Mekhi Penix
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- Height:
- 6-4
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Riverview, Fla.
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- Position:
- WR
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- Year:
- R-Fr.
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- Previous School:
- Tampa Bay Tech HS
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- gp
- -
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- tk
- 0.0
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- sac
- -
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- int
- -
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- ffum
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Bio
2023: Saw action in one game but did not record any stats ... redshirted ... made his debut in the finale against Tennessee State.
HIGH SCHOOL: This past season, Penix finished his senior campaign with 43 catches for 827 yards, while compiling 1,393 total yards on 82 catches in his career ... won three conference titles, four district championships and two region titles.
PERSONAL: The son of past Tennessee Tech running back Michael Penix and Takisha Penix ... Penix's father still ranks among the top running backs in Golden Eagle football history ... his brother, Michael Penix Jr., played at Indiana and is currently a player at the University of Washington ... born August 31, 2004, in Dade City, Fla.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | - | - |
| Assists | - | - |
| Tackles | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackles per game | - | - |
| Sacks | - | - |
| Sack yards | - | - |
| Interceptions | - | - |
| Returned for touchdown | - | - |
| Fumble recoveries | - | - |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackle for loss yards | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L, 32-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | at #1 Georgia | L, 48-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 21 | Tennessee State | W, 24-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | at Gardner-Webb | W, 52-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | South Carolina State | L, 22-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at #9 Southeast Missouri | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at Western Illinois | L, 37-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Charleston Southern | W, 28-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2 | Lindenwood | W, 52-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Samford | W, 27-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at #18 UT Martin | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Eastern Illinois | W, 23-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s probably a little cliché when a new coach comes into a program and it’s suddenly declared a ‘new era.’ With the direction Bobby Wilder looks to take the Tennessee Tech football team, however, it is the literal truth. With the ever-changing landscape of college football, as well as the transfer portal and Name-Image-Likeness deals, the game is not the same as it was even 10 years ago.
