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They posted some updates to the roster recently. Some freshman getting number assignemnts but I also noticed Justin Ford was no longer listed. I thought he did a nice job filling in for Gabe Martin last year. We'll need some young guys to step up to provide some depth. Lynch, Martin and maybe Paul Senn or maybe Coy Brown will likely be starters.

Other subtractions were Jason Shepard, D-line and Marcus Milton incomming freshman. Andrew Luck was also supposed to be a PW on the O-line but he is also missing from the roster.

Also saw Shannon Smith back on the roster at #93 (greyshirt?), same number as Corey Madlock....both on D-line.

I'm never certain if the roster is accurate or not this time of year.

Also a lot of desirable numbers left so I suspect a lot of older players will change jersey numbers.

Marcus Levy and Jared Cohen are missing from the roster. Levy was supposed to be very talented.

Looks like RB Eric Harrell, S Omar Pierre-Louis, TE Logan Larson, OL Nick Hager and DL Johnathan Fry are also missing.

Let's all start freaking out.

Not much reason to freak out, likely typical roster turnover that every school endures. Some guys either don't come back to school due to grades or personal matters or perhaps they feel their place on the depth chart isn't good enough for them and leave the program. Still plenty of depth at the important positions.

I was just kidding because someone always starts a conspiracy theory.

I am most disappointed in not seeing Levy listed. I also heard good things about Pierre-Louis and Harrell. And we all know Cohen and Ford could play.

It does make you wonder if these players are no longer with BG because they didn't feel like they fit into the new coaching schemes; or whether the coaches "encouraged" them to look elsewhere because of the same reason.

Neither scenario is unusual when you have a new coaching staff. And I would guess having a fairly loaded roster of returning players from a championship team might also play into the thinking of both players and coaches.

We have the same conversation every offseason.

FYI....I would like to thank everyone for the entertainment the past four years. To end a little speculation, my son Justin Ford was forced to retire due to concussions. He was really looking forward to his senior year but health and a degree are what matters the most, He will be graduating in December to become a youth probation officer. He really has enjoyed his time at BG as did my whole family. Coach Clawson sat in my living room and promised two things...A degree and a ring. BG fan forever, Randy Ford.

Sorry to hear that Randy, but Justin's health is obviously the biggest priority for his life. I wish him the best in his future endeavors and I think I speak for everyone here in congratulating him on a great season last year and a prosperous future.

Sorry to hear that Justin won't be back due to health reasons....he stepped in at a key position and played really well last year...that says a lot about the confidence the coaches had in him and the work he put in staying prepared. Glad to hear he's getting his degree and hope he doesn't suffer any long term issues from his concussion.

Randy:
Both jpfalcon09 and Flipper said just what I was thinking when I read your post! I wish him all the best and give him BIG props for his future job! Definitely not an easy job to do, but hopefully, BG has him well prepared. I work with several students who are on probation and a really good youth probation officer can turn a kid around!!

Best of luck to Justin and thank you, Randy for sharing that personal information!!

GO FALCONS!!!!
ROLL ALONG!!!

Here is the list as it differs from Springball.

Marcus Levy 5-10 191 Fr
Eric Harrell 5-9 189 Fr
Jared Cohen 6-1 189 Jr®
Logan Larson 6-3 250 Fr
Nick Hager 6-2 307 Jr®
Jason Shepherd 5-9 245 Fr
Johnathan Fry 6-3 266 Jr®
Justin Ford 6-1 204 Jr®
Ryan Pitts 5-5 155 Fr
Marcus Milton 6-1 185
Omar Pierre-Louis 6-1 188 Fr

Here is our roster, I will add recruits soon. Please note changes. I believe Valdez moved positions but couldn't confirm.

QB Matt Johnson 6-0 215 Jr® James Knapke 6-2 216 So® Nolan Dieter 6-2 187 Jr® Austin Valdez 6-0 214 Fr® Clayton Nicholas 6-3 220 So® Cody Callaway 6-3 195 Fr
RB Travis Greene 5-10 181 Jr® Fred Coppet 5-10 175 So Brandon English Fr
RB Andre Givens 5-9 200 Jr® Jamel Martin 5-10 195 Sr® William Houston 6-0 262 So
FB Chris Pohlman 6-1 257 Sr
WR Gehrig Dieter 6-3 209 So® Kevin Collins 6-2 198 So® Roger Lewis 6-3 200 Fr Chris Gallon 6-4 223 Jr®
WR Heath Jackson 5-11 187 Sr® Trevor Roop 5-8 204 Fr® Teo Redding 6-1 159 Fr® Pete Norris Fr
WR Ryan Burbrink 5-8 188 Jr® Herve Coby 5-11 177 Jr® Clint Stephens 5-9 170 Fr
WR Ronnie Moore 5-9 164 So Jermal Hosley 5-8 185 So® John Klingerman 5-9 168 Fr®
TE Scott Davis 6-4 245 So® Hunter Folkertsma 6-5 236 Fr®
LT Jacob Bennet 6-4 316 So® Clay Rolf 6-6 285 Sr® Austin Labus 6-6 300 Fr
LG Spencer Cairo 6-2 302 Jr® Darion Delaney 6-3 277 Sr® Tim McCaullife 6-0 264 Fr®
C JJ Beggan 6-2 285 So® Geno Zappa 6-4 285 Fr® Isiah Moore 6-3 280 Fr DeAngelo Ware 6-5 320 Fr
RG Alex Huettel 6-3 292 Jr® Ben Steward 6-5 289 So® Ryan Hunter 6-4 338 Fr®
RT Logan Dietz 6-5 292 So® Christian Piazza 6-7 296 Jr® Clark Clancy 6-3 277 Fr®

K Tyler Tate 5-11 173 Jr® Anthony Farinella 6-3 195 So® Nick Fields 5-9 211 Fr®
P Joe Davidson 6-7 206 Fr®
LS Greg Hohenstein 6-3 211 So®

LE Bryan Thomas 6-2 257 Sr® Kendall Montgomery 6-5 262 Sr® Terrance Bush 6-2 229 So® Solomon Carnes 6-2 238 Fr®
LT Zach Colvin 6-2 286 Sr Taylor Royster 5-9 257 Jr® Izaah Lunsford 6-3 268 So® Chance Weitz 6-3 250 Fr Corey Madlock Fr Shannon Smith Fr
NT Mike Minns 5-10 293 Jr Bryan Baird 6-3 235 Jr® Terrell Jackson 6-3 275 So® Jake Nachtrab 6-2 223 Fr® Tyler King 6-2 285 Fr
RE Charlie Walker 6-2 245 Sr® Jhalil-Nashid Croley 6-2 253 So® Gus Schwietermen 6-1 245 Fr® Brian Sanders 6-4 230 Fr
Buck DJ Lynch 5-11 244 Sr® Zac Bartman 5-11 208 So® Nate Locke 6-0 225 Fr® Aaron Banks 6-1 234 Fr® Jalen Dingle 6-2 215 Fr
MLB Paul Senn 6-1 217 Sr Coy Brown 5-11 211 Jr Patric Hannon 5-11 226 Fr® Griff Saunders 6-3 215 Fr
R Gabe Martin 6-1 229 Sr® Monti Phillips 5-10 184 Fr®
SS Ryland Ward 5-10 206 Sr® Isaiah Gourdine 6-2 190 So Nilijah Ballew 6-2 196 Fr Trevahn Beery 6-1 175 Fr
FS Jude Adjei-Barimah 5-10 204 Sr® Victor Osborne 5-10 182 Sr® Matt Robinson 5-7 175 Fr® Jack Walz 5-11 185 Fr
CB Will Watson 5-11 175 Jr Alphonso Mack 6-0 170 So® James Sanford 6-1 186 So® Nick Johnson 6-2 183 Fr
CB Brian Sutton 6-0 190 Sr Diontre Delk 5-9 179 Jr® Darrell Hunter 5-8 174 Jr® Ben Hale 6-2 187 Fr