2023 AGS Countdown -> 54 DAYS!

[bonarae]

Harvard #54 not yet assigned; here is a first-player player eligible to wear it:

Owen Johnson Linebacker | 6-foot-1 | 220 lbs. | Bethlehem, Pa. | Freedom Earned Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Defensive MVP honors as a senior … Captured the Mini Maxwell Award in 2022 … Gained First Team All-State accolades … Garnered All-EPC, EPC All-Star, First Team All-Lehigh Valley Live, All-South Division, and All-Area plaudits … Led team in tackles and receiving yards in back-to-back seasons … Helped team win a district championship and four city championships … Served team as a captain as a senior … Gained the National Scholar-Athlete Award … National Honor Society student … Enjoys airplanes, plane spotting, travel, the outdoors, and golf … Son of Heather Johnson.

St. Thomas #54 not yet assigned.

[The Cats]

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It's now 54 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR.

#54 was retired in 1990, it belongs to Art Byrd.


Art Byrd

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Class: 1950
Sport: Football
Induction to WCU Hall of Fame: 1990
Jersey Retired: His jersey and number - 54 - was the first to be retired in Western Carolina's athletic history.


Byrd was Western Carolina's first football All-American Selection in 1949 when he helped lead the Catamounts to the North State Conference championship, the school's first football title. He was a two-way player as an offensive and defensive lineman who amazingly was in on every play of every game in the 1948 season. According to his head coach, Tom Young, Byrd "epitomized the spirit of those fine football teams that put us on the map." Byrd was a catalyst of three winning records in his four seasons (1946-49).

First football All-America selection at Western Carolina University, playing guard on both the offensive and defensive side of the football ... Helped the Catamounts to an 8-2 regular season mark in 1949 and their first North State Conference title ... That team additionally holds the distinction of being WCU's first to earn a postseason bid, playing in the Smoky Mountain Bowl in Bristol, Va.



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[Tribe4SF]

W&M

#54 is currently unassigned.

Bill Parker
Safeties Coach
First Year

Former All-Conference DB for the Tribe.

Played for both the Miami Dolphins and the Carolina Panthers. Won two Grey Cups with the Montreal Alouettes.

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[dewey]

Here is #54 for the 17 time National Champions the North Dakota State University Bison.

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Jake Kava
Position Defensive End
Height 6-1
Weight 244
Class Senior
Hometown Moorhead, Minn.
High School Shanley HS
Bio Related Stats Historical
Biography
* 2019 Phil Steele Freshman All-America Second Team
* 2020-21, 2021 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2018, 2020-21, 2021, 2022 MVFC Honor Roll

2022 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in the first five games at defensive end before a season-ending injury...Credited with 10 tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...Blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt that was returned for a touchdown by Destin Talbert in the season-opening win over Drake...Tied a career high with three tackles in back-to-back wins over Drake and North Carolina A&T...Recorded pass breakups against South Dakota and Youngstown State...Transitioned into a student assistant coaching role for the remainder of the season...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.

2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 15 games at defensive end...Finished with 17 total tackles...Third on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks...Tied a career high with three tackles in the NCAA semifinal win over James Madison, including a sack and rush for no gain on back-to-back plays of a JMU three-and-out in the third quarter...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Member of the Bison program, but did not play during the season due to injury...MVFC Honor Roll...MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of 16 games...Made 12 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks...His only pass breakup of the year was a deflection against North Dakota that resulted in an interception by safety Michael Tutsie...Season-high three tackles in the home win over South Dakota...Named to the Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America second team.

2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year with the Bison and did not play in any games...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2018 graduate of Shanley High School...Four-year starter for coaches Rod Oksendahl and Troy Mattern...Played linebacker and tight end...Three-time all-conference and all-state linebacker...Totaled 312 career tackles...Part of Shanley teams that went 40-7 and advanced to three state championship games...All-conference in basketball...Also participated in track and golf.

PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in marketing...Member of the NDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Council...Son of Edward and Mary Kava...His brother, Joe Kava, was a member of the Bison football team in 2020...Father played football at Minnesota-Crookston...Mother played basketball at Concordia College (Minn.).

Go Bison!

Dewey

[McCowboys]

McNeese does not currently have a #54.

The Cowboys do have six quarterbacks on the roster and in town for this summer. Two are returning and have numbers, and so they will be listed here later. Here are the four new Cowboy quarterbacks.


McNeese fans feel the battle for the starting position against Tarleton on September 2nd is between Glantz and Simmons.
Cowboy fans are also excited about true freshman Kamden Sixkiller, feel he is a steal, and absolutely love his name! He and Wilson, from nearby Port Arthur, are both considered steals for the Pokes.


Quarterback 6'0" 206 lbs
NATE GLANTZ (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#) https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP7J0eNBraU9GQDdz_sEzsmHNcdTGbRqhZPJYSdEXc2 F0Yu3D5-FUUqVzphdvlsjPMgTg608o4PTXUXd3_70zOo1hBZMgjCM2HLs4 nbg6vgRdHR8ar5rh3DaTNzLS8gNe1i7-d8OBM32rQBAwg1EtR1ElLokFPkbxsPDvtSTOdCIHdjDTNZtRo8 YBLgd3/w139-h139/nate.jpg (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)
Junior Elkhorn, Neb. Iowa Western/Iowa State
Full Bio (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)




Quarterback 6'0" 170 lbs
TRE SIMMONS (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#) https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY4LE-KzLYDDYX70W9DAW5Ztr0TGdearF_MrNX82DxEXITIEVgn5DvJb Oearyvjt-TmXT6ia-pWWtrIl553t3rtxEMfvq51dj0N-B-vpKWblW9QIHz-5CHb8kHR728PqiTI9Osbbf-uHERPjwrP4kcyYyZtenEjSL7ewpJx2bIDz8ccq1-_u8ma_T6eV9/w141-h154/tre.png (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)
Junior Temple Terrace, Fla. Bloomingdale HS Tusculum University
Full Bio (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)






Quarterback 6'4" 180 lbs
KAMDEN SIXKILLER (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#) https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PmBsztGSv8rClgOo90vEsd4VfWMqrvfL2hL5fW6ICo 6Opw2T7IOIVzHHaBAMj8deNUeTmihwEceDmKM1G5PqapSUDcwy IyDYsNsWruC1Lf39qnIA5eoZv1zJECvVzBRAPC707WGA8lPN0c eKadE9iJETaLM_8fyndy84ysBcmyPXRy_3ngX70bfrwWcP/w162-h137/kamden.jpg (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)
Freshman Norman, Okla. Norman North HS
Full Bio (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)







Quarterback 6'2" 205 lbs
DAVION WILSON (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#) https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc2VxiEqBRuWwIBp8mKcrLk3jRf-9_KpKpbEkbfI2ak5H54C5mD_TGrRKKcV0EcvQlNr_cfY6kyZ1e DEB1pYbwRnsiJnniOGovTwsIMq8WICDmPxs56WgmdTgBxjZ8xH ZokTwhEo8_OOx3-Rx7gnVG90z0z6HaqxbOY6-f_S4Gj_Rsb6sA8XFczbOj53V/w217-h139/damion.jpg (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)
Freshman Port Arthur, Texas Port Arthur Memorial HS
Full Bio (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6383734359116918752/995628384274540551#)

[mvemjsunpx]

Montana #54

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Tyler Flink - LB
Senior
5'11", 225 lbs.
Missoula, MT
Big Sky HS
Major: (unknown)


'22 Stats:

35 Tackles (5 TFLs)
2 Sacks
1 INT, 25 yds.
1 FF

0 PR, 32 yds.
1 TD

Career Stats (incl. Spring '21):

59 Tackles (5.5 TFL)
2 Sacks
1 INT, 25 yds.
1 FF

0 PR, 32 yds.
1 TD

Awards:

2nd. Team All-Big Sky (ST Ace) ('22)
Academic All-Big Sky ('22)



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