On Saturday AState will graduate 10 5th year seniors who have had a different head coach in every season they have played at the school.
Since 2011 the 10 players have seen Five different head coaches, two different interim head coaches, 4 different defensive and offensive coordinators, 4 strength coaches, 3 equipment managers and 27 different assistant coaches. In that time period, they have won 34 games, which will make them finish as one of the winningest senior classes in the history of Arkansas State football.
The Five have been at the program so long, the only current employees of the football team who have been at the school for longer than these players are the head athletic trainer, and one of the administrative assistants to the head coach.
The 10:
Brock Barnhill DB: Mountain Home, AR. Walked on, earned a scholarship this season. Plays Special Teams.
William Boyd WR: Cave City, AR. Walk-On Played 11 career games.
Tyler Grieve C: Jonesboro, AR Has started 11 career games, all this season
Frankie Jackson: DB: Baton Rouge, LA Team Captain. 59 career tackles, and 909 career rushing yards.
Ryan Jacobs: DB Evans, GA Special Teams Contributor
Qushawn Lee: LB Prattville, AL Fifth on school's career tackles list. Recently named to All Centennial Team.
Kenny Rains: TE: Hot Springs, AR Started Seven games. Caught first TD pass this season
Andrew Tryon: DB: Russelville, AR 23 career starts, 18 pass breakups
Alan Wright: OL: Cave City, AR 20 career starts
Sterling Young: DB Hoover, AL 44 career starts. Team leader.
No matter how this season finishes, these players will be well remembered by our fans, and will likely get some kind of special recognition from the school down the road. At any point they could have left, but they stayed the course.
Note: The class started with 11 players, but DL Markel Owens was murdered this past January when he attempted to protect his mother during a home invasion.
Kudos to them for sticking it out through all the change. I can't imagine that many coaching changes in 4-5 years. I am hoping at Ga. Southern we don't go through anything quite as extreme as Ark. St. has.
Thank you for posting that. Those seniors have my utmost respect for staying the course. Prayers and Peace for the Owens family as well.
I, for one, applaud these young men. This was not an easy thing to go through. They stayed focused and persevered. I am proud they played for the SBC.
Kudos to chiefsfan for acknowledging 11 young men who deserve credit for their hard work, dedication, and loyalty.
Takes a special group of young men to do that. Congrats to them.
I agree with the other comments. It certainly is commendable, especially for those players who based on their results, apparently dedicated their all to a program and not a particular coach.
We went through a similiar process with four coaching changes across six years (2005-2010), which wasn't as disruptive as stAte's situation, but was approaching it. I know especially how it impacted our recruiting continuity, and what the Red Wolves did across that span makes it impressive.
Congratulations to those young men. Let's hope your current coach is a keeper.
(11-26-2014 10:51 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]On Saturday AState will graduate 10 5th year seniors who have had a different head coach in every season they have played at the school.
Since 2011 the 10 players have seen Five different head coaches, two different interim head coaches, 4 different defensive and offensive coordinators, 4 strength coaches, 3 equipment managers and 27 different assistant coaches. In that time period, they have won 34 games, which will make them finish as one of the winningest senior classes in the history of Arkansas State football.
The Five have been at the program so long, the only current employees of the football team who have been at the school for longer than these players are the head athletic trainer, and one of the administrative assistants to the head coach.
The 10:
Brock Barnhill DB: Mountain Home, AR. Walked on, earned a scholarship this season. Plays Special Teams.
William Boyd WR: Cave City, AR. Walk-On Played 11 career games.
Tyler Grieve C: Jonesboro, AR Has started 11 career games, all this season
Frankie Jackson: DB: Baton Rouge, LA Team Captain. 59 career tackles, and 909 career rushing yards.
Ryan Jacobs: DB Evans, GA Special Teams Contributor
Qushawn Lee: LB Prattville, AL Fifth on school's career tackles list. Recently named to All Centennial Team.
Kenny Rains: TE: Hot Springs, AR Started Seven games. Caught first TD pass this season
Andrew Tryon: DB: Russelville, AR 23 career starts, 18 pass breakups
Alan Wright: OL: Cave City, AR 20 career starts
Sterling Young: DB Hoover, AL 44 career starts. Team leader.
No matter how this season finishes, these players will be well remembered by our fans, and will likely get some kind of special recognition from the school down the road. At any point they could have left, but they stayed the course.
Note: The class started with 11 players, but DL Markel Owens was murdered this past January when he attempted to protect his mother during a home invasion.
This is good stuff and you get a free pass as it is not rubbing it in I m asking can you tell us how many rings they are leaving with SBC and bowl rings. Thanks just amazing
Definitely great character shown by those Sr.'s.... I tip my cap to them.
That group has 3 (2 outright) SBC rings and 2 GoDaddy trophies in 3 trips.
(11-27-2014 08:18 AM)CAJUNCOUNTRY Wrote: [ -> ] (11-26-2014 10:51 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]On Saturday AState will graduate 10 5th year seniors who have had a different head coach in every season they have played at the school.
Since 2011 the 10 players have seen Five different head coaches, two different interim head coaches, 4 different defensive and offensive coordinators, 4 strength coaches, 3 equipment managers and 27 different assistant coaches. In that time period, they have won 34 games, which will make them finish as one of the winningest senior classes in the history of Arkansas State football.
The Five have been at the program so long, the only current employees of the football team who have been at the school for longer than these players are the head athletic trainer, and one of the administrative assistants to the head coach.
The 10:
Brock Barnhill DB: Mountain Home, AR. Walked on, earned a scholarship this season. Plays Special Teams.
William Boyd WR: Cave City, AR. Walk-On Played 11 career games.
Tyler Grieve C: Jonesboro, AR Has started 11 career games, all this season
Frankie Jackson: DB: Baton Rouge, LA Team Captain. 59 career tackles, and 909 career rushing yards.
Ryan Jacobs: DB Evans, GA Special Teams Contributor
Qushawn Lee: LB Prattville, AL Fifth on school's career tackles list. Recently named to All Centennial Team.
Kenny Rains: TE: Hot Springs, AR Started Seven games. Caught first TD pass this season
Andrew Tryon: DB: Russelville, AR 23 career starts, 18 pass breakups
Alan Wright: OL: Cave City, AR 20 career starts
Sterling Young: DB Hoover, AL 44 career starts. Team leader.
No matter how this season finishes, these players will be well remembered by our fans, and will likely get some kind of special recognition from the school down the road. At any point they could have left, but they stayed the course.
Note: The class started with 11 players, but DL Markel Owens was murdered this past January when he attempted to protect his mother during a home invasion.
This is good stuff and you get a free pass as it is not rubbing it in I m asking can you tell us how many rings they are leaving with SBC and bowl rings. Thanks just amazing
As of this moment, 3 conference championships and two bowl championships. We'd like to give them a 3rd bowl championship before the year is out.
(11-27-2014 10:23 AM)stAteNation Wrote: [ -> ]That group has 3 (2 outright) SBC rings and 2 GoDaddy trophies in 3 trips.
Thanks that make it even more amazing and special
They played their three bowl games without a head coach and missing staffs and won two of them. Against teams with their staff's intact!
The self-leadership is remarkable.
(11-27-2014 07:21 PM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ]They played their three bowl games without a head coach and missing staffs and won two of them. Against teams with their staff's intact!
The self-leadership is remarkable.
Kent St did not have their head coach either.
(11-27-2014 09:40 PM)GoBigRed26 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-27-2014 07:21 PM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ]They played their three bowl games without a head coach and missing staffs and won two of them. Against teams with their staff's intact!
The self-leadership is remarkable.
Kent St did not have their head coach either.
I believe he did coach the bowl game.
(11-27-2014 11:11 PM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ] (11-27-2014 09:40 PM)GoBigRed26 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-27-2014 07:21 PM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ]They played their three bowl games without a head coach and missing staffs and won two of them. Against teams with their staff's intact!
The self-leadership is remarkable.
Kent St did not have their head coach either.
I believe he did coach the bowl game.
Correct. Their entire staff stayed for the bowl game.