Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 18:28

back to the lab

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:22

End of Season - Around the NCAA

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:23

djp73 wrote: ↑
06 Sep 2025, 18:28
back to the lab

indeed. Is our 4* true freshman going to be the answer at QB, can we get an improved secondary? Those are the two most pressing needs for me. Pass rush is 3rd, offensive line 4th. I like my WRs just wish we had more speed.

Of course, if Barkow leaves for the Draft along with a few others we might be in trouble :fml:

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:49

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers End of Season Statistics 2029

PassingStats

Name	Comp	Att	Comp %	Yards	TD	INT	YPG	YPA	Sacks
Mason Kelsay	332	495	67%	3,379	43	12	241.4	6.8	21
Neal Kennedy	34	65	52%	551	4	4	137.8	8.5	5
Carter Smith	16	39	41%	257	2	3	42.8	6.6	3
Andrew Koloamatangi	5	8	62%	57	1	1	57.0	7.1	0

RushingStats

Name	Attempts	Yards	Avg	TD	AVG.G	Fumb	BTK	YAC	Long	20+
Sidney Barkow	250	2,052	8.2	17	146.6	1	56	675	81	19
Mason Kelsay	136	878	6.5	17	62.7	13	31	255	53	8
Jason Toppins	93	605	6.5	3	46.5	1	16	259	31	5
Carter Smith	10	121	12.1	1	20.2	0	0	12	43	2
Jalen Likely	24	118	4.9	1	8.4	0	9	65	32	1
Vince Shurmu	4	12	3.0	0	4.0	0	0	0	5	0

ReceivingStats

Name	Receptions	Yards	AVG	AVG.G	TD	RAC	Long	Drops
Tristhtin Glass	59	919	15.6	65.6	12	454	75	6
Carl Kopp	64	678	10.6	61.6	11	390	48	9
Terrence Rugamba	43	533	12.4	59.2	3	275	53	2
Dimitri Shakir	32	456	14.3	32.6	3	146	43	5
Sidney Barkow	54	402	7.4	28.7	4	380	35	4
David Goedeke	24	343	14.3	34.3	3	118	36	2
George Rabe	43	325	7.6	23.2	6	252	37	2
Percy LaRue	4	50	12.4	3.6	1	13	26	1
Jalen Likely	7	46	6.6	3.3	0	51	20	0
Bernie Bender	4	38	9.5	4.8	0	26	20	3
Spencer Yeast	5	26	5.2	2.6	0	8	11	4
Jason Toppins	3	17	5.7	1.3	0	27	9	1
Frank DuBose	1	8	8.0	2.7	0	4	8	0

Blocking

Name	Position	Sacks	DP
Terrell Stork	LT	2	1,015
Luis Jacques	LG	2	925
JD Blank	C	2	1,008
Cornell Glymph	RG	3	973
Donte Duarte	RT	12	1,039
Connor Payne	G	0	328
Benji Iosefa	T	3	150
Clyde Self	C	0	129
Juan Bentley	T	0	114
Devin Harper	G	0	94

DefensiveStats

Name	Tackle	TFL	Sacks	Interceptions	PBU	FF/FR	TD
MLB Walt Reyba	110	37	9	1	10	0/0	0
FS AJ Dwumfour	99	9	0	2	2	0/0	0
CB Jason Ramsay	92	14	1.5	2	9	0/0	0
SS Dalton Dexter	92	15	0.5	3	9	0/0	0
LB Juan Acker	89	27	6	0	2	0/0	0
CB Xavier Montague	79	5	0.5	2	10	0/0	0
CB Mike Momah	60	5	0	2	19	0/0	0
MLB Enrique Ambrose	44	3	0	0	1	0/0	0
CB Jojo Tate	38	4	0	2	10	0/0	0
DE Darrion Hammer	38	18	8	0	1	0/0	0
DT Don Vasher	34	19	6	0	0	0/0	0
DT Mitch Dora	28	15	11	0	0	0/0	0
FS Nick Rudd Johnson	28	4	0	0	1	0/0	0
LB Caleb Karapateas	27	12	3.5	0	0	0/0	0
DE Brooks Wheat	22	11	5	1	0	0/0	0
LB Craig Bragg	21	0	0	0	0	0/0	0
MLB Nick Farrior	13	7	1.5	0	0	0/0	0
CB Malik Northrop	10	0	0	0	0	0/0	0
LB Cary Tatum	9	1	0	0	0	0/0	0
DE Eric Wheat	8	5	2.5	0	0	0/0	0
MLB Jeremy Snyder	8	2	1	0	0	0/0	0
DT Joshua Talbott	8	3	0	0	0	0/0	0
DT Lionel Ruggins	7	1	0	0	0	0/0	0

KickingStats

Name	FGM	FGA	FG%	Long	XPM	XPA
Jesus Mendez	9	14	64%	46	90	90

PuntingStats

Name	Punts	Yards	AVG	Block	In 20	TB	Long
Nate Peter	33	1,375	41.7	0	6	5	48

ReturnStatistics

Name	KR	Yards	AVG	TD	PR	Yards	AVG	TD
Sidney Barkow	12	288	24.0	1	0	0	0	0
Emmett Abraham	15	254	16.9	0	50	342	6.8	0

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:54

2,000 yards :obama:

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:59

djp73 wrote: ↑
06 Sep 2025, 20:54
2,000 yards

needed a few more :shook:

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:59

2029 Coaching Carousel

2029_Coaching_Carousel

Name	Previous School	New School	Reason
Angelo Carrier	James Madison	East Carolina	Fired
Alex Grinch	UCF DC	Wake Forest	Hired
Bret Bielema	Delaware	N/A	NFL
Brent Brennan	Oregon State	Kansas	Fired
Bret Bryant	OC	UTSA	Hired
Bob Chesney	Temple	N/A	Fired
Brian Kush	DC	North Carolina	Hired
Billy Napier	Houston	Texas A&M	Hired
David Braun	Minnesota	Oregon State	Fired
Dowell Loggains	Appalachian State	Memphis	Hired
Devin Roos	Georgia Southern	South Carolina	Hired
Dalton Sabri	DC	Louisiana-Lafayette	Hired
Eliah Drinkwitz	Oklahoma State	Kansas State	Fired
Eric Edlrenkamp	DC	Sam Houston	Hired
George Alaka	DC	Florida International	Hired
Jaden Adkins	DC	Ball State	Hired
Jay Bateman	Texas A&M DC	James Madison	Hired
Jake Dickert	Wake Forest	Georgia Southern	Fired
Jared Keyte	UMass DC	Delaware	Hired
Jabu Ogbonna	DC	Northern Illinois	Hired
Jonathan Smith	Akron	Wyoming	Hired
Kyle Dillingham	Texas	Michigan State	Fired
Keith Heckendorf	Arkansas State OC	Iowa State	Hired
Deion Sanders	Pittsburgh	N/A	NFL
Kalani Sitake	South Carolina	Oklahoma State	Hired
Kane Wommack	Alabama DC	Texas	Hired
Lane Leipold	Wyoming	N/A	Retired
Mike Elko	Texas A&M	Georgia Tech	Fired
Moses Garvin	Louisaina-Lafayette	Tulsa	Hired
Matt Rhule	Marshall	West Virginia	Hired
Mike Uremovich	Ball State	Cincinnati	Hired
Oscar Wyatt	Florida State OC	Pittsburgh	Hired
Phil Longo	Sam Houston	UConn	Hired
Rich Rodriguez	West Virginia	N/A	Retired
Shane Beamer	Kansas State	Temple	Fired
Steve Cooper	UCF OC	Marshall	Hired
Sean Lewis	Northern Illinois	Akron	Hired
Sateki Yanda	DC	Appalcahian State	Hired
Tony Adams	DC	UTEP	Hired
Tre Lamb	Tulsa	Minnesota	Fired
Tony Reynoso	DC	Washington State	Hired
Vern McFarland	SMU DC	Houston	Hired

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 22:19

Full Circle - Chants Bid Farewell To Some of Vaughn's 1st Signees

Dalton Dexter celebrating his 1st INT as a true freshman.

Conway, SC. - “Four years ago, these young men believed in me,” began a heartfelt Kade Vaughn at Coastal Carolina’s annual Teal Farewell — a new end-of-season celebration that Vaughn started last season to honor the seniors and early NFL Draft entrants moving on from Conway.

“They believed in a coach who was handed a roster at the last minute and somehow made some magic happen. They believed the magic could continue, and more importantly, they believed they could help take it to new heights.

“There may have been flashier players over the years, but nobody put their heart and soul into this program like Dalton and Darrion.”

The spotlight fell on safety Dalton Dexter and defensive end Darrion Hammer, the two most celebrated prep recruits of Vaughn's inaugural recruiting class to see their entire careers through at Coastal. Both were Day 1 starters in 2026 and central figures in the Chanticleers’ rise to a 2028 national title.

Hammer graduates as one of the most feared pass rushers in program history, tallying 107 tackles, 62 tackles for loss, and a school-record 28.5 sacks. Dexter leaves with equally imposing numbers: 325 total tackles, 48 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 8 interceptions.

Tight end Trishtin Glass was also celebrated as one of the signature examples of Vaughn’s “if you make plays, we’ll find you a role” philosophy. A former wideout turned tight end, Glass blossomed into a matchup nightmare. After an initial 41 catches for 482 yards and six scores as a receiver, his production skyrocketed at tight end: 176 receptions, 2,383 yards, and 37 total touchdowns over three seasons. He never captured the Mackey Award, but few in the country were more dangerous at the position.

In all, the Chanticleers are parting ways with 23 players — 20 graduates and three transfers — from a roster that returned to the CFP but fell short of defending its title. The Teal Farewell served as both a send-off and a reminder of how far Coastal Carolina has come in just four years under Vaughn, from an underdog story to a program with a legacy worth celebrating.

Players Leaving
SR DE Darrion Hammer | 88 | Graduation
SR(RS) TE Trishtin Glass | 87 | Graduation
SR(RS) CB Jason Ramsay | 87 | Graduation
SR(RS) QB Carter Smith | 86 | Graduation
SR LG Luis Jacques | 85 | Graduation
SR MLB Enrique Ambrose | 83 | Graduation
SR LB Juan Acker | 83 | Graduation
SR(RS) HB Jalen Likely | 82 | Graduation
SR(RS) QB Neal Kennedy | 81 | Graduation
SR(RS) G Devin Harper | 81 | Grdauation
SR(RS) QB Mason Kelsay | 81 | Graduation
SR(RS) FS Nick Rudd-Johnson | 78 | Graduation
JR(RS) CB Malik Northrop | 76 | Transfer (Playing Time)
SR SS Dalton Dexter | 76 | Graduation
SR(RS) DT Matt Woodley | 75 | Graduation
SR(RS) CB Seth Byron | 73 | Graduation
JR(RS) T Keenan Joslin | 72 | Transfer (Playing Time)
SR(RS) T Juan Bentley | 72 | Graduation
SR(RS) P Logan Haines | 72 | Graduation
SO(RS) QB Deon Cherry | 72 | Transfer (Playing Time)
SR CB Paul Lincoln | 70 | Graduation
SR TE David Yazzie | 68 | Graduation
SR(RS) DE Bradley Harris | 66 | Graduation

NFL Draft
DE Darrion Hammer | 5th Round
CB Jason Ramsay | 6th Round

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 07 Sep 2025, 01:35

Coastal Finishes With Program Best 3rd Overall Recruiting Class

Conway, SC. - When DC Tony White learned that his former quarterback, Nick Golladay, had hit the transfer portal, he immediately picked up the phone and called Kade Vaughn.

“When one of my assistants calls me at 3 a.m. in the offseason, it better be important,” Vaughn joked when recounting how Golladay went from White’s QB1 at Memphis to Coastal’s new QB1 with White now serving as the Chanticleers’ defensive coordinator. Then, with a grin fading into seriousness, Vaughn added: “This was definitely important.”

Golladay, who started as a true freshman at Memphis under White, made his commitment official soon after. “Coach White believed in me from the start, and I trusted his vision then. I trust it now,” Golladay posted on X.

He headlines a transfer haul ranked 5th nationally — a nine-player class that includes Duke wideout Kamryn Petty, meant to inject badly needed explosiveness at receiver, and veteran HB Floyd Priest, who joins as the “Robin” to Sidney Barkow’s “Batman.”

“Sidney is the bell cow, no question,” Vaughn explained. “But you can’t win with just one guy in that room. Last year he wore down at times. Floyd gives us balance and keeps everyone fresh.”

Barkow, once a Heisman frontrunner, saw his candidacy derailed late in the season by a quiet finish against Liberty and nagging injuries in the Orange Bowl loss to Georgia. The hope is that a stronger supporting cast can keep him upright all year.

The bigger challenge lies on defense, where Coastal slipped dramatically last season and saw the Vaughn–Jeremiah Johnson partnership unravel. Johnson is now at Kansas State, while White arrives with the task of restoring the unit’s bite.

White isn’t coming alone. Linebackers Ty Oden and Evan Hemphill join Walt Reyna — the three-time Nagurski and Bednarik winner — to shore up the run defense. Up front, DT James Ruggins and DE Alfonso Smith arrive to replace departed All-American Darrion Hammer and help revive a pass rush that lacked consistency a year ago.

As strong as the portal was, Coastal’s prep recruiting might be even more impressive. Vaughn’s staff signed 21 high school prospects — 16 of them ranked in the Top 300 — including a staggering five 5-star recruits, the first in program history. When the final rankings dropped, the Chanticleers checked in at No. 3 nationally, by far the best prep haul in school history.

That list includes #4 overall Antonio Tripucka and #7 overall TE Jamal Stephen, both projected to be instant-impact players. The biggest surprise, however, was MLB Anthony Atogwe, the #10 overall prospect, who drifted away from BYU and Utah late in the cycle and landed in Conway.

“He wasn’t a guy we pushed hard for early,” Vaughn admitted. “But when other schools moved on, we stayed in it. He kept us on the board, and eventually, it just made sense for both sides.”

One under-the-radar gem could be Sean Maggio. At 6’3”, 207 pounds, he was initially recruited as a wide receiver but is expected to flip to free safety. “He’s obviously got the hips, instincts, and ball skills,” one scout noted. “He just needs a year to get his legs under him, but the tools are there for him to be special.”

With the transfer class ranked 5th, the overall class finishing 3rd, and a prep crop featuring five 5-stars, expectations are sky-high in Conway. The Chanticleers may not have been officially welcomed into the ACC just yet, but the roster Vaughn has built already looks like it belongs on the P5 stage.

-2029-Recruiting-Class

Ranking	Position	Name	Hometown	Tendency	NAT/STA/POS	Dev Trait
	T	Antonio Tripucka	Huntginton, WV	Pass Pro	4/1/1	Elite
	ATH	Jamal Stephen	Covington, GA	Pure Possession	7/1/1	Star
	MLB	Anthony Atogwe	Orem, UT	Signal Caller	10/1/1	Star
	WR	Tyler Hagg	Los Lunas, NM	Route Artist	19/1/2	Star
	FS	Sean Maggio	Lehigh Acres, FL	Hybrid	20/4/3	Impact
	LB	Carl Urbik	Flowood, MS	Thumper	52/1/8	Star
	SS	Ross Gossett	Bellevue, NE	Box Specialist	55/1/1	Normal
	T	Devin Trinidad	Provo, UT	Agile	63/4/4	Impact
	WR	Brayden Sharpe	Rock Hill, SC	Gadget	79/3/13	Impact
	T	Lee Omameh	Littleton, CO	Pass Pro	127/2/8	Normal
	FS	Trevor Iverson	Honea Path, SC	Hybrid	146/6/5	Normal
	LB	Derek Chris	Knoxville, TN	Thumper	162/3/20	Impact
	CB	Hugh Boselli	Lithonia, GA	Field	179/15/19	Normal
	DE	Jason Ivory	Dacula, GA	Power Rusher	224/18/16	Normal
	CB	Emanuel Abrams	Henderson, NV	Field	241/3/27	Star
	QB	Fredrick Meredith	Shelby, NC	Dual Threat	274/6/15	Impact
	G	Ty Sahara	Johnston, SC	Agile	304/11/20	Impact
	CB	John Landman	Orange City, FL	Field	309/30/33	Star
	HB	Justice Spear	Rock Hill, SC	Backfield Threat	312/12/33	Elite
	WR	Tavares Tinker	Columbia, SC	Speedster	374/13/65	Impact
	G	Keelan LeCounte	Kissimmee, FL	Raw Strength	693/88/35	Star

-2029-Targets-Signed_Elsewhere

Ranking	Position	Name	Hometown	Tendency	NAT/STA/POS	School
	ATH	Spencer Vick	Columbia, SC	Vertical Threat	23/1/3	Clemson
	CB	Bret Mount	Mechanicsville, VA	Bump and Run	120/5/14	North Carolina
	HB	Dexter Peppers	Daphne, AL	North/South Blocker	126/5/14	Auburn
	G	JJ Mundy	Bailey, NC	Raw Strength	165/3/13	Tennessee
	DT	Alphonso Pineda	Conway, SC	Gap Specialist	119/4/8	Clemson
	FS	Oscar Creech	Greenville, SC	Hybrid	154/5/4	Clemson
	CB	Akeem Owusu	Loganville, GA	Bump and Run	169/13/18	Auburn
	QB	Gordon Wood	New Orleans, LA	Dual Threat	80/1/5	LSU
	DE	Emmett O'Dowd	Greensboro, NC	Speed Rusher	197/5/14	Clemson
	DE	Abduilai Head	Seffner, FL	Power Rusher	636/79/48	Florida

2029_Transfer_Portal_Signees

POS	Name	Class	Previous School	2029 Stats
WR	Kamryn Petty	JR	Duke	67 Rec, 855 Yds, 2 TD
HB	Floyd Priest	SO	North Carolina	56 Att, 216 Yds, 2 TD
G	Jesus Sosa	SO	USC	1 Sack
MLB	Ty Oden	SO	Wyoming	75 Tkl, 4 TFL, Sack, INT, 3 FF, 2 FR
QB	Nick Golladay	JR	Memphis	3,984 Yds, 23 TD, 2 INT; 395 Rush Yds, 6 TD
LB	Evan Hemphill	JR	Liberty	62 Tkl, 4 TFL, 1.5 Sacks
DE	James Ruggins	JR	Cincinnati	49 Tkl, 15 TFL, 5.5 Sacks
SS	Randy Granger	FR	Georgia	N/A
DE	Alfonso Smith	FR	UCLA	N/A

2029_Overall_Recruiting_Class_Ranks

Team						Total
Georgia	5	26	3	0	0	34
Ohio State	5	28	1	0	0	34
Coastal Carolina	5	22	3	0	0	30
Clemson	4	23	3	0	0	30
Oklahoma	2	16	10	0	0	28
Penn State	2	15	10	0	0	27
Miami	1	18	10	0	0	29
USC	1	14	13	0	0	28
Alabama	1	17	8	0	0	26
LSU	0	19	6	0	0	25
Arkansas	1	13	10	4	0	28
Washington	0	14	18	1	0	33
Oregon	0	19	12	0	0	31
Michigan	0	13	15	0	0	28
Ole Miss	0	16	8	0	0	24
Louisville	2	9	9	0	0	20
Auburn	0	13	8	2	0	23
UCLA	1	9	14	4	0	28
Texas	0	11	16	0	0	27
Tennessee	0	10	17	0	0	27
Nebraska	0	10	12	2	0	24
TCU	1	6	14	3	0	24
Iowa	0	8	14	2	0	24
Notre Dame	0	9	9	0	0	18
Missouri	0	7	13	2	0	22

Post by **Agent** » 07 Sep 2025, 01:38

the future is bright

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