........................2011-* 43852. Bo Schlechter..........................2010-11 1739

TACKLES

Player ........................................Years Tackles1. Mark Hogan ............................2010-12 1572. Robert Ferguson ....................2010-* 1293. Demazio Skelton ...................2011-12 1154. Brent McClendon ..................2010-* 1145. Fred Barnes..............................2010-11 1136. Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11 106

INTERCEPTIONS

Player ........................................Years Int1. Demazio Skelton ...................2011-12 52. D’Mario Gunn .........................2011-12 43. Jamal Ransby ..........................2010-* 3 Brent McClendon ..................2010-* 3 Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11 3

SACKS

Player ........................................Years Sacks1. Christo Bilukidi .......................2010-11 102. Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11 7

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Player ........................................Years TFL1. Jake Muasau ...........................2010-11 16.52. Christo Bilukidi .......................2010-11 163. Robert Ferguson ....................2010-* 114. Mark Hogan ............................2010-* 10.55. Evan Bostic ..............................2010-11 7

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MARKMMAARRK

HOGAN

GSU’s career leader in tackles.

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RUSHING YARDS

Player ............................................. Year Yards1. Donald Russell.............................. 2012 7472. Donald Russell.............................. 2011 6653. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 6094. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2010 4165. Travis Evans ................................... 2011 390

PASSING YARDS

Player ............................................. Year Yards1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 21022. Ben McLane................................... 2012 15923. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 10214. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011 550

PASS ATTEMPTS

Player ............................................. Year Att1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 3062. Ben McLane................................... 2012 2743. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 1264. Bo Schlechter................................ 20111 855. Drew Little ..................................... 2011 83

PASS COMPLETIONS

Player ............................................. Year Comp1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 1902. Ben McLane................................... 2012 1393. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 684. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011 425. Drew Little ..................................... 2011 37

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Player ............................................. Year TD1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 182. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 113. Ben McLane................................... 2012 104. Bo Schlechter................................ 2011 4

TOTAL OFFENSE

Player ..............................Year Plays Yards1. Drew Little ................... 2010 327 20782. Kelton Hill .................... 2011 229 16303. Ben McLane................. 2012 325 14224. Donald Russell............ 2012 120 7475. Donald Russell............ 2011 128 665


Player ............................................. Year TDR1. Drew Little ..................................... 2010 222. Kelton Hill ...................................... 2011 153. Ben McLane................................... 2012 114. Donald Russell.............................. 2011 9

RECEIVING YARDS

Player ............................................. Year Yards1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 9472. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 7723. Danny Williams ............................ 2010 6494. Danny Williams ............................ 2011 485

RECEPTIONS

Player ............................................. Year Rec1. Danny Williams ............................ 2010 542. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 483. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 374. Danny Williams ............................ 2011 305. Sidney Haynes .............................. 2010 26

“The Donald” owns the top two rushing seasons in GSU history as well as numerous other records.

DONALD

RUSSELL

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KICKOFF RETURNS

Player..................................................... Year KOR1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 292. Albert Wilson ................................ 2010 223. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 13


Player ............................................. Year Yards1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 7512. Albert Wilson ................................ 2010 6183. Darren McCray ............................. 2010 2704. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 239

PUNT RETURNS

Player ............................................. Year PR1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 132. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 103. Demarius Matthews ................... 2010 8

PUNT RETURN YARDS

Player..................................................... Year Yards1. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 1552. Albert Wilson ................................ 2012 943. Demarius Matthews ................... 2010 76

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

Player......................................................Year Yards1. Albert Wilson .................................2012 18102. Albert Wilson .................................2011 12103. Albert Wilson .................................2010 9324. Donald Russell...............................2012 9105. Donald Russell...............................2011 706

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED

Player ..............................................Year TD1. Donald Russell...............................2011 92. Albert Wilson .................................2012 83. Albert Wilson .................................2011 64. Danny Williams .............................2010 5

POINTS

Player ............................................. Year Pts1. Iain Vance ....................................... 2010 802. Donald Russell.............................. 2011 543. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 484. Christian Benvenuto .................. 2011 465. Albert Wilson ................................ 2011 36

FIELD GOALS

Player ............................................. Years FG1. Iain Vance ....................................... 2010 152. Christian Benvenuto .................. 2011 93. Wil Lutz ........................................... 2012 4

PUNTS

Player..................................................... Years Punts1. Matt Hubbard ............................... 2012 592. Matt Hubbard ............................... 2011 443. Bo Schlechter................................ 2010 31

PUNTING YARDS

Player ............................................. Years Yards1. Matt Hubbard ............................... 2012 25412. Matt Hubbard ............................... 2011 18443. Bo Schlechter................................ 2010 1380

PUNTING AVERAGE

Player ............................................. Years Avg1. Bo Schlechter................................ 2010 44.52. Matt Hubbard ............................... 2012 43.13. Matt Hubbard ............................... 2011 41.9

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CHRISTO

BILUKIDINow in the NFL, Christo

Bilukidi had fi ve sacks and nine tackles for loss

as a senior in 2011.

TACKLES

Player ............................................. Year Tkls1. Fred Barnes.................................... 2010 852. Brandon Jones ............................. 2010 65 Dexter Moody .............................. 2011 65 Joseph Peterson .......................... 2012 655. Evan Bostic .................................... 2010 636. Demazio Skelton ......................... 2011 61

INTERCEPTIONS

Player ............................................. Year Int1. Demazio Skelton ......................... 2012 32. Jamal Ransby ................................ 2010 2 Brad Chahoy ................................. 2010 2 D’Mario Gunn ............................... 2011 2 Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 2 Demazio Skelton ......................... 2011 2 D’Mario Gunn ............................... 2012 2

SACKS

Player..................................................... Year Sacks1. Christo Bilukidi ............................. 2010 5 Christo Bilukidi ............................. 2011 53. Jake Muasau ................................. 2010 44. Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 3

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Player ............................................. Year TFL1. Christo Bilukidi ............................. 2011 92. Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 8.53. Jake Muasau ................................. 2011 8 Theo Agnew .................................. 2012 84. Christo Bilukidi ............................. 2010 7 Robert Ferguson .......................... 2011 7

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LONGEST PLAYSLONGEST PLAYS

LONGEST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE

93 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD)

84 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 2012 (TD)

78 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD)

64 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD)

62 Run: Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 201056 Pass: Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs.

Campbell, 2011 (TD)55 Pass: Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs.

Campbell, 2011 (TD)55 Pass: Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little

vs. Alabama, 201055 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs.

Villanova, 2012 (TD)54 Run: Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. JMU, 2012

(fake punt)54 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs.

New Hampshire, 201254 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs.

UTSA, 2011 (TD) 54 Pass: Albert Wilson from Bo Schlechter vs.

Jacksonville State, 201153 Pass: Albert Wilson from Drew Little vs.

Jacksonville State, 201153 Run: Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011

(TD)53 Run: Kelton Hill vs. Lambuth, 2010

LONGEST PASS PLAYS

93 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD)

84 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 2012 (TD)

78 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD)

64 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama, 2011 (TD)

56 Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD)

55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Ben McLane vs. Old Dominion, 201055 Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (TD)55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little vs.

Alabama, 201055 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Villanova,

2012 (TD)54 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. New

Hampshire, 201254 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. UTSA,

2011 (TD) 54 Albert Wilson from Bo Schlechter vs.

Jacksonville State, 201153 Albert Wilson from Drew Little vs.

Jacksonville State, 201150 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs.

St. Francis, 201149 Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs.

Murray State, 201148 Albert Wilson from Bo Schlechter vs.

Clark Atlanta, 2011 (TD)

LONGEST RUNS

62 Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 201054 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. James Madison,

2012 (fake punt)53 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 (TD)53 Kelton Hill vs. Lambuth, 201052 Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 201152 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 201252 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 201246 Travis Evans vs. Jacksonville State, 2010 (TD)45 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 (TD)41 Darren McCray vs. Jacksonville State, 2010

(TD)

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS

47 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead St., 201031 Demarius Matthews vs. Shorter, 201030 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 201122 Albert Wilson vs. St. Francis, 201121 Albert Wilson vs. James Madison, 201221 Albert Wilson vs. Rhode Island, 2012

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS

100 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD)97 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 (TD)96 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 (TD)67 Demarius Matthews vs. Jacksonville State,

201161 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 201253 Albert Wilson vs. Shorter, 2010

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS

73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 201231 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 201126 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 201126 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 201221 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 201120 Jamal Ransby vs. Savannah State, 2010

LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS

93 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 201123 Quontez Mallory vs. Houston, 2011

LONGEST FIELD GOALS

49 Iain Vance vs. Morehead State, 201047 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 201046 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 201046 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 201145 Christian Benvenuto vs. Clark Atlanta, 201145 Christian Benvenuto vs. Murray State, 201145 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 201140 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012

LONGEST PUNTS

80 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 201264 Matt Hubbard vs. UTSA, 201162 Matt Hubbard vs. New Hampshire, 201262 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 201060 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 201159 Bo Schlechter vs. N.C. Central, 201059 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 201258 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012

As a redshirt freshman, Ben McLane hooked up

with Albert Wilson for the two longest pass plays in

school history.

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GSU FIRSTSGSU FIRSTSFIRST GAME

Georgia State d. Shorter 41-7 on Sept. 2, 2010at the Georgia Dome. Attendance: 30,237

FIRST OVERTIME GAME

Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in one overtime on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome

FIRST TELEVISED GAME

Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 on CSS-TV on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome

FIRST GAME VS. FCS OPPONENT

Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in overtime on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome

FIRST GAME VS. FBS OPPONENT

Alabama d. Georgia State 63-7 on Nov. 18, 2010, Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

FIRST PLAYDrew Little pass to Rosevelt Watson, 10 yardsvs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010Note: First snap was nullifi ed by penalty

FIRST RUN

Rosevelt Watson rush for 8 yardsvs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST PASS

Drew Little to Rosevelt Watson for 10 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST RECEPTION

Rosevelt Watson from Drew Little, 10 yardsvs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST 1ST DOWN

Rosevelt Watson rush for 3 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST TOUCHDOWNParris Lee rush for 4 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST TOUCHDOWN PASSDrew Little to Emmanuel Ogbuehi for 4 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST PAT

Iain Vance vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST FG

Iain Vance, 22 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST GAME-WINNING FG

Iain Vance, 30 yards, 0:01 left in gameat Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010

FIRST PUNT RETURN

Demarius Matthews for 31 yardsvs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST KICKOFF RETURN

Parris Lee for 27 yards (opening kickoff ) vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD

Darren McCray for 96 yardsat Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 (opening kickoff )

FIRST TACKLE

Jake Muasau tackled Octavious Edgevs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST SACK

Christo Bilukidi sacked Lambuth’s David Ingram for -6 yards, Sept. 11, 2010

FIRST INTERCEPTION

Jake Muasau intercepted Lambuth’s Paul Harper, Sept. 11, 2010

FIRST FORCED FUMBLE

Christo Bilukidi on RB Octavious Edgevs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010)

FIRST FUMBLE RECOVERY

Olufemi Opanubi vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST PUNT

Bo Schlechter for 38 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST BLOCKED KICK

Jordan Giles blocked punt vs. Lamar, Nov. 6, 2010

FIRST PENALTY

Holding on WR Danny Williams (fi rst play) vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010

FIRST SAFETY

Blocked punt out of the end zone vs. West Alabama, Nov. 12, 2011

Tight end caught Georgia State’s fi rst touchdown

pass in the inaugural game vs. Shorter.

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Tight end caught Georgia State’s fi rst touchdown

pass in the inaugural game vs. Shorter.

LEEPARRIS

Scored the fi rst touchdown in GSU

history in the opening win over Shorter.

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HONORSHONORS

The place-kicker on GSU’s inaugural team was a

third-team All-America pick by the Sports Network.

ALL-AMERICA

Iain Vance, PK ............................................ 2010 Sports Network (3rd team)

ALL-INDEPENDENT

College Sports MadnessLadeven Kirkland, OL ............................. 2011Demarius Matthews, CB ........................ 2011Jake Muasau, OLB .................................... 2011Donald Russell, RB ................................... 2011Albert Wilson, WR & PR .......................... 2011

ALL-CAA

Albert Wilson, KR ..................................... 2012 Co-Special Teams Player of the YearAlbert Wilson, KR (1st team) ................ 2012Albert Wilson, WR (3rd team) .............. 2012Matt Hubbard, P (2nd team) ................ 2012Donald Russell, RB (3rd team) ............. 2012

WEEKLY AWARDS

Matt Hubbard, P........................Sept. 3, 2012 CAA Special Teams Player of the Week Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week CPFA National Punter of the Week

Donald Russell, RB ................... Oct. 15, 2012 CAA Off ensive Player of the Week

Albert Wilson, WR-KR ...............Nov. 5, 2012 CAA Special Teams Player of the Week CFPA National Kick off Returner of the Week

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HONORSHONORSACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

Capital One / CoSIDAMichael Hall, LB (1st team) ................... 2011Kalan Jenkins, DL (1st team) ................ 2011Michael Davis, OL (1st team) ............... 2012Mark Hogan, LB (1st team) ................... 2012

FCS ADA ACADEMIC ALL-STAR

Kalan Jenkins, DL ..................................... 2011Michael Davis, OL .................................... 2012

CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Nate Anthony, DB .................................... 2012Michael Davis, OL .................................... 2012Akeen Felder, LB ...................................... 2012Mark Hogan, LB ........................................ 2012Davis Knowles, LB .................................... 2012Sean Jeppesen, TE ................................... 2012Arington Jordan, DB ............................... 2012Darren McCray, WR ................................. 2012David Miller, P-PK .................................... 2012Nathaniel Minor, WR ............................... 2012Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE ......................... 2012Kail Singleton, DB .................................... 2012Malcolm Smith, RB .................................. 2012Marcus Stetzer, DL ................................... 2012Bryan Williams, LB ................................... 2012Cade Yates, OL .......................................... 2012

CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Nate Anthony, DB .................................... 2012Michael Davis, OL .................................... 2012

NFL DRAFTChristo Bilukidi .................. 2012

Oakland Raiders ..... 6th (189)

NFL FREE AGENTSJake Muasau, LB ................ 2012

New York GiantsEmmanuel Ogbuehi, TE ... 2013

Washington RedskinsDonald Russell, RB ............ 2013

Atlanta Falcons

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUEBrandon Jones, S .............. 2012

Tampa Bay Storm

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2010 • 6-5 Head Coach: Bill Curry

Inaugural Season (Unclassifi ed) ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ———

Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TOS. 2 Shorter (Thur.) hW 41-7 30,237 35-212-3 154 14-19-2-0 54-366 53-206-1 57 11-15-0-0 64-263S. 11 Lambuth hL 14-23 12,647 17-91-1 92 8-18-1-4 35-183 50-184-2 126 19-26-0-1 76-310S. 18 [6/5] Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 27-34 16,128 22-112-3 227 25-40-0-1 62-339 39-167-3 283 24-43-1-0 71-450S. 25 at Campbell aW 34-21 3,021 26-117-0 163 16-23-2-0 49-280 54-257-2 84 9-18-1-1 72-341O. 2 Morehead State TV2 hW 37-10 15,264 40-152-1 289 22-33-4-2 73-441 21-50-0 230 27-44-1-2 65-280O. 9 Savannah State hW 55-21 14,908 40-232-3 201 19-29-4-0 69-433 44-154-2 109 13-19-1-2 63-263O. 16 N.C. Central (HC) (ot) hW 20-17 13,378 35-112-1 205 16-29-1-0 64-317 43-175-1 154 11-23-1-3 66-329O. 23 at Old Dominion TV2 aL 20-34 19,782 23-58-1 419 33-55-1-0 78-477 43-229-3 152 22-38-1-0 81-381O. 30 at South Alabama aL 34-39 23,446 19-46-3 234 21-35-2-2 54-280 49-293-1 181 12-24-3-0 73-474N. 6 Lamar hW 23-17 14,689 27-133-0 189 22-36-2-1 63-322 29-84-0 273 29-36-1-1 65-357N. 18 at [10/12] Alabama (Thur.) TV3 aL 7-63 101,621 32-91-0 74 5-17-0-4 49-165 45-262-4 216 19-22-3-0 67-478

Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Comcast Digital; TV3-ESPNU; National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches for FCS; AP/USA Today Coaches for FBS.

2011 • 3-8 Head Coach: Bill Curry

Division I FCS Independent ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ———

Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TOS. 2 Clark Atlanta (Fri.) hW 41-7 26,273 37-146-2 196 13-18-3-0 55-342 38-140-0 107 10-17-1-2 55-247S. 10 Old Dominion TV1 hL 17-40 11,701 35-85-2 206 16-44-0-3 79-291 54-282-3 126 13-21-1-0 75-408S. 17 at [16/17] Jacksonville State TV1 aL 21-37 17,618 28-116-2 209 17-30-1-1 58-325 58-246-3 155 9-11-1-0 69-401S. 24 at Houston TV1 aL 0-56 32,005 35-108-0 133 12-27-0-1 62-241 39-171-5 561 40-50-3-0 89-732O. 18 Murray State hL 24-48 10,963 34-86-2 281 19-44-1-2 78-367 31-138-3 321 35-46-4-2 77-459O. 15 at South Carolina State aL 13-23 11,517 45-244-1 76 6-20-0-3 65-320 47-155-2 213 16-30-0-0 77-368O. 22 South Alabama (HC) (2ot) hW 27-20 14,086 43-220-1 209 12-15-2-0 58-429 50-178-0 145 14-30-2-4 80-323O. 29 at UTSA TV2 (ot) aL 14-17 25,977 44-164-1 91 6-15-1-0 59-255 35-108-1 189 17-34-0-1 69-297N. 5 St. Francis (Ill.) (ot) hL 27-30 11,565 32-158-1 197 14-24-2-1 56-355 42-258-1 217 21-33-2-1 75-475N. 12 at West Alabama aL 23-30 6,253 31-219-2 228 19-37-1-2 68-447 54-222-2 166 15-21-1-2 75-388N. 19 Campbell hW 42-35 11,125 50-301-2 213 13-22-4-1 72-514 30-88-4 250 21-32-1-1 62-338

Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Longhorn Network. National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

2012 • 1-10, 1-7 CAA Head Coach: Bill Curry

Division I FCS / First Year of FBS Transition/CAA Football ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ———

Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds-TD Pass Cm-At-TD-I Ply-TOA. 30 South Carolina State (Thur.) TV1 hL 6-33 18,921 30-99-0 130 14-28-0-1 58-229 49-188-0 300 19-29-3-2 78-488S. 8 at Tennessee TV2 aL 13-51 87,821 41-87-1 176 18-41-0-1 82-263 43-184-3 374 22-28-4-1 71-558S. 15 UTSA hL 14-38 11,496 23-86-0 221 11-25-2-3 48-307 54-225-3 217 18-25-2-0 79-442S. 22 Richmond hL 14-35 9,476 36-159-1 231 23-37-1-3 73-390 39-144-4 254 21-32-1-0 71-398S. 29 at William & Mary TV1 aL 3-35 11,125 35-92-0 157 13-26-0-4 61-249 57-312-5 101 8-13-0-0 70-413O. 6 [14/17] New Hampshire hL 21-44 9,531 30-56-0 243 13-29-3-3 59-299 42-332-2 292 21-41-4-1 83-624O. 13 at Rhode Island aW 41-7 6,013 34-274-3 217 15-27-2-0 61-491 31-104-0 184 17-35-1-1 66-288O. 20 [24/rv] Villanova (HC) hL 24-49 12,136 29-79-1 230 23-41-2-2 70-309 53-343-2 127 11-15-3-1 68-470O. 27 at [9/10] James Madison aL 21-28 22,813 38-173-1 175 23-38-2-0 76-348 42-221-2 119 11-23-1-1 65-340N. 3 [5/5] Old Dominion hL 27-53 12,293 31-52-2 303 17-38-1-2 69-355 47-205-4 351 28-42-3-3 89-556N. 10 at Maine TV3 aL 7-51 2,979 33-59-0 154 12-30-1-4 63-213 48-332-2 262 11-17-4-0 65-594

Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2-ESPN3/PPV; TV3-WABI, Bangor, Me. National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORESYEAR-BY-YEAR SCORES

CHRISTO BILUKIDIOAKLAND RAIDERS - GEORGIA STATE’S FIRST NFL DRAFT PICK

DONALD RUSSELLATLANTA FALCONS - FREE AGENT SIGNEE

JAKE MUASAUN.Y. GIANTS - FREE AGENT SIGNEE

EMMANUEL OGBUEHIWASHINGTON REDSKINS - FREE AGENT SIGNEE

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