hows about not posting ridiculously long links without using tinyurl.com on this page, ok?

8/10/2006 12:33:57 PM

wasn't just the link, it was that huge ass picture

8/10/2006 1:00:50 PM

Quote :

"Dascenzo: Amato's Pack still needs title Frank Dascenzo : The Herald-Sun fdascenzo@heraldsun.com Aug 9, 2006 : 12:22 am ET On page 17 of the 2006 N.C. State football media guide, there is a picture of Chuck Amato with a towel draped over his left shoulder and the logo of the Meineke Car Care Bowl in the background. It's difficult to tell if Amato is happy or relieved that his Wolfpack had just concluded the '05 season with a 14-0 win over South Florida. With three first-round draft picks on his defense -- Mario Williams, Manny Lawson and John McCargo -- you'd think that a shutout, the fifth in the Amato era, would be no surprise. The surprise would have been if had the Wolfpack lost this game. But N.C. State did finish 7-5 and won five of its final six games, a factor Amato is sure to point out when questioned about last season. History confirms that Amato turned a 2-4 start, which included a second-straight loss to North Carolina and back-to-back losses to Clemson and Wake Forest, into something other than a disaster. Time, however, does fly by, and Amato is entering his seventh season as his alma mater's head coach. Some still like him; some don't. It goes with the territory. In 1994, Wolfpack Clubbers thought Mike O'Cain was a terrific coach after his team finished 9-3 overall, 6-2 in the ACC for second place. That 28-24 win over Jackie Sherrill and Mississippi State in the Peach Bowl allowed many N.C. State fans to forget the 31-17 loss to Mack Brown's North Carolina Tar Heels. Well, sort of. But O'Cain had five more years at N.C. State and just one winning ACC record (5-3 in 1998) before Amato arrived, from Bobby Bowden's staff at Florida State, and eventually inherited gorgeous facilities. Just under the photograph of Amato is the caption "The Amato Era," which includes his 46-28 (.622) overall record. What it does not report is that Amato-coached N.C. State is 23-25 in the ACC, and that's exactly what O'Cain's record was in the ACC during his first six seasons. None of Amato's teams have been able to finish higher than fourth in the conference, and don't think that doesn't terribly bother Wolfpack fans. Maybe that is one of the reasons some boo Amato at the RBC Center when his face shows up on the big screen at a Hurricanes game. Then again, maybe it's because since Philip Rivers was seen toying with Kansas 56-26 in his final college game at the Mazda Tangerine Bowl in a laugher, Amato-coached N.C. State is 6-10 in the ACC with one eighth-place finish and one tie for fourth. Hey, it's not like Chuck Amato hasn't delivered. Five of his six teams have finished with winning seasons, and he is 4-1 in the postseason, including that Gator Bowl win over Notre Dame, and he is 3-3 vs. Florida State. What Amato needs in '06 is to finish better than fourth in the ACC, a win at UNC on Nov. 18 and avoid another early season slump. It will not be easy. A Sept. 16 game at Southern Mississippi would be dangerous for any ACC team, and Boston College and FSU are games No. 4 and No. 5. Amato gets seven home games this season, and here's why that should be good news: His teams are 26-13 at Carter-Finley Stadium and 15-14 on the road. But before you wince at that road record, consider this: Amato is N.C. State's first coach to have a winning road record since Bo Rein (1976-79). Even Dick Sheridan, whose Wolfpack teams won 52 times, including 31 in the ACC from 1986-92, was just 15-15-1 on the road. The truth is that nothing has come easy in the ACC of late for N.C. State. As respected as Sheridan was, none of his teams won the ACC championship and he only dealt with the Seminoles once, his final season in 1992. It's always a good question to ask any N.C. State football coach: When will his team win an ACC championship? But an even better question to ask is: When was the last time the Pack won the title. It was in 1979, the team finished 7-4, 5-1 ACC and didn't get to play in a bowl game. "

http://www.heraldsun.com//sports/18-759632.html

8/10/2006 6:14:57 PM

good post, solid read.


only 3 weeks and 1 day til the game.... cannot wait to stomp App st.

8/11/2006 9:19:18 AM

^ I wouldn't be so eager to say we'll stomp App. State if I were you... Most major college football Division I-A schools start their season off playing a Division I-AA school, and we're playing the defending national champions of I-AA, and they should have the #1 ranking going into the pre-season. We will have to work harder for our first "W" than most people think, and it's VERY possible that we can lose our first home game of the season in a newly dressed-up stadium to a I-AA team.

8/11/2006 10:13:08 AM

^I'm with this guy. and they are ranked #1 according to the preseason polls..
We will have to play at the top of our game and not look past them.

8/11/2006 10:16:35 AM

Although we should never look past anyone... App State doesn't have a chance in hell at upsetting a decent 1-A school... I'd even venture out and say there is only a 20% chance of them beating Duke and <20% chance of them beating ECU

8/11/2006 10:45:12 AM

^ Are you serious, dude?

You seriously need to do some more research on how college football works.

Basically, what I'm saying is the only thing different between I-A and I-AA college football is the 1.) money/budgets backing the programs and 2.) the overall talent level of the players/recruits.

Even if you are in I-AA, if you're #1 then you have to be pretty darn good and show a high level of competitive play. That competitive play can easy come up from behind and bite the Wolfpack in the ass during the first home game of the season. That's all I'm trying to say...

8/11/2006 10:54:39 AM

Yeah, but a truly talented player will not go to a I-AA team when he could play I-A ball.

Therefore, the talent level on the best of I-A teams is not as good as the talent on a I-AA team which means: asswhoppin'

8/11/2006 11:00:29 AM

Quote :

"Basically, what I'm saying is the only thing different between I-A and I-AA college football is the 1.) money/budgets backing the programs and 2.) the overall talent level of the players/recruits."

That's like saying the only difference between good teams and shitty teams is 1.) money/budgets backing the programs and 2.) the overall talent level of the players/recruits. No SHIT! You mean talent wins ballgames?

Dude, it's not even close. The best Division II team is equivalent to the worst Division I team basically.

So saying we shouldn't overlook App is like saying we shouldn't overlook Army.

Oh, and App also happened to lose their starting QB and star DE, who they rode to the championship. You could definitely argue that they shouldn't be ranked #1.

Even if we play poorly, the depth of talent is too great. It won't be close.

[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 11:07 AM. Reason : .]

8/11/2006 11:05:43 AM

we might not "stomp" them as i said above but we are definitely going to win.

the drop off in talent from a 1-A team and a 1-AA is a pretty significant difference. i dont care if they are the number 1 ranked team preseason. im glad they are number 1... hope they come in all jacked up and excited to defend their title, only to take an L. and what school do or did you go to? have some fucking faith, its a game against an in-state team. we will be pumped for that and the fact that its the first game in newly finished CFS.

i think you are the one that needs to do some research on college football sm.

i hate app too so this will only make the victory that much sweeter.

[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 11:07 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 11:09 AM. Reason : .]

8/11/2006 11:06:09 AM

If we turn the ball over 4 times, which we have shown to do, we could be in trouble

8/11/2006 11:08:54 AM

It's true, a really good division 1-AA team beating an average division 1-A team in football, would be equivalent to the best women's college team beating an average men's team, there's no way its going to happen. Each player at each position on a 1-A team is going to surpass the 1-AA in athleticism big time. Appalachain St. might have one and only one player on their team that would start for State.

8/11/2006 11:11:29 AM

22 - Toney Baker



Depth Chart: #2 Halfback
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Jamestown, NC
High School: Ragsdale
Height: 5-10
Weight: 228
Statistics (2005): 11 Games Played, 2 Games Started. 124 Rushing Attempts for 546 Yards and 5 TDs. 13 Receptions for 106 Yards and 1 TD.

In 2005: Powerful rookie runner who led the team in rushing seven times, more than any other player ... Posted his highest rushing output of the season in the bowl win over South Florida, running for 93 yards on 23 carries ... Had nine broken tackles in that contest ... Team's second-leading rusher with 546 yards on the season, scoring five touchdowns ... Ranked 15th in the ACC with 45.5 yards per game ... Ranked third on the team in all-purpose yards with 678, he also had 13 catches ... Earned his first career start against Eastern Kentucky, he rushed for a pair of touchdowns and scored on a reception while playing just nine snaps ... Had one of the highlights of the season when he steamrolled over a defender in that contest to score his first career rushing touchdown (a 32-yard run) ... Also started the Georgia Tech game, he had 13 broken tackles in that contest, gaining 64 yards after contact ... Named the Wolfpack's most dependable running back following 2006 spring drills.

Prep: A Parade All-American who played at Ragsdale High School for coach Tommy Norwood ... Finished his high school career as the state's all-time leading rusher, breaking former NC?State rusher T.A. McLendon's record by over 1,000 yards... Finished with 10,231 rushing yards, third highest in national high school history ... Also finished with 161 touchdowns ... Rushed for 3,030 yards and scored 36 touchdowns as a senior... National high school player of the year nominee ... Rushed for 3,411 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior and 2,007 yards and 32 touchdowns his sophomore season ... His junior season rushing total is second-best single-season total in the history of North Carolina high school football, while the senior-season total is seventh ... Had 1,783 yards and 25 touchdowns as a freshman ... Top game as a senior was 376 yards and five touchdowns against Southeast Guilford ... As a junior, had 418 rushing yards and five scores against Southern Alamance ... Earned all-state honors all four years ... Started for the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January ... Also a Shrine Bowl selection ... Ran 14 times for 52 yards and a touchdown in that game ... A SuperPrep and EA Sports All-American ... SuperPrep's Mid Atlantic Offensive Player of the Year... First-team 2004 Fox Sports Net Countdown to Signing Day All-South Team ... State champion as a junior in the shot put with a toss of 54'11.75" ... Father, Tony, played football at East Carolina and in the NFL ... Rated as North Carolina's top prospect by many recruiting publications ... Enrolled in the first-year college program ... Born 6/16/86.

8/11/2006 11:50:34 AM

shake and bake

8/11/2006 11:56:18 AM

That's RIGHT!


SHAKE.............


and BAKE.....

8/11/2006 12:02:41 PM

don't know if this is old news, but I heard the other day that T.A. Mclendon is currently working at a KFC in albermarle. But he broke is toe the other day so he'll be out of commision 4-5 months.

8/11/2006 12:06:44 PM

Quote :

"Dude, it's not even close. The best Division II team is equivalent to the worst Division I team basically"

I don't agree with that at all. Just because they are on a division 1-AA team doesn't mean they automatically suck. It could be a great group of athletes on a team, clicking together, playing as a TEAM, working together, etc... as was App State last year.

Ask any of the players and I bet none of them are looking past App State. I say we will win, but I don't think it will be an ass whipping.

8/11/2006 12:09:37 PM

Football is such a team game, and at almost every single position we're going to have more talented athletes. Their starters *might* be equivalent to our backups in a few cases.

A loss would be a total and tragic fluke of football nature. It'll never happen.

I wouldn't want the players to look past them certainly, and I don't think it'll be an ass-whooping. But it won't be too close and there's not a bat's chance in hell that we'll lose.

[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

8/11/2006 12:26:45 PM

Quote :

"don't know if this is old news, but I heard the other day that T.A. Mclendon is currently working at a KFC in albermarle. But he broke is toe the other day so he'll be out of commision 4-5 months."

You very well might be the first person to ever make that joke. Congrats.

8/11/2006 12:53:17 PM

Im not sure vegas will make a spread for this game but if they did or if they do I predict App St. would be about 21-24 pt dogs. We SHOULD beat the everliving shit out of app st., we have athletes on our team that could easily be playing for florida st., florida or miami right now

8/11/2006 1:23:36 PM

From reading the comments above regarding my feelings above about this football contest, and in decency, I REALLY would like to see the Wolfpack win this game (they need to win in order to compete for a "good" bowl bid), but all I'm saying is that given the way the Wolfpack has played poor offensively the past 2 years along with the good nature of the App. State team, I just think that this might as well be treated like any other ACC game.

From previous years, we seem to not win against the mediocre programs and dominate the powerhouses

"How do you beat FSU, GT, and play BC and VT well, but lose to the likes of UNC, Wake Forest, and almost Southern Miss by a large margin."

And that stuff about the "best Division I-AA team is = worst Division I-A team" is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard.

Let's investigate into this further:

1.) Not all Division I-A football players are necessarily more athletic than Div. I-AA. Alot of players just don't make the academic cut in high school to even be considered for a Division I-A school (especially if they didn't get a athletic scholarship).


2.) Some players aren't just in the best high school programs with enough consistent recognition to even be considered by Div. I-A recruiters. For example, Chuck likes to recruit from Miami's Killian High School, but that doesn't mean that everyone that plays for them is a potential star (not including Stephen Tulloch): that would be against the laws of probability. If a stellar player in a no-name high school isn't getting his name out, nobody will know about him untill he get's his chance, and his only chance might have been just a Division I-AA school.


3.) Alot of players, in general, aren't as good as they're intended to be in the future at a given time. College football doesnt not equal high school football. Some players don't really discover their full potential untill college. That's why you really can't rely heavily on those "recruiting stars" on those sites. This is what makes recruiting so tough. Like the above statement, if someone that may not look like he has alot of talent in high school goes to a Division I-AA school and grows as a player, he's an instant impact player.


Like I said, the team is #1 in Division I-AA college football, and the media professionals these days do alot of research into their rankings, and you don't become #1 in anything in life automatically.

I surely hope to God that we win, but it WILL be a very hard fought battle, if you don't believe that, you better go ask somebody!

8/11/2006 1:28:18 PM

the chances of a player going unnoticed in high school and playing for a division 1-AA school and then blow up into a big star is very very rare. Its like pitchin a no-hitter it just doesnt happen much. The majority of people that play for a div. 1-AA team play there for a reason: they suck, they never had quite what it takes to play Div 1-A, and in the ACC at that. They dont run quite as fast, dont jump quite as high, or arent quite as strong. EVERYONE that starts for state has all those capabilites and they are all that much more talented then the APP St. players. I have a buddy that went to high school with me that plays for App St...there were 2 people on our team in high school that were better than him just at that position. We will dominate the shit out App St.

8/11/2006 1:42:17 PM

Yeah, saying that we shouldn't overlook them is one thing, but saying it's on par with an ACC game is completely ignorant.

Quote :

""How do you beat FSU, GT, and play BC and VT well, but lose to the likes of UNC, Wake Forest, and almost Southern Miss by a large margin.""

even UNC, Wake, and Southern Miss are far better than App, and wouldn't lose to them if they each played them 10 times.

It's apples and oranges. Seriously, it's like saying a minor league baseball team has a chance of beating a major league baseball team, except expand that to include a physical game where speed and strength matters and you rely on 22 players or more rather than 9.

[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 1:54 PM. Reason : .]

8/11/2006 1:54:31 PM

^^ Well, I surely hope so...

GO PACK!

[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 1:56 PM. Reason : NCSU better win against App. State]

8/11/2006 1:55:40 PM

i would expect a win, but if the teams is thinking of this game like the people in this thread are thinking of this game.. we'll probably lose. while we should win, i doubt it'll be like our normal 40 point wins over the random i-aa schools we play.

8/11/2006 2:30:41 PM

so whats the deal with j hannah ?

8/11/2006 3:53:51 PM

i heard that FSU is now one of our rivals on NCAA 2007 for the X-Box 360, and Wake has now been dropped. is this true. if so, wow. i mean i didn't know we could be considered their rival yet, but we do have more ACC wins against them than Clemson does, and they're rivals on the NCAA games(mainly due to the father/son connection).

8/11/2006 5:11:00 PM

This is true, UNC, Clemson, and FSU are our rivals. And it sorta makes sense. We're the team that's beaten FSU the most and there's the Amato/Bowden connection. That totally overrides the Wake rivalry in football.

8/11/2006 6:55:15 PM

^ Bobby Bowden and some players pretty said as much. They said we've given them fits and battled them consistantly back and forth to consider us a rival

8/11/2006 7:12:32 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/734/story/469726.html

good read on our new Special Teams and Safeties coach from USF that was named one of the five toughest assistants in college football to replace by ESPN the Magazine.

8/11/2006 7:23:40 PM

Quote :

"From previous years, we seem to not win against the mediocre programs and dominate the powerhouses "How do you beat FSU, GT, and play BC and VT well, but lose to the likes of UNC, Wake Forest, and almost Southern Miss by a large margin." And that stuff about the "best Division I-AA team is = worst Division I-A team" is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Let's investigate into this further: 1.) Not all Division I-A football players are necessarily more athletic than Div. I-AA. Alot of players just don't make the academic cut in high school to even be considered for a Division I-A school (especially if they didn't get a athletic scholarship). 2.) Some players aren't just in the best high school programs with enough consistent recognition to even be considered by Div. I-A recruiters. For example, Chuck likes to recruit from Miami's Killian High School, but that doesn't mean that everyone that plays for them is a potential star (not including Stephen Tulloch): that would be against the laws of probability. If a stellar player in a no-name high school isn't getting his name out, nobody will know about him untill he get's his chance, and his only chance might have been just a Division I-AA school. 3.) Alot of players, in general, aren't as good as they're intended to be in the future at a given time. College football doesnt not equal high school football. Some players don't really discover their full potential untill college. That's why you really can't rely heavily on those "recruiting stars" on those sites. This is what makes recruiting so tough. Like the above statement, if someone that may not look like he has alot of talent in high school goes to a Division I-AA school and grows as a player, he's an instant impact player. Like I said, the team is #1 in Division I-AA college football, and the media professionals these days do alot of research into their rankings, and you don't become #1 in anything in life automatically. I surely hope to God that we win, but it WILL be a very hard fought battle, if you don't believe that, you better go ask somebody! If we lose to App. State I'll suck a huge dick and like it cause this will never happen provided 22 players on our team have a pulse on september 2nd. "

there I fixed it



[Edited on August 11, 2006 at 9:06 PM. Reason : ]

8/11/2006 9:04:04 PM

21 days left. this one goes out to a player that defined loyalty to the Pack and bled the Red & White. yep i'm talking about Tramain Hall.

8/12/2006 12:56:42 AM

has anyone gotten the new pregame video for this season yet

8/12/2006 1:31:34 AM

^^Kiker wore #21 too. Where is his tribute?

8/12/2006 1:43:58 AM

T Hall deservers everything, he put his draft stock on hold for the pack

8/12/2006 3:42:34 AM

Quote :

"don't know if this is old news, but I heard the other day that T.A. Mclendon is currently working at a KFC in albermarle. But he broke is toe the other day so he'll be out of commision 4-5 months."

That's okay, he kept dropping the chicken anyway.























Seriously though, don't be so hard on T.A.

[Edited on August 12, 2006 at 5:39 AM. Reason : ,]

8/12/2006 5:39:03 AM

21 - Chris Webley

Depth Chart: Wide Receiver
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
High School: West Guilford
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170

8/12/2006 8:45:10 AM

Quote :

"It's true, a really good division 1-AA team beating an average division 1-A team in football, would be equivalent to the best women's college team beating an average men's team, there's no way its going to happen."

Quote :

"App State doesn't have a chance in hell at upsetting a decent 1-A school... I'd even venture out and say there is only a 20% chance of them beating Duke and <20% chance of them beating ECU"

In 2001 Wake Forest played ECU, NCSU, UNC, DUKE, and ASU. Wake went 6-5 that year. I think the results of those 5 games may surprise you.

1) Wake 21 ECU 19
2) Wake 20 ASU 10
3) Wake 14 NCSU 17
4) Wake 42 Duke 35
5) Wake 32 UNC 31

Wake beat UNC, ECU, and Duke (Barely) and lost to us by 3 and beat ASU by a whopping 10 points.

ASU CAN play us close. They SHOULDN'T but they CAN.

8/12/2006 10:58:13 AM

it is pointless to compare a team from 2001 with a 2006 team. That is like saying "we won and ACC championship in 79, so we should be able to win one now."

It isn't the same fucking team. The same goes for App this year vs App last year. Yeah they are ranked #1 preseason. But that is a preseason ranking, which means absolutely shit. We will not play "the team that is 1-AA champs." Technically, yes, they are. But they lost key players that contributed significantly to that.

And even if it was the same team, look at the record of last years team. They lost to the 1A team they played.


Norris Notebook day 5
http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41956&SPID=3730&DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=537475



[Edited on August 12, 2006 at 11:40 AM. Reason : ]

8/12/2006 11:30:09 AM

^I was simply replying mainly to the posts saying that ASU has no chance.

ASU lost to LSU 24-0 the same LSU that beat Miami 41-3.

And for the record in 2000 ASU beat WAKE FOREST, a Division 1-A team at Wake, 20-16. That ASU team went 8-3 that year so why couldn't the 2006 ASU team be that good as well?

[Edited on August 12, 2006 at 12:01 PM. Reason : 2000]

8/12/2006 11:56:15 AM

they could.

we could very easily not show up and them be well prepared and they could win. But the chances of everything working out perfectly for them are small.

8/12/2006 1:48:17 PM

^ PEOPLE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE POST TOPIC, BUT NOOOOO, PEOPLE HAVE TO CROSS MY TWO CENTS OUT. Show's how much people actually follow what is said in this thread versus saying whatever the F@#% is on their minds!

Had to get that off my chest

8/12/2006 4:46:09 PM

App is the 2005 Div I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

8/12/2006 5:15:45 PM

^ Thank you for that thoughtful and enlightening post.

8/12/2006 5:20:54 PM

Quote :

"^ PEOPLE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE POST TOPIC, BUT NOOOOO, PEOPLE HAVE TO CROSS MY TWO CENTS OUT. Show's how much people actually follow what is said in this thread versus saying whatever the F@#% is on their minds!"

that isn't what it has sounded like. You have been making it sound like there is a good chance that they will win.

When I said "very easily" I used too strong of a word. It could happen, but the chances are very very low.

8/12/2006 5:32:10 PM

wow this thread took a turn for the worse.


Lets admit that we need to be careful against App, but lets not make a big deal out of this like we're gonna lose.

8/12/2006 8:18:31 PM

no no, we are in the BOAST BOAST BOAST stage

don't mess with tradition!

8/12/2006 9:16:22 PM

If you saw the statistics from the scrimmage today, I have some worries.

Stone's 9/20 with 2 TD's and 1 INT(against 2nd-D) doesn't look promising.

And our running game is either REALLY strong or our D is in trouble.
Both Brown and Baker had over 100 yards on less than 12 carries each(11 for one, 8 for the other).

8/12/2006 11:53:10 PM

20 - Reggie Davis



Depth Chart: #1 Weakside Linebacker
Class: Senior
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
High School: Godby
Height: 6-1
Weight: 246
Statistics (2005): 12 Games Played. 27 Carries, 77 Yards. 1 Reception, 18 Yards.

In 2005: A Reserve tailback who played in all 12 games last season, three on special teams only... Moved to the weakside linebacker spot for the last week of spring drills, making an immediate impact... Is listed as a starter at thta spot heading into fall drills... In for a season-high 25 snaps versus Virginia Tech... Had 27 carries for the season.

In 2004: Second-leading rusher for the Pack, even though he played just 160 snaps and in just nine games... Gained 227 yards on 46 carries... Scored on a rush and a reception in the loss at Clemson - both of the Pack's touchdowns in that contest... Left the East Carolina game after only seven snaps due to an ankle injury... After missing the previous two games, came off the bench to play 21 snaps and rush for 72 yards at North Carolina... Led the team in rushing with 45 yards at Maryland... Named the Wolfpack’s most dependable running back following 2005 spring workouts.

In 2003: One of the recipients of the team’s Al Michaels Award, for putting team before self... Personified that attitude when he was called into duty in the ninth game of the season after planning to redshirt... Saw his first action at Duke on Oct. 25 after injuries to the Pack’s top two tailbacks... Started that contest and the Virginia game, he was in for a season-high 41 snaps in the Wolfpack’s road win at Duke... Rushed 24 times for 82 yards and scored his first career touchdown against the Blue Devils... Rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown on five carries against Kansas in the Tangerine Bowl... Named Most Improved Running Back and Most Dependable Running Back following 2004 spring drills... Also earned the Big Hitter Award on offense.

Prep: Rushed for 1,597 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Shelton Crews... The Tallahassee Offensive Player of the Year... A first-team all-state and all-district performer... Majoring in criminology... Born 6/10/85.

8/13/2006 12:10:27 AM