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NASHVILLE,TN, Oct. 26, 2014- While the decision to startrookie quarterback ZachMettenberger was enough toregain the 12th man, it wasn’tenough to snap the Titans’ losingstreak. On a positive note, how-ever, Mettenberger threw for afranchise record for startingrookie quarterbacks. He threwfor 299 yards and two touch-downs. The Titans were able to get on
the board first with a 35-yardfield goal from Ryan Succop.The home-team defense wasable to stop the Texans from get-ting on board until mid-waythrough the second quarter whenHouston kicker Randy Bullocknotched a 30-yard field goal. Tennessee was unable to takeback the lead on their next pos-session after taking two offen-sive holding penalties (MichaelOher and Quentin Groves)each resulting in 10-yard losses.Former Titans’ backup quarter-back Ryan Fitzpatrick onlyneeded two plays on Houston’snext possession to give them thelead. Fitzpatrick connected withAndre Johnson for a gain of 10yards followed by Arian Fosterfor a 34-yard touchdown. Mettenberger threw the onlyinterception of the game on theTitans last possession of the firsthalf but Tennessee’s defenseworked together to sackFitzpatrick for the second timeof the game and held Houston toa 29-yard field goal, ending thehalf 3-13 in favor of the Texans. The third quarter didn’t start asthe Titans had hoped.Mettenberger was sacked for aloss of 8 yards and Houstondefensive end J.J. Watt wasable to recover the fumbled foot-ball. Fitzpatrick and the Texanstook full advantage of the recov-ered fumble as Arian Fosterscored his second touchdown ofthe game on a 5-yard pass. Tennessee was once againunable to score on their nextpossession while Houston yetagain created a scoring drive.Arian Foster ran the ball for 43yards before running straight upthe middle for a 1-yard touch-down, his third of the game. Mettenberger and the Tennesseeoffense were finally able to getback on the board during theirfinal possession of the thirdquarter. The biggest gain of thedrive came when Mettenbergerfound Kendall Wright for a 48-
yard gain. Later in the drive hethrew his first NFL touchdownwhen he connected with DelanieWalker for a 6-yard play. TheTitans then failed to score on theattempted 2-yard conversion andentered the fourth quarter down9-27. The fourth quarter went muchlike the previous three quarters.Houston opened the quarter witha 49-yard field goal, advancingtheir lead to 21 points. The twoteams each had several failedpossessions before the Titanswere able to score the finalpoints of the game.Just after the two-minute warn-
ing, Mettenberger threw his sec-ond career touchdown passwhen he connected with JustinHunter for a 12-yard touch-down. Succop added the extrapoint making the final score 16-30 in favor of Houston. The Titans are off next week butwill return to action against theRavens on November 9 inBaltimore.
Game Notes:Mettenberger completed 27 of
41 attempts in his first NFL startand only threw one interception. He was sacked twice for a totalloss of 9 yards.Titans’ defense came up with 5
sacks on former Titan RyanFitzpatrick for a total loss of 34yards.
Nate Washington suffered asprained joint in his shoulderduring the game.
Ashley Braun
“On a positive note, how-ever, Mettenberger threwfor a franchise record forstarting rookie quarter-backs. He threw for 299yards and two touch-downs...”
TN Sports Hall of Fame announcesIssac Bruce and the late JakeRudolph for 2015 Induction ClassNASHVILLE, TN -Earlier thismonth the Tennessee Sports Hallof Fame announced 2015inductees William (Billy)Dunavant Jr., equestrian enthu-siasts Henry and Alice Hooker,former Tennessee linebackergreat Jamie Rotella, formerTennessee basketball great JimEngland, and legendary coach-es Bob Cummings and William"Mack" Brown.
The Tennessee Sports Hall ofFame announced the group thatwill complete the 2015Induction Class. FormerLipscomb basketball standout,and Franklin Road AcademyCoach John Pierce Jr., leg-endary NFL and University ofMemphis wide receiver IsaacBruce, coaching great JohnCropp, and the late coachinglegends Jake Rudolph, andGalen W. Johnson.The Tennessee Sports Hall ofFame 2015 Induction Banquetwill be June 6th at the NashvilleOmni Hotel. For ticket informa-tion or to honor your favoriteinductee in the program bookplease contact Lynn Powell Toyat 615.202.3996 or [email protected]
Bios of inductees
John Pierce Jr.John Pierce became college bas-ketball’s all-time leading scoreron February 24, 1994 atLipscomb University inNashville, TN. His 4,230 pointsstill stand to this day as the mostpoints scored in a college bas-ketball career. In his time atLipscomb, Pierce was a 4 timeNAIA All-American and a 2time NAIA National Player ofthe Year. After playing profes-sionally overseas for 5 years,Pierce returned to Nashville,where he serves as the boys highschool basketball coach atFranklin Road Academy. Isaac BruceIsaac Bruce came to theMemphis football team as awide receiver in 1992. The tal-ented Bruce made an immediateimpact on the Tiger footballsquad, earning a starting posi-tion before the opening game of1992. Bruce finished the 1993season with a school-record 74catches for 1,054 yards and 10touchdowns. His 74 catches and1,054 yards remain Memphisfootball records and his 10
touchdown receptions ranksfourth all-time. Bruce was drafted in the secondround by the St. Louis Rams in1994. He played 16 seasons inthe NFL, retiring in 2010 as theNFL’s second all-time leadingreceiver with 1,024 receptionsfor 15,208 yards and 91 touch-downs.
John Cropp Coach Cropp spent more thanhalf a century in athletics,including the last 20-plus yearsas an administrator at theUniversity of Kentucky. For thefirst 22 years of Cropp's athleticscareer he was involved in coach-ing football. His first headcoaching position came atTennessee High School inBristol, Tenn. Cropp's squadscomplied an impressive 48-15-3record with two Class AAA statetitles (1971-72) and the 1972mythical national championship. Cropp returned to his almamater, Vanderbilt, in 1973 as anassistant coach under StevenSloan. He followed Sloan as anassistant to Texas Tech, OleMiss and Duke. In 1984, Croppreturned to Vanderbilt underhead coach George MacIntyre.He entered private business fortwo years (1986-88) beforereturning to Vanderbilt for athird time. Cropp also served asassistant athletics director forcompliance at Vanderbilt forthree years before going toKentucky. Jake Rudolph In his 39 years coaching footballat Memphis University School,Coach Rudolph won 295 games.That number -- once the recordfor career wins in ShelbyCounty -- includes a state cham-pionship in 1985, two second-place finishes and a total of 16trips to the playoffs. CoachRudolph came to MUS after acollege career at Georgia Tech,where he played on the unde-feated teams of 1951 and 1952.
MUS Headmaster, EllisHaguewood, said Tech fans stilltalk about plays Rudolph made.
Galen W. Johnson Galen W. Johnson Jr., led tinyPorter High School in BlountCounty to three state champi-onships and two runner-up fin-ishes from the 1950s to the1970s. A 1946 graduate ofEverett High and later MaryvilleCollege and the University ofTennessee, Mr. Johnson beganhis career in Richards, Mo.,coaching both the boys' andgirls' basketball teams from1952-55. He then arrived atPorter in 1955 as a guidancecounselor, boys' and girls' bas-ketball coach, and football assis-tant. At the time, Porter was asmall school with an equallylimited reputation for girls' bas-ketball, but Johnson quicklybuilt the school into a state pow-erhouse.
Titans continuedownward spiralTeam nods to rookie quarterback Mettenberger
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Memphis, TN. – The MemphisGrizzlies waived guards PatrickChristopher and Kalin Lucas,the team announced Oct. 27.Both players were signed as freeagents on Sept. 25.Christopher (6-5, 209) posted
4.5 points and 0.6 rebounds on.452 shooting in 10.0 minutes ineight preseason games.Lucas (6-1, 186) notched 3.1
points and 1.0 assists on .429shooting in 7.9 minutes in eightpreseason appearances.The Grizzlies’ roster now standsat 14 players.
Grizzlies waiveP. Christopherand K. Lucas