2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Starting Lineups for Ohio vs. Utah State

One of the key games to watch on the opening Saturday of bowl season will be the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, which pits Ohio out of the MAC and Utah State out of the WAC against each other out in Boise, Idaho. 

Both of these teams have the type of dangerous offenses that have the potential to heat up what should be a chilly Bronco Stadium, and there are definitely a few key offensive playmakers to watch like Ohio QB Tyler Tettleton and Utah State RB Robert Turbin.

Here's a look at the projected starting lineups for this Saturday's game.

Utah State Offense

Starters

QB: No. 2 Adam Kennedy, Jr., 6’5’’, 218

RB: No. 5 Robert Turbin, Jr., 5’10’’, 215

WR: No. 4 Matt Austin, Sr., 6’2’’, 198

WR: No. 11 Stanley Morrison, Jr., 5’9’’, 150

TE: No. 88 Tarren Loyd, Sr. 6’7’’, 258

OL: No. 66 Eric Shultz, So., 6’4’’, 294

OL: No. 63 Tanner Richins, Sr., 6’6’’, 274

OL: No. 68 Philip Gapelu, 6’2’’, 299

OL: No. 76 Funaki Asisi, Sr., 6’2’’, 295

OL: No. 58 Tyler Larsen, So., 6’4’’, 297

Key Reserves

RB: No. 20 Michael Smith, Sr., 5’9’’, 205

WR: No. 80 Chuck Jacobs, Jr., 6’0’’, 170

OL: No. 69 Stetson Tenney, Jr., 6’6’’, 296

Utah State Defense

Starters

DE: No. 47 Levi Koskan, Sr., 6’4’’, 245

DE: No. 37 Quinn Garner, Sr., 6’3’’, 253

NT: No. 57 Havea Lasike, Jr., 6’1’’, 305

LB: No. 9 Bobby Wagner, Sr., 6’1’’, 232

LB: No. 55 Bojay Filimoeatu, Jr., 6’2’’, 250

LB: No. 43 Kyle Gallagher, Sr., 6’0’’, 219

LB: No. 16 Tavaris McMillan, Fr., 6’2’’, 223

CB: No. 36 McKade Brady, Jr., 5’11’’, 183

CB: No. 6 Nevin Lawson, So., 5’10’’, 177

S: No. 29 Alfred Bowen, Sr., 5’11’’, 201

S: No. 4 Walter McClenton, Sr., 5’11’’, 193

Key Reserves

DE: No. 40 Connor Williams, So., 6’3’’, 248

LB: 45 Maurice Alexander, Jr., 6’2’’, 209

CB: No. 13 Jumanne Robertson, Jr., 5’10’’, 176

Ohio Offense

Starters

QB: No. 4 Tyler Tettleton, So., 5’11’’, 198

RB: No. 8 Donte Harden, Sr., 5’11’’, 182

WR: No. 7 LaVon Brazill, Sr., 5’11’’, 191

WR: No. 15 Riley Dunlop, Sr., 6’2’’, 191

TE: No. 88 Jordan Thompson, Jr., 6’4’’, 247

OL: No. 74 John Prior, So., 6’6’’, 289

OL: No. 78 Joe Flading, Sr., 6’4’’, 290

OL: No. 77 Eric Herman, Jr., 6’4’’, 313

OL: No. 79 A.J. Strum, Sr., 6’6’’, 296

OL: No. 65 Skyler Allen, Jr., 6’3’’, 290

Key Reserves

RB: No. 20 Ryan Boykin, So., 6’1’’, 221

WR: No. 3 Donte Foster, So., 6’1’’, 173

OG: No. 66 Jon Lechner, So., 6’5’’, 339

Ohio Defense

Starters

DE: No. 90 Tremayne Scott, Jr., 6’3’’, 247

DE: No. 99 Curtis Meyers, Sr., 6’2’’, 254

DT: No. 94 Corey Hasting, Jr., 6’1’’, 259

DT: No. 93 Neal Huynh, Jr., 6’3’’, 307

LB: No. 47 Noah Keller, Sr., 6’1’’, 246

LB: No. 46 Alphonso Lewis, Jr., 6’1’’, 208

LB: No. 34 Jelani Woseley,  Jr., 6’1’’, 209

CB: No. 18 Travis Carrie, Jr., 5’11’’, 203

CB: No. 4 Omar Leftwich, Jr., 6’1’’, 188

S: No. 27 Josh Kristoff, Fr., 6’0’’, 185

S: No. 13 Gerald Moore, Jr., 6’1’’, 201

Key Reserves

DE: No. 97 Nic Barber, So., 6’2’’, 233

LB: No. 30 Eric Benjamin, Sr., 5’11’’, 220

S: No. 23 Xavier Hughes, So. 6’1’’, 171

Special Teams

Utah State

K: No. 19 Josh Thompson, Fr. 5’9’’, 165

P: No. 41 Tyler Bennett, Jr., 5’11’’, 213

KR: No. 25 Kerwynn Williams, Jr., 5’9’’, 184

PR: No. 25 Kerwynn Williams, Jr., 5’9’’, 184

Ohio

K: No. 49 Matt Weller, Jr., 6’0’’, 205

P: No. 41 Paul Hershey, Sr., 6’3’’, 198

KR: No. 8 Donte Harden, Sr., 5’11’’, 182

PR: No. 7 LaVon Brazill, Sr., 5’11’’, 191