List Your Team's Returning Starters In 2006

[JMU Duke Dog]

I will go ahead and list those starters coming back for JMU in 2006 with their year that they will be in 2006. JMU will have plenty of senior leadership, upcoming talent from the most heralded recruiting class at JMU who will be playing after redshirting this past season, and emotional drive after not making the playoffs due to 4 close losses after the national championship season. JMU will be a force in 2006!

Offense (8 starters returning)
QB Justin Rascati (Redshirt-Senior)
RB Alvin Banks (Redshirt-Senior)
WR L.C. Baker (Junior)
WR D.D. Boxley (Redshirt-Senior)
WR Ardon Bransford (Senior)
OL Corey Davis (Senior)
OL Scott Lemn (Redshirt-Sophomore)
OL Mike Parham (Redshirt-Senior)

Other Offensive Players To Look For In 2006
RB Maurice Fenner (Redshirt-Senior)
RB Reggie Hicks (Redshirt-Freshman)
RB Wolf Jean-Pierre (Redshirt-Freshman)
RB Scotty McGee (Redshirt-Freshman)
FB Brad Davis (Sophomore)
TE William Nowell (Redshirt-Junior)
TE J.D. Skolnitsky (Redshirt-Freshman)
WR Chris Hawkins (Senior)
WR Tommie Lawrence (Sophomore)
WR Dexter Manley (Redshirt-Sophomore)
WR Patrick Ward (Redshirt-Freshman)
WR Boscoe Williams (Redshirt-Freshman)
OL Vernon Eason (Redshirt-Freshman)
OL Franklin Martin (Redshirt-Sophomore)
OL Blake Maynard (Redshirt-Freshman)
OL Matt Patterson (Redshirt-Junior)
OL T.J. Stowers (Redshirt-Freshman)

Defense (6 starters returning)
DL Kevin Winston (Redshirt-Senior)
LB Justin Barnes (Redshirt-Junior)
LB Akeem Jordan (Senior)
DB Tony LeZotte (Redshirt-Junior)
DB Evan McCollough (Sophomore)
DB Phil Minafield (Senior)

Other Defensive Players To Look For In 2006
DL Sam Daniels (Redshirt-Freshman)
DL T.J. Mazyck (Redshirt-Freshman)
DL Tyler Patrick (Redshirt-Freshman)
DL Will Patrick (Redshirt-Senior)
DL Mike Pope (Redshirt-Freshman)
DL Brandon Samuels (Redshirt-Freshman)
LB Trae Kenney (Redshirt-Freshman)
LB Josh Milinichik (Redshirt-Freshman)
LB Reggie Wesby (Redshirt-Freshman)
DB Nick Adams (Redshirt-Junior)
DB Adam Ford (Redshirt-Junior)
DB Marcus Haywood (Redshirt-Sophomore)
DB Derrieus Ramsey (Sophomore)

[OL FU]

I will probably miss some and will not even try to go beyond starters returning.


this years class

Offense

LT Scott Shuford So
RT John Kivett JR
TE John Rust JR
SE Patrick Sprague SO
FB Jerome Felton So
RB Cedric Gibson SO (he was not the typical starter by the number two in the three head RB rotation)

Biggest loss would be the obvious one but my big concern is the graduation of the Center and two guards.

Defense

DT Gaines Burnett FR
NG Wesley Bray JR
DE Wallace Artis So
LB Gary Nelson So
LB Andrew Jones So
CB Austin Holmes So
SS Shelton Riley JR
FS Andrew Thacker So

The three losses here are huge, but (and yes it is early) I think you will see Furman's defense be back in form. The offense should be good (not as good as 2005) and will be more typical of Furman with a lot more option. I hope I am wrong but I have a hard time seeing the offense as productive as this year. On the other hand, the defense should make it where we don't have to score as many points. Not ask for in the thread. We are probably down some but far from out.

[bluehenbillk]

Delaware:

Offense (7 plus Kicker)
WR - Aaron Love - So
WR - Armand Cauthen - So
WR - Kervin Michaud - So
OL - Mike Byrne - Jr
OL - Jon Herrmann - So
OL - Rich Beverley - Jr
RB - Omar Cuff - Jr
K - Zach Hobby - So

Defense (9 plus Punter)
DE - Stephen Purkey - So
DT - Bubba Jespersen - Sr
DE - Matt Marcorelle - So
LB - Keinadre Hepburn - Jr
LB - Erek Johnson - So
CB - Roger Brown - Sr
CB - Fred Andrew - So
S - Kyle Campbell - Sr
S - Aaron Hicks - So
P - Stuart Kentworthy - So

[colgate13]

IMHO, Colgate's looking real good for 2006. I won't go to the trouble of listing everyone. Offense has all of the skill players returning: PL rookie of the year Jordan Scott is the centerpiece. Wideouts Kenny Parker and Eric Burke are the best duo in the league IMO. Freshman TE Brent Dillingham will only get better. All League QB Saraceno is back. We need a new fullback.

The line loses some starters but we will have some depth there in the two deep and have some talent in the freshman class that will produce. Two freshman saw time this year and will be a good group for a while.

Our defensive secondary should be our strength (regardless of what you saw vs. UNH!). We lose one corner. SS Geoff Bean will be the heart of this defense and is probably going to be one of the SS's in the nation next year. We return 1 linebacker (losing an All-American) but folks in Hamilton are really high on who we've got coming up through the system. If he's ready next year, freshman Eric Tupta could step in line after Nepa and Lukabu and be a force.

The dline will require some new faces to step it up, but I like who is there too.

So, IMO, Colgate finds a defensive line and we're back to winning at least 8 games and in the hunt for the playoffs. I also think we might see some transfer activity, maybe even in the QB area.

[Ronbo]

For Montana it can be deceiveing for Defense. Every position on our Defense is platooned, it's how our Coach keeps fresh players on the field. We had 26 lettermen on Defense in 2005. We have 21 back.

On Defense we have 8 returning starters, but of the three we lose the 2nd teamers played 40-50% of the season. This number of starters is based on starters at the end of the season. A couple guys got beat out during the season for first team.

On Offense we have 7 returning but once again we platoon many guys on the O-Line so there is plenty of experience returning and a couple guys that many feel were better than the senior starters. Of the skill positions on Offense we return our QB, RB, 3 WR's, H-Back. On the O-Line 2 starters return. We lost our TE, but he platooned 50-50 with another player and that player had better receiving stats.

We also have both kickers back and all our returners.

[JMU Duke Dog]

Delaware:

Offense (7 plus Kicker)
WR - Aaron Love - So
WR - Armand Cauthen - So
WR - Kervin Michaud - So
OL - Mike Byrne - Jr
OL - Jon Herrmann - So
OL - Rich Beverley - Jr
RB - Omar Cuff - Jr
K - Zach Hobby - So

Defense (9 plus Punter)
DE - Stephen Purkey - So
DT - Bubba Jespersen - Sr
DE - Matt Marcorelle - So
LB - Keinadre Hepburn - Jr
LB - Erek Johnson - So
CB - Roger Brown - Sr
CB - Fred Andrew - So
S - Kyle Campbell - Sr
S - Aaron Hicks - So
P - Stuart Kentworthy - So

Omar Cuff scares me after seeing him run like crazy in the past two seasons. JMU must find a way to stop him on 11/4/06!

[TexasTerror]

Players and their classifications next year. SHSU went 3-7 this year and were one score, one play away from beating Northwestern St and Texas State this year as well as a crazy decision from topping McNeese. I think this team could've easily been 5-5 this year and we really don't lose much...

QB - Wade Pate and Phillip Daughtery, Jrs (both started quite a bit at the end)
WR - Brian Christian, So; Blake Martin, Jr
OT - Eric Mikolajack, So
C - Brennan Williams, Jr
OG - Brock McDaniel, Jr
OT - Lance Hancock, Sr
WR - Brandon Perry, Sr
LB - Jerod Brown, Jr; DD Terry, Sr
CB - Stanley Garrett, So; Derrick Harris, Sr
Bandit - Nolan Bucek, So
Safety - Tony Jones, Jr
Punter - Curtis Parks, Sr
KR - Stanley Garrett, So
PR - Mialon Collins, Jr

[bandl]

Omar Cuff scares me after seeing him run like crazy in the past two seasons. JMU must find a way to stop him on 11/4/06!
Already been discussed on another thread....someone's going to have to take him out 'Last Boy Scout' style at the beginning of the game. ;) It'll only be a 15-yard 'unnecessary roughness' penalty...nothing the Dukes can't overcome! :D

[bluehenbillk]

The Hens are pretty stacked at RB, Omar does everything but when he goes out Danny Jones, who'll be a sophomore next year, did really well when he played this year, and we red-shirted Chris Haslon, a Purdue transfer.

[blueballs]

Georgia Southern, and this is assuming there is no change in the offense, but who knows?

The following is derived from the depth chart for the playoffs so injured returning players aren't factored in but I've included notes to account for them.

Offense (position and current class):

Jayson Foster QB Soph
Reggie McCutcheon WR Jr
Teddy Craft WR Jr
Marquice Maynard SB Soph
Lynon Jeferson SB Soph
Dane Jensen LT Soph
Marcelo Estrada LG Soph
Lance Wayne C Jr
Russell Orr RT Soph

NOTE: Travlis Sims (OG) Jr will likely move into Chad Motte's spot at RG next year. Sims was all SoCon and a starter in 2004 but was beat out by Estrada in 2005 :eek: , so for all intents and purposes GSU has 10 starters coming back on offense and only loses 4 players on the two deep from 2005.

Defense:

Larry Beard DE Fr
Brian Kranz DT Jr
Charrod Taylor DT Jr
Jason Earwood LB Jr
John Mohring LB Jr



NOTE: GSU returns Dedrick Bynam (S), who was defensive FR of the year in the SoCon despite not being listed as a starter, also returning from injury in 2006 will be Roger King (CB) Soph and Jerry Barker (DE/DT) Fr. Barker was starting when he went down midway through the season and King would have competed for a starting spot but missed the entire season w/shoulder surgery. Word also has it that Devron Jefferson, who was a starting LB in 2004 but an academic casualty in 2005, will be back in spring. If all that comes to fruition, GSU returns 9 defensive starters for all intents and purposes and loses 7 from the two deep on defense.

All specialists return.

GSU also redshirted 24 out of 28 signees from the February 2005 signing class.

This will likely be a very strong team in 2006 and should be exceptional offensively.

Welcome to Statesboro, Coach VanGorder.

[bandl]

The Hens are pretty stacked at RB, Omar does everything but when he goes out Danny Jones, who'll be a sophomore next year, did really well when he played this year, and we red-shirted Chris Haslon, a Purdue transfer.
JMU defense - "We're going to need more guns."

[Tribe4SF]

For the Tribe.

QB Jake Phillips
RB Elijah Brooks
FB Matt Otey
WR Joe Nicholas
TE Matt Trinkle
OT Brent Cochran
OT Brad Stewart
OG Cody Morris

DE Josh Wright
DT Brian Williamson
LB Josh Rutter
LB T.J. O'Neill
LB Ryan Nickel
CB Derek Cox

P Blair Pritchard

Former starters who are returning.

LB Travis McLaurin
LB Chris Ndubueze
CB Richard Riley

[GSUSpider]

Offense:
WR: Arman Shields-Junior-will be a 3yr. starter
WR: Matt Hale-Senior-will be a 2yr starter
TE: Joe Stewart-Soph-statred in dble TE set, caught td against furman
LT: Tyler Webb-Junior-will be a 2yr starter
LG: Aaron Miller-Soph-started from JMU on
C: Derek Stoudt-Junior-will be a 3yr starter
RG: Tim Silver-Junior-will be a 3yr starter
RT: Judd Altman-Senior-will be a 3yr starter(All A10 3rd team)
FB: John Crone-Soph-will be a 2rd yr starter
HB: Tim Hightower-Junior-will be a 3yr starter,
QB: ?,?,?

Defense:
DE: Sherman Logan-Junior-will be a 2yr starter(All A10 1st team)
DT: Johnny Campbell-Senior-will be a 3yr starter(All A10 3rd team)
DT:
DE: Ryan Cameron-Senior-will be a 2yr starter
OLB: Adam Goloboski-Senior-will be a 4yr starter(All A10 1st team)
MLB: Lance Gray-Senior-will be a 4yr starter(All A10 3rd team)
OLB:
CB: Damien McCallum-Senior-will be a 3yr starter
CB:
FS: Stephen Howell-Junior-will be a 3yr starter
SS: Ryan Mace-Senior-will be a 3yr starter

A total of 18 out of 22 starters from this years A10 co-champs return next season, 5 of which are All A10 performers. The biggest question will be at the QB position where all available prospects are either sophmore's(Brown, Healy) or redshirt freshman(Ward).

www.spiderfans.com
www.richmondspiders.com

[bandl]

Offense:
WR: Arman Shields-Junior-will be a 3yr. starter
WR: Matt Hale-Senior-will be a 2yr starter
TE: Joe Stewart-Soph-statred in dble TE set, caught td against furman
LT: Tyler Webb-Junior-will be a 2yr starter
LG: Aaron Miller-Soph-started from JMU on
C: Derek Stoudt-Junior-will be a 3yr starter
RG: Tim Silver-Junior-will be a 3yr starter
RT: Judd Altman-Senior-will be a 3yr starter(All A10 3rd team)
FB: John Crone-Soph-will be a 2rd yr starter
HB: Tim Hightower-Junior-will be a 3yr starter,
QB: ?,?,?

Defense:
DE: Sherman Logan-Junior-will be a 2yr starter(All A10 1st team)
DT: Johnny Campbell-Senior-will be a 3yr starter(All A10 3rd team)
DT:
DE: Ryan Cameron-Senior-will be a 2yr starter
OLB: Adam Goloboski-Senior-will be a 4yr starter(All A10 1st team)
MLB: Lance Gray-Senior-will be a 4yr starter(All A10 3rd team)
OLB:
CB: Damien McCallum-Senior-will be a 3yr starter
CB:
FS: Stephen Howell-Junior-will be a 3yr starter
SS: Ryan Mace-Senior-will be a 3yr starter

A total of 18 out of 22 starters from this years A10 co-champs return next season, 5 of which are All A10 performers. The biggest question will be at the QB position where all available prospects are either sophmore's(Brown, Healy) or redshirt freshman(Ward).

www.spiderfans.com
www.richmondspiders.com

What the rest of the A-10 wants to know is....how do the QB prospects compare to Tutt? Comparable mobility? Comparable arm? Comparable "you-can't stop me, nannynannybooboo" style of play? That kid was pretty damn good....good riddance! :bow:

[Hansel]

7/11 on offense
6/11 on defense

In addition we get a starting WR and FB back who missed 05 due to injury

33/44 of our "two deep" on Offense and Defense return

[89Hen]

Delaware:

Offense (7 plus Kicker)

Defense (9 plus Punter)
DT - Bubba Jespersen - Sr
CB - Roger Brown - Sr
S - Kyle Campbell - Sr
Assuming everything stays the same, the Hens will return 19 of 22 starters in '07. :eek: :beerchug:

[rokamortis]

Coastal Carolina University Returners

OFFENSE - 8 returning starters

Our offense returns most players but loses RB, C, and LG. Our QB will be a senior but with the talent on the bench some think one of the younger guys may earn the starting spot.

TE Justin Landrum 6-3 250 Sr
LT Britt Leggett 6-6 285 So
RG Brian Kepple 6-3 330 Sr
RT Brad Poston 6-5 295 Sr
WR Jerome Simpson 6-3 180 Jr
WR Santini Washington 5-11 180 Jr
QB Tyler Thigpen 6-3 220 Sr
FB Aundres Perkins 6-2 240 Sr

DEFENSE - 8 returning starters

We lose 3 of our stars on defense. LB Simpkins, DL McKiver, and FS Teal. The LB and DL positions I'm not too worried about, we seem to be pretty stacked in those areas. Losing Teal will hurt unless we do some bigtime recruiting, our secondary is the weakest area of our defense.

DE Adrain Grady 6-5 260 Sr
NT Sam Harper 6-2 286 Sr
NT Kenneth Chambers 6-2 270 Sr
ILB Jamar Leath 6-2 230 Sr
OLB Anthony Steele 6-1 220 Jr.
LC Sergio Geiger 5-9 165 Sr.
RC Whittmin Reese 5-8 165 So.
SS Chris Allen 6-0 195 Sr

SPECIALISTS - Return all starters

K 47 Josh Hoke 6-2 195 Sr
P 6 Rob Williams 5-9 170 Sr
SS 59 James Coble 6-5 253 Sr
LS 68 Zack St. Clair 5-10 180 Sr

Players to watch on Offense
OL
LG Brett Porterfield Jr - started at beginning of season
C Franky Tolbert Sr - played a lot in 2005
T Trent Killian RFr- redshirt frosh, the kid is a monster

WR
Ryan Callihan RFr - redshirt frosh recruited as an 'athlete' but I suspect he'll be a WR, leads Myrtle Beach HS in career receptions and yards, 2nd in state in 2004
Ren McKinnon Sr - converted from QB to WR this year but didn't play much, underutilized IMHO but had an impact on kick returns. I look for him to have a breakout year.

QB
William Richardson So - Could give Thig a run for his money this year - true pocket QB
Davon Greene RFr - redshirt Frosh that is a dual threat.

FB
Mike Tolbert Jr - Played quite a bit - may be starter next year unless they move Perk to FB from RB permanently.
Tommy Fraser So - played sparingly but proved to be a good blocker and ran well the few times he got in. He is solid - a state champion weightlifter in HS.

RB
Jamie Fordham So - played sparingly but looked good at times - part of a 4 back rotation
Arthur Sitton So - played sparingly but looked good at times - part of a 4 back rotation

Players to watch on Defense
DL
Warren Jennings 6-3 235 So
Clarence Donley 6-3 240 So
Chris Walker 6-1 270 Jr
Ro-Derick Middleton 6-4 252 Jr

LB
D.J. Rice 6-0 235 So

C
Travis Williamson 6-1 175 So

Specialists to watch
P
Justin Sams RFr - redshirt freshman, this kid has a cannon for a leg

[DTSpider]

What the rest of the A-10 wants to know is....how do the QB prospects compare to Tutt? Comparable mobility? Comparable arm? Comparable "you-can't stop me, nannynannybooboo" style of play? That kid was pretty damn good....good riddance! :bow:

From this year's listing:
Stacy Tutt 6-2 235
Eric Ward 6-3 180
Will Healy 6-0 185
Levi Brown 6-4 215

It's way too early to even dream that one of these kids will have the "you can't stop me" ability that Tutt had the second half of his senior year. Eric Ward is a real question mark as he redshirted this year. The coaches are high on him and he is very mobile. He isn't as thick as Tutt but is more of an athelete than drop back QB. Levi Brown is the other highly touted recruit from last year and was the starter to open the season. He is the typical drop back passer. Has a great arm strength but couldn't look off the secondary to save his life. Will Healy is a mix of the two in terms of mobility and his arm is more accurate than strong.

All 3 have a shot at the job. One of them will have to step it up and earn it. They will have a lot of talent around them and they do not have to be Tutt, but rather just be able to run the offense well. The timing on short passes is critical and using play action for the deep ball will be important.

On defense add in that 4th linebacker will return as the other OLB and the true freshman nickel back will assume the other corner spot. If one of the freshmen QB's can play well Richmond could be a very good team. 2006 was the year everyone was pointing to prior to the 2005 season.

[blukeys]

The Hens are pretty stacked at RB, Omar does everything but when he goes out Danny Jones, who'll be a sophomore next year, did really well when he played this year, and we red-shirted Chris Haslon, a Purdue transfer.


Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Haslon should be a 20 year old Freshman.

[Rick C]

Offense

LT Scott Shuford So
RT John Kivett JR
TE John Rust JR
SE Patrick Sprague SO
FB Jerome Felton So
RB Cedric Gibson SO (he was not the typical starter by the number two in the three head RB rotation)

With Furman there are always some people who redshirted as freshman, have a year of eligibility left, but graduate this spring and will enter the workforce or graduate school rather than playing their last season. For this note I am assuming that everyone with additional eligibility will remain on the roster.

Rust is a senior (the roster on the website is incorrect, but the game notes have it correct). Justin Stepp, however, is a junior this year. So 6 offensive starters are slated to return.

Related to new impact people, the heir apparent at center is David Menocal, a current FR. There's been some discussion of moving Shuford or Kivett to OG so that Joel Bell (6-7 306) can move into a tackle slot. Reggie Goolsby, Adi Filipovic and Andrew Thornberg are also in the OL mix, plus we have some very highly regarded OL folks who were redshirted. Losing Covington, Stewart and Laggis will create some big shoes to fill, but I think Clay Hendrix will end up with a very good OL.

Brad Bell is back at TE, and we have two very highly regarded TE's who were redshirted. In the backfield, the big question is replacement for Martin. The expectation is that with Renaldo Gray at quarterback along with Felton and Gipson, the season rushing record for Furman is in jeopardy. Gray has a cannon for an arm, but he will need to gain experience and develop touch in the passing game. However, he is already a very good option QB - quick, good decision-making and a load to bring down (6-0, 225). Jordan Sorrells is a redshirt freshman QB who is more of a pure passer - it will be interesting to see how he is used. There are also very promising redshirt freshmen backups at TB, FB and WR.



Defense

DT Gaines Burnett FR
NG Wesley Bray JR
DE Wallace Artis So
LB Gary Nelson So
LB Andrew Jones So
CB Austin Holmes So
SS Shelton Riley JR
FS Andrew Thacker So



Roy Ravenell is a junior this year. So 9 of the 11 starters (along with all 11 2nd teamers) are back.

In the DL, all starters are back, plus three people (Fambrough, White and Taylor) who were sometimes starters. We also have some very good people from last year's recruiting class. I think our DL will be the most improved group over this year's team.

We have a very good group of young linebackers who have gotten some good experience, although Freeman will be sorely missed. I expect Andrew Jones to be a clear all-SC selection next year and guys like Nelson, Dortch, Brandon Williams and Hunter Twitty to make positive impact.

In the backfield we lose Maurice Duncan, but we have pretty good depth. Also, Masharn Austin was out all this year with an ACL injury - if he can come back he will challenge for a CB position.

We'll miss Martin's punting. Arthur Williams will likely take over the punting chores, and he is a reserve QB so for the 3rd straight year our punting will be done by a QB. Beckler will be back as PK. He will probably end up as the all-time Furman kicking scoring leader. He went through a slump at the end of this year that had some people down on him, but I think he'll come back strong.

Overall, expect a team that will pass maybe 15-20 times per game (rather than the 27 we averaged this year). I don't expect us to average 35 points a game again, but I don't expect us to give up 27 a game either. I think we'll be a good, competitive team. If some things break right for us we could be a force to be reckoned with.

[OL FU]

See, I told you I would get some wrong.
I knew about Stepp and Rust but took it off a Furman's site without thinking about it.

Did not even look up Ravenel.For some reason I thought he was a senior.That is very good news.

Yes I agree about the defense and expect it to be like the Furman defenses of old.

[WCU LawCat]

For WCU

Offense-6 Starters Return
QB-Clark (Might get challenged by McQueeney or a Transfer)
RB-Fudge
FB-Open
TE-Singletary (injured early in 05)
WR-Brown /Garland/Cohen/Hines/Miller/Jefferson/Vereen
WR -^ Not sure who we will go with, We return everyone except Fagan.
C-Open
OG-Sullivan steps in (Auburn Transfer)
OG-open (Lawrence?)
OT-Thomas
OT-Burgess steps in (Tulane Transfer)

Defense-8 Starters Return
DE-Curtis
DT-Foster
DT-Martin
DE-Open
LB-Gaffney
LB-Hill
LB-Open
CB-Bailey
CB-Lee
S-Dukes
S-Open (Green?)

[umassfan]

Assuming everything stays the same, the Hens will return 19 of 22 starters in '07. :eek: :beerchug:
So you are saying bluehenbillk is wrong then because if I do the math he says only 16 of 22 starters return.

[rokamortis]

So you are saying bluehenbillk is wrong then because if I do the math he says only 16 of 22 starters return.

I thought the same thing until I realized he was talking about the year after next - 2007.

[89Hen]

So you are saying bluehenbillk is wrong then because if I do the math he says only 16 of 22 starters return.
Assuming everything stays the same, the Hens will return 19 of 22 starters in '07.

[kalm]

Offense: RB and entire line including TE return but we lose Meyer and great receiving corps (kimble, McIntire, Vijil) :bawling:

Defense: We have 7 starters returning but really only lose 3 because Trufant missed 8 games. :)

Kicker and Punter return

Should be a run oriented team and solid at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. If we get decent QB play we could do some damage.

[chantman]

Coastal Carolina University Returners

OFFENSE - 8 returning starters

Our offense returns most players but loses RB, C, and LG. Our QB will be a senior but with the talent on the bench some think one of the younger guys may earn the starting spot.

TE Justin Landrum 6-3 250 Sr
LT Britt Leggett 6-6 285 So
RG Brian Kepple 6-3 330 Sr
RT Brad Poston 6-5 295 Sr
WR Jerome Simpson 6-3 180 Jr
WR Santini Washington 5-11 180 Jr
QB Tyler Thigpen 6-3 220 Sr
FB Aundres Perkins 6-2 240 Sr

DEFENSE - 8 returning starters

We lose 3 of our stars on defense. LB Simpkins, DL McKiver, and FS Teal. The LB and DL positions I'm not too worried about, we seem to be pretty stacked in those areas. Losing Teal will hurt unless we do some bigtime recruiting, our secondary is the weakest area of our defense.

DE Adrain Grady 6-5 260 Sr
NT Sam Harper 6-2 286 Sr
NT Kenneth Chambers 6-2 270 Sr
ILB Jamar Leath 6-2 230 Sr
OLB Anthony Steele 6-1 220 Jr.
LC Sergio Geiger 5-9 165 Sr.
RC Whittmin Reese 5-8 165 So.
SS Chris Allen 6-0 195 Sr

SPECIALISTS - Return all starters

K 47 Josh Hoke 6-2 195 Sr
P 6 Rob Williams 5-9 170 Sr
SS 59 James Coble 6-5 253 Sr
LS 68 Zack St. Clair 5-10 180 Sr

Players to watch on Offense
OL
LG Brett Porterfield Jr - started at beginning of season
C Franky Tolbert Sr - played a lot in 2005
T Trent Killian RFr- redshirt frosh, the kid is a monster

WR
Ryan Callihan RFr - redshirt frosh recruited as an 'athlete' but I suspect he'll be a WR, leads Myrtle Beach HS in career receptions and yards, 2nd in state in 2004
Ren McKinnon Sr - converted from QB to WR this year but didn't play much, underutilized IMHO but had an impact on kick returns. I look for him to have a breakout year.

QB
William Richardson So - Could give Thig a run for his money this year - true pocket QB
Davon Greene RFr - redshirt Frosh that is a dual threat.

FB
Mike Tolbert Jr - Played quite a bit - may be starter next year unless they move Perk to FB from RB permanently.
Tommy Fraser So - played sparingly but proved to be a good blocker and ran well the few times he got in. He is solid - a state champion weightlifter in HS.

RB
Jamie Fordham So - played sparingly but looked good at times - part of a 4 back rotation
Arthur Sitton So - played sparingly but looked good at times - part of a 4 back rotation

Players to watch on Defense
DL
Warren Jennings 6-3 235 So
Clarence Donley 6-3 240 So
Chris Walker 6-1 270 Jr
Ro-Derick Middleton 6-4 252 Jr

LB
D.J. Rice 6-0 235 So

C
Travis Williamson 6-1 175 So

Specialists to watch
P
Justin Sams RFr - redshirt freshman, this kid has a cannon for a leg

Are you sure Q. Teal is gone next year? I thought I read somewhere is had one more year left. He was never mentioned when the Sun News did their senior profiles. Just asking.

[RockyMtnGriz]

For the Griz:

Offense:
WR-Ryan Bagley, Jr.
WR-Eric Allen, Jr.
C-Jeff Marshall, Sr.
RT-Cody Balogh, Jr.
RB-Lex Hillard, Sr.
QB-Cole Bergquist, So.
PK-Dan Carpenter, Jr.
P-Tyson Johnson, Sr.

Defense:
DT-Kerry Mullan, Sr.
DE-Mike Murphy, Sr.
LB-Kyle Ryan, Jr.
LB-Tyler Joyce, Jr.
LB-Loren Utterback, Jr.
CB-Jimmy Wilson, Jr.
CB-Tuff Harris, Sr.
FS-Torrey Thomas, Jr.

Players with extensive playing time in 2005.

Offense:
WR-Mike Ferriter, So.
WR-Matt Troxel, So.
WR-Rob Schulte, So.
G-Colin Dow, So.
RB-Brady Green, Sr.
TE-Ross Brunnelle, Jr.

Defense:
DE-Dustin Dlouhy, Sr.
DE-Mike Stadnyk, Jr.
DT-Jesse Carlson, So.
DE-Kroy Biemann, Jr.
LB-Alex Hawthorne, Jr.
LB-Muckie Foreman, Jr.
CB-Chris Clark, Jr.
FS-Matt Lebsock, Sr.
SS-Van Cooper Jr., Sr.

The only place the Griz don't have extensive experience returning is at O-Line.

[slostang]

Cal Poly returns 7 starters on offense and 7 starters on defense. They also return their punter, place kicker, long snapper, holder and one Kick returner.


Starters returning on offense: (class year is for 2006 season)

QB - Matt Brennan So. 6'2" 205 lbs (Started 6 games replacing injured senior Anthony Garnett).

RB - James Noble So. 5'6" 180 lbs (Co-offensive player of the year GWFC and AP 2nd team All-American).

WR - Ramses Barden So. 6'6" 225 lbs (1rst team all GWFC).

WR - Anthony Randolph Sr. 6'4" 225 lbs

Center - Stephen Field So. 6'0" 280 lbs (1rst team all GWFC).

RG - Julai Tuua Sr. 6'1" 280 lbs/Will Hames Sr. 6'2" 265 lbs (Split starts in 2005)

LT - Dylan Rodick Jr. 6'5" 285 lbs/Josh Mayfield Sr. 6'2" 250 lbs (Split starts in 2005)


Starters returning on defense:

ILB - Kyle Shotwell Sr. 6'1" 235 lbs (1rst team all GWFC and 2nd team TSN All-American).

OLB - Justin Peek Sr. 6'1" 220 lbs (1rst team all GWFC).

Rover - Mark Restelli So. 6'2" 190 lbs

NG - Chris White Sr. 6'3" 273 lbs (1rst team all GWFC).

CB - Courtney Brown Sr. 6'2" 205 lbs (1rst team all GWFC and AP 2nd team All-American).

CB - Randy Samuel Sr. 5'10" 170 lbs

SS - Kenny Chicoine Sr. 6'1" 200 lbs (1rst team all GWFC and 2004 TSN 2nd team All-American).


Returning Special Teams starters:

Punter - Tim Chicoine Jr. (1rst team all GWFC)

Place Kicker - Nick Coromelas Sr. (2nd all GWFC)

KR - Tredale Tolver So. 5'9" 165 lbs


Offensive players who had starts 2005* and/or are players to watch in 2006:

WR - Tredale Tolver* So. 5'9" 165 lbs

FB - Fred Hives II So. 5'10" 205 lbs

T - Curtis Thomas Jr. 6'2" 290 lbs (was battling for starting position but missed 2005 due to spring training injury)

G - Mike Porter* So. 6'2" 270 lbs

FB/SB - Jon Hall Rfr. 6'3" 240 lbs.


Defensive players who had starts* in 2005 and/or are players to watch in 2006:

DT - Adam Torosian* Jr. 6'2" 250 lbs

DT - Sean Lawyer So. 6'1" 270 lbs

CB - Kordell Webb* Sr. 6'0" 185 lbs

CB - Andre Thomas* Jr. 5'11" 175 lbs

CB - Michael Maye* Jr. 6'1" 175 lbs

DE - Louis Shepherd Jr. 6'2" 225 lbs

DE - Ryan Shotwell Rfr 6'3" 220 lbs

DE - Carlton Gillespie Rfr 6'1" 240 lbs

LB - Danny Rohr Rfr 6'1" 220 lbs

[diznanl]

For the Griz:

Offense:
WR-Ryan Bagley, Jr.
WR-Eric Allen, Jr.
C-Jeff Marshall, Sr.
RT-Cody Balogh, Jr.
RB-Lex Hillard, Sr.
QB-Cole Bergquist, So.
PK-Dan Carpenter, Jr.
P-Tyson Johnson, Sr.

Defense:
DT-Kerry Mullan, Sr.
DE-Mike Murphy, Sr.
LB-Kyle Ryan, Jr.
LB-Tyler Joyce, Jr.
LB-Loren Utterback, Jr.
CB-Jimmy Wilson, Jr.
CB-Tuff Harris, Sr.
FS-Torrey Thomas, Jr.

Players with extensive playing time in 2005.

Offense:
WR-Mike Ferriter, So.
WR-Matt Troxel, So.
WR-Rob Schulte, So.
G-Colin Dow, So.
RB-Brady Green, Sr.
TE-Ross Brunnelle, Jr.

Defense:
DE-Dustin Dlouhy, Sr.
DE-Mike Stadnyk, Jr.
DT-Jesse Carlson, So.
DE-Kroy Biemann, Jr.
LB-Alex Hawthorne, Jr.
LB-Muckie Foreman, Jr.
CB-Chris Clark, Jr.
FS-Matt Lebsock, Sr.
SS-Van Cooper Jr., Sr.

The only place the Griz don't have extensive experience returning is at O-Line.


Are yo sure your QB is Cole Bergquist?... I heard you guys got Swogger. Jerks. :splat: :rolleyes:

[RockyMtnGriz]

Are yo sure your QB is Cole Bergquist?... I heard you guys got Swogger. Jerks. :splat: :rolleyes:
We did get Swogger, and Hauck told him he is the starter going into spring ball. However, Cole was the starter, so I'd figure I'd list him.

[Appdad]

See, I told you I would get some wrong.
I knew about Stepp and Rust but took it off a Furman's site without thinking about it.

Did not even look up Ravenel.For some reason I thought he was a senior.That is very good news.

Yes I agree about the defense and expect it to be like the Furman defenses of old.

With Stepp (what a pass catcher) and Sorrells being a coach's son (therefore a coach on the field because of how long he has been around football) why do the Furman people say Gray is the QB and that passing will be down?

I know Felton is a great back but Stepp and Rust offer so many opportunities that open up the defense for the run to be even more effective.

[Freightliner]

Here is our proposed lineup...as you can see we have HUGE holes to fill.\

Returning Starters are in Bold

Defense
DE Nick Clark 6-0 253 JR
DT Ramel Borner 6-0 304 JR
DT Cifford Gardner 6-1 314 RSFR OR Sam Martin 6-5 238 RSFR
DE Nate Langford 6-1 242 JR
LB Castillo, Jeremy LB 5-11 220 SR
LB Shola Obafemi LB 6-1 208 SR OR Courtney Smith 6-0 223 SO OR Jeff Gotte 6-1 216 SR
DB Jamarqus O'Neal 6-1 192 SR
DB Walter Musgrove 5-9 190 SR
DB Gary Shepard 5-10 214 SR
DB Epsilon Williams 5-10 209 SR OR Jamiell Turner 6-0 202 SO
DB Daniel Varvel 6-3 216 SR

Offense
QB Chase Wasson 5-11 190 JR OR Bradley George, 6-6 220 RSFR
RB Daniel Jolly 6-1 233 SR
FB Blake Burton 6-0 220 SO
WR Justin Williams 6-2 197 SR OR Ronnie Miller 6-0 180 SR
WR Morris Crosby 5-9 184 SO OR Stan Zwinggi 5-11 190 SO
OL Ryne Miller 6-4 309 SR
OL Justin Boren 6-3 336 JR
OL Buck Koalenz 6-3 304 SR
OL Matthew Jenkins 6-3 301 JR
OL Calvin Gore 6-5 291 RSFR OR Beau Tuft 6-6 300 JR
TE Matt Padron 6-5 260 SR

No special teamers are returning.

Expect a few Division I Transfers/JC athletes to skew this line-up a tad.

[TXST_CAT]

Here is our proposed lineup...as you can see we have HUGE holes to fill.\

Returning Starters are in Bold

Defense
DE Nick Clark 6-0 253 JR
DT Ramel Borner 6-0 304 JR
DT Cifford Gardner 6-1 314 RSFR OR Sam Martin 6-5 238 RSFR
DE Nate Langford 6-1 242 JR
LB Castillo, Jeremy LB 5-11 220 SR
LB Shola Obafemi LB 6-1 208 SR OR Courtney Smith 6-0 223 SO OR Jeff Gotte 6-1 216 SR
DB Jamarqus O'Neal 6-1 192 SR
DB Walter Musgrove 5-9 190 SR
DB Gary Shepard 5-10 214 SR
DB Epsilon Williams 5-10 209 SR OR Jamiell Turner 6-0 202 SO
DB Daniel Varvel 6-3 216 SR

Offense
QB Chase Wasson 5-11 190 JR OR Bradley George, 6-6 220 RSFR
RB Daniel Jolly 6-1 233 SR
FB Blake Burton 6-0 220 SO
WR Justin Williams 6-2 197 SR OR Ronnie Miller 6-0 180 SR
WR Morris Crosby 5-9 184 SO OR Stan Zwinggi 5-11 190 SO
OL Ryne Miller 6-4 309 SR
OL Justin Boren 6-3 336 JR
OL Buck Koalenz 6-3 304 SR
OL Matthew Jenkins 6-3 301 JR
OL Calvin Gore 6-5 291 RSFR OR Beau Tuft 6-6 300 JR
TE Matt Padron 6-5 260 SR

No special teamers are returning.

Expect a few Division I Transfers/JC athletes to skew this line-up a tad.

The drop in performance will not change much since most of these players were given significant playing time. I think our concern will be finding backups and a few starters to have a solid rotation in every possition.

[touchdown]

Offense has 6/11 starters back (OC,OG,RB,WR,WR,WR)
Defense has 8/11 starters back (CB,FS,SS,MLB,SLB,DE,NT,DE)
Sp.Teams has 2/2 starters back (K,P)

[Canyoncat]

Montana State:
Peder Jensen OT
Brant Birkeland OG
Joe Hirst OT
Elliott Barnhardt TE
Evin Groves RB

Aaron Papich DT/DE
Kris Kolone DT/DE
Epi King LB
Bobby Daly LB (started part time due to injuries)
Clive Lowe LB
Andre Fuller CB
Ryan Force SS
Kory Austin CB (started part time due to injuries)

[grizband]

Montana State:
Peder Jensen OT
Brant Birkeland OG
Joe Hirst OT
Elliott Barnhardt TE
Evin Groves RB

Aaron Papich DT/DE
Kris Kolone DT/DE
Epi King LB
Bobby Daly LB (started part time due to injuries)
Clive Lowe LB
Andre Fuller CB
Ryan Force SS
Kory Austin CB (started part time due to injuries)
Looks like MSU and UM should both have stout defenses once again next season.

[foghorn]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Haslon should be a 20 year old Freshman.
Chris Haslon is a 19 year old freshman who originally signed a letter of intent to attend Purdue. He never enrolled at Purdue, however, so technically he is not a transfer. He is 5' 10", 180 lbs. and runs a 4.4. Rated a 2 star by Rivals. :beerchug:

[Pard4Life]

Lafayette's returning cast:

QB - Brad Maurer
TB - Jonathan Hurt
WR - Joe Ort
WR - Archie Fisher
WR - Shuan Adair
LT - Mike St. Germain
RG - Ryan Nase
RT - Jack Thomson
The offensive line backups had some respectable minutes, so it's not a major worry. Compared to this time last year, I'm much more confident about the line.

DT - Kyle Sprenkle
DT - Dan Liseneo
DT - Marvin Snipes
SS - Trey Martell
FS - Torian Johnson
(?) Brian Kazmierowski - excellent secondary playmaker, started games in 2004, but was injured, not 100% for part of the year.

Linebacker will be the biggest off-season question... aside from the Heffner to Lehigh question. Justin Stovall has come up huge in situations, but he did not start due to Bennett/Costanzo/Witherspoon. Going by 2-deep, Andy Romans should start. From what I've heard, he is just as good as any of the graduated trio.

K - Rick Ziska (hoping he can kick from 55+ in 2006! :bow: )
P - Yankovich/Ziska - some inconsistency here over the 2005 season
KR - Anthony D'Urso, Shuan Adair
No Pat Davis at long snapper... also one of the big off-season questions.

In terms of returning cast vs. the PL, we probably have the best DL, even w/o Brown on the DE. Will Jarell Robinson emerge? He was a big DT recruit last year. Maurer was 2nd-team PL, although Sedale Threatt and Sacreceno will proably duel for 1st team with Maurer. If Padilla comes back to the team, our o-line will vie for the best.

But before colgate 13 can cut me to the quick, Colgate probably has the best all-around returning PL squad.

[colgate13]

Maurer was 2nd-team PL, although Sedale Threatt and Sacreceno will proably duel for 1st team with Maurer. If Padilla comes back to the team, our o-line will vie for the best.

But before colgate 13 can cut me to the quick, Colgate probably has the best all-around returning PL squad.

Thanks for the compliments about Colgate next year. I think we've got some of the highest profile skill players returning, our o line will be very good and our secondary may take over from Lafayette as the leagues best. But without the new d line and linebackers stepping up, it's anyones league.

On a side note, I wouldn't bet on Saraceno's job being a sure thing. He's a great kid and if he does well this spring/fall camp, then by all means, we should go with him. But I expect him to be pushed fairly well by a good freshman class and maybe a transfer. As cruel as it sounds, those interceptions really hurt Colgate this past year.

I didn't realize that both Ort and Fisher return next year. From the sounds of it, you've got some of the same question marks Colgate does, the biggest being linebacker. Whoever comes through here might just be the one to win the battle between us.

[Rick C]

With Stepp (what a pass catcher) and Sorrells being a coach's son (therefore a coach on the field because of how long he has been around football) why do the Furman people say Gray is the QB and that passing will be down?

I know Felton is a great back but Stepp and Rust offer so many opportunities that open up the defense for the run to be even more effective.

Rust is a senior. He won't be back, although I don't expect much of a drop off at TE.

Historically, Furman has liked to have a QB in the system for a few years before starting. Not to say they couldn't choose differently in Sorrells' case, but it would be surprising. Also historically, Furman has been a run-first team. The amount of passing with Martin at QB has been the exception. While I think Lamb is a bit more of a wide-open offense proponent than some of his predecessors, I still expect the pass count to be down in 2006.

Gray has terrific tools at QB. I think he will be the best pure runner ever to play QB at Furman, and I imagine that the coaches will want to exploit that. He also seems comfortable with the decision-making in the option and in making the pitch - something that Martin never really mastered. Gray has a very strong arm and if he can master the finer points of the passing game he should enable an offense that will be truly difficult to defend.

That being said, I expect that Sorrells will get a lot of reps in practice and some series in games. He would offer a very interesting change-up, especially since he worked out of a spread/shotgun high school offense. But I think the job is Gray's to lose.

[MR. CHICKEN]

MOST EVERAH BODY BACK.....'CEPT DUH COACHES!........:bawling:........BAWK!

[Canyoncat]

Looks like MSU and UM should both have stout defenses once again next season.

Both defenses should be very good next year. Not sure if the Cats will switch back to the 4-3 or stay with the 3-4. What does your DT's look like? You lost an absolute stud in Senaze (sp). Mullin is a personal foul waiting to happen (he is very good when playing under control) and don't know much about Carlson.

GO CATS!!

[foghorn]

Delaware:

Offense (7 plus Kicker)
WR - Aaron Love - So
WR - Armand Cauthen - So
WR - Kervin Michaud - So
OL - Mike Byrne - Jr
OL - Jon Herrmann - So
OL - Rich Beverley - Jr
RB - Omar Cuff - Jr
K - Zach Hobby - So

Defense (9 plus Punter)
DE - Stephen Purkey - So
DT - Bubba Jespersen - Sr
DE - Matt Marcorelle - So
LB - Keinadre Hepburn - Jr
LB - Erek Johnson - So
CB - Roger Brown - Sr
CB - Fred Andrew - So
S - Kyle Campbell - Sr
S - Aaron Hicks - So
P - Stuart Kentworthy - So

BHBK, just to expand a little, Ciavirella and Holler both started 3 games on the O-line. On D, although Erik Johnson got a lot of playing time, he never actually started. One of the Gunthorpes started 3 games at safety. We've got a load of experience coming back; maybe the most ever. :xmas:

[Pard4Life]

Thanks for the compliments about Colgate next year. I think we've got some of the highest profile skill players returning, our o line will be very good and our secondary may take over from Lafayette as the leagues best. But without the new d line and linebackers stepping up, it's anyones league.

On a side note, I wouldn't bet on Saraceno's job being a sure thing. He's a great kid and if he does well this spring/fall camp, then by all means, we should go with him. But I expect him to be pushed fairly well by a good freshman class and maybe a transfer. As cruel as it sounds, those interceptions really hurt Colgate this past year.

I didn't realize that both Ort and Fisher return next year. From the sounds of it, you've got some of the same question marks Colgate does, the biggest being linebacker. Whoever comes through here might just be the one to win the battle between us.

I am pretty sure that Fisher and Ort will be back.. from goleopards.com... "Archie has had some tough injuries, with foot surgery and then the hamstring injury," Tavani said. "He's gone through the full application for a medical redshirt for last year, and we're looking forward to having him anchor our receiving corps next year." ..Fisher's 2006 return has been imminent since 2004.

As for Ort, can't find anything in print, but I think it was mentioned on LSN and in print somewhere. I'm sure another pard poster can confirm.

I am surprised you are questioning Saraceno's job. He had respectable numbers.. 12 TDs, 2000yrds... although 50% completions and 19 INTs are not suffice if Colgate wants to win 10 games. I am assuming that he would iron out those issues in spring practice though. And a transfer to Colgate?.. that's interesting.. who and from where? I assume he would be a good student from a respectable school in order to meet admission standards and be above the sometimes sticky politics surrounding transfers.

And no, I don't think the game will come down to skill positions (like coaches claim)... in this rivalry, something will strange will happen... like an INT not called, blocked FG... who knows, maybe we will score the winning TD and the refs will accidently confuse the jerseys and give it to Colgate.. :rolleyes:

[colgate13]

I am surprised you are questioning Saraceno's job. He had respectable numbers.. 12 TDs, 2000yrds... although 50% completions and 19 INTs are not suffice if Colgate wants to win 10 games. I am assuming that he would iron out those issues in spring practice though. And a transfer to Colgate?.. that's interesting.. who and from where? I assume he would be a good student from a respectable school in order to meet admission standards and be above the sometimes sticky politics surrounding transfers.

He did respectable, but if we want to go to the next level, we need to either have him dramatically lower his turnovers or find someone who can get the job done.

As for the transfers, if I hear anything that is confirmed, I'll share. I got burnt once on the rumour mill (kid ended up going to UMass), but the rumours are all good and from good schools. I hope it pans out.

[FL connection]

Easier to list who we are losing........EIU loses 2 DE's, 1 DT, 1 S on defense and C on offense.......future lookin' bright!!!!! connection out!

[blukeys]

BHBK, just to expand a little, Ciavirella and Holler both started 3 games on the O-line. On D, although Erik Johnson got a lot of playing time, he never actually started. One of the Gunthorpes started 3 games at safety. We've got a load of experience coming back; maybe the most ever. :xmas:


I would say the most ever and just about all will be coming back for '07. :cool:

[OL FU]

With Stepp (what a pass catcher) and Sorrells being a coach's son (therefore a coach on the field because of how long he has been around football) why do the Furman people say Gray is the QB and that passing will be down?

I know Felton is a great back but Stepp and Rust offer so many opportunities that open up the defense for the run to be even more effective.

I agree with Rick C. I cannot remember FU having a quarterback starting for three years, with the exception of Lamb starting in '83.

Doesn't mean it didn't happen, just can't remember it.

[skinny_uncle]

SIU returns 7 starters on offense, but their D is getting sapped by graduation. On D they return most of the secondary (graduating only Brad Breachear and Frank Johnson) but most of the D line and the linebacking corps is graduating. Out of the 8 D linemen that rotated regularly only Jon Hamm and Lorenzo Wims return. Linebackers Rinella, Whitaker and Doyle are all seniors. The offense returns the line from tackle to tackle (Andrew Kernes, Jared Green, Will Justice, Jimmy Wegerer and Darren Marquez) along with running backs J. T. Wise and (AFCA All-american) Arkee Whitlock. The starting TE (Kupec) QB (Sambursky) and WRs (Brent Little and Kellen Allen) are gone. Backup TE Braden Jones(16 catches, 188 yards, 2 TDs) is back along with WR Alan Turner (21 catches, 320 yards and a TD). The numbers on backup QB Nick Hill are 15-20 completions, 3 TDs, and288 yards. He also rushed for 102 yards on 9 carries. Both kickers (PK Craig Coffin and punter Zach Kettelcamp) are back. Return specialist Craig Turner (21 PR, 308 yards, 14.7 avg. 1 TD, long of 85-KR 18, 391 yards, 21.7 avg, 1 TD, long of 93) also returns. The offense looks pretty good but we have some serious rebuilding to do on the D.

[Mountain Panther]

SIU returns 7 starters on offense, but their D is getting sapped by graduation. On D they return most of the secondary (graduating only Brad Breachear and Frank Johnson) but most of the D line and the linebacking corps is graduating. Out of the 8 D linemen that rotated regularly only Jon Hamm and Lorenzo Wims return. Linebackers Rinella, Whitaker and Doyle are all seniors. The offense returns the line from tackle to tackle (Andrew Kernes, Jared Green, Will Justice, Jimmy Wegerer and Darren Marquez) along with running backs J. T. Wise and (AFCA All-american) Arkee Whitlock. The starting TE (Kupec) QB (Sambursky) and WRs (Brent Little and Kellen Allen) are gone. Backup TE Braden Jones(16 catches, 188 yards, 2 TDs) is back along with WR Alan Turner (21 catches, 320 yards and a TD). The numbers on backup QB Nick Hill are 15-20 completions, 3 TDs, and288 yards. He also rushed for 102 yards on 9 carries. Both kickers (PK Craig Coffin and punter Zach Kettelcamp) are back. Return specialist Craig Turner (21 PR, 308 yards, 14.7 avg. 1 TD, long of 85-KR 18, 391 yards, 21.7 avg, 1 TD, long of 93) also returns. The offense looks pretty good but we have some serious rebuilding to do on the D.

Whitlock and that O-Line will be tough to stop next year. Who will start at QB?