A bunch of football Commodores switch their numbers

Does changing your uniform number improve your performance?

We’ll soon find out. At least nine Commodores have traded digits, according to the newly updated football roster. You may remember that Brandon Barden shocked the world last year by trading the bulky No. 87 for the slimming No. 6, the number he wore as a high school quarterback. This season, single digits remain a fashionable choice:

• Zac Stacy, RB, No. 2 (from 21)
• Udom Umoh, WR, No. 4 (from 23)
• Warren Norman, RB, No. 5 (from 27)
• Charlie Goro, QB, No. 7 (from 17)
• Eddie Foster, DB, No. 16 (from 43)
• Sean Richardson, SS, No. 21 (from 38)
• Tristan Strong, LB, No. 29 (from 32)
• Javon Marshall, DB, No. 31 (from 41)
• Walker May, DE, No. 90 (from 92)

Some of the old numbers went to true freshmen. Here are the numbers for the new guys:

• WR Trent Pruitt: 9
• WR Jonathan Krause: 17
• DB Andre Hal: 23
• HB Blake Gowder: 26
• S Kenny Ladler: 27
• DB Steven Clarke: 30
• DB Andre Simmons: 32
• LB Chase Garnham: 36
• LB Fitz Lassing: 38
• K Carey Spear: 39
• DB Karl Butler: 40
• LB/SN Andrew East: 51
• OL Andrew Bridges: 52
• DL Vince Taylor: 53
• DL James Kittredge: 56
• OL Logan Stewart: 60
• DL Ryan Thomas: 68
• OL Chase White: 73
• OL Grant Ramsay: 75
• WR Chris Boyd: 80
• WR Jordan Matthews: 87
• DL Kyle Woestmann: 92
• DL Jared Morse: 97