Chattanooga Football 2012 SUMMER PRoSPECtUS - UTC Athletics

wes dothard
Linebacker • Jr.-2L • 6-1 • 235
Carrollton, Ga. • Carrollton HS
CHATTANOOGA: Returning All-American who is expected to
lead one of the top defenses in the FCS ... named to the Buck
Buchanan Award Watch List ... Sports Network Preseason
FCS All-American Second Team ... College Sporting News
Preseason All-American Second Team ... Preseason All-Southern Conference
First Team ... named to the CFPA Linebackers Watch List.
2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: First Team Sports Network/Fathead.com All-
American ... 1st Team All-SoCon ... back-to-back SoCon Defensive Player of
the Week after Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State ... took the honor a third
time following the Elon game ... first Moc with three POWs since QB Chris Sanders
in 1999 ... also named SoCon Player of the Month for September ... set
career-marks for tackles in a game five times ... second on the team with 98 tackles
... fourth in the league with 15.5 TFLs ... tied for No. 3 in the nation with five
forced fumbles ... two defensive scores this season, including a 30-yard pick-6 in
the fourth quarter against JSU and a 43-yard fumble return at Samford ... careerhigh
15 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, at Elon ... also forced a fumble against the
Phoenix ... tied a career-high with three TFLs against Western Carolina ... seven
tackles, all solos, at Georgia Southern ... 12 tackles against The Citadel ... 11
tackles at Appalachian State ... game-high 10 tackles, including three for a loss, at
Eastern Kentucky ... three of those tackles and his QBH were on third-down stops
... made five tackles, forced a fumble, broke up a pass and recorded a QBH against
the Gamecocks ... got the start at Nebraska and responded with seven tackles, two
TFLs and a PBU.
2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 10 games ... started the season finale
at Wofford ... career-high nine tackles vs. the Terriers ... finished with 32 tackles,
24 solo.
2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt.
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HIGH SCHOOL: All-region linebacker from Carrollton High School in Carrollton,
Ga...three-year letter winner for former Chattanooga Moc Rayvan Teague who is
the head coach of the Trojans...helped guide Carrollton to a 31-6 mark over the
last three years...earned second team all-region honors as a sophomore and first
team recognition his last two years with the Trojans...recorded 25 tackles and two
interceptions as a senior...had 60 rushes for 305 yards on the offensive side of the
ball...lettered in basketball his sophomore and junior years.
PERSONAL: Full name is Weslyan Jay Dothard...born Jan. 13, 1991...son of
Brenda and Jimmy Dothard...has an older brother, J.D., who played at UTC from
2008-11...majoring in Criminal Justice.
DOTHARD’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds
2010 10/1 24 8 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0
2011 10/10 52 36 88 2.0 13.5 5 1 3 6 1-30
Totals 20/11 76 44 120 2.0 13.5 5 1 3 7 1-30
DOTHARD’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAME
Game UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds
at Nebraska 2 5 7 0.0 1.5 0 0 0 1 0-0
Jacksonville St. 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 1 0 1 1 1-30 (TD)
at E. Kentucky 7 3 10 1.0 3.0 0 0 1 1 0-0
at Appalachian St. 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0-0
The Citadel 5 7 12 1.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0-0
at Ga. Southern 7 0 7 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0
W. Carolina 5 2 7 0.0 3.0 1 0 0 2 0-0
at Elon 9 6 15 0.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0-0
Furman 2 6 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
at Samford 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0-0
Wofford 6 4 10 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
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DOTHARD’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAME
Game UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds
ASU 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
JSU 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
E. Kentucky 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0
The Citadel 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Ga. Southern 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Furman 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Elon 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Auburn 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Samford 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Wofford 8 1 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
troy dye
Tight End • Fr.-RS • 6-3 • 245
Hendersonville, Tenn. • Hendersonville HS
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2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-county and all-district selection at Hendersonville
High School in Hendersonville, Tenn ... led the
Commandos to an 11-4 mark and Tennessee’s 5A state title game as a senior ...
team captain for head coach Bruce Hatfield ... first-team all-county as a junior and
honorable mention as a sophomore ... four-year letter winner on the basketball
team.
PERSONAL: Son of Laura and Charlie Dye ... full name is Troy Lee Dye ... has
an older sister, Brittany, and a younger brother, Chad ... plans to major in Health &
Human Performance.
Josh Freeman
Defensive Line • So.-1L • 6-0 • 285
Atlanta, Ga. • Creekside HS
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2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Member of the Southern Conference
All-Freshman Team ... played in all 11 games with
10 starts at defensive tackle ... recovered fumbles against Nebraska
and The Citadel ... season-high seven tackles at Appalachian
State ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region defensive tackle from Creekside High School
in Fairburn, Ga ... led the team with 88 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior ... second
on the squad with 96 tackles as a junior ... played for head coach Johnny White
... led the Seminoles to an 8-2 mark as a senior ... also competed in track & field
for two seasons.
PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua LeAron Freeman ... son of John and Beverly
Freeman ... born May 31, 1993 ... has an older brother, John, and a younger
brother, Justyn ... majoring in Psychology.
FREEMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds
2011 11/10 7 16 23 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0-0
FREEMAN’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAME
Game UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds
at Nebraska 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0
Jacksonville St. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
at E. Kentucky 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
at Appalachian St. 1 6 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
The Citadel 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0
at Ga. Southern 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
W. Carolina 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
at Elon 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Furman 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
at Samford 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Wofford 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0