Media guide - did you know?

[Otto]

I've been doing some heavy reading in preparation for the upcoming season. A few tidbits I never knew:

* CB Kevin Garrett graduated in the spring with a double major in marketing and psychology, and is now enrolled in the Master's of Liberal Arts program.
* DT Allan Adami's athletic bloodlines run deeper than I thought. We all know his brother Austin was a star offensive lineman at SMU. In addition, his father played football at Texas Lutheran, and he has uncles who played at Texas Tech and Texas A&M.
* DE Khalid Beard's nickname is "The Punisher."
* DT Warrie Birdwell answers to "Big Red" and "War Man."
* FB Kris Briggs' nickname is "Boogie."
* WR Cody Cardwell had 109 catches in his senior year at Stephenville High School (where, of course, he caught passes from Kelan Luker.) The 109 catches are the second-highest single-season receptions total in high school history, behind WR Abram Booty, who starred at Shreveport Evangel Christian before going on to LSU.
* OL Thornton Chandler's grandfather, Tommy Chandler, played for the New England Patriots.
* WR Chris "Comet" Cunningham's brother, James "The Jet," played with the Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings and two CFL teams.
* OL Judson Davis' father, Kyle Davis, was an All-America lineman at Oklahoma.
* TE/HB Billy Ford's grandfather, Adolph Hryhorchuk, is a Texas Hall of Fame coach.
* DE Clay Glockzin's grandfather pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he's a cousin of Rice defensive end Brandon Green.
* OL Townsend Hargis' father, Michael, coached at Middle Tennessee State.
* OL Sterling Harris' uncle is former Dallas Cowboys TE Billy Joe Dupree.
* DB Travis Hunt has great bloodlines: six uncles played in the NFL, and two cousins - WR Jabar Gaffney and DB Lito Shepherd - were drafted this year.
* LB Don Ieremia-Stansbury's middle name is Nephi.
* DB T.J. James was born in Great Britain.
* LB D.D. Johnson's initials stand for Devonric Datrel.
* LB D.D. Lee's initials stand for Deprimethon .... Vaughn? His cousin, Patrick Hughes, plays football for Florida State.
* FS Ruben Moodley was born in South Africa.
* WR Ashton Nixon's brother, Jarrett, is a WR at Tulsa.
* SS Alvin Nnabuife's cousin, Chike Ozumba, is a DT at Oklahoma.
* CB James Orr received the 2002 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award, "presented nationally by 'Black Issues in Higher Education' to undergraduate students of color who exemplify excellence in academics, athletics and community service.
* TE Rob Presthus is the younger brother of former SMU soccer star Tom Presthus, who now plays goalkeeper for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
* CB Jonas Rutledge chose SMU over Florida and Central Florida.
* DT Brian Small's sister, Alexis Small, plays women's soccer at SMU.
* OL Hulsey Smith's father, Flavious Jr., plaed TE at Vanderbilt and with the Denver Broncos; his grandfather, Flavious Sr., was an all-America at Tennessee Tech and played in the NFL with the L.A. Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers. "Hulsey" is Smith's middle name, but his first name is William, not Flavious.
* WR Jay Taylor's first name is short for ... Johnny.
* QB Tate Wallis actually listed his nickname as "Tater Tot."

There you go, just some info to get you geared up for football season. More will be added soon.

[jettison]

Imagine how the media guide would read if Rogers Healy had written it?

[No Quarter]

Brian Small is in the press book but is not listed in the roster found in the official website. I take it he is no longer with the team.

[SMUguy]

How do you get D.D. out of Deprimethon Vaughn?

[Mickey]

Did it not mention that Thorton Chandler's dad played with the Cowboys?

[Putt Choate fan]

How would we go about getting a media guide? I love reading the Texas and Rice one, does SMU give it out like other Texas schools?

[SmooPower]

You can get one here:

<A HREF="http://www.smumustangs.com/football/2002/2002MediaGuide.asp" TARGET=_blank>http://www.smumustangs.com/football/2002/2002MediaGuide.asp</A>

[PonyGirl]

In the past, I've gotten one by stopping by the Sports Information office in Moody Coliseum. (Room 214, I think)