BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 11 Days Before Kickoff, We Look at An Exciting Young Receiver
8/19/2018 4:33:00 PM | Football
Willie Patterson could have a major impact on the MSU offense this season
August 19: Bobcats by the Numbers takes a look at current and past Bobcats that correspond to the number of days remaining before Montana State opens the 2018 football season against Western Illinois in Bobcat Stadium's annual Gold Rush game on August 30.
#11
Willie Patterson, WR: A high school quarterback, Willie Patterson redshirted after arriving at Montana State as a receiver last fall .If the spring was an indication, he made very good use of his time. He is a lightning-quick, sure-handed inside receiver who has shown a knack for making people miss, and also stands to impact the Bobcat running game. He is one of the exciting young players to keep an eye on this fall.
Spotlight – DE John Laidet and WR Chase Young: One of the interesting phenomena in college football is that of double-numbers – two players on the same team wearing the same jersey number – and how tricky that can be for a very tiny number of people that work in support roles (equipment managers and statisticians would be a good place to start). On Montana State's back-to-back championship teams of 2010 and '11 Chase Young wore #11 as a receiver, and John Laidet as a defensive end, and both were serious, quiet kids with similar backgrounds who followed very different paths to Bozeman. Laidet transferred to MSU after a redshirt season at Oregon and saw played in all 12 games. A season later he earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors, and finished his Bobcat career as a three-year starter. Young also transferred to MSU after playing for one season at MSU Northern. He was a scout team receiver in 2010 and played in all 13 games as a kick teams standout in 2011. He was co-winner of the Chuck Karnop Toughness Award in the spring before his senior season, caught his first pass as a Bobcat against Eastern Washington, and also caught one against Portland state. Laidet and Young both transferred to MSU, both came from small towns (Laidet hailed from Bonanza, Oregon, and Young from Augusta, Montana) with ag-related backgrounds. They played different roles on those 2010-11 title-winning teams – and Young played on the 2012 championship squad, as well – but both were valued contributors. Laidet currently coaches high school football in Texas.
Chronology: Everett Lewis (1927), Keith Ario (1930), AO DeFrate (1930), Robert O'Brien (1930), Hebert Kessler (1931), Art Overturf (1934), Carl Fjeld (1937), Bill Rivers (1941), Tom Cowan (1947), Loran Casey (1948-49), Jim Brown (1950), Frank Hoey (1953), Gene Powers (1954), Jim Stevens (1955), Paul Dennehy (1975-78), Bob King (1979-82), Kevin Chandler (1983), Bob Bashaw (1984), Bob Reilly (1986), Scott Surby (1987), Si Ryan (1988), Graver Johnson (1989-92), Omar Turner (1993-96), Noel Kulbeck (1997-99), Bobby Perry (2000-01), EJ Cochrane (2002-04), Michael Bass (2005), Mark Desin (2006-09), John Laidet (2010-11), Chase Young (2010-12), Tanner Roderick (2013-15), Tyler Bruggman (2016), Lukas McCarthy (2016-17), Willie Patterson (2017-)
#11
Willie Patterson, WR: A high school quarterback, Willie Patterson redshirted after arriving at Montana State as a receiver last fall .If the spring was an indication, he made very good use of his time. He is a lightning-quick, sure-handed inside receiver who has shown a knack for making people miss, and also stands to impact the Bobcat running game. He is one of the exciting young players to keep an eye on this fall.
Spotlight – DE John Laidet and WR Chase Young: One of the interesting phenomena in college football is that of double-numbers – two players on the same team wearing the same jersey number – and how tricky that can be for a very tiny number of people that work in support roles (equipment managers and statisticians would be a good place to start). On Montana State's back-to-back championship teams of 2010 and '11 Chase Young wore #11 as a receiver, and John Laidet as a defensive end, and both were serious, quiet kids with similar backgrounds who followed very different paths to Bozeman. Laidet transferred to MSU after a redshirt season at Oregon and saw played in all 12 games. A season later he earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors, and finished his Bobcat career as a three-year starter. Young also transferred to MSU after playing for one season at MSU Northern. He was a scout team receiver in 2010 and played in all 13 games as a kick teams standout in 2011. He was co-winner of the Chuck Karnop Toughness Award in the spring before his senior season, caught his first pass as a Bobcat against Eastern Washington, and also caught one against Portland state. Laidet and Young both transferred to MSU, both came from small towns (Laidet hailed from Bonanza, Oregon, and Young from Augusta, Montana) with ag-related backgrounds. They played different roles on those 2010-11 title-winning teams – and Young played on the 2012 championship squad, as well – but both were valued contributors. Laidet currently coaches high school football in Texas.
Chronology: Everett Lewis (1927), Keith Ario (1930), AO DeFrate (1930), Robert O'Brien (1930), Hebert Kessler (1931), Art Overturf (1934), Carl Fjeld (1937), Bill Rivers (1941), Tom Cowan (1947), Loran Casey (1948-49), Jim Brown (1950), Frank Hoey (1953), Gene Powers (1954), Jim Stevens (1955), Paul Dennehy (1975-78), Bob King (1979-82), Kevin Chandler (1983), Bob Bashaw (1984), Bob Reilly (1986), Scott Surby (1987), Si Ryan (1988), Graver Johnson (1989-92), Omar Turner (1993-96), Noel Kulbeck (1997-99), Bobby Perry (2000-01), EJ Cochrane (2002-04), Michael Bass (2005), Mark Desin (2006-09), John Laidet (2010-11), Chase Young (2010-12), Tanner Roderick (2013-15), Tyler Bruggman (2016), Lukas McCarthy (2016-17), Willie Patterson (2017-)
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