Ranking the state's best college linebacker rooms: Power Four leads way
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Started in 1916 and originally nicknamed the Parsons, head coach Ray Morrisson helped SMU Football rise to notoriety before the Mustangs became the first program in the Southwest Conference to integrate under head coach Hayden Fry in the 60s. Jerry LeVias officially became the first black scholarship player in the SWC in 1965. The program rose to national prominence in the 1980s under head coach Bobby Collins behind the Pony Express spearheaded by running backs Eric Dickerson and Craig James. SMU's short-lived reign at the top was beseidged by the team's notorious downfall in becoming the first-ever collegiate program to succumb to the "Death Penalty" and were subsequently terminated from participation by the NCAA in 1987. The Mustangs went bowl-less until 2009 under June Jones and the foundation was set for SMU's revival.
OFFENSE - Air Raid | |||
Position | Starter | Backup | Reserve(s) |
WR-X | Jordan Hudson | ||
WR-Z | Jr. Moochie Dixon | Key'Shawn Smith | Ashton Cozart |
WR-SL | Jake Bailey | Roderick Daniels Jr. | Brashard Smith |
LT | PJ Williams | Caleb Johnson | |
LG | Logan Parr | Nate Anderson | |
C | Justin Osborne | ||
RG | Jakai Clark | Ben Sparks | |
RT | Savion Byrd | ||
TE | RJ Maryland | ||
QB | Preston Stone | Kevin Jennings | |
RB | Jaylan Knighton | LJ Johnson | Camar Wheaton |
DEFENSE - 4-2-5 | |||
Position | Starter | Backup | Reserve(s) |
DE | Elijah Roberts | Je'lin Samuels | |
NT | Anthony Booker | Mike Lockhart | |
DT | Kori Roberson | Jonathan Jefferson | |
DE | Isaiah Smith | Cam Robertson | Jafari Harvey |
MLB | Ahmad Walker | Alexander Kilgore | |
WLB | Kobe Wilson | Justin Medlock | |
CB | Jahari Rogers | AJ Davis | |
CB | Smoke Robinson | Deuce Harmon | |
SS | Isaiah Nwokobia | Bryan Massey | |
FS | Johnathan McGill | Ahmaad Moses | |
NB | Cale Sanders Jr. | Brandon Crossley | |
SPECIAL TEAMS | |||
K | Collin Rogers | ||
P | Isaac Pearson |
Coming soon.
Name | Title |
Rhett Lashlee | Head Coach |
Scott Symons | Defensive Coordinator |
Casey Woods | Offensive Coordinator |
Jonathan Brewer | Quarterbacks |
Kyle Cooper | Outside Linebackers |
Rickley Hunley Jr. | Cornerbacks |
Garin Justice | Offensive Line |
Calvin Thibodeaux | Defensive Line |
Rob Likens | Wide Receivers |
Maurice Crum Jr. | Linebackers |
Coming soon.
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