& MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE

Tim Gibbens Sophomore 19 6-1... 231 No Letters Tallahassee , FL.. Tim: sat out the 1997 season t o concen trat e on ,academi cs has good siz e, speed' and strength ; • h ad good off-season a s he made l ven, good progress p n !gain ing additional size an'l strength likes to h it' and gets to the footb ajl:.. will be·able to challel')ge fo r playing time at the / middle linebacker position graduate of North Fl6rida Christiap School.

Secondary

Scooter Asel...Sophomore 21 6-0 205 One Letter ... Plano:,,,-i:x ... Scoote(i hj!Jreq his knee and was lo,s t "for tt,e seasop i in.the '971opener vs. Troy Stat, is coming ;off a very solid fitst season of collegiate football 1that 1saw him gain ~rst-team AllOhio Valley Conf erence honors fo') 996 one of only two freshm~n , in the le ag~ e : to>·pe_ honored this way started.all 11 games and wa~th1rd on the team and 12:'k ji:lthe league in tackl~s and assist s with 96 led the team and tied for fifth, fn the league in inter&ptions with four twj c4:! ,,ria.med OVC Newco me c oftheWqeK in '96 f0r his efforts against Troy State and Appalachian State split time his freshman year between strong and free safety received team's Most Valuable Defensive Back Award for '96 definite all-conference candidate and possible All-American cand idate jumped right into a starting spot in the secondary as a redshirt freshman in '96 has tons of football savvy missed most of '97 spring practice recuperating from foot surgery has run a 4.63 40yard dash was an all -District quarterback and was co-MVP in the state championship game as Plano won the Texas Class SA Division I state football crown in 1994 graduate of Plano Senior High School.

Kris Nevels . .. Sophomore ... 20 . .. 5-9 . .. 165 . . . No Letters Fl<mfnce, KY ..•Kris has a great.nose for the foo tbalVa nd i s" not' a frai d to take a x isk , ha d a good sp rin g, earni ng • t he starti ng s pot op pq ~ite sid e from Dedric CampbeU t;,est game last, season was a two tack l e, two-ass is t1 outing gainsL UT Martin was redshirted in 19'96'.' made great st rides in the spring of '97 had eight,fs olo tack l es, 1ope assist, two pass interceptions l'and three pass deflections in the '97 Maroon:,White game was ljl'three -sport (football, track and bas k etball) partic ipannrl hi gh school. team captain f in fgptb.:!11 h is,wfuni 9 r wand senior yea~s of high school. Defensive Back of the Year as high school sophomore and junior. also team's Best Runningback and all-conference as a j un ior. was a member of the Northern Kentucky All-Star team graduate of S imon Kenton High School.

Shawn Gallant. Junior 20 6-0 1/2 200 Two Letters ... Windsor, Ontario, ..Canada ... Shawn had an outstc(Qding spr ing practicl a Qd was more physical than Jje "had ever been .{understands; the Colonels' defense and makes al (''the defensive calls in the secondary stiould start at one ,of the safety positions has) he potential to be " ah all-conference playe r best garil e o f '97 came ys,.,te nnessee State when he hacMive tackles, one 'a ssist and one pass &£ 4V deflecti <>_'}7. has the athle ~97tools to be a _great safety. /.breaks on the bal !,as good as anyone 1n the sec9ndary :'.:p la.yed 9 in seven games "as a freshman and '·all M12 contests la.st season graduate of J.L. Forster High School.

Dedric Campbell...Senior 22 5-8 168 Three Letters ... North Pole, AK ... Dedric is a fifth-year senior that has very q uick f~, and , pound-for-pound, is one of the hardesfhittert\ on the team was a starting cornerback coming out di spring practice one of the best cover men in Colon ~ls' secondary has played in all 23 games the pas\ twC\ years, starting five as a sophomore top game lasJ se1ason was a four-tackle, one -assist effort vs. UT Martin best game of 1996 was a six-tackle, one assist, ythree deflected passes, one interception contest ~ s Austin Peay should contribute on special te ams as well. was redshirted in 1994 graduate-0fBen Eielson High School.

Brent Hampton Junior 22 5-10 1/2 198 One Letter ... Cynthiana, KY Brent was, the surprise of the spring clianged pos it~ s fro!11 llh,ebacker to defensive back 1and reall' ' / responded well. w i ll be a ·r , .. , , ,, 'i leader oi;if special teams should :add depth to the safety ~ sition has a desire to do wt u/. was red shirted in 1995r. wm eventually be a solid player at defensive bacilbecause he'"wants to make a"c ontribution and be a str rfe had fu e solo ta( Kles and one assist in '98 spring gatne , his fathei?."Doug, played for coach Roy Kidd at EKU.in late ) 60's and was a member of the Eastern Grantia d Rice Bo wl c harripio'fi team of 1967. graduate of Harrison County High School.