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RE: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:02 PM
37 Days to go...

Per the Media Guide:
Chris Berry
Junior/Sophomore, Punter
6-3, 205
East Kentwood, Michigan
East Kentwood High School
Freshman (2007) ... did
not see game action.
Prep ... attended East
Kentwood High School
(2006) coached by Eddie
Ostipow … National Honor
Society member ... lettered
in football his senior year
… Key Statistics … kicked
a school record 42-yard
field goal … scored 20
points as placekicker during
senior year … Honors and Rankings … named
to Football Academic All-State Team … Other
Sports … three-year letterman in track and field
… pole vaulted 12 feet and placed 5th in the conference
meet and seventh in the regoinal meet as
a senior ... registered a career-best mark of 12'3" in
the pole vault as a junior ... placed third in the conference
and fifth in the regional meet junior year.
Personal ... Christopher William Berry was born
May 17, 1988 ... enrolled in College of Engineering
... mechanical engineering major.




Per the Spring Roster:
Ricky Reyes
#37
Wide ReceiverHeight:5-11Weight:170Year:Jr./So.Hometown:Macomb, Mich.High School:DakotaSophomore (2007)... did not see game action ... walked onto team prior to the season.

Prep... attended Dakota High School (2005) coached by Mike Giannone ... four-year honor roll member ... three-year varsity letterman in football ... two-year starter at wide receiver ... helped lead team to Division I district and regional championship as a senior ... varsity letterman in baseball as a junior and senior.

Personal... Ricardo Reyes was born October 19, 1986 ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... communications major.
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RE: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:21 PM
36 Days to go...

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LinebackerHeight:6-2Weight:205Year:Fr.Hometown:Youngstown, OhioHigh School:Cardinal Moone

Prep ... attended Cardinal Mooney High School (2008) coached by P.J. Fecko ... three-year varsity letterman ... leader of team's state championship runner-up squad as a senior ... Key Statistics... recorded 206 tackles, including 18.5 sacks, during final two seasons ... posted more than 90 tackles from defensive end spot as a senior ... recorded 98 stops and 12 sacks junior year ... Honors and Rankings... four-star prospect according to Rivals.com ... listed as No. 21 outside linebacker and No. 16 recruit in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com ... three-star prospect and the No. 24 weak side linebacker nationally according to Scout.com ... gained all-state first team accolades as a senior and received honorable mention recognition as a junior ... earned all-conference and all-county honors as a junior and senior.Personal ... Taylor Allen Hill was born Sept. 28, 1989 in Youngstown, Ohio ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
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RE: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Friday, July 25, 2008 9:15 PM
35 Days to go...

Jimmy Potempa
#35
Running BackHeight:5-7Weight:175Year:So./Fr.Hometown:Mundelein, Ill.High School:Carmel Catholic

Freshman (2007)... played in three games at tailback ... made career debut vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15), rushing twice for nine yards ... carried three times for six yards against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6) ... had a one-yard carry vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27).

Prep... attended Carmel Catholic High School (2007) ... National Honor Society member ... four-year varsity letterman ... played on kickoff team for state championship squad as a freshman ... Key Statistics... set school records for career rushing yards and career touchdowns ... carried the ball 150 times for 1,368 yards and scored 21 touchdowns as a senior ... gained 976 rushing yards and scored 12 TDs junior year ... gained 1,203 rushing yards and scored 15 TDs as a sophomore ... Honors and Rankings... Class 7A All-State selection from the Illinois High School Coaches Association as a senior ... Class 7A Academic All-State senior year ... Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report All-Area selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... East Suburban Catholic Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... earned All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honors as sophomore, junior and senior ... three-time team MVP ... Daily Herald All-Area selection three straight seasons ... Other Sports... two-year letterman in track ... fourth-place finisher in the 100-meter dash and a fifth-place finisher in the 200-meter dash at the East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship senior year ... member of 4x200-meter relay team that won conference title ... earned varsity letters in basketball and baseball.

Personal... James Walter Potempa was born July 9, 1988 ... father, Gary, played football at Notre Dame (1970-74) ... brother, Dan, played football at Iowa State (1997-99) and Millikin University (1999-2002) ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
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RE: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:27 AM
Wow...only 34 more days to go, which means move in is in about 29 for me.  The summer has almost past!  I'd imagine the season tickets will get mailed out soon----post here (or in its on thread) when you get them, because I desperately can't wait to hold mine!
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Yessssssss - Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:34 AM
5 weeks from today, it all begins again.     
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Re:Yessssssss - Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:53 PM
As it has been pointed out, there are only 34 days to go...

Jason Gingell*
#34
KickerHeight:5-9Weight:194Year:5th Sr.Hometown:Northville, Mich.High School:Catholic Central

At Michigan... battling for starting kicking duties ... received first varsity letter in 2007 ... played in six career contest ... started first five games of 2007 at placekicker ... contributed 24 points during career ... converted all 15 PATs and three field goals during career ... two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2004-05).Senior (2007)... earned first varsity letter ... started five games as placekicker ... converted three-of-nine field goals and all 14 point-after-attempts ... tallied one special teams tackle ... hit first collegiate field goal from 22 yards out and added a 42-yard attempt vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 1) ... connected on both PATs against the Mountaineers and one PAT against Oregon (Sept. 8) ... hit a 39-yard field goal and five PATs vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15) ... converted both PATs in conference-opening win against Penn State (Sept. 22) ... hit four PATs at Northwestern (Sept. 29).

Junior (2006)... backup kicker ... made career debut vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 9) ... converted point-after-attempt against the Chippewas.

Sophomore/Freshman (2005)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... did not see game action.

Freshman (2004)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... did not see action.

Prep... attended Detroit Catholic Central High School (2004) coached by Tom Mach ... three-year varsity football player ... Key Statistics... set an MHSAA record with 63 point-after-attempts in 2003 ... Honors and Rankings... named specialist of the year by Detroit Free Press and to the All-West first team by newspaper senior year ... earned first-team All-State for Division I from Detroit Free Press as a senior ... selected All-State first-team for Class A by The Detroit News senior year ... Other Sports... played varsity baseball as a junior.

Personal... Jason Nicholas Gingell was born December 30, 1985 ... attended Michigan Football Camp in 2003 ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... general studies major. 


Avery Horn
#34

Running Back
Height:5-10
Weight:185
Year:So./Fr.
Hometown:Hanford, Calif.
High School:Hanford

Freshman (2007)... did not see game action.

Prep... attended Hanford High School (2006) coached by James Gambrell ... Key Statistics... finished prep career with 3,383 yards on 358 carries and scored 44 touchdowns ... caught 21 passes for 329 yards and scored three TDs ... returned 65 kickoffs for 2,291 yards and nine touchdowns during career ... had 98 carries for 946 yards and scored 12 TDs in seven games as a senior ... added seven catches for 116 yards and one touchdown, while returning eight kickoffs, one for a score, during senior year ... scored 24 total TDs and rushed for over 1,800 yards as a junior ... set the school record for the longest kickoff return for a touchdown as a junior (99 yards) ... Honors and Rankings... three-star prospect, the No. 13 all-purpose back in the country and the No. 67 player in California by Rivals.com ... three-star prospect and the No. 75 running back in the country according to Scout.com ... listed as All-Region by PrepStar Magazine ... earned first-team all-league, second-team all-area, and second-team all-section following senior season ... voted team offensive MVP by his teammates after injury shortened senior season ... Other Sports... timed in at 10.5 in the 100m as a junior.

Personal... Avery Laterence Horn was born on Feb. 25, 1989, in Hanford, Calif. 
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Re:Yessssssss - Saturday, July 26, 2008 4:41 PM
Wow, in the thirties...It really is going to happen! Didn't it feel like the Utah game would never arrive?
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Sunday, July 27, 2008 4:52 PM
33 Days to go...

One of our highly recruited freshman:

Boubacar Cissoko
#33
CornerbackHeight:5-9Weight:175Year:Fr.Hometown:Detroit, Mich.High School:Cass TechnicalPrep ... attended Cass Tech High School (2007) coached by Thomas Wilcher ... three-year varsity letterman in football ... Great 8 Award recipient from the Mid-Michigan Touchdown Club, a chapter of the National Football Foundation ... bench pressed over 300 pounds ... ran 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds ... Key Statistics... posted 67 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions and four pass deflections as a senior ... returned two punts for touchdowns senior year ... tallied 52 stops, one interception, three fumble recoveries and four pass deflections as a junior ... Honors and Rankings... EA Sports All-America second team ... PrepStar All-American and the publication's 51st-best player nationally ... played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... five-star prospect and the nation's No. 3 cornerback according to Scout.com ... four-star recruit and the fourth-best cornerback in the country according to Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 44 recruit in the country by Rivals.com ... top-rated player in the state of Michigan according to both Scout.com and Rivals.com ...  named the second-best prospect in the Midwest and the No. 12 defensive player in the country by G&W Recruiting Report ... rated No. 6 player on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest rankings ... named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team ... Associated Press All-State first team as a senior ... ranked No. 1 cornerback in the Midwest as a senior ... selected to Detroit All-City first team as a junior and senior ... 2007 U.S. Army Junior combine MVP ... named 2007 Penn State NIKE Camp MVP.
Personal ... Boubacar Cissoko was born on June 6, 1990, in Ghana, Africa ... attended Michigan Summer Football Camp ...
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Monday, July 28, 2008 8:21 PM
32 Days to go...

Vince Helmuth*
#32
FullbackHeight:6-1Weight:261Year:So.Hometown:Saline, Mich.High School:Saline

At Michigan ... battling for starting fullback position ... received varsity letter in 2007 ... appeared in nine career games ... enrolled at U-M in January 2007.

Freshman (2007) ... earned first varsity letter ... played in nine games ... made career debut against Appalachian State (Sept. 1), playing special teams ... saw action at fullback and on special teams vs. Oregon (Sept. 8) and Notre Dame (Sept. 15) ... played on special teams against Penn State (Sept. 22) ... did not see game action at Northwestern (Sept. 29) ... played fullback and special teams vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6) ... did not see game action against Purdue (Oct. 13) or Illinois (Oct. 20) ... played as reserve fullback vs. Minnesota (Oct. 27) ... saw action at fullback against Michigan State (Nov. 3) and Wisconsin (Nov. 10) ... played fullback vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17) ... did not see game action vs. Florida in the Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1). 
Prep... attended Saline High School (2006) coached by Mike Glennie ... three-year starter at defensive line and fullback ... Key Statistics... finished prep career with 2,918 yards rushing on 461 attempts and 159 yards on eight receptions ... posted 110 tackles, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions during career ... rushed for 1,536 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... tallied 36 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions during senior campaign ... ran for more than 800 yards and averaged 6.2 yards per carry as a junior ... carried the ball 550 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore ... Honors and Rankings... four-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 fullback by Scout.com ... ranked No. 8 fullback in the country and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... No. 13 prospect in the state of Michigan by Mick McCabe of the Detroit Free Press... slotted as the No. 13 player in the state of Michigan on The Detroit News' Blue Chip list ... selected first-team all-state at linebacker by The Detroit News... first-team all-state defensive lineman and running back by the Detroit Free Press... Ann Arbor News Player of the Year and was named all-league on offense and defense by the newspaper ... listed as an All-American by PrepStar Magazine ... Other Sports... two-time Division I state champion in the discus ... won the state title in the shot put ... led Saline to its first-ever state championship in track during 2006 season ... started at center for the basketball team.

Personal... Vince Helmuth was born Dec. 11, 1988, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... half brother of former Michigan State and current New York Jets tight end Chris Baker ... enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... undeclared major. 

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#32SafteyHeight:5-10Weight:191Year:So./Fr.Hometown:Grosse Pointe, Mich.High School:Grosse Pointe North
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:17 PM
31 Days to go...

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Ryan Meyers
#31
Wide ReceiverHeight:6-3Weight:197Year:So./Fr.Hometown:Adrian, Mich.High School:AdrianFreshman (2007)... did not see game action.

Prep... attended Adrian High School (2005) coached by Phil Jacobs ... National Honor Society member ... two-year varsity letterman in football ... Southeastern Conference All-Academic first team as a senior ... Key Statistics... made 55 catches for 869 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a senior ... set school record for most receptions in a season (55) during senior year ... Honors and Rankings... first-team all-county and all-league selection as a senior ... earned Class A All-State honorable mention honors ... named team's Most Improved Player senior year ... Other Sports... two-year varsity letterman in basketball and track and field ... first-team all-county and all-league in track and field as a junior and senior ... captain of both basketball and track and field teams as a senior.

Personal... Ryan Matthew Meyers was born August 24, 1989 ... father, Steven, played baseball at Adrian College (1973-77) ... brother, Todd, is a member of the Adrian College baseball team ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:10 PM
30 Days to Go...!!!!
30 Chris Berry P  /  6-3  205  Jr./So.      East Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood) 
From the Media Guide:Chris Berry
Junior/Sophomore, Punter
6-3, 205
East Kentwood, Michigan
East Kentwood High School
Freshman (2007) ... did
not see game action.
Prep ... attended East
Kentwood High School
(2006) coached by Eddie
Ostipow … National Honor
Society member ... lettered
in football his senior year
… Key Statistics … kicked
a school record 42-yard
field goal … scored 20
points as placekicker during
senior year … Honors and Rankings … named
to Football Academic All-State Team … Other
Sports … three-year letterman in track and field
… pole vaulted 12 feet and placed 5th in the conference
meet and seventh in the regoinal meet as
a senior ... registered a career-best mark of 12'3" in
the pole vault as a junior ... placed third in the conference
and fifth in the regional meet junior year.
Personal ... Christopher William Berry was born
May 17, 1988 ... enrolled in College of Engineering
... mechanical engineering major.
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:48 PM
29 days to go...


Troy Woolfolk*
#29
CornerbackHeight:6-0Weight:195Year:So.Hometown:Sugar Land, TexasHigh School:Dulles

Freshman (2007)... earned first varsity letter ... played in eight games ... registered five tackles and two pass breakups ... played on special teams units vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 1), Oregon (Sept. 8), Notre Dame (Sept. 15), Penn State (Sept. 22) and Northwestern (Sept. 29) ... made career debut against the Mountaineers ... played special teams and as reserve cornerback vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6) ... tallied one solo tackle and two pass breakups against the Eagles ... collected a career-high four stops vs. Purdue (Oct. 13), playing cornerback and special teams ... did not see game action against Illinois (Oct. 20), Minnesota (Oct. 27) or Michigan State (Nov. 3) ... played on special teams at Wisconsin (Nov. 10) ... did not see game action vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17) or against Florida in the Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1).

Prep... attended Dulles High School (2006) coached by Jim Creech ... Key Statistics... posted 81 tackles, 11 interceptions and four pass breakups during career ... tallied 43 tackles, four pass breakups and five interceptions as a senior ... Honors and Rankings... three-star prospect and the No. 44 cornerback prospect according to both Scout.com and Rivals.com ... No. 95 player in the state of Texas according to Rivals.com ...listed as All-Region by PrepStar Magazine ... named all-conference as a senior ... Touchdown Club finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year ... rated among the Houston Chronicle's top 100 players in the state ... All-District selection as a junior and senior ... Other Sports... varsity letterman in track all four years ... district champion in the 200m dash as a senior ... won district title in the 100m, 200m and 800m relay as a junior ... qualified for state meet as a junior and senior.

Personal... Troy Dion Woolfolk was born July 24, 1989 in Sugar Land, Texas ... son of former U-M All-American tailback Butch Woolfolk (1978-81) ... father played professionally for the Houston Oilers, Detroit Lions and New York Giants ... comes from same high school as linebacker Brandon Herron and wide receiver Darryl Stonum ... attended the 2006 Michigan Summer Football Camp ... enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... undeclared major.
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Friday, August 01, 2008 11:56 PM
28 Days to go...
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Brandon Smith
#28
SafetyHeight:6-3Weight:210Year:Fr.Hometown:New Brunswick, N.J.High School:New BrunswickPrep ... attended New Brunswick High School (2008) coached by John Quinn ... played quarterback, wide receiver, linebacker and defensive back ... Key Statistics... recorded 172 total tackles, 19 interceptions and one fumble recovery during his career ... tallied 24 career interceptions ... registered 82 tackles, seven interceptions and 17 pass breakups as a senior ... collected 60 tackles and nine interceptions as a junior ... passed for 1,053 yards and 16 touchdowns and added 670 rushing yards and nine TDs junior year ... Honors and Rankings... EA Sports All-American third team ... PrepStar Magazine All-American ... four-star prospect and the No. 11 safety nationally according to Rivals.com ... rated as the third-best player in the state of New Jersey according to Rivals.com ... four-star prospect and the fourth-best safety in the country by Scout.com ... listed as the No. 75 athlete in the nation by ESPN.com ... ranked as the No. 44 player in the land by Tom Lemming ... tabbed as the No. 28 defensive player in the nation and seventh-best player in the Northeast by G&W Recruiting Report ... Associated Press All-State as a senior ... played in the U.S. Army All-American game.
Personal ... Brandon Smith was born Jan. 10, 1990 ...
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:04 PM
27 Days left...
One of our returning seniors:

Brandon Harrison***
#27
SafetyHeight:5-9Weight:206Year:Sr.Hometown:Dayton, OhioHigh School:Chaminade-Julienne

At Michigan... three-year letterman ... battling for starting spot in secondary … can play both cornerback and safety ... special teams contributor ... played in 38 career games and made 20 starts in secondary ... needs four tackles for 100 in his career ... amassed 96 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 0.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions and nine pass breakups ... The Sporting News Freshman All-America second team and The Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten in 2005.

Junior (2007)... earned third varsity letter ... played in all 13 games and started 10 contests in secondary ... amassed a career-best 42 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one assisted sack, one fumble recovery, one interception and five pass breakups ... posted four stops and one PBU vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 1) ... set career high with nine tackles against Oregon (Sept. 8) ... made five tackles, assisted on a sack and recovered a fumble vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 15) ... tallied one solo tackle against Penn State (Sept. 22) ... recorded five stops, one TFL and one PBU at Northwestern (Sept. 29) ... assisted on one tackle and batted down a pass vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 6) ... had an interception and five-yard return against Purdue (Oct. 13) ... two of his three tackles were behind the line of scrimmage at Illinois (Oct. 20) and against Minnesota (Oct. 27) ... made three solo stops at Michigan State (Nov. 3) ... posted one solo tackle at Wisconsin (Nov. 10) ... started in nickel defense vs. Ohio State (Nov. 17) ... returned two kickoffs for 36 yards against the Buckeyes ... registered seven tackles and one TFL in start at nickel back vs. Florida in the Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1) ... posted a pass breakup on fourth-down play that secured the victory against the Gators.

Sophomore (2006)... earned second varsity letter ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... played in all 13 games and made six starts in secondary ... played 12 games at cornerback ... recorded a career-high 30 tackles and three tackles for loss ... played special teams vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 2) ... made two tackles, including his first career TFL, from cornerback spot against Central Michigan (Sept. 9) ... starting nickel back at Notre Dame (Sept. 16), posting a season-high six tackles ... played special teams and cornerback in conference games vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 23) and at Minnesota (Sept. 30), tallying one solo stop in each contest ... made three tackles as starting nickel back against Michigan State (Oct. 7) ... recorded two stops at Penn State (Oct. 14) ... registered one tackle as starting nickel back vs. Iowa (Oct. 21) ... tallied three solo tackles and a career-best two TFLs from starting nickel back position against Northwestern (Oct. 28) ... contributed four stops vs. Ball State (Nov. 4) ... tallied one solo tackle in start at Indiana (Nov. 11) ... made three stops at Ohio State (Nov. 18) ... registered three solo tackles vs. Southern California in the Rose Bowl (Jan. 1).

Freshman (2005)... earned first varsity letter ... The Sporting News Freshman All-America second team ... The Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten ... one of six true freshmen to see game action ... played in all 12 games and made four starts at safety ... amassed 24 tackles, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and four pass breakups ... tallied two special teams stops ... made career debut on special teams units vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 3) ... played free safety and special teams against Notre Dame (Sept. 10) ... tallied first career pass breakup vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), playing free safety and special teams ... assisted on two tackles at Wisconsin (Sept. 24) ... tallied two solo stops at Michigan State (Oct. 1), playing safety and special teams ... made first career start in seven defensive back formation against the Spartans ... recorded three tackles vs. Minnesota (Oct. 8), playing safety and special teams ... started at safety vs. Penn State (Oct. 15), recovering a fumble and tallying one solo stop ... tallied a career-best eight tackles in start at Iowa (Oct. 22) ... set up Garrett Rivas' third quarter field goal with his first career interception and an 11-yard return to Iowa’s 42-yard line ... made three tackles, two pass breakups and one interception in start at Northwestern (Oct. 29) ... collected an interception for the second straight game, returning it 36 yards, before fumbling ball back to the Wildcats ... stopped Northwestern fourth quarter drive with a pass breakup on fourth down ... contributed two solo stops vs. Indiana (Nov. 12) ... played safety and special teams against Ohio State (Nov. 19) ... made three stops from safety position against Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28).

Prep... attended Chaminade-Julienne High School (2005) coached by Jim Place ... ran 40-yard dash in 4.25 seconds and bench pressed 320 pounds ... Key Statistics... totaled 285 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and 11 interceptions during career ... rushed 140 times for 1,532 yards and scored 13 touchdowns as a running back ... also gained 1,395 yards on kickoff and punt returns and scored seven special teams touchdowns ... holds school record for longest kickoff return (99 yards) ... gained 1,626 all-purpose yards, 130 tackles, four interceptions and two touchdowns in action at running back, cornerback and safety as a senior ... surpassed the 100-yard rushing barrier in 10 of the 13 games senior season ... made 78 stops and three interceptions as a junior ... helped team to Ohio Division II state championship sophomore year, tallying 77 tackles, three interceptions and eight fumble recoveries ... Honors and Rankings... rated an All-America Midwest prospect by Prep Star Magazine ... selected seventh-best cornerback prospect by Student Sports Hot 100 recruits ... No. 13 on the Detroit Free Press "Best of Midwest" list ... rated No. 16 cornerback in country and No. 11 player in Ohio by Rivals.com ... Collegefootballnews.com ranked him as No. 15 cornerback in nation ... rated as the No. 19 cornerback prospect according to Tom Lemming ... All-American, No. 25 defensive back nationally and No. 19 player in Midwest according to SuperPrep Magazine ... earned all-conference, all-area and all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named to Ohio Fab 50 and Touchdown Club of Columbus All-Star teams as a senior ... MVP at Ohio State's Nike Camp ... Other Sports... four-year varsity track member, leading school to state championship three straight years ... fourth in nation as a senior in 60m dash with run of 6.8 seconds ... set school and league mark with a time of 10.5 seconds in 100-meter dash.

Personal... Brandon Harrison was born November 6, 1986 ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... general studies major. 
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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:17 PM
26 Days to go... 

Nick Koenighsknecht S  /  5-10  178  Jr./So.      Davisburg, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's)  

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Re: The Countdown Begins - 100 Days Until Football - Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:11 PM