Tarleton State Football Wide Receivers Coach Tate Whitten talks about his playing and coaching career at Tarleton, how he got into coaching, reasons why Tarleton is a good landing spot for recruits, While coaching the wide receivers, Whitten coached a pair of all-conference wide-outs in Zimari Manning and JF Thomas. Manning went on to receive all-region honors as well with 947 yards and 12 touchdowns. Six different wide receivers caught a touchdown in a record-setting 2018 season that saw the Texans go 12-1, winning the first outright LSC title in school history and advanced to the NCAA regional finals for the first time.