West Virginia Tech Team Preview

The opponent for WKU's home opener is West Virginia Tech.

WVU Tech
Golden Bears
2007 Football
School: West Virginia Tech
Location Montgomery, WV
Founded: 1895
Enrollment: : 2,400
Nickname: : Golden Bears
Colors: : Royal Blue & New Gold
Conference: : Mid-South
Web Page: : www.wvutech.edu/athletics
Home Field: : Martin Field
Capacity: : 2,500
Web Page: : www.wvutech.edu/athletics

Head Coach: :: Shane Beatty

Offense: Basic Spread

Offensive Coordinator: : Damieon Mills

Starters Lost: 3
Starters Returning: : 8

Key Returners: : Sammy Cook (6’0, 180 lb, SR); Troy White (6’5, 300 lb, SO); Gary Joshway (6’0, 180 lb, SO); Joey Jude (6’3, 190 lb, JR)

Offensive Two Deep Depth Chart:

LT: Rayvonn Hall; #90; 6’6/305/FR Wes Chandler; #79; 6’2/270/JR

LG: Jesse Carmon; #75; 6’5/330/SO Lee King; #52; 5’10/265/FR

C: Mark Bing; #56; 6’4/280/SO Tristen Wade; #55; 6’2/236/FR

RG: Lee King; #52; 5’10/265/FR Tyrone McCarthy; #93; 6’1/275/FR

RT: Michael   Jones; #78; 6’3/250/SO Quinton Jones; #77; 6’2/275/FR

QB: Joey Jude; #4: 6‘2/200/SR Scott Tull; #15; 6’1/170/FR

X: William Smith; #80; 5’10/180/FR Thaddeus Phillips; #21; 6’5/205/SO

H: Arsenio Hill; #24; 5’6/160/FR

Y: Shedrick LoBrano; #83; 5’9/187/FR Dyrone Johnson; #14; 6’3/200/SO

Z: Gary Joshway; #8; 5’11/170/SO Patrick Evans; #85; 5’11/165/SO

TB: Rashaun Fitts; #12; 6’0/210/FR Corey McCann; #20; 5’9/200/SO

Defense

Defense: 3-5

Defensive Line/Strength & Conditioning: Billy Kehrer

Linebackers: Brian Miller

Defensive Starters Lost: 2
Defensive Starters Returning: 9

Key Returners: Eric Putmon (6’s, 195 lb. SR); Brandon McClendon (6’4, 260 lb, SO); Lew McAllister (6’2, 200 lb, JR); Frank Jennings (5’11m 178 lb, SR)

Defensive Two Deep

End: Brandon McClendon; #95; 6’3/250/SR Harley Kessel; #50; 6’2/247/FR

Tackle: Brandon Corns; #70; 6’3/285/JR Tyrone Powell; #60; 6’0/282/JR

Nose: Michael Charles; #54; 6’3/283/SR Ed Zeek; #72; 6’3/300/SO

Liz: Terrance Walker; #94; 6’1/225/FR Watson Stanford; #65; 6’2/240/SO

Mike: Ryan James; #17; 6’2/245/FR Elijah Smith; #48; 5’11/210/FR

Will: Ralph Hines; #58; 5’11/220/JR Kevin Craig; #44; 6’0/210/SO

RC: Sam Cook; #1; 6’0/185/JR Jermaine Jack; #7; 5’9/175/SR

Rover: Chris Anderson; #36; 5’11/200/SR Jahi Sherard; #26; 5’8/175/JR

LC: Willie McCray; #6; 5’9/170/SO Nigel James; #13; 5’10/175/SR

Free: Eric Putmon; #10; 6’2/205/JR Kendrell Fuller; #5; 6’1/185/SO

Bandit: Lew McAllister; #3; 6’1/205/JR Cortez Clay; #25; 5’8/170/FR