2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–3 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ricky Rahne (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Decker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Seiler (5th season)
Home stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Georgia Southern		1	–	0					3	–	2
James Madison		0	–	0					4	–	0
Coastal Carolina		0	–	0					3	–	1
Marshall		0	–	0					2	–	2
Old Dominion		0	–	0					1	–	3
Appalachian State		0	–	1					2	–	2
Georgia State		0	–	1					2	–	2
West Division
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	0					3	–	1
South Alabama		1	–	0					2	–	3
Louisiana		0	–	0					3	–	1
Arkansas State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Texas State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Southern Miss		0	–	0					1	–	3
Troy		0	–	1					1	–	4
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of September 30, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represents Old Dominion University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs are led by Ricky Rahne in his fifth year as the head coach. The Monarchs play their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium, located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Monarchs were picked to finish sixth place in the East division. ^[1]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	96 (12)
2	James Madison	79 (2)
3	Coastal Carolina	67
4	Georgia Southern	50
5	Marshall	49
6	Old Dominion	32
7	Georgia State	19

Linebacker Jason Henderson was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row and was awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team defense for the third year in a row. ^[2] Defensive lineman Denzel Lowry was named to the second team.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024. ^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:15 p.m.	at South Carolina *	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 19–23	78,496
September 7	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina *	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 14–20	21,944
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech *	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 17–37	22,208
September 28	5:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 30–27	19,140
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+
October 12	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+
October 19		Texas State	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA
October 24	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN2
November 2		at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
November 16		James Madison	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Royal Rivalry)
November 23		Marshall	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)
November 30		at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing Player Position New school Jalen Satchell DL Michigan State Ahmarian Granger WR James Madison Christopher Adams OT Memphis Jack Shields QB Buffalo Reymello Murphy WR Arizona Devin Brandt-Epps DL New Mexico LaMareon James CB TCU Tahj Ra-El S Memphis Wayne Matthews LB Michigan State Javon Harvey WR Duke Shawn Asbury II S Indiana Terry Jones S Indiana Kadarius Calloway RB California Mason Howard IOL Wofford Gideon Bedada EDGE Murray State Trenton Kintigh DL Wofford Charles Yates Jr. CB Liberty BJ Lowery Jr. CB Sacred Heart Malcom Britt LB Norfolk State Jordan Bly WR Gardner–Webb Marquez Bell WR Florida A&M Ethan Duane P Buffalo

Incoming Player Position Previous school Ricardo Williams Jr. DL Georgia State Emmett Morehead QB Boston College Diante Vines WR Iowa Pat Conroy TE Merrimack Aaron Young RB Rutgers Will Jones II S South Florida Bryce Duke RB Virginia Tech Patrick Smith-Young S North Texas Zachary Barlev OT Illinois Angelo Rankin Jr. CB Richmond Anthony Patt OT Arizona Dallas Sims WR Minnesota Rick Moore OT Boise State Colin Henrich IOL Georgia State Justin McKithen CB Florida Atlantic

• Source: ON3, ^[4] 247Sports ^[5]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Jerome Carter III S	Lake City, FL	Columbia HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74

• Source: ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Roster

2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Diante Vines Sr WR 1 Isiah Paige Sr QB 2 Colton Joseph  Fr RB 3 Devin Roche  Fr RB 4 Bryce Duke Jr RB 5 Aaron Young Sr WR 6 Kelby Williams Jr QB 7 Grant Wilson  Jr WR 8 Myles Alston  Jr TE 9 Jalen Butler Jr QB 10 Quinn Henicle Fr WR 11 Dominic Dutton  Jr WR 12 TJ Lott  Fr WR 13 Demariyon Houston Sr QB 14 Emmett Morehead  Jr TE 15 Pat Conroy  Sr QB 16 Holden Brown Fr WR 17 Na'eem Gladding Fr WR 18 Fidel Tau Pitts Jr WR 19 Jaylen Pretlow  Fr RB 22 Maurki James Fr RB 26 Tariq Sims  Jr OL 51 Michael Flores  Sr OL 55 Maarten Woudsma  So OL 58 Stephon Dubose-Borne  Jr OL 59 Caleb Bryant  Fr OL 60 Spencer Dow  Fr OL 61 Jake Scala  Fr OL 62 Billy Gough  Jr OL 64 Zach Barlev Jr OL 67 Kainan Miller  Fr OL 68 Jadon Furubotten Jr OL 70 Rick Moore  Jr OL 71 Santana Saunders Sr OL 72 Colin Henrich  Sr OL 73 Connor Drake  Fr OL 74 Anthony Patt  Jr OL 75 Skyler Grant  Jr OL 76 Josh Schuetzmann Fr OL 77 Keanon McNally  So OL 78 Elijah Hoskin  Jr OL 79 Theo Bachelder Fr TE 80 DJ Chandler Jr TE 84 Quan Dunbar  Fr WR 85 Dallas Sims  Fr TE 86 Kyle Miller So TE 87 Trey Lancaster  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Angelo Rankin Jr. Sr LB 1 EJ Green  Sr S 2 Patrick Smith-Young  So S 3 Mario Easterly  So DE 4 Amorie Morrison  Jr S 5 Jahron Manning Jr CB 6 Rasheed Reason Sr S 7 Will Jones II Sr DT 8 Denzel Lowry  Jr CB 9 Jordan Holmes  Fr LB 10 Koa Naotala  So LB 11 Ny'Len Ramon Jones Jr S 12 Jerome Carter Fr S 13 Jed Olotu-Judah Fr LB 14 Taysean Stevenson Fr S 15 Ashton Whitner  So CB 16 Khian'Dre Harris  Jr LB 18 Mario Thompson So S 19 Jeremy Mack Jr.  Jr CB 20 Langston Williams  Jr S 21 Zion Frink  Fr CB 22 Justin McKithen Sr CB 23 Dywan Griffin  Sr LB 24 Dirrick Goodman Fr CB 25 Brandon Crutchfield Fr S 26 JC Cloutier  Fr CB 27 Ryan Ramey So DB 28 Chris Boykins Fr S 29 Markus Knight  Jr CB 30 Jordan Saunders  Fr LB 31 Michael Devereaux Jr LB 32 Ja'Mez Drummer  Jr S 33 Daevon Iles Fr LB 34 Jahleel Culbreath  So S 35 Zach Hagedon  Fr CB 36 Quedrion Miles  So CB 37 Caleb Bishop Fr LB 41 Gage Sawyers  Fr LB 42 Jason Henderson Sr DE 43 Kris Trinidad  Jr DL 50 Chris Forbes Fr DL 52 Jonathan Bacigalupi Jr DT 54 Jackson Banks So DE 56 Jaylon White-McClain  So DL 75 Lorenzo McFadden-Pressley Fr DL 90 DeAndre Lynch  Fr DT 91 Ricardo Williams Jr. Sr DL 95 Ahmaad Foster Fr DL 98 Christopher Spencer  So DT 99 Cole Daniels Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 45 Brock Walters So K 49 Ethan Chang Sr LS 57 Ryan Harvey  Sr K 92 Ethan Sanchez Jr K 93 Nathanial Eichner  So LS 94 Brandon Richards Sr P 96 Ian Brandt  Fr P 97 Seamus Hall Sr	Head coach Ricky Rahne (Cornell) Coordinators/assistant coaches Kevin Decker Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Blake Seiler Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Kevin Smith Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers Alex Huettel Offensive line Victor Irokansi Defensive line Tony Lucas Running backs/asst. head coach Remington Rebstock Safeties/asst. defensive coordinator Kody Cook Wide receivers Tarron Williams Cornerbacks David Weeks Tight ends Chad Snodgrass Director of sports performance Tristan Iannone Director of operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

at South Carolina

See also: 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	0	9	3	19
Gamecocks	10	3	3	7	23

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. (EST)
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 78,496
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline reporter)
• Pregame line: Old Dominion +20.5 • Over/under: 48.5

Game information

First quarter (13:22) USC – Raheim Sanders 1 yard rush, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:50;USC 7–0) (12:51) ODU – Isiah Paige 72 yard pass from Grant Wilson, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31;Tied 7–7) (6:09) USC – Alex Herrera 40 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:42;USC 10–7) Second quarter (4:02) USC – Alex Herrera 46 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:04;USC 13–7) Third quarter (7:13) USC – Alex Herrera 33 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:47;USC 16–7) (4:57) ODU – Grant Wilson 36 yard rush, Ethan Sanchez kick blocked (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:16;USC 16–13) (0:14) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:49;Tied 16–16) Fourth quarter (9:54) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 33 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 4:19;ODU 19–16) (6:11) USC – LaNorris Sellers 1 yard rush, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:37;USC 23–19)

Statistics	ODU	USC
First downs	17	18
Total yards	305	288
Rushing yards	108	174
Passing yards	197	114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–38–2	10–23–0
Time of possession	24:14	35:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Grant Wilson	22/38, 197 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Aaron Young	16 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Isiah Paige	8 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
South Carolina	Passing	LaNorris Sellers	10/23, 114 yards
	Rushing	Raheim Sanders	24 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Vandrevius Jacobs	2 receptions, 59 yards

vs East Carolina

See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina Pirates (1–0) vs Old Dominion Monarchs (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	0	11	3	20
Monarchs	0	7	7	0	14

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. (EST)
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,944
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chip Tarkenton (play-by-play), Andy Mashaw (analyst)
• Pregame line: East Carolina +1.5 • Over/under: 53.5

Game information

First quarter (11:45) ECU – Rahjai Harris 22 yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:10; ECU 6–0) Second quarter (9:24) ODU – Kelby Williams 44 yard pass from Grant Wilson, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:35; ODU 7–6) Third quarter (10:42) ECU – Rahjai Harris 63 yard run, Two-point pass conversion (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:48; ECU 14–7) (9:07) ECU – Andrew Conrad 33 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32; ECU 17–7) (4:11) ODU – Aaron Young 1 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; ECU 17–14) Fourth quarter (9:09) ECU – Andrew Conrad 50 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:54; ECU 20–14)

Statistics	ECU	ODU
First downs	26	17
Plays–yards	89–466	75–287
Rushes–yards	51–183	41–95
Passing yards	283	192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–38–4	20–34–1
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Jake Garcia	25/38, 283 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	26 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Anthony Smith	5 receptions, 70 yards
Old Dominion	Passing	Grant Wilson	20/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Aaron Young	25 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Diante Vines	6 receptions, 64 yards

vs Virginia Tech

See also: 2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Virginia Tech Hokies (1–1) vs Old Dominion Monarchs (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	14	0	6	17	37
Monarchs	0	10	0	7	17

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. (EST)
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,208
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chip Tarkenton (play-by-play), Andy Mashaw (analyst)
• Pregame line: Virginia Tech -15.5 • Over/under: 47.5

Game information

First quarter (12:05) VT – Jaylin Lane 25-yard pass from Kyron Drones, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:51;VT 7–0) (5:50) VT – Kyron Drones 1-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:29;VT 14–0) Second quarter (13:13) ODU – Quinn Henicle 65-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:10;VT 14–7) (5:14) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:50;VT 14–10) Third quarter (10:43) VT – John Love 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:55;VT 17–10) (8:07) VT – John Love 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:05;VT 20–10) Fourth quarter (14:55) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 16-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:16;VT 27–10) (10:10) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 22-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:51;VT 34–10) (5:08) VT – John Love 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:53;VT 37–10) (3:32) ODU – Tariq Sims 16-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:36;VT 37–17)

Statistics	VT	ODU
First downs	22	11
Total yards	465	293
Rushing yards	289	243
Passing yards	176	50
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–26–1	6–14–1
Time of possession	37:50	22:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	15/26, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kyron Drones	12 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaylen Lane	7 receptions, 106 yards, 1TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Quinn Henicle	5/12, 38 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bryce Duke	4 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Isiah Paige	2 receptions, 18 yards

at Bowling Green

See also: 2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Old Dominion Monarchs (0–3) at Bowling Green Falcons (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	14	3	0	13	30
Falcons	7	7	7	6	27

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

• Date: September 28, 2024
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. (EST)
• Game weather: Cloudy/Light rain • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 19,140
• Referee: Steven Robinson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
• Pregame line: Old Dominion +11.5 • Over/under: 51.5

Game information

First quarter (11:57) ODU – Pat Conroy 9 yard pass from Grant Wilson, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:03;ODU 7–0) (0:31) BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. 18 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:19;Tied 7–7) (0:20) ODU – Pat Conroy 75 yard pass from Grant Wilson, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11;ODU 14–7) Second quarter (10:22) BGSU – Jaison Patterson 17 yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:54;Tied 14–14) (8:33) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 53 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 1:49;ODU 17–14) Third quarter (11:34) BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. 59 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:56;BGSU 21–17) Fourth quarter (11:57) ODU – Colton Joseph 14 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick failed (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:42;ODU 23–21) (3:01) BGSU – Terion Stewart 13 yard run, Two-point conversion failed (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 5:06;BGSU 27–23) (0:24) ODU – Aaron Young 4 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 2:31;ODU 30–27)

Statistics	ODU	BGSU
First downs	16	23
Total yards	333	399
Rushing yards	189	96
Passing yards	144	303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–27–0	27–36–1
Time of possession	21:44	38:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Grant Wilson	6/14, 118 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Aaron Young	12 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Pat Conroy	3 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
Bowling Green	Passing	Connor Bazelak	27/36, 303 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Terion Stewart	20 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Harold Fannin Jr.	12 receptions, 188 yards, 2 TD

at Coastal Carolina

See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Old Dominion Monarchs (1–3) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0
Chanticleers	0	0	0	0	0

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

• Date: October 5, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. (EST)
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ODU	CCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Coastal Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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