BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Students, Fans, Alumni,
On behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College, welcome to the greatest institution in the United States!
Here at NEMCC, we have a tradition in all sports of exhibiting not only a championship atmosphere, but one of class, integrity, and professionalism. We are proud of the student-athletes that have chosen to attend Northeast. We are thankful each of you have chosen to attend this athletic event.
While our students are here, our goal is to provide opportunities of personal growth through cutting edge instruction in the classroom and athletic programs. Northeast recognizes that its primary commitment is to the education of our student-athlete.
Northeast was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. Receiving this coveted honor exhibits to the world our commitment to cutting edge technology within our instructional process.
I hope you will have time prior to or after this athletic event to walk or drive around our campus and get a small glance at what we have to offer. You are welcome to visit anytime with our students, faculty, and staff.
We are happy to have each of you as part of the Northeast family. Please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. As you leave campus after this event, we wish you the very best and safe travels.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ricky G. Ford, Northeast Mississippi Community College President
TIGER FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF
ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF
SHOWBAND FROM TIGERLAND CELEBRATES 55 YEARS WITH ALUMNI NIGHT
Northeast’s Showband from Tigerland celebrates 55 years of music, pride, and tradition during a special Band Alumni Night at the final home football game of the season.
After missing its 50th anniversary celebration in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Showband from Tigerland is making up for lost time by welcoming more than 100 alumni back to campus to perform one more time as part of the storied program’s halftime show.
Northeast Director of Bands Bryan Mitchell said the excitement for the event has been “overwhelming” as former band members, dancers, and twirlers from
across the decades return to relive the fellowship that has defined the Tiger Band experience for generations.
Alumni and current members will take the field together at halftime, opening with the iconic “40 Beat” drumline cadence and performing “Tiger Rag Fanfare” in honor of the late Naz Rhodes, who wrote the piece decades ago.
Additional crowd favorites such as “Go Team Go” and “Rock N Roll II (The Hey Song)” will follow before the combined band exits the field to “Tiger Rag.”
Auxiliary members, including dancers and twirlers, will also join in the celebration. Dancers will perform a modified A/B
routine but do not have to perform the Tiger Dancer kickline if they do not feel led to and Dr. Amy Langley will help members of the auxiliary with their performance, while twirlers are encouraged to showcase their own flair during the performance.
Following the halftime performance, the Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation and Alumni Association will host a post-performance gathering with refreshments and photo stations at the outdoor classroom near the Tiger field house.
Alumni will conclude with the band’s traditional Tiger Band dismissal in front of the fountain.
Greg Davis (11th year - Texas Christian University)
Steadman
(2nd year - University of Arkansas)
Sean
(3rd year - Delta State University) LINBACKERS
Cedric
(8th year - Alcorn State University)
Trevor
(1st year - Mississippi State University)
Cole
(5th year - Mississippi College)
(1st year)
(11th year- Mississippi State University)
(11th year- University of North Alabama)
2025 NORTHEAST FOOTBALL ROSTER
(4th year - University of North Alabama)
2025 CO-LIN FOOTBALL ROSTER
Watkins
160 Flora, Miss. Madison Central
DB F 6’1” 195 Ellisville, Miss. South Jones
Fr. 6’0” 225 Flowood, Miss. Northwest Rankin
Malachi Atterberry DB F
6’1” 225 Memphis, Tenn. Bartlett
Josh Lane LB Fr. 5’10” 220
Aldrevian Keyes OLB Fr. 6’3” 210
Shawn Pickering
Edarius Green
Jayden O’Hara
Gulfport, Miss. West Harrison
Taylorsville, Miss. Taylorsville
So. 6’2” 245 Brandon, Miss. Brandon
R-So. 6’4” 275 Natchez, Miss. Adams County Christian
Fr. 6’3” 300
6’3”
Magee, Miss. Simpson Academy
Magnolia, Miss. South Pike
Sardis, Miss. North Panola
Hazlehurst, Miss. Hazlehurst
TEAM CAPTAINS SERVED TIGERS WELL THIS SEASON
The Northeast Mississippi Community College football program was fortunate to have excellent leadership throughout its successful season.
The sophomore tandem of Rickey Banks, Caden Greer, Jeremiah Harrell and Ryan McCall served as the Tigers’ team captains for the 2025 campaign.
Banks and McCall were returning starters at linebacker for the Tigers while Greer and Harrell split time at quarterback as freshmen. All four played an important role for the Tigers this year as expected.
The pair of defenders in Banks and McCall are poised to be Northeast’s top two tacklers for the second straight campaign. Both have already surpassed their tackling totals from one year ago.
McCall has 65 tackles entering the final game of the regular season against Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He is vying to become the first Tiger to lead the team in tackling in consecutive seasons since Jamarcus Smith did so for three years in a row from 2019-21.
He is currently in the top five of the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) in both total tackles and tackles for loss. McCall has 11 TFLs along with 3.5 sacks.
McCall has recorded double-digit tackles in three of Northeast’s last four contests. He posted a seasonbest 15 takedowns against Northwest Mississippi Community College.
Banks is right behind his longtime teammate in McCall with 60 tackles. The duo starred alongside each other at Madison Central High School before signing with the Tigers.
He also has 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Banks added an interception during Northeast’s week two triumph at Southwest Mississippi Community College.
Harrell has been the starter behind center in all but one game for the Tigers while Greer has appeared in six games so far. They have combined for 1,572 yards through the air and 14 touchdowns.
Harrell is coming off arguably his best performance at Northeast. He accounted for 263 total yards between passing and rushing with four touchdowns, including three through the air, in the Tigers’ rivalry victory at Itawamba Community College.
The Tupelo native has 13 touchdowns compared to only four interceptions for the entire season. He is also second on the team with 268 yards on 80 carries with four more scores.
Greer has the distinction of being involved in the longest pass and rushing play for Northeast this year. He had a 60-yard touchdown run in a triumph over Mississippi Delta Community College and a 95-yard completion to JT Beasley at East Mississippi Community College.
The Kosciusko product completed 6 of 10 passes against the Lions for a season-best 164 yards. He registered his second rushing touchdown of the year last week in the Itawamba victory.
MIDDLEBROOKS AMONG NEMCC ATHLETES OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER
Two newcomers to the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus are being recognized for the early impacts they have made on their respective teams.
Qua Middlebrooks and Eliza Whitenton are the Northeast athletes of the month presented by Booneville’s Guaranty Bank for September 2025.
Middlebrooks has been an offensive catalyst for the football team. He leads the Tigers at the midway point of their regular season with 125.2 allpurpose yards per game.
He is also Northeast’s leader in each major receiving and rushing statistical category. The Tigers’ every day starter at running back has 78 carries, which is fifth most in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC).
The Tupelo native currently has 315 yards with four touchdowns on the ground. He also has 22 catches out of the backfield for 212 total yards along with a pair of scores.
Both of his touchdowns through the air came during Northeast’s most recent contest against rival Northwest Mississippi Community College. He recorded his first 100plus yard receiving game that same night.
Middlebrooks has reached the end zone in four of the Tigers’ five outings so far this fall. He had a season-best 164 all-purpose yards in Northeast’s first division road game at Holmes Community College.
“Things have been going pretty good so far,” said Middlebrooks. “First off, I just want to thank God and coach (Greg) Davis. I know what I can do and they just gave me an opportunity. We’re a good team so all we’ve got to do is execute.”
Whitenton has already broken the volleyball program record for most kills in a match with 24 versus Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College inside legendary Bonner Arnold Coliseum.
She is approaching the Lady Tigers’ single season kills mark as well. Whitenton enters the back half of the conference schedule with the second most kills in the Magnolia State with 275.
The East Union High School alumnus has three matches with 20plus kills so far during her freshman campaign. Her latest was a 22-kill effort at East Central Community College in mid-September. She has eight double-doubles, including two-in-a-row during Northeast’s sweep of Meridian Community College. She had a season-high 27 digs against Pearl River Community College.
“This is probably the most family like team I’ve been on. They constantly lift me up. It truly is special,” Whitenton said. “I’m starting to understand this sport is much faster at this level. It’s just been a learning process for everybody, especially for me.”
