April 3, 2025

Orange and Blue drafted, C-N set for annual spring game Saturday morning

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Orange Crush will meet Blue Waves when Carson-Newman football puts on its annual spring game Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The game is presented by Carriage Hill Insurance.

The soiree nearly ties a bow on C-N's spring practice period with two spring sessions remaining after the scrimmage.

The festivities kickoff at 9 a.m. inside Burke-Tarr Stadium with an alumni tailgate. C-N Hall of Famer and resident pitmaster Jaybez Floyd is preparing a BBQ feast for purchase postgame for 10 dollars a plate.

The game itself will actually feature more colors than just orange and blue. C-N will have a white-jerseyed crew that plays for both teams. This unit is made up of offensive lineman and specialists. Quarterbacks will wear green and will not be brought to the ground.

Other noteworthy rule changes include 10-minute quarters with the potential for a running clock. Teams will kick PATs and field goals, but all other special teams plays won't feature an actual result. As an example, punts will automatically net 40 yards, regardless of what happens on a kick.

The rosters for the teams are as follows.

BLUE	Player	#
$	Jet Jones	0
QB	Justin Johnson	2
WILL	Cruz Temple	6
CB	Isaiah Cane	7
QB	Trey Huff	8
A-BACK	Don Bradley	9
QB	Dylan Tulloch	11
CB	Dre'Von Hollis	12
A-BACK	Keithan Washington	12
A-BACK	Jaden Jones	14
JACK	Storm Livesay	15
QB	Gavin Gosnell	16
CB	Jayden Lagroone	17
TE	Kade Parker	17
MIKE	Isaac Bohleber	20
A-BACK	Eric Jones	21
$	Richemard Mellien	23
B-BACK	Jayden Sullins	23
A-BACK	Mason Ellis	24
STAR	No'Tavien Green	26
STAR	Nehemiah McCoy	27
CB	Michael Woodfield	29
MIKE	Freddy Moala	30
WILL	Taiwo Aturnase	34
$	Torrance Polk	38
WILL	Braylon Grayson	39
B-BACK	Trey Gunnings	40
JACK	Jimi Olarinde	42
DE	Martavis Mason	44
B-BACK	Nolan Bissell	45
MIKE	Wendell Billingsley	46
JACK	Logan Purgason	47
B-BACK	CJ Puckett	48
DE	Luke Scott	51
DE	Harlan Pitts	54
DT	Zyire Griffin	57
DT	Elijah Guess	63
WR	Na'Zaiyah Holman	81
WR	Amauri Johnson	82
WR	Malik Grizzard	83
WR	Galen Washington	85
DT	Mason Swindle	94
NOSE	Caleb Graham	95
DT	Ted Eugene	97

ORANGE	Player	#
JACK	MEKHI BROWN	1
QB	MARIO SANCHEZ	4
A-BACK	CAM FERGUSON	5
CB	CHAMP BAKER	8
QB	ZANE WHITSON	10
DE	FORTUNE WOODS	11
A-BACK	NICK HESTER	13
QB	CAYDEN GRIGSBY	15
CB	JAVIAN WINSTON	16
$	MAKHI SHAW	19
WR	NA'SHAWN HOLMAN	20
CB	KIREESE WILLIS	22
CB	LONDON SALES	24
$	LEKWAN SIMMONS	25
A-BACK	KAYDEN MCCOY	25
A-BACK	SHAUN SOLOMON	26
A-BACK	TYLER GILDERSLEEVE	27
A-BACK	RYLAN GUETTTNER	29
STAR	HUNTER BURTON	31
STAR	JACOB MATTISON	32
WILL	BRADY WEATHERLY	32
WR	TAKODA JONES	32
B-BACK	JAMES MADDOX	34
MIKE	GRAYSON HODGES	35
B-BACK	RICO SHOATS	35
$	DUJUAN THORNTON	37
TE	ZACH WILLIAMS	38
B-BACK	JOSH ADAMS	39
MIKE	TERRY LEMON	40
MIKE	JOHN DAVID MASON	41
WILL	JAYLON SANDERFER	43
JACK	CONRAD BRYANT	45
JACK	CARLSEN PAUL	48
DT	JESSE COMBS	50
DT	JONAH CHAPMAN	52
DE	KESHAUN SMITH	53
WR	DANIEL MORRA	80
WR	HAYDEN SHERER	84
TE	BROOKS BURNETTE	89
NOSE	BRANDON DUMEZIL	90
DE	DYLAN THORNTON	92
NOSE	DEDRICK MCCLAIN	93
DT	TY HOLIDAY	99

WHITE	Player	#
SPEC	BENNETT SMITH	18
SPEC	DAVID AUBLE	37
SPEC	TRAVIS ARRINGTON	41
SPEC	RYDER LAWSON	42
SPEC	GRANT HANEY	43
SPEC	BRENDAN SHOAF	46
SPEC	CAMDON WILLIAMS	47
OL	MASON CARNELL	61
OL	LANEY BEST	62
OL	BLAKE SHINAULT	63
OL	COLIN KEMPFERT	64
OL	HENRY BERTUCCI	65
OL	LEWIS BAKER	66
SPEC	KEEGAN FORTMAN	67
OL	LOGAN MCGLAMERY	68
OL	NOAH TIPTON	70
OL	CONNER DRIVER	71
OL	CURTIS MAGWOOD	72
OL	MORGAN GARDNER	76
OL	DAYTON JERNIGAN	77
OL	JAYDEN WILLIAMS	78
OL	JALEN WILLIAMS	79
SPEC	GRAYSON CAMPBELL	86