2012 Mocs Football
Student-athlete profiles
Taylor Dodds
game-high 10 tackles, including three for a loss, at Eastern Kentucky ... three of those tackles and his QBH were on third-down stops ... made five tackles, forced a fumble, broke up a pass and recorded a QBH against the Gamecocks ... got the start at Nebraska and responded with seven tackles, two TFLs and a PBU.
Offensive Line • So.-1L • 6-6 • 275 Columbus, Ga. • Pacelli HS
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2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games with 2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 10 games ... started the season finale four starts at left tackle ... suffered a season-ending knee injury at Wofford ... career-high nine tackles vs. the Terriers ... finished with 32 tackles, against Elon and missed the final three games. 24 solo. 2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out last year as a redshirt ... almost played as a true freshman but shoulder surgery knocked him out of the running for time on the field ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll for having a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.
2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-region lineman who was a four-year starter at Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga...started all 10 games on the left side as a senior...team captain and first team All-Bi-City...earned Academic All-State honors...named INTHEGAME Magazine Academic Player of the Year...played for head coach Bryan Eason...homecoming king as a senior... earned a one-star rating from Scout. com...two-year letter winner on the basketball squad...member of the National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor William Dodds...born Jan. 4, 1992...son of Ben and Theresa Dodds...has one younger sister, Grace...majoring in Sociology.
Wes Dothard Linebacker • Jr.-2L • 6-1 • 235 Carrollton, Ga. • Carrollton HS
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CHATTANOOGA: Returning All-American who is expected to lead one of the top defenses in the FCS ... named to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List ... Sports Network Preseason FCS All-American Second Team ... College Sporting News Preseason All-American Second Team ... Phil Steele FCS Preseason AllAmerican Third-Team ... Preseason All-Southern Conference First Team ... named to the CFPA Linebackers Watch List. 2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: First Team Sports Network/Fathead.com AllAmerican ... 1st Team All-SoCon ... back-to-back SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State ... took the honor a third time following the Elon game ... first Moc with three POWs since QB Chris Sanders in 1999 ... also named SoCon Player of the Month for September ... set career-marks for tackles in a game five times ... second on the team with 98 tackles ... fourth in the league with 15.5 TFLs ... tied for No. 3 in the nation with five forced fumbles ... two defensive scores this season, including a 30-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter against JSU and a 43-yard fumble return at Samford ... career-high 15 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, at Elon ... also forced a fumble against the Phoenix ... tied a career-high with three TFLs against Western Carolina ... seven tackles, all solos, at Georgia Southern ... 12 tackles against The Citadel ... 11 tackles at Appalachian State ...
HIGH SCHOOL: All-region linebacker from Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga...three-year letter winner for former Chattanooga Moc Rayvan Teague who is the head coach of the Trojans...helped guide Carrollton to a 31-6 mark over the last three years...earned second team all-region honors as a sophomore and first team recognition his last two years with the Trojans...recorded 25 tackles and two interceptions as a senior...had 60 rushes for 305 yards on the offensive side of the ball...lettered in basketball his sophomore and junior years. PERSONAL: Full name is Weslyan Jay Dothard...born Jan. 13, 1991...son of Brenda and Jimmy Dothard...has an older brother, J.D., who played at UTC from 2008-11...majoring in Criminal Justice. DOTHARD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds 2010 10/1 24 8 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2011 10/10 52 36 88 2.0 13.5 5 1 3 6 1-30 Totals 20/11 76 44 120 2.0 13.5 5 1 3 7 1-30 DOTHARD’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAME Game UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds at Nebraska 2 5 7 0.0 1.5 0 0 0 1 0-0 Jacksonville St. 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 1 0 1 1 1-30 (TD) at E. Kentucky 7 3 10 1.0 3.0 0 0 1 1 0-0 at Appalachian St. 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0-0 The Citadel 5 7 12 1.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0-0 at Ga. Southern 7 0 7 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 W. Carolina 5 2 7 0.0 3.0 1 0 0 2 0-0 at Elon 9 6 15 0.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0-0 Furman 2 6 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 at Samford 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0-0 Wofford 6 4 10 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 DOTHARD’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAME Game UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds ASU 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 JSU 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 E. Kentucky 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 The Citadel 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Ga. Southern 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Furman 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Elon 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Auburn 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Samford 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Wofford 8 1 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Troy Dye Tight End • Fr.-RS • 6-3 • 245 Hendersonville, Tenn. • Hendersonville HS
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2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: All-county and all-district selection at Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tenn ... led the Commandos to an 11-4 mark and Tennessee’s 5A state title game as a senior ... team captain for head coach Bruce Hatfield ... first-team all-county as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... four-year letter winner on the basketball team. PERSONAL: Son of Laura and Charlie Dye ... full name is Troy Lee Dye ... has an older sister, Brittany, and a younger brother, Chad ... plans to major in Health & Human Performance.
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