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More on Vito and his running style http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_e40f2306-79d0-11e7-9c28-e3ca9e0344b7.html

Tye Smith pushing for a spot in Tennessee, Frank Beltre playing a lot with the New York Jets. Bushrod still in Miami, T-West in B-More, Dangerfield in Pittsburgh. Not sure what's up with Ryan Delaire. Haven't seen his name mentioned after he was cut by Carolina, which is shocking considering he's a pretty good pass rusher. But if Victor makes the Saints, we have a chance at six players in the NFL. https://twitter.com/jetswhispers/status/893986010660569094 https://twitter.com/jetswhispers/status/893986010660569094

Geez, that hard-nosed running style is impressive at first and we saw it fo four years. But it can also take a toll on him. I hope he can begin to add more elusiveness because he won't last or won't stay healthy taking so many collisions no matter how strong or muscular he is.

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2017/08/saints_rookie_running_back_dar.html

Yes, the NCAA got rid of two-a-days so there's that. And they also added the new early signing date for football.

http://towsontigers.com/news/2017/8/3/football-tigers-show-energy-thursday-afternoon.aspx

https://www.saintsnewsnetwork.com/2017/08/03/impressive-saints-undrafted-rookie-rb-darius-victor-keeps-turning-heads/

http://towsontigers.com/news/2017/8/1/peterson-named-head-womens-tennis-coach.aspx

SOT is a term we haven't used in years but did apply to Towson sports from about 1995-2011. Same Old Towson.

Come on guys, we're all Towson fans. No need for this crap since we just started this new site a few weeks ago and are still trying to get the old posters back to the site.

That was Kurk Lee who missed the dunk. No wonder Chuck was mad.

Agree unless they have injuries

http://nor.247sports.com/Bolt/Saints-sign-RB-Darius-Victor-agent-confirms-105692306

http://towsontigers.com/news/2017/7/31/football-tigers-hold-first-practice-of-2017.aspx

Definitely, Brad. I might be out there this Saturday if they are in pads but not sure. Also no two-a-days anymore Probably a good thing.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-towson-football-playoffs-0729-story.html

https://www.pressboxonline.com/2017/07/27/towson-basketball-teams-trip-to-canada-will-mix-competition-and-culture

I'll have quotes from RA and Monty Fenner tonight. http://caasports.com/news/2017/7/23/jmu-picked-to-capture-2017-caa-football-title.aspx http://towsontigers.com/news/2017/7/24/football-simpson-selected-to-preseason-all-caa-team.aspx

You're right about McDade. I forgot to put him as the backup. As for Tedder, believe me, he's going to have to compete for a starting job. He has a lot of competition and as far as I was told, he was not there over the summer as much as the other guys. That's not a good sign when you have a new DC, who might not be your biggest fan. And you have younger, speedier guys like Parker, Konate and Heyward who need to get reps. I think if I'm Coach LJ, I'm getting a lot of different guys on the field in different situations. Now you have a bench so use it unlike Hach. In the spring, I was blown away by the speed of our linebackers and guys like Wallace and Tedder look slower in comparison with Paye and the others.

Transfers have played right away in this program like Delaire, like Sheppard, Kinnard, etc. The CAA is the SEC of the FCS but it's not the SEC. As for agreeing or not agreeing with the depth chart, I'm going by what I've heard lately as far as the starters go along with what I saw in the spring. The backups maybe a bit harder to speculate on and of course, RA doesn't put out a depth chart (to the media) until a few days before the opener. Everything is fluid but I may not agree with moving Antonio Harris back to LT, that might be the plan from what I've heard. Maybe they don't think Garnett is ready for to go full time but they do like him a lot. I think there will be tremendous amount of competition at linebacker, on the D-line, at center, guard, left tackle, fulback, tight end, etc. My guess is you don't iike the fact i put the two transfers over James Scott, who has never played running back at this level before Maybe he wins the No 2 job but my guess is if Williams is healthy, he is the guy. He's a nice complement to Shane and he's a north-south guy with some power. Hawkes is the wild card and maybe I'd put Scott ahead of him but who knows? He could be special or just another guy.

*Redshirt freshman QB Ryan Stover (6-4, 215) threw for 2,525 yards with 27 TDS and rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 TDs as a senior at Upper Dublin HS in PA. *Junior DE Grant Udinski (6-3, 235) played tight end at Davidson and caught one pass. He sat out last season. *Junior OG/C Zane Ventimiglia (6-3, 315) played at Butte College and blocked for an offense that averaged 257.5 yards rushing per game. Began his career at UC Davis in 2014, where he redshirted. *Junior FB Jordan Waite (6-1, 240) started his career as an OLB and played in eight games with two sacks. *Freshman LB Marcel Allen (5-11, 225) played at Millford Mill Academy, earning first team all-county honors. Had 99 tackles and 12 TFLs with two picks. Ran a 4.8 40 with a 475 squat and 315 bench. *Freshman CB Warren Buckner (5-10, 175) had six picks and 10 pass breakups in his senior season at Avon Park HS (Fla). Ran a 4.56 40 in HS. *Freshman OL Cole Cheripko (6-4, 270) played at Northeast HS in Germantown. Two-team All-Montgomery County. Brother Drew played DL at Towson from 2011-14. *Freshman LB Christian Dixon (5-11, 200) had 183 tackles and three blocked kicks at Butler HS (NC). *Freshman WR Rodney Dorsey (5-9, 175) rushed for 932 yards with 18 TDs and caught 44 passes for 625 yards as a senior at Tuscarora in Frederick. Runs a 4.4 40 and squats 405. *Junior OL D'Mitri Francis (6-3, 330) played at San Jose State College and comes from Port Charlotte, Fla. *Freshman WR Chris Greaves (5-11, 165) played at Einstein HS in Md. Led state in receiving yards as a sophomore at Northwest HS. Rated as a 3* prospect by 247sports. Ran a 4.56 40. *WR Jabari Greenwood (6-3, 195) is a sophomore transfer from Kentucky. Played his HS ball at Gonzaga in D.C. Caught 50 passes for 754 yards and nine TDs as a senior. Played 13 games at Kentucky, mainly on special teams. *Freshman DL Sam Gyeni (6-0, 272) played at Quince Orchard HS for head coach John Kelley, who graduated from Towson in 2004 and played on the DL. Gyeni set world records in the bench (392.5lbs) and squat (577.5lbs) in 2016. *Junior RB Sherrod Hawkes (5-11, 205) played at Hartnell College and rushed for 1,150 yards and nine TDs as a sophomore. Also played at Patterson HS in Baltimore and ran for 1,629 yards and 21 TD as a senior and earned first-team All-Met. *Freshman Nygil Johnson (6-3, 200) originally committed to Nevada. Was two star recruit from Scout.com. Played HS ball at Manchester (Va), where he had 79 tackles and eight sacks. *Junior LB John Lambert (6-3, 220) is a transfer from Dean College. His cousin is Ryan Dellaire. Scored 51 points in a basketball game at East Catholic HS in Connecticut. Had 732 rushing yards at Dean College and nine tackles with a fumble recovery in five games. *Freshman CB Vashon McCants (6-0, 180) played quarterback, running back and DB for Dominion HS in Virginia. Ran a 4.73 40 and had a 35 inch vertical. Ran for 1,496 yards with 21 TDs, threw for 1,202 yards and 17 TDs, had 35 tackles, eight pass breakups, two picks and three forced fumbles. *Freshman DB Brion Seagraves (6-0, 190) had 103 tackles and five picks as a senior from Dudley HS in Greensboro, N.C. Ran a 4.57 40. *Freshman WR Caleb Smith (6-0, 190) is the son of Rodney Smith, a Towson Hall of Fame nose guard who graduated in 1990. Played at La Salle Institute in Albany, N.Y. *Freshman RB Jaelan Thompson (5-11, 190) ran for 1,605 yards as a senior and was named Eastern Pa Player of the Year. Played in Big 33 Game. Ran a 4.46 40. *Freshman DB Coby Tippett (5-10, 195) played at Cheshire Academy for one season and also played at Xaverian Brothers HS in Boston. Had eight picks and 17 Tds with three pick sixes and was two star recruit by ESPN.com. Father Andre is an NFL Hall of Famer who works for the New England Patriots. *Senior WR John Tsimis (5-11, 194) is a transfer from Rutgers. He has 11 starts at wideout. Last year, caught 11 passes for 94 yards. Was a three-star prospect from ESPN, Scout and 247sports coming out of Harrington Park (N.J.). Ran a 4.55 40 coming out of HS. *Senior RB C.J. Williams (6-0, 215) is a transfer from Bucknell. Ran for 901 yards as a sophomore and 899 yards as a freshman. Struggled with injuries the last two seasons. Ranks sixth all-time as a runner at Bucknell. Went to Calvert Hall and Navy Prep. Ran 4.59 40 in HS *Freshman DB Kobe Young (5-11, 180) played at Parkland HS in Winston-Salem. Runs a 4.44 40.

*DE Kanyia Anderson is now 275 pounds and ran a 4.6 40 before tweaking his hammy according to RA on Media Day. The transfer from ODU had three sacks and four TFLs last season. *Junior OL Jesus Barrio has moved to tight end and is now around 270 at 6-5. The Texas native has not played since the 2014 season, where he started 10 games at left tackle. He's missed the last two seasons due to injury. *Transfer safety Mitch Boals started his career at Kansas State but never played. Played two years at the College of DuPage. He has run as low as a 4.4 40. *Sophomore running back David Bryant (6-0, 230) is a transfer from Monterey Peninsula College and averaged 3.6ypc. *Sophomore quarterback Jason Epps is a transfer from Lincoln University, where he threw for 1,245 yards and seven TDs as a freshman. He'll sit out this season. Epps is the son of Anthony Epps, who played football at Towson. *Sophomore DB D'Nard Graham (6-0, 185) is a transfer from Stonehill College, who enrolled in January at Towson and played in the spring. He attended Stonehill College for one year. Played HS ball at Douglas in PG County. *Junior TE Ellis Knudson (6-2, 263) played in 12 games at quarterback in 2015 and 2016, throwing for 1,458 yards with six TDs and 10 picks. *Freshman LB Abdoulaye Konate (5-11, 220) played at Poly Prep in New York and one year at Wyoming Seminary Upper School (PA). *Sophomore WR Shane Leatherbury (5-10, 165) attended Wor-Wic Community College. Played HS ball at Delmar in Delaware. Has run a 4.46 40. *Junior CB Tyron McDade has played in just one game in 2015. Redshirted in 2014 and did not play last season. This season, he could play some in nickel coverages. *Junior TE Metise Moore (6-4, 250) spent his first two seasons at Alcorn State and played one season for the City College of San Francisco. Played in just one game. *Freshman LB Dymelle Parker (6-2, 220) was a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247sports. Enrolled in January and played in spring practice. *Sophomore LB Keon Paye (6-0, 220) finished season with 50 tackles, two picks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a redshirt freshman safety. Now playing linebacker/safety hybrid. *True freshman RB Adrian Platt (5-7, 187) ran for 2,579 yards and 42 TDs at Seneca Valley as a senior. Was first-team All-Met from Washington Post. Has run a 4.42 40 and 11.2 100m. Enrolled in January and played in the spring. *Junior running back James Scott played in 12 games as a linebacker in 2015 and 2016 with four tackles before moving to running back. At Gloucester HS in VA, he ran for 1,300 yards and 13TDs as a senior. More later...

Now that I have a little more feel about what might happen after CAA Media Day, I'll re-adjust my depth chart. Also TE Myles Wright (knee) is the first casualty. He will redshirt. QB Mahalak, $Stover, $T. Harris WR Kilgore, #Leatherbury, $N. Staub WR #Tsimis, Gallahan, Scroggins WR $B. Richardson (injured last season), #J. Greenwood, R. Rutkowski, *J. Allen RB Simpson, #CJ. Williams, #Sherrod Hawkes, J. Scott (short-yardage) TE J. Green, Z. Heron, M. Moore FB J. Waite, E. Magnifico RT M. Kauffman, D. Francis LT A. Harris, A. Garnett LG #D. Francis, C. Cheripko RG #Z. Ventimiglia, Carnesale C $N. Rusolillo, N. Carnesale Defense DE/OLB M. Tyne, $B. Carter DE K. Anderson, D. Cummings, N. Cook DT Z. Harps Upshur, C. Jones, Q. Cox, *T. Debaille NG R. Burnette, Harps Upshur, T. Danogogo MLB D. Wallace, *D. Parker SLB K. Paye, *A. Konate WLB R. Heyward, C. Tedder S M. Fenner, B. Sheppard, *Kobe Young S #M. Boals. B. Sheppard, *Brion Seagraves CB L. Klugh, $J. Watson CB JPD, T. McDade, *Warren Buckner Jr. *-true freshman, $-redshirt freshman, #-TRANSFER

I wouldn't worry about where we were picked. In 2011, we were picked 11th and won the league. But that was understandable due to our lack of success in the league. I'd rather be picked 10th then a more realistic 6th or 7th.