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Mr. Tyrell "Mr.4000" Fenroy
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Home Phone: 337-212-4836 EIGHT CAJUNS ON ALL-SUN BELT FOOTBALL TEAM Football: Desormeaux signs with Calgary of CFL Bustle Update on Fenroy Joshua Parrott � jparrott@theadvertiser.com � October 9, 2009 Following a five-month stint as a safety with the Jacksonville Jaguars, former UL quarterback Michael Desormeaux decided to take a chance in Canada playing his old position. Desormeaux, waived from Jacksonville’s practice squad two weeks ago, signed a contract Tuesday to join the practice roster of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders. The deal is for one year starting next season, with an option for a second year. Calgary won the 2008 Grey Cup trophy as the CFL’s postseason champion. “Jacksonville talked about bringing me back (this year), but with the way everything was happening I didn’t really see that happening,” Desormeaux said. “I didn’t want to just sit around and wait and hope to get picked up by somebody. Basically, I came up here for next year. I can start learning everything and give myself a chance to make the roster and put myself in position to be ready to play next year.” According to Desormeaux, Calgary was the only CFL team with which he could negotiate after the franchise claimed his rights. The Stamps (8-5) have five games left in the regular season but sit atop the Western Division with the league’s second-best overall record going into Monday’s game at Montreal. Desormeaux shined in his final two years as the Cajuns’ starting quarterback, rushing for 1,000 yards in 2007 and ’08. As a senior he was the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in total offense � passing for 1,876 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushing for 1,043 yards and five scores. Calgary has some history with the Cajuns. Former All-Sun Belt offensive lineman Jesse Newman is on the team’s injury list. Two other former UL players � receiver Derrick Smith and tailback Tyrell Fenroy, the 2008 Sun Belt Player of the Year � agreed to contracts with the club in the summer but are no longer with the team. “I’m really happy for him,” UL coach Rickey Bustle said. “I know it’s been kind of a whirlwind thing because he had gotten kind of settled (in Jacksonville), but he’s really excited about it and I’m proud of him.” Calgary’s current starting quarterback is 2008 Grey Cup MVP Henry Burris. The veteran is tied for first in the league this year in touchdown passes (18) and interceptions (12), and is third in passing yards (3,445) and passer rating (87.9). He is also in the top 10 in rushing yards (435) and total touchdowns (seven rushing). Former Iowa standout Drew Tate was elevated to Calgary’s No. 2 spot earlier in the week. That bumped last year’s back-up, former University of Houston and Texas State quarterback Barrick Nealy, to the third-string unit. “We do have a veteran and established quarterback who has done a lot of great things in the league,” Desormeaux said. “Behind him there are a couple of young guys who have a few years in the league. Hopefully, I’ll fit in somewhere. I’m just trying to learn right now, so that next year when I come into camp I’m in a good spot.” Bustle added that he spoke Wednesday with Fenroy, the all-time leading rusher in school, state and Sun Belt history. Fenroy signed in June with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the newly formed United Football League and showed up for training camp on Sept. 9 but now believes football can wait. He is enrolled in classes at UL in an attempt to complete requirements for his undergraduate degree in criminal justice. “I could be up in Las Vegas right now, but I decided not to for many different reasons,” Fenroy said. “I want to graduate before I pursue football again. Getting my degree is a great foundation. There are no guarantees with football, but having my degree would give me a guarantee.” After taking 12 hours of classes this semester, Fenroy said he would need 18 more hours to get his degree. He is also currently working as a corrections officer for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and is interested in eventually working for the FBI. As a senior in 2008, Fenroy became the seventh player in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards in four separate seasons and was a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award. He signed as a rookie free agent with the Chicago Bears but was waived soon after rookie mini-camp in May. Fenroy agreed to terms with Calgary in the CFL in June but struck a deal a few days later with the Locomotives, who opened their six-game season Thursday night against the California Redwoods. The Detroit Lions brought in Fenroy for a tryout in late August, but the team instead signed former Auburn tailback Tristan Davis. After a brief stay in Las Vegas, Fenroy decided that football could wait. “I’m not giving up football. I’m just putting it on hold,” Fenroy said. “Once I get my degree, I want to go back and play football again.” * * * * * * * * * * December 06, 2005 – Matt Hebert, Sports Information – NEW ORLEANS � Winning a share of the Sun Belt title produced eight Ragin’ Cajuns on the 2005 All-Sun Belt team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. It marks the most all-conference selections for Louisiana-Lafayette since 11 Cajuns were named to the 1995 All-Big West team. The Sun Belt Co-Champion Cajuns were led by three players on the first team. Greg Hodges and Brandon Cox were each named first team offensive lineman, while Michael Desormeaux was on the first team in the all purpose slot. Hodges and Cox led a Cajuns offensive line that produced a school-record 2,797 rushing yards and 34 rushing touchdowns. UL’s 254.4 rushing yards per game is seventh in the nation and the best average in school history. The Cajuns averaged 291.4 rushing yards per game in Sun Belt Conference games � crushing the league record of 245.1. Desormeaux was elected in the all purpose slot for his combination of talents. The redshirt freshman began the season as the Cajuns #2 quarterback and as a regular on the Cajuns punt, punt return and hands teams. When an injury to starter Jerry Babb occurred in the Cajuns fourth game of the season, Desormeaux stepped in to run the Cajuns offense. In four starts, Desormeaux threw for 368 yards on 36-of-69 passing (52.2%) and ran 48 times for 351 yards (7.3ypc) and two touchdowns. He finished the season with 597 yards passing and 487 yards rushing. Three players earned second team honors, true freshman running back Tyrell Fenroy, sophomore offensive lineman Jesse Newman and senior defensive end Eugene Kwarteng. Fenroy was also honored as the Sun Belt’s Newcomer of the Year. The New Orleans area native took over as the Cajuns starter in the third game (only 16-58 yards through first two games). He was the catalyst for the Cajuns season-ending five-game winning streak, posting 622 yards and 10 TD’s (5.7ypc, 124.4ypg). Fenroy became the first Cajuns running back to ever gain 1,000 yards. His 12 rushing TD’s are the third most rushing scores by a true freshman in the nation. He is the only true freshman in school history to post at least two 100( )-yard rushing performances � doing it five times. Fenroy finished second (Patrick Cobbs) in rushing ypg in conference play, with 109.4 ypg and 11 touchdowns. Kwarteng won the Cajuns Top Defensive Point Award for defensive production in 2005. He tied for the team lead with four sacks (all in conference play) and led the squad with seven tackles for loss (6.5 in conference play). Kwarteng had two of the Cajuns school-record nine sacks at Middle Tennessee. He ranked sixth on the team with 43 tackles, 32 of which came in SBC play. Junior defensive end Anthony Hills and junior cornerback Michael Adams landed honorable mention honors. Hills tied for the team lead with four sacks and third with 4.5 tackles for loss. He led the squad with two forced fumbles. Adams was fifth on the team in tackles and led the team with two interceptions, while adding a fumble recovery. He blocked two kicks, a field goal vs. FAU and an extra point at #2 Texas. Fenroy explodes in rout Dan McDonald MONROE – They may be sharing the Sun Belt Conference title, but Tyrell Fenroy laid claim to the hardware here Saturday evening. Fenroy also claimed something else during the University of Louisiana’s runaway 54-21 win over UL Monroe, that being the title of all-time leader among Ragin’ Cajun running backs. The freshman from LaPlace powered his way for 164 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries Saturday, giving him 1,053 yards in his first collegiate season. He became the first UL running back ever to eclipse the magic 1,000-yard mark. He didn’t have to think long about it, going over that mark on a nifty 60-yard burst on the sixth offensive play of the second half. He easily surpassed UL’s school mark of 979 season yards by a running back, that one set by Marcus Prier in 1995. Brian Mitchell is the only other Cajun to hit that mark, rushing for 1,311 yards as a senior in 1989. “We felt like he’d get his yards,” said Cajun coach Rickey Bustle. “But he made some great runs. I’m excited for him and the offensive line. Any time you have a 1,000-yard guy, he doesn’t do it by himself.” “We got together with the offensive line, and just said we had to do it,” Fenroy said of a sideline gathering of part of the UL offense in the first half. “We needed to control the ball and keep it away from them (ULM), and those guys did a great job once again. They gave me a lot of room to run.” Over the last four games – all UL wins – Fenroy has rushed for 569 yards on 106 carries and 10 touchdowns. He finished his freshman season with 12 rushing scores and as the nation’s third-leading true freshman rusher. “We thought when we recruited him, he had a chance to be special,” Bustle said. “His shiftiness, his acceleration … the thing I liked most about him was that he’d make one move and then accelerate. He’s as good as I’ve been around.” Fenroy, though, was more worried about winning and claiming a league title, after being held to only 4 yards in the first quarter. “This feels great,” he said, “coming off a 1-5 start and to come back and get a piece of the championship. That was the best second, third and fourth quarters we’ve played all year.” Originally published November 27, 2005 Fenroy closes in on being first 1,000-yard UL running back It took Tyrell Fenroy a few weeks to become an overnight sensation, and even he didn’t expect to become the bell cow in the Louisiana offense. “I thought I’d have a chance to play,” the freshman from LaPlace and St. Charles Catholic said, “but maybe not this many reps.” Cajun coaches figured the 5-foot-10, 185-pounder would be a piece of the running game puzzle, but not necessarily make all those pieces fall together. “He’d already have that if he hadn’t gotten hurt at Arkansas State,” said UL backs coach Brian Jenkins. “The best thing is that he’s still fresh. He only carried 83 times in our first seven games.” Fenroy’s carried more than that the last three, including a 147-yard effort against Florida International in UL’s last outing. But he’s not complaining. “When they call my number,” he said, “I just do my job.” Originally published November 24, 2005 UL STAR OF THE GAME Bruce Brown A moment or two into his first week of preseason practice, Tyrell Fenroy showed Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns that he had special talent. Fenroy has spent a season showing Cajun fans what that talent can do, and on Saturday night he joined elite company in UL’s 28-7 win over Florida International at Cajun Field. His 147 yards on 27 carries lifted the freshman running back to 889 yards this season, the No. 3 single-season total in school history behind Brian Mitchell’s 1,311 in 1989 and Marcus Prier’s 979 in 1995. “That guy’s always in a zone,” said quarterback Michael Desormeaux, who helped guide a 308-yard ground attack. “He’s as focused as anyone out there. It’s unbelievable. He never gets too high or too low. “He’s amazing all the time, is what he is.” “We’ve got confidence we can get it done,” said Fenroy, a major reason the Cajuns have won four straight and are 5-5 on the year. “They put pressure on my shoulders, and I love pressure. I just do what I’ve got to do. “I just read the defense,” Fenroy Athleticadded. “They were putting more and more people in the box, but that makes me run even harder.” The Cajuns finish the season in two weeks at UL Monroe with a New Orleans Bowl host bid on the line, and Fenroy is suddenly within range for a 1,000-yard year. “Is that a goal? Yes,” he said. “If the offensive line blocks like they can, I can do it.” Originally published November 13, 2005 Football: Fenroy has faith in line November 03, 2005 – Dan McDonald The Tyrell Fenroy file Class 3A All-State selection last year at St. Charles Catholic when he ranked second in the state in scoring (206 points) and ninth in rushing (1,580 yards) in the regular season among all five classifications. Including playoffs, he rushed for 2,100 yards and scored 44 touchdowns as a senior. Most Valuable Player in District 10-3A each of the last two seasons. Finished prep career with 4,320 rushing yards and 72 touchdowns, and had 540 receiving yards with five more scores. The key to his talents? Maybe it’s the wrist bands. Before Fenroy takes the field, they have to be at a certain height on his biceps, above his elbows, and the logo has to be pointed up on both sides. The superstition dates back to his sophomore year in high school. The wrist bands are the first thing he checks when he packs his equipment bag for a road trip. Tyrell Fenroy doesn’t hesitate when asked the reason for his freshman success. “The offensive line has really stepped up,” said the University of Louisiana’s leading rusher and the catalyst of what could be a record-setting rushing season for the Ragin’ Cajuns. “Every time we’ve called a running play the last few weeks, they’ve worked to make it effective.” The running game was certainly that last Saturday, when the Cajuns rushed for 265 yards and averaged 5.1 yards per carry against the Sun Belt Conference’s second-best defense. And Fenroy? His 156 yards and three touchdowns, the most in his brief career, helped propel UL to a 31-28 victory over Troy that gave the Cajuns their first two-game win streak in more than a year. It also kept them alive in the Sun Belt race heading into this weekend’s road contest at North Texas. He gives all the credit for that performance, as well as UL’s 457-yard rush effort at Arkansas State and the 322-yard outing against Northwestern State, to an offensive line that was a patchwork group early this season due to injuries. “It means everything for them to be healthy,” Fenroy said. “If they’re banged up, we know we’re not going to be as successful.” Cajun running backs coach Brian Jenkins agrees. “I’ve had a chance to coach some really good backs,” he said, “and when the offensive line wasn’t very good they didn’t do a lot. I’ve also coached some pretty average backs that became special when the offensive line was good. “It’s easy to look good when nobody touches you for those first four or five yards.” Fenroy had lots of running room against Troy, going over the 100-yard mark before the 10:00 mark of the second quarter. His total, coupled with a 163-yard effort against Northwestern, made him the first true freshman in UL history to record two 100-yard rushing games. “I thought I’d have a chance to play some, maybe not this many reps,” said the former St. Charles Catholic standout who had a career-high 27 carries against Troy. “I was a little tired Saturday, but when you win you put that behind you.” Before Saturday, Fenroy’s busiest game had been a 16-carry outing against Florida Atlantic. One week later he had nine carries for 62 yards in the first 11 minutes against Arkansas State before leaving with an injury. “If he hadn’t gotten hurt at Arkansas State, he’d have probably had 200 yards that night,” Jenkins said. “But the good thing is that, even at this point in the season, he’s still fresh. He only carried 83 times in our first seven games. He’s probably the freshest primary back in the league right now.” Fenroy only carried 166 times in 10 regular-season games last year at St. Charles Catholic, far fewer than most of the state’s premier backs, on his way to 1,580 yards and 32 touchdowns. Probably because his low carry totals kept him fresh, Fenroy didn’t fumble in his senior prep season. He’s had a couple this year, one of them when he was hurt at ASU, but the UL coaches haven’t hesitated to keep calling his number. “I do feel pretty fresh right now,” Fenroy said. “Saturday was my most carries all season, so it’s good that the coaches have more confidence in me to do that.” He’s earned that confidence. His 640 rush yards through eight games is already the most for a Cajun back since Darren Brister carried for 729 yards in 1999. It also ranks him 18th on UL’s season rushing list going into Saturday’s game against the Mean Green. “I’m looking forward to that,” Fenroy said. “They’ve got the two really good backs, and I want to see how we stack up.” “This is the one I want,” Jenkins said of the UNT game. “I’ve told my guys that this one’s the biggest game of the season.” Originally published November 3, 2005 Update Dec. 11, 2015
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