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

2023: AFCA Good Works Team nominee.

2022: Played in two games against St. Augustine's (Sep. 1) and Catawba (Sep. 24)... Division II Athletic Directors Association 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 (21), Nicholas (16), Benjamin (14)... 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 - -
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
Total 12 164 301 54.5% 2045 170.4 6.8 19 14 73 123.1
  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
Total 12 111 138 11.5 1.2 7 38 9 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 2 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 12 - - - - 0 0 - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 2 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
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
Total 12 138 - - - 138 11.5
  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
Total 42 3.5 7 - - - - - 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
Total 12 0 0 0.0 .0 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 - - - - - - - -
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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 - - - - - - - -
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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
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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 - - - - - - - -