2012 Football
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Former ICC football star finds new home with the ColtsJune 11, 2013The 2000 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Most Valuable Defensive Lineman and All-State selection played in 12 games with nine starts for the San Diego Chargers in 2012 and totaled 23 tackles (19 solo; 4 assists).
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Limited spots remain for ICC Golf ClassicJune 06, 2013We are excited to see how quickly registration filled up. Anyone who still wants to participate in this year’s Classic needs to act now whether it be fielding a team or being a sponsor for this event. - Coach Jon Williams
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ICC Sports Information Department earns three CPRAM awardsMay 21, 2013This just shows that all of our hard work and many hours promoting ICC is paying off. -- Will Kollmeyer
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Former ICC football star stands amongst AFL eliteMay 01, 2013Former Itawamba Community College football star Odie Armstrong continues to make waves in the pass-happy Arena Football League and now has reached a new milestone in his illustrious career to stand amongst the league’s all-time greats.
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Former ICC star Darius Slay selected by Lions in NFL DraftApril 26, 2013Former Itawamba Community College football star turned Mississippi State Bulldog Darius Slay (Brunswick, GA) was selected as the 36th pick of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.
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Football announces date for open tryoutsMarch 22, 2013Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 with non-contact tryouts starting at 2:00 p.m. for non-ICC students at Eaton Field, next to the Davis Event Center on the Fulton campus.
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Football postpones Wednesday football tryoutsMarch 05, 2013Itawamba Community College head football coach Jon Williams announced Wednesday’s football tryouts have been postponed due to poor field conditions from rain earlier in the week and threat of more inclement weather.
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Former Indian shines with combine-best 40-yard dash for defensive backsFebruary 26, 2013“The rest of the country is buzzing about Darius’ performance at the combine, but we knew from the first day he stepped on campus that he possessed the talent, the desire and dedication that it takes to be one of the nation’s elite players,” said ICC head football coach Jon Williams. “We are extremely proud of Darius and his performance at the combine, but we are even more proud to be able to call him a part of the ICC Family.”
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Coach Ray Williams sets US squat record in first-ever USAPL meetFebruary 25, 2013“This is something that I would really like to represent my country in,” Williams commented. “I’m going for 1,000 at nationals. I would have tried it this weekend, but they didn’t bring enough weight.”
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Former ICC All-American named Eagles' RB coachFebruary 13, 2013Former ICC football star and Super Bowl champion Duce Staley has been named the new running backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles after serving as the special teams quality control coach since 2011.
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Football signs quality 2013 class on National Signing DayFebruary 06, 2013“The big thing today is that we went for quality over quantity,” said ICC head football coach Jon Williams. “We have a great class coming back from last year and we are looking forward to adding quality players to the quality that already have coming back.”
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Starkville Daily News: McPhee reaches the top, uses each level to make Super BowlJanuary 30, 2013The former defensive lineman for Itawamba Community College and Mississippi State realizes a dream on Sunday when he takes the field at the Superdome in New Orleans, La., for the Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
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Pinson, Carswell sign with West VirginiaDecember 19, 2012“This is a big day for our program,” said Williams. “It’s the first of five or six guys that are planning to sign during the early signing period and having a pair of quality guys signing with a program like West Virginia speaks volumes for where our football program is headed.”
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Former All-American inducted to the Miami Dolphins' Walk of FameDecember 17, 2012The two-time Pro Bowl selection recorded 407 tackles (297 solo), 22 sacks and one interception in his 11 seasons with the Dolphins. He was chosen as the 20th pick of the 1994 NFL draft and later that season named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press.
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Former Indian wins National Championship at Valdosta StateDecember 15, 2012Former Itawamba Community College defensive back Ashton Ballard (Atlanta, GA) and the Valdosta State Blazers celebrated the program’s third NCAA DII Football National Championship after defeating the Winston Salem Rams 35-7 on Saturday.
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Former Indian eyes national title this weekend in AlabamaDecember 14, 2012Former Itawamba Community College defensive back Ashton Ballard (Atlanta, GA) will look to help Valdosta State win its third Division II national championship in football this weekend when they take on Winston-Salem State at Braley Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
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Five players named to MACJC North All-Star teamNovember 29, 2012Sophomores Rashad Pargo (Aberdeen), Fred Ward (Aberdeen), Brandon Smith (Aberdeen), Asian Ruff (Fulton) and Bennie Abram LEGACY award winner Demarius Howard (Calhoun City) will represent ICC on the MACJC North All-Star roster.
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11 ICC football players selected MACJC All-StateNovember 12, 2012“These awards are a tribute to these young men and their effort towards everything they were able to accomplish this season,” said ICC head football coach Jon Williams. “Any time you basically have half your starters garner awards like this it says a lot about the direction the program is headed.”
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Jackson named NJCAA Special Teams Player of the WeekOctober 31, 2012Tyler Jackson (Oxford) was named National Special Teams Player of the Week by the NJCAA after drilling the game-winning field goal for 43 yards out with 16 seconds left in the Indians’ 24-23 Homecoming victory over then No. 3 East Mississippi Community College
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Loftis, Jackson earn MACJC Player of the Week honorsOctober 30, 2012Freshman quarterback Griff Loftis (Mooreville) and freshman placekicker Tyler Jackson each earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Player of the Week honors for their performances in Itawamba Community College’s 24-23 victory over then No. 3 East Mississippi Community College on Saturday.
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Indians upset defending national champs EMCC 24-23October 27, 2012“This goes far past coaching,” said ICC head football coach Jon Williams. “I’ve had a lot of big and special wins in my 16-year career, but this one ranks on top of that list because this win is about a group of kids who believed and never gave up against a team that without a doubt is one of the best teams in the nation.”
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Smith named MACJC Defensive Player of the WeekOctober 24, 2012Smith had five tackles, two tackles for a loss of eight yards, one sack for a loss of five yards, one interception returned 42 yards for a touchdown, two fumble recoveries that set up a pair ICC touchdowns and returned a blocked punt 23 yards to set up another touchdown to help lead the Indians past the rival Tigers 36-15 on Saturday.
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Indians win third-straight over rival NortheastOctober 20, 2012Sophomore linebacker Brandon Smith (Aberdeen) earns MACJC Defensive Player of the Week honors with his performance in the Indians' 36-15 rout of Northeast on Saturday.
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Gladney returns, Jackson late FG lifts ICC past Coahoma 31-28October 11, 2012Freshman place kicker Tyler Jackson (Oxford) kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give Itawamba Community College a 31-28 victory over Coahoma Community College as the Indians overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to snap a three-game losing streak on Thursday.
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Indians' upset bid comes up short against No. 14 Co-LinOctober 04, 2012“The defense played well and the offense didn’t play well enough and that’s been the story of this three-game stretch,” said Williams. “We’ve got to make changes and move on because it doesn’t get any easier.”
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Turnovers, injuries plague No. 20 Indians in disappointing lossOctober 01, 2012"Northwest played better than we did," said ICC head coach Jon Williams. "They were the better football team and you have to give them credit because we haven't been beat like that in a while. We are very disappointed "
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Ball-Williamson, Ferguson to be inducted to ICC Athletic Hall of FameOctober 01, 2012Itawamba Community College announced current Athletic Director and former softball and basketball coach Carrie Ball-Williamson and former football All-American Jason Ferguson will be inducted into the ICC Athletic Hall of Fame during a special ceremony to be held during Homecoming on October 27th.
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Indians slip to No. 20 in latest NJCAA pollSeptember 25, 2012The Itawamba Community College football team slipped to No. 20 in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll after their controversial 14-12 loss to unranked Holmes Community College.
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Controversial call leads to Indians' 14-12 loss to HolmesSeptember 24, 2012“The bottom line is we shouldn’t have been in the position to let something like that determine the outcome,” Williams said after the game. “Missed opportunities, turnovers and lack of production in the red zone are the factors that cost us the game.”
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No. 12 Indians focused on Holmes BulldogsSeptember 18, 2012“It’s going to be a battle,” said ICC head football coach Jon Williams. “Holmes is much better than their record indicates and after their win last week they are going to come in with a lot of confidence and hungry for another win.”