The Sonny Dykes Era Begins

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1 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins General Table of Contents...1 Media Information Schedule...2 Quick Facts...3 Spring Practice Schedule...3 Numerical Roster...4 Alphabetical Roster...5 Bulldog Notes Honors and Awards...7 Coaching Staff Sonny Dykes Rob Likens...10 Tony Franklin...11 Tommy Spangler...12 Mark Tommerdahl...13 Stan Eggen...14 Pierre Ingram...15 Jeff Koonz...15 Kevin Curtis...16 Pete Perot...16 Zach Yenser...17 Schirra Fields...17 Players Returning Player Bios Incoming Players In Review 2009 Statistics Game Recaps WAC Review Administration President Dr. Dan Reneau...85 Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde...86 Duputy AD/SWA Mary Kay Hungate...87 Athletics Council...88 Administrative Support...88 Head Coaches...88 Louisiana Tech Athletic Vision Louisiana Tech University will be a conference leader in performance by investing strategically in student-athletes development, providing superior facilities, and enhancing program support to achieve a local and national image of success and dominance. Athletic Mission Statement Embody excellence in everything we do. Develop student-athletes to maximize their potential in mind, body and spirit. Bring pride, admiration, and loyalty to the University family, community and state. Win with integrity Spring Media Guide

2 2 Sonny Days are Here Again! Media Information Covering Practice All spring practices are open to the media and the public. Members of the media must stay either in the grandstands of Joe Aillet Stadium or on the sidelines in the designated areas usually reserved for media during games. Members of the media may not be in the bench area at any time. Please let Assistant Media Relations Director Patrick Walsh know if you plan on attending any practice at least 24 hours in advance. Covering the T-Day Spring Game Like every other spring practice, members of the media should notify Louisiana Tech Assistant Media Relations Director Patrick Walsh at least 24 hours in advance if they plan on covering the T-Day Spring Game. Interviews Head coach Sonny Dykes will meet with the media after each practice. Other members of the coaching staff are available to the media at that time as well. Players are available after practice on most days. All interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance to Assistant Media Relations Director Patrick Walsh at (318) Photographers/Videographers Cameras are permitted during practice but must remain on the sidelines in the designated areas normally reserved for photographers on gamedays. Practice Dates/Times Dates and times for spring practices and scrimmages are subject to change on short notice. The Louisiana Tech Media Relations Office will alert all media to changes but members of the media are encouraged to confirm practice information. Practice Location Unless otherwise announced, all of Louisiana Tech s spring practices will take place at Joe Aillet Stadium. LATechSports.com The official web site for Louisiana Tech Athletics is at www. LATechSports.com. A media-only site is available at For information on registering for the media-only site, please contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Patrick Walsh at or at pwalsh@latech.edu Schedule All times Central and are subject to change. Grambling State 1 Sept. 4 Independence Stadium 6 p.m. Shreveport, La. 2 Texas A&M Sept. 11 TBA Kyle Field College Station, Texas 3 Navy Sept. 18 Joe Aillet Stadium 6 p.m. Ruston, La. 4 Sept. 25 Southern Miss Joe Aillet Stadium 6 p.m. Ruston, La. 5 Hawai i Oct. 2 TBA Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawai i 6 Utah State Oct. 9 TBA Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. 7 Idaho Oct. 16 Joe Aillet Stadium 3 p.m. Ruston, La. 8 Boise State Oct. 26 Bronco Stadium 7 p.m. Boise, Idaho 9 Nov. 6 TBA 10 Nov. 13 Fresno State Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium 7 p.m. Las Cruces, N.M. 11 San Jose State Nov. 27 TBA Spartan Stadium San Jose, Calif. 12 Nevada Dec. 4 TBA Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Louisiana Tech Football

3 General Location...Ruston, La. Founded Nickname... Bulldogs Colors... Blue and Red Conference... Western Athletic Enrollment... 11,500 Stadium...Joe Aillet Capacity (Surface)...30,600 (FieldTurf Mono) President... Dr. Dan Reneau Alma Mater, Year... Louisiana Tech, 1963 Athletics Director...Bruce Van De Velde Alma Mater, Year... Iowa State, 1982 Website... Coaching Staff Head Coach...Sonny Dykes Alma Mater, Year... Texas Tech, 1993 Overall Record (First Year) School Record (First Year) Assistant Head Coach/WR... Rob Likens Alma Mater, Year... Mississippi State, 1990 Offensive Coordinator/QB...Tony Frankllin Alma Mater, Year...Murray State, 1979 Defensive Coordinator/S... Tommy Spangler Alma Mater, Year... Georgia, 1984 Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers... Mark Tommerdahl Alma Mater, Year...Concorida College, 1983 Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator... Stan Eggen Alma Mater, Year... Moorehead State (Minn.), 1977 Cornerbacks...Kevin Curtis Alma Mater, Year... Texas Tech, 2002 Running Backs... Pierre Ingram Alma Mater, Year... Middle Tennessee, 2006 Offensive Line... Pete Perot Alma Mater, Year... Northwestern State, 1979 Linebackers... Jeff Koonz Alma Mater, Year...Auburn, 2004 GA (Offense)... Zach Yenser Alma Mater, Year... Troy, 2007 GA (Defense)... Schirra Fields Alma Mater, Year... LSU, 2006 Strength & Conditioning Coach...Damon Harrington Alma Mater, Year... Louisiana Tech, 2000 Asst. Strength & Conditioning... Jacob Peeler Alma Mater, Year... Louisiana Tech, 2006 Character Education Coordinator...Ed Jackson Alma Mater, Year... Louisiana Tech, 1983 Equipment Manager...Jeff Springer Alma Mater, Year... LSU, 2001 Video Coordinator...David Snyder Alma Mater, Year...Clemson, 2005 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Media Relations Assistant Director/Football...Patrick T. Walsh Office Cell Fax Associate AD/Media Relations (Credentials)... Malcolm Butler Assistant Director...Steven Schoon Assistant Director... John Sella Office Fax Press Box Team Information Lettermen Returning (Off/Def/K)...42 (20/20/2) Lettermen Lost (Off/Def/K)...12 (4/7/1) Players Returning (Off/Def/K)... 72(38/31/3) Players Lost (Off/Def/K)...15 (6/8/1) Starters Returning (Off/Def)...14 (8/6) Starters Lost (Off/Def)...8 (3/5) 2010 Spring Schedule Date Practice Location Time Media Availability March 17 Helmets Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches, Players March 19 Helmets Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches March 20 Uppers Stadium 10 a.m. Coaches, Players March 22 Uppers Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches March 24 Full Pads Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches, Players March 26 Uppers Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches March 27 Scrimmage #1 Stadium 10 a.m. Coaches, Players March 29 Uppers Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches March 31 Uppers Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches, Players April 1 Scrimmage #2 Stadium 8 p.m. Coaches, Players April 6 Uppers Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches April 7 Uppers Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches, Players April 9 Helmets Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches April 10 SPRING GAME Stadium Noon Coaches, Players April 13 Full Pads Stadium 4 p.m. Coaches, Players 2009 Results Date Opponent W/L Score Attend. TV Sept. 5 at Auburn L ,143 ESPNU Sept. 12 at Navy L ,102 CBS CS Sept. 19 Nicholls State W ,400 - Sept. 30 Hawai i* W ,263 ESPN2 Oct. 9 at Nevada* L ,975 ESPN Oct. 17 New Mexico State* W ,773 - Oct. 24 at Utah State* L ,229 ESPN+ Oct. 31 at Idaho* L ,236 ESPN+ Nov. 6 #5 Boise State* L ,240 ESPN2 Nov. 14 at #9 LSU L ,584 ESPNU Nov. 21 at Fresno State* L ,769 - Dec. 5 San Jose State* W ,324 ESPN+ * denotes Western Athletic Conference game 2010 Spring Media Guide

4 Sonny Days are Here Again! Numerical Roster 1 Richie Casey WR R-Fr. RS Homer, La. (Homer) 2 Lyle Fitte WR So. 1L Port Sulphur, La. (South Plaquemines) 4 Tank Calais S Sr. 3L Patterson, La. (Patterson) 5 Lennon Creer RB R-Jr. TR Tatum, Texas (Tennessee) 6 Phillip Livas WR Sr. 3L Houma, La. (South Terrebonne) 7 Steven Ensminger QB Sr. SQ West Monroe La. (Auburn) 8 Tim Molton WR R-Fr. TR Montz, La. (LSU) 9 Tym Toussaint S Sr. SQ Lafayette, La. (Northside) 9 Cruz Williams WR R-So. 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy) 10 Colby Cameron QB R-So. 1L Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 10 John Hinton K R-So. RS Ruston, La (Ruston) 11 DeMarcion Evans CB Sr. 1L Bossier City, La. (Airline) 11 Ross Jenkins QB Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 13 Ahmad Paige WR So. TR Monroe, La. (Tennessee) 14 Cade Glasgow P So. 1L Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville) 15 Josh Victorian CB Sr. 3L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 17 Doak Raulston QB R-Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) 18 D.J. St. Julien WR Fr. HS Lafayette, La. (Acadiana) 19 R.P. Stuart WR Jr. 2L Austin, Texas (Anderson) 19 Jared Edwards DB R-Fr. RS Metairie, La.(Archbishop Rummel) 22 Tyrone Duplessis RB So. 1L New Orleans, La. (O.P. Walker) 22 Markeith Woolridge DB So. SQ Longview, Texas (Longview) 23 D.J. Morrow RB So. 1L Palestine, Texas (Westwood) 24 Olajuwon Paige CB Sr. 1L Aiken, S.C. (Georgia Military) 24 Andrew Guillot WR So. SQ Slidell, La. (Pope John Paul II) 25 Justin Goodman DB Jr. TR Houston, Texas (Blinn JC) 26 Myke Compton RB Sr. 3L Idabell, Okla. (Tucker) 27 Quinn Giles CB So. 1L Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Acad.) 28 Terry Carter CB Jr. 2L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) 30 Drexel Perkins RB Jr. 1L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 30 Hayden Slack WR R-Fr. RS Bossier City, La. (Calvary Baptist) 31 Chad Boyd DB/S So. 1L Westwego, La. (Archbishop Shaw) 32 Ryan McKoy DB R-Fr. RS Benton, La. (Benton) 33 Matt Nelson K So. 1L Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 35 Sumner Ellis S Sr. SQ Tifton, Ga. (Presbyterian College) 36 Cassetti Brown CB R-Fr. RS Leesville, La. (Leesville) 37 C.J. Broades S So. 1L Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) 37 Ben Dickerson WR So. TR Sterling, Va. (Grambling State) 38 Tristan Broussard FB Sr. SQ Iberia, La. (New Iberia) 38 Ryne Ford LB So. SQ Sicily Island, La. (Franklin Academy) 39 Roosevelt Falls FB Sr. 2L Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta) 39 Tracy Oakley LB So. SQ Ruston, La. (Ruston) 40 Kiamni Washington LB Sr. 3L Gibson, La. (HL Bourgeois) 41 IK Enemkpali LB R-Fr. RS Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville) 42 Kendrick James LB R-Fr. RS New Orleans, La. (O.P. Walker) 44 Adrien Cole LB Jr. 2L Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) 45 Jay Dudley LB Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Northwood) 46 Rufus Porter LB R-Fr. RS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan) 47 Javontay Crowe S So. 1L Ruston, La. (Ruston) 47 Bobby Gorman RB Fr. HS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan) 48 Dusty Rust LB Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve) 48 Erick Thomas WR So. SQ Lake Providence, La. (Lake Providence) 49 Chris Buttitta LB So. SQ Monroe, La. (St. Frederick) 51 Josh Cuthbert DS R-Fr. RS Belle Glades, Fla. (Glades Day) 53 Adam Hymel OL Jr. SQ Destrehan, La. (Jesuit) 54 Shakeil Lucas DE R-Fr. RS Marrero, La. (L.W. Higgins) 55 Jonathan Zeno LB Sr. SQ St. Martinville, La. (Louisiana College) 56 Solomon Randle LB R-So. 1L Mobile, Ala. (Leflore Academy) 57 Kevin Saia OL R-So. 1L Geismar, La (Dutchtown) 57 Scotty Dickson LB So. SQ Shreveport, La. (Byrd) 58 Zachary Voss LB Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 59 Neil Crumpton DL Fr. HS Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 60 Lon Roberts OL Sr. 3L Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 61 Matthew Conger OL So. SQ Prairieville, La. (Catholic) 63 Stephen Warner OL R-So. 1L Ruston, La. (Ruston) 64 Corbin Best OL Jr. SQ Marshall, Texas (Marshall) 66 Matthew Sheppard OL R-Fr. RS Marshall, Texas (Marshall) 67 Jared Miles OL Sr. 3L Harvey, La. (Helen Cox) 68 Chris Tusch OL Sr. SQ Kenner, La. (John Curtis) 69 Vincent Cano OL R-Fr. RS Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 70 Justin Ellis OL R-Fr. RS Monroe, La. (Neville) 72 Will Taylor OL Jr. SQ Buckatanna, Miss. (Wayne County) 73 Josh Parrish OL R-So. RS Klein, Texas (Klein Collins) 74 Rob McGill OL Sr. 3L Metairie, La. (Ouachita Christian) 75 Philip Longino DT Jr. 1L Missouri City, Texas (Marshall) 76 Cudahy Harmon OL Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 77 Michael Lacy OL R-So. RS Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport) 78 Jordan Mills OL So. 1L Napoleonville, La. (Assumption) 79 Kris Cavitt OL Jr. 1L Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit) 80 Eric Harper TE Jr. 2L Marrero, La. (John Ehret) 82 Jacarri Jackson WR R-Fr. RS Logansport, La. (Logansport HS) 83 Cornelious Nickelson WR R-So. 1L Bossier City, La. (Bossier) 84 Andre Taylor TE Fr. HS Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) 85 Randy Grigsby DE Sr. 3L Ruston, La. (Ruston) 85 Stuart Scurria WR So. SQ Delhi, La. (Delhi Charter) 86 Giles Menard TE So. SQ Lafayette, La. (Lafayette) 87 Clayton Chambers TE Sr. 1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) 88 Sharman Brown WR R-Fr. RS Mansfield, Texas (Timberview) 89 Chandler Spence TE R-So. 1L Arlington, Texas (Lamar) 90 Mason Hitt DT Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) 91 Matt Broha DE Jr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic) 93 Christian Lacey DE Jr. 2L Harvey, La (Archbishop Shaw) 94 Ramone Randle DT R-Sr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Booker T. Washington) 95 George Thomas DL R-Jr. TR Lawrenceville, Ga. (Tyler JC) 96 Anton Smith DL Fr. HS Port Allen, La. 98 Josh Tillman DL Jr. TR Meadeville, Miss. (Co-Lin CC) 99 John White DT Sr. TR Miami, Okla. (Northeast Oklahoma JC) Incoming Athlete Bios Seth Ancar LB Fr. HS Port Sulphur, La. (South Plaquemines) Taylor Burch QB Fr. HS Monroe, La. (Neville) Antonio Burton S Fr. HS Denton, Texas (Guyer) Noah Cheshier TE Fr. HS Wylie, Texas (Wylie) Carey Fortson WR Fr. HS Longview, Texas (Longview) Anthony Garner LB Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff) Kendall Hayes DB Fr. HS Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) Kevin Kisseberth DL Fr. HS Spring, Texas (Klein) Connor Nichols S Fr. HS Bossier City, La. (Airline) Michael Schrang S Fr. HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Gerard Shillow TE Fr. HS Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) Carter Street DL Fr. HS Pilot Point, Texas (Pilot Point) Charcandrick West RB Fr. HS Cullen, La. (Springhill) Ryan Williams DB So. TR Mobile, Ala. (Co-Lin CC) Ryan Zeller OL Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael s) Louisiana Tech Football

5 Alphabetical Roster The Sonny Dykes Era Begins 64 Corbin Best OL Jr. SQ Marshall, Texas (Marshall) 37 C.J. Broades S So. 1L Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) 91 Matt Broha DE Jr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic) 38 Tristan Broussard FB Sr. SQ Iberia, La. (New Iberia) 36 Cassetti Brown CB R-Fr. RS Leesville, La. (Leesville) 88 Sharman Brown WR R-Fr. RS Mansfield, Texas (Timberview) 31 Chad Boyd DB/S So. 1L Westwego, La. (Archbishop Shaw) 49 Chris Buttitta LB So. SQ Monroe, La. (St. Frederick) 4 Tank Calais S Sr. 3L Patterson, La. (Patterson) 10 Colby Cameron QB R-So. 1L Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 69 Vincent Cano OL R-Fr. RS Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 28 Terry Carter CB Jr. 2L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) 1 Richie Casey WR R-Fr. RS Homer, La. (Homer) 79 Kris Cavitt OL Jr. 1L Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit) 87 Clayton Chambers TE Sr. 1L West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) 44 Adrien Cole LB Jr. 2L Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) 26 Myke Compton RB Sr. 3L Idabell, Okla. (Tucker) 61 Matthew Conger OL So. SQ Prairieville, La. (Catholic) 5 Lennon Creer RB R-Jr. TR Tatum, Texas (Tennessee) 47 Javontay Crowe S So. 1L Ruston, La. (Ruston) 59 Neil Crumpton DL Fr. HS Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 51 Josh Cuthbert DS R-Fr. RS Belle Glades, Fla. (Glades Day) 37 Ben Dickerson WR So. TR Sterling, Va. (Grambling State) 57 Scotty Dickson LB So. SQ Shreveport, La. (Byrd) 45 Jay Dudley LB Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Northwood) 22 Tyrone Duplessis RB So. 1L New Orleans, La. (O.P. Walker) 19 Jared Edwards DB R-Fr. RS Metairie, La.(Archbishop Rummel) 70 Justin Ellis OL R-Fr. RS Monroe, La. (Neville) 35 Sumner Ellis S Sr. SQ Tifton, Ga. (Presbyterian College) 41 IK Enemkpali LB R-Fr. RS Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville) 7 Steven Ensminger QB Sr. SQ West Monroe La. (Auburn) 11 DeMarcion Evans CB Sr. 1L Bossier City, La. (Airline) 39 Roosevelt Falls FB Sr. 2L Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta) 2 Lyle Fitte WR So. 1L Port Sulphur, La. (South Plaquemines) 38 Ryne Ford LB So. SQ Sicily Island, La. (Franklin Academy) 27 Quinn Giles CB So. 1L Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Acad.) 14 Cade Glasgow P So. 1L Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville) 25 Justin Goodman DB Jr. TR Houston, Texas (Blinn JC) 47 Bobby Gorman RB Fr. HS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan) 85 Randy Grigsby DE Sr. 3L Ruston, La. (Ruston) 24 Andrew Guillot WR So. SQ Slidell, La. (Pope John Paul II) 76 Cudahy Harmon OL Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 80 Eric Harper TE Jr. 2L Marrero, La. (John Ehret) 10 John Hinton K R-So. RS Ruston, La (Ruston) 90 Mason Hitt DT Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) 53 Adam Hymel OL Jr. SQ Destrehan, La. (Jesuit) 82 Jacarri Jackson WR R-Fr. RS Logansport, La. (Logansport HS) 42 Kendrick James LB R-Fr. RS New Orleans, La. (O.P. Walker) 11 Ross Jenkins QB Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 93 Christian Lacey DE Jr. 2L Harvey, La (Archbishop Shaw) 77 Michael Lacy OL R-So. RS Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport) 6 Phillip Livas WR Sr. 3L Houma, La. (South Terrebonne) 75 Philip Longino DT Jr. 1L Missouri City, Texas (Marshall) 54 Shakeil Lucas DE R-Fr. RS Marrero, La. (L.W. Higgins) 74 Rob McGill OL Sr. 3L Metairie, La. (Ouachita Christian) 32 Ryan McKoy DB R-Fr. RS Benton, La. (Benton) 86 Giles Menard TE So. SQ Lafayette, La. (Lafayette) 67 Jared Miles OL Sr. 3L Harvey, La. (Helen Cox) 78 Jordan Mills OL So. 1L Napoleonville, La. (Assumption) 8 Tim Molton WR R-Fr. TR Montz, La. (LSU) 23 D.J. Morrow RB So. 1L Palestine, Texas (Westwood) 33 Matt Nelson K So. 1L Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 83 Cornelious Nickelson WR R-So. 1L Bossier City, La. (Bossier) 39 Tracy Oakley LB So. SQ Ruston, La. (Ruston) 13 Ahmad Paige WR So. TR Monroe, La. (Tennessee) 24 Olajuwon Paige CB Sr. 1L Aiken, S.C. (Georgia Military) 73 Josh Parrish OL R-So. RS Klein, Texas (Klein Collins) 30 Drexel Perkins RB Jr. 1L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 46 Rufus Porter LB R-Fr. RS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan) 94 Ramone Randle DT R-Sr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Booker T. Washington) 56 Solomon Randle LB R-So. 1L Mobile, Ala. (Leflore Academy) 17 Doak Raulston QB R-Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) 60 Lon Roberts OL Sr. 3L Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 48 Dusty Rust LB Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve) 57 Kevin Saia OL R-So. 1L Geismar, La (Dutchtown) 85 Stuart Scurria WR So. SQ Delhi, La. (Delhi Charter) 66 Matthew Sheppard OL R-Fr. RS Marshall, Texas (Marshall) 30 Hayden Slack WR R-Fr. RS Bossier City, La. (Calvary Baptist) 96 Anton Smith DL Fr. HS Port Allen, La. 89 Chandler Spence TE R-So. 1L Arlington, Texas (Lamar) 18 D.J. St. Julien WR Fr. HS Lafayette, La. (Acadiana) 19 R.P. Stuart WR Jr. 2L Austin, Texas (Anderson) 84 Andre Taylor TE Fr. HS Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) 72 Will Taylor OL Jr. SQ Buckatanna, Miss. (Wayne County) 48 Erick Thomas WR So. SQ Lake Providence, La. (Lake Providence) 95 George Thomas DL R-Jr. TR Lawrenceville, Ga. (Tyler JC) 98 Josh Tillman DL Jr. TR Meadeville, Miss. (Co-Lin CC) 9 Tym Toussaint S Sr. SQ Lafayette, La. (Northside) 68 Chris Tusch OL Sr. SQ Kenner, La. (John Curtis) 15 Josh Victorian CB Sr. 3L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 58 Zachary Voss LB Fr. HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 63 Stephen Warner OL R-So. 1L Ruston, La. (Ruston) 40 Kiamni Washington LB Sr. 3L Gibson, La. (HL Bourgeois) 99 John White DT Sr. TR Miami, Okla. (Northeast Oklahoma JC) 9 Cruz Williams WR R-So. 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy) 22 Markeith Woolridge DB So. SQ Longview, Texas (Longview) 55 Jonathan Zeno LB Sr. SQ St. Martinville, La. (Louisiana College) Incoming Athlete Bios Seth Ancar LB Fr. HS Port Sulphur, La. (South Plaquemines) Taylor Burch QB Fr. HS Monroe, La. (Neville) Antonio Burton S Fr. HS Denton, Texas (Guyer) Noah Cheshier TE Fr. HS Wylie, Texas (Wylie) Carey Fortson WR Fr. HS Longview, Texas (Longview) Anthony Garner LB Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff) Kendall Hayes DB Fr. HS Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) Kevin Kisseberth DL Fr. HS Spring, Texas (Klein) Connor Nichols S Fr. HS Bossier City, La. (Airline) Michael Schrang S Fr. HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Gerard Shillow TE Fr. HS Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) Carter Street DL Fr. HS Pilot Point, Texas (Pilot Point) Charcandrick West RB Fr. HS Cullen, La. (Springhill) Ryan Williams DB So. TR Mobile, Ala. (Co-Lin CC) Ryan Zeller OL Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael s) 2010 Spring Media Guide

6 Sonny Days are Here Again! Bulldog Football Notes Sonny Days are Here Again! On Jan. 20, 2010, Sonny Dykes became the 32nd head football coach in Louisiana Tech history in a press conference held in the Jarrell Room of the Charles Wyly Athletic Center. Dykes, son of Texas Tech coaching legend Spike Dykes, has coached in the PAC-10, Southeastern Conference and Big 12 during his 16 years in the college football profession while also serving under some very successful head coaches including Mike Leach and Mike Stoops. He won the 2006 Mike Campbell Top Assistant Award, presented by the All-American Football Foundation, and was a nominee for the 2009 Broyles Award, which goes to the nation s top assistant coach. Running Up the Body Count Louisiana Tech was been bitten hard by the injury bug last season, moreso than any other team in the nation. Taking the team s depth chart from entering the season, Tech has had 18 players miss at least one-half of football due to injury or other related circumstances (this includes two players who have left the team due to personal reasons). Entering the final week s game, Tech had eight starters out injured. Highlighting the list of the injured includes free safety Antonio Baker, whose Tech career came to an end against No. 5 Boise State when a broken tibia cut short his senior season. In an sent out to Division I-FBS SIDs across the nation, no other team has reported as many injuries to key personnel as Louisiana Tech has had this season. The interesting note regarding the injuries is that most of the injuries are not happening on the offensive or defensive lines, as would normally happen throughout a physical season, but it is a list of all sorts of injuries happening at the skill positions: running back, wide receiver, cornerback, safety, etc. Twenty-one The Magic Number Dating back to the 1998 season, history has shown that when the Louisiana Tech offense struggles the team tends to struggle. Since 1998 the Bulldogs have compiled a 3-50 record when scoring less than 21 points. Before the Bulldogs won the 2008 Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois 17-10, the last victory for Tech when scoring less than 21 points was in 2003 against Michigan State when the Bulldogs upset the then ranked Spartans, Livas Approaching NCAA Record With six total returns for touchdowns to his credit, Phillip Livas is slowly approaching an NCAA record. The NCAA record for total kick/punt returns for a touchdown in a career is eight and that feat has been accomplished on four separate occasions. Most Touchdowns Scored on Kick Returns Must have at least one punt return and one kickoff return 8 - Cliff Branch, Colorado, (6 punts, 2 kickoffs) 8 - Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, (7 punts, 1 kickoff) 8 - Derek Abney, Kentucky, (6 punts, 2 kickoffs) 8 - Chad Owens, Hawai i, (6 punts, 2 kickoffs) 6 - Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech, 2007-present (3 punts, 3 kickoffs) Livas One of Only Three in Nation to Return a Kick and Punt for a Touchdown This Season Louisiana Tech s Phillip Livas is one of only three players in the nation (in FBS) to return both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown. Only Southern Miss Tracy Lampley and Clemson s C.J. Spiller has achieved that feat this season. Of note, Livas is the only one of the three where both returns were for 80 yards or more (Lampley: 93 yd KOR vs. Marshall, 50 yd PR vs. Memphis; Spiller: 96 yd KOR vs. MTSU, 77 yd PR vs. Boston College). Taking It To the House Junior Phillip Livas has spent most of his career etching his name into the Louisiana Tech record books and the 2009 season was no exception. Livas set/tied two records at once in Tech s game at Utah State on Oct. 24, 2009 with his 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Not only did that tie as the longest kickoff return in Tech, WAC and NCAA history, that marked Livas sixth kick return for a touchdown, setting a new school record. Livas was the first WAC player to run a kick back 100 yards since 2007 when Utah State s Kevin Robinson did so against Hawai i. Livas could have even more returns for touchdowns to his credit but two of his returns - a 96-yard kickoff return and an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown against San Jose State in were called back due to penalties. Single Season Punt Returns for TDs 1. 2 Larry Anderson (1977) 1. 2 Phillip Livas (2008) Single Season Punt+Kickoff Returns for TDs 1. 4 Larry Anderson ( punts, 2 kickoffs) 2. 3 Phillip Livas ( punts, 1 kickoff) Career Punt Returns for TDs 1. 3 Larry Anderson ( ) 1. 3 Phillip Livas (2007-present) 2. 2 Wenford Wilborn ( ) Career Punt+Kickoff Returns for TDs 1. 6 Phillip Livas (2007-present -- 3 PR, 3 KR) 2. 5 Larry Anderson ( PR, 2 KR) 3. 2 Eddie Brown ( PR, 1 KR) 3. 2 Ronnie Williams ( PR, 1 KR) 3. 2 Wenford Wilborn ( PR) Elite Company Phillip Livas is a lone wolf with his accomplishments in reaching the end zone in four different ways (reception, rush, punt return, kickoff return) over his career season. In an survey done with the Sports Information Directors across the country, Livas is the only returning player in the nation to have scored four different ways on plays of 50-yards or more in his career. (Note: Clemson s C.J. Spiller achieved the same feat but exhausted his NCAA eligibility.) Phillip Livas (LA Tech) 70 yard reception vs. Idaho (2007) 72 yard run vs. Idaho (2008) 85 yard punt return at Navy (2009) 97 yard kickoff return vs. Northern Illinois (2008) In that same notion, one other player across the country has scored touchdowns in five different manners, with yardage not being a factor: T.Y. Hilton (FIU) 74 yard punt return 90 yard kickoff return 73 yard reception 38 yard pass 8 yard rush Louisiana Tech Football

7 Bulldog Football Notes Three All-WAC Selections Back for 2009 Season Last season, Louisiana Tech put three players on the 2009 All-Western Athletic Conference First Team while three more were named second team. Entering the 2010 season, three of the six honorees have returned to the gridiron in Ruston. LB Adrien Cole made first team while OL Rob McGill and KR/PR Phillip Livas made second team honors st Team, 5 2nd Team, 7 Total st Team, 3 2nd Team, 6 Total st Team, 3 2nd Team, 5 Total st Team, 4 2nd Team, 7 Total st Team, 3 2nd Team, 7 Total st Team, 1 2nd Team, 1 Total st Team, 5 2nd Team, 7 Total st Team, 2 2nd Team, 6 Total st Team, 3 wnd Team, 6 Total The Sonny Dykes Era Begins 2009 Honors And Awards All-America Third Team TE Dennis Morris (College Football News/Scout.com) All-America Honorable Mention TE Dennis Morris (Sports Illustrated/SI.com) National Tight End of the Year Dennis Morris (College Football Performance Awards) All-WAC First Team LB Adrien Cole TE Dennis Morris DL D Anthony Smith All-WAC Second Team KR/PR Phillip Livas OL Rob McGill RB Daniel Porter All-Louisiana First Team OL Rob McGill TE Dennis Morris RB Daniel Porter DL D Anthony Smith All-Louisiana Second Team LB Adrien Cole DB Deon Young DB Tank Calais K Matt Nelson RS Phillip Livas WAC Players of the Week Week 2 - Phillip Livas, Special Teams Week 12 - Daniel Porter, Offense Week 12 - Tank Calais, Defense 2010 Spring Media Guide

8 Sonny Days are Here Again! Sonny Dykes Head Coach First Year Texas Tech, 1990 Sonny Dykes was introduced as the 32nd head coach in Louisiana Tech history on Jan. 20, 2010 in front of an overflowing Jarrell Room filled with Bulldog fans at the Charles Wyly Athletic Center. Dykes, son of Texas Tech coaching legend Spike Dykes, has coached in the PAC-10, Southeastern Conference and Big 12 during his 16 years in the college football profession while also serving under some very successful head coaches including Mike Leach and Mike Stoops. He won the 2006 Mike Campbell Top Assistant Award, presented by the All-American Football Foundation, and was a nominee for the 2009 Broyles Award, which goes to the nation s top assistant coach. Dykes comes to Louisiana Tech after completing his third season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona, leading the Wildcats to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the Holiday Bowl. That Holiday Bowl appearance marked Dykes 10th bowl appearance as a coach with all 10 appearances coming within the last 11 years. A spread-offense specialist, Dykes offensive attack set at least five single-season records at Arizona while also racking up a pile of single-game marks in the UA record book. Former Wildcat quarterback Willie Tuitama, a disciple of Dykes, notched career numbers that are among Arizona s best. Fond of the passing attack, Dykes Arizona offense in 2008 ranked 16th in scoring and 33rd in total offense while developing and outstanding run-pass balance. Dykes orchestrated an Arizona offense that was ranked 10th nationally in passing yards per game in 2007 as he coached then-junior Tuitama to honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors that year. That same season, he helped develop the offensive scheme that pushed receiver Mike Thomas to first-team all-league status as a junior and senior ( 08). Prior to his tenure at Arizona, Dykes was co-offensive coordinator working with then-head coach Mike Leach and inside receivers coach Dana Holgorsen running Texas Tech s wideopen passing attach in after having been Texas Tech s wide receivers coach since The Red Raiders were among the national top six in total offense and passing during the span. Texas Tech was No. 3 in passing and No. 6 in total offense in 2006 under his co-direction, throwing for 370 yards and accumulating nearly 450 overall. He directed an offense that scored 32 points per game in 2006 with two receivers ranked top three in the nation and a third in the top 20 in receptions per game. While in Lubbock, Dykes helped develop Joel Filani into a two-time first team All-Big 12 honoree and a sixth-round NFL draft selection by the Tennessee Titans in Receiver Jarrett Hicks also signed a free-agent deal with the San Diego Chargers that year. Dykes also worked with quarterback Graham Harrell who completed 412 passes for 4,555 yards and 38 touchdowns in 2006, ranking Texas Tech third nationally in total offense that season. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to name coach Sonny Dykes as the next head football coach at Louisiana Tech University, said acting athletics director Bruce Van De Velde. Coach Dykes has demonstrated throughout his coaching career all the leadership qualifications we are looking for in the next leader for our football program. His coaching success has been achieved at the highest level of competition, from the SEC to the Big 12 to the Pac-10. Rivals.com cited Dykes as one of the countries brightest offensive minds and top ten college recruiters in the country. I want to start out by letting everyone know how honored I am to be named the head football coach at Louisiana Tech, said Dykes. I have worked my entire life to get to this point and I have had lots of great mentors that have worked with me and taught me and brought me along. I am very fortunate to be here. Dykes Arizona team went 6-3 in the Pac-10 Conference during the 2009 campaign, finished tied for second in the league with Oregon State and Stanford. Louisiana Tech Football

9 Prior to his five seasons at Texas Tech, Dykes spent two nonconsecutive seasons at Kentucky, first coaching tight ends as a graduate assistant in 1997 and then coaching special teams and wide receivers in 1999 under the Air Raid attack of former UK coach Hal Mumme. Dykes coached Kentucky s James Whalen to AP All-America honors after his Division I-A record for receptions by a tight end. Sandwiched in between his two stints in Lexington, Dykes was the wide receivers coach at Northeast Louisiana where he helped receiver Marty Booker set school seas and career records and earn Blue-Gray and Shrine Game spots before getting drafted in the third round by the Chicago Bears in A 1993 graduate of Texas Tech, Dykes lettered for three years as a baseball player for the Red Raiders. At age 40, Dykes becomes one of the nation s youngest coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision joining Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley and Temple coach Al Golden as the fourth-youngest coach in FBS. Dykes is married to the former Kate Golding and the two have a daughter, Alta Caroline (Ally), who was born in The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Dykes Coaching Career 1994 Baseball assistant Monahans (Texas) HS 1994 Football assistant Pearce (Texas) HS 1995 Running Backs Navarro College 1996 Passing Game/QBs Navarro College 1997 Grad Assistant/TEs Kentucky 1998 Receivers Coach Northeast Louisiana 1999 Special Teams/WRs Kentucky 2000 Receivers Coach Texas Tech 2001 Receivers Coach Texas Tech 2002 Receivers Coach Texas Tech 2003 Receivers Coach Texas Tech 2004 Receivers Coach Texas Tech 2005 Co-Offensive Coordinator/WRs Texas Tech 2006 Co-Offensive Coordinator/WRs Texas Tech 2007 Offensive Coordinator/QBs Arizona 2008 Offensive Coordinator/QBs Arizona 2009 Offensive Coordinator/QBs Arizona 2010 Head Coach Louisiana Tech Dykes in Bowl Games 1999 Music City Bowl Kentucky grad assistant 2000 Galleryfurniture Bowl Texas Tech assistant 2001 Alamo Bowl Texas Tech assistant 2002 Tangerine Bowl Texas Tech assistant 2003 Houston Bowl Texas Tech assistant 2004 Holiday Bowl Texas Tech assistant 2005 Cotton Bowl Texas Tech co-coordinator 2006 Insight Bowl Texas Tech co-coordinator 2008 Las Vegas Bowl Arizona coordinator 2008 Holiday Bowl Arizona coordinator The Dykes File Date of Birth: Nov. 9, 1969, Big Springs, Texas High School: Coronado HS, Lubbock, Texas, College: Texas Tech, 1993 Playing Experience: Texas Tech, baseball Family: Married to Kate Golding, July 2006; Daughter, Alta Caroline (Ally) born Spring Media Guide

10 Sonny Days are Here Again! Rob Likens Assistant Head Coach Wide Receivers First Year Mississippi State, 1990 After having led Central Connecticut State as offensive coordinator to more wins than any other four year period in school history, Rob Likens joined the Louisiana Tech family for the 2010 season as the Bulldogs wide receivers coach. Likens has coached the Northeast Conference s top rushing offense for each of the last four seasons. CCSU s ground game has also ranked in the nation s top-10 every year during under Likens. The Blue Devils averaged yards per game on the ground in It was the seventh best team effort in the FCS. Central Connecticut also paced the NEC in scoring offense, averaging 30.0 points per game. Rob is a great addition to our staff, said Dykes. I have known him for a while and have wanted to work with him for a long time. He has a great knowledge of the offense we want to install and as a Brookhaven, Miss. native, he brings a tremendous recruiting base, connections and experience. Likens coached CCSU s ground game to a ranking in the nation s top-10 among FCS schools every year during his tenure as well as a winning record in all four seasons, capping off the 2009 season with a 9-3 mark. The CCSU rushing offense was tops among FCS schools in I am really excited to be here at Louisiana Tech, Likens said. I have known Sonny for over 10 years and we have very similar offensive philosophies. I know he is going to build a program the right way and I know he is going to succeed - I have no doubt in my mind about that. Louisiana Tech has a history of having an offense that is exciting and puts fans on the edge of their seats and I am excited to be involved with this program. yards per game, including yards per game on the ground. CCSU ranked 10th in the nation in rushing offense. The Blue Devil offense set numerous school records in 2006, including total yards and rushing yards in a single season. CCSU led the country in rushing yards per game (284.9) and finished 10th in total offense at yards per game. As a team, CCSU set a new school mark with 42 rushing touchdowns and scored a schoolrecord 51 touchdowns in 11 games. Likens coached Hairston, the nation s leading rusher, to AP All-America, AFCA All-America and Sports Network Mid-Major All-America honors. He also accompanied the NEC Offensive Player of the Year to the Hula Bowl. Hairston, who finished eighth in the Walter Payton Award voting, also appeared in the Texas vs. the Nation game. In all, CCSU s offense has rewritten eight team records and six individual and game records under Likens. He has coached four first team All-NEC selections, four second team All-NEC selections and five NEC Offensive Player of the Week honorees. Prior to joining Central Connecticut State, Likens spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Southeast Missouri State. He was the wide receivers coach at Temple University in the Big East Conference from Before Temple, Likens was an assistant coach at North Alabama where he helped guide the Lions to become the first program in NCAA scholarship football to three consecutive playoff championships, a feat that has only been replicated by Appalachian State ( ) since. Likens returns home to the south as hew as a former wide receiver at Mississippi State, earned his bachelor s degree in He earned his master s degree from North Alabama in I am excited to get back down south, said Likens. The northeast is different. Down here, people are just football crazy. It is so good to be around people that love football, that are excited about football and are ready for some winning football. Likens and his wife, Soni, have a five-month old son, Nicolas Cutter. Under Likens guidance, the Blue Devils led the conference in scoring offense in two seasons, had three undefeated home records, averaged just under 30 points per game in four seasons (29.1) and won more games in a four-year span than any collection of teams in school history. Likens coached two 1,000-yard rushers, two Walter Payton finalists and two All-America running backs in Justise Hairston and James Mallory. Likens also coached the school s all-time leader in passing efficiency (Aubrey Norris, 139.4) and two NEC Offensive Players of the Year in Hairston and Mallory. In all, Likens had 13 all-conference selections in his four seasons. 10 James Mallory earned second team All-NEC honors in With 1,520 yards, he became the second player in school history to crack the 1,500 mark in rushing. Mallory was also the fourth player to go over 1,000 career rushing yards under Likens. Aubrey Norris, who enters this season as the top-rated passer in program history, also accomplished the feat last season. That duo joins Jo Jo Freeman and Justise Hairston on the list of four. Also under Likens s tutelage in 2008, Nick Colagiovanni became the program s 11th receiver to eclipse 1,000 career yards. In 2007, Likens s offense was number one in total and rushing offense in the Northeast Conference. The Blue Devils posted Louisiana Tech Football

11 Tony Franklin Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks First Year Murray State, 1979 Tony Franklin joined the Louisiana Tech staff as the offensive coordinator in February 2010, bringing an exciting offensive attack back to Joe Aillet Stadium. Franklin joins the LA Tech family after spending one season as the offensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee. At Middle Tennessee, Franklin s offense generated yards and 32.0 points per game, the fourth and seventh highest totals in school history. The Blue Raider offense, which produced three all- Sun Belt Conference players, had 30 or more points nine times and topped the 400-yard mark on eight occasions. Franklin s 2009 unit set school records in total yards, passing yards, and total points, while finishing 23rd nationally in scoring and 27th in total offense. The end result was a 10-3 season that witnessed a win over Maryland early in the season and a year capped off by a win over Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl, the school s first bowl in the FBS era. The 10-win season was the most by any Blue Raider team since Quarterback Dwight Dasher came of age in Franklin s offensive schemes. Dasher, a second team all-conference performer and MVP of the New Orleans Bowl, ranked 7th in the nation in total offense, threw for a school record 23 TD passes, and was named the SBC Player of the Week three times. Franklin made his way to Middle Tennessee after a brief stint as the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2008 and the previous two seasons in the same capacity at Troy. In his two seasons at Troy, the Trojans went 16-9 overall and 12-2 in the Sun Belt Conference while collecting two conference championships. During that span his offense scored 30 or more points 11 times, including games against Florida, Georgia, and Oklahoma State. In his first season at Troy, in addition to helping the Trojans to their first Sun Belt Conference title and a victory in the New Orleans Bowl, Franklin also helped engineer the second-ranked offensive unit in the Sun Belt just one year after the team ranked last in the league in total offense. The Trojans ranked first in the league in passing offense, again one year after ranking last, despite having faced three of the top 20 ranked passing defense teams in the country during the season, and improved in conference scoring from 12 points to 25 points per game. The Sonny Dykes Era Begins After coaching running backs for three seasons, Franklin was named offensive coordinator for the 2000 season and led the Wildcats to success as the nation s second-best passing offense as well as the nation s 11th-best team in total offense. Franklin s two-back combinations at Kentucky outgained any twoback combinations in the SEC in total yards from scrimmage for three straight seasons. Quarterbacks Tim Couch, Dusty Bonner, and Jared Lorenzen each led the SEC in passing during their time as UKs quarterbacks, and Couch was the first player selected in the 1999 NFL draft. Several other UK players reached their goals in making NFL teams after their experience in the high-powered offense. Franklin was also named one of the top 10 recruiters in the South during his four years at Kentucky as he helped lead the Wildcats to their first back-to-back bowl appearances in 15 years and their first New Year s Bowl game appearance in 50 seasons. In 2001, Franklin authored a nationally acclaimed book, Fourth Down and Life To Go, which chronicled the good, bad, and ugly experiences of his college football journey. In 2003, Franklin was chosen to lead the expansion franchise Lexington Horsemen football team in their inaugural season in the NIFL. The Horsemen exceeded expectations for an expansion franchise and earned a birth in the playoffs with a 9-5 record, while setting records for attendance and leading the Atlantic Division in scoring at more than 50 points per game. USA Today took notice of Franklin s football coaching and teaching abilities in a feature story in 2005 which detailed his consulting successes as a nationally sought-after offensive football coach. Franklin also received rave reviews for his second book, Victor s Victory, which chronicled the tragic death and spectacular life of 15- year-old Hoover High football player Victor Dionte Hill. Hill died from sudden cardiac arrest on the football practice field during one of Franklin s consulting sessions. The book has helped to continue the mission of Cheryl Hill, Victor s mother, to make teachers, coaches, and parents aware of the need for automatic external defibrillators (AED s) in every school and youth organization in Alabama. Franklin achieved both his bachelor s and master s degrees in education from Murray State University, where he was a two-year starter as a running back. He is married to Laura Franklin, and they have three girls: Chelsea, Caroline, and Caitlin. Franklin also recruited 2006 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Omar Haugabook who swept the top conference honors at season s end. Haugabook also led the league in passing yards per game, completions, and passing efficiency. In 2007, the Trojans ranked 16th nationally in total offense and 25th in scoring offense. Franklin joined the University of Kentucky football staff in 1997 following 16 years as a high school football coach. During his fouryear tenure at UK, the Wildcats enjoyed unprecedented success on the offensive side of the ball, including setting several NCAA, SEC, and school records Spring Media Guide

12 Sonny Days are Here Again! Tommy Spangler Defensive Coordinator Safeties Fourth Year Georgia, 1984 Tommy Spangler enters his third season as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Louisiana Tech and his reputation as one of the college football world s top defensive minds has only grown over the last two years with the Bulldogs. During that time, Spangler has taken a Bulldog defense that ranked dead last in the country (among FBS programs) in scoring defense, rushing defense and total defense prior to his arrival and coached them into one of the top defensive units in the Western Athletic Conference. His energy and passion for the game and defensive philosophy are the reasons why Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley hired the veteran coach as the Bulldogs defensive coordinator. Prior to Spangler s arrival on campus, Tech ranked dead last in the country in total defense ( ypg) and scoring defense (41.7 ppg) and next-to-last in rushing defense ( ypg) in However, under Spangler s guidance, the Bulldog defense has made huge strides and propelled the program to the 2008 Independence Bowl title. turnovers in 11 games and ranked first nationally in turnover margin (+2.27). After taking the job as the secondary coach at Georgia Southern in 1987, Spangler was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 1990 and then took over the sole reins of the program s defense in The Stone Mountain, Ga., native earned the Southern Conference Defensive Coach of the Year Award in 1993 as the Eagles won the league title and advanced to the playoffs. His defense ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense. Spangler played defensive back at the University of Georgia from 1979 through 1982 and was a member of the 1980 Division I National Championship team that defeated Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. He lettered his senior season helping Georgia to the 1982 Southeastern Conference title, the program s third straight. He earned his bachelor s degree in physical education from Georgia in the spring of Spangler is married to the former Kim Pierce of Ft. White, Fla., and they are the parents of three children: Pierce, Peyton, and Gracie. In 2008, the Bulldogs allowed only yards per game on the ground, the best since the program joined the FBS in 1989 and an improvement of over 120 yards per game in only two years. Tech ranked 13th nationally in rushing defense and did not allow a single 100-yard rusher the entire season. Tech also allowed only 23.7 points per game, the best by a Bulldog team since It was an improvement of 18.0 points per game in the past two years. The Bulldogs also posted a 21-0 shutout over San Jose State during the season, the first shutout by a LA Tech team since 1996 (a span of 148 games). It was also the first road shutout since 1988 (a span of 225 games). In his first two years at Tech, six Bulldog defenders earned all-wac honors including safety Antonio Baker who has been a two-time first team honoree. The 48-year-old Spangler spent the past two decades as a fulltime coach on the college football sideline where he served the first 10 years at Georgia Southern, helping lead the program to a pair of Division I-AA national titles. He spent 10 seasons at Division II Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., where he served as the head coach from In 2006, Spangler s defense at Presbyterian ranked first in the South Atlantic Conference in scoring defense (13.2 ppg) and total defense (233.5 ypg) en route to a 7-4 record. In 2005, he led Presbyterian to a 10-2 mark, the South Atlantic Conference title and the school s first appearance ever in the NCAA Division II playoffs, earning him the league s Coach of the Year Award. He also garnered two American Football Coaches Association Region 2 Coach of the Year Awards while at Presbyterian. His Presbyterian defenses were ranked in the top half of the South Atlantic Conference in all defensive categories each of his last eight seasons there, and his 1998 Blue Hose unit forced an incredible 48 Louisiana Tech Football

13 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Mark Tommerdahl Special Teams Coordinator Inside Receivers Second Year Concordia College, 1983 Tommerdahl earned his bachelor s degree in business and physical education from Concordia College in 1983 and his master s degree in business administration from Wyoming in He is married to the former Annette Jondahl. Louisiana Tech landed one of the top assistant coaches in the South as long-time special teams coach Mark Tommerdahl joined the Bulldog staff in March. Tommerdahl, who will coach the tight ends and special teams, comes to LA Tech with more than two decades of Division I coaching experience serving as an assistant coach on some of the top programs in the country. He has served as an assistant coach on 12 bowl teams as well as five league champions and two division champions. Prior to spending the 2008 season at UL-Monroe, Tommerdahl served as the tight end and special teams coach at Texas A&M for five years. During his tenure with the Aggies, Tommerdahl helped lead the program to the Cotton Bowl (2004), the Holiday Bowl (2006) and the Alamo Bowl (2007). He coached present-day Dallas Cowboys tight end Marcellus Bennett, who ended his Texas A&M career as the program s all-time positional leader in receptions and yards. Tommerdahl s special teams units in College Station were also among the nation s best, ranking in the Top 20 in the nation in net punting 2006 (14th) and in 2007 (5th) and in kickoff returns in 2003 (10th), 2006 (2nd), and 2007 (20th). The Alabama Crimson Tide were fortunate enough to land Tommerdahl s services during the 2001 and 2002 seasons as he served as the program s tight ends and special teams coach. He helped the Crimson Tide to the 2001 Independence Bowl and the 2002 SEC West Division title. Tommerdahl also served as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator during stints at TCU ( ), New Mexico (1997) and Minnesota ( ) where he coached a Lou Groza finalist at all three schools. TCU s kickoff return units were ranked No. 1 in the nation in back-to-back seasons while his special teams units ranked No. 1 in the league in three of four statistical categories. In 1997 at New Mexico, four of the Lobos special teams units were ranked in the top 20 in the country as the team won the WAC Mountain Division title. The Fergus Falls, Minnesota native began his collegiate coaching career in 1984 as a graduate assistant at Wyoming where he spent the next 11 seasons serving in numerous capacities including the tight ends coach, offensive coordinator and backfield coach. He helped lead the Cowboys to four bowl appearances and three WAC titles Spring Media Guide

14 Sonny Days are Here Again! Stan Eggen Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Line Third Season Moorehead State, 1977 Long-time college coach Stan Eggen begins his second season as part of the Louisiana Tech staff and his first as the Bulldogs defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. In addition to 28 years of college coaching experience, Eggen has a reputation as one of the top recruiters in the country. In his first season with the Bulldogs, Eggen helped coach a defensive unit that ranked 13th nationally against the run, allowing only yards per game, the fewest by a Tech team since the program joined the Football Bowl Subdivision in Tech also allowed only 23.7 points per game, the best by a Bulldog team since The Bulldogs also posted a 21-0 shutout over San Jose State during the season, the first shutout by a LA Tech team since 1996 (a span of 148 games). It was also the first road shutout since 1988 (a span of 225 games). The Bulldogs success defensively led the program to the 2008 Independence Bowl title as LA Tech defeated Northern Illinois 17-10, the first bowl victory in more than three decades. A large part of the Bulldogs success was due to the performance of a linebacking corps coached by Eggen. In 2008, the unit showed perseverance throughout the season overcoming injuries to starters Quin Harris, Brian White and Nolan Darby. He had two stints at UNLV ( , ) sandwiched around one year at Nevada in He was the defensive coordinator at UNLV from 1994 through 1996, gaining valuable experience and helping the Rebels to the 1994 Las Vegas Bowl. Prior to that, he coached at Utah State ( ), Drake ( ), Memphis ( ), Southeast Missouri State (1981) and North Dakota ( ). While at Utah State, three of his players that he recruited or coached earned Big West Defensive Player of the Year honors. His postseason resume speaks for itself. He has been a part of nine bowl games, including three in a row with the Aggies over the past three seasons. Two of his defensive linemen from the 2007 A&M squad - Red Bryant and Chris Harrington - were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft. Over his last three coaching stops, Eggen has coached more than a dozen defensive lineman who were selected in the NFL Draft and more than a total of 20 who signed NFL contracts. He has mentored the likes of the Tennessee Titans Antwan Odom, Green Bay Packers Johnny Jolly, Buffalo Bills Aaron Schobel and Baltimore Ravens Jarrett Johnson. Eggen, a native of Dilworth, Minn., earned his bachelor s degree in education from Moorhead State (Minn.) in 1977 and his master s degree in education from North Dakota in He and his wife, Christina, have three daughters, Sloane, Paige and Shelby. Sloane and Paige are Louisiana Tech students. Due to the injuries to the unit, nine different players saw significant time at the position with six different players earning starts, including underclassmen such as Dominique Faust, Adrien Cole, Kiamni Washington and Dusty Rust. Not only did Eggen s linebackers succeed on the field in 2008, but off the field as well as Harris was named one of 15 National Scholar- Athletes, the first in Louisiana Tech history. Harris was also named a Draddy Award finalist and one of 13 Wuerffel Award Finalists. Prior to coming to Ruston, Eggen served as the defensive line coach at Texas A&M under coach Dennis Franchione from During his time with the Aggies, Texas A&M participated in three bowl games, including the 2005 Cotton Bowl, the 2006 Holiday Bowl and the 2007 Alamo Bowl. Eggen has been named as one of the Top 20 recruiters in the country multiple times by Rivals.com and was named as one of the Top 10 recruiters in the country by Scout.com. Prior to his stint at Texas A&M, Eggen served as the defensive line coach at Alabama under Franchione in both 2001 and The 2001 Crimson Tide squad participated in the Independence Bowl. 14 He also served under Franchione at TCU ( ) and New Mexico (1997) where he worked as the defensive line coach. He helped lead the Horned Frogs to three straight bowl appearances, including the 1998 Sun Bowl and the 1999 and 2000 Mobile Bowl. Eggen was an integral part of helping lead a TCU defense in 2000 that ranked first in scoring defense and first in total defense in the country. Eggen and the Lobos participated in the 1997 Insight.com Bowl. Louisiana Tech Football

15 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Pierre Ingram Running Backs First Season Middle Tennessee, 2006 Jeff Koonz Linebackers First Season Auburn, 2004 Pierre Ingram joined the Louisiana Tech staff in March of 2010 as Tech s running backs coach. Ingram joins the Bulldogs after winning a national championship at Villanova, where he coached the tight ends as an offensive assistant. In addition to working with the tight ends, Ingram was responsible for recruiting in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Pierre [Ingram] comes from a winning program and he will bring tremendous energy to our program, said Dykes. He loves the game and I m looking forward to him bringing his energy and passion to the program. He will also be a great recruiting asset for us. Prior to joining the Villanova staff in May 2009, Ingram served as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M-Commerce from January 2009 to June Before his short stint at Texas A&M Commerce, he was the assistant wide receivers coach at Cortland State. During his stay at Cortland State, Ingram helped the team reach the NCAA quarterfinal round for the first time in school history and he coached the second wide receiver in school history to a 1,000 yard receiving season. Ingram is a 2006 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University where he was a four-year lettermen in football as a wide receiver. In 2006, he garnered the team s Most Dependable Receiver Award. After earning a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Middle Tennessee, he went on to obtain a Masters of Science in Sport Management from Cortland State. Jeff Koonz joins the Louisiana Tech family after serving as a defensive quality control assistant at Texas last season, helping lead the Longhorns to a Big 12 title and appearance in the BCS national championship game against Alabama. I am really excited to have Jeff [Koonz]] join our staff, said Dykes. He comes very highly recommended and has worked under some great defensive-minded coaches like Gene Chizik and Will Muschamp. He brings a lot of knowledge and will be a tremendous asset to the program. He has great experience for a young coach, coming from top programs and learning from successful people. Prior to his one-year stint at Texas, Koonz was the secondary coach at Iowa State for two seasons under Chizik while also assisting with special teams. Koonz s year as overseeing the defensive quality control at Texas was his second stint with the Longhorns having previously served as a graduate assistant coach in Austin during the seasons, coaching the linebackers. What a great opportunity this is to be a part of a wonderful program like Tech s, Koonz said. Coach Dykes reputation in the football profession is phenomenal and to be a part of what he is doing at Louisiana Tech is exciting. Koonz was also a graduate assistant coach at Auburn during the 2004 campaign, coaching the secondary, and was a student assistant coach at Auburn for over a year. Koonz graduated from Auburn in 2004 with a Bachelor s of science degree in physical education and received his master s degree in educational administration from Texas in Spring Media Guide

16 Sonny Days are Here Again! Kevin Curtis Cornerbacks First Season Texas Tech, 2002 Pete Perot Offensive Line 22nd Season Northwestern State, 1979 Kevin Curtis joined the LA Tech staff for the 2010 season, coaching the cornerbacks after serving two years at Navarro Junior College where he coached the secondary. While at Navarro, Curtis teams went 21-2, won two conference championships and were the 2009 C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl champions. Curtis teams were ranked first in the country in interceptions and had five all-conference honorees while he recruited the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and West Texas areas. Curtis was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big 12 safety at Texas Tech, playing for the Red Raiders when Dykes was on the Texas Tech staff. After a successful collegiate career, Curtis was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent three seasons. After one year with the Houston Texas, Curtis played two year as the team captain for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe before returning to the United States to coach. I am very pleased to bring Kevin Curtis on our staff, Dykes said. I had an opportunity to work with and get to know him at Texas Tech where he was a great player. Kevin is an outstanding person whom I had the chance to see coach when I recruited the Navarro area and I knew it wouldn t be long before he was a highly sought-after coach on the Division I level. He is a great recruiter and will be a very strong, positive role model for our players. As Pete Perot enters his third decade on the Louisiana Tech staff, Bulldog fans will be thrilled to see the former NFL player on the sideline once again this fall. After missing almost the entire 2008 season due to health issues, Perot returns in great shape and ready to once again prove he is one of the top offensive line coaches in the game as he enters his 22nd year at LA Tech. The long-time fan favorite was able to enjoy the Bulldogs postseason success as he returned to the Tech sideline to coach in the Independence Bowl victory over Northern Illinois in late December. Perot returns an experienced offensive line in 2009, including five starters and second team all-wac left tackle Rob McGill. Perot came to Louisiana Tech in 1986 as a volunteer assistant following an eight-year NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles ( ) and New Orleans Saints ( ) which was highlighted by his start for the Eagles in Super Bowl XV. In 1988, he was promoted to offensive line coach at Tech where he stayed until he departed for the same position at Southern Miss in After three years on the Golden Eagles staff, Perot returned to Tech in 2000 where he has been a mainstay on the Bulldog staff. Perot has earned a reputation as one of the top offensive line coaches in the South, tutoring such greats as William Roaf (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs), Grant Williams (New England Patriots) and Joey Chustz (Jacksonville Jaguars). Under Perot s tutelage, Roaf earned All-America honors in 1992 and was one of three finalists for the coveted Outland Trophy before being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Saints. The Natchitoches, La., native also coached former Bulldog left guard Aaron Lips, who earned All-WAC honors for three straight seasons while also starting a Tech Division I record 47 straight games. Lips was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List as a senior. During his career at Tech, Perot s offensive lines have paved the way for the top eight single season rushing performances in Bulldog history, including Ryan Moats record-breaking 1,774 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2004, and eight of the top 10 overall. While at Southern Miss, Perot helped the Golden Eagles to three straight bowl appearances where his offensive lines paved the way for three straight 1,000 yard rushing performances (one by Eric Shaw in 1997, and two by Derrick Nix in 1998 and 1999). His 1999 line placed three USM players on the Conference USA All-Freshman team. As a collegiate player, Perot started all four years on the offensive line at Northwestern State before being drafted in the second round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. The father of two also serves as the liaison between the Bulldog football program and NFL scouts. 16 Perot is married to the former Kate Adams of Hodge, La., and the couple has two sons, Joey and Josh. Kate is an admissions counselor at Louisiana Tech and is also a Tech alumna while Josh is employed by Learfield Sports as an account executive for Louisiana Tech Sports Properties. Louisiana Tech Football

17 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Zach Yenser Graduate Assistant (Offense) First Season Troy, 2007 Schirra Fields Graduate Assistant (Defense) Second Season LSU, 2006 Zach Yenser joined the Louisiana Tech football staff in March 2010 as a graduate assistant coach for the offense. Yenser comes to Tech after serving as the running backs coach and strength coordinator at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Ga. While at Colquitt County HS, Yenser helped guide the Packers to an 11-3 record and an appearance in the Georgia 5- A state semifinals. Prior to coaching at Colquitt County HS, Yenser was an offensive line coach at Henderson State where his line only allowed 13 sacks in 430 attempts and the offense racked up 12 school records and on All-Gulf South Conference selection. Yenser began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, Troy, where he was the offensive graduate assistant for the 2007 season, working specifically with the offensive line and special teams and helping the Trojans claim the 2007 Sun Belt title. A 2007 graduate of Troy, Yenser was a four-year starter for the Trojans and helped the Trojans win the 2006 Sun Belt Conference championship, as well as the 2006 New Orleans Bowl title. Schirra Fields begins his second year as a member of the Louisiana Tech athletics program working and first working as the graduate assistant for the defense on the football team. Fields joins the Louisiana Tech family after working at Tyler Junior College this past spring, coaching the defensive backs. The Haynesville, La. native was a walk-on wide receiver at LSU from 2002 through 2005 during which time the Tigers won the 2003 National Championship title. During his prep career, Fields lettered four years as a wide receiver and defensive back for legendary coach Red Franklin helping lead the Tornados to the 2000 Louisiana Class A state title. Fields was named the Louisiana Class A State Defensive Player of the Year as a senior by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He earned his bachelor s degree in kinesiology with a concentration in health and physical education from LSU in 2006 and plans to pursue his master s degree in sports management this spring Spring Media Guide

18 Sonny Days are Here Again! Corbin Best 64 Chad Boyd 31 OL Jr. SQ Marshall, Texas Marshall HS DB/S So. 1L Westwego, La. Archbishop Shaw HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Member of the scout squad. 2007: Redshirt season...scout squad. High School: Lettered two years for coach Rodney Southern at Marshall High School in Texas... Helped lead the Mavericks to the District 17-4A title as a senior and two consecutive Texas 4A state title game appearances... Named all-district as a junior and senior. Getting Acquainted: Son of Wayne and Iris Best... Has one sister, Tiffany... Born Jan. 20, 1988, in Dallas, Texas. 2009: True freshman that saw action in nine games, starting in four... Recorded 31 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and assisted on a tackle for a loss of two yards... Steadily improved his game, not recording a tackle in his first game played (at Navy, 9/12) to making 10 stops at Nevada (10/9), notching four solo tackles and six assisted stops... Recovered a fumble against Hawai i (9/30)... Made four tackles in that Hawai i (9/30) game, one solo and three assisted... Recorded a season-high 10 tackles - four solo and six assisted - at Nevada (10/9)... Notched one solo and one assisted tackle against New Mexico State (10/17)... Made two solo and two assisted tackles against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Notched two assisted tackles and getting credit for one pass break-up at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Suspended for the first half of the following week s game at Fresno State due to a controversial high hit on an LSU receiver, getting credit for one pass-break up at Fresno State... Closed the season against San Jose State (12/5), recording eight total tackles and assisted on a tackle for a loss of two yards while forcing one fumble. High School: Lettered four years for coach Scott Bairnsfather at Archbishop Shaw High School... Helped lead the Eagles to three straight Louisiana Class 4A state title games and a 28-2 record over the last two years... Named the Louisiana Class 4A state Defensive MVP as a senior... Two-time first team all-state... Three-time first team all-district... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... Ranked as 39th best player in the state of Louisiana and the 83rd best cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com... Named to the Max Preps All-American Team... Totaled 126 tackles and five interceptions as a senior... Recorded 225 career tackles with 12 interceptions and 19 PBU s... Also ran track for Archbishop Shaw competing in the 100- and 200-meters and the 4x100, and 4x200 relays... Helped lead Shaw to the regional championship in Personal: Full name is Chad Landon Boyd... Son of Byron and Agnes Boyd... Has one brother, Jarryd... Born Jan. 24, 1991 in New Orleans. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

19 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins C.J. Broades 37 Matt Broha 91 S So. 1L Texarkana, Texas Pleasant Grove HS DE R-Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS 2009: True freshman that was set to redshirt before injuries forced the coaches to burn his shirt... Played in four games, making 18 tackles.,. Made his career debut (and burned his redshirt) against No. 5 Boise State (11/6) when Antonio Baker left the game with a broken leg after the first play from scrimmage... Made 10 tackles against the Broncos (11/6), including seven solo stops and three assisted tackles... Notched four tackles and one QB hurry the next week at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Recorded one solo stop at Fresno State (11/21) before making three tackles in the season finale against San Jose State (12/5). High School: Lettered the past two years for coach Kevin Davis at Pleasant Grove High School in Texas... Played his freshman and sophomore years for coach Joe Jones at Idabel High School in Oklahoma... Played safety and wide receiver in high school... Helped lead the Hawks to the District 16-3A title as a junior and the regional finals of the playoffs as both a junior and senior... Two-time all-district selection at Pleasant Grove High School... Also named to the all-northeast Texas and all-area teams... Named honorable mention all-state as a junior... Totaled 123 tackles, 11 PBUs and four interceptions as a senior and 119 tackles, nine PBUs and two interceptions as a junior... Played basketball for four years in high school. Personal: Full name is Charlie Jerome Broades... Son of Rodney Broades and Malisia Brewer... Has two brothers, Kelvin and Tyrell Lewis, and three sisters, Rodneshia Broades, Amaya Lewis and Paige Nelson... Born March 29, 1991 in Idabel, Okla. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals : Starting left end, playing in all 12 games... Registered 63 tackles on the year with five coming for a loss of 46 yards... Credited with four sacks for 43 yards, two pass break-ups, while forcing and recovering a fumble... Recorded two tackles at Auburn (9/5), with a fumble recovery... Notched three tackles at Navy (9/12), with two solo and one assisted stops... Recorded one assisted tackle against Nicholls State (9/19)... His lone tackle against Hawai i (9/30) was a sack for a loss of eight yards... Also had a pass break-up against Hawai i (9/30)... Notched four tackles at Nevada (10/9), recorded two unassisted... Recorded three tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Credited with two tackles and a QB hurry at Utah State (10/24)... The following week at Idaho (10/31), was responsible for two tackles, one QB hurry and one pass break-up with his lone solo tackle coming as a seven-yard loss on a sack... Notched a pair of assisted tackles against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Recorded two solo and two assisted tackles at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Credited for five solo tackles and one assisted tackle at Fresno State (11/21)... Had a career day against San Jose State (12/5) with two sacks for a total loss of 38 yards, forced one fumble and tallied a total of six tackles. 2008: Started all 13 games at LE for the Bulldogs... Finished the season with 27 total tackles... Registered 1.5 sacks on the year... Finished with a sack against Idaho 10/18/08... Assisted on a sack against Fresno State 11/1/08... Intercepted his only pass of the season against Utah State and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown 11/15/ : Redshirt season...member of scout squad. High School: Lettered two years for coach Dale Weiner at Catholic High School... Played defensive end for the Bears... Helped lead Catholic to the District 3-5A title as a junior and senior and state playoffs both years... Named second team all-district as a junior... Named first team all-district and all-metro (Baton Rouge Advocate) as a senior... Named honorable mention all-state as a senior... Ranked as the 35th best player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals. com... Registered 64 tackles, 24 TFL, 10 pass break-ups and one interception for a touchdown as a senior Getting Acquainted: Full name is Matthew Kent Broha... Son of Kent and Kathy Broha... Has one older brother, Jason, and one older sister, Ashley... Born June 6, 1989, in Baton Rouge, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

20 Sonny Days are Here Again! Tristan Broussard 38 Cassetti Brown 36 FB Sr. sq Iberia, La. New Iberia HS CB R-Fr. RS Leesville, La. Leesville HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2009: Redshirted, did not play. 2008: Member of the scout squad. 2007: Member of scout squad. High School: Lettered two years for coach Rick Hudson at New Iberia... Named second team All-District 3-5A as a senior... Elected team captain... Received honorable mention Academic All-District 3-5A. Personal: Son of Charles and Wendy Broussard... Has one brother, Charles... Born July 13, High School: Lettered for three years for coach Terence Williams at Leesville High School in Louisiana... Helped lead the Wampus Cats to the District 3-4A title in 2007 and Named first team all-district in Recorded 35 tackles and four interceptions as a senior... Had 31 tackles and two interceptions as a junior... Ranked as the 154th best safety in the country by Scout.com... Member of the Leesville track and field team, competing in the 100-, 200- and 400-meters... Earned all-district honors in track... Personal: Full name is Cassetti Dewayne Brown, Jr.... Son of Catona Fisher and Casetti Brown... Has one sister, Adrinna Johnson... Born Aug. 26, 1990, in Deridder, La. Sharman Brown WR R-Fr. RS Mansfield, Texas Timberview HS : Redshirted, did not play. High School: Lettered two years for coach Terry Cron at Timberview High School in Texas... Helped lead the Wolves to the state playoffs both years... Played wide receiver and defensive back in high school... Had 37 catches for 739 yards and five touchdowns as a senior... Averaged over 20.0 yards per reception during his junior and senior seasons... Named first team all-district 8-4A as a senior and honorable mention all-district as a junior... Also named second team all-dfw by Scout.com as a senior... Played basketball as a freshman and sophomore in high school... Lettered for the varsity track team as a junior... Personal: Full name is Sharman Glenn Brown... Son of Charlotte and Sharman Brown... Has one sister, Breanna... Born Oct. 30, 1990 in Irving, Texas. 20 Louisiana Tech Football

21 Tank Calais S Sr. 3L Patterson, La. Patterson HS 2009: Played in all 12 games, recording 77 tackles... Credited with one sack and 3.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards... Intercepted two passes while running one back for a school record 96 yards for a touchdown against San Jose State... Recorded eight tackles at Auburn (9/5), three unassisted and five assisted... Made seven stops at Navy (9/12) with five coming unassisted... Notched six solo tackles against Hawai i (9/30), with two assisted tackles and two pass break-ups... Recorded two solo tackles and assisted on noe more at Nevada (10/9)... Caught his first career interception against New Mexico State (10/17), returning it 25 yards while recording five total tackles against the Aggies... Also recorded five total tackles the following week at Utah State (10/24)... Was credited with his first sack of the season for a loss of six yards at Idaho (10/31) while recording eight total tackles (three solo, five assisted)... Notched eight total tackles - five assisted and one solo, including one for a loss - against the fifth-ranked Broncos of Boise State (11/6)... Recorded six tackles at No. 9 LSU (11/14), helping Tech take its first lead over LSU since Matched a season-high six solo tackles as a part of a seven total tackle day at Fresno State (11/21)... Named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against San Jose State (12/5) for his school record interception return for 96 yards for a touchdown while also recording nine total tackles - four solo, five assisted - and getting credit for a pass break-up and an assisted tackle for a loss of two yards against the Spartans. 2008: Saw action in all 13 games for the Bulldogs during the season while starting in three... Totaled 50 tackles on the year... Named La Tech special teams POW (Utah State game)... Named LA Tech Co-Defensive Player of the Week (NMSU game)... Finished with a career-high 12 tackles against New Mexico State 11/22/08... Registered a sack against Idaho 10/18/08... Forced a fumble against Army 10/25/08 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins : Played all 12 games on special teams and saw action at safety...had three tackles against Central Arkansas High School: Lettered four years for coach Tommy Minton at Patterson High School... Played both offense and defense for the Lumberjacks... Helped lead Patterson to the District 7-3A title as a junior... Named first team all-district and all-parish by the Daily Review as a freshman at safety... Missed his sophomore season with an injury... Named first team all-district and the District 7-3A defensive MVP as a junior... Named first team all-district and the District 7-3A offensive MVP as a senior... Named first team all-state as a junior and honorable mention all-state as a senior... Named to the Blue Chip All-American list... Ranked as the 33rd best player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com and the second best safety in the state... Registered 163 tackles, 17 TFL and nine forced fumbles as a safety as a junior... Rushed for 1,150 yards and 10 scores and passed for over 1,600 yards at quarterback as a senior Getting Acquainted: Full name is Tarence Shamaud Calais... Son of Vanessa Calais and Ivory Hilliard... Has four brothers, Cory, Isaiah, Joseph and Jaharris, and seven sisters, Irie, Ashley, Amber, Daija, Jada, Amani and Ma ki... His father played safety as LSU... His uncle Ike Hilliard played for the Florida Gators and in the NFL for thenew York Giants and the Tampa Bay Bucs... His great uncle Dalton Hilliard played running back for LSU... His uncle Mike Calais played linebacker for LSU... Born June 8, 1988, in Morgan City, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

22 Sonny Days are Here Again! Colby Cameron 10 Vincent Cano 69 QB R-So. 1L Newbury Park, Calif. Newbury Park HS OL R-Fr. RS Kilgore, Texas Kilgore HS 2009: Saw limited action throughout the year, appearing in five games and completing 14 of 26 passes for 142 yards... Made his first collegiate appearance against Nicholls State (9/19), rushing for one yard on one carry and throwing 1-for-3 for 16 yards... Saw significant action throughout most of the second half at Idaho (10/31), throwing 10-for-16 for 105 yards and running the ball six times for 24 yards. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Played quarterback for coach George Hurley... Helped lead the Panthers to the California Division II playoffs before losing to Hart in the semifinals... The Panthers finished 11-2 on the year and tied for the Marmonte League title at 6-1 in league play... Threw for 47 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards over his final two years of high school... High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Vallery at Kilgore High School... Played both offensive and defensive lineman for the Bulldogs... Helped lead the team to a 9-3 mark in 2008 and the second round of the state playoffs... Led the Bulldogs to two consecutive district titles in 2007 (12-4A) and 2008 (14-4A)... Twotime all-district selection and two-time all-east Texas selection by the Longview News Journal... Named the defensive lineman of the year as in District 14-4A as a senior... Recorded 44 tackles, six TFL and two forced fumbles during his senior year... Ranked as the 69th best offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com... Threw the discus and the shot put for the track team as a junior. Personal: Full name is Vincent Kingsley Cano... Son of Rosemary Lawrence and Matt Swanson... Has one sister, London... His father played football at Kilgore Junior College... Born April 2, Personal: Son of Stan and Cathy Cameron... Has one brother Jordan and two sisters Brynn and Emily... Jordan plays football at Southern California after transferring from BYU where he redshirted for the basketball team in Brynn also is a student-athlete at USC playing basketball for the Women of Troy. Year G C-A-I Yards TD LG Totals Louisiana Tech Football

23 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Terry Carter 28 Richie Casey 1 CB R-Jr. 2L West Monroe, La. West Monroe HS WR R-So. RS Homer, La. Homer HS 2009: Played sparingly throughout the latter half of the season due to a recurring hamstring injury... Registered 45 tackles and four pass break-ups... Recorded a career-best eight tackles in the season-opener at Auburn (9/5), recording six unassisted tackles and two assisted stops... One of his solo stops came for a loss of one yard for the Tigers... Recorded four tackles at Navy (9/12)... Made five solo stops out of six tackles and broke up two passes against Nicholls State (9/19)... All five of his tackles against Hawai i (9/30) were solo stops... Notched six tackles - four solo, two assisted - and broke up a pass at Nevada (10/9)... Recorded one solo tackle against New Mexico State (10/17)... Credited with three total tackles at Utah State (10/24)... Notched three solo and one assisted tackle at Idaho (10/31)... Recorded one assisted tackle at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Credited with one solo tackle and one pass break-up at Fresno State (11/21)... Notched five solo and one assisted tackeles against San Jose State (12/5). 2008: Saw action in 13 games at cornerback while making four starts... Registerd 28 tackles on the year... Named WAC and LSWA Defensive Player of the Week for performance in SJSU game... Finished with a career-high six tackles against New Mexico State 11/22/08... Forced a fumble against Kansas 9/6/08... Intercepted his first pass of the season against Hawaii 10/11/08... Intercepted his second pass against San Jose State 11/8/08 and returned it for a touchdown... Recovered a fumble against New Mexico State 11/22/ : Did not play due to a knee injury. 2008: Redshirt season... Member of scout team. High School: Was a four-year starter for coach Glen Kyle at Homer... Named first team All-District 1-2A athlete... Team MVP last two seasons... Named first team All-State by the coaches association... Helped lead Homer to the second round of the Class 2A state playoffs before losing to state runner-up St. James... Lettered for three years for the varsity basketball team and four years for the track and field team... Named second team all-district in basketball as a junior... Competed in the 100-meters and was a member of the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams... Was the regional champion as a junior in the 100-meters and the 4X100-meter relay. Personal: Son of Richard Casey and Cathy Banks...Has three brothers, DeMarcus Walker, Jerry Casey, and Antonio Casey, and one sister, Virginia Casey... Born April 4, : Redshirt season High School: Lettered three years for coach Don Shows at West Monroe High School... Started at cornerback as a sophomore and senior and at safety as a junior... Helped lead the Rebels to three straight District 1-5A titles and the Louisiana Class 5A state title in Registered 58 tackles, nine pass break-ups and four interceptions as a senior... Named first team all-state by both the coaches and the media as a senior... Named first team all-district as a junior and senior... Named first team all-northeast Louisiana by the News-Star as a senior... A member of West Monroe s track and field team... Helped lead West Monroe to the Louisiana Class 5A state title in track in 2006, the first ever by the school... Was a member of the 4 X 200 state championship team in Finished second in state in the 200-meters in Also played basketball for West Monroe for four years Getting Acquainted: Son of Shawanna Carter... Born April 28, 1988, in West Monroe, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

24 Sonny Days are Here Again! Kris Cavitt 79 Clayton Chambers 87 OL Jr. 1L Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Summit HS TE Sr. 1L West Monroe, La. West Monroe HS 2009: Made appearances in three games on the offensive line. 2008: Saw action in nine games while starting the final six games of the regular season at RG... Helped Tech rushers amass 2,432 total yards rushing during the season 2007: Redshirt season...member of the scout squad High School: Lettered one year for coach Kyle Gellar at Mansfield Summit High School... It was the only year he played football for the Jaguars after playing basketball his first three years of high school... Helped lead Mansfield Summit to the state playoffs in Named first team all-district 4-5A Getting Acquainted: Full name is Kristopher Garrett Cavitt... Son of Kenneth and Norma Cavitt... Has one older sister, Jheri... Was third cousins of the late Darrent Williams, the Denver Broncos cornerback... His uncle Floyd Cavitt Jr. ran track at the University of Houston... His aunt Regina Cavitt played basketball at Sam Houston State... Born Dec. 25, 1988, in Dallas, Texas. 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Moved from TE to OL...Member of the scout squad 2007: Saw his first career action in the season opener against Central Arkansas. 2006: Redshirted High School: Lettered three years for coach Don Shows at West Monroe High School... Played tight end and offensive guard for the Rebels... Helped lead West Monroe to three straight District 2-5A titles and the Louisiana Class 5A state title his senior season... Were state runner-ups in Started as offensive guard as a senior... Named first team all-district as a senior... Named to the honorable mention list of the News-Star s All-Northeast Louisiana team... Named all-state honorable mention... Also played baseball as a freshman and sophomore... Was a member of the Rebels track and field team competing in the high jump, discus and shot put... Earned all-state honors in the shot put and discus as a senior... Was the district champ in the discus as a junior Getting Acquainted: Son of Sid and Kristi Chambers... Has one brother, Andrew and one sister, Grace... His father played football at Texas Tech in the early 80s and for the New Orleans Saints... His grandfather played football for Louisiana-Monroe... Born July 16, 1987, in Lubbock, Texas. 24 Louisiana Tech Football

25 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Adrien Cole 44 Myke Compton 26 LB Jr. 2L Mobile, Ala. McGill-Toolen HS RB R-Sr. 3L Idabell, Okla. Tucker HS 2009: An all-wac first team selection at linebacker in Garnered all-louisiana second team honors... Linebacker who emerged as a leader on the field during the season... Credited with 123 tackles on the year, forcing two fumbles... Notched five tackles for a loss of 34 yards and two sacks for a loss of 27 yards... Recorded a career-high 10 tackles at Auburn (9/5) while forcing two fumbles... Notched eight tackles at Navy (9/12)... Made four solo stops and five assisted tackles against Nicholls State (9/19)... Recorded five tackles against Hawai i (9/30), four of them being solo stops... Notched his first career sack at Nevada (10/9), a loss of 16 yards for the Wolf Pack... Also tied a career-best 10 tackles at Nevada, recorded three solo stops and seven assisted tackles, similar to the Auburn game... Recorded five total tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Credited with a career-high 12 tackles at Utah State (10/24), with four solo stops and eight assisted tackles... One of his solo tackles against the Aggies came for a two-yard USU loss... Assisted on a tackle for a loss of one yard against No. 5 Boise State in a game where he notched one solo and four assisted tackles... Dominated on the defensive front at No. 9 LSU with 11 total tackles - three solo, eight assisted - with one of his solo tackles being a sack for a loss of 11 yards whlie also getting credited with a QB hurry in helping Tech hold a lead at halftime, its first lead over LSU since Recorded nine total tackles in each of the last two games of the year, notching eight solo stops and one assisted tackle at Fresno State (11/21) and one solo tackle and eight assisted stops with a pass break-up against San Jose State (12/5) in the season finale. 2008: Saw action in 11 games at middle linebacker... Finished the season with 30 tackles... Recorded a career high seven tackles vs. NMSU High School: Lettered three started years for coach Keith Powell at McGill-Toolen... Played linebacker and scored seven touchdowns on offense as fullback in short yardage situations... Recorded over 250 tackles his final two years... Named first team all-state and Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year and Mobile Area Defensive Player of the Year... Helped lead McGill-Toolen to Class 6A state semifinals before losing to eventual champion Prattville... Also throws shot put for track and field... Personal: Son of Melvin and Huguette Cole... Has two brothers Julien and Marucio and two sisters Giselle and Alexia... Father played football for Iowa... Born February 1, Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals : Special teams leader that played significant time at running back... Ran the ball 48 times for 186 yards and four touchdowns... Carried the ball once for a two-yard gain at Auburn (9/5) while recording two tackles... Rushed twice for seven yards against Nicholls State (9/19), also recording three tackles... Carried the ball six times for 35 yards against Hawai i (9/30)... Ran a career-best 48-yards at Nevada (10/9) and caught one pass for 27 yards, another career-best mark... Carried the ball twice against New Mexico State (10/17) for 10 yards and a touchdown... Ran the ball six times for 19 yards at Utah State (10/24)... Reached the end zone in one of his seven carries for 16 yards at Idaho (10/31)... Notched a rushing touchdown for the fourth and final time of the season against No. 5 Boise State (11/6) in a game where he carried the ball six times for 20 yards... Recorded a career offensive day at No. 9 LSU (11/14) as he ran the ball six times for 21 yards and caught five passes for 38 yards in Death Valley... His season came to an abrupt close at Fresno State (11/21) where he broke his leg on his one carry, gaining eight yards... One of the top special teams players for the Bulldogs, recording 12 total tackles over the course of the season. 2008: Saw action in 13 games this season... Rushed the ball 21 times for 74 yards and one touchdown... Rushed for a season high 40 yards with a long of 20 yards against Southeastern 9/20/08... Rushed for his only touchdown of the year against Hawaii 10/11/08... Led Tech with 15 total tackles on special teams... Named La Tech Special Teams POW (Idaho and Nevada games) 2007: Saw action in all 12 games on special teams... Named LA Tech special teams player of the year...totaled 15 tackles on special teams punt and kickoff coverage units 2006: Redshirted High School: Lettered three years for Coach Bill Ballard at Tucker High School in Georgia... Played running back and strong safety... Helped lead the program to the District 6-4A title all three years... Rushed for over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior... Also scored six touchdowns on special teams returns and three more on interception returns... Totaled over 100 tackles as a senior... Named to the all-state first team (coaches) as a senior... Also named to the All-DeKalb County team... Named the Special Teams Player of the Year on the All-DeKalb County team... Won the area weightlifting championship as a senior... Earned the Golden Tiger Award (top weightlifter on football team)... Also played baseball and ran track and field... Played center field and pitcher for the baseball team... Ran the 4X100, 4X400, open 100-meters and participated in the long jump Getting Acquainted: Goes by Myke... Son of Lisa Jackson and the late Michael Compton... Has two sisters, Ashley Allen and Alicia Ricks... Born Sept. 29, 1987, in Idabel, Oklahoma. Year G Att. Net TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Totals Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

26 Sonny Days are Here Again! Matthew Conger 61 Javontay Crowe 47 OL So. SQ Prairieville, La. Catholic HS S So. 1L Ruston, La. Ruston HS Lennon Creer RB R-Jr. TR Tatum, Texas Tennessee Tennessee: Played in 11 games for the Volunteers, rushing for 388 yards on 73 carries and totaling 4 touchdowns on the season... Best game came against UAB where he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on just eight carries...rushed for 82 yards on 16 carries vs. Wyoming and 80 yards on 17 carries against Vanderbilt...Rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown against Mississippi State. Tennessee: Played in 13 games... Appeared in every game except South Carolina contest... Rushed for 53 yards on six carries vs. Southern Miss and 28 yards on nine carries vs. Arkansas State... Best game came against Louisiana-Lafayette, rushing for 109 yards and one touchdown on just seven carries... Best kickoff return outing of season came against LSU in SEC Championship Game, with four attempts for 99 yards and 24.5-yard average : Made one unassisted tackle at Navy (9/12)... Saw action in five games throughout the season. High School: Lettered three years for coach Billy Laird at Ruston High School in Louisiana after transferring from Southwood High School... Helped lead the Bearcats to the state playoffs every year he played... Two-time all-district selection... Named all-lincoln Parish by the Ruston Daily Leader as a junior and senior... Named the Fred Dean Defensive MVP for the all-parish team by the Ruston Daily Leader as a senior... Named all-area by the Monroe News- Star... Named honorable mention all-state as a senior... Recorded 112 tackles, 17 TFL, two sacks, six PBUs and one interception as a senior... For his career he totaled 212 tackles, 27 TFL, 12 PBUs and two interceptions... Personal: Full name is Javontay Royale Crowe... Son of Cynthia Garner and George Garner... Has one sister, Trinity... Born June 22, 1991 in Ruston. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals HIGH SCHOOL - PrepStar All-America...Old Spice Redzone Player of the Year for Texas...Class 2A TSWA/Collin Street Bakery Offensive Player of the Year...Twice named All-State first team, East Texas MVP and District MVP...Helped Tatum to state titles in 2005 and Totaled 2,835 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns as senior in Set Tatum records for career and season TDs, as well as career and season rushing yards...second team Reebok Super Team as running back in Compiled 2,106 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns during junior season...as sophomore in 2004, ran for 1,263 yards and eight touchdowns to earn Newcomer of the Year...Three-time District champ contributor in 4x100 and 4x400 track and field events and was state championship qualifier in both relays...cousin of Andre Davis, who played running back at TCU from and was selected by Oilers in 1996 NFL Draft. 26 Louisiana Tech Football

27 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Neil Crumpton 59 Jay Dudley 45 DL Fr. HS Houston, Texas St. Pius X HS LB Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. Northwood HS 2009: Redshirted, did not play. Josh Cuthbert 2009: Redshirted, did not play. 2009: Transfer, did not play. DS R-Fr. RS Belle Glades, Fla. Glades Day HS Ben Dickerson WR So. TR Sterling, Va. Grambling State : Starting linebacker that recorded 75 tackles throughout the season witih 2.5 sacks... Recorded four tackles for a loss of 15 yards overall... Recorded five tackles at Auburn (9/5)... Set a career-high nine tackles at Navy (9/12) with four solo stops and five assisted tackles... Recorded three tackles against Nicholls State (9/19)... Notched four solo tackles and one assisted tackle against Hawai i (9/30) in a week where he was named LA Tech s Special Teams Player of the Week... Also recorded half a sack for a loss of four yards against Hawai i as the Bulldog defense notched seven sacks in the game... Recorded three tackles at Nevada (10/9)... Notched three solo tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Recorded a career day at Utah State (10/24) with eight solo and seven assisted stops for 15 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards and a solo sack for a loss of six yards... Recorded three total tackles at Idaho (10/31)... Notched two assisted tackles against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Credited with five assisted tackles at No. 9 LSU... Led the team defensively at Fresno State (11/21), notching nine solo stops and three assisted tackles for 12 total tackles in the Valley while making two tackles for a total loss of four yards, including one sack... Notched 10 total tackles - two solo, eight assisted - in the season finale against San Jose State (12/5). 2008: Saw action in four games while starting the last two...made his first career start against Nevada 11/29/08... Totaled six tackles on the year 2007: Redshirt season...member of the scout squad High School: Lettered four years for coach Daniel Turnbow at Northwood High School... Started all four years at linebacker and wide receiver... Helped lead Northwood to the state playoffs in Named first team all-district three straight years at linebacker... Named first team all-district at wide receiver as a senior... Named first team all-city by the Shreveport Times at linebacker for three straight seasons... Named honorable mention all-state as a senior at linebacker... Caught 29 passes for 600 yards and five touchdowns as a senior... Led the team with 138 tackles, 16 TFLs and three sacks Getting Acquainted: Full name is Jataria Cortez Dudley... Son of Jackie Lewis and Jacqueline Smith... Has one older brother, Monktrell, and one younger brother, Jordan... Born Oct. 7, 1988, in Shreveport. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

28 Sonny Days are Here Again! Tyrone Duplessis 22 Jared Edwards 19 RB So. 1L New Orleans, La. O.P. Walker HS DB R-Fr. RS Metairie, La. Archbishop Rummel HS 2009: True freshman running back that played in nine games... Missed three games due to injury... Ran the ball 70 times for 277 yards whle returning four kicks for 88 yards... Made his collegiate debut at Auburn (9/5), returning one kick for 20 yards and rushing for six yards on five carries... Carried the ball eight times for 71 yards against Nicholls State (9/19), including a career-long 43-yard run... Ran for 75 yards on 14 carries against Hawai i (9/30) while returning one punt for five yards... Ran the ball nine times for 31 yards against New Mexico State (10/17)... Recorded 11 yards on three carries at Utah State (10/24)... Gained 15 yards on eight carries at Idaho (10/31) while returning three kicks for a total of 68 yards... Churned out 65 yards on 17 carries at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Hampered by a leg injury that forced him to sit out three of the last four games of the season. High School: Lettered three years for coach Skip Lamothe at O.P. Walker High School in New Orleans... Helped lead the Chargers to the 2007 District 10-4A title... Three-time all-district... Named all-state by both the LSWA and the coaches association as a junior... Named all-metro by the Times-Picayune... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com... Ranked as the 17th best player in the state by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 21st best all-purpose back in the nation by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 91st best running back in the country by Scout.com... Rushed for 2,104 yards and 26 TDs as a junior... Rushed for 879 yards and 13 TDs as a senior despite missing four games... Also a member of the O.P. Walker track team, participating in the 100-meters and the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays... Personal: Full name is Tyrone Duplessis... Nicknamed Fun Size...Son of George and Mary Duplessis... Has one brother, George III and one sister, Levoneshia Dixon... Born July 31, 1990, in New Orleans. Year G Att. Net TD LG KR Yds TD LG Totals : Did not play. Justin Ellis 2009: Redshirted, did not play. OL R-Fr. RS Monroe, La. Neville HS 70 High School: Lettered three years for coach Mickey McCarty at Neville High School in Louisiana... Two-time first team all-district 2-4A... Named first team all-state by the LSWA as a senior... Named second team all-state by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association as a junior... Two-time all- Northeast Louisiana by the Monroe News-Star... Selected to play in the inaugural Sportsman Paradise Bowl game... Also lettered for three years on the Neville track and field team, competing in the shot put... Finished third in the state of Louisiana in the shot put as a junior... Personal: Full name is Justin Jamaal Ellis... Son of Gloria Ellis and Jared Mack... Has one brother, SirDarius, and one sister, LeNelle... Born Dec. 27, 1990 in Monroe, La. Year G PR Yds TD LG Totals Louisiana Tech Football

29 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Sumner Ellis 35 IK Enemkpali 41 S Sr. SQ Tifton, Ga. Presbyterian LB R-Fr. RS Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2009: Redshirted, did not play. 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Presbyterian College: Played safety for Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C.... Was recruited and signed by Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler to play for Presbyterian when he was the head coach... High School: Lettered three years for coach Jay Walls at Tift County High School... named second team All-region as a junior and senior... Recognized as all-area first team as a junior and second team as a senior... Also lettered in wrestling and baseball... High School: Two-year starter for coach George Herrmann at Pflugerville High School in Texas... Helped lead the Panthers to the District 25-5A title and the state playoffs as a senior... Led Pflugerville to the A state finals... Named first team All-District 25-5A as a senior as well as third team all-central Texas by the American Statesman... Recorded 64 tackles with 24 TFL and 14 sacks as a senior... Personal: Full name is Ikemefuna Chinedum Enemkpali... Son of Chinedu and Justina Enemkpali... Has two sisters, Nneka and Chinelo, and one brother, Osi... Born July 3, Getting Acquainted: Son of Andy and Pam Ellis... Has two brothers, Zach and Worth and one sister, Ivey... Brother Zach played football at Presbyterian College... Born April 8, Spring Media Guide

30 Sonny Days are Here Again! Steven Ensminger 7 DeMarcion Evans 11 QB Sr. SQ West Monroe, La. Auburn CB Sr. 1L Bossier City, La. Airline HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Sat out due to transfer rules 2006 (Auburn): Redshirt season High School: Threw for 1,770 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior and 1,213 yards and seven scores as a junior... Led his West Monroe team to the 2005 Louisiana Class 5A state title his senior year... Named to the 2005 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-State team... Named All-District 1-5A by the Shreveport Times... An honorable mention selection to the Times-Picayune Top 16 Blue-Chip List... Ranked as the No. 15 quarterback nationally by ESPN.com... Ranked No. 26 in the Rivals.com Preseason Louisiana Top : Saw action in three games, at Nevada (10/9), against New Mexico State (10/17) and against San Jose State (12/5). 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Member of scout squad High School: Lettered two years for coach Mike Green at Airline High School in Bossier City... Also lettered two years on the track and field team... Getting Acquainted: Son of Emma Evans and Dexter Levingston... Has one brother Demonte Evans... Born August 7, Getting Acquainted: Son of Steve Ensminger and Amy Ensminger... Father is tight ends coach at Auburn... Has two sisters, Brittany and Krystalin... Born July 24, Louisiana Tech Football

31 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Roosevelt Falls 39 Lyle Fitte 2 FB Sr. 2L Atlanta, Texas Atlanta HS WR So. 1L Port Sulphur, La. South Plaquemines HS 2009: Primarily a special teams players that saw regular action midway through the year because of injuries... Caught two passes for 32 yards at Utah State (10/24) before suffering a season-ending injury on his 29-yard reception against the Aggies. 2008: Saw action in three games on special teams... Missed 10 games due to injury... Recovered a fumble against Southeastern 9/20/ : Saw action in all 12 games on special teams High School: Lettered four years for coach Ben Schomberg at Atlanta High School... Played both offense and defense for the Rabbits... Helped lead Atlanta to the Texas Class 3A state championship in Led Atlanta to the District 16-3A title in 2003 and Named first team all-district at linebacker and second team all-district at running back as a senior... Ranked as the 38th best inside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com... Rushed for 963 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior... Registered four sacks as a senior... Played basketball his first three years at Atlanta Getting Acquainted: Full name is Roosevelt Edwards Falls II... Son of Roosevelt and Jacqueline Falls... Has three older sisters, Victoria Scott, Stephanie and Leaundra, and one older brother, Antwyn... Father played football at Rusk College... Born May 23, 1989, in Atlanta, Texas. Year G Att. Net TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Totals Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals : True freshman receiver that returned kicks on special teams when opponents would not kick to Phillip Livas... Caught 12 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown while returning 21 kickoffs for 466 yards, including three kick returns for over 50 yards... Caught two passes for 17 yards at Auburn (9/5)... Returned a kickoff against Nicholls State (9/19) for 25 yards... Set a career-best kickoff return with a 53-yard return against Hawai i (9/30)... Returned a kick for 24-yards at Nevada (10/9)... Ran the ball for a seasonbest 51 yards on three carries and a touchdown against New Mexico State (10/17) while returning two kicks for 22 yards... Returned three kickoffs for 47 yards at Utah State (10/24)... Caught four passes for 35 yards while returning two kickoffs for 56 yards at Idaho (10/31) including a 53-yard kickoff return against the Vandals... Returned five kickoffs for 130 yards, including a season-best 71-yard kickoff return, against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Returned two kicks for a total of 42 yards at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Recorded a season-best 150 all-purpose yards at Fresno State (11/21), running the ball four times for 41 yards, catching one pass for six yards, returning four kicks for 67 yards and returning two punts for 36 yards... Against San Jose State (12/5), caught three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown with a seasonlong reception of 38 yards while running the ball once for six yards. High School: Lettered four years for coach Cyril Crutchfield at South Plaquemines High School in Louisiana... Played running back and wide receiver for the Hurricanes... Helped lead South Plaquemines to the Louisiana Class 1A state title as a junior and senior... Led the Hurricanes to the District 10-1A title in 2007 and Two-time first team all-district... Named first team all-state at running back as a junior and senior by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association... Also named second team allstate as a return specialist... Named first team all-west Bank and first team all-metro by the New Orleans Times Picayune... As a junior rushed for 1,906 yards and 24 touchdowns while recording 75 catches for 1,612 yards and 19 touchdowns... As a senior rushed for 712 yards and 12 scores and caught 51 passes for 1,057 yards and 12 touchdowns... Was a member of the track team, competing in the 100- and 200-meters and on the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams... Personal: Full name is Lyle Anthony Fitte... Son of Avis Fitte and Darrel Parker (stepdad)... Has two brothers, Evan and Beau... Born April 15, 1991 in Gretna, La. Year G Att. Net TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Totals Year G KR Yds TD LG PR Yds TD LG Totals Spring Media Guide

32 Sonny Days are Here Again! Quinn Giles 27 Cade Glasgow 14 CB So. 1L Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian Academy P R-So. 1L Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 2009: True freshman saw action in eight games... Recorded two assisted tackles at Utah State (10/24)... Notched an assisted tackle against San Jose State (12/5). High School: Lettered six years for coach John Bachman Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport... Helped lead the Eagles to three state titles and four district titles... Four-time all-district and four-time all-city by the Shreveport Times... Named all-state and third team all-american by USA Today as a senior... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... Caught 96 passes for 1,535 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior while also recording 68 tackles and three interceptions... As a junior he caught 32 passes for 448 yards and three touchdowns... Personal: Full name is Quinn Demetrius Giles... Son of Melvin Giles and Gwen Nash... Has one brother, Melvin Jr.... Has three sisters, Kimberly Nash, Melisha Giles and Alexus Giles... Born Dec. 25, 1989 in Shreveport. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals : Punted 54 times for an average of 37.3 yards over the course of the season, sending six punts over 50 yards and 14 inside the Averaged 38.3 yards per punt in his collegiate debut at Auburn (9/5), sending one punt inside the Averaged 34.7 yards per punt in six kicks at Navy (9/12) with one called for a touchback, two fair caught and one going longer than 50 yards, a then career-long 54-yard punt... Matched that 54-yarder against Nicholls State (9/19) and sent both punts of the game inside the Sent two of his four punts against Hawai i (9/30) inside the Recorded the fifth-longest punt in school history with a career-long 67-yard punt at Nevada (10/9)... That came in a game where his five punts averaged 45.4 yards with two falling inside the 20 and one being fair caught... Punted the ball three times against New Mexico State (10/17), averaging 33.0 yards per punt...did not see action again for two weeks, returning at Idaho (10/31) where he averaged 42.3 yards in his seven punts with two going over 50 yards, both landing inside the Averaged 34.6 yards in seven punts against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Punted the ball six times for 181 yards at No. 9 LSU, sending one inside the Averaged 35.8 yards per punt at Fresno State (11/21), sending two of his four punts inside the Punted the ball four times for 158 yards, averaging 39.5 yards per punt, with one going over 50 yards and two landing inside the 20 in the season finale against San Jose State (12/5). 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered three years for coach George Herrmenn at Pflugerville... Helped lead the Panthers to the state finals his senior year... Named first team All-District 14-5A, first team All-Central Texas and All-State Honorable Mention his senior year. Personal: Son of Randy and Martha Glasgow... Has one sister Meagan... Born August 29, Year G No. Yards Avg. Lg TB FC 50+ i , Totals , Louisiana Tech Football

33 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Justin Goodman 25 Randy Grigsby 85 DB Jr. TR Houston, Texas Blinn JC DE Sr. 3L Ruston, La. Ruston HS Blinn JC: Played two seasons at Blinn Junior College for Brad Franchione, leading the team to the 2009 Junior College National Championship... During the 2009 season, recorded 75 tackles, one interception, two forced fumbles and three tackles for a loss... During the 2008 season, recorded 90 tackles, 10 pass break ups, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries... High School: Lettered one year at Alief Hastings High School under Greg Alexander... Named all-greater Houston and all-district as well as the team s Defensive Player of the Year... Played outside linebacker, recording 79 tackles, 28 sacks and recorded one interception as a senior... Personal: Justin Goodman... Son of Lonzo and Glenda Goodman... Liked the family atmosphere and the exciting potential for the football program best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Arizona, Houston, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, North Texas, SMU, South Alabama, UAB and UTEP... Has two cousins, Jacquizz Rodgers and James Rodgers, that play for Oregon State... Born on Dec. 13, 1988 in Houston, Texas. 2009: Did not play. Bobby Gorman RB R-Fr. RS Destrehan, La. Destrehan HS : Saw action in seven games throughout the season, recording nine tackles with two coming for a loss... Assisted on a sack for a loss of four yards... Recorded a solo tackle at Auburn (9/5)... Notched an assisted tackle against Nicholls State (9/19)... Recorded two tackles - one solo, one assisted - against New Mexico State (10/17)... Recorded two assisted tackles against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Credited with a solo tackle at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Recorded two assisted tackles, including one for a loss of two yards, against San Jose State (12/5) in the season finale. 2008: Saw action in nine games for the Bulldogs while starting two... Totaled 11 tackles on the year... Assisted on a sack against Idaho 10/18/ : Played in eight games and started one at defensive end...totaled 10 tackles on the season...had a career-high three tackles in season opener against Central Arkansas and Ole Miss 2006: Redshirted. High School: Lettered three years for coach Billy Laird at Ruston High School... Helped lead the Bearcats to the state playoffs, including the second round in Named first team all-district as a senior... Named first team all-parish by the Ruston Daily Leader... Named honorable mention all-northeast Louisiana by the News-Star... Registered 69 total tackles as a senior, including 26 solo stops and 43 assists... Also had 13 tackles for loss and three sacks Getting Acquainted: Son of Ricky and Denise Grigsby... Has a twin brother, Reginald, and an older brother, Ricky...Father, Ricky, played alongside current Tech assistant Ed Jackson at Louisiana Tech... Born Feb. 27, 1987, in Ruston, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

34 Sonny Days are Here Again! Andrew Guillot 24 Cudahy Harmon 76 WR So. SQ Slidell, La. Pope John Paul III HS OL Sr. 3L Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. High School: Lettered three years for coach Chris Lachney at Pope John Paul II High School... Helped lead the Jaguars to the A district championship...named first team All- State RB his junior season as well as second team All-State as a returner... Named to the first team 9-2A All- District team his junior year...also named All-Metro by the New Orleans Times Picayune after his junior campaign...rushed for over 1,500 yards on 96 carries as well as recording over 600 yards receiving on 42 receptions for 26 total touchdowns his junior season... Rushed for over 700 yards and seven touchdowns in just six games in his senior season. Personal: Full name is Andrew Robert Guillot... Son of Jeff and Linda Guillot... Has one brother, Richard... Born March 5, 1990 in Slidell. 2009: Starting offensive lineman in the first seven games, seeing action in eight games. Did not play after the game at Idaho (10/31). 2008: Saw action in all 13 games while starting in Helped Tech rushers amass 2,432 total yards rushing during the season 2007: Saw action in five games and started his first career game at Cal...helped lead the way for Tech s offense to rush for 1,863 yards and pass for 2,438 yards 2006: Redshirted High School: Lettered two years for coach Thomas Brooks at John Tyler High School... Played his sophomore and senior seasons... Sat out as a junior to concentrate on basketball... Played left tackle for the Lions... Named honorable mention on the District 12-5A squad as a senior... Helped lead JT to an 8-3 mark as a senior and the state playoffs... A four-year starter on the John Tyler varsity basketball team... Named all-district as a junior... Started as a freshman on the JT basketball team that finished ranked No. 2 in the state Getting Acquainted: Son of Curtis and Rosia Harmon... Has three sisters, Yarbre, and twins, Moya and Toya... Cousin of former Bulldog basketball player Joe Sykes... Born Jan. 27, 1988, in Tyler, Texas. 34 Louisiana Tech Football

35 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Eric Harper 80 John Hinton 10 TE Jr. 2L Marrero, La. John Ehret HS K R-So. RS Ruston, La. Ruston HS 2009: Played in eight games of the course of the season, especially late in the year with the team ravaged by injuries... Caught two passes for 35 yards and registered one tackle... Recorded a tackle at Nevada (10/9)... Caught two passes for 35 yards, including a season-best 22-yard reception, at No. 9 LSU. 2008: Saw action in eight games on the season at defensive end and on special teams... Finished the season with five tackles High School: Lettered three years for coach Billy North at John Ehret High School... Named All-American, All-West Bank, all-district, all-metro and Defensive MVP as a junior... Named all-district as a freshman and second team all-west Bank as a sophomore... Also played basketball and participated in track and field... Graduated in December 2007 and enrolled in the spring quarter at Tech : Member of the scout squad. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered three years for coach Billy Laird at Ruston High... Named honorable mention All-District 1-5A as a sophomore... Named second team All-District as a junior... As a senior, named first team All-District and honorable mention All-State. Personal: Son of Clark and Betty Hinton...Has two brothers, Hugh and Jack, and one sister, Claire...Born August, Personal: Son of Terry Harper... Has seven brothers, Marvin, Marlin Terry, Jerry, Gregory, Derrick and Craige... Born October 29, Year G Rec Net TD LG Totals Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

36 Sonny Days are Here Again! Mason Hitt 90 Adam Hymel 53 DT Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. Parkview Baptist HS OL R-Jr. SQ Destrehan, La. Jesuit HS 2009: Defensive lineman that played in 10 games, recording 33 tackles... Registered three tackles for a loss of 14 yards, including two sacks for a loss of 12 yards... Recorded one tackle at Auburn (9/5)... Notched five total tackles at Navy (9/12), including one sack for a loss of seven yards... Recorded five assisted tackles against Nicholls State (9/19)... Recorded an assisted sack for a total loss of five yards against Hawai i, one of his only two tackles of the game... Matched a career-high six tackles at Nevada (10/9)... Recorded four assisted tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Credited with two assisted tackles at Idaho (10/31)... Recorded five total tackles - one solo, four assisted - against No. 5 Boise State with his lone solo tackle coming for a loss of two yards... Started at No. 9 LSU opposite his brother, Lyle, recording one assisted tackle... Notched two total tackles against San Jose State (12/5). 2008: Saw action in 13 games while starting 12 at tackle... Totaled 34 tackles on the year... Finished with six tackles against Nevada... Registered 1.5 tackles against Idaho 10/18/08... Named LA Tech Defensive POW (Boise State game) 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Redshirt season High School: Lettered three years for coach Vic Eumont and Sid Edwards at Jesuit... Helped lead the Bluejays to District 10-5A championship as a sophomore... Played at Captain Shreve in Shreveport after Hurricane Katrina and helped lead the Gators to the District 1-4A title as a junior... Named first team All-District and second team All-City as a junior... Named first team All-District, All- Orleans-St. Bernard as a senior at Jesuit... Also lettered in wrestling and track and field one year. Personal: Son of Greg and Linda Hymel... Has one sister Caroline... Born October 23, : Named Academic all-wac... Played 10 games on defensive line and on special teams...had four tackles on the year... High School: Lettered three years for coach Kenny Guillot at Parkview Baptist High School... Played defensive line for the Eagles... Helped lead Parkview Baptist to the District 8-3A title and the state semifinals in Named first team all-district, all-metro and all-state as a senior... Named second team all-district as a junior... Also played baseball for Parkview Baptist as a freshman and sophomore... Getting Acquainted: Full name is Mason David Hitt... Son of Joe and Beth Hitt... Has one older sister, Rachael, one older brother, Lyle, and one younger brother, Tucker... Lyle plays football at LSU... Father played at Southeastern Louisiana... His grandfather Richard Pullig started the Department of Medical Technology at Louisiana Tech in the 1940s... Born July 10, 1988, in Baton Rouge, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

37 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Jacarri Jackson 82 Kendrick James 42 WR R-Fr. RS Logansport, La. Logansport HS LB R-Fr. RS New Orleans, La. O.P. Walker HS 2009: Redshirted, did not play. 2009: Redshirted, did not play. High School: Lettered three years for coach Durrett Woods at Logansport High School in Louisiana... Two-time all-district selection for the Tigers... Also named all-area by the Shreveport Times for two straight years... Named all-state as a junior... As a junior caught 54 passes for 1,076 yards and 10 touchdowns... As a senior caught 46 passes for 878 yards and seven touchdowns... Also lettered for four years in basketball and as a freshman on the track team, competing in the 400-meters, high jump and long jump... Personal: Full name is Jacarri Deandrell Jackson... Son of Linda Gatlin and Early Jackson... Has two sisters, Tamara and Talia... His cousin Shedrick Belle played football at Texas State... Born Dec. 10, 1990 in Shreveport, La. High School: Lettered four years for coach Derek LaMothe at O.P. Walker High School in Louisiana... Named first team All-District 10-4A as a junior and senior... Totaled 115 tackles, 12 TFL, nine sacks and two interceptions as a senior... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 26th best player in the state of Louisiana and the 53rd best outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 61st best middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com... Also played basketball at O.P. Walker... Personal: Full name is Kendrick Joshua James... Son of Kenneth and Mary James... Has one brother, Kenneth James Jr.... His cousin is former NFL cornerback Tory James... Born Nov. 6, 1990 in New Orleans, La Spring Media Guide

38 38 Sonny Days are Here Again! Ross Jenkins QB Sr. 2L Houston, Texas Lagham Creek HS : Starting quarterback whose numbers steadily improved over the 2008 campaign... Passed for 2,095 yards, going 172-for-290 with 17 touchdowns and five interceptions... Threw 18-for-33 for 149 yards and one touchdown at Auburn (9/5), throwing only one interception... Ran the ball 10 times for 36 yards at Auburn, including a career-long 33-yard run... Was 18-for-29 at Navy (9/12) with one interception, throwing for 156 yards... Was sacked four times for 35 yards at Navy... Threw for a career-best 357 yards against Nicholls State (9/19), going 21-for Threw two touchdown passes in that game against Nicholls State... Followed that with a 13-for-22 performance for 97 yards against Hawai i, running for 19 of the team s 352 yards... Was 8-for-17 for 129 yards at Nevada (10/9), including a 41-yard completion to Cruz Williams... Was 11-for-19 for 204 yards and three touchdowns against New Mexico State (10/17), including a 40-yard reception to Dennis Morris... Also against the Aggies, rant he ball eight times for 35 yards and one touchdown... Threw for 155 yards in a 17-for-26 day with two touchdowns and one interception at Utah State (10/24) with both touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter in a come-from-behind rally that fell short... Was 17-for-30 with three touchdowns and 220 yards in just over two quarters of playing time at Idaho (10/31)... Guided the Bulldogs to within two points against No. 5 Boise State in the fourth quarter as he went 10-for-19 for 114 yards with one touchdown and one interception... His lone touchdown pass to Dennis Morris against the Broncos was ESPN SportsCenter s No. 1 play on Top 10 Plays... Threw for 143 yards in a 16-for-31 performance of No. 9 LSU, helping guide Tech to its first lead over LSU since 1904 and a halftime lead... Was 14-for-22 for 206 yards and a career-best four touchdowns at Fresno State (11/21)... Went 9-for-12 for 165 yards and one touchdown in a rout of San Jose State (12/5), guiding running back Daniel Porter towards the school record in career rushing yards. 2008: Saw action in 11 games while starting in Tech s final eight... Bulldogs finished 6-2 with Jenkins at the helm... Completed 92 of 174 passes for 1,155 yards and seven touchdowns... Rushed 61 times for 56 yards and a score... Tossed two touchdowns in two separate games... Named LA Tech Offensive POW (Nevada game)...threw season-high 258 yards against Nevada with two scores 11/29/08... Only threw three inteceptions out of 174 pass attempts 2007: Saw his first career action against Nevada... completed 2-of- 5 passes for 26 yards...had one rush for seven yards 2006: Redshirted High School: Lettered three years for coach Mac Wodfin at Langham Creek High School in Texas... Started all three years at quarterback for the Lobos... Named the District 17-5A offensive MVP as a senior... Named first team all-district and honorable mention all-state as a senior... Rivals 100 named him the MVP of the All- Greater Houston Area team in Named team MVP... Also earned all-district honors as a junior... Completed passes for 2,605 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior... His 69 percent completion percentage was one of the top in the state of Texas... Also rushed for six touchdowns... Lettered on the varsity golf team at Langham Creek for three years Getting Acquainted: Son of Felicia and hte late Mark Jenkins... Has one younger brother, Max, and one younger sister, Regan... Born Jan. 29, 1988, in Georgetown, Texas. Year G C-A-I Yds TD Pct Att. Net TD LG , , Totals , Christian Lacey DL Jr. 2L Harvey, La. Archbishop Shaw HS : Defensive lineman that played in all 12 games, recording 21 tackles... Credited with 2.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards, including a sack for a loss of six yards... Registered a career-high four tackles at Auburn (9/5), making one solo stop and three assisted tackles... Followed that with two tackles at Navy (9/12)... Notched one solo tackle against Nicholls State (9/19), a stop for a two-yard loss... Credited with two assisted tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Recorded three solo tackles at Idaho (10/31), including a sack for a loss of six yards and a QB hurry... Credited with an assisted tackle in games against No. 5 Boise State (11/6) and at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Recorded two solo stops at Fresno State (11/21) while being credited with one pass break-up... Credited with five total tackles and assisted on a tackle for a loss of one yard against San Jose State (12/5). 2008: Saw action in eight games at defensive end... Named La Tech defensive POW (NMSU game)... Finished season with 12 tackles and four sacks... Recorded half of a sack vs. Southeastern, La and Idaho... Recorded sacks in consecutive games with two vs. NMSU then one vs. Nevada High School: Lacey lettered three years for coach Scott Bairnsfather at Archbishiop Shaw... During his career he set the school record for forced fumbles in a career, including three this season... Led the team in sacks three years... Helped lead Archbishop Shaw to the Class 4A state championship game as the No. 1 seed before losing to No. 2 seed Bastrop... Named first team All-District 8-4A as well as district and state defensive MVP... Named first team all-city and all-state by the coaches association... Personal: Son of Denise Lacey...Has one sister, Lauren...Born January 5, Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

39 Michael Lacy OL R-So. RS Gulfport, Miss. Gulfport HS 2009: Member of the scout team. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad 77 High School: Played for coach Marcus Woods at Gulfport High School... Named All-Coast by the Sun Herald...Mississippi State Football Coaches Association All-Star two years in a row...clarion Ledger All-State and All-Coast... Named team MVP...Totaled more than 60 pancake blocks this season... Personal: Son of Michael Sr. and Monica Lacy... Has one sister Milan... Born March 2, Phllip Livas WR Sr. 3L Houma, La. South Terrebonne 2009: Named all-wac second team as a kick return specialist... Despite being hampered by turf toe throughout most of the season and a sprained ankle during the last half of the year, was still one of the most prolific offensive assets on the team... Set the school record for career kick and punt returns for a touchdown with six... Ran the ball 25 times, mostly out of a Wildcat formation, for 249 yards... Caught 20 passes for 205 yards and was among the national leaders in consecutive games with a reception as he was tied for 12th before his streak of 29 straight games came to an end at Utah State (10/24)... Opened the year at Auburn (9/5), catching five passes for 43 yards and returning six kicks for 121 yards... Returned a punt for a career-best 85 yards and a touchdown at Navy (9/12), the only time Navy would punt to him... Also returned three kicks for a total of 52 yards at Navy... Named Western Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance at Navy... Also garned LA Tech Special Teams Player of the Week following that game... Caught four passes for 85 yards against Nicholls State (9/19) while also rushing the ball three times for 24 yards... Ran the ball three times for 52 yards in Tech s dominating 27-6 win over Hawai i (9/30) while catching two passes for 12 yards... Returned three kickoffs for 124 yards at Nevada (10/9), including an 84-yard return... Also at Nevada, caught one pass for a loss of two yards, extending a streak of 28 consecutive games played with at least one reception... Caugh three passes for 29 yards and ran the ball twice for 13 yards against New Mexico State (10/17) while returning one punt for five yards... Set the Louisiana Tech record for kick and/or punt returns for a touchdown at Utah State (10/24), running back a kickoff in the second quarter 100 yards for a touchdown, one of only two WAC players to return a kick 100 yards during the 2009 campaign... That marked the only kick Utah State would allow him to return... Also at Utah State (10/24), ran the ball out of the Wildcat formation four times for 37 yards... Returned to the Wildcat formation at Idaho (10/31), running the ball three times for 73 yards while catching three passes for 30 yards, all happening in the first half after spraining his ankle right before halftime as he did not return... Came back against No. 5 Boise State (11/6), returning three kickoffs for 75 yards and running the ball three times out of the Wildcat for 10 yards... Ran the ball three times out of the Wildcat at No. 9 LSU (11/14) for 19 yards while returning three kickoffs for 65 yards... Returned one kickoff at Fresno State (11/21) for 22 yards... In the season finale against San Jose State (12/5), ran the ball twice for 23 6 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins yards, returned three kicks for 67 yards and returned four punts for eight yards. 2008: Saw action in 13 games while starting in seven... Named first team All-WAC as a special teams returner..named Independence Bowl Offensive Player of the game 12/28/08...Named first team All-Louisiana as a returner and second team All-Louisiana as a receiver by the LSWA... Named LA Tech Offensive POW (Mississippi State and NMSU games)...named LSWA Offensive POW (NMSU game)... Named WAC Special Teams POW (Fresno State game)...named LA Tech Special teams POW for performance in IBowl vs. Northern Illinois...Has caught a pass in 23 of 25 career games (23 straight)...returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD in the Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois...Averaged 25.8 yards per kick return and 15.3 yards per punt return... Returned 16 punts for 245 yards and two scores... Returned 32 kickoffs for 826 yards... Longest punt return of 81 yards came against Fresno State 11/1/08... Caught 43 passes for 607 yards and two scores... Averaged 14.1 yards per catch... Longest catch of 68 yards came against New Mexico State... Rushed the ball 30 times for 337 yards and two scores... Caught touchdowns against New Mexico State and Nevada... Rushed for scores against Idaho and New Mexico State... Ranks No. 1 in WAC and No. 18 in the nation in all-purpose yards per game (155.0 ypg) kick returns is third most in a season in Tech history... Second most kick return yardage in a season (826)... Fifth most career kickoff return yards (1,274)... Third most all-purpose yards in a season (2,019)...Third Tech player ever to accomplish over 2,000 all-purpose yards in a season 2007: Played all 12 games and started five...led team with 504 yards receiving...tied for team lead with three touchdown receptions...averaged 26.4 yards per kickoff return...returned kick 76 yards for a touchdown in season finale at Nevada...had a career-high 129 yards receiving and a touchdown in win over San Jose State...had three catches for 89 yards and a touchdown in win at Idaho High School: Lettered four years for coach Richard Curlin at South Terrebonne High School... Started at safety as a freshman before starting his last three years at running back for the Gators... Also served as the teams kick returner all four years... Helped lead South Terrebonne to the District 6-5A title as a senior... Rushed for 1,936 yards in 2006 and 25 rushing touchdowns... Caught for 256 yards and six more scores... Named the District 6-5A Offensive MVP and the Houma Courier all-regional MVP as a junior and senior... Named first team all-state as a senior at running back and as a junior at kick returner... Named all-district all-four years (four times at kick returner and three times at running back)... Ranked as the 33rd best player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com... Also played basketball for three years... Was a member of the track and field team, competing in the 100-meters and on the 4 X 100-meter relay team... His 4 X 100-meter relay team was the district and regional champs his junior year Getting Acquainted: Full name is Phillip Anthony Livas... Son of Lisa Livas... Has two older sisters, Ronlynn and Ashley, and one younger brother, Rondale... Born April 24, 1989, in Houma, La. Year G Att. 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40 Sonny Days are Here Again! Phillip Longino 75 Shakeil Lucas 54 DT Jr. 1L Missouri City, Texas Marshall HS DE R-Fr. RS Marrero, La. L.W. Higgins HS 2009: Member of the scout team. 2009: Redshirted, Member of the scout team. 2008: Saw action in six games at DT...Finished season with three tackles... Recovered a fumble against Idaho 10/18/08 High School: Lettered two years for coach Dennis Brantley at Marshal High School... Helped lead Marshall to the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs... Named first team All-District 12-5A as a senior and second team as a junior...as a senior recorded 92 tackles and 12.5 sacks...selected as a member of the Touchdown Club...Participated in the Bayou Bowl where he was named player of the week... Threw shot put and discus for track and field... Personal: Son of Philip Longino and Welthey Longino-Twitty, stepfather Colodis Twitty...Has two brothers, Jermane and Jakolby... Father played running back at Alcorn State... Born March 14, High School: Lettered three years for coach Wayne Meyers at L.W. Higgins High School in Louisiana... Helped lead the Hurricanes to three consecutive District 9-5A titles and the state playoffs... Three-time all-district selection... Named to the Times Picayune All-West Bank team three straight years... Named honorable mention all-state as a senior... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals. com... Ranked as the 148th best defensive end in the country by Scout.com... Recorded 75 tackles, 10 TFL and six sacks as a junior... Also threw the shot put on the high school track team... Personal: Full name is Shakeil James Lucas... Son of Angela Lucas... Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Whitley... His cousin Jordan Jefferson plays quarterback at LSU... Born April 22, 1991 in Marrero, La. 40 Louisiana Tech Football

41 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Rob M c Gill 74 Ryan M c Koy 32 OL Sr. 3L Metairie, La. Ouachita Christian HS DB R-Fr. RS Benton, La. Benton HS 2009: Starting offensive lineman that garnered all-wac second team and all-louisiana first team honors, marking the second consecutive year he has been named all-wac... started in every game throughout the 2009 season. 2009: Redshirted, Member of the scout team. 2008: Started all 13 games at left tackle... Earned second team All-WAC honors... Helped Tech rushers amass 2,432 total yards rushing during the season...named second team All-Louisiana by LSWA...Named LA Tech Offensive POW (Utah State game) 2007: Started six games at left guard and played all 12 on special teams...made first career start against Boise State...helped offensive line pave the way for Tech s offense to rush for 1,863 yards and throw for 2, : Redshirted High School: Lettered one year for coach Steven Fitzhugh at Ouachita Christian after moving to Monroe following Hurricane Katrina... Prior to his senior year, lettered two years for coach Mike Virgets at Grace King in Metairie, La.... As a senior, helped lead Ouachita Christian to the state semifinals before falling to eventual state champion John Curtis... Caught 34 passes for 603 yards and nine touchdowns... Registered 66 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks... Named first team all-district, first team all-northeast Louisiana (News-Star) and first team all-state as a senior at tight end... Also named honorable mention all-district as a senior at defensive tackle... Also played basketball for one year at Grace King and one year at Ouachita Christian Getting Acquainted: Son of Michael and Barbara McGill... Has one brother, George... His grandfather, George Hubbard, was an all-state fullback in 1929 and played one year at Tulane... Born Dec. 21, 1987, in Metairie, La Spring Media Guide

42 Sonny Days are Here Again! Giles Menard 86 Jared Miles 67 TE So. SQ Lafayette, La. Lafayette HS OL Sr. 3L Harvey, La. Helen Cox HS 2009: Member of the scout team. 2009: Offensive lineman that played in 10 games, starting in nine... Primarily played right guard. 2008: Saw action in all 13 games while starting the first seven at RG... Helped Tech rushers amass 2,340 total yards rushing during the regular season 2007: Played in nine games and started six at right guard...helped offensive line block for Tech to rush for 1,863 yards and pass for 2,348 yards High School: Was a four year starter for coach Willie Brooks at Helen Cox High School... Helped lead the Cougars to the state playoffs his senior season... Named first team all-district 8-4A as a junior and senior... Named all-west Banks as a junior... Also a member of the school s track and field team for three years competing in the shot put and discus... Won the district title in the shot put as a junior Getting Acquainted: Full name is Jared Miles... Son of Lawrence and Lynnel Miles... Has one younger sister, Melena... Born July 10, 1988, in New Orleans, La. 42 Louisiana Tech Football

43 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Jordan Mills 78 Tim Molton 8 OL So. 1L Napoleanville, La. Assumption HS WR R-Fr. TR Montz, La. LSU 2009: True freshman that saw action in seven games, starting at left guard in the last five... First career start came at Idaho (10/31). High School: Lettered four years for coach Shawn Preston at Assumption High School in Louisiana... Two-time all-district selection for District 8-5A... Named honorable mention all-state as a senior... Named all-region and all-tri-parish by the Thibodaux Daily Comet... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com... Ranked as the 24th best player in the state of Louisiana and the 53rd best offensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 84th best offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com... Also lettered in basketball for three years and threw the shot put on the track team for three years... Helped lead the track team to regionals as a junior... Personal: Full name is Jordan Michael Mills... Son of Margaret and O Neal Mills... Has three brothers, Richard, Rodney and O Neal Jr.... Has three sisters, Shamica, Jaleesa and Chelsea... His cousin Tramon Williams played football at Louisiana Tech and now plays for the Green Bay Packers... Born Dec. 24, 1990 in Thibodaux, La. LSU: Transferred to Louisiana Tech during the fall of Injured his knee during off-season workouts and was going to miss the entire 2009 season... Redshirted as a true freshman for the Tigers in Never played a game for LSU... High school teammate of LSU starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson... High School: A versatile athlete who earned all-district honors in three sports - football, basketball and track... Rated as the No. 13 prospect in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com... Earned a spot on SuperPrep s All-Southwest team... Named to the Mobile Press-Register s Super Southeast A member of the 2008 Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen... A Class 5A all-state honorable mention honoree... Was a top target of Destrehan quarterback Jordan Jefferson, a fellow LSU signee... Caught 44 passes for 912 yards and 11 touchdowns during Destrehan s Class 5A championship season in Punted for Destrehan, averaging 42 yards per punt, earning first-team all-district honors... Came into his own as a junior, catching 36 passes for 608 yards and eight touchdowns... Class 5A state runner-up in the long jump as a junior at 24 feet, 2.75 inches... Coached by Steve Robichaux... Personal: Born Aug. 29, Spring Media Guide

44 Sonny Days are Here Again! D.J. Morrow 23 Matt Nelson 33 RB So. 1L Palestine, Texas Westwood HS K So. 1L Cibolo, Texas Steele HS 2009: True freshman that battled a hamstring injury throughout the year... Tallied 31 carries for 150 yards and one touchdown on the season... Ran the ball once for six yards at Auburn (9/5)... Caught two passes for 21 yards at Navy (9/12), including one reception for 19 yards... Ran the ball eight times for 49 yards and one touchdown against Nicholls State (9/19)... Carried the ball eight times for 25 yards against New Mexico State (10/17)... Ran the ball eight times for 54 yards and caught one pass for five yards at Idaho (10/31)... Registered six yards on four carries at Fresno State (11/21)... Ran the ball twice for 10 yards against San Jose State (12/5) but his highlight of the game came as he threw a 19-yard touchdown pass with a near perfect spiral to tight end Dennis Morris on a trick play. High School: Lettered four years for coach Kevin Anderson at Westwood High School in Texas... Helped lead the Panthers to the District 20-3A title as a senior... Two-time first team all-district selection... Named the District 19-3A offensive MVP as a junior and the District 20-3A MVP as a senior... Named to the all-area team by the Palestine Herald as a senior... Rushed for 1,650 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior... Rushed for 850 yards as a senior despite missing the first half of the season with an injury... Lettered in basketball for four years and on the track team for four years... Competed in the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays... Personal: Full name is Demarcus Jasean Morrow... Son of Angela Hill and Josh Morrow... Has one brother, Nick... Born Dec. 29, 1990 in Palestine, Texas. Year G Att. Net TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Totals : An all-louisiana second team honoree... True freshman kicker that converted 12-of-16 field goal attempts with a season-long 46 yard field goal and converted 42-of-43 PAT attempts... Averaged 56.9 yards in 64 kickoffs throughout the season... In his first collegiate appearance, nailed field goals from 20-yards and 46-yards at Auburn (9/5)... Also at Auburn, recorded four kickoffs for an average of 57.0 yards per kick... Averaged three kickoffs for 55.0 yards at Navy (9/12)... Was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts against Nicholls State (9/19), hitting from 24- and 44-yards out while averaging 62.9 yards in nine kickoffs... Missed the first field goal of his career against Hawai i (9/30), falling short of a 58-yard attempt as time expiried in the first half... Made his other two attempts against the Warriors of 28-yards and 26-yards... His six kickoffs against Hawai i averaged 59.7 yards per kick... Missed his first normal range field goal attempt at Nevada (10/9), sending a 38-yard attempt wide while averaging 65.7 yards per kick in three kickoffs... Converted his only field goal attempt against New Mexico state (10/17), a 26- yard attempt, while averaging 58.1 yards per kickoff... Averaged a season-best 69.2 yards in four kickoffs at Utah State (10/24)... Missed a 56-yard game-winning field goal wide left at Idaho (10/31) while also failing to convert a PAT for the first and only time during the season... Converted all three field goal attempts at No. 9 LSU (11/14) while averaging 46.3 yards on three kickoffs... Ended the year by converting two of three field goal attempts against San Jose State (12/5) while averaging 60.3 yards in nine kickoffs. High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Jinks at Steele High School in Texas... Helped lead the Knights to the 2008 District 27-4A title and the state playoffs... Two-time all-district and two-time academic all-district... Named all-area by the San Antonio Express News as a senior... Also named academic all-state as a senior... Hit 13-of-16 field goals as a junior with a long of 48 yards and 45-of-45 extra points... As a senior he connected on 7-of-10 field goals and 56-of-56 extra points... Also played soccer as a freshman and sophomore in high school... Personal: Full name is Matthew John Nelson... Son of Janet and John Nelson... Has one brother, Tyler... Born March 8, 1991 in Spring, Texas. Year G FG FGA LG KO Yds Avg TB OB , Totals , Louisiana Tech Football

45 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Cornelious Nickelson 83 Tracy Oakley 39 WR R-So. 1L Bossier City, La. Bossier City HS LB So. SQ Ruston, La. Ruston HS 2009: Walk-on wide receiver that saw action later in the year due to injuries... Saw action in five games including the last four of the season... Started the last three games of the year. 2009: Member of the scout team. High School: Lettered three years for coach Billy Don Mchalfey at Bossier High School... Named first team All-District 1-4A as a senior... Named All-City by the Shreveport Times as a senior...named Academic All-State as a senior Personal: Full name is Cornelious DeWayne Nickelson... Son of Cornelious and Carolyn Harris... Has two brothers, Cornelious Jones and Jermaine Nickelson... Has two sisters, Tara Nickelson and Meoshia sanders...born Sept. 7, 1990 in Bossier City Spring Media Guide

46 Sonny Days are Here Again! Ahmad Paige 13 Olajuwon Paige 24 WR So. TR Monroe, La. Tennessee DB Sr. 1l Aiken, S.C. Georgia Military College 2009: Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rule. Tennessee - Redshirted in 2007 and saw limited action in 2008 for the Vols... High School: Lettered four years for coach Dell Ashley at Sterlington High School... Twice named Louisiana all-state after combining for 2,071 receiving yards over final two high school seasons at Sterlington High School... Three-time all-district and all-northeast Louisiana... Played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl...As senior in 2006, caught 41 passes for 863 yards and 12 touchdowns... As junior, brought in 45 receptions for 1,208 yards and 17 touchdowns... Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns as junior and one more as senior... Also returned one interception for touchdown during junior campaign... Three-year starter and senior captain in football... Four-year letterman in basketball and three-year starter... Averaged 10 points per game in basketball...three-year letterman in track and field... Two-time region and district champ in triple jump and high jump...best marks include in long jump, 42-9 in triple jump and 6-5 in high jump... Also participated in 100M, 200M, 4x100M and 4x200M relays... Personal: Son of Reggie and Cynthia Paige... Has one sister, Cheyanna... His uncle Robert Baby Face Paige was a Harlem Globetrotter... Born April 22, 1989 in New Orleans. 2009: Played in 10 games, starting in four... Made 21 tackles on the year, 14 solo and seven assisted... Recorded one interception, returning it 19 yards, recovered one fumble and credited with two pass break-ups... Recorded six tackles at Auburn (9/5) in his first appearance in a Tech uniform, making four solo stops, two assisted tackles and breaking up one pass while recovering one fumble... Notched three tackles against Nicholls State (9/30)... Recorded his first career interception against New Mexico State (10/17), returning it 19 yards while also recording two assisted tackles... Credited with three total tackles at Utah State (10/24), two solo and one assisted... Notched one solo and one assisted tackle at Idaho (10/31)... Credited with one solo stop at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Recorded three solo tackles and credited with one pass break-up at Fresno State (11/21)... Recorded one solo tackle against San Jose State (12/5). Junior College: Played two years for coach Bert Williams at Georgia Military Institute... Was named team captain for the Bulldog his sophomore season... Registered three interceptions in High School: Lettered four years at Aiken High School in South Carolina... Was named all-state as a senior as well as all-region by the Aiken Standard... Played in the Down Under Bowl in Australia following his senior season... Also lettered on the high basketball team for four years and the baseball team for five years... Was named all-region in basketball... Personal: Full name is Olajuwon Paige... Son of Jimmy and Bessie Paige... Has one brother, Jimmy Jr.... Has one sister, Porsha... His cousin Jermaine Martin played football at Clemson... His cousin Taikwon Paige played at Georgia Military College with him... Born July 14, 1987 in Aiken, South Carolina. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

47 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Josh Parrish 73 Drexel Perkins 30 OL R-So. RS Klein, Texas Klein Collins HS DB Jr. 1L Geismar, La. Dutchtown HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Konicki as Klein Collins High School in the Houston area... Named first team All- District 16-5A... Highest grading offensive linemen at Klein following each game. Personal: Son of Kenneth Parrish and Diana Pennington... Has one sister Jessica Parrish and one brother Vincent Pennington... Father played basketball at Sam Houston State and uncle George Mathews played football at Stephen F. Austin... Born February 1, : Walk-on that earned a scholarship at the start of the 2009 season... Played in five games throughout the season. 2008: Saw action in three games for the Bulldogs... Recorded a tackle against Nevada 11/29/ : Redshirt season High School: Lettered four years for coach Benny Saia at Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana... Was captain his senior season Getting Acquainted: Son of Dan and Debbie Perkins... Has one brother, Dante... Born Nov. 11, 1987, in Geismar, La Spring Media Guide

48 Sonny Days are Here Again! Rufus Porter 46 Ramone Randle 94 LB R-Fr. RS Destrehan, La. Destrehan HS DL R-Sr. 2L Shreveport, La. Booker T. Washington HS 2009: Redshirt season...member of scout squad. High School: Two-year starter for coach Stephen Robicheaux at Destrehan High School in Louisiana... Helped lead the Wildcats to back-to-back Louisiana Class 5A state championship titles as well as District 6-5A titles... Led Destrehan to a 29-0 mark over the last two years... Two-time all-district selection... Named the defensive MVP for the all-metro team by the Times Picayune... Named first team all-state as a senior... Named the defensive MVP of the 2008 state championship game after his 98-yard interception return for a TD sealed the 14-3 win over West Monroe... Recorded 111 tackles, 14 TFL and three interceptions as a senior... A three-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com... Ranked as the 29th best outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 38th best outside linebacker in the country by Scout.com... Personal: Full name is Rufus Porter Jr.... Son of Anita Porter... Has one sister, Atina... Born Oct. 2, : Defensive lineman that was sidelined a handful of games with a knee injury... Credited with 16 tackles on the year in eight games played, eight solo stops and eight assisted tackles... Recorded two solo tackles at Auburn (9/5)... set a career-high five tackles at Nevada (10/9) with one solo stop and four assisted tackles... Credited with one solo tackle against New Mexico State (10/17) and at Utah State (10/24)... Recorded a QB hurry and a solo tackle at Idaho (10/31)... Credited with three assisted tackles at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Made two solo stops at Fresno State (11/21). 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Played 10 games on defensive line...totaled 16 tackles, 5 solo and 11 assisted...had a career-high four tackles at LSU...had 1.5 tackles for loss on the year High School: Lettered three years for former Bulldog Demise Loyd at Booker T. Washington in Shreveport... Helped lead the Lions to the District 1-3A championship and the third round of the state playoffs as a senior... Registered 98 tackles, 6 sacks and 2 interceptions as a senior... Named first team all-state as a senior... Named first team all-district and all-city by Shreveport Times as a junior and senior... Named the defensive MVP in District 1-3A as a senior... Also threw the shot put for the track and field team as a junior and senior Getting Acquainted: Son of Lisa Randle... Has two brothers, Donald and Nicholas, and two sisters, Iesha and Mar lesha... Born May 23, 1988, in Shreveport, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

49 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Solomon Randle 56 Doak Raulston 17 LB R-So. 1L Mobile, Ala. Leflore Academy QB R-Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas All Saints Episcopal HS 2009: Redshirt freshman linebacker that saw action in nine games while starting in one... Recorded 30 tackles on the season, 11 solo and 19 assisted, while assisting on a tackle for a loss and getting credit for one pass break-up... Recorded four tackles at Auburn (9/5)... Notched five total tackles at Navy (9/12) before leaving the game injured... Did not play againt until Oct. 17 against New Mexico State when he registered four assisted tackles... Credited with three total tackles at Utah State (10/24)... Recorded one solo stop at Idaho (10/31)... Registered three assisted tackles against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Assisted on one tackle at No. 9 LSU (11/14)... Creditd with four solo tackles and a pass break-up at Fresno State (11/21)... Registered five total tackles - one solo, four assisted - against San Jose State (12/5) while assisting on a tackle for a loss of two yards. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered four years at LeFlore Academy for Coach Gregory Quinney... Named first team All-Region for classification 4A-6A as a senior and honorable mention as a junior... Had over 100 tackles as a senior with 12 for loss. 2009: Redshirt season...member of scout squad. High School: Lettered three years for coach Aaron Beck at All Saints Episcopal High School in Texas... Helped lead the Saints to a 10-1 mark and the Southwest Prep II title... Was named allconference first team as a senior and all-conference second team as a junior... Was a nominee for the Texas Private School Player of the year... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 39th best pro-style quarterback in the country by Rivals.com and the 94th best overall quarterback in the country by Scout.com... As a senior, completed 172-of-271 passes for 3,026 yards and 28 touchdowns while also rushing for 840 yards and eight scores... As a junior passed for 1,650 yards and 19 touchdowns... Also played baseball for three years and competed in the 100-meters and 4x100 meters on the Saints track team... Personal: Full name is Doak Ryan Raulston... Son of Dianna and Doak Raulston... Has one brother, Drew... Born Feb. 20, 1990 in Ft. Worth, Texas Personal: Son of Solomon Jr. and Anita Randle... Has one brother Christian and one sister Amiyah... Father played corner back for Fresno State... Born June 13, Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Spring Media Guide

50 Sonny Days are Here Again! Lon Roberts 60 Dusty Rust 48 OL Sr. 3L Kilgore, Texas Kilgore HS LB Jr. 2L Shreveport, La. Captain Shreve HS 2009: Reliable junior that started every game of the season. 2008: Started all 13 games at center for the Bulldogs consecutive starts at center...helped Tech rushers amass 2,432 total yards rushing during the season... Rushing offense was ranked in the top 25 in the country... Helped Daniel Porter become the eighth Louisiana Tech player to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season... Named LA Tech Offensive POW (Idaho game) 2007: Started all 12 games at center...helped lead the way for Tech s offense to rush for 1,863 yards and pass for 2,438 yards 2006: Redshirted High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Vallery at Kilgore High School in Texas... Started all three years for the Bulldogs while playing offensive tackle as a sophomore and junior and center as a senior... Helped lead Kilgore to the playoffs all three years and to three-year mark of Led the 2004 Kilgore team to a 16-0 mark and the Texas Class 4A state title... Named first team all-district three times... Named second team all-state twice... Named first team all-state as a senior... Also a member of the Longview Journal s All-East Texas team... Named top offensive lineman in District 17-4A as a senior... Played varsity tennis as a freshman Getting Acquainted: Son of Jerry and Lisa Roberts... Has one brother, Tristan, and one sister, Rachel... Born Sept. 7, 1987, in Kilgore, Texas. 2009: Back-up linebacker that registered 25 total tackles on the year, 12 solo and 13 assisted... Recorded one tackle at Navy (9/12).. Recorded a career-best six tackles against Nicholls State (9/19) with two solo stops and four assisted tackles... Made three stops at Nevada (10/9)... Credited with three assisted tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Recorded one solo stop at Utah State (10/24)... Registered one solo and one assisted tackle at Idaho (10/31)... Recorded two solo tackles against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Registered a solo stop at No. 5 LSU (11/6)... Credited with two solo tackles at Fresno State (11/21)... Registered three total tackles against San Jose State (12/5), one solo and two assisted. 2008: Saw action in eight games this season... Recorded a total of nine tackles 2007: Redshirt season...member of the scout squad High School: Lettered four years for Coach Ken Ivy at Captain Shreve High School... Played linebacker for the Gators... Helped lead Captain Shreve to the 2005 District 1-4A title and runner-up finish in Registered 145 tackles his senior year, including 54 solo stops... Also had three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and four pass break-ups... Named first team all-district and second team all-city (Shreveport Times) as a junior... Named first team all-district and all-city as a senior Getting Acquainted: Full name is Durward Rust III... Son of Woody and Christie (stepmom) Rust and Michael (stepdad) and Tammye Jefcoat... Has two older sisters, Lyndley and Darla, one younger sister, Savannah, and one younger brother, Jackson... His aunt Rita Rust was a three-year letterwinner for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techster basketball team from 1979 through 1982, including two national championship teams... Born Feb. 20, 1988, in Shreveport, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

51 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Kevin Saia 57 Stuart Scurria 85 OL R-So. 1L Geismar, La. Dutchtown HS WR So. SQ Delhi, La. Delhi Charter HS 2009: Offensive lineman who saw action in six games, gaining a starting spot at left guard in the final three games. 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered three years for his father Benny at Dutchtown High School and was named All-District 6-5A, All-Parish, All- Metro and All-State as an offensive lineman... Helped lead Dutchtown to the Class 5A quarterfinals as a senior... Throws shot put for track and field and won district as a junior. Personal: Son of Benny and Sharon Saia... Father attended Louisiana Tech... Has one sister Christy and one brother Nick... Grandfather James Griffin played football at UL-Lafayette... Born April 7, Spring Media Guide

52 Sonny Days are Here Again! Matthew Sheppard 66 Hayden Slack 15 OL R-Fr. RS Marshall, Texas Marshall HS WR R-Fr. RS Bossier City, La. Calvary Baptist HS 2009: Redshirted, member of the scout squad. 2009: Redshirted, member of the scout squad. High School: Lettered three years for coach Thedrick Harris at Marshall High School in Texas... Two-time first team all-district selection... Named honorable mention all-state as a senior... Ranked as the 13th best center in the nation by Scout.com... Lettered for the Mavericks baseball team for three years and on the Marshall powerlifting team for four years... Personal: Full name is Matthew Daniel Shepperd... Son of Laura and LeRoy Shepperd... Has one brother, Jarrad who plays football at Tarleton State... Has one sister, Allison who plays softball at Centenary... Born Aug. 15, 1990 in Plano, Texas. 52 Louisiana Tech Football

53 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Anton Smith 96 Chandler Spence 89 DL So. SQ Port Allen, La. --- TE R-So. 1L Arlington, Texas Lamar 2009: Redshirted, member of the scout squad. 2009: Tight end that saw action in seven games, catching two passes for seven yards... Caught one pass against Hawai i (9/30) for a three-yard gain... Registered one catch for four yards against New Mexico State (10/17). 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered three years for coach Eddy Peach at Lamar High School in Arlington... Named first team All-District 8-5A all three years... Named first team all-area sophomore and junior seasons... Named all-district punter as a sophomore, all-district defensive end as a junior and all-district tight end as a senior... selected as team captain for senior season... Member of National Honor Society and Who s Who Among America s High School Students... Student Council president... Threw the shot put and discus on track and field team. Personal: Son of Hugh and Connie Spence... Has two sisters Stacie and Elizabeth and one brother, Trey... Born September 12, Year G Att. Net TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Totals Spring Media Guide

54 Sonny Days are Here Again! D.J. St. Julien 18 R.P. Stuart 19 WR Fr. HS Lafayette, La. Acadiana HS WR Jr. 2L Austin, Texas Anderson HS 2009: Grayshirted season. High School: Lettered three years for coach Ted Davidson at Acadiana High School in Louisiana... Helped lead the Rams to the Louisiana Class 5A state title as a sophomore and the state runner-up title as a junior... Named second team all-district in Caught 12 passes for 312 yards and five touchdowns as a senior... Averaged over 26.0 yards per reception... Also lettered in basketball for three years and ran track for four years, competing in the 100-meters, 200-meters and on the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams... Personal: Full name is Darrell Joseph St. Julien... Son of Turisky and Joseph (stepdad) Domonter... Has one brother, Ezekiel Domonter, and two sisters, Alyssa Domonter and Kayla St. Julien... Born March 13, 1990 in Lafayette, La. 2009: Played in nine games, starting in eight... Registered 249 receiving yards and one touchdown on 17 catches... Ran the ball five times for 45 yards... Caught one pass at Auburn (9/5) for seven yards... Reeled in three catches for a total of 43 yards at Navy (9/12), including a 27-yard reception... Recorded one catch for 30 yards against Nicholls State (9/19)... Ran the ball once for 13 yards and caught one pass for 11 yards against Hawai i (9/30)... Caught one pass at Nevada (10/9) for 31 yards, a season-long reception... Ran the ball twice against New Mexico State (10/17) for 17 yards, including a 13-yard run... Registered 61 yards of offense at Utah State (10/24) with a rush for 16 yards and three catches for 45 yards and a touchdown... Caught six passes for 73 yards at Idaho (10/31) but his most significant contribution came away from the ball, delivering a pair of bone-crushing blocks shown on TV... Caught one pass for nine yards against No. 5 Boise State (11/6) before a sprained ACL sidelined him for the remainder of the season. 2008: Saw action in 13 games while starting in seven... Named LA Tech Offensive POW (Army game)... Finished season with seven catches for 58 yards and nine rushes for 79 yards and two touchdowns...scored his first career touchdown on a rush vs. Idaho... Scored his second career touchdown on a rush vs. Army High School: Lettered three years for coach Mark Reiland at Anderson High School in Austin...Named first team All-District 25-5A at running back and first team all-central Texas utility back... Had six kickoff returns for 149 yards and one touchdown... Served as punter with 14 punts averaging 35.6 yards... Blocked an extra point and returned it for a two-point conversion... Also block a field goal and returned it for a touchdown... Returned a fumble for a touchdown... Ran 200-meters and 4x200-meter relay and finished second in district in the triple jump... Also played baseball... Personal: Son of Richard and Paula Stuart... Has two sisters Lindsey and Lauren... Lauren played soccer at Sam Houston State... Born February 14, Year G Att. Net TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Totals Louisiana Tech Football

55 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Andre Taylor 84 Will Taylor 72 DE Fr. HS Round Rock, Texas Round Rock HS OL Jr. SQ Buckatanna, Miss. Wayne County HS 2009: Grayshirted season. 2009: Member of the scout squad. High School: Lettered two years for coach Lanny Wilson at Round Rock High School in Texas... Played mostly defensive line but some tight end for the Dragons... Recorded 40 tackles and three sacks as a senior... Caught two touchdowns during his senior season... Named all-district as a senior... Also named team defensive line MVP... Competed on the track and field team, participating in the 200-meters and throwing the shot put and the discus... Also a member of the school s bowling team... Personal: Full name is Andre Joseph Taylor... Son of Rebecca Taylor-McKenzie and Marty Taylor... Has two brothers, Tony and Dallas, and two sisters, Rachel and Danicia... Dallas and Danicia are twins... Born Oct. 14, 1990 in Panama City, Panama. 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Redshirt season 2006: Enrolled at Tech in the winter quarter High School: Lettered two years for coach Marcus Boyles at Wayne County High School in Mississippi... Helped lead Wayne County to the District 5-4A titles both years and the Class 4A state runner-up in Named first team all-state and first team all-district as a senior... Named to the WDAM-TV Steve McNair Foundation All- Area team... Named Prep Sports first team all-area... Invited to scout.com and nike.com combines Getting Acquainted: Son of Dwain and Willma Taylor... Has two older sisters, Ashley and Amber... Ashley played basketball at Mississippi University for Women... Born Nov. 16, 1987, in Buckatunna, Miss Spring Media Guide

56 Sonny Days are Here Again! Erick Thomas 48 George Thomas 95 WR So. SQ Lake Providence, La. Lake Providence HS DL R-Jr. TR Lawrenceville, Ga. Tyler JC 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2009: Member of the scout squad. 56 Louisiana Tech Football

57 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Josh Tillman 98 Tym Toussaint 9 DL Jr. TR Meadeville, Miss. Copiah-Lincoln CC S Sr. SQ Lafayette, La. Northside HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2009: Scout team player who saw action in four games late in the year due to an extremely depleted roster and several injuries... Recorded the team s only blocked kick of the season, partially blocking a punt at Fresno State (11/21). 2008: Member of the scout squad 2007: Redshirt season...member of the scout squad High School: Lettered for coach Lee Green at Warren Easton High School in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina... Transferred to Northside High School in Lafayette and lettered for coach Vincent Durean...As a junior at Warren Easton recorded 110 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 FF, 1 FR and 1 interception...named 8-5A all-district and team captain for 2006 season...as a senior at Northside had 20 tackles, 1 FR and 1 int...helped lead the Vikings to the second round of the playoffs. Getting Acquainted: Son of Lenorad and Susie Toussiant... Has one brother, Lenorad Jr.... Born Sept. 20, 1988, in New Orleans, La Spring Media Guide

58 Sonny Days are Here Again! Chris Tusch 68 Josh Victorian 15 OL Sr. SQ Kenner, La. John Curtis HS CB Sr. 3L St. Rose, La. Destrehan HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Saw action in a win over Idaho where Tech amassed 364 yards on the ground and five touchdowns in the game. 2007: Redshirt season...high School: Lettered four years for J.T. Curtis at John Curtis High School in Louisiana... Helped lead the Patriots to the state championship his senior season Getting Acquainted: Son of Mark and Debbie Tusch... Has one brother, Matt... Born May 9, 1988, in Kenner, La. 2009: Cornerback that saw action in nine games, starting in five and making a big impact late in the season... Recorded 31 tackles with 3.5 coming for a total loss of 15 yards... Registered three interceptions, returning one 75 yards for a touchdown against a topfive opponent... Made one tackle at Auburn (9/5), which recorded a loss of six yards for the Tigers... Saw action against Nicholls State (9/19) and against New Mexico State (10/17)... Made two solo tackles and was credited with a pass break-up at Utah State (10/24)... Recorded six solo tackles at Idaho (10/31) while grabbing his first career interception... Registered a career day against No. 5 Boise State (11/6) with nine total tackles - seven solo, two assisted - and returning an interception 75 yards for a touchdown... Credited five total tackles at No. 9 LSU (11/14) with 1.5 tackles coming for a loss of eight yards and breaking up a pass... Registered four solo tackles at Fresno State (11/14)... Credited with four solo tackles against San Jose State (12/5), including one for a loss of one yard, and grabbed his third interception of the season, an INT that allowed running back Daniel Porter to get one last opportunity at setting the school s all-time rushing record. 2008: Saw action in nine games for the Bulldogs... Totaled 11 tackles on the season...had five tackles on the season going into the Independence Bowl vs. Northern Illinois, then recorded six tackles in the Bowl game... Broke up a pass against Mississippi State 8/30/ : Played in three games with one start...recorded eight tackles in his one start vs. Hawaii High School: Lettered three years for coach Stephen Robicheaux and the Destrehan Wildcats... Played cornerback and safety... Helped lead Destrehan to the state Class 5A playoffs all three years... Advanced to the quarterfinals as a junior... Named first team All- District 5-5A three straight years... Named first team all-river Parish by the Times Picayune as a senior... Named first team all-metro by the Times Picayune as a senior... Played in the Bayou Region All-Star game... Nominated to play in the Louisiana/Texas All-Star game... Recorded 14 interceptions over his final two years... Also returned three punts for scores as a senior Getting Acquainted: Full name is Josh Jermaine Victorian... Son of Edward Victorian Jr. and Angela Allen...Has one older brother, Edward III, and two younger sisters, Jamie Allen and Johneshia Allen... Born July 10, 1988, in New Orleans, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

59 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Zachary Voss 58 Stephen Warner 63 LB R-Fr. RS Katy, Texas Seven Lakes HS OL R-So. 1L Ruston, La. Ruston HS 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2009: Redshirt freshman center that played into a starting position at right guard, starting the last three games of the season while seeing action in eight overall. 2008: Redshirt season...member of scout squad High School: Lettered three years for coach Billy Laird at Ruston... Named first team All-District 1-5A, first team All-Northeast, honorable mention All-State and first team Composite Academic All-State his senior year. Personal: Son of Kyle and Penny Warner... Has one brother, Nathan, and one sister, Kate... Born January 3, Spring Media Guide

60 Sonny Days are Here Again! Kiamni Washington 40 John White 99 LB Sr. 3L Gibson, La. HL Beourgeois HS DT Sr. TR Miami, Okla. Northeast Oklahoma JC 2009: Linebacker that was hampered by injuries throughout the season... Registered 10 total tackles on the season with one for a loss of three yards... Recovered one fumble... Recorded two solo tackles at Auburn (9/5)... Made three total stops at Navy (9/12)... Notched one tackle for a loss of three yards against Nicholls State (9/19) while recovering a fumble... Recorded one tackle at Nevada (10/9)... Registered a solo stop at Idaho (10/31)... Credited with an assisted tackle against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Made one solo tackle at Fresno State (11/21). 2008: Saw action in all 13 games for the Bulldogs while starting in three... Finished with 31 tackles on the year... Named LA Tech, WAC and LSWA Special Teams POW (Southeastern, La game)... Forced a fumble and blocked a field goal against Southeastern 9/20/08... Finished with six tackles against San Jose State 11/8/ : Saw action in eight games on special teams... had two tackles 2009: Member of the scout squad. Junior College: Lettered two years for coach Rob Green at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College... Named first team all-conference in both 2007 and Recorded a career 186 tackles and 18 sacks along with one interception returned for a touchdown... High School: Lettered three years for coach Bill Bays at Moore High School... Two-time all-district selection for the 1-6A school... Also named all-area as a senior by the Daily Oklahoman... Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... Originally signed with the University of Kansas out of high school... Personal: Full name is John Raymond White... Son of John and Mary White... Has two sisters, Lauren and Alex... Born Aug. 23, 1987 in Midwest City, Okla. High School: Lettered three years for coach Randy Boquet at HL Bourgeois... Played safety as a sophomore and linebacker as a junior and senior... Helped lead the Braves to the state playoffs as a junior and senior... Named first team all-district 6-5A and all- Bayou Region as a senior... Named second team all-district as a junior... Also a member of the basketball team for three years... Competed on the HL Bourgeois track and field team for three years in the long jump Getting Acquainted: Full name is Kiamni O Bryon Washington... Son of Sandra Washington and LeRoy Austin... Has two sisters, Samecia Washington and Tierra Austin who attends Auburn... Has three younger brothers, Que Austin, Quentin Austin and Chavez Austin... His uncle Clyde Washington played football at Nicholls State in the early 1990s... Born April 12, 1989, in Houma, La. Year G UT-AT-OT TFL-Yds S-Yds PBU FF FR INT-Yds Totals Louisiana Tech Football

61 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Cruz Williams 9 Markeith Woolridge 22 WR R-So. 1L Little Rock, Ark. Pulaski Academy DB So. SQ Longview, Texas Longview HS 2009: Redshirt freshman that saw action in all 12 games, starting in four... Caught three touchdown passes on the year while registering 259 receiving yards on 15 catches... First catch of the season came against Nicholls State (9/19), a 16-yard completion... Caught one pass for eight yards against Hawai i (9/30)... Reeled in a 41- yard reception at Nevada (10/9), a career-long mark... Caught one pass for 12 yards against New Mexico State (10/17)... Recorded 31 receiving yards on three catches at Utah State (10/24)... Had a breakout game at Idaho (10/31) with four catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns... Reeled in one catch for 14 yards against No. 5 Boise State (11/6)... Caught two passes for 36 yards and a touchdown at Fresno State (11/21)... Caught one pass for 19 yards against San Jose State (12/5). 2009: Member of the scout squad. 2008: Saw action in two games before missing the rest of the season due to injury...received a redshirt High School: Lettered for coach Kevin Kelley at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock... As a senior, he had 105 receptions for 1,306 yards and 18 touchdowns... Was named to the Associate Press Super Team as a wide receiver following his senior year... Also earned honors from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a member of its All-Arkansas team and as the 5A Southeast s Outstanding Back... Was a all-state selection... As junior, he had 57 receptions, 1,200 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns... Averaged 21.9 yards per catch... Was ranked the No. 59 receiver in the nation and the No. 6 overall prospect in the state of Arkansas by Rivals.com... Was rated as the No. 80 receiver in the nation and the No. 4 overall prospect in the state by Scout.com... Lettered three years for the Pulaski Academy basketball team... Named all-conference and allstate in basketball Personal: Born Dec. 13, Jonathan Zeno LB Sr. SQ St. Martinville, La. Louisiana College 2009: Member of the scout squad. 55 Year G Rec Yds TD LG Totals : Saw action vs. Army for the Bulldogs 2007: Redshirt Season 2006: Named ASC All-Conference honorable mention... Division III Freshman All-America First Team... Totaled 90 tackles, 13 for loss with eight sacks, an interception, five forced fumbles and a touchdown High School: Lettered four years for coach Gregg Hudson at St. Martinville High School... Elected a team captain junior and senior years... Named first team All-District 5-4A, Daily Iberia, Daily Advisor All-Big School first team and All-State honorable mention as a senior... Honorable mention All-District as a junior... Also lettered three years in track and field... Regional finalist as a junior and senior... Getting Acquainted: Son of Ricky and Roselia Zeno... Has one brother Joshua... Born September 10, Spring Media Guide

62 62 Sonny Days are Here Again! Seth Ancar LB Fr. HS Port Sulphur, La. South Plaquemines HS High School: Lettered four years for Cyril Crutchfield at South Plaquemines High School... A three-time all-state honoree, twice named all-state defensive MVP... Also garnered all-metro honors for three years running and a three-time all-district defensive MVP... Recorded 80 tackles (50 solo) with 15 sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one defensive touchdown scored his senior year... His team was the 2007 and 2008 Louisiana Class A State champions while finishing as state runner-up in Personal: Full name is Seth Michael Ancar... Son of Elaine Landry... Has two brothers, Jody (22) and Dustin (20)... Chose Louisiana Tech over Northern Illinois and Tulane... Likes the great environment about Louisiana Tech... Born on March 15, 1991 in New Orleans, La. Taylor Burch QB Fr. HS Monroe, La. Neville HS High School: Lettered four years for Mickey McCarty at Neville High School... Named the state championship game MVP after completing 17-for-25 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 91 yards... Throughout his senior year, named allstate honorable mention, all-northeast Louisiana first team and MVP by the Monroe News-Star, and all-district first team... After earning all-district honorable mention honors his sophomore year, earned all-district first team and all-northeast Louisiana honorable mention his junior season... Finished his senior season completing 109-of-201 passes for 1,680 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions... Also received four letters in baseball and two in soccer while serving as student body president, president of the Student Council and was a member of FCA. Personal: Full name is Taylor Bradford Burch... Son of Brad and Deena Burch... Has two sisters, Ashton (17) and Amanda (10)... Chose Louisiana Tech because of the town, the campus and the atmosphere surrounding everything... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Memphis, TCU and Tulsa... Plans to major in kinesiology... Born on Oct. 2, 1991 in Monroe, La. Taylor Burch QB Fr. HS Monroe, La. Neville HS High School: Lettered two years for John Walsh at Guyer High School... Earned all-district second team honors his senior year... Team reached the state semifinals in both his junior and senior year... Also received three letters in basketball and two letters in track and field. Louisiana Tech Football Personal: Full name is Antonio Eugene Burton, Jr.... Son of Antonio Burton, Sr. and Shelly Gardner... Has two brothers, Tracey (23) and Quintazis (18)... Liked the campus, coaching staff and academic support staff best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Arizona, Kansas, Tulsa and UTEP... Born on April 6, 1990 in Cleveland, Miss. Antonio Burton S Fr. HS Denton, Texas Guyer HS High School: Lettered two years for John Walsh at Guyer High School... Earned all-district second team honors his senior year... Team reached the state semifinals in both his junior and senior year... Also received three letters in basketball and two letters in track and field. Personal: Full name is Antonio Eugene Burton, Jr.... Son of Antonio Burton, Sr. and Shelly Gardner... Has two brothers, Tracey (23) and Quintazis (18)... Liked the campus, coaching staff and academic support staff best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Arizona, Kansas, Tulsa and UTEP... Born on April 6, 1990 in Cleveland, Miss. Noah Cheshier TE Fr. HS Wylie, Texas Wylie HS High School: Lettered three years for William Howard at Wylie High School... Was a second team all-district quarterback his senior year after earning all-state and all-district honors as a tight end his junior season... Led team with 13 touchdowns as a tight end his junior year... Team was the Texas 5-A state runner-up his junior year... Also earned one letter in track and was a member of FCA. Personal: Full name is Charles Noah Cheshier... Son of Richard Van Druten and Angela Cheshier... Has one brother, Jesse (12), and one sister, Glory (9)... His father, Richard, was an offensive lineman for Abilene Christian University and for the Kansas City Chiefs... Believes that great things are about to emerge from Louisiana Tech and chose the school because of the enormous amount of potential... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Arkansas, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Memphis and Wake Forest... Born on August 3, Carey Fortson WR Fr. HS Longview, Texas Longview HS High School: Lettered two years for John King at Longview High School... Named second team all-east Texas and first team all-district his senior year after being named second team all-east Texas and second team all-district his junior year... Recorded 43 catches for 801 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year... Notched 628 receiving yards on 28 catches with nine touchdowns his junior year

63 ... Also earned four letters in basketball and one letter in track and field. Personal: Carey Fortson... Son of C.D. and Annette Fortson... Has one brother, C.D. Fortson, Jr., and two sisters, Robbin Roustic and Destiny Fortson... Picked Louisiana Tech over Kansas State, Missouri, North Texas and SMU... Born on Dec. 5, 1991 in Longview, Texas. Anthony Garner LB Fr. HS Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS High School: Lettered three years for Kendell Miller at South Oak Cliff High School... Named the team Defensive Player of the Year his senior season while also garnering first team all-district and allstate honors... Also received two letters in soccer, one in basketball and two in track and field. Personal: Anthony Sherrod Garner... Son of Angela Davis... Has one sister, Tavia (21)... Liked the challenging academics and great football program best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over Arizona State, Kansas and Kansas State... Born on Aug. 18, 1991 in Dallas, Texas. Kendall Hayes DB Fr. HS Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS High School: Lettered in football at Lancaster High School for Andrew Jackson... Named first team all-district his junior year... Recorded 80 tackles, four interceptions, two kick returns for a touchdown and one interception return for a touchdown his senior year... Also a lettered in track, where he was a USA Today All-American in the 110 hurdles his junior season with a time of Personal: Kendall Hayes... Son of Darryl and Veronica Hayes... Brother, Darryl Hayes II, runs track for Sam Houston State... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Kansas, Louisiana-Monroe, Ole Miss and Missouri... Born March 24, 1992 in Lancaster, Texas. Kevin Kisseberth DL Fr. HS Spring, Texas Klein HS The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Personal: Kevin Kisseberth... Son of Dean and Elaine Kisseberth... Has two sisters, Erin (22) and Sarah (20)... Liked the family atmosphere best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Iowa State, Minnesota, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa and UTEP... Born on Jan. 31, 1992 in Houston. Connor Nichols S Fr. HS Bossier City, La. Airline HS High School: Lettered three years for Mike Green at Airline High School... Named all-parish his sophomore, junior and senior years... Named all-district and all-city his junior year by the Shreveport Times... Named Athlete of the Week by KTBS Channel 3 and KSLA Channel 12 his senior year... Received the Jack Tuttle Award, given to the top athlete at Airline High School and named after a Louisiana Tech scholarship recipient that passed away before he could attend the university... Recorded 83 tackles, five pass break ups and three sacks his junior year while leading the district with six interceptions... Also was a member of FCA. Personal: Full name is Connor Dean Nichols... Son of Dean and Kim Nichols... Has two brothers, Matt (26) and Spencer (22)... Found the atmosphere and excitement surrounding the program the best thing about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane and Vanderbilt... Born March 23, 1992 in Shreveport, La. Michael Schrang S Fr. HS Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS High School: Lettered for Dougald McDougald at Kingwood High School his senior year after transferring from St. Pius High School... Named first team all-district his senior year at Kingwood while also being named academic all-district... Named a TAPPS first team all-state honoree his junior year at St. Pius. Personal: Full name is Michael Scott Schrang... Son of Scott and Kelly Schrang... Has one sister, Madeline (13)... Liked the coaching staff and the size of the school best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Arkansas, Colorado State and UTEP... Born Aug. 7, 1991 in Dallas, Texas. High School: Lettered three years for Stan Labay at Klein High School... Named first team all-state as a tight end and third team all-state as a defensive end his senior year... As a junior, garnered second team all-district honors as a tight end and all-state honorable mention accolades as a defensive end... His senior year, recorded 78 tackles and 15 sacks on defense while catching 20 passes for 400 yards and two touchdowns on offense... Led his team to the Texas 5-A state semifinals his senior year... Was also involved in student council Spring Media Guide

64 Sonny Days are Here Again! Gerard Shillow TE Fr. HS Round Rock, Texas Stony Point HS High School: Lettered three years for Craig Chessner at Stony Point High School... Named first team all-state and all-district his senior year after earning first team all-district honors his junior year... Caught 65 balls for 1,390 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior season... Led his team to the Texas 5A state semifinals... Also received three letters in basketball. Personal: Gerard Shillow... Son of Gerard, Sr. and Kathy Shillow... Has one sister, Orianna (12)... Liked the atmosphere surrounding the program, the coaching staff and the feeling of a home away from home best about Tech... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Idaho and UTEP... Born Dec. 30, 1991 in Austin, Texas. Carter Street DL Fr. HS Pilot Point, Texas Pilot Point HS High School: Lettered three years for Blake Felt at Pilot Point High School... As a defensive lineman, earned all-state, all-area and alldistrict honors both his junior and senior year... As a tight end, garnered all-area and all-district honors his senior year... Recorded 53 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, 21 quarterback hurries, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles his senior year... Led his team to a district and state championship at the Texas 2A level his senior year... His team was a state semifinalist and district champion his junior season... Was also involved with student council and Beta Club. Personal: Full name is Carter James Street... Son of Jim and Melinda Street... Liked the family atmosphere and the people at Tech the best... Has one brother, Brock (22)... Born Oct. 14, 1991 in Dallas, Texas. Charcandrick West RB Fr. HS Cullen, La. Springhill HS High School: Lettered all four years for Joey Pesses at Springhill High School... Named all-state his senior year after earning all-district honors is sophomore, junior and senior years... Ran the ball 89 times for 1,350 yards and 16 touchdowns his senior year... Also received four letters in track and holds the school and district record in the 100-meter dash with a time of Personal: Charcandrick West... Son of Demetirus and Toccara Ford... Has two sisters, Meoshia (17) and Paradise (7)... Liked the family environment surrounding Tech the best... Chose Louisiana Tech over Arkansas, Nebraska and Louisiana-Monroe... Born June 2, 1991 in Shreveport, La. Ryan Williams DB So. TR Mobile, Ala. Copiah-Lincoln CC Copiah-Lincoln CC: Played one season at Copiah-Lincoln Community College for Glen Davis... Starting cornerback that was named all-state among Mississippi Junior Colleges. High School: Lettered all four years at B.C. Rains High School for Anthony Shaunberger... Garnered all-state and all-region honors his senior year... Named to the Southeast 120 list as well as the Senior Elite Eight. Personal: Full name is Ryan Matterson Williams... Son of Robert and Catherine Williams... Has five brothers and sisters... Liked the atmosphere and people about Louisiana Tech the best... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Louisiana-Lafayette, Mississippi State, Southern Miss and South Florida... Cousin, Captain Munnerlyn, played cornerback at South Carolina... Born May 12, 1989 in Mobile, Ala. 64 Louisiana Tech Football

65 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Ryan Zeller OL Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. St. Michaels HS High School: Lettered three years for Eric Held at St. Michaels High School... Named first team all-state, all-metro and all-district his senior year after earning first team all-metro and all-district honors his junior year. Personal: Ryan Michael Zeller... Son of Jerry and Jacki Zeller... Has two sisters, Carrie (25) and Emily (14)... Sister, Carrie, played volleyball at the Mississippi University for Women... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Arkansas State, Florida International, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, and Utah State... Born on June 15, 1992 in New Orleans Spring Media Guide

66 Sonny Days are Here Again! Record overall home away neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Results (4-8, 2-5 WAC) Date Opponent w/l Score Time Attend Sept. 5 at Auburn L :19 81,143 Sept. 12 at Navy L : Sept. 19 NICHOLLS STATE W : Sept. 30 HAWAI I* W : Oct. 9 at Nevada* L : Oct 17 NEW MEXICO STATE* W : Oct. 24 at Utah State* L : Oct. 31 at Idaho* L : Nov. 6 #5 BOISE STATE* L : Nov 14 at #9 LSU L : Nov 21 at Fresno State* L : Dec. 5 SAN JOSE STATE* W : * indicates Western Athletic Conference game Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Louisiana Tech Opponents Team Statistics Category tech opp SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:32 30:28 3RD-DOWN Conversions 70/167 60/161 3rd-Down Pct 42% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/16 10/18 4th-Down Pct 56% 56% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (39-41) 95% (33-43) 77% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-41) 68% (20-43) 47% PAT-ATTEMPTS (42-43) 98% (32-33) 97% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 5/ /39434 Neutral Site Games 0/0 66 Louisiana Tech Football

67 RUSHING Player GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Porter,Daniel Duplessis,T Livas,Phillip Compton,Myke Morrow,D.J Fitte,Lyle Jenkins,Ross Stuart,R.P Cameron,Colby Linwood,Adrian TEAM Total Opponents PASSING Player G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Jenkins,Ross Cameron,Colby TEAM Porter,Daniel Total Opponents The Sonny Dykes Era Begins PUNT RETURNS no. Yds Avg TD Long Livas,Phillip Fitte,Lyle Duplessis,T Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS no. Yds Avg TD Long Young,Deon Victorian,Josh Baker,Antonio Calais,Tank Paige,Olajuwon Jordan,Kwame Total Opponents RECEIVING Player G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Morris,Dennis Livas,Phillip Porter,Daniel Mitchell,Dustin Stuart,R.P Williams,Cruz x-linwood,adrian x-tuminello,h Fitte,Lyle Compton,Myke Duplessis,T Morrow,D.J Harper,Eric Falls,Roosevelt Spence,Chandler Giles,Quinn Total Opponents KICK RETURNS no. Yds Avg TD Long Livas,Phillip Fitte,Lyle Mitchell,Dustin Morris,Dennis Duplessis,T Porter,Daniel Total Opponents FUMBLE RETURNS no. Yds Avg TD Long Young,Deon Smith,D Anthony Total Opponents Spring Media Guide

68 Sonny Days are Here Again! Scoring PATs TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Nelson Morris Porter Compton Williams Livas Jenkins Fitte Young Morrow Cameron Stuart Victorian Tuminello Calais Linwood Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Porter,Daniel Livas,Phillip Fitte,Lyle Morris,Dennis Duplessis,T Stuart,R.P Mitchell,Dustin Williams,Cruz Compton,Myke Morrow,D.J Calais,Tank Linwood,Adrian Young,Deon Tuminello,H Victorian,Josh Jenkins,Ross Harper,Eric Falls,Roosevelt Cameron,Colby Paige,Olajuwon Giles,Quinn Spence,Chandler TEAM Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Jenkins,Ross Porter,Daniel Duplessis,T Livas,Phillip Compton,Myke Morrow,D.J Cameron,Colby Fitte,Lyle Stuart,R.P Linwood,Adrian TEAM Total Opponents PUNTING no. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Glasgow,Cade Linwood,Adrian TEAM Total Opponents KICKOFFS no. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Nelson,Matt Total Opponents FIELD GOALS Player FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk Nelson,Matt FG SEQUENCE Louisiana Tech OPPONENTS Auburn (20),(46) (25),(49),(47) Navy - (43),34 Nicholls State (24),(44) (48),(42) Hawai i (28),58,(26) (36),(18) Nevada 38 (40),37 New Mexico State (26) - Utah State - (28),(27),(40) Idaho Boise State - (29),(34),44,(25),31 LSU (30),(33),(36) (35) Fresno State - (24),(23),(35) San Jose State (39),52,(32) - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 68 Louisiana Tech Football

69 DEFENSIVE LEADERS The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Tackles Sacks Pass Def Fumbles--- Blkd No. Name GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 44 Cole,Adrien Calais,Tank Dudley,Jay Smith,D Anthony Baker,Antonio Young,Deon Faust,Dominique Carter,Terry Logan,Adrian Broha,Matt Jordan,Kwame Hitt,Mason Boyd,Chad Victorian,Josh Randle,Solomon Rust,Dusty Lacey,Christian Paige,Olajuwon Broades,C.J White,Brian Randle,Ramone Compton,Myke Washington,K Grigsby,Randy Mitchell,Dustin Simmons,Shawn Graham,Thomas Giles,Quinn Glasgow,Cade Morrow,D.J Williams,Cruz Lucas,Shakeil Falls,Roosevelt Harper,Eric Crowe,Javontay Linwood,Adrian Stuart,R.P Morris,Dennis Nelson,Matt Porter,Daniel I Toussaint,Tym Total Opponents Spring Media Guide

70 Sonny Days are Here Again! Game-by-Game Summaries RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET PUNT RET Total Game Score No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off LA Tech Auburn LA Tech Navy LA Tech Nicholls LA Tech Hawai i LA Tech Nevada LA Tech N.M. State LA Tech Utah State LA Tech Idaho LA Tech Boise State LA Tech LSU LA Tech Fresno St LA Tech San Jose St Totals Opponents Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 4.4 Avg per catch: 12.0 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 21.0 Punt ret avg: 12.3 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: Defensive Game-by-Game Summaries TACKLES SACKS- ---FUMBLE Pass Defense----- Blkd Kicks--XPTS Team Score Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf LA Tech Auburn LA Tech Navy LA Tech Nicholls LA Tech Hawai i LA Tech Nevada LA Tech N.M. State LA Tech Utah State LA Tech Idaho LA Tech Boise State LA Tech LSU LA Tech Fresno St LA Tech San Jose St LA Tech Opponents Louisiana Tech Football

71 Game-by-Game Individual Stats The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Rushing No. - Yds, TD #20 Porter #22 Duplessis #23 Morrow #26 Compton at Auburn 17-56, 0 5-6, 0 1-6, 0 1-2, 0 at Navy 10-44, 1 1-3, 0 0-0, 0 0-0, 0 Nicholls State 13-34, , , 1 2-7, 0 Hawai i , , 0 0-0, , 1 at Nevada 11-99, 2 5-8, 0 0-0, , 0 New Mexico St , , , , 1 at Utah State 18-68, , 0 0-0, , 0 at Idaho 11-47, , , , 1 Boise State 24-92, 1 0-0, 0 0-0, , 1 at LSU 13-69, , 0 0-0, , 0 at Fresno State , 0 0-0, 0 4-6, 0 1-8, 0 San Jose State , 3 0-0, , 0 0-0, 0 Receiving No. - Yds, TD #2 Fitte #6 Livas #9 Williams #19 Stuart #43 Mitchell #49 Morris at Auburn 2-17, , 0 0-0, 0 1-7, 0 1-8, , 1 at Navy 0-0, 0 1-8, 0 0-0, , 0 0-0, , 0 Nicholls State 0-0, , , , , , 1 Hawai i 0-0, , 0 1-8, , 0 0-0, 0 1-6, 0 at Nevada 0-0, 0 1-(-2), , , , 0 0-0, 0 New Mexico St. 0-0, , , 0 0-0, , , 2 at Utah State 0-0, 0 0-0, , , 1 1-5, , 1 at Idaho 4-35, , , , 0 1-1, , 1 Boise State 1-9, 0 1-0, , 0 1-9, 0 1-4, , 1 at LSU 1-5, 0 0-0, 0 0-0, 0 0-0, , , 1 at Fresno State 1-6, 0 0-0, , 1 0-0, , , 3 San Jose State 3-61, 1 0-0, , 0 0-0, , , 1 Passing C - A - Yds-INT, TD #11 Jenkins #3 Hardin #10 Cameron at Auburn , , , 0 at Navy , , , 0 Nicholls State , , , 0 Hawai i , , , 0 at Nevada , , , 0 New Mexico St , , , 0 at Utah State , , , 0 at Idaho , , , 0 Boise State , , , 0 at LSU , , , 0 at Fresno State , , , 0 San Jose State , , , 0 Punting No. - Avg., In 20 #14 Glasgow at Auburn , 1 at Navy , 0 Nicholls State , 2 Hawai i , 2 at Nevada , 2 New Mexico St , 0 at Utah State 0-0.0, 0 at Idaho , 0 Boise State , 1 at LSU , 1 at Fresno State , 2 San Jose State , Spring Media Guide

72 Sonny Days are Here Again! Game-by-Game Individual Stats Defensive Linemen Solo+Ast=Total, Sacks, TFL-Yds #5 Smith #90 Hitt #91 Broha #93 C. Lacey #94 R. Randle #97 Jordan at Auburn 2+1=3, 0, =1, 0, =2, 0, =4, 0, =2, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at Navy 2+6=8, 0, =5, 1, =3, 0, =2, 0, =0, 0, =3, 1, 2-9 Nicholls State 3+3=6, 0, =5, 0, =1, 0, =1, 0, =1, 0, =1, 0, 0-0 Hawai i 2+1=3, 2, =2, 1, =1, 1, =0, 0, =0, 0, =3, 0.5, at Nevada 2+3=5, 0, =6, 0, =4, 0, =0, 0, =5, 0, =2, 0, 0-0 New Mexico St. 1+3=4, 0.5, =4, 0, =3, 0, =2, 0, =1, 0, =5, 0, 0-0 at Utah State 2+3=5, 0, =0, 0, =2, 0, =0, 0, =1, 0, =2, 0, 0-0 at Idaho 2+3=5, 0, =2, 0, =2, 1, =3, 1, =1, 0, =3, 0, 0-0 Boise State 1+5=6, 0, =5, 0, =2, 0, =1, 0, =0, 0, =4, 0, at LSU 0+2=2, 0, =1, 0, =4,0, =1, 0, =3, 0, =3, 0, 0-0 at Fresno State 1+0=1, 0, =0, 0, =6, 0, =2, 0, =2, 0, =5, 1, 1-11 San Jose State 1+2=3, 1, =2, 0, =6, 2, =5, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 Linebackers Solo+Ast=Total, Sacks, TFL-Yds #21 Faust #36 White #40 Washington #44 Cole #45 Dudley #56 S. Randle at Auburn 2+2=4, 0, =0, 0, =2, 0, =10, 0, =5, 0, =4, 0, 0-0 at Navy 2+3=5, 0, =5, 0, =3, 0, =8, 0, =9, 0, =5, 0, 0-0 Nicholls State 2+3=5, 0, =3, 0, =1, 0, =9, 0, =3, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 Hawai i 2+3=5, 0, =2, 1, =0, 0, =5, 0, =5, 0.5, =0, 0, 0-0 at Nevada 0+7=7, 0, =5, 0, =1, 0, =10, 1, =3, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 New Mexico St. 1+5=6, 1.5, =2, 0, =0, 0, =5, 0, =3, 0, =4, 0, 0-0 at Utah State 0+2=2, 0, =1, 0, =0, 0, =12, 0, =15, 1, =3., 0, 0-0 at Idaho 1+0=1, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =3, 0, =1, 0, 0-0 Boise State 2+4=6, 0, =0, 0, =1, 0, =5, 0, =2, 0, =3, 0, 0-0 at LSU 0+5=5, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =11, 1, =5, 0, =1, 0, 0-0 at Fresno State 0+0=0, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =9, 0, =12, 1, =4, 0, 0-0 San Jose State 0+0=0, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =9, 0, =10, 0, 0-0 Defensive Backs Solo+Ast=Total, Sacks, TFL-Yds #4 Calais #15 Victorian #24 Paige #25 Young #28 Carter #47 Crowe at Auburn 3+5=8, 0, =1, 0, =6, 0, =4, 0, =8, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at Navy 5+2=7, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =5, 0, =4, 0, =1, 0, 0-0 Nicholls State 1+2=3, 0, =0, 0, =3, 0, =3, 0, =6, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 Hawai i 6+2=8, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =2, 0, =5, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at Nevada 2+1=3, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, =6, 0, =6, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 New Mexico St. 1+4=5, 0, =0, 0, =2, 0, =2, 0, =1, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at Utah State 3+2=5, 0, =2, 0, =3, 0, =1, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at Idaho 3+5=8, 1, =6, 0, =2, 0, =8, 0, =4, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 Boise State 3+5=8, 0, =9, 0, =0, 0, =8, 0, =0, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at LSU 1+5=6, 0, =5, 0, =1, 0, =2, 0, =1, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 at Fresno State 6+1=7, 0, =4, 0, =3, 0, =1, 0, =1, 0, =0, 0, 0-0 San Jose State 4+5=9, 0, =4, 0, =1, 0, =6, 0, =6, 0, =0, 0, Louisiana Tech Football

73 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Game-by-Game Starters Offense wr lt lg C RG RT TE RB QB WR FL Auburn Stuart McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Morris Porter Jenkins Linwood Mitchell@ Navy Tuminello McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Morris Morrow Jenkins Livas Stuart% Nicholls St. Williams McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Morris Porter Jenkins Linwood Falls@ Hawai i Stuart McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Morris Porter Jenkins Livas Mitchell@ Nevada Stuart McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Morris Porter Jenkins Linwood Falls@ N.M. State Stuart McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Linwood% Porter Jenkins Livas Falls@ Utah State Stuart McGill Harris Roberts Miles Harmon Morris Porter Jenkins Williams Mitchell& Idaho Stuart Mills Harris Roberts Miles McGill Morris Porter Jenkins Williams Mitchell@ Boise State Stuart Mills Harris Roberts Miles McGill Morris Porter Jenkins Williams Fitte% LSU Nickelson Mills Saia Roberts Warner McGill Morris Porter Jenkins Fitte Mitchell@ Fresno State Nickelson Mills Saia Roberts Warner McGill Morris Porter Jenkins Fitte Mitchell@ San Jose State Nickelson Mills Saia Roberts Warner McGill Morris Porter Jenkins Fitte - Fullback; % - Wide Receiver; & - Tight End Defense le lt rt re SLB MLB WLB LCB FS SS RCB Auburn Broha Hitt Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Faust Young Baker Calais Carter Navy Broha Jordan Smith Lacey Dudley Cole Washington Young Baker Calais Carter Nicholls St. Broha Hitt Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Washington Young Baker Calais Carter Hawai i Faust Logan Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Washington Young Baker Calais Carter Nevada Broha Logan Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Calais Young Baker Boyd Carter N.M. State Borha Hitt Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Faust Young Baker Calais Carter Utah State Faust Logan Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Young Calais Baker Young Paige Idaho Smith Hitt Logan Jordan Dudley Randle, S. Faust Young Baker Calais Paige Boise State Broha Logan Smith Jordan Calais Cole Faust Young Baker Boyd Victorian LSU Broha Hitt Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Faust Young Broades Calais Victorian Fresno State Broha Logan Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Calais Paige Broades Young Victorian San Jose State Broha Logan Smith Jordan Dudley Cole Calais Paige Young Boyd Victorian Spring Media Guide

74 Sonny Days are Here Again! Louisiana Tech Superlatives Individual Rushes 28 Porter,Daniel vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Yards Rushing 199 Porter,Daniel vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) TD Rushes 3 Porter,Daniel vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Long Rush 64 Porter,Daniel at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) Pass attempts 33 Jenkins,Ross at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Pass completions 21 Jenkins,Ross vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Yards Passing 357 Jenkins,Ross vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) TD Passes 4 Jenkins,Ross at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Long Pass 50 Jenkins,Ross vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Jenkins,Ross at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Receptions 7 Morris,Dennis at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Yards Receiving 131 Morris,Dennis at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) TD Receptions 3 Morris,Dennis at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Long Reception 50 Livas,Phillip vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Morris,Dennis at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Field Goals 3 Nelson,Matt at LSU (Nov 14, 2009) Long Field Goal 46 Nelson,Matt at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Punts 9 Linwood,Adrian at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) Punting Avg 46.0 Glasgow,Cade vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Long Punt 67 Glasgow,Cade at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) Long Punt Return 85 Livas,Phillip at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Long Kickoff Return 100 Livas,Phillip at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) Tackles 15 Dudley,Jay at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) Sacks 2.0 Smith,D Anthony vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) Broha,Matt vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Jordan,Kwame at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Smith,D Anthony vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) Dudley,Jay at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Broha,Matt vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Interceptions 2 Young,Deon vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) TEAM Rushes 57 vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) Yards Rushing 352 vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) Yards Per Rush 6.2 vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) TD Rushes 3 vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) vs New Mexico State (Oct 17, 2009) vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Pass attempts 47 at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Pass completions 27 at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Yards Passing 373 vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Yards Per Pass 14.2 vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) TD Passes 4 at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Total Plays 94 at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Total Offense 558 vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Yards Per Play 7.6 vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Points 55 vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Sacks By 7 vs Hawai i (Sep 30, 2009) First Downs 30 vs New Mexico State (Oct 17, 2009) Penalties 13 at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Penalty Yards 105 at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Turnovers 3 at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Interceptions By 3 vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Opponent Superlatives Individual Rushes 25 Dobbs, Ricky, at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Avery,Jeremy, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Yards Rushing 148 O. McCalebb, at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) TD Rushes 2 Dobbs, Ricky, at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Kaepernick, C., at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) D. Woolridge, at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Ke. Williams, at LSU (Nov 14, 2009) Long Rush 67 Kaepernick, C., at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) Pass attempts 45 Nathan Enderle, at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Pass completions 28 Moore,Kellen, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Yards Passing 354 Moore,Kellen, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) TD Passes 3 Kaepernick, C., at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) Moore,Kellen, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Long Pass 93 Chris Todd, at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Receptions 9 Pettis,Austin, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Yards Receiving 147 Avery, Marquis, vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) TD Receptions 2 Max Komar, at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Avery, Marquis, vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Long Reception 93 Terrell Zachery, at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Field Goals 3 Wes Byrum, at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Chris Ulinski, at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) Brotzman,Kyle, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Goessling, K., at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Long Field Goal 49 Wes Byrum, at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Punts 10 Peter Caldwell, at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) Punting Avg 48.6 Dolan, Patrick, vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) Long Punt 55 Bobby Cowan, at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Long Punt Return 59 Wilson,Kyle, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Long Kickoff Return 94 Justin Veltung, at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Tackles 15 Scott, Jason, vs New Mexico State (Oct 17, 2009) Sacks 2.0 Schaefer, Craig, at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Aaron Lavarias, at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Interceptions 1 Daren Bates, at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Tuani, Jabaree, at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Frey, Isaiah, at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) Bobby Wagner, at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) Wilson,Kyle, vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) TEAM Rushes 69 at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Yards Rushing 345 at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) Yards Per Rush 6.8 at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) TD Rushes 4 at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) Pass attempts 46 at Idaho (Oct 31, 2009) Pass completions 28 vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Yards Passing 354 vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Yards Per Pass 12.9 at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) TD Passes 3 at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Total Plays 86 at Fresno State (Nov 21, 2009) Total Offense 556 at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Yards Per Play 7.0 at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Points 45 vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) Sacks By 5 at LSU (Nov 14, 2009) First Downs 27 at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Penalties 9 at LSU (Nov 14, 2009) Penalty Yards 87 at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) Turnovers 4 vs Nicholls State (Sep 19, 2009) vs San Jose State (Dec 05, 2009) Interceptions By 1 at Auburn (Sept 5, 2009) at Navy (Sep 12, 2009) at Nevada (Oct 09, 2009) at Utah State (Oct 24, 2009) vs Boise State (Nov 06, 2009) 74 Louisiana Tech Football

75 Scoring Drives - Louisiana Tech Opp. Plays Yds Time Result Time/Qtr Scoring Play Auburn :24 TD 1st/5:00 Morris 19 yd pass from Jenkins Auburn :44 FG 2nd/0:23 Nelson 20 yd field goal Auburn :36 FG 3rd/0:52 Nelson 46 yd field goal Navy :45 TD 1st/11:15 Porter 3 yd run Navy TD 1st/9:02 Livas 85 yd punt return Nicholls :11 FG 1st/12:03 Nelson 24 yd field goal Nicholls :21 TD 2nd/14:55 Porter 2 yd run Nicholls :56 FG 2nd/1:19 Nelson 44 yd field goal Nicholls :03 TD 3rd/13:57 Morrow 9 yd run Nicholls TD 3rd/12:17 Young 32 yd INT return Nicholls :43 TD 3rd/4:47 Morris 37 yd pass from Jenkins Nicholls :59 TD 4th/14:24 Tuminello 6 yd pass from Jenkins Nicholls :20 TD 4th/8:27 Cameron 1 yd run Hawai i :53 TD 1st/2:39 Porter 3 yd run Hawai i :26 FG 2nd/5:39 Nelson 28 yd field goal Hawai i :47 TD 3rd/12:02 Porter 1 yd run Hawai i :36 TD 3rd/2:22 Compton 6 yd run Hawai i :25 FG 4th/12:05 Nelson 26 yd field goal Nevada :44 TD 1st/14:16 Porter 15 yd run Nevada :17 TD 3rd/9:56 Porter 64 run NM State :09 FG 1st/8:56 Nelson 26 yd field goal NM State :03 TD 1st/4:07 Compton 10 yd run NM State :41 TD 2nd/9:00 Jenkins 1 yd run NM State :10 TD 2nd/0:57 Morris 29 yd pass from Jenkins NM State :53 TD 3rd/11:07 Linwood 32 yd pass from Jenkins NM State :14 TD 3rd/6:42 Morris 16 yd pass from Jenkins NM State :48 TD 4th/9:15 Fitte 26 yd run Utah State TD 2nd/10:45 Livas 100 yd kickoff return Utah State :37 TD 4th/10:38 Stuart 26 yd pass from Jenkins Utah State :02 TD 4th/6:15 Morris 20 yd pass from Jenkins Idaho :34 TD 1st/13:01 Williams 17 yd pass from Jenkins Idaho :37 TD 1st/9:27 Porter 3 yd run Idaho :27 TD 1st/2:48 Morris 10 yd pass from Jenkins Idaho :06 TD 2nd/6:19 Williams 20 yd pass from Jenkins Idaho :35 TD 4th/14:57 Compton 1 yd run Boise St :43 TD 1st/8:14 Porter 1 yd run Boise St TD 3rd/13:12 Victorian 75 yd interception return Boise St :01 TD 3rd/1:30 Jenkins 9 yd run Boise St :23 TD 4th/14:07 Morris 5 yd pass from Jenkins Boise St :03 TD 4th/2:49 Compton 1 yd run LSU :37 FG 1st/4:23 Nelson 30 yd field goal LSU :33 FG 2nd/5:39 Nelson 33 yd field goal LSU :32 TD 2nd/0:00 Morris 1 yd pass from Porter LSU :53 FG 4th/0:25 Nelson 36 yd field goal Fresno St :23 TD 1st/14:37 Morris 50 yd pass from Jenkins Fresno St :32 TD 1st/3:07 Morris 12 yd pass from Jenkins Fresno St :07 TD 2nd/10:44 Morris 39 yd pass from Jenkins Fresno St :30 TD 3rd/4:51 Williams 36 yd pass from Jenkins SJSU :26 TD 1st/7:54 Porter 8 yd run SJSU :29 TD 1st/1:48 Porter 39 yd run SJSU :10 TD 2nd/13:02 Morris 19 yd pass from Morrow SJSU TD 2nd/12:06 Young 55 yd interception return SJSU :01 TD 2nd/9:14 Fitte 38 yd pass from Jenkins SJSU :24 TD 2nd/2:51 Porter 3 yd run SJSU :09 FG 2nd/0:00 Nelson 39 yd field goal SJSU 4-4 0:47 FG 3rd/1:53 Nelson 32 yd field goal SJSU TD 4th/6:31 Calais 96 yd interception return The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Scoring Drives - Opponents Team Plays Yds Time Result Time/Qtr Scoring Play Auburn :36 FG 1st/9:24 Byrum 25 yd field goal Auburn :27 TD 1st/1:33 Burns 1 yd run Auburn :23 FG 2nd/0:00 Byrum 49 yd field goal Auburn :48 TD 3rd/10:59 Zachery 93 yd pass from Todd Auburn :36 FG 3rd/4:28 Byrum 47 yd field goal Auburn :07 TD 4th/12:45 Adams 17 yd pass from Todd Auburn :02 TD 4th/5:27 McCalebb 3 yd run Navy :31 FG 1st/4:31 Buckley 43 yd field goal Navy :39 TD 1st/1:33 Finnerty 16 yd run Navy :00 TD 2nd/11:10 Dobbs 3 yd run Navy :39 TD 4th/10:31 Curry 3 yd run Navy :07 TD 4th/5:50 Dobbs 2 yd run Nicholls :43 FG 1st/9:20 Schexnayder 48 yd field goal Nicholls :37 TD 4th/10:47 Witt 24 yd run Nicholls 4 4 1:21 FG 4th/3:50 Schexnayder 42 yd field goal Hawai i :45 FG 1st/6:32 Enos 36 yd field goal Hawai i :31 FG 2nd/0:08 Enos 18 yd field goal Nevada :35 TD 1st/4:34 Puloka 3 yd pass from Kaepernick Nevada :30 TD 1st/0:29 Kaepernick 5 yd run Nevada :25 FG 2nd/10:22 Drake 40 yd field goal Nevada :45 TD 3rd/10:15 Wimberly 24 yd pass from Kaepernick Nevada :10 TD 3rd/1:57 Kaepernick 67 yd run Nevada 1 3 0:04 TD 4th/14:49 Green 3 yd pass from Kaepernick NM State 0 0 0:00 TD 4th/4:56 House 38 yd fumble recovery Utah State :44 TD 2nd/13:31 Morrison 41 yd pass from Borel Utah State :21 FG 2nd/11:00 Ulinksi 28 yd field goal Utah State :29 TD 2nd/8:16 Speight 44 yd run Utah State :47 FG 2nd/0:17 Ulinski 27 yd field goal Utah State :08 FG 3rd/5:21 Ulinksi 40 yd field goal Idaho TD 1st/14:45 Veltung 94 yd kickoff return Idaho :59 TD 2nd/14:49 Komar 36 yd pass from Enderle Idaho :45 TD 3rd/10:38 Komar 32 yd pass from Enderle Idaho :38 TD 4th/5:51 Woolridge 1 yd run Idaho :10 TD 4th/0:52 Woolridge 2 yd run Boise St :33 FG 1st/10:57 Brotzman 29 yd field goal Boise St :11 FG 1st/5:03 Brotzman 34 yd field goal Boise St :34 TD 1st/0:44 Brockel 2 yd pass from Moore Boise St :43 TD 2nd/13:52 Martin 2 yd run Boise St :07 TD 2nd/7:35 Young 40 yd pass form Moore Boise St :41 FG 3rd/6:31 Brotzman 25 yd field goal Boise St :57 TD 4th/7:41 Pettis 12 yd pass from Moore Boise St :12 TD 4th/4:52 Avery 44 yd run LSU :31 FG 1st/9:08 Jasper 35 yd field goal LSU :23 TD 1st/1:55 LaFell 38 yd pass from Lee LSU :54 TD 3rd/6:59 Ke. Williams 3 yd run LSU :01 TD 4th/7:01 Ke. Williams 9 yd run Fresno St :24 TD 1st/7:04 Ajirotutu 23 yd pass from Colburn Fresno St TD 1st/6:47 Jacobs 21 yd fumble recovery Fresno St :06 TD 2nd/13:56 Miller 5 yd run Fresno St :28 FG 3rd/8:27 Goessling 24 yd field goal Fresno St :54 FG 4th/12:50 Goessling 23 yd field goal Fresno St :21 FG 4th/0:00 Goessling 35 yd field goal SJSU :20 TD 1st/10:20 Avery 16 yd pass from Reed SJSU :37 TD 1st/3:17 Beauchman 2 yd pass from Reed SJSU :13 TD 3rd/8:51 Avery 80 yd pass from Le Secla Spring Media Guide

76 Sonny Days are Here Again! Game 1 Sept. 5, 2009 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Ala. Att.: 81,143 Louisiana TEch 13 Auburn 37 Game 2 Sept. 12, 2009 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Att.: 29,102 Louisiana TEch 14 Navy 32 Auburn, Ala. - Auburn quarterback Chris Todd connected with Terrell Zachary for a 93-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter to ignite a strong second half by the Tigers who defeated Louisiana Tech before over 81,143 fans Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Bulldogs stood toe-to-toe with the Tigers (1-0) in the opening two quarters as only a 49-yard Wes Byrum field goal as time expired in the half separated the two teams as Auburn led entering the locker room. However, early in the second half with LA Tech driving, the Tigers defense intercepted Ross Jenkins on their own three-yard line. On a third down and five play following the turnover, Todd hit Zachary on an out-and-up and Zachary raced untouched to the end zone giving Auburn a lead. The Bulldogs would get no closer than 10 points the rest of the game as the Tigers outscored them 24-3 over the final two quarters. Auburn racked up over 500 yards of total offense in the game, including more than 200 on both the ground and through the air. After not surrendering a 100-yard rusher in 2008, the LA Tech defense saw both Ben Tate (20-117) and Onterio McCalebb (22-148) eclipse the plateau. McCalebb became the first Auburn freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in their first career game since Bo Jackson accomplished the feat in The Bulldogs totaled 245 yards of total offense and 19 first downs. Daniel Porter led Tech with 56 yards on 17 carries while Jenkins completed 18-of-33 passes for 149 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jenkins started the game hitting on his first 10 attempts, a career best, as his first incompletion didn t occur until less than four minutes remaining in the second quarter. Score by Quarters Total Records Louisiana Tech (0-1) Navy (1-0) Scoring Summary First Quarter AU 09:24 Wes Byrum 25 yd field goal : TECH 05:00 Morris,Dennis 19 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : AU 01:33 Kodi Burns 1 yd run (Wes Byrum kick) : Second Quarter TECH 00:23 Nelson,Matt 20 yd field goal : AU 00:00 Wes Byrum 49 yd field goal : Third Quarter AU 10:59 Terrell Zachery 93 yd pass from Chris Todd (Wes Byrum kick) : AU 04:28 Wes Byrum 47 yd field goal : TECH 00:52 Nelson,Matt 46 yd field goal : Fourth Quarter AU 12:45 Darvin Adams 17 yd pass from Chris Todd (Wes Byrum kick) : AU 05:27 O. McCalebb 3 yd run (Wes Byrum kick) : Annapolis, Md. - Louisiana Tech built a 14-point lead and then watched it disappear in a loss to Navy Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-0 advantage less than six minutes into the game compliments of a Daniel Porter three-yard touchdown run and a Phillip Livas 85-yard punt return before Navy scored 32 unanswered points as LA Tech fell to 0-2 on the season. Tech marched 74 yards on 10 plays on its opening possession as Porter gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead on the three-yard run with 11:15 to play in the first quarter. Quarterback Ross Jenkins orchestrated the drive, completing 6-of-7 passes for 74 yards, including a key 27-yard completion to RP Stuart down to the Navy three-yard line on a third-and-16 play. After a three-and-out by the Midshipmen, Livas provided the Bulldog faithful an electrifying 85-yard punt return for a touchdown. Livas fielded the punt on the Bulldogs 15-yard line, burst up the middle and then took it outside racing untouched down the Bulldog sideline for an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead. The punt return for a score was the third of Livas career, tying him with Larry Anderson for the most in Bulldog history. It was also his fifth kick return (punt + kickoff) for a score, also tying Anderson for the most in the record book. It was the fifth longest punt return in Bulldog history and Livas career long. It was also the first punt return for a touchdown allowed by Navy since Aug. 30, However, it would be the final offensive fireworks of the day for Tech which recorded only 167 total yards on the day, only 51 coming in the second half. Jenkins finished the game 18-of-29 for 156 yards and one interception. Defensively, Antonio Baker recorded a game-high 12 tackles for LA Tech. Score by Quarters Total Records Louisiana Tech (0-2) Navy (1-1) Scoring Summary First Quarter TECH 11:15 Porter,Daniel 3 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 09:02 Livas,Phillip 85 yd punt return (Nelson,Matt kick) NAVY 04:31 Buckley, Joe 43 yd field goal : NAVY 01:33 Finnerty, Cory 16 yd run (Buckley, Joe kick) : Second Quarter NAVY 11:10 Dobbs, Ricky 3 yd run (Zingler, Greg rush) : Third Quarter Fourth Quarter NAVY 10:31 Curry, Marcus 3 yd run (Buckley, Joe kick) : NAVY 05:50 Dobbs, Ricky 2 yd run (Buckley, Joe kick) : TECH AU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 31:23 28:37 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 8 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel 17-56; Jenkins,Ross 10-36; Duplessis,T. 5-6; Morrow,D. J. 1-6; Compton,Myke 1-2; Livas,Phillip 1-1; Fitte,Lyle 1-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus 9. Auburn-O. McCalebb ; Ben Tate ; Kodi Burns 8-23; Terrell Zachery 1-10; Chris Todd 1-3. PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross Auburn-Chris Todd ; Kodi Burns RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Livas,Phillip 5-43; Tuminello,H. 3-26; Morris,Dennis 2-30; Fitte,Lyle 2-17; Porter,Daniel 2-13; Mitchell,Dustin 1-8; Stuart,R.P. 1-7; Linwood,Adrian 1-5; Morrow,D. J Auburn-Mario Fannin 8-82; Darvin Adams 4-65; Terrell Zachery 3-98; Ben Tate TECH NAVY FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 18:49 41:11 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 7 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel 10-44; Duplessis,T. 1-3; Livas,Phillip 1-minus 3; Jenkins,Ross 5-minus 33. Navy-Curry, Marcus ; Dobbs, Ricky 25-47; Teich, Alexande 9-32; Finnerty, Cory 3-23; Stukel, Mike 3-19; Doyle, Bobby 4-17; Murray, Vince 4-13; Greene, Gee Gee 5-12; Eddington, Jord 1-3. PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross Navy-Dobbs, Ricky RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Tuminello,H. 4-29; Porter,Daniel 4-24; Stuart,R.P. 3-43; Morris,Dennis 3-26; Morrow,D.J. 2-21; Livas,Phillip 1-8; Linwood,Adrian 1-5. Navy- Washington, Mar 2-51; Myers, Gary 1-38; Schupp, Mike 1-12; Teich, Alexande 1-2. Louisiana Tech Football

77 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Game 3 Sept. 19, 2009 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Att.: 19,400 Nicholls State 13 Louisiana Tech 37 Game 4 Sept. 30, 2009 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Att.: 21,263 Hawai i 6 Louisiana Tech 27 RUSTON, La. - Ross Jenkins passed for a career-high 357 yards and two scores to lead Louisiana Tech to a win over Nicholls State before 19,400 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday night. The Bulldogs (1-2) blew open a close game by scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter as Tech improved to 4-0 all-time against the Colonels (1-2). After struggling offensively in the second half of the first two games of the year, Louisiana Tech erupted by scoring five touchdowns over the final 30 minutes of action, with all five coming on consecutive possessions. Jenkins ended the night completing 21-of-30 passes for 357 yards and two scores without throwing an interception. It marked the first 300-plus yard passing game by a Bulldog quarterback since Zac Champion threw for 305 yards in a win over North Texas in Tech s defense forced four turnovers on the night, including an interception by Antonio Baker in the third quarter. It was Baker s ninth interception of his career, moving him into a tie for ninth place in the Bulldog record books. Tyrone Duplessis led all running backs with 71 yards rushing on eight carries while D.J. Morrow tallied 49 yards on eight carries and one touchdown. Livas and Morris led Tech with 85 yards receiving on four catches each while tight end Dustin Mitchell added four receptions for 53 yards. Tech totaled 558 yards of total offense compared to 271 yards by Nicholls State. RUSTON, La. - The game was promoted as a Red Out. Most of the experts expected an offensive shoot out. But in the end, Louisiana Tech turned the lights out as it pulled away in the second half for a 27-6 win over Hawaii before 21,260 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Wednesday night. Tech (2-2, 1-0 WAC) used a tenacious defensive effort in the victory as the Bulldogs recorded seven sacks, held the nation s top rated passing attack to only 308 yards and held Hawaii without a touchdown for the first time in 63 games. Bulldog running back Daniel Porter broke out of an early season slump and rushed for 160 yards and two scores as he led a Tech ground game that amassed 352 yards and averaged more than 6.0 yards per carry. Freshman tailback Tyrone Duplessis added a career-high 75 yards in the win. However, the story of the night was the Bulldog defense. Hawaii (2-2, 0-1 WAC) entered the contest averaging 32.0 points and yards per game, but the Warriors never got a rhythm offensively thanks to the effort of the Tech defensive unit. Hawaii managed only two Scott Enos first half field goals as the Bulldog defense came up with a couple of big plays inside their own five-yard line. Defensively, Tech was led by Tank Calais (8 tackles), Antonio Baker (7 tackles, 1 FF) and D Anthony Smith (3 tackles, 2 sacks). The Bulldogs outgained Hawaii 449 to 301 and held Hawaii to negative seven yards rushing, the first time Tech has held an opponent to negative rushing yards since Score by Quarters Total records Nicholls State (1-2) Louisiana Tech (1-2) Scoring Summary First Quarter TECH 12:03 Nelson,Matt 24 yd field goal : NICH 09:20 Schexnayder, Ro 48 yd field goal : Second Quarter TECH 14:55 Porter,Daniel 2 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 01:19 Nelson,Matt 44 yd field goal : Third Quarter TECH 13:57 Morrow,D.J. 9 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 12:17 Young,Deon 32 yd interception return (Nelson,Matt kick) TECH 04:47 Morris,Dennis 37 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Fourth Quarter TECH 14:24 Tuminello,H. 6 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : NICH 10:47 Witt, Jacob 24 yd run (Schexnayder, Ro kick) : TECH 08:27 Cameron,Colby 1 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : NICH 03:50 Schexnayder, Ro 42 yd field goal 4-4 1: Score by Quarters Total records Hawai i (1-3, 0-1 WAC) Louisiana Tech (2-2, 1-0 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter UH 06:32 Enos,S. 36 yd field goal : TECH 02:39 Porter,Daniel 3 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : Second Quarter TECH 05:39 Nelson,Matt 28 yd field goal : UH 00:08 Enos,S. 18 yd field goal : Third Quarter TECH 12:02 Porter,Daniel 1 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 02:22 Compton,Myke 6 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : Fourth Quarter TECH 12:05 Nelson,Matt 26 yd field goal : NSU TECH FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:51 31:09 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 10 8 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Nicholls State-Meeks, Marlin 11-44; Witt, Jacob 7-41; Robinson, Anton 2-30; Johnson, Brando 8-23; McCreary, Justi 2-10; Moore, Earvin 2-8; Hopson, Trey 3-7; Williams, A.J. 3-3; Caston, LaQuint 1-minus 2. Louisiana Tech-Duplessis,T. 8-71; Morrow,D.J. 8-49; Porter,Daniel 13-34; Livas,Phillip 3-24; Compton,Myke 2-7; Cameron,Colby 1-1; Jenkins,Ross 3-1; TEAM 2-minus 2. PASSING: Nicholls State-Witt, Jacob ; Caston, LaQuint Louisiana Tech- Jenkins,Ross ; Cameron,Colby RECEIVING: Nicholls State-Robinson, Anton 8-101; Tate, Donovan 1-6; Williams, A.J Louisiana Tech-Morris,Dennis 4-85; Livas,Phillip 4-85; Mitchell,Dustin 4-53; Tuminello,H. 3-21; Linwood,Adrian 2-38; Porter,Daniel 2-36; Stuart,R. P. 1-30; Williams,Cruz 1-16; Duplessis,T UH TECH FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 24:20 35:40 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Hawai i-green,a. 3-7; Wright-Jackson 1-2; Rego,J. 1-0; Alexander,G. 9-minus 1; Moniz,B. 2-minus 15. Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel ; Duplessis,T ; Livas,Phillip 3-52; Compton,Myke 6-35; Jenkins,Ross 6-19; Stuart,R.P. 1-13; TEAM 2-minus 2. PASSING: Hawai i-alexander,g ; Moniz,B Louisiana Tech- Jenkins,Ross RECEIVING: Hawai i-pilares,k. 8-60; Pollard,R. 7-84; Salas,G ; Bradley,R Louisiana Tech-Duplessis,T. 4-42; Livas,Phillip 2-12; Porter,Daniel 2-11; Stuart,R.P. 1-11; Williams,Cruz 1-8; Morris,Dennis 1-6; Linwood,Adrian 1-4; Spence,Chandler Spring Media Guide

78 Sonny Days are Here Again! Game 5 Oct. 9, 2009 Mackay Stadium Reno, Nev. Att.: 11,975 Louisiana Tech 14 Nevada 37 Game 6 Oct. 17, 2009 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Att.: 20,773 New Mexico State 7 Louisiana Tech 45 RENO, Nev. - Colin Kaepernick threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead Nevada to a win over Louisiana Tech Friday night at Mackay Stadium. For the third time in their three losses this year, the Bulldogs (2-3, 1-1 WAC) scored a touchdown on their opening possession of the game as senior running back Daniel Porter scored on a 15-yard run with 14:16 to play in the first quarter. Porter s touchdown was set up after Phillip Livas returned the opening kickoff 84 yards to the Nevada 15-yard line. The score was Porter s 22nd of his career and one of the few bright spots for the Bulldogs. Porter moved into seventh place in the Tech record books in rushing yards, passing Garlon Powell. Porter ended the game with 99 yards and two scores on 11 carries. The win marked the fifth straight victory by Nevada over Louisiana Tech as the Wolf Pack increased their series lead to 6-4. It was also the 200th career win for Wolf Pack Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault. Nevada racked up 511 yards of offense, including 345 yards on the ground led by Vai Taua s 107 yards, Kaepernick s 89 yards and Luke Lippincott s 57 yards. Kaepernick also completed 15-of-21 passes for 166 yards and three scores. LA Tech managed 256 yards of total offense. In addition to Porter s night, Myke Compton rushed for 48 yards on 11 carries. Jenkins struggled, completing only 8-of-17 passes for 129 yards and one interception. RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech quarterback Ross Jenkins tossed three touchdowns and Daniel Porter recorded a 100-yard rushing day as the Bulldogs defeated New Mexico State 45-7 before a homecoming crowd of 20,773 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday afternoon. While the LA Tech offense was clicking on all cylinders, the Bulldogs defense was stifling holding New Mexico State (3-4, 1-2 WAC) to 142 total yards of offense and zero offensive touchdowns - the Aggies lone score came on a 38-yard fumble return late in the game. One week after struggling in a lopsided loss at Nevada, head coach Derek Dooley s team got off to a fast start and never looked back in winning for the third time in three tries at home this season. Jenkins, who was under heavy criticism during the week for the Bulldogs offensive struggles in the loss to Nevada, completed 11-of-19 passes for 204 yards and three scores before departing the game with just over three minutes to play in the third quarter. His main target throughout the contest was senior tight end Dennis Morris, who finished with careerhighs in receptions (6), yards (126) and touchdowns (2). For the day, Tech totaled 540 yards of total offense yards on the ground and 225 through the air - and 30 first downs while holding the Aggies to only 142 yards and six first downs. Dominique Faust led Tech with six tackles, including a career-high 1.5 sacks, while Adrien Cole, Antonio Baker, Kwame Jordan and Tank Calais each added five tackles. Calais and Paige added interceptions while Deon Young recorded his first career fumble recovery. Freshman punter Cade Glasgow averaged 45.4 yards per punt, including a career-long 67 yard punt late in the second quarter - the fifth longest punt in Bulldog history. 78 True freshman Chad Boyd and sophomore Adrien Cole led the Tech defense with 10 tackles each while Cole also recorded his first career sack. Score by Quarters Total records Louisiana Tech (1-1 WAC) Nevada (1-0 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter TECH 14:16 Porter,Daniel 15 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : NEV 04:34 Puloka Jr., T. 3 yd pass from Kaepernick, C. (Drake, Ricky kick) : NEV 00:29 Kaepernick, C. 5 yd run (Drake, Ricky kick) : Second Quarter NEV 10:22 Drake, Ricky 40 yd field goal : Third Quarter NEV 10:15 Wimberly, B. 24 yd pass from Kaepernick, C. (Drake, Ricky kick failed) : TECH 09:56 Porter,Daniel 64 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : NEV 01:57 Kaepernick, C. 67 yd run (Drake, Ricky kick) : Fourth Quarter NEV 14:49 Green, Virgil 3 yd pass from Kaepernick, C. (Drake, Ricky kick) 1-3 0: TECH NEV FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 23:56 36:04 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 8 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel 11-99; Compton,Myke 11-48; Duplessis,T. 5-0; Jenkins,Ross 5-minus 20. Nevada-Taua, Vai ; Kaepernick, C ; Lippincott, L ; Wellington, C. 1-47; Randall, C. 2-20; Ball, Mike 3-17; Mark, Lampford 2-10; Lantrip, Tyler 2-minus 2. PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross Nevada-Kaepernick, C ; Lantrip, Tyler RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Mitchell,Dustin 2-21; Williams,Cruz 1-41; Stuart,R.P. 1-31; Compton,Myke 1-27; Porter,Daniel 1-8; Linwood,Adrian 1-3; Livas,Phillip 1-minus 2. Nevada-Wimberly, B. 5-73; Session, Tray 3-27; Wellington, C. 2-34; Green, Virgil 2-19; Lippincott, L. 1-14; Puloka Jr., T. 1-3; Taua, Vai 1-minus 4. Score by Quarters Total records New Mexico State (1-2 WAC) Louisiana Tech (2-1 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter TECH 08:56 Nelson,Matt 26 yd field goal : TECH 04:07 Compton,Myke 10 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : Second Quarter TECH 09:00 Jenkins,Ross 1 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 00:57 Morris,Dennis 29 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Third Quarter TECH 11:07 Linwood,Adrian 32 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 06:42 Morris,Dennis 16 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Fourth Quarter TECH 09:15 Fitte,Lyle 26 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : NMSU 04:56 House, Davon 38 yd fumble recovery (Hughes, Kyle kick) 7-45 NMSU TECH FIRST DOWNS 6 30 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 25:14 34:46 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 8 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: New Mexico State-Smith, Seth 13-32; Fleming, Jeff 4-21; Glynn, Tonny 4-12; Coleman, Donyae 1-9; Walls, Trevor 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 2. Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel ; Fitte,Lyle 3-51; Jenkins,Ross 8-35; Duplessis,T. 9-31; Morrow,D.J. 8-25; Stuart,R.P. 2-17; Livas,Phillip 2-13; Compton,Myke 2-10; Linwood,Adrian 1-2; Cameron,Colby 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: New Mexico State-Walls, Trevor ; Fleming, Jeff Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross ; Cameron,Colby RECEIVING: New Mexico State-Anderson, M. 3-29; Lee, Todd 2-13; Glynn, Tonny 2-8; Smith, Seth 2-0; Nelson, Kyle 1-7; Hipp, Kyle 1-4; Coleman, Donyae 1-4; Preston, D Louisiana Tech-Morris,Dennis 6-126; Livas,Phillip 3-29; Linwood,Adrian 2-40; Mitchell,Dustin 1-14; Williams,Cruz 1-12; Spence,Chandler 1-4. Louisiana Tech Football

79 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Game 7 Oct. 24, 2009 Romney Stadium Logan, Utah Att.: 14,229 Louisiana Tech 21 Utah State 23 Game 8 Oct. 31, 2009 Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho Att.: 15,236 Louisiana Tech 34 Idaho 35 LOGAN, Utah - Louisiana Tech s road struggles continued Saturday afternoon as Utah State downed the Bulldogs at Romney Stadium. Tech (3-4, 2-2 WAC) fell for the fourth time in four road games this season although unlike the first three road losses, this game came down to the final possession. Trailing 23-7 after three quarter, the Bulldogs scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to make it a one possession game. Trailing with 4:01 to play, the Bulldogs took over possession on its own 16-yard line following a Utah State punt. After two first downs moved the football to the Tech 45-yard line, Tech found itself looking at a third down and nine when Jenkins hit a wide open Dustin Mitchell on an out route. However, after making the catch, Mitchell tripped and fell to the turf at midfield, setting up a fourth down and five play. Jenkins dropped back and under the Aggies all out blitz, fired a pass downfield that was off the fingertips of intended receiver Adrian Linwood as Utah State took over and ran out the clock. With a 10-0 deficit, Phillip Livas fielded the ball five yards deep in the endzone, headed straight up field, broke the initial line of Utah State defenders cut back towards the middle of the field and outraced four Aggie defenders for a 100-yard touchdown return. Matt Nelson s extra point made the score 10-7 Utah State. The 100-yard return tied the school record with five other Bulldog players, the last being Patrick Jackson against Fresno State in It was also Livas sixth return (3 kickoffs, 3 punts) for a touchdown in his career, breaking the old record of five set by Larry Anderson in the 1970s. Facing a third and goal from the Aggies 20-yard line, Jenkins hit a wide open Dennis Morris down the right hash mark for the score, closing the gap to with 6:15 to play. On the tying two-point conversion attempt, Jenkins overthrew Stuart in the back of the endzone as the Aggies held onto a two-point lead, setting up the final few minutes of the game. Jenkins ended the game completing 17-of-26 passes for 155 yards with two scores and one interception, although 121 of the yards came in the final quarter when the Bulldogs scored two touchdowns to make a game of it. After being outgained 329 to 108 through the first three quarters, Tech outgained Utah State in the fourth and final quarter. Stuart ( TD) and Cruz Williams (3-31) led all Tech receivers while Daniel Porter led the Bulldog rushing attack with 68 yards on 18 carries. Jay Dudley posted a career day for Tech, recording 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack while Adrien Cole added 12 tackles and one TFL. Score by Quarters Total records Louisiana Tech (2-2 WAC) Utah State (1-2 WAC) Scoring Summary Second Quarter USU 13:31 S. Morrison 41 yd pass from Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski kick) : USU 11:00 Chris Ulinski 28 yd field goal : TECH 10:45 Livas,Phillip 100 yd kickoff return (Nelson,Matt kick) 7-10 USU 08:16 Derrvin Speight 44 yd run (Chris Ulinski kick) : USU 00:17 Chris Ulinski 27 yd field goal : Third Quarter USU 05:21 Chris Ulinski 40 yd field goal : Fourth Quarter TECH 10:38 Stuart,R.P. 26 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Livas,Phillip pass) : TECH 06:15 Morris,Dennis 20 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Jenkins,Ross pass failed) : TECH USU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 31:00 29:00 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 5 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel 18-68; Livas,Phillip 4-37; Compton,Myke 6-19; Stuart,R. P. 1-16; Duplessis,T. 3-11; Jenkins,Ross 6-minus 33. Utah State-Robert Turbin 22-94; Derrvin Speight 4-44; Diondre Borel 6-14; Michael Smith 2-8; Team 3-minus 3. PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross Utah State-Diondre Borel ; S. Morrison RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel 5-4; Stuart,R.P. 3-45; Williams,Cruz 3-31; Falls,Roosevelt 2-32; Linwood,Adrian 2-18; Morris,Dennis 1-20; Mitchell,Dustin 1-5. Utah State-S. Morrison 6-72; Robert Turbin 4-45; Eric Moats 2-25; Mikhail Morgan 1-16; Omar Sawyer 1-11; Xavier Bowman 1-7; Kellen Bartlett 1-6; Nnamdi Gwacham 1-6. MOSCOW, Idaho - Louisiana Tech true freshman Matt Nelson s 56-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the game was wide right as Idaho defeated the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon in Western Athletic Conference action at the Kibbie Dome. After Idaho took the one-point lead on a two-yard run by Vandal running back De Maundray Woolridge with 52 seconds to play, redshirt freshman quarterback Colby Cameron led the Bulldogs 36-yards to set up the game-winning attempt. Tech (3-5, 2-3 WAC) lost for the fifth time in five road games while Idaho (7-2, 4-1) kept its impressive season intact. The Vandals led for only 2 minutes and 51 seconds of the 60-minute game but ended the game with the one-point victory. The Bulldogs almost came away with the victory despite the fact that at least eight players listed on the two-deep either missed the entire game or a large portion of it due to injury. After Idaho opened the game with a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Tech responded by scoring 21 straight in the first quarter. Jenkins ended the game completing 17-of-30 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns while Cameron was 10-for-16 for 110 yards and no scores. Tech outgained Idaho 547 to 462 in total offense, including 329 yards through the air and 218 yards on the ground. Livas led Tech on the ground with 69 yards while Porter added 52, and DJ Morrow 49. Williams led all Tech receivers with four receptions for 82 yards and two scores. RP Stuart added a career-high six receptions for 73 yards. Score by Quarters Total records Louisiana Tech (2-3 WAC) Idaho (4-1 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter IDAHO 14:45 Justin Veltung 94 yd kickoff return (Trey Farquhar kick) 0-7 TECH 13:01 Williams,Cruz 17 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 09:27 Porter,Daniel 3 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 02:48 Morris,Dennis 10 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : First Quarter IDAHO 14:49 Max Komar 36 yd pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) : TECH 06:19 Williams,Cruz 20 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Third Quarter IDAHO 10:38 Max Komar 32 yd pass from Nathan Enderle (Trey Farquhar kick) : Fourth Quarter TECH 14:57 Compton,Myke 1 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick failed) : IDAHO 05:51 D. Woolridge 1 yd run (Trey Farquhar kick) : IDAHO 00:52 D. Woolridge 2 yd run (Trey Farquhar kick) : TECH USU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 33:10 26:50 Third-Down Conversions 12 of 19 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Livas,Phillip 3-73; Morrow,D.J. 8-54; Porter,Daniel 11-47; Cameron,Colby 6-24; Compton,Myke 7-16; Duplessis,T. 8-15; TEAM 1-minus 1; Stuart,R.P. 1- minus 1; Jenkins,Ross 2-minus 5. Idaho-Deonte Jackson 7-57; P. McCarty 8-35; Shiloh Keo 1-32; Kama Bailey 1-12; D. Woolridge 6-11; Nathan Enderle 4-minus 13. PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross ; Cameron,Colby ; TEAM Idaho-Nathan Enderle ; TEAM RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Stuart,R.P. 6-73; Morris,Dennis 5-64; Williams,Cruz 4-82; Fitte,Lyle 4-35; Livas,Phillip 3-30; Porter,Daniel 1-22; Duplessis,T. 1-12; Morrow,D.J. 1-5; Mitchell,Dustin 1-1; Compton,Myke 1-1. Idaho- Max Komar 7-133; Daniel Hardy 4-54; Preston Davis 4-39; Eric Greenwood 3-25; Maurice Shaw 3-19; P. McCarty 2-42; Peter Bjorvik 1-8; Justin Veltung Spring Media Guide

80 Sonny Days are Here Again! Game 9 Nov. 6, 2009 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Att.: 23,240 #5 Boise State 45 Louisiana Tech 35 Game 10 Nov. 6, 2009 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Att.: 23,240 Louisiana Tech 16 #9 LSU RUSTON, La. - Kellen Moore passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns to give fifth-ranked Boise State a win over Louisiana Tech before 23,240 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Friday night. Moore s 12-yard touchdown to Austin Pettis with 7:41 to play in the game gave the Broncos some breathing room as LA Tech had cut a 20-point halftime deficit down to after a pair of third quarter scores and a five-yard touchdown from Ross Jenkins to Dennis Morris with 14:07 to play in the game. Boise State (9-0, 4-0 WAC) sealed the win on a Jeremy Avery 44-yard touchdown run that gave the Broncos a lead with 4:52 to play after LA Tech failed to convert a fourth and six play with just over five minutes to play in the game. The first half was anything but a fight as Boise State held the Bulldogs to a mere 64 yards of total offense, with 68 of that coming on a seven-play scoring drive on the second possession of the game. Daniel Porter capped the drive with a oneyard run at the 8:14 mark, giving LA Tech an early 7-3 lead. However, the Bulldogs managed zero first downs and had seven three-and-outs on their other first half possessions while Boise State racked up 27 points and 219 yards. The Broncos recorded touchdowns on a two-yard pass to Richie Brockel, a 2-yard run by Doug Martin and a 40-yard pass to Titus Young as well as a 34-yard Kyle Brotzman field goal - his second of the opening half as Boise State led 27-7 at intermission. Boise State appeared ready to put the game away on their opening drive of the third quarter when Moore made an ill-advised pass under heavy pressure from D Anthony Smith that was plucked out of the air by Tech cornerback Josh Victorian and returned 75-yards down the Bulldog sideline for a score, cutting the deficit to For Tech, Jenkins completed 10-of-19 passes for 114 yards, one score and one interception while rushing for 19 yards and one score. Porter led Tech on the ground with 92 yards on 24 carries while Morris led the Bulldog receivers with 78 yards and one score on five carries. Defensively, freshman CJ Broades recorded a career-high 10 tackles while Victorian added nine and Deon Young and Tank Calais each tallied eight. The Bulldogs played the majority of the game without senior safety Antonio Baker, who suffered an injury on the first possession of the game. Score by Quarters Total records Boise State (4-0 WAC) Louisiana Tech (2-4 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter BSU 10:57 Brotzman,Kyle 29 yd field goal : TECH 08:14 Porter,Daniel 1 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : BSU 05:03 Brotzman,Kyle 34 yd field goal : BSU 00:44 Brockel,Richie 2 yd pass from Moore,Kellen (Brotzman,Kyle kick) : Second Quarter BSU 13:52 Martin,Doug 2 yd run (Brotzman,Kyle kick) 2-3 0: BSU 07:35 Young,Titus 40 yd pass from Moore,Kellen (Brotzman,Kyle kick) : Third Quarter TECH 13:12 Victorian,Josh 75 yd interception return (Nelson,Matt kick) BSU 06:31 Brotzman,Kyle 25 yd field goal : TECH 01:30 Jenkins,Ross 9 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : Fourth Quarter TECH 14:07 Morris,Dennis 5 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : BSU 07:41 Pettis,Austin 12 yd pass from Moore,Kellen (Shoemaker,Tyle pass) : BSU 04:52 Avery,Jeremy 44 yd run (Brotzman,Kyle kick) : TECH 02:49 Compton,Myke 1 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : BSU TECH FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 33:01 26:59 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 6 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Boise State-Avery,Jeremy ; Young,Titus 2-7; Martin,Doug 4-2; TM 1-minus 1; Kaiserman,Matt 2-minus 1. Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel 24-92; Compton,Myke 6-20; Jenkins,Ross 8-19; Livas,Phillip 3-10; Cameron,Colby 2-minus 5. PASSING: Boise State-Moore,Kellen Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross ; Cameron,Colby RECEIVING: Boise State-Pettis,Austin 9-105; Young,Titus 8-110; Efaw,Kyle 4-70; Shoemaker,Tyle 3-46; Avery,Jeremy 2-9; Burroughs,Mitc 1-12; Brockel,Richie 1-2. Louisiana Tech-Morris,Dennis 5-78; Williams,Cruz 1-14; Fitte,Lyle 1-9; Stuart,R.P. 1-9; Mitchell,Dustin 1-4; Livas,Phillip 1-0. BATON ROUGE, La. - An injury-riddled Louisiana Tech team silenced the more than 90,000 fans at Tiger Stadium for the majority of the game, but in the end the 9th ranked LSU Tigers simply had a little more in the tank as they defeated the Bulldogs Saturday night. LA Tech (3-7, 2-4 WAC), which entered the game with 18 freshmen and sophomores on their two-deep due to a plague of injuries to key starters, played toe-to-toe with LSU until a Keiland Williams nine-yard touchdown run with 7:01 to play gave the Tigers some breathing room. However, it wasn t easy for Les Miles and Co. against a Tech team which entered the game having lost three straight games by a total of 13 points, including a 10-point loss to 5th ranked Boise State last week. In fact, the Bulldogs used some last second heroics in the opening half to send LSU into the halftime locker room trailing under a chorus of boos from the homecoming faithful. After driving more than 80 yards in over four minutes, Tech found itself faced with a fourth down and goal from the LSU one-yard line with only :02 to play in the second quarter. However, Dooley opted to roll the dice sending his offensive unit back onto the field. With a three tight end set, quarterback Ross Jenkins started walking down the offensive line appearing to change the play. However, center Lon Roberts snapped the ball directly to running back Daniel Porter who ran up the middle before pulling up at the two-yard line and completing a Tim Tebow-esque jump pass over the mass of humanity at the goal line to tight end Dennis Morris who pulled down his eighth touchdown of the year. The play capped a 13-play, 83-yard drive and gave Tech a lead, the first lead by a Bulldog team over LSU since Freshman Tyrone Duplessis led Tech with 65 yards on 17 carries while Porter added 64 yards on 13 carries. Jenkins completed 16-of-31 passes for 143 yards and no interceptions while Myke Compton recorded five catches for 38 yards and Dustin Mitchell added five grabs for 37 yards. Tech outgained LSU 322 to 246 while recording 23 first downs to the Tigers 15. However, 10 penalties for 100 yards were too much for the Bulldogs to overcome. The 16 points scored by the Bulldogs were the most ever in the 19-game history of the series. It was also the most points LSU has given up at home this year, including games against top-ranked Florida and Auburn. Score by Quarters Total records Louisiana Tech (3-7) LSU (8-2) Scoring Summary First Quarter LSU 09:08 Josh Jasper 35 yd field goal : TECH 04:23 Nelson,Matt 30 yd field goal : LSU 01:55 Brandon LaFell 38 yd pass from Jarrett Lee (Josh Jasper kick) : Second Quarter TECH 05:39 Nelson,Matt 33 yd field goal : TECH 00:00 Morris,Dennis 1 yd pass from Porter,Daniel (Nelson,Matt kick) : Third Quarter LSU 06:59 Ke. Williams 3 yd run (Josh Jasper kick) : Fourth Quarter LSU 07:01 Ke. Williams 9 yd run (Josh Jasper kick) : TECH 00:25 Nelson,Matt 36 yd field goal : TECH LSU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 36:20 23:40 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 18 2 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 4 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Duplessis,T ; Porter,Daniel 13-64; Compton,Myke 6-21; Livas,Phillip 3-19; Jenkins,Ross LSU-Ke. Williams ; Stevan Ridley 8-26; Russell Shepard 4-24; TEAM 1-minus 1; Jarrett Lee 1- minus 11; Derek Helton 1-minus 13. PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross ; TEAM ; Porter,Daniel LSU- Jarrett Lee RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Compton,Myke 5-38; Mitchell,Dustin 5-37; Harper,Eric 2-35; Porter,Daniel 2-17; Morris,Dennis 2-12; Fitte,Lyle 1-5. LSU-Brandon LaFell 2-54; R.J. Jackson 2-20; Chris Mitchell 1-19; Mitch Joseph 1-14; Rueben Randle 1-minus 2. Louisiana Tech Football

81 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins Game 11 Nov. 21, 2009 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, Calif. Att.: 31,769 Louisiana Tech 28 Fresno State 30 Game 12 Dec. 5, 2009 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Att.: 15,324 San Jose State 20 Louisiana Tech 55 FRESNO, Calif. - Kevin Goessling s 35-yard field goal on the final play of the game lifted Fresno State to a win over Louisiana Tech Saturday evening at Bulldog Stadium. LA Tech dropped its fifth game in a row, with all five losses coming by a total combined total of 23 points. Four of the five losses were by one possession and three of them were by two points or less. We never had a better opportunity to win than this one, said Tech head coach Derek Dooley. We had them in a fourth and long to win the game. We brought pressure and we didn t do a good job in coverage and they got the first down. We had a lot of opportunities and didn t get it done. We dropped an interception to win the game. You never get what you want in life, but you always get what you deserve. Goessling s third field goal of the game capped a game-winning drive that saw Fresno State dodge a couple of bullets while driving 68 yards on 16 plays over the final 2:21 of the contest. After LA Tech punter Cade Glasgow pinned Fresno State on its 14-yard line with 2:21 to play, Colburn and Co. began the drive. Following a Colburn two-yard run that gave the Bulldogs a first down on their own 25-yard line, the signal caller made a poor decision and threw into coverage where Tech cornerback Terry Carter stepped in front of the pass. However, Carter was unable to pull down the interception, keeping Fresno State s drive and hopes alive. The Bulldogs eventually moved the ball to the Tech 46-yard line where three straight Colburn incompletions set up a fourth-down and 10 play with less than a minute to play in the game. Tech brought a blitz but under pressure Colburn found an open Chastin West for 19-yards and a Fresno State first down. West had beaten Tech defensive back Olajawon Paige, giving Fresno State the ball on the LA Tech 27 yard line. A two-yard Robbie Rouse run and a nine-yard completion to Jamel Hamler set up the 35-yard Goessling game-winner. FRESNO, Calif. - Kevin Goessling s 35-yard field goal on the final play of the game lifted Fresno State to a win over Louisiana Tech Saturday evening at Bulldog Stadium. LA Tech dropped its fifth game in a row, with all five losses coming by a total combined total of 23 points. Four of the five losses were by one possession and three of them were by two points or less. We never had a better opportunity to win than this one, said Tech head coach Derek Dooley. We had them in a fourth and long to win the game. We brought pressure and we didn t do a good job in coverage and they got the first down. We had a lot of opportunities and didn t get it done. We dropped an interception to win the game. You never get what you want in life, but you always get what you deserve. Goessling s third field goal of the game capped a game-winning drive that saw Fresno State dodge a couple of bullets while driving 68 yards on 16 plays over the final 2:21 of the contest. After LA Tech punter Cade Glasgow pinned Fresno State on its 14-yard line with 2:21 to play, Colburn and Co. began the drive. Following a Colburn two-yard run that gave the Bulldogs a first down on their own 25-yard line, the signal caller made a poor decision and threw into coverage where Tech cornerback Terry Carter stepped in front of the pass. However, Carter was unable to pull down the interception, keeping Fresno State s drive and hopes alive. The Bulldogs eventually moved the ball to the Tech 46-yard line where three straight Colburn incompletions set up a fourth-down and 10 play with less than a minute to play in the game. Tech brought a blitz but under pressure Colburn found an open Chastin West for 19-yards and a Fresno State first down. West had beaten Tech defensive back Olajawon Paige, giving Fresno State the ball on the LA Tech 27 yard line. A two-yard Robbie Rouse run and a nine-yard completion to Jamel Hamler set up the 35-yard Goessling game-winner. Senior running back Daniel Porter also made his mark during the game, rushing 22 times for 137 yards to come the second leading rusher in Tech history moving past former Bulldog Ryan Moats. He needs 190 yards in the season finale against San Jose State to pass Jason Cooper for first place in the record books. Senior running back Daniel Porter also made his mark during the game, rushing 22 times for 137 yards to come the second leading rusher in Tech history moving past former Bulldog Ryan Moats. He needs 190 yards in the season finale against San Jose State to pass Jason Cooper for first place in the record books. For the game Jenkins completed 14-of-22 passes for 206 yards and four scores with no interceptions. For the game Jenkins completed 14-of-22 passes for 206 yards and four scores with no interceptions. Score by Quarters Total records Louisiana Tech (2-5 WAC) Fresno State (6-2 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter TECH 14:37 Morris,Dennis 50 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : FS 07:04 Ajirotutu, Seyi 23 yd pass from Colburn, Ryan (Goessling, K. kick) : FS 06:47 Jacobs, Ben 21 yd fumble recovery (Goessling, K. kick) 7-14 TECH 03:07 Morris,Dennis 12 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Second Quarter FS 13:56 Miller, Lonyae 5 yd run (Goessling, K. kick) : TECH 10:44 Morris,Dennis 39 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Third Quarter FS 08:27 Goessling, K. 24 yd field goal : TECH 04:51 Williams,Cruz 36 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : Fourth Quarter FS 12:50 Goessling, K. 23 yd field goal : FS 00:00 Goessling, K. 35 yd field goal : Score by Quarters Total records San Jose State (1-7 WAC) Louisiana Tech (3-5 WAC) Scoring Summary First Quarter SJSU 10:20 Avery, Marquis 16 yd pass from Reed, Kyle (Cope, Tyler kick) : TECH 07:54 Porter,Daniel 8 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : SJSU 03:17 Beauchman, Jala 2 yd pass from Reed, Kyle (Cope, Tyler kick) : TECH 01:48 Porter,Daniel 39 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : Second Quarter TECH 13:02 Morris,Dennis 19 yd pass from Morrow,D.J. (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 12:06 Young,Deon 55 yd interception return (Nelson,Matt kick) TECH 09:14 Fitte,Lyle 38 yd pass from Jenkins,Ross (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 02:51 Porter,Daniel 3 yd run (Nelson,Matt kick) : TECH 00:00 Nelson,Matt 39 yd field goal : Third Quarter SJSU 08:51 Avery, Marquis 80 yd pass from La Secla, Jorda (Zavala, Philip rush failed) : TECH 01:53 Nelson,Matt 32 yd field goal : Fourth Quarter TECH 06:31 Calais,Tank 96 yd interception return (Nelson,Matt kick) TECH FS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 26:33 33:27 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 7 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 4 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel ; Fitte,Lyle 4-41; Jenkins,Ross 6-40; Compton,Myke 1-8; Morrow,D.J. 4-6; TEAM 1-minus 2. Fresno State-Rouse, Robbie 21-75; Miller, Lonyae 12-55; Colburn, Ryan 10-44; Harding, A PASSING: Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross Fresno State-Colburn, Ryan RECEIVING: Louisiana Tech-Morris,Dennis 7-131; Williams,Cruz 2-36; Mitchell,Dustin 2-16; Giles,Quinn 1-12; Fitte,Lyle 1-6; Porter,Daniel 1-5. Fresno State-Ajirotutu, Seyi 5-56; West, Chastin 4-42; Hamler, Jamel 3-35; Moore, Marlon 2-15; Taumoepeau, T. 1-17; Newborn, Darren 1-11; Miller, Lonyae 1-6. SJSU TECH FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 35:15 24:45 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 2 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: San Jose State-Muldrow, Lamon 22-57; Perry, Patrick 3-4; Rutley, Brandon 2-3; Zavala, Philip 1-1; Beauchman, Jala 1-0; Eden, Myles 1-minus 1; Reed, Kyle 3-minus 7; La Secla, Jorda 3-minus 30. Louisiana Tech-Porter,Daniel ; Livas,Phillip 2-23; Morrow,D.J. 2-10; Fitte,Lyle 1-6; Jenkins,Ross 8-5; TEAM 2-minus 3. PASSING: San Jose State-La Secla, Jorda ; Reed, Kyle ; Eden, Myles Louisiana Tech-Jenkins,Ross ; Morrow,D.J RECEIVING: San Jose State-Avery, Marquis 7-147; Beauchman, Jala 6-66; Harrison, Josh 5-28; Williams, Terra 2-19; Jurovich, Kevin 2-15; Paden, Khalil 1-18; Muldrow, Lamon 1-7. Louisiana Tech-Fitte,Lyle 3-61; Mitchell,Dustin 3-57; Morris,Dennis 2-45; Williams,Cruz 1-19; Porter,Daniel Spring Media Guide

82 Sonny Days are Here Again! 2009 WAC Standings WAC Football wac O overall Team record Pct Home Away Streak Record Pct Home Away Neutral Streak Boise State W W14 Nevada L L2 Fresno State W L1 Idaho L W1 Hawai i W L1 Louisiana Tech W W1 Utah State W W1 New Mexico State L L7 San Jose State L L WAC Players of the Week 2009 All-WAC Offensive Players of the Week S7 Greg Salas, Jr., WR, UH...7 catches, 180 yards, 1 TD S14 Greg Alexander, Sr., QB, UH of-36, 453 yards, 3 TDs S21 Ryan Mathews, Jr., RB, FS...19 carries, 234 yards, 3 TDs S28 Nathan Enderle, Jr., QB, UI , 270 yards, 3 TDs O5 Mike Ball, Fr., RB, NEV yards, 5 TDs O12 Colin Kaepernick, Jr., QB, NEV pass, 89 rush; 5 TDs O19 Ryan Mathews, Jr., RB, FS...20 carries, 233 yards, 1 TD O26 Colin Kaepernick, Jr., QB, NEV yds total offense, 6 TDs N2 Ryan Mathews, Jr., RB, FS...23 carries, 185 yards, 2 TDs N9 Leon Wright-Jackson, Sr., RB, UH...15 carries, 167 yds, 3 TDs N16 Austin Pettis, Jr., WR, BSU... 8 catches, 123 yards, 4 TDs N23 Doug Martin, So., RB, BSU...13 carries, 121 yards, 4 TDs N30 Robert Turbin, So, RB, USU all-purpose yards, 5 TDs D7 Daniel Porter, Sr., RB, LTU...28 carries, 199 yards, 3 TDs Defensive Players of the Week S7 Nico Herron, Jr., LB, FS...5 tackles, 1 int.-94 yards for a TD S14 Corey Paredes, So., LB, UH... 8 tackles (5 solo), 1 sack, 2 FFs S21 JoJo Dickson, Jr., LB, UI...6 tackles, 1 int.-74 yards for a TD S28 Tanner Burns, So., S, SJSU tackles, 1 int-30 yards, 1 FR O5 Shiloh Keo, Jr., S, UI tackles (12 solo), 1 interception O12 Desia Dunn, Jr., CB, FS tackles (9 solo), 1 FF, 2 PBU O19 Aaron Lavarias, Jr., DE, UI...4 tackles (2 sacks), 1 FF O26 Jeron Johnson, Jr., S, BSU... 2 int.-25 yards, 1 FR N2 Kyle Wilson, Sr., CB, BSU...1 int.-td (27 yards), 5 tackles N9 Lorne Bell, Jr., S, FS... 9 tackles, 1 TFL N16 Jonathon Amaya, Sr., S, NEV...8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF N23 Ben Jacobs, Jr., LB, FS... 8 tackles (1.5 TFL), 3 FF, 2 FR, 1 TD N30 Blaze Soares, Sr., LB, UH...12 tackles (11 solo), 1 sack-9 yds D7 Tank Calais, Jr., S, LTU...9 tackles, 1 int.-96 yards for a TD First Team Offense WR %Austin Pettis Boise State Jr. WR Titus Young Boise State Jr. WR Greg Salas Hawai i Jr. TE Dennis Morris Louisiana Tech Sr. OL Nate Potter Boise State So. OL %Andrew Jackson Fresno State Jr. OL *$John Estes Hawai i Sr. OL %Mike Iupati Idaho Sr. OL %Alonzo Durham Nevada Sr. QB %Kellen Moore Boise State So. RB Ryan Mathews Fresno State Jr. RB *Vai Taua Nevada Jr. Defense DL *Ryan Winterswyk Boise State Jr. DL %Chris Carter Fresno State Jr. DL *D Anthony Smith Louisiana Tech Sr. DL %Dontay Moch Nevada Jr. LB %Ben Jacobs Fresno State Jr. LB Blaze Soares Hawai i Sr. LB Adrien Cole Louisiana Tech So. LB Bobby Wagner Utah State So. DB *#Kyle Wilson Boise State Sr. DB #Shiloh Keo Idaho Jr. DB Davon House New Mexico State Jr. DB *Duke Ihenacho San Jose State Jr. Specialists PK Kevin Goessling Fresno State So. P Robert Malone Fresno State Sr. ST Titus Young Boise State Jr. Second Team Offense WR Seyi Ajirotutu, Sr., Fresno State WR Max Komar, Sr., Idaho WR Brandon Wimberly, Fr., Nevada WR Kevin Jurovich, Sr., San Jose State TE Virgil Green, Jr., Nevada OL Kenny Wiggins, Jr., Fresno State OL Aaron Kia, Sr., Hawai i OL Irv Stevens, Sr., Idaho OL %Rob McGill, Jr., Louisiana Tech OL Kenneth Ackerman, Sr., Nevada QB *Colin Kaepernck, Jr., Nevada RB Jeremy Avery, Jr., Boise State RB *Daniel Porter, Sr., Louisiana Tech RB Robert Turbin, So., Utah State Defense DL Billy Winn, So., Boise State DL Aaron Lavarias, Jr., Idaho DL *Kevin Basped, Jr., Nevada DL %Carl Ihenacho, Sr., San Jose State LB Winston Venable, Jr., Boise State LB JoJo Dickson, Jr., Idaho LB James-Michael Johnson, So., Nevada LB %Justin Cole, Sr., San Jose State DB %Jeron Johnson, Jr., Boise State DB Lorne Bell, Jr., Fresno State DB %Moses Harris, Sr., Fresno State DB Jonathon Amaya, Sr., Nevada Specialists PK Trey Farquhar, Fr., Idaho P Philip Zavala, Sr., San Jose State ST *Phillip Livas, Jr., Louisiana Tech 82 Special Teams Players of the Week S7 Bobby Cowan, Fr., P, UI... 4 punts-49.2 avg. S14 Phillip Livas, Jr., RS, LTU... 1 PR-85 yds, 1 TD, 3 KR-52 yds S21 Titus Young, Jr., KR, BSU... 5 KR-154 yds, long of 77 S28 Kyle Hughes, So., PK/P, NMSU...2 FGs (40, 42), 5 punts-53.4 O5 Trey Farquhar, Fr., PK, UI...1 FG (47), 4 PATs O12 Marcus Anderson, Sr., PR, NMSU... 4 PR-91 yds, long of 56 O19 Robert Malone, Sr., P, FS...4 punts-54.0 avg. (long of 69) O26 Kyle Brotzman, Jr., K, BSU... 4 FGs, 6 PATs, 1 punt-72 yards N2 Justin Veltung, Fr., KR, UI... 2 KR-111 yards (94 yard TD) N9 Kevin Goessling, So., PK, FS yard fi eld goal, 4-4 PATs N16 Titus Young, Jr., KR, BSU... 3 KR-130 yards, long of 100 N23 Kevin Goessling, So., PK, FS FGs (GW 0:00), 3-3 PATs N30 Titus Young, Jr., KR, BSU... 5 KR-156 yards, 95 yard TD D7 Alex Dunnachie, Fr., P, UH...6 punts-49.2 avg. (long of 66) Offensive Player of the Year Kellen Moore, So., QB, Boise State Defensive Player of the Year Dontay Moch, Jr., DE, Nevada Freshman of the Year Brandon Wimberly, WR, Nevada Coach of the Year Chris Petersen, Boise State *2008 First-Team All-WAC Selection %2008 Second-Team All-WAC Selection $2007 First-Team All-WAC Selection #2007 Second-Team All-WAC Selection Louisiana Tech Football

83 The Sonny Dykes Era Begins SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 1. Boise State Nevada Fresno State Idaho Louisiana Tech Utah State Hawai i San Jose State New Mexico State PASS DEF. EFFIC. G Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD Effic. 1. Boise State Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Fresno State San Jose State Utah State Hawai i Idaho Nevada SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards 1. Boise State Nevada Fresno State New Mexico State Idaho Louisiana Tech Utah State San Jose State Hawai i SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G 1. Boise State Louisiana Tech Fresno State Nevada Hawai i New Mexico State Utah State San Jose State Idaho KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Boise State Nevada Utah State Hawai i Fresno State Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Idaho San Jose State FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. Boise State Nevada Idaho Hawai i Fresno State Utah State Louisiana Tech San Jose State New Mexico State TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Ply Yds Avg/P TD Avg/G 1. Nevada Idaho Boise State Utah State Hawai i Fresno State Louisiana Tech San Jose State New Mexico State PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Louisiana Tech Idaho Boise State New Mexico State Fresno State Hawai i Utah State Nevada San Jose State OPP. 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. Boise State Louisiana Tech Fresno State San Jose State Nevada New Mexico State Utah State Hawai i Idaho TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Ply Yds Avg/P TD Avg/G 1. Boise State Louisiana Tech Hawai i Nevada Fresno State New Mexico State Idaho San Jose State Utah State INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Boise State Louisiana Tech Utah State Hawai i Nevada Fresno State Idaho New Mexico State San Jose State RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Nevada Idaho Hawai i Fresno State Louisiana Tech Boise State Utah State San Jose State New Mexico State RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 1. Nevada Fresno State Utah State Boise State Louisiana Tech Idaho New Mexico State Hawai i San Jose State PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg. TB Net/P 1. Fresno State Boise State San Jose State Nevada Hawai i Utah State New Mexico State Idaho Louisiana Tech OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Boise State Louisiana Tech Nevada Fresno State Utah State New Mexico State San Jose State Hawai i Idaho RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 1. Nevada Boise State Idaho Louisiana Tech Hawai i Utah State Fresno State New Mexico State San Jose State KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Return TB Net Avg. 1. Utah State New Mexico State Nevada Fresno State Boise State Idaho Hawai i Louisiana Tech San Jose State TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Boise State Idaho Nevada Fresno State Utah State Louisiana Tech New Mexico State San Jose State Hawai i PASS OFFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Avg/G 1. Hawai i Idaho Boise State Utah State San Jose State Fresno State Louisiana Tech Nevada New Mexico State FIELD GOALS G Made-Att Pct. 1. Fresno State Louisiana Tech Boise State Idaho Nevada San Jose State Hawai i Utah State New Mexico State OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Nevada Boise State New Mexico State Louisiana Tech Fresno State San Jose State Utah State Idaho Hawai i PASS DEFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Avg/G 1. Boise State San Jose State Fresno State Hawai i New Mexico State Louisiana Tech Utah State Idaho Nevada PAT KICKING G Made-Att Pct. 1. Fresno State Hawai i Idaho Louisiana Tech Utah State Boise State Nevada New Mexico State San Jose State PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Fresno State New Mexico State San Jose State Hawai i Louisiana Tech Boise State Nevada Idaho Utah State PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD Effic. 1. Boise State Idaho Fresno State Utah State Nevada Louisiana Tech Hawai i San Jose State New Mexico State SACKS BY G No. Yards 1. Nevada Boise State Louisiana Tech New Mexico State San Jose State Hawai i Utah State Idaho Fresno State OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Utah State Idaho San Jose State New Mexico State Boise State Hawai i Fresno State Louisiana Tech Nevada Spring Media Guide

84 Sonny Days are Here Again! 84 RUSHING Cl G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg/G 1. Mathews,Ryan-FS JR Taua,Vai-NEV JR Turbin,Robert-USU SO Porter,Daniel-TECH SR Kaepernick,Colin-NEV JR Lippincott,Luke-NEV SR Avery,Jeremy-BSU JR Smith,Seth-NMSU SO Woolridge,D.-UI SR Martin,Doug-BSU SO PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G 1. Enderle,Nathan-UI JR Moore,Kellen-BSU SO Borel,Diondre-USU JR Moniz,Bryant-UH SO Colburn,Ryan-FS JR Jenkins,Ross-TECH JR La Secla,Jordan-SJSU JR Kaepernick,Colin-NEV JR Fleming,Jeff-NMSU SO Walls,Trevor-NMSU FR PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Lg Effic. 1. Moore,Kellen-BSU SO Enderle,Nathan-UI JR Colburn,Ryan-FS JR Kaepernick,Colin-NEV JR Borel,Diondre-USU JR Jenkins,Ross-TECH JR Moniz,Bryant-UH SO La Secla,Jordan-SJSU JR RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G Rec. Yards TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G R/G 1. Salas,Greg-UH JR Young,Titus-BSU JR Pilares,Kealoha-UH JR Jurovich,Kevin-SJSU SR Komar,Max-UI SR Pettis,Austin-BSU JR Medeiros,Jon-UH SR Avery,Marquis-SJSU JR Wimberly,Brandon-NEV FR Ajirotutu,Seyi-FS SR RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G Rec. Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 1. Salas,Greg-UH JR Komar,Max-UI SR Young,Titus-BSU JR Pettis,Austin-BSU JR Jurovich,Kevin-SJSU SR Medeiros,Jon-UH SR Hardy,Daniel-UI JR Wimberly,Brandon-NEV FR Shaw,Maurice-UI JR Pilares,Kealoha-UH JR TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1. Borel,Diondre-USU JR Enderle,Nathan-UI JR Moore,Kellen-BSU SO Moniz,Bryant-UH SO Kaepernick,Colin-NEV JR Colburn,Ryan-FS JR Jenkins,Ross-TECH JR La Secla,Jordan-SJSU JR Mathews,Ryan-FS JR Taua,Vai-NEV JR SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. Mathews,Ryan-FS JR Turbin,Robert-USU SO Brotzman,Kyle-BSU JR Woolridge,D.-UI SR Kaepernick,Colin-NEV JR Goessling,Kevin-FS SO Farquhar,Trey-UI FR Taua,Vai-NEV JR Ulinski,Chris-USU SR Nelson,Matt-TECH FR SCORING (TDs) Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret. PAT Pts Pts/G 1. Mathews,Ryan-FS JR Turbin,Robert-USU SO Woolridge,D-UI SR Kaepernick,Colin-NEV JR Taua,Vai-NEV JR Pettis,Austin-BSU JR Young,Titus-BSU JR Martin,Doug-BSU SO Morris,Dennis-TECH SR Lippincott,Luke-NEV SR SCORING (KICK) Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G 1. Brotzman,Kyle-BSU JR Goessling,Kevin-FS SO Farquhar,Trey-UI FR Ulinski,Chris-USU SR Nelson,Matt-TECH FR Drake,Ricky-NEV JR Enos,Scott-UH JR Hughes,Kyle-NMSU SO Cope,Tyler-SJSU SO PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yards TD Lg Avg. 1. Anderson,Marcus-NMSU JR Wilson,Kyle-BSU SR Wylie,Devon-FS JR Henry,Ryan-UH JR KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. Livas,Phillip-TECH JR Young,Titus-BSU JR Williams,Kerwynn-USU FR Veltung,Justin-UI FR Taylor,Jovonte-UH JR Ball,Mike-NEV FR Jefferson,A.J.-FS SR Glynn,Tonny-NMSU JR Fitte,Lyle-TECH FR Allen,Marcus-NMSU SO ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Yds/G 1. Mathews,Ryan-FS JR Young,Titus-BSU JR Turbin,Robert-USU SO Taua,Vai-NEV JR Salas,Greg-UH JR Porter,Daniel-TECH SR Taylor,Jovonte-UH JR Williams,Kerwynn-USU FR Lippincott,Luke-NEV SR Avery,Jeremy-BSU JR PUNTING Cl G No. Yards Long Avg. 1. Caldwell,Peter-USU JR Zavala,Philip-SJSU SR Hughes,Kyle-NMSU SO Langley,Brad-NEV JR Glasgow,Cade-TECH FR FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Pct. Made/G 1. Brotzman,Kyle-BSU JR Goessling,Kevin-FS SO Ulinski,Chris-USU SR Nelson,Matt-TECH FR Farquhar,Trey-UI FR Enos,Scott-UH JR Hughes,Kyle-NMSU SO Cope,Tyler-SJSU SO Drake,Ricky-NEV JR FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. 1. Goessling,Kevin-FS SO Nelson,Matt-TECH FR Brotzman,Kyle-BSU JR Farquhar,Trey-UI FR Enos,Scott-UH JR Ulinski,Chris-USU SR Hughes,Kyle-NMSU SO PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct. 1. Goessling,Kevin-FS SO Enos,Scott-UH JR Hughes,Kyle-NMSU SO Brotzman,Kyle-BSU JR Farquhar,Trey-UI FR Nelson,Matt-TECH FR Ulinski,Chris-USU SR Drake,Ricky-NEV JR Cope,Tyler-SJSU SO TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos. Solo Ast. Total Avg/G Sacks 1. Wagner,Bobby-USU SO 12 LB Keo,Shiloh-UI JR 13 DB Cole,Adrien-TECH SO 11 LB Soares,Blaze-UH SR 13 LB Jacobs,Ben-FS JR Scott,Jason-NMSU JR 13 LB Burns,Tanner-SJSU SO 12 DB Conner,Ross-NMSU JR 13 LB Brindley,James-USU SR 10 DB Hatchett,Stephon-NMSU SO 13 DB Ihenacho,Duke-SJSU JR 12 DB Festejo,Pompey-SJSU JR 12 LB Amaya,Jonathon-NEV SR 13 DB Jones,Travis-SJSU SR 12 LB Kiesel-Kauhane,R.J.-UH SR 13 LB Johnson,Jeron-BSU JR 14 DB Calais,Tank-TECH JR 12 DB Dudley,Jay-TECH SO 12 LB Coleman,Rajric-USU JR 12 CB Dickson,JoJo-UI JR 13 LB Smith,Spencer-UH JR 13 DB Bell,Lorne-FS JR Silva,Mana-UH JR 13 DB Green,Jonte-NMSU SO 13 DB Baker,Antonio-TECH SR 9 DB Powell,Alphonso-NMSU SO 13 DB Bethea,Mike-NEV SR 13 LB House,Davon-NMSU JR 13 DB Harris,Moses-FS SR Jones,Jeromy-UI SR 12 DB Louisiana Tech Football SACKS Cl G Pos. Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G 1. Basped,Kevin-NEV JR 12 DE Winterswyk,Ryan-BSU JR 14 DE Moch,Dontay-NEV JR 13 DE Fils,Pierre-NMSU SO 13 DL Winn,Billy-BSU SO 14 DT Carter,Chris-FS JR Savage,Donte-NMSU SO 13 DL Broha,Matt-TECH SO 12 DE Garcia,Pablo-SJSU SO 12 DT Paredes,Corey-UH SO 13 LB Sataraka,Jonah-UI JR 13 DT Lavarias,Aaron-UI JR 13 DE Jordan,Kwame-TECH SR 12 DE Smith,D Anthony-TECH SR 12 DT Cole,Justin-SJSU SR 12 LB Keiaho,Junior-USU SO 12 DE Koskan,Levi-USU SO 12 DE McClellin,Shea-BSU SO 13 DL Coulson,Ryan-NEV JR 12 DE Dudley,Jay-TECH SO 12 LB TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos. Solo Ast. Yards Total Avg/G 1. Moch,Dontay-NEV JR 13 DE Winterswyk,Ryan-BSU JR 14 DE Basped,Kevin-NEV JR 12 DE Carter,Chris-FS JR Winn,Billy-BSU SO 14 DT Savage,Donte-NMSU SO 13 DL Johnson,J-M-NEV SO 13 LB Cole,Justin-SJSU SR 12 LB Marshall,Brandon-NEV SO 13 LB Kiesel-Kauhane,R.J.-UH SR 13 LB Festejo,Pompey-SJSU JR 12 LB Wagner,Bobby-USU SO 12 LB Lavarias,Aaron-UI JR 13 DE Jacobs,Ben-FS JR Fils,Pierre-NMSU SO 13 DL Tufaga,Tuika-UH SR 13 DL Venable,Winston-BSU JR 14 DB Robinson,Tre`Shawn-UI SO 13 LB Hout,Byron-BSU SO 13 DE Jones,Travis-SJSU SR 12 LB PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G 1. House,Davon-NMSU JR Thompson,Peyton-SJSU SO Brindley,James-USU SR Davis,Lametrius-UH JR Victorian,Josh-TECH JR Silva,Mana-UH JR Amaya,Jonathon-NEV SR Johnson,Jeron-BSU JR Hatchett,Stephon-NMSU SO Randle,Chris-USU JR Young,Deon-TECH SR Thompson,Brandyn-BSU JR Smith,Spencer-UH JR Keo,Shiloh-UI JR Green,Jonte-NMSU SO Coleman,Rajric-USU JR Ihenacho,Duke-SJSU JR Baker,Antonio-TECH SR Bethea,Mike-NEV SR Miller,Doyle-NEV SO INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yards TD Long Avg/G 1. Silva,Mana-UH JR Thompson,Brandyn-BSU JR Young,Deon-TECH SR Victorian,Josh-TECH JR Brindley,James-USU SR Johnson,Jeron-BSU JR House,Davon-NMSU JR Keo,Shiloh-UI JR Davis,Lametrius-UH JR Baker,Antonio-TECH SR FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Burns,Tanner-SJSU SO Baker,Antonio-TECH SR Newsome,Devin-SJSU JR Jones,Jeromy-UI SR Jacobs,Ben-FS JR Fils,Pierre-NMSU SO Hatchett,Stephon-NMSU SO Paredes,Corey-UH SO Cole,Adrien-TECH SO Wagner,Bobby-USU SO FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Jacobs,Ben-FS JR Liranzo,Adam-NEV JR Johnson,Travis-SJSU FR Jones,Jeromy-UI SR Jones,Travis-SJSU SR Savage,Donte-NMSU SO Marshall,Brandon-NEV SO Hout,Byron-BSU SO Winterswyk,Ryan-BSU JR Cressel,Kalvin-SJSU SR

85 Dr. Dan Reneau President 23rd Year Louisiana Tech, 1963 It s not often that a university president receives a standing ovation after a discussion on budget cuts, but Dan Reneau did in April 2009 after receiving word that Tech might lose as much as $11 million from the budget. That s the kind of president Reneau is: one who will do anything to keep the core of the academic university whole, and the faculty and staff recognized his commitment to them and to the students. The nation s economy might have faltered during the past year, but, under Reneau s resourceful and far-seeing leadership, Tech is still making leaps and bounds of achievements in a variety of areas, including: Reaching across the state An independent study determined that Tech s impact locally and statewide revealed that the rate of return for every dollar spent at the university is $7.73 statewide. Displaying rare literary documents Tech received a gift of multiple letters written by various literary greats, including Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, and Mark Twain, from donor Lorna Kardatzke, the daughter of Tech s first technical writing professor. Plans for Research Park continue -- The construction for the first building of Research Park will house companies that have grown out of Tech s two current business incubators. Working to go green -- As part of Tech s ongoing efforts to conserve campus resources, the quarterly Racing Form can now be available exclusively online, eliminating about 20,000 leftover Racing Forms that would need to be recycled. The president s story actually started in Woodville, Miss., where the future university leader was born June 11, Reneau entered Tech in 1959, where he would meet and eventually marry Linda Digby, a native of Bernice, and have two children with her, John and Dana, who are also Tech alumni. He graduated with his bachelor s degree in chemical engineering from Tech in 1963 and then received his master s in the same subject in From Tech, he traveled to South Carolina to study and gain a doctorate degree in 1966 from Clemson University. Reneau became a faculty member at Tech in 1967 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering and made his way up the ladder to associate professor in 1969 and a full professor in Of course, not all of his accolades belong to the academic world. Reneau also has professional experience as a research engineer for both Esso and Humble oil companies and as a consultant for five other corporations and universities. Reneau also has studied abroad at Johannes Gutenburg University in Mainz, West Germany, as an Alexander-von-Humbolt Stiftung visiting professor and also to England at Cambridge and Bristol universities as a visiting professor. The Sonny Dykes Era Begins At Tech, Reneau established the biomedical engineering department and was named its head in The department became the fifth accredited department for its undergraduate curriculum in the United States, and the doctoral program was awarded a commendation of excellence by the Board of Regents. In 1980, Reneau was promoted to vice president for academic affairs, serving as the chief academic officer to some 400 faculty in six colleges and three professional schools with more than 160 different degree programs. During his tenure as vice president, every major program became accredited, and he was also instrumental in establishing the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science. Reneau has never ceased in his desire to improve the university both academically and athletically. In 1995, new doctoral degree programs at Tech included Ph.D.s in computational analysis and counseling psychology and an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction. A total of 10 doctoral degrees are now available at Tech. As with the current budget threat situation, Reneau has experience with the worst of times. In 2005, when hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Louisiana coast, Tech opened its arms and welcomed hundreds of evacuees and offered them shelter in Caruthers Residence Hall and tutoring for children. Tech also opened its doors to let in students from different universities in New Orleans. Now, moving forward to become a nationally known university, Tech continues to have Reneau at its helm and continues to receive sparkling accolades. In 2007, the university and its president received a glowing review from a team led by national educational consultant James Fisher, who recommended that Reneau remain in office for the next several years at least to continue allowing Tech to prosper. The report also urged the State and Board of Supervisors to provide sufficient incentives to retain him. Tech produced the first graduate in the world who holds a bachelor s degree in nanosystems engineering in 2007 and has recently moved from Tier 3 to Tier 2 in the Southern Regional Education Board, which is highly significant because of the recognition of research university status. Reneau s son, John, lives in Las Vegas and his daughter, Dana, lives in Baton Rouge with her husband, Jim Bernhard, and their two sons, Michael and Ben. The Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities selected Reneau as the university s 13th president Feb. 20, 1987, and the public endorsed their new president before the decision was even made. The university paper, The Tech Talk, issued a rare endorsement for the Tech alumnus; the Student Government Association supported his selection through a resolution sent to Baton Rouge; many faculty members circulated a petition for his appointment; and even the Faculty Senate had given Reneau a stamp of approval Spring Media Guide

86 86 Sonny Days are Here Again! Bruce Van De Velde Athletics Director First Year Iowa State, 1982 After serving as chief operating officer and deputy athletics director for the past 18 months at Louisiana Tech, Bruce Van De Velde was promoted to athletics director in February of 2010 by University President Dan Reneau. Van De Velde is entrusted with the direct management and oversight for all day-to-day operations and administrative affairs while providing the administrative leadership for the entire athletic department. Van De Velde supervises and provides administrative support for the sports of football, men s and women s track, cross country, baseball and golf. This past season, Louisiana Tech won three Western Athletic Conference championships in women s indoor and outdoor track, women s basketball and were Independence Bowl Champions in football. Van De Velde comes to Tech with impressive credentials, having served as an administrator in intercollegiate athletics for over 20 years. Van De Velde served as director of athletics at Iowa State University and Utah State University and as a senior administrator at the University of Oklahoma, University of Missouri and Kansas State University. Van De Velde s tenure at Iowa State University included an unprecedented five bowl appearances in six years and the highest national AP football poll ranking (9th) in school history. Van De Velde s tenure at Iowa State University included an unprecedented five bowl appearances in six years and the highest national AP football poll ranking (9th) in school history. Iowa State s 2001 average football attendance of 45,172 reached its highest watermark in 18 years. In 2002 and 2003, total football attendance exceeded 300,000; the most at ISU in two decades. The emergence of the Cyclone football program on a national stage with Van De Velde at the department helm was affirmed in 2002 when Iowa State was chosen to play No. 1 Florida State University in the Eddie Robinson Classic. During Van De Velde s tenure at Iowa State, the men s and women s basketball teams won Big XII conference championships and participated in the 2001, 2002 and 2005 NCAA basketball tournaments. Van De Velde, with a track record for generating revenue, increased the total annual operating revenues for the Cyclone athletic department from $19.6 million to $30 million dollars over a five year period. Revenue generated from fundraising, ticket sales, marketing and corporate sponsorships, licensing, radio and television reached all-time highs during his tenure. In 2005, total fundraising increased from $4.85 million to $8.6 million and the annual giving achieved the highest membership total in its history with more than 5,500 donors participating and a record $4 million dollars in annual contributions. Under Van De Velde s leadership, over 2,000 new donors joined the National Cyclone Club. Including capital project gifts, scholarship endowments and annual contributions, over $40 million dollars was raised from 2001 through Iowa State s graduation rate of 89 percent for student-athletes who complete their eligibility was second in the Big XII Conference, and graduation rates for minority student-athletes more than tripled during Van De Velde s tenure. In , Iowa State was one of eight universities nationally to have its football team win a bowl game and have its men and women s basketball teams participate in the NCAA tournament. The Sporting News in 2001 rated Iowa State as the seventh best athletic program among more than 115 NCAA Division I-A programs nationally. The ranking considered competitive success, graduation rates, fan support and NCAA compliance to determine national rank. During his time as athletic director at Utah State University, Van De Velde made his mark by hiring Stew Morrill as the head men s basketball coach. Morrill has guided Utah State to nine straight postseason tournaments and is the winningest coach in the history of the Utah State program. While serving as the associate athletic director for football operations under head coach Bill Snyder at Kansas State University, Van De Velde was part of the resurrection of Wildcat football in Manhattan as the program became a national power participating in five bowl games. While at KSU, Van De Velde served on the same staff as current Division I-A head coaches Bob Stoops, Mike Stoops, Mark Mangino and Jim Leavitt. Van De Velde was recipient of the Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Award at the 1997 Holiday Bowl for his contributions to the Kansas State football team when the nationally ranked Wildcats finished with a 10-2 record. As the senior associate athletic for external affairs at the University of Oklahoma, Van De Velde served as the senior administrative officer for the athletic department and oversaw the areas of fundraising, marketing, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, media relations and licensing. Van De Velde managed units that generated in excess of $35 million in annual revenues. Van De Velde directed the Campaign for Sooner Sports, a $100 million dollar capital campaign to fund facility improvements and scholarships. As associate athletic director for development at the University of Missouri, Van De Velde planned and initiated a $50 million dollar capital campaign for facility improvements for the Sports Park at MU. Van De Velde received the General Robert Neiland Award from the National Football Foundation in 2005 for his service and contributions as an athletic director. Throughout his career in college athletics, Van De Velde has served on numerous NCAA committees including the Championships and Competition Cabinet, the Football Issues Committee, the Financial Aid Committee and the Peer Review Committee for NCAA certification. Louisiana Tech Football

87 Mary Kay Hungate Duputy AD/Senior Woman Adminsitrator 25th Year Illinois State 77 Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator Mary Kay Hungate returns for her 25th year as a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department and has proven to be an integral part in the recent emergence of the Tech teams on the playing fields and in the classroom. Not only does Hungate serve as the sports administrator for men s and women s basketball, women s soccer, softball, women s tennis, women s bowling and women s volleyball, but she is also in charge of NCAA compliance for all of the university s 16 NCAA sanctioned programs. As one of the top three ranking administrators in the Tech Athletics Department, Hungate serves a vital role in the hiring of coaches. Hungate proved instrumental in the decision by former Tech Kodak All-American and WNBA All-Star Teresa Weatherspoon - who played for Hungate in the late-80s - to return to Louisiana Tech in June of Weatherspoon was promoted to head coach in February of 2009 and promptly led the Lady Techsters to a 9-2 mark down the stretch and a share of the Western Athletic Conference title. She also served as the point person in the hiring process of head women s soccer coach Kevin Sherry and head women s volleyball coach Matt Sonnichsen. In 2008 in only his second year, Sherry led the Lady Techster soccer team to the first winning record in the program s history and a share of the title of the most improved team in the country. Sonnichsen, who was a three-time All-American and twotime National Champion during his playing days at UCLA, begins his second season rebuilding the Lady Techster volleyball program. Another of Hungate s responsibilities includes overseeing the academic side of the Tech Athletic Department, another area which has improved drastically as proven by the fact LA Tech ranks No. 1 in the state of Louisiana and the Western Athletic Conference in student-athlete graduation rate (Federal Graduation Report). The Sonny Dykes Era Begins In 2006, LA Tech completed its second NCAA Certification cycle and once again was certified without conditions. Hungate joined the Louisiana Tech staff in 1985 as an assistant women s basketball coach and remained in that role for five years. During that time, the Lady Techsters participated in four Final Fours and won the NCAA National Championship in In 1990, Hungate made a move out of coaching and became assistant athletics director for academics and compliance as well as senior woman administrator. One of Hungate s early accomplishments as assistant director of athletics was the creation of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Academic Center program. Hungate has served terms on the NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, the NCAA Division I Interpretations/Legislative Review Subcommittee, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Wade Trophy Selection Committee and as an NCAA Peer Reviewer. She has also served on the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Issues Committee since She currently serves on the Western Athletic Conference Council, the Conferences Legislative Review Committee, the Finance Committee and the Code Book Committee. In addition, along with Athletics Director Derek Dooley, she represents the athletics department as an ex-officio member of the LA Tech Athletics Council. Hungate s professional career began as Women s Sports Coordinator and head volleyball, head basketball and head softball coach at Illinois Carl Sandburg Junior College. She spent four seasons at the college where she guided the basketball team to a mark of which included an 11th place finish in the 1976 NJCAA national tournament. In 1978 Hungate took over the head coaching position at Richwoods High School in Peoria, Ill., and quickly compiled one of the top prep coaching records in the nation. During her seven seasons at Richwoods High School, Hungate s team ran up an impressive record of , including a state-record 63 consecutive victories. Hungate was named the National Coach of the Year by USA Today in Before coming to Louisiana Tech, Hungate amassed a career coaching record of Louisiana Tech saw seven of its 16 NCAA sanctioned programs earn a perfect 1,000 score on the single year rate in the most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) while 12 of its programs achieved their highest single year APR rate ever. Hungate also plays an important role in LA Tech s NCAA Certification process. As a member of the Steering Committee and the liaison between the athletic department and the University s Self Study Committees, she provides the information needed for the committees to write their reports Spring Media Guide

88 Sonny Days are Here Again! Athletics Council Dr. James Liberatos Chairman Lisa Cole Steve Davison Bruce Van De Velde Ex-officio Dr. Sean Dwyer Dr. Marvin Green Alumni Rep. Dr. Les Guice Mary Kay Hungate Ex-officio Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Alumni Rep. Dr. Terry McConathy Dr. Ken Rea Sam Speed Donna Thomas Administrative Support Leah Beasley Assistant A.D./ Marketing John Bonnette Game Management Eric Buskirk Associate A.D./ External Affairs Malcolm Butler Associate A.D./ Media Relations Mason Ellenburger G.M.-LA Tech Sports Properties Bill Graham Special Events Lori Hamilton Asst. to A.D./ COO Sandra Kane Assistant Director for Compliance Linda Lewis Media Relations Office Coordinator Marshall Loeffler Ticket Operations Adam McGuirt LTAC Director Lisa Merritt Assistant A.D./ Academics Brenda Milton WBB Office Coordinator Josh Perot Account Exec. LA Tech Sports Properties Dana Pettit Accounting Technician Marie Pipes Associate A.D./ CFO Renee Puckett Men s Basketball Office Coordinator Tommy Sisemore Director of Facilities Kim Tanner Facilities Office Coordinator Zach Williams Assistant A.D./ Ticket Operations Head Coaches Sarah Dawson Softball Sonny Dykes Football Shawn Jackson Bowling 88 Jeff Parks Golf Kerry Rupp Men s Basketball Wade Simoneaux Baseball Kevin Sherry Soccer Matt Sonnichsen Volleyball Gary Stanley Track & Field Teresa Weatherspoon Women s Basketball Quintin Yray Tennis Louisiana Tech Football