2017 GAS Memorial Countdown... 77 Days!!!!!!!

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

#77 Chris Durant
6'4" 310
Senior
Offensive Tackle
Oak Hill, VA
Oakton H.S.

2016 All-CAA

[SFA 93]

DT:#77 Rayshad Nichols 6-4; 292 Bridge City, Louisiana (Higgins) (R/Fr.)

2016 (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season, competing on the Lumberjack scout team.

Prior to SFA: Three year starter and letterwinner at L.W. Higgins High School, playing defensive end, defensive tackle and fullback ... Two-time first team all-district selection ... Registered 54 tackles as a senior, including 35 solo stops and 8.0 tackles for loss as a senior ... Posted 70 tackles with 35 solo tackles and 7.0 tackles for loss in his junior season ... Coached by Craig Laborde ... Also lettered four times in baseball, playing both first and third base, and twice in basketball, giving him nine varsity letters ... Son of Raymond and Shelita Nichols ... Collegiate major is undecided.

[UAalum72]

#77 not currently assigned
HUNTER VERDI





Position: Offensive Lineman
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 335
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Plantsville, Conn.
High School: Cheshire Academy


High School: Multi-sport athlete in football, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse and track at Cheshire Academy... Honored as the top offensive lineman at the academy..


Personal: Brother, Zach, also plays for UAlbany.


Gattuso’s take: ”We really like Hunter. He’s a big guy like Matt Campion. Impressed with his versatility, because he can play center, guard or tackle.

[The Cats]

Western Carolina

Chris Collins


Hometown: High Point, N.C.
High School: T. W. Andrews HS
Position: Assistant Coach / Linebackers
Alma Mater: Western Carolina
Graduated: 2010


Chris Collins, a former four-year letter winner for the Catamount football team, returned to his alma mater and rejoined the Western Carolina football coaching staff in March, 2016. Collins, who played for the Purple & Gold from 2006-09 and began his coaching career as a student assistant in 2010, will coach WCU's linebackers.

Collins returns to Cullowhee after spending the 2015 season on the sidelines at Appalachian State as a graduate assistant, working with the Mountaineers' defense. ASU finished 2015 with an 11-2 overall record, tallying its first-ever bowl victory with a 31-29, come-from-behind victory over Ohio in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.

The Mountaineer defense ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 19.1 points and 314.5 yards per game in 2015. App State recorded 18 interceptions and six fumble recoveries in 13 seasonal games while also posting a Sun Belt-leading 36 sacks. Collins coached honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection in outside linebacker, Devin Stringer.

Prior to making the move to Boone, N.C., Collins spent two seasons (2013-14) as a secondary coach and special teams coordinator at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., working under head coach -- and former WCU defensive coordinator -- Curtis Walker. In his first season with the NCAA Division II program, Collins coached All-American defensive back L.J. McCray, who went on to sign a free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers and appeared in 14 games as a rookie in 2014. He also mentored former All- South Atlantic Conference selection, Mark McDaniel, who finished second in the league with five interceptions with one returned for a TD in 2014.

In addition to his on-field coaching duties, Collins also served as Catawba's academic coordinator during his two-year stint. In 2015, he attended the NFL -- NCAA Coach Academy.

Collins originally joined the Western Carolina coaching staff as a Defensive Assistant prior to the spring drills in 2011 after spending the previous year as a student assistant. He initially worked with the linebackers and the secondary, positions which he played for the Catamounts during his collegiate career. During his time, Collins worked with all-conference linebacker selection, Rock Williams.

Originally from High Point, N.C., Collins closed his WCU playing career by being named All-Southern Conference by the voting members of the SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA) as a senior after tallying a career-high 109 tackles including 63 solo stops. He added 12.5 tackles for loss playing the "hybrid" linebacker position in WCU's 4-2-5 scheme.

Through 44 career games, Collins finished with 303 career hits including 166 solo tackles and 19 tackles for a combined 93 yards in losses. A ball-hawk, he closed his career with nine forced fumbles with a SoCon-leading six coming during his junior season. He was also credited with five pass break-ups.

A three-time selection to the SoCon's academic honor roll and a 2007 Fall Academic All-SoCon team honoree, Collins is a 2010 graduate of Western Carolina University with a B.S. in construction management with a minor in business administration. He is engaged to Ms. Kiara Crutchfield of Charlotte, N.C.


Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

[bonarae]

Harvard #77:

77 Matteo diMayorca
Height: 6-4
Weight: 260
Year: So
Hometown: Summit, N.J.
High School: Summit
Position: OL





at Harvard:
2016: Did not see game action.

Background:
Three-time letterwinner and senior captain at Summit … Two-time Mid-State 38 first team All-Conference … NSFCA Super 100 Team and Hilltoppor Award as a senior … Led Summit to two-straight state championships and undefeated seasons … AP Scholar.

[dewey]

Here is #77 for the 13 time National Champions the North Dakota State University Bison.

#77 Christian Triplett
Position: Center
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 306
Hometown: Maple Plain, Minn.
High School: Delano HS

* 2014, 2015 MVFC Honor Roll

IN HIS CAREER: Backup center...Appeared in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2015...Sat out the 2014 season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll in 2014 and 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-conference player for Delano High School and coach Merrill Pavlovich...Three-year starter as offensive and defensive tackle...Recorded over 200 tackles during prep career...Second team all-state as a senior...Named to all-metro first team defense in 2013...Advanced to state semifinals in 2013...Captain on football and baseball teams...Member of 2012 and 2013 baseball state tournament teams.

PERSONAL: Majoring in agricultural systems management...Born May 30, 1996...Son of Keith and Sara Triplett...Has two brothers, Nathan and Eric...Brother, Nate, played football for University of Minnesota and played in eight games for the Indianapolis Colts in 2010 and 2011.

Good luck with the upcoming season and in the classroom Christian.

Go Bison!

Dewey

[mvemjsunpx]

Montana #77




Dallas Hart - OL
Sophomore
6'5", 312 lbs.
Cypress, CA
Pacifica HS


'16 Stats:

0 O-Line Starts
7 Games Played

0 Career O-Line Starts
7 Career Games Played