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August 7th, 2021, 11:01 PM
ETSU #27 - two players assigned:
#27 Erek Campbell
POS.
DB
HT.
5-11
WT.
184
YR.
RFr.
HOMETOWN
Memphis, Tenn.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Lausanne Collegiate School
2020 (R-Freshman)*: Appeared in all six games for ETSU … Concluded the year with a career-high five tackles, including one solo tackle … Compiled 0.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup on the season.
*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Freshman): Appeared in three games for the Bucs as a true freshman … Made collegiate debut against The Citadel (Nov. 2) … Played three consecutive games against The Citadel, Western Carolina (Nov. 9) and Mercer (Nov. 16) … Redshirted the remainder of the season … Appeared primarily on the special teams unit, finishing the season with two tackles … Made first collegiate tackle in Cullowhee against the Catamounts.
High School: Multisport athlete from Lausanne Collegiate School … Lettered in football, baseball and track … Led Lausanne Collegiate to the 2016 and 2017 state championship … Two-time all-state selection … Named to the USA All-Tennessee Second Team … Totaled 195 tackles, 12 interceptions, five forced fumbles and 35 pass breakups.
Personal: Father Derek Campbell played football at UT Martin … Grandfather Walter Campbell played football at Tennessee State.
#27 Mac McCovery
POS.
RB
HT.
5-8
WT.
190
YR.
Fr.
HOMETOWN
Knoxville, Tenn.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Fulton HS
High School: Played football for Fulton High School in Knoxville, Tenn. … Recorded the longest rushing touchdown in school history with a 98-yard rush … First student-athlete to rush for over 200 yards in a single game since 2015 … Finished the year with 900 rushing yards.
Personal: Son of Mac McCovery and Kesha Rollins … Cousin, Jalen Hawkins, plays baseball at Norfolk State … Plans to major in business.
Harvard #27:
27 Phillip Smitherman
Height 6-0
Weight 180
Class First-Year
Hometown Oklahoma City, Okla.
High School Heritage Hall
Position SAF
At Harvard:
2020: Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.
Before Harvard:
Attended Heritage Hall High where he played all four years… Named team captain his final season… Helped the team two a pair of state championships (4A in 2017, 3A in 2018)… Began 2019 as a Rivals Top-35 player in Oklahoma… Named to the Daily Oklahoman all-state team as a senior and was the district MVP… Named the Defensive Back of the Year in 2019… Finished career with the longest touchdown in school history (95 yards) and had the second-best receiving yards total… Ranked fifth in Heritage Hall history with 366 career tackles to go with 10 interceptions… Played basketball all four years, captaining the squad in 2019… Guided the hoops team to the state title in 2018 and was the defensive player of the year in 2018-19… Competed on the track and field team as a sprinter during his four years and helped the squad with the state team championship in 2017… Heritage Hall faculty voted him the 2020 Homecoming King… Member of the Honor Society… Served as an officer for Jack and Jill of America, Inc…. Part of the Heritage Hall Peer Leadership Team as selected by its faculty… Member of the community mentor program for Western Village Elementary School… Participated in Feed the Homeless outreach… Enjoys reading, fishing and playing video games… Father, Don, played football and baseball at Oklahoma, helping the Sooners football team win a national title in 1985… Sister, Lauren, played soccer at Illinois from 2016-19, earning academic all-Big Ten honors.
#27 Erek Campbell
POS.
DB
HT.
5-11
WT.
184
YR.
RFr.
HOMETOWN
Memphis, Tenn.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Lausanne Collegiate School
2020 (R-Freshman)*: Appeared in all six games for ETSU … Concluded the year with a career-high five tackles, including one solo tackle … Compiled 0.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup on the season.
*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Freshman): Appeared in three games for the Bucs as a true freshman … Made collegiate debut against The Citadel (Nov. 2) … Played three consecutive games against The Citadel, Western Carolina (Nov. 9) and Mercer (Nov. 16) … Redshirted the remainder of the season … Appeared primarily on the special teams unit, finishing the season with two tackles … Made first collegiate tackle in Cullowhee against the Catamounts.
High School: Multisport athlete from Lausanne Collegiate School … Lettered in football, baseball and track … Led Lausanne Collegiate to the 2016 and 2017 state championship … Two-time all-state selection … Named to the USA All-Tennessee Second Team … Totaled 195 tackles, 12 interceptions, five forced fumbles and 35 pass breakups.
Personal: Father Derek Campbell played football at UT Martin … Grandfather Walter Campbell played football at Tennessee State.
#27 Mac McCovery
POS.
RB
HT.
5-8
WT.
190
YR.
Fr.
HOMETOWN
Knoxville, Tenn.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Fulton HS
High School: Played football for Fulton High School in Knoxville, Tenn. … Recorded the longest rushing touchdown in school history with a 98-yard rush … First student-athlete to rush for over 200 yards in a single game since 2015 … Finished the year with 900 rushing yards.
Personal: Son of Mac McCovery and Kesha Rollins … Cousin, Jalen Hawkins, plays baseball at Norfolk State … Plans to major in business.
Harvard #27:
27 Phillip Smitherman
Height 6-0
Weight 180
Class First-Year
Hometown Oklahoma City, Okla.
High School Heritage Hall
Position SAF
At Harvard:
2020: Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.
Before Harvard:
Attended Heritage Hall High where he played all four years… Named team captain his final season… Helped the team two a pair of state championships (4A in 2017, 3A in 2018)… Began 2019 as a Rivals Top-35 player in Oklahoma… Named to the Daily Oklahoman all-state team as a senior and was the district MVP… Named the Defensive Back of the Year in 2019… Finished career with the longest touchdown in school history (95 yards) and had the second-best receiving yards total… Ranked fifth in Heritage Hall history with 366 career tackles to go with 10 interceptions… Played basketball all four years, captaining the squad in 2019… Guided the hoops team to the state title in 2018 and was the defensive player of the year in 2018-19… Competed on the track and field team as a sprinter during his four years and helped the squad with the state team championship in 2017… Heritage Hall faculty voted him the 2020 Homecoming King… Member of the Honor Society… Served as an officer for Jack and Jill of America, Inc…. Part of the Heritage Hall Peer Leadership Team as selected by its faculty… Member of the community mentor program for Western Village Elementary School… Participated in Feed the Homeless outreach… Enjoys reading, fishing and playing video games… Father, Don, played football and baseball at Oklahoma, helping the Sooners football team win a national title in 1985… Sister, Lauren, played soccer at Illinois from 2016-19, earning academic all-Big Ten honors.