Meet the Eagles 63 Newcomers Hasan Ali Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 Year: Freshman Hometown: San Antonio, Texas High School: Holy Cross Previous College: Weber State Prior to Carson-Newman: Sat out the season as a red shirt after signing with Weber State in February 2012. High School: Played for coach Mike Harrison at Holy Cross High School in San Antonio. Was the team captain and also earned First Team All-District, All-Area, All- City, and All-State honors. Ali recorded 96 tackles with three sacks and one interception and also had three fumble recoveries and returned one for a touchdown. Ali produced nine rushing touchdowns on offense and one kickoff return for a touchdown. He also ran track at Holy Cross High School. Personal: Ali was also recruited by UTSA, Sam Houston State, Weber State, Texas State and the Air Force Academy. The son of Kelley Logans Ali, Hasan carried a 3.5 GPA at Weber State and graduated in the top 15 percent of his class at Holy Cross. Plans to study exercise science at Carson-Newman. De’Antoine Cammons Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Year: Freshman Hometown: Carrollton, Ga. High School: Carrollton Position: CB High School: Cammons come to Carson-Newman from Carrollton High School in Carrolton, Ga., where he was coached by Rayven Teague. He also ran track and played basketball at Carrollton. Cammons tied for the team lead in interceptions his senior year with five. Personal: Cammons picked Carson-Newman because he felt like it was the perfect place for him. He is the son of Annita Baldwin, and is undecided on a major at Carson- Newman. Ben Clark Height: 6-0 Weight: 295 Year: Freshman Hometown: Duncan, S.C. High School: James F. Byrnes Position: OL High School: Coming from national power James F. Byrnes High School, Clark played for head coach Bobby Bentley where he won the state championship in 2010 and 2011. Clark was named All-State first team as center to go along with accolades including All-County first team, All-Upstate first team, All-Region first team, All-Area first and offensive lineman of the year. Clark helped anchor a line that allowed just two sacks in 2013 and was a part of an offense that scored 107 total touchdowns. He helped block for quarterback Shuler Bentley, an Old Dominion commit. Personal: The son of James and In Ok, Clark also wrestled in high school. Kyle Coombes Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 Year: Freshman Hometown: Mt. Juliet, Tenn. High School: Wilson Central Position: LB High School: In his senior season for coach Brad Dedman at Wilson Central High School, Coombes racked up 112 tackles, a pick six, three forced fumbles and six sacks. That followed a 92-tackle, eight-tackle for loss junior campaign. He earned defensive MVP honors for 6A 9-AAA following his senior season and was an all-district pick his junior year. He helped the Wildcats to back-to-back state playoff appearances. A two-sport athlete, he also ran track in high school. Personal: Coombes calls Carson-Newman a great school to receive a degree from and says that he fell in love with the coaching staff and the campus on his visit. Received outstanding achievements in chemistry and Spanish from his high school. Coombes is the son of David and Tracy Coombes. He is undecided on a major. Tanner Cox Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Year: Freshman Hometown: Gatlinburg, Tenn. High School: Gatlinburg-Pittman Position: QB High School: Cox makes his way to Mossy Creek after a stalwart career for Gatlinburg-Pittman under head coach Benny Hammonds. He was a three-sport star for the Highlanders also playing basketball and tennis. On the gridiron, Cox completed 55.3 percent of his passes for 2,964 yards and 30 touchdowns against 10 interceptions in his career. He averaged 17 yards per completion. He touted 3,383 all-purpose yards to go along with 11 rushing touchdowns. On defense he tallied 33 tackles and a trio of interceptions. He also recorded a safety. As punter, Cox kicked 76 times for an average of 34 yards. Cox was an all-district and all-county selection for his junior and senior seasons. He was voted most athletic by the Gatlinburg-Pittman student body. Cox was named a Character Star Athlete by the Knoxville News Sentinel. He helped the Highlanders to the state playoffs and a winning record all four years of his high school career. Personal: Cox is the son of Allen Cox. Cox is a third generation Eagle and a fourth generation football player. His great grandfather William G. Cox played for the University of Tennessee. His grandfather Samuel K. Cox was a star for Carson-Newman and played with Eagle head coach Ken Sparks. His father Allen then won three national championships playing for Sparks. He plans to study to be an engineer. Collin Crawford Height: 6-3 Weight: 270 Year: Freshman Hometown: Franklin, Tenn. High School: Centennial Position: OL High School: Crawford played for coach Brian Rector at Centennial High School where he earned player of the week honors in his senior year. In his final go-around for the Cougars, he helped CHS to a first place finish in the district en route to beating three teams for the first time in school history. Personal: He was named Scholar Athlete of the Month for Middle Tennessee. He is the son of Mitch and Beth Crawford. His father played football at Clemson. Collin received recruiting interest from MTSU, Charleston Southern, Furman and ETSU. Plans to study exercise science at Carson-Newman. Treavor Crisp Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 Year: Freshman Hometown: Riceville, Tenn. High School: McMinn County Position: DB High School: Crisp comes to Carson-Newman from McMinn County High School in Riceville, Tenn., where he was coached by Bo Cagle. Crisp collected 140 total tackles, eight interceptions with 181 return yards on those interceptions, and he ran two back for touchdowns. He also forced three fumbles and recovered two of them. On offense he had 16 catches for 318 yards and four touchdowns. In 2012 he won the John Mullinax Award along with Best Defensive Back honors. In his senior season he was the 2013 Team Most Valuable Player and also earned 2013 All-District honors. During his time at McMinn County, the Cherokees won district championships in 2011 and 2012, and in those years McMinn County led the league in total defense. Personal: His cousin Heath Mason played baseball at Carson-Newman and was an All-American. Crisp chose Carson-Newman because he knows the value of the football program and the lessons instilled into players. He also believes it is a great place for where he is in his life, and he is excited to see how God will change his life during the next four years at C-N. Crisp is the son of Toby and Robin Crisp and plans to major in religion at Carson-Newman.
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