Devlan Geddes
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Bobcats by the Numbers: 92
5/29/2013 1:08:00 PM | Football
With 92 days until kickoff, Adam Cordeiro brings to mind exciting memories
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2013 season on August 29 against Monmouth. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set are welcome to blamberty@msubobcats.com.
#92
Nate Bignell, DT: For a friendly, unassuming town in western Montana, Drummond has certainly produced a lot of good high school football teams, and not coincidentally a lot of good players. Nate Bignell has the opportunity to join that list, as he enters the fall with the chance to contribute as the team's long snapper and also at defensive tackle. He was an outstanding football and basketball player at Drummond whose father (Joe) and cousins (Clay, Brian) were all outstanding Bobcat gridders.
Spotlight Player: You never really knew what to expect from Adam Cordeiro. Off the field, he always had a look on his face that made people think he knew a lot more than he was letting on. And on the field, he did some amazing things. He was an explosive, athletic defensive end who moved inside to tackle as a senior. His stats may have taken a bit of a hit, but his dominance remained unquestionable. He absolutely wrecked opposing offensive lines. Two great Adam Cordeiro stories: 1) With eventual Payton Trophy winner (2005) Erik Meyer driving Eastern Washington down the Bobcat Stadium field in the fourth quarter of a crucial 2002 contest, Cordeiro snapped up what appeared to be an incomplete screen pass and moved toward the Bobcat end zone. The play was ruled a lateral, of course, and after some uncertain moments the Boulder product lumbered over the goal line for a win that proved crucial to MSU's championship run. 2) One season earlier, the team bus carrying MSU's big men losing a tire on the way back from a big win at Weber State suffered a flat tire. In varying stages of sleep, players wandered off and on the bus to have a look, but as the driver struggled to loosen the lug nuts Cordeiro slumbered through it all. Finally, without a word, he emerged, gazed at the situation for what seemed like several minutes, then used his foot to get the lug wrench started, and with satisfactory progress made he returned to his hibernation. Cordeiro was a three-time second team All-Big Sky choice, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2001. He was a really fantastic player at a time when Montana State emerged as a legitimately good college football program.
Other Noteworthy 92s: Every college athletic program talks about producing great players that also produce in the classroom. Montana State has had more success than most in that endeavor, and Devlan Geddes is certainly one of the banner bearers. MSU's #92 from 1992-96, Geddes Earned second team all-league honors as a junior, then posted a sensational senior season that led to First Team All-Big Sky and Honorable Mention All-America honors while loggin 90 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles. An even stronger point of pride for the program - and Geddes - was his selection as First Team Academic All-America. The Bobcats have had great defensive end tandems through the years, but the Devlan Geddes/Neal Smith duo is hard to top.
Through the years: Mark Stromberg (1982), Tate Kopp (1983), Shane Quilling (1984), Shane Powell (1985-86), Ken Buss (1987), Scott Eaton (1988), Tim Hanson (1989-90), Terry Phelan(1991), Devlan Geddes (1992-96), Aaron Nava (1996), Nathan Schmidt (1999), Adam Cordeiro (2000-03), Daryl Rogers (2004-05), Kody Swartz (2006), Brad Smith (2007-10), Nate Bignell (2012)
Other 92 Notes: As is the case with a lot of numbers in the 90s, #92 served as a launching point to good careers at different numbers. Tight end Scott Eaton and standout center Tim Hanson are great examples. Devlan Geddes and Adam Cordeiro each earned All-America honors while wearing #92.
#92
Nate Bignell, DT: For a friendly, unassuming town in western Montana, Drummond has certainly produced a lot of good high school football teams, and not coincidentally a lot of good players. Nate Bignell has the opportunity to join that list, as he enters the fall with the chance to contribute as the team's long snapper and also at defensive tackle. He was an outstanding football and basketball player at Drummond whose father (Joe) and cousins (Clay, Brian) were all outstanding Bobcat gridders.
Spotlight Player: You never really knew what to expect from Adam Cordeiro. Off the field, he always had a look on his face that made people think he knew a lot more than he was letting on. And on the field, he did some amazing things. He was an explosive, athletic defensive end who moved inside to tackle as a senior. His stats may have taken a bit of a hit, but his dominance remained unquestionable. He absolutely wrecked opposing offensive lines. Two great Adam Cordeiro stories: 1) With eventual Payton Trophy winner (2005) Erik Meyer driving Eastern Washington down the Bobcat Stadium field in the fourth quarter of a crucial 2002 contest, Cordeiro snapped up what appeared to be an incomplete screen pass and moved toward the Bobcat end zone. The play was ruled a lateral, of course, and after some uncertain moments the Boulder product lumbered over the goal line for a win that proved crucial to MSU's championship run. 2) One season earlier, the team bus carrying MSU's big men losing a tire on the way back from a big win at Weber State suffered a flat tire. In varying stages of sleep, players wandered off and on the bus to have a look, but as the driver struggled to loosen the lug nuts Cordeiro slumbered through it all. Finally, without a word, he emerged, gazed at the situation for what seemed like several minutes, then used his foot to get the lug wrench started, and with satisfactory progress made he returned to his hibernation. Cordeiro was a three-time second team All-Big Sky choice, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2001. He was a really fantastic player at a time when Montana State emerged as a legitimately good college football program.
Other Noteworthy 92s: Every college athletic program talks about producing great players that also produce in the classroom. Montana State has had more success than most in that endeavor, and Devlan Geddes is certainly one of the banner bearers. MSU's #92 from 1992-96, Geddes Earned second team all-league honors as a junior, then posted a sensational senior season that led to First Team All-Big Sky and Honorable Mention All-America honors while loggin 90 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles. An even stronger point of pride for the program - and Geddes - was his selection as First Team Academic All-America. The Bobcats have had great defensive end tandems through the years, but the Devlan Geddes/Neal Smith duo is hard to top.
Through the years: Mark Stromberg (1982), Tate Kopp (1983), Shane Quilling (1984), Shane Powell (1985-86), Ken Buss (1987), Scott Eaton (1988), Tim Hanson (1989-90), Terry Phelan(1991), Devlan Geddes (1992-96), Aaron Nava (1996), Nathan Schmidt (1999), Adam Cordeiro (2000-03), Daryl Rogers (2004-05), Kody Swartz (2006), Brad Smith (2007-10), Nate Bignell (2012)
Other 92 Notes: As is the case with a lot of numbers in the 90s, #92 served as a launching point to good careers at different numbers. Tight end Scott Eaton and standout center Tim Hanson are great examples. Devlan Geddes and Adam Cordeiro each earned All-America honors while wearing #92.
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