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Louisiana Tech @ Texas 7 PM 8/31 on LHN

It is no longer "way too early". Game week is here.

Time to go 1-0.

H/T to @Bevo for digging this up.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The two combined for three punt returns in 2018.

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

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

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Billy Pilgrim

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I thought low hit on the QB was only a pro rule and not a college rule.

USNALonghorn

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2 minutes ago, thepop said:

Not even close.

I still have the nightmares from called back pick sixes.

GreenspointTexas

Certifiably Surly

400 yards to la tech aint good, no matter the situation

clapclapclap

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(edited)

Misheard lyrics

Edited by clapclapclap

HuntinHorn

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(edited)
3 minutes ago, BERT said:

Y’all bitch when back ups don’t get in and now y’all bitch when they’re in and can’t run the O like the 1’s. Can’t have it both ways 

I have never bitched about backups not coming in so suck a root.. 

I do think 9 minutes is too GD early to run clock like he did in Casey's first series.

Edited by HuntinHorn

HOOK'EMHOOAH

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Just now, USNALonghorn said:

I still have the nightmares from called back pick sixes.

Add another to the list

Horn Dog

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2 minutes ago, BERT said:

Y’all bitch when back ups don’t get in and now y’all bitch when they’re in and can’t run the O like the 1’s. Can’t have it both ways 

You must be new here

Bigbend1812

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Such ass.  Need Casey to be primed.

BERT

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Just now, GreenspointTexas said:

400 yards to la tech aint good, no matter the situation

Sure it is. It gives you something to bitch about. Herman called in that favor just for you 

Zavala

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Horrible play call. Conservative shit is NOT where it's at on offense. 

Ldogg53

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Backup C not helping things. Snap is a bit too soft.

runthebone

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What a bunch of bitches here.  We did what we needed to do.  We are fucking up fake dbu next week.

DaysOff

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Fucking 92 yard hold here plz

Modessit

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400 yards to la tech aint good, no matter the situation
Luckily they don't get extra points for yards. They can have 1000 yards if they only score 14 to our 38.
Just now, BERT said:

Sure it is. It gives you something to bitch about. Herman called in that favor just for you 

You have really low standards 

Bigbend1812

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1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

400 yards to la tech aint good, no matter the situation

It is if he’s on your college fantasy league team. 

UTEX_ME

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I hate this turtle bs

BERT

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1 minute ago, HuntinHorn said:

I have never bitched about backups not coming in so suck a root.. 

I do think 9 minutes is too GD early to run clock like he did in Caseys first series.

You just happened to get quoted. 

Get ln My Van

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It’s too bad that clown ref decided to point shave but still a good win.

USNALonghorn

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2 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

400 yards to la tech aint good, no matter the situation

Damn, I wish turnovers and field position were a part of the game. Fuck playing the games, lets just compare stats!

Bone3421

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38-17 was my prediction....

Colonel Mustard

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Backups learn nothing positive when you just let them do turtle shit like that everytime they get to go in. 

Ldogg53

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All these LHN commercials would be tolerable if it wasn't replayed EVERY break. 
B b back it up is especially getting rough ..

They need to just show Pom dancing for 1 of those commercials every break. I’d prefer the whole break but they do have to sell some ads.

Ghost of Shag

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Ahh, the sound of bitching during garbage time.

Where have you been for the last decade.  

campcrunk

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God damn. Herman's play calling in the fourth quarter when we've got a 2 score plus lead makes me want to jam a screwdriver into one or both of my eyeballs. It's like he's channeling all of the worst things he learned GDGD. Otherwise, I thought the playcalling was generally really solid tonight.

Mileslong

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This is the worst ending since Dexter...

Bigbend1812

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Welp.  1-0 bitches!  First time for Tommy at Texas.

SquishMitten

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All these LHN commercials would be tolerable if it wasn't replayed EVERY break. 
B b back it up is especially getting rough ..


Buy a commercial then

cdain3

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2 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

400 yards to la tech aint good, no matter the situation

All apart of the plan. LSU is gonna come in beating their chest only to get butt fucked. They won't see it coming.

BERT

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1 minute ago, CHEF RIBS W/ THE HAMM YALL said:

You have really low standards 

Not at all. I just don’t overreact. Now, if this is happening next week when everything isn’t being called vanilla and safe, then I’ll worry a little bit

Colonel Mustard

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Just now, Ghost of Shag said:

Ahh, the sound of bitching during garbage time.

Where have you been for the last decade.  

Trruuuueeeee. Isnt it great

ztejas

Certifiably Surly

Hoping LaTech ends up being pretty good this year. Or that we were keeping it pretty vanilla tonight. 

Still rough around the edges and corner looks like it's going to be a problem. Ehlinger looked great, Keontay looked great, DLine and OLine are both solid. 

Anxious for next week. 

Walden Ponderer

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So the refs really fucked me over. I had 45-13 in the pick 'em contest. Oh, well.

thepop

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Just now, Mileslong said:

This is the worst ending since Dexter...

Game of Thrones would like a word 

Zavala

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2 minutes ago, Bone3421 said:

38-17 was my prediction....

Fuck you it was mine as well........

Ldogg53

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Backups learn nothing positive when you just let them do turtle shit like that everytime they get to go in. 

What? Quite the opposite. Coach tells you to man up and whip your guy. It’s like drills in practice.

cdain3

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Just now, thepop said:

Game of Thrones would like a word 

Dexter was worst.

AUS-97HORN

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INT   no flags for real this time

Deej

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Just now, Ghost of Shag said:

Ahh, the sound of bitching during garbage time.

Where have you been for the last decade.  

They've been waiting with bated breath to bitch in such a situation. 

Fucking pussies. They're like the Cloak Room of the football board.

HtownHorn

Full Members

Damn this team has some athletes.

Bigbend1812

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Fuck yeah!  Now let them go score!

deadshank

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Overshown.  Nice work

DaysOff

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Hell of an athletic play

slim9797

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Athletes galore no doubt on Defense. Just gotta grow up and put it all together


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Valmy77

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There we go baby! Time to put a bow on this one!

crony

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Oh shit!

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