Ranking State's Contenders Based on Chances to Win Conference
There are seven conference championship contenders in Texas. What's the path for each of them to win?
North Texas State Normal College played its first game in 1913, led by J.W. Pender in a 13-0 loss to TCU. Since then, the program has been blessed with some terrific runs by tremendous coaches from J.W. St. Clair (.656 winning percentage from 1915-19) to Sisco (.653 from 1929-41) to Fry (.629 from 1973-78). Perhaps no one epitomizes the program, though, more than Mean Joe Green, one of the greatest players to ever play the game at any level. Darrell Dickey and Seth Littrell each led the Mean Green to three consecutive bowl games in the modern era.
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Position | Starter | Backup | Reserve | |
WR (X) | Jr. Jeremiah Aaron | Dalton Carnes | ||
WR (Z) | Sr. Damon Ward | Mason Ferguson | DT Sheffield | |
WR (Y) | Sr. Blair Conwright | Landon Sides | Shane Porter | |
LT | Jr. Ma'Kyi Lee | Desmond Magiya | ||
LG | Sr. Gabe Blair | Johnny Dickson III | ||
OC | Sr. Jett Duncan | Tyler Mercy | ||
RG | Sr. Landon Peterson | Paula Vaipulu | ||
RT | Sr. Larry Moore | Jasper Lott | ||
TE | Jr. Oscar Hammond | Xzavior Kautai | ||
QB | Jr. Chandler Morris | Cash McCollum | ||
RB | Soph. Zach Evans | Ikaika Ragsdale | Juwaun Price | |
Defense - 3-3-5 | ||||
Position | Starter | Backup | Reserve | |
DE | Sr. Jake Shipley | Terrell Dawkins | Breyon Charles | |
NT | Sr. Roderick Brown | Keith Smith Jr. | ||
DT | Jr. Fatafehi Vailea | VJ Bronson | ||
SLB | R- Fr. JJ Jean-Louis | Jaylen Smith | ||
MLB | Soph Ethan Wesloski | Chavez Brown | ||
WLB | Sr. Jordan Brown | CJ Garnett | ||
CB | Sr. Ridge Texada | Loronzo Thompson | ||
CB | R-Fr. Brian Nelson II | X'Avion Brice | ||
SS | Soph. Evan Jackson | BJ Allen | ||
FS | Sr. Jayden Hill | David Spruiells | ||
STAR | Sr. Isheem Young | Jayven Anderson | ||
Special Teams | ||||
Position | Starter | Backup | Reserve | |
Punter | Sawyer Evans | |||
Kicker | Blake Ford |
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Name | Title |
Eric Morris | Head Coach |
Drew Svoboda | Associate Head Coach and Special Teams |
Matt Caponi | Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks |
Jordan Davis | Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers |
Sean Brophy | Quarterbacks |
Patrick Cobbs | Running Game Coordinator, Running Backs |
Cutter Leftwich | Offensive Line |
Demerick Gray | Defensive Line |
Clay Jennings | Safeties |
Brian Odom | Linebackers |
D'Andre Payne | Cornerbacks |
Name | Position | Classification | Previous School |
Juwaun Price | Running Back | SR | Syracuse |
Harold Nash III | Safety | SR | Memphis |
Grant Tisdale | Quarterback | SR | TCU |
Shane Whitter | Outside Linebacker | JR | Oklahoma |
VJ Bronson | Defensive Tackle | JR | Arkansas State |
Terrell Dawkins | Defensive End | SR | South Carolina |
Blake Ford | Athlete | SO | Arkansas |
Jake Shipley | Defensive End | SR | Oregon |
Chandler Morris | Quarterback | JR | TCU |
Ma'Kyi Lee | Offensive Tackle | JR | Missouri |
David Spruiells | Safety | SO | Northern Arizona |
Bryan Allen Jr. | Safety | SO | Texas |
Johnny Dickson III | Offensive Guard | SO | Virginia Tech |
X'Avion Brice | Cornerback | SO | Texas |
Oscar Hammond | Tight End | JR | Central Oklahoma |
Jasper Lott | Offensive Guard | JR | TCU |
JJ Jean-Louis | Inside Linebacker | RS FR | Iowa State |
Zach Evans | Running Back | SO | Minnesota |
Dalton Carnes | Wide Receiver | SO | Houston |
DT Sheffield | Wide Receiver | JR | Washington State |
Isheem Young | Safety | SR | Iowa State |
Jeremiah Aaron | Wide Receiver | JR | West Virginia |
Jenson Walker | Athlete | SR | Southeast Missouri State |
Nick Rempert | Wide Receiver | SR | Tulsa |
Landon Peterson | Offensive Tackle | SR | Texas Tech |
Jayden Hill | Safety | SR | Ohio Dominican |
There are seven conference championship contenders in Texas. What's the path for each of them to win?
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