MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE

Justin Ernest Senlor 22 6-3 271 One

Letter Orange, CA Justin started every game last year for the Colonels was a seconffet~am AII-OVC selection in 1997 was EKU 's Playe r ofthe Yea r on the defensive line in 1997 will serve in 1998 as one of Eastem's defensive co-captains definite AII-OVC candidate ir'f 98 led the team in sacks last year with 5.5 and finished secona on the club in tackles for loss with 14 5 third-leading returning tackler on team from last year with 59 hits really came on strong toward the latter part ofthe '97 season sh , uld be a dominating player in t~ bVC this year mis ed '98 spring drills with shoulder injury was a mid-term transfer from junior college in January of 1997 has outstanding strength and power has bench-pressed 225 pounds 45 times and has a squat of 555 has the speed and power to play both the run and the pass graduate of Orange Coast College

Linebackers

Charles Tlnsley ... Senlor ... 23 ... 6-0 ... 213 ... Two

Letters Cumberland, KY Charles started nine of 12 games last year at linebacker for the Colonels second -leading returning tackler for EKU with 71 hits will serve in '98 as one of defensive unit's co-captains top game of '97 came when he totaled 11 hits (8T ,3A) in regular season game vs Western Kentucky made very good progress in understanding Colonels' overall defensive scheme continuing to improve in all fundamental areas starting to show very good leadership skills needs to continue to improve in order to raise his performance level. had good '98 spr i ng practice is expected by coaching staff to have successful sen ior year started six games as a sophomore in his first season with the Colonels best effort of '96 came vs Middle Tennessee when he collected seven solos, five assists and one tackle for loss did not play football for three years while pursuing a major league baseball career graduate of Cumberland High Schoo l.

Cam Wolf Freshman 19 6-1 282

Letters Hebron, KY Cam was redshirted in 1997 missed Most of spring J:!ractice with a knee injury needsl to get bigger, faster and stronger to contribute to the 1998 Colonels repetition will help him become a better football team graduate of Conner Senior High School.

Brad Folke Junlor 20 5-11 233 Two Letters ... Covlngton,KY ... Brad entered 1998 spring practice as the No 1 middle linebacker but was injured and was unable to practice the last two' weeks .is a tough, physical player who played solidly as Britt Bowen's backup i n '97 needs to continue to improve speed coaching staff expects him to come back and have a good '98 season \ is a v~ry talljlnted middle I"..}:. linebacker with great instincts for the position started :..111111 two games as a freshman best effortsof sophomore year were BT, 2A vs UT Martin and ST, SA vs Eastern lllinois also had a seven-tackle , three-assist contest vs UT Martin in 1 996 graduate of Covington Catholic High School.

Chris Huff Freshman 19 6-0 1/2 208 No Letters Germantown, TN Chris was redshirted in 1997 progress has been slowed by injurres intense , competitive player wtio was having p{oductive spring until an ankle injury caused him to miss pract ices and slowed his progress has good physical abilities and will have a chance to be productive player as e learns the defense will a chance tb c9mpete for playing time and should contribute on special teams was first team all-region linebacker, second-team all -region center, allmetro linebacker, honorable mention al k state linebacker in high schoo l... graduate of Houston High School.