Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 16 Sep 2025, 19:56

Georgia's George Mayo Claims 2030 Heisman - Coastal Carolina's Walt Reyna Makes His Own History

George Mayo capped off his remarkable season with the ultimate prize in college football. The Georgia wide receiver, fresh off a 171-yard, three-touchdown showcase in the SEC Championship, was officially named the 2030 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner. His performance not only powered the Bulldogs to another conference crown and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming playoff, it sealed his status as the nation’s most outstanding player.

In many ways, the timing was decisive. Quarterback Garrison Lemon, Mayo’s teammate and primary competition for the award, struggled in the title game with two interceptions and a lost fumble. Mayo’s dominance—and Lemon’s miscues—shifted the spotlight squarely onto the receiver.

The win adds Mayo to an astounding list of WRs to claim the Heisman in the last few years joining Jeremiah Smith and Devonta Smith, and his resume this season also included the Maxwell, Walter Camp, and Biletnikoff Awards. Ohio State quarterback Coco Magnuson finished third in the voting after leading the Buckeyes to a Big Ten title.

But even Mayo’s triumph was overshadowed in some circles by another story of historic proportions. Coastal Carolina linebacker Walt Reyna did the unthinkable, completing an unprecedented sweep of the Chuck Bednarik, Bronko Nagurski, and Dick Butkus awards—for the fourth consecutive year.

It’s a feat that may never be matched again. No player had ever even won any of those awards three times, let alone in back-to-back-to-back-to-back fashion. Reyna, a four-year starter who anchored the Chanticleers’ 2028 national championship defense, has built a legacy defined by dominance.

“This type of consistency and dominance is unheard of,” said former Alabama coach Nick Saban. “I’ve never seen someone take the field as a freshman and control the game the way he has, year after year. It’s astounding.”

Head coach Kade Vaughn echoed that sentiment, emphasizing not just the accolades but Reyna’s impact on Coastal’s program. “Words can’t express how much he’s meant to this team. He’s been the rock of our defense, through the highs and the doubts. To sustain that level for four years—it’s truly remarkable.”

Coastal added another honor to its trophy case as tight end Percy LaRue captured the John Mackey Award, a breakthrough moment after fellow Chanticleer tight end Trishtin Glass had finished as runner-up three years in a row.

2030_Season_Awards

Award	Player	School
Heisman	WR George Mayo	Georgia
Maxwell	WR George Mayo	Georgia
Walter Camp	WR George Mayo	Georgia
Bear Bryant Coach of the Year	HC Ken Niumatalolo	San Jose State
Davey O'Brien	QB Garrison Lemon	Georgia
Chuck Bednarik	MLB Walt Reyna	Coastal Carolina
Bronko Nagurski	ML Walt Reyna	Coastal Carolina
Jim Thrope	CB Glen Kutcher	Florida Atlantic
Doak Walker	HB Jabari Lindsay	Nebraska
Fred Biletnikoff	WR George Mayo	Georgia
Lombardi	DE Sua Higgins	UCLA
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm	QB Garrison Lemon	Georgia
Defensive End of the Year	DE Sua Higgins	UCLA
Outland	G Antoine Mims	Clemson
John Mackey	TE Percy LaRue	Coastal Carolina
Broyles	DC Anthony Teague	San Jose State
Dick Butkus	MLB Walt Reyna	Coastal Carolina
Rimington	C Morgan Cager	Penn State
Lou Groza	K Manny Franco	Florida International
Ray Guy	P Grant Cooke	UAB
Jet Award	HB Kevin Avril	Liberty
Shaun Alexander	WR Randall Bayless	Colorado

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 16 Sep 2025, 20:55

2030 - Holiday Bowl Preview

#13 Coastal Carolina (9-3)
Offensive Scheme: Veer and Shoot
Defensive Scheme: 3-3-5
Offensive Points Per Game: 48.0 (2nd)
Defensive Points Per Game: 29.9 (89th)
Offensive Rankings: 522.2 (1st)
Defensive Rankings: 433.3 (113th)

USC Trojans (9-3)
89 Overall // 89 Offense // 89 Defense
Head Coach: Dan Lanning (37-15)
Offensive Scheme: Spread
Defensive Scheme: Base 3-4
Offensive Points Per Game: 34.6 (34th)
Defensive Points Per Game: 21.0 (14th)
Offensive Rankings: 409.8 (54th)
Defensive Rankings: 349.8 (20th)

USC Trojans 2030 Results
Week 1 | Houston (8-5) | W 38-30
Week 4 | FCS | W 59-0
Week 5 | @ Colorado (7-5) | W 17-14
Week 6 | Oregon State (6-6) | W 49-31
Week 7 | Fresno State (4-8) | W 29-16
Week 8 | Washington (9-3) | W 24-16
Week 9 | Stanford (6-6) | W 34-7
Week 10 | UNLV (5-7) | W 52-3
Week 11 | Wisconsin (11-2) | L 48-45
Week 12 | @ Cal (7-5) | L 35-33
Week 13 | @ UCLA (10-3) | L 35-14
Week 14 | Notre Dame (10-2) | W 21-17

Coastal Carolina Injury Report
QB Nick Golladay (86) | Personal
HB Sidney Barkow (93) | Personal
WR Kamryn Petty (93) | Personal
WR Terrance Rugamba (87) | Personal
DT Don Vasher (92) | Personal
LB Evan Hemphill (92) | Personal

USC Trojans Injury Report
DE Tye Oher (84) | Dislocated Ankle (5 Weeks)
C Ross Atwood (88) | Broken Fibula (7 Weeks)
DT William Abraham (74) | Dislocated Hip (1 Week)

USC Trojans Top Performers
SR(RS) QB Santiago Velasco (94) | 241/412 (58%), 3,389 Yds, 25 TD, 5 INT
SO HB Joey Giraldo (83) | 255 Att, 1,189 Yds, 18 TD
SO(RS) WR Fetu Taukoepeau (87) | 55 Rec, 1,014 Yds, 12 TD
SO(RS) LB Steve Dietrich (87) | 66 Tkl, 5 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, INT
SR(RS) DT Brian Terrell (89) | 25 Tkl, 11 TFL, 4.5 Sacks
SR LB Manny De Beer (83) | 21 Tkl, 6 TFL, 5 Sacks
JR(RS) CB Eli Lombardi (91) | 57 Tkl, 2 TFL, 4 INT

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 17 Sep 2025, 00:52

Meredith Leads 4th Q Comeback To Down USC Despite Velasco's 510 Yards

The nation saw why HC Kade Vaughn is so high on Fredrick Meredith after the true freshman shook off a shaky start to deliver the go-ahead touchdown in the 4th Q as Coastal edged the USC Trojans 34-27 to finish another 10 win season.

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Coastal Carolina	14	7	3	10	34
USC	10	14	3	0	27

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Coastal Carolina	USC
1st	USC	8:01	Bradley Biggers, 37 Yd FG	0	3
1st	Coastal Carolina	5:23	Percy LaRue, 7 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	7	3
1st	Coastal Carolina	3:23	Floyd Priest, 50 Yd Run	14	3
1st	USC	1:45	Darnell Beckham, 63 Yd Pass From Santiago Velasco	14	10
2nd	USC	5:12	Kevin Potts, 6 Yd Pass Fro Santiago Velasco	14	17
2nd	USC	1:39	Manny Cologne, 6 Yd Pass From Santiago Velasco	14	24
2nd	Coastal Carolina	1:02	Tavares Tinker, 10 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	21	24
3rd	Coastal Carolina	5:53	Jesus Mendez, 46 Yd FG	24	24
3rd	USC	1:43	Bradley Biggers, 38 Yd FG	24	27
4th	Coastal Carolina	6:56	Percy LaRue, 5 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	31	27
4th	Coastal Carolina	0:34	Jesus Mendez, 49 Yd FG	34	27

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Fredrick Meredith	26/37, 235 Yds, 3 TD, INT

Rushing_Stats

Floyd Priest	12 Att, 143 Yds, TD
Justice Spear	5 Att, 26 Yds
Jason Toppins	1 Att, 8 Yds
Fredrick Meredith	5 Att, 8 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Tavares Tinker	6 Rec, 91 Yds, TD
Carl Kopp	3 Rec, 48 Yds
David Goedeke	5 Rec, 34 Yds
Percy LaRue	5 Rec, 29 Yds, 2 TD
Bernie Bender	2 Rec, 21 Yds
Justice Spear	2 Rec, 7 Yds
Tyler Hagg	1 Rec, 3 Yds
Floyd Priest	2 Rec, 2 Yds

Defensive_Stats

FS AJ Dwumfour	10 Tkl, 2 FF
MLB Walt Reyna	9 Tkl, 2 TFL
CB jojo Tate	7 Tkl, FR
SS Caleb Karapateas	7 Tkl, FR
MLB Anthony Atogwe	4 Tkl, TFL, Sack
DE Jason Ivory	2 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack
DE Eric Wheat	Tkl, TFL, Sack
DE James Ruggins	Tkl, TFL, Sack

USC
Passing_Stats

Santiago Velasco	33/37, 510 Yds, 3 TD

Rushing_Stats

Joey Giraldo	11 Att, 34 Yds
Santiago Velasco	5 Att, -19 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Darnell Beckham	11 Rec, 209 Yds, TD
Manny Cologne	7 Rec, 89 Yds, TD
Cam Wall	4 Rec, 88 Yds
Fetu Taumoepeau	6 Rec, 83 Yds
Malik Turner	3 Rec, 31 Yds
Kevin Potts	1 Rec, 6 Yds, TD
Joey Giraldo	1 Rec, 4 Yds

Defensive_Stats

MLB Marco Alzalone	13 Tkl, 3 TFL, INT
CB Rico Dalton	9 Tkl, TFL
DT Brian Terrell	2 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks
DE Demetrius Alba	2 Tkl, 2 TFL

San Diego, CA. - The story heading into the Holiday Bowl was all about who wasn’t playing for Coastal Carolina. With several starters sitting out to prepare for their futures, it looked like the Chanticleers were walking into a mismatch against a USC team that had convinced every one of its stars to suit up for one final ride.

It didn’t matter.

Behind true freshman quarterback Fredrick Meredith and a defense that refused to back down, Coastal shocked the Trojans 34–27 in Snapdragon Stadium, sending Conway into the offseason with more hope than questions.

USC quarterback Santiago Velasco and wideout Darnell Beckham (yes, that Beckham family) gave the home fans their show. Velasco threw for a career-high 510 yards, while Beckham racked up 209 yards and a long touchdown. But in the end, it was Coastal’s resilience that defined the night as they held Velasco to just 140 yards in the 2nd half and kept the Trojans out of the endzone.

The opening was sloppy for both quarterbacks. Velasco’s very first completion turned into a fumble forced by safety AJ Dwumfour. On the next snap, Meredith gave it right back with an interception. “Simply a bad read,” the freshman admitted afterward. “The mike faked to the flat and dropped back. He was in better position to catch it than Perc [LaRue].”

After trading mistakes, Coastal found its footing with a 14–3 lead thanks to a Floyd Priest 50-yard burst. But USC responded with a 21–0 run, capped by Beckham’s 63-yard strike, and looked to have control up 24–14 late in the half.

That’s when Meredith answered. The freshman drove the Chants 75 yards in just 37 seconds, highlighted by a Tavares Tinker toe-tap on the sideline and capped by a touchdown to Tinker with 1:02 left. Suddenly, it was 24–21 at the break, and Coastal wasn’t going away.

From there, the script flipped. Coastal’s offense slowed the pace with a field goal drive, while the defense forced USC into empty yardage. When the Trojans briefly regained a 27–24 lead, Meredith responded with the defining series of the night: a 10-play march that included a fourth-down conversion to Bernie Bender and a gutsy scramble on third down. Facing another fourth-and-5, head coach Kade Vaughn put the ball in the hands of his true freshman.

“You win it or you lose it, kid,” Vaughn recalled telling him. “Either way, you make the call.”

Meredith delivered. He dropped a dime over linebacker Marco Alzalone—the same defender who baited him into the first-half pick—for the go-ahead touchdown. Coastal led 31–27 with five minutes left.

The defense took it from there. Despite marching within striking distance thanks to another 30 yard reception by Beckham, Dwumfour forced his second fumble of the game near the goal line, crushing USC’s hopes of a quick answer.

Meredith and Floyd Priest engineered a four minute and 30 second long drive after the fumble, whittling the clock to just 30 seconds before kicking the 49 yard field goal to make it a touchdown lead.

With just 29 seconds left USC needed a quick score. Instead Jason Ivory, a freshman defensive end seeing his first real action, sealed it with a sack on Velasco as the Trojans watched the final seconds drain away as the receivers rushed back to the line.

“This is the kind of game you look back on and say, that’s where it started,” Vaughn said. “We let the young guys prove they belonged, and they delivered.”

The one veteran star who didn’t sit out was linebacker Walt Reyna, the four-time Bednarik, Nagurski, and Butkus Award winner. Asked why he played, Reyna didn’t hesitate.

“I’ve felt like Yoda all year—showing the guys where to be, what to look for,” Reyna joked. “It wouldn’t feel right leaving them one game short of finishing the season. And putting on that Coastal jersey one last time? Wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

Vaughn quickly chimed in: “That’s why he embodies what Coastal football is. He lived the standard and set it every day.”

Meredith finished 26-of-37 for 235 yards and three touchdowns, shaking off his rocky start with a near-flawless second half (16-of-20). For a team facing plenty of offseason questions, the most important answer may already be on the roster.

The freshman QB looks ready to lead the next generation of Chanticleers.

Velasco appeared to be engineering the go-ahead touchdown drive, but Malik Turner coughed up the rock near the goal line and squandered the last real threat.

OBJ's cousin Darnell Beckham put on a show befitting his family name with 209 yards and this 63 yard touchdown grab.

One game, one huge sack for true freshman Jason Ivory.

Post by **Soapy** » 17 Sep 2025, 09:25

feels like a whimper of a finish but solid reset year after years of domination to make this chise more intriguing

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 17 Sep 2025, 13:05

Soapy wrote: ↑
17 Sep 2025, 09:25
feels like a whimper of a finish but solid reset year after years of domination to make this chise more intriguing

I mean USC was a solid team and i sat my whole first team offense essentially so

It felt weird for it to be a restart year because on paper, outside of QB obviously, this was the best team we've fielded in six years. The defensive struggles turned it into a rough season, but it felt like we figured it out in the 2nd half. Obviously USC torched us, but Velasco is also a 94 overall Qb so hey

ACC better be on notice next year. We want our lick back

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 17 Sep 2025, 13:07

Ole Miss Captures 2030 National Championship Over Nebraska

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 17 Sep 2025, 13:42

Coastal Carolina 2030 Season Statistics

PassingStats

Name	Comp	Att	Comp %	Yards	TD	INT	YPG	YPA	Sacks
Nick Golladay	298	437	68%	3,739	37	17	311.6	8.6	13
Fredrick Meredith	50	72	69	540	7	3	180	7.5	4

RushingStats

Name	Attempts	Yards	Avg	TD	AVG.G	Fumb	BTK	YAC	Long	20+
Floyd Priest	170	1,097	6.5	12	84.4	0	25	286	50	9
Sidney Barkow	100	621	6.2	7	77.6	1	13	179	35	5
Nick Golladay	82	519	6.3	11	43.3	12	5	86	48	1
Duke Kryspin	25	83	3.3	1	7.5	0	2	44	15	0
Fredrick Meredith	11	37	3.4	0	12.3	2	1	17	27	1
Jason Toppins	5	32	6.4	1	2.7	0	2	14	17	0
Justice Spear	5	26	5.2	0	26.0	0	1	16	15	0

ReceivingStats

Name	Receptions	Yards	AVG	AVG.G	TD	RAC	Long	Drops
Kamryn Petty	70	932	13.3	77.7	13	459	79	3
Percy LaRue	65	931	14.3	71.6	9	327	59	7
Terrance Rugamba	49	682	13.9	56.8	7	291	61	4
George Rabe	37	433	11.7	36.1	5	168	38	6
Sidney Barkow	27	406	15.0	50.8	3	379	79	1
Tavares Tinker	11	209	19.0	104.5	1	49	49	1
Carl Kopp	16	193	12.1	14.8	0	76	29	0
Floyd Priest	29	172	5.9	13.2	1	232	26	2
David Goedeke	20	152	7.6	11.7	3	61	17	2
Jamal Stephen	7	57	8.1	4.4	2	26	16	1
Duke Kryspin	5	47	9.4	4.3	0	62	18	0
Bernie Bender	2	21	10.5	1.9	0	11	13	1
Matthew Hape	1	13	13.0	1.0	0	8	13	1
Spencer Yeast	2	11	5.5	1.4	0	7	13	0
Jason Toppins	3	7	2.3	0.6	0	16	12	0
Justice Spear	2	7	3.5	3.5	0	16	8	0
Tyler Hagg	2	6	3.0	3.0	0	2	3	0

Blocking

Name	Position	Sacks	DP
Terrell Stork	LT	1	926
Jesus Sosa	LG	2	581
JD Blank	C	2	909
Connor Payne	RG	0	771
Donte Duarte	RT	2	925
Cornell Glymph	G	1	478

DefensiveStats

Name	Tackle	TFL	Sacks	Interceptions	PBU	FF/FR	TD
MLB Ty Oden	106	27	6.5	0	1	1/1	0
MLB Walt Reyna	102	27	2.5	3	6	2/1	0
SS Caleb Karapateas	99	16	1	0	7	3/1	0
FS AJ Dwumfour	90	6	0	2	5	3/2	0
CB Jojo Tate	84	6	0.5	1	9	0/1	0
CB Mike Momah	70	8	0	1	12	0/0	0
LB Evan Hemphill	64	20	5	1	1	0/2	1
FS Sean Maggio	47	2	0	0	0	3/0	0
CB Xavier Montague	44	4	0	2	1	0/0	0
MLB Jeremy Snyder	35	2	0.5	0	0	2/0	0
DE James Ruggins	31	17	11	0	0	2/1	1
DT Don Vasher	30	19	12.5	0	0	1/0	0
SS Randy Granger	26	4	1	1	2	1/0	0
DT Mitch Dora	25	!7	4	0	0	2/1	0
CB John Landman	19	1	0	0	1	0/0	0
DE Alfonso Smith	18	7	1	0	1	0/0	0
DE Eric Wheat	17	9	4	0	1	0/0	0
CB Ezekiel Stubbs	15	2	0	0	1	0/0	0
MLB Nick Farrior	10	1	0	0	1	0/0	0
LB Cary Tatum	10	0	0	0	0	0/0	0
DT Lionel Ruggins	5	4	0.5	0	0	0/0	0
DE Brooks Wheat	5	4	0	0	0	0/0	0
MLB Anthony Atogwe	4	1	1	0	0	0/0	0
DT Joshua Talbott	3	3	0	0	0	0/0	0
DE Jason Ivory	2	2	1	0	0	0/0	0

KickingStats

Name	FGM	FGA	FG%	Long	XPM	XPA
Jesus Mendeze	14	16	87	52	78	79

PuntingStats

Name	Punts	Yards	AVG	Block	In 20	TB	Long
Nate Peter	21	924	44.0	0	4	6	55

ReturnStatistics

Name	KR	Yards	AVG	TD	PR	Yards	AVG	TD
Matthew Hape	12	318	26.5	1	0	0	0	0
Sidney Barkow	7	144	20.6	0	5	25	5.0	0
Bernie Bender	12	206	17.2	0	0	0	0	0
Kamryn Petty	0	0	0	0	34	512	15.1	2

Post by **Soapy** » 17 Sep 2025, 13:59

20 INTs as a team. make better decisions.

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 17 Sep 2025, 14:20

Soapy wrote: ↑
17 Sep 2025, 13:59
20 INTs as a team. make better decisions.

Gotta take big risks to make big plays. We ain't sweatin em

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 17 Sep 2025, 14:20

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