Terrance Dixon, Behind the Mask

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Behind the Mask: Get to Know Terrance Dixon

Redshirt Junior Receiver from Columbus, Ga.

Terrance Dixon on the Field

>Slot receiver who earned a starting berth in 2019 and had a breakout game in the win over Furman.

>Had eight catches for 68 yards against the Paladins, including a 12-yard touchdown catch as he battled his way to the end zone and reached out with the ball to cross the goal line on the final play of the first half. That score sent the Panthers on their way to the largest comeback in school history in the 48-42 win.

"Our coaches always teach us not to reach the ball unless it's for a first down or it's the last play," Dixon recalled. "After I caught the ball and got the first down, I was thinking about that, but the end zone was right there and it was the last play. That was my first touchdown, so it was a great feeling to celebrate with my teammates."

Terrance Dixon, Furman TD

>Later in that game, he suffered a season-ending knee injury, leading to a grueling rehab over the last 11 months to get back on the field this summer.

"It was truly heart-breaking, after everything I went through, to go down in the second game," said Dixon, a former walk-on. "I'm not going to lie, it was really hard, and there were nights when I cried. But I had a lot of support, and I'm just thankful that I made it through."

>Joined the Georgia State program as a walk-on after an all-star prep career at Columbus High School, including Athlete of the Year honors on the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer's All-Bi-City team.

>Saw his first playing time in 2018 with two catches at NC State, then began to make a name for himself with two touchdown catches in the 2019 spring game.

Terrance Dixon off the Field

>After wearing No. 27 for his first three years, he earned the No. 0 jersey for 2020, the first player in GSU history to wear that number, as part of head coach Shawn Elliott's "Win It, Wear It" program, symbolic of the player who does everything the right way, on and off the field. 

>One year ago, the former walk-on was awarded a scholarship in dramatic fashion as former teammate Remy Lazarus surprised him in a viral video.



>Native of Columbus, Ga., who has four brothers and one sister

>Majoring in public health with career interests in nutrition or respiratory therapy

>Made the Dean's List for the spring semester

>One of the smaller players on the team at 5-foot-7 and is nicknamed Little T
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Players Mentioned

Remy Lazarus

#21 Remy Lazarus

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6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Terrance Dixon

#0 Terrance Dixon

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5' 7"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Remy Lazarus

#21 Remy Lazarus

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
S
Terrance Dixon

#0 Terrance Dixon

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
WR