Who:

East Texas A&M Lions

Versus

Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Where:

Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium-Edinburg, TX

When: Saturday, November 21, 5 PM

Weather: Sunny and 83 @ Kickoff

Watch-Listen-Stats-

TV-ESPN Plus-https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401767467

Radio-Lion Sports Network Via 88.9 KETR-Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play), Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis)

Live Stats-https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=605802&vislive=tame

Projected Starters-

Starters (Projected)-

Offense-Spread

QB- Eric Rodriguez, 5’10, 200 LBS, JR, Houston, TX

RB-KJ Shankle 5’10, 206 LBS, SR, Richmond, TX

WR-Christian Jourdain, 5’10, 178 LBS, SR, New Orleans, LA

WR-Paul Odidi, 6’4, 175 LBS, SR, Mansfield, TX

WR-Dayan Bilbo, 5’10, 170 LBS, SR, VanCleave, MS

TE-Preston Kilgore, 6’4, 228 LBS, SOPH, Terrell, TX

OL-Romello Watson, 6’2, 326 LBS, JR, Arlington, TX

OL-Chandler Donoway 6’3, 283 LBS, JR, Klein, TX

OL-Billy Thursland, 6’0, 294 LBS, SR, Houston, TX

OL-Ike Ojukwou, 6’5, 349 LBS, SR, Allen, TX

OL-Jadin Jones, 6’3, 325 LBS, SR, Killeen, TX

Defense-3-5-3

DL-Devante Keys, 6’4, 262 LBS, SR, Houston, TX

DL-Jacory Brown, 6’1, 301 LBS, SR, Garland, TX

DL-Micah Owens, 6’1, 307 LBS, SR, Forney, TX

JACK- Dorian Gates-6’4, 224 LBS, JR, Spring, TX

MIKE-Kyree Anderson-5’11, 230 LBS, SR, Cypress, TX

ROVER-Tramar Gilbert, 6’2, 226, SOPH, Peaster, TX

WILL-Koby-Sebasyan King, 6’1, 230 LBS, SR, Houston, TX

STAR-Cinque Williams, 5’11, 187 LBS, SR, Southlake, TX

DB-Lavon Williams, 5’11, 195 LBS, JR, San Antonio, TX

DB-Javon Gillespie 5’11, 180 LBS, SOPH, Camden, NJ

DB-Kaleb Miles 5’11, 190 LBS, SOPH, Prosper, TX

Specialists-

Placekicker-Ozlo Rigby, 6’0, 190 LBS, JR Panama City, FL

Punter-Ben Mehan, 6’0, 196 LBS, FRESH, Downington, PA

Storylines-For the Lions of East Texas A&M, a season that has had ups and downs and struggle and triumphs ends down in the Rio Grande Valley against a good Vaqueros team that has had all the advantages that a first year FCS program would need. There has probably not been a DI football program in recent memory that has started as well as UTRGV has. The Lions have had their share of adversity this year, but have continued to improve but have to learn to win. That is all there is to it. 3-4 games this year were in the grasp of the Lions that they just let slip away. Learning how to stop that is what will turn this program around, and a win against a good Vaquero team would give Clint Dolezel and Co. a great momentum heading into the off season.