2012 Media Guide
John Edwards
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Corey Feagin
CORNERBACK NERBACK 5-9 / 183 / So. / TR St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter High
DEFENSIVE END 6-4 / 254 / RFr. / SQ Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill High
Transfer from Valparaiso University, Edwards participated in spring drills ... Will spend the 2012 campaign in residence per NCAA transfer rules.
Promising young defensive end who looks to push for playing time at the left end this fall.
Valparaiso: Played all 11 games at cornerback for the Crusaders as a true freshman ... Tallied 49 tackles and 4 pass break-ups for Coach Dale Carlson in 2011 to finish fifth on the team ... His 33 solo tackles ranked fourth on the squad ... Notched season-high 16 total tackles, including 13 solos against Morehead State (10/1/11) ... Recorded 6 stops at Youngstown State (9/10/11) with 4 solos ... Also had 4 solo stops in games at Drake (10/22/11) and at Marist (11/5/11) ... Also returned 4 kickoffs for 60 total yards (15.0), including a season-long 22-yard return at Davidson (11/19/11). High School: A four-year letterwinner as a running back and linebacker for Coach Brian Simmons at Cardinal Ritter High in St. Louis ... Earned All-State third-team accolades in both 2008 and 2010 ... Archdiocesan Athletic Association Running Back of the Year and Punt Returner of the Year as a senior ... AAA Skill Position Player of the Year in 2010 ... First Team All-AAA linebacker as a sophomore and earned second team All-AAA running back honors as a junior ... Twice named team’s Offensive Player of the Year ... Earned Post-Dispatch All-Metro second team honors in 2010 ... Scored 23 touchdowns as a senior and 21 as a junior ... Rushed for 1,471 yards as a senior team captain ... Also ran track. Personal: John M. Edwards was born 2/20/93 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Jimmie and Stacy Edwards of St. Louis ... Has two siblings, Murphy and Ashlay ... Majoring in Athletic Training.
CAREER STATS SUMMARY Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sk-Yd Int-Yd PD FF-R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2011* 11-11 33 16 49 0.0 0-0 0-0 4 0-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11-11 33 16 49 0.0 0-0 0-0 4 0-0
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 16 (vs. Morehead State, 10/1/11); Solos: 13 (vs. Morehead State, 10/1/11); TFL: None; Sacks: None; Interceptions: None.
* at Valparaiso Kickoff Returns: 4-60 (15.0)
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Spencer Emerson
NOSE TACKLE 6-2 / 320 / Jr. / TR Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling High Sizeable defensive lineman who was in spring camp in April for the Bears and quickly moved up the depth chart at nose tackle ... Transfer will have two seasons with the Bears ... Earned a spot on the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring. Ellsworth CC: Played last two seasons at Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College for Coach Mike Virden. High School: Was part of four conference championship teams for Coach Tom Wilson at Dowling Catholic High in West Des Moines, Iowa ... Maroons were 13-1 his senior season in 2009 and finished as state runners-up ... Was an elite all-state first-team pick in 2009 as well as an all-conference and all-city selection ... Dowling High was 9-3 and reached the state quarterfinals his junior year ... Was also a three-year letterman in wrestling and was a standout thrower on the track team. Personal: Spencer Mezie Okoli-Emerson was born 3/2/92 in Clive, Iowa ... Son of Austin Okoli and Michelle Russell of Des Moines, HONORS Iowa ... Has six siblings -- Cody, Tobi, MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Spring 2012. Koci, Lota, Gweneth and Wyatt ... Majoring in Ceramics.
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2011: Redshirted his freshman season at Missouri State after sustaining a shoulder injury in the preseason. High School: A second-team all-district performer in one of the toughest districts in Texas, Feagin was a DT and DE starter for an 8-4 Cedar Hill High team coached by Joey McGuire ... Helped lead the Longhorns to a state playoff berth in 2010 ... Team was 11-2 his junior year as a letterman and backup defensive end ... Was also a standout discus thrower and shot putter. Personal: Corey E. Feagin was born 8/23/93 in Arlington, Texas ... Son of Norman Feagin and Lavinda Copeland of Cedar Hill, Texas ... Has three brothers, Jerome, Vincent and Marcus ... Majoring in Special Education.
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Tevan Ferguson
NOSE TACKLE 6-3 / 307 / Sr. / 3L Nashville, Tenn. / Whites Creek High Versatile defensive lineman who started at all three positions last season for the Bears ... Preseason favorite to take over starting duties at nose tackle this fall ... Turned in a gamehigh 8 tackles in the Maroon and White Game (4/21/11), including 6 solo stops and a sack. 2011: Started 8 of the 11 games, including four at nose tackle and three at right end ... Tallied 24 total tackles on the season, which was 13th on the club ... Produced a season-high 6 tackles against Indiana State (11/12/11) with a half-tackle for loss to earn MSU Defensive Player of the Week laurels ... Registered 3 solo tackles in season finale at Youngstown State (11/19/11) ... Brought down 4 ball carriers at home against Illinois State (10/8/11) ... Had a QB hurry in the season opener at Arkansas (9/3/11) and two the following week at Eastern Kentucky (9/10/11). 2010: Played 9 games backing up starter Mikel Ruder at nose tackle ... Finished with 18 tackles, 14th on the club ... Notched 5 tackles in win over No. 18 Western Illinois (10/23/10) at Plaster Field, including 4 assists ... Brought down 4 Youngstown State ball carriers (10/2/10) in home win over No. 20 Penguins ... Recorded his only sack and TFL of the campaign in win over Southern Illinois (10/30/10). 2009: Played all 11 games his first season at Missouri State, including his only start of the year in his Division-I debut at Arkansas (9/5/09) … Finished 12th on the squad in total tackles with 19 … Secured season-high 4 tackles in win over UT Martin (9/12/09) … Had 3 total tackles at Arkansas (9/5/09), against Northern Iowa (9/26/09) and against South Dakota State (10/10/09) … Capped season with 2 tackles at No. 1 Southern Illinois (11/14/09) … Also blocked a kick at Western Illinois (10/17/09). High School: Spent the 2008-09 school year at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy … Three-year starter for Coach Anthony Law at Whites Creek (Tenn.) High … Was a two-time all-region pick for the Cobras … Tallied a career-high 15 tackles in one game as a sophomore … Played defensive tackle, offensive guard and tackle in high school. Personal: Tevan Demarius Ferguson was born 5/13/90 in Nashville, Tenn. … Son of Tracy Farmer of Nashville … Has a sister, Antinique … Majoring in Hospitality and Restaurant Administration.
CAREER STATS SUMMARY Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sk-Yd Int-Yd PD FF-R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2009 11-1 4 15 19 0.5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 2010 9-0 5 13 18 0.5 0.5-5 0-0 0 0-0 2011 11-8 11 13 24 0.5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 31-9 20 41 61 1.5 1.0-6 0-0 0 0-0
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 (vs. Indiana State, 11/12/11); Solos: 3 (at Youngstown State, 11/19/11); TFL: 0.5 (3 times); Sacks: 0.5 (2 times); Interceptions: None.
HONORS MSU Defensive Player of the Week: 11/12/11.
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