2018 NSU Football Game Day Program vs. JMU

Nigel Chavis

Youth Day Saturday, September 8, 2018 • 6 p.m.

Norfolk State vs James Madison

GAME PREVIEW ABOUT THE GAME A year after meeting for the first time in their history, Norfolk State and James Madison face off again this week in Norfolk. The game has been designated Youth Day at William “Dick” Price Stadium.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS NSU opened the season with an impressive 34-13 win over Virginia State last Saturday in the Union Bank & Trust Labor Day Classic. Aaron Savage ran for 112 yards, tying his career high.

He scored two touchdowns, on a 23yard reception in the first quarter and a 19-yard run in the fourth. As a team, the Spartans finished with 368 yards of total offense, including 154 on the ground. Cameryn Brent also scored on a 17-yard run, and Chuma Awanna snared a 15-yard TD pass from backup quarterback D’Andre Thomas.

The Spartans forced Virginia State into four turnovers, with Nhyre’ Quinerly notching two interceptions.

NSU limited the Trojans to just 267 total yards, including only 87 on the ground.

SCOUTING THE DUKES James Madison, ranked No. 2 in the Division I FCS top 25 poll, opened the season with a hard-fought 24-13 loss at North Carolina State last Saturday in Raleigh, N.C. The Wolf Pack scored 17 points in the second quarter and held off the Dukes. The game was in doubt until Reggie Gallaspy scored on a 6-yard run with just more than a minute left for N.C. State.

Statistically, the game was even, with JMU finishing with 365 yards to N.C. State’s 392. JMU quarterback Ben DiNucci, who transferred from Pittsburgh, completed 23 of 27 passes for 197 yards. DiNucci threw a touchdown pass to Riley Stapleton and also led the Dukes with 79 yards rushing.

JMU won the FCS national championship in 2016 before finishing as runner-up last season.

LAST MEETING In the first-ever meeting between the teams, host JMU amassed 728 yards of total offense to top NSU 75-14 in Har-

risonburg on Sept. 16, 2017. Trai Sharp ran for 130 yards and quarterback Bryan Schor tossed two touchdowns for the Dukes, who limited NSU to 91 yards.

The Spartans scored their points on 33-yard fumble return for a score by safety Quinerly in the second quarter and a school-record 100-yard kickoff return touchdown by Marcus Taylor in the fourth.

NSU VS. THE CAA This week marks the 18th game the Spartans have ever played against teams currently in the Colonial Athletic Association. NSU has a 1-15-1 mark in the previous 17, including a 1-2-1 mark against Elon. The Spartans are 0-7 against William & Mary, 0-2 against Maine, and 0-1 against JMU, Richmond, Towson and Villanova.

FROM WALK-ON TO WORKHORSE When Aaron Savage joined the NSU program in 2015 as a walk-on, little did the Spartans know he’d work his way up to the team’s primary ball-carrier. After missing most of his senior high school season due to injury at Dunbar High in Baltimore, Savage walked onto the team in coach Latrell Scott’s first season but redshirted.

Fast forward three years and he’s playing some of the best football of his life. Savage tied his career high with

112 rushing yards last week and kept the momentum going from the end of 2017. In his last three games, Savage has rushed for 300 yards and four touchdowns. He also caught his first career touchdown pass last week.

RODWELL EARNS MEAC HONOR NSU redshirt junior Craig Rodwell was selected the MEAC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in the season-opening win.

Rodwell, the starting right tackle out of Richmond, Va., graded out at 89 percent on his blocking assignments to win his first career MEAC weekly award.

He helped pave the way for NSU to finish with 368 total yards against Virginia State, 154 rushing and 214 passing.

NEW LINEBACKERS DO THE JOB One question mark for NSU entering the season was how the Spartans would replace leading tacklers and All-MEAC linebackers Kyle Archie and Anthony Smith from last year’s team. In week 1, Quintreil Chung and Dale Craig more than answered that question. Chung, making his second career start after spending much of 2017 as a reserve, led the team with a career-high 12 tackles.

Craig, a junior transfer from Middle Tennessee, finished with nine tackles and also recorded half a sack.

Running back Aaron Savage scored two touchdowns, one on a reception and another rushing, and ran for 112 yards in the win over VSU. (Photo by Frank Selden)

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GAME PREVIEW TAYLOR MOVES UP THE CHARTS Senior receiver Marcus Taylor continues to put his name in the NSU football record books. With five catches against Virginia State, Taylor passed Marty Conner into fifth place on the all-time receptions list at NSU, with 123.

Next up for Taylor is Xavier Boyce, who is fourth all-time with 126 catches.

STREAMING SPARTANS NSU does not have any scheduled television appearances this season, but will have all 11 games on ESPN’s family of streaming networks.

• All six of NSU’s home games and four road games against MEAC opponents will be carried on ESPN3 or ESPN+, the network’s new subscription-based streaming service. The games will include the audio feed from the NSU Sports Network (91.1 FM). The cost for ESPN+ is $5 per month.

• NSU’s game at Liberty on Sept. 15 will also be broadcast on ESPN3. Fans with a current cable network subscription, such as on Cox or Verizon Fios in Hampton Roads, can view ESPN3 games for free.

• In addition, the MEAC has two weeks (Nov. 3 and 17) where a game that impacts the league standings will be televised on ESPNU.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS NSU returns 17 starters from last season’s team which finished 4-4 in the MEAC. The Spartans were picked to finish sixth in the MEAC this season in the preseason poll of league head coaches and sports information directors.

Seven Spartans earned a total of eight spots on the preseason All-MEAC team. Junior linebacker Nigel Chavis and senior kick returner Marcus Taylor were named to the preseason AllMEAC first team. Taylor, as a receiver, also earned second-team honors along with offensive linemen Wes Jones and Kenneth Kirby and defensive back J.T. Wahee. Running back Aaron Savage and defensive lineman Deshaywn Middleton were third-team selections.

ALL GAMES ON HOT 91.1 FM Campus radio station WNSB Hot 91.1 FM will serve as the lone carrier of all 11 Spartan football games this fall, plus any potential postseason games.

This marks the first time since 2009 that 91.1 FM will serve as the sole carrier of NSU football games. The station simulcast the games the last eight seasons. Fans can also listen to the games online at www.nsu.edu/wnsb, or through TuneIn.com and the TuneIn Radio app by searching for WNSB 91.1 FM.

MEAC at a Glance 2018 Standings

North Carolina A&T Norfolk State Florida A&M Howard Bethune-Cookman North Carolina Central Savannah State South Carolina State Delaware State Morgan State

Conf. Overall W-L W-L 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1

Last Week’s Results UAB 52, Savannah State 0 Buffalo 48, Delaware State 10 Tennessee State 34, Bethune-Cookman 3 Ohio 38, Howard 32 Norfolk State 34, Virginia State 13 Towson 36, Morgan State 10 Florida A&M 41, Fort Valley State 7 Georgia Southern 37, S.C. State 6 Prairie View A&M 40, N.C. Central 24 N.C. A&T 28, East Carolina 23 This Week’s Games - Saturday, Sept. 8 Delaware State at St. Francis (Pa.)...... 12 p.m.

Howard at Kent State..........................3:30 p.m.

Morgan State at Akron.......................3:30 p.m.

Va.-Lynchburg at Beth.-Cookman........4 p.m.

Savannah State at Miami (Fla.)..............6 p.m.

James Madison at Norfolk State...........6 p.m.

St. Augustine’s at N.C. Central................6 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at N.C. A&T......................6 p.m.

Florida A&M at Troy...................................7 p.m.

Preseason MEAC Poll (First-place votes in parentheses) 1. North Carolina A&T (19) 2. Howard 3. N.C. Central 4. Bethune-Cookman 5. Florida A&M (1) 6. Norfolk State 7. S.C. State 8. Savannah State 9. Morgan State 10. Delaware State Preseason Offensive Player of the Year QB Lamar Raynard, N.C. A&T Preseason Defensive Player of the Year DB Davanta Reynolds, N.C. Central

Linebacker Quintreil Chung finished with a career-high 12 tackles in his second career start against Virginia State last week. (Photo by Mark’s Digital Photography)

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HEAD COACH ASSISTANT LATRELL COACHES SCOTT both the Browns and Jaguars in 2017.

Scott came to NSU following an outstanding two-year run as head coach at Virginia State University. Scott directed the Trojans to a 19-4 record and two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Northern Division regularseason titles in his two seasons in Petersburg.

The Trojans never lost to a CIAA team under Scott’s direction, going a combined 15-0.

Latrell Scott Head Football Coach

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atrell Scott was named the 17th head football coach in Norfolk State history on Dec. 16, 2014.

Under Scott’s tutelage, the Spartans have posted .500 conference records in two of the last three seasons. In 2017, the Spartans notched their first win over a ranked Division I FCS team in four years when they took down No. 25 and defending MEAC champion North Carolina Central in Durham. The Spartans had seven players earn a total of eight spots on the postseason All-MEAC teams in 2017, bringing the total of all-conference selections under Scott to 19.

The Spartans ranked highly in a number of statistical categories nationally in 2017. NSU scored six defensive touchdowns during the season, tied for the most in the nation among FCS teams. They also ranked fourth in the nation in fewest turnovers (11), fifth in turnover margin (+15) and 10th in passes intercepted (17). In addition, NSU was the least-penalized team in the MEAC for the third straight year.

In 2016, the Spartans went 4-7 but finished the year on a high note, winning three of their final four games. Included in that span was a season-ending, come-from-behind win over rival Hampton University. Scott became the first Spartan coach since Bob Ledbetter in 1972-73 to win his first two games against HU. In his first year as NSU head coach (2015), Scott’s Spartans went 4-7 against a schedule including three Division I FBs teams. Linebacker Deon King became the first consensus firstteam FCS All-American in school history and won the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top defender at the FCS level. King went on to sign as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys before appearing in games with both the Chargers and Colts in 2016. He then played for

Highlighting Scott’s two-year stint at VSU was an historic 2014 campaign. The Trojans went 10-3 overall and won their first outright CIAA championship since 1996 by defeating Winston-Salem State in the conference championship game. VSU recorded its first-ever NCAA football playoff appearance and victory by defeating Long Island University Post in the first round of the Division II Championship in Petersburg. The Trojans, seeded third in the sixteam NCAA Division II Super Region One, fell to No. 2 seed Bloomsburg in the second round, snapping a 10-game winning streak. For his efforts, Scott was named the 2014 CIAA Coach of the Year.

In 2013, Scott was voted the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division State Co-Coach of the Year and the Touchdown Club of Richmond’s state Division II/III Coach of the Year after guiding VSU to a 9-1 overall record and unblemished 7-0 mark in CIAA competition. The VSU football program also attained a top-25 ranking in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) weekly poll in 2013, another program first.

NSU is the third head coaching position in Scott’s career. In addition to leading VSU for two years, Scott was head coach at the University of Richmond in 2010. At 34 years of age, Scott was the youngest head coach at the Division I level at the time of his appointment.

He led the Spiders to a 6-5 mark that season.

His overall record as a head coach is 37-30.

Scott has 18 years of coaching experience.

In addition to his previous stints as a head coach, Scott has also served as an assistant coach at James Madison University (2012), the University of Virginia (2009), the University of Tennessee (2008), Richmond (2005-07), VMI (2002-04), Western Carolina (2001) and Fork Union Military Academy (1999-2000).

At Virginia in 2009, Scott coached the wide receivers. One of his pupils, Kris Burd, signed as a free agent with the New York Jets. The year before, Scott was receivers coach at Tennessee, where he mentored another future NFL player in Denarius Moore, who was a fifth-round draft choice of the Oakland Raiders.

His stints at FBS U.Va. and Tennessee came on the heels of a stellar three-year run as an assistant at Richmond from 2005-07. Scott held the title of receivers coach and recruiting coordinator all three years and was also

assistant head coach for the 2007 campaign.

Richmond went 26-12, made two NCAA Division I FCS playoff appearances and beat an FBS team (Duke) in Scott’s three years as an assistant. The Spiders broke several school records in 2007, which ended with what was then a school record of 11 wins and a berth in the FCS national semifinals.

Of the 10 UR records eclipsed in 2007, Scott’s wide receivers helped the Spiders set new standards for scoring average (34.9), touchdowns (63) and total offense (5,675).

Scott helped develop two more pro receivers at UR in Kevin Grayson and Arman Shields.

Grayson was a three-time All-CAA performer who played professionally in Europe, while Shields was picked by Oakland in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Scott arrived in Richmond after spending three seasons as wide receivers coach at VMI. During his tenure, the Keydets led the Big South Conference in passing in 2003. His star pupil, Zohn Burden, went on to become the leading receiver in Big South history.

Scott’s first coaching assignment was at Fork Union Military Academy, where he spent two seasons before being named receivers coach at Western Carolina in 2001.

A three-year starter at tight end during his playing days at Hampton University, Scott played on one CIAA championship team and two MEAC championship and NCAA FCS playoff teams for the Pirates. He also competed in the Gridiron All-Star Classic in Orlando, Florida, following his senior season.

A native of Richmond, Scott graduated from Hampton with a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 1999. He attended Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville and Fork Union during his prep years.

Scott is married to the former Brandi Bradby of New Kent, Virginia. The couple has one son, Chase Latrell.

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NSU ROSTER

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NO. NAME

POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

NO. NAME

2

Aaron Chandler Jr.

DB

5-9 175 R-Sr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS

52 Michael Kwegyir-Attah LB

6-1 240 R-Sr. Haverhill, Mass./Monroe College (N.Y.)

3

Quintreil Chung

LB

6-1 220 Sr.

Midlothian, Va./James River HS

53

D’Montre’ Smith

OL

6-5 320 Fr.

Columbia, S.C./Keenan HS

4

J.T. Wahee

DB

5-11 180 Jr.

Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS

54

D.J. Djonkam

DL

6-3 260 Fr.

Springfield, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

5

Marcus Taylor

WR 5-8 160 Sr.

Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs HS

55

Josh Fisher

LB

6-1 225 Fr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford HS

6

Tyre Givers-Wilson

LB

6-3 200 R-So. Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS

56

Marquis Hall

LB

6-2 215 R-Fr. Woodbridge, Va./Potomac Senior HS

7

Bobby Price

DB

6-4 205 Jr.

58

Craig Rodwell

OL

6-4 290 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

8

Juwan Carter

QB

6-0 175 So. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS

60

Wes Jones

OL

6-1 305 Sr.

9

Nigel Chavis

LB

6-2 230 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Armstrong HS

62

Dominic Jordan

10

Isaiah Wilson V

QB

6-1 170 Fr.

65

Jalen Powell

OL

6-3 305 So. Temple Hills, Md./Hampton HS

11

Isaiah Winstead

WR 6-3 205 So. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS

66

Taro Lipscomb

OL

6-3 290 R-So. Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate HS

12

Kyron Speller

DL

6-2 250 R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS

67

Colby Byrd

OL

6-3 290 R-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Virginia Union

13

Ricky Thomas Jr.

DL

6-2 245 R-Jr. Reno, Nev./University of Nevada

68

Marquise Mincey

OL

6-1 290 R-Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Louisburg College

15

Chuma Awanna

WR 6-3 210 R-Jr. Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

70

Deshaywn Middleton DL

6-2 305 R-Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C./N.C. State

17

Stuart Anderson Jr.

WR 6-3 200 R-Fr. Mathews, Va./Mathews HS

71

Ian Williams

OL

6-2 290 R-So. Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep

18

Brent Stukes

LB

5-11 195 Fr.

Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS

73

Kyree Jones

OL

6-5 325 So. Atlanta, Ga./McEachern HS

19

D’Andre Thomas

QB

6-4 210 Fr.

Washington, D.C./Fork Union Military Acad.

74

Justin Redd

OL

6-5 320 R-Fr. Hampton, Va./Hampton HS

20

Malik Butts

RB

5-9 200 R-So. Virginia Beach, Va./Salem HS

77

Kenneth Kirby

OL

6-5 280 Jr.

21

J.J. Givens

WR 6-1 175 R-So. Richmond, Va./N.C. State

78

Josh Culberson

OL

6-3 295 R-So. Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

22

Nhyre’ Quinerly

DB

6-0 195 R-Jr. Norfolk, Va./East Carolina

80

Quentin Greene

WR 5-7 160 Fr.

23

Gerald Hulett Jr.

RB

6-0 190 R-Jr. Springfield, Va./Fullerton College

81

Anthony Williams

TE

24

Dale Craig

LB

6-0 225 Jr.

82

Kavoss Mobley

WR 6-1 200 R-Fr. Prince George, Va./Prince George HS

26

Rashard Russell Jr.

DB

6-0 175 So. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS

83

Justin Smith

WR 6-2 165 R-So. Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep

27

Shaviaea Williams

DB

5-11 190 Fr.

Norfolk, Va./Granby HS

84

Kareem Burgess

TE

28

R.J. Coles

DB

5-10 180 Fr.

Richmond, Va./Varina HS

85

Vincent Jarvis

WR 6-0 180 Fr.

Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes HS

29

C.J. Jones

RB

5-11 180 So. Richmond, Va./Varina HS

87

Malachi Smithen

WR 5-8 175 Fr.

Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field HS

30

Aaron Savage

RB

5-9 210 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Dunbar HS

88

Marcque Ellington

WR 6-5 195 R-So. Neptune, N.J./St. John Vianney HS

31

Brandon Savage

DB

5-10 170 Fr.

89

Zane Killgo

WR 5-10 170 R-Fr. Arlington, Va./Millersville University (Pa.)

32

Dario Waters

LB

5-10 195 So. Portsmouth, Va./Portsmouth Christian HS

90

Walter Brantley

DL

6-2 345 R-Jr. Hampton, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

33

Taylor Goettie

P

6-0 220 So. Lexington, Ga./Oglethorpe County HS

91

James Byers

LB

6-3 215 R-Sr. Petersburg, Va./Petersburg HS

34

Josh Nardone

K/P 5-11 200 So. Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS

92

De’Shaan Dixon

DL

6-5 235 So. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch HS

35

Shaikh Carmichael

DB

5-9 175 So. Waldorf, Md./Milford Academy (N.Y.)

93

Malcolm Windom

DL

5-11 270 R-So. Virginia Beach, Va./Frostburg State

36

Demetrius Harp

DB

5-8 160 R-So. Wahiawa, Hawaii/Navarro College

94

Josh Bryant

DL

6-4 270 Jr.

Ellicott City, Md./Fork Union Military Acad.

37

Johnathan Gregory

DB

6-2 185 R-Fr. Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS

95

Sean Rettzo

TE

6-2 235 Fr.

Chester, Va./Thomas Dale HS

38 TreVaughn Sneed

DB

5-10 185 R-So. Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS

99

Tavien Blackwell

DL

6-1 305 So. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS

39

Carleton Thomas

RB

5-10 190 Fr.

Silver Spring, Md./Blake HS

40

Allen Boykins

LB

6-1 200 Fr.

Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS

41

Naki James

RB

5-8 170 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./American Int’l College (Mass.)

Assistant Coaches: Andrew Faison (Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends), B.T. Sherman (Assistant

43

Cameryn Brent

RB

5-8 200 Jr.

Head Coach/Running Backs), Matt Dawson (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers),

44

Kevin Hicks

RB

5-9 195 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Army

Dyrell Roberts (Wide Receivers/Special Teams), Cordell Taylor (Defensive Backs), Zach Tenuta

45

D.J. Cook

DB

6-1 195 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./John Marshall HS

(Outside Linebackers), Kris Sweet (Offensive Line), Justin Williamson (Defensive Line)

45

Owen Malik

K

5-11 180 Fr.

Director of Operations: Shawn Hunt

46

Zac Denton

LS

5-10 185 So. Fishersville, Va./Georgia Prep Sports Acad.

47

Mark Brown

DB

5-10 190 So. Reston, Va./Centreville HS

49

Justin Toler

DB

5-8 160 Fr.

50

Matt Hodges

LB

6-0 215 So. Richmond, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic HS

Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic

Smyrna, Del./Smyrna HS

Lawrenceville, Ga./Middle Tennessee

Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy

Atlanta, Ga./Holms (Miss.) CC

Williamsburg, Va./Bruton HS

Falmouth, Va./Stafford HS

POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

OL/LS 6-2 290 Jr.

Wilmington, Del./Fork Union Military Acad.

Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS

Newport News, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS

6-3 235 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Maury HS

6-4 235 Fr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

Head Coach: Latrell Scott

Strength & Conditioning: Chris Neff

ASSISTANT JMU COACHES ROSTER NO. NAME

POS. HT.

1 Trai Sharp

RB

5-9 215 Sr.

WT. YR.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

NO. NAME

POS. HT.

Carrboro, N.C./Carrboro

47 Darrious Carter

DL

6-5 229 R-Sr. Indiana, Pa./Virginia

2

Dimitri Holloway

LB

3

David Eldridge

WR

6-1 223 R-Jr. Newport News, Va./Heritage

48 Percy Mayers

WR

5-10 177 Fr. Richmond, Va./Hermitage

6-1 180 Sr.

49 Francis Meehan

S

5

Ron’Dell Carter

DL

5-11 172 Fr. Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover

6-3 268 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Rutgers

49 Davis Patterson

WR

5

Jamir Hudson

6-3 186 Fr. Arlington, Va./Yorktown

WR

5-8 163 R-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic

50 Kyle Davis

LS

6

5-11 215 R-Fr. Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge

Ben DiNucci

QB

6-2 211 R-Jr. Wexford, Pa./Pitt

50 Jackson Skule

OL

6-7 319 Fr. Clifton, Va./Centreville

6

Jimmy Moreland

CB

5-11 175 R-Sr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach

51 Mateo Jackson

LB

6-1 230 Fr. Richmond, Va./Hermitage

7

Jawon Hamilton

RB

5-9 190 R-So. Miami, Fla./UCF

52 Landan Word

LB

6-5 244 Jr. Vienna, Va./Virginia

8

Wayne Davis

S

6-0 186 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Ohio State

53 Joe Fishpaw

OL

6-4 282 R-So. Mechanicsville, Va./Campbell

9

Reggie Brown

WR

6-1 176 Fr.

Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen

54 Kelvin Azanama

LB

5-11 208 R-So. Chesterfield, Va./Monacan

10 Jake O’Donnell

QB

6-4 166 Fr.

Tampa, Fla./Sickles

55 Jahmol Robinson

DL

6-0 198 Fr. Richmond, Va./Hermitage

10 Riley Stapleton

WR

6-5 229 R-Jr. Indiana, Pa./Indiana

55 Matt Terrell

DL

6-4 239 Jr. Lynchburg, Va./Garden City CC

11 Bryce Maginley

LB

6-2 228 Jr.

56 Nick Kidwell

OL

6-5 317 Fr. Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro

11 Jack Sroba

CB

5-10 179 R-Fr. Richmond, Va./Collegiate School

57 Carson Todd

LS

6-1 230 Fr. Mount Airy, N.C./North Surry

12 Cole Johnson

QB

6-5 211 Jr.

Virginia Beach, Va./Cox

58 Gerren Butler

OL

6-2 298 R-Jr. Front Royal, Va./Skyline

13 Ezrah Archie

WR

6-0 189 So.

Camden, N.J./Timber Creek Regional

59 Daniel Caracciolo

LS

5-11 227 R-So. Fairfax, Va./Paul VI

14 Jamari Currence

CB

5-10 165 Fr.

Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe

60 Jahee Jackson

OL

6-3 295 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Gilman

14 Alec Kurek

QB

6-3 200 R-So. Yorktown, Va./Tabb

61 Caleb Hamlett

OL

6-5 326 Fr. Prince George, Va./Prince George

15 Paris Black

DL

6-3 254 R-Jr. Fayetteville, N.C./Wake Forest

62 Kyle Smith

OL

6-4 295 Fr. Culpepper, Va./Eastern View

15 Gage Moloney

QB

6-2 225 R-Fr. Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern

63 J.T. Timming

OL

6-2 301 R-So. Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East

16 Jesse Layne

TE

6-3 223 R-Fr. Broadway, Va./Broadway

65 Tony Thurston

DL

6-5 264 Fr. Louisa, Va./Louisa

16 Que Reid

S

6-0 191 Fr.

67 Zaire Bethea

OL

6-3 309 R-So. South Orange, N.J./DePaul Catholic

17 Kyndel Dean

WR

6-2 176 R-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland

68 Tyree Chavious

OL

6-4 318 R-Jr. Goldsboro, N.C./Rosewood

17 Gionni Terrell

CB

5-10 158 Fr.

69 Truvell Wilson

OL

6-2 309 R-So. Richmond, Va./UVA-Wise

18 Hunter Etheridge

QB

6-3 207 R-Sr. Clayton, N.C./Woodberry Forest

70 Henry Schroeder

OL

6-4 257 Fr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher’s School

18 Tabb Patrick

LB

6-1 212 R-So. Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover

71 Luke Warner

DL

6-2 250 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian

19 Patrick Bentley

QB

6-3 232 So.

Gainesville, Va./Alderson Broaddus

72 William Clevinger

OL

6-3 290 R-Fr. Richmond, Va./Patrick Henry

19 Devin Ravenel

WR

6-0 160 Fr.

Stafford, Va./North Stafford

73 Mac Patrick

OL

6-2 292 Jr. Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover

Bealeton, Va./Virginia

Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell

Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park

WT. YR.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

20 Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey LB

5-10 213 R-Fr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor

74 Amelio Moran

OL

6-6 309 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne

21 Adam Smith

S

6-1 182 Jr.

74 Dusan Stjepanovic

DL

6-3 230 Fr. Chester, Va./Thomas Dale

22 Eric Kirlew

RB

5-11 192 R-So. Reston, Va./South Lakes

75 Michael Faulkner

OL

6-4 284 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill

22 Rashad Robinson

CB

5-11 183 Sr.

76 Jake Glavin

OL

6-2 308 R-Fr. Chester Springs, Pa./Malvern Prep

23 Charles Tutt

CB

5-10 184 R-Jr. Clifton, Va./Centreville

77 Liam Fornadel

OL

6-4 306 So. Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep

24 D’Angelo Amos

S

6-1 180 R-So. Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook

78 Collin Reece

OL

6-7 320 R-Fr. Chesapeake, Va./VMI

24 Jack Chenault

WR

5-11 177 Fr.

Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover

79 Raymond Gillespie

OL

6-5 272 R-So. Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee

25 Cardon Johnson

RB

5-9 200 Gr.

Newport News, Va./Warwick

81 Nick Carlton

TE

6-3 232 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta

26 Curtis Oliver

CB

5-11 183 Sr.

Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic

82 Zach Polglase

TE

6-3 237 R-So. Harrisonburg, Va./Spotswood

27 Taurus Carroll

CB

6-0 168 So.

Fredericksburg, Va./Benedictine College

83 Josh Sims

WR

5-10 155 R-Fr. Covington, Ga./Eastside

28 Grant Westbrook

S

5-9 182 Sr.

Leesburg, Va./East Coast Prep

84 Dylan Stapleton

TE

6-5 240 Jr. Indiana, Pa./Slippery Rock

29 Darrell Bryant Jr.

S

5-11 185 Fr.

Hampton, Va./Phoebus

85 E.J. Morgan

WR

6-0 183 R-So. Washington, D.C./ASA College

29 Marcus Marshall

RB

5-10 200 Sr.

Raleigh, N.C./Georgia Tech

86 Mack Cullen

TE

6-5 247 R-Jr. Fishersville, Va./Wilson Memorial

30 Wesley McCormick

CB

5-11 190 So.

Germantown, Md./Northwest

88 Daniel Adu

WR

6-2 170 R-Fr. Springfield, Va./West Springfield

31 Percy Agyei-Obese

RB

5-11 202 So.

Frederick, Md./Oakdale

89 Jake Brown

WR

6-2 175 R-So. Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal

31 Keshaun Moore

LB

6-2 244 R-Fr. Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

90 Drew Painter

DL

6-4 249 Fr. Hershey, Pa./Hershey

32 MJ Hampton

S

6-0 181 So.

91 Ethan Ratke

K

5-10 185 R-So. Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee

33 Sam Kidd

S

6-1 199 R-Fr. Reston, Va./James Madison

91 Semaj Sorhaindo

DL

6-2 285 R-Fr. Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland

34 Chris Chukwuneke

S

5-11 177 Fr.

Edison, N.J./The Peddie School

91 Mike Wilcox

DL

6-3 206 Fr. Hanover, Va./Hanover

34 Jakoby Johnson

RB

5-9 200 Fr.

Jacksonville, N.C./Southwest Onslow

92 Mike Greene

DL

6-3 294 So. Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs

35 Willie Drew

S

6-0 184 Fr.

Smithfield, Va./Smithfield

93 Drake Tomasi

DL

6-3 230 Fr. McGaheysville, Va./Spotswood

36 Robert Carter Jr.

LB

6-0 190 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md./Long Reach

94 Will Tappen

DL

6-2 200 Fr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher’s School

37 Clayton Cheatham

TE

6-3 231 So.

95 Adeeb Atariwa

DL

6-3 282 R-So. Sterling, Va./Dominion

38 Mike Cobbs

S

6-2 201 R-Jr. Alexandria, Va./Hayfield

97 John Daka

DL

6-3 227 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise

40 Reggie McNeill

S

6-0 175 Fr.

Winston-Salem, N.C./Atkins

98 Harry O’Kelly

P

6-1 189 So. Wynnum, Queensland, Australia/Iona

40 Camden Wise

K

6-0 159 Fr.

Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg

99 Isaac Ukwu

DL

6-3 234 R-Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise

41 Rakeem Davis

WR

5-8 159 Fr.

Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville

42 Michael Johnson

CB

6-0 194 R-Fr. Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run

Head Coach: Mike Houston

42 Solomon Vanhorse

RB

5-8 168 Fr.

Assistant Coaches: Donnie Kirkpatrick (Offensive Coordinator/QB), Bob Trott (Defensive

43 Garrett Groulx

DL

6-3 260 R-Fr. Davidson, N.C./Davidson Day

Coordinator/Safeties), Roy Tesh (OLB/Special Teams), Fontel Mines (Inside WR), Jeff Hanson (DL),

44 Hayden Mann

S

6-3 197 Fr.

Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance

Steve Shankweiler (OL), Warren Belin (ILB), De’Rail Sims (RB), Drew Dudzik (Outside WR), Corico

45 Tyler Gray

K

6-0 173 Sr.

Winchester, Va./Millbrook

Wright (CB)

Charlotte, N.C./Hough Richmond, Va./Hermitage

Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford

Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover

Alpharetta, Ga./Milton

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PROJECTED LINEUPS When Norfolk State Has the Ball

NSU OFFENSE POS. NO. NAME XWR LT LG C RG RT TE ZWR SWR QB RB

11 66 65 60 74 58 81 5 15 19 30

Isaiah Winstead Taro Lipscomb Jalen Powell Wes Jones Justin Redd Craig Rodwell Anthony Williams Marcus Taylor Chuma Awanna D’Andre Thomas Aaron Savage

HT. WT. YR.

JMU DEFENSE POS. NO. NAME

HT. WT. YR.

6-3 6-53 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-4 5-9

DL DL DL DL LB LB LB CB CB S S

6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-1

205 290 305 305 320 290 235 160 210 210 210

So. R-So. So. Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-So. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr.

When James Madison Has the Ball

Ron’Dell Carter Mike Greene Adeeb Atariwa John Daka Dimitri Holloway Keshaun Moore Wayne Davis Jimmy Moreland Wesley McCormick D’Angelo Amos Adam Smith

JMU OFFENSE POS. NO. NAME

HT. WT. YR.

NSU DEFENSE POS. NO. NAME

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB

6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-10

DE 13 NG 70 DT 12 OLB 9 ILB 3 ILB 24 OLB 6 CB 2 FS 22 SS 7 CB 31

10 67 60 73 68 77 37 17 83 6 29

Riley Stapleton Zaire Bethea Jahee Jackson Mac Patrick Tyree Chavious Liam Fornadel Clayton Cheatham Kyndel Dean Josh Sims Ben DiNucci Marcus Marshall

NSU Special Teams POS. NO. K 34 P 33 LS 46 SS 62 HOLD 33 KR 5 PR 5

NAME Josh Nardone Taylor Goettie Zac Denton Dominic Jordan Taylor Goettie Marcus Taylor Marcus Taylor

Subject to change

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5 92 95 97 2 31 8 6 30 24 21

HT. 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-8

229 309 295 292 318 306 231 176 155 211 200

WT. 200 220 185 290 200 160 160

R-Jr. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. R-Jr. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr.

YR. So. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.

POS. NO. PK 91 P 98 KO 45 LS 50 HOLD 18 KR 29 PR 24

NAME Ethan Ratke Harry O’Kelly Tyler Gray Kyle Davis Hunter Etheridge Marcus Marshall De’Angelo Amos

R-Jr. So. R-So. Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Sr. So. R-So. Jr.

HT. WT. YR.

Ricky Thomas Jr. 6-2 Deshaywn Middleton 6-2 Kyron Speller 6-2 Nigel Chavis 6-2 Quintreil Chung 6-1 Dale Craig 6-0 Tyre Givers-Wilson 6-3 Aaron Chandler Jr. 5-9 Nhyre’ Quinerly 6-0 Bobby Price 6-4 Brandon Savage 5-10

JMU Special Teams

268 294 282 227 223 244 186 175 190 180 182

HT. 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-1

245 305 250 230 220 225 200 175 195 205 170

R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr.

WT. 185 189 173 215 207 200 180

YR. R-So. So. Sr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Sr. R-So.

UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT PRESIDENT COACHES education at Norfolk State University in 1968 (B.S., sociology), and his MBA and Ph.D. in marketing from the Whitman School in 1973 and 1978. His research interest is on the impact of value systems on consumer behavior and key influences on Black and White consumption patterns. He has shared his research and professional expertise with corporations, academic institutions and government agencies.

Melvin T. Stith BS, MBA, Ph.D. Interim President, Norfolk State University

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n November 2017, Stith was appointed Interim President of his undergraduate alma mater, Norfolk State University.

In January 2005, he became the sixteenth dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. He served in that capacity until June 2013. Upon leaving the deanship, he was a professor of marketing in the Whitman School of Management. He retired in January 2015. From 1991 to 2004, he was dean and the Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration in the College of Business at The Florida State University and previously was associate professor and chair of the department of marketing. From 1982 to 1985, he was a visiting professor in the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University. He served as associate dean and assistant professor in the College of Business at the University of South Florida from 1977 to 1982.

Stith currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the following public corporations: Synovus Financial Corp., Aflac, and Flowers Food Corporation.

He also serves as Chair of the board of directors for AARP Services. He served as the Vice Rector, Board of Visitors, Norfolk State University until his appointment as interim President of Norfolk State University. He was also a member of the board of directors for the Accounting Pathways Commission. In Syracuse, he is a member of the Crouse Hospital board of directors. He served as president of the Crouse Hospital Foundation from 2012-2015. He is a member of the advisory board of Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the local professional theatre, Syracuse Stage. He is a founding member of the board of directors, Jim Moran Foundation.

Stith is a founding member and remains active in the PhD Project, which aims to significantly increase the pool of highly qualified African-Americans, HispanicAmericans and Native Americans for positions in the academy. In 2011, he was named to the project’s inaugural Hall of Fame. He and his wife Patricia were presented the Syracuse Orange Circle Award in 2013 by Syracuse University because of their philanthropy to SU. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

His previous corporate board experiences include serving as a director for Tallahassee State Bank, PHTS, Correctional Services Corporation, Keebler Foods Company, Sprint/United Telephone Florida and Rexall Sundown, Inc. Stith is married to Dr. Patricia Lynch Stith, a Norfolk State University alumna, who recently retired as assistant provost for equity and inclusion at Syracuse University and associate dean of the graduate school. They are the proud parents of three children, Melvin Jr., Lori and William Stith, and one grandson.

A Vietnam veteran, Stith served in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Command from 1968 to 1972, achieving the rank of captain. A native of Jarratt, Va., he received his undergraduate

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARTY MILLER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 6x Hall of Famer • 15x CIAA Coach of the Year • 1x MEAC Coach of the Year • 1x NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year • 5x Louisville Slugger Award Winner • NCAA College Division All-American • 2x All-CIAA 1st Team • Nation’s Leading Doubles Hitter

Marty L. Miller Director of Athletics

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arty Miller has been called many things during his tenure at Norfolk State University. Some have called him a rock. Others have referred to him as one of Norfolk State’s greatest ambassadors. Regardless of the label, what’s clear is that Miller has served his alma mater in various capacities for more than 40 years, providing NSU with stability in times of need.

His professional career at Norfolk State has included stints in the areas of financial aid, career services, student affairs and athletics.

After winning more than 700 games as the school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’s acting athletics director on December 16, 2004. He was appointed to the permanent athletics director post on March 18, 2005.

The NSU athletics department has also made a number of major facilities improvements in the last decade or more. In the summer of 2018, with the assistance of the University administration, NSU installed a new synthetic turf surface to William “Dick” Price Stadium. The $1.38 million renovation will provide the NSU football team and other campus groups the ability to practice and perform on a modern outdoor surface and will enable the University to attract more outside events to the campus With help from alumni, administration, fans, friends and the Department of Facilities Management, the athletics department was able to raise funds to renovate and purchase new equipment for the weight room in 2017. In 2007, the school completed a major renovation of the NSU Softball Field, which included the installation of new team dugouts and a press box. A new state-of-the-art track surface was completed in the summer of 2010. Seat renovations to Joseph Echols Hall were completed prior to the 2013-14 athletics season. A new floor and platform lift were installed in Echols Hall and a new ventilation system and new carpeting were added to the football locker room in Gill Gymnasium during

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the summer of 2014. Other recent renovations include a complete overhaul of the playing surface, seating and fencing for the NSU Tennis Complex.

Both the football stadium and Joseph Echols Hall have had new Daktronics LED video display boards installed in the last six years, at a combined cost of more than $3.5 million. The Echols project included a state-of-the-art, foursided high-definition video board display, nine new HD scorer’s tables, four single-sided LED scoreboard displays, and brand new speakers and amplifiers throughout the arena.

Another highlight of his tenure as athletics director includes NSU capturing nine straight Talmadge Layman Hill awards from (2005-13).

NSU took home the award again in 2017 for the 10th time, tying South Carolina State for the most in MEAC history. NSU received a total of $225,000 for winning the awards, given annually to the top men’s sports program in the conference. Miller was also presented in March 2006 with the Tom Fergusson Memorial Award, given annually to the area’s top sportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club.

Miller also presided over one of the more historic years in NSU lore in 2011-12. An NSUrecord five Spartan teams won MEAC titles, which included the first-ever championships for the men’s basketball and women’s bowling teams during their Division I tenure. The men’s basketball team made its mark in NCAA Tournament history by scoring an upset of No. 2 seed Missouri in the second round of the NCAA West Region in March of 2012.

Miller is no stranger to winning. His career record as baseball coach was 718-543-3. Miller first started making a name for himself as a player at NSU from 1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as a junior; and .406 as a senior, when he became the first Spartan player to be named an NCAA College Division All-American. Miller was an All-CIAA baseball selection in 1967 and 1968, and led the nation in doubles in 1968.

Miller graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1969. An ROTC member in

college, Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after he graduated.

While on active duty, Miller was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Miller returned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant to baseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Miller inherited the head-coaching job, which he held until early in 2005.

Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAA history, having led the Spartans to a 584-3743 record in their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAA includes 17 conference championships, including seven in a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15 CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and 22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the 1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award after his team won the District 19 title. Between 1993-97, Miller won five consecutive Louisville Slugger Awards, given to championship coaches. He was one of a select few baseball coaches to receive the award for five consecutive years.

In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the Marty L. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSU to the MEAC Tournament championship round in the Spartans’ first year in the league. He was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reached the championship round again in 2001.

The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller.

In February, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B. McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his 700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seeded NSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEAC tournament. In August, Miller the player was honored as one of eight inductees into the Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame.

Miller was also inducted into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. He was also chosen to serve in March 2011 on the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame Committee and is also a past member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court. Miller was inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association (VIAHA) Hall of Fame in 2017.

Considered one of the highlights of his career, Miller was honored at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 16, 2014 and received resolutions from the Senate and House of Delegates for his induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and career accomplishments.

Miller, a native of Danville, Va., is a current member and past president of the Norfolk Sports Club. He also serves on the executive committee for the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

He and his wife Liz have one son, Marty Eric, a former NSU outfielder; a daughter-in-law, Zoe; and a granddaughter, Madison.

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Norfolk State University 2018 Football Schedule Date

Opponent

Site

Time

Sept. 1

Virginia State (Union Bank & Trust Labor Day Classic)

Norfolk, Va.

6 p.m.

Sept. 8

James Madison (Youth Day)

Norfolk, Va.

6 p.m.

Sept. 15

at Liberty

Lynchburg, Va.

6 p.m.

Sept. 22

at South Carolina State

Orangeburg, S.C.

6 p.m.

Sept. 29

Delaware State* (CHKD Health Awareness Day)

Norfolk, Va.

4 p.m.

Oct. 6

at Florida A&M *

Tallahassee, Fla.

4 p.m

Oct. 20

North Carolina Central* (Homecoming Presented by The Virginia Lottery)

Norfolk, Va.

2 p.m.

Oct. 27

at Savannah State *

Savannah, Ga.

3 p.m.

Nov. 3

at North Carolina A&T *

Greensboro, N.C.

1 p.m.

Nov. 10

Howard* (NSU Day of Service)

Norfolk, Va.

1 p.m.

Nov. 17

Morgan State* (1st Responders & Military Appreciation/Senior Day)

Norfolk, Va.

1 p.m.

Home games in bold | * Denotes MEAC game | All games broadcast on WNSB Hot 91.1 FM