'14 MD LB Jerome Dews (UT Commit 6/24)

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Good luck JD! VN will be pulling for you!

RockyTop85 said:
4 national title appearances in 5 years... They were the Appalachian State of the early 90s. Jim Donnan was a pretty good coach.
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They had a ton of success under Bob Pruett. He was 94-23 there, had 2 undefeated seasons, 6 conference championships, went 5-2 bowl games, & won the D2 National Championship in '96. He was also the coach when they went D1.

Brillovol said:
SMH. Two time FCS champs in the 90's. Oh, and Randy Moss says hi.
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Webb School & Knoxville's own, Chad Pennington did OK for himself while there too. :good!:
 
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MDObserver said:
Just and update on Jerome, he is getting 2nd team reps at SS, and 3rd team reps at OLB in the split practice sessions, today both units come together, he has put on 5 pounds since last Friday (210lb) Coach Heater(DC) told me he may get to heavy to stay at S given his young age and body frame, and not sure if he will redshirt him yet, they want to go a couple more weeks leading up to the first game to make that decision, because he is learning two positions, but i will keep you guys posted on the progress.
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MDO, I just want to thank you for handling yourself with class on VolNation. I don't see that much on the internet or even life in general. The fights on here exhaust me sometimes and when I saw you were posting I was afraid it would get ugly since you actually have more emotionally invested than the rest of us. Good luck to you and your son.
 
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MDObserver said:
Just and update on Jerome, he is getting 2nd team reps at SS, and 3rd team reps at OLB in the split practice sessions, today both units come together, he has put on 5 pounds since last Friday (210lb) Coach Heater(DC) told me he may get to heavy to stay at S given his young age and body frame, and not sure if he will redshirt him yet, they want to go a couple more weeks leading up to the first game to make that decision, because he is learning two positions, but i will keep you guys posted on the progress.
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Thanks for the update MDO. Sounds like JD is going all out. Let him know VN is pulling for him.
 
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Wilson27 said:
MDO, I just want to thank you for handling yourself with class on VolNation. I don't see that much on the internet or even life in general. The fights on here exhaust me sometimes and when I saw you were posting I was afraid it would get ugly since you actually have more emotionally invested than the rest of us. Good luck to you and your son.
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Thanks!
 
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Pulling for Jerome to shine, MDO. Thanks for the update. Please update us again as you have news.
 
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Hope he excels at school and on the field and makes the coaches here wish they had kept him. Still think our coaching staff handled this very poorly.
 
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Best wishes for Jerome. Hope he has a blast playing this game at a level that most on here were never able to.
 
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JEROME DEWS’ odyssey around the Marshall defense has taken him to every level of the unit.

Considered a three-star outside linebacker coming out of Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Md., Dews started out among the Thundering Herd’s safeties. He then spent some time at linebacker, played a little more safety, and now he’s moved to defensive end.

Ends coach Sean Cronin said the move might look odd, but anyone who saw the former University of Tennessee commitment’s high school film knows he’s quite capable.

“He had like 26 sacks his senior year in high school,” Dews said. “He wanted to try those positions and we let him. Wherever he can help us, we just want to get him on the field and do what’s best for him. We tried him at those other positions, but now we think he’s exactly where we hoped he’d be.

“I think he’s embraced it,” Cronin said, “and I think he’s going to be a dynamic pass rusher.”

At 190 pounds, he’s a light pass rusher right now. Yet as a freshman, he has room to grow. To compare, defensive end Gary Thompson is 243 pounds and end Ra’Shawde Myers is 252 pounds. Players with those pass rushing skills can do plenty, Cronin said, and his new teammates have seen plenty.

During the 6-foot-4 freshman’s work with the safeties, sophomore A.J. Leggett, a Conference USA all-freshman selection last season, marveled at Dews’ skills.

“That’s probably one of the most athletic guys I’ve seen yet,” Leggett said. “Watching the film, he’s amazing coming off the edge.
 
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Wilson27 said:
MDO, I just want to thank you for handling yourself with class on VolNation. I don't see that much on the internet or even life in general. The fights on here exhaust me sometimes and when I saw you were posting I was afraid it would get ugly since you actually have more emotionally invested than the rest of us. Good luck to you and your son.
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I agree 100%. MDO is a class act. Good luck to Jerome!
 
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Have always been a fan of the Tundering Herd. Hope Jerome has a big year.

Yes, I know I left the H out. I call them that because it drives my wife crazy. I don't know why it does, but it does. So I do it.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Have always been a fan of the Tundering Herd. Hope Jerome has a big year.

Yes, I know I left the H out. I call them that because it drives my wife crazy. I don't know why it does, but it does. So I do it.
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BaldBiker = Man

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