18 Matthew Palazzo
18 - Matthew Palazzo
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
Hometown: Greeneville, Tenn.
Position: QB
Year: So.
High School: Chuckey-Doak HS
Major: Sport Management / Business Administration
gp 10
tk 0.0
sac 0.0
int 0
ffum 0

2024: Enters season with 2,045 career passing yards (10th in TU history), 301 career completions (10th in TU history) and a .545 career completion percentage (8th in TU history)... AFCA Good Works Team nominee.

2023: Appeared in 10 games including nine starts at quarterback where he posted a 6-3 record and led the Pioneers to a SAC Mountain Division title... Passed for 2,045 yards (3rd in SAC / 47th in NCAA II) going 164-for-301 and accounted for 26 touchdowns (19 pass, 7 rush)... 19 TD passes were second in the league (37th in NCAA II) and the ninth-most in a TU single-season... Seven rushing touchdowns were ninth in the SAC... Passed for a season-high 370 yards and four touchdowns in road win at Carson-Newman (Oct. 7), TU's first win in Jefferson City since 1934... Rushed for two touchdowns in first collegiate start in 23-21 win at Wingate (Sep. 16)... Passed for 202 yards including the game-winning 46-yard TD with 2:59 remaining in the contest... Ran for 56 yards and two TDS in home win over Catawba (Sep. 23).where he also passed for 226 yards and two scores... Named TSWA Offensive Player of the Week and SAC Offensive Player of the Week... Passed for 314 yards and three touchdowns vs UVA Wise (Oct. 14) and was named TSWA Offensive Player of the Week and SAC Offensive Player of the Week... Threw for three touchdowns going 18-for-22 with 229 yards...   CSC Academic All-District First Team... AFCA Good Works Team nominee... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2022: Played in two games against St. Augustine's (Sep. 1) and Catawba (Sep. 24)... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2021: Redshirt.

High School: Graduated from Chuckey-Doak HS in Afton, Tenn... Coached by Tusculum alum Ben Murphy (football)... Lettered four years in football and four times in baseball... Three-time All-Region 1-3A (2018-2020)... 2020 Greeneville Sun All-County QB... 2019 Region Player of the Year... HMG Scholar Athlete of the Year (2020)... 2020 Academic All-Region... Guided CDHS to back-to-back TSSAA Playoff appearances... Led Black Knights to 2019 Region title, first in school history... Owns numerous school records including career completions, single-game passing yards (405 vs Unicoi County - 2019), single-game passing TDs, single-game completions... Named WJHL-TV and WCYB-TV Player of the Week for his 405-yard, 4-TD performance against Unicoi County HS in 2019... 2019 Stats: 1,772 total offensive yards (1331 pass, 441 rush), 15 touchdowns; 2020 Stats (7 games): 1,036 total offensive yards (719 pass, 317 rush) and accounted for seven touchdowns.

Personal: Born Nov. 5, 2002 in Slidell, La... Son of Michael and Alicia Palazzo... Brothers: Ethan (22), Nicholas (17), Benjamin (15)... Majoring in sport management with a minor in visual communication design and business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Work creatively in sports media or sports communications... Student assistant in the Tusculum Athletic Communications Office...Also assists with radio broadcasts for Radio Greeneville, Inc. for football and basketball... Hobbies: Playing chess, watching films, attending live sporting events and concerts... Community Service: Nettie Day of Service, CDHS youth football camp instructor... Mother played basketball at the University of New Orleans (1994-1997)... Brother, Ethan, plays basketball at Milligan (2022-present)... Favorite class at Tusculum: Intro to New Testament with Dr. Travis Williams... Favorite book: Thr3e by Ted Dekker... Favorite midnight snack: Ramen Noodles; Favorite movie: "Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson"; Favorite musical artist: Rainbow Kitten Surprise; Favorite song: "Why Are Sundays So Depressing" - The Strokes; Favorite sports teams: LSU Tigers, New Orleans Saints; Matthew can't imagine a week without: Football, Netflix; Favorite athletes: Joe Burrow and Dylan Crews; Advice to kids: "Be unafraid and be yourself"; Favorite color: Orange; Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo; Most famous person Matthew has ever met: Dylan Crews... What people don't know about Matthew: 900 elo on chess.com

Recent Games
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 0 0
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 15 30 50.0% 202 6.7 1 0 5 26
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 23 33 69.7% 226 6.8 2 2 0 0
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 15 29 51.7% 170 5.9 1 1 1 8
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 26 39 66.7% 370 9.5 4 2 5 34
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 14 38 36.8% 314 8.3 3 2 2 19
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 19 42 45.2% 261 6.2 3 5 3 17
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 18 22 81.8% 229 10.4 3 0 1 9
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 25 48 52.1% 219 4.6 2 2 3 14
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 9 20 45.0% 54 2.7 0 0 1 6
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 16 13 0.8 11 2 - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 12 56 4.7 11 2 1 1
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 11 35 3.2 38 1 2 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 18 -11 -0.6 7 0 1 0
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 9 -9 -1.0 3 1 1 0
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 12 3 0.3 9 0 3 1
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 6 12 2.0 9 0 - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 20 30 1.5 8 1 1 0
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 6 7 1.2 8 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - 2 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - 3 1
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 1 13 - - - 13
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 1 56 - - - 56
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 1 35 - - - 35
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 1 -11 - - - -11
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 1 -9 - - - -9
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 1 3 - - - 3
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 1 12 - - - 12
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 1 30 - - - 30
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 1 7 - - - 7
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 6 1 - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 164 301 54.5% 2045 204.5 6.8 19 14 73 123.1
2024-25 10 64 120 53.3% 824 82.4 6.9 5 7 90 113.1
Total 22 228 421 54.2% 2869 130.4 6.8 24 21 90 120.2
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 1 2 1.0 2.0 0 2 - -
2023-24 10 110 136 13.6 1.2 7 38 9 2
2024-25 10 52 54 5.4 1.0 1 20 6 4
Total 22 163 192 8.7 1.2 8 38 15 6
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 2 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - 0 0 - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 - - - - - 0 -
2022-23 2 2 - - - 2 1.0
2023-24 10 136 - - - 136 13.6
2024-25 10 54 - - - 54 5.4
Total 22 192 - - - 192 8.7
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0
2023-24 42 4.2 7 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2024-25 6 0.6 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 48 2.2 8 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 10 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 2 0 2.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 164 301 54.5% 2045 204.5 6.8 19 14 73 123.1
Conference 8 155 281 55.2% 1991 248.9 7.1 19 14 73 127.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 86 168 51.2% 983 196.6 5.9 8 7 73 107.7
Away 5 78 133 58.6% 1062 212.4 8.0 11 7 68 142.5
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 121 210 57.6% 1560 260.0 7.4 15 8 73 136.0
Losses 4 43 91 47.3% 485 121.3 5.3 4 6 68 93.3
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August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 53 92 57.6% 598 199.3 6.5 4 3 47 120.0
October 4 77 141 54.6% 1174 293.5 8.3 13 9 73 142.2
November 2 34 68 50.0% 273 136.5 4.0 2 2 26 87.5
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 110 136 13.6 1.2 7 38 9 2
Conference 8 104 129 16.1 1.2 7 38 9 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 58 119 23.8 2.1 5 38 5 1
Away 5 52 17 3.4 0.3 2 11 4 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 81 91 15.2 1.1 6 11 4 1
Losses 4 29 45 11.3 1.6 1 38 5 1
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August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 39 104 34.7 2.7 5 38 3 1
October 4 45 -5 -1.3 -0.1 1 9 5 1
November 2 26 37 18.5 1.4 1 8 1 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 136 - - - 136 13.6
Conference 8 129 - - - 129 16.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 119 - - - 119 23.8
Away 5 17 - - - 17 3.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 91 - - - 91 15.2
Losses 4 45 - - - 45 11.3
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August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 104 - - - 104 34.7
October 4 -5 - - - -5 -1.3
November 2 37 - - - 37 18.5
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 42 4.2 7 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 42 5.3 7 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 30 6.0 5 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Away 12 2.4 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 36 6.0 6 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.5 1 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
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August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 30 10.0 5 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
October 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -