TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 2017 Tiger Football Game Notes

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1 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 2017 Tiger Football Game Notes Football Contact: Jose F. Garcia Notes * This is the 27th meeting between Tennessee State and UT Martin * UTM won the last game in Martin (2015, 28-14) * Tennessee State is all-time versus UT Martin * TSU is 5-8 on the road against the Skyhawks * This is the first Sgt. York Trophy game in 2017 Last Meeting * Tennessee State scored with 18-seconds on the clock to come from behind to win, * Patrick Smith out jumped a defender to come down with the game winning catch in the back corner of the end zone * Terrell Bonds secured the victory with an interception with 10 seconds remaining * Smith finished the game with six catches for 57 yards and two touchdowns * Ronald Butler completed 17-of-24 for 223 yards and three scoring throws * Kicker Lane Clark set a new TSU record with a 54-yard field goal in the second quarter, only to better the mark in the fourth quarter as he booted a 57-yard field goal to extend the Tigers lead to * UTM built a 16-0 halfway through the first quarter * TSU took the lead, 17-16, early in the third quarter on the first scoring pass from Butler to Smith * The Defense forced five turnovers on the day Head Coach Rod Reed * Coach Reed is in his eighth season at the helm of the Tigers * Coach has compiled a 12-9 record in Sgt. York Trophy Games * During his time at TSU, he has compiled a record, including a mark since 2012 * Reed is the third winningest coach in Tennessee State Football History * John Merritt claimed 174 victories in his 20 years ( ) at TSU; He finished with a.806 winning percentage ( ) * Harry Kean spent 10 years in charge of TSU from and compiled a record (.838) * TSU is 7-1 in season openers under Rod Reed after a win at Georgia State. The Lone loss came at the hands of Bethune-Cookman, 12-9, in 2013 * Reed is in OVC play Tennessee State * TSU improved to 3-0 with a victory over Florida A&M in the Tampa Classic * The Tigers moved up two spots to No. 20 in the STATS Top 25 poll; jumped four spots to No. 20 in the coaches poll * Steven Newbold was named MVP of the Tampa Classic after catching five passes for 117 yards and a touchdown * Treon Harris finished 14-of-18 for 211 yards and two touchdowns; added 37 yards on eight carries * Chris Collins currently leads the OVC, 6th nationally, in solo tackles (6.7/game) * TSU ranks first in the OVC, 10th nationally, in scoring defense (12.7 points/game allowed) while ranking 16th nationally in total defense (279.3 yards/game allowed) * With three blocked kicks in Tampa, the Tigers rank 2nd Nationally, one blcok behind South Carolina State #20 Tennessee State #BigBlueRising Tigers (3-0, 0-0 OVC) 2016: 7-4 (4-3 OVC) Game Day Information Date: Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 Time: 4:00 p.m. CT Where: Martin, Tenn. Stadium: Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) 2017 Tennessee State Schedule Game 4 OVC Opener AT #24 UT Martin Skyhawks (2-1, 0-0 OVC) 2016: 7-5 (6-2 OVC) Television: ESPN3. Kevin Ingram will serve as play-by-play along with Bob Belvin who will provide analysis. Radio: FM will carry the game live with Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) and Gary Dawson (sideline). Pregame will begin at 4:30 p.m. CT Live Stats: Statbroadcast Series Information: This will be the 27th meeting between the two teams. TSU leads the series, The first contest was held in 1976 as UTM came away with a victory. The Tigers came back the following year for their first win with a convincing 55-7 decision. The Big Blue won nine straight contests from The Tigers snapped the Skyhawks two game win streak in 2016 with a win at Hale Steadium. TSU's last win over the Skyhawks on the road came in 2013, Tennessee State has not lost more than two consecutive games to UTM. Last 10 Results: Tennessee State 34, UT Martin UT Martin 28, Tennessee State UT Martin 21, Tennessee State Tennessee State 29, UT Martin UT Martin 35, Tennessee State Tennessee State 35, UT Martin UT Martin 37, Tennessee State UT Martin 28, Tennessee State Tennessee State 37, UT Martin UT Martin 43, Tennessee State 38 Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series Notes Aug. 31 Georgia State W, ESPN3 TSU Leads 1-0 Cnris Collins had 12 tackles, nine solo, three for loss, a sack and a forced fumble to lead the defense to four takeaways Sept. 9 $ Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) W, Fox Sports South TSU Leads Patrick Smith returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown; Defense keeps JSU out of the end zone Sept. 16 Florida A&M (Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Fla.) W, TSU Leads The offense totaled 514 yards, while the defense held an opponent under 16 points for the third consecutive game Sept. 23 *UT Martin 4:00 p.m. ESPN3 TSU Leads Ronald Butler found Patrick Smith with 18 seconds left; Lane Clark set a TSU record with a 54, then 57 yard field goals Sept. 30 ^*Eastern Illinois (John Merritt Classic) 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 EIU Leads 13-8 Patrick Smith caught seven balls for 160 yards, Steven Newbold caught four for 121 yards; each scored a touchdown Oct. 7 *Eastern Kentucky 5:00 p.m. OVCDN EKU Leads 23-7 The Tiger defense forced five turnovers; four interceptions, two by Ezra Robinson, including a 93-yard pick-six Oct. 14 ^*Austin Peay (Homecoming) 6:00 p.m. OVCDN TSU Leads 14-6 Butler completed one his four passing touchdown with 1.9 seconds remaining; Butler also rushed for two scores Oct. 28 *Tennessee Tech 1:30 p.m. OVCDN TSU leads Lane Clark kicked three field goals (55, 47, 25) including the second longest in TSU history Nov. 4 % Virginia University of Lynchburg 2:00 p.m. OVCDN First Meeting Nov. 11 %*Southeast Missouri (Senior Day) 2:00 p.m. OVCDN TSU Leads Butler earned third comeback victory hitting Smith with 16 seconds left; Ezra Robinson secured win with interception Nov. 16 *Jacksonville State 6:00 p.m. OVCDN JSU Leads 9-2 Ronald Butler hit Patrick Smith for a 84-yard TD pass; Sixth longest play in TSU history Bold - Home Games ^ - Played at Nissan Stadium % - Played at Hale Stadium $ - Played at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. All Times CST * - Ohio Valley Conference Games

2 Game Notes tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School...Tennessee State University City/Zip... Nashville, Tenn Founded Enrollment...9,165 Nickname... Tigers School Colors... Reflex Blue and White Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Stadium... LP Field (69,143) Surface... Tifsport Bermuda Sod Stadium...W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000) Surface... Bermuda Sod President...Dr. Glenda Glover Director of Athletics... Teresa Phillips Athletics Department Phone...(615) Ticket Manger... Zellina Anderson Ticket Office Phone...(615) Web Site...TSUTigers.com University Web Site... TNState.edu COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Rod Reed Alma Mater, Year... Tennessee State, 1988 TSU Record (Years) , OVC (8th year) Career Record...Same Offensive Coordinator/QBs... Jeff Parker Defensive Coordinator/Safties...Garry Fisher Offensive Line Coach...Russ Ehrenfeld Running Back Coach... Kevin Mashack Wide Receiver Coach... Chris Chestnut Tight Ends Coach...Antonio Bradford Defensive Line...Nick Davison Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers Coach... Gerald Chatman Corners Coach...Sidney Powell Director of Operations... Jerad Coulter Director of Strength & Conditioning... J.T. Greenstone Equipmet Manager...LaTroy Johnson Athletic Trainer...Trevor Searcy TSU FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season All-Time Record First Year in OVC Record in the OVC OVC Championships (Last)... 2 (1999) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last)... 5 (2013) HBCU National Championships (Last) (2013) Cumulative All-Americans TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record Home: Away: Neutral: OVC Record (Finish) (4th) Home: Away: Neutral:...N/A Offensive Formation... Spread/Pro Style Defensive Formation Offensive Starters Returning/Lost... 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost... 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 60/21 Newcomers FACEBOOK /TSUTigers SNAPCHAT TSU_Tigers YOUTUBE /TNStateTigers About UT Martin * Head coach Jason Simpson is in his 12th season at the helm of the Skyhawks * UTM is during Simpson's time as head coach and in OVC games * He is the longest tenured coach in the OVC, just ahead of Rod Reed * Wood is a 1994 graduate of Southern Miss Taking Over * Treon Harris has rushed 30 times for 219 yards through his first three games at Tennessee State * Harris is averaging 7.3 yards per carry, which ranks second in the OVC and 14th nationally in the FCS level * His 219 total rushing yards the 31st highest amount at the FCS level and his 73.0 rushing yards per game ranks 45th * The junior quarterback has found the goal line with his legs twice * In three games, Harris has a passing efficiency and has completed 31 passes in 60 attempts for 434 yards * Harris has thrown two touchdown passes and only one interception * Harris transferred in from Florida to take over reigns of the offense after the departures of Ronald Butler and O Shay Ackerman-Carter * The redshirt-junior played in 21 games, starting 15, for the Gators, completing 174-of-346 passes for 2,695 yards, 10 interceptions and 18 touchdowns during his two year career * Harris added 570 yards on the ground, carrying 171 times and reached the end zone on three occasions * As a sophomore, he started the final eight games of the season, including the 2015 SEC Championship game * As a true freshman, he started the final six games of the year, including an upset win over No. 9 Georgia in his first career start * He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after throwing for 1,019 yards with nine touchdowns It's Been A Long Time * Jackson State returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the Southern Heritage Classic on Sept. 9 * It was the first kickoff for a score against the Tigers since Eastern Kentucky had a 97 yard return on Nov.14, 2004 * The span between returns for a touchdown was 138 games, which covered 13 years Tennessee State Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TD Treon Harris Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TD Treon Harris Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TD Patrick Smith Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LG Patrick Smith Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LG Chris Rowland Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SK Chris Collins Tennessee State University Football Top Players * TSU also gave up two other returns for a touchdown in 2004 * Southeast Missouri completed the feat a week prior to EKU on Nov. 6, 2004 with an 85 yard return * The first of the season came in the Southern Heritage Classic as Jackson State returned an 89-yarder (9/18/04) 62 Years Later * The Tigers won the first two games of the 2017 season with 17 points in each contest * The last time the Tigers started 2-0 scoring 17 points or less was in 1955 under head coach Howard Gentry * TSU defeated Lincoln University (7-0) and Virginia State (12-7) before losing to Langston University (Okla.) 3-0 * In August and September, 1955: - President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour - Gunsmoke premieres on CBS - Willie Mayes became the 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season - First World Series color TV Broadcast on NBC * Notables in 1955: House - $22,000, Average income - $4,137, Gas - $.23, Postage Stamp - $.03, Bread - $.18, Milk (1/2 gal.) - $.43 - The first McDonald's opens - Coca-Cola begins selling in cans - Disneyland opens in California - Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat - On the Waterfront wins Best Picture, Marlon Brando wins Best Actor and Grace Kelly wins Best Actress for 'The Country Girl' - "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets and "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller are the top songs in August and September - Born in 1955, Whoopi Goldberg, Olga Korbut, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates All-Americans * Four returning players earned All-American honors in 2016 * Defensive end Ebenezer Ebo Ogundeko, kicker Lane Clark, wide receiver Steven Newbold and return specialist Chris Rowland joined graduated Tigers Jessamen Dunker and Ezra Robinson as selections a year ago * Ogundeko was named 2016 HERO Sports FCS Third Team All-American * Clark was selected Associated Press Second Team All-American, HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-Amer- UT Martin Rushing Att. Yd. Avg. TD Ladarius Galloway Passing Comp. Att. Yd. TD Troy Cook Receiving Rec. Yd. Avg. TD Ladarius Galloway Punt Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LG Londell Lee Kick Returns Att. Yd. Avg. LG Peyton Logan Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SK James Gilleylen

3 Game Notes tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Rod Reed s Record Breakdown ican, STATS FCS Third Team All-American and the BOX- TOROW First Team All-American * Newbold and Rowland were both selected to the HERO Sports Freshman All-American squad Buck Buchanan Watch * Senior defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko has been named to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award for the second consecutive year * The senior left the Tampa Classic after suffering an injury on a cut block during the first play of the contest * Ogundeko recorded two sacks for eight yards and had three breakups, to go along with seven tackles, four solos, versus Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic * In the opening weekend, Ogundeko notched four tackles, three solo, and recovered a fumble * Ogundeko is one of 21 players nominated to the 2017 preseason watch list * Ogundeko had 48 tackles in just eight games in 2016 and led Tennessee State in tackles for loss (11), sacks (5.5), quarterback hurries (five) and fumble recoveries (two) * The Brooklyn, N.Y., product is a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection Preseason Offensive Player of the Year * Wide receiver Patrick Smith was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year * Smith was also selected to the same honor by the Media and Lindy s * Smith caught five passes for 40 yards and a touchdown versus Florida A&M * The senior wide out returned a punt 56 yards for the game-winning score versus Jackson State * Smith caught three passes for 46 yards at the Southern Heritage Classic during week two * Smith was held out of the end zone at Georgia State, despite hauling in six passes for 70 yards * The senior caught 61 passes for 966 yards and 13 touchdowns * His touchdown mark ranked seventh nationally and ranked seventh in OVC single-season history * Smith helped the offense become the top scoring unit in the OVC in 2016 at 32.6 points per game Fred Mitchell Watch * Lane Clark has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List for 2017 * The senior converted on his first long distance kick of 2017 with a 49-yarder versus Florida A&M * Clark converted on a 26 yard field goal and had two extra points versus Jackson State; He made a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter, but the points were removed as the Tigers earned a first down on a Jackson State penalty * The kicker finished 1-for-4 in the first game of the season, while connecting on his two extra point opportunities * Clark is on a list of 36 place-kickers from all levels of college football, with the exception of the Football Bowl Subdivision * Clark was named to four All-American teams a season ago and has been placed on two preseason All-American teams this season * The Hays, Kan. native was selected to the preseason All- Ohio Valley Conference team heading into his final campaign * The fourth-year kicker accounted for four of the five longest distances in the FCS last season and finished 17-of-25 FG s (68.0%) and 38-of-42 PAT s * Clark was one of four kickers in all levels of the NCAA to kick four field goals from beyond 50-yards * Clark converted nine kicks from 44-yards and beyond, which was more field goals from 44-yards-plus than 120 of the 124 FCS teams even attempted from that distance * The senior led the Tigers last year in total points (89) * The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be announced in mid-december based on performance on the football field and in the community Dialing Long Distance * Lane Clark connected on the ninth longest field goal in school hitory with a 49-yarder at the Tampa Classic (9/16) * The distance is the sixth longest in FCS play this season * The conversion tied his field goal length at Southeast Missouri last season (11/19/16) * Clark now owns seven of the top 10 distances in TSU history, including the top three (57, 55, 54) * In doing so, the Hays, Kan. native also became just the third Tiger kicker to reach 200 points in his career * Clark has recorded 205 points in his career, behind jamin Godfrey ( ) with 311 and Erik Benson ( ) at 232 Current Streak Won 4 Current Home Streak Lost 1 Current Road Streak Won Total Overall at Home On the Road Neutral Site Playoff Games Overtime Games Ranked Opponents In August In September In October In November In December Outrushing Opponent When Rushing When Rushing Outrushed by Opponent When allowing Outpassing Opponent When Passing When Passing Outpassed by Opponent When Allowing When Allowing Outgaining Opponent When Having Yards When Having 500+ Yards Outgained by Opponent Allowing Yards Allowing Less Turnovers More Turnovers Even Turnovers Scoring First Opponent Scores First Tennessee State Opp , Team Comparison CATEGORY First Downs 1st By Rushing 1st By Passing 1st By Penalty Penalty Yards Fumbles-Lost Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Yards Per Rush Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing TDs Pass Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Passing Yards Per Game Passing TDs Total Offensive Plays Total Offense Total Offense Per Game Total Points Points Per Game UT Martin Opp , Leading After 1st Trailing After 1st Tied After 1st Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half Leading After 3rd Trailing After 3rd Tied After 3rd Scoring Scoring Scoring Scoring Scoring Opponent Scores Opponent Scores Opponent Scores Opponent Scores Opponent Scores Individual 100-yard Rusher With two 100-yard Rushers Opponent 100-yard Rusher Opponent two 100-yard Rushers #BigBlueRising

4 Game Notes tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 300 Plus-Yard Games - Passing 250-Yard Games - Passing 100-Yard Games - Rushing Big Play Tigers 100-Yard Games - Receiving 117, Steven Newbold vs. Florida A&M Rushing Plays of , Seth Rowland at Georgia State Rushing Plays of Yards 41, Sabree Curtis vs. Florida A&M Rushing Plays of Yards 31, Sabree Curtis at Georgia State Rushing Plays of Yards 26, Treon Harris vs. Jackson State 24, Treon Harris vs. Jackson State 21, Treon Harris at Georgia State 20, Patrick Smith vs. Florida A&M Receiving Plays of Yards 44, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris vs. Florida A&M 42, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris vs. Florida A&M Receiving Plays of Yards 32, Chris Rowland from Michael Hughes vs. Florida A&M 32, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris vs. Jackson State Receiving Plays of Yards 24, Mahlon Medley from Treon Harris vs. Jackson State 22, Mazio Rhodes from Treon Harrs vs. Florida A&M 21, Steven Newbold from Treon Harris at Georgia State 20, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris at Georgia State 20, Patrick Smith from Treon Harris vs. Florida A&M Punts Over 50 Yards 58, Austin Rowley vs. Jackson State 54, Austin Rowley at Georgia State Punt Returns Over 20 Yards 56, (TD) Patrick Smith vs. Jackson State Kickoff Returns Over 30 Yards 31, Chris Rowland vs. Jackson State Interception Returns Over 20 Yards 71, LaQuarius Cook vs. Jackson State Sgt. York Trophy Tie * In 2016, Tennessee State, UT Martin and Tennessee Tech shared the Sgt. York Trophy. * Tennessee State finished 2-1 with wins over UT Martin and Austin Peay; TTU defeated APSU and lost at UTM * UTM is 2-1 defeating Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay * The three-way tie between TSU, TTU and UTM allows the Skyhawks to retain the trophy * The Skyhawks had won the past two trophies * TSU has the most titles (6) in the nine years of competition * UTM has five titles, TTU has three and APSU has one The First in 2017 * The Tigers were the first Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team to defeat an Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team this season * The Tigers win over Georgia State took place on Aug. 31 * The win total for the FCS over the FBS has reached eight * On Sept. 16, North Carolina A&T dropped Charlotte (35-31) and Idaho State snuck by Nevada (30-28) * On Sept. 9, New Hampshire surprised Georgia Southern (22-12) and South Dakota stopped Bowling Green (35-27) * On Sept. 2, James Madison defeated East Carolina (34-14), Liberty beat Baylor (48-45) and Howard upset UNLV (43-40) Thirty-Something * The Tigers have started 3-0 in 2017 without scoring more than 24 points in a game * TSU scored 30-plus points in six consecutive games to open the 2016 season for the first time since 1984 * The Tigers finished the 2016 season with nine games with 30-plus points out of the 11 games on the schedule * The '84 squad scored over 30 points during the first nine games and in 10 of 11 on the season; Scored a victory over Louisville in lone game under 30 points * TSU ranked 26th in the FCS scoring with 32.3 points per game Tennessee State University Football Defeating the Big Guys * The Tigers earned their first win over an FBS opponent since the change from NCAA I-A in 2006 * Since that time period, TSU is 1-3 with two losses to Vanderbilt (2006, 2016) and one to Air Force (2011) * TSU defeated I-A Louisville in 1981 (42-30) and 1984 (24-15) * Tennessee State was an NCAA DI-A Independent program from , before moving to I-AA The First in Two Years * The Tigers became the first team to have a run or pass from scrimmage totaling over 50-yards against Georgia State in two years * Running back Seth Rowland busted through the middle of the line for a 59 yard run in the third quarter * The Panthers were the lone team at the FBS level to not allow a play of over 50 yards in all of 2016; The last play of over 50 yards cam on a 58-yard pass play versus Troy (11/27/15) National Player of the Week * Linebacker Chris Collins earned STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week for his play in the opening weekend at Georgia State * The Fairburn, Ga. native also was named College Sports Madness National Player of the Week, Ohio Valley Conference and TSWA Defensive Player of the Week * The Senior recorded 12 tackles, nine solo, three for loss, a sack and a forced fumble against the Panthers * His key stop came in the third quarter as he stopped a GSU runner inches short of the yard to gain on a 4th and goal at the TSU four yard line * Collins started all 11 games for the Tigers last year, earning Second Team All-OVC honors * He collected 87 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and forced a fumble in 2016 * Collins led the OVC with 58 solo tackles and was 22nd in FCS averaging 5.3 solo tackles per game TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAA 3rd Down Cnoversions th Down Conversion Percentage Blocked Kicks Blocked Kicks Allowed Blocked Punts Blocked Punts Allowed First Down Defense First Downs Offense Fumbles Recovered Net Punting Passes Had Intercepted Passes Intercepted Passing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Per Completion Punt Returns Red Zone Defense Rushing Defense Rushing Offense Sacks Allowed Scoring Defense Tackles for Loss Allowed Team Passing Efficiency Defense Team Sacks Time of Possession 33: Total Defense Total Offense Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost Winning Percentage

5 Game Notes tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Returner Returning * Wide receiver/return specialists Chris Rowland was one of only two freshmen to make the First Team All- Ohio Valley Conference in 2016 * The sophomore had two returns for 45 yards versus (22.5/per return) Florida A&M in the Tampa Classic * Rowland saw his first action of the year at the Southern Heritage Classic; His first return went for 31 yards * He led the nation in Combined Return Yards with 1,103 yards and finished third in the OVC in All-Purpose yards * Rowland returned 42 returns kickoffs for 993 yards (23.6 ypr) with a long of 66 to go along with 13 punt returns for 111 yards (8.5 ypr) and a long of 20. * Offensively, Rowland caught 16 passes for 236 yards and rushed 14 times for 57 yards. Just Keep Rowland * Sophomore Seth Rowland received action as a running back for the first time in his career at Georgia State * Rowland found the end zone on a four yard run on his first collegiate carry * The running back finished with 76 yards on nine carries, averaging 8.4 yards per carry * The sophomore scored his second touchdown of the season versus Florida A&M on a 10-yard run * Rowland is the older brother of sophomore Chris Rowland, who was a FCS Freshman All-American a season ago as a return specialist and wide receiver * Chris never found the end zone during his rookie campaign * Seth served as a member of the special teams in 2016 Impressive Debut * Safety Vincent Sellers impressed in his first collegiate game collecting 10 tackles, seven solo * Sellers came up big on consecutive plays in the second quarter, forcing GSU to settle for a field goal * The freshman made a tackle at the two-yard line stopping the GSU runner in his tracks and followed with a tackle-for-loss to force the fourth down * Sellers earned Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors for his performance * Sellers also was named honorable mention STATS FCS Freshman of the Week Another Threat * Steven Newbold led all receivers at the Tampa Classic with 117 yards on five grabs and a touchdown * Newbold had two receptions for over 40 yards * The first saw him hurdle a defender, while the second saw him weave from the left sideline to the right sideline then cutting back before diving into the end zone * The lengthy touchdown saw him avoid 10 tackle attempts * The sophomore concluded an explosive rookie campaign in 2016 which included 16 plays over 20 yards and added three more of 40 yards or more, highlighted by a 71 yard touchdown reception at Bethune-Cookman * Newbold finished 14th in the nation at 19.1 yards per catch * He was the top freshman receiver in the conference in receptions (41), yards (784) and touchdowns (6) Reese s Senior Bowl Watch * Senior wide receiver Patrick Smith and senior defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko were named to the Reese s Senior Bowl Watch List. * There were a total of 31 FCS players named to the list, including five from the OVC. * The Senior Bowl's 2017 Watch List includes more than 400 student athletes who are eligible to play in the 2017 game from nearly every level of college football. These players are looking to fill the 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the nation's premier all-star game. * The two seniors hope to join Jessamen Dunker (2016), Ezra Robinson (2016), Kadeem Edwards (2014) and Robert Myers (2015) who have all represented the Tigers in the Reese s Senior Bowl. * The game will be played on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. and will be televised on the NFL Network TSU In the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA Rankings Stat OVC NCAA Blocked Kicks Jason Morrow Field Goal Percentage Lane Clark Field Goals Per Game Lane Clark Forced Fumbles Chris Collins Dell Porter Fumbles Recovered Ebenezer Ogundeko Blair Edwards Justin North Passes Defended Ebenezer Ogundeko Passing Yards Treon Harris Passing Yards per Completion Treon Harris Points Responsible For Treon Harris Punt Return Touchdowns Patrick Smith Punting Austin Rowley Receptions Per Game Patrick Smith Rush Yards Per Carry Treon Harris Seth Rowland Sabree Curtis Rushing Yards Treon Harris Rushing yards Per Game Treon Harris Sacks Chris Collins Ebenezer Ogundeko Solo Tackles Chris Collins Tackles For Loss Chris Collins Total Offense Treon Harris Total Tackles Chris Collins Yards Per Pass Attempt Ronald Butler Yards Per Reception Steven Newbold #BigBlueRising

6 Game Notes tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) TSU Record Books Career Receiving Yards 1. C.J. Johnson, , Mike Jones, , Golden Tate, , Corey Sullivan, , Patrick Robinson, , Tyrone Butterfield, , Chris Johnson, , Patrick Smith, 2015-Present 2, Lawrence Segree, , Johnnie Robinson, ,702 Career Receptions 1. Mike Jones, C.J. Johnson, Golden Tate, Lawrence Segree, Corey Sullivan, Patrick Robinson, Tyrone Butterfield, Patrick Smith, 2015-Present Chris Johnson, Travis James, Career Touchdowns 1. Mike Jones, C.J. Johnson, Golden Tate, Larry Dorsey, Patrick Smith, 2015-Present John Holland, Johnnie Robinson, Patrick Robinson, Tyrone Butterfield, Leon Jamison, James Thaxton, Corey Sullivan, Career Scoring Kicking 1. Jamin Godfrey (134 PAT, 59 FG), Eric Benson, (118 PAT, 38 FG), Lane Clark, (97 PAT, 36 FG) 2014-Present Larry Watkins, Carlos Jones, Career FG s Made 1. Jamin Godfrey, Lane Clark, 2014-Present Eric Benson, Joey Hudak, Larry Watkins, Longest FG Made 1. Lane Clark vs UT Martin (10/1/16) Lane Clark vs Tennessee Tech (11/12/16) Lane Clark vs UT Martin (10/1/16) Seth Goodowens vs. Jackson State, Lane Clark at Eastern Illinois (10/8/16) Jamin Godfrey at Eastern Illinois (11/05/11) Jamin Godfrey at Jacksonville State (10/12/13) 50 Lane Clark vs. Eastern Illinois (10/17/15) Lane Clark vs. Florida A&M (9/16/17) 49 Lane Clark at Southeast Missouri (11/19/16) 49 For Your Protection * TSU has allowed three sacks, one each game, for a total of nine yards to start the 2017 season * The Tigers front is ranked 23rd in the FCS for sacks allowed * TSU s offensive line posted four games without allowing a sack in 2016 * The Tigers tied for 28th in the FCS in 2016 and second in the OVC allowing just 1.45 sacks per game * Preseason All-OVC selection Thomas Burton anchors the line at center and is joined by Justin Brooks (10 starts), Jamahl Jelks (six starts), Ty Allen (five starts) and Lachavious Simmons (two starts) who all saw games as a starter last year * SEC transfers Christian Morris (Ole Miss) and Chidi Okeke (LSU) look to replace the losses of Jessamen Dunker (New York Giants) and Kevin Kenton (New York Jets rookie camp invitee) The Long and Weary Road * In 2017, TSU will venture away from Nashville for the first four games of the season, including trips to Atlanta (248 miles), Memphis (205), Tampa, Fla. (704) and Martin, Tenn. (155) * In 2016, the Tigers completed a three game road trip, traveling to Vanderbilt (three miles), Murray State (122 miles) and Austin Peay (49 miles) totaling 352 miles roundtrip to go along with their four home games * The Big Blue will travel 2,624 total miles before returning to Nissan Stadium to face Eastern Illinois on Sept. 30 in the John Merritt Classic * The JMC will start a stretch during the schedule where the Tigers will play at home four times over the next six dates, including a Homecoming date with Austin Peay on Oct. 14 * TSU will have to wait until November to play its first games at Hale Stadium * The Tigers host Virginia University of Lynchburg on Nov. 4 in the Hole and welcome Southeast Missouri a week later (Nov.11) Home Sweet Home * TSU is one of the few teams in the nation that splits games between two home sites * The Tigers used on-campus Hale Stadium from before moving into Nissan Stadium in 1999 * TSU returned to Hale in 2012 and has gone 7-3 since then. In total, TSU is at home all-time * The Tigers finished 3-1 at home during the 2016 season (2-0 at Nissan; 1-1 in "the Hole") Tennessee State University Football Continuing to Score * Redshirt-senior wide receiver Patrick Smith has caught 24 touchdowns in 25 career games for TSU * Smith was held out of the end zone during the first two games of the 2017 campaign which marked the longest streak in his career without a receiving touchdown * The Memphis native returned a punt for a touchdown at the Southern Heritage Classic (9/9/17) giving him 25 end zone dances in 25 games as a Tiger * After putting up 10 touchdowns in 10 games in 2015, he scored 13 times in 11 games in 2016 * Smith has been held without a touchdown in six career games (two in 2015; two in 2016; two in 2017) * He has six career games with more than one touchdown HBCU Hall of Fame Player of the Year Watch List * The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced Patrick Smith and Ebenezer Ogundeko to the 2017 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award * The Award is in its second year and is presented to the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black College & University * Former North Carolina A&T and current Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Award in *Smith and Ogundeko are a part of a list of 50 players representing 27 different Historically Black Colleges and Universities * The winner of the 2017 Player of the Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Feb. 10, 2018 in Atlanta. Four finalists will be unveiled on December 12. Tennessee State Air Defense * The Tigers have opened the season with three picks * Sophomore Dajour Nesbeth secured the win at Georgia State with an interception with just over a minute to go in the contest * LaQuarius Cook and Joe Johnson each pulled down a pick versus Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic * Cook's return went for 71 yards, which is the fifth longest return in the FCS in 2017 * As a unit, the defense pulled down 13 interceptions last season, surpassing the 2015 total of six * The Big Blue ranked 30th nationally in interceptions in 2016 * TSU went five-consecutive games with a pick in a stretch from early-september until mid-october * The Tigers picked-off 21 passes in 2013 and 16 in 2014 First Drives TSU TSU Opponent Opponent First Half Second Half First Half second Half Georgia State 3-0 1:12 Punt 3-4 1:41 Punt :01 Fumble :43 Downs vs Jackson State :23 TD 3-8 1:32 Punt :41 FG :27 INT vs Florida A&M :08 Fumble :19 TD 3-7 1:18 Punt 3-4 1:54 Punt UT Martin EASTERN ILLINOIS Eastern Kentucky AUSTIN PEAY Tennessee Tech VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Jacksonville State Totals: : : : :04 Average: : : : :21 td-1 FG-1 Punt-1 Punt-2 Fumble-1 INT-1 Downs-1

7 Game Notes tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) * Then-senior Ezra Robinson finished last season with five interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns * Robinson signed as a Free-Agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars * Now a senior, Terrell Bonds had three interceptions on the 2016 season as a junior Valued Experience * The Tigers played 21 freshmen last season providing depth and experience for the current campaign * All the returning sophomores are listed on the twodeep along with 15 juniors and four freshmen * The offense lists only two seniors as starters, while the defense boasts six senior starters * Freshmen All-Americans Steven Newbold and Chris Rowland lead the way of returning sophomores The running game is youthful with Earl Harrison, Sabree Curtis and Andrew Knox * Harrison has gained 475 yards on 73 carries and crossed the goal line twice * Sabree Curtis, Jr. has rushed for 170 yards with two touchdowns and had seven receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown * Knox has played in nine games at fullback and rushed for a touchdown and pulled in three receptions for 24 yards * Jamahl Jelks, Lachavious Simmons and Camren Jones saw time on a line for the top scoring team in the OVC * Jelks played in 11 games, starting the last seven * Simmons had a pair of starts at left tackle, also saw time at right tackle; he played in all eleven games * Jones played in multiple games at guard * Michael Perry and Justin Culpepper gained valuable experience in extensive action * Perry has played the last seven games after sitting the first four games due to injury * Culpepper registered 12 tackles and one sack * The Tigers defensive backfield was decimated with injuries thrusting true freshmen Larry Wilhoite and Dajour Nesbeth into action, along with redshirt freshman Shakur Jackson * Wilhoite played in nine games, making seven starts, and had 33 tackles, shared a tackle for loss, a fumble William Jasper Hale Stadium Records recovery and an interception * Nesbeth registered 14 tackles, 13 solo, while playing in nine games at cornerback * Shakur Jackson had five tackles, a break-up, a pass defended and a QB hurry * Long snapper Thomas Newberg handled the duties for all punts and field goal attempts; He notched two tackles on punt coverage TSU vs. HBCUs * Tennessee State University holds a record against other HBCUs, good for a.742 winning percentage * Since taking over in 2010, Rod Reed holds a 20-4 against HBCUs for a winning percentage of.833 * TSU s most wins against D-I HBCU opponents are: Florida A&M (29), Jackson State (28) and Southern (27) Where they Stand * The TSU coaching staff will have both coordinators on the field for the third consecutive season * Offensive Coordinator Jeff Parker spent most of the 2015 season in the booth, before moving to field level where he remained for the entire 2016 schedule * Tight ends and Tackles coach Antonio Bradford along with quality control coach Chad Jenkins will be in the booth for the offensive unit * Defensive line coach Nick Davison, cornerbacks coach/ special teams coordinator Sidney Powell and player personal assistant Anthony Brown will be in the box for the Tiger defense * Joining Head Coach Rod Reed on the sidelines with Parker and Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher, will be offensive line coach Russ Ehrenfeld, running backs coach Kevin Mashack, wide receivers coach Chris Chestnut, defensive ends/outside linebackers coach Gerald Chatman and quality control caoch Rico Council * The Director of Strength and Conditioning, T.J. Greenstone will be on the sideline and hold the role of "get back" coach Individual Records Most Rushing Yards: 230 Lee Derrick vs. Bluefield State 11/25/54 Most Passing Yards: 484 Gilbert Renfroe vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83 Most Receiving Yards: 248 Patrick Smith vs. Murray State 11/7/15 Most Receptions: 12 Lawrence Segree vs. Southeast Missouri 11/19/94 Most Rushing Touchdowns: 5 Charles Thomas vs. Central State 11/20/71 Most Receiving Touchdowns: 4 Mike Jones vs. North Carolina A&T 11/15/80 Most Points: 30 Charles Thomas vs. Central State 11/20/71 Most Rushes: 36 Darron Davis vs. UT Martin 11/17/92 Most PAT Attempted: 11 Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66 Most PAT Made: 9 Roy Meneese vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66 Team Records Most Rushing Yards: 410 vs. UT Martin 11/5/77 Most Passing Yards: 484 vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83 Total Yards: 780 vs. District of Columbia 11/5/83 Most Points: 83 vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64 Fewest Completions Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64 Fewest First Downs Allowed: 0 vs. Morris Brown 10/3/64 Most Touchdown Passes: 8 vs. Kentucky State 11/24/66 Opponents Individual Most Rushing Yards: 221 Markus Thomas, Eastern Kentucky 11/2/91 Longest Rush: 90 James Jackson, Kentucky State 1964 Longest Kickoff Return: 100 Larry Douglas, Southern 10/28/78 Longest Interception Return: 92 Collier, Florida A&M 10/21/67 Longest Punt Return: 85 Donald Davis, Grambling State 10/9/71 Longest Pass Play: 96 Matthew Reed to Lee Fobbs, Grambling State 10/9/71 #BigBlueRising TSU Record Books Tackles in a Career 1. Roderick Reed, Nick Thrasher, Randy Fuller, Rico Council, Brent Alexander, Jermaine Beale, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Simon Shanks, Elliot Pilton, Lee Smith, Chris Collins, ( ) 198 Future Schedules 2018 Sept. 1 Bethune-Cookman (John Merritt Classic) Sept. 8 Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) Sept. 15 at Hampton Sept. 22 at Eastern Illinois Sept. 29 OPEN Oct. 6 at Austin Peay Oct. 13 at Murray State Oct. 20 Tennessee Tech Oct. 27 at Vanderbilt Nov. 3 at Southeast Missouri Nov. 10 Jacksonville State Nov. 17 UT Martin Nov. 24 OPEN 2019 Aug. 31 Hampton (John Merritt Classic) Sept. 7 at Middle Tennessee Sept. 14 Jackson State (Southern Heritage Classic) Sept. 21 OPEN Sept. 28 at Eastern Kentucky Oct. 5 at Jacksonville State Oct. 12 Murray State Oct. 19 Austin Peay Oct. 26 OPEN Nov. 2 Southeast Missouri Nov. 9 Eastern Illinois Nov. 16 at UT Martin Nov. 23 at Tennessee Tech TSU in the Weekly Rankings STATS Coaches Rank Pts Rank Pts Preseason RV (35) 102 RV (33) 26 Wk 1 - Sept Wk 2 - Sept Wk 3 - Sept , Wk 4 - Sept. 25 Wk 5 - Oct. 2 Wk 6 - Oct. 9 Wk 7 - Oct. 16 Wk 8 - Oct. 23 Wk 9 - Oct. 30 Wk 10 - Nov. 6 Wk 11 - Nov. 13

8 Sgt. York Trophy Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 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 State University, University of Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technological University. 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 In a close race, Tennessee State and Austin Peay shared the inaugural award, finishing with identical 2-1 records in Tennessee State took the trophy home thanks to a one-point victory in overtime over the Governors; that game was decided by a block extra point by NFL First Round Draft Pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Tigers repeated as champions in 2008, winning all three of its Sgt. York games. The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a corporal in the 2 nd battalion, 328 th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the war, York returned his home in Pall Mall, Tenn. (located in north central Tennessee, 55 miles Team Points: 61 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) Total Offensive Yards: Austin Peay vs. Tennessee State (11/5/16) First Downs: 36 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11) Rushing Yards: Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) Rushing Attempts: 63 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (9/15/07) Rushing Touchdowns: 5 - Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay (11/19/11) Passing Yards: UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) Passing Attempts: 58 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11) Passing Touchdowns: 6 - UT Martin vs. Austin Peay (10/8/11) Completions: 34 - Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee State (10/15/11) Interceptions: 3 - Done Seven Times INT Return Yards: 92 - Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech (10/31/09) Fumbles Lost: Fumble Recoveries: SGT. YORK GAME RECORDS 3 - Done Five Times 3 - Done Five Times Sacks: 8 - UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/3/15) Turnovers Committed: 5 - Done Three Times Penalites: 15 - Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay (10/18/08) Penalty Yards: UT Martin vs. Tennessee Tech (10/10/09) Tennessee State University Football All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners Tennessee State*, Austin Peay Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State*, UT Martin Tennessee State UT Martin UT Martin UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech *Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker 2016 Sept. 10 Tennessee Tech Austin Peay 7 Sept. UT Martin 44, Tennessee Tech 23 Oct. Tennessee State 34, UT Martin 30 Oct. UT Martin 45, Austin Peay 31 Nov. 5 Tennessee State Austin Peay 40 Nov. 12 Tennessee Tech State Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 18 Tennessee State at UT Martin UT Martin at Austin Peay Austin Peay at Tennessee State Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech UT Martin at Tennessee Tech northeast of Cookeville) where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational opportunities for children in the state of Tennessee. In 1927, he established the Alvin C. York Institute after spending several years raising money for the school which opened as a private institution. That school was established, in part, to provide educational opportunities denied to the boys and girls of Fentress Country. In 1937, the Institute became a state special school after an appeal to the Tennessee State Legislature. The school, located in Jamestown, Tenn., is still in operation today. York died on Sept. 2, 1964 and the foundation which he helped establish in 1920 The Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation was dormant for many years. The Foundation was re-established by Lipscomb Davis, Jr. in 1992 and is currently run by Sgt. York s grandson Gerald (U.S. Army Colonel, Retired). York s papers are archived by Michael E. Birdwell, Ph.D., who is an associate professor of history at Tennessee Technological University, one of the four institutions that will compete for the yearly honor. 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. The award is presented to the winning institution annually at the Pepsi Celebration of Champions which is hosted each spring by the Nashville Sports Council. The event was created in 1999 and salutes amateur and professional sports in Tennessee. Individual Rushing Yards: Javarris Williams, TSU vs. APSU (10/18/08) Rushing Attempts: 35 - Don Chapman, UTM vs. TSU (11/17/07) Rushing Touchdowns: 4 - Javarris Williams, TSU vs. UTM (11/17/07) Longest Rush: 84 - Ronald Butler, TSU vs. APSU (11/5/16) Passing Yards: Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) Passing Attempts: 58 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11) Completions: 34 - Tre Lamb, TTU vs. TSU (10/15/11) Passing Touchdowns: 6 - Derek Carr, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) Longest Pass: 84 - Jeremy Perry, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10) Most Interceptions: 3 - Done Three Times Receiving Yards: Ben Axline, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/16) Receptions: 11 - Quentin Sims, UTM vs. TSU (11/12/11) Receiving Touchdowns: 3 - Darryl Miller, APSU vs. TTU (10/25/08) Longest Reception: 84 - Calvin McNairl, TSU vs. TTU (10/23/10) Field Goals Made: 4 - Done Three Times Longest Field Goal: 57 - Lane Clark, TSU vs. UTM (10/1/16) 57 - Nick Madonia, TTU vs. TSU (11/12/16) Punts: 10 - Jonathan King, TTU vs. UTM (10/3/15) Longest Punt: 66 - Devin Stuart, APSU vs. TTU (9/10/16) Punt Return Yards: CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (11/6/10) Longest Punt Return: 76 - CJ Estelle, UTM vs. APSU (10/8/11) Kick Return Yards: Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09) Longest Kick Return: Weldon Garlington, TSU vs. APSU (10/1/11) All-Purpose Yards: Terrence Holt, APSU vs. UTM (11/21/09) Interceptions: 2 - Done Six Times Tackles: 20 - Corey Reed, TTU vs. UTM (10/16/08) Sacks: Antonio Harper, TSU vs. TTU (10/15/11)

9 Ohio Valley Conference/Polls Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 2017 OVC Standings OVC Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut Streak STATS Top 25 Tennessee State W3 UT Martin W1 Jacksonville State L1 Austin Peay W1 Eastern Illinois L2 Murray State L2 Eastern Kentucky L2 Southeast Missouri L3 Tennessee Tech L3 This Week's OVC Schedule Saturday, September 23 * #20 Tennessee State at #24 UT Martin 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30 *Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri 6:00 p.m. *Austin Peay at Murray State 6:00 p.m. *#5 Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech 6:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois 6:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at #20 Tennessee State 6:00 p.m. *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 p.m. *#24 UT Martin at Austin Peay 6:00 p.m. #16 Liberty at #5 Jacksonville State 6:00 p.m. Murray State at Louisville TBA 2017 adidas PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Sept. 3 Roc Thomas, RB - Jacksonville State Sept. 10 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT Martin Sept. 17 JaVaughn Craig, QB - Austin Peay Troy Cook, QB - UT Martin Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 SPECIALIST Sept. 4 Keith Wrzuszczak, P - Eastern Kentucky Gabriel Vincente, K - Murray State Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Patrick Smith, WR/PR - Tennessee State Lane Clark, K - Tennessee State Nick Madonia, K/P - Tennessee Tech 2017 OVC Predicted Order 1. Jacksonville State (16) UT Martin (2) Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Austin Peay 21 Next Week's OVC Schedule DEFENSIVE Sept. 4 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Chris Collins, LB - Tennessee State Jonathan Hagler, LB - Jacksonville State Jeffrey Canady, LB - Eastern Kentucky Anthony Brown, DL - UT Martin NEWCOMER Sept. 4 Vincent Sellers, S - Tennessee State Sept. 10 Ladarius Galloway, RB - UT Martin Sept. 17 Treon Smith, QB - Tennessee State Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 BOXTOROW Coaches Poll 1. North Carolina A&T (12) Tennessee State (4) Grambling (2) North Carolina Central Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State Southern Howard Alcorn State Hampton NR Others: Prairie View A&M (0-2) 27, Florida A&M (1-2) 4 #BigBlueRising No. Team Record Pts. LW 1 James Madison (156) North Dakota State (5) Sam Houston State (1) South Dakota State (1) Jacksonville State Youngstown State Villanova Richmond Wofford Citadel Eastern Washington Central Arkansas South Dakota Illinois State New Hampshire Liberty North Dakota Samford Western Illinois Tennessee State North Carolina A&T Grambling State Weber State NR 24 UT Martin NR 25 Holy Cross NR Others: Charleston Southern (305), Chattanooga (252), Nicholls (251), Albany (250), Southern Utah (156), UNI (152), Montana (124), Stony Brook (90), Elon (66), North Carolina Central (57), Princeton (37), Colgate (35), Howard (33), Fordham (26), Maine (20), Western Carolina (18), Mc- Neese (18), Kennesaw State (17), Idaho State (15), UC Davis (12), Saint Francis U (8), Eastern Kentucky (7), Delaware (7), Southern Illinois (6), Cal Poly (4), Yale (4), Towson (4), Duquesne (3), Mercer (3), Penn (2), Monmouth (2), Harvard (1), San Diego (1), Alcorn State (1), William & Mary (1) FCS Coaches Top 25 No. Team Record Pts. LW 1 James Madison (25) North Dakota State (1) Sam Houston State South Dakota State Youngstown State Richmond T-6 7 Jacksonville State T-6 8 Villanova Wofford The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Central Arkansas South Dakota North Carolina A&T New Hampshire Samford Weber State North Dakota Tennessee State Western Illinois Grambling State Nicholls State RV 24 Northern Iowa Holy Cross NR Others: Southern Utah (44), Chattanooga (35), Charleston Southern (35), UT Martin (20), William & Mary (20), Montana (20), Towson (13), Kennesaw State (11), McNeese State (10), Mercer (9), Idaho State (6), Yale (4), Stony Brook (3), Saint Francis (3), Albany (2), Howard (2), Montana State (2), Princeton (1). BOXTOROW Media Poll 1. North Carolina A&T (15) Tennessee State (1) Grambling (1) North Carolina Central Bowie State Southern Howard Alcorn State Virginia State NR 10. Tuskegee NR Others: Bethune-Cookman (1-2) 25, Albany State (2-1) 24, South Carolina State (1-1) 23, Winston-Salem State (2-1) 15, Hampton (2-1) 10, Florida A&M (1-2) 5, Prairie View A&M (0-2) 5.

10 Coaches Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Rod Reed Head Coach 8th Season Overall Record: OVC Record: Rod Reed enters his eighth season at the helm of the Tennessee State football program after being named head coach on December 18, He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season. Reed experienced immediate success as a head coach, leading the Tigers to a win in his debut game, 27-14, over Alabama A&M on Sept. 4, 2010 in the John Merritt Classic. He also broke an eight-game losing streak to Florida A&M, downing the Rattlers, 29-18, in the Atlanta Classic. Reed coached six players to All-OVC Teams including safety Eugene Clifford who also was a Sports Network, Phil Steele and BOXTOROW All-American. The Tigers increased their win total in their second season under Reed and finished the 2011 season on a hot streak, winning four of their last six games. The stretch included a, 42-40, upset win at No. 19 ranked Tennessee Tech on Oct. 15. Reed produced even more All-OVC players in year two, as seven made postseason squads. Two more defenders garnered All-American honors under Reed s tutelage in linebacker Rico Council and Joseph Wylie. He also helped Lamar Divens and Sidney Tarver ink NFL contracts. The Big Blue continued its success in 2012 by rattling off seven straight victories to open the season. The Tigers finished the year with an 8-3 record, its best since The performance earned TSU HBCU Program of the Year honors by HBCU Huddle. Several players earned postseason accolades including running back Trabis Ward who was named to the College Sports All-American Team after running for 1,460 yards and 15 touchdowns. Three more Tigers were Sheridan All-Americans including Sherman Carter who signed an NFL deal with fellow offensive lineman Rogers Gaines following suit. Reed turned in his finest season to date in 2013, as the Tigers finished 10-4 and won a FCS Playoff Game for the first time since It capped an impressive run in which Reed improved his club s win total by at least two in each of his first four campaigns. TSU won its first HBCU National Championship since 1982 and the team s shutout win over Butler in the first round of the playoffs was the first victory for the OVC in postseason play in nearly 30 years. A school record 12 Tigers were chosen to the league s all-conference teams at season s end and Kadeem Edwards (143rd) and Demetrius Rhaney (250th) were selected in the NFL Draft. In 2014, Reed s defense ranked inside the top-10 for the third straight season. Middle linebacker Nick Thrasher tallied 128 stops on the season, which was sixth-most in a single-season in school history and the highest total for a Tiger since Thrasher also moved up to second-place in tackles in the TSU record book over the course of the season, finishing with 358. Quarterback Mike German threw for 2,846 yards on the year, helping him break the 34 year old school-mark with 8,664 career yards. After breaking a streak of three consecutive non-losing seasons in 2015, the Tigers bounced back to finish 7-4 in TSU reemerged as one of the top teams in the OVC under Reed with nine all-conference players and six All-Americans. The offense led the OVC in points scored and finished second in total offense. Cornerback Ezra Robinson and offensive lineman Jessamen Dunker both earned First Team All-OVC selections, All-American status and were invited to play in the Reese s Senior Bowl. The duo also participated in the NFL combine and signed free agent contracts. Reed has coached a total of 28 All-Americans and 62 All-OVC Players in his seven seasons as a head coach and has staked a record. 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. A keen recruiter as an assistant, Reed was responsible for bringing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seven-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008) and Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional player, Jamar 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 (Linebackers, 2001), Bethune-Cookman University (Linebackers, 92-95), and Seabreeze High School (DC, 96-00) in Daytona Beach, Fla. Within those positions he coached five first-team all-conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans. Before coming to TSU, Reed previously coached at East Texas Baptist College (00-03) 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 either the first or third periods through the first eight games in Reed is the son of 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. THE ROD REED FILE Tennessee State (13 Years) Head Coach Present Assistant Coach East Texas Baptist (Three Years) Defensive Coordinator Seabreeze HS (Four Years) Defensive Coordinator Bethune-Cookman (Four Years) Linebackers Coach Prairie View A&M (One Year) Linebackers Coach Tennessee State Year-by-Year Results Year Overall Pct. OVC Pct Head Coach Ast.Coach TSU Total Jeff Parker Asst. Head Coach Off. Coord./QBs FIELD Russ Ehrenfeld Offensive Line FIELD Kevin Mashack Running Backs FIELD Chris Chestnut Wide Receivers FIELD Antonio Bradford Tight Ends BOOTH Garry Fisher Defensive Coord./ Safeties FIELD Gerlad Chatman Defensive Ends/ Outside LBs FIELD Nick Davison Defensive Ends BOOTH Sidney Powell Special Tms Coord./ Cornerbacks BOOTH Tennessee State University Football

11 The NFL and The Legends Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Anthony Levine Kadeem Edwards Cornerback New York Giants 10th NFL Year in time NFL Pro Bowler ( 09, 15) st Round NFL Draft Pick Has played for Arizona, Philadelphia, Denver and New York Giants Seasons at TSU: Defensive Back Baltimore Ravens 8th NFL Year in time NFL Superbowl Champion (XLV - 45 & XLVII - 47) 2010 Undrafted Free Agent Has played for Green Bay and Baltimore Seasons at TSU: Offensive Lineman Dallas Cowboys 4th NFL Year in th Round NFL Draft Pick Has played for Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and Dallas Seasons at TSU: Demetrius Rhaney Robert Myers Jessamen Dunker Offensive Lineman Jacksonville Jaguars 4th NFL Year in th Round NFL Draft Pick Has played for St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Seasons at TSU: Offensive Lineman Seattle Seahawks 3rd NFL Year in 2017 Super Bowl 50 Champion (with Denver) th Round NFL Draft Pick Has played for Baltimore, Indianapolis, Denver and Seattle Seasons at TSU: Offensive Lineman New York Giants 1st NFL Year in Undrafted Free Agent Seasons at TSU: Richard Dent - RETIRED Claude Humphrey - RETIRED Ed Too Tall Jones - RETIRED Defensive End 15 Years in the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of th Round NFL Draft Pick Played for Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis and Philadelphia 2-time Super Bowl Champion (XX, XXIX); 4-time Pro Bowler Seasons at TSU: Defensive End 14 Years in the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of st Round NFL Draft Pick (3rd Overall) Played for Atlanta and Philadelphia 6-time Pro Bowler; Atlant Falcons Ring of Honor Seasons at TSU: #BigBlueRising Defensive End 16 Years in the NFL st Round NFL Draft Pick (1st Overall) Played entire career for Dallas Super Bowl Champion (XII-12) 3-time Pro Bowler Seasons at TSU:

12 Starters/Leaders/Captains Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game-by-Game Starters OFFENSE QB RB WR WR WR/TE TE LT LG C RG RT at Georgia State Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Johnson Medley Morris Jelks Allen Simmons Brooks vs Jackson State Harris Curtis Smith Newbold Killings Medley Okeke Jelks Allen Simmons Brooks vs Florida A&M Harris Curtis Smith Johnson C. Rowland Medley Okeke Jelks Allen Simmons Brooks at UT Martin Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Virginia-Lynchburg Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State DEFENSE DE DT NT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CB at Georgia State Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Bonds Cook Sellers Nesbeth vs Jackson State Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Armstrong Cook Sellers Nesbeth vs Florida A&M Ogundeko Morrow Summers Porter Edwards Collins North Armstrong Cook Sellers Nesbeth at UT Martin Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Virginia-Lynchburg Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State SPECIAL TEAMS KO PK P H PR KR KR LS SS at Georgia State Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith Simpkins -- Newberg Newberg vs Jackson State Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland DV. Johnson Newberg Newberg vs Florida A&M Weiss Clark Rowley Rowley Smith C. Rowland -- Newberg Newberg at UT Martin Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Virginia-Lynchburg Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State Game-by-Game Leaders Opponent Passing Attempts Rushing Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Tackles Sacks at Georgia State Harris (145) Harris (11) Harris (91) Smith (6) Smith (70) Harris, S. Rowland (1) Collins (12) Collins, Morrow, Armstrong (1) vs Jackson State Harris (78) Harris (11) Harris (91) Smith (3) Smith (46) Harris, Smith (1) Edwards (12) Ogundeko (2) vs Florida A&M Harris (211) Harris (18) Curtis (80) Newbold, Smith (5) Newbold (117) Newbold, S.Rowland, Smith (1) Collins (7) -- at UT Martin Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Virginia-Lynchburg Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State Captains Opponent at Georgia State Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundeko vs Jackson State Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundeko vs Florida A&M Chris Collins Patrick Smith Lane Clark Ebo Ogundeko at UT Martin Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Virginia-Lynchburg Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State Scoring Total Tennessee State Opponents TSU High vs Jackson State 10 2x, Last vs Florida A&M 7 2x, Last vs Florida A&M 7 2x, Last vs Florida A&M 7 Opponent High vs Jackson State 3 2x, Last vs Florida A&M 6 NA 0 2x, Last vs Florida A&M 7 Tennessee State University Football

13 Depth Chart Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) OFFENSE LT 75 Chidi Okeke So. Anambra, Nigeria 71 Christian Morris R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. LG 73 Jamahl Jelks So. Gadsden, Ala. 53 Michael Smith R-Jr. Miami, Fla. C 65 Ty Allen Sr. Warner Robbins, Ga. 72 Camren Jones R-So. Memphis, Tenn. RG 60 Lachavious Simmons R-So. Selma, Ala. 72 Camren Jones R-So. Memphis Tenn. RT 67 Justin Brooks R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 71 Christian Morris R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. TE 8 Mahlon Medley Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 82 Aaron Cauthen R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. WR 1 Steven Newbold So. Carol City, Fla. 13 DeVon Johnson R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala. WR 2 Patrick Smith R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland So. Nolensville, Tenn. FB 38 Andrew Knox Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 39 Terence Harris II R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. RB 4 Sabree Curtis So. Fairburn, Ga. 6 Earl Harrison So. Memphis, Tenn. QB 5 Treon Harris R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 12 Michael Hughes R-So. Nashville, Tenn. DEFENSE DE 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 58 Latrelle Lee Sr. Dothan, Ala. DT 92 Jason Morrow R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper So. Lakeland, Fla. NT 76 Terrence Summers R-Sr. Springfield, Tenn. 94 Jeremy Patterson R-Jr. Screven, Ga. DE 45 Dell Porter R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 91 Marvin Maddox R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. SB 30 Blair Edwards Jr. Gadsden, Ala. 27 James Green Fr. Orlando, Fla. MB 32 Chris Collins Sr. Fairburn, Ga. 50 Joe Johnson Sr. Nashville, Tenn. WB 19 Justin North R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. 54 Dante' Ferguson R-So. Lithonia, Ga. CB 10 Dajour Nesbeth So. Winter Garden, Fla. 14 Ladarious Johnson R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. FS 26 LaQuarius Cook R-Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 20 Shakur Jackson R-So. Roswell, Ga. SS 25 Vincent Sellers Fr. Sarasota, Fla. 22 Lakhalon Holland R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. CB 5 Terrell Bonds Sr. Miami, Fla. 21 Neiman Armstrong So. Dallas, Texas SPECIALISTS PK 41 Lane Clark Sr. Hays, Kan. 96 Coby Weiss Fr. Gainesville, Fla. P 18 Austin Rowley Jr. San Diego, Calif. 41 Lane Clark Sr. Hays, Kan. KO 96 Coby Weiss Fr. Gainesville, Fla. 41 Lane Clark Sr. Hays, Kan. LS 40 Thomas Newberg So. Franklin, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper So. Lakeland, Fla. SS 40 Thomas Newberg So. Franklin, Tenn. 97 Justin Culpepper So. Lakeland, Fla. H 18 Austin Rowley Jr. San Diego, Calif. 17 Patrick Smith R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. PR 17 Patrick Smith R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Chris Rowland So. Nolensville, Tenn. KR 3 Chris Rowland So. Nolensville, Tenn. 13 DeVon Johnson R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala. #BigBlueRising Career Starts OFFENSE Total 1 Steven Newbold Patrick Smith Chris Rowland Sabree Curtis Treon Harris Earl Harrison Ronnie Killings Mahlon Medley DeVon Johnson Andrew Knox Lachavious Simmons Thomas Burton Ty Allen Justin Brooks Christian Morris Camren Jones Jamahl Jelks Chidi Okeke DEFENSE 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko Terrell Bonds Dajour Nesbeth Larry Wilhoite Reggie Gunn Justin North Neiman Armstrong Lakhalon Holland Trevion Duncan Vincent Sellers LaQuarius Cook Blair Edwards Chris Collins Dell Porter Joe Johnson Latrelle Lee Terrence Summers Marvin Maddox Jason Morrow Justin Culpepper Michael Perry Reed vs. Opponents Record Home Away Neutral Air Force Alabama A&M Alabama State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Austin Peay Bethune-Cookman Butler Central State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Edward Waters Florida A&M Georgia State Jackson State Jacksonville State Murray State North Carolina A&T Southeast Missouri Southern Tennessee Tech UT Martin Vanderbilt

14 Rosters Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 65 Ty Allen OL 21 Neiman Armstrong CB 66 Bradford Beard DT 35 Jordan Bell RB 15 Tyler Black RB 31 Tyler Bond DB 5 Terrell Bonds CB 43 Mitchell Boudreaux K 67 Justin Brooks OL 56 Justin Brown LB 64 Thomas Burton OC 82 Aaron Cauthen TE 80 Miles Cavitt TE 41 Lane Clark K 32 Chris Collins LB 26 LaQuarius Cook SS 59 Timerik Cook LS 52 Andrew Cothran DE 29 Michael Crawford LB 97 Justin Culpepper DT 4 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB 61 Tyrell Doss OG 24 Trevion Duncan SS 30 Blair Edwards LB 54 Dante Ferguson, Jr. LB 88 Zarius Gamble WR 55 Anthony Geter OC 62 J.C. Goins III DT 34 Arkeem Granger RB 27 James Green LB 74 Kenkhari Green OL 16 Reggie Gunn LB 3 Nick Harper, Jr. DB 39 Terence Harris II FB 5 Treon Harris QB 6 Earl Harrison RB 22 Lakhalon Holland CB 86 Aaron Hudson WR 12 Micheal Hughes QB 98 Jerquez Hughey DT 84 DJ Hunter WR 23 Xavier Hurge S 81 Justin Hurston TE 20 Shakur Jackson DB 73 Jamahl Jelks OL 36 Desmond Johnson DB 13 DeVon Johnson WR 50 Joseph Johnson LB 14 Ladarious Johnson CB 72 Camren Jones OG 90 Kahlil Jones DT 7 Ronnie Killings WR 38 Andrew Knox FB 58 Latrelle Lee DE 17 Moris Lugo LB 91 Marvin Maddox DE 42 Antowan Malone LB 51 Ian Martin LB 28 Shawn McColley RB 8 Mahlon Medley TE 9 Al-Malik Moore WR NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Clemson) 1 Steven Newbold WR So. Carol City, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS) 2 Patrick Smith WR R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) 3 Chris Rowland WR So. Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 3 Nick Harper, Jr. DB R-Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 4 Sabree Curtis, Jr. RB So. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS) 5 Terrell Bonds CB Sr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 5 Treon Harris QB R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (Florida) 6 Earl Harrison RB So. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) 7 Ronnie Killings WR So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Navy) 8 Mahlon Medley TE Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 9 Al-Malik Moore WR Fr. Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS) 10 Dajour Nesbeth CB So. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS) 11 Mazio Rhodes WR R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS) 12 Micheal Hughes QB R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) 12 Larry Wilhoite S So. Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) 13 DeVon Johnson WR R-Jr. Huntsville, Ala. (Alabama A&M) 14 Ladarious Johnson CB R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) 14 Kullen Wells QB R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Troy) 15 Tyler Black RB R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) 16 Josh Trueheart QB Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) 16 Reggie Gunn LB So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) 17 Moris Lugo LB Fr. Opa Locka, Fla. (Miami Carol City HS) 18 Austin Rowley P Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Helix Charter HS) 19 Justin North LB R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom HS) 20 Shakur Jackson DB R-So. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) 21 Neiman Armstrong CB So. Dallas, Texas (Cisco College) 22 Lakhalon Holland CB R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla (Ribault HS) 23 Xavier Hurge S R-Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. (Florida State) 24 Trevion Duncan SS Jr. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 25 Vincent Sellers DB Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 26 LaQuarius Cook SS R-Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) 27 James Green LB Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) 28 Shawn McColley RB Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie HS) 29 Michael Crawford LB Fr. Lansing, Ill. (Thornton Fractional South HS) 30 Blair Edwards LB Jr. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) 31 Tyler Bond DB R-Fr. Chapel Hill, Tenn. (Chapel Hill HS) 32 Chris Collins LB Sr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside HS) 33 Seth Rowland RB So. Brentwood, Tenn. (Georgia Prep) 34 Arkeem Granger RB R-So. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan HS) 35 Jordan Bell RB Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) 36 Desmond Johnson DB R-Fr. Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson HS) 38 Andrew Knox FB R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel HS) 39 Terence Harris II FB R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) 40 Thomas Newberg LS So. Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence HS) 41 Lane Clark K Sr. Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) 42 Antowan Malone LB Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS) 43 Mitchell Boudreaux K R-So. Slidell, La. (Brother Martin HS) 45 Dell Porter DE R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) 47 Ahmad Richardson DB Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova HS) 49 Elijah Walton DB Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegal HS) 50 Joseph Johnson LB Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 51 Ian Martin LB R-Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (David Crockett HS) 52 Andrew Cothran DE R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (East HS) 53 Mike Smith OG R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (USF) 54 Dante Ferguson, Jr. LB R-So. Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain HS) 55 Anthony Geter OC Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) 56 Justin Brown LB Fr. Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS) 58 Latrelle Lee DE Sr. Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) 59 Timerik Cook LS R-So. Decatur, Ga. (DeKalb HS) 60 Lachavious Simmons OT R-So. Selma, Ala. (Selma HS) Tennessee State University Football

15 Rosters Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 61 Tyrell Doss OG R-So. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS) 62 J.C. Goins III DT Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS) 64 Thomas Burton OC R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) 65 Ty Allen OL Sr. Warner Robins, Ga. (Merced CC) 66 Bradford Beard DT Fr. Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) 67 Justin Brooks OL R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) 68 Adrian Sims DT Fr. Brookwood, Ga. (Brookwood HS) 69 Penidre Ndiaye OL R-Fr. Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS) 71 Christian Morris OT Gr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ole Miss) 72 Camren Jones OG R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) 73 Jamahl Jelks OL So. Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS) 74 Kenkhari Green OL Fr. Plant City, Fla. (Plant City HS) 75 Chidi Okeke OL So. Anambra, Nigeria (LSU) 76 Terrence Summers DT R-Sr. Springfield, Tenn. (Hutchinson CC) 77 Keith Thomas OL R-Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tyner HS) 80 Miles Cavitt TE So. Greenfield, Tenn. (Greenfield HS) 81 Justin Hurston TE R-Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. (Georgia) 82 Aaron Cauthen TE R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) 83 Lawrence Segree II WR Fr. La Vergne, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 84 DJ Hunter WR Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS) 85 Vincent Thomas WR Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Jones HS) 86 Aaron Hudson WR Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 87 Jared Simpkins WR Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 88 Zarius Gamble WR Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) 89 Kyle Oliver TE R-So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Memphis) 90 Kahlil Jones DT R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) 91 Marvin Maddox DE R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS) 92 Jason Morrow DT R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Glencliff HS) 94 Jeremy Patterson DT R-Jr. Screven, Ga. (Wisconsin) 96 Coby Weiss K Fr. Gainesville, Fla. (Bucholz HS) 97 Justin Culpepper DT So. Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS) 98 Jerquez Hughey DT R-Fr. Montezuma, Ga. (Air Force Prep) 99 Michael Perry III DT So. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS) Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Rod Reed (Tennessee State, 1988), Eighth Season Assistant Coaches: Jeff Parker (Bethune-Cookman, 1994), Assistant Head/Offensive Coordinator/QB s, Eighth Season Garry Fisher (Bowling Green, 2002), Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, First Season Russ Ehrenfeld (Chattanooga, 1981), Offensive Line Coach, Sixth Season Antonio Bradford (Alabama State, 2005), Tight Ends Coach, Third Season Kevin Mashack (Tennessee State, 2007), Running Backs Coach, Third Season Chris Chestnut (Western Michigan, 2008), Wide Receivers Coach, First Season Nick Davison (Chattanooga, 2012), Defensive Line Coach, Second Season Gerald Chatman (Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2010), Safeties Coach, First Season Sidney Powell (Morehouse 1997), Corners Coach/Special Teams Coordinator, Second Season Jerad Coulter (Tennessee State, 2015), Director of Operations, First Season TJ Greenstone (Vanderbilt, 2011), Director of Strength & Conditioning, Second Season Trevor Searcy (Middle Tennessee, 2006), Head Athletic Trainer, Second Season LaTroy Johnson (Clemson, 2004), Equipment Manager, First Season Staff Pronounciations Russ Ehrenfeld...ERN-Feld Kevin Mashack...May-Shack Trevor Searcy... SEAR-cee NCAA Stastical Information Tennessee State University Steven Newbold WR 1 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 1A 5 Treon Harris QB 5 5 Terrell Bonds CB 5A 12 Michael Hughes QB Larry Wilhoite S 1B 14 Kullen Wells QB Ladarius Johnson CB 1C 16 Josh Trueheart QB Reggie Gunn LB 1D #BigBlueRising ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 71 Christian Morris OT 92 Jason Morrow DT 10 Dajour Nesbeth CB 40 Thomas Newberg LS 1 Steven Newbold WR 69 Penidre Ndiaye OL 19 Justin North LB 1 Ebenezer Ogundeko DE 75 Chidi Okeke OL 89 Kyle Oliver TE 94 Jeremy Patterson DT 99 Michael Perry III DT 45 Dell Porter DE 11 Mazio Rhodes WR 47 Ahmad Richardson DB 3 Chris Rowland WR 33 Seth Rowland RB 18 Austin Rowley P 83 Lawrence Segree II WR 25 Vincent Sellers DB 60 Lachavious Simmons OT 87 Jared Simpkins WR 68 Adrian Sims DT 53 Mike Smith OG 2 Patrick Smith WR 76 Terrence Summers DT 77 Keith Thomas OL 85 Vincent Thomas WR 16 Josh Trueheart QB 49 Elijah Walton DB 96 Coby Weiss K 14 Kullen Wells QB 12 Larry Wilhoite S Player Pronounciations 1 Ebenezer ( Ebo ) Ogundeko...E-Bow OH-Gun-Deck-Oh 4 Sabree Curtis... SAH-bree 5 Treon Harris... TREE-on 5 Terrell Bonds...TAH-rell 8 Mahlon Medley... MAY-Len 10 Dajour Nesbeth...DAY-jour 20 Shakur Jackson...Sha-CORE 21 Neiman Armstrong...Knee-mehn 22 LaKhalon Holland...Lah-KAY-lun 23 Xavier Hurge... X-Zavier 43 Mitchell Boudreaux... BOO-dr-oh 59 Timerik Cook... Teh-Mare-eck 60 Lachavious Simmons...Lah-CHAY-Vee-Us 96 Coby Weiss... WICE (rhymes with Nice)

16 Players to Watch tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 5 Treon Harris R-Jr. Quarterback 6 Earl Harrison So. Running Back 25 Sabree Curtis So. Running Back Completions 14, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Attempts 25, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 211, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 44, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) TD 2, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Interceptions 1, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Rush Yards 91, (2x, Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Rush Long 26, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) TD 1, (2x, Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Completions 19, (2x, Last vs. Florida State, 11/28/15) Att. 38, (vs. Florida State, 11/28/15) Yards 271, (at LSU, 10/17/15) Long 86, (vs. East Carolina, 1/3/15) TD 2, (7x, vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Rush Yards 111, (vs. South Carolina, 11/15/14) Rush Long 33, (at Vanderbilt, 11/8/14) TD 2, (at Vanderbilt, 11/8/14) Career Statistics - Passing Year Comp. Att. Yds TD Int (Florida) , (Florida) , redshirted - Transfered to Tennessee State TSU Total Total , Attempts 10, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Yards 18, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Long 9, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Receptions 0 Yards 0 Long 0 Attempts 23, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/12/16) Yards 168, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/12/16) Long 64, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/12/16) TD 1, (2x, Last at Eastern Illinois, 10/8//16) Receptions 1, (2x, Last at Southeast Missouri, 11/12/16) Yards 14, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/12/16) Long 14, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/12/16) Career Statistics - Rushing Year Att. Yds TD Rec. Yds TD Total Attempts 17, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 80, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 41, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Receptions 2, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 26, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 14, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Attempts 17, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 80, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 41, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) TD 1, (2x, Last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) Receptions 3, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) Yards 41, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) Long 22, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) TD 1, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) Career Statistics - Rushing Year Att. Yds TD Rec. Yds TD Total Seth Rowland So. Running Back 38 Andrew Knox R-So. Running Back 3 Chris Rowland So. Wide Receiver Attempts 11, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 76, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Long 59, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) TD 1, (2x, Last vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Receptions 1, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 5, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 5, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Attempts 3, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 2, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Long 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Receptions 1, (2x, LAst vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 11, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Long 11, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Receptions 2, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 43, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 32, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Attempts 0 Yards 0 Long 0 Attempts 11, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 76, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Long 59, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) TD 1, (2x, Last vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Receptions 1, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 5, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 5, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Attempts 3, (2x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 3, (2x, Last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) Long 3, (2x, Last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) TD 1, (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) Receptions 3, (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16) Yards 24, (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16) Long 11, (2x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Receptions 5, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) Yards 70, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) Long 39, (2x, Last vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/12/16) Attempts 3, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) Yards 21, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) Long 24, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) Career Statistics - Rushing Year Att. Yds TD Rec. Yds TD Total Career Statistics - Rushing Year Att. Yds TD Rec. Yds TD Total Career Statistics - Receiving / Rushing Year Rec. Yds TD Att. Yds TD Total Tennessee State University Football

17 Players to Watch tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 2 Patrick Smith R-Sr. Wide Receiver 1 Steven Newbold So. Wide Receiver 13 DeVon Johnson R-Jr. Wide Receiver Receptions 6, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 70, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Long 32, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) TD 1, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Receptions 5, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 117, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Long 44, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) TD 1, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Receptions 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Yards 10, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Long 10, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Receptions 11, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) Yards 248, (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Long 93, (at Vanderbilt, 10/22/16) TD 2, (6x, Last at Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) Receptions 5, (4x, Last vs. vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Yards 121, (at Eastern Illinois, 10/8/16) Long 71, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) TD 2, (at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Receptions 4, (vs. Alcorn State, 11/8/14) Yards 52, (vs. Alcorn State, 11/8/14) Long 27, (at UAB, 9/13/14) TD 2 (vs. Alcorn State, 11/8/14) Career Statistics - Receiving Year Rec. Yds TD Avg Total 129 2, Career Statistics - Receiving Year Rec. Yds TD Avg Total Career Statistics - Receiving Year Rec. Yds TD Avg redshirted - Transfered from Alabama A&M TSU Total Total Mahlon Medley Jr. Tight End 18 Austin Rowley Jr. Punter 41 Lane Clark Sr. Kicker Receptions 1, (2x, Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Yards 24, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Long 24, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Receptions 3, (3x, Last at Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) Yards 55, (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) Long 38, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) TD 2, (at Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) Career Statistics - Receiving Year Rec. Yds TD Avg Total Punts 6, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Yards 215, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Long 58, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Average 45.0, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Inside 20 3 Inside Touch Back 1 Blocked 0 Punts 8, (at Florida A&M, 9/26/15) Yards 339, (at Florida A&M, 9/26/15) Long 58, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Average 45.0, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Inside 20 4, (at Florida A&M, 9/26/15) Inside 10 2, (2x, Last at Eastern Illinois, 10/8/16) 50+ 2, (2x, Last at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Touch Back 2, (vs. Alabama State, 9/6/15) Blocked 2, (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16) Career Statistics - Punting Year Att. Yds Long Blk Avg , , Total 106 4, Makes 1, (3x, vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Attempts 4, (at Georgia State 8/31/17) Long 49, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) PATs 3-3, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) PATs 7-7 Makes 3, (4x, Last vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/12/16) Attempts 5, (at Murray State, 10/20/16) Long 57 yards (vs. UT Martin, 10/1/15) PATs 6-6, (2x, Last at Murray State, 11/22/14) PATs Career Statistics - Kicking Year Make Att. Long Blk Total #BigBlueRising

18 Players to Watch tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 1 Ebenezer "Ebo" Ogundeko R-Sr. Defensive End 58 Latrelle Lee Sr. Defensive End 92 Jason Morrow R-Sr. Defensive Tackle Tackles 7, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Solos 4, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Tackles for Loss 2, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Sacks 2, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles 4, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Solos 4, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Tackles for Loss 2.0, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 1, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 1, (3x, Last vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Solos 1, (3x, Last vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Tackles for Loss 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Sacks 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 11, (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16) Solos 7, (2x, Last vs. UT Martin, 10/1/16) Tackles for Loss 3.5, (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Sacks 3.0, (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Quarterback Hurries 1, (8x, vs, Tennessee Tech, 11/12/16) Forced Fumbles 1, (2x, Last vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16) Fumble Recoveries 1, (3x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17)) Tackles 5, (2x, Last at Eastern Illinois, 10/8//16) Solos 4, (vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Tackles for Loss 2.5, (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Sacks 2.0, (vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Quarterback Hurries 1, (2x, Last vs Florida A&M 9/16/17) Forced Fumbles 1, (2x, Last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Fumble Recoveries 1, (vs. Alabama State, 9/6/15) Tackles 3, (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) Solos 2, (2x, Last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16) Tackles for Loss 2.0, (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16) Sacks 1.0, (3x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Quarterback Hurries 1, (2x, Last vs. Austin Peay, 10/31/15) Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Michael Perry So. Defensive Line 76 Terrence Summers R-Sr. Defensive Tackle 16 Reggie Gunn So. Linebacker Tackles 1, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Solos 0 Tackles for Loss 0.5, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 1, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Solos 0 Tackles for Loss 0 Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 0 Solos 0 Tackles for Loss 0 Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 2, (at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Solos 1, (at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Tackles for Loss 0.5, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 5, (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/15/16) Solos 2, (vs. Jackson State, 9/10/16) Tackles for Loss 1, (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9/3/16) Sacks 0.5, (vs. UT Martin, 10/1/16) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 1, (3x, Last at Vanderbilt, 10/22/16) Solos 1, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) Tackles for Loss 0 Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Tennessee State University Football

19 Players to Watch tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) 32 Chris Collins Sr. Linebacker 53 Justin North R-Sr. Linebacker 30 Blair Edwards Jr. Linebacker Tackles 12, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Solos 9, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles for Loss 3, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Sacks 1, (2x, Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 8, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Solos 4, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles for Loss 0 Sacks 0 Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles 12, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Solos 6, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Tackles for Loss 1.0, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Sacks 1.0, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles 13, (at Jacksonville State, 9/19/15) Solos 9, (3x, at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles for Loss 3.0, (2x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Sacks 1.0, (4x, Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Quarterback Hurries 1, (4x, Last at Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) Forced Fumbles 1, (2x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Fumble Recoveries 1, (2x, Last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Tackles 9, (vs Jackson State, 9/12/15) Solos 5, (vs Alabama State, 9/6/15) Tackles for Loss 2.0, (vs Central State, 9/28/13) Sacks 1.0, (vs Central State, 9/28/13) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles 13, (2x, Last vs. Murray State, 11/7/15) Solos 6, (2x, Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Tackles for Loss 1.0, (2x Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Sacks 1.0, (2x Last vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Quarterback Hurries 0 Forced Fumbles 1, (at Eastern Kentucky, 10/24/15) Fumble Recoveries 1, (3x, Last at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Sack QBH FF-FR Total Vincent Sellers Fr. Safety 5 Terrell Bonds Sr. Cornerback 26 Laquarius Cook R-Jr. Safety Tackles 10, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Solos 7, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles for Loss 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Interceptions 0 Pass Breakups 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 3, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Solos 2, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles for Loss 0 Interceptions 0 Pass Breakups 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 9, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Solos 5, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Tackles for Loss 1, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Interceptions 1, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Pass Breakups 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 10, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Solos 7, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Tackles for Loss 1, (at Georgia State, 8/31/17) Interceptions 0 Pass Breakups 0 Forced Fumbles 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 Tackles 7, (vs. UT Martin, 10/1/16) Solos 6, (vs Alabama State, 9/6/15) Tackles for Loss 1.0, (at Murray State, 10/29/16) Interceptions 2, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) Pass Breakups 3, (at UT Martin, 10/10/15) Forced Fumbles 1, (3x, Last vs Southeast Missouri, 11/19/16) Fumble Recoveries 0 TD 1, (vs Florida A&M, 9/27/14) Tackles 12, (at Eastern Illinois, 10/8/16) Solos 9, (at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Tackles for Loss 2.0, (at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Interceptions 1, (vs Jackson State, 9/9/17) Pass Breakups 3, (at Bethune-Cookman, 9/17/16) Forced Fumbles 2, (at Austin Peay, 11/5/16) Fumble Recoveries 0 Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Int. PBU FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Int. PBU FF-FR Total Career Statistics - Defense Year Tck. Solo TFL Int. PBU FF-FR Total #BigBlueRising

20 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 1 Tennessee State 17, Georgia State 10 Quotes and Notes Junior Offensive Tackle Christian Morris - On beating an FBS Team First of all, this is a huge win. We re an FCS team, and we came out there and beat an FBS team. They were very talented, but we handled business. - On the offensive line The Offensive line played phenomenal tonight. We had a couple mishaps, but we played phenomenal. Senior Linebacker Chris Collins - On winning the opener It means a lot to the team. We felt like we wanted to start off the season strong. We feel like we played a great defensive game. Offensively, we played well too. I feel like we played a great game and now we just have to get ready for Jackson State. - On beating an FBS Team I don t think many people outside of us thought we would win, but it s good to prove people wrong. In our heart, we felt like we re the best, so we expect to do things like that. Game 1 Aug. 31, 2017 Georgia State Stadium (24,333) Atlanta, Ga Final Tennessee State Georgia State Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 06:05 TSU - CLARK, Lane 18 yd field goal, :42 2nd 10:15 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 4 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), :11 04:07 GSU - Wright, Brandon 20 yd field goal, :08 3rd 04:32 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 12 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), :47 4th 11:29 GSU - Bateman, Taz 36 yd pass from Winchester, A. (Wright, Brandon kick), :25 TSU GSU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:59 25:01 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 4 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-76; CURTIS, Sabree 17-73; KNOX, Andrew 3-2; TEAM 2-minus 4. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 11-31; Winchester, A. 8-12; Manning, Conner 4-6; Neal, Kyler 5-2; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon Georgia State-Manning, Conner ; Winchester, A RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 6-70; NEWBOLD, Steven 2-37; CAVITT, Miles 1-12; KNOX, Andrew 1-11; JOHNSON, DeVon 1-10; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-5. Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 6-74; Hart, Penny 5-36; Werts, Ari 2-62; Boyd, Todd 2-36; Neal, Kyler 1-8; Scaife, Emiere 1-5; Smith, Glenn 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-NESBETH, Dajour Georgia State-None. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0. Georgia State-Winchester, A. 1-1; Bateman, Taz 1-1; Neal, Kyler 1-1. Tennessee State (1-0) vs. Georgia State (0-1) Date: Aug 31, 2017 Site: Atlanta, Ga. Stadium: Georgia St. Stadium Attendance: Kickoff time: 7:05 pm End of Game: 10:14 pm Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Jason Autrey; Umpire: Jason Yates; Linesman: Jim Kelley; Line judge: Ryan Hagan; Back judge: Tim Smith; Field judge: Wes Booker; Side judge: Fred Wiedower; Center judge: Kyle Olson; Temperature: 81 Wind: SW 4MPH Weather: Mostly Cloudy Sophomore Running Back Seth Rowland - On the win It means a lot to us. Coming into this game, I wanted to do it for the alumni and for our school. The alumni are what started this. Before the game, I tweeted, keep the tradition alive, and that s what we wanted to do. - On scoring a touchdown That was my first touchdown so I was really excited, but I have to give the credit to Sabree (Curtis) for getting us down there in the first place, and the line for blocking as well as they did. Treon (Harris) had a great drive, and it just played out for us. Freshman Safety Vincent Sellers - On getting the win It feels good. It s been a long camp, and we ve been working very hard. Coach (Garry) Fisher has been on us every single day and it got us better. I just want to thank God because it s a true blessing. - On winning his first college game I have my mom and dad here supporting me. They ve been waiting to see me play my first college game. It was a total team effort. (Laquarius) Cook taught me everything I know right now, and we re just going to keep pushing from here on. NOTES Captains for TSU were Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Patrick Smith and Chris Collins... Georgia State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 82 degrees and mostly sunny... TSU was facing Georgia State for the first time in program history... Thursday was the first-ever collegiate game at the new Georgia State Stadium, formerly Turner Field... The official attendance for the game was 24,333, which is a sellout crowd... TSU was squaring off with an FBS program for the second season in a row after taking on Vanderbilt during the 2016 season... TSU is now 1-3 versus FBS opponents... The Tigers have gone 7-1 in season openers under Head Coach Rod Reed... Senior All-American kicker Lane Clark scored the team s first points on a 19-yard field goal in the opening quarter... Sophomore running back Seth Rowland scored TSU s first touchdown of the season. The touchdown was a four-yard rush in the second quarter... With nine minutes left in the 3rd quarter, TSU picked up a 59-yard rush by Seth Rowland, which was the longest play allowed by Georgia State since the 2015 season... Thursday s game aired live on ESPN3 Tennessee State University Football

21 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 2 Tennessee State 17, Jackson State 15 Quotes and Notes Defensive Coordinator Garry Fisher - On what he liked from the defense They just fought. That was the biggest thing. They fought hard all night. No matter what the situation was, they rose up to the occasion. We gave up some yards and they got into the red zone a couple times, but we were able to hold them to field goals, which was huge for us tonight. - On bending but not breaking I thought we tackled well. They hit us with a couple of plays. Their passing attack was on point, so they found some creases in our defense, and they drove down there, but we work on red zone defense every day. We were able to hold them to field goals and come up with a big interception. - On the defense coming up big We take pride as a team. No matter how the game goes, we have to find a way to stop the other team s offense. Both defenses played well but at the end of the night, our defense outplayed theirs. Game 2 Sept. 9, 2017 Liberty Bowl (47,407) Memphis, Tenn Final Tennessee State Jackson State Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 13:30 TSU - HARRIS, Treon 13 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), :23 07:45 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 34 yd field goal, :41 03:56 TSU - CLARK, Lane 26 yd field goal, :44 2nd 12:06 JKST - Adrian Salazar 25 yd field goal, :41 00:00 JKST - Ch. Jacquemin 49 yd field goal, :09 4th 05:03 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 56 yd punt return (CLARK, Lane kick) 04:48 JKST - Terrell Kennedy 89 yd kickoff return, 1-0 0:00 TSU JKST FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 26:22 33:38 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 8 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 11-91; ROWLAND, Seth 9-34; HARRISON, Earl 10-18; CURTIS, Sabree 4-15; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-2. Jackson State-Brent Lyles 13-55; Jordan Johnson 16-48; Terrell Kennedy 4-4. PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon Jackson State-Brent Lyles ; TEAM RECEIVING: Tennessee State-SMITH, Patrick 3-46; MEDLEY, Mahlon 1-24; NEWBOLD, Steven 1-8. Jackson State-Jevon Floyd 6-43; Carle Ollie 4-45; Miquel James 4-34; Kyland Richey 3-24; Benjy Parrish 3-22; Keenan Young 2-18; Jordan Williams 1-6; Terrell Kennedy 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-COOK, Laquarius 1-71; JOHNSON, Joseph 1-6. Jackson State-Dario Robinson 1-minus 2. Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith - On winning in Memphis It s very important. It being a rivalry game and me being from Memphis, you never want to come back home and lose a game whether it s conference or non-conference. It was very big for us to come out here and get a win. I m proud of my team. The defense really stepped up for us. The offense wasn t really clicking like how we expected, but we know it s early in the season. - On the punt return for a touchdown It was a designed left return. As soon as I caught the ball I saw a lot of white jerseys on the left, so I knew it was going to be a good return. As soon as I started to run, I just took advantage of it and took it to the endzone. Junior Safety Laquarius Cook - On being 2-0 It s big. The team came out playing hard and kept our confidence up. The win was good for us. - On winning with room for improvement It lets us know that if we get to hitting on all cylinders, that we ll be running and we ll be unstoppable. Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Morrow - On being 2-0 It s a great feeling to be 2-0, but it s still the beginning of the season. We still have a long road ahead of us. We can t look too far ahead in the season. - On the positives of the defense We just kept fighting. That s one thing Coach Fisher told us. You don t quit. If everything is going wrong, you still don t quit. You don t hold your head down. You just keep fighting, and that s what we did tonight, and that s a big reason why we won tonight. Notes Tennessee State entered Saturday night's game ranked No. 23 in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... For the second game in a row Lane Clark, Ebo Ogundeko, Chris Collins and Patrick Smith served as team captains for TSU... Jackson State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Weather at the time of kickoff was 79 degrees and clear... Official attendance for the game was 47, TSU is all time in Southern Heritage Classic Games... The Tigers are in the all-time series versus Jackson State.. TSU has won six in a row over Jackson State... TSU is 2-0 for the third year in a row FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Jackson State-None. Tennessee State (2-0) vs. Jackson State (0-2) Date: Sep 09, 2017 Site: Memphis, Tenn. Stadium: Liberty Bowl Attendance: Kickoff time: 6:05 PM End of Game: 9:31 PM Total elapsed time: 3 h 26m Officials: Temperature: 73 deg. Wind: ENE 9mph Weather: Clear 2017 Southern Heritage Classic #BigBlueRising

22 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 3 Tennessee State 24, Florida A&M 13 Quotes and Notes Senior Defensive Lineman Jason Marrow - On the win tonight It s always good to win. I m going to say what I said last week, it s still early in the season. We still have to go out there and keep working because we still have a long road ahead of us. We ve got a lot of teams that we need to beat on our schedule. - On blocking the kicks Being relentless and coming off the ball. Not taking no for an answer. Points are points. We have to do whatever we can to keep the offense off the board. - On how he blocked the kicks It was just in the moment. I just did what I was taught. I just wanted to get back there and make something happen. Senior Wide Receiver Patrick Smith - On the play of the offense We stepped it up, especially after the first two games. In the first half, we started off slowly, but we saw that we could do what we wanted to do. We picked it up in the second half. As we keep going on throughout the season, especially going into conference play, we need to keep getting better. Game 3 Sept. 16, 2017 Raymond James Stadium (17,102) Tampa, Fla Final Tennessee State Florida A&M Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 03:29 TSU - CLARK, Lane 49 yd field goal, :05 2nd 14:56 FAMU - BOWERS,Devin 1 yd run (ALY,Yahia kick blockd), :31 01:15 TSU - NEWBOLD, Steven 44 yd pass from HARRIS, Treon (CLARK, Lane kick), :26 3rd 03:41 TSU - SMITH, Patrick 2 yd pass from HARRIS, Treon (CLARK, Lane kick), :19 4th 09:16 TSU - ROWLAND, Seth 10 yd run (CLARK, Lane kick), :51 00:24 FAMU - WILLIAMS.Marcus 18 yd pass from STANLEY,Ryan (FADDOUL,Chris kick), :38 TSU FAMU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 38:25 21:35 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 11 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Tennessee State-CURTIS, Sabree 9-80; ROWLAND, Seth 11-58; HARRIS, Treon 8-37; BLACK, Tyler 4-22; SMITH, Patrick 1-20; HARRISON, Earl 3-14; HUGHES, Michael 1-12; TEAM 1-minus 2. Florida A&M-BOWERS,Devin 12-34; STANLEY,Ryan PASSING: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon ; HUGHES, Michael Florida A&M-STANLEY,Ryan RECEIVING: Tennessee State-NEWBOLD, Steven 5-117; SMITH, Patrick 5-40; ROWLAND, Chris 2-43; RHODES, Mazio 2-36; CURTIS, Sabree 2-26; KNOX, Andrew 1-6; ROWLAND, Seth 1-5. Florida A&M-NORWOOD,Brandon 8-76; WILLIAMS.Marcus 4-28; HUNTER,Chad 2-46; NOIRD,Desmond 2-30; YISRAEL,Emmanue 2-25; SMITH,Kareem 1-4; BOWERS,Devin 1-4; SPELLS,Tevin 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee State-None. Florida A&M-None. FUMBLES: Tennessee State-HARRIS, Treon 1-0; HARRISON, Earl 1-1. Florida A&M-None. Tennessee State (3-0) vs. Florida A&M (1-2) Date: Sep 17, 2017 Site: Tampa, Fla Stadium: Raymond James Attendance: On being 3-0 It s very important to be 3-0 right now. It builds confidence in the team. It helps you think about being 4-0, 5-0 and take it one game at a time. We feel like the only people who can stop us is us. You can tell from this game. We had a lot of mistakes that took us back on offense, but once we get it together, we ll be very, very explosive and hard to stop. Senior Defensive Lineman Latrelle Lee - On the defense We missed a couple tackles here and there. We weren t as precise and fundamentally sound as we ve been, but we played a good game and got the win. - On being undefeated through three games That s big. Just mentally being 3-0 is always a good thing. To be undefeated heading into conference and keeping that streak alive, we want to keep it going. - On beating Florida A&M It s always good to beat your rivals. It s a storied rivalry, so it s great to get the win. Junior Quarterback Treon Harris - On the success of the offense Controlling the line of scrimmage was big. We controlled the line of scrimmage from the offensive line. They did a great job of moving their guys out of the way to create some lanes to run the ball and throw the ball. - On beating FAMU It means a lot. Nobody wants to leave the stadium with a loss in a classic game and a rivalry game like this. We prepared all week and we got better. We executed the plan that we had. - On winning in the state of Florida In my home state. It was great. I had my mother, my dad, my grandma, my auntie and friends here. And my daughter, this was her first game seeing me play, so it s special. NOTES Tennessee State is ranked 22nd in the STATS Top 25 and 24th in the FCS Coaches Poll... Captains for TSU were Chris Collins, Patrick Smith, Ebo Ogundeko and Lane Clark... FAMU won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff... Official attendance for the FAMU Tampa Classic was 17, Tennessee State now leads the all-time series versus Florida A&M by a margin... TSU has won six in a row versus the Rattlers... TSU is 3-0 for the second year in a row... Smith moved into eighth in career receiving yards at TSU with 2,118, passing Lawrence Segree ( )... Smith now has 129 career receptions, helping him move into eighth ahead of Chris Johnson ( ) who had 127 catches... Lane Clark kicked a 49 yard field goal which is tied for the ninth longest kick in TSU history... Clark tied his own mark from Nov. 19, 2016 at Southeast Missouri... The senior now owns seven of the top 10 distances in school history... Clark became the third Tiger kicker to surpass the 200 point scoring mark... Jamin Godfrey ( ) scored 311 points, while Erik Benson ( ) finished his career with 232 Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 8:49 om Total elapsed time: 2:41 Officials: Referee: Jason Soistman; Umpire: Dauntae Finer; Linesman: John Rice; Line judge: Jared Williams; Back judge: Harlan Bizzell; Field judge: Corey Berry; Side judge: Bobby Gallagher; Center judge: FAMU Sports Inf; Temperature: 92 Wind: NNE 4MPH Weather: Partly Cloudy Tennessee State University Football

23 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 4 Tennessee State at UT Martin Pregame Press Sophomore Running Back Sabree Curtis - On the 3-0 start It is very important. It gives the team a lot of confidence. It is very important heading into conference. The OVC is a very tough conference. - On practices We had a hard week of practice last week. So coming into the game we knew our assignments. It started up front with the linemen. They did a great job moving guys out of the way, creating lanes for the running backs and creating lanes for the receivers. It was just a good game for everybody. - On preparing for the opening game of OVC play We need to focus on locking into our assignments and knowing what to do in all aspects of the game. We just have to lock in to be ready for UT Martin. Game 4 Sept. 23, 2017 Hardy M. Graham Stadium ( ) Martin, Tenn Final Tennessee State UT Martin Head Coach Rod Reed - On Last Week s Win over FAMU I was really proud of the way we persevered in that game. We played really, really sloppy first half. It was marred with penalties. We shot ourselves in the foot on several drives, but we were able to play good defense. We got some good special teams play with two kicks blocked and a blocked punt in the first half. Once we went into halftime and regrouped, we kind of settled down and found our rhythm in the second half. Our defense continued to play well, and we put the game away. I was proud of the way we played. Good teams find a way to win. - On facing UT Martin It s a well-coached football team. Jason has done a really good job there for a long time he s the Godfather of the League, so to speak. We ve just got to go up there with our A-Game. We haven t played particularly well at UT Martin, but here s one of the times when we ll have the opportunity to put our best foot forward and put together a good effort. - On Winning Close Games and Winning down the stretch We know that we have a lot of fight in our football team. They understand that there s going to be adversity in football games, and you ve got to be able to respond and play through that. I think our coaches understand that as well. We ve just got to continue to do a good job of improving each week. We ve yet to play our best football, and it s encouraging to be 3-0 and you haven t even scratched the surface of how good I think this team can be. We re going to play a really tough UT Martin team. - On the Play of Treon Harris He s still growing. He s only been in this offense a semester. He had spring ball and camp, so he s still growing in the offense. He s still learning a few things. I thought he stood a little taller in the pocket last Saturday and was able to find some receivers down the field. He went through his progressions really well, but he s a dual threat guy who can really hurt you with his feet as well. UT Martin Head Coach Jason Simpson - On his team I m proud of our team. It was a good team win, and it doesn t get any easier this week. I think a lot of Rod (Reed) and his team. They re always a tough battle for us, and nothing will change this year. They re really good on defense and have outstanding playmakers on offense. We re looking forward to being at home and getting the conference schedule going. - On facing TSU Looking at their stats on defense, they give up 12 points a game and 2.6 yards per rush. That s always been a staple of Rod s defense. They ll line up in their four-man front, and their front seven is outstanding. That jumps out on the tape to me. Turn it over to the offense and you see the quarterback and the playmakers on offense. It s kind of pick your poison. Do you want to cover and let the quarterback take off and run? They re good enough to run the ball on you to flip the field as well. They re a very balanced football team. I don t know if there s any one area that is better than the other, but we re going to have to play a complete game to have a chance. - On TSU Quarterback Treon Harris He has the ability to run it. He has all the experience of playing in the SEC. When he takes the field in our league and you put that with the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year at wide receiver (Patrick Smith), that s tough to handle. He s got some other supporting cast members that can make some plays as well. He can take off and run. He s tough. He competes. He can throw the football and be accurate. He s a good player, as good as we ve had in this league. Senior Linebacker Chris Collins - On undefeated start It gives the team a lot of confidence. I feel like we have been progressing over the last three weeks. So going into conference play being undefeated means a lot because whoever we play, it will not be easy. I feel like it gives us a lot of confidence heading into the game. - On the keys to the defense I feel like the communication and the willingness for all of us to take the coaching. We are striving to be great, but I don t feel like we played great in the last game. We gave up a couple of touchdowns that we shouldn t have. So we need to pick it up, so this is what we need to stress. Start fast and finish strong. - On facing UT Martin Soon as the last game was over, I was thinking about the next game. Preparation will be the key for us. Making sure everyone is doing the right things throughout the week. We need to practice hard and take care of ourselves to stay healthy. We just need to prepare well. Senior Linebacker Justin North - On where the defense stands heading into conference play We are not completely where we want to be as a team. On defense, we are looking to not have any points scored against us. So we need to make up for that in the upcoming games. We want to shock the world. That s what our goal is right now. We have a lot of play makers, so we expect big things. - On facing UT Martin It s a big challenge. We know what we are capable of, so we are not going to go into the game like it is just another game. We have to watch film and make the corrections from there. Junior Lineman Christian Morris - On starting undefeated It gives us a better edge being undefeated. We have UT Martin and they will play with a chip on their shoulder. So we will need to work harder, because we want to get to an OVC championship. - On the difference in the line play We just put the ball on the ground and run it. We mainly just focused. We made our calls, went out and played physical. We got the job done. We faced some adversity, but we responded well. - On the versatility of the line It is hard adjusting from the left side to the right side, but the only thing we can do is go out there and play. We ll just see what happens. #BigBlueRising

24 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 5 Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois Series Information * This is the 21st meeting between Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois * EIU earned a victory in Charleston during the 2016 campaign * Tennessee State is 8-12 all-time versus Eastern Illinois * TSU is 2-8 all-time at O'Brien Field * The Tigers are 6-4 in Nashville versus EIU * Reed is 1-5 versus the Panthers Series Information: This marks the 21st meeting between the two teams. EIU leads the series, 12-8, including winning nine of the last 12 contests. TSU won the first three games of the series, starting with a decision in The Panthers first gained a win over the Tigers in 2000, TSU last defeated EIU in 2011 with an victory in Charleston. The win for the Big Blue is the lone win for Rod Reed against the Panthers during his tenure as head coach. Game 5 Sept. 30, 2017 Nissan Stadium ( ) Nashville, Tenn Final Eastern Illinois Tennessee State 2016 Recap * Tennessee State suffered its first loss of the 2016 season, falling at Eastern Illinois * Quarterback Ronald Butler passed for 303 yards with touchdown passes to Patrick Smith and Steven Newbold * Smith finished with seven receptions for 160 yards * Newbold pulled down four passes for 121 yards * Defensively, Chris Collins registered 12 total tackles and an interception * EIU grabbed a 14-0 lead in the first quarter * Chris Rowland's 65 yard kickoff return led to a Lane Clark 37 yard field goal to get TSU on the board * A Butler six yard scoring run brought TSU back to within four, * Trailing 21-10, Clark would connect from 52 yards as time expired in the first half * Earl Harrison powered in from three yards out to bring the Tigers to within one, * The Tigers scored back-to-back touchdowns to take a advantage in the fourth stanza * Smith opened the scoring with a spectacular one armed reception for a 56 yard touchdown * Newbold followed by out maneuvering his defender before diving into the end zone * The Tigers were unable to hold on as * EIU scored the game winner with 9:00 left in the contest GAME NOTES: Opening kickoff was at 6:04 p.m. Captains for TSU were Ronald Butler, Lane Clark, Thomas Burton and Chris Collins Weather at the time of the game was 64 degrees and clear EIU won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff TSU has scored 31 or more points in every game this season Senior quarterback Ronald Butler recorded a career-high 303 passing yards Junior wide receiver Patrick Smith has caught at least one touchdown in every game this season Lane Clark connected on a 52-yard field goal at the end of the first half. It was the third longest in his career TSU is now 8-12 in the all-time series versus Eastern Illinois The Tigers have gone 2-8 in games at O Brien Field. QUOTES: TSU Linebacker Chris Collins I think we played ok but we have a lot of work to do. I feel like we beat ourselves on a lot of play. That wasn t our kind of football to let them score as much as they did. We have a lot of work to do and we need to get back to the drawing board. - On the play of the defense I think it s humbling for us as a team. It shows us that we can be beat and that we have a lot of work to still put in. It s going to be a test every week. - On what the team can take away from the game TSU Wide Receiver Patrick Smith Us being down, it wasn t anything that we re not used to. We ve been going through it all year. It just took us believing in each other to get back into the game. We just came up just short. We just have to go back to the drawing board, start fresh with EKU and try to go On the toughness to come back from an early deficit The run game was there, obviously. We made a few mistakes in the passing game that we can fix, but other than that, everything that we game planned was there. It s just on us to capitalize. - On the play of the offense TSU Linebacker Antonio Justice It being our first cold game, I feel like guys stepped up a lot. We could have folded because we aren t used to the weather, but we stuck together. From defense to offense to special teams, everybody did their part. I feel like we need to come out faster and that s all. - On the team s performance TSU Center Thomas Burton I thought we played pretty well. There s always room for improvement, always stuff we can fix in the long run, but overall I thought we played pretty well. - On the play of the offensive line We had some fans, so we didn t have to do it ourselves, but it was tough. - On playing in a tough environment Last 10 Results: Eastern Illinois 35, Tennessee State Eastern Illinois 25, Tennessee State 22 ot Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee State Eastern Illinois 51, Tennessee State 10 * Eastern Illinois 34, Tennessee State Tennessee State 18, Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois 31, Tennessee State 28 ot Tennessee State 21, Eastern Illinois Tennessee State 45, Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois 38, Tennessee State 35 * - NCAA Second Round Game Tennessee State University Football

25 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 6 Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky Series Information * This is the 30th meeting between Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky * The Tigers claimed a victory a season ago at Nissan Stadium for Homecoming * Tennessee State is 6-23 all-time versus Eastern Kentucky * The Colonels hold a 14-2 advantage in Richmond, Ky. * TSU is 4-9 all-time versus EKU in Nashville, 3-4 at Nissan Stadium * Rod Reed is 2-4 versus Eastern Kentucky Series Information: This is the 30th meeting with the Colonels leading the series, The Tigers snapped the Colonels three game win streak in the series. The Tigers have won four of the last eight contests. TSU first met the Colonels in the NCAA playoffs, a 13-7 loss in TSU earned its first win over EKU in 1998, The Tigers last defeated EKU in Richmond during the 2008 season, Game 6 Oct. 7, 2017 Roy Kidd Stadium () Richmond, Ky Final Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky 2016 Recap * Chris Collins stepped in front of a pass at the TSU nine yard line with 11 seconds on the clock to secure a victory * The interception was the fourth of the game for the Tigers and the fifth takeaway * Tennessee State sprinted to a 35-3 halftime lead * Ezra Robinson registered two interceptions, including a 93 yard return for a touchdown to lead the TSU defense * It was the second longest interception in TSU history * Ronald Butler rushed for a pair of touchdowns, gained 81 yards on the ground and 181 through the air as he completed 13-of-24 * Andrew Knox and Sabree Curtis, Jr., each added touchdowns * Curtis scored on the final play of the first half * EKU outscored TSU 25-0 in the second half * The Colonels started their final possession with one minute remaining and moved 60 yards to the Tigers 17 before the Collins interception * Collins led all players with 11 tackles, nine solos and two tackles for loss * The linebacker added a forced fumble and registered a quarterback hurry I feel like every time I touch the ball I m going to score to be honest with you. An interception to me is a touchdown when I touch it. - On scoring on his first interception TSU Safety Larry Wilhoite Coaches have been talking about all week about how every game we ve played this year we haven t come out that fast. Today we had to come out and set the tempo for the rest of the game. We just executed what they ve been preaching all week. - On setting the tone with an early interception We were in cover two, so I had the overtop (route). The corners and nickels had their guys covered up, and it was an easy play for me. They did a great job, so that made it easy for me. - On his interception TSU Linebacker Antonio Justice, Jr. I think we came out fast in the first half and did everything we could. We didn t give up any big plays. I think in the second half we came out lax, but we picked it up at the end. We made a couple of big plays. - On how the defense played Last 10 Results: Tennessee State 35, Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky 45, Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky 56, Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky 44, Tennessee State Tennessee State 23, Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky 33, Tennessee State Tennessee State 20, Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State 34, Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky 49, Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky 20, Tennessee State 3 NOTES: Kickoff was a 6:07 p.m. Official attendance was 21,053 TSU s captains were Patrick Smith, Chris Collins, Lane Clark, Ronald Butler and Thomas Burton Eastern Kentucky won the coin toss and chose to defer Weather at kickoff was 79 degrees and partly sunny Redshirt-freshman fullback Andrew Knox recorded his first career touchdown on a three-yard rush in the first quarter... Freshman safety Larry Wilhoite picked up his first career interception in the first quarter Ezra Robinson s 93-yard interception return for a touchdown was tied for the second-longest in TSU history. The school record was a 97-yard interception return by Dave Coleman in It was Robinson s fifth career interception TSU held a 35-3 halftime lead on Saturday. It was the Tigers biggest halftime lead over an OVC opponent since Oct. 8, 2011 when TSU had a 41-0 halftime lead over Southeast Missouri TSU s record in the all-time series with EKU is now QUOTES: TSU Cornerback Ezra Robinson I felt like the first half was great for us. I felt in the second half we came out kind of slow, but all in all, we got the W and we played a pretty good game overall. - On how the defense played On the first interception, I was baiting him to throw the out route and he threw the out route straight to me. I just did what I could to make a play on it. On the second interception, it was the same route. He threw the out route again and the receiver tipped it and I took advantage of my opportunity. - On his two interceptions It means a lot. Our confidence is back up. We needed this win big time. To be 2-1 in the conference, that s all we can ask for at this point. - On responding from last week s loss to Eastern Illinois TSU Linebacker Chris Collins We ve been pressing it all week. In practice, we ve been focused on starting fast from the stretch line also with starting off practice with high-tempo things. Defense versus offense, ones versus ones, so that helped out a lot. - On starting fast I prayed about it, so when it happened, I just broke on the ball. I thought about the timing of the quarterback. He had to dump it down, so I thought about the timing and broke on it. - On his interception to seal the win TSU Tight End Mahlon Medley We game planned for this all week. They did what we expected them to do. They made some adjustments and it kind of messed up our game plan, but we got it going again. - On the play of the offense The whole season, we haven t started fast. We ve been talking about it all week after that loss to EIU. We just harped on it all week, and we executed tonight. - On starting fast #BigBlueRising

26 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 7 Tennessee State vs. Austin Peay Series Information * This is the 20th meeting between Tennessee State and Austin Peay * Tennessee State leads the series 13-6 * TSU won a thriller in 2016 to even the series at 5-5 with games in Clarksville, Tenn. * Tennessee State is 8-1 versus the Governors in Nashville * TSU at UT Martin is the first game of 2017 in the race for the Sgt. York Trophy(TSU 0-0, Austin Peay 0-0, UT Martin 0-0, Tennessee Tech 0-0) * Rod Reed is 5-2 versus the Governors and 3-1 in Nashville Series Information: This is the 20th meeting with the Tigers leading the series, The teams first met in 1988, a victory for the squad from Clarksville. TSU earned its first win in the series a year later, The last 11 meetings have run in streaks for the teams. TSU won a trio of games from , only to see the Governors reel off three of their own from The Tigers are currently on a five game run over the past five seasons, including a last second win in Clarksville in Game 7 Oct. 14, 2017 Nissan Stadium ( ) Nashville, Tenn Final Austin Peay Tennessee State 2016 Recap * Steven Newbold caught a touchdown pass with 1.7 seconds left in the game to give TSU a road win * Ronald Butler engineered a six-play, 81-yard drive with less than a minute remaining * Butler threw four touchdown passes and added two rushing score as he compiled 342 yards of total offense * Antonio Justice, Jr. led the Tigers defense with nine tackles, 1.5 for loss and one sack * APSU opened the scoring, only to see the Tigers respond with Butler teaming up with Newbold for the first of their two touchdown hookups * Tennessee State followed with a scoring pass from Butler to Mahlon Medley and the first of Butler's rushing scores to take a 20-9 lead * Austin Peay scored 10 points in the final two minutes of the half to close to within one point, * The second half began with Butler hitting Patrick Smith for a 39 yard strike to add to the lead * Butler followed with an 84 yard dash for his second rushing touchdown, extending the lead to * The Governors scored 21 straight points to take a lead with 1:05 remaining * Newbold finished the game with four receptions for 72 yards and two touchdowns NOTES: TSU captains were Ebo Ogundeko, Thomas Burton, Chris Collins and Ronald Butler TSU won the coin toss and chose to kick off to start the game Opening kickoff was at 3:59 p.m. Official attendance was 6,041 TSU leads the all-time series with Austin Peay, 13-6 TSU is 2-0 in Sergeant York Trophy games this season Freshman Steven Newbold picked up his first multi-touchdown game Redshirt junior Patrick Smith registered his 21st career touchdown reception Sophomore tight end Mahlon Medley caught his first career touchdown Ronald Butler s 84 yard touchdown rush was the longest of his career. Butler rushed for a career-high 130 rushing yards Austin Rowley recorded a season-long 53 yard punt in the third quarter. His previous best this season was a 49 yarder Saturday s victory was the first for TSU in a road Ohio Valley Conference game since Nov. 22, 2014 at Murray State QUOTES: Quarterback Ronald Butler Only God. He brought me through it and only He can bring you through it in every aspect of the way. All I can say is, I love this team. We fought together and stuck together. - On the feeling of winning I knew that we had to take care of the ball. We ve still got a lot of guys outside who can make plays. The way their defense set up, I saw pre-snap reads that we could make plays. Those guys did a great job. On the last play, give credit to Steven Newbold just making a play. - On the last drive Wide Receiver Steven Newbold Honestly, the confidence is always there. We know the offense has a lot of talent. On the final drive, we just executed. The coaches made some good calls on the final drive, and everything came together. - On the confidence of the offense with the game on the line On the last play, all credit to Ronald Butler. He made a good play and put it up there for me to go up and get it. - On the last play Defensive End Ebo Ogundeko It s just us growing up as a team. We did it together as a family and us playing our roles as a family. We continued to focus on what we had to do. Coach Reed talks about it all the time, and it starts the beginning of the week until game day. - On getting back to winning After Austin Peay s last drive, Steven (Newbold) said Ebo, big bro, I ve got you. I didn t really take it into consideration about what he said until after he scored the touchdown. We didn t have much time on the clock, but I had a lot of confidence in our offense. That was just unbelievable. - On the offense s last drive Defensive End Dell Porter For us, we re getting back on track. We hate to lose, but we love to win. We re getting back on track and we re winning. We just have to make it consistent and keep doing it. - On getting back to winning To be honest, with all my heart, I have all the confidence in the world that our offense is going to do what they have to do. I haven t seen an offensive player give up yet this season, so I feel 100 percent sure that Butler and the wide receivers and the offensive line would do great. - On the play of the offense Last 10 Results: Tennessee State 41, Austin Peay Tennessee State 20, Austin Peay Tennessee State 31, Austin Peay Tennessee State 31, Austin Peay Tennessee State 34, Austin Peay Austin Peay 37, Tennessee State Austin Peay 26, Tennessee State Austin Peay 24, Tennessee State Tennessee State 37, Austin Peay Tennessee State 33, Austin Peay 32 ot Tennessee State University Football

27 2017 Game Recaps Tennessee State at UT Martin (Sept. 23, 2017) Game 8 Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech Series Information * This is the 31st meeting between Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech * Tennessee State leads the series * The Tigers hold a slim 8-7 advantage in Cookeville * The Tigers hold a 10-5 advantage in Nashville, Tenn. * TSU at UT Martin is the first game of 2017 in the race for the Sgt. York Trophy(TSU 0-0, Austin Peay 0-0, UT Martin 0-0, Tennessee Tech 0-0) * Rod Reed is 4-3 versus the Golden Eagles and 2-1 at TTU Series Information: This is the 31st meeting with the Tigers holding an advantage. The teams first met in 1984, with TSU earning a 33-3 win. The Tigers would grab victory for the first six games of the series, only to see the Golden Eagles reel off five straight wins from TSU would break the streak with three consecutive wins, but Tennessee Tech responded with three wins of their own. The Big Blue have grabbed nine of the last 13 contests, but saw a four game streak halted by TTU in 2015, in Cookeville. The Golden Eagles have started a new streak in the series with two wins in a row. Game 8 Oct. 28, 2017 Tucker Stadium () Cookeville, Tenn Final Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 2016 Recap * Tennessee Tech spoiled senior day with a win at Hale Stadium * Lane Clark connected on field goals from 55, 47 and 25 yards to produce the only scoring for the Tigers through the first three quarters * Tennessee Tech built a 37-9 lead before the Tigers entered the end zone * The Tigers used a Ronald Butler to Steven Newbold 22 yard touchdown connection to make the score * Butler finished with 202 yards passing and 31 yards rushing * Newbold and Patrick Smith each hauled in five receptions * Smith led the receivers with 65 yards, just ahead of Newbold with 59 NOTES: Nine seniors were honored before the game along with senior cheerleaders Chris Brown and Tonisha Lewis Ronald Butler, Jessamen Dunker, EJ Junior IV, Antonio Justice, Jr., David Kamara, Kevin Kenton, Dantwaun O Neal, Ezra Robinson and Chris Sanders-McCollum all served as captains Butler, Dunker, Kenton and Robinson participated in coin toss Tennessee State won the toss and chose to defer to the second half Official start time is 3:06 p.m. Sunny and 59 at kickoff Lane Clark connected on a 54-yard field goal, his fourth of 50-plus yards this season. QUOTES: Redshirt Junior Running Back, Erick Evans - On his play Once I slowed the game down I was able to read the defense and make the right cuts. It was a tough loss and we have to just keep working. Redshirt Junior Linebacker, Justin North - Defenses Play We were amped up all week in practice but Tech came out ready to play and they capitalized on our mistakes. - Feelings about last game I am looking forward to just playing football. We have to come to practice ready to work to end our season on a good note. Redshirt Sophomore Wide Receiver, Larry Haralson II On his first two receptions this season I felt pretty good. You just have to wait your turn and capitalize when you have the opportunity to make plays and I did that today. Offensive adjustments for next week --- Today we played really flat. Sometimes you just have those days. I have confidence we will bounce back next week. Sophomore Corenerback, Gabe Scott- Defensive Adjustments --- We have to be more physical than we have been. Everybody has to do their own job and be one eleventh of the defense. We do that and we will be fine. What it will take to win next week --- We have to get our swag back that we had at the beginning of the season. We have been flat lately and a couple of losses have affected us. We need to get our enthusiasm back. Last 10 Results: Tennessee Tech 44, Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 30, Tennessee State Tennessee State 10, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State 41, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State 22, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State 42, Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 21, Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 20, Tennessee State Tennessee State 41, Tennessee Tech Tennessee State 45, Tennessee Tech 28 - On what improvements offense needs to make We have to come together it was times we were up and down you just have to stick together no matter what. We will be ready for next weekend s game. #BigBlueRising