University of North Texas Athletics
Green Gang: Get Out Your Two-Deep
7/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Return to Play
By Steven Bartolotta, July 27, 2009, 3:43 p.m.
Coach Dodge touched on a lot of topics today during his live chat but we got to stick around for a post-chat-chat. A couple of things to keep in mind while thumbing through this. The newcomers, i.e. transfers are not included so don’t get worried if you don’t see any of the names.
Two other things of note. Troy Franklin has switched back over to the offensive side of the ball and is an O-Lineman again. Probably the best fit in my opinion. Franklin was forced over to the defensive side of the ball last year because of numbers, or lack thereof at the defensive line spot. Now that the Mean Green has plenty of bodies over there, he can move back to his natural position where he was a two-time all-state selection at. (Correction, Franklin was a two-time all-state player at defensive line, but played both ways at Celina)
I never liked Franklin on the defensive side of the ball. He's gonna be buried on the depth chart at the moment at offensive line, but before too long I think you will see him getting on the field.
Ira Smith is still going to see some action at cornerback, but he’s got a real shot at the starting strong safety spot. Going into the camp, he’s backing up Royce Hill at cornerback and barring something catastrophic, Hill’s the starter. However with Smith being so versatile, I think his chances at the safety spot are pretty good.
The best battle besides the one at safety is going to be on the offensive line. Gabe Hollivay and Kelvin Drake are neck and neck for the starting left guard position heading into the camp. The question is can Hollivay, a senior, outduel Drake, who is coming off an ankle injury that sidelined him all of last season. Drake was an all-conference selection before the injury and during the spring looked like the he never lost a step. But spring time isn’t the fall and it’s going to be a war in the trenches for that starting spot.
Without further delay here is the official two-deep.
Offense
QB- R. Dodge, Nathan Tune
RB- Cam Montgomery, Micah Mosley or Lance Dunbar
WR- Michael Outlaw, Breece Johnson
WR- Jamaal Jackson, Willie Taylor
WR- Sam Roberson, Alex Lott
WR- Tyler Stradford, B.J. Lewis
TE- Bryant Seidle, Austin Fitzpatrick (when North Texas uses the package)
OT- Esteban Santiago, Matt Menard
OG- Coleman Feeley, Tyler Bailey
C- J.J. Johnson, Aaron Fortenberry
OG- Kelvin Drake or Gabe Hollivay
OT- Victor Gill, Matt Tomlinson
Defense
DE- Brandon Akpunku, Sam Owusu-Hemeng
DT- Jesse DeSoto or Eddrick Gilmore
DT- Draylen Ross, Jonathan Stewart
DE- Tevinn Cantly, Eddrick Gilmore
LB- Kylie Hill, Jeremy Phillips
LB- Tobe Nwigwe, A.J. Penson
LB- Craig Robertson, Steve Warren
CB- Royce Hill, Ira Smith
SS- Ira Smith or Darien Williams or John Shorter
FS- DaWaylon Cook, John Shorter
CB – Adryan Adams, Antoine Bush
Specialists
PK- Jeremy Knott
PH- Nathan Tune
P- Will Atterberry
KR- Ira Smith, Darius Carey
PR- Royce Hill
DS- Christian Davidson
