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2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Reeves Blankenship, Louisiana Tech, junior, long snapper,...Mote, a redshirt junior at guard, and Reeves Blankenship, a redshirt junior at deep snapper, have accumulated the most community service hours on the football team while at LA Tech. Mote has played in 17 games on the offensive line, including all 13 of the 2019 season. Blankenship was a Second Team All-Conference USA selection last year as the Bulldogs starting deep snapper. - Louisiana Tech Football

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LS Reeves Blankenship, Louisiana Tech
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07/27/20 - Joshua Mote, rSr/2023, Louisiana Tech, 6-3, 307 (DS#78 OG) + More +

2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Joshua Mote, Louisiana Tech, junior, offensive line,...Mote, a redshirt junior at guard, and Reeves Blankenship, a redshirt junior at deep snapper, have accumulated the most community service hours on the football team while at LA Tech. Mote has played in 17 games on the offensive line, including all 13 of the 2019 season. - Louisiana Tech Football

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OG Joshua Mote, Louisiana Tech
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07/26/20 - Kellton Hollins, rSr/2022, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 305 (DS#999 C) + More +

2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Kellton Hollins, TCU, senior, offensive line,...A senior form Zachary, La., Hollins has served as president of S.P.A.R.K., an organization started by TCU football student-athletes to provide motivation to local youth about the importance of education and serving the community. He has also worked with Fort Worth youth through H.O.P.E. Farm, Inc., University Christian Church and TCU's Starpoint School. Additionally, he's been a regular motivational speaker at Boys & Girls Clubs of America, little league football teams and local schools on the college experience, leadership, being a role model, FCA, his faith and preparing for the future. He also completed an internship at Fort Worth ISD's My Brother's Keeper of Fort Worth, dedicated to improve the academic and social outcomes of boys and young men of color. - TCU Football

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C Kellton Hollins, Louisiana Tech
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07/23/20 - Justin Henderson, rSr/2021, Louisiana Tech, 5-08, 220 (DS#33 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Justin Henderson (Sr.), Louisiana Tech,...The redshirt senior is looking to build upon a stellar season in 2019 when he earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors after leading the 'Dogs on the ground with 188 carries for 1,062 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. He became the 13th Bulldog in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. The 15 rushing touchdowns led C-USA and tied for the seventh most in a single season in school history. The Lake Wales, Florida native also recorded 20 receptions for 200 receiving yards, helping amass a team-high 1,278 all-purpose yards. - Louisiana Tech Football

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RB Justin Henderson, Louisiana Tech
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07/06/20 - Gerald Wilbon, rSr/2022, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 325 (DS#999 DT) + More +

Louisiana Tech has suspended voluntary football workouts "for at least a couple of days," school officials told The News-Star Monday afternoon. Another football player tested positive for COVID-19 and following contact tracing, "a couple more players" will have to quarantine for 14 days. Per privacy laws, the identities of the players were not revealed. More than 40 players, including many returners who did not come back during the first wave of players back in June as well as incoming freshmen, reported to campus in Ruston Monday for "week 0," or the process the only allows them to get tested for the coronavirus and clear physicals. They are not allowed to workout until next Monday. Mandatory workouts for Tech are scheduled to begin July 13, as part of the six-week preseason college football calendar the NCAA approved last month. - Monroe News Star

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DT Gerald Wilbon, Louisiana Tech
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06/16/20 - DeAndre Marcus, rSo/2023, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 213 (DS#999 RB) + More +

A couple of football players, including one former local high school standout, has decided to move on from Louisiana Tech. Former Ruston High School running back DeAndre Marcus as well as backup linebacker Brandon Floyd, a former incoming JUCO transfer to Tech, have entered their names into the transfer portal. 247sports.com reported the moves last week. Marcus was the fourth-string tailback for the Bulldogs to open 2019, his redshirt freshman campaign, but after some injuries worked his way into some playing time. The 6-1, 201-pound back appeared in six games as a backup, receiving 26 carries for 205 yards and scored his first career collegiate touchdown in Louisiana Tech's 69-21 blowout win versus UMass. He also caught two passes for 12 yards. He'll have three years of eligibility remaining and he told The News-Star he'll likely look to join a junior college program for the upcoming season in hopes to "go bigger." - Monroe News Star

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RB DeAndre Marcus, Louisiana Tech
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05/30/20 - Austin Kendall, rSr/2022, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 215 (DS#999 QB) + More +

West Virginia University football is on its way back to campus, and the university announced Friday the process necessary for that to happen. WVU will take a phased approach to bringing football players and staff back to campus for voluntary workouts. The first phase is a two-week period, June 8-22 for coaches and staff and June 15-29 for players. Student-athletes have been away from their campuses since the coronavirus pandemic began in March. Coaching staffs were eventually allowed to hold virtual meetings with their players during the week. The Big 12 announced recently that football players would be permitted to return June 15 for voluntary workouts.

"Phase 1 is the first step to getting Mountaineer football ready for the 2020 season," WVU Athletic Director Shane Lyons said in a university release. "This two-week phased approach enables us to safely get our football staff and players back to campus and will provide the guidance for the return of other student-athletes starting in July. "I want to thank our medical team and department staff who worked endless hours in putting together a plan that puts the safety of our football student-athletes, staff and University first." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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QB Austin Kendall, Louisiana Tech
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05/20/20 - Gerald Wilbon, rSr/2022, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 325 (DS#999 DT) + More +

With several departures due to graduation from last year's 10-win squad, the defensive line is one of the biggest areas of immediate need in 2020 for Louisiana Tech. And help is on the way to Ruston, as former Texas senior defensive lineman Gerald Wilbon has committed to Tech, according to 247sports.com, which reports that the former Longhorn lent his verbal on May 14. He'll be immediately eligible to suit up for the Bulldogs this season. The addition of Wilbon marks the fifth transfer the Louisiana Tech coaching staff has pulled in for the 2020 recruiting class.

Tech signed Abilene Christian transfer quarterback Luke Anthony back on Signing Day, while it's landed former LSU guard Donavaughn Campbell, Virginia Tech safety Khalil Ladler and Tennessee receiver Jerrod Means, who'll have to sit out this year due to NCAA transfer rules, in three months since. Louisiana Tech welcomes back just two defensive linemen with significant playing time in ends Willie Baker and Milton Williams. The unit lost key pieces on the inside in senior defensive tackle Courtney Wallace, who signed an undrafted free agent deal with the New England Patriots following the 2020 NFL Draft, and senior Ka'Derrion Mason. Wilbon entered his name into the transfer portal Jan. 21. He maintained his final year of eligibility after playing in just three games during his senior campaign in 2019 in Austin. - Monroe News Star

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DT Gerald Wilbon, Louisiana Tech
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05/04/20 - Khalil Ladler, rSr/2022, Louisiana Tech, 5-10, 198 (DS#103 SS) + More +

Help is on the way for Louisiana Tech's depleted defensive backfield. Former Virginia Tech safety Khalil Ladler announced -- via his Twitter page Saturday -- his intention of joining the Bulldogs, posting he was "committed" with a Tech graphic. Ladler will finish out his collegiate football career in Ruston as a redshirt senior. The addition of Ladler, who's listed at 5-11, 190 pounds on Virginia Tech's football website, fills a much-needed void for the Louisiana Tech defense on the backend as it lost two safeties, including Kansas City Chief draftee L'Jarius Sneed, and both of its starting cornerbacks, where star Amik Robertson declared early for the NFL Draft after junior year this past season and was a fourth-round selection by the Las Vegas Raiders a little over a week go. - Monroe News Star

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SS Khalil Ladler, Louisiana Tech
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04/25/20 - LJarius Sneed, Sr/2020, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 192 (DS#8 FS) + More +

After his stellar performance at the NFL Combine back at the beginning of March, former Louisiana Tech defensive back L'Jarius Sneed was reportedly climbing up many NFL teams draft boards. That speculation was confirmed on Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft Saturday as the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs picked Sneed as the 138th overall choice in the fourth round. Sneed, who's versatility was a big selling point for franchises for the former Tech standout as he has plenty of starts in his collegiate career at both cornerback and safety, raised eyebrows at the Combine, blazing a 4.37 40-yard dash along with a 41-inch vertical jump. "Size. Speed. Work ethic. Versatility. He has played two years at corner for us and two years at safety," Bulldogs head football coach Skip Holtz said of Sneed. "He has position flexibility. And when you look at NFL rosters and they only carry six defensive backs, that's a huge plus. He can play anywhere on the back end." - Monroe News Star

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FS LJarius Sneed, Louisiana Tech
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04/08/20 - *Amik Robertson, Jr/2020, Louisiana Tech, 5-08, 187 (DS#10 CB) + More +

Amik Robertson, all 5-foot-9, 187 pounds of him, earnestly believes he was born different. And once the film of his simulated Pro Day that he worked through Wednesday down in Baton Rouge gets in the hands of all 32 NFL teams, he believes they'll think the same of him, too. "You can't get these hands out the store," Robertson joked to the News-Star following his Pro Day performance, where he said he caught every ball thrown his way. "With my hands and feet, I was just born different. "(NFL scouts) will definitely be saying that - I feel like they're already saying that about me. The way I play the game, my passion, my instincts and how I run, it's different. It's willing. I'm a guy that's willing to win and never lose. I hate to lose and it shows on my film. That makes me different."

Since the NFL Combine in Indianapolis four weeks ago, Robertson has steadily climbed up many NFL teams and analysts' draft board, projecting as high as a mid-second round draft choice. A scout in attendance said the cornerback's Pro Day might have raised his stock in the NFL Draft, set be held April 23-25. "What he ran, I think it's (a second-round number) or he could be higher, depending on what a team is looking for," the scout told The News-Star. "I think he helped himself. I could see him being taken in the second or third round. Teams looks for guys who fit what they do." - Monroe News Star

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CB *Amik Robertson, Louisiana Tech
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03/27/20 - *Amik Robertson, Jr/2020, Louisiana Tech, 5-08, 187 (DS#10 CB) + More +

Current uncertain and unprecedented times in the sports world call for unconventional methods. When college football Pro Days all around the country - including at Louisiana Tech - started getting canceled due to the growing health threat of COVID-19, or coronavirus, former LA Tech star Amik Robertson and his agent, Marlon Moore from MVA Sports, put their heads together to come up with an unusual plan. "We plan to record my drills and we'll record my 40-yard dash off the laser," Robertson told the News-Star Wednesday afternoon. "Then we're going to send it to all 32 teams to let them now that I haven't missed a step and I can still move the same."

Just more than a month from being fully cleared to resume complete workouts after surgery on Jan. 17 to repair a torn groin muscle, Robertson said they'll more than likely wait at least a couple of weeks before filming what would've been his Pro Day workout and getting it out into the right hands for each NFL team. It's not traditional, but for Robertson, a guy that's a projected third- to fifth-round draft choice where many recent mock drafts have the 5-foot-9, 190-pound cornerback being taken, it's a potential means to elevate his stock ahead of the NFL Draft. "As far as being safe, the world hasn't really seen anything like this. Since I've been living on this planet, I haven't face any adversity this complicated. This is new to everybody," Robertson said. "So we had to adjust from the traditional way. My agent came up with a gameplan and hopefully it works." - Monroe News Star

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CB *Amik Robertson, Louisiana Tech
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02/19/20 - *Amik Robertson, Jr/2020, Louisiana Tech, 5-08, 187 (DS#10 CB) + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech,...Robertson put together a spectacular junior campaign, leading the nation in 19 forced incompletions. The Thibodaux, Louisiana, native ranks second in the nation with 21 total passes defended in 2019, and it tied for sixth with five interceptions. Robertson has played in 38 games over his three seasons in Ruston, and has recorded 48 passes defended over that span (tied for second most among FBS active career leaders). His 14 career interceptions are most among all active FBS players, and his three INTs returned for touchdowns lead the nation as well. - Louisiana Tech Football

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CB *Amik Robertson, Louisiana Tech
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01/12/20 - Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, rSr/2025, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 200 (DS#195 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Freshman, Alabama A&M,...Ibrahim, a 6-1 and 190-pound freshman from Miramar, Fla., enjoyed a successful debut season, finishing with 1,004 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 59 receptions. - Alabama A&M Football

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WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Louisiana Tech
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12/26/19 - JMar Smith, rSr/2020, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 218 (DS#23 QB) + More +

J'Mar Smith threw a touchdown pass and had a late scoring run to help Louisiana Tech beat Miami 14-0 on Thursday night in the only shutout in the Independence Bowl's 44-game history. Louisiana Tech (10-3) hit double-digit victories for the first time since 1984 and ran its postseason winning streak to six. Miami (6-7) completed its second losing season in 12 years. Smith connected with Israel Tucker on a 26-yard touchdown strike on a screen pass in the second quarter, capping a 13-play, 91-yard drive. Smith added an 8-yard scoring run with 1:15 left. Bulldogs running back Justin Henderson was selected the Most Outstanding Offensive Player after rushing for 95 yards on 22 carries. Smith completed 13 of 28 passes for 163 yards with one interception. The teams set the game record for punts at 18, with both tying the single-club record of nine. - AP College Football

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QB JMar Smith, Louisiana Tech
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