TEXAS SOUTHERN
2012 RECORD: 2-9 (2-7 SWAC) / 4th West Division
Head Coach: Darrell Asberry
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Head Coach: Darrell Asberry
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KEY LOSSES:
Riko Smalls - QB
Harry Brown - WR
James Davis - WR
William Parker - LB
Robert Hersh - K
Derricus Purdy - DB
Ray Rodriguez - OL
Chaston McFarland - OL
Riko Smalls - QB
Harry Brown - WR
James Davis - WR
William Parker - LB
Robert Hersh - K
Derricus Purdy - DB
Ray Rodriguez - OL
Chaston McFarland - OL
STARTERS RETURNING:
Offense: 6
Defense: 9
Special Teams: 1
The uphill climb continues for second-year Texas Southern head coach Darrell Asberry as he attempts to rebuild the program.
The Tigers finished 2-9 in 2011 and are on probation for NCAA rules violations and have also been penalized for APR issues.
Nine defensive starters return with experience as Asberry hired veteran defensive coordinator Michael Vite to revamp the unit that ranked near the bottom of the conference in some of the major statistical category in 2012.
Defensive back Tray Walker will look to guide the defense finishing second on the team in interceptions to go along with 45 tackles (33 solo).
The offense will look for continuity and consistency behind veterans Edward Loving-Perkins and Fred Plummer.
Loving-Perkins led TSU in rushing and all purpose yards. He rushed for 541 yards averaging 4.4 yards per carry while finishing with three touchdowns. He added 254 yards as a kick returner ammassing 822 total yards averaging 74.7 per game. He opened 2012 as the SWAC's offensive player of the week.
Plummer, another bright spot on TSU's offense, led the Tigers in receptions with 34. He finished the year with 534 yards, averaging 15.7 per catch, to go with two touchdowns.
Help could be on the way. The Tigers' recruiting class, includes highly touted Aaron Hush, a 6-4, 290-pound defensive end. Hush signed with Temple out of high school, but was injured and ended up playing at Dean College in Massachusetts.
Running back Daveonn Porter was ranked No. 20 among junior college running backs last season while playing at Coahoma (Miss.) Community College. Porter will be counted on to rev up a ground game that averaged 96.2 yards a game.
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2013 PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Edward Perkins-Loving - RB
Fred Plummer - WR
Billy Rosenberg - TE
Corry Carter - K
Jarius Moore - LB
Tray Walker - DB
Le’Tevin Wilcox - DB
2012 STATISTICS | 2013 SCHEDULE | 2013 SIGNING CLASS
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