ULM 2012 Recruiting

2012 ULM Warhawks ... Head Coach: Todd Berry

ULM Warhawks

2010 Record: 2-5

Sep. 3 at Florida St L 34-0
Sep. 10 Grambling St W 35-7
Sep. 17 at TCU L 38-17
Sep. 24 at Iowa L 45-17
Oct. 1 OPEN DATE
Oct. 8 Arkansas State L 24-19
Oct. 15 at Troy W 38-10
Oct. 22 at North Texas L 38-21
Oct. 29 WKU
Nov. 5 at Louisiana
Nov. 12 Middle Tenn.
Nov. 19 FIU
Nov. 26 OPEN DATE
Dec. 3 at Florida Atlantic
2010 CFN Prediction: 4-8
2010 Record: 5-7

Sept. 4 OPEN DATE
Sept. 11 at Arkansas L 31-7
Sept. 18 at Arkansas St  L 34-20
Sept. 25 SE Louisiana W 21-20
Oct. 2 at Auburn L 52-3
Oct. 9 Florida Atlantic W 20-17
Oct. 16 at WKU W 35-30
Oct. 23 at MTSU L 38-10
Oct. 30 Troy W 28-14
Nov. 6 at FIU L 42-35 2OT
Nov. 13 at LSU L 51-0
Nov. 20 North Texas W 49-37
Nov. 27 Louisiana W 23-22
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The Entire 2012 Recruiting Class

Top 5 ULM Recruits To Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com

1. S Lenzy Pipkins
6-1, 180, Scout.com 122nd ranked, two-star safety.

2. TE Nick Jones
6-4, 235, Scout.com 78th ranked, two-star tight end.

3. MLB Austin Moss
6-3, 235, Scout.com two-star JUCO transfer.

4. TE Chadd Dansby
6-5, 224, Scout.com 102nd ranked, two-star tight end.

5. OG Jimmy Chung
6-3, 280, Scout.com 144th ranked, two-star guard.

The 2012 Class Was Heavy On... Defensive back. The Warhawks will be going after a huge class with a little something for everyone, but the secondary will get the most attention with a slew of safeties coming in for the 3-3-5 alignment. There’s no need to go after anyone for the offensive backfield with the shelves stocked for a few years, but a few receivers will come in to provide more options for Todd Berry’s four and five-wide sets.

Team Concerns For 2012: Defensive end. The D needs a slew of new players to come in at linebacker and corner, but the defensive line needs more prospects with Troy Evans and Ken Dorsey two of the big ends who’ll be sorely missed. The offensive line is set for a while, but more tackles to develop for down the road will be important.

Looking Ahead To The 2012 Season: The league’s best run defense loses two key starters – Ken Dorsey and Troy Evans – up front, and leading tackler Jason Edwards and top safety Darius Prelow are gone. Both corners – Nate Brown and Tim Taylor – have to be replaced, too. The offense needs to be more explosive, and that starts with more production up front with three starters back including sophomores-to-be Joseph Treadwell and Ben Risenhoover on the left side. QB Kolton Browning is a playmaker, and he has a good group to help with leading rusher Jyruss Edwards back along with top target Brent Leonard.

The 2011 Class Was Heavy On … The passing game. Head coach Todd Berry didn’t need to do much at receiver last year after the previous regime loaded up in 2009, but he went long this year with several solid targets. Earnest Carrington is a tall, promising quarterback, but he could be pushed in a few years by Brayle Brown, a mobile passer with a little bit of upside.

2010 CFN Recruiting Ranking: 111. That Class Was Heavy On ... Linemen. The biggest instant impact should be in the secondary with JUCO transfers Montavious Hill and Dan Jackson brought in to be in the starting mix right away, but the Warhawks loaded up on the lines. Six defensive ends, two centers, two guards, and four offensive tackles make it a strength-in-numbers class, but OT Jon Fisher is a good one who should be the star of the bunch.

2009 CFN Recruiting Ranking: 80. That Class Was Heavy On ... Wide receivers. This is a huge class with the major emphasis on the offense, and most specifically, the receivers. With seven prospects coming in over various shapes and sizes. JUCO transfer Cordario Calvin will be expected to play right away, but Tristan Warren might be the best of the lot, and Otis Peterson and Tavarese Maye will battle it out for who’ll be the fastest.

Oct. 22 at North Texas 38 … ULM 21  

(AP) DENTON, Texas -- Derek Thompson threw three touchdown passes and Lance Dunbar rushed for 139 yards Saturday as North Texas defeated Louisiana-Monroe 38-21.

Thompson completed 23 of 39 passes for 332 yards and had TD passes of 9 and 13 yards to Chris Bynes, and 40 yards to Brelan Chancellor. Bynes had eight receptions for 85 yards, while Chancellor finished with five receptions for 113 yards.

Dunbar added a 60-yard scoring run for the Mean Green (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt), and had four catches for 50 yards. He now has 3,781 career rushing yards and 1,014 receiving yards -- becoming the 25th player in NCAA history to top 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving.

Louisiana-Monroe (2-5, 1-2) tied the game at 21 on an 8-yard run by Jyruss Edwards in the third quarter. The Warhawks also scored on a 100-yard kick return by Luther Ambrose to open the game and a 15-yard run by Centarius Donald.

Oct. 15 ULM 38 … at Troy 10
CFN Analysis: ULM was close to being solid, but the schedule wasn’t exactly a breeze. The D was terrific against Troy, but it was Kolton Browning and the offensive explosion in the second half that was the difference. He was phenomenal, completing 23-of-31 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while running for 33 yards as the offense rolled on the way to the shocking blowout win. The defense camped out in the backfield and held Troy to -14 net yards rushing while allowing 126 yards of total offense. This was the team’s best performance in years, and now it’s time to go on a run with North Texas and Western Kentucky up next.  

Oct. 8 Arkansas State 24 … at ULM 19
CFN Analysis: ULM really isn’t that bad but it’s finding ways to lose. The offense can’t find anything that consistently works, and even when the passing game moves a bit, like it did against ASU, the mistakes wouldn’t stop. A special teams breakdown, allowing a blocked punt for a score, and giving up four turnovers all but gave the game away. The Warhawks aren’t getting anything out of their running backs and Kolton Browning isn’t doing enough to pick up the slack and carry the team. Winning the home game was a must with three road games in the next four including dates at Troy and North Texas over the next two weeks. 

Sept. 24 at Iowa 45 ... ULM 17
CFN Analysis: ULM needed to have an offense, and the lack of any firepower proved costly. Kolton Browning wasn’t awful, and he ran a little bit, but Cody Wells was shaper completing 13-of-17 throws for 162 yards. The Warhawks had their chances, but they couldn’t make enough of a push late in the third after Tavarese Maye ran for a score to cut it to 35-17. ULM might by 1-3, but it’s a decent 1-3. Now it gets to play someone its own size at home with the Sun Belt opener against Arkansas State up in two weeks.

Sept. 17 at TCU 38 … ULM 17
CFN Analysis: Ragged. ULM is actually playing well. It might be 1-2, but it gave Florida State and TCU two battles and Kolton Browning wasn’t bad, especially on third downs. Brent Leonard had a great first half and finished with 13 catches for 92 yards and a touchdown, but when TCU woke up, the ULM offense stopped. Going against Iowa next won’t help the record, but the run defense needs to get back on track after giving up too many yards in chunks, and the defense has to get off the field after giving up third down play after third down play in the second half. 

Sept. 10 at ULM 35 ... Grambling State 7
CFN Analysis: Grambling is awful, and ULM did what it’s supposed to do against a vastly inferior team. Kolton Browning led a balanced offense that finished with 205 passing yards and 247 yards on the ground, with the tandem of Centarius Donald and Jyruss Edwards combining for 234 rushing yards and two scores, with Donald averaging 12 yards per carry. The pass rush dominated with seven sacks, with Troy Evans coming up with a monster performance with six tackles, two sacks, and five tackles for loss. It was Grambling, though. With TCU and Iowa up next to start out a run of five road games in the next six, the Warhawks will take the win

Sept. 3 at Florida State 34 … ULM 0
CFN Analysis: The Warhawks didn’t stand a chance against the FSU defense, and while Kolton Browning completed 11-of-19 passes, he only threw for 85 yards and was awful on third downs. He didn’t get any help from the running backs with nothing happening in the ground game, but Florida State will do that to most teams. The defense did a decent job early on, but it didn’t get any help. Fortunately, Grambling State is up next and the offense should finally have a chance to show what it can do. Browning needs to have a sharper passing game for ULM to have any shot going forward, and it should start next week. 

2011 Recruiting Class

The 2011 Class Is Heavy On … The passing game. Head coach Todd Berry didn’t need to do much at receiver last year after the previous regime loaded up in 2009, but he went long this year with several solid targets. Earnest Carrington is a tall, promising quarterback, but he could be pushed in a few years by Brayle Brown, a mobile passer with a little bit of upside.

Five ULM Recruits You Should Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com

1. QB Earnest Carrington
Has college size for a quarterback and has made great strides in his development since last season. Good arm strength that allows him to throw passes on a rope 20-30 yards deep and to throw in traffic. Does have a problem reading the rush and gets trapped in the backfield at times. He can break loose and run for big gains when available. Is incredible with the play fakes, better than most college quarterbacks at that.

2. LB Michael Johnson
6-2, 220, Scout.com’s 62nd ranked middle linebacker

3. OG Ben Risenhoover
6-4, 280, Scout.com’s 173rd ranked offensive guard

4. LB Hunter Kissinger
6-3, 218, Scout.com’s 173rd ranked outside linebacker

5. CB Devon White
6-1, 185, Scout.com’s 176th ranked corner.

2011 Entire Recruiting Class

Brayle Brown, QB, 6-1, 180, Shawnee HS/Shawnee, Okla.
Tyler Cain, WR, 5-8, 180, West Monroe HS/West Monroe, La.
Earnest Carrington, QB, 6-1, 203, Atascocita HS/Humble, Texas
Rashon Ceaser, WR, 6-0, 170, East Feliciana HS/Clinton, La.
Caleb Gammel, P, 6-3, 174, Buckeye HS/Pineville, La.
Joey Gautney, DL, 6-2, 250, Whitehouse HS/Whitehouse, Texas
Justin Ginyard, WR, 6-0, 200, Ouachita Parish HS/Monroe, La.
Michael Johnson, LB, 6-2, 210, Parkview HS/Maumelle, Ark.
Hunter Kissinger, LB, 6-3, 210, Har-Ber HS/Springdale, Ark.
Mitch Lane, DB, 6-1, 200, Watson Chapel HS/Pine Bluff, Ark.
Justin Manton, K, 6-2, 166, St. Amant HS/Prairieville, La.
DeVontae McNeal, RB, 5-11, 215, Quitman HS/Quitman, Texas
Colby Mitchell, OL, 6-3, 290, Bartlesville HS/Bartlesville, Okla.
Jackson Randle, DL, 6-2, 223, Lufkin HS/Lufkin, Texas
Ben Risenhoover, OL, 6-3, 280, Jenks HS/Jenks, Okla.
Cody Robinson, LB, 6-1, 200, Des Arc HS/Des Arc, Ark.
Harley Scioneaux, TE, 6-6, 215, St. Charles Catholic HS/Reserve, La.
Allen Tatum, DB, 6-2, 185, Warren HS/Warren, Ark.
Joseph Treadwell, OL, 6-4, 270, Pine Bluff HS/Pine Bluff, Ark.
Devon White, DB, 6-1, 175, McDonogh 35 HS/New Orleans, La.