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2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): P - Jason Pierce, Jacksonville State,...Pierce, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Ga., grabs his first All-OVC honor and becomes JSU's first all-conference punter since Hamish MacInnes was a first-team pick in 2014. He was second in the OVC in punting average at 41.8 yards per punt and led the league with 12 punts of 50 yards or longer. He pinned 20 (42 percent of his kicks) punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line and forced a fair catch on 18 of them. His 69-yard boot against Murray State on Oct. 26 was the longest by an OVC player this season. - Jacksonville State Football

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P Jason Pierce, Jacksonville State
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11/25/19 - KJ Stepherson, rSr/2021, Jacksonville State, 6-0, 188 (DS#77 WR) + More +

NOV 25 OHIO VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: KJ Stepherson, WR, 6-1, 185, R-Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville State,...Stepherson, the transfer from Notre Dame, became just the sixth player in Jacksonville State history with three touchdown catches in a game on Saturday. Against Eastern Kentucky he grabbed seven catches for 80 yards and caught a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter, a 10-yard touchdown in the third quarter and a 18-yard touchdown in fourth quarter. Others Nominated: JJ Ross, Eastern Illinois; Conor Blount, Eastern Kentucky; Josh Green, Tennessee State. - Ohio Valley Conference Football

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WR KJ Stepherson, Jacksonville State
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10/26/19 - Josh Pearson, rSr/2020, Jacksonville State, 6-3, 205 (DS#30 WR) + More +

Zion Webb rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and one of his two throws went for another score as Jacksonville State held off Murray State 14-12 on Saturday. JSU had a 32-game regular-season home winning streak snapped last week against Southeast Missouri but got off to a 14-0 lead with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter against Murray State. Zaden Webber kicked a 53-yard field goal to pull Murray State within 14-12 with 4:59 remaining in the fourth. After a JSU punt, the Racers went on a 13-play, 45-yard drive but Webber was off on a 52-yarder with five seconds to go for his third miss of the game. Michael Matthews added 89 yards rushing for Jacksonville State (6-3, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Jamari Hester made two catches for 74 yards and a TD. Preston Rice completed 24 of 46 passes for 231 yards with an interception for Murray State (4-5, 2-3). He also carried it 15 times for 49 yards and a TD. - AP College Football

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WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State
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10/16/19 - Traco Williams, Sr/2020, Jacksonville State, 5-10, 196 (DS#47 SS) + More +

OCT 14 OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Traco Williams, SAF, 5-11, 195, Sr., Valley, Ala., Jacksonville State,...Williams had five tackles and two interceptions as Jacksonville State picked up its first road victory of the season, a 28-20 win over Eastern Illinois. His first interception came in the end zone in the second quarter, thwarting a Panther 12-play drive and resulting in an ensuing 12-play drive for JSU who would go ahead 21-7. His second pick of the day came on the final play of the first half, where Williams picked it off at the 20-yard line and returned it 40 yards to keep the score 21-7. Others Nominated: Shaun Whittinghill, Austin Peay; Dytarious Johnson, Eastern Illinois; Kendrick Catis, Murray State; Josh Green, Tennessee State; TJ Jefferson, UT Martin. - Ohio Valley Conference Football

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SS Traco Williams, Jacksonville State
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10/10/19 - Zerrick Cooper, rSr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 230 (DS#22 QB) + More +

OCT 7 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zerrick Cooper, QB, 6-4, 225, R-Jr., Jonesboro, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Cooper completed 25-of-39 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 44 yards as No. 20 Jacksonville State came from behind to top Tennessee State 31-23. He had touchdown passes for 20, 42 and 8 yards in the game and passed Eli Jenkins for second place on the school's career touchdown list (48). It marked the fourth-straight week he has thrown for three touchdowns, the first JSU player to accomplish that since 2009. Cooper became the sixth player in school history to pass for 5,000 yards in a career during the win.

Cooper ranks third nationally in passing yards (1,879), fourth in points responsible for (120), fifth in total offense (345.0 yards/game), sixth in passing touchdowns (16), seventh in passing yards/game (313.2), 11th in completions/game (24.17), 26th in pass efficiency (149.2) and 28th in completion percentage (63.3%). Others Nominated: Jaelin Benefield, Eastern Illinois; Preston Rice, Murray State; Zion Custis, Southeast Missouri; Chris Rowland, Tennessee State; Bailey Fisher, Tennessee Tech; Peyton Logan, UT Martin. - Ohio Valley Conference Football

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QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
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10/06/19 - Zerrick Cooper, rSr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 230 (DS#22 QB) + More +

Zerrick Cooper threw three touchdown passes and Jacksonville State rallied to beat Tennessee State, 31-23 in an Ohio Valley Conference contest Saturday night. The Gamecocks (4-2, 1-1) staked Tennessee State to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. Chris Rowland ran 48 yards for the opening touchdown less than two minutes into the game and his brother, Seth Rowland, followed him into the end zone minutes later from 27 yards out. Antonio Zita kicked a 19-yard field goal with 4:27 left in the first period to extend the lead and added field goals from 29 and 34 yards to complete the Tigers scoring.

Cooper hit Pearson from 20-yards out to cut the Tennessee State lead to a touchdown, and after Zita's second field goal, hit K.J. Stepherson from 42 yards out to make it a 20-17 game at intermission. Cooper found Pearson again with 2:43 left in the third quarter to put the Gamecocks on top, 24-23. Michael Matthews put the game away with a 10-yard scoring run with 7:18 left in the game. Cooper was 25 of 39 passing for 305 yards and Pearson had seven catches for 87 yards. Cameron Rosendahl was 14 of 24 f or 240 yards for Tennessee State (1-5, 0-2). - Jacksonville State/AP College Football

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QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
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09/24/19 - Josh Pearson, rSr/2020, Jacksonville State, 6-3, 205 (DS#30 WR) + More +

SEPT 23/WEEK 4 OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Pearson, WR, 6-4, 205, Sr., Decatur, Ala., Jacksonville State,...Pearson caught seven passes for a career-high 149 yards and three touchdowns as Jacksonville State topped North Alabama 30-12. The win was the 31st consecutive home regular season win for the Gamecocks. It marked his third career three-touchdown game and moved him into second place on the school's career touchdown list (22). Pearson caught a 12-yard touchdown in the first quarter, a 67-yarder in the second quarter and wrapped up the scoring with a 53-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The senior ranks fifth nationally in receiving touchdowns (5). - OVC Football

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WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State
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09/24/19 - Jason Pierce, Jr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 215 (DS#999 P) + More +

SEPT 23/WEEK 4 OVC CO-SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Jason Pierce, P, 6-3, 215, So., Powder Spring, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Pierce punted five times for an average of 41.4 yards in Jacksonville State's 30-12 win over North Alabama. The senior pinned two of those five punts inside the UNA 2-yard line and had a long punt of 54 yards. - OVC Football

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P Jason Pierce, Jacksonville State
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09/24/19 - Zerrick Cooper, rSr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 230 (DS#22 QB) + More +

SEPT 16/WEEK 3 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zerrick Cooper, QB, 6-4, 225, Jr., Jonesboro, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Cooper accounted for 337 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as No. 16 Jacksonville State overcame a 28-7 deficit after one quarter to defeat No. 4 Eastern Washington 49-45. It marked the highest-ranked opponent the Gamecocks had beaten since 2002 and extended the team's regular season home winning streak to 30 games. Cooper passed for 249 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 88 yards and a score. Cooper led three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter (as JSU outscored EWU 21-0 in the final frame), including two over 70 yards, as the Gamecocks scored the winning touchdown with 59 seconds left (marking the team's only lead of the day).

Cooper ranks first nationally in total offense (372.0 yards/game), sixth in passing yards (1,007), seventh in passing yards/game (335.7), ninth in passing efficiency (159.3) and points responsible for/game (20.0), 10th in completion percentage (67.9%), 11th in completions/game (24.67) and 14th in passing touchdowns (7). It marks the second-straight week he has won the award. Others Nominated: JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay; Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky; Preston Rice, Murray State; Cameron Rosendahl, Tennessee State; David Gist, Tennessee Tech. - OVC Football

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QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
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09/24/19 - Zerrick Cooper, rSr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 230 (DS#22 QB) + More +

SEPT 9/WEEK 2 OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zerrick Cooper, QB, 6-4, 225, Jr., Jonesboro, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Cooper completed 20-of-26 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 30 yards and two more scores as Jacksonville State topped Chattanooga 41-20. The junior completed his first nine passes of the game as the Gamecocks built a 21-3 lead. He had touchdown passes of 39 yards to Jamari Hester in the first quarter and 40 yards to Trae Barry in the third quarter. Cooper ran in touchdowns from 1-yard out in each the second and fourth quarters. For the game he helped direct the Gamecocks to 509 yards of total offense.

In the process he became just the ninth player in program history to throw for 4,000 yards in a career (doing so in just 15 games). Cooper ranks first nationally in total offense (389.5 yards/game), completion percentage (76.9%), passing yards (758), second in passing yards/game (379.0), third in completions/game (30.0), sixth in passing yards/attempt (9.72), 10th in passing efficiency (167.8) and 14th in points responsible for/game (18.0). - OVC Football

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QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
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09/17/19 - Marlon Bridges, rSr/2020, Jacksonville State, 6-0, 204 (DS#24 FS) + More +

WEEK 3 STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State, S, R-Sr., 6-0, 200, Lanett, Alabama,...Bridges had arguably the best game of his All-America career in Jacksonville State's 49-45 win over then-No. 4 Eastern Washington. He posted nine tackles, including a sack and three tackles for a total loss of 16 yards, forced a fumble and returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown to open the second quarter when the Ohio Valley Conference power, down 28-7, needed a spark. Bridges had a big hit on EWU quarterback Eric Barriere to break up a late play.

Honorable Mention: Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, DE, Southeastern Louisiana; Christian Angulo, CB, Hampton; Steven Brown, S, Towson; Dariyn Choates, DT, Sacramento State; Kyle Fleitman, S, Marist; Jonas Griffith, LB, Indiana State; Armoni Holloway, LB, Alabama A&M; Kordell Jackson, DB, Austin Peay; Jade Lawrence, LB, North Dakota; Inoke Moala, DL, Indiana State; Darien Reynolds, LB, Gardner-Webb; Andre Walker, DE, Houston Baptist. - STATS FCS Football

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FS Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
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09/07/19 - Zerrick Cooper, rSr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 230 (DS#22 QB) + More +

Zerrick Cooper passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Jacksonville State rolled past Chattanooga 41-20 Saturday night. Cooper and Austin Kinsey each scored short rushing touchdowns in Jacksonville State's 14-point fourth quarter, where the Gamecocks (1-1) put some distance on Chattanooga (1-1). Cooper completed 20 of 26 passes for 344 yards with touchdown throws to Jamari Hester (two catches, 87 yards) and Trae Barry (six catches, 151 yards). The Gamecocks' fourth quarter opened up a 27-20 game. Chattanooga was led by Ailym Ford's 127 yards rushing on 22 carries, including a 4-yard run that pulled the Mocs to within 27-20 in the final minute of the third quarter. Nick Tiano passed for 127 yards and ran for 19 more with a TD. - AP College Football

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QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
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08/12/19 - Josh Pearson, rSr/2020, Jacksonville State, 6-3, 205 (DS#30 WR) + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State, Sr.,...Pearson led all Division I players with 17 touchdown receptions during the 2018 regular season. He caught six more touchdown passes in a season than any other player in school history, while his 67 catches and 1,123 yards were each second-most in a season in JSU history. - Jacksonville State Football

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WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State
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08/12/19 - Marlon Bridges, rSr/2020, Jacksonville State, 6-0, 204 (DS#24 FS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville St, Sr.,...Despite fighting through an early season injury that held him off the field in parts of games at the beginning of the 2018 season, the junior from Lanett, Ala., had 52 stops, 1.5 for a loss, an interception and a forced fumble in the regular season. - Jacksonville State Football

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FS Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
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08/07/19 - Zerrick Cooper, rSr/2022, Jacksonville State, 6-2, 230 (DS#22 QB) + More +

2019 OVC PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St, Jr.,...Cooper is coming off the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record. The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th– 147.6) and total offense (15th– 290.9). - Jacksonville State Football

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QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
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