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Memphis MayorA C Wharton Jr.

Shelby County MayorMark H. Luttrell Jr.

WELCOME TO MEMPHIS


Thursday September 8CLASSIC VIP PARTY5 p.m., Memphis Marriott Downtown/Heritage Ballroom. Hosted by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. Music by Trio Plus. Invitation only.

CLASSIC CONCERT8 p.m., Orpheum Theatre. The 22nd Southern Heritage Classic is proud to welcome An Evening with KEM and special guest Anthony David. Tickets: $67 and $57 plus service charges. All seats reserved. Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

Friday September 9NIKE CLASSIC COACHES LUNCHEONNoon, Memphis Marriott Downtown/Heritage Ballroom. A Classic salute to TSU head football coach Rod Reed and JSU head football coach Rick Comegy. Special guest speaker: Alisha Coleman-Kiner, principal of Booker T. Washington High School. Invitation only.

SHAQ’S ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM8 p.m., Orpheum Theatre. Featuring DeRay Davis, Corey Holcomb, Gary Owen and Capone. Tickets $52.50 and $42.50 plus service charges. Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

CLASSIC R&B CONCERT9 p.m., Harrah’s Tunica/Event Center. Get aboard the “Love Train” with The O’Jays and comedian Jay Lamont. Tickets: $55 plus service charges. All seats reserved. Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

Saturday September 10CLASSIC TAILGATE8 a.m., Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium parking lot and Tobey Park. Food, music and fun.

ED “TOO TALL” JONES GOLF CLASSIC8 a.m., The Links at Cottonwoods. $150 per person, includes green fee and ½ cart. For information, call (901) 398-6655. Net proceeds to benefit the Southern Heritage Foundation. Sponsored by Harrah’s Tunica.

CLASSIC PARADE10 a.m., Presented by the Orange Mound Parade Committee as a salute to the Southern Heritage Classic. The parade route is along Park Avenue from Haynes to Airways featuring area high school marching bands. For information, contact Claudette Boyd at (901) 413-7109 or online at www.orangemound.vze.com.

CLASSIC BATTLE OF THE BANDS10 a.m., Whitehaven High School Stadium. The competition will feature the best high school show bands in the region with show-stopping dance routines. Tickets: $7 advance admission, $10 day of, plus service charges. Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-745-3000. For information, contact Walter Banks Jr. at [email protected] or Andre Newsom at [email protected] or (901) 230-6973.

CLASSIC FASHIONS & BRUNCH11 a.m., Memphis Marriott East/Cotillion Ballroom. The Red Carpet Affair presented by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women-Memphis Chapter. Tickets: $50. For tickets and information, contact Bettye Boone at (901) 831-8739 or online at www.ncbwmemphis.org.

CLASSIC COLLEGE FAIRNoon, Pipkin Building at Tiger Lane/Fairgrounds. Presented by Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and the City of Memphis Office of Youth Services. Regional college and university representatives will be on hand to provide information about attending college. Prizes, games and entertainment. For information, call (901) 636-6264 or online at www.memphistn.gov. Free admission.

Take the bus to the Southern Heritage Classic Football Game.For specific pickup and drop-off locations or for more information, call MATA at (901) 274-6282 or online at www.matatransit.com.

SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC PRESENTED BY FEDEX6 p.m., Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. TENNESSEE STATE and JACKSON STATE. Tickets: $15, $30 and $45 plus service charges. All seats reserved. Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets including the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Box Office (opens Aug. 15) or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

AUTOZONE HALFTIME SHOWfeaturing

TSU’s Aristocrat of Bands andJSU’s Sonic Boom of the South

Sunday September 11CLASSIC CATWALK & HAIR SHOW3 p.m., Memphis Marriott East/Cotillion Ballroom. Produced by Tiffany Gary. Tickets: $30 advance admission, $40 day of. For tickets and information, call (901) 409-9740, email to [email protected] or online at www.classichairshow.com.

INSIDE ONTENNESSEE STATE University Profile ..................................... 13President

Dr. Portia Holmes Shields ............ 15Athletic Director

Teresa Lawrence Phillips .............. 152011 Season Outlook.......................16-17Head Coach Rod Reed ......................... 19Assistant Coaches ................................. 21Meet the Players.............................22-23Band Profile:

Aristocrat of Bands .........................25Alphabetical Roster .............................. 27Numerical Roster and

Starting Lineups ...............................29

INSIDE ONJACKSON STATE University Profile ....................................33President

Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers ...................35Athletic Director

Vivian L. Fuller .....................................352011 Season Outlook................... 38-39Head Coach Rick Comegy ................. 41Assistant Coaches ................................43Meet the Players.............................46-47Band Profile:

Sonic Boom of the South ............. 51Alphabetical Roster ............................... 31Numerical Roster and

Starting Lineups ...............................29

INSIDE ONTHE CLASSIC Scores/Records .........................................7From the Classic to the NFL ................9Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ....55Salute to our Sponsors .......................56

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe 2011 Southern Heritage Classic presented by FedEx Game Program is published by SMC Entertainment.

Editorial content was provided by Wallace Dooley Jr. of the Tennessee

State University Athletic Media Relations Dept. and Wesley Peterson

of the Jackson State University Athletic Media Relations Dept.

Design by FAB Design, Memphis.

For more information regarding the Southern Heritage Classic,

please write or call:SMC Entertainment

4466 Elvis Presley Blvd., Suite 248Memphis, Tenn. 38116

phone (901) 398-6655 or1-800-332-1991

or e-mail [email protected]

The Southern Heritage Classic presented by FedEx

can be reached online atwww.southernheritageclassic.com.

© 2011 All rights reserved.Schedule subject to change without notice.

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Sept. 8, 1990Jackson State 7 7 0 0 — 14Tennessee State 3 0 20 0 — 23Attendance: 39,579


Nov. 22, 2001*Tennessee State 21 24 9 10 — 64Jackson State 0 14 13 6 — 33Attendance: 28,690

Sept. 16, 2006 OTJackson State 9 0 0 14 7 30Tennessee State 0 13 7 3 8 31Attendance: 53,441

Aug. 31, 1991Miss. Valley St. 0 7 0 3 — 10Tennessee State 0 0 0 7 — 7Attendance: 25,891

Sept. 13, 1997Tennessee State 3 17 0 8 — 28Jackson State 7 10 0 14 — 31Attendance: 61,171



Sept. 18, 1993Grambling State 6 13 7 7 — 33Tennessee State 7 0 6 15 — 28Attendance: 41,669









Sept. 16, 2000 2OTJackson State 14 6 6 7 9 42Tennessee State 0 6 21 6 6 39Attendance: 52,113

Sept. 10, 2005 OTTennessee State 0 0 7 7 6 20Jackson State 0 7 7 0 0 14Attendance: 48,300



PAST SCORES

INDIVIDUAL RECORD HOLDERSRUSHINGMost attempts---33 Maurice Hampton, JSU in 199533 Preston Brown, TSU in 201032 Destry Wright, JSU in 199827 Eric Gant, GSU in 199327 Charles Anthony, TSU in 2004

Most rushing yards---218 Preston Brown, TSU in 2010175 Nathan McLaurin, JSU in 2000171 Charles Anthony, TSU in 2004156 Eric Gant, GSU in 1993146 James Johnson, JSU in 1992

Most yards per carry (min. 10 carries)---10.9 Nathan McLaurin, JSU in 2000 (16-175)9.2 Calvin Davenport, TSU in 1998 (13-120)8.9 Tarnak Counslor, JSU in 2002 (14-125)8.7 Charles Anthony, TSU in 2002 (13-113)8.1 Carlos Wright, TSU in 2003 (14-113)

Most touchdowns---3 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 19943 Javarris Williams, TSU in 2006

Longest rush---68 Nathan McLaurin, JSU in 200054 Calvin McNairl, TSU in 2009 (no TD)49 Charles Anthony, TSU in 2002 (no TD)47 Nathan McLaurin, JSU in 200044 Al Moreland, JSU in 2010 (no TD)

PASSINGMost attempts---53 Robert Kent, JSU in 200149 James Wade, TSU in 199248 Robert Kent, JSU in 200346 Shannon Harris, TSU in 200141 Grailyn Pratt, JSU in 1996

Most completions---29 Robert Kent, JSU in 200129 Robert Kent, JSU in 200324 Grailyn Pratt, JSU in 199623 James Wade, TSU in 199223 Shannon Harris, TSU in 200123 Casey Theriault, JSU in 2010

Most passing yards---399 James Wade, TSU in 1992 (23-49-399-0-4)360 Shannon Harris, TSU in 2001 (23-46-360-7-1)338 Robert Kent, JSU in 2001 (29-53-338-3-3)327 Robert Kent, JSU in 2003 (29-48-327-2-0)311 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 1994 (19-31-311-0-1)

Most touchdowns---7 Shannon Harris, TSU in 20014 Kenton Evans, TSU in 20004 Casey Therriault, JSU in 2010

Most interceptions---5 Kenton Evans, TSU in 20004 James Wade, TSU in 19923 Daryl Williams, TSU in 19953 Robert Kent, JSU in 2001

Highest completion pct. (min. 20 attempts)---72.0 Leon Murray, TSU in 1999 (18-25)69.6 Grailyn Pratt, JSU in 1995 (16-23)61.3 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 1994 (19-31)60.5 Casey Therriault, JSU in 2003 (23-38)

Most yards per attempt (min. 20 attempts)---12.5 Ricky Jordan, JSU in 1992 (21-262)11.7 Leon Murray, TSU in 1999 (25-292)10.0 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 1994 (31-311)

Most yards per completion (min. 20 attempts)---23.8 Ricky Jordan, JSU in 1992 (11-262)17.3 James Wade, TSU in 1992 (23-399)16.6 Leon Murray, TSU in 1998 (15-249)16.4 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 1994 (19-311)16.2 by Leon Murray, TSU in 1999 (18-292)

TOTAL OFFENSEMost plays---69 Robert Kent, JSU in 2001 (16 rush, 53 pass)63 James Wade, TSU in 1992 (14 rush, 49 pass)52 Grailyn Pratt, JSU in 1996 (11 rush, 41 pass)49 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 1994 (18 rush, 31 pass)

Most total offense yards---399 James Wade, TSU in 1992 (0 rush, 399 pass)372 Robert Kent, JSU in 2001 (34 rush, 338 pass)355 Robert Kent, JSU in 2003 (28 rush, 327 pass)

RECEIVINGMost receptions---11 Patrick Robinson, TSU in 199211 T.C. Taylor, JSU in 20019 Tim Manning, JSU in 20038 Chris Johnson, TSU in 20077 3 times, last by Julius Hull, TSU in 2000

Most receiving yards---182 Patrick Robinson, TSU in 1992123 Greg Spann, JSU in 1994122 Tim Manning, JSU in 2003121 Antonius Kimbrough, JSU in 1992118 John Frierson, TSU in 1992

Most touchdowns---2 Charles Jones, GSU in 19932 Greg Spann, JSU in 19952 Quincy Culberson, JSU in 19962 Corey Bradford, JSU in 19972 Julius Hull, TSU in 20002 Marvin Jones, TSU in 20012 T.C. Taylor, JSU in 20012 Carlos Wright, TSU in 2001

Most yards per reception (min. 5 receptions)---21.0 Jimmy Smith, JSU in 1990 (5-105)21.0 La Shan Ausmer, JSU in 1994 (5-105)20.5 Greg Spann, JSU in 1994 (6-123)20.2 Corey Bradford, JSU in 1997 (5-101)19.2 Quincy Culberson, JSU in 1996 (5-96)

Longest reception---75 Antonius Kimbrough, JSU in 199263 Isiah Bliss, JSU in 199251 Marcus Dowdell, TSU in 199051 T.C. Taylor, JSU in 2001 (no TD)51 Patrick Jenkins, TSU in 200247 Lawrence Story, JSU in 2001 (no TD)

SCORINGMost points---18 Darrell Asberry, JSU in 1994 (3 rush)18 Marvin Jones, TSU in 2001 (1 rush, 2 pass)18 Javarris Williams, TSU in 2006 (3 rush)

Most points kicking---16 Joey Hudak, TSU in 200112 Seth Goodowens, TSU in 1999

Most field goals---3 Joey Hudak, TSU in 20012 4 times, last by Eric Benson, TSU in 2008

Longest field goal---50 Seth Goodowens, TSU in 199950 Eric Perri, JSU in 200744 Eric Perri, JSU in 2007

Most points after touchdowns---7 Joey Hudak, TSU in 20016 Seth Goodowens, TSU in 1999

MISCELLANEOUSLongest punt---64 Dominic Addison, JSU in 200261 Brett Bennett, JSU in 200761 Brett Bennett, JSU in 200960 Clifford Green, TSU in 199560 Dominic Addison, JSU in 2005

Longest punt return---73 Cletis Gordon, JSU in 200472 Ernest Pate, JSU in 1992 (no TD)67 Jarrett Morrow, TSU in 200363 Julius Hull, TSU in 2000 (no TD)

Punt returns for touchdown---20 Ahmed Safeullah, TSU in 2003 (blocked)67 Jarrett Morrow, TSU in 200373 Cletis Gordon, JSU in 2004

Longest kickoff return---100 Avion Black, TSU in 199991 Patrick Robinson, TSU in 1992 (no TD)89 Cletis Gordon, JSU in 200487 Julius Hull, TSU in 1999 (no TD)78 La Shan Ausmer, JSU in 1992 (no TD)

Kickoff returns for touchdown---100 Avion Black, TSU in 199989 Cletis Gordon, JSU in 2004

Most tackles---14 Nate Wellington, TSU in 199314 Charlie Crawford, JSU in 199713 6 times, last by Joseph Scott, JSU in 2004

Most sacks---2 Michael Holcey, TSU in 19942 Lamar Carter, TSU in 19972 Curley Grayson, TSU in 19992 Aaron Harris, TSU in 20022 Keith Rogers, TSU in 20022 Jamar Landrom, TSU in 2005

Most interceptions---3 Picasso Nelson, JSU in 19952 Robert Turner, JSU in 19902 Terry Arnold, JSU in 19922 Brent Alexander, TSU in 19932 Vince Davis, JSU in 2000

Interceptions returned for touchdown---75 Lamar Carter, TSU in 199835 Dom. Rodgers-Cromartie, TSU in 200439 Ty’Ron Johnson, TSU in 200843 Eugene Clifford, TSU in 2008

Longest interception return---75 Lamar Carter, TSU in 199851 Anthony Levine, TSU in 2009 (no TD)47 Terry Arnold, JSU in 1992 (no TD)43 Eugene Clifford, TSU in 200839 Ty’Ron Johnson, TSU in 200838 Cletis Gordon, JSU in 2003 (no TD)

CLASSIC HISTORY

* Originally scheduled for Sept. 15 but was postponed until Nov. 22 due to the events of 9/11

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Brent Alexander (DB), TSU - Arizona, Carolina, Pittsburgh, NY Giants (1994-2005)Ashley Ambrose (CB), MVSU – Indianapolis, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Atlanta (1992-2004)Bennie Anderson (OL), TSU – Baltimore, Buffalo, Miami (2001-06)Rashard Anderson (DB), JSU – Carolina (2000-01)Eric Austin (DB), JSU - Tampa Bay (1996)Tim Barnett (WR), JSU - Kansas City (1991-93)Marcus Benard (LB), JSU - Cleveland (2009- )Avion Black (WR), TSU - Buffalo, Houston (2000-02)Corey Bradford (WR), JSU - Green Bay, Houston, Detroit (1998-2006)Curtis Caesar (WR), GSU – New York Jets (1995)Cedric Davis (CB), TSU - Arizona (1995)Lamar Divens (DT), TSU – Baltimore (2008- )Marcus Dowdell (WR), TSU - New Orleans, Arizona (1992-96)Randy Fuller (DB), TSU - Denver, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Seattle (1994-99)Cletis Gordon (CB), JSU - San Diego, Dallas (2006-2009)Tracy Greene (TE), GSU – Kansas City, Pittsburgh (1994-95)Lester Holmes (OL), JSU – Philadelphia, Oakland, Arizona (1993-2000)Ronald Humphrey (RB), MVSU – Indianapolis (1994-95)Ligarius Jennings (CB), TSU - Cincinnati (2001-02)Domonique “D.J.” Johnson (CB), JSU - NY Giants, Tampa Bay (2009- )Jaymar Johnson (WR), JSU - Minnesota (2008- )Chris Jones (WR), JSU - Minnesota (2005)Clarence Jones (WR), TSU - NY Jets (1996)Roger Jones (CB), TSU - Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Tennessee (1991-97)Eric Joyce (DB), TSU - Chicago (2002)Antonius Kimbrough (WR), JSU - Denver (1993-94)Paul McJulien (K), JSU - Green Bay, LA Rams (1991-93)Sylvester Morris (WR), JSU - Kansas City (2000)Roderick Mullen (DB), GSU – Green Bay (1995-99)Toby Myles (OL), JSU - NY Giants, Cleveland, Oakland (1999-2001)Marlo Perry (LB), JSU - Buffalo (1994-99)Patrick Robinson (WR), TSU - Cincinnati, Arizona (1993-94)Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (CB), TSU - Arizona (2008- )Simon Shanks (LB), TSU - Arizona (1995)Fernando Smith (DL), JSU – Minnesota, Jacksonville, Baltimore, St. Louis (1994-2000)Jimmy Smith (WR), JSU - Dallas, Jacksonville (1992-2005)Lawrence Smith (OL), TSU - Buffalo (2004)Robert Staten (FB), JSU – Tampa Bay (1996)Larry Tharpe (OT), TSU - Detroit, Arizona, Pittsburgh (1992-2000)Michael Thompson (OL), TSU - Atlanta (2000-02)

Dan Williams (DE), TSU – Denver, Kansas City (1993-2000)Javarris Williams (RB), TSU - Kansas City (2009)Bernard Wilson (NT), TSU - Tampa Bay, Arizona (1993-98)Sean Woodson (DB), JSU - Buffalo (1997)

Since the first Southern Heritage Classic was staged in 1990, over 40 players have gone on to play in the National Football League. Perhaps the two most prominent of those athletes are wide receiver Jimmy Smith, who collected 862 career receptions over 14 years, and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who went from the TSU campus to the Super Bowl in the span of about nine months.

Jimmy Smith ranks in the top

15 among the NFL’s all-time

best receivers.PHOTO: Jacksonville Jaguars

Former Delta Devil Ashley Ambrose

recorded 42 career interceptions, including 8 in his Pro Bowl season of 1996 with Cincinnati.

PHOTO: Cincinnati Bengals

SOURCE: pro-football-reference.com

FROM THE CLASSIC TO THE NFL

Philadelphia’s Dominique Rodgers-

Cromartie had three productive

seasons in Arizona, recording 13

interceptions, four of which

were returned for touchdowns. The

former first-round pick made the

Pro Bowl in 2009 but was traded to the Eagles in the

offseason.PHOTO: Arizona Cardinals

Baltimore defensive tackle

Lamar DivensPHOTO: Phil Hoffman

Baltimore Ravens

Cleveland defensive lineman Marcus Benard

PHOTO: John Reid III/Cleveland Browns

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TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from

a small college to two campuses: the 500-acre main campus and the downtown Avon Williams campus which is located in the heart of Nashville near the State capitol.

The diverse student population of more than 8,000 represents 46 states and 45 countries. TSU has been listed for 11 consecutive years in the U.S. News & World Report “Guide to America’s Best Colleges.”

Tennessee State University is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational land-grant university offering 45 bachelor degrees and 24 master’s degrees.

Doctoral programs include biological sciences, psychology, public administration, computer information systems engineering, administration and supervision, and curriculum and instruction. When you think about Tennessee State University, many things come to mind – a rich heritage and legacy in athletics, academics, entertainment, research and service.

Tennessee State University has long been a rising star among universities across the country. It is designated as one of the best public historically black colleges and universities in the nation, and it’s not by accident.

Tennessee State University is among the few historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with a chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the oldest and largest freshman honor society in the United States and a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the most prestigious honor society comprising all

academic disciplines.A great deal of focus has been given to

improving the academic environment – strengthening our research reputation, attracting and retaining the best and brightest students, encouraging service-focused programs, engaging and supporting expert faculty in diverse fi elds, building on our student-centered philosophy and holding steadfast to our motto of “Think. Work. Serve.”

Currently, we are improving customer service and setting new standards of excellence in higher education. But with all the many examples of past accomplishments we can share, we are looking toward an even brighter future.

Today, Tennessee State University’s student enrollment is more than 8,000. There are more than 400 faculty and more than 1,200 staff who are part of the university’s team.

Additionally, the university’s rich strength in embracing diversity is evident with 46 countries and 45 states representative of the student body.

The beauty and accessibility of the university’s main campus is a plus with now 65 buildings on more than 450 acres. Complimenting the main campus is a newly renovated downtown campus that features a simulated stock-trading center, a student computer laboratory and continuing education, distance learning and multimedia services.

The university is arming students with the intellectual resources to compete

in a global environment. In support of that, important partnerships have been established with leading global companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Dell, IBM and others, in which both funding and service-learning opportunities are active.

TSU has a host of active student organizations and is home to a national award-winning forensics program, music department, volleyball and track and field teams.

Tennessee State University has produced thousands of graduates who are productive, contributing members in society in the fields of education, business, science, government, non-profit and media, to name a few.

Next year, Tennessee State University will celebrate its centennial anniversary, and will celebrate this milestone as a university whose distinguished alumni include world-class Olympic athletes like Wilma Rudolph, former TV talk-show host and entertainment entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey, award-winning journalist and philanthropist Carl Rowan, engineer Jesse Russell, whose pioneering engineering studies led to the development of the cellular telephone, and cardiac surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins, who implanted the first heart defibrillator.

“Think. Work. Serve.” has long been Tennessee State University’s defining mission. The university’s goal is to provide a high-quality education that will give students the tools to “fulfill their dreams” while encouraging them to support not only the university, but others in the community.

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TENNESSEE STATE ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Portia Shields was appointed to the presidency of Tennessee State

University effective January 2, 2011 – the first female to assume the role of president in the history of the institution.

Shields assumed the executive post at Albany State University in 1996, becoming its first female president and retiring in 2005 after serving in the capacity for eight years.

As the seventh president of the university, Shields inherited a campus recovering from the destructive flood waters of the Flint River, which had consumed nearly two-thirds of the 204-acre campus in 1994.

Her leadership was critical to the university’s comeback, as she spearheaded a $153 million rebuilding program that revitalized the institution. Perhaps her most notable achievement was the success in raising funds and external support for the university.

She was instrumental in securing an unprecedented $3 million donation from Georgia-born performing artist Ray Charles in 2002, and procured more than $25 million in external grant funds in the following academic year.

Prior to her leadership at Albany State, Shields served as Dean of the School of Education at Howard University in Washington, D.C. where she initiated the university’s first comprehensive early learning and pre-college preparation program in health science.

She previously served as director of medical education and biomedical communications in the university’s College of Medicine where she led the design and production of state-of-the-art science and technology labs and enhanced the academic performance of medical students.

Most recently, Shields served as chief executive officer and chief academic officer of Concordia College in Selma, Ala., from November 2007 to December 2009.

At Concordia, she improved academic programs and institutional effectiveness, raised campus academic standards and enhanced the college’s financial operations.

Shields also helped Concordia address accreditation concerns. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) initially placed Concordia on probation for issues concerning 17 different requirements and standards. In its most recent report, SACSCOC cited only two issues remaining for the college to address.

She is a published author and a well-known public speaker. She has conducted and participated in more than 100 workshops and seminars on higher education issues, teacher education issues, medical and health-care concerns, educational policy issues, international education and faculty development, academic collaborations, retention and high-stakes testing. She served as editor of and contributed two articles to Reflections on Albany State University and contributed to more than 70 publications focused on current issues in higher education, including USA Today (March 21, 2002) and Newsday (March 10, 2002).

Shields received her primary, secondary and college education in her native home, Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the District of Columbia Teachers College, one of three institutions later merged to form the University of the District of Columbia.

She earned a Master of Arts degree in Education from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from the University of Maryland at College Park.

She pursued advanced study completing a post-doctoral fellowship to study in West Africa, awarded by the African American Institute in New York.

Additional scholarly research and studies were completed at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; Columbia University, New York; American University, Washington, D.C.; and University of the District of Columbia.

Dr. Portia Holmes

SHIELDSPresident

Teresa Lawrence-Phillips became head of the Tennessee State University

athletics department in April of 2002. As director, the athletic department has made tremendous strides on the playing fi eld, campus, community and classroom.

Some accomplishments under the Phillips’ administration include the launching of the first offi cial website for TSU Athletics in August of 2002, the revitalization of the Big Blue Booster Club, the recognition of Ohio Valley Conference Scholar Athletes, and conference championships in volleyball, women’s track including a PGA minority national championship in men’s golf.

Phillips also has the distinction of being the first woman ever to coach an NCAA Division I men’s basketball team en route to being named one of the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports” by Sports Illustrated in 2003.

She was also named as the Second Most Influential Woman in Sports in Tennessee by The Tennessean newspaper.

In addition, she was named USA Today’s National Coach of the Year in 1990 and was a three-time OVC Coach of the Year selection. No stranger to athletic success, she was head coach of the Lady Tigers basketball program at TSU for 11 seasons from 1989-2000.

Phillips guided the 1993–94 squad to the program’s first-ever OVC regular-season crown, the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship, and the team’s first appearance ever in the NCAA tournament.

She and her staff enjoyed their most successful season in 1994–95 as the Lady Tigers (22–7, 12–4 OVC) shared the regular-season title. TSU claimed its second consecutive tournament title and a trip to the NCAA tournament.

She has been invited twice to serve as an assistant coach for USA Basketball (1995 and 1999) and was invited to serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic Festival North Squad.

Prior to her stint at TSU, Phillips was head coach at Fisk University for four years. She guided the Bulldogs to WIAC League and Tournament Championships in 1987 and 1988 and was tabbed WIAC Coach of the Year twice (1987, 1988). She compiled a 68-34 overall record with the Bulldogs.

She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor degree in Economics before obtaining a Masters in Education from TSU in 1999. Phillips, who helped recruit six All-Americans and seven All-State players, served as an assistant coach with the Lady Commodores (1981-84) winning the N.I.T. in 1983.

Phillips earned several honors as a three-year letter winner at Vanderbilt. She was the first recipient of the Lady Commodore Athlete of the Year honor, given to the best all-around female athlete.

In addition, she received the Nashville Civitan’s Sportsmanship Award in 1979 and 1980.

Community oriented, Phillips has assisted with the National Youth Sports Drug Program and has been appointed to several boards and committees which include: NCAA Basketball Rules, NCAA Championship Cabinet, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Boys’ & Girls’ Club, the Vanderbilt Alumni Advisory Board and the Nashville Sports Council Executive Board.

She has held memberships in several organizations, including the Black Coaches Association, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the NCAA Championship and Competition Cabinet and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

She is an inaugural member of the Girls’ Preparatory School Sports Hall of Fame and a 2008 inductee of the Lookout Mountain Sports Hall of Fame. She lives in Nashville with her two sons, Micah and Kyle.

Teresa Lawrence

PHILLIPSAthletic Director

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TSU SEASON OUTLOOK

TSU head coach Rod Reed will begin his second season at the helm of his alma

mater, looking to improve on the admittedly sub-par 3-8 season of 2010. Despite the eight losses, five games were decided by one touchdown or less.

Last year, Reed’s TSU team got off to a respectable 3-2 start before senior running back Preston Brown suffered a season-ending knee injury in the fifth game. Brown was ranked in the top five among FCS running backs.

Following that game the Tigers lost two tough back-to-back conference road games, at Southeast Missouri State and Jacksonville State. Injuries continued to mount, on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, and the Tigers finished the season with six straight losses.

The Tennessee State Tigers will return 16 starters (10 offense, 6 defense) to form the core of their team this year. The coaching staff is hoping for a quick maturation of their talented 2010 freshman class, of which 17 were redshirted last season.

The Tigers return 38 lettermen overall. Five returning players (3 defense, 2 offense) started all 11 games last season.

The TSU Tigers’ offense will be led by 10 players that made five or more starts last year.

The Tigers will return their starting quarterback for a consecutive season for the first time since 2008. Senior (graduate) quarterback Jeremy Perry returns after coming off his best year at the helm of the Tigers’ offense.

Perry started nine games missing only two games due to injury, Last year, he threw for 1,469 yards and 9 touchdowns, completing 131 passes on 244 attempts and throwing 6 interceptions. He finished the season averaging 163.2 yds./game with a pass efficiency of 111.5 while completing 53.7 percent of his throws.

The backup at the quarterback position is slated as redshirt freshman Michael German. German was a highly regarded recruit in the 2010 freshman class after having passed for over 3,100 yards with 32 touchdowns in his career at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Fla. Key reserves after German will be incoming freshmen Immoni Carswell, and Alabama State redshirt freshman transfer, Clayborne Holt.

At running back, senior Danté Thomas returns as the top rusher from last season. He rushed for a team best 793 yards on 155 carries for 6 touchdowns. Last season, he rushed for over 100 yards twice, breaking the century mark for the first time in TSU’s win over North Carolina A&T in the Circle City Classic, where he rushed 186 yards on 24 attempts.

After redshirting in 2010, Trabis Ward makes his way back into the lineup after showing tremendous promise as a true freshman in 2009. Also look for junior, fullback Johntae Gleaves to battle for increased playing time in 2011. Junior Ryan Berry will be counted on as a multiple-threat at running back and special teams player.

The receiving corps is led by veterans Calvin McNairl, Jeremy Pryor, Travis James and London Davis. McNairl, a converted quarterback, is the returning team leader

in receiving yards from last season with 34 catches for 429 yards and 4 touchdowns.

TSU’s defense will be under new direction this year with the addition of Justin Roberts and Osita Alaribe serving as co-defensive coordinators. The Tigers lost five starters from last year, but will look to fill the void behind a group of seasoned reserves.

For a third consecutive season, the Tigers’ defensive corps will be spotlighted by the performance of senior middle linebacker, Rico Council. Last year, Council finished second on the team in tackles with a career high 79. He enters the 2011 season named as the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year – the first-ever honor by a Tennessee State University player.

Council’s preseason selections include 2010 Consensus Draft Services HBCU and Phil Steele’s OVC Second Teams. During the 2009 preseason, he received the same CDS honor in addition to a FCS second-team selection.

Two other TSU defensive returnees are key to the 2011 efforts. Redshirt senior linebacker,

Senior leadership abounds as Big Blue looks for turn-around from injury-plagued 2010 season

Converted quarterback Calvin McNairl is the top returning receiver after catching 34 balls for 429 yards and four TDs last year.

Senior Jeremy Perry finally gives TSU some stability at the quarterback position after starting nine games in 2010.


John Jones, Jr.,will rejoin the Tigers defense after sitting out the 2010 season. Donte’e Nicholls anchors the defensive line at tackle.

Others on the defensive line include a seasoned group in reserves Tyler Lusk, Lawrence Peterson, Brent Davis and Michael Murphy. Last year, Peterson registered twosacks to go with 15 tackles playing as a true freshman. Davis finished with one sack and three tackles before suffering a season-ending injury; Murphy notched 13 stops and Lusk added three tackles.

In the defensive secondary, redshirt junior Justin Bather will enter 2011 unquestionably as the leader of the Tigers’ secondary. Bather is the top returning TSU defensive back posting more tackles, pass break-ups and deflections last year than any other defensive back on TSU’s current roster.

Senior free safety, Joe Wylie, returns as one of the solid veterans in the secondary

making seven starts in 10 games last season. Last year, he tallied 33 tackles (20 solo) while recording two for a lost yardage (-20), including one sack.

Three other veterans, Andrew Taylor, Rayshawn Weatherspoon and David VanDyke will give leadership to promising freshmen Dare Ayoola, Steven Godbolt and Bryce Wilson.

In preseason drills, TSU special teams have

shown marked improvement. Sophomore kicker Jamin Godfrey has shown to be strong and accurate with his field goals and extra-point kicks. A new punter emerged in freshman Matt Moseley, who launched some booming spirals in drills.

Kick returners in Rayshawn Weatherspoon, Ryan Berry, Travis James and Julian Mallory have all shown explosiveness in the return game.

Overall, The TSU Tigers have a solid core of returning players, but will be young in many back-up positions.

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Middle linebacker Rico Council was named the OVC’s preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year, sharing it with Jacksonville State’s Monte Lewis.

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TENNESSEE STATE HEAD COACH

Rod Reed was named the 22nd TSU Football head

coach on December 18, 2009. He served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2009 season.

He began coaching at TSU in 2003 and served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. At the conclusion of the season in which Reed returned to the TSU sideline, the Tigers led the OVC in total defense for the first time in school history.

The defense accomplished the same feat in 2008 finishing at the top of the OVC in total defense. Reed spent five of his seven years in his assistant role as defensive coordinator.

A keen recruiter, Reed is responsible for bringing several notable key players into the TSU program. Reed is noted for recruiting Javarris Williams (2009 seventh-round draft pick, Kansas City Chiefs), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (2008 first-round draft pick, Arizona Cardinals), Shaun Richardson, Lamar Divens (Baltimore Ravens, 2008)

and All-American Corneilus Lewis. He has also coached All-America and professional player Jamal Landrom (Jacksonville Jaguars).

Reed was a four-year letter winner for the TSU Tigers from 1984-88. 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 1988.

Following completion of his bachelor’s degree, Reed entered the coaching profession.

He held positions at Prairie View A&M, Bethune-Cookman University (formerly Bethune-Cookman College), and Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Fla. He has coached a total of five first-team all-

conference linebackers and a pair of All-Americans.

A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Reed previously coached at East Texas Baptist College in his hometown of Marshall, Texas.

He served as defensive coordinator for East Texas Baptist, which launched its football program during the 2000 season. The 2002 East Texas Baptist defense ranked second in their conference in scoring defense and third in rushing defense.

The team did not allow points in the first or third periods through the first eight games in 2002.

Reed is the son of the late Robert Reed, Jr., an All-American 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.

COACHING TIMELINE1991 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Assistant Coach, LBs

1992-96 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Assistant Coach, LBs

1996-00 SEABREEZE H.S. Defensive Coordinator

2000-03 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST Defensive Coordinator

2003-09 TENNESSEE STATE Defensive Coordinator/LBs

2010- TENNESSEE STATE Head Football Coach Record: 3-8

Year Overall OVC2010 3-8 0-7 (9th)

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TENNESSEE STATE ASSISTANT COACHES

In 2009, Osita Alaribe (Ala-Ree-Bay) joined TSU football after a three-year term as the defensive line and outside linebackers coach with Ouachita Baptist University.

Before OBU, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C. helping the team win the Eastern North Carolina Division title and the North Carolina 3AA state championship. Alaribe played collegiately at North Carolina A&T as a defensive lineman and was a team captain.

Anthony Blevins entered as the defensive backs coach in early 2009 after spending one year at UT-Martin as the cornerbacks coach.His primary duty consists of coaching the cornerback position while serving as the special teams coordinator.

During the summer of 2008, he was part of the NFL Minority Summer Coaching Internship with the Chicago Bears.

From 2005-07, he served as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State. He coached the wide receivers and defensive backs for the Bulldogs while working in all aspects of special teams play.

Blevins was a three-year letterwinner at UAB, playing cornerback for the Blazers.

Jerrell Cogmon joined the TSU football staff in 2010 after spending a season at North Dakota State College of Science.

At NDSC, Cogmon coached the linebackers while coordinating special teams in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

In his stint, North Dakota State led the conference in total defense and was awarded a bid to the 2009 Graphic Edge Bowl in Ceder Falls, Iowa.

He played his collegiate career at Bethune-Cookman University (1994-96) and was a three-year starter. He was selected All-MEAC three times and was named Defensive MVP of the 1994 Florida Classic.

Mike Jones joined the Big Blue coaching staff as offensive coordinator and wide receiver coach in 2010.

A product of Tennessee State, he was twice named All-American (1981-82) and still holds many of the TSU’s receiving records.

Jones played six seasons in the NFL. In 1983, Jones was a sixth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings playing three seasons (1983-85).

He was traded to New Orleans where he played from 1986-87 and 1989. In his NFL career, Jones caught 165 passes for 2,372 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Nine years after his last game as a player he joined the Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) as a receivers coach for his first job in

professional sports.From there, the Chattanooga native

coached in four World Bowl games in six seasons and by Year Seven, he was named head coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy (2004-07).

Jones’ aptitude for winning didn’t waiver in four years as a head coach as his teams appeared in three championship games, winning one in 2006. The same season he was named NFL Europe Coach of the Year. In all, he holds three European championship rings.

As a head coach, Jones was practically unbeatable. In his first season, the Galaxy dashed to a 7-3 record and a World Bowl appearance. Two seasons later, Jones’ Galaxy returned to the championship game and defeated the Amsterdam Admirals.

Kevin Mashack joined the TSU football staff in 2003 as a student assistant.

He was named video coordinator in his first season with the Tigers and was primarily responsible for filming practices and games for the coaching staff.

In 2005, he became a student assistant on offense working primarily with the running backs. After graduating in 2007, he spent the 2008-09 seasons working with the wide receivers while continuing to oversee all video efforts.

Jeff Parker joined the Tennessee State Football staff in spring of 2010 as the quarterbacks coach.

Parker has spent the last five seasons serving as wide receivers, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Norfolk State. Under Parker’s guidance, two Spartan quarterbacks threw for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.

Two of his All-MEAC players, quarterback Casey Hansen (Philadelphia Eagles) and wide receiver Chris Bell (New Orleans Saints) went on to sign free agent contracts in the NFL.

Kenny Ray is the Tigers’ new tight ends coach, coming from Howard University, where he was the offensive line coach in 2010.

He started his college career as the tight ends coach at Samford, helping guide the Bulldogs to back-to-back winning seasons.

In 1999, he was the tight ends and tackles coach at Louisiana-Monroe, then moved on to become offensive coordinator at Graceland University.

The Birmingham, Ala., native also worked at North Carolina A&T and Alabama State.

Ray was a three-year starter at center for Southern Miss from 1990-94, where he played one year with Brett Favre. He later earned his degree from USM in business administration.

Justin Roberts rejoined the Tennessee State staff in 2011 as the defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach.

He originally served as the defensive line coach for the Big Blue from 2006-09. In 2009, TSU’s defense was ranked No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In between his stops in Nashville, he worked as the defensive line coach at Western Carolina. Before his first stint at TSU, he spent one year as defensive line coach at Texas A&M-Commerce.

The Hannibal, Mo., native started his college coaching career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1997. He had two sints at Oklahoma State, the first starting in 2000 anad, after two years at North Carolina, he returned to Stillwater in 2004.

He is a 1996 graduate of Missouri Southern, where he was a two-year letterman at center. That year, he also was named to the National Strength & Conditioning All-America Team.

Ed Sanders, a native of Nashville and Maplewood High School, joined the Tennessee State coaching staff in 2010 after four years at Delaware State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

A four-year letterwinner at Tennessee State, he helped lead the Tigers to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships in 1998 and ’99.

During the 1999 season, TSU posted an 11-0 regular season record and No. 1 Division I-AA and Black College final regular-season national rankings.

That season, Sanders was an All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team selection and All-America candidate. He also earned the Alvin “Cat” Coleman Award as the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Back.

During the 1999 season, Sanders led the team in tackles with 100 which is third-best in TSU history (since 1987).

Steven Smith is in his first season at Tennessee State as the Tigers’ offensive line coach after serving two years as the offensive coordinator and line coach at Albany State.

During his stint with the Golden Rams, he coined and implemented the “Gold Rush” offense that helped elevate the team to a 19-4 record in two years.

He coached two quarterbacks on to win the SIAC Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year honors – A.J. McKenna in 2009 and Stanley Jennings in 2010.

From 2007-08, Smith coached at Delta State and in both seasons, the Statesmen won the Gulf South Conference title.

In 2005, he was the running backs coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy under current TSU offensive coordinator Mike Jones, and in 2006 coached with the Rhein Fire.

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MEET THE TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS

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DAREAYOOLAFr., Defensive BackPlantation, Fla.North Broward Prep

BRENTDAVISSr., Offensive LineMemphis, Tenn.Overton H.S.

TRAVISJAMESJr., Wide ReceiverFt. Lauderdale, Fla.

Boyd Anderson H.S.

SHERMANCARTER

Jr., Offensive LineLaVergne, Tenn.LaVergne H.S.

DARRIENHANNAFr., Defensive BackChattanooga, Tenn.

Brainerd H.S.

MIKEGERMAN

Fr., QuarterbackPompano Beach, Fla.

Blanche Ely H.S.

PATRICKLUKANFr., Offensive LineNashville, Tenn.Overton H.S.

JUSTINBATHER

Jr., Defensive BackLaVergne, Tenn.LaVergne H.S.

LONDONDAVISJr., Tight EndCahokia, Ill.Cahokia H.S.

JOHNJONESSr., LinebackerSarasota, Fla.B.T. Washington H.S.

JEREMYCOFFEEFr., Running BackBrentwood, Tenn.Brentwood H.S.

ANTONIOHARPER

Soph., Defensive End

Memphis, Tenn.Hargrave Mil. Acad.

JOHNTAEGLEAVES

Jr., FullbackGallatin, Tenn.Gallatin H.S.

JULIANMALLORY

Sr., Wide ReceiverBirmingham, Ala.Fairfield H.S.

DARIENBREWER

Fr., Offensive LineChattanooga, Tenn.

East Ridge H.S.

DeMARDREDEANSr., Offensive LineMemphis, Tenn.Ridgeway H.S.

TROYJONESSoph., Offensive Line

Memphis, Tenn.Arlington H.S.

RICOCOUNCIL

Sr., LinebackerChattanooga, Tenn.

Howard H.S.

HUNTERHOWARD

Jr., Long SnapperFranklin, Tenn.Franklin H.S.

JAMINGODFREY

Soph., Kicker/Punter

Englewood, Tenn.McMinn Central H.S.

D.J.McCELLION

Fr., Defensive LineDelray Beach, Fla.Atlantic H.S.


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Sr., Wide ReceiverParis, Tenn.Henry County H.S.

JEREMYPRYORSoph., Wide Receiver

Memphis, Tenn.Whitehaven H.S.

TRABISWARDSoph., Running Back

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Dillard H.S.

MIKEMURPHY

Jr., Defensive LineLewisburg, Tenn.Marshall County H.S.

DANTÉTHOMAS

Sr., Running BackDallas, TexasD.T. White H.S.

WILSONROBINSON

Soph., LinebackerBirmingham, Ala.Spain Park H.S.

AARONWOODSFr., Long SnapperKnoxville, Tenn.Central H.S.

ANTHONYMORRIS

Fr., Offensive LineMemphis, Tenn.Germantown H.S.

JAMALRAMSEY

Soph., Wide Receiver

Antioch, Tenn.Battle Ground Acad.

RAYSHAWNWEATHERSPOON

Jr., Defensive BackSouth Pittsburg, Tenn.

South Pittsburg H.S.

JEREMYPERRYSr., QuarterbackMemphis, Tenn.Wooddale H.S.

NICKTHRASHER

Fr., LinebackerMorrow, Ga.Mt. Zion H.S.

WESLEYSAMUELS

Soph., Wide Receiver

Birmingham, Ala.Minor H.S.

ANTHONYWOODSJr., Offensive LineDetroit, Mich.Melvindale H.S.

MATTMOSELEY

Fr., Punter/KickerFranklin, Tenn.Franklin H.S.

JUSTINRIDGEWAY

Sr., Offensive LinePleasant Grove, Ala.

Minor H.S.

DEVINWILSON

Jr., Wide ReceiverNashville, Tenn.Pope John Paul H.S.

LAWRENCEPETERSON

Soph., Defensive Line

Memphis, Tenn.Melrose H.S.

LAMARWALLACE

Sr., Defensive LineBaton Rouge, La.Capitol PCA

AUSTINTAYLORFr., Defensive EndHuntsville, Ala.J.O. Johnson H.S.

JOSEPHWYLIESr., Defensive BackFt. Lauderdale, Fla.

Boyd Anderson H.S.

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THE ARISTOCRAT OF BANDS

In the fall of 1946, after six weeks of practice, a 100-piece marching band took

to the field at Tennessee State University and a tradition of excellence was born.

The idea for a show band at Tennessee State University originated with its second president, the late Dr. Walter S. Davis. In the fall of 1946, after six weeks of practice, a 100-piece marching band took to the field at Tennessee State University and a tradition of excellence was born.

The idea for a show band at Tennessee State University originated with its second president, the late Dr. Walter S. Davis.

President Davis selected J.D. Chavis to serve as the first band director. Under Chavis’s leadership, the marching band grew and developed into a premier band that gave spectacular performances in parades and halftime shows at football games.

In 1947 and 1948, the marching band performed in the Washington Classic in Washington, D.C., where top historically black colleges and universities competed for national championships.

Chavis’s tenure as band director ended in 1951 and the baton was passed to Frank T. Greer. Tennessee State University’s distinctive style was further developed under Greer. The band continued to earn invitations to special events.

Four years after Greer began his work, the TSU band was invited to perform during the halftime show of a Chicago Bears-Los Angeles Rams professional football game. The performance was the first of a series of nationally televised halftime shows for the band.

It was also the first time a historically black university band had appeared on national television. Between 1956 and 1978, the TSU band performed halftime shows at nine professional football games.

Reportedly, it was during one of these halftime performances that a sportscaster called the marching band from Tennessee State University “The Aristocrat of Bands.” Needless to say, the name stuck.

The Aristocrat of Bands has also appeared in the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, the Blues Bowl in Memphis and the Grantland Rice Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas.

In 1961, the TSU band claimed another first for historically black universities when it was invited to march in President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural parade. One of the students who marched in that parade was Edward L. Graves, who is the current director of the Aristocrat of Bands.

This year, 2011, the Aristocrats were invited to perform at halftime of the NFL Hall of Fame football game in Canton, Ohio, to honor Richard Dent’s induction. That game, however, was cancelled due to the NFL lockout, but the band wowed the crowd with their performace in the parade and concert at the Hall of Fame Sunday morning.

Since 1979, Graves has continued to build the band’s legacy. The Aristocrat of Bands

has shared its characteristic precision and distinctly soulful style with people throughout the country and in foreign lands.

Students who achieve membership in the Aristocrat of Bands adhere to those standards today. Noted as one of the finest and most spectacular university bands in the United States, the Aristocrats are the featured attraction half-time performances at all home games and at most out-of-town competitions.

Still in demand for halftime performances, parades and other special events, the band’s recent special appearances include a spot in the 2000 CBS Thanksgiving Day parade, performing with country music artists Big & Rich for the 2005 CMT Music Awards, the Nashville Symphony’s 2006 presentation of Porgy and Bess, and halftime performances for Tennessee Titans games.

In January of 1993, the Aristocrat of Bands

participated in the presidential inaugural parade for President Bill Clinton, marching in the streets of Washington, D.C. The band returned to Washington four years later for President Clinton’s second inauguration.

This year, the tradition will continue. Audiences will be thoroughly entertained by the band’s unique marching style and musical versatility.

Edward L. GravesBand Director

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QUICK FACTSLocation: Nashville, Tenn. | Enrollment: 8,824 | Conference Affiliation: Ohio Valley | Final 2010 Record: 3-8 (0-7 in OVC) | Home Field: LP FieldPrimary Offensive System: Spread/Pro-Style | Primary Defensive System: 4-3 | Starters Returning/Lost: 16/9 | Lettermen Returning/Lost: 38/27

TSU STAFFHead coach: Rod ReedAssistant coaches:

Osita Alaribe, Co-Defensive CoordinatorAnthony Blevins, Defensive Backs (CBs), Special TeamsJerrell Cogmon, Defensive EndsMike Jones, Offensive Coordinator/Wide ReceiversKevin Mashack, Running BacksJeff Parker, QuarterbacksKenny Ray, Tight EndsJustin Roberts, Co-Defensive CoordinatorEd Sanders, Defensive Backs (Safeties)Steve Smith, Offensive Line

Football Operations: Tom OpdenbrouwSpeed, Strength & Conditioning: Alvin FutrellHead athletic trainer: Monroe AbramAssociate head athletic trainer: Patrice ElderEquipment manager: Jeremy Taylor

No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown20 Ayoola, Dare Fr. DB 5-10 175 Plantation, Fla.55 Bass, Anthony Fr. DL 6-1 233 Clarksville, Tenn.

68 Bass, Shaquille Fr. OL 6-1 294 Gallatin, Tenn.89 Bather, Andrew Fr. WR 5-10 165 LaVergne, Tenn.

45 Bather, Justin Jr. DB 6-0 175 LaVergne, Tenn.29 Berry, Ryan Jr. RB 5-5 185 Nashville, Tenn.82 Bowens, Joshawn Fr. WR 6-4 203 Greenville, S.C.74 Brewer, Darien Fr. OL 6-3 255 Chattanooga, Tenn.24 Brooks, Bernell Fr. DB 6-0 170 New Orleans, La.37 Brooks, Stephen Fr. LB/FB 5-11 245 Jackson, Tenn.26 Brown, Antwan Fr. DB 6-1 161 Mayo, Fla.

3 Carswell, Immoni Fr. QB 6-1 180 Hollywood, Fla.60 Carter, Sherman Jr. OL 6-2 316 LaVergne, Tenn.14 Claiborne, Holt Fr. QB 6-2 188 Huntsville, Ala.

35 Coffee, Jeremy Fr. RB 5-11 212 Brentwood, Tenn.47 Council, Rico Sr. LB 6-0 257 Chattanooga, Tenn.87 Davis, Billy Fr. TE 6-3 215 Carmel, Ind.71 Davis, Brent Sr. OL 6-3 305 Memphis, Tenn.10 Davis, London Jr. TE 6-3 240 Cahokia, Ill.

65 Dean, DeMardre Sr. OL 6-2 396 Memphis, Tenn.84 Deloney, Chris Fr. WR 6-2 165 Chattanooga, Tenn.

59 Dossett, Kevin Fr. LB 6-0 228 Chattanooga, Tenn.73 Edwards, Kadeem So. OL 6-4 320 Sanford, Fla.93 Evans, Samquan Fr. DL 5-11 290 Winston Salem, N.C.46 Fitzpatrick, Daniel So. DB 6-2 200 Ft. Wayne, Ind.

9 Foster, Martavius Fr. TE 6-3 245 Starkville, Miss.41 Frett, Vernon So. FB 5-8 259 Orlando, Fla.75 Gaines, Rogers Jr. OL 6-7 320 Goodlettsville, Tenn.

15 Garlington, Weldon Fr. DB 5-7 143 Antioch, Tenn. 12 German, Mike Fr. QB 6-3 220 Pompano Beach, Fla.49 Gleaves, Johntae Jr. FB 5-11 256 Gallatin, Tenn.22 Godbolt, Steven Fr. DB 6-0 170 Cross City, Fla.43 Godfrey, Jamin So. P/K 6-0 180 Englewood, Tenn.40 Guthrie, Jarron So. LB 5-11 205 Nashville, Tenn.30 Hanna, Darrien Fr. DB 5-9 170 Chattanooga, Tenn.14 Harper, Antonio So. DE 6-3 240 Memphis, Tenn.76 Haskin, Brandon Jr. OL 6-4 310 New Orleans, La.18 Hooks, Telvin Fr. RB 6-2 200 Edgewater, Fla.

92 Howard, Hunter Jr. LS 6-4 215 Franklin, Tenn.90 Jackson, Dinsdale Fr. DL 6-2 278 Miami Gardens, Fla.

6 James, Travis Jr. WR 5-11 175 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.10 Jones, John Sr. LB 6-2 215 Sarasota, Fla.

64 Jones, Troy So. OL 6-4 315 Memphis, Tenn.51 Knight, Jeremy Fr. DE 6-1 230 Nashville, Tenn.57 Lisenbee, Garreous So. LB 5-10 220 Smyrna, Tenn.62 Love, Jhaquelle Fr. OL 6-2 300 Nashville, Tenn.69 Lukan, Patrick Fr. OL 6-1 275 Nashville, Tenn.

No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown52 Lusk, Tyler Sr. DE 6-2 245 Murfreesboro, Tenn.13 Mallory, Julian Sr. WR 5-8 140 Birmingham, Ala.

99 McCellion, D.J. Fr. DL 5-11 300 Delray Beach, Fla. 1 McNairl, Calvin Sr. WR 6-1 195 Paris, Tenn.

85 Mitchell, Ryan Fr. WR 6-0 185 Johnson City, Tenn.77 Morris, Anthony Fr. OL 6-7 290 Memphis, Tenn.

39 Moseley, Matt Fr. P/K 5-11 155 Franklin, Tenn.97 Murphy, Mike Jr. DL 6-2 325 Lewisburg, Tenn.70 Myers, Robert Fr. OL 6-5 315 LaVergne, Tenn.54 Ndem, Jack Fr. DE 6-2 237 Riverdale, Ga.79 Nicholls, Donte’e Sr. DL 6-1 325 Pompano Beach, Fla.34 Obasi, Joseph Fr. DB 6-1 192 Kansas City, Mo.

5 Parker, Hakeem Fr. WR 6-3 190 New Orleans, La.94 Payne, Alex Fr. DE 5-11 230 Johnson City, Tenn.25 Pearson, Kaylen Fr. RB 5-11 185 Lenoir, N.C.

7 Perry, Jeremy Sr. QB 6-2 210 Memphis, Tenn.86 Peterson, Lawrence So. DL 6-2 240 Memphis, Tenn.96 Platt, Derek Fr. DL 6-3 265 Luray, Tenn.

88 Pruitt, Timothy So. DE 6-2 240 Huntsville, Ala.83 Pryor, Jeremy So. WR 6-2 175 Memphis, Tenn.

17 Ramsey, Jamal So. WR 6-1 190 Antioch, Tenn.78 Ridgeway, Justin Sr. OL 6-4 270 Pleasant Grove, Ala.

8 Robinson, Wilson So. LB 6-3 220 Birmingham, Ala.72 Rogers, Brandon Fr. OL 6-4 317 Jacksonville, Fla.16 Samuels, Wesley So. WR 6-4 215 Birmingham, Ala.

80 Sears, JeMarc Fr. TE 6-3 235 New Smyrna, Fla.31 Shipley, Detorrius Fr. LB 6-1 225 Birmingham, Ala.

66 Sibley, Derek Fr. OL 6-5 290 Stone Mountain, Ga.36 Stevenson, Martine So. RB 5-8 170 Detroit, Mich.

21 Taylor, Andrew So. DB 5-11 180 Dallas, Texas98 Taylor, Austin Fr. DE 6-4 220 Huntsville, Ala.

32 Thomas, Danté Sr. RB 5-10 200 Dallas, Texas42 Thrasher, Nick Fr. LB 6-0 235 Morrow, Ga.28 VanDyke, David So. DB 6-0 190 Miami, Fla.33 Vil, Eluzeis So. LB 5-10 230 Delray Beach, Fla.38 Wallace, Jason Jr. RB 5-10 200 Newark, N.J.95 Wallace, Lamar Sr. DL 6-3 270 Baton Rouge, La.

2 Ward, Trabis So. RB 5-11 210 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.27 Watson, Harold Fr. DB 6-2 210 Brownsville, Tenn.

4 Weatherspoon, Rayshawn Jr. DB 6-0 175 S. Pittsburg, Tenn.44 West, Mike Fr. LB 5-11 245 Cross City, Fla.48 Williams, John So. FB 6-1 250 Chattanooga, Tenn.23 Wilson, Bryce Fr. DB 6-0 200 St. Petersburg,Fla.

11 Wilson, Devin Jr. WR 6-3 200 Nashville, Tenn. 56 Woods, Aaron Fr. LS 6-0 235 Knoxville, Tenn.63 Woods, Anthony Jr. OL 6-4 335 Detroit, Mich.

19 Wylie, Joseph Sr. DB 6-2 210 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

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THE JSU TIGERS 1 Anthony Johnson.............DB 2 E.J. Drewery .......................WR 3 B.J. Lee ................................ATH 4 T.D. Davis ..............................RB 5 De’Suan Dixon ...................DB 6 Richard Hughes ................DB 7 Tim Dandridge ...................DB 8 Dedric McDonald..............QB 9 Milton Patterson ................LB 10 Tim Rush ............................ATH 11 Casey Therriault ...............QB 12 Tevin Chapman .................QB 13 Reuben Corley ....................FB 14 Joseph LeBeau ................. DE 15 Mark Thigpen .....................QB 16 Taurice King .........................LB 19 Conner Thompson ...........LB 20 Qua Cox .................................DB 21 Demetrius McClendon ...LB 22 Andreis Norris ....................DB23 Joseph Perry ......................DB 24 Tommy Gooden .................RB25 Darreon Atkins...................DB 26 Ryan Griffin ...........................LB 27 Andre Wright ......................DB 28 John McNabb .....................LB 29 Antonio Sutton ..................DB 30 Rashad Davis .....................DB 31 Jabril Smith .............................K 32 Melvin Lattimore ..............DB 33 Rakeem Sims .....................RB 35 Mike Hill ..................................LB 36 Desmond Dixon ................DB 37 Dominick Fears .................DB 38 Travis Woods ......................DB 39 Ronnal Boyd........................DB 40 Todd Wilcher ........................LB 42 Chais Pinesett ....................LB 43 Ariane McCree ....................LB 44 Joshua Tiller ........................TE 45 Marquese Dunn .........TE/FB 46 John Moore ..........................LB 47 Demarius Brooks .................P 49 Kris Selita .................................K 50 Kwembe Wundu ............... DE 51 Corey Brown ....................... DE 52 Willie Bell ...............................LB 54 Donavan Robinson .......... DE 55 Jonathan Smith .................OL 56 Javarius Conner ............... DE 57 Luis McLeod ........................DL 60 Vincent Jones .....................OL 61 Eric Rouse.............................OL 67 Derrick Jean ........................OL 68 Jeffery Travillion ................OL 72 Rodrick Gladney.................OL 73 Maurice Brooks ..................OL 75 Darius Mitchell ...................OL 77 Danny Williams...................OL 79 Zion Pyatt ..............................OL 80 Michael Perkins ..............ATH 81 Renty Rollins .......................TE 82 Jamal Jones ........................TE 83 Rico Richardson ..............WR 84 Lacorey Tucker .................WR 85 Marcellos Wilder ..............WR 86 Jarrell Young......................WR 87 Mitchell Saffold ................WR 88 Keenan Tillman .................WR 90 Jordan Helm ....................... DE 91 Jerel Walker .................FB/TE 92 Mark Webster .....................DT 93 Johnathan Billups .............DT 94 Michael Dukes ....................DT 95 Armon Carter ......................DT 97 Jamal Carter ........................DT 98 Johnny Conner ...................DT 99 Brandon Siggers .............. DE D’Ron Jones .......................DB Teddrick Terrell ...................LB Shaun Wilmore ...................LS

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THE TSU TIGERS 1 Calvin McNairl ...................WR 2 Trabis Ward .........................RB 3 Immoni Carswell ...............QB 4 R. Weatherspoon .............DB 5 Hakeem Parker ................WR 6 Travis James .....................WR 7 Jeremy Perry ......................QB 8 Wilson Robinson ...............LB 9 Martavius Foster ...............TE 10 London Davis ......................TE 10 John Jones ..........................LB 11 Devin Wilson ......................WR 12 Mike German ...................... QB 13 Julian Mallory ....................WR 14 Holt Claiborne ....................QB 14 Antonio Harper .................. DE 15 Weldon Garlington ...........DB 16 Wesley Samuels ..............WR 17 Jamal Ramsey ..................WR 18 Telvin Hooks........................RB 19 Joseph Wylie ......................DB 20 Dare Ayoola .........................DB 21 Andrew Taylor ....................DB 22 Steven Godbolt .................DB 23 Bryce Wilson.......................DB 24 Bernell Brooks ...................DB 25 Kaylen Pearson .................RB 26 Antwan Brown ...................DB 27 Harold Watson ..................DB 28 David VanDyke ..................DB 29 Ryan Berry ...........................RB 30 Darrien Hanna ...................DB 31 Detorrius Shipley ..............LB 32 Danté Thomas ...................RB 33 Eluzeis Vil ..............................LB 34 Joseph Obasi .....................DB 35 Jeremy Coffee ...................RB 36 Martine Stevenson..........RB 37 Stephen Brooks .........LB/FB 38 Jason Wallace ...................RB 39 Matt Moseley ....................P/K 40 Jarron Guthrie ....................LB 41 Vernon Frett .........................FB 42 Nick Thrasher ......................LB 43 Jamin Godfrey ..................P/K 44 Mike West .............................LB 45 Justin Bather .....................DB 46 Daniel Fitzpatrick .............DB 47 Rico Council .........................LB 48 John Williams......................FB 49 Johntae Gleaves................FB 51 Jeremy Knight ................... DE 52 Tyler Lusk ............................. DE 54 Jack Ndem .......................... DE 55 Anthony Bass ......................DL 56 Aaron Woods .......................LS 57 Garreous Lisenbee ...........LB 59 Kevin Dossett ......................LB 60 Sherman Carter .................OL 62 Jhaquelle Love ...................OL 63 Anthony Woods .................OL 64 Troy Jones ............................OL 65 DeMardre Dean..................OL 66 Derek Sibley .........................OL 68 Shaquille Bass ....................OL 69 Patrick Lukan ......................OL 70 Robert Myers ......................OL 71 Brent Davis ...........................OL 72 Brandon Rogers ................OL 73 Kadeem Edwards ..............OL 74 Darien Brewer .....................OL 75 Rogers Gaines ....................OL 76 Brandon Haskin .................OL 77 Anthony Morris ..................OL 78 Justin Ridgeway ................OL 79 Donte’e Nicholls .................DL 80 JeMarc Sears .....................TE 82 Joshawn Bowens ............WR 83 Jeremy Pryor .....................WR 84 Chris Deloney ....................WR 85 Ryan Mitchell .....................WR 86 Lawrence Peterson ..........DL 87 Billy Davis ..............................TE 88 Timothy Pruitt .................... DE 89 Andrew Bather .................WR 90 Dinsdale Jackson .............DL 92 Hunter Howard ...................LS 93 Samquan Evans ................DL 94 Alex Payne ........................... DE 95 Lamar Wallace ....................DL 96 Derek Platt ............................DL 97 Mike Murphy ........................DL 98 Austin Taylor ....................... DE 99 D.J. McCellion .....................DL

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JSU STAFFHead coach: Rick ComegyAssistant coaches:

Gregory Black, Offensive LineVincent Dancy, SafetiesDarrin Hayes, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksAntonio Knight, LinebackersDerrick McCall, Wide ReceiversCarl Roberts, Special TeamsGregory Ruffin, Running BacksJohn Thompson, Defensive LineEarnest Wilson, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Graduate assistant: Chris BucknerGraduate assistant: Chris HolmesUndergraduate assistant: Marcus JamisonSports medicine director: Fred RobinsonEquipment manager: George Stubbs

QUICK FACTSLocation: Jackson, Miss. | Enrollment: 8,700 | Conference Affiliation: SWAC | Final 2010 Record: 8-3 (6-3 in SWAC) | Home Field: Miss. Veterans Memorial Stadium

Primary Offensive System: Multiple | Primary Defensive System: 4-3 | Starters Returning/Lost: 11/11 | Lettermen Returning/Lost: 61/23

JACKSON STATE ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown

25 Atkins, Darreon Fr. DB 6-1 188 Round Rock, Texas52 Bell, Willie Fr. LB 6-2 225 Jackson, Miss.93 Billups, Johnathan Jr. DT 6-1 320 Picayune, Miss.39 Boyd, Ronnal Fr. DB 5-9 170 Kosciusko, Miss.47 Brooks, Demarius Fr. P 6-0 170 Canton, Miss.73 Brooks, Maurice Jr. OL 6-3 290 Charleston, Miss.51 Brown, Corey Fr. DE 6-3 230 Douglasville, Ga.

95 Carter, Armon So. DT 6-3 285 Jackson, Miss.97 Carter, Jamal Jr. DT 6-3 315 Livingston, Ala.12 Chapman, Tevin Fr. QB 6-1 195 Hattiesburg, Miss.

56 Conner, Javarius Jr. DE 6-3 250 Macon, Miss.98 Conner, Johnny Jr. DT 6-0 305 Macon, Miss.13 Corley, Reuben Jr. FB 6-1 235 Batesville, Miss.

20 Cox, Qua So. DB 6-0 185 Tuskegee, Ala.7 Dandridge, Tim Sr. DB 6-1 195 Detroit, Mich.

30 Davis, Rashad Fr. DB 5-9 185 Mansfield, Texas4 Davis, T.D. Sr. RB 5-8 200 Jackson, Miss.5 Dixon, De’Suan Sr. DB 6-5 215 Leland, Miss.

36 Dixon, Desmond Fr. DB 6-1 190 Jackson, Miss.2 Drewery, E.J. Jr. WR 6-6 220 Chesapeake, Va.

94 Dukes, Michael So. DT 6-4 315 Brandon, Miss.45 Dunn, Marquese So. TE/FB 6-3 230 Pflugerville, Texas37 Fears, Dominick Fr. DB 5-7 180 Jackson, Miss.72 Gladney, Rodrick Sr. OL 6-4 360 Jackson, Miss.24 Gooden, Tommy So. RB 6-0 215 Atlanta, Ga.26 Griffin, Ryan Fr. LB 5-11 185 Ypsilanti, Mich.90 Helm, Jordan Fr. DE 6-1 240 Houston, Texas35 Hill, Mike Jr. LB 6-1 190 Jackson, Miss.

6 Hughes, Richard Jr. DB 6-0 205 Decatur, Ga.67 Jean, Derrick So. OL 6-3 270 Miami, Fla.

1 Johnson, Anthony Sr. DB 6-0 205 Jackson, Miss.Jones, D’Ron Jr. DB 5-8 170 Memphis, Tenn.

82 Jones, Jamal Fr. TE 6-3 235 Livingston, Ala.60 Jones, Vincent Fr. OL 6-3 320 Jackson, Miss.16 King, Taurice Fr. LB 6-2 230 Yazoo City, Miss.

32 Lattimore, Melvin Jr. DB 5-10 180 St. Louis, Mo.14 LeBeau, Joseph Jr. DE 6-1 245 Morrero, La.3 Lee, B.J. Jr. ATH 5-7 185 Ridgeland, Miss.

21 McClendon, Demetrius Jr. LB 6-0 210 Delray Beach, Fla.43 McCree, Ariane Fr. LB 6-2 240 Chester, S.C.

8 McDonald, Dedric Jr. QB 6-5 220 Morton, Miss.

No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown57 McLeod, Luis Jr. DL 6-4 330 Gainesville, Fla.28 McNabb, John So. LB 6-1 220 Hattiesburg, Miss.75 Mitchell, Darius So. OL 6-3 320 Atlanta, Ga.46 Moore, John Jr. LB 6-1 215 Wilkerson Co., Miss.22 Norris, Andreis Fr. DB 6-1 180 Orlando, Fla.

9 Patterson, Milton Jr. LB 6-1 235 Atlanta, Ga.80 Perkins, Michael Fr. ATH 6-1 190 Valparaiso, Ind.23 Perry, Joseph Fr. DB 5-11 190 Natchez, Miss.42 Pinesett, Chais Jr. LB 6-2 245 Orange Co., Calif.79 Pyatt, Zion Jr. OL 6-5 280 Baltimore, Md.83 Richardson, Rico Jr. WR 6-1 185 Natchez, Miss.54 Robinson, Donavan Sr. DE 6-3 250 Milwaukee, Wis.81 Rollins, Renty Sr. TE 6-4 255 Inkster, Mich.61 Rouse, Eric Sr. OL 6-3 320 Chicago, Ill.10 Rush, Tim Fr. ATH 5-10 195 Jackson, Miss.87 Saffold, Mitchell Fr. WR 6-2 205 Chicago, Ill.49 Selita, Kris Fr. K 6-1 175 McComb, Mich.99 Siggers, Brandon Jr. DE 6-3 245 Tunica, Miss.33 Sims, Rakeem Fr. RB 5-11 225 Richton, Miss.31 Smith, Jabril Jr. K 6-1 180 Jackson, Miss.

55 Smith, Jonathan Fr. OL 6-3 280 Pensacola, Fla.29 Sutton, Antonio Fr. DB 5-11 185 Miami, Fla.

Terrell, Teddrick Fr. LB 6-1 220 Jackson, Miss.11 Therriault, Casey Sr. QB 6-3 205 Wyoming Park, Mich.

15 Thigpen, Mark So. QB 6-3 220 Jackson, Miss.19 Thompson, Conner Sr. LB 6-2 223 Tallahassee, Fla.

44 Tiller, Joshua Sr. TE 6-3 255 Detroit, Mich.88 Tillman, Keenan Sr. WR 6-5 220 Milton, Fla.68 Travillion, Jeffery Fr. OL 6-3 285 Pflugerville, Texas84 Tucker, Lacorey Fr. WR 6-1 185 Talladega, Ala.91 Walker, Jerel Sr. FB/TE 6-2 280 Prince George, Md.

92 Webster, Mark Fr. DT 6-2 280 Pensacola, Fla.40 Wilcher, Todd So. LB 6-1 230 Atlanta, Ga.85 Wilder, Marcellos Sr. WR 6-3 195 Tuscaloosa, Ala.77 Williams, Danny Fr. OL 6-3 350 Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Wilmore, Shaun Fr. LS 6-1 200 San Diego, Calif.38 Woods, Travis Fr. DB 5-8 174 Natchez, Miss.27 Wright, Andre Jr. DB 6-0 200 Brooksville, Miss.50 Wundu, Kwembe So. DE 6-2 245 Jackson, Miss.86 Young, Jarrell So. WR 6-2 195 Jackson, Miss.

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Jackson State University is a four-year modern institution offering a 130-

year tradition of academic excellence, and wide-ranging, world-class research and educational opportunities.

Founded by the American Baptist Home Mission Society in 1877, this historically black, co-educational public university is located just west of Jackson, in Mississippi’s thriving business district. Already blessed with a rich heritage, Jackson State continues to grow in size and reputation, with a diverse campus of more than 8,000 students, and more than 1,500 faculty and staff united in the pursuit of enlightenment on the scenic 172-acre campus.

Jackson State offers six academic colleges, and 98 bachelor’s, masters, and doctoral programs. A multicultural institution, the university is recognized as the top institution for producing African-Americans with bachelor’s degrees in education, and third in the nation for graduating African-Americans with bachelor’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences. For the academically outstanding students, Jackson State established the W.E.B. DuBois Honors College with enriched curriculum and smaller classes.

The school’s rich history began when it was formed to educate the newly freed between Memphis and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.

Serving primarily as an educational institution to train ministers and teachers, the school enrolled 20 students and occupied the Old Marine Hospital in Natchez. In order to be more centrally located, the school was moved to Jackson in 1882. It became

state supported in 1940, gained university status in 1974 and was designated the Urban University of Mississippi in 1979.

After more than a century, Jackson State University has evolved from a mission of training teachers and preachers into a comprehensive urban university in the state’s capital and largest city. While it remains proud of its heritage as one of America’s leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it has become an increasingly diverse institution offering a myriad of opportunities for personal growth and achievement.

Jackson State is the state’s fourth largest institute of higher learning and the only public, four-year institution in the central Mississippi area.

Ranked nationally among all institutions of higher learning as a top producer of African-Americans earning baccalaureate degrees, Jackson State was named by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top 50 universities in the nation for African-Americans.

The faculty is drawn to Jackson State from prestigious institutions around the world. As the Urban University of Mississippi, Jackson State emphasizes public-service programs designed to enhance the quality of life and seek solutions to urban problems in the physical, social, intellectual and economic environments.

Conferences, workshops, technical assistance, training programs and other degree and non-degree offerings allow the university to extend its human, cultural and physical resources into the city.

The university provides students with

opportunities to develop knowledge and skills that will empower them to succeed in an increasingly complex world. Under the leadership of Dr. Ronald Mason Jr., Jackson State moves confidently toward the future as a major force in the region and among its peer institutions.

Through its unique and prestigious program, Jackson State prides itself on being a leader in creating global solutions for social, economic and health-related issues through research-intensive efforts.

Research funding supports exciting studies utilizing the most advanced technologies, and Jackson State students continue to excel in the classroom and on the playing fields.

Its athletic program was honored in May as the winner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s Commissioner’s Cup, which is given to a member athletic department that enjoyed the most success over the past school year.

Separate awards were earned by the JSU men’s and women’s teams, which ranked No. 1 in the SWAC. The Tiger men placed second in golf and basketball. The ladies were tops in golf and won a share of the basketball crown.

Jackson State’s academic acclaim is complemented by new residential and student service facilities such as our Campbell College Suites, a campus-based television station, TV23, a campus-based radio station, WJSU-FM 88.5, and our storied distinction in sports.

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Carolyn W. Meyers has over 30 years of experience in higher education,

having served most recently as president of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. During her tenure as president, the university received reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and received disciplinary national accreditations in business, teacher education and engineering. In addition, the university received full certification by the NCAA

Under Dr. Meyer’s leadership, freshmen enrollment increased 19 percent in one year, with minimal increases in tuition over the three-year period. She also sustained a campus-wide focus on retention, resulting in improved retention rates, and launched the Honors College, the School of Extended Learning and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Dr. Meyers oversaw the creation and approval of a doctoral program in materials science and engineering, an online bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, a doctoral program in social work and a bachelor’s degree in social work at New College Institute in Martinsville, Va. She established a campus-wide Strategic Planning and Resource Council tasked to develop the university’s vision, core values and distinctiveness. She also implemented a plan to connect with all academic departments and empower the faculty. During her presidency, Norfolk State University was recognized as a military-friendly institution.

Prior to serving as president of Norfolk State University, Dr. Meyers served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She has also served as a professor of mechanical engineering and dean of the College of Engineering at the same institution. Dr. Meyers served as a program director for the National Science Foundation for two years.

While at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Meyers served as an associate professor, associate dean for research and as director of the Center for Professional Success, SUCCEED Coalition and as an assistant professor and instructor.

Dr. Meyers holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta. In addition, Dr. Meyers earned a doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical Engineering.

Dr. Meyers has published numerous articles and reports and presented over 100 invited presentations and technical papers on education and diversity topics and research and technical topics. Some of these presentations include The Role of HBCUs in Broadening Participation in the Nation’s STEM Workforce (2007), presented at the HBCU-UP Research Conference in Washington, D.C., and the Road to Success, Serendipity (2009), presented as the keynote address for the Black Professional Group of Bank of America in Norfolk, Va.

A recipient of the Golden Torch Award in Higher Education from the National Society of Black Engineers, Dr. Meyers has also received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Citizenship as part of Hampton University Founders’ Day and the Career Achievement Award, Emerald Honors, as part of the Outstanding Women of Color in Research and Technology Conference, among numerous other awards. In 2010, the Virginia Legislature passed a Joint Resolution commending her for her leadership and service to higher education.

Dr. Meyers serves as a representative on the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Council of State Representatives and as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project. She served as the Inaugural Chair for the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Aerospace Foundation. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Norwich University and the Board of Directors for the Riverside Health System Foundation and the Greater Norfolk Corporation.

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On July 20, 2011 Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers

named Dr. Vivian L. Fuller as Athletics Director. Fuller has over 27 years of athletic administration experience under her belt.

“Vivian Fuller’s leadership skills, along with her experience as an athlete, academician, and director of athletics at three institutions, make her the best choice for Jackson State University at this time.” Meyers said. “I’m very confident that she will be able to lead our athletics programs to prominence, ensuring that JSU student-athletes succeed on the field or court as well as in the classroom.”

“I’m excited to be a Tiger,” Fuller said. “Jackson State has such a long and proud tradition; I look forward to honoring that tradition and helping our student athletes be the best they can be.”

Fuller comes to Jackson State University from Sojourner-Douglass College, where she serves as dean of the college’s Cambridge, Maryland campus. Before joining Sojourner-Douglass in 2003, Fuller spent more than a decade directing the athletics programs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Tennessee State University and Northeastern Illinois University.

When named AD at Tennessee State in 1997, she became the first African-American woman to lead a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Athletics program with a football team. That team finished its first season under her leadership with a 9-3 record and won the Ohio Valley Conference championship.

Fuller is a nationally known expert on academic support programs for student-athletes, academic advising, women in sports and management and gender equity. She has testified before the U.S. Senate in congressional hearings on gender equity and minority participation in sports and has been involved in numerous NCAA committees including the Management Council, the Peer Review Committee, the Initial Eligibility Standards Committee, the Gender Equity Task Force and the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), for which she served as chairperson.

Fuller began her career in higher education at Bennett College in 1978 as the director of intramurals and instructor of physical education. From 1984-87 she served as assistant director for advisement programs for student-athletes at North Carolina A&T, earning a promotion to assistant director of athletics. In 1987, she became associate director of intercollegiate athletics at Indiana University in Pennsylvania, where she was responsible for internal operations of the program and developing the academic component for student-athletes.

Fuller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Fayetteville State University in 1977, a Master’s of Education from the University of Idaho in 1978, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Iowa State University in 1985.

Dr. Vivian L.

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The 2011 season marks the 100th season of Jackson State football and the Tigers have

high expectations. The 2010 season saw JSU regain its standing as one of the premier teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

“I feel good about this team,” said head coach Rick Comegy. “We have a very good offense and a solid defense.”

The Tiger offense improved dramatically from the 2009 season. In 2010, JSU’s offense led the SWAC in five statistical categories – scoring offense (33 points/game), total offense (412 yards/game), pass offense (314 yards/game), pass efficiency (149), and first downs (21/game).

Senior quarterback Casey Therriault will look to continue his assault on the JSU record book. Last season, the prolific signal-caller tied JSU’s single-season touchdown record with 31. His 3,436 passing yards ranks second in JSU’s single-season record book, behind Robert Kent’s 3,640. Therriault did break JSU single-season completion record with 255.

The Wyoming Park, Mich., native finished 2010 as the SWAC Newcomer of the Year, a first-team All-SWAC member, a Walter Payton Award finalist (I-AA Offensive Player of the Year award), a Conerly Trophy finalist and was named a Sheridan Broadcast Network (SBN) All-American.

Among his other accomplishments, he was second in the FCS in passing yards, third in yards per game and passing TDs.

He opened the season with a career-high 404 passing yards against Delta State. Therriault had two separate five passing TD games.

He led the Tigers to a fourth-quarter come-from-behind win over Southern University – in one of the most exciting games in the history of the JSU-SU rivalry.

“Of course everyone who followed us last year knows that Casey is one of the best quarterbacks in the country,” said Comegy. “His leadership and decision-making were a huge part of our success, but we also have capable backups in Dedric (McDonald) and Mark (Thigpen). We have three quality quarterbacks who can step in and lead the team when needed.”

Therriault will have a group of talented, experienced wide receivers and tight ends. Senior Marcellos Wilder proved to be one of the best weapons in the SWAC. The Tuscaloosa, Ala., native has the combination of size and speed that offensive coordinators covet for the position. Wilder was a first-team All-SWAC member.

Junior Rico Richardson was third on the team in receptions with 34 for 538 yards and four touchdowns. Six-foot-6 junior E.J. Drewery provided a large target, catching 23 passes for 468 yards and a touchdown.

Senior tight end Renty Rollins was named an All-SWAC first-team member and an SBN

All-American. The Detroit, Mich., native was arguably the best pass catching tight end in the conference. Rollins caught 30 passes for 336 yards and 6 touchdowns.

JSU will have a stable of capable running backs and full backs. Junior B.J. Lee returns as Jackson State’s most productive back. He led the team in rushing with 439 yards and two touchdowns on 99 carries.

The offensive line will have only one full-time starter return this season in junior Rodrick Gladney.

Despite the loss of four starters along the line, Jackson State should have great depth up front. Redshirt junior Derrick Jean, redshirt freshman Darius Mitchell and recruits Zion Pyatt, Maurice Brooks, Jeff Travillion, and Danny Williams will all compete for starting jobs.

Under defensive coordinator Darrin Hayes, the JSU defense has consistently performed at a high level. Last season JSU’s “Dark Side” defense was ranked sixth in total defense in the SWAC. Because of injuries, JSU was forced to play inexperienced players last season and should have depth at most positions.

For the JSU defense, everything starts with the front four. Senior defensive end Donavan Robinson will look to end his collegiate career with another dominant season. Robinson was named as a second-team All-SWAC member.

He finished last season with 52 tackles, 18½ tackles for loss and a team-high 8 sacks.

“Donavan is a great player for us. He has a knack for making big plays just when we need them,” said Comegy.

Junior Jonathan Billups is projected to be an anchor on the defensive line. He recorded 42 tackles, 8½ tackles for loss and three sacks. Junior Javarius Conner is also projected to be

JSU SEASON OUTLOOKJ-State’s centennial year brings much anticipation with high-octane offense and swarming D

Senior Marcellos Wilder led the Tigers with 57 receptions for 726 yards and 8 touchdowns.


an impact player, as well as newcomer Joseph LeBeau.

The linebacker corps will be a key group for the Tigers defense this season. Last season’s group had only one senior in Ryan Rich. Junior Milton Patterson finished as the team’s leading tackler with 66 stops.

Sophomore Todd Wilcher was one of the freshmen forced into early action last season. He had a slow start but came on as the season progressed. He finished with 54 tackles.

The return and solid play of redshirt senior cornerback Anthony Johnson will be key for Jackson State in 2011. His loss last season left a huge hole in the secondary. Johnson went down with a knee injury in the second game of the season. Prior to the injury, he was JSU’s most coveted NFL prospect.

When Johnson went down redshirt sophomore Qua Cox was thrown into the mix as a freshman. He suffered growing pains, but eventually held his own. Now, he’ll benefit from Johnson’s return and can be more aggressive.

Last season’s impact player, Tim Dandridge will move from his outside linebacker position to safety. The senior replaces three-year

starter Kerry Hoskins. The move should be a good one for JSU.

In 2010, Dandridge showed the ability to cover and make plays against the run. He finished as the third leading tackler with 63. He also had 5 tackles for loss and along with Hoskins led the team with three interceptions. Junior Richard Hughes will look to fill the void left by Hoskins.

JSU should be solid on special teams this season. Kicker Jabril Smith looks to return after suffering a foot injury that kept him sidelined most of the season.

B.J. Lee is projected to handle kickoff duties and Rico Richardson has game experience at handling punt return duties.

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Casey Therriault emerged from a competitive preseason battle last year

to win the starting job and seized the moment, putting up record-setting numbers. He returns for his senior

season with a stronger physique.

Senior Donavan Robinson was JSU’s top defensive player, registering 18.5 tackles for loss and 8 sacks.


For more than 30 years, Rick Comegy has crafted a career

filled with successful student-athletes and championship-winning teams. During the 2007 season, his second year at Jackson State, he added a Southwestern Athletic Conference championship to his prolific resumé.

Now in his sixth season, Comegy continues to build on his stellar reputation while leading JSU to prominence in the SWAC. In four seasons, he has resurrected the JSU program, producing three consecutive winning seasons (2006-08). Under Comegy’s leadership the Tigers have produced 22 All-SWAC selections, the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and AFCA All-American (Marcellus Speaks-2008).

Under Comegy’s leadership the Tigers have produced 19 all-SWAC selections, the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and AFCA All-American (Marcellus Speaks-2008), SWAC Championship Game Offensive Player of the Game (Jimmy Oliver-2007) and Defensive Player of the Game (Domonique Johnson-2007). Wide receiver Jaymar Johnson was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the 2008 draft and Domonique Johnson and Marcus Benard signed NFL contracts (with Denver and Cleveland respectively) in 2009.

In his inaugural season, he opened with

a 44-20 victory over Paul Quinn and went on to post a 6-5 overall record. In 2007, he led the Tigers to a SWAC Eastern Division title and the school’s 16th conference championship with a 42-31 victory over Grambling State. He was named the SWAC Coach of the Year, Coach of the Year by the Pig Skin Club of Washington, D.C., and Coach of the Year by the 100% Wrong Club. City of Jackson councilman Kenneth I. Stokes named him “Man of the Year” at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner. In

2008 his Tigers finished with a 7-5 overall record, including their second consecutive SWAC Eastern Division title.

Comegy came to JSU after serving as head football coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Lions, where he complied a 90-26 overall record in a 10-year span. He captured four Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship titles. In 2001, the Golden Tigers led the SIAC in both scoring offensively and defensively. In 2000, he finished the season with a perfect 12-0 record and went on to win the National Black College Football Championship.

Comegy’s coaching career began as a defensive back coach at Millersville University in 1975. After a three-year stint with Millersville as the defensive and receiver coach, he joined the coaching staff at Colgate University as the defensive coach

and assistant track coach.In his seven years at Colgate, he would

hold the title as head baseball coach for four years as well as the defensive coach and quarterback and receiver coach. After serving as defensive line/coordinator at Central State University from 1985-93 he left for the head coaching position at Cheyney State. After two years, he returned to Central State as head coach and led the team to consecutive NAIA appearances and one championship in 1995. In two years as head coach, he posted an 18-3 overall record.

During his career, Comegy has helped send many athletes to the National Football League, including Eric Williams, Hugh Douglas (1995 Rookie of the Year), Drayton Florence, Frank Walker and Anthony Mitchell.

The Pennsylvania native is a 1976 graduate of Millersville University of Lancaster, Pa., where he was a three-year letterman and an all-conference defensive back.

While coaching may take an ample amount of coach Comegy’s time, he and his staff hold several youth football camps gearing each camp to teach participants the basic fundamentals of football in an energetic and positive atmosphere.

The Comegy family suffered a great loss on June 22, 2009, when his wife of 25 years, Connie lost her battle against cancer. They have two girls and three boys: Mary, Connie, William, Rick and Billy Joe.

RickCOMEGYHead Football Coach

JACKSON STATE HEAD COACHCOACHING TIMELINE1975-77 MILLERSVILLE UNIV. Assistant Coach, Def. Backs, later Receivers

1978-84 COLGATE UNIV. Assistant Coach, Receivers, later Defensive Backs & QBs

1985-89 CENTRAL STATE UNIV. Assistant Coach, Def. Line, later Special Teams

1990-91 CHEYNEY UNIV. Head Football Coach Record: 0-22

1992-93 CENTRAL STATE Assistant Coach, Def. Line & Special Teams

1994-95 CENTRAL STATE Head Football Coach Record: 18-3

1996-05 TUSKEGEE UNIV. Head Football Coach Record: 90-26

2006- JACKSON STATE Head Football Coach Record: 32-24

Year Overall SWAC2006 6-5 6-3 (2nd, East)2007 8-4 7-2 (1st, East)2008 7-5 6-2 (1st, East)2009 3-7 3-4 (2nd, East)2010 8-3 6-3 (2nd, East)

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Gregory Black is in his second season as the offensive line coach for the Jackson State Tigers.

Black spent the previous five seasons as the offensive line coach at Tuskegee University. He joined the staff in 1996 under Rick Comegy. Prior to joining the Tuskegee staff he coached for eight seasons at Central State (Ohio). After coaching the 1996 and 1997 seasons at Tuskegee, he had a seven-year stint as the offensive line coach at Florida A&M University. In 2005 the Los Angeles, Calif., native returned to the Tuskegee Tigers.

He is a 1988 graduate of Central State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education. He was a Black College All-American for the Marauders during both his junior and senior seasons.

Vincent Dancy joined the Tigers’ coaqching staff in 2009 as a graduate assistant and worked his way on to the staff as the safeties coach.

Dancy, who was a standout for the Tigers, was one of the premier linebackers in the SWAC, having made the All-SWAC team.

This summer, he was named as a member of Jackson State’s All-Century team.

Darrin J. Hayes is in his sixth season as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Jackson State. In 2009, the “Dark Side Defense” was ranked No. 1 in the SWAC for the third consecutive season.

The defense was No. 1 in total defense (259 yards/game), No. 1 in pass defense (150.7 yards/game), No. 1 in Red Zone defense, and No. 2 in rushing defense (105.2 yards/game).

Last year, the JSU defense was ranked third in the SWAC in pass defense efficiency (96.7).

At JSU, Hayes has coached six All-Americans: SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker Marcellus Speaks, defensive end Donavan Robinson, safety Kerry Hoskins, corner Anthony Johnson, defensive end Marcus Benard and defensive back Domonique Johnson.

The Cleveland, Ohio, native came to JSU from Tuskegee University, where he served as defensive coordinator. Hayes’ defensive unit was the No. 1 defense in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (third in NCAA) in 2005. His defense was ranked No. 1 in every defensive category in the SIAC. They were No. 1 against the run, the pass, in takeaways, and in points allowed.

Before accepting the defensive coordinator position at Tuskegee in 2005, Hayes coached five years at Lane College in Jackson, Tenn. In 2004, Hayes had the No. 1 defense in the SIAC. His total defense was in the top five of the NCAA for four years and coached three All-Americans during his stay at Lane.

Antonio Knight is in his sixth season with the Tigers as the linebackers coach. Knight came to JSU from Tuskegee University where he served as defensive backs coach under Rick Comegy.

He was a stellar performer for the football Golden Tigers from 1996-99. The Monroe, La., native was a financial service representative for Regions Bank in Madison, Ala., 2001-02. He ran the athletic residence hall director at Alabama A&M during the academic year 2001-02.

Knight served for two years as head baseball coach at Tuskegee. He led the Golden Tigers to 35 wins in 2004 and 2005.

Knight played three positions for Tuskegee, strong safety, backup quarterback and punter after an all-state prep career at Wossman High in Monroe.

Derrick McCall is in his fourth season as a member of the Jackson State coaching staff. For the first two seasons he was the wide receivers coach and spent last season as the quarterbacks coach. Prior to coming to JSU he served two seasons with Shaw University as the associate head coach/offensive coordinator.

In his second season at Shaw, McCall helped lead the Bears to a CIAA title and historic NCAA Division II berth.

From 2002-05, he was the wide receivers coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers. While at Tuskegee, he served as interim head football coach and won a SIAC Championship and Pioneer Bowl Championship.

The Mobile, Ala., native also had a successful collegiate career as a quarterback for Jackson State from 1979-82. While at JSU, he won two SWAC Championships and made two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances.

He is a 2001 graduate of Spring Hill College, where he earned a degree in communications.

Carl “Big C” Roberts is in his second season as the special teams coach for the JSU Tigers. This is his second stint as a member of the JSU coaching staff. Roberts was an outstanding guard for the Tigers from 1979-82. He was named to the All-SWAC team three times as a player.

In 1984 and 1985 he played professionally with the Oklahoma Outlaws and San Antonio Gunslingers of the USFL.

Roberts first joined the JSU coaching staff in 1983 as a graduate assistant. He came on as a full-time staff member in 1987, when he served as the offensive line and strength coach, and remained on staff until 2003.

He is a graduate of B.L. Moore High in Crawford, Miss., where he was a four-year letterman at defensive tackle and also threw the shot put on the track team.

Gregory Ruffin is in his fifth season as the running backs coach at Jackson State. He is a graduate of Lane College in Jackson, Tenn. Ruffin came to Jackson State from Tuskegee University where he served as running backs coach under head coach Rick Comegy.

Before his arrival at Tuskegee in 2005, Ruffin served one season as defensive backs coach at Ouachita Baptist University.

Prior to Ouachita Baptist, he served one year (2002) as head football coach at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C.

Jonathan Thompson is in his fifth season as defensive line coach at Jackson State University. Thompson joined the JSU coaching staff after spending a season at Savannah State University (Ga.), where he was the defensive line coach. Under Thompson’s leadership defensive lineman Marcus Benard set JSU’s single-season sack record in 2008.

In 2009 Terrance Oniuke was second on the team in tackles and an All-SWAC second-team selection.

Prior to his stint at Savannah State, he was the defensive line coach at his alma mater, Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 2004-2005.

Earnest Wilson is in his second season as the offensive coordinator at Jackson State. He came to JSU after serving as the running backs coach at New Mexico State.

Last year, the JSU offense led the SWAC in scoring, total offense, passing and pass efficiency.

While at New Mexico State, Wilson’s running back corps tallied 1,278 yards on the ground. Prior to that season, Wilson was given an opportunity of a lifetime, as an intern coach for the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts.

Wilson came to NMSU after serving as offensive coordinator at Benedict College.

Wilson has an impressive background, which includes a stint as the head coach and director of football operations for the Jacksonville Tomcats and Carolina Rhinos of Arena League Football 2.

In his first stint as head coach in AFL2, he led the Rhinos to a 13-5 record in 2001 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. In his first season as head coach in 2000, the Rhinos posted a 10-8 record.

The Texas Tech graduate has also served as head coach of the Dayton Skyhawks of the Indoor Football League (1999), offensive coordinator at Oberlin College (1998), offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Elizabeth City State (1996-97), special teams, receivers/tight ends coach at Alabama A&M (1994-95), receivers/tight ends coach at Maine (1992), and receivers/tight ends coach at Allegheny College (1990-91).

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MEET THE JACKSON STATE TIGERS

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WILLIEBELLFr., LinebackerJackson, Miss.Murrah H.S.

JAVARIUSCONNER

Jr., Defensive EndMacon, Miss.Noxubee County H.S.

MIKEHILLJr., LinebackerJackson, Miss.Murrah H.S.

COREYBROWNFr., Defensive EndDouglasville, Ga.Douglas County H.S.

MARQUESEDUNNSoph., Tight EndPflugerville, TexasHendrickson H.S.

De’SUANDIXONSr., Defensive BackLeland, Miss.Leland H.S.

B.J.LEEJr., AthleteRidgeland, Miss.Ridgeland H.S.

JOHNATHANBILLUPS

Jr., Defensive Tackle

Picayune, Miss.Picayune H.S.

QUACOXSoph., Defensive Back

Tuskegee, Ala.B.T. Washington H.S.

RICHARDHUGHES

Jr., Defensive BackDecatur, Ga.SW Dekalb H.S.

ARMONCARTER

Soph., Defensive Line

Jackson, Miss.Murrah H.S.

RODRICKGLADNEY

Sr., Offensive LineJackson, Miss.Jim Hill H.S.

E.J.DREWERY

Jr., Wide ReceiverChesapeake, Va.Atlantic Shores Chr.

REUBENCORLEYJr., FullbackBatesville, Miss.South Panola H.S.

MAURICEBROOKS

Jr., Offensive LineCharleston, Miss.Charleston H.S.

TIMDANDRIDGE

Sr., Defensive BackDetroit, MichHighland Park H.S.

ANTHONYJOHNSON

Sr., Defensive BackJackson, Miss.Hargrave Mil. Acad.

JAMALCARTER

Jr., Defensive LineLivingston, Ala.Livingston, H.S.

TOMMYGOODENSoph., Running Back

Atlanta, Ga.Douglass H.S.

MICHAELDUKESSoph., Defensive Line

Brandon, Miss.NW Rankin H.S.

LUISMcLEOD

Jr., Defensive LineGainesville, Fla.Eastside H.S.


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DONAVANROBINSON

Sr., Defensive EndMilwaukee, Wis.Riverside H.S.

KEENANTILLMAN

Sr., Wide ReceiverMilton, Fla.Milton H.S.

CHAISPINESETT

Jr., LinebackerOrange County, Calif.

Mater Dei H.S.

JONATHANSMITHFr., Offensive LinePensacola, Fla.Pensacola H.S.

KRISSELITAFr., KickerMcComb, Mich.Dakota H.S.

MARCELLOSWILDER

Sr., Wide ReceiverTuscaloosa, Ala.Central H.S.

JOHNMOOREJr., LinebackerWilkerson Co., Miss.

Wilkerson County H.S.

RENTYROLLINS

Sr., Tight EndInkster, Mich.Inkster H.S.

JERELWALKER

Sr., FullbackPrince George, Md.

Parkdale H.S.

ZIONPYATTJr., Offensive LineBaltimore, Md.City College H.S.

CASEYTHERRIAULT

Sr., QuarterbackWyoming Park, Mich.

Wyoming Park H.S.

RAKEEMSIMSFr., Running BackRichton, Miss.Richton H.S.

DANNYWILLIAMS

Fr., Offensive LineTuscaloosa, Ala.Tuscaloosa Co. H.S.

MILTONPATTERSON

Jr., LinebackerAtlanta, Ga.Banneker H.S.

ERICROUSESr., Offensive LineChicago, Ill.Leo Catholic H.S.

TODDWILCHER

Soph., LinebackerAtlanta, Ga.Westlake H.S.

RICORICHARDSON

Jr., Wide ReceiverNatchez, Miss.Natchez H.S.

JOSHUATILLERSr., Tight EndDetroit, Mich.Mackenzie H.S.

JABRILSMITHJr., KickerJackson, Miss.Murrah H.S.

ANDREWRIGHT

Jr., Defensive BackBrooksville, Miss.Noxubee County H.S.


SONIC BOOM OF THE SOUTH

No matter where they perform, the JSU marching band leaves its mark as only

the Sonic Boom of the South can. For more than 68 years the famous JSU band has mystified and thrilled audiences through out the nation with its thunderous sounds and spectacular field show maneuvers.

Currently under the direction of Dr. Lewis Liddell, the 300-member Sonic Boom of the South is sure to deliver a performance booming with excitement and entertainment every time.

First organized in the early 1940s under the direction of part-time band director Kermit Holly Sr., the marching band is a direct outgrowth of the symphonic and concert bands. The marching band provides music for athletic events, selected parades, and ceremonial occasions primarily during the fall semester. Also, as an academic class, the marching band provides a laboratory experience for music education majors.

An original show band, the group was

given the nickname, The Sonic Boom of the South by band members in 1971. Also, in 1971 the majorettes abandoned their batons and became a dance team, known as the Prancing J-Settes. In 1974, “Get Ready”, an old Motown favorite was selected as the band’s theme song.

During the mid-1970s, the “Tiger Run-On,” the band’s traditional halftime field entrance, was perfected. The fast, eye-catching maneuver brings fans to their feet every time.

As the name indicates, the JSU marching band represents more that Jackson State and more than the city of Jackson, Miss. It is one of the most highly sought-after show bands in the nation.

As a tribute to the legacy and mystique of the JSU Marching Band, The Sonic Boom of the South is frequently invited to perform

at athletic events and to participate in band extravaganzas nationwide.

Some of the most notable performances by the Sonic Boom include halftime

appearances for the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, New York Jets, Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Senior Bowl (1997 and 2004), Indianapolis Colts, and Dallas Mavericks.

In 1990 the JSU marching band was featured in the Motown 30th Anniversary television special. And in 2003, the JSU marching band was featured on the NAACP 34th Image Awards television special. The Sonic Boom’s performance for Motown and the Image Awards has influenced many to refer to the JSU marching band as Hollywood’s band of choice.

In addition to the many stellar performances by the marching band, in 2003 the “Boom” was enshrined in the NCAA Hall of Champions. The band was also filmed by Electronic Art Sports (EA Sports) for inclusion in the 2005 version of the video game “NCAA Football 2005.”

Whether they are performing a high-energy halftime show or marching through the yard, the Sonic Boom of the South will wake you up and make you move with a performance that will “rock the house” anywhere and any time.

Dr. Lewis LiddellBand Director

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The Liberty Bowl has stood the test of time, that’s for sure. It has seen its share of tenants during

its 46 years on the Memphis sports scene, including games for the NFL, WFL, USFL, CFL and XFL.

It has hosted soccer events and numerous concerts, including Paul McCartney, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones and U2.

Formerly the Memphis Memorial Stadium in honor of the area’s citizens who served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War, the facility was built in part to help lure the Liberty Bowl post-season college football game from the Northeast.

The cost of the original construction was $3.7 million, a paultry sum compared to the price of stadiums built today.

The first event held at the facility was on Sept. 18, 1965, when Ole Miss defeated Memphis State, 34-14. It was renamed the Liberty Bowl in 1976.

It has hosted a number of professional football teams in its time, starting with the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League in 1974-75. The USFL’s Showboats called the Liberty Bowl home for their two years of existence (1984-85). The Canadian Football League expansion Mad Dogs played here in 1995, their only season. And the XFL’s Maniax were tenants during the 2001 campaign.

And the transient NFL team now known as the Tennessee Titans played its 1997 home games at the Liberty Bowl after leaving Houston en route to Nashville.

The brief soccer boom of the mid-1970s gave the city a team in the North American Soccer League between 1978-80. The Rogues did not post a winning record in their three years and moved to Calgary after the 1980 season.

The stadium even hosted an exhibition baseball game involving the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee

Brewers during the 1975 season, as a promotion sponsored by the Blues local minor-league team. The right-field fence was just 174 feet from home plate.

A $19.5 million expansion effort in 1987 increased the capacity from 51,000 to 62,380, adding seats and luxury suites to the east side. In 1984, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Memphis added a new scoreboard and sound system. And in 1999, the stadium installed an 18´x24´ Jumbotron video scoreboard system.

The stadium changed its playing surface in 2005 to FieldTurf, a popular synthetic material made from polyethylene, silica and rubber. The rubber crumbs that make up the fill come from about 25,000-40,000 old tires. This alternative is environmentally friendly, as the field does not need

to be watered, saving between 2.5 and 3.5 million gallons of water per year.

There is also no need for harmful pesticides or fertilizers, saving on carbon emmissions.

The most recent upgrade came outside the stadium, where most of the fairgrounds buildings and parking lots were removed in favor of a greenway and tailgating area known as Tiger Lane. The area stretches from East Parkway to the stadium and provides for a dramatic entrance to the grounds. The $15 million project allows

for premium tailgate spots, electrical outlets and other amenities.

Its most memorable events include the last game coached by Alabama’s Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant in the 1982 Liberty Bowl, the frigid 1983 Liberty Bowl game between Doug Flutie’s Boston College Eagles and Notre Dame, and the University of Memphis’ 21-17 upset of sixth-ranked Tennessee in 1996. That game attracted a record 65,885 fans.

STADIUM FACTSSeating Capacity: 61,008

Field Surface: FieldTurf

Opened: Sept. 18, 1965

Owner: The City of Memphis

Operated by: Park Services

Address: 335 S. Hollywood St. Memphis, TN 38104

Original construction cost: $3.7 million

Cost of 1987 upgrade: $19.5 million

Public address: Tom Prestigiacomo

TOP 10 LIBERTY BOWL CROWDS FOR A SPORTING EVENT:65,885 1996, Memphis vs. Tennessee65,483 1991, Memphis vs. Ole Miss65,234 1992, Memphis vs. Tennessee64,187 1987, Memphis vs. Ole Miss63,816 2007, Cent. Florida vs. Miss. St.63,121 2000, Memphis vs. Tennessee62,742 2010, Arkansas vs. East Carolina61,783 2006, Memphis vs. Tennessee61,497 1991, Air Force vs. Miss. St.61,171 1997, Jackson St. vs. Tenn. St.

FiberPolyethylene fiber reduces turf burns

InfillSilica sand and rubber from 25,000 recycled tires

BackingPolypropylene fabrics for strength; aids in drainage

NEW GENERATION OF TuRF SERVES LIBERTY BOWIn 2005, Liberty Bowl officials installed FieldTurf, replacing the natural grass surface that had been the playing field since the stadium’s birth.

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