Georgia State Gameday • The Marshall Game

2023 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL

THE MARSHALL GAME

GEORGIA STATE GAMEDAY JAVON DENIS

GAVIN PRINGLE

VS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023 “PETE” PETIT FIELD AT CENTER PARC STADIUM

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2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

AUGUST 31

W, 42-35

OCT. 21

RHODE ISLAND (ESPN+)

8:00 PM

at LOUISIANA (ESPNU)

CENTER PARC STADIUM

LAFAYETTE, LA.

SEPT. 9

OCT. 26

W, 35-14 UCONN (ESPN+)

7:30 PM

at GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN2)

CENTER PARC STADIUM

STATESBORO, GA

SEPT. 16

NOV. 4

W, 41-25

at CHARLOTTE (ESPN+) CHARLOTTE, N.C.

SEPT. 21

CENTER PARC STADIUM

W, 30-17

NOV. 11

TBA

APPALACHIAN STATE

at COASTAL CAROLINA (ESPN) CONWAY, SC

SEPT. 30

TBA JAMES MADISON

CENTER PARC STADIUM

L, 7-28

NOV. 18

TROY

TBA at LSU

CENTER PARC STADIUM

BATON ROUGE, LA

OCT. 14

NOV. 25

7:00 PM

TBA

at OLD DOMINION

MARSHALL (ESPN2)

NORFOLK, VA

CENTER PARC STADIUM

Home games played at Center Parc Stadium.

Schedule subject to change.

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GAME PREVIEW

Georgia State vs. Marshall Panthers off to the best start in program history at 4-1! ff to the best start in program history at 4-1, Georgia State hosts Marshall for Homecoming in a nationally-televised, prime time game at Center Parc Stadium. Georgia State was off last Saturday, while Marshall is coming off a 48-41 loss at NC State that snapped the Herd’s nine-game winning streak.

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After starting 4-0 for the first time ever, Georgia State achieved another milestone on Sept. 24 by receiving a vote in the US LBM

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Coaches’ Poll, the Panthers’ first-ever in either national poll.

Senior Darren Grainger is second in the Sun Belt in total offense with 295.0 ypg (No. 23 in FBS) while completing 69 percent of his passes for 1,187 yards. He has throw seven touchdowns and rushed for three.

Grainger’s top target is Robert Lewis, who leads the Panthers with 26 receptions for 500 yards (19.2 ypc) and five touchdowns.

Lewis is No. 2 in the Sun Belt in receiving

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yards per game (100.0 ypg, No. 12 FBS) and touchdown receptions. He has caught 12 touchdown passes in his last 14 games.

Running back Marcus Carroll is No. 4 in FBS in rushing with 116.6 yards per game. His nine touchdowns make him tied for second in rushing touchdowns and tied for fifth overall.

Georgia State is second in the Sun Belt and No. 21 in FBS in rushing defense at 102.2 yards per game. The Panthers held UConn to 50 yards rushing on 31 attempts and Charlotte to 88 yards on 29 carries.

Carroll rushed for a career-high 184 yards and three touchdowns in the opener vs. Rhode Island and then followed with 107 yards and three more scores vs. UConn before his 150yard effort against Coastal.

GSU’s top offensive lineman is super senior left tackle Travis Glover, a Preseason FirstTeam All-Sun Belt selection who has 50 career starts.

Linebacker Jontrey Hunter is the Panthers’ leading tackler with 39 stops, two forced fumbles and three pass breakups. CB Gavin Pringle leads GSU with two interceptions.

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GAME PREVIEW IT’S ACADEMIC Long-snapper Seth Glausier is a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy® for the second straight year. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

A senior from Jefferson, Ga., Glausier is a twotime CSC Academic All-District (2020-21 and 2021-22) selection. He has been recognized on the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and the Georgia State University President’s List (semester GPA of 4.0).

RECOGNITION FO R R O B E R T Robert Lewis, Georgia State's leading receiver, was added last week to the Watch list for the 2023 Biletnikoff Award, which annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver.

The junior wide receiver from Covington, Ga., and Newton High School, leads the Panthers with 26 receptions for 500 yards and five touchdowns. Lewis joins the ranks of outstanding GSU receivers who have been recognized on this list such as Robert Davis, Donovan Harden and Penny Hart.

MORE ON MARCUS Marcus Carroll showed that he is ready to carry the load for the Georgia State rushing attack with 583 yards and nine touchdowns. He ranks No. 4 in FBS in rushing yards and No. 1 in rushing touchdowns.

Carroll’s career-high 184 yards vs. Rhode Island is the fourth-best single-game in GSU history. After rushing for 150 yards in the win at Coastal Carolina, Carroll now has three of the Top 10 single-game performances in program history, all in his last nine games (184 vs. URI/2023; 164 vs. USM/2022; 150 vs.

CCU/2023).

The senior from Union City, Ga., and Hapeville Charter School now ranks stands in GSU history with 1,369 yards. His 18 career rushing touchdowns rank third.

SERIES VS. MARSHALL Georgia State and Marshall met for the first time last season in Huntington, and the Thundering Herd won 28-23. Georgia State took a 17-14 advantage midway through the third quarter, but Marshall regained the lead with back-to-back touchdowns to go up 28-17 with 5:31 to play. Marcus Carroll’s 2-yard touchdown pulled GSU within 28-23 with 3:45 left, but the 2point conversion pass was no good, and Marshall was able to run out the clock. GSU quarterback Darren Grainger completed 20-of-27 passes for 303 yards and one touchdown.

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DEPTH CHART

Georgia State Depth Chart vs. Marshall OFFENSE

DEFENSE

QB 3 Darren Grainger 10 Mikele Colasurdo

6-4 6-1

225 220

R-Sr.* R-Jr.

DE

8 44

Javon Denis Corey Warren

6-0 6-1

272 257

R-Sr. R-Fr.

RB 23 Marcus Carroll 17 KZ Adams

5-10 210 5-8 185

Sr. R-Fr.

NG

10 56 0

Henry Bryant 6-0 Fuches Lewis II 6-3 Ricardo Williams Jr. 6-2

290 298 290

R-So. R-So. Jr.

WR 16 Tailique Williams 9 Jacari Carter

5-9 5-9

177 175

R-Jr. R-Jr.

DE

52 95

Anthony Blume Joseph Harper.

6-3 6-6

297 272

R-Sr. R-Jr.

WR 1 Robert Lewis 12 Rico Arnold

5-11 185 6-1 185

R-Jr. R-Sr.

OLB -or-

17 9

Shamar McCollum Kevin Swint

6-4 6-3

225 242

Sr.* Sr.

WR 11 Cadarrius Thompson 0 Peter Kikwata

6-3 6-0

180 180

R-Sr. So.

ILB

1 25

Jontrey Hunter Josiah Robinson

6-2 240 5-11 208

R-Sr.* So.

TE 85 Ahmon Green 35 Avion McBride

6-2 6-5

255 251

R-Jr. R-Fr.

ILB

48 40

Justin Abraham Jordan Veneziale

6-1 6-0

233 232

R-Jr. Sr.*

LT 52 Travis Glover 67 Ben Chukwuma

6-6 6-6

323 280

R-Sr.* R-Sr.

S

29 22

Tygee Leach Jalen Tate

5-11 207 6-0 198

Sr. R-Jr.

LG 76 Jonathan Brown 60 Tyden Ferris

6-5 6-5

290 303

R-Jr. R-Sr.*

S

6 18

Jeremiah Johnson P.J. Simmons

5-11 192 6-0 192

Sr. R-Fr.

65 Avery Reece 70 Alec Johnson

6-2 6-1

292 285

R-Sr. R-Fr.

STAR 24 32

Ronald Cooper Cody Jones

5-11 185 6-0 188

Jr. R-Jr.

CB

RG 63 Trevor Timmons 78 Lamar Robinson

6-3 6-4

290 303

R-So. So.

3 21

Gavin Pringle JayT Jackson

5-11 176 6-1 174

Sr. R-Fr.

CB

RT 79 Montavious Cunningham 6-3 61 Cameron Dye 6-4

305 293

R-So. R-So.

5 7 19

Bryquice Brown Izaiah Guy Tony McCray Jr.

6-0 186 6-2 200 5-11 180

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

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SPECIALISTS PK 92 Liam Rickman 38 Isaac Kone

6-0 6-0

222 155

R-Fr. Fr.

KO 38 Isaac Kone -or- 39 Braeden McAlister

6-0 6-1

155 180

Fr. R-Fr.

94 Kade Loggins 46 Tristan Lyon

6-1 6-1

187 209

R-Jr. R-So.

SN 66 Seth Glausier 51 Jack Bernstein

6-1 230 5-11 235

R-Sr. So.

HO 94 Kade Loggins 46 Tristan Lyon

6-1 6-1

182 209

R-So. R-So.

PR 9 Jacari Carter 16 Tailique Williams

5-9 5-9

175 177

R-Jr. R-Jr.

KR 16 Tailique Williams 1 Robert Lewis

5-9 177 5-11 185

R-Jr. R-Jr.

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6'3

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5'7

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NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

CL.

HOMETOWN

48 17 12 69 28 51 52 83 89 25 5 76 2 10 77 13 84 23 9 67 10 68 24 8 79 43 8 18 50 61 60 47 82 96 24 80 66 52 15 37 3 85 15 7 95 4 75 81 90 33 13 4 1 21 70

Justin Abraham ILB KZ Adams RB Rico Arnold WR MarQuez Bargman OL Terry Berdin Jr. RB Jack Bernstein LS Anthony Blume DL Lamarcus Brand WR Tarance Breedlove WR Freddie Brock RB Bryquice Brown CB Jonathan Brown G Tavian Brown ILB Henry Bryant III DL Shawn Burton Jr. OL Darius Bush WR Kris Byrd TE Marcus Carroll RB Jacari Carter WR Ben Chukwuma OL Mikele Colasurdo QB Mason Cook T Ronald Cooper CB Ja'Cyais Credle WR Montavious Cunningham T Chris Davis Jr. OLB Javon Denis DE Jay Dixon RB Tylon Dunlap DL Cameron Dye OL Tyden Ferris OL Michael Fitzmeyer LS Dorian Fleming TE Carlos Fletcher DE Jaylen Foster RB Ethan Garrett WR Seth Glausier LS Travis Glover T Terrell Gordon S Evan Graham ILB Darren Grainger QB Ahmon Green TE Seth Griffin QB Izaiah Guy CB Joseph Harper DL Bryson Harrison QB Colin Henrich OL Brooks Hickman WR Michai Hill DE Ozzie Hoffler OLB Isaiah Holland S D-Icey Hopkins S Jontrey Hunter ILB JayT Jackson CB Alec Johnson C

6'1 5'8 6'1 6'3 5'7 5'11 6'3 6'0 6'0 5'10 6'0 6'5 6'1 6'0 6'3 5'10 6'1 5'10 5'9 6'6 6'1 6'3 5'11 6'4 6'3 6'3 6'0 5'11 6'1 6'4 6'5 5'11 6'3 6'6 5'11 5'10 6'1 6'6 6'1 6'1 6'4 6'2 6'3 6'2 6'3 6'2 6'3 5'10 6'1 6'2 6'0 5'11 6'2 6'1 6'1

233 185 185 285 170 235 297 180 170 195 186 290 235 290 245 185 257 210 175 280 220 290 185 217 305 241 272 196 276 293 303 215 234 270 189 178 230 323 202 225 225 255 195 200 272 203 305 180 276 234 189 187 240 174 285

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

Hartsville, S.C. West Columbia, S.C. Athens, Ga. Port St. Lucie, Fla. Cartersville, Ga. Alpharetta, Ga. Edgewood, Md. Dacula, Ga. Loganville, Ga. Rochester, N.Y. Dorchester, Mass.

Anderson, S.C. Demopolis, Ala. Delray Beach, Fla. Morrisville, N.C. Savannah, Ga. Lyman, S.C. Union City, Ga. Sayreville, N.J. Austell, Ga. Inman, S.C. Columbus, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Athens, Ga. Tampa, Fla. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Loris, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Milton, Ga. Delton, Mich.

Marietta, Ga. Henrico, Va. Claremont, N.C. Greenwood, S.C. Powder Springs, Ga. Jefferson, Ga. Vienna, Ga. Phenix City, Ala. St. Petersburg, Fla. Conway, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Chatworth, Ga. Ocala, Fla. Snellville, Ga. Roswell, Ga. Leesburg, Va. Tallahassee, Fla. Grantville, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Valdosta, Ga. Macon, Ga. Tampa, Fla. Columbus, Ga. Blythewood, S.C.

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(HIGH SCHOOL/ PREVIOUS SCHOOL)

Hartsville Gray Collegiate Academy Clarke Central/Umass Treasure Coast Cartersville/Reinhardt Alpharetta Edgewood/Norfolk State Mountain View Loganville East/Maine Lithia Springs (Ga.) T.L. Hanna Demopolis/Colorado State Atlantic/Louisville Cary Jenkins/Uconn Byrnes Hapeville Charter Sayreville East Coast Prep/Merrimack

Campbell Chapman Central (Ala.) Jenkins Carver Clarke Central Armwood Deerfield Beach Green Sea Floyds Harding University Milton Delton-Kellogg/Central Michigan Pope Life Christian Academy Bunker Hill/Georgia Military Emerald Whitefield Academy Jefferson Dooly County Central Boca Ciega Conway/Furman Westwood North Murray Vanguard Ridge Point (Texas)/Georgia Military

Lassiter IMG Academy/South Carolina Florida State University School Newnan Woodward Academy/Kansas State Valdosta Northeast Sickles Spencer Gray Collegiate Academy

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CENTER PARC STADIUM HOME OF THE GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS

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CENTER PARC CREDIT UNION STADIUM is the home of Georgia State football. The Panthers took over this iconic property, formerly Centennial Olympic Stadium and then Turner Field and venue for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, for the 2017 season.

The facility was renamed Center Park Credit Union Stadium as part of a 15-year, $21 million agreement between Center Parc Credit Union, a division of Atlanta Postal Credit Union (APCU), and Georgia State Athletics, announced on Aug. 11, 2020.

Center Parc Stadium features 25,000 seats for football, a FieldTurf playing surface on “Pete” Petit Field and dramatic views of the Atlanta skyline. The conversion process incorporated the existing seating areas on the north, west and south sides of the stadium with a new grandstand constructed on the east side, formerly the outfield.

The Panthers enter their sixth season in this impressive venue, which also houses the Football Operations Suite, completed in 2019. All of the program’s day-to-day operations are at Center Parc Stadium, including weight room, meetings rooms, coaches’ offices, athletic training room and equipment room.

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Center Parc Stadium was originally constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium and used for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the track and field competition. Ground was broken on the stadium on July 10, 1993.

Following the Olympic Games, much of the north end of the stadium was removed in the conversion to the 49,000-seat baseball park that served as the home of the Atlanta Braves from 1997 through 2016.

The first baseball game at Turner Field was played on April 4, 1997 as the Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4. The stadium hosted the National League Division Series a total of 11 times (1997–2005, 2010, 2013) and the NL Championship Series four times (1997–1999, 2001), as well as one World Series (1999), one NL Wild Card Game (2012, the first in baseball history), and the 2000 MLB All-Star Game.

The Braves played their final game at Turner Field, a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, on Oct. 2, 2016. In November 2016, the Board of Regents approved Georgia State University’s purchase of 38 acres of the 68-acre site for $22.8 million, and the conversion process began in early 2017.

Georgia State opened its new home against Tennessee State before 24,333 fans on Aug. 31, 2017.

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HEAD COACH

SHAWN ELLIOTT 2017 – PRESENT In 26 seasons as a Division I coach, Elliott has been part of 22 winning seasons, 20 teams that reached the NCAA playoffs or a bowl game, and three consecutive NCAA FCS titles from 2005-07.

Now in his seventh season as head coach, Shawn Elliott continues to produce firsts for the Georgia State football program.

A coaching veteran who brought 20 years of experience in winning programs, Elliott was introduced as Georgia State’s third head football coach by then-President Dr. Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Dec. 9, 2016. He came to GSU after highly successful stints at South Carolina, where he served as the

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co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and interim head coach, and Appalachian State, where he coached the offensive line.

In 26 seasons as a Division I coach, Elliott has been part of 22 winning seasons, 20 teams that reached the NCAA playoffs or a bowl game, and three consecutive NCAA FCS titles from 2005-07.

That success has continued at Georgia State, where Elliott has led the Panthers to bowl games and winning seasons in four of his six years in Atlanta, including the first three bowl victories in program history.

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HEAD COACH Other notable accomplishments in Elliott’s first six seasons in Atlanta: n

GSU’s first winning season as an FBS program in 2017

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School-record eight victories and the program’s highest winning percentage in 2021

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First consecutive winning seasons with three straight from 2019-21

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Three straight bowl berths from 201921 and the first back-to-back bowl wins in 2020 & 2021

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First win over ranked opponent with 42-40 victory at No. 21 Coastal Carolina in 2021

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Stunning upset at Tennessee in 2019 for the program’s first Power 5 win

Hometown: Camden, S.C.

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62 All-Sun Belt Conference players

Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996

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One All-American and one Freshman All-American

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GSU’s first Academic All-American® and eight Academic All-District® selections

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Program-record 3.03 GPA in his first semester

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Eleven players signed to NFL free agent contracts, including four who have played in the NFL

Head Coach, Shawn Elliott Full name: Shawn Hardwick Elliott Born: June 26, 1973

Family: Wife Summer, daughter Maddyn, son Max

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1997-09, Appalachian State, assistant coach

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2010-16, South Carolina, assistant coach

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2015, South Carolina, interim head coach

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2017-present, Georgia State, head coach

HEAD COACHING RECORD

2015

South Carolina (interim) 1-5

2017

Georgia State *

7-5

2018

Georgia State

2-10

2019

Georgia State *

7-6

2020

Georgia State *

6-4

2021

Georgia State *

8-5

2022

Georgia State

4-8

AT GSU (6 Years)

34-38

OVERALL (7 Years)

35-43

* Bowl Game

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Not surprisingly for a long-time offensive line coach, Elliott has built the Georgia State program by establishing one of the nation’s most productive rushing attacks. Over the last four seasons, the Panthers have averaged 221 yards rushing per game, a figure that ranks No. 8 in the nation during that time period.

That rushing productivity was evident in 2022 as the Panthers ranked No. 14 in FBS, led by senior Tucker Gregg, who became the program’s career leader with 2,265 yards.

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The 2022 Panthers also ranked No. 11 in FBS with a school-record 25 turnovers forced.

Elliott’s 2021 squad won seven of its last eight games to set the program record with eight victories. The Panthers achieved their third straight winning season at 8-5 while earning Georgia State’s third straight bowl berth, also firsts in program history. GSU capped the season with a resounding 51-20 victory over Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl to win back-to-back bowl games for the first time.

After facing one of the toughest schedules in the Group of Five, Georgia State fought back from a 1-4 start to set the school-record for wins and establish a program record for Sun Belt Conference victories with a 6-2 mark, good for second place in the East Division.

The 2021 team achieved another milestone with the program’s first win over a nationally-ranked opponent as the Panthers knocked off No. 21 Coastal Carolina 42-20 on the road.

GSU averaged 226.4 rushing yards per game to rank No. 8 in FBS, along with an aggressive defense that set school records with 38 sacks and 92 tackles for loss.

Thirteen Panthers were named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt Conference team, and following the season, offensive guard Shamarious Gilmore and tight end Roger Carter, one of Elliott’s first recruits, signed NFL free agent contracts.

Elliott and his staff navigated the unique challenges of 2020 to steer the Panthers to a winning season, capped by a victory in the LendingTree Bowl, marking the first backto-back winning records and bowl berths in school history.

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record 33.3 points per game and an opportunistic defense that ranked in the top 10 in the nation in sacks with 35 and turnovers forced with 21. A program-record 14 individuals earned All-Sun Belt honors.

The 2019 season began with another major first for the Georgia State program as Elliott’s Panthers earned a dominating 3830 victory over Tennessee at Neyland Stadium for the school’s first win over a Power 5 opponent.

Elliott was named the Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week, and his Panthers were recognized as the FWAA Reveal Suits National Team of the Week.

That is the third time that Elliott has been part of the National Team of the Week; his Appalachian State team was recognized for its 2007 victory at Michigan and his South Carolina squad for its 2010 win over No. 1 Alabama.

The win over Tennessee launched a record-setting 2019 season as the Panthers won seven games in the regular season for the first time and achieved their best home record with a 5-1 mark.

The 2019 team set numerous team and individual records, most notably establishing new season standards for points, touchdowns, rushing yards and total offense.

Following the regular-season, 10 Panthers were named to the 2019 All-Sun Belt squad, and the team earned a berth in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

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HEAD COACH After inheriting a seniordominated roster for his first season, Elliott’s second campaign proved to be a rebuilding year as the Panthers were forced to play numerous freshmen. Still, there were many positives during the 2018 season.

First-year quarterback Dan Ellington passed for more than 2,000 yards, led the team in rushing and set a school record for fewest interceptions.

Despite taking over a Georgia State program playing just its eighth season of football in 2017, Elliott not only guided GSU to a bowl game in his first year at the helm, but he led the Panthers to their first bowl victory, 27-17 over Western Kentucky in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. That win gave the program a then-school record seven victories in Elliott’s first season.

The 2017 GSU defense set season records for fewest points allowed per game, and fewest rushing yards allowed per game (136.4). The defense also recorded the first shutout in school history. On offense, the Panthers established new marks, since broken, for highest completion percentage (64.2) and fewest interceptions (9) in a season, as well as most total yards in a game (670) and most points vs. an FBS opponent (47).

Nine Panthers earned All-Sun Belt honors in 2017. Senior cornerback Chandon Sullivan shined in the classroom and on the field as Georgia State’s first football Academic AllAmerican and the first Panther to be invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Sullivan, one of three 2017 seniors to sign NFL free agent contracts, is entering his sixth NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Punter Brandon Wright ranked No. 3 in FBS in punting average and net while setting the Sun Belt record at 48.3 yards per kick. The Ray Guy Award semifinalist was GSU’s first semifinalist for a major college football award.

Standout receiver Penny Hart finished his career ranked fourth in Sun Belt history in receiving yards and eighth in receptions. He signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, as did linebacker Chase Middleton. Hart is now with the Atlanta Falcons.

Before taking over the Georgia State program, Elliott worked seven seasons (201016) at South Carolina under Will Muschamp and Steve Spurrier, highlighted by three consecutive 11-win seasons from 2011-13 during the most successful run in the Gamecocks’ history. In addition to coaching the offensive line, he was the running game coordinator in 2010 and 2011, was elevated to co-offensive coordinator in 2012, and then served as the interim head coach following Spurrier’s retirement midway through the 2015 season.

Elliott originally joined the South Carolina staff in 2010 and helped the Gamecocks reach five straight bowl games while coaching some of the most prolific and balanced offenses in school history. The Gamecocks turned in the program’s best offensive season, statistically, in 2013, averaging 34.1 points while rolling up a

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HEAD COACH school-record 452.3 yards per game.

South Carolina’s 2014 unit scored nearly 33 points per game while averaging over 440 yards of offense as All-America and AllSoutheastern Conference offensive guard A.J. Cann paved the way. In 2010, Elliott’s first season in Columbia, his offensive line blocked for record-setting running back Marcus Lattimore, the National Freshman of the Year.

In addition to Cann, a third-round draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015, Elliott developed future NFL linemen Corey Robinson, Ronald Patrick, Brandon Shell, T.J. Johnson and Rokevious Watkins.

Before going to South Carolina in 2010, Elliott coached his entire career at Appalachian State, his alma mater. In 13 seasons there, he was an integral part of App State’s three consecutive NCAA titles from 2005-07 as well as the Mountaineers’ historic upset at Michigan in 2007.

Beginning in 1997, he worked two seasons as a defensive assistant (1997-98) and then two seasons as the tight ends coach (1999-00) before taking over the offensive line in 2001.

He was one of three App State coaches to earn the NCAA’s Award of Valor for their efforts in rescuing two individuals from an automobile accident in 2000.

The two head coaches under whom Elliott spent the bulk of his time as an assistant coach, Spurrier at South Carolina and Jerry Moore at Appalachian State, are both enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Elliott was the first player in Mountaineer annals to appear in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs four separate seasons. He was a fouryear letterwinner, helping the Mountaineers to two Southern Conference titles and a combined record of 36-16. He served as a cocaptain of the 1995 Appalachian State squad that finished 12-1 while earning all-league distinction as a defensive end.

A native of Camden, S.C., Elliott earned his bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State in 1996. He is married to the former Summer Scruggs, also an App State grad and a standout tennis player for the Mountaineers, and the couple has two children, Maddyn and Max.

In nine seasons as the Mountaineers’ offensive line coach, Elliott’s players earned All-America distinction on 12 occasions, including four different linemen who received first-team All-America accolades.

He also coached All-American and future NFL tight end Daniel Wilcox in 2000. In 2003, offensive lineman Wayne Smith was the first pick in the Canadian Football League Draft. From 2005-07, Elliott coached three-consecutive Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipients.

Elliott helped lead the Mountaineers to 10 NCAA playoff berths in 13 seasons with two trips to the national semifinals and three appearances in the quarterfinals in addition to the three championships.

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TRENT MCKNIGHT

CHAD STAGGS

Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks

Defensive Coordinator

7th year at GSU

Alma Mater: USC Upstate, 2000

1st year at GSU

Alma Mater: Samford, 2010

Elevated to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2022, when GSU ranked No. 1 in Sun Belt/No. 14 in FBS in rushing and was one of 18 FBS schools to average at least 200 yards rushing and passing.

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Nominee for 2020 Broyles Award as nation’s top assistant coach.

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Produced six All-Sun Belt receivers from 2017-21, including current NFL WR Penny Hart in 2017-18.

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In his first season at GSU as defensive coordinator after four years in the same role at Coastal Carolina.

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2020 Broyles Award semifinalist as nation’s top assistant coach.

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Helped CCU go 31-7 over the last three years and served as interim head coach for the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl.

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Helped mentor three All-Americans on defense in Tarron Jackson (2020), C.J. Brewer (2020) and Josiah Stewart (2021).

Previously coached four seasons at Samford, his alma mater.

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THE McKNIGHT FAMILY: Trent and Ashley with sons (from left) Brooks, Baker and Beau.

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THE STAGGS FAMILY: Chad and Kelli with their daughter Gracie and son Jack.

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ANTREAL ALLEN

ARKETA BANKS

Cornerbacks

Special Teams Coordinator

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2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: Georgia State, 2018

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Former GSU player joined the staff in 2022 after two years as defensive backs and special teams coach at Shorter.

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Chosen for an NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship with the Atlanta Falcons in the summer of 2022.

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Coached All-Sun Belt safety Antavious Lane in 2021-22.

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Lettered four years for the Panthers from 2014-17 and was the starting safety in Georgia State’s first bowl win in 2017.

Alma Mater: Elon, 2003

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In his second year at GSU after one season at Elon, his alma mater.

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Served two tours at Western Carolina, coaching wide receivers, running backs and tight ends from 2017-19 and running backs from 2009-12.

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Coached slotbacks and receivers from 2013-17 at NCAA DII powerhouse Lenoir-Rhyne and coached running backs and tight ends at Gardner-Webb in 2018.

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QUINSHAD DAVIS

DAN ELLINGTON Tight Ends

Wide Receivers

4th year at GSU

2nd year at GSU

Alma Mater: Georgia State, 2020

Alma Mater: North Carolina, 2016

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Joined the GSU staff in 2022 after two seasons at USF as a quality control analyst.

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In his second year as tight ends coach after two seasons coaching the running backs.

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Named to 247Sports’ 30Under30 list for 2023

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Standout receiver at North Carolina, where he earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and finished his career as the Tar Heels’ all-time leader in receptions (205) and touchdown catches (25).

In his first two seasons, he coached three All-Sun Belt running backs who each gained over 750 yards, including GSU career leader Tucker Gregg.

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Two-time All-Sun Belt quarterback who passed for 4,566 yards and 34 TDs and rushed for 1,293 yards and 11 TDs.

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Authored one of the top moments in GSU athletics history in the Panthers’ upset at Tennessee in 2019.

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Former pro player who spent time with the Detroit Lions in 2016 and played one season in the CFL.

THE DAVIS FAMILY: Quinshad and Ceaira Davis with daughter Aria Grace.

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JOHN HOLT

BRIAN LANDIS

Offensive Line

Inside Linebackers

2nd year at GSU

4th year at GSU

Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 2008

Alma Mater: Georgetown College, 2001

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Former offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Western Carolina who joined the GSU staff in 2022.

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Coached a pair of All-Conference linemen in 2022, when GSU led the Sun Belt in rushing.

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Tutored seven All-Southern Conference offensive linemen, three So-Con All-Freshman honorees and two Freshman All-America linemen in nine seasons as the WCU offensive line coach.

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Played and coached under Shawn Elliott at App State. Played on three straight NCAA title teams from 2005-07.

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Has coached four All-Sun Belt honorees in his first three seasons at GSU.

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Joined GSU staff in 2020 after three seasons as head coach at Frederick Douglass High School in Louisville, Ky., where he compiled a 35-5 record after starting the program from scratch.

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Previously served on the staffs at Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky and Georgetown College, his alma mater.

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Part of NAIA national championships as a player (2000) and coach (2001) at Georgetown.

THE HOLT FAMILY: Josh and Krystle Holt with their son JT and daughter Grace.

THE LANDIS FAMILY: Brian and Ashley with sons Park (left) and Jack.

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CORY PEOPLES

ALLEN SMITH

Secondary/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator

Defensive Line 2nd year at GSU Alma Mater: Wofford, 2021

4th year at GSU Alma Mater: South Carolina, 2005

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Elevated to Secondary Coach/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator in 2022.

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Coached three-time All-Sun Belt CB Quavian White, now with the Arizona Cardinals.

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Joined the GSU staff in 2022 from the NFL, where he served as the Houston Texans assistant defensive line coach in 2021.

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Coached All-Sun Belt DE Javon Denis in 2022.

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Former NFL player and a three-time recipient of the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

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Spent three years (2018-20) as defensive line coach at Wofford, helping the Terriers to back-to-back berths in NCAA FCS playoffs (2018 & 2019).

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Former defensive coordinator at Albany State with coaching stops at Georgia Southern, Charleston Southern, Clark Atlanta and St. Augustine.

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Helped coach a 2018 Wofford defense that ranked No. 12 or higher in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense.

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Played on NJCAA national title team at Georgia Military, then played two years at South Carolina.

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JUSTIN 20 ALI ABDUL-HAKEEM 48 ABRAHAM

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JACK BERNSTEIN

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FREDDIE BROCK

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TAVIAN BROWN

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HENRY BRYANT III

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SHAWN BURTON JR.

69 MARQUEZ BARGMAN

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LAMARCUS BRAND

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JONATHAN BROWN

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DARIUS BUSH

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KRIS BYRD

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MARCUS CARROLL

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JACARI CARTER

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BEN CHUKWUMA

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MIKELE COLASURDO

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MASON COOK

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RONALD COOPER

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JA'CYAIS CREDLE

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MONTAVIOUS CUNNINGHAM

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CHRIS DAVIS JR.

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JAVON DENIS

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RANDALL DENNIS JR.

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JAY DIXON

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TYLON DUNLAP

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CAMERON DYE

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CARLOS FLETCHER

80 ETHAN GARRETT

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SETH GLAUSIER

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TRAVIS GLOVER

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EVAN GRAHAM

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DARREN GRAINGER

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AHMON GREEN

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IZAIAH GUY

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JOSEPH HARPER

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BRYSON HARRISON

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TYDEN FERRIS

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JAYLEN FOSTER

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TERRELL GORDON

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SETH GRIFFIN

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COLIN HENRICH

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BROOKS HICKMAN

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D-ICEY HOPKINS

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DYLLON HOUGHTON

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JONTREY HUNTER

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JAYT JACKSON

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ALEC JOHNSON

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MAKKAH JORDAN

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CHAUNCEY KAMAKEA

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RYKEM LANEY

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TYGEE LEACH

56 FUCHES LEWIS II

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SAM LINDSEY

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REMEZ LOCKHART

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TRISTAN LYON

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CAM MARSHALL

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SHAMAR McCOLLUM

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TONY McCRAY JR.

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DIEGO MEDINA

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CARLOS MUNOZ

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GAVIN PRINGLE

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BRAYLEN RAGLAND

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25 JOSIAH ROBINSON

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LAMAR ROBINSON

18

PJ SIMMONS II

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CHANCE SINGLETON

12

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KEVIN SWINT

22

JALEN TATE

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QUENTIN THOMAS

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CADARRIUS THOMPSON

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TREVOR TIMMONS

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JUDE TINOR

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BEN TOOKS

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JACORREI TURNER

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JORDAN VENEZIALE

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ANTHONY VINSON

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AUSTIN WAINWRIGHT

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16 TAILIQUE WILLIAMS

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DR. M. BRIAN BLAKE GSU PRESIDENT Named Georgia State University’s eighth President in June 2021, Dr. M. Brian Blake is a proven academic leader and an acclaimed engineer and computer scientist. Since arriving at Georgia State, Dr. Blake has focused his strategic visioning around central pillars.

He came to Georgia State after two years as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at George Washington University, where he oversaw the academic mission of the institution, supporting all academic endeavors and overseeing the research enterprise across the university’s 10 schools and colleges. Prior to joining George Washington in 2019, Blake was Executive Vice President for Academics and the Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he led the implementation of a new, responsibility-centered budget model and the president’s strategic plan. He developed the academic vision, “Creating the 21st Century Academic Experience.” During his four-year tenure, Blake helped Drexel recruit its most academically

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gifted class, achieve the highest retention rate in the university’s history and increase research activity to all-time high levels.

Before going to Drexel, Blake was Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Miami in Miami, Fla., where he oversaw 155 programs in 12 schools and colleges. He earned a resolution of tribute from the university’s Board of Trustees for elevating the visibility of graduate education and significantly enhancing the environment for faculty success.

He was an Associate Dean for Research and Professor at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame where he oversaw research programs and graduate studies in the College of Engineering. During his tenure, the college had record increases in research awards and expenditures and the graduate program grew by more than 30 percent.

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Georgia State University President Prior to joining Notre Dame, Blake was on the faculty of Georgetown University where he was Chair of the Department of Computer Science. He was Chair and Director of Graduate Studies during the inaugural years of the university’s first graduate program in computer science. He also led several STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, including a new professional master’s program in technology management and collaborative efforts with the departments of Biostatistics and Radiology in the Medical School.

As a Distinguished University Professor of Systems and Software Engineering, Blake had appointments in the Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Neuroengineering.

Blake, a computer scientist and software engineer, spent six years as a software architect with Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and The MITRE Corporation. Blake has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Mercer University and a Ph.D. in information and software engineering from George

Mason University. His research has received more than $12 million in funding, and he is an author of more than 200 scholarly publications. Blake is the first Black president in the university’s 114-year history.

Blake grew up in Savannah, Ga., and attended Benedictine Military Academy. He and his wife, Bridget, have two sons, Brendan and Bryce.

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PANTHER FACTS Students from every state in the nation and more than

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

CHARLIE COBB 2014 – PRESENT Cobb is focused on building a ‘Culture of Success’ at Georgia State based on five themes: Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement.

Charlie Cobb enters 10th ninth year at the helm of the Georgia State Department of Athletics and 19th as a Division I athletic director, leading a transformation for the program throughout campus and the city of Atlanta.

Through the implementation of the department’s strategic plan, Cobb is focused on building a ‘Culture of Success’ at Georgia State based on five themes: Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement.

Since his hire in August 2014, multiple new facilities have opened, while student-athletes continue their impressive commitment to academic performance. Georgia State has received the Sun Belt’s Institutional Graduation 54

Award twice under his tenure, and Panther student-athletes have consistently maintained a department-wide grade point average of well over 3.0, including a program-record 3.40 in spring 2020. Most recently the department achieved a 3.27 GPA for the 2022-23 academic year.

Cobb currently serves on the NCAA Division I Council and was recently a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee.

On the field, the Panthers have garnered unprecedented success during his tenure, including 2021-22, which was the best competitive season for GSU teams in school history. Georgia State led the Sun Belt Conference and finished an all-time high No. 88 in the final 2022 LEARFIELD Division I Director’s Cup standings. The impressive year featured the men’s basketball program’s fourth GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM

NCAA berth in eight years, football’s second consecutive bowl win, a top six NCAA finish for the beach volleyball program and NCAA appearances in men’s soccer and tennis.

Among Cobb’s biggest projects has been participating in the acquisition, purchase, and re-purposing of Turner Field, transforming the former Major League Baseball venue into the home of Georgia State football, now named Center Parc Credit Union Stadium in recognition of the $21 million, 15-year naming rights agreement reached in 2020. Phase One of the project was completed in August 2017 and includes new east side seating and an artificial surface field for the football team. Phase Two moved all football operations to the stadium in 2019 as part of a $300 million plan to transform the 68-acre site.

In fall 2022, the men’s and women’s basketball teams began play in the new Georgia State University Convocation Center, and new baseball and softball stadiums are next within the Summerhill footprint. The GSU Soccer Complex for the men’s and women’s programs was completed in 2021, and the Bobby Jones Golf Practice Facility opened for the men’s and women’s golf teams in 2019.

Before returning to Atlanta in September 2014, Cobb spent nine years as the Director of Athletics at Appalachian State. Previously he worked for six years honing his business acumen with the Atlanta Sports Council, the Chick-FilA Peach Bowl, and the Georgia Dome, before returning to his alma mater, NC State, for 7 years.

His leadership helped build and maintain a high-performing program at App State. The Mountaineers won three consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championships, the first three-peat in FCS history. They also brought home eight consecutive Commissioner’s Cup championships (top men’s sports program in the Southern Conference) and four Germann Cup championships (top women’s program).

Together, they earned the men’s and women’s awards in the same academic year four times.

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At App State, Cobb helped create $50 million in facilities improvements as the Mountaineers’ fundraising efforts that reached all-time highs, including surpassing the $3 million mark. The jewel of the construction projects was the sevenstory Appalachian Athletics Center and the campaign also produced new homes for Mountaineer baseball, softball, and soccer, as well as a new indoor practice facility.

The 55-year-old Cobb was a four-year letterwinner as a football player at NC State. He graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1990 and earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio in 1992. As a senior center, he was named to the All-ACC second team and was an AllACC academic selection throughout his career.

He was awarded the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference’s Jim Tatum Award, which recognizes the senior football player with the highest GPA, in 1990.

Cobb and his wife, Lindsay, have a son and daughter, 25-year-old Harrison, a graduate of both Hampden-Sydney College and Ohio University, where he earned a dual Master of Business Administration and Sports Administration, and 22-year-old Branan, a Centre College graduate and current graduate student at Vanderbilt University. Lindsay Cobb was an All-ACC goalkeeper for the NC State women’s soccer team from 1987-90 and is currently an assistant women’s soccer coach at Emory University.

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PA N T H E R B A N D

The Georgia State Panther Band is in its 14th year of existence and serves as an integral part of campus life. Referred to as “the Sound of Downtown,” the Panther Band performs a pre-game show at all home games, and halftime shows at games they attend. In addition to football games, the band performs at university and community events, as well as high school marching band exhibitions.

The Georgia State University Panther Band has a distinguished history of performance. Founded in 2010 along with the University’s football team, the Panther Band has quickly made a name for itself performing for live, televised, and motion picture audiences. Rated by its peers as one of the best college marching bands in the country, the Panther Band was ranked among the top-ten bands in the nation by the College Band Directors National Association in 2013 and the top-five among the Southern Division in 2012, 2016 and 2020. In 2014, the band entertained millions along the streets of New York and on television as it participated in the 88th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2013, the Panther Band proudly marched through Washington, D.C. playing the music of James Brown during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2019, the Panther Band performed for over 100 million viewers as part of the Super Bowl LIII Pepsi Halftime Show. In 2022, the Panther Band performed down the streets of 58

Pasadena, Calif., in the Tournament of Roses parade.

The Panther Band has proven itself as a band that truly entertains.

The Panther Band is under the direction of Adam F. Dalton, Georgia State’s director of athletic bands, and T. Devin Reid, assistant director of bands. To learn more about the Panther Band visit pantherband.gsu.edu.

FIGHT PANTHERS Fight Panthers to victory Our voices yell You’ll hear us mighty and strong We’re from the ATL We’re gonna give them hell Fight Panthers to victory Drive on for the score Blue – White Georgia State will win the fight G-S-U

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COMPLIANCE

NCAA COMPLIANCE The Georgia State University Department of Athletics is committed and obligated to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of NCAA, Sun Belt Conference, and Georgia State University rules and regulations.

MISSION STATEMENT The Georgia State University Athletics Compliance Office provides a comprehensive compliance and monitoring program that promotes knowledge of and adherence to NCAA, Sun Belt Conference and institutional rules and regulations among members of the Department of Athletics, Georgia State University personnel and members of the athletics community, thereby reducing infractions.

REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETICS INTERESTS A “representative of Georgia State’s athletic interests,” or booster is anyone who: • Has ever participated in or is currently a member of the Panther Athletic Club.

• Has made a donation to the athletics program; • Has helped arrange for summer and/or vacation employment for student-athletes or provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes; • Has assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes; • Has been involved, in any way, in the promotion of Georgia State’s athletic program.

in athletics at Georgia State. Please contact the coaching staff if you know of a prospect that may have the interest and ability to participate in intercollegiate athletics. The coach can then take appropriate action.

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE A prospective student-athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade. In addition, a student-athlete who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual (or the individual’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students generally.

EXTRA BENEFITS An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a studentathlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. Extra benefits would include, but are not limited to: • Cash or loans in any amount; • Co-signing or arranging a loan; • Gifts or free services (e.g., airline ticket, restaurant meals, clothing, etc.); • Use of an automobile; • Rent-free or reduced-cost housing;

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• Money for, or a guarantee of, bail or bond;

Only coaches and athletic department staff can be involved in the recruiting process. Athletics representatives are prohibited from contacting a prospective student-athlete or members of his/her family by telephone, email, text message, etc., or in person, for the purpose of encouraging participation

• Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work; and/or

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• Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed.

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GSU BOOSTER COMPLIANCE DO’S and DO NOT’S DO’S

DO NOT’S

• Provide an occasional meal to student athletes or team

Provide any kind of benefits or special arrangements to a prospect or current student athlete including, but not limited to:

• Meal MUST be at your home, on-campus, or in a facility normally used for GSU Athletic Events • It may be catered • Can provide transportation to occasional meal ONLY if it occurs at your home • Provide employment opportunities, provided the opportunities are open to the general public and payment is the going rate and only for work actually performed.

• Provide NIL opportunities, provided all applicable state, federal, and institutional laws are being followed.

• “Pay-for-Play” and “Pay-for-Performance” are NOT permitted.

• Contact or forward information to GSU appropriate coaching staff about a prospect that they believe would be a great addition to the program.

• Contribute/Donate money to the Panther Athletic Club to support GSU athletic programs.

• Attend high school games and functions that a prospect might be at, provided you have no contact with them.

• Continue to maintain contact with a prospect and their family as long as you have a pre-existing relationship and there is no attempt to recruit the student-athlete.

• Co-signing a loan • Cash • Material or tangible benefits (e.g. clothing, equipment) • Arranging employment for family/friends • Free or reduced housing • Engage in any kind of recruiting activities.

• Provide financial support to a prospect for them to attend a camp at GSU. • Contact a prospect or his or her parents/guardians during an official visit.

• Transport a prospect to his or her official or unofficial visit(s) to GSU. • Contact a principal, coach, or counselor in order to evaluate the prospect’s academic or athletic abilities.

• Pick up film or transcripts from a prospect’s educational institution.

• Donate to a high school booster club on behalf of the prospect.

• Make contact (e.g., in-person contact, telephone calls, electronic communication, written correspondence) with the student-athlete of another four-year collegiate institution about transferring to GSU.

• Contact the GSU Compliance Office with any questions you may have about your involvement with prospects or information regarding NIL.

NCAA REPORTING Your commitment to helping Georgia State comply with the letter and the spirit of the rules and regulations of the Sun Belt Conference and the NCAA is greatly appreciated. If you have any knowledge that an NCAA violation has occurred or believe that an NCAA violation may have occurred, we ask that you notify the Compliance Office at (404) 413-4010 or compliance@gsu.edu.

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The Compliance Office will investigate any alleged NCAA violations and determine if a violation has occurred. If it is determined that a violation has occurred, the Compliance Office will notify the Director of Athletics, supervisor, and coach (if applicable) in order to begin the process of selfreporting the violation to either the Sun Belt Conference and/or NCAA, depending on the classification of the violation.

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COMPLIANCE NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS

NIL POLICY

The NCAA is committed to ensuring that its rules, and its enforcement of those rules, protect and enhance student-athlete well-being and maintain national standards for recruiting.

Those goals are consistent with the NCAA’s foundational prohibitions on pay-for-play and impermissible recruiting inducements, which remain essential to collegiate athletics. In Georgia, if an individual elects to engage in an NIL activity, the individual’s eligibility for intercollegiate athletics will not be impacted by application of Bylaw 12 (Amateurism and Athletics Eligibility.”

Student-athletes may earn compensation for the use of the their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”), subject to certain conditions.

Georgia State University (“University”) fully supports student-athletes’ NIL rights, as participation in intercollegiate athletics should not infringe upon a student-athlete’s right to earn compensation for his/her NIL. The University and GSU Athletics will provide all students with guidelines that govern their ability to be compensated for their NIL rights (the “Guidelines”).

While it is permissible under NIL legislation to sell team-issued gear, any student-athlete wishing to do so should talk to their coaching staff about this PRIOR to selling anything to ensure the gear they wish to sell will no longer be needed.

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For every NIL deal a GSU studentathlete enters into, the below two requirements MUST be met: • Any contract or agreement that is signed with an individual, company, organization, etc., no matter how formal or informal, must be disclosed to Compliance Office PRIOR to becoming effective.

• After the student-athlete is “paid”, whether it be monetary or in the form of receiving anything of value (gear, merchandise, meals, etc.), this transaction MUST be disclosed on INFLCR. Any new student-athletes or returners who have yet to gain access should talk to their Head Coach and/or Communications contact for more information.

NIL is NOT pay-for-play for pay-forperformance: • It is NOT permissible to have entered into any NIL agreement contingent on you enrolling at GSU. • It is NOT permissible to enter into any NIL agreement contingent on a performance metric, whether individual (e.g. scoring 10 goals over the course of a season) or team-based (e.g. winning the conference tournament).

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Through your involvement, financial support, and investment, you can help us unite together as a Panther family to ensure success in all aspects of our program. Your participation helps:

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• Enhance athletic facilities • Provide academic scholarships

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• Priority seating and parking for football and basketball games.

• Build Panther Athletic Club Priority Points—based on total contributions to the Panther Athletic Club and other Athletic funds, consecutive years of membership, current giving membership level and season ticket purchases.

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Panther Athletic Club Donors Panther

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Panther Athletic Club Donors!

List as of 10.6.2023

Toni Dasher and Lanier S. Dasher

Susan A. Cole and Kimberly N. King

Patricia P. and Bradford W. Ferrer

Jean H. and Larry J. Linner

Catherine C. Henson and Christopher Carpenter

Sharon W. and Isaiah Mapp

Linda and J. A. Poole

Felicia M. and Rodney L. Mayfield

Susan T. and William D. Reeves

Susan L. and Robert W. McManus

Judy J. and Frank D. Strickland

Stephen W. Narrie

Pollyann and Richard E. Thompson

Terry F. Pechacek

BURNING BRIGHT

Angela and Daniel C. Wilkin John V. Wilson

ALL-AMERICAN Carol M. and William T. Adams Mary D. and Anthony P. Burger Melissa and Casey J. Farmer Marsha and Walter F. McDowell Karen and Joseph W. Reinkemeyer C.P.A.C. Reynolds and Linda K. Wiant Marie E. and Paul S. Swope Carter & Associates LLC

CHAMPION

Tanya M. Maxwell

George E. Perez

Melissa A. and Davey M. James

Kathryn F. and George E. Pierce

Patricia S. and Thomas C. Lewis

Ginger and Norman E. Powell

Lance A. Netland

Steven N. Richardson

Charlie F. Prince

Martha Simmons

Victoria R. Nail-Taylor and Allen R. Taylor

Ann N. and Charles E. Speight Bryant D. Springer J. Felicia Thompson Leslie M. and Arthur M. Thurston Kristen M. Varjas and John Horgan Karen and Dexter B. Warrior Kim and David B. Westbrooks

Delores M. and Vincent R. Davis Amanda Emery Lori R. and Russell W. Etheridge Angela P. Giles Joy R. Hambrick Ayonna G. Hammond Cade Joiner

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Frances S. and Lawrence G. Sibilia Rose Marie Wade Stanley A. Walters Gary E. Youngblood and James M. Lorton Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, LLC

McRae F. Williams Carter Wilson

PANTHER Lisa N. and Steven G. Asplundh

Carol C. Ashby Katrina T. Bradbury

Ushra and Jerry J. Rackliffe

TOUCHDOWN

Kenneth L. Bernhardt

Kenneth Arrington

Kimberly and David P. Brown

Elizabeth R. and Armin G. Brecher

James M. Camp

Brett A. Bringuel

Candace E. Bird-Diaz and David Diaz

Rebecca A. and Kean J. DeCarlo

Daniel C. Erling

Margaret A. and Paul H. Franklin

Yulando A. Farmer

Kenrick N. Higa

Jessica C. Fields

Adrienne V. and Christopher P. Hill

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Panther Athletic Club Donors

James G. Stalvey Gail E. and James A. Stark

Christopher L. Dugger and Rebecca D. Daniel Dugger

Robert R. Stewart

Marcy and Jerry L. Endsley

Timothy J. Thurber

Kim and Frederick Farmer

Julia and Edgar C. Torbert

Tonja M. and Timothy D. Fordham

Fred Watson

Julian A. Franklin

John J. Weaver

April B. Free

Teresa M. and George C. Wiese

Kenneth L. Fuller

Sue Ellen O. and Raymond S. Williams

Nicholas Gailey

Robert A. Williams

Tammy Glausier

DIRECTOR

Thomas E. Gould and Diana E. Berman

Danny K. Agee

Ryan T. Graham

Michael S. Fitzmeyer

Judith B. and L. G. Ashley

Bruce S. Grant

Denise B. and Stephen D. Forrester

Olive P. and Kenneth J. Ashley

Susan T. Hannan

Craig A. Avena

Jennifer Harris

Keith E. Adams and Kerry L. Heyward

Christopher B. Bradley

Malinda and William W. Harris

Leslie and Randall B. Brannon

Gregory A. Hazzard

Melissa B. and Gary B. Brennaman

Christopher B. Hillyard

Linda F. and Richard I. Bressler

Edward B. Hula

Stewart E. Bridges

Susan and Mark R. Jacobson

John R. Brite

Benjamin J. Jacoby

Kristen A. Brown

Christopher Johnson

Jabari R. Bryant

Douglass L. Johnson

Edward G. Byce

Ebony S. Johnson

Dan T. Cahoon

Randall W. Johnstone

Patrick M. Cheney

Letita A. and John L. Judy

Ryan Colich

Evan L. Kaine

Sarah L. Cook and Kevin P. Byers

Susan G. and Alan J. Kauffmann

Kimberly W. and Larry Copeland

Randall H. Kent

David S. Crawford

David G. Klein

Kirby L. Davis

July M. and Michael D. Klein

Chinmaya P. Desai

Rose W. and Stanley R. Konter

Margie A. and Beryl I. Diamond

Lisa and Douglas J. Krueger

Lisa and Andrew P. Smith

Marilyn and Lawrence D. Dodson

Kevin Kurey

Mary H. and Kavin K. Smith

Angie D. and Corro'll H. Driskell

Peter W. Lloyd

Timber C. Hines Cheryl E. Hunley Joseph C. Inman, Jr. Susan K. and David C. Laird Kenneth D. Lewis Lorianne and Bruce W. Mack Mary T. and John J. McDaniel Tabatha L. Michel and Khari Little Matthew Momtahan Contessa A. Paige Catherine Perkins Casey D. Potts Suzanna R. and Patrick B. Quinn Benjamin S. Roth Nathan B. Rushin Olesha L. Shorter-Hill and Lenza F. Hill

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Panther Athletic Club Donors

Meredith L. McCoyd

Joshuah M. Shields

Denver S. McQueen, Jr.

Christopher G. Sibilia

Sally R. and Alexander C. Becking

Erika Meinhardt and John R. Parks

John C. Spadafore

Jeffrey R. Benson

Heather M. and Randall W. Spyke

Robin F. Berry and Lloyd F. Berry

Dennis Miller

John A. Steward and Patricia L. Riley

Voshonda M. Bolton

Jean Tchocksi

Eric A. Brothers

Jamal P. Mitchell

Lynne K. and William K. Travis

Betty and Robert K. Browning

David W. Murkison

Vicky and Adrian Treverton

Patricia L. Bryan and Kerry Cook

Samir A. Naib

Greg Veneziale

Kay J. Bunch and Andy White

Diane and Rick Nemec

Russell D. Wham

Rashad A. Cain

Monique R. and Chauncey R. Newsome

Loucynda G. White

Tanishia S. Chapman

Patricia P. and Stephen L. Whiten

Deborah Christensen

Tracy and Allen G. Wilbanks

Eric J. Cohen

Perry S. Wilkes

Anthony E. Colbert and Andrea Lys

Christina C. and Jeremy B. Million

Sherri and Frank D. Noyes Annette L. O'Banion James D. Oxford Lisa R. and Dale J. Palmer Rita L. and Robert M. Payne Rosemary and Herman Pennamon John R. Phillips William R. Pike William T. Pipkin Deborah A. and Richard S. Powell Camille and Robert S. Price Dawn A. and Christopher J. Randolph

Carol A. Williams Pamela S. and Jack F. Williams Nancy G. and Michael Wroblewski Joanne L. Yarber

Mary C. and James T. Bricker

Kristy G. and William E. Coleman Kay E. and James A. Collins Diana S. and Steven R. Crawford Mark C. Crenshaw

POUNCE

Julie R. and Harry L. Dangel

Adam S. Acker

Gayle P. Daniel

Jeffrey L. Allen

Lori Davis

Stanley A. Amin

Diana K. and David I. Dawson

Robin M. and Robert D. Andrews

Geert J. deVries and Nancy G. Forger

Tina Reece

Francisco Artley

Wanda and Stewart Reese

Conni M. Atkinson

Claudette A. Reese Garrett

Monica L. Barnes

Matt Dewire William Dillard Melissa Donovan

Michael D. Reeves

Cathy A. and Zachary M. Doppel

Shirley A. Reid

Arnold L. Dunn

Kathryn B. Rhodes Aubrey K. Roberts

Robyn M. and Christopher W. Dunn

Virginia and Kenneth E. Roberts

Robert G. Eaton

Sam L. Russell

Karla and Shedwyn L. Echoles

Michael L. Sanseviro

Adasha M. Elam

Elizabeth and John R. Scarbrough

Lauri A. Elkins Koch

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Panther Athletic Club Donors

Patrick J. Faerber

Aaron C. Lutz

Julie Ann C. Rickman

Leon F. Fairley

Esther M. and Keith D. Maclin

Wanda L. Riley

Anthony Ferrante

Jane H. and Raymond L. Manus

Jason K. Rogers

Phyllis L. Fletcher

William J. Marciniak

Brenda M. and Stephen Rothman

Raven Foster

Willie L. Martin

David J. Sanders

James B. Freeman

Justina A. Mason

Susan H. and Drew C. Sanner

Denise L. and Mark T. Fritz

Heather McBride

Martha B. and Ricky J. Staples

Deborah M. and David M. Fry

Mary L. and William L. Megaro

Virginia J. Garner

Christopher Meyer

Zachary Garner

Laderrius Q. Mitchell

Stephanie F. and Andrew T. Gewirtz

Harrice B. and Wylene A. Moore

Renee J. and John W. Goolsbee

Pamela M. and Christopher S. Mottram

Adonta Green

Carlton J. Mullis

Sonya B. Grier

Michael C. Stevens Sandra Stewart-Kruger and Walter J. Kruger Adrienne L. and Philip R. Tankersley Matthew S. Taylor Heather A. and Amit Thaker Jaime Theriot and Wesley Tailor

John A. Hannay

Melissa Turner

Sherice N. Hayes

Rose M. and Michael A. Usher

Matt Headley

Keith Valentine

Todd Hill

Jyotsna Vanapalli

Kathleen J. and Donald Hodges

Deborah J. Vander Ploeg

Marshall F. Holcomb Jacquolyn A. Holcombe

Susan E. Vogtner

Alisa J. Horton

Cindy B. and Jason D. Waasdorp Edward N. Walker

Michael C. Howard Joshua T. Newsome

Emanuel Walker

Karen D. and Donald M. Niles

Kara and Alan D. Warner

Barbra L. and Brett S. Jackson

Richard D. O'Driscoll

Curtis C. Washington

Carla R. and Jimmy A. James

Michael T. Owens

Barry S. Weiner

Billy R. Jones

Cynthia K. and Kyle A. Paris

Lisa A. Welch

Levy L. Jones

Walden C. Parker

Everett F. Williams

Matthew E. Kehrli

Robert H. Patton

Tosha M. Williams

Mark W. Phillips

Sandra Williamson

Norman A. Pommells

Judith M. and Daniel H. Wolbe

Linda and Freddie Porter

Elizabeth A. and Dennis R. Wolfe

Ryan T. Postol

Seth A. Wood

Adam D. Lee

Bonnie S. and Robert W. Reavis

Tugwan D. Woods

Barbara K. Lowry and Joe Palmeri

Daniel F. Rice

Jessica and Ladarion L. Young

Frank E. Hunter and Cynthia E. Elliott

John Keller Thomas J. King D. S. Langley Hedvig and Anthony W. Lavorgna

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Panther Athletic Club Donors

TEAMMATE

Ryan C. Grelecki

Jenny K. Aguilar

Jay B. Haney and Anne P. Mosby

Mary D. and James H. Bailey

Stephen M. Hayes

Gwendolyn T. Benson

Hannah R. Hogg

Jacob Benson

Brad W. Holland

Jennifer S. Bhagia

Grania and Patrick A. Holman

William A. Bohn

David E. Houchins

Jim Brackery

Ingrid C. and Jason I. Irby

Paula L. Burman

Debra Isbitts

Anthony B. Butler

Tyler H. Jones

Vilaysone N. and Thomas H. Butler

Antonia S. Marcovecchio

Travis W. Caldwell

Derek M. McAllister

Richard H. Clark

Matthew D. McCullin

Carolyn O. and David S. Cohen

Mark J. McGovern

Connie E. and Steven L. Corley

Glenn McGrier

Barbara E. Crane

Gavin Melendez

Darrell W. Daniels

Malinda G. and Anthony Molock

Derwin B. Davis

Connie G. Murphey

Ericka K. Davis

Anthony C. Murphy

Mary L. and James M. Davis

Charles K. Pearsall

Michael D. Deariso

Megan W. and Chester B. Phillips

Deon L. DeShields

Warren K. Pickard

Shirley M.and Gerald R. Doyle

Pamela P. and Mark W. Pieper

Benjamin E. Duncan

Zachary A. Proa

Kenya D. Edwards

Kathy E. and Kanute P. Rarey

Gwendolyn W. and George Ellison

Martha F. Reynolds and Gary D. Moore

Ann Englert

Norman Roberson

James C. Fetner

Stephen C. Roberts

Penny G. and Keith M. Fischer

Judy and William J. Rochelle

Daniel A. Fisher

Francis J. Rodriguez

Andrew Forbes

Robert J. Rosentreter

James Forbes

Jaron J. Ruble

Kirsten A. Gallagher

Anita W. and Steven O. Sabol

Vivian G. Battle and Kristen Roberts

Stephanie A. Gan

Thomas A. Schroeder

Alicia Bernstein

Cheryl and Samuel E. Goss

Cynthia Y. Starke-Jones

Sandra S. and Stephen T. Blake

Zachary N. Greco

Rebecca N. Stephens

Janet L. and Christopher Brown

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Alfred R. Stilo Donna L. and Richard G. Stovall Maurice G. Sutton Anthony L. Thomas Jason P. Thomas Scarlett J. and Geri Thompson Ron Turner Lawrence E. Van Etten Royce E. Walker George N. Wannamaker Jessica Weeks Senaca and Nekia K. Williams Darrell E. Woodall Loudermilk Homes Georgia State University Alumni Association Popcorn Palooza Sheltering Arms Dunbar

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Hannah L. Reich

Michael K. Rohling

Jessica R. Summey

Scott A. Sarratt

Brett A. Surrency

Carrie W. and Dene H. Sheheane

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Lekisa B. Williams Justin T. Brown

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Melody L. Burton Marion T. Clark Mary A. Cook Tonya D. Cook Tracey Crosland Tyler Espenlaub Jamie D. Farnham Ivan L. Franklin Nathan P. Fuqua Carlton B. Harvey John F. Hicks Corrine H. and David G. Hofstetter

ATHLETIC STAFF Lindsay and Charles G. Cobb Ely G. Abbott Khalil A. Abderahman Leigh M. Barton Nicholas R. Buchs Samuel P. Campanella Dillon L. Duval A. Charlie Flint Zackary Gale Allison George Patrick R. Hatcher

Deon Johnson

Amanda D. Hawkins

Michael R. Johnson-Weeks

Bree A. Hicken

Timothy B. Kellison

Eugene A. Hill

Brian M. Kelly

John N. Holt

Eunice Y. and Young K. Kim

Bradley A. Horton

Diane B. and Bruce C. LaBudde

Nathaniel Jefferson-Simon

Patricia K. and Antonio V. Lentini

C. Brandon Kersey

Jonathan D. Mehlhorn Will Owens

Douglas J. Justice Crystal A. Moody Robert Murphy Erik A. Paz

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Opponent Depth Chart

Marshall Depth Chart OFFENSE

DEFENSE 2 0

Elijah Alston Sam Burton

R-Jr. 6-2 R-Sr. 6-0

256 253

LT

52 76

Ethan Driskell Tariq Montgomery

R-Jr. 6-9 R-Fr. 6-5

329 301

DL

LG

55 58

Trent Holler Altrique Barlow

R-Jr. R-Jr.

6-2 6-3

306 335

DL

88 Brandon McElroy 99 Isaiah Gibson

R-Jr. 6-5 R-Jr. 6-4

301 312

C

65 55

Logan Osburn Trent Holler

R-Jr. R-Jr.

6-3 6-2

305 306

DL

5 TyQaze Leggs 54 Kylen McCracken

R-Jr. 6-2 Grad. 6-3

300 306

RG

68 65

Dalton Tucker Logan Osburn

R-Sr. R-Jr.

6-7 6-3

319 305

DL

55 Owen Porter 15 Mike Green

R-Sr. 6-3 R-Fr. 6-4

237 241

RT

51 68

Lloyd Willis Dalton Tucker

Jr. R-Sr.

6-7 6-7

305 319

LB

25 J’Coryan Anderson 44 KeSean Brown

R-Jr. 6-2 Sr. 6-1

237 221

TE

83 86

Cade Conley Chris Mottillo

R-So. 6-4 Grad. 6-5

239 255

LB

24 Eli Neal 14 Stephen Dix, Jr.

Sr. 6-0 R-So. 6-1

226 237

WR

5 1 6

Caleb McMillan Talik Keaton Darryle Simmons

R-Jr. 6-1 R-Sr. 6-0 Grad. 6-3

200 190 211

LB

44 KeSean Brown 14 Stephen Dix, Jr.

Sr. 6-1 R-So. 6-1

221 237

WR

7 10 3

Caleb Coombs Chuck Montgomery Mason Pierce

R-So. 5-11 189 R-So. 5-10 190 Jr. 5-6 163

WR

4 2 9

DeMarcus Harris Jayden Harrison Bryan Robinson

Jr. 6-1 184 R-Jr. 5-11 195 R-So. 6-1 205

QB

14 13

Cam Fancher T.J. McMahon

R-So. 6-1 201 Grad 5-11 195

RB

22 28

Rasheen Ali Ethan Payne

Jr. Jr.

6-0 6-0

or

Nickel 1 4

Josh Moten Jadarius Green-McKnight

So. 6-1 171 R-So. 5-11 203

DB

6 3

Micah Abraham Ishmael Ibraheem

R-Sr. 5-11 185 R-Fr. 6-1 178

DB

11 J.J. Roberts 23 Jahsen Wint

R-Jr. 5-11 190 Grad. 5-10 200

DB

22 Kerion Martin 13 Daytione Smith

R-Jr. 6-1 R-So. 6-0

DB

10 Jacobie Henderson 19 Dyoni Hill

R-Fr. 5-10 194 So. 6-0 172

209 186

209 214

SPECIAL TEAMS KOS

90 Rece Verhoff 99 Kameron Lake

So. R-Jr.

5-11 182 6-2 189

H

45 13

John McConnell T.J. McMahon

R-So. Grad.

6-4 197 5-11 195

K

90 Rece Verhoff 99 Kameron Lake

So. R-Jr.

5-11 182 6-2 189

KR

2 10

Jayden Harrison Chuck Montgomery

R-Jr. R-So.

5-11 195 5-10 190

P

45 John McConnell 90 Rece Verhoff

R-So. So.

6-4 197 5-11 182

PR

3 1

Mason Pierce Talik Keaton

Jr. R-Sr.

5-6 6-0

163 190

LS

48 Dominic Konopka

R-Fr.

6-0

SS

47

Matthew Bosset

R-Fr.

6-2

224

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Opponent Numerical Roster

M A R S H A L L NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10

Name Cam Pedro Sam Burton Josh Moten Talik Keaton Jayden Harrison Elijah Alston Mason Pierce Ishmael Ibraheem

Yr. WR DL DB WR WR DL WR DB Jadarius Green-McKnight DB DeMarcus Harris WR Caleb McMillan WR TyQaze Leggs DL Micah Abraham DB Darryle Simmons WR Chris Thomas DL Caleb Coombs WR Colin Parachek QB Tah Mac Bright LB Bryan Robinson WR Landyn Watson LB Jacobie Henderson S Chuck Montgomery WR

Pos. 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-6 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-6 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-10

Ht. 171 253 171 190 195 256 163 178 203 184 200 300 185 211 308 189 210 235 205 232 194 190

Wt. R-Fr. R-Sr. So. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Jr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Sr. Gr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. R-So.

Hometown Suwanee, Ga. Boca Raton, Fla. Waldorf, Md. Sarasota, Fla. Antioch, Tenn.

Chesapeake, Va. Pearland, Texas Dallas, Texas Fort Myers, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Orlando, Fla. La Vergne, Tenn.

Tampa, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Tallahassee, Florida Leesburg, Va. Dexter, Mich.

Houston, Texas West Palm Beach, Fla. Round Rock, Texas Charlotte, N.C. Seffner, Fla.

Collins Hill H.S. Spanish River H.S. Texas A&M Booker H.S. Vanderbilt Oscar Smith H.S. McNeese State Texas Florida State Kentucky Bishop Moore H.S. Austin Peay East Lake H.S. Stephen F. Austin Florida St. John's College H.S. Morehead State Incarnate Word Palm Beach Central HS TCU Catawba Ridge H.S. Armwood H.S.

11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15

J.J. Roberts Chase Harrison Gabriel Grubbs Cole Pennington T.J. McMahon Daytione Smith Cam Fancher Stephen Dix, Jr. Michael Green

DB QB S QB QB CB QB LB DL

5-11 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-4

190 192 192 212 195 186 201 237 241

R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Gr. R-So. R-So. R-So. R-Fr.

Ona, W.Va. Centerville, Ohio Dallas, Texas Versailles, Ky. Anaheim, Calif.

East Highland Park, Va. Huber Heights, Ohio Orlando, Fla. Williamsburg, Va.

Wake Forest Centerville H.S. Dallas Christian H.S. Sayre H.S. Rice Highland Springs H.S. Wayne H.S. Florida State Virginia

15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19

Antonio Robinson Ishmael Roy Elijah Russell Jack Scheirholz Leon Hart, Jr. Gerald Campbell A.G. McGhee Sean Reese

WR WR DL QB LB WR S WR

6-2 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11

190 184 228 211 213 169 191 185

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

Melissa, Texas Williamsburg, Va. Ocala, Fla. Trinity Summit County, Colo.

Miami, Fla. Hyattsville, Maryland Chipley, Fla. Lawrenceville, Ga.

Melissa H.S. ODU Catholic H.S. Summit County H.S. Edison H.S. DeMatha Catholic H.S. Chipley H.S. Mountain View H.S.

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Hometown

High School/Previous School

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Dyoni Hill DB Myles Bell CB Jabarrek Hopkins DL Antwan Roberts RB Rasheen Ali RB Kerion Martin S Justin Haggerty WR Eli Neal LB Randy Young RB J'Coryan Anderson LB A.J. Turner RB Caleb Clark-Glover DB DeMarcus McElroy RB Maurice Jones RB Marc Viechec LB Ethan Payne RB Ryan Sissel LB Joshua Valdez-Alaniz DL Caleb Horton DB C.J. Fazio RB Jaden Yates LB Antonio Turner WR Josh McTier DB Jason Haggerty CB Mathis Haygood LB Jackson Marshall LB C.J. Davis CB Jacob Pinkney S K.J. Jones WR Mason Mitchell S Joe Murray DL Beau Blankenship TE Logan Howell ST Ahmere Foster CB Ian Foster CB Harschan Sachdeva DL Will Petit ST Kesean Brown LB John McConnell P TaShawn Jeter CB Matthew Bosset LS Dominic Konopka LS Jayven Hall LB

6-0 172 6-0 182 6-3 297 6-1 207 6-0 209 6-1 209 5-9 170 6-0 226 5-10 186 6-2 237 6-0 190 5-9 180 5-9 187 5-7 1 85 5-11 226 6-0 214 5-11 221 6-4 271 6-0 188 5-9 205 6-1 222 5-9 161 5-11 171 5-10 165 6-3 212 6-2 217 5-10 174 5-11 192 5-11 183 5-6 177 6-3 214 6-4 236 5-5 207 5-9 163 6-0 183 6-4 251 6-2 204 6-1 221 6-4 197 6-1 182 6-2 224 6-0 231 5-9 227

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

Gainesville, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Madison, Fla. Nashville, Tenn.

Cleveland, Ohio Charleston, W.Va. Welch, W.Va. Memphis, Tenn.

Chicago, Ill. Knoxville, Tenn.

Hampton, Va. Life Springdale, Ohio Youngstown, Ohio Miami, Fla. Naples, Fla. Poca, W.Va. Portsmouth, Ohio Manteca, Calif.

Nashville, Tenn.

Easton, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Auburndale, Fla. Washington, D.C. Welch, W.Va. Fayetteville, Ga. Lexington, Ky. Fort Wayne, Ind. Leonardtown, Md. Beckley, W.Va. Lawrenceville, Ga. Huntingtown, Md. Hillsboro, Ohio Winfield, W.Va. Miami, Fla. Chris.

Brundidge, Ala. Bakersfield, Calif.

Milton, Ga. Columbia, S.C. Morgantown, W.Va. Winston Salem, N.C. Ormond Beach, Fla. Sharon Center, Ohio Roswell, Ga.

Gainesville H.S. UConn Independence C.C. Independence C.C. Shaker Heights H.S. Capital H.S. Mount View H.S. White Station H.S. College of DuPage Fulton H.S. Christian H.S. Princeton H.S. Ursuline H.S. Killian H.S. Southeastern Poca H.S. Portsmouth West Modesto J.C. Ensworth H.S. Wilson Area H.S. Gahanna H.S. Bonneville Academy Friendship Coll. Acad.

Mount View H.S. Sandy Creek H.S. Sayre H.S. Bishop Dwenger H.S. St. Mary's Ryken H.S. Woodrow Wilson H.S. Hebron Christian H.S. Huntingtown H.S. Paint Valley H.S. Winfield H.S. Columbus H.S. Pike County H.S. New Mexico Cambridge H.S. App State Morgantown H.S. R.J. Reynolds H.S. Seabreeze H.S. Bowling Green Roswell H.S.

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

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Wt.

Hometown

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Drew Petit Caden Dotson Beni Tshita Lloyd Willis Ethan Driskell Mikailin Warren Trent Fraley Shawn Rouse Kylen McCracken Trent Holler Owen Porter Eric Meeks Altrique Barlow Braydin Ward Charlie Veltri Ayden Conley Logan Osburn Gauge Samson Caden Johnson Dalton Tucker Jalen Slappy Chinazo "CK" Obobi Chris Bradberry Tariq Montgomery Isaac Clary Luke Soto Toby Payne Sean Sallis Cade Conley Antwaan Mays Tracy Stephens Chris Mottillo Rahmod Smith Brandon McElroy Marcus Velez Rece Verhoff Nathan Totten Jabari Ishmael Marco Peery Jalil Rivera-Harvey Kameron Lake Isaiah Gibson

ST OL DL OL OL DL OL OL DL OL DL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE TE TE TE WR TE TE TE DL TE K K DL P DL K DL

5-9 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-6 5-11 6-1 6-5 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-4

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

Milton, Ga. Charleston, W.Va. Louisville, Ky. Miami, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Baltimore, Md. Moon Township, Pa. Milton, W.Va. Cleveland Heights, Latrobe, Pa. Huntington, W.Va. Cincinnati, Ohio Virginia Beach, Va. Montgomery, W.Va. Fort Mill, S.C. Christiansburg, Va. Ona, W.Va. Zanesville, Ohio Hurricane, W.Va. Paris, Ky. Columbus, Ohio London, England, UK Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Akron, Ohio Gallipolis, Ohio Tehachapi, Calif.

Poca, W.Va. Carrollton, Texas Williamston Central Miami, Fla. Columbia, S.C. Fairview, Pa. Florida City, Fla. Pasadena, Calif.

East Setauket, N.Y. Columbus Grove, Ohio Ashland, Ky. Miami, Fla. Norfolk, Va. Buffalo, N.Y. Lawrence, Kan. Springfield, Ohio

Cambridge H.S. Riverside H.S. Dupont Manual H.S. Florida State Holy Cross H.S. Sandy Creek H.S. Moon H.S. Cabell Midland H.S. Ohio Ohio East Carolina Spring Valley H.S. Penn TCU Riverside H.S. Fort Mill H.S. Christiansburg H.S. Cabell Midland H.S. Maysville H.S. Hurricane H.S. Bourbon County H.S. Eastmoor Academy Laney College Indiana Akron SVSM H.S. Gallispolis H.S. UTEP Poca H.S. Creekview H.S. Michigan Gulliver Prep H.S. Ridge View H.S. USF FAU Arizona State Nassau C.C. Columbus Grove H.S. Russell H.S. Miami Granby H.S. Arizona State Washburn Kentucky

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