UNA RETURNEES BRIAN SUTHERLAND Wide Receiver 5-10 • 175 • Senior Smyrna, Georgia
UNA: Sat out the 2011 season at UNA... CHATTANOOGA 2010: No. 1 on the depth chart at the slot receiver position ... 38.5 vertical jump was the highest on the team ... led the Southern Conference with 165.7 all purpose yards per game ... 50 catches for 729 yards and five TDs ... sixth in the SoCon with 66.3 receiving yards per game ... fifth in the SoCon with 4.5 receptions per game ... also ran 20 times for 180 yards ... 239 all-purpose yards against Appalachian State (95 rush, 85 rec, 59 ret) ... seven catches for 49 yards at Furman...career-high 10 catches for 97 yards at Auburn... ran back a kickoff 98 yards for a TD against the Tigers ... second longest kickoff return in school history ... named SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week following the Auburn game ... posted a career-high 254 all-purpose yards (-2 rush, 97 rec, 159 ret) at Auburn ... five catches for a career-high 167 yards and three TDs against Samford… CHATTANOOGA 2009: Saw action in the first two games ...had two punt returns and three kick-off returns ... left the team after two games due to personal reasons but returned in the spring…2008: Transferred to UTC from Miami University in Ohio prior to the start of the 2009 spring semester ... spent the 2008 fall semester on the Redhawk’s roster but redshirted ... All-SoCon in the 4x100 meter relay with football teammates Chris Lewis-Harris, Chris Marshall and Buster Skrine ... Dean’s List in the Spring…HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate from Campbell High School where he was the Georgia 5A’s top returner, averaging 20.3 yards per punt return and 31.7 yards per kickoff return while scoring a touchdown in both roles ... earned first team all-state as a returner ... compiled 1,050 all-purpose yards for head coach Kyle Hockman ... played in Georgia’s North-South All-Star game, returning one kickoff for a 96yard touchdown ... high school teammate of current Moc Chris Lewis-Harris ... also earned three letters as a sprinter for Campbell’s track & field team ... named the school’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club…PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 3, 1989 ... son of Alvin and Shelia Sutherland ... has a younger brother, Corey, and a younger sister, Dasani ... majoring in Chemistry.
GREG TAMBONE Offensive Line 6-3 • 250 • Junior Bradenton, Florida
UNA: Went through 2012 spring workouts...redshirted at UNA in 2010 ...HIGH SCHOOL: Played tight end at Lakewood Ranch High School... PERSONAL: Full name is Gregory Isaac Tambone...born December 28, 1986...son or Robert and Susan Tombone and has one brother and one sister...major is exercise science.
LAMONTE THOMPSON Running Back 5-8 • 175 • Freshman Florence, Alabama
UNA 2011: Redshirted at UNA as a true freshman...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Florence High School under coach Alvin Briggs…played running back and returned kickoffs and punts…Falcons reached the second round of the state playoffs his junior season…team’s Offensive MVP as a senior…also received the best athlete award and rushed for more than 1,200 yards and 12 TDs…PERSONAL: Full name is Lamonte Jarquez Thompson…born on June 21, 1993…son of Nevon and Jeffrey Thompson and has two sisters…majoring in business management…
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