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    Time to go 1-0.

    H/T to @Bevo for digging this up.

    LA Tech football depth chart projections ahead of 2019 opener at Texas

    https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2019/08/23/louisiana-tech-football-depth-chart-projections/2098111001/

    RUSTON — Game week is upon Louisiana Tech, which’ll begin preparations for its season opener versus No. 10 Texas Saturday morning after the team conducts a closed scrimmage Friday.

    The next media availability for Tech head coach Skip Holtz and a few players will be Tuesday for the first weekly press conference of the year and the first official depth chart will be provided.

    With the kickoff to the 2019 season right around seven days away, here are projections on what the Bulldogs’ two-deep at each position could look like:

     
    OFFENSE
    QB: J’Mar Smith, redshirt senior; Westin Elliott, redshirt junior; Aaron Allen, redshirt freshman

    Smith enters his third season as Louisiana Tech’s starter and with offensive coordinator Todd Fitch taking over as his position coach, more is to be expected from the quarterback who already has 27 career starts and has thrown for 6,546 yards, 33 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

    RB: Israel Tucker, redshirt junior; Justin Henderson, redshirt junior AND Jaqwis Dancy, redshirt senior

    Tucker, who started five games a year ago, is primed to take the first snap against Texas. But expect to see plenty of Henderson and Dancy, when healthy, this season as the position will be a by-committee approach.

    X-receiver: Adrian Hardy, redshirt junior; Praise Okorie, redshirt sophomore AND Malik Stanley redshirt senior

    Hardy looks to follow up his breakout 2018 season, where he caught a team-high 75 passes for a career high 1,145 yards and six touchdowns.

    H-receiver: Cee Jay Powell, redshirt junior; Davon “Smoke” Harris, redshirt freshman

    Powell appears set to take over Teddy Veal’s former spot in the receiving corps and get his first amount of significant playing time in his career. In two seasons, the 5-7, 163-pound slot receiver has 22 catches for 138 yards.

    A-receiver: Griffin Hebert, redshirt sophomore; Joshua Matthews, redshirt sophomore

    Hebert put in impressive work on his body over the offseason, filling out with more muscle and he’s followed that up with a solid fall camp.

    Z-receiver: Isaiah Graham, redshirt junior; George Scott III, junior

    Graham, a TCU transfer, has had one of most impressive camps of any players on Tech’s roster and looks primed to be a major difference maker in the passing game.

    Y-receiver: Bobby Holly, redshirt senior; Jacob Adams, redshirt sophomore

    Whenever Louisiana Tech projects to start with an offensive formation that’ll include the Y position, Holly will be there. The Farmerville native started three games last season and two of his four total receptions went for touchdowns.

    RT: Gewhite Stallworth, redshirt senior; Antawn Lewis, junior

    Stallworth has been taking the majority of the first-team snaps in practice, leading to believe he’ll get the start at Texas. The big, 6-8, 322-pound tackle has started three games in his career.

    RG: Ethan Reed, redshirt senior; Joshua Mote, redshirt sophomore Reed, an All-Conference USA honorable mention lineman last year, has started every game the last three seasons for the Bulldogs. Mote adds valuable depth at the position with four starts under his belt.

    Kody Russey, redshirt junior; Abraham Delfin, redshirt sophomore Russey returns to once again anchor Tech’s offensive line in the middle, starting 26 straight games.

    LG: Drew Kirkpatrick, redshirt senior; Carter Habich, sophomore

    After redshirting in 2017, Kirkpatrick emerged as the starting left guard as 2018 progressed, playing in 11 total games.

    LT: Willie Allen, redshirt junior; Biron Rossell, redshirt freshman

    Allen, an LSU transfer, seems to have tapped into the potential coaches saw in him when they recruited him two years ago out of Tyler (Texas) Community College. If he gets the nod next weekend, his first FBS collegiate start will come against Texas.

    DEFENSE
    DE: Ka’Derrion Mason, senior; La’Dante Davenport, redshirt senior

    Mason earned two starts a season ago and had six his sophomore campaign. For his career, the 6-4, 291-pound end has 40 tackles with one sack.

    NG: Courtney Wallace, redshirt senior; D.J. Jackson, redshirt freshman OR Keivie Rose, freshman

    Wallace looks to get his first start of his Tech career against Texas. He’s played in 22 games and has 13 tackles, including three tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks.

    DE: Milton Williams, redshirt sophomore; Steven Shaw, redshirt freshman

    Williams (6-4, 262) has garnered a lot of praise from coaches since the spring and he’s parlayed his solid play into an expected starting role on the defensive line. He saw action in seven games last season.

    OLB: Willie Baker, redshirt junior; Tristan Allen, redshirt sophomore

    Baker switched positions from end to outside linebacker in defensive coordinator Bob Diaco’s 3-4 scheme. His pass rush skill set will still be utilized, highlighted by four sacks coming in the Hawaii Bowl last year, but he’ll handle come coverage duties as well.

    MLB: Connor Taylor, senior; Randy Hogan, redshirt senior OR Trey Baldwin, redshirt junior

    The former JUCO National Defensive Player of the Year looks to be more effective this season for the Bulldogs. Taylor ended 2018 with 30 stops.

    MLB: Collin Scott, redshirt senior; Alex Zayed, redshirt junior

    Scott led the team in tackles last season with 87. The senior linebacker is poised to have another solid season along with handling the defensive calls.

    S: James Jackson, redshirt senior; Ezekiel Barnett, redshirt junior

    Jackson started every game a season ago, finishing second on the team in tackles with 74, including 8.5 TFLs and had one interception.

    S: Darryl Lewis, redshirt senior; Bee Jay Williamson, redshirt freshman

    Lewis has collected 130 career stops and six picks in 40 total appearances, including 26 straight starts. He’s one of the veteran leaders on backend of Tech’s defense.

    S: L’Jarius Sneed, senior; Jaiden Cole, redshirt sophomore

    In the spring, Sneed moved from cornerback to safety and it’s paid dividends for Louisiana Tech’s defense. His three interceptions last year was good enough for second-best on the defense to go along with his 59 total tackles.

    CB: Amik Robertson, junior; Zach Hannibal, redshirt junior

    Unquestionably the most notable star for the Bulldogs, Robertson enters his third season starting at corner. He paced Tech with four picks, has nine total in two seasons, and for his career, has 123 total stops.

    CB: Michael Sam, redshirt senior; Aaron Roberson, redshirt senior

    Sam has battled some injuries during his career, but Holtz called him the “most pleasant surprise” this spring after he moved from safety to corner. Sam has pieced together a great fall camp and looks to more talent to an already deep Bulldog secondary.

    SPECIAL TEAMS
    PK: Bailey Hale, redshirt senior; Brady Farlow, redshirt junior

    Hale transferred to Tech from Eastern New Mexico before 2018 and ultimately earned the starting place kicking job. He had a 68 percent field goal rate in his first year, making 15-of-22 with a long of 46.

    P: Brady Farlow, redshirt junior; Jacob Barnes, freshman

    Behind Davan Dyer last season, Farlow punted five times for 179 yards for a 35.8-yard average.

    PR: Davon “Smoke” Harris, redshirt freshman OR Cee Jay Powell, redshirt junior

    The two combined for three punt returns in 2018.

    KR: Davon “Smoke” Harris, redshirt freshman OR Praise Okorie, redshirt sophomore OR Justin Henderson, redshirt junior

    Okorie and Harris piled up a combined 247 yards on 13 kickoff returns last year. Expect those two to be in the mix to field the opening kickoff for Louisiana Tech at Texas next weekend.


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    ztejas

    Posted

    Hey Lowell this isnt a red zone possession yet you fucking retard 

    Hornin04

    Posted

    Our D keeps giving up the short underneath shit

    deadshank

    Posted

    Is a shut out too much to axck for?

    Horn80

    Posted

    Turnover coming.

    squeegeedegg

    Posted

    Our WRs lack shake, no one will deny that.  Still a great group but it shows that the corners haven't had to deal with smaller shifty receivers in practice and look completely inept at tackling dudes with lateral movement ability

    Bigbend1812

    Posted

    1 minute ago, HeyMcFly said:

    LSU is looking good. 

    Fuck LSU

    • Like 9
    TrashMaster G

    Posted

    "First red zone possession for the Bulldogs".

    Ball sits outside the 20.

    God, Lowell is a beating.

    Henry Hill

    Posted

    38-0 with a full quarter of garbage time to go. Haven’t seen this in a while.

    • Like 1
    UDontKnow

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

    Is Dicker kicking to the 10 on purpose?

    Yes - I hope it's touchbacks every time next week.

    Chrispy_

    Posted (edited)

    It seems tackling isn’t Green’s strong suit. 

    Edited by Chrispy_
    Horn80

    Posted

    Just now, Henry Hill said:

    38-0 with a full quarter of garbage time to go. Haven’t seen this in a while.

    Snort.

    squeegeedegg

    Posted

    Just now, Chrispy_ said:

    It seems tacking isn’t Green’s strong suit. 

    Nor Cook's, nor Boyce's

    Ghost of Shag

    Posted

    Yeah our DB tackling could be a problem against LSU.

    Wishbone

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, HeyMcFly said:

    LSU is looking good. 

    ‘Til next week.

    HOOK'EMHOOAH

    Posted

    This whataburger commercial talking about "too much beef" is that even English? I'm not aware that such a thing is even possible.

    SquishMitten

    Posted

    Guess we stopped trying on D? Doesn’t look like anybody is gassed, just not really trying. Kinda disappointed. Would’ve liked to hold the shutout until we put backups in

    TexArcher

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

    Is Dicker kicking to the 10 on purpose?

    Yes.  He's forcing them to take the fair catch.  

    DaysOff

    Posted

    Yeah our DB tackling could be a problem against LSU.
    It's an epidemic. Not freaking out yet, but cajuns bring an older more experienced team
    Hornin04

    Posted

    Our D has given up over 300 yds and 4th quarter is just starting. LSU held GaSo to under 100 for the game...

    • Fuck You 2
    Zavala

    Posted

    Just now, Ghost of Shag said:

    Yeah our DB tackling could be a problem against LSU.

    First guy needs to stop going for the big hit, just break down and hold the guy up. They will be fine. Orlando is pitching a goose egg right now with four (4) turnovers...

    AUS-97HORN

    Posted

    we are going to win, but I am really starting to get concerned at our inability to seal the corner on outside plays

    Modessit

    Posted

    Our D has given up over 300 yds and 4th quarter is just starting. LSU held GaSo to under 100 for the game...
    LSU also gave up 21 pts to La Tech last year. Who gives a shit what they did to GaSo?
    • Like 1
    Skipper

    Posted

    Chris Brown has had a hell of a game

    HeyMcFly

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Wishbone said:

    ‘Til next week.

    No fucking doubt homie.

    OU Sucks

    Posted

    Hey, their kicker hit one.

    Bodowned

    Posted (edited)

    Defense has been ass all day. We’ve lucked out that their kicker sucks and we grabbed a couple of TOs. Only 2 punts forced over 10 drives and they’ve put up 331 yards. Lots of stuff to work on before LSU. Glad we’re still up big despite the issues.

    Edited by Bodowned
    TexArcher

    Posted

    Some of y'all need to chill.  La Tech is a good offense with a senior quarterback and it took them over 45 minutes to score on us.

    • Like 4
    Sgt Hulk

    Posted

    Secondary is suspect as shit. WRs are running free all over the field here. 

    elnimo

    Posted

    That left side is exposed. They have been abusing that side all night.

    El Compadre

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Bigbend1812 said:

    Fuck LSU

    Yes. Yes. Fuck lsu.

    pacman

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Horn Dog said:

    Defense was work to do before next week

    Still some misalignments and lost players after the snap, in the secondary primarily again

     

    I am loo6at you  Coach Washington 

    clapclapclap

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Horny04 said:

    Our D has given up over 300 yds and 4th quarter is just starting. LSU held GaSo to under 100 for the game...

    Yeah, but these are the best Bulldogs we've played in years.

    Rimbo

    Posted

    Just now, Bodowned said:

    Defense has been ass all day. We’ve lucked out that their kicker sucks and we grabbed a couple of TOs. Only 2 punts forced over 10 drives and they’ve put up 331 yards. Lots of stuff to work on before LSU.

    "I was having sex with Charlize Theron, but seriously, there was, like... a mole on her leg? Totally distracted me, knocked her down to a 3 in my book. Would not fuck again."

    • Like 1
    DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Horny04 said:

    Our D has given up over 300 yds and 4th quarter is just starting. LSU held GaSo to under 100 for the game...

    Are you...slow?

    squeegeedegg

    Posted

    Just now, TexArcher said:

    Some of y'all need to chill.  La Tech is a good offense with a senior quarterback and it took them over 45 minutes to score on us.

    You're right, but the poor edge tackling and poor pursuit angles by the DBs is a glaring weakness

    FloridaHorn

    Posted (edited)

    D will have to be much better next week and our O will need to put up 30 to win. 

    Edited by FloridaHorn
    Nueces River Rat

    Posted

    1 minute ago, TexArcher said:

    Some of y'all need to chill.  La Tech is a good offense with a senior quarterback and it took them over 45 minutes to score on us.

    I agree with this.   But we do need to work on some of the fundamentals on D.

     

     

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    Bullneck

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

    Well this is blatantly false

    Agreed. The Oline had given Ehrlinger plenty of time.

    Coelenterate Fuccboi

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, HOOK'EMHOOAH said:

    This whataburger commercial talking about "too much beef" is that even English? I'm not aware that such a thing is even possible.

    Your mom knows it’s possible.

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