While the OVC connection is improved. Not much else has about the broadcast. Glad they fixed the freezing issue.
Looks like Mercer will have the opportunity to return kick offs this week.
#9 6-5 240 TE/WR/FB looks like main target. Transfer from Temple. Big target.
#8 WR (last year's QB) another target. #80 and #81 with some nice rec.
#34 RB is quick. Gonna need to wrap him up. Elusive.
AP puts the ball on carpet 5 times in first 18 minutes but only 1 TO. TTU fumbles into end zone for TO.
#3 QB pro style offense. Nice touch. Tends to throw into coverage some.
1st half only.
Yep - I looked at their Roster - 12 Transfers - mostly of the Louisville and Temple varieties with a few JUCO's sprinkled in.
PROJECTED TWO-DEEP
DEFENSE
RUSH (DE) - 53 Joe Robertson 6-3 235 R-JR 97 Chris McElderry 6-1 250 R-SO
54 Tim Collins 6-5 250 SO
TACKLE - 5 Kevin Robinson-White 6-2 315 SR 67 Anthony Akers 6-0 290 SO
91 Kyron Hart 6-3 285 R-SR
NOSE - 4 Mike Cain 5-10 310 R-JR 65 Xavier Schlueter 6-2 315 FR
94 Richie Koons 6-2 280 FR
BANDIT (DE) - 90 Thomas Bronson 6-3 265 G-SR (transfer from Appalachian State - Started playing there in 2011 - Redshirt in 2011, Played 2012, 2013, Injured in 2014, In camp at Appy in 2015, but did not play last season due to a "non-football" injury) 55 Zach Malone 6-4 245 R-SR
WILL LB - 7 Josh Poplar 6-0 220 R-SO 41 Isaiah McKinney 6-0 210 R-SR
MIKE LB - 6 Elliott Normand 6-0 225 R-JR 58 Aderick Moore 6-1 245 FR
13 Toron Morten 6-1 235 FR
LEO (LB) - 21 Deven Sullivan 6-3 215 R-SO 40 Senquay Eichelberger 6-2 200 R-SR
Boundary CB - 2 Maleek Hall 5-10 190 SR 11 Brandon Thomas 6-0 205 FR
32 Dami Adekunjo 6-0 180 FR
FS - 12 Deontay Wilson 6-3 190 SO 20 Clay Davis 6-3 205 FR
27 Ty Jobe 6-2 200 R-SO
SS - 38 Shannon Fayne 6-0 195 FR 31 Eriq Fadahunsi 5-11 190 R-FR (transfer from Temple (walked on there))
30 Ricky Ballard 6-0 185 FR
Field CB - 35 A.J. Flemister 6-1 200 SO 36 Xavier Knight 6-0 175 SO
49 Miles Corpening 5-11 190 FR
OFFENSE
LT - 70 Brady Bose 6-4 285 SO (listed as SO...but signed there in 2013...hmmm, R-JR, at the 'youngest')
75 Lucien Charles 6-3 285 FR
LG - 74 Joel Forrester 6-2 290 SR (Transferred from Itawamba JC in 2015)
52 Taylor Underwood 6-3 280 SO
C - 50 J.T. Rankin 6-2 285 R-SR 76 Chandler Nelson 6-5 300 R-SO
RG - 72 Charles Rutledge 6-5 285 R-JR 78 Myles Douglas 6-2 295 SO
RT - 71 Will Chatmon 6-4 290 R-SR 91 Kyron Hart 6-3 285 R-SR
QB - 3 Michael Birdsong 6-5 245 R-SR (transferred to Marshall from James Madison after starting 20 games for the Dukes. Started 1st 2 games for Marshall in 2015 before shoulder injury) 16 Colby Brown 6-1 200 JR
(signed with Eastern Illinois in 2014, but attended Coffeyville CC instead; transferred to TTU and started 2 games in 2015 (EKU & JaxSt)
T (RB, sorta) - 9 Kip Patton 6-5 240 R-SO (Transfer from Temple) 34 Yeedee Thaenrat 5-10 200 FR (5 FBS Offers, including 1 ACC school)
X (WR) - 15 Krys Cates 6-3 215 R-SR 8 Brock McCoin 6-0 185 R-JR (led OVC in Receiving in 2015 until moving to starting QB for TTU for the final 3 games)
H (FB, sorta) - 46 Cooper Jackson 6-2 245 JR 42 Jordan Giberti 6-3 240 FR
Z (WR, Slot) - 1 Dontez Byrd 5-11 180 R-JR (transfer from Louisville) 81 Austin Hicks 6-4 220 SO
Y (TE) - 44 Alex Carling 6-5 245 SO (transfer from Temple (enrolled & walked-on there in 2015 after attending another school as a non-athlete)) 84 Clint Zierke 6-4 230 R-FR (was 2014 HS Grad - not sure where he was for 2014 Football Season)
SPECIALISTS
PK - 10 Nick Madonia 5-10 185 SO 93 Haidar Zaidan 6-0 185 FR
KO - 10 Nick Madonia 5-10 185 SO 93 Haidar Zaidan 6-0 185 FR
LS - 69 Riley Patton 6-0 195 SO 62 Aidan Panni 6-5 205 FR
P - 93 Haidar Zaidan 6-0 185 FR 10 Nick Madonia 5-10 185 SO
HLD - 82 Seth Huner 5-11 175 FR 81 Austin Hicks 6-4 220 SO
PR - 1 Dontez Byrd 5-11 180 R-JR (transfer from Louisville) 29 Roderick Napper 5-9 170 FR
KR - 1 Dontez Byrd 5-11 180 R-JR (transfer from Louisville) 2 Maleek Hall 5-10 190 SR
