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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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AUS-97HORN

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Lowell really is a fucking beating

Girdwood

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Gotta start converting opportunities.

CastHorn

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Just now, The Ace of Aces said:

O-Line just got fucking mauled an entire series. 

They blitzed the whole drive.

Zavala

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Just now, Kel Varnsen said:

What has happened to the OL?

Sam Squeezed the ball

Zharkov

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Would like to see them handle the  blitzes better. 😕

ButtFumble

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Just now, Kel Varnsen said:

What has happened to the OL?

hopefully Texas is not showing too much of the 2 minute O and saving plays

although Texas could use all the practice they can get

hookem48

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good lord, who's #55?

orangebird

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1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Duvernay spent that entire last play 15 yards open.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.  Love Sammy, but that was not his best series for decision-making there.

Colonel Mustard

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2min drill goes on list of things to work on....

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3 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Ehlinger likes sending balls to the cheerleaders?

Don't we all?

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Terry Bradshaw on suicide watch

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1 minute ago, The Ace of Aces said:

O-Line just got fucking mauled an entire series. 

Not sure how much is actually on the OL; looks to me like Sam just misread a series of blitzes. Held the ball too long, especially on that sack.

Burt Macklin

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20 minutes ago, Colonel Mustard said:

Just pick up the 2yd first down plz

Yeah. Expose our two healthy RBs to more hits in a 4 score game! 

They’re clearly going pass heavy to save the RBs.

AUS-97HORN

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kind of tough to handle the blitzes better when we have 6 defenders and 7 or 8 are coming at us. 

Radical Larry

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I'd like to take Taylor Davis to a nice seafood dinner.

hookem48

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1 minute ago, Zharkov said:

Would like to see them handle the  blitzes better. 😕

they didn't prepare for it

Billy Pilgrim

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The last 2 series remind me of the Tulsa game last year. Shitty play calling and execution. Really need to come out and score a couple of times and get some back ups in

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Shackleford not around to direct the line might have something to do with it.


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Just now, Zavala said:

Terry Bradshaw on suicide watch

Sounds like the last 2 minutes of the half could give him hope for the second half

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hah Mensa was pisssed

UTEX_ME

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not having a running back threat sucks as seen on that last drive. 

MuellerHorn

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Wow. Willie Tyler has a lot of bad weight on him.

Stunns38

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Herman’s pissed. Looks like our conditioning sucks on the O line.

Colonel Mustard

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Just now, Burt Macklin said:

Yeah. Expose our two healthy RBs to more hits in a 4 score game! 

They’re clearly going pass heavy to save the RBs.

Your over 20mins behind. Catch up old man

ButtFumble

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fucking a Tom just called himself out........he is learning

Zavala

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Lol giving up zero points "pretty good" from Tom.

Says the head coach is making mistakes out there too..

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Terry Bradshaw on suicide watch

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3 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

O-Line just got fucking mauled an entire series. 

They were bringing 8. The OP actually did a really good job picking up the blitz, but 5 can’t block 8.

Ghost of Shag

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If we’re going to take the next step, Sam has to get more accurate. The early ball to Smith and shortly after to Johnson both would have been touchdowns. He has to hit those throws.

AUS-97HORN

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Just now, Burt Macklin said:

Yeah. Expose our two healthy RBs to more hits in a 4 3 score game! 

 

FIFY

ztejas

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3 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

Ugly end to the half. Herman needs to get this team refocused and finish the game

What?

Dahobbs

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Let's clean up coverage and blitz reading next half. 

Handcruser

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What wrong with Jordan w?


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Rimbo

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LOL @ Ahmad Brooks blaming the construction for Dicker missing the kick hahahahahaha

TtomTerrific

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Tom Herman is a fucking mental patient, man ....and I fucking love it!

GreenspointTexas

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LaTech is out of ideas on D

 

they brought 7-8 that entire drive

Rip76

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Just now, ButtFumble said:

hopefully Texas is not showing too much of the 2 minute O and saving plays

although Texas could use all the practice they can get

Here’s the deal.  When we used to have the Mack Brown slow starts against shit teams, we always said that Mack wasn’t trying to show his hand.

Herman truly isn’t trying to show his hand, especially against the LSU scout team.

We’re good.

F250

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2 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

Ugly end to the half. Herman needs to get this team refocused and finish the game

100% discipline is the next step Herman needs to make with this team. Looks like the team is still having ups and downs

 

Bruh Man

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for your halftime entertainment...

 

 

AUS-97HORN

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1 minute ago, Handcruser said:

What wrong with Jordan w?


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they think he might have tweaked his sports hernia

Elmer_Fudd

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After the last 2 years we should be thrilled with this 1st half.

hookem48

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1 minute ago, Handcruser said:

What wrong with Jordan w?


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he took a shot to the leg

HOOK'EMHOOAH

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3 minutes ago, Zavala said:

Terry Bradshaw on suicide watch

Humanity would only be so lucky

Ldogg53

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Is Shack out?

No. Why?
He was in on that last play that was a sack.

Zavala

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2 minutes ago, ButtFumble said:

fucking a Tom just called himself out........he is learning

Tom Herman gonna post on the fire Tom Herman thread at halftime

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