2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Old Dominion Monarchs
Sport:	football
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	Sun Belt
Division:	East Division
Record:	5–7
Conf Record:	4–4
Head Coach:	Ricky Rahne
Hc Year:	5th
Off Coach:	Kevin Decker
Oc Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Spread option
Def Coach:	Blake Seiler
Dc Year:	5th
Def Scheme:	3–3–5
Stadium:	S.B. Ballard Stadium

The 2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs were led by Ricky Rahne in his fifth year as the head coach. The Monarchs played 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)
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]

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing			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 III	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
Obie Sanni	RB	TBD
Curtis Nixon	TE	TBD
Ethan Presutty	WR	TBD
Chris Chernak	OT	TBD
Tajee Broadie	TE	TBD
Isaiah Smith	WR	TBD
Keshawn Wicks	RB	TBD
Kris Caine	EDGE	TBD
Demario King	LB	TBD
JeCareon Lathan	CB	TBD

Incoming
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

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Recruiting class

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Roster

Game summaries

at South Carolina

See also: 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.

Statistics	ODU	SCAR
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		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		10/23, 114 yards
Rushing		24 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Vandrevius Jacobs	2 receptions, 59 yards

vs East Carolina

See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team.

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.

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		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.

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		27/36, 303 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing		20 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		12 receptions, 188 yards, 2 TD

at Coastal Carolina

See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.

Statistics	ODU	CCU
First downs	25	18
Total yards	462	515
Rushing yards	200	148
Passing yards	262	367
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–40–1	19–26–0
Time of possession	25:59	34:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	22/40, 262 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Devin Roche	12 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving	Isiah Page	8 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing		19/26, 367 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Christian Washington	8 carries, 89 yards
Receiving	Cameron Wright	4 receptions, 148 yards, TD

at Georgia State

See also: 2024 Georgia State Panthers football team.

Statistics	ODU	GAST
First downs	18	19
Total yards	343	317
Rushing yards	202	57
Passing yards	141	260
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–23–1	28–46–1
Time of possession	32:45	27:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	14/23, 141 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Colton Joseph	11 carries, 98 yards
Receiving	Pat Conroy	7 receptions, 61 yards
Georgia State	Passing		22/40, 211 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Freddie Brock	12 carries, 40 yards
Receiving	Ted Hurst	6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

vs Texas State

See also: 2024 Texas State Bobcats football team.

Statistics	TXST	ODU
First downs	23	18
Total yards	359	322
Rushing yards	186	192
Passing yards	173	130
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–33–2	15–28–0
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing		17/33, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing		25 carries, 139 yards
Receiving	Joey Hobert	6 receptions, 88 yards
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	15/28, 130 yards
Rushing	Colton Joseph	16 carries, 111 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Isiah Page	6 receptions, 36 yards

vs Georgia Southern

See also: 2024 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.

Statistics	GASO	ODU
First downs	17	26
Total yards	416	560
Rushing yards	113	256
Passing yards	303	304
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–36–1	20–27–0
Time of possession	25:08	34:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing		17/29, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	OJ Arnold	7 carries, 36 yards
Receiving	Dalen Cobb	7 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	20/26, 304 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Aaron Young	14 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving	Isiah Page	7 receptions, 100 yards

at Appalachian State

See also: 2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

Statistics	ODU	APP
First downs	26	20
Total yards	498	396
Rushing yards	166	184
Passing yards	332	212
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–38–1	13–24–1
Time of possession	31:46	28:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	27/38, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Aaron Young	14 carries, 110 yards
Receiving	Isiah Page	13 receptions, 205 yards, TD
Appalachian State	Passing		13/24, 212 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Ahmani Marshall	23 carries, 120 yards
Receiving	Kaedin Robinson	4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

vs James Madison (Royal Rivalry)

See also: 2024 James Madison Dukes football team and Royal Rivalry.

Statistics	JMU	ODU
First downs	23	15
Total yards	425	363
Rushing yards	233	174
Passing yards	192	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–26–0	9–21–1
Time of possession	37:52	22:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing		18/26, 192 yards, TD
Rushing	George Pettaway	19 carries, 82 yards
Receiving	Yamir Knight	8 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	9/21, 189 yards, INT
Rushing	Aaron Young	17 carries, 116 yards, TD
Receiving	Diante Vines	4 receptions, 89 yards

vs Marshall

See also: 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and Oyster Bowl.

Statistics	MRSH	ODU
First downs	21	24
Total yards	469	513
Rushing yards	259	286
Passing yards	210	227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–24–0	19–31–1
Time of possession	26:04	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Braylon Braxton	13/24, 210 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Braylon Braxton	18 carries, 140 yards
Receiving	Christian Fitzpatrick	2 reception, 69 yards, TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Cotlon Joseph	19/31, 227 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Colton Joseph	25 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Isiah Paige	7 receptions, 103 yards

at Arkansas State

See also: 2024 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-07-22 . Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll . 2024-07-22 . sunbeltsports.org . en.
2. Web site: Henderson Named Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Lowry Named to All-Conference Team . 2024-07-22 . odusports.com . en-US.
3. Web site: 2024 Old Dominion Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 20, 2024.
4. Web site: 2024 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Transfers. On3.com. July 30, 2024.
5. Web site: 2024 College Football Transfer Portal. 247Sports.com. July 30, 2024.
6. Web site: Football Announces 2024 Additions . ODU Athletics . February 7, 2024 . July 30, 2024 . en.
7. Web site: College Football Recruiting Classes - ESPN . ESPN.com . 5 January 2024.
8. Web site: Old Dominion 2024 Football Commits. 247sports.com. January 5, 2024.