A New Beginning: Journey to Greatness | ULM Warhawks

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A New Beginning: Journey to Greatness | ULM WarHawks

Darren Weskin, ESPN Writer

June 3rd, 2013

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Monroe, LA - New beginnings in ULM Warhawks football. With the hiring of coach Matt Viator, they look to turn this program from losers to winners under his direction. With the help of Offensive of Coordinator Matt Kubik and Defensive of Coordinator Mike Collins They have been given 4 years each to help turn this program around and get it off to a good track. From the front office they aren't looking for bowl games or appearances out the door, but a form of progression in recruiting, and winning at least 3-5 games to start. ULM needs to establish themselves as able to recruit talent players and start winning and turn from a *1 to *6 eventually.

With Mike Collins 4-2-5 unique defensive scheme and Matt Kubik Mulitple offense of scheme, it'll be interesting to see how it goes.

Head Coach Matt Viator:

Defensive and Offensive Coordinator:

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I'm here, cannot wait. Getting my ps4 and ncaa 14 next week. So will start up a dynasty as well. Same setup.

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It's going to be a fun year. Open the season with a bye week and then week 2 we have a rival game against Louisiana Tech. No top 25 teams this year, unfortunately. ULM isn't ready for that kind of competition. It might help bring some extra money in if we did, but that isn't our top priority right now. Possibly next year look for a top 25 team to be in the schedule.

ULM Warhawks Schedule

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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff Writer

August 30th, 2013

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Preseason Polls

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Aug 30, 2013
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	Overall	OFF	DEF
1	Alabama	A+	A-	A+
2	Ohio State	A	A-	A
3	Flordia State	B+	B+	A
4	USC	A+	A	A
5	Clemson	A-	B+	A
6	Penn State	A-	A-	A-
7	Oklahoma	A+	A+	A
8	Washington	A-	A-	A
9	Wisconsin	A+	A+	A+
10	Oklahoma State	B+	B+	B+
11	Michigan	B+	B+	A
12	Auburn	A-	B+	A
13	LSU	B+	B+	A-
14	Standford	A	A+	A-
15	Georgia	A	A-	A+
16	Louisville	B+	B+	B+
17	Florida	B+	B	A-
18	Miami	B+	B	A-
19	USF	B-	B	B-
20	Kansas State	B+	B+	B+
21	Virgina Tech	B+	B-	A-
22	West Virginia	B+	A-	B
23	Texas	B+	B+	A-
24	Washington State	B+	B+	B+
25	Tennessee	B-	B	B

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch Preseason Poll - Updated: Aug 30, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Connor Blumrick	QB	Tamu
Bradley Bozeman	C	Alabama
Binjimen Victor	WR	Ohio St
Reggie Donnafon	HB	UL
Alex Ofodile	WR	Oregon

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A center in the Heisman Watch? That's super weird

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A center in the Heisman Watch? That's super weird

Yeah when I saw that I was like what the? I’m sure it won’t last more than a week haha.


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Alright, I’ve deleted every post related to the Mocs I posted on my end. Since there wasn’t really any progression with the team, I just deleted it.


I would greatly appreciated if you guys could delete your posts related to the Mocs.... You don’t have to or anything, just be appreciated! Trying to keep the thread about ULM and if new people check the thread out, I don’t want there to be confusion.



Thank you guys for sticking with it! I’m getting this going today.


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2013 Recruits Announcement

Associated Press

September 1st, 2013

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Via ULM Warhawks website, they have announced the top recruits they are going after. Looking at it, Coach Viator stayed within Louisiana and pipeline states such as Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. He has ventured out to California and New Mexico for recruits. Good to see the coach stick to the pipeline states and build those up even more.

Coach Matt Viator said: " I think it's really important to stick to in-state recruiting and your pipeline states. Grow them and make them stronger. Plus we aren't a big program either yet. Once we get bigger, we'll expand accordingly. We aren't targeting guys who aren't interested in us. Going after guys who have us as their top school or in their top 3 only." Via Team website.

The recruiting class looks more Defensive heavy more than anything. Targeting DT, 3 Linebackers, two safeties, and DE. Offensively a Center, Guard, Fullback and QB. Rest of the recruits are WR which is pretty smart considering next season ULM will have 5 Senior WR's. Only 1 Senior WR this year. It is a start to turning this program around. A lot of freshman and sophmores on this ULM team.

Louisiana Monroe Warhawks Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Micheal Thornton	OLB	HS	Zapata, TX	6'2	215
Hank Wilson	WR	HS	Lake Worth, FL	6'2	194
E.J. Dixon	ATH	HS	Birmingham, AL	5'9	168
Brian Townsend	MLB	HS	Birmingham, AL	5'9	168
Robert Peters	SS	HS	Metairie, LA	6'2	207
Craig Copeland	G	HS	Conroe, TX	6'3	291
Curtis Smith	WR	HS	Tahlequah, OK	5'11	250
David Thomas	DT	HS	Natchitoches, LA	6'4	275
Caleb Conner	QB	HS	Hattiesburg, MS	6'2	219
Jonathan Thompson	MLB	HS	Truth, NM	6'0	239
Roland Wells	WR	HS	Menairie, LA	6'1	192
Jaron Jackson	DE	HS	Oak Hills Place, LA	6'1	232
David Wells	FS	HS	Franklin, LA	6'0	196
Jermey Cole	FB	HS	Cedar Hill, TX	6'1	247
Justin Moore	WR	HS	Lynwood, CA	5'10	176
Paul Muhammad	C	JUCO	Crowley, LA	6'3	308

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Next Man Up | Starting QB Dexter Nass Out

Josh Frankfurt, ESPN Staff Writer

September 3rd, 2013

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Starting Senior QB Dexter Nass goes down in practice with an MCL Sprain. Looks like he'll be out of action for the first 3 games at minimal according to Coach Matt Viator It looks like QB Anthony Walker is getting the nod and only has a few days to really get prepared for a rivalry matchup against Louisiana Tech. Speculation did have Walker winning the job anyways, even if Viator wasn't going to say anything. Nass hasn't looked good all preseason where Walker has shown some impressive stuff and way improved accuracy. QB Will Collins will be the backup.

Coach Viator said: Bad news our QB (Dexter Nass) went down with a scary injury it seemed, but it turned out to be just an MCL Sprain. On a read option in practice, he took a hit and went to cut and avoid DT Tyler Johnson, he fell immediately grabbing his knee. After going under scans and visiting the local hospital, just a sprain. QB Anthony Walker will be prepared and be our guy until Nass is ready to go again.
Also, 3rd string Center Bobby Reynolds had his leg trapped and rolled up on on a running play up the middle. He is ruled out for the season with a Fractured Tibia. Bobby and Brian Thlang were competing for the backup role at Center. Sadly, Brian will be our backup Center moving forward. Bobby will go under surgery next week on Monday and we will provide any assistance needed for a speedy recovery."

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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff Writer

September 5th, 2013

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Matchup Preview *|* September 7, 2013
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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-0,0-0, Away)		Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (0-0,0-0, Home)
Injury Report QB Dexter Nass MCL Sprain 3-4 Weeks C Bobby Reynolds Out for Season

Monroe, LA - Can the Sophomore QB Anthony Walker lead his Warhawks to a victory in this rivalry game against the Bulldogs? The Bulldogs own this rivalry. Winning the last 5 appearances. Can Coach Matt Viator lead his team to victory? The defense is the strong point for the Warhawks so it'll be interesting if they can demonstrate that or not. Look for the defense to make an early impression. If not, this might be another loss rivalry for ULM.

Game Projection:

ULM wins their first win in 5 years, 21-30. Defense steps up and QB Anthony Walker comes through with a solid performance. Bulldogs offense struggles against the ULM defense.

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can't wait to see how the ULM 'Hawks start off!

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Oh man that sucks your file got corrupted. ULM should be interesting though, don't see a ton of Sun Belt dynasties.

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Oh man that sucks your file got corrupted. ULM should be interesting though, don't see a ton of Sun Belt dynasties.

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That it did suck that’s for sure. But oh well, sh** happens haha. I think it was meant to be. Finally got sliders where I want, idea how I want to do updates, more fluent, frequent now, and got a grasp on things as well. Even better, I can do the playoff mod to add more to the CM, so that’ll be dope. Then like you said not many Sun Belt Dynasties, so that’s unique. Eventually I’ll move, but for now it’ll be pretty cool! I’m pretty pumped!


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Update

Sorry guys, with Christmas around the corner, I've been extremely busy. I planned to get a game update out today but had stuff come up. I haven't even played the game yet. I plan to play it tomorrow at some point and potentially have the update out tomorrow night or Saturday morning. After Christmas, I plan to pump out content. Sorry! Soon enough I'll be getting this Dynasty rolling.

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ULM Upsets Louisiana Tech | ULM Quaterback play is a cause for concern

Terry Ovine, ESPN Staff Writer

September 9th, 2013

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Monroe, LA - QB Anthony Walker walked away with a win for his team, but his performance was very shaky. Throwing for 400 Yards always looks good, but 3 Ints will always kill your performance. At times Anthony displayed beautiful arm talent and accuracy with great decision making and velocity on the ball. Other times, he couldn't make the correct reads, sat in the pocket too long or was missing completely. But not all is on Walker. The O-line was flat out bad at protection this game. Walker was under constant duress and sacked over and over again it felt like. Cleaning up pass protection is key or Walker and buying him some extra time. There will be a concern going into next week game. Luckily for Walker, ULM defense played outstanding and QB J'Mar Smith for the Bulldogs played poorly as well. Thankfully for Zazl Green being a big concern for the Bulldogs, it left WR R.J. Turner and fellow WR Xavier Brown wide open on crucial plays that left to Turner and Brown blowing by the defense for 63 yarder and 61 Yarder TD's. Green was kept in check but him being out there left other guys open.

Defensively the Warhawks were pretty stout. 7 Field Goal attempts were attempted by the Bulldogs. Any of those could've been touchdowns, but Warhawks defense came to play today.

Miscues:

Bulldogs inability to maintain drives. QB J'Mar Smith accuracy key issue and was the Bulldogs WR's drops too. Total of 9 drops altogether. Multiple drops and inaccurate throws lead to missing Touchdowns.

Feeding the Ball to HB Jarred Craft was a mistake. ULM wasn't containing him very well or the option but for some reason, they started to get away from that and air it out.

ULM turnovers but still came out victorious. Lacking consistent QB play in this game hurt the Hawks, but they held up on the defense of side. Thanks to a big play at the end the game saved ULM from losing this one.

Players of the game:

ULM:

Safety Collin Turner 7 Tackle performance
WR R.J Turner 3 Catches 141 Yards 1 TD
WR Xavier Brown 3 Catches 113 Yards 1 TD

Bulldogs:

Kicker Johnathan Barnes 5/7 and 17 Points
CB Damarion King 12 Tackles 1 Sack 1 Int
CB Rusell Farris 2 Tackles 1 Sack 2 Ints

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Sep 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-1, 0-0)	10	3	6	10	29
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1-0, 0-0)	7	14	0	10	31

Team Stats Comparison
	LT	ULM
Total Offense	365	489
Rushing Yards	153	88
Passing Yards	212	401
First Downs	14	16
Punt Return Yards	61	33
Kick Return Yards	162	217
Total Yards	588	739
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	3-16	8-18
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-2	4-2-1
Penalties	0-0	1-10
Possession Time	13:44	22:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LT	ULM
1:59	(LT) Jarred Craft 25 yard Rushing TD	7	0
1:29	(ULM) R.J. Turner 63 Yard Passing TD From Anthony Walker	7	7
0:16	(LT) Johnathan Barnes 46 Yard Field Goal	10	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LT	ULM
7:19	(LT) Johnathan Barnes 50 Yard Field Goal	13	7
6:36	(ULM) Derrick Weton 2 Yard Rushing TD	13	14
3:07	(ULM) Derrick Weton 1 Yard Rushing TD	13	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LT	ULM
4:33	(LT) Johnathan Barnes 30 Yard Field Goal	16	21
0:24	(LT) Johnathan Barnes 47 Yard Field Goal	19	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LT	ULM
8:38	(ULM) Xavier Brown 61 Yard passing TD From Anthony Walker	19	28
7:31	(LT) Johnathan Barnes 33 Yard Field Goal	22	28
1:38	(LT) J'Mar Smith 6 Yard Rushing TD	29	28
0:01	(ULM) Craig Ford 18 Yard Field Goal	29	31

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J'Mar Smith 19/45 212 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jarred Craft 12 84 7.0 1 J'Mar Smith 11 69 6.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jared Craft 7 99 14.1 0 Alfred Smith 5 58 11.6 0 Marlon Watts 4 38 9.5 0 Kam McKnight 1 11 11.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Damarion King 12 1 1 0 Rusell Farris 2 1 2 0 Jaylo Furguson 5 1 0 0 Deldrick Canty 4 1 0 0 Brandon Durman 8 1 0 0 Jrdon Bradford 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Johnathan Barnes 5/7 2/2 17 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brady Farlow 6 233 38.8 30.1

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Anthony Walker 21/33 401 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Derrick Weton 25 86 3.4 2 Anthony Walker 12 -14 -1.1 0 Ashton Carter IV 4 5 1.2 0 Austin Vaughn 3 11 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Zazl Green 5 51 10.2 0 Derrick Weton 3 11 3.6 0 Xavier Brown 3 113 37.6 1 R.J. Turner 3 141 47.0 1 Josh Pederson 3 49 16.3 0 Markus McCray 2 24 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Collin Turner 7 0 0 0 David Griffith 6 0 0 0 Nick Ingram 5 0 1 0 J.J. Dallas 5 0 0 0 Chase Day 4 0 0 0 Caleb Tucker 4 1 0 0 Corey Slaughter 3 1 0 0 Tyler Johnson 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Craig Ford 1/2 4/4 7 19 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Harrison Heim 7 240 25.7 0