Who:
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (2-0)
Versus
Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds (0-2)
When: Saturday, September 15, 7 PM Kickoff
Where: Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network– KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org) (Charlie Chitwood Play By Play, Brock Calloway Color Commentary)
LIVE VIDEO: https://goeasternathletics.com/watch/?Archive=302&type=Live
LIVE STATS: http://statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=enm
Projected Starters:
Offense-(Spread)
QB-Preston Wheeler, 6’3, 185 LBS, R-JR, Austin, TX
RB-Carandal Hale, 5’11 190 LBS, R-SOPH, Greenville, TX
WR-Matt Childers, 6’4 180 LBS, RS-Fresh, Henderson, TX
WR-Marquis Wimberly 6’2 205 LBS, Senior, Upland, CA
WR-Kelan Smith, 6’1 170 LBS, SOPH, Dallas, TX
TE-Vincent Hobbs, 6’3, 255 LBS, Senior, Mesquite, TX
OL-Richard West, 6’6, 240 LBS, R-FRESH, San Antonio, TX
OL-Christian Hernandez, 6’4, 265 LBS, R-SOPH, Frisco, TX
OL- Amon Simon, 6’5, 275 LBS, R-SOPH, Humble, TX
OL-Travis Dafft, 6’1, 255 LBS, R-FRESH, Prosper, TX
OL-Jordan Smith, 6’4, 315 LBS, SR, Mansfield, TX
Defense-(Multiple)
DE-Peyton Searcy, 6’0, 275 LBS, SR, Killeen, TX
DE-Michael Onuoha, 6’5, 255 LBS, SR, Edmond, OK
NT-D.D. Fletcher, 6’1, 240 LBS, JR, Arlington, TX
LB-Brucks Saathoff, 6’0 195 LBS, SR, San Antonio, TX
LB-Garrett Bluebaugh, 6’2, 220 LBS, RS-JR, Keller, TX
LB-Neema Behbahani, 6’1, 220 LBS, JR, Plano, TX
LB-Mark Westbrook, 5’11, 195 LBS, JR, Schertz, TX
FS-Alex Shillow, 5’10, 185 LBS, RS-SOPH, Pflugerville, TX
LCB-LA Dawson, 6’0, 180 LBS, JR, Austin, TX
SS-Chris Smith, 6’1, 170 LBS, SR, Mansfield, TX
CB-Darent White, 6’1, 160 LBS, SR, Spring, TX
Special Teams:
PK-Kristov Martinez, 5’8, 165 LBS, Senior, Edinburg, TX
Punter-Tristan Perry, 6’1 200 LBS, SOPH, Mineral Wells, TX
Place Holder-Preston Wheeler, 6’3, 181, R-JR, Austin, TX
Storylines: This is the first serious road test the Lions face, and waiting for them will be the ground and pound triple option/flexbone attack of the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds. I have said this every year we have played these guys, you beat Eastern by doing 2 things. First, you run out ahead of them on offense, as they cannot play catch up, and you play assignment defense and get them off the field. They will run the clock down anyway, but if the Lions can get some quick scores and keep the Hounds of the end zone, look for a comfortable win on the road, however, a quick start is of the utmost importance in order to do that. The Lions need a good win heading into next week’s matchup, a ranked and very good Colorado Pueblo team in Commerce. Time to see what this team is made of.
The Lion Wire 