2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	0–2 (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

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina		0	–	0					2	–	0
James Madison		0	–	0					2	–	0
Appalachian State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Georgia Southern		0	–	0					1	–	1
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Marshall		0	–	0					1	–	1
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	2
West Division
Arkansas State		0	–	0					2	–	0
Louisiana		0	–	0					2	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	0					2	–	0
Texas State		0	–	0					2	–	1
Southern Miss		0	–	0					1	–	1
South Alabama		0	–	0					1	–	2
Troy		0	–	0					0	–	2
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of September 13, 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.

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. Defensive lineman Denzel Lowry was named to the second team.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.

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+
September 28	5:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH
October 5		at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC
October 12		at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA
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, 247Sports

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

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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

Pregame line	Over/under
ODU +20.5	48.5

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)

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 (E. 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

Pregame line	Over/under
ECU +1.5	53.5

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 PM
• 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)

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, 2-point pass (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	0	0	0	0	0
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Old Dominion	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving