Josh Poplar
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 220
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- LB
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Knoxville Central HS
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- Previous School:
- Knoxville Central HS
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- gp
- -
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- tk
- 0.0
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- sac
- -
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- int
- -
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- ffum
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Bio
2016 (Sophomore): Poplar had a breakout season for the Golden Eagles, becoming the team's leading tackler as he recorded 105 total tackles -- 40 solo and 65 unassisted. He also broke up a pass and recovered three fumbles for eight yards and forced two. One of those fumbles recovered was for a touchdown against Mercer. Poplar was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team on defense.
2015 (R-Freshman): Poplar made 14 tackles last season, including four solo stops in seven games played. He also recorded one tackle-for-loss for one yard.
2014 (Freshman): Poplar was a member of the team in 2014 and spent his first season as a redshirt member of the scout team.
High School: A product of a solid football program at Knoxville Central High School, Josh was a four-year starter, one for coach Joel Helton and three for coach Joe Hassel...missed much of his junior year with a torn ACL, following an all-region season as a sophomore...twice named all-district...played running back and linebacker...competitive and versatile athlete, he also lettered four years in baseball and two in track & field...a sprinter, he competed in the 100m dash and 4x100m relay.
Personal: The son of Willie and Florence Scott Poplar...his father competed in two World Deaf Olympics (1969 and 1973) and is a member of the Knoxville Hall of Fame...born June 21, 1996 in Knoxville...full name is Joshua Taylor Zachary Poplar.
Academic: Majoring in business with an interest in health care administration…named to the Spring 2016 AD’s Honor Roll…named to the 2015-16 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor...Poplar was a 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | - | - |
| Assists | - | - |
| Tackles | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackles per game | - | - |
| Sacks | - | - |
| Sack yards | - | - |
| Interceptions | - | - |
| Returned for touchdown | - | - |
| Fumble recoveries | - | - |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackle for loss yards | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Western Illinois | L, 41-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Kennesaw State | L, 27-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Ball State | L, 28-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L, 24-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Jacksonville State | L, 34-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 24-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | at Southeast Missouri | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Tennessee State | W, 30-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Austin Peay | L, 35-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | at Murray State | L, 31-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | UT Martin | L, 24-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | 11 | 40 | 65 | 105.0 | 9.5 | - | - | 3.5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 2017-18 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 40 | 61 | 101.0 | 9.2 | - | - | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 14 | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 84 | 136 | 220.0 | 7.6 | - | - | 6.5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Just a couple of months ago, Bruce Hatfield had no idea where his career was going to lead him. He was a long-time head football coach at Hendersonville High School, guiding one of the top prep programs in Middle Tennessee for 20 seasons. But after stepping down in November from the high school post, Hatfield is reinvigorating his football career, joining Dewayne Alexander’s staff at Tennessee Tech as the Golden Eagles’ linebackers coach.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Dontez Byrd and Elliott Normand have both been masters of their craft on the gridiron, but, on Wednesday, they were rewarded for their efforts in the classroom. Byrd and Normand were selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District team for District 3, which includes colleges and universities in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and was voted on by CoSIDA members.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – All the weeks of grit, work and sweat have culminated in this. As the coin is flipped and the first ball is kicked off, the season will have begun for the Tennessee Tech football team as the Golden Eagles host Western Illinois on Thursday night. The game is scheduled for a 6:04 p.m. kickoff.
For the Tennessee Tech football team, it’s a rallying cry whenever the team is faced with adversity, signifying the Golden Eagles move past the actions of the past and get ready for whatever the next challenge will be. For Tech junior linebacker Josh Poplar, “what’s next?” has an expanded meaning – one of overcoming life’s obstacles and preparing for the next one.