MSU Athletics

At Midwestern State

Individual Awards

Lone Star Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (1): 11/2/15

Sophomore (2015)

played in each of MSU's 12 games as a reserve running back and on special teams... led team with 753 all-purpose yards... rushed for 249 yards on 59 carries for a 4.2 yards per carry average... caught 10 passes for 68 yards...primary kick returner returned 20 kicks for 436 yards including a 91-yard return for a touchdown against Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/31)... led team with 16 tackles on special teams including 11 on kick coverage and five on punts... claimed LSC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning five kicks for 176 yards including a 91-yard return for a score in a 49-41 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/31)... rushed for a season-high 53 yards on six carries in MSU's 37-33 win over No. 11 Texas A&M-Commerce in the LSC playoff championship game (11/14)... had 11 carries for 38 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 34 more yards in a 26-21 win over Eastern New Mexico in the first round of the LSC playoffs (11/7)...

Redshirt Freshman (2014)

rushed for 176 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns... returned 10 kickoffs for 235 yards for a 23.5 yard average... totaled 411 all-purpose yards... ran for a season-high 65 yards on nine carries including a 5-yard scoring run early in the second quarter of a 71-13 win over McMurry on Oct. 18... added season-best 45-yard kick return on his way to 150 all-purpose yards against McMurry... burst for a campaign-best 49-yard run on his way to 63 yards on two carries in season opening win over Missouri S&T on Sept. 13... finished with 31 yards on eight totes to go along with two receptions at West Texas A&M on Oct. 11...

Freshman (2013)

served redshirt season...

At Arlington Bowie High School

earned first-team All-District 3-5A at running back for coach Kenny Perry... was a three-time all-district performer in his prep career... rushed for 1219 yards on 187 carries and 15 touchdowns, averaging 6.5 yards a carry and 93.8 yards a game as a senior... rushed for 206 yards on 20 carries against Keller Central with one touchdown and a long of 64 yards... ran for 170 yards and three touchdowns against Weatherford with a long of 83 yards... caught 15 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns during senior year... the two scoring passes were for 44 yards vs. Arlington Lamar and 55 yards against Arlington Martin... also ran track for the Vikings, placing fourth in the 5A State Meet in the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.00... a first-team All-District 6-4A performer at wide receiver at Fort Worth Southern Hills HS as a junior in 2011 after earning second-team all-district as a sophomore in 2010...

Personal

son of Sammy Epps and Shirley Ivory...