Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

[Captain Canada]

A whole new damn team. Going to be interesting to see the transition period

[ShireNiner]

Big words from the senior, let's see if he can make himself a top 10 pick

[redsox907]

The Teal Wall is so back

Almost gametime. Can't wait to see how Freeman lead this new era of Chants under his rule, providing direct don't bump heads like with Kade

I feel like Freeman is just as fiery with his players, but more measured outwardly if that makes sense. We'll see how the dynamic plays out

A whole new damn team. Going to be interesting to see the transition period

gonna be fun playing with all the new toys

Big words from the senior, let's see if he can make himself a top 10 pick

He's ready

[redsox907]

New Era - Same Expectations: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 2034 Season Preview

Conway, SC. - It’s been ten years since Marcus Freeman led Notre Dame into the 2024 National Championship, only to fall 34–23 to his alma mater, Ohio State.

“In some ways, it feels like just yesterday,” Freeman reflected after Coastal Carolina’s spring Teal Showcase. “But also, a lifetime ago.”

A lot has changed since that night. Freeman never won another postseason game with the Irish, going 0–3 before being dismissed after a 5–7 campaign in 2031; a season that opened with back-to-back losses, including a 35–24 defeat to Kade Vaughn’s Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

Turning down multiple defensive coordinator offers from blue-blood programs, Freeman bet on himself at Troy, transforming a 3–9 team into an 8–5 squad in 2032, then an impressive 12–2 team last year that finished No. 23 in the AP Poll, only the second ranked season in Troy history.

Now, Freeman inherits the throne in Conway after the Vaughn–Buddie fallout, taking over a program fresh off back to back national titles but nearly a complete roster overhaul.

“In a way, it’s probably for the best most of that crew is gone,” one source close to the team admitted. “They were Kade’s guys, through and through. Fueled by that ‘us vs the world’ mentality that eventually became ‘us vs Buddie.’ Freeman is viewed as Buddie’s guy in the locker room, and that’s not necessarily bad. Vaughn built an elite talent base, now it’s about who buys into Freeman’s vision.”

The offense has no shortage of talent, led by redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Prude, the former No. 1 overall recruit who reminds many in the program of Bryce Underwood with his rare blend of size, arm strength, and athleticism. But experience is another story.

Outside of transfer wideout Braydon Tabor (144 career catches) and tight end Chester Dukes (112), the entire roster combines for just 61 career receptions, 42 of them belonging to running back Fredrick McCallum. The backfield isn’t much deeper, with only McCallum and Prude having recorded live carries.

“It’s a raw unit, no doubt,” said new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. “But that means we’re all learning together. No bad habits, no rewiring; just building something new from the ground up.”

Despite losing all five starting linemen to the NFL Draft, Coastal’s offensive line could once again be elite. Transfer Pat Searcy (Missouri) anchors the group at left tackle, smaller than last year’s 6’8” Trevor Dobbins at “only” 6’5”, but quicker and more agile for the power spread Rees and Freeman are installing.

Keelan LeCounte, Ty Sahara, and Mike Kinlaw round out the interior, each having spent four years developing behind the previous title-winning front.

Defensively, the Chanticleers are retooling but not rebuilding. Only Carl Urbik returns as a starter, but rotation veterans like Monte Miner, Russ DeVan, Jason Ivory, Cordell Marvin, Channing Armour, and Ian Ojulari have all logged significant snaps and now step into starring roles.

Under new defensive coordinator Brent Pry, Coastal shifts to a 4–2–5 scheme, emphasizing versatility and zone rotation.

“We played a lot of man last year,” said Armour, a converted safety. “Now it’s about trust. Rotating zones, disguising blitzes, playing the run. It’s different, but it keeps everyone involved.”

Linebackers coach and program legend Walt Reyna is keeping his message simple.
“Make plays,” Reyna said flatly. “Whether it’s blitzing, covering, whatever it takes to disrupt the offense. Everything else falls into place.”

The secondary adds two physical safeties via the portal, Dalton Carney and Anthony Paulo, both known more for their work near the line of scrimmage than in coverage.

“There’ll still be chances to cause havoc,” Freeman assured. “But the key will be versatility. If they can drop and cover with the same impact they play downhill, that’s the difference between good and great.”

In classic Coastal fashion, there’s no easing into the new era. Week 1 brings the Duke’s Mayo Classic against No. 5 Ohio State, Freeman’s alma mater.

“I’ve coached against them enough now that it’s not emotional,” Freeman said with a grin. “But yeah, those memories come flooding back.”

Week 2, though, might sting more: a trip to No. 10 Notre Dame, Freeman’s first return to South Bend since his dismissal.

“I’ve seen the schedule,” he laughed. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”

The rest of the slate doesn’t relent: early tests against No. 11 Louisville and No. 12 Clemson, followed by visits from No. 13 Nebraska and No. 6 Penn State to close the regular season.

“It’s the kind of schedule Kade Vaughn would’ve demanded,” said one team source. “Whether Coach Freeman wants the same challenge doesn’t matter — because in Conway, that’s the standard now.”

2034_Coastal_Carolina_Schedule

Week	Team	2033 Record
1	#5 Ohio State	12-3
2	@ #10 Notre Dame	12-2
3	@ #11 Louisville	10-3
4	@ West Virginia	7-6
5	#12 Clemson	9-4
6	Pittsburgh	5-7
7	BYE
8	North Carolina	4-8
9	@ Florida State	7-6
10	@ Virginia Tech	6-7
11	#13 Nebraska	11-3
12	NC State	7-6
13	@ #6 Penn State	11-3

Coastal Carolina 2034 Roster
97 Overall // 95 Overall // 98 Overall
* Indicates Starter
(R) Indicates Redshirt

QB Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Anthony Prude	FR(RS)	6'3	194	80	89	Dual Threat	Elite
Johnny Sumner	SR(RS)	6'2	188	82	82	Dual Threat	Impact
Marquel LaMur (R)	FR	6'2	214	74	74	Dual Threat	Impact
Jemaine Biggers (R)	FR	6'4	183	65	65	Pocket Passer	Normal

HB Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Fredrick McCallum	JR	5'11	170	85	90	East/West Playmaker	Elite
Skylar Lichtensteiger	FR(RS)	5'10	192	77	84	East/West Playmaker	Elite
Jamar Hape	SO(RS)	6'0	191	77	83	East/West	Impact
Kenya Terrill (R)	FR	6'0	206	79	79	North/South Receiver	Star
Melvin Mauldin	SO	5'8	210	72	72	North/South Blocker	Impact

WR Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Braydon Tabor	JR(RS)	6'4	190	92	92	Speedster	Star
*Morgan Biggs	SO(RS)	6'1	177	78	91	Route Artist	Elite
Darin Best	FR(RS)	6'4	209	78	90	Physical Route Runner	Star
Marco Sawyer	FR(RS)	6'3	204	74	82	Gadget	Elite
George Ofodile	SO(RS)	6'2	205	74	79	Gadget	Normal
Luis Palacio (R)	FR	6'3	209	79	79	Contested Specialist	Star
David Heeney	FR(RS)	5'7	183	74	78	Route Artist	Impact
Tahj Brown (R)	FR	6'5	202	75	75	Physical Route Runner	Normal

TE Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Chester Dukes	SR	6'4	202	84	84	Vertical Threat	Impact
Marco Liggins	SR	6'6	244	83	83	Gritty Posession	Impact
DaWann Rochell	SO	6'4	207	75	79	Physical Route Runner	Impact
James Kindred	FR(RS)	6'3	214	69	75	Contested Specialist	Impact
George Hendricks (R)	FR	6'2	225	75	75	Pure Possession	Star
Jalen Ekanem	JR	6'5	201	69	69	Physical Route Runner	Normal

T Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Pat Searcy	SR(RS)	6'5	312	93	93	Well Rounded	Star
*Prince Keke	SO(RS)	6'5	326	76	86	Well Rounded	Star
Lee Omameh	SR(RS)	6'6	323	77	85	Pass Pro	Normal
Chance Cochran	SO(RS)	6'7	295	74	84	Pass Pro	Impact
Chip Sabri	FR(RS)	6'7	308	80	84	Agile	Elite
DaMarious Angerer (R)	FR	6'8	294	77	77	Raw Strength	Star

G Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Mike Kinlaw	JR(RS)	6'4	285	75	92	Well Rounded	Star
*Keelan LeCounte	SR(RS)	6'4	321	67	92	Raw Stength	Star
Slade Levcik	SR(RS)	6'5	326	75	83	Raw Strength	Normal
Juan Gammon	JR(RS)	6'4	296	74	83	Agile	Impact
Quincy Lemon	SO(RS)	6'4	321	76	85	Pass Pro	Normal
Jamie Robledo (R)	FR	6'2	321	76	76	Well Rounded	Impact
Juan Stroman (R)	FR	6'5	292	77	77	Raw Strength	Normal

C Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Ty Sahara	SR(RS)	6'5	296	76	88	Agile	Impact
Tavares Rasmussen	JR(RS)	6'3	303	86	86	Well Rounded	Impact
josh Robbins (R)	FR	6'1	306	77	77	Agile	Star

DE Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Monte Miner	JR(RS)	6'5	243	82	93	Speed Rusher	Star
*Russ Devan	JR	6'3	234	82	92	Speed Rush	Elite
Gill Frantz	SO(RS)	6'6	243	78	89	Power Rush	Impact
Greg Shaw	FR(RS)	6'6	236	79	84	Power Rusher	Star
Cole Fasano	FR(RS)	6'3	221	81	82	Speed Rusher	Impact
Eric DuBois (R)	FR	6'3	235	76	76	Power Rusher	Normal
Bruce Agude (R)	FR	6'3	246	77	77	Speed Rusher	Impact

DT Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Miles Clutts	JR(RS)	6'4	264	91	91	Speed Rusher	Elite
*Brian Loudermilk	SR(RS)	6'2	208	89	89	Pure Power	Impact
Jason Ivory	SR(RS)	6'5	287	76	81	Speed Rusher	Normal
Taylor Doucet	FR(RS)	6'6	325	78	78	Gap Specialist	Impact
Barry Reyna	SO(RS)	6'3	286	68	73	Speed Rusher	Normal

LB Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Trevor Bausby	JR(RS)	6'2	225	78	96	Thumper	Elite
*Carl Urbik	SR(RS)	6'0	225	78	99	Thumper	Elite
Robby Stutz	SR(RS)	5'11	235	92	92	Lurker	Star
Derek Chris	SR(RS)	6'3	225	77	88	Thumper	Impact
Quincy Creer	JR(RS)	6'2	225	76	81	Signal Caller	Normal
David Bean	FR(RS)	6'4	216	78	81	Signal Caller	Normal
Russell Bouchard	FR(RS)	6'1	242	76	80	Thumper	Normal
Warren Abiamiri (R)	FR	6'4	235	83	83	Signal Caller	Star

MLB Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Cordell Marvin	JR(RS)	6'0	222	77	90	Thumper	Impact
Stephen Lynn	SO(RS)	6'2	231	78	90	Thumper	Elite
Mike Dwumfour	SO(RS)	6'2	220	76	88	Thumper	Star
Donald Ezeala	FR(RS)	5'11	223	77	88	Thumper	Elite
David Kendricks (R)	FR	6'0	223	79	79	Thumper	Star

CB Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Channing Armour	JR(RS)	6'0	197	77	91	Coverage Specialist	Star
*Tahj Foxworth	SR(RS)	5'10	199	90	90	Boundary	Star
*Dexter Bibbs	JR(RS)	6'2	171	79	88	Bump and Run	Star
Desmond Schrader	FR(RS)	6'0	199	80	87	Bump and Run	Elite
Jacques Howe	JR(RS)	5'11	197	75	84	Bump and Run	Star
Trevor Iverson	SR(RS)	6'2	195	75	81	Boundary	Normal
Miles LaBorn	SO(RS)	6'0	183	75	80	Bump and Run	Impact
Evan Dray (R)	FR	6'1	193	75	75	Bump and Run	Normal
Kevin Gutierrez (R)	FR	6'0	175	74	74	Bump and Run	Normal

FS Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Dalton Carney	SR	5'10	188	87	87	Box Specialist	Impact
Steven Middlebrooks	SO(RS)	5'11	188	77	81	Coverage Specialist	Normal
Terrence Bulaga	FR(RS)	6'0	192	75	76	Hybrid	Impact
DeMario Council (R)	FR	6'3	233	74	74	Coverage Specialist	Normal

SS Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
*Anthony Paulo	SR	5'11	201	90	90	Hybrid	Elite
Ian Ojulari	SO(RS)	6'1	244	75	85	Hybrid	Elite
Ross Gossett	SR(RS)	5'10	214	74	82	Box Specialist	Normal
DeVeon Doucet	SO(RS)	6'1	209	76	82	Box Specialist	Impact
Caesar Bautista (R)	FR	6'1	211	76	76	Coverage Specialist	Normal
Javonte Kuhn (R)	FR	6'3	193	75	75	Box Specialist	Normal

K/P Coastal_Carolina

Name	Class	Height	Weight	Orig OVR	Current OVR	Tendency	Dev Trait
K Gene Marable	SR	6'0	182	77	86	Accurate	Normal
P Dalton Randall	SO	6'1	197	79	83	Power	Impact

[The JZA]

That roster is not for weak

Dinner at Natty's, we reserving tables

[redsox907]

Around the NCAA - 2034 Pre Season

Top 25

Rank |          Team         | OVR | OFF | DEF |
   1 | Coastal Carolina (39) |  97 |  95 |  98 |
   2 | Georgia (30)          |  97 |  96 |  99 |
   3 | Ole Miss (5)          |  91 |  91 |  91 |
   4 | Alabama               |  99 |  99 |  99 |
   5 | Ohio State            |  99 |  99 |  99 |
   6 | Penn State            |  94 |  94 |  96 |
   7 | Miami                 |  99 |  99 |  99 |
   8 | Tennessee             |  94 |  94 |  96 |
   9 | Michigan              |  99 |  99 |  99 |
  10 | Notre Dame            |  92 |  94 |  91 |
  11 | Louisville            |  91 |  91 |  91 |
  12 | Clemson               |  96 |  96 |  96 |
  13 | Nebraska              |  92 |  94 |  91 |
  14 | Texas A&M             |  92 |  94 |  91 |
  15 | Syracuse              |  81 |  81 |  81 |
  16 | Oregon                |  90 |  91 |  89 |
  17 | Michigan State        |  80 |  81 |  79 |
  18 | Wisconsin             |  80 |  81 |  79 |
  19 | UCLA                  |  89 |  86 |  94 |
  20 | SMU                   |  87 |  89 |  84 |
  21 | Missouri              |  86 |  86 |  86 |
  22 | Florida               |  87 |  86 |  89 |
  23 | Oklahoma              |  91 |  91 |  91 |
  24 | LSU                   |  94 |  94 |  94 |
  25 | Oklahoma State        |  86 |  86 |  86 |

2034 Heisman Watch
SO(RS) WR Carlos Small (99) | Clemson
SR(RS) QB Jason Watford (96) | Washington
SR(RS) QB Angelo Allgeier (95) | Ohio State
JR(RS) WR Kevin Gay (97) | Tennessee
SR(RS) QB Taulia Anger (95) | Texas


2034 All Americans

1st	School	Position	2nd	School
Montell Osemele	Clemson	QB	Angelo Allgeier	Ohio State
Parker Heflin	Alabama	HB	Antonio Ekiyor	Alabama
KeShaun Hatchett	Georgia	HB	Dante Yusaf	Louisville
Carlos Small	Clemson	WR	Santiago Mancuso	Ohio State
Alex Iosivas	Alabama	WR	Desmond Keaerns	Ohio State
Kristian Busby	Clemson	WR	Larry Gage	Clemson
AJ Awe	Michigan	TE	Ty Bellisari	Alabama
Jeff Pettigrew	Alabama	LT	Marquise Richard	Ohio State
Earl Amundson	Ohio State	LG	Max Holbrook	Alabama
Malcolm Pears	Ohio State	C	Taylor Costanzo	Ohio State
Tobias Bouye	Nebraska	RG	Eric Gervase	Alabama
Ethan Emery	Clemson	RT	Chad Doss	Miami
Pat Wade	Clemson	DE	Jose Jones	Clemson
Nelson Alba	Miami	DE	Jared McRoy	Ohio State
Parker Bethel	Miami	DT	Shaq Morton	Nebraska
Mitchell Buehler	Penn State	DT	Darin Merling	Clemson
Lester Labinjo	Georgia	LB	Ramon Cleveland	Alabama
Greg Lokombo	Penn State	MLB	Kentrell Tamm	Notre Dame
Miles Fantuz	Miami	LB	Carl Urbik	Coastal Carolina
Deontay Kane	Georgia	CB	Keke Luna	Ohio State
Daunte Landman	Alabama	CB	Alani Mauti	Clemson
Oscar Creech	Clemson	FS	Mitch Mosely	Michigan
Anthony Paulo	Coastal Carolina	SS	Forrest Paul	Georgia
Jimmy Officer	Clemson	K	Gene Marable	Coastal Carolina
Philip Ekanem	Clemson	P	Alec Gage	SMU

[ShireNiner]

That is a fun schedule. You can have 3 marquee wins to start the season or be 2-3 going into the bye week. No time to ease into it for Freeman.

[YaBoyRobRoy]

Love the storylines bro. Freeman’s redemption arc starts now.

Crazy how Bama, Michigan, Miami and Ohio state are 99s across the board. Too bad Miami has to go through CC.

[redsox907]

That is a fun schedule. You can have 3 marquee wins to start the season or be 2-3 going into the bye week. No time to ease into it for Freeman.

new team, new coach, and new sliders are going to have us on the ropes the first few games but if we can manage only one loss in the ACC (which would be Clemson more than likely) than we'll likely be in the CCG again and hopefully fight our way in to the CFP

Love the storylines bro. Freeman’s redemption arc starts now.

Crazy how Bama, Michigan, Miami and Ohio state are 99s across the board. Too bad Miami has to go through CC.

Thanks man!
I wanted to put a home & home with Troy into the schedule as part of Freeman's deal with Coastal, but the only week it lined up for both of us was Week 2. Which was also the only week everything lined up for Notre Dame. But Ohio State and Notre Dame back to back is pretty fitting as well.

I was actually kind of glad no Miami this year after playing them 3 times last year lmao - but we could still see them in the ACC CCG

[redsox907]

Also, meet Reishawn Lafitte a 4* TE that is starting for the LSU Tigers



He is the CAP that Caesar wanted for his correct pic of Freeman as the coach. We will keep track of Mr. Lafitte's career