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1 Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes -- 1 tennessee state tigers 2012 Football Game Notes Game 11 - November 17, 2012 #23 Tennessee State Tigers (8-2, 4-2 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (7-3, 5-2 OVC) MEDIA CONTACT: Travis Kriens tkriens@tnstate.edu O: C: TENNESSEE STATE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date TSU OPP. OPPONENT ATT/TIME Sept vs. Florida A&M 15,652 Sept vs. Jackson State 42,257 Sept vs. Austin Peay 14,264 Sept at Bethune-Cookman 9,461 Sept vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31,765 Oct vs. #16 Eastern Kentucky 9,878 Oct at Southeast Missouri 4,800 Oct OT at Jacksonville State 14, UT MARTIN SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date UTM OPP. OPPONENT ATT/TIME Sept at Memphis 39,076 Sept at Northern Illinois 16,010 Sept vs. Southeastern Louisiana 4,012 Sept at Austin Peay 7,463 Sept vs. #19 Eastern Kentucky 4,994 Oct vs. Eastern Illinois 5,456 Oct at Murray State Oct at Southeast Misssouri 5,820 Oct vs. Tennessee Tech 11,373 Oct. 27 BYE Nov at Murray State 3,112 Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 at UT Martin 2:00 p.m. Nov vs. Jacksonville State 4,739 Nov OT at Tennessee Tech 3,709 Nov. 17 vs. Tennessee State 2:00 p.m. Tennessee State TIGERS 2012 Record: (4-2 OVC) Last Game:... Nov. 3, Loss at Murray State Coach:... Rod Reed Career Record: (3rd season) Record at TSU:... Same vs. UT Martin:... Game Day Information GAME FACTS Location:...Martin, Tennessee Kickoff:...2:00 p.m. CST Stadium:...Hardy M. Graham Stadium Capacity:...7,500 Series:...Tennessee State leads 14-7 Streak:...Tennessee State Won 1 Last Result:...TSU 35-30, Nov. 12, 2011 LIVE COVERAGE Radio:...Big Blue Radio Network WQZQ The Light FM - Nashville FM - Clarksville WOJG 94.7 FM - Bolivar/Jackson Play-by-Play: Steve Ulrey Color Analyst: Albert Dawson UT Martin SKYHAWKS 2012 Record: (5-2 OVC) Last Game:... Nov. 10, Loss at Tennessee Tech Coach:... Jason Simpson Career Record: (7th season) Record at MSU:...Same vs. Tennessee State: com/tnstatetigers

2 2 -- Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes Tennessee State/UT Martin Series History 2011 Tennessee State 35 vs. UT Martin UT Martin 37 vs. Tennessee State UT Martin Tennessee State Tennessee State 30 at UT Martin 27 OT 2007 UT Martin 43 vs. Tennessee State UT Martin 42 vs. Tennessee State Tennessee State UT Martin Tennessee State 41 vs. UT Martin Tennessee State 26 vs. UT Martin 8 v 2012 TENNESSEE STATE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP ATT NET AVG TDs AVG/G Trabis Ward , Telvin Hooks Total , Opponents , PASSING GP COMP ATT YDS TD/INT AVG/G Michael German ,396 15/ Total ,400 15/ Opponents ,018 12/ RECEIVING GP No. YDS AVG TDs AVG/G Travis James A.C. Leonard Joe Bowens Devin Wilson Weldon Garlington Trabis Ward Total , Opponents , DEFENSE GP TOT SOLO AST TFL SACKS Nick Thrasher Daniel Fitzpatrick David Van Dyke Greg Barksdale Steven Godbolt III Total Opponents KICKING FG s LONG Jamin Godfrey 14/17 0/0 4/4 4/4 6/9 0/0 46 Scouting Tennessee State 2001 Tennessee State 55 vs. UT Martin Tennessee State 33 vs. UT Martin Tennessee State UT Martin Tennessee State 76 vs. UT Martin Tennessee State UT Martin Tennessee State 37 vs. UT Martin UT Martin 28 vs. Tennessee State Tennessee State 20 vs. UT Martin UT Martin 21 vs. Murray State Tennessee State 23 vs. Murray State Tennessee State 55 vs. Murray State 7 Tennessee State, ranked No. 23 in this week s Sports Network poll, is fresh coming off its bye week and will go on the road for its final regular season game. In its last game two weeks ago Tennessee State held a lead at the end of the third quarter but saw Murray State score 22 unanswered points on its way to the victory. Running back Trabis Ward rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown in the loss. In the process Ward moved past Javarris Williams (2006) for the third most rushing yards in TSU single-season history (1,316). Ward currently ranks eighth nationally in rushing (131.6 yards/game) and has scored 15 touchdowns. Sophomore tight end A.C. Leonard had another big game, hauling in seven passes for 115 yards. Leonard currently has 44 catches for 643 yards on the season. Quarterback Michael German passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 22 yards and an additional score in the game. Playing without sophomore defensive back Steven Godbolt III (who ranks second in the FCS in interceptions/game), TSU turned to sophomore Daniel Fitzpatrick who had a game-high 10 solo tackles, broke-up a pass and had a sack UT MARTIN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP ATT NET AVG TDs AVG/G Tevin Barksdale Jason McNair D.J. McNeil Total , Opponents , PASSING GP COMP ATT YDS TD/INT AVG/G Derek Carr ,000 28/ Total ,019 28/ Opponents ,790 27/ RECEIVING GP No. YDS AVG TDs AVG/G Quentin Sims Jeremy Butler Jason McNair Dylan Davis Total , Opponents , DEFENSE GP TOT SOLO AST TFL SACKS Ben Johnson Tony Bell J Vontez Blackmon Julius McNair D.J. Roberts Total Opponents KICKING 1976 UT Martin 26 vs. Tennessee State 21 Most points: 76, Tennessee State, , UT Martin, 2007 Fewest points: 0, UT Martin, , Tennessee State, 2010 Largest Win Margin: 76 points 1998, Tennessee State 76 vs. UT Martin 0 Highest Scoring Game: 81 points 2007, UT Martin 43 vs. Tennessee State 38 FG s LONG Cody Sandlin 9/18 0/1 2/5 5/9 2/3 0/0 48 Scouting UT Martin UT Martin saw its four-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday in overtime at Tennessee Tech when a botched extra point gave the Golden Eagles a one-point victory. The Skyhawks had led entering the fourth quarter only to fall behind with 1:10 to play after Tech scored on a 79- yard touchdown pass. But UTM quarterback Derek Carr threw a 46-yard Hail Mary pass that bounced off two TTU players before landing in the arms to Chris Thompson to tie the game. After the Golden Eagles scored to open the extra period UT Martin faced a 4th and 16 before Carr found OVC Newcomer of the Week Jeremy Butler for a touchdown. That play was right before the Skyhawks fumbled the extra point snap, ending the game. Butler finished the game with 13 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns; over the past four games Butler has caught 35 passes for 438 yards and seven touchdowns. Carr fi nished the game 35-of-52 for 422 yards and four touchdowns; he has 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions over his last two games. Carr ranks seventh nationally in passing yards/game (300.0) and in points responsible for (17.4/game). His 66 career touchdowns passes currently ranks third in OVC history while his 8,152 passing yards is fifth in OVC history. Ben Johnson had 13 tackles in the loss and continues to lead the OVC and rank fourth nationally in tackles/game (12.3).

3 2012 Statistics Comparisons Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes -- 3 v Category TSU UTM Points/game 291/ /33.4 Opp. points/game 216/ /29.7 Rushing yards/game 1,811/ ,328/132.8 Opp. Rushing yards/game 1,585/ ,905/190.5 Passing yards/game 2,400/ ,019/301.9 Opp. Passing yards/game 2,018/ ,790/279.0 Total Offense/game 4,211/ ,347/434.7 Opp. Total Offense/game 3,603/ ,695/469.6 Interception return/yards 13/98 11/52 Penalties/yards 101/880 67/599 Punts/Average 48/ /41.5 3rd Down Conversion 71/159 (45%) 57/141 (40%) Opp. 3rd Down Conversion 49/139 (35%) 77/167 (46%) 4th Down Conversion 9/14 (64%) 9/19 (47%) Opp. 4th Down Conversion 8/21 (38%) 19/26 (73%) Red-Zone Scores 35/42 (83%) 36/47 (77%) Opp. Red-Zone Scores 29/40 (73%) 35/46 (76%) FGs/FGAs 14/17 (82%) 9/18 (50%) Opp. FGs/FGAs 9/16 (50%) 7/15 (46%) Touchdowns/Opponent 36/27 44/40 v WR Travis James is 64 yards away from passing John Holland ( ) for 5th place on the all-time TSU career receiving yards list. TSU junior running back Trabis Ward ran for 267 yards and four touchdowns in the win at Southeast Missouri State on Oct. 13. His 43 carries were an FCS high this season, his four touchdowns tied the national high and his 267 yards were the fourth-most in a FCS game this year. He is now first in FCS with 248 carries, second in touchdowns with 14, sixth in yards with 1,076 and sixth with yards per game. Tigers Tidbits QB Michael German is 258 yards away from passing Joe Adams (1980) for 5th on the single season TSU passing yards list. Tennessee State was the last FCS teams to give up more than 20 points in a game this season. Top 2012 Single-Game Performances v TOP RUSHING PERFORMANCES Player (Opponent) Att Yds TD Trabis Ward (Southeast Missouri State) Trabis Ward (Jacksonville State) Trabis Ward (Bethune-Cookman) Trabis Ward (Tennessee Tech) Trabis Ward (Florida A&M) Trabis Ward (Jackson State) TOP PASSING PERFORMANCES Player (Opponent) PA CP Int Yds TD Mike German (Austin Peay) Mike German (Jackonsville State) Mike German (Tennessee Tech) Mike German (Murray State) Mike German (Florida A&M) Mike German (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) TOP RECEIVING PERFORMANCES Player (Opponent) Att Yds TD A.C. Leonard (Murray State) Travis James (Austin Peay) A.C. Leonard (Tennessee Tech) A.C. Leonard (Bethune-Cookman) Travis James (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) A.C. Leonard (Austin Peay) Travis James (Tennessee Tech) TOP ALL-PURPOSE YARDS PERFORMANCES Player (Opponent) Yds Trabis Ward (Southeast Missouri State) 267 Trabis Ward (Jacksonville State) 209 Trabis Ward (Eastern Kentucky) 160 Trabis Ward (Bethune-Cookman) 154 Trabis Ward (Florida A&M) 149 Trabis Ward (Tennessee Tech) 144 Trabis Ward (Jackson State) 137 TOP TACKLERS PERFORMANCES Player (Opponent) Solo Ast Tot Nick Thrasher (Jacksonville State) Nick Thrasher (Bethune-Cookman) Nick Thrasher (Eastern Kentucky) Nick Thrasher (Florida A&M) Daniel Fitzpatrick (Southeast Missouri State) TOP TACKLE FOR LOSS PERFORMANCES Player (Opponent) TFL Yds Andrew Taylor (Bethune-Cookman) Samquan Evans (Florida A&M) Antonio Harper (Jackson State) Nick Thrasher (Florida A&M)

4 4 -- Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes RETURNING TO CAMPUS This season Tennessee State will play three home games on campus at Hale Stadium, its home from 1953 until moving to LP Field in The games will help honor the school s 100 year anniversary. The Tigers host Austin Peay on Sept. 15, Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 6 and Tennessee Tech on Oct. 27. While playing at Hale Stadium TSU went undefeated 10 times and won 10 championships, including the 1998 OVC Championship in its final year at Hale Stadium. AWARD WINNERS RETURN Tennessee State University returns several conference award winners from a year ago. Three of those are from the offensive line. Sherman Carter (center), Kadeem Edwards (guard) and Rogers Gaines (tackle) bring second team All- OVC honors from a year ago. Quarterback Michael German returns after being named the 2011 OVC Freshman of the Year and a fi nalist for the Jerry Rice Award. German amassed over 1,800 yards and threw 12 touchdowns in his rookie season. Defensive lineman Antonio Harper returns after garnering second team All-OVC honors last year. Harper managed 9.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks and 44 tackles a year ago. Stealthy defensive back Steven Godbolt was an OVC All-Newcomer selection and garnered College Sports Journal All-Freshman for his 37 tackles and two interceptions. LONG HISTORY The Tigers are fielding their 97th varsity football team this season and are playing in the Ohio Valley Conference for the 25th season. The Tigers have won 11 Black College National Championships over the years , 1947, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1982, along with two OVC titles. NFL PRODUCTS Tennessee State has a long history of producing NFL talent, including Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent (Chicago Bears) and All-Pro Ed Too Tall Jones (Dallas Cowboys). More recent NFL players include Randy Fuller - who played in Super Bowl XXX with Pittsburgh and Super Bowl XXXII with Atlanta - and Anthony Pleasant, who played with New England in both Super Bowl XXXV and XXXVII. In 2008, Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie was taken by Arizona with the 16th pick of the first round and went on to be a starter at cornerback in Super Bowl XLIII as well as Pro Bowl Selection. SGT. YORK TROPHY Weekly Nuggets Tennessee State regained control of the Sgt. York Trophy in 2011, sharing it with Tennessee Tech. In July 2007, the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley Conference announced the creation of the Sergeant York Trophy which goes to the winner of the quadrangular season football series between the four Ohio Valley Conference schools located in the state of Tennessee Austin Peay, UT Martin, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech. The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the Commander in Chief s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since After the completion of the football season, the Sergeant York Trophy is awarded to the institution with the best head-to-head record in the match-ups with their fellow Tennessee schools. In the event of a tie, the award is shared; however, the previous winner will retain the trophy if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy. OVC PLAYOFF SUCCESS Last season the OVC placed two teams in the FCS playoffs as Tennessee Tech earned the automatic bid and Eastern Kentucky received an at-large bid. It marked the fourth time in the last six years the OVC had placed multiple teams in the playoffs; overall the OVC has placed multiple teams in the playoffs 18 total times. Both EKU and TTU hosted home playoff games, marking the second-straight year an OVC team had served as a playoff host and the first time since 1991 that two teams had served as hosts in the same season. WILSON NAMED SCHOLAR Tennessee State University football senior Devin Wilson was honored in March as a Collegiate Scholar-Athlete winner by the National Football Foundation of Middle Tennessee earlier this month. Wilson, a wide receiver for the Big Blue, was just one of seven collegiate recipients at the 46th annual banquet. The three-year letterman holds a 3.15 GPA and is on track to earn his degree in Human Performance and Sports Sciences. The Nashville native and Pope John Paul II product snagged a team-best 48 catches for 586 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games last season. O-LINE ALL-AMERICANS A pair of Tennessee State University offensive linemen racked up preseason FCS All-American honors. Phil Steele Magazine named center Sherman Carter and guard Rogers Gaines to All-American accolades on Wednesday. In the preseason prognostication, Gaines earned second team All-American recognition and Carter earned fourth team All- American status. GAINES ON SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST The preseason honors keep rolling in for Tennessee State senior offensive lineman Rogers Gaines as he has been named to the first ever Senior Bowl watch list Gaines has played in 19 games the past two seasons. Last year, Gaines graded out 86 to 90 percent each game and finished with six pancakes per contest. He was also selected as a preseason second team All-American by Phil Steele Magazine as well as being named to the 2011 second team All-OVC. The Goodlettsville native is the only offensive lineman from the Ohio Valley Conference selected and one of only four players from the OVC overall. A total of 44 offensive lineman from around the nation were among the 309 players named to the list.

5 Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes -- 5 TSU - OVC 2012 Weekly Honors Sept. 9 - Co-Offensive Player of the Week RB - Trabis Ward Ward carried the ball 22 times for 114 yards and a career-best three touchdowns as Tennessee State topped rival Jackson State in the 23rd Annual Southern Heritage Classic played at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. The junior became just the sixth TSU player to rush for three or more touchdowns in a game and first since the 2008 season (Javarris Williams). All of Ward s touchdowns came in the second quarter, the last coming on a 47-yard scamper to put the Tigers up 21-6 heading into halftime. For his efforts Ward was named Southern Heritage Classic MVP. TSU - OVC 2012 Weekly Honors Sept Offensive Player of the Week QB - Michael German Quarterback Michael German completed 27-of-36 passes for a career-high 318 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers victory over Austin Peay on Saturday. The 27 completions was also a career-high for the sophomore, while the three touchdown passes equaled his career-best set last season against UT Martin. The last TSU QB to throw for more than 318 yards was Riley Walker, who threw for 381 yards at Jacksonville State during the 2004 season. German completed a 27-yard pass for a touchdown to Travis James in the second quarter, a four-yard touchdown pass to Johntae Gleaves to begin the fourth quarter and ended the game with a 51-yard strike to A.C. Leonard with 2:12 to play to account for the final margin. The game was the first played at Hale Stadium on the TSU campus since the 1998 season. German s performance helped TSU to a 3-0 start to the season for the first time since Before Trabis Ward was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week last week, the last TSU player to win the award was QB Antonio Heffner on November 9, TSU - OVC 2012 Weekly Honors Oct. 7 - Defensive Player of the Week LB - Nick Thrasher Thrasher had a game-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, and a key sack as No. 24 TSU improved to 6-0 on the season with a come-from-behind victory over No. 16 Eastern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. With the Tigers trailing by four points late in the fourth quarter, Thrasher sacked EKU quarterback T.J. Pryor on a 3rd and 6 at the TSU 29-yard line and the Colonels were unable to convert on fourth down, setting up TSU for the game-winning drive, which covered 68 yards on 13 plays. The Morrow, Ga., native leads the team with 55 tackles, including six-and-a-half tackles for loss. The Tigers defense is one of only two FCS teams to have not given up more than 20 points in a game this season. Thrasher is the first Tiger to be named defensive player of the week since Antonio Harper won the honor on November 6, TSU - OVC 2012 Weekly Honors Oct Co-Defensive Player of the Week DB - Steven Godbolt Godbolt had four tackles (three solo) and returned an interception 62 yards to setup a key touchdown early in the fourth quarter. With the Tigers holding onto a lead and the Redhawks driving late in the third quarter, Godbolt picked off Scott Lathrop and returned the ball 62 yards to the Southeast Missouri 26-yard line. Five plays later Ward scored from four yards out to give TSU a advantage. Overall it marked the fourth interception of the season for the sophomore, who is ranked seventh nationally with 0.57 interceptions/ game, and marked just the second time all season that Lathrop had been picked off. This is the first OVC defensive player of the week award for Godbolt, who shares the honor with fellow DB Thad Williams from UT Martin. TSU - OVC 2012 Weekly Honors Oct. 7 - Co-Offensive Player of the Week RB - Trabis Ward Ward carried the ball 43 times for 267 yards (6.2 ypc) and four touchdowns as Tennessee State improved to 7-0 on the season, making the Tigers one of just four undefeated teams at the FCS level, with a victory at Southeast Missouri. The 267 yards and four touchdowns were both the second-highest single-game totals in Tennessee State history. Among all FCS performances this season, the 43 carries were the most, the four rushing touchdowns were tied for the most and the 267 yards were the fourth most this season. Ward scored on a sevenyard run in the second quarter and then added three fourth quarter scores, running it in from four yards out, one yard out and capping the game with a 30-yard touchdown scamper with 1:26 to play. Ward currently ranks first nationally in carries (186) second in scoring (11.14 points/game), sixth in rushing ( yards/game) and 16th in all-purpose yards (142.29/game). It s is the second time that Ward has won Co- Offensive player of the week honors. He shared the award on September 10 for his three touchdown performance vs. Jackson State. He is also the first TSU player to win offensive player of the week more than once in a season since Antonio Heffner in Ward shares the honor with quarterback Derek Carr from UT Martin. TSU - OVC 2012 Weekly Honors Oct Special Teams Player of the Week K/P - Jamin Godfrey Godfrey was a perfect 5-of-5 in lifting the 21stranked Tennessee State Tigers to a win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The five field goals made and attempted for Godfrey is a school record. His previous career-high was three field goals last season at Eastern Kentucky on October 22. His fifth field goal on the day broke the school record of J.J. Flournoy who went 4-for-4 at Austin Peay on Oct. 6, Godfrey connected from 37 and 32 yards in the first quarter, 27 and 41 yards in the second quarter and added a 22-yard field goal in the third quarter. With TSU trailing and Godfrey s 15 points being the only points the team had scored all day, the Tigers scored a touchdown with no time remaining to tie the game and Godfrey made the extra point attempt to lift TSU to the victory. The five made field goals are tied for the most made field goals in a FCS game this season with Murray State s Jordan Benton. Godfrey also punted four times, with a long of 44 and one downed inside the 20-yard line. Godfrey currently ranks sixth nationally in field goals made/ game (1.56).

6 6 -- Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes v Last Time Out: Murray State 49, Tennessee State unanswered points to end the game by Murray State proved to be the difference as the Racers defeated Tennessee State Saturday afternoon at Roy Stewart Stadium. With TSU (8-2, 4-2 OVC) leading late in the third quarter, the Racers (4-5, 3-3 OVC) scored on three straight possessions over the next five minutes, 54 seconds. The Racers first possession of the game resulted in an interception as receiver Josh Brown was picked off by Ronn Vinson in the end zone from six yards out. The Tigers took advantage driving 80 yards in 12 plays, ending with a two-yard touchdown run by Trabis Ward for the 7-0 lead with 6:57 left in the first quarter. Ward had 37 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown. He has run for over 110 yards in eight of the 10 games this season. MSU spent little time answering as quarterback Casey Brockman connected with Walter Powell for a 13-yard score to tie the game at seven less than a minute later. The Racers would get a 36-yard field goal from Benton on the opening drive of the second half to increase its lead to six. The Tigers would return the favor with a one-yard QB sneak from German to give TSU the edge with 9:58 remaining in the third quarter. A Garlilngton 66-yard kickoff return down to the MSU 28 gave the Tigers a short field. The TSU defense forced its first three-and-out of the game as Daniel Fitzpatrick sacked Brockman for a loss of seven on third-and-six to force the second Racer punt of the game. Fitzpatrick recorded a game-high 10 tackles. The punt by Steven Mix was misplayed by Garlington forcing the Tigers to start the drive inside its own one-yard line. After a pair of Ward rushes for no gain, German rolled to his left on third down and found A.C. Leonard near the sideline for a 52-yard gain. Six plays later, German threw his second TD of the contest, a 21-yard strike in the middle of the field to Joe Bowens to put TSU up with 3:44 left in the third. Leonard set a career-high in yards for the second week in a row as he had seven receptions for 115 yards. The sophomore tight end had 102 yards last week vs. Tennessee Tech. The Racer offense would score on its next two possessions to retake the lead Berry had his second TD of the day from five yards out with 27 seconds on the third quarter clock. Brockman started the fourth with a one-yard TD run within the first minute. Brockman finished 27-of-38 for 271 yards with two touchdowns through the air and one on the ground. He is now the all-time Murray State and OVC leader in total offense with 9,962 yards. Powell led all receivers with eight catches for 117 yards and a touchdown. It s only the second time all season that Powell has been held under nine catches and the first time in the last five games that he has not had 142 yards or more. TSU would go three-and-out on offense to give the ball right back to the Racers, who drove inside the TSU 15 and settled for a 25-yard field goal from Jordan Benton to take the lead for the first time, Another TSU three-and-out gave Murray State a chance to extend its lead, but a pass breakup by Bernell Brooks turned the Racers over on downs on a fourth-and-6 at the TSU 32. The ensuing Tennessee State drive took up nine minutes, 33 seconds of the second quarter, resulting in a six-yard touchdown pass from Michael German to Weldon Garlington in the back, right corner of the end zone on third-and-goal. TSU converted three third downs on the 18 play drive. Ward converted each third down and ran the ball 10 times on the drive. German kept the drive going with a quarterback sneak on a fourth-and-one at the MSU 14. On the next play, German rushed for 12 yards down to the MSU two yard line. Murray State came back with another quick scoring drive as Jaamal Berry ran for a 35-yard touchdown on a third-and-three to give the lead back to MSU at the half. The Tennessee State offense was on the move when a German pass was dropped by Devin Wilson and intercepted by Julian Whitehead at the Racers 33. A 47-yard run by Berry gave MSU the ball at the TSU 5. Ja-Von Trotter caught a Brockman pass on the next play to give the Racers the advantage with 9:33 remaining. The final MSU points came on another Berry run, this one from one yard out with 3:05 on the clock. The junior transfer from Ohio State had 163 yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns. GAME NOTES: Trabis Ward moved past Javarris Williams (2006) for the third most rushing yards in a season for a TSU running back. His 37 carries is the second most in his career and the third time this season he has had 34 or more carries. He leads the FCS with 285 carries on the season... The nine minute, 30 second scoring drive by TSU in the second quarter is the longest since a 9:33 drive at Southeast Missouri State on Oct. 25, The 99-yard drive in the third quarter is also the longest for TSU since the same 9:33 drive at SEMO... TSU had the ball for 40 minutes, 25 seconds... The Tigers had 411 yards on 86 plays. The last time that TSU ran more than 86 plays in a game was Sept. 15, 2007 at Austin Peay in a double overtime victory... At the start of the game, TSU had outscored its opponents in the fourth quarter. The Racers outscored the Tigers 22-0 in the fourth quarter Saturday... Murray State leads the all-time series and have won the last five meetings dating back to 2008, including four in a row at Roy Stewart Stadium.

7 2012 FCS Polls Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes FCS Coaches Poll (Nov. 12, 2012) Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points 1. North Dakota State (24) Montana State Sam Houston State (2) Old Dominion Eastern Washington Georiga Southern New Hampshire Appalachian State Wofford Central Arkansas Illinois State Lehigh Stony Brook James Madison Northern Arizona Towson Eastern Kentucky Cal Poly Indiana State Richmond Villanova Bethune-Cookman South Dakota State Harvard Eastern Illinois The Sports Network FCS Poll (Nov. 12, 2012) Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points 1. North Dakota State (121) 9-1 3, Montana State (20) 9-1 3, Sam Houston State (14) 8-2 3, Old Dominion (3) 9-1 3, Eastern Washington 8-2 3, Georgia Southern 8-2 3, New Hampshire (1) 8-2 2, Appalachian State 8-3 2, Wofford 8-2 2, Central Arkansas 8-2 2, Illinois State 8-2 2, Stony Brook 9-2 1, James Madison 7-3 1, Lehigh 9-1 1, Northern Arizona 8-2 1, Villanova 7-3 1, Cal Poly 8-2 1, Indiana State 7-3 1, Towson 6-4 1, Richmond 7-3 1, South Dakota State 7-3 1, Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State T24. Eastern Illinois T24. Bethune-Cookman Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee State (35), Samford (33), Colgate (33), Albany (18), Sacramento State (8), UT Martin (8), The Citadel (7), Wagner (6), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5), Southern Illinois (4), Jackson State (2), Pennsylvania (2), Southeastern Louisiana (1), Youngstown State (1) 2012 Heritage Sports Radio Network HBCU Preseason Poll (Nov. 12, 2012) Others Receiving Votes: Colgate (213), Samford (200), Albany (136), Sacramento State (90), UT Martin (75), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (52), Harvard (43), Youngstown State (40), Wagner (29), McNeese State (28), Northern Iowa (22), Lilberty (21), The Citadel (20), Delaware (17), Southern Utah (16), Penn (15), Southern Illinois (13), Chattanooga (7), Coastal Carolina (3), Alabama A&M (3), Alabama State (2), Drake (2), North Carolina A&T (2), San Diego (1), Jacksonville (1) 2012 Boxtorow FCS HBCU Football Coaches Poll Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points (Nov. 12, 2012) 1. Bethune-Cookman (14) Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tennessee State Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points 4. Alabama State Bethune-Cookman (14) T5. North Carolina A&T Arkansas-Pine Bluff T5. Delaware State Tennessee State (3) Alabama A&M Alabama State North Carolina Central Jackson State Jackson State Delaware State Alabama A&M Howard North Carolina Central Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina State (12), 9. North Carolina A&T Florida A&M (11), Mississippi Valley State (11) 10. Howard Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi Valley State (7), South Carolina State (7), Florida A&M (2), Norfolk State (1)

8 8 -- Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes OVC 2012 Standings OVERALL CONFERENCE TEAM WINS LOSSES WINS LOSSES EASTERN ILLINOIS 7 3 EASTERN KENTUCKY 8 3 UT MARTIN 7 3 TENNESSEE STATE 8 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE 6 4 MURRAY STATE 4 6 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 3 7 TENNESSEE TECH 3 7 AUSTIN PEAY Saturday, November 17 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE *Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 11:00 a.m. (FOX College Sports) Jacksonville State at #7 Florida, 12:00 p.m. (PPV) *Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) *#23 Tennessee State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) #24 Eastern Illinois at #10 Central Arkansas, 5:00 p.m. LAST WEEK S RESULTS Saturday, November 10 *@Eastern Illinois 39, Southeast Missouri 20 *@#18 Eastern Kentucky 55, Murray State 24 *@Tennessee Tech 45, #23 UT Martin 44 (OT) *@Jacksonville State 38, Austin Peay 23 * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL With its victory and UT Martin s loss, Eastern Illinois clinched the OVC Championship outright and earned the league s automatic bid to the Division I Football Championship. It marks the sixth overall title for the Panthers (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012) and 14th overall Division I playoff appearance (1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012). The 14 playoff appearances are second-most among current OVC teams and eighth-most in FCS history. EIU head coach Dino Babers became just the fourth coach in OVC history to win the OVC Championships in his first season as a collegiate head coach (joining APSU s Boots Donnelly in 1977, UTM s Jason Simpson in 2006 and EKU s Dean Hood in 2008). Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee State and UT Martin will each be looking to secure an at-large berth into the playoffs when the field is announced next Sunday (Nov. 18); the OVC has had multiple teams in the playoffs each of the last two years and four of the last six seasons. EIU cracked this week s national polls at No. 24 in the Sports Network poll and No. 25 in the FCS Coaches poll; it marks the first time they have been ranked since Sept. 6, Eastern Kentucky (22nd) and Tennessee State (23rd) are also ranked in the Sports Network poll, giving the OVC three ranked teams for the secondstraight week; EKU is also ranked 17th in the FCS Coaches poll. EIU wide receiver Erik Lora, who continues to lead all FCS players in receiving yards and receptions, now has 115 receptions on the season (5th most in FCS history) and is just eight catches away from tying the all-time NCAA record (123 by Elon s * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK S OVC HIGHLIGHTS AND STORYLINES Terrell Hudgins in 2009); Lora set the OVC record for receiving yards in a season (1,479) on Saturday, passing the record formerly held by SEMO s Willie Ponder. Murray State QB Casey Brockman set the OVC single season records for passing yards (3,540) and completions (339) on Saturday and also became the fi rst OVC player to eclipse 10,000 yards of total offense in a career (10,253). Brockman, who already owns the OVC career completions record, needs 28 attempts to set the career passing attempts mark. The Sgt. York Trophy, contested among the four football-playing schools from Tennessee, comes down to two games this week with Austin Peay (0-2 in the series) hosting Tennessee Tech (1-1) and Tennessee State (2-0) playing at UT Martin (1-1).Tennessee State is guaranteed a share of the trophy and because it is the defending champion it will retain the actual trophy; With wins UT Martin and Tennessee Tech can each gain a share of the championship but cannot win the trophy. The other OVC game on the slate on Saturday is Southeast Missouri at Murray State...In non-conference action Jacksonville State is at nationally-ranked (No. 7) FBS foe Florida while Eastern Illinois is at nationally-ranked FCS foe (No. 10) Central Arkansas, who has already locked up the Southland Conference Championship and auto-berth to the playoffs.

9 Head Coach Rod Reed Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes -- 9 Rod Reed was named the 22nd TSU Football head coach on December 18, He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season. He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history. The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense. Reed spent five of his seven years in his assistant role as defensive coordinator. A keen recruiter, Reed is responsible for bringing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seventh-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 firstround draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and All-American Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All- America and professional player, Jamal Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars). Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Tigers from He capped off his career by being named Sheridan All- America his senior season. He set the Tiger record for career tackles from his linebacker slot and in 1987, he set the single season record for tackles with 197. He helped lead the Tigers to the second round of the 1986 Division I-AA playoffs and was selected as Defensive MVP in 1987 and Following completion of his bachelor s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession. He held positions at Prairie View A&M, Bethune-Cookman University (formerly Bethune-Cookman College), and Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Fla. He has coached a total of five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans. A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Reed previously coached at East Texas Baptist College in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 season. The 2002 Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their conference in scoring defense and third in rushing defense. The team did not allow points in the first or third periods through the first eight games in Coach Reed is the son of the late Robert Reed, Jr., an All-America offensive guard for the Tigers in 1963 and 1964 who later played professionally for the Washington Redskins. Reed is the university s Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative and in 2009 he participated in the NCAA Football Coaches Academy. He and his wife, Tamika, are the parents of four children, Terry, Takara, Briah, and Marcel. REED S Player Profile - Tennessee State University Football Player Sheridan All-America Linebacker at TSU in Ohio Valley Conference Honorable Mention in Set the school single season record for tackles with 197 in Named Tigers Defensive MVP in 1987 and Holds TSU career tackle record with 406 from Helped lead TSU to two winning seasons in his four years going 7-4 in 1985 and 10-2 in 1986

10 10 -- Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes Tennessee State Career Highs PASSING COMP ATT YARDS 12 Michael German 27, vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 15, 2012) 42, vs. Jacksonville St. (Nov. 19, 2011) 318, vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 15, 2012) RUSHING ATT YARDS TD s 2 Trabis Ward 43, at Southeast Missouri State (Oct. 13, 2012) 267, at Southeast Missouri State (Oct. 13, 2012) 4, at Southeast Missouri State (Oct. 13, 2012) 18 Telvin Hooks 15, at Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 22, 2012) 108, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 29, 2012) 2, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 29, 2012) 29 Ryan Berry 9, at Murray State (Sept. 17, 2011) 74, at Murray State (Sept. 17, 2011) ---- RECEIVING CATCHES YARDS TD s 1 A.C. Leonard 8, vs. Tennessee Tech (Oct. 27, 2012) 115, at Murray State (Nov. 3, 2012) 1 (4X), vs. Tennessee Tech (Oct. 27, 2012) 2 Trabis Ward 4, vs. Jacksonville St. (Nov. 19, 2011) 51, at Jacksonville State (Oct. 20, 2012) Travis James 9, vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 15, 2012) 152, vs. UT Martin (Nov. 12, 2011) 2 (2X), at Jacksonville State (Oct. 20, 2012) 11 Devin Wilson 9, at Austin Peay (Oct. 1, 2011) 107, at Austin Peay (Oct. 1, 2011) 1 (4X), vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 29, 2012) 81 Joe Bowens 5, vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 1, 2012) 58, vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 6, 2012) 1, at Murray State (Nov, 3, 2012) 83 Jeremy Pryor 7, vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 18, 2010) 121, vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 6, 2010) 1, at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 15, 2011) DEFENSE TACKLES SOLO TACKLES FOR LOSS 8 Wilson Robinson 7, at Air Force (Sept. 24, 2011) 7, at Air Force (Sept. 24, 2011) 2 (2X), vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 29, 2011) 14 Antonio Harper 9, at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 15, 2011) 6, at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 22, 2011) 4, at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 15, 2011) 21 Andrew Taylor 8, vs. Jackson State (Sep. 10, 2011) 6, vs. North Carolina A&T (Oct. 2, 2010) 3.5, at Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 22, 2012) 22 Steven Godbolt 8, vs. Jackson State (Sept. 8, 2012) 8, vs. Jackson State (Sept. 8, 2012) David Van Dyke 9, at Murray State (Sept. 17, 2011) 8, at Murray State (Sept. 17, 2011) 1, at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 5, 2011) 45 Justin Bather 7, vs. Alabama A&M (Sept. 4, 2010) 7, vs. Alabama A&M (Sept. 4, 2010) 2, at Murray State (Nov. 20, 2010) 46 Daniel Fitzpatrick 14, at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 22, 2011) 10, at Murray State (Nov. 3, 2012) 1 (3X), at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 22, 2t011) 48 Nick Thrasher 16, at Jacksonville State (Oct. 20, 2012) 12, at Jacksonville State (Oct. 20, 2012) 2, vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 1, 2012) 93 Samquan Evans 7 (2X), vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 1, 2012) 6, vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 1, 2012) 3, at Murray State (Sept. 17, 2011) 95 Lamar Wallace 7 (2X), vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 6, 2010) 3 (4X), at Air Force (Sept. 24, 2011) 2 (2X), at Austin Peay (Oct. 1, 2011) Hale Stadium Records Most Rushing Yards 230, Lee Derrick, vs. Bluefield State Nov. 25, 1954 Most Passing Yards 484, Gilbert Renfroe, vs. District Columbia Nov. 5, 1983 Most Receiving Yards 186, Charles Hunter, vs. Southeast Missouri State Nov. 21, 1992 Most Receptions 12, Lawrence Segree, vs. Southeast Missouri State Nov. 19, 1994 Most Rushing TD s 5, Charles Thomas, vs. Central State Nov. 20, 1971 Most Receiving TD s 4, Mike Jones, vs. North Carolilna A&T Nov. 15, 1980 Most Points 30, Charles Thomas, vs. Central State Nov. 20, 1971 Most Rushes 36, Darron Davis, vs. UT Martin Oct. 17, 1992 TSU Hale Stadium Team Records Most Rushing Yards 410, vs. UT Martin Nov. 5, 1977 Most Passing Yards 484, vs. District of Columbia Nov. 5, 1983 Total Yards 780, vs. District of Columbia Nov. 5, 1983 Most Points 83, vs. Kentucky State Nov. 24, 1966 Tennessee State vs. Ranked Teams (Last Four seasons vs. Ranked Opponents) 2012 Oct Oct Oct. 16 Oct Nov. 19 Sept. 26 W, vs. #16 Eastern Kentucky W, at #19 Tennessee Tech L, 0-24 at #3 Jacksonville State L, at # 25 Southeast Missouri W, at #13 Eastern Illinois L, vs. #25 Florida A&M

11 Career CAREER RUSHING Player (Years) YARDS 1. Charles Anthony ( ) 5, Javarris Williams ( ) 4, Darron Davis ( ) 2, Trabis Ward (2009-Present) 2, Dante Thomas ( ) 1, Eugene Bowens ( ) 1, Lee Derricks ( ) 1, Alfred Reese ( ) 1, Nathaniel Simpson ( ) 1,516 Single Season SINGLE SEASON RUSHING Player (Year) YARDS 1. Charles Anthony (2004) 1, Charles Anthony (2003) 1, Trabis Ward (2012) 1, Javarris Williams (2006) 1, Javarris Williams (2007) 1, Darron Davis (1994) 1, Javarris Williams (2008) 1, Trabis Ward (2011) Charles Anthony (2002) Javarris Williams (2005) Darron Davis (1993) 839 Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes Tennessee State All-Time Top 10 Single Game SINGLE GAME RUSHING Player (Date) YARDS 1. Charles Anthony (10/23/04) Trabis Ward (10/13/12) Charles Anthony (11/6/04) Darron Davis (10/16/93) Preston Brown (9/25/10) Lee Derrick (11/25/54) Javarris Williams (9/30/06) Preston Brown (9/11/10) Amariah Robb (11/0/99) Charles Middlebrooks (11/5/77) Charles Anthony (9/4/04) 202 CAREER PASSING Player (Years) YARDS 1. Joe Adams ( ) 8, Leon Murray ( ) 7, Eldridge Dickey ( ) 6, Antonio Heffner ( ) 5, Joe Gilliam Jr. ( ) 5, Michael German (2011-Present) 4, Brian Ransom ( ) 3, Shannon Harris ( ) 3, Ken Pettiford ( ) 3, Bryson Rosser ( ) 3,030 SINGLE SEASON PASSING Player (Year) YARDS 1. Brian Ransom (1981) 3, Shannon Harris (2001) 3, Leon Murray (1998) 3, Antonio Heffner (2008) 2, Joe Adams (1980) 2, Joe Adams (1979) 2, Michael German (2012) 2, Joe Adams (1978) 2, Leon Murray (1997) 2, Joe Gilliam Jr. (1971) 2, Leon Murray (1999) 2,062 SINGLE GAME PASSING Player (Date) YARDS 1. Leon Murray (11/14/98) Gilbert Renfroe (11/5/83) James Wade (10/19/91) Leon Murray (9/5/98) Riley Walker (11/2/02) Chris Perkins (11/20/99) Joe Adams (10/18/80) Kenneth Biggles (9/17/83) Brian Ransom (11/14/81) James Wade (9/12/92) 399 CAREER RECEIVING Player (Years) YARDS 1. C.J. Johnson ( ) 3, Mike Jones ( ) 3, Chris Johnson ( ) 2, Johnnie Robinson ( ) 1, John Holland ( ) 1, Travis James (2009-Present) 1, Julius Hull ( ) 1, Leo Johnson ( ) 1, David Davis ( ) 1, Patrick Jenkins ( ) 1,296 v SINGLE SEASON RECEIVING Player (Year) YARDS 1. Golden Tate (1983) 1, Tyron Butterfield (1998) 1, C.J. Johnson (2003) 1, Tyron Butterfield (1997) 1, C.J. Johnson (2002) 1, Julius Hull (1996) 1, Mike Jones (1982) Mike Jones (1990) Corey Sullivan (1998) C.J. Johnson (2001) 910 SINGLE GAME RECEIVING Player (Date) YARDS 1. John Robinson (12/10/66) Marcus Dowdell (10/6/90) Mike Jones (10/17/81) Quinton Crawford (10/5/85) Charles Hunter (11/21/92) Fred Burnette (10/16/04) McDonald Oden (11/18/78) Patrick Robinson (9/19/72) C.J. Johnson (10/11/03) Dave Davis (11/21/70) 172 SINGLE SEASON RECEIVING TD s Player (Year) TD s 1. Mike Jones (1982) Mike Jones (1980) Golden Tate (1983) Barry Collins (1984) John Holland (1973) Tyrone Butterfield (1998) C.J. Johnson (2003) Leon Johnson (1954) 9 9. Nolan Smith (1966) C.J. Johnson (2002) 9 SINGLE SEASON PASSING TD s Player (Year) TD s 1. Joe Adams (1980) Joe Adams (1979) Shannon Harris (2001) Eldridge Dickey (1966) Joe Gilliam Jr. (1971) Kenneth Pettiford (1973) Kenneth Biggles (1984) Kenneth Pettiford (1972) Brian Ransom (1981) Leon Murray (1998) 22 SINGLE SEASON RUSHING TD s Player (Year) TD s 1. Faye Mitchel (1956) 17 T2. Javarris Williams (2008) 15 T2. Trabis Ward (2012) Charles Anthony (2004) Charles Anthony (2003) Donnell Brantley (1999) 12 T7. Javarris Williams (2007) 12 T7. Alfred Reese (1972) 11 T9. Larry Kinnebrew (1982) 11 T9. Javarris Williams (2006) 11 T9. Trabis Ward (2011) 11

12 12 -- Tennessee State Tigers Football Game Notes Tennessee State University Football Roster # First Last Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School 1 A.C. Leonard TE So Jacksonville, Fla. Florida 2 Trabis Ward RB R-Jr Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Dillard HS 3 Chris Robinson DB R-Fr Sanford, Fla. Kansas 4 Rashad Knight DB R-So Jacksonville, Fla. Rutgers 5 Ronn Vinson DB R-So New Orleans, La. LSU 6 Travis James WR R-Sr Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Boyd Anderson HS 7 Jarvis Mott LB Fr Daytona Beach, Fla. Mainland HS 8 Wilson Robinson LB Jr Birmingham, Ala. Spain Park HS 9 Ronald Butler QB Fr Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln HS 10 London Davis TE R-Sr Cahokie, Ill. Illinois 10 Gregory Barksdale LB R-Jr University Park, Ill. Univ. of Illinois 11 Devin Wilson WR R-Jr Nashville, Tenn. Pope John Paul HS 12 Michael German QB R-So Pompano Beach, Fla. Blanche Ely HS 13 Joe Johnson DB R-So Birmingham, Ala. West Alabama 14 Holt Claiborne QB R-Jr Huntsville, Ala. Alabama State 14 Antonio Harper DE R-Jr Memphis, Tenn. Troy 15 Weldon Garlington WR So Antioch, Tenn. Brentwood Acad 16 Wesley Samuels TE Jr Birmingham, Ala. Minor HS 17 Ryan Turnage III QB Fr Mt. Pleasant, S.C. North Carolina Tech Prep 18 Telvin Hooks RB R-Fr Edgewater, Fla. New Smyrna Beach HS 19 Darion Hall RB R-So Naples, Fla. Miami 20 Martine Stevenson RB R-So Detroit, Mich. Martin Luther King HS 21 Andrew Taylor DB R-Jr Dallas, Texas Colorado State 22 Steven Godbolt III DB R-So Cross City, Fla. Dixie County HS 23 Bryce Wilson DB R-So St. Petersburg, Fla. Canterbury School 24 Bernell Brooks DB R-Fr New Orleans, La. Clark HS 25 Kaylen Pearson RB R-Fr Lenoir City, N.C. Hibriten HS 26 Denzel Armstrong DB Fr Gallatin, Tenn. Gallatin HS 27 Harold Watson DB R-So Brownsville, Tenn. Haywood County HS 28 David Van Dyke DB R-Jr Miami, Fla. B.T. Washington HS 29 Ryan Berry RB R-Sr Nashville, Tenn. Father Ryan HS 30 Clarence Jordan FB Sr Clarksdale, Miss. Coahoma CC 32 Tim Broughton RB Jr Mobile, Ala. Glendale CC 34 Darien Hanna DB R-Fr Chattagooga, Tenn. Brainerd HS 35 Jeremy Coffey RB R-So Spring Hill, Tenn. Brentwood HS 36 Andrew Dale DB Fr Murfreesboro, Tenn. Riverdale HS 37 Victor Fletcher DB Fr Nashville, Tenn. Hunters Lane HS 40 Jarron Guthrie LB R-Jr Nashville, Tenn. Hunters Lane HS 41 Vernon Frett FB Jr Orlando, Fla. Mars Hill College 42 Nick Thrasher LB So Morrow, Ga. Mt. Zion HS 43 Jamin Godfrey PK/K Jr Englewood, Tenn. McMinn Central HS 44 Mike West LB So Cross City, Fla. Dixie County HS 45 Justin Bather DB R-Sr LaVergne, Tenn. LaVergne HS 46 Daniel Fitzpatrick DB So Ft. Wayne, Ind. Concordia Lutheran HS 47 Wayne Jones DB Fr Nashville, Tenn. Hunters Lane HS