Here's how JSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux stacks up among the 20 players currently on the Walter Payton Watch List. The ballot will be distributed to the voters next week. The results of the voting and the announcement of the three finalists will be Nov. 30.
For the purpose of this chart, the first number in each category is a player's national ranking this week with the applicable value and touchdowns (when necessary).
When you're done sifting through all the data, mark your top 5 (in order) and send it along. We'll do an informal vote right here. If we get enough responses to mark it worth it, we'll post the results -- lets say, in about a week.
RUSHERS YDS SCORING ALL-PURP PTS-RESP
David Sinisi, Mon 2-1375-13 T3-10.20 9-162.4 32-11.4
Deji Karim, SIll 3-1356-14 10-9.0 3-184.9 60-9.0
Chris Evans, Samf 7-105.3-7 NA 40-121.7 NA
William Ford, SCSt 27-85.4-7 NA 67-102.4 NA
David McCarty, Alb 19-91.7-9 NA NA NA
Tony Nelson, Mass 33-79.8-6 NA NA NA
Todd Penland, McNs 6-105.3-16 1-12.44 19-132.6 25-12.4
Chase Reynolds, Mnt 5-109.6-15 T3-10.20 22-131.4 45-10.2
Trevyn Smith, Webr 16-96.9-5 NA 33-124.6 NA
RECEIVERS RECEIVING SCOR ALL-PURP PTS-RESP
Terrell Hudgins, Elon 1-100-1322-14 15-8.4 20-132.2 70-8.4
Andre Roberts, Cit 41-72-711-7 NA NA NA
QUARTERBACKS PASS RUSH TOTAL EFF PTS-RESP
Pat Devlin, Del 19-2257-15 12.5 27-238.2 24-141.64 32-11.4
Armanti Edwards, App 12-2504-20 63.9-16 3-342.1 2-163.35 8-17.3
Pat Grace, UNI 21-2221-20 27.6 21-249.7 5-162.06 9-16.8
Cam Higgins, Webr 6-2790-26 38.1 18-269.1 28-139.4 13-16.0
Bryant Lee, Sthrn 18-2259-21 30.7 17-269.4 12-151.18 7-17.8
Matt Nichols, EWash 4-2961-25 10.3 5-306.4 8-158.80 11-16.2
Ryan Perrilloux, JSU 25-2159-22 36.5 11-276.3 1-176.87 3-19.3
Curtis Pulley, FAMU 45-1824-12 88.1-6 16-277.5 26-140.63 37-10.8
Dom Randolph, HC 2-3158-30 43.6 1-359.4 14-151.37 1-21.6
*-Edwards is second nationally in scoring
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tracking Perrilloux for the Payton
JSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is considered one of the top contenders for the Walter Payton Award that goes to the most outstanding player in the FCS. If he wins, he'll join some elite company. The competition is stiff. Here's a look at the quarterbacks who have won it in recent years and what the Gamecocks' senior is up against this year.
TOTAL PASS PASS POINTS
OFF EFF YDS RESP
2009 Ryan Perrilloux, JSU 276.33 176.87 239.89 19.33
RECENT QB WINNERS
2008 Armanti Edwards, App St 295.62 170.19 223.33 19.08
2007 Jayson Foster, Ga. Sthrn 277.00 130.50 109.36* 17.09
2006 Ricky Santos, New Hamp 169.50 147.50 240.39 18.92
2005 Erik Meyer, E. Wash 352.00 169.30 333.58 16.33
2004 Lang Campbell, WmMary 307.50 158.70 284.86 16.70
2002 Tony Romo, E. Ill 262.40 148.40 263.75 17.67
*-Foster ranked second nationally in rushing (167.64)
JSU's Nold named OVC's top coach
That didn't take long.
No sooner did the previous post hit the Web then the All-OVC volleyball team hit cyberspace.
As expected, Rick Nold was named conference Coach of the Year after guiding a JSU team picked sixth in the preseason coaches poll to the regular-season championship. It's his second OVC Coach of the Year distinction.
The Gamecocks placed two players on the All-OVC first team and two on the All-Newcomer team.
Brittney Whitten and Caitlin Vorbeck made the eight-player first team, while Alyx Schulte and Jen Meyer were All-Newcomer.
Whitten, an outside hitter, repeats on the first team. She ranks among OVC leaders with 3.23 kills and 3.82 digs per set. She had double-doubles in all but seven matches this season and hit the 20-plus digs mark six times.
Vorbeck, a middle blocker/outside hitter, recorded 32 service aces and 61 total blocks this season. She averaged 2.89 kills and had 10 or more in 17 matches. She ranks among league leaders with 3.49 points per set.
Schulte was third on the JSU squad with 2.35 kills per set while Meyer led the team with a .292 attack percentage.
The other major award winners were Austin Peay's Stephanie Champine (Player of the Year), Murray State's Kayleah Sauer (Defensive Player of the Year) and Morehead State’s Annie Gruenschlaeger (Freshman of the Year).
No sooner did the previous post hit the Web then the All-OVC volleyball team hit cyberspace.
As expected, Rick Nold was named conference Coach of the Year after guiding a JSU team picked sixth in the preseason coaches poll to the regular-season championship. It's his second OVC Coach of the Year distinction.
The Gamecocks placed two players on the All-OVC first team and two on the All-Newcomer team.
Brittney Whitten and Caitlin Vorbeck made the eight-player first team, while Alyx Schulte and Jen Meyer were All-Newcomer.
Whitten, an outside hitter, repeats on the first team. She ranks among OVC leaders with 3.23 kills and 3.82 digs per set. She had double-doubles in all but seven matches this season and hit the 20-plus digs mark six times.
Vorbeck, a middle blocker/outside hitter, recorded 32 service aces and 61 total blocks this season. She averaged 2.89 kills and had 10 or more in 17 matches. She ranks among league leaders with 3.49 points per set.
Schulte was third on the JSU squad with 2.35 kills per set while Meyer led the team with a .292 attack percentage.
The other major award winners were Austin Peay's Stephanie Champine (Player of the Year), Murray State's Kayleah Sauer (Defensive Player of the Year) and Morehead State’s Annie Gruenschlaeger (Freshman of the Year).
Cain garners OVC academic accolade
It's awards season in the Ohio Valley Conference.
JSU senior football safety Josh Cain has picked up another academic accolade, Wednesday being named one of six -- three men, three women -- to receive the OVC Scholar-Athlete Award for 2008-09.
Cain and the other five winners were picked from a group of 19 finalists by a vote of OVC Faculty Athletics Representatives. The other winners were Teresa Craig of Tennessee Tech (volleyball), Jamie Furstenberg of UT-Martin (soccer), Jessica Goshert of Eastern Kentucky (soccer), Derek Hardman of Eastern Kentucky (football) and Leonardo Locatelli of Austin Peay (tennis).
Kelsey Johnikin, a senior guard on the Gamecocks' women's basketball team, also was nominated for the award.
The All-OVC volleyball team is expected to be announced later today. How can JSU coach Rick Nold not be named Coach of the Year. Sure, his team won the regular season title and will host the conference tournament this week, but it also did so after being picked sixth in the preseason coaches poll.
The Gamecocks aren't expected to pick up any of the other major postseason volleyball awards, but with all their players giving solid performances all year it will be interesting to see how they are distributed on the all-conference teams.
JSU senior football safety Josh Cain has picked up another academic accolade, Wednesday being named one of six -- three men, three women -- to receive the OVC Scholar-Athlete Award for 2008-09.
Cain and the other five winners were picked from a group of 19 finalists by a vote of OVC Faculty Athletics Representatives. The other winners were Teresa Craig of Tennessee Tech (volleyball), Jamie Furstenberg of UT-Martin (soccer), Jessica Goshert of Eastern Kentucky (soccer), Derek Hardman of Eastern Kentucky (football) and Leonardo Locatelli of Austin Peay (tennis).
Kelsey Johnikin, a senior guard on the Gamecocks' women's basketball team, also was nominated for the award.
The All-OVC volleyball team is expected to be announced later today. How can JSU coach Rick Nold not be named Coach of the Year. Sure, his team won the regular season title and will host the conference tournament this week, but it also did so after being picked sixth in the preseason coaches poll.
The Gamecocks aren't expected to pick up any of the other major postseason volleyball awards, but with all their players giving solid performances all year it will be interesting to see how they are distributed on the all-conference teams.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
JSU Hall inductions Friday
Jacksonville State will induct its newest class into the JSU Athletic Hall of Fame Friday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Gamecock Center.
The inductees for the Class of 2009 are basketball player Gary Angel, two-time All-American offensive lineman Joe Billingsley, softball's all-time strikeout leader Ann Shelton Welsh and basketball's all-time leading scorer Robert Lee Sanders.
Angel became just the fourth player in Jacksonville State basketball history to score 1,000 points (1,193). Billingsley was an All-American in 1986 and 1988. Sanders scored 1,983 points in his JSU career. Shelton struck out 635 in her two-year JSU career in 418 innings.
In addition to the inductees, Bob and Lou Kennamer and Miriam and James B. Haywood will be presented with the Jimmy Bryan Award for their contributions and years of dedication to JSU athletics.
The inductees for the Class of 2009 are basketball player Gary Angel, two-time All-American offensive lineman Joe Billingsley, softball's all-time strikeout leader Ann Shelton Welsh and basketball's all-time leading scorer Robert Lee Sanders.
Angel became just the fourth player in Jacksonville State basketball history to score 1,000 points (1,193). Billingsley was an All-American in 1986 and 1988. Sanders scored 1,983 points in his JSU career. Shelton struck out 635 in her two-year JSU career in 418 innings.
In addition to the inductees, Bob and Lou Kennamer and Miriam and James B. Haywood will be presented with the Jimmy Bryan Award for their contributions and years of dedication to JSU athletics.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
OVC volleyball set
By winning the regular-season title, Jacksonville State earned the right to host the OVC Volleyball Tournament.
The Gamecocks won't play their first match until Friday, when they meet the winner of No. 4 Murray State and No. 5 Tennessee Tech.
Here's the tournament schedule.
Thursday
Match 1 - #4 Murray State vs. #5 Tennessee Tech – 4:30 p.m.
Match 2 - #3 Morehead State vs. #6 Eastern Kentucky – 7:00 p.m.
Friday
Match 3 - #1 Jacksonville State vs. Match 1 winner – 4:30 p.m.
Match 4 - #2 Austin Peay vs. Match 2 winner – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Match 5 – Championship – 7:30 p.m.
The Gamecocks won't play their first match until Friday, when they meet the winner of No. 4 Murray State and No. 5 Tennessee Tech.
Here's the tournament schedule.
Thursday
Match 1 - #4 Murray State vs. #5 Tennessee Tech – 4:30 p.m.
Match 2 - #3 Morehead State vs. #6 Eastern Kentucky – 7:00 p.m.
Friday
Match 3 - #1 Jacksonville State vs. Match 1 winner – 4:30 p.m.
Match 4 - #2 Austin Peay vs. Match 2 winner – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Match 5 – Championship – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Travelogue
Who needs Rock City to see the southeast United States when Jacksonville State fans can take a trip to Southeast Missouri?
The tourist stop in Chattanooga claims you can see seven states, but if you go the right way to SEMO, you'll pass through eight -- one-sixth of the contiguous United States. That's the route we took last week.
On the way, you pass through Alabama (1), Mississippi (2), Tennessee (3), Arkansas (4) and Missouri (5). On the way home, you pass through Missouri, Illinois (6), Kentucky (7), Tennessee, Georgia (8) and Alabama.
You've got to eat when you go on the road, right? And JSU's road schedule this year provided ample opportunities. On the drive back from SEMO last week, staff photographer Steve Gross and I recounted all the culinary must-stops we've enjoyed this season.
Georgia Tech -- The Varsity.
Nicholls State -- Dreamland in Tuscaloosa, any place in the French Quarter in New Orleans (but we stopped by Cafe du Mond), Bubba's/Bubba's II in Thibodaux (once called the best sports bar in America by Sports Illustrated).
Murray -- Calhoun's in Nashville (it was so good, we made sure to stop on the way to Austin Peay, too. The one in Knoxville will be a stop on next year's trip to EKU), The Keg and Tumbleweed Southwest Grill (both near the stadium complex).
SEMO -- Rendezvous in Memphis, Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston.
Don't get me started on the golf courses.
Can't wait for the trips next year.
Where do you stop when you hit the road with the Gamecocks?
The tourist stop in Chattanooga claims you can see seven states, but if you go the right way to SEMO, you'll pass through eight -- one-sixth of the contiguous United States. That's the route we took last week.
On the way, you pass through Alabama (1), Mississippi (2), Tennessee (3), Arkansas (4) and Missouri (5). On the way home, you pass through Missouri, Illinois (6), Kentucky (7), Tennessee, Georgia (8) and Alabama.
You've got to eat when you go on the road, right? And JSU's road schedule this year provided ample opportunities. On the drive back from SEMO last week, staff photographer Steve Gross and I recounted all the culinary must-stops we've enjoyed this season.
Georgia Tech -- The Varsity.
Nicholls State -- Dreamland in Tuscaloosa, any place in the French Quarter in New Orleans (but we stopped by Cafe du Mond), Bubba's/Bubba's II in Thibodaux (once called the best sports bar in America by Sports Illustrated).
Murray -- Calhoun's in Nashville (it was so good, we made sure to stop on the way to Austin Peay, too. The one in Knoxville will be a stop on next year's trip to EKU), The Keg and Tumbleweed Southwest Grill (both near the stadium complex).
SEMO -- Rendezvous in Memphis, Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston.
Don't get me started on the golf courses.
Can't wait for the trips next year.
Where do you stop when you hit the road with the Gamecocks?
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