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2008 Football Media Guide

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2 0 0 8 S C H E D U L EDate Opponent Aug. 28 Wake Forest (FSN) Sept. 6 Northwestern StateSept. 13 Washington State (FSN)Sept. 19 at Connecticut (ESPN2)Oct. 4 Oklahoma*Oct. 11 Iowa State*Oct. 18 at Oklahoma State*Oct. 25 at Nebraska*Nov. 1 Missouri*Nov. 8 at Texas*Nov. 15 Texas A&M*Nov. 29 at Texas Tech*

* - Big 12 Conference gameSchedule subject to change

C O A C H I N GSTAFF

ASSISTANT COACHES Randy Clements (Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line) Phillip Montgomery (Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks & Running Backs) Brian Norwood (Defensive Coordinator) Chris Achuff (Defensive Tackles) Kendal Briles (Receivers) Larry Hoefer (Linebackers) Kim McCloud (Cornerbacks) Theo Young (Defensive Ends) Dino Babers (Wide Receivers)

N O T I N G T H E B E A R S

• Art Briles is the 25th head football coach in Baylor history. Briles was 34-28 in fi ve previous seasons as head coach at Houston.

• The Bears return 17 starters from last year’s squad, nine on offense, six on defense and two specialists.

• Junior quarterback Blake Szymanski started 10 games under center a year ago when he established school single-season records for passing attempts (461), completions (264), yards (2,844) and touchdown passes (22).

• Baylor returns its top two tacklers in free safety Jordan Lake (120, 67 unassisted) and linebacker Joe Pawelek (99, 40 unassisted).

2 0 0 7 R E S U L T S(3-9, 0-8 Big 12)

Date Opponent Result Sept. 1 at TCU (CSTV) L, 0-27 Sept. 8 Rice W, 42-17 Sept. 15 Texas State W, 34-27 Sept. 22 at Buffalo W, 34-21 Sept. 29 at Texas A&M* (Versus) L, 10-34 Oct. 6 Colorado* L, 23-43 Oct. 13 at Kansas* (FCS-Central) L, 10-58 Oct. 20 Texas* (Versus) L, 10-31 Oct. 27 at Kansas State* L, 13-51 Nov. 3 Texas Tech* L, 7-38 Nov. 10 at Oklahoma* (FSN) L, 21-52 Nov. 17 Oklahoma State* (FSN) L, 14-45 * - Big 12 Conference game

Q U I C K F A C T SLocation ..............................................................................................................Waco, Texas Founded ......................................................................................................................... 1845Enrollment ................................................................................................................... 14,174Nickname ......................................................................................................................BearsColors ............................................................................................................Green and Gold Web Site .............................................................................................. www.baylorbears.comStadium (Capacity) .................................................................Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000)Surface ...................................................................................................... Artifi cial (Prestige)President ..........................................................................................................Dr. John LilleyDirector of Athletics .............................................................................................. Ian McCawFaculty Athletics Representative ...........................................................Michael Rogers, J.D.Senior Woman Administrator ................................................................................Nancy PostFootball Media Relations Contact ....................................................................Heath NielsenNielsen Offi ce Phone ........................................................................................ 254/710-3538Nielsen Cell Phone ........................................................................................... 254/709-4237Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................................................................................. 48/20Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................................................... 17/7

HEAD COACHArt Briles(Texas Tech, 1979)

Overall Record: 34-28/.358 (5 years)At Baylor: First Season

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PRESIDENTI A N M C C A W

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

M I C H A E L R O G E R S , J . D.FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GWhitaker, B. 12 102 533 45 488 4.8 2 57 40.7Finley, Jay 12 55 223 16 207 3.8 2 14 17.2Jones, Jacoby 7 49 201 9 192 3.9 0 12 27.4Szymanski, Blake 11 61 240 142 98 1.6 1 39 8.9White, Thomas 9 3 17 0 17 5.7 0 8 1.9Weed, John 3 7 20 3 17 2.4 0 7 5.7Buerck, Krys 9 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 6 0.7Allen, Caleb 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5Fenty, Justin 11 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.5Beatty, Tyler 3 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 2.7Roberts, Ryan 2 3 1 10 -9 -3.0 0 1 -4.5Epperson, Derek 12 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -0.8La Mar, Luke 7 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -1.4Machen, Michael 3 6 2 35 -33 -5.5 0 2 -11.0Baylor 12 298 1254 320 934 3.1 5 57 77.8Opponents 12 498 2421 233 2188 4.4 29 29 182.3

PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GSzymanski, Blake 11 117.03 264-461-18 57.3 2844 22 75 258.5Machen, Michael 3 82.09 30-59-6 50.8 323 1 43 107.7Beatty, Tyler 3 20.96 5-18-2 27.8 33 0 11 11.0Weed, John 3 59.07 7-16-1 43.8 53 0 14 17.7Roberts, Ryan 2 76.46 3-7-0 42.9 28 0 15 14.0La Mar, Luke 7 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Baylor 12 108.11 309-561-27 55.1 3281 23 75 273.4Opponents 12 141.39 280-432-10 64.8 3351 21 65 279.2

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GWhitaker, B. 12 58 425 7.3 3 62 35.4Akers, Justin 12 43 426 9.9 4 24 35.5Taylor, Brad 11 35 465 13.3 2 37 42.3White, Thomas 9 34 475 14.0 8 75 52.8Gettis, David 12 31 407 13.1 0 69 33.9Buerck, Krys 9 23 280 12.2 2 44 31.1Smith, Ernest 12 21 247 11.8 1 37 20.6Fenty, Justin 11 18 154 8.6 0 27 14.0Finley, Jay 12 18 152 8.4 1 24 12.7Jones, Jacoby 7 12 63 5.2 1 10 9.0Baker, Mikail 2 6 87 14.5 0 37 43.5Newton, Eddy 7 3 37 12.3 0 17 5.3Mitchell, Kyle 5 3 19 6.3 0 8 3.8La Mar, Luke 7 2 12 6.0 0 11 1.7Bennett, Joe 10 1 18 18.0 0 18 1.8Vann, Keegan 10 1 14 14.0 1 14 1.4Baylor 12 309 3281 10.6 23 75 273.4Opponents 12 280 3351 12.0 21 65 279.2

TEAM STATISTICS BU OPPSCORING 218 444 Points Per Game 18.2 37.0FIRST DOWNS 222 286 Rushing 55 128 Passing 150 148 Penalty 17 10RUSHING YARDAGE 934 2188 Yards gained rushing 1254 2421 Yards lost rushing 320 233 Rushing Attempts 298 498 Average Per Rush 3.1 4.4 Average Per Game 77.8 182.3 TDs Rushing 5 29PASSING YARDAGE 3281 3351 Att-Comp-Int 561-309-27 432-280-10 Average Per Pass 5.8 7.8 Average Per Catch 10.6 12.0 Average Per Game 273.4 279.2 TDs Passing 23 21TOTAL OFFENSE 4215 5539 Total Plays 859 930 Average Per Play 4.9 6.0 Average Per Game 351.2 461.6KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 60-1132 40-846PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 25-203 31-505INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-160 27-395KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.9 21.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 16.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.0 14.6FUMBLES-LOST 25-10 18-9PENALTIES-Yards 70-531 82-694 Average Per Game 44.2 57.8PUNTS-Yards 73-2825 52-2195 Average Per Punt 38.7 42.2 Net punt average 31.0 35.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:05 32:553RD-DOWN Conversions 66/185 66/180 3rd-Down Pct 36% 37%4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/20 14/24 4th-Down Pct 30% 58%SACKS BY-Yards 21-125 21-179MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 54FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-14 22-36PAT-ATTEMPTS 26-29 90% 54-54 100%

[-------Tackles-------] [-Sacks-] [---Pass Def---] [----Fumbles----] Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total For Loss No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf21 Lake, Jordan 12 67 53 120 1.0-1 . 2-26 6 . 2-0 2 . .41 Pawelek, Joe 12 40 59 99 8.0-25 2.0-12 1-17 2 1 2-0 3 . .44 Moore, Nick 12 34 39 73 5.5-21 1.0-11 1-13 5 4 . 1 . .1A La Mar, Jake 12 33 34 67 5.5-28 3.0-24 1-27 2 1 . . . .2A Bell, Josh 12 42 19 61 2.5-7 . . 10 . . . . .88 Lamb, Jason 12 19 34 53 7.0-37 5.0-29 . 1 6 1-0 1 . .9 Stiggers, B. 10 28 23 51 7.0-22 . 2-23 2 1 2-60 1 . .1 Crawford, Dwain 9 25 23 48 . . . 2 1 . . . .20 Widemon, Alton 12 28 11 39 1.0-4 . 1-20 6 . . . . .49 Freeman, Leon 12 21 17 38 9.5-39 3.0-20 . . 3 . . . .4A Williams, Jeremy 11 25 13 38 5.5-23 1.0-3 . . . . . . .91 Rhodes, Vincent 12 14 24 38 4.0-16 3.5-15 . 1 3 . . . .33 Patin, Earl 12 15 14 29 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 2 . . . .97 Bryant, Trey 12 15 13 28 2.0-3 . . 1 4 . 1 . .8 Jones, Antonio 8 8 14 22 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . .36 Francis, Chris 11 8 11 19 . . 1-2 . . . . . .11 Price, Marlon 9 9 9 18 . . . . . 1-0 . . .26 Bryan, Antareis 10 10 7 17 1.0-2 . 1-32 . . . . . .45 Johnson, Antonio 11 6 10 16 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . .92 Redfearn, C. 12 7 9 16 . . . . . . . . .57 Nelson, Geoff 11 4 9 13 2.5-8 1.5-5 . 1 1 . . . .95 Taylor, Damien 9 5 8 13 . . . 1 1 . . . .42 Jones, Zach 12 5 7 12 2.0-7 . . 1 . . . . .29 Odom, Cliff 12 7 5 12 2.0-7 . . . . . . . .27 Criss, Dominique 11 6 4 10 1.0-1 . . 1 . . 1 . .7A Rodriguez, R. 12 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .30 Atchison, Tim 12 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .16 Allen, Caleb 12 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .34 Hixson, Ben 11 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .94 Buford, Chris 12 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .93 Walters, Raylon 11 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .10 Hardeman, Jameon 7 2 2 4 2.0-2 . . . . . . . .9B Sims, Ray 11 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .99 McDougald, Rex 12 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .4 Gettis, David 12 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .3 White, Thomas 9 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .71 Gay, Dan 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .82 Akers, Justin 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .38 Epperson, Derek 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .19 Bennett, Joe 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .7B Kushneir, Alex 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .51 Geib, Adam 5 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .32 Finley, Jay 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .72 Smith, Jason 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .83 Buerck, Krys 9 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .25 Jones, Jacoby 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .18 Taylor, Brad 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 Whitaker, B. 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .15 Newton, Eddy 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .39 McElroy, V.J. 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .62 Weeks, Jonathan 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .35 Jenkins, D. 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .55 Walton, J.D. 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .70 Smith, Chad 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .47 Washington, Larry 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .6 Szymanski, Blake 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .52 Findley, Ty 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .13 Smith, Ernest 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Baylor 12 526 510 1036 71-260 21-125 10-160 44 30 9-60 10 . . Opponents 12 - - - - 22-189 27-395 59 26 9-0 16

2007 STATISTICS



No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College)14 Justin Akers TE 6-5 235 Jr. 2L Deer Park, Texas (Deer Park)28 Tony Anderson RB 6-2 230 Jr. SQ Arlington, Texas (Arlington/Southeast Missouri State)8 Tim Atchison FS 6-2 200 So. 1L Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)5 Mikail Baker IR 6-0 195 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (Skyline)61 James Barnard OG 6-4 284 Jr. 1L Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South/ Coffeyville CC)12 Tyler Beatty QB 6-3 205 So. 1L Pfl ugerville, Texas (Pfl ugerville)99 Dexter Beck DE 6-2 259 Jr. TR Prairie View, Texas (Waller/Trinity Valley CC)19 Joe Bennett IR 5-7 172 Sr. SQ Arlington, Texas (Lamar)81 Romie Blaylock IR 5-11 175 Fr. HS Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)74 Thad Boatner OT 6-7 292 Jr. 1L Hamilton, Texas (Hamilton)76 Larry Bradley OT 6-5 289 Fr. RS Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) 43 Shea Brewster PK 6-0 165 So. 1L College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated)54 Carter Brunelle DS 6-2 225 Jr. SQ Duluth, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 3 Antareis Bryan CB 6-1 186 So. 1L Dallas, Texas (Carter)97 Trey Bryant NT 6-3 316 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (L.V. Berkner)15 Krys Buerck CB 6-1 179 So. 1L Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite)94 Chris Buford DT 6-4 263 So. 1L Arlington, Texas (Bowie)42 Rodney Chadwick LB 6-2 190 Fr. HS Carthage, Texas (Carthage)37 Elliot Coffey LB 6-0 208 Fr. RS Sugar Land, Texas (Clements)59 Casey Cooper DS 6-2 213 Jr. SQ Abbott, Texas (Abbott/Alabama)1 Dwain Crawford CB 6-0 193 Sr. 3L Giddings, Texas (Giddings)27 Dominique Criss CB 5-9 181 So. 1L Arlington, Texas (Bowie)16 Tyler DeLoach WR 6-4 187 So. SQ Coppell, Texas (Coppell)56 Jared Edwards DT/DE 6-4 250 Fr. HS Mansfi eld, Texas (Timberview)38 Derek Epperson P 6-3 230 So. 1L Southlake, Texas (Keller)23 Justin Fenty IR 5-10 172 Jr. 2L Denton, Texas (Ryan)52 Ty Findley LB 6-0 214 Sr. 1L Marshall, Texas (Elysian Fields)32 Jay Finley RB 5-11 202 So. 1L Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana) Nick Florence QB 6-2 175 Fr. HS Garland, Texas (South Garland)36 Chris Francis LB 5-11 229 So. 1L Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)7 Kirby Freeman QB 6-3 206 Sr. TR Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood/Miami, Fla.)49 Leon Freeman DE 6-2 241 Sr. 1L Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach/Mesa CC)68 Brandon Garrett OL 6-7 290 Fr. HS La Marque, Texas (La Marque)71 Dan Gay OT 6-5 282 Sr. 3L Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More)51 Adam Geib DE 6-5 247 Sr. SQ Waco, Texas (Midway/Air Force Academy)4 David Gettis WR 6-4 209 Jr. 2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey)79 Courtney Green OG 6-4 280 Fr. RS Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana)78 Chris Griesenbeck OG 6-6 262 Jr. 1L San Antonio, Texas (Robert E. Lee)10 Robert Griffi n QB 6-3 203 Fr. HS Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)9 Jameon Hardeman DE 6-1 233 So. SQ Dallas, Texas (Justin F. Kimball)75 Jordan Hearvey OT 6-4 280 Jr. 1L Richardson, Texas (Richardson)66 Hunter Hightower C 6-5 269 Fr. RS Richardson, Texas (Pearce)2 Trentson Hill DB 6-0 175 Fr. HS Mount Pleasant, Texas (Mount Pleasant)34 Ben Hixson LB 6-2 227 Sr. 3L Southlake, Texas (Carroll)70 Jake Jackson OL 6-4 280 Fr. HS Southlake, Texas (Carroll)90 Nicolas Jean-Baptiste NT 6-2 317 Fr. RS Stafford, Texas (Strake Jesuit College Prep)31 Ahmad Jenkins CB 6-1 188 Fr. RS Trinidad, Texas (Trinidad)7 Antonio Johnson LB 6-1 205 So. 1L Waco, Texas (Waco)92 Kaeron Johnson DT 6-2 265 Fr. HS Cuero, Texas (Cuero)6 Antonio Jones LB 6-2 226 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (Lincoln)25 Jacoby Jones RB 5-11 224 Sr. 2L Bangs, Texas (Bangs)30 Jenner Jones LB 6-3 210 Fr. HS Lexington, Texas (Lexington)63 John Jones OG 6-5 302 Fr. RS Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) 43 Andrew Judy DE 6-1 229 Jr. SQ Crawford, Texas (Crawford/Mary Hardin-Baylor)69 Cameron Kaufhold OL 6-5 275 Fr. HS Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood)18 Drew Kerr CB 5-9 189 Sr. SQ New Orleans, La. (McMain/Houston)48 Tyler King LB 6-3 209 Jr. SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Wesleyan School/Wheaton College)67 Joe Korbel OT 6-5 282 Fr. RS San Antonio, Texas (Churchill)17 Alex Kushneir CB 6-1 194 So. 1L Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge/Canterbury Prep)12 Jake La Mar FS 6-0 193 Sr. 3L Bedford, Texas (Covenant Christian Academy)83 Luke La Mar WR 6-2 191 So. SQ Bedford, Texas (Covenant Christian Academy)21 Jordan Lake FS 6-2 206 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas (Memorial)88 Jason Lamb DE 6-6 265 Jr. 2L Richardson, Texas (L.V. Berkner)46 Chad Lowe LB 6-0 215 So. SQ Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey)26 Travis McClain WR 6-3 188 Fr. RS Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford)39 V.J. McElroy IR 5-11 178 So. 1L Uvalde, Texas (Uvalde)95 Gary Mason Jr. DE 6-5 211 Fr. HS Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie) 15 Kyle Mitchell WR 6-2 218 Jr. SQ Denver, Colo. (Montbello/Scottsdale CC) 23 Zak Mitchell S 5-10 188 Jr. SQ Victoria, Texas (Memorial)20 Cliff Odom CB 5-11 186 So. 1L Arlington, Texas (James Martin) 40 Ben Parks PK 6-2 195 Fr. HS Argyle, Texas (Argyle)33 Earl Patin LB 6-2 222 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab) 41 Joe Pawelek LB 6-3 236 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas (Smithson Valley)44 Fredric Plesius LB 6-2 247 Fr. HS Lennoxville, Quebec (Champlain Prep School) 22 Andre Pierce RB 5-10 193 So. SQ Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett)11 Marlon Price S 6-2 194 Sr. 3L Dallas, Texas (Lancaster)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 91 Vincent Rhodes DT 6-2 296 Sr. 3L Denison, Texas (Denison)11 Ryan Roberts QB 6-0 218 Sr. SQ Keller, Texas (Keller/Midwestern State)57 Tracy Robertson DL 6-4 230 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Lamar)21 Jarred Salubi RB 5-10 191 Fr. HS Waco, Texas (Waco)20 Lanear Sampson WR 6-0 190 Fr. HS Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite)8 Jeremy Sanders QB 6-2 210 Jr. JC Marlin, Texas (Marlin/Navarro College)96 Zac Scotton DE 6-6 254 Fr. RS Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek)9 T.J. Scranton WR 5-10 180 Jr. JC Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock/Kilgore College) 50 Sam Shalala LB 6-1 206 Sr. SQ Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner/Brown) 2 Ray Sims RB 6-0 210 Sr. 1L Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana/Navarro College)53 Blake Simpson DS 5-11 200 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal)24 Matt Singletary IR 6-4 243 Fr. RS San Jose, Calif. (San Jose Valley Christian)60 Sam Sledge DT 6-2 266 Jr. 2L Midland, Texas (Lee)13 Ernest Smith WR 6-3 183 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr Magnet School/John Tyler)72 Jason Smith OT 6-5 298 Sr. 3L Dallas, Texas (W.T. White)88 Andrew Sowder WR 6-4 241 Fr. RS Shallowater, Texas (Shallowater)89 Josh Stroud LB 6-2 215 So. SQ Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley/Tarrant County)86 Andrew Sumpter WR 6-3 196 Fr. RS Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)54 Chris Susi DE 6-2 219 Jr. TR Arlington, Texas (Grace Prep Academy/Independence)39 Patrick Swindle CB 5-11 190 So. SQ Tyler, Texas (T.K. Gorman)27 Bryan Swindoll IR 6-3 224 Fr. RS Miami, Fla. (Westminster Christian)6 Blake Szymanski QB 6-4 204 Jr. 2L Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider)18 Brad Taylor TE 6-3 233 So. 1L Madisonville, Texas (Madisonville)29 Chad Traxler WR 6-2 186 So. SQ Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine)93 Raylon Walters DE 6-5 239 Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (North Shore)55 J.D. Walton C 6-3 299 Jr. 1L Allen, Texas (Allen/Arizona State)28 D’Kendrick Washington S 6-1 206 *Fr. RS Mansfi eld, Texas (Mansfi eld)47 Larry Washington RB 6-0 234 Sr. 1L San Antonio, Texas (Marshall/UTSA)17 John David Weed IR 6-5 229 Sr. SQ Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek/Tyler JC)3 Thomas White IR 6-2 205 Sr. 2L Plano, Texas (West)4 Jeremy Williams S 5-10 206 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas (Carter)5 Michael Williams CB 6-1 180 Fr. HS Beaumont, Texas (West Brook)85 Stacy Williams WR 6-0 181 Fr. RS Houston, Texas (Yates)80 Terrance Williams WR 6-3 190 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (W.T. White)1 Kendall Wright IR 6-0 180 Fr. HS Pittsburg, Texas (Pittsburg)

2008 SQUAD BREAKDOWN

Returning Offensive Starters (9): OT Jason Smith (6-5, 298, Sr., 3L)OT Dan Gay (6-5, 282, Sr., 3L)QB Blake Szymanski (6-4, 204, Jr., 2L)TE Justin Akers (6-5, 235, Jr., 2L)C J.D. Walton (6-3, 299, Jr., 1L)OG James Barnard (6-4, 284, Jr., 1L)WR David Gettis (6-4, 209, Jr., 2L)WR Ernest Smith (6-3, 183, Jr., 2L)TE Brad Taylor (6-3, 233, So., 1L)

Returning Defensive Starters (6):DT Vincent Rhodes (6-2, 296, Sr., 3L)LB Joe Pawelek (6-2, 236, Jr., 2L)CB Dwain Crawford (6-0, 193, Sr., 3L)DE Jason Lamb (6-6, 265, Jr., 2L)NT Trey Bryant (6-3, 316, Jr., 2L)FS Jordan Lake (6-2, 206, Jr., 2L)

Specialists Returning (2):PK Shea Brewster (6-0, 165, So., 1L)P Derek Epperson (6-3, 230, So., 1L)

Offensive Starters Lost (2):OG Chad Smith (27 career starts)RB Brandon Whitaker (488 yards, 2 TD)

Defensive Starters Lost (5):DE Geoff Nelson (22 career starts)LB Nick Moore (73 tackles in 2007)CB Alton Widemon (39 tackles, 6 QBH)CB Josh Bell (61 tackles, 2.5 for loss)S Brandon Stiggers (51 tackles)

2008 NEWCOMERS (21)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

Romie Blaylock IR 5-10 170 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) Rodney Chadwick LB 6-2 190 Fr. Carthage, Texas (Carthage) Jared Edwards DL 6-4 250 Fr. Mansfi eld, Texas (Timberview) Nick Florence QB 6-2 175 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) Kirby Freeman QB 6-3 214 Fr. Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood/Miami, Fla.) Brandon Garrett OL 6-7 290 Fr. La Marque, Texas (La Marque) Robert Griffi n QB 6-3 195 Fr. Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) Trentson Hill DB 6-0 175 Fr. Mount Pleasant, Texas (Mount Pleasant) Jake Jackson OL 6-4 280 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Kaeron Johnson DT 6-2 265 Fr. Cuero, Texas (Cuero) Cameron Kaufhold OL 6-5 275 Fr. Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) Gary Mason Jr. DE 6-5 211 Fr. Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie) Ben Parks PK 6-2 195 Fr. Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Tracy Robertson DL 6-4 230 Fr. Houston, Texas (Lamar) Jarred Salubi RB 5-10 191 Fr. Waco, Texas (Waco) Lanear Sampson WR 6-0 190 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite) Jeremy Sanders QB 6-2 210 Jr. Marlin, Texas (Marlin/Navarro College) T.J. Scranton WR 5-10 180 Jr. Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock/Kilgore College) Michael Williams CB 6-1 180 Fr. Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) Terrance Williams WR 6-3 190 Fr. Dallas, Texas (W.T. White) Kendall Wright ATH 6-0 180 Fr. Pittsburg, Texas (Pittsburg)

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C O A C H I N GSTAFF

ASSISTANT COACHESBrian Cabral (Associate Head Coach/ Linebackers)Jeff Grimes (Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line/Running Game)Mark Helfrich (Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks)Eric Kiesau (Passing Game Coordinator/ Receivers)Darian Hagan (Running Backs)Kent Riddle (Tight Ends/Special Teams)Ron Collins (Defensive Coordinator)Romeo Bandison (Defensive Line)Greg Brown (Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Secondary)

2 0 0 8 S C H E D U L EDate Opponent Aug. 31 vs. Colorado State [Denver] (FSN)Sept. 6 Eastern WashingtonSept. 18 West Virginia (ESPN)Sept. 27 vs. Florida State [Jacksonville]Oct. 4 Texas*Oct. 11 at Kansas*Oct. 18 Kansas State*Oct. 25 at Missouri*Nov. 1 at Texas A&M*Nov. 8 Iowa State*Nov. 15 Oklahoma State*Nov. 28 at Nebraska* (ABC)

* - Big 12 Conference gameSchedule subject to change

N O T I N G T H E B U F F A L O E S• CU has scored in 235 straight games, the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA and the ninth-longest all-time. The Buffs have scored in 150 consecutive league contests.

• Cody Hawkins set freshman school records in passing yards (2,693), completions (239), attempts (424) and touchdown passes (19) in 2007. He had nine 200-yard passing games, tying the school record with six in a row at one point.

• The Buffaloes return 15 starters in 2008, seven on offense and eight on defense.

• Seven of the top eight tacklers return to CU this year, led by Brad Jones with 81.

2 0 0 7 R E S U L T S(6-7, 4-4 Big 12)

Date Opponent Results Sept. 1 vs. Colorado State (FSN) W, 31-28 Sept. 8 at Arizona State (FSN) L, 14-33 Sept. 15 Florida State (ESPN) L, 6-16 Sept. 22 Miami (Ohio) W, 42-0 Sept. 29 Oklahoma* (FSN) W, 27-24 Oct. 6 at Baylor* W, 43-23 Oct. 13 at Kansas State* (ESPN2) L, 20-47 Oct. 20 Kansas* (ESPN) L, 14-19 Oct. 27 at Texas Tech* (ABC) W, 31-26 Nov. 3 Missouri* (FSN) L, 10-55 Nov. 10 at Iowa State* (FCS-Central) L, 28-31 Nov. 23 Nebraska* (ABC) W, 65-51 Dec. 30 vs. Alabama^ (ESPN) L, 24-30

* - Big 12 Conference game ^PetroSun Independence Bowl

Q U I C K F A C T SLocation ......................................................................................................Boulder, ColoradoFounded ......................................................................................................................... 1876 Enrollment ................................................................................................................... 29,624 Nickname ................................................................................................................ Buffaloes Colors .................................................................................................. Silver, Black and Gold Web Site ..................................................................................................... www.cubuffs.comStadium (Capacity) .............................................................................. Folsom Field (53,750)Surface ............................................................................................................. Natural GrassChancellor ....................................................................................Dr. George “Bud” PetersonDirector of Athletics ............................................................................................... Mike BohnFaculty Athletics Representative .......................................................................David CloughSenior Woman Administrator ................................................................................. Ceal BarryFootball Media Relations Contact ..........................................................................Dave PlatiPlati Offi ce Phone ............................................................................................. 303/492-6128Plati Cell Phone ................................................................................................ 303/944-7272Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................................................................................. 41/23Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................................................... 15/9

HEAD COACHDan Hawkins(UC-Davis, 1984)

Overall Record: 61-28/.685 (7 years) At Colorado: 8-17/.320 (2 years)

DR. G.P. “BUD” PETERSON

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[-------Tackles-------] [-Sacks-] [---Pass Def---] [----Fumbles----] Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total For Loss No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf44 Dizon, Jordon 13 114 48 162 11.0-42 4.0-29 2-79 3 4 . 1 . .40 Jones, Brad 13 47 34 81 4.5-12 2.0-8 . 2 4 . . . .45 Smart, Jeff 13 48 29 77 4.0-17 . . 3 3 2-0 2 . .9 Dykes, Daniel 13 54 21 75 . . 1-0 3 3 . 2 . .42 Burney, Benjamin 13 42 12 54 2.0-21 . . 10 . . . . .15 Walters, Ryan 12 41 12 53 4.0-20 2.0-16 2-35 4 1 1-0 3 . .86 Hypolite, George 13 28 23 51 10.0-52 6.5-43 1-6 1 3 . . . .94 Nicolas,Brandon 13 29 17 46 11.0-34 3.0-17 . 1 3 . . . .47 Barrett, Alonzo 13 25 20 45 6.0-21 1.0-6 1-4 2 5 . . 2 .29 Brown, Cha’pelle 12 35 7 42 2.0-4 . 1-51 9 1 1-6 . . .26 Wheatley, Terrence 11 34 7 41 1.0-2 . 5-65 8 . . 1 . .91 Lucas, Maurice 13 20 16 36 4.5-13 1.5-7 . 1 2 . . . .25 Harris, Lionel 11 18 9 27 2.0-16 1.0-12 2-30 1 . . . . .6 McKay, Gardner 13 23 2 25 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .23 Moyd, Kevin 18 13 4 17 . . . . . . 1 . .34 Brown, R.J. 3 7 7 14 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . .57 Duren, Jake 8 7 3 10 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .99 Perri, Christopher 10 6 4 10 2.5-4 . . . . . . . .90 Herrod, Marquez 13 6 2 8 1.0-4 . . . 1 . . . .30 Adams, Joel 13 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .36 Nabors, Cory 6 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .4 Williams, Patrick 13 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .1B Cope, Tyler 9 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .3A Smith, Jimmy 9 3 2 5 . . 1-31 2 . . . . .35 Vaiomounga, Nate 5 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .78 Brace, Jason 10 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .28 Smith, Bret 9 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .92 Solder, Nate 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .97 Kaynor, Taj 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .75 Sanders, Daniel 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .19 Sandersfi eld, Travis 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .87 Geer, Riar 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .21 McKnight, Scotty 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .13 Sanders, Joe 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .77 Polumbus, Tyler 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .84 DeVree, Tyson 12 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .69 Lawson, Eric 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .41 Behrens, Jake 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .51 Maiava, Kai 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .43 Jagoras, Samson 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .8 Sumler, Demetrius 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .27 Ellis, Byron 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9A Smith, Josh 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5 Celestine, Kendrick 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .3 Nelson, Nick 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .32 Cantrell, Maurice 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .70 Drescher, Justin 12 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Colorado 13 637 304 941 68-265 20-138 16-301 52 30 7-6 10 2 . Opponents 13 - - - - 17-118 17-217 57 24 10-2 9 2 .

(Colorado uses coaches video for defensive statistics, the above totals are from press box counts and will not agree with the school’s season or career totals.)

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GCharles, Hugh 12 199 1094 36 1058 5.3 8 41 88.2Sumler, Demetrius 12 100 351 16 335 3.3 4 30 27.9Lockridge, Brian 9 40 227 22 205 5.1 1 47 22.8Ellis, Byron 13 37 142 5 137 3.7 2 28 10.5Sprague, Dusty 13 12 82 0 82 6.8 1 19 6.3Smith, Josh 11 13 58 14 44 3.4 0 13 4.0Williams, Patrick 13 6 39 2 37 6.2 0 24 2.8Behrens, Jake 7 5 33 0 33 6.6 0 23 4.7Celestine, Kendrick 12 6 37 10 27 4.5 0 17 2.2Moyd, Kevin 18 4 18 2 16 4.0 0 9 0.9Robinson, Stephone 11 5 9 4 5 1.0 0 6 0.5Nelson, Nick 6 6 13 15 -2 -0.3 0 7 -0.3Jagoras, Samson 11 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2Hawkins, Cody 13 42 89 116 -27 -0.6 3 12 -2.1TEAM 10 9 0 73 -73 -8.1 0 0 -7.3Colorado 13 485 2192 317 1875 3.9 19 47 144.2Opponents 13 424 1939 275 1664 3.9 18 68 128.0

PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GHawkins, Cody 13 119.84 263-463-17 56.8 3015 22 65 231.9Nelson, Nick 6 80.80 3-6-0 50.0 22 0 10 3.7TEAM 10 0.00 0-4-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Lockridge, Brian 9 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0DiLallo,Matthew 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0McKnight, Scotty 13 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 9 0.7Colorado 13 117.95 267-476-17 56.1 3046 22 65 234.3Opponents 13 129.57 273-475-16 57.5 3397 27 72 261.3

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GMcKnight, Scotty 13 47 555 11.8 4 40 42.7DeVree, Tyson 12 37 402 10.9 8 29 33.5Sprague, Dusty 13 29 366 12.6 3 28 28.2Williams, Patrick 13 29 294 10.1 0 31 22.6Smith, Josh 11 25 491 19.6 0 65 44.6Charles, Hugh 12 24 233 9.7 1 33 19.4Geer, Riar 13 14 128 9.1 2 32 9.8Ellis, Byron 13 12 39 3.2 1 9 3.0Celestine, Kendrick 12 11 151 13.7 0 37 12.6Sanders, Joe 12 9 84 9.3 0 14 7.0Robinson, Stephone 11 7 77 11.0 0 35 7.0Crawford, Cody 12 7 73 10.4 0 21 6.1Sumler, Demetrius 12 6 41 6.8 1 12 3.4Solder, Nate 12 3 50 16.7 0 23 4.2Jagoras, Samson 11 2 12 6.0 0 8 1.1Behrens, Jake 7 2 6 3.0 1 5 0.9Lockridge, Brian 9 1 22 22.0 0 22 2.4Hawkins, Cody 13 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.7Devenny, Patrick 4 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.8Sanders, Daniel 12 0 10 0.0 0 0 0.8Colorado 13 267 3046 11.4 22 65 234.3Opponents 13 273 3397 12.4 27 72 261.3

Departed players listed in Italics

TEAM STATISTICS CU OPPSCORING 355 383 Points Per Game 27.3 29.5FIRST DOWNS 253 258 Rushing 93 84 Passing 140 161 Penalty 20 13RUSHING YARDAGE 1875 1664 Yards gained rushing 2192 1939 Yards lost rushing 317 275 Rushing Attempts 485 424 Average Per Rush 3.9 3.9 Average Per Game 144.2 128.0 TDs Rushing 19 18PASSING YARDAGE 3046 3397 Att-Comp-Int 476-267-17 475-273-16 Average Per Pass 6.4 7.2 Average Per Catch 11.4 12.4 Average Per Game 234.3 261.3 TDs Passing 22 27TOTAL OFFENSE 4921 5061 Total Plays 961 899 Average Per Play 5.1 5.6 Average Per Game 378.5 389.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 66-1506 59-1138PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 40-411 30-206INT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-301 17-217KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.8 19.3PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.3 6.9INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 12.8FUMBLES-LOST 27-10 20-7PENALTIES-Yards 88-726 84-677 Average Per Game 55.8 52.1PUNTS-Yards 67-2622 75-3055 Average Per Punt 39.1 40.7 Net punt average 34.9 32.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:19 28:413RD-DOWN Conversions 76/210 67/187 3rd-Down Pct 36% 36%4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/27 9/16 4th-Down Pct 48% 56%SACKS BY-Yards 20-138 17-118MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 47FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-25 19-22PAT-ATTEMPTS 41-42 98% 40-42 95%

2007 STATISTICS

Per Big 12 and NCAA guidelines, these statistics include the bowl game. CU does not include bowl game numbers in its statistics.



No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College)30 Joel Adams S 5-11 175 Sr. 2L Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat) 63 Ethan Adkins OT 6-4 295 Fr. RS Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) 58 Tyler Ahles ILB 6-2 240 Fr. RS San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 71 Matthew Bahr OG 6-4 280 Fr. RS Dove Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo) 16 Matt Ballenger QB 6-4 230 Fr. RS Nampa, Idaho (Skyview) 59 B.J. Beatty OLB 6-2 220 So. VR Kaaawa, Hawai’i (Kahuku) 66 Blake Behrens OG 6-3 285 Fr. RS Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 41 Jake Behrens FB 6-0 230 Jr. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 65 Austin Bisnow SN 6-0 210 So. VR Washington, D.C. (Landon School) 19 Kyle Black QB 5-11 195 So. TR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge/Air Force) 80 Chance Blackmon WR 6-3 190 Fr. HS Tatum, Texas (Tatum)92 Jason Brace DE 6-4 250 Jr. 2L Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake) 29 Cha’pelle Brown CB 5-7 180 Jr. 2L La Puente, Calif. (Los Altos) 23 Jalil Brown CB 6-1 205 So. 1L Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain) 39 Matt Burgner FB 5-11 220 So. TR Corona del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar/Georgetown) 42 Benjamin Burney CB 5-11 190 Sr. 3L Lone Tree, Colo. (Mullen) 54 Marcus Burton ILB 6-0 255 Jr. 2L Channelview, Texas (Channelview) 32 Maurice Cantrell FB 6-0 240 Sr. 2L Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington) 5 Kendrick Celestine WR 5-11 180 So. 1L Mamou, La. (Mamou) 60 David Clark OT 6-4 305 Fr. RS Aspen, Colo. (Aspen) 53 Kevin Cooney DE 6-6 220 Fr. RS Arvada, Colo. (Faith Christian) 48 Cody Crawford WR 5-11 175 Sr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines) 50 Curtis Cunningham DL 6-2 275 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo. (Columbine)68 Shawn Daniels OG 6-3 280 Fr. RS Evergreen, Colo. (Denver Mullen) 53 Ryan Dannewitz OL 6-6 285 Fr. HS San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto)38 Jameson Davis PK/P 5-10 195 Fr. TR Eagle, Idaho (Eagle/Boise State) 34 Ryan Deehan TE 6-6 230 Fr. HS Poway, Calif. (Poway)33 Patrick Devenny TE 6-3 240 Jr. VR Roseville, Calif. (Granite Bay) 14 Matthew DiLallo P 6-1 190 Jr. 2L Wellington, Fla. (Wellington) 70 Justin Drescher SN 6-1 230 Jr. 2L Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 9 Daniel Dykes S 6-2 210 Sr. 1L Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos/Idaho) 37 Jason Espinoza WR 5-8 180 Fr. RS Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa) 27 Vince Ewing S 6-2 200 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad)61 Erick Faatagi OG 6-2 310 Sr. JC Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey/El Camino College) 77 Bryce Givens OT 6-6 250 Fr. HS Castle Rock, Colo. (Denver Mullen)62 David Goldberg ILB 6-1 230 Fr. TR Aspen, Colo. (Aspen/Penn State) 13 Aric Goodman PK 5-10 180 So. TR Cherry Hills Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek/Wyoming) 98 Eugene Goree DT 6-1 295 Fr. RS Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale) 44 Brandon Gouin ILB 6-1 210 Fr. TR Boulder, Colo. (Boulder/Air Force) 86 Cameron Ham WR 6-1 200 So. RS Haxtun, Colo. (Haxtun) 9 Tyler Hansen QB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Murrieta, Calif. (Chaparral)55 Josh Hartigan ILB 6-1 205 Fr. RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast) 7 Cody Hawkins QB 5-11 190 So. 1L Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly) 18 Jonathan Hawkins CB 5-11 185 Fr. RS Perris, Calif. (Rancho Verde) 72 Devin Head OG 6-4 295 Jr. 2L Corona, Calif. (Centennial) 90 Marquez Herrod DE 6-2 270 So. 1L Escondido, Calif. (San Pasqual) 17 Steven Hicks DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Tyler, Texas (Whitehouse) 4 Drew Hudgins DE 6-4 235 Sr. JC Spring Hill, Kan. (Spring Hill/Highland CC) 86 George Hypolite DT 6-1 285 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 64 Mike Iltis OG 6-3 295 Fr. RS Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview) 22 Arthur Jaffee TB 5-11 200 Fr. RS Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 40 Brad Jones OLB 6-3 225 Sr. 3L East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) 97 Taj Kaynor DT 6-5 265 Jr. 1L Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) 69 Eric Lawson DT 6-3 270 So. VR Sedalia, Colo. (Douglas County) 20 Brian Lockridge TB 5-7 175 So. 1L Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo) 91 Maurice Lucas DE 6-4 260 Sr. 3L Denver, Colo. (Rangeview) 12 Patrick Mahnke S 6-2 195 Fr. HS Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista)31 Jon Major ILB 6-3 225 Fr. HS Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) 6 Gardner McKay CB 5-11 165 Sr. 3L Inglewood, Calif. (Crenshaw) 21 Scotty McKnight WR 5-11 180 So. 1L Coto de Caza, Calif. (Tesoro) 85 Steve Melton WR 5-11 190 Sr. VR San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente/UCLA/Saddleback) 18 Alex Metskas PK 5-7 150 Fr. HS Orange, Calif. (Northwood) 22 Matt Meyer S 5-9 190 Fr. RS Laguna Niguel, Calf. (Santa Margarita) 73 Ryan Miller OT 6-7 315 So. 1L Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) 89 Daniel Modrovsky DT 6-5 255 Fr. RS Park City, Utah (Park City) 47 Shaun Mohler LB 6-3 225 Jr. JC Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar/Orange Coast College)25 Kevin Moyd TB 5-7 185 Jr. 2L Miramar, Fla. (Northwestern) 36 Corey Nabors TB 5-9 185 So. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview) 3 Nick Nelson QB 6-1 230 Sr. 1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Tesoro/Saddleback College) 94 Brandon Nicolas DT 6-3 290 Sr. 2L Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei/Notre Dame) 93 Conrad Obi DE 6-3 260 Fr. RS Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 83 Will Pericak TE 6-4 235 Fr. HS Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)46 Anthony Perkins S 5-10 190 Fr. RS Northglenn, Colo. (Northglenn)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 26 Ray Polk TB 6-1 200 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)95 Tony Poremba DE 6-1 225 Fr. RS Greenwood Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek) 51 Douglas Rippy LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)99 Tyler Sale DT 6-3 255 Jr. HS Littleton, Colo. (Arapahoe) 75 Daniel Sanders C 6-3 325 Sr. 3L Vista, Calif. (El Camino) 2 Darrell Scott TB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Ventura, Calif. (St. Bonaventure)88 Devin Shanahan TE 6-5 240 Jr. VR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) 96 Lagrone Shields DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway) 6 Markques Simas WR 6-2 195 Fr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Mira Mesa) 10 Michael Sipili ILB 6-1 255 So. 1L Honolulu, Hawai’i (Damien Memorial) 45 Jeff Smart ILB 6-0 210 Jr. 2L Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) 28 Bret Smith S 5-11 190 So. 1L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Regis) 3 Jimmy Smith CB 6-2 195 So. 1L Colton, Calif. (Colton) 1 Josh Smith WR 6-0 180 So. 1L Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark) 31 Lamont Smith CB 5-8 160 Fr. RS Penn Hills, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) 78 Nate Solder OT 6-8 280 So. 1L Buena Vista, Colo. (Buena Vista) 52 Bryan Stengel ILB 6-2 225 Jr. VR Durango, Colo. (Durango) 56 Keenan Stevens C 6-2 280 So. VR Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) 43 Rodney Stewart TB/KR 5-8 180 Fr. HS Westerville, Ohio (Brookhaven)95 Tom Suazo P 5-10 185 Sr. VR Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Glenwood Springs/Arizona State) 8 Demetrius Sumler TB 5-10 215 So. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) 79 Sione Tau OT 6-5 320 Fr. RS Honolulu, Hawai’i (Damien Memorial) 82 Kyle Tompane TE 6-4 210 So. HS Los Altos, Calif. (King’s Academy) 55 Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner OL 6-4 300 Fr. HS Corona, Calif. (Corona)35 Nate Vaiomounga OLB 5-10 210 So. 1L Corona, Calif. (Corona) Paul Vigo ATH 6-1 205 Fr. HS New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick)84 Ryan Wallace TE 6-5 230 Fr. HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)81 Luke Walters TE 6-3 235 Jr. TR Lakewood, Colo. (ThunderRidge/New Mexico) 15 Ryan Walters FS 6-0 200 Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) 4 Patrick Williams WR 6-2 205 Sr. 3L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 21 Anthony Wright CB 6-0 185 Fr. RS Compton, Calif. (Compton)

2008 NEWCOMERS (20)Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)Chance Blackmon WR 6-3 185 Fr. Tatum, Texas (Tatum)Curtis Cunningham DL 6-2 270 Fr. Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) Ryan Dannewitz OL 6-6 285 Fr. San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto) Jameson Davis PK 5-11 190 Fr. Eagle, Idaho (Eagle) Ryan Deehan TE 6-6 230 Fr. Poway, Calif. (Poway) Vince Ewing S 6-1 200 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Bryce Givens OT 6-6 250 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo. (Denver Mullen) Tyler Hansen QB 6-2 205 Fr. Murrieta, Calif. (Chaparral) Steven Hicks DB 6-0 185 Fr. Tyler, Texas (Whitehouse) Lynn Katoa ILB 6-2 220 Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood) Patrick Mahnke S 6-2 190 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista) Jon Major ILB 6-3 225 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)Will Pericak TE 6-4 235 Fr. Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) Ray Polk TB 6-1 200 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) Douglas Rippy LB 6-2 220 Fr. Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) Darrell Scott TB 6-0 204 Fr. Oxnard, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) Rodney Stewart TB/KR 5-8 185 Fr. Westerville, Ohio (Brookhaven)Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner OL 6-4 300 Fr. Corona, Calif. (Corona) Paul Vigo ATH 6-1 172 Fr. Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark) Ryan Wallace TE 6-5 230 Fr. Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)

2008 SQUAD BREAKDOWN

Offensive Starters Back (6)TE Riar Greer (6-3, 245, Jr., 2L)QB Cody Hawkins (5-11, 190, So., 1L)WR Scotty McKnight (5-10, 185, So., 1L)OT Ryan Miller (6-8, 310, So., 1L)C Daniel Sanders (6-3, 305, Sr., 3L)WR Patrick Williams (6-2, 200, Sr., 3L)

Defensive Starters Back (8)CB Benjamin Burney (5-11, 195, Sr., 3L)SS D.J. Dykes (6-2, 205, Sr., 1L)DT George Hypolite (6-1, 285, Sr., 3L)LB Brad Jones (6-3, 225, Sr., 3L)DE Maurice Lucas (6-4, 25, Sr., 3L)NT Brandon Nicolas (6-3, 280, Sr., 2L)FS Ryan Walters (5-11, 200, Sr., 3L)LB Jeff Smart (5-11, 210, Jr., 2L)

Specialists Returning (1)P Matt DiLallo (6-1, 205, Jr., 2L)

Offensive Starters Lost (5)TB Hugh Charles (1,058 yards, 8 TDs)OG Edwin Harrison (29 career starts)OG Kai Maiava (nine career starts)OT Tyler Polumbus (28 career starts)WR Dusty Sprague (29 catches, 366 yards)

Defensive Starters Lost (3)ILB Jordon Dizon (Consensus All-America)CB Terrence Wheatley (All-Big 12 First Team)DE Alonzo Barrett (45 tackles, 5 QBH)

Specialists Lost (1)PK Kevin Eberhart (16-25 FGs, 41-42 PAT)

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