BLINN BUCCANEERS

HEAD COACH: Brad Franchione, 4th year
ASSISTANTS: Loyd Spotted Wolf (OC-OL); Keith Browning (DL); Ronny Feldman (QB-WR); Matt Richardson (LB); Gabriel Burks (WR); Chris Smith (RB-TE); Chris Hunt (DB)
2008 RECORD: 7-3 (4-2)
STANDINGS: Tied for 2nd
POST-SEASON GAMES: Lost SWJCFC Semifinal to Navarro, 28-9.
FINAL RANKING:  NJCAA / JCFootball.com No. 18, JC Grid-Wire No. 30
RETURNING STARTERS: 14 (7-7)
RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS: Honorable Mention -- Terrance Cain (6-1, 195, QB)
RETURNING ALL-SWJCFC: Terrance Cain (6-1, 195, QB); Justin Jordan (5-10, 181, WR);

KEY SOPHOMORES: Terrance Cain (6-1, 195, QB, Galena Park North Shore); Justin Jordan (5-11, 195, WR, Plano); Kierrie Johnson (5-10, 165, WR, Houston Westside); Reggie Brown (5-9, 210, TB, Humble); Marquis Franklin (6-6, 318, OL, John Tyler); Prizell Brown (6-4, 260, TE, Pflugerville Connally); Jarred Price (5-10, 215, DE, Dallas Madison); Prentice Joseph (6-2, 252, LB, Pasadena Dobie); Davion Marshall (6-0, 226, LB, Aldine Nimitz); C.J. Parrish (6-2, 235, LB, A&M Consolidated); Travis Stephens (6-3, 245, DE, Jersey Village) ; Sean Warren (6-0, 290, DT, Texas City); Vernon Brooks (6-0, 225, LB, Texas City); Travis Cobb (6-2, 185, WR, Rocky Mountain, NC); Dexter Ransom (6-5, 215, WR, Seguin); Brad Hicks (6-1, 170, PK, Magnolia); Mark Sprague (6-2, 195, P, Dickinson)

FRESHMEN: Shaun Rutherford (6-0, 190, QB, Bay City); Anthony McClain (6-2, 210, Ath, Hitchcock); Dominic Preston (6-3, 205, Ath., A&M Consolidated); Joe Simmons (5-10, 180, Ath., Caney Creek); Anthony Bibbs (5-10, 195, RB, Jersey Village); Mike Hayes (5-9, 180, RB, East Bernard); Johnie Hurndon III (6-0, 180, RB, Daingerfield); Thadeus Wilkerson (6-0, 205, RB, Needville); Chad Froechtenicht (6-0, 175, WR, Fort Bend Dulles); Roderick Jones (5-11, 185, WR, Fort Worth Southwest); Grant Merritt (6-1, 195, WR, Fort Bend Dulles); Bola Omisanya (6-0, 175, WR, Deer Park); Josh Sykes (5-9, 170, WR, Manor); Ray Ross (6-4, 250, TE, Bastrop); Courtland Cepak, (6-3, 305, OL, Round Rock Stony Point); Gage Crenshaw (6-3, 290, OL, Bryan); Scott Gonzalez (6-3, 285, Katy Mayde Creek); Warren Gray (6-6, 320, OL, Fort Worth Southwest); Devon Miles (6-5, 310, OL, Fort Bend Hightower); Sean Robertson (6-2, 270, Copperas Cove); Xavier Swain (6-4, 290, OL, Fort Bend Hightower); Hadji Woods (6-3, 285, OL, Klein Forest); Shawn Wyatt (6-5, 310, OL, Smithson Valley); Anthony Gonzales (6-4, 230, DE, Copperas Cove); Charles Hines (6-3, 250, DE, Humble); Ryan Long (6-4, 225, DE, Leonard); Shane Mayberry (6-5, 220, DE, Schulenberg); Kevin Brice (6-3, 255, DT, Fort Worth South Hills); Andrew Jones (6-5, 335, DT, West Columbia); Jonathan Mathis (6-3, 280, DT, Spring Westfield); Marcus Wilkins (6-0, 270, DT, Weimar); Cale Brooks (5-10, 180, LB, Palestine Westwood); Bobby Cook (5-10, 215, LB, Harker Heights); Manny Leyendecker (6-1, 215, LB, Columbus); Greg Manville (6-1, 215, LB, Needville); Alex Miranda (6-3, 205, LB, Klein Oak); Dextrell Simmons (5-11, 210, LB, Spring Westfield); Jerry Singleton (6-2, 210, LB, Spring Woods); Cory Williams (6-2, 220, LB, Converse Judson); Jeremiah Alexander (5-10, 175, DB, Houston Yates); Jeremiah Coffman (5-9, 175, DB, Alief Hastings); Dominique Drew (6-0, 180, DB, San Antonio Roosevelt); Jordan Fields (6-1, 185, DB, Paris); LaDarrius Gunn (5-9, 165, DB, Paris); Terrance Henry (5-11, 175, DB, Katy); Byron Landor (6-1, 205, DB, Lake Charles, La.); Chika Madu (5-10, 175, DB, Norman, Okla.); Lyvell Marzett (5-8, 175, DB, Killeen Shoemaker); Anthony Riley (5-9, 180, Fort Worth Southwest); Justin Sorrell (5-10, 195, DB, Pflugerville); James Taylor (5-11, 185, DB, Harker Heights).

TRANSFERS: Brad Paul (6-4, 285, OL, Clear Lake / Tr-Illinois State)

DOUBLE-SIGNEES: Woods (Sam Houston State); Landor (McNeese State);

BUCCANEERS' FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE    OPPONENT     TIME  NEUTRAL SITE

August 28 v. Butler, Ks.  7 p.m. Cessna Stadium, Wichita State University
September 6 at Abilene Christian JV  TBA
September 13 Open Date
September 20  v. Arkansas Baptist* 1 p.m.   Rockwall, Tx
September 27 at Kilgore*  7 p.m.              
October 4 Tyler*  3 p.m.
October 11 at TVCC* 3 p.m.
October 18  NEO*x  3 p.m.
October 25 at Cisco* 7 p.m.
November 1 Navarro* 3 p.m.

* - SWJCFC Game
X  Homecoming