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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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    Zavala

    Posted

    Lol that's big12-tier call there 

    deft

    Posted

    Well Rip Van Winkle, the last time that could even be an outlandish possibility was 2009, the year she died.


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    Skipper

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

    were you dropped on the head as a child or abused or just... point on the doll where the bad man hurt you, ok?

    No, he's just trying to win worst poster on site award.  Consistently

    • Haha 1
    Elmer_Fudd

    Posted

    Should be a catch but no 1st down.

    Zavala

    Posted

    Just now, Mileslong said:

    Omg Ahmad, shut up...

    Todd Orlando likes guys that "make plays"

    • Like 1
    Nueces River Rat

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Bigbend1812 said:

    Ball is never over the yard marker

    Yep.   Regardless if a catch or not.  

    Radical Larry

    Posted

    Just now, deft said:

     


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    Did you just have a seizure?

    El Gran Horn

    Posted

    1 minute ago, ButtFumble said:

    have you seen how shitty that division is?

    hahaha!

    slim9797

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    Short


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    Ldogg53

    Posted

    Catch. Forward progress stopped. Then he dropped it when he hit the ground.

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    Bigbend1812

    Posted

    Ball was in right hand when caught.  Pushed back .  Short you fucks

    HOOK'EMHOOAH

    Posted

    He never crossed. He fumbled out of bounds. So ball at that spot.

    Bullneck

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, satyanash said:

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    Isn't Coors LIght the official beer of 11am?

    Zavala

    Posted

    It was a yard short lol wtf AND he didn't make the catch.

    Bruh Man

    Posted

    chris brown doesn't get enough love from you surly bastards.

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    Rimbo

    Posted

    1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Nothin like dont stop beeleevin to get our team hyped as they literally kick off the 2nd half

    look, I'm going to be honest with you here... all you're doing is confirming my previously-held belief that you've got some kind of brain damage

    i'm just giving you a chance to prove me wrong here by saying something like, "man i'm just jokin'"

     

    Wishbone

    Posted

    Just now, Ldogg53 said:

    Catch. Forward progress stopped. Then he dropped it when he hit the ground.

    Wrong

    Zavala

    Posted

    That counts as a turnover to Jordan Shipley. 3 of 5 turnovers so far! Let's go!

    Ghost of Shag

    Posted

    Just now, Ghost of Shag said:

    I think they give it to him. 

    I also think I'm an idiot.  

    Irwin F Fletcher

    Posted

    Isn't Coors LIght the official beer of 11am?
    And taking bras off on the couch
    Walden Ponderer

    Posted

    So the replay refs are capable of getting one right. Huh. Who woulda figgered?

    SoCalHorn

    Posted

    Just now, Bruh Man said:

    chris brown doesn't get enough love from you surly bastards.

    Beating that offensive like it is Rihanna 

    • Like 4
    ButtFumble

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Bullneck said:

    Isn't Coors LIght the official beer of 11am?

    and when you are constipated

    • Like 1
    HOOK'EMHOOAH

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Ghost of Shag said:

    I think they give it to him. 

    Wrong.

    Ldogg53

    Posted

    Wrong

    Lol what? That’s exactly what the ref called. Stopped short.
    Rimbo

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Skipper said:

    No, he's just trying to win worst poster on site award.  Consistently

    considering the stiff competition for that honor, that's sayin' something

    Greenspoint clearly putting in the extra effort needed to stay in the running

    • Haha 1
    cabowabo

    Posted

    Is it me or are the Longhorn helmet decals a lighter shade of orange?

    HOOK'EMHOOAH

    Posted (edited)

    Also, FUCK diaco.

    Edited by HOOK'EMHOOAH
    clarification for autocorrect
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    Zavala

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Walden Ponderer said:

    So the replay refs are capable of getting one right. Huh. Who woulda figgered?

    They aren't big 12 officials. Don't get too excited.

    • Haha 1
    Walden Ponderer

    Posted

    How many catches is DevDuv up to at this point? Dude's gonna have a monster year.

    Rimbo

    Posted

    hey, who was that la tech dumbass safety who said we couldn't handle bump n run coverage

    Ldogg53

    Posted

    Is it me or are the Longhorn helmet decals a lighter shade of orange?

    It’s not just you. Looked that way when they did the promo video showing them putting them on the helmets.
    Wishbone

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Ldogg53 said:


    Lol what? That’s exactly what the ref called. Stopped short.

    My bad. Reading is hard.

    Zavala

    Posted

    1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

    Is it me or are the Longhorn helmet decals a lighter shade of orange?

    It's the cameras. They are like rose-tinted.




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