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2025 Football Roster

Kekoura Tarnue #14 S

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Monrovia, Liberia
  • High School:
    Coon Rapids
  • Prev School:
    Jacksonville State
  • Instagram:
    Kekoura_7arnue
  • Twitter:
    KekouraJ7arnue

Summary

Biography

  • Has played in 44 career games, including 26 games and 14 starts at the FBS level

2024 (Jr.)

  • Played in 13 games and started six
  • Saw action on 535 plays, including 426 defensive plays
  • Season-high 71 snaps at Cincinnati
  • Finished with 35 tackles, including 25 solo stops, assisted on a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup
  • Added two solo stops and a tackle for loss in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis
  • Finished with one solo tackle against UCF
  • Tallied five tackles and a tackle for loss against Baylor
  • Recovered a fumble for the first time as a Mountaineer and posted six solo tackles at Cincinnati
  • Forced the first fumble of his career and finished with five tackles at Arizona
  • Added two tackles and his first pass breakup of the year against Kansas State
  • Posted a pair of solo tackles against Iowa State
  • Finished with four stops at Oklahoma State
  • Recorded three solo stops against UAlbany
  • Made his Mountaineer debut and posted four tackles including three solos, in the season opener against Penn State

2023 (So.) - Jacksonville State

  • Played cornerback for coach Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State
  • Appeared in every game in his first season at Jax State after transferring from Rochester Community and Technical College in Minnesota
  • Started at cornerback in eight games for the Gamecocks, Including each of the last seven games
  • Eighth on the team with 48 total tackles but fourth in solo tackles with 42
  • Led Jax State and tied for third in CUSA with three interceptions, while adding two tackles for a loss, one sack and four pass breakups
  • Blocked a punt, recovered it and scored in the LA Tech game
  • Notched his first interception against East Tennessee State, while also recording picks against Middle Tennessee and South Carolina
  • Had a season-high nine tackles at South Carolina

2021-22 (JUCO) - Rochester Community and Technical College

  • Played two seasons for coach Terrence Isaac at Rochester Community and Technical College in Rochester, Minnesota
  • Named a First Team All-American in 2022, when he led the nation in interceptions with eight, while also recording 46 tackles, one tackle for a loss, three fumble recoveries and one pass break up
  • Earned all-conference first-team honors, all-region first team and all-academic first team as a senior
  • Had all-conference second-team accolades as a junior
  • Registered 11 career interceptions and scored four defensive touchdowns in just two seasons at RCTC
  • Led the Yellowjackets to the semifinals of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference playoffs as a sophomore in 2022
  • Scored two defensive touchdowns, one on a fumble return and one on an interception return
  • Picked off three passes and notched 22 tackles in eight games as a freshman in 2021, while also scoring twice – once on an interception return and once on a fumble return

High School

  • Played for coach Nick Rusin at Coon Rapids High School in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, where he was an all-conference player
  • Led the state in interceptions (8)
  • Named all-conference honorable-mention as a senior

Personal

  • Son of Ekama Goah
  • Born in Monrovia, Liberia
  • One of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)
  • Graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport leadership in May 2025
  • Currently pursuing a master's degree in executive sport management

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2024Senior

    Safety
    6'0" 198 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Senior

    Safety
    6'0" 200 lbs
    14
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