Through the Fire | The Coaching Career of Brice McCoy Jr.

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2014 Signing Day
TAGS - MEMPHIS, ANTHONY WATSON, ROVER, PETE KWIATKOWSKI, MARK D'ONOFRIO, +2 MORE
February 7, 2014

Memphis Tigers Recruiting - 2014
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Alex Rankin	S	HS	Bella Vista, AR	6'2"	198
Marques Mitchell	G	HS	Greeneville, TN	6'2"	291
Jeff Williams	P	HS	Port Allen, LA	6'4"	213
Joey Jefferson	DE	HS	White Bear Lake, MN	6'4"	270
Quincy Jones	QB	HS	Goodletsville, TN	6'2"	225
Bryant Pace	ILB	HS	Sandy Springs, GA	6'1"	231
Mike Gates	OLB	HS	East Point, GA	6'2"	239
Robert Todd	DT	HS	North Druid Hills, GA	6'0"	289
Carl Nunez	LB	HS	Druid Hills, GA	6'1"	234
Brad Warren	HB	HS	East Ridge, TN	6'1"	220
Adam Johnson	C	HS	Old Jefferson, LA	6'3"	282
John Greene	G	HS	Newport, TN	6'1"	285
Glen Butler	T	HS	Vancleave, MS	6'2"	294
Brian Hall	C	JUCO	Soddy-Daisy, TN	6'1"	330
Stephen Penn	DT	JUCO	Waveland, MS	6'0"	288
Cortez Hughes	CB	JUCO	Columbus, IN	6'1"	178
Rodney Quinn	S	JUCO	Gulf Hills, MS	6'5"	199
David Powers	FB	HS	Erwin, TN	6'0"	246

Coach McCoy's Notes
‣ #2 S Alex Rankin figures to be a day-one starter at Rover. He's a strong kid and can run and expect him to be one of our best players off the jump.
‣ #65 S Corey Willis will make the adjustment to linebacker as he lacks the speed (79 speed) that I want at safety.
‣ #121 CB Cortez Hughes is going to likely start at free safety, too bad that he's coming in as a junior or he could be a stud.
‣ #63 OLB Mike Gates is going to play defensive end for us and join a talented group of freshman defensive linemen.

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Season Preview
TAGS - MEMPHIS, ANTHONY WATSON, ROVER, PETE KWIATKOWSKI, MARK D'ONOFRIO, +2 MORE
May 21, 2014

2014 Memphis Tigers
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
91	Ricky Hunter	LE	6'4"	292	JR	76 ovr, 68 spd, 78 str
85	Latarius Brady	LE	6'2"	276	SO	70 ovr, 71 spd, 78 str
99	Joey Jefferson	LE	6'4"	270	FR	69 ovr, 74 spd, 69 str
97	Martin Ifedi	RE	6'3"	262	SR	77 ovr, 74 spd, 68 str
95	Bryant Pace	RE	6'1"	231	FR	67 ovr, 77 spd, 69 str
55	Christian Johnson	RE	6'5"	244	RS FR	65 ovr, 71 spd, 65 str
94	Mike Gates	RE	6'2"	239	FR	63 ovr, 77 spd, 74 str
56	Terry Redden	DT	6'2"	287	SR	77 ovr, 65 spd, 81 str
48	Chase Rome	DT	6'3"	287	SR	74 ovr, 65 spd, 76 str
58	Don Pennington	DT	6'2"	308	SO	68 ovr, 63 spd, 79 str
98	Stephen Penn	DT	6'0"	288	SO	67 ovr, 50 spd, 78 str
93	Cortez Crosby	DT	6'1"	270	FR	66 ovr, 67 spd, 76 str
96	Robert Todd	DT	6'0"	289	FR	64 ovr, 65 spd, 75 str
49	Charles Harris	LB	6'2"	238	SR	79 ovr, 83 spd, 84 acc
44	Ryan Coleman	LB	6'3"	222	SR	78 ovr, 84 spd, 85 acc
34	Jackson Dillon	LB	6'6"	232	RS FR	77 ovr, 84 spd, 84 acc
53	Leonard Peques	LB	5'11"	218	JR	72 ovr, 85 spd, 85 acc
16	Wynton McManis	LB	6'1"	217	JR	72 ovr, 82 spd, 83 acc
46	Joshua Patrick	LB	6'1"	224	RS FR	66 ovr, 82 spd, 83 acc
59	Corey Willis	LB	6'2"	193	FR	60 ovr, 79 spd, 82 acc
21	Bobby McCain	CB	5'11"	181	SR	80 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc
25	Andrew Gaines	CB	5'11"	186	SR	79 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc
37	Bakari Hollier	CB	5'10"	196	SR	74 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc
17	Chris Morley	CB	5'11"	187	SO	72 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc
18	Chauncey Lanier	CB	5'10"	176	SO	68 ovr, 87 spd, 86 acc
26	Chris Allen	CB	5'10"	181	JR	67 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc
23	Cortez Hughes	S	6'1"	178	JR	77 ovr, 90 spd, 84 acc
43	Jacoby Green (transfer)	S	6'1"	176	SO	73 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc
27	Dion Witty	S	5'10"	176	JR	73 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc
10	Dontrell Nelson	S	6'1"	182	FR	67 ovr, 89 spd, 89 acc
3	Alex Rankin	S	6'2"	198	FR	81 ovr, 89 spd, 89 acc
13	Tank Jakes	S	5'11"	226	SR	74 ovr, 82 spd, 83 acc
39	Reggis Ball	S	5'11"	200	JR	73 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc
15	Fritz Etienne	S	6'2"	211	SR	70 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc

Memphis Tigers Depth Chart - 2014
Base 4-2-5 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Ricky Hunter, Jr.	Latarius Brady, So.	Joey Jefferson, Fr.
LDT	Terry Redden, Sr.	Don Pennington, So.	Cortez Crosby, Fr.
RDT	Chase Rome, Sr.	Stephen Penn, So.
RDE	Martin Ifedi, Sr.	Bryant Pace, Fr.	Mike Gates, Fr.
SLB	Charles Harris, Sr.	Jackson Dillon, Fr.	Leonard Peques, Jr.
WLB	Ryan Coleman, Sr.	Wynton McManis, Jr.	Joshua Patrick, Fr.
CB	Bobby McCain, Sr.	Chris Morley, So.	Chauncey Lanier, So.
SS	Alex Rankin, Fr.
FS	Cortez Hughes, Jr.	Dion Witty, Jr.	Dontrell Nelson, Fr.
SS	Reggis Ball, Jr.	Tank Jakes, Sr.
CB	Andrew Gaines, Sr.	Bakari Hollier, Sr.

2014 Schedule
at UCLA
vs. Middle Tennessee State
vs. East Carolina
vs. USF
at Cincinnati
at Ole Miss
at UCF
vs. Tulsa
at Navy
vs. SMU
at Tulane
at Houston

Defensive Line
‣ Projected Starters: DE: Ricky Hunter (RS Jr) and Martin Ifedi (RS Sr); DT: Terry Redden (Sr) and Chase Rome (Sr)

This group was a strength a year ago and figures to be the same this season with Hunter being the returning all-american. Rome and Redden are excellent pass rushers for their size while Ifedi is probably our best defender against the run. The depth at the position is better with Joey Jefferson coming in as a JUCO transfer and Mike Gates being used as an edge rusher. Expect this defensive line to be the strength of this defense.

Linebackers
‣ Projected Starters: Charles Harris (Sr.) and Ryan Coleman (Sr.)

Losing Brown, who started last season, will be tough but Coleman figures to be the new leader of this two-man crew with Harris slowly but surely getting comfortable. Harris is very similar to Brown because he can run but he needs to play more downhill. Should there be an injury to either one, very confident in Jackson Dillon's ability to step in and replace either of them.

Cornerbacks
‣ Projected Starters: Andrew Gaines (RS Sr) and Bobby McCain (Sr)

Thought about moving Gaines to free safety as he struggled at times last season at corner but thought better of it. We return the same duo at corner and expect them to take another step and be more reliable when it comes to covering down the field and being more comfortable in cover 3 looks where they're asked to play a guy 20-yard down the field on an island.

Safeties
‣ Projected Starters: WS: Reggis Ball (RS Jr); R Alex Rankin (Fr); FS Cortez Hughes (Jr)

Replacing all-american Watson will be hard but there's a chance that Rankin is better than Watson this season. He's bigger, faster and more physical. Can't wait to see this kid play, especially against UCLA and Ole Miss. Ball returns as the weak safety across from Rankin with Hughes, a JUCO transfer that came in as a corner, handles that deep, free safety position. Depth is extremely thin, can't afford an injury, especially to Rankin or Hughes.

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Memphis Tigers at UCLA Bruins
Aug 30, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Memphis Tigers (0-0)	0	0	0	0	-	0
#9 UCLA Bruins (0-0)	14	30	3	17	-	64

Team Stats Comparison
	MEM	UCLA
Total Offense	154	591
Rushing Yards	60	393
Passing Yards	94	198
First Downs	5	19
Punt Return Yards	11	41
Kick Return Yards	100	0
Total Yards	265	632
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Conversion	3/13	7/12
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-0	4-3
Penalties	6-54	4-20
Possession Time	7:36	16:24

Memphis Tigers DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Alex Rankin 9 0 0 0 Charles Harris 8 0 0 0 Martin Ifedi 5 1 0 0

UCLA Bruins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brett Hundley 15/16 198 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Paul Perkins 9 134 14.8 3

Coaches Notes
‣ Can't take anything from this game, just need to get past it.
‣ Rankin impressed, Hughes did not.
‣ Wasn't a big fan of UCLA keeping their starters in as long as they did. I'll remember that.

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Memphis Tigers
Sep 13, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1-0)	0	3	14	3	-	20
Memphis Tigers (0-1)	7	7	0	3	-	17

Team Stats Comparison
	MTU	MEM
Total Offense	345	349
Rushing Yards	82	53
Passing Yards	263	296
First Downs	20	14
Punt Return Yards	30	5
Kick Return Yards	26	87
Total Yards	401	441
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	4/12	7/15
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1	2-1
Penalties	3 - 33	3 - 30
Possession Time	13:28	10:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MEM
2:40	(MEM) H. Brooks, 4 Yd pass from P. Lynch	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MEM
3:22	(MTU) C. Clark, 27 Yd FG	3	7
0:30	(MEM) K. Malone, 14 Yd pass from P. Lynch	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MEM
4:52	(MTU) D. Clarke, 15 Yd pass from A. Grammer	10	14
2:26	(MTU) A. Grammer, 2 Yd run	17	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MTU	MEM
3:39	(MEM) J. Elliot, 19 Yd FG	17	17
1:19	(MTU) C. Clark, 38 Yd FG	20	17

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Austin Grammer 22/33 263 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jordan Parker 18 79 4.3 0

Memphis Tigers DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Alex Rankin 10 0 0 0 Ryan Coleman 9 0 0 0 Charles Harris 5 0 1 0

[Ryan]

what hte fuq

[Captain Canada]

Not the start you wanted to the season. Assaulted by UCLA wasn't cute either.

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what hte fuq

Not the start you wanted to the season. Assaulted by UCLA wasn't cute either.

I don't like this, I don't like this at all.

8 wins is still possible.

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East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
Sep 20, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
East Carolina Pirates (2-0)	7	0	0	15	-	22
Memphis Tigers (0-2)	7	7	14	10	-	38

Team Stats Comparison
	ECU	MEM
Total Offense	326	350
Rushing Yards	33	136
Passing Yards	293	214
First Downs	16	15
Punt Return Yards	21	16
Kick Return Yards	130	22
Total Yards	477	388
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	2/11	6/15
4th Down Conversion	0/2	0/1
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	3/1
Penalties	33	65
Possession Time	11:26	12:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ECU	MEM
4:05	(MEM) M. Warford, 21 Yd run	0	7
1:57	(ECU) C. Keith, 22 Yd run	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ECU	MEM
2:51	(MEM) K. Malone, 10 Yd pass from P. Lynch	7	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ECU	MEM
4:32	(MEM) M. Warford, 0 Yd run	7	21
2:23	(MEM) C/ Hughes, returned interception 38 Yds	7	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ECU	MEM
5:18	(MEM) J. Elliot, 19 Yd FG	7	31
4:06	(MEM) J. Craig, 28 Yd pass from P. Lynch	7	38
2:11	(ECU) D. Dowdell, 37 Yd pass from C. Keith	14	38
0:39	(ECU) J. Hardy, 10 Yd pass from C. Keith	22	38

East Carolina Pirates PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Keith 26/45 293 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Allen 4 24 6.0 0

Memphis Tigers DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Rankin 7 1 0 0 C. Rome 3 2 0 0 C. Hughes 2 0 1 1

Coaches Notes
‣ Rankin might need to play closer to LOS, made plays when asked to play in the flats or in run support.
‣ Got 6 sacks on the QB and even more pressure, our defense starts up front.

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There we go. Rankin played pretty well. Pick six was fairly clutch.

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