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lTto20W 1 THE DAILY NEWS JOURNAL www.dnj.com MTSU GAMEDAY MATCHUPS WARHAWKS BLUE RAIDERS am- EDGE QUARTERBACK WW- 1 MTSU (8-3r 6-1) at ULM (6-5, 5-2) Junior dual-threat Trey Revell has 305 rushing, 1,648 passing yards and 16 total touchdowns. Warhawks are completing just 56.6 percent of their passes. Already with school's quarterback rushing record, junior Dwight Dasher needs 238 yards to set the new MTSU passing record. Jackson, Morgan tough 1-2 punch RUNNING BACK SCOUTING REPORT Junior Frank Goodin is having a breakout season. He has already rushed for more than 1,000 yards and a team-high 13 touchdowns.

Rodney Lovett is a soild back-up. Sophomore D.D. Kyles is averaging 6.4 yards per carry. He has also averaged 127 yards on the ground in the Blue Raiders' last four games. RECEIVER 2, I BY ADAM SPARKS SPARKSDNJ.COM MONROE, La.

If they were not teammates, Louisiana-Monroe seniors Cardia Jackson and Aaron Morgan would compete for the spotlight among the Sun Belt Conference's best defenders. Instead, they battle for preeminence on their own defense. "You could say that it's (inscrrtru ann ic he tnn in 1 Belt receiver, but he is out Four players caught a touchdown pass last week for the Blue Raiders. Junior college transfer Garrett Andrews has turned it on late in the dure to a severe arm injury sustained at party. Senior Darrell McNeal is the top playmaker.

OFFENSIVE LINE turned A good veteran group. ULM averages 188 rushing yards per game. The Warhawks are ranked 19th nationally in fewest sacks allowed. The Blue Raiders turned the corner at midseason and could have two all-league performers in senior Mark Thompson and junior Mark. Fisher.

into a be-t us," Jack- DEFENSIVE LINE son said. in T1Itry.t0 Time: 3:30 p.m. Site: Malone Stadium (30,427) Radio: WGNS (1450-AM, 101.9-FM, 100.5-FM), WNSR (560-AM), WMOK89.5-FM) Coaches: Blue Raiders Rick Stockstill (25-23, fourth season); Red Wolves Charlie Weatherbie (31-49, eighth season; 76-114, overall, 17 seasons.) atest line: MTSU by 3 Series history: MTSU leads 8-2 Last meeting: MTSU 24, ULM 21 (11808) The Blue Raiders need Clog run and force ULM to pass. Clog run and force ULM to pass. Block another kick.

It's been big factor in win streak. The Warhawks need Don't turn it over. It's been ULM's poison lately (11 INTs in last 5 games). fl Balance the offense. Passing game missing.

Get early lead and build confidence. ULM needs win more than MTSU. of challenge to heart "(The Warhawks) are quick off the ball. They use speed rushes, but their defensive end is a big guy so you have to sit and squat (in pass protection)." -Adam Sparks, 615-278-5174 Like McCoy, senior defensive Aaron Morgan is having an MVP-type season. He has 15.5 tackles for losses and nine sacks.

ULM leads the SBC in rushing defense. MTSU senior Chris McCoy's 17.5 tackles for losses is the third most in single season. Jamari Lattimore has an interception, fumble return and TD in last two games. UI.M PHOTO ULM senior linebacker Cardia Jackson leads the Sun Belt Conference with 109 tackles. LINEBACKER A very good group.

Senior Cardia Jackson leads the Sun Belt with 109 stops. He also is the league's all-time leading tackier and eighth all-time at ULM. Blitzing seniors Cam Robinson, Danny Carmichael have combined for 11 tackles for loses and five sacks. The group has turned to be a strength of the defense MORGAN ball for the tackle, and he will too. And then I'll say, 'I've got to have this "He's down in front of me getting the job done.

And I'm behind him trying to' do the same thing." Jackson and Morgan offer a daunting one-two punch for ULM's defense. Jackson, a linebacker, leads the Sun Belt in tackles with 109. Morgan, a defensive end, leads the league with nine sacks. "I try to make every tackle, and he tries to make every tackle," Mor- DEFENSIVE BACK averaging 229 yards on the ground. Running back D.D.

Kyles has rushed for 507 yards in the last four games, and quarterback Dwight Dasher has 448 yards in the same stretch. MTSU has also allowed the fewest sacks in Sun Belt play with seven in seven games. "This is a good challenge for us on the offensive line," MTSU offensive tackle Mark Fisher said. "We take that kind gan said. "We feed off one another." Jackson and Morgan have helped ULM rank as the Sun Belt's stingiest rush defense, allowing just 103 yards per game.

Only two of ULM's last seven opponents have rushed for 100 yards. Louisiana-Lafayette ran for only 62 yards against the Warhawks last week. MTSU has been the Sun Belt's top rushing offense in league play, Ranked 101st in pass defense (248 yards per game). Greg James holds the Sun Belt career interceptions record with 16. IP Senior cornerback Marcus Udell quietly has seven interceptions, wich is third-most in nation and most in the Sun Belt.

Blue Raiders have 14 INTs. SPECIAL TEAMS Kicker Rabi Jabour had made only three of his last eight field-goal at-temps. ULM has had three kicks blocked this season. Sophomore kicker Alan Gendreau is 17-of-19 on field-goal attempts. The Blue Raiders have eight blocked kicks this season.

PREDICTION: MTSU 27, ULM 21 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MTSU Rushing Player Dwight Dasher D.D. Kyles Ben Cunningham Team Totals Carries Yards Carry Game IDs 180 865 4.8 78.6 9 118 755 6.4 75.5 3 36 159 4.4 17.7 1 439 1,985 45 1805 17 Position No. Player Class Quarterback 12' Trey Revell' (6-5, 221, Sr.) 14 Cody Wells (6-0 195, Fr.) Talback 5 Frank Goodin (5-9, 203, Jr.) 28 Rodney Lovett (5-9, 202, JR.) Tigh Tend 17 Alvin Jordan (6-2, 253, Jr.) 80 Keavon Milton (6-4, 247, Fr.) Wide Reciver 83 Anthony McCall (6-1, 189, So.) 88 Brent Leonard J6JJ83LFt) Wide Receiver 3 DarrellMcNeal (6-0, 220, Sr.) 84 Julian Griffin (6-3, 204, So.) Wide Receiver 10 Tim Taylor (5J87LSo.) 1 JJ. McCoy Left Tackle 64 Mitch Doyle (6-5, 282, Sr.) 72 Josh Andrews So.) Left Guard 65 Brett Thompson (6-3, 276, Sr.) 74 Andrew Stout (6-3, 298, Jr.) Center 63 Emmanuel Lockett (6-1, 296, Sr.) 67 AJ.DeGroot (6-3, 289, Jr.) RightGuard 56 Jonathan Gill (6-3, 280, Fr.) 71 Doug Stroud (6-7, 314. Jr.) Right Tackle .69 Justin Roberts (6281Jol "(6-6, 296, Sr.) 79 ryan Dercher End 55 Troyjavans 95 Jameson Jordan (6-5, 252, So.) (6-6, 293.

Sr.) ULM Rushing Player Carries Yards Carry Game IDs Frank Goodin 206 1,086 5.3 98.7 13 Trey Revell 84 305 3.6 33.9 5 Rodney Lovette 31 292 9.4 26 1 Team Totals 450 2,068 4.6 188,0 21 MTSU Passing Player- Att Cornp Int Yds. TO Dwight Dasher 356 194 12 2,511 54.5 19 Brent. Burnette 21 11 0 115 52.4 1 Team Totals 388 211 13 2,741 54.4 20 ULM Passing Player Att Comp Int Yds. Pet TD Trey Revell 193' 113 10 1,648 58.5 11 Cody Wells 93 51 6 622 54.8 5 Team Totals 290 164 17 2270 565 16 MTSU. Receiving Player Rcpts.

Yards Avg. Per Game TDs Patrick Honeycutt 32 366 11.4 36.6 3 Chris McGlover 31 486 15.7 44.2 4 Garrett Andrews 30 437 14.6 39.7 3 Sancho McDonald 19 221 11.6 20.1 2 Shane Blissard 14 263 18.8 23.9 1 Team Totals 211 2,741 E0 2492 20 ULM Receiving Player Rcpts. Yards Avg. Per Game TDs LaGregory Sapp 40 784 19.6 78.4 3 DarrellMcNeal 37 535 14.5 48.6 6 Luther Ambrose 27 348 12.9 31.6 2 Alvin Jordan 21 203 9.7 185 2 Team Totals 164 2270 E8 2064 16 Tackle 99 Aaron Williams 91 Aaron Moore hL 14 Position No. Player Ht, Wt, Class Quarterback 9 Dwight Dasher (5-10, 180, Jr.) 10 Brent Burnette (6-3, 209, r-Fr.) failback 2 Desmond Gee (5JJ68, SrJ 23 D.D.

Kyles So.) Wide Receiver 1 Chris McCjover (6-4, 208, Sr.) J5 Sancho McDonald Wide Receiver 17 Patrick Honeycutt (5-9, 172, r-Sr) 81 Wes Caldwell (6jj86, Jr.) Wide Receiver 80 Garrett Andrews (6-3, 208, Jr.) 5 Andrew Banks" (5-9, T56j r-So.) Wide Receiver 83 Shane Blissard 28 Harold Turner r-Fr.) Left Tackle 78 Mike Williams (6-2, 71 Jake Padrick (6-1 283, r-So.) Left Guard 65 Alex Stuart So.) 70 Jamal Lewis (6-3, 294, r-Jr.) Center 72 Mark Thompson (6-5, 296, r-Sr.) 75 Chris Hawkins (6-3, 284, r-Jr.) Right Guard 60 Brandon McLeroy (6-3, 316, So.) 62 Evon Lettsome (6:4. 274, r-JrJ Right Tackle 74 Mark Fisher (6-3, 290, Jr.) 50 Colin Boss (6-4, 315, r-So.) Left End 11 Jamari Lattimore v. (6-3, 232, Jr.) 85 OmarMcLendon (6-4, 238, Fr.) Tackle 92 Brandon Perry (6-1, 51 SaCoby Carter (6-1, 265. r-So.) Tackle 47 Dwight Smith (6-2, 263, Jr.) "94 Gary Tucker (6-2, 260, r-Jr.) Right End 98 Chris McCoy (6-4, 245, r-Sr.) 91 Emmanuel Perez (6-1, 228, Jr.) Linebacker 52 Antwan Davis jb 216, Jr.) 59 Darrin Davis" (6-1, 211, So.) Linebacker 44 Danny Carmichael (6-0, 242, Sr.) 56 Norman Washington (5-TU28, r-So.) Linebacker 30 Cam Robinson (6-0, 216, Sr.) 32 Justin Jones (5-11, 216, Fr.) Left Corner 6 Rod Issac I 3 Marcus Udell (6-0. 184.

Sr.) Strong Safety 33 Kevin Brown (6-1, 206, Jr.) 42 Juno Prudhomm (6-0, 210, Fr.) Free Safety 20 Jeremy Kellem (5-10, 188. Jr) 24 Derek Crumpton (5-11, 190, So.) Right 7 Alex Suber (5-9, 165, Sr.) 18 Kenneth Gilstrap (5-10, 172, Fr.) Placekicker .38 Alan Gendreau (5-10. 170, So.) 37 David DeFatta (5-9. 188, r-Sr Punter ...37. David DeFatta.

r-Sr.) 36 Nathaniel Toulson (6-1, 237, r-So.) Kickoff Return 2 Desmond Gee (5-8, 168, Sr.) 1 6 Rod (5-11, 185, Jr.) Punt Return 17 Patrick Honeycutt (5-9, 172, r-Sr) Snapper 48 Adam Wade 233, r-Jr.) '1 4 End JM.Z79. JH2i Sri. 44. AaVon Morgan Jordan Landry Theo Smith Linebacker 42 (6-5, 260, So.) 45 DaCorris Ford Linebacker 51 Carida Jackson 49 C.C. Carpenter J6220.

F0 (6-2, 228, Sr.) Linebacker 50 Josh Thomas 54 Jason Edwards Cornerback 243, So). (5-10, 180, (5-10, 153, Fr.) 26 Nate Brown 6 Robert Nelson Cornerback 21 0tis Stamps Alex Blake J5-10J88S0 37 Darius Prelow 30 Alexlbe' (6-1, 201, Sr.) 2 Safety JjregJames Khairi Usher 2009 Schedule Rover (6-2, 210, Sr.) (6-3, 209, Jr.) 2009 Schedule J4 30 James Truxillo Alex Ibe Sept 5 at Texas Sept. 12 Texas Southern Sept 19 at Arizona State (6-1, 192, So). 59-20 1.38-14 W. 27-25 16-10 36-13' Placekicker Punter Sept.

26 at Florida Atlantic Oct Florida International Oct 13 Arkansas 5tate Oct 24 at Kentucky 28 Sept 5 atClemson 37-14 Septs.12 W. 31-14 Sept 19 32-31. Sept 26 at North ta 3721 Oct 6 at Troy 31-7 Oct 17 Mississippi State 1 27-7 0 2 62-24 Oct 3J. at Florida Atlantic W. 27-20 Nov 7 Florida International 48-21 Nov.

14 Louiwra-Lafayette. 34-17 Novl Arkansas State W.38-M Today atLousoia-Monrce 330pm I Kickoff Return Radi Jabour Scott Love Luthq Ambrose. Rodney Lovett Darrell McNeal Salanoa Galeai J5iOJ75So.) (5-9, 202, Jr.) (6-0; 220, Sr.) (6-0. 200, Fr.) Oct at Troy 42-21 Nov .7 33-6 Nov. 14 Western Kentucky.

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