Gameday Information

Lamar University steps on the field today looking to right the ship after an 0-4 (0-1 in Southland Conference play) start. The Cardinals jumped out to a 10-0 lead at Northwestern State this past Saturday and had the ball inside the NSU one before a goal line stand by the Demons flipped the momentum and the Demons rattled of 28-straight points. Up next for Big Red is Houston Christian who is off to a 1-2 start. The Huskies opened the season with a 46-34 victory at Northern Colorado, but has since dropped a heartbreaker at Lindenwood (21-20) and this past week at Texas State. The game against the Huskies will serve as the conference opener for HCU.

While Saturday’s game will be the seventh all-time between the two schools, it will be the first time LU’s opponent will be known as Houston Christian (HCU). The Huskies officially changed their name from Houston Baptist to Houston Christian last week.

After a week that saw LU turn the ball over four times and surrender 130 yards in penalties, the Cardinals showed improvement in both areas Saturday at Northwestern State. The Cardinals turned the ball over only once against NSU and were penalized just five times for 20 yards.

The Cardinals lead the all-time series over Houston Christian, 4-2-0 (.667), a mark that includes a 2-1-0 (.667) record all-time in Beaumont, but Saturday’s contest will be the first meeting between the two since the 2019 season. The two schools didn’t play each other during the COVID shortened six-game season in 2020 (which was played during the spring 2021 semester) and the two schools were in different conferences last season. LU has won two of the last three meetings but the Huskies recorded a five-point decision in Houston last time out (2019).

Junior Nick Yockey made the first start of his LU career Saturday and completed 19-of-39 passes (.487) for 225 yards and two touchdowns. As a team, the Cardinals recorded 394 yards of offense, which is the most since rolling up 441 against Central Arkansas last season.

Freshman, OLB Richmond, Texas

Junior, K/P Shreveport, La.

Freshman, DE Stratford, Texas

Junior, DE Tyler, Texas

Junior, DS Kirbyville, Texas

Freshman, OL Flint, Texas

Sophomore, ILB Little Elm, Texas

Freshman, LB Timpson, Texas

Freshman, LB Houston, Texas

Freshman, LB China Spring, Texas

2 Damashja Harris RB 6-2 198 Fr.-RS Killeen, Texas 2 Vencent Rockwell ILB 6-2 217 So.-2L Dallas, Texas 3 Jeremy Davis TE 6-5 253 Sr.-2L Houston, Texas 3 Ramond Stevens DB 5-10 158 So.-1L New Orleans, La. 4 Cameron George WR 5-10 209 So.-1L Missouri City, Texas 4 Jaymond Jackson DE 6-3 241 So.-1L Lindale, Texas 5 Damian Alexander DB 6-0 156 So.-1L New Orleans, La. 5 Jalen Dummett WR 6-2 208 Sr.-2L Oakland, Calif. 6 Khalan Griffin RB 5-10 215 So.-TR Tyler, Texas 6 DeMarco Roberts DB 5-8 170 So.-1L Aledo, Texas 7 Tyler Jackson LB 6-0 226 Jr.-2L DeSoto, Texas 7 Sevonne Rhea WR 5-11 190 So.-TR Houston, Texas 8 Caleb Arnold OLB 6-1 196 So.-1L Texarkana, Texas 8 Tyrique Carter WR 5-10 171 So.-2L Huntsville, Texas 9 Mike Chandler QB 6-0 190 Fr.-1L Converse, Texas 9 Adrian Owens LB 6-2 208 So.-1L Houston, Texas 10 Dozie Ifeadi WR 6-1 196 So.-1L Tyler, Texas 10 Jase Williams ILB 6-2 227 Fr.-RS Slidell, La. 11 Nathan Gaskamp TE 6-1 237 Sr.-2L Midlothian, Texas 11 Canden Grogan DB 6-3 158 Fr.-RS Mont Belvieu, Texas 12 Antorius Hambric Jr. DB 5-11 183 So.-1L Forney, Texas 12 Jakolby Longino QB 6-3 195 Fr.-TR Missouri City, Texas 13 Austin Goffney DB 6-0 203 Sr.-1L Cypress, Texas 13 Sharmon Rester QB 5-10 190 Fr.-HS El Dorado, Ark. 14 Dwight Davis DB 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Orange, Texas 14 Andre Dennis WR 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas 15 Jacoby Davis TE 6-4 212 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 15 Darion White LB 6-1 202 Fr.-HS Waco, Texas 16 Zyon Clark DB 6-3 180 Fr.-HS Anahuac, Texas 16 Kendric Malone QB 5-11 180 Fr.-HS Tatum, Texas 17 Brayden Faulkner LB 6-0 208 Fr.-HS Waco, Texas 17 Keshaun Lazard WR 6-0 180 Fr.-RS Opelousas, La. 18 Max McAda DB 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas 18 Daelyn Williams QB 5-10 150 Fr.-RS Houston, Texas 19 Nick Yockey QB 6-2 205 Jr.-TR Gig Harbor, Wash. 20 Major Bowden RB 5-9 180 Fr.-HS Waco, Texas 20 Kristian Pugh DB 5-11 160 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas 21 Seth Johnson DB 5-10 170 So.-SQ Houston, Texas 22 Jaden Harding DB 5-10 167 Fr.-RS Destrehan, La. 23 Aaron King DB 5-10 170 Fr.-HS Garland, Texas 24 RJ Carver RB 5-10 216 Fr.-RS McKinney, Texas 25 Blaise Tita LB 6-1 210 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 26 Ryan Harris LB 6-3 200 Fr.-HS Beckville, Texas 27 Sir Zollocoffer DB 5-9 170 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas 29 Javonta Thomas WR 5-11 183 Fr.-RS Van, Texas 30 Du’Wayne Paulhill, Jr. DB 6-1 197 Fr.-HS Bryan, Texas 31 Dawson Schremp K 5-9 160 Fr.-HS College Station, Texas 32 Chris Esqueda K/P 5-8 185 So.-TR Waco, Texas 33 Samuel Scaife IV DB 6-1 205 So.-TR Waxahachie, Texas 34 Ian Box LB 6-2 235 Fr.-HS Seguin, Texas 35 Breylon Charles DE 6-5 240 So.-1L New Orleans, La. 36 Hunter Batten RB 5-9 232 Sr.-1L Bryan, Texas 37 Jace Burns WR 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Gladewater, Texas 38 Jamichael Foxall RB 5-7 180 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas 39 Colby Sessums K/P 6-1 183 Fr.-RS Haslet, Texas 40 Jalen Freeman ILB 6-1 240 So.-1L Frisco, Texas 41 Kendal Rowan OLB 6-2 221 Fr.-1L Marrero, La. 42 Jacob Ferree DE 6-2 227 Fr.-HS League City, Texas 43 Beau Dawson DS 6-0 215 Fr.-HS Austin, Texas 44 Junior Ombati RB 5-8 165 Fr.-HS Princeton, Texas

45 Greg Hoofkin OLB 6-1 232 Fr.-RS Richmond, Texas 46 Alfonso Deleon K/P 5-11 190 Jr.-TR Shreveport, La. 48 Pius Njenge DE 6-4 250 Fr.-TR Stratford, Texas 49 Dekalen Goodson TE 6-2 240 Jr.-TR Tyler, Texas 50 Luke Wallis DS 6-0 219 Jr.-3L Kirbyville, Texas 51 Donavan Jordan OL 6-3 290 Fr.-HS Flint, Texas 52 Blake Gotcher ILB 6-1 227 So.-1L Little Elm, Texas 53 Braden Courtney LB 5-11 195 Fr.-HS Timpson, Texas 54 Robert Bonar LB 6-1 206 Fr.-TR Houston, Texas 55 Dawson Exline LB 5-11 200 Fr.-HS China Spring, Texas 57 Jonavon Dennis DL 6-2 210 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 60 John Hester OL 6-4 287 Fr.-HS Hawkins, Texas 61 Kade Verden OL 6-1 280 Fr.-HS Bullard, Texas 62 Devin Fregia OL 6-3 253 Fr.-RS Liberty, Texas 63 Tim Carlson OL 6-4 260 Fr.-HS Keller, Texas 64 Sabastian Carter OL 6-4 255 Fr.-HS Teague, Texas 65 Jacob Dicharry OL 6-5 256 So.-1L Dallas, Texas 66 Ja’Darrius Winans OL 6-3 320 So.-2L Minden, La. 67 Marcus Harbert OL 6-1 255 Fr.-HS Wylie, Texas 68 Eithan Wallace OL 6-1 255 Fr.-HS Tyler, Texas 69 Brayden Clinton OL 6-3 275 Fr.-HS Gilmer, Texas 70 Preston Yarber OL 6-5 270 Fr.-HS Canton, Texas 71 Jevale Roberson OL 6-2 298 Fr.-RS Cleveland, Texas 72 Marcques Mayo OL 6-3 259 Fr.-RS Opelousas, La. 73 Jacob Bayer OL 6-4 286 So.-1L Grandview, Texas 74 B.J. Williams OL 6-3 291 So.-SQ DeRidder, La. 75 Carter Murray OL 6-3 304 Fr.-RS Lovelady, Texas 76 Drew Moss OL 6-4 280 So.-1L Richardson, Texas 77 Reginald Burks OL 6-2 290 Fr.-HS Lake Charles, La. 78 Devon King OL 6-2 350 So.-2L Gilmer, Texas 79 Reggie Brooks DL 6-3 309 Fr.-RS Wylie, Texas 80 Kyndon Fuselier WR 5-10 165 Fr.-HS Nederland, Texas 81 Devyn Gibbs TE 6-4 217 Fr.-1L Mabank, Texas 82 Jayden Boyd WR 6-2 185 Fr.-HS Tatum, Texas 83 Bo Baker WR 5-11 174 Fr.-HS Ravenna, Texas 84 Sterling Herrington TE 6-2 219 So.-2L Silsbee, Texas 86 David Jefferson WR 5-10 165 Fr.-RS Pearland, Texas 87 Kameron Ladia TE 6-3 218 Fr.-RS Port Arthur, Texas 88 Jayden Slater TE 6-5 195 Fr.-HS Keller, Texas 89 Izaha Jones WR 6-2 175 Fr.-HS Normangee, Texas 90 Jayden Madkins DL 6-1 297 Fr.-HS Pearland, Texas 91 Jalen Smith DL 6-6 235 Fr.-HS Moreauville, La. 92 Colin Hedges DL 6-0 215 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 93 Emmanuel Oguns DL 6-5 240 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 94 Jack McCarthy DL 6-4 265 So.-2L Houston, Texas 96 Ayden Bell DL 6-3 261 So.-1L Silsbee, Texas 97 Byron Mathis DL 6-0 305 Fr.-RS Raceland, La. 98 Chidera Umeh DL 6-4 281 So.-1L Richmond, Texas 99 Caleb Williams DL 5-11 300 So.-1L Houston, Texas

0 Tremell Harrell DB Jr. 5-10 182 Baton Rouge, La. 0 Darius Stewart RB Fr. 5-9 190 Las Vegas, Nev. 1 David Afari RB So. 5-11 200 West Chester, Ohio 1 RJ Potts LB Sr. 6-2 240 Fishers, Ind. 2 Jordan Knapke DB So. 6-3 210 Aurora, Colo. 2 Zach Rush TE So. 6-4 215 Grand Junction, Colo. 3 Vincent King LB So. 6-0 236 Denver, Colo. 3 Jacob Sirmon QB Jr. 6-5 230 Bothell, Wash. 4 Dustin Johnson DB So. 6-1 194 Denver, Colo. 4 Kylen Woods WR Fr. 5-11 175 Carrolton, Texas 5 Elijah Dotson RB Gr. 6-0 200 Sacramento, Calif. 5 Cameron Murray DB Gr. 6-1 180 Aurora, Colo. 6 Xavier Brown WR Fr. 6-2 180 Cedar Hill, Texas 6 Keyvon Lakes LB So. 6-2 235 Las Vegas, Nev. 7 Kyle Helbig TE So. 6-3 250 Broomfield, Colo. 7 Elijah Wade LB Fr. 6-3 245 Las Vegas, Nev. 8 Brandon Belgrave RB So. 6-0 190 Panama City, Panama 8 Tizell Lewis DB Jr. 6-1 175 Aurora, Colo. 9 Kassidy Woods WR Jr. 6-4 215 Addison, Texas 11 Noah Ford WR Fr. 6-1 180 McKinney, Texas 11 Elias Rantissi LB Jr. 6-3 230 Rohnert Park, Calif. 12 Keenan Guthrie LB Fr. 6-3 226 San Diego, Calif. 12 Dylan McCaffrey QB Gr. 6-5 220 Castle Rock, Colo. 13 Jaylen Byrd DB Fr. 6-3 190 Denver, Colo. 13 Trevis Graham WR Gr. 6-1 191 Arlington, Texas 14 Jordan Hornbeak RB Fr. 5-11 209 Chowchilla, Calif. 15 Ty Arrington WR So. 5-11 180 Highland, Utah 15 Marcus Howard LB Fr. 6-5 228 Denver, Colo. 16 Alec Lewis QB So. 6-0 221 Broomfield, Colo. 18 Aliou-Rocco Traore DB Fr. 5-11 190 Lynwood, Wash. 19 Nick Ciccio DB Sr. 6-0 195 Castle Pines, Colo. 19 Blake Haggerty WR Fr. 6-0 188 Castle Rock, Colo. 21 Tywonne Harris DB Jr. 5-10 180 Baton Rouge, La. 21 Alec Pell TE So. 6-4 235 Englewood, Colo. 22 Dylan Emery DB So. 6-1 195 The Colony, Texas 22 Zain Zinicola WR Fr. 5-10 192 Highlands Ranch, Colo. 23 Uryan Hudson DB Gr. 5-9 170 Manvel, Texas 24 Makhi Johnson DB Fr. 6-0 193 San Antonio, Texas 25 Jacquez Robertson RB So. 5-9 185 Mission Viejo, Calif. 26 Lamereon Curry DB Fr. 6-2 175 Choctaw, Okla. 27 Caden Meis RB Jr. 5-11 216 Parker, Colo. 27 Ladavion Osborn DB Fr. 6-2 175 Tyler, Texas 33 Brooks Talkington DL Sr. 6-4 265 Flower Mound, Texas 36 Payton Polson LB So. 6-0 215 Highlands Ranch, Colo. 37 Hunter Green K Fr. 6-4 187 Redmond, Wash. 42 Jaiden Letua LB Fr. 6-2 245 Oceanside, Calif. 44 Noah Mangham DB Fr. 5-11 182 Frisco, Texas 45 Tama Tuitele LB So. 6-0 245 Aurora, Colo. 46 Christian Wyatt FB Fr. 6-2 216 Highlands Ranch, Colo. 47 Tofa Wilson LB Fr. 6-1 228 Las Vegas, Nev. 50 Will Knutsson OL Jr. 6-2 300 Fredericksburg, Va. 51 Wilson Clark OL Fr. 6-5 305 Arvada, Colo. 52 Salem Wahab LS Fr. 6-1 254 Fontana, Calif. 54 Kaleb Konigus OL Jr. 6-2 300 Lehman, Pa. 55 Glenn Bernard Jr. OL Sr. 6-3 290 Laplace, La. 56 Jacob Stanton LB Jr. 6-1 235 Thornton, Colo. 57 Frank Thompson OL Fr. 6-3 305 Peoria. Ariz. 59 Ryan Capasso DL So. 6-4 260 Broomfield, Colo. 61 Isaias Sierra OL Jr. 6-2 291 San Francisco, Calif. 62 Lamar Goods DL So. 6-2 332 Fort McMurray, Fla. 65 James Betschart OL Fr. 6-7 300 Parker, Colo. 66 Krikour Koustanian OL Jr. 6-3 300 Aleppo, Syria 68 Brady Odom OL Gr. 6-2 280 Reno, Nev. 69 Christian Delacruz OL Jr. 6-4 304 Spring Valley, Calif. 73 Aidan Moe OL Fr. 6-8 304 Parker, Colo. 74 Jackson Hoops OL So. 6-5 315 Parker, Colo. 75 Wyatt Blake OL Gr. 6-4 310 Crystal Lake, Ill. 77 Karson Oliver OL Fr. 6-6 315 Tulare, Calif. 78 Austin Lawrence OL Fr. 6-5 276 Puyallup, Wash. 82 Max Pierce TE Sr. 6-2 246 Gilroy, Calif. 85 Kurt Gallup TE So. 6-4 245 Parker, Colo. 87 Mitchell Lewis TE Fr. 6-3 220 Pagosa Springs, Colo. 88 Devin Bale K/P So. 6-3 206 La Jolla, Calif. 90 Solomon Wacays DL So. 6-1 270 Denver, Colo. 92 Nick Norris DL So. 6-4 262 Fort Morgan, Colo. 94 Henry Garrison DL Gr. 6-6 272 Palisades, NY 95 Kanaan Turnbull DL Jr. 6-4 230 Loveland, Colo. 96 Micah Nanninga DL Fr. 6-7 250 Castle Rock, Colo. 97 Nick Lyon DL Fr. 6-5 315 Lone Tree, Colo. 98 Joe Brown DL Fr. 6-2 330 Flint, Mich.

WR 7 SEVONNE RHEA 89 Izaha Jones TE 3 JEREMY DAVIS 15 Jacoby Davis LT 65 JACOB DICHARRY 62 Devin Fregia LG 78 DEVON KING 79 Reggie Brooks C 73 JACOB BAYER 51 Donovan Jordan RG 74 B.J. WILLIAMS 72 Marcques Mayo RT 76 DREW MOSS 71 Jevale Roberson WR 5 JALEN DUMMETT 14 Andre Dennis WR 17 KESHAUN LAZARD 80 Kyndon Fuselier RB 6 KHALAN GRIFFIN 2 Damashja Harris QB 19 NICK YOCKEY 9 Mike Chandler

DE 4 JAYMOND JACKSON 49 Dekalen Goodson NT 96 AYDEN BELL 99 Caleb Williams DT 94 JACK MCCARTHY 98 Chidera Umeh SPUR 8 CALEB ARNOLD 25 Blaise Tita MIKE 7 TYLER JACKSON 17 Brayden Faulkner WILL 52 BLAKE GOTCHER 54 Robert Bonar BANDIT 40 JALEN FREEMAN

5-11 190 SO. 6-2 175 Fr. 6-5 253 SR. 6-4 212 Jr. 6-5 256 SO. 6-3 253 Fr. 6-2 350 SO. 6-3 309 Fr. 6-4 286 SO. 6-3 290 Fr. 6-3 291 SO. 6-3 259 Fr. 6-4 280 SO. 6-2 298 So. 6-2 208 SR. 6-1 185 Fr. 6-0 180 FR. 5-10 165 Fr. 5-10 215 SO. 6-2 198 Fr. 6-2 205 JR. 6-0 190 Fr.

6-3 241 SO. 6-2 240 Jr. 6-3 261 SO. 5-11 300 So. 6-4 265 SO. 6-4 281 So. 6-1 196 SO. 6-1 210 Fr. 6-0 226 JR. 6-0 208 Fr. 6-1 227 SO. 6-1 206 Fr. 6-1 240 SO.

10 Jase Williams 6-2 227 Fr.

SS 20 KHRISTIAN PUGH

5-11 160 FR. 21 Seth Johnson 5-10 170 So. FS 12 ANTORIUS HAMBRIC, JR. 5-11 183 SO. 33 Samuel Scaife IV 6-1 2-5 So. FCB 3 RAMOND STEVENS 5-10 158 SO. 23 Aaron King 5-10 170 Fr. BCB 5 DAMIAN ALEXANDER 6-0 156 SO. 6 DeMarco Roberts 5-8 170 So.

K 39 Colby Sessums 32 Chris Esqueda PK 32 Chris Esqueda 39 Colby Sessums P 46 Alfonso Deleon 39 Colby Sessums DS 50 Luke Wallis

6-1 183 Fr. 5-8 185 So. 5-8 185 So. 6-1 183 Fr. 5-11 190 Jr. 6-1 183 Fr. 6-0 219 Jr.

43 Beau Dawson 6-0 215 Fr.

H 20 Major Bowden 86 David Jefferson 5-9 180 Fr. 5-10 165 Fr.

KR 2 Damashja Harris 20 Major Bowden PR 7 Sevonne Rhea 80 Kyndon Fuselier 6-2 198 Fr. 5-9 180 Fr. 5-11 190 So. 5-10 165 Fr.

QB 7 JUSTIN FOMBY 3 Orion Olivas RB 24 RJ SMITH 21 Nate Livingston WR 14 VERNON HARRELL 17 Ismael Fuller WR 8 BRANDEN WALKER 11 Desmond Young LT 52 DION DANIELS 78 Andrew Alvarado LG 72 NOLAN HAY 74 Edouard Paradis C 55 CHRISTIAN HOOD 76 Spencer Blake RG 65 DYLAN MCCREERY 63 Rob Walter RT 51 WILLIAM BREWER 78 Andrew Alvarado WR 80 DEON CORMIER

6-3 195 SO. 6-2 206 So. 6-0 175 SO. 6-1 200 Fr. 6-4 215 JR. 6-1 180 So. 5-9 180 JR. 6-1 205 So. 6-4 265 SO. 6-4 275 Fr. 6-4 275 FR. 6-4 315 Jr. 6-2 305 JR. 6-3 280 Sr. 6-4 300 SR. 6-6 275 Fr. 6-4 287 SR. 6-4 275 Fr. 5-11 201 JR

2 Deuce McMillan WR 5 KARL REYNOLDS 1 Taurean Muhammad

DE 9 LUKE HORNER 45 Jacoby Brass DT 44 ZAE SMITH 92 Lordswill Uwa-Ndukwe DE 10 DELVIN MASON 90 Sincere Littles LB 6 RODNEY DANSBY 41 Carlton Smith LB 42 BRENNAN YOUNG 29 Peyton Kennedy LB 13 JALYX HUNT 5-9 180 Fr. 6-2 175 JR. 6-0 180 So.

6-3 235 SO. 6-2 220 Fr. 6-1 270 SO. 6-2 275 So. 6-1 260 SO. 6-2 295 So. 6-0 225 FR. 6-3 235 Sr. 6-0 220 SR. 6-0 200 So. 6-5 240 JR.

0 Zavion Evans CB 4 JORDAN OLIVER 16 Travis Greenawalt SA 1 XAVIER TOLIVER 2 Caleb Flagg SA 7 COI MILLER 14 Corey Smooth SA 3 ISAIAH CASH 20 Desmond Malone CB 11 DEVION HARGROVE 6-3 217 Fr. 5-11 167 SR. 6-0 167 So. 5-10 180 SO. 5-10 180 Fr. 6-0 180 SR. 6-0 185 So. 5-11 185 JR. 6-2 190 So. 6-1 175 SO

19 Keaton Dickey

K 39 NERY ENRIQUEZ 37 Alberto Arroyo P 88 BRADY BUELL 6-2 200 So.

6-0 200 JR. 6-0 180 Jr. 5-11 206 JR.

37 Alberto Arroyo DS 31 KALEB HALFMANN 9 Luke Horner H 20 HUTTON HAIRE 6-0 180 Jr. 5-11 180 SO. 6-3 235 So. 6-2 195 FR.

88 Brady Buell KR 8 BRANDEN WALKER 5-11 206 Jr. 5-9 180 JR.

2 Deuce McMillan 5-9 160 Fr.

PR 8 BRANDEN WALKER 5-9 180 JR.

2 Deuce McMillan 5-9 160 Fr.