2012 Urbana University Football Media Guide by Urbana University

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

URBANA UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS

Welcome to Urbana University. Our great institution dates back to 1850. From the outset, we have offered a values-based, liberal arts education in a rural, safe, intimate, and inspiring environment. We prepare our students for a life of service, citizenship, and learning. Intercollegiate athletics has been an optional component of the learning experience at Urbana University since 1870. The entire Urbana University community, including our student-athletes, values your involvement in Blue Knight athletics - as fans, supporters, and friends. We hope that you will enjoy the 2012-2013 athletic season and stay enthusiastically involved.

Go Blue Knights! Sincerely, Dr. Stephen B. Jones

2012 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 1 TUSCULUM COLLEGE September 8 SETON HILL UNIVERSITY September 15 @ Central State University* September 22 QUINCY UNIVERSITY* September 29 @ West Virginia Wesleyan College October 6 @ Kentucky Wesleyan College* October 13 @ St. Joseph’s College* October 20 McKENDREE UNIVERSITY* October 27 @ Missouri S&T University* November 3 WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE* November 10 UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS* * - Great Lakes Valley Conference Opponent HOME GAMES BOLD IN ALL CAPS

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QUICK FACTS-INDEX

TABLE OF CONTENTS The Urbana University Experience .............................................................................. 4-5 Urbana University Football Facilities ......................................................................... 6-7 GLVC News/Opponents’ Mileage Chart/Preseason Coaches’ Poll ................................. 8 Player Spotlight: D.J. Mendenhall ................................................................................. 9 2012 Opponents/2013 Schedule .............................................................................. 10-11 2012 Season Outlook .............................................................................................. 12-13 Head Coach David Taynor ....................................................................................... 14-15 Assistant Coaches ......................................................................................................... 17 A.D./Support Staff ........................................................................................................ 18 Player Spotlight: Ethan Oakley .................................................................................... 19 Royal Blues Marching Band/Blue Knight Cheerleaders .............................................. 20 Player Spotlight: Joe Webb .......................................................................................... 22 Returners’ Numerical Roster ......................................................................................... 23 Player Spotlight: David McComas .............................................................................. 24 Alphabetical Roster/Roster Demographics ................................................................... 25 Returning Player Profiles ......................................................................................... 26-33 Newcomers .............................................................................................................. 34-37 2012 Team Picture ................................................................................................... 40-41 2011 Team Stats/Awards ......................................................................................... 42-44 Record Books ............................................................................................................... 45 All-Time Urbana Award Winners ................................................................................. 46 All-Time Year-by-Year Results ..................................................................................... 47

Address ............................................. 579 College Way City/ZIP .......................................... Urbana, OH/43078 Founded ................................................................ 1850 Enrollment ........................................................... 1,505 Nickname ................................................. Blue Knights School Colors ............................. Royal Blue & White Affiliation ........................................ NCAA Division II Conference ....... Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) President ..................................... Dr. Stephen B. Jones Athletic Director ....................................... Doug Young Senior Women’s Administrator ............... Nicole Pluger Faculty Athletic Representative ......... Dr. Jim Judge, Jr. Athletic Department Phone .................. (937) 484-1308 Website ............................................... www.urbana.edu Stadium Information Stadium Name ................... Urbana University Stadium Constructed ........................................................... 2006 Capacity ............................................................... 3,000 Surface ............................................ Artificial Field Turf Press Box Phone ..................... (937) 652-6847 or 6848 Football History First Year of Football (Modern Era) ...................... 1985 All-Time Record ............................................ 80-184-2 Record at Urbana University Stadium ................. 17-13 Sports Information/Media Relations Asst. Athletic Director of Media RelationsChris Anders Email ............................................. canders@urbana.edu Office Phone ......................................... (937) 484-1290 Fax ....................................................... (937) 484-1389 Website ............................................. sports.urbana.edu Team Information 2011 Record ............................................................. 8-3 Home Record ........................................................... 4-1 Away Record ............................................................ 4-2 Starters Returning/Lost .......................................... 16/6 Offense ...................................................................... 8/3 Defense ..................................................................... 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................. 41/18 Coaching Staff Head Coach ............................................. David Taynor Alma Mater ............................ Urbana University, 1999 Office Phone ......................................... (937) 484-1292 Email ............................................ dtaynor@urbana.edu Record at Urbana (Years) ..................... 20-24 (5th Year) Career Record (Years) .......................... 20-24 (5th Year) Assistant Coaches Defensive Coordinator/DBs .. Paul Smith (Union, ‘96) Special Teams/LBs Trevor Zeiders (West Virginia, ‘01) Strength/Off. Line ................ Bill Nickell (Urbana, ‘11) Defensive Backs ................. Rod Wilson (Urbana, ‘99) Assistants ........ Jeff Smith, Ron Burford, Corey Hardin Grad. Assistants ............... Josh Turnbo, Shane Warner Student Assistant ................................... Ryan Routhier Head Athletic Trainer ........................... Jassen Dobbyns Assistant Athletic Trainers . Jennifer Frey & Amy Dilts 2011 Results (Overall Record: 8-3) at #21 Wayne State University (MI) ............... L, 24-69 at University of Charleston ............................ W, 31-17 at William Jewell College ............................... W, 24-6 WALSH UNIVERSITY ............................... L, 20-22 at Southwest Baptist University ..................... L, 12-28 at Kentucky Wesleyan College* ....................... W, 45-9 SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE* .................. W, 42-0 NOTRE DAME COLLEGE (OH) ............. W, 49-16 MISSOURI S&T UNIVERSITY* ................ W, 42-7 at Seton Hill University ................................. W, 40-21 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (MO) ................. W, 69-14 HOME GAMES BOLD IN ALL CAPS * - GLFC Opponent (3-0, 1st in GLFC) NCAA D-II national rankings on day of game

The 2012 Blue Knight Football Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Chris Anders and the Urbana University Media Relations Department with assistance from the athletic and football departments. The photography is courtesy of Mark Reidinger (sciotophoto.photoreflect.com) and Jessica Anders. Cover art features junior DB #3 Daniel Goodrum leading the Blue Knights’ charge onto the field, along with junior QB #4 D.J. Mendenhall, junior WR #39 Joe Webb and senior LB #51 Drew Underwood. Printing by Post Printing (postprinting.com).

THE ULTIMATE URBANA UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE As an independent liberal arts institution, Urbana University’s strength lies in its quality faculty, students, and curriculum supported by strong student services. Urbana University prepares students for a lifetime of leadership and service to society through excellent classroom instruction, real world experiences, community partnerships, and technology.

URBANA EXPERIENCE

It is the mission of Urbana University to offer a liberal arts education in a small college environment emphasizing student learning through individual attention, excellence in instruction, career-oriented programs, and critical reflection on moral and ethical values. Campus facilities include a blend of modern and traditional architecture, creating a peaceful and safe setting for learning and interacting with faculty and students. Set on 128 acres, the campus consists of academic and administrative buildings including the modern Lewis and Jean Moore Center for Mathematics and Science, the Warren G. Grimes Center (a multipurpose athletic and classroom facility), the Student Center (a new commons area at the hub of campus), and newer men’s and women’s residence halls completed in the past decade. These state-of-the-art residence halls offer both traditional dorm rooms and suite-style accommodations. The intramural programs offers a variety of men’s, women’s and coed sports throughout the school year. Teams compete in such sports as basketball, racquetball, softball, dodgeball, soccer and volleyball. All students are welcome to use the athletic facilities at the Warren G. Grimes Center which include basketball and racquetball courts, a state-of-the-art weight room and fitness facility, and a collegiate-competition sized swimming pool. Outdoor facilities include baseball and softball fields, an outdoor basketball court, an all-weather artificial field turf field for football, soccer and lacrosse, and a sand volleyball court. New athletic clubs in 2009-10 included a coed bowling team, a coed fishing club, and a men’s volleyball team. Women’s lacrosse became the University’s 15th intercollegiate team in 2010-11, joining football, baseball, softball, volleyball, men’s & women’s basketball, men’s & women’s swimming, men’s & women’s soccer, men’s & women’s cross country and men’s & women’s golf. The Performing Arts Department at Urbana University seeks to develop the artistic talents of the student body. Plays, musicals, and concerts are a constant reminder of the thriving Arts Department at Urbana. The opportunities to participate in the many cultural, educational, recreational and social events held on Urbana’s campus seem endless. Campus-wide movies and professional entertainment acts supplement the countless social activities such as dances, Homecoming activities, ski trips, clubs, Casino Nights, etc.. A variety of student organizations provide numerous opportunities for campus involvement and leadership development.

URBANA UNIVERSITY FUN FACTS DID YOU KNOW... ...Urbana University is connected to the duPont family famous for their well-known chemical company that sponsors Jeff Gordon’s NASCAR race team? It’s true! T. Coleman duPont graduated from Urbana University Prep School Division in 1879 and later became President of the Dupont Chemical Company! ...Birdie Kim, the 2005 U.S. Open Women’s Golf Champion owes part of her success to one of our alumni? Absolutely. Miles Nixon, an Urbana grad and recordsetting golfer, was Birdie’s caddy!

Believe it! Brian Garry has officiated over 1400 professional boxing matches including 50 world title matches! ...David Letterman had an Urbana alumnae as a guest MULTIPLE TIMES on his show? You can bet on it! Gretchen Worden, best known for revitalizing the famed Mutter Museum, appeared on Letterman many times.

From the West (Indianapolis area) Take I-70 East (toward Columbus) exit onto U.S. Rt. 68 North to Urbana. (approximately 15 miles) At the intersection of U.S. Rt. 68 and St. Rt. 55 turn left ...One of our former basketball stars plays professionally (Swifty Gas is on the right). The first street on the right is High Street. Turn right for the Harlem Wizards? and you’ll find our campus 3 blocks on the left. From the South (Cincinnati, Kentucky areas) Take I-75 North toward Dayton. Merge onto I-70 East (toward Columbus) exit onto U.S. Rt. 68 North to Urbana. (approximately 15 miles) At the intersection of U.S. Rt. 68 and St. Rt. 55 turn left (Swifty Gas is on the right). The first street on the right is High Street. Turn right and you’ll find our campus 3 blocks on the left. From the North (Toledo, Michigan areas) Take I-75 South toward Dayton US-33 E via exit number 110 toward Bellefontaine. Take US-68 toward Bellefontaine/Kenton. Turn right onto US-68 South and follow to Urbana. Make a right at the town square unto US-36/Miami St. Turn left at High Street light. Campus will be on your right approximately 4 blocks down.

Yes, it’s true. Eric Jones is a key member of the Wizards and their famous basketball entertainment show. ...Urbana University students really can reach for the stars!

URBANA EXPERIENCE

Directions to Urbana University: From the East (PA, NY Areas) Take I-70 West (toward Columbus/Dayton) exit onto U.S. Rt. 68 North to Urbana. (approximately 15 miles) At the intersection of U.S. Rt. 68 and St. Rt. 55 turn left (Swifty Gas is on the right). The first street on the right is High Street. Turn right and you’ll find our campus 3 blocks on the left.

...An Urbana University graduate has been in the boxing ring with the likes of Evander Holyfield, Oscar de La Hoya, and George Foreman?

Seriously. One of our former students, Tom Hennon, has been a crew member on the space shuttle Atlantis, and flown three space missions! ...The University of Kansas named its influential Women’s Resource Center after an important Urbana alumnae? That’s right! Dr. Emily Taylor was the original founder of a women’s higher education development program from which OVER 100 women have gone to become college or university presidents or chancellors! ...An Urbana alumnae was President of the West Virginia Institute of Technology and led them to become one of the best rated comprehensive universities in the country? Dr. Karen LaRoe recently retired and is now on the Urbana University Board of Trustees. ...A member of the Kansas City Royals baseball organization completed his degree at Urbana after signing with their organization following his junior season? Pitcher Jaeson Hudnall struck a deal with the Royals to play baseball for them in the summer while juggling his senior-level classes at Urbana.

Justin Phelps Memorial Weight Room

FOOTBALL FACILITIES

The state-of-the-art weight room consists of six Power Lifting stations and additional equipment from The Fitness Store. Power Lift is utilized by many of the top colleges and professional teams in the country. The Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati both employ Power Lift in their facilities, as do the Cincinnati Bengals. Perennial high school power Archbishop Moeller also uses Power Lift. The Blue Knights have extensive weight training and cardio workouts to prepare their bodies for the long season.

Urbana University Aquatics Center The Blue Knights utilize the pool to rehab injuries and to cool off following practices. Players also use the pool for cross and speed- training. Students can also use the pool for recreation.

Bundy Wellness Center Students use the Bundy Wellness Center, located in the Student Center, to get a complete aerobic workout. Here, you will find treadmills, elipticals, free-weights, and muc h more state-of-the-art equipment for the perfect workout. You may even run into President Jones during his wellknown early morning workouts.

Lewis & Jean Moore Center The Blue Knights strive to compete as hard in the classroom as they do on the football field. The coaching staff’s objectives are based on the two most important days in the life of a student-athlete at the collegiate level: graduation and a winning a championship. The football staff utilizes the 130-seat Moore Center Honda Room for study tables and team meetings. 6

THE FOUNDATION OF “WANT TO - TEMPO - US” AND FOOTBALL AT THE U!

URBANA URBANA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY STADIUM STADIUM

EACH SPRING, THE BLUE KNIGHTS HOST A SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLAG F OOTBALL GAME BETWEEN AREA SCHOOLS. PICTURED LEFT, MIAMI COUNTY AND ADRIEL SCHOOLS SQUARE OFF IN A COMPETITIVE BATTLE.

WHIO CHANNEL 7

DROPPED OFF THE GAME

BALL IN THEIR NEWSCENTER CHOPPER FOR

BLUE KNIGHT STADIUM’S INAUGURAL GAME.

FOOTBALL FACILITIES

URBANA UNIVERSITY STADIUM WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2006. BLUE KNIGHT FIELD FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART, ALL-WEATHER ARTIFICIAL FIELD TURF. SEATING CAPACITY ALLOWS FOR 3,000+ BLUE KNIGHT FANS! THE BLUE KNIGHTS DEFEATED SO. VIRGINIA 52-7 IN THE INAUGURAL GAME ON 8-26-06. URBANA OWNS A WINNING RECORD AT HOME IN THE STADIUM’S 6-YEAR HISTORY (17-13). IN 2011, THE BLUE KNIGHTS SET A SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS (8). URBANA SCORED A SCHOOL-RECORD 69 POINTS IN THE HOME FINALE ON SENIOR DAY IN 2011. THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM’S TOP 4 SEASONS HAVE ALL COME WITHIN THE PAST 7 YEARS. THE BLUE KNIGHTS DEFEATED THEIR FIRST NCAA DIVISION I OPPONENT IN 2009, SCORING A 13-10 WIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON. THE BLUE KNIGHTS CAPTURED BACK-TO-BACK GLFC CONFERENCE CROWNS IN 2010 & 2011, FINISHING 7-1 AGAINST FUTURE GLVC FOES IN THOSE SEASONS.

BLUE KNIGHTS’ FANS AND PLAYERS ENJOY A POST-GAME TAILGATE JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY FROM THE STADIUM. 7

GLVC KICKS OFF INAUGURAL FOOTBALL SEASON

GLVC-POLLS

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (July 27, 2012) – In anticipation of its first season of football in 2012, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) hosted “GLVC Football Kickoff 2012” in St. Louis, Mo. on July 27. The event, which served both the league’s media members and passionate fans through several social media outlets took place on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS

McKendree University owns the No. 6 position in the poll. The Bearcats, led by veteran head coach Carl Poelker, return 46 letterwinners and 17 starters from a team that finished 2-9 as a member of the Mid-States The head coach and at least one student-athlete from each of the 9 GLVC football Football Association (MSFA) a year ago. institutions was on hand to help promote the conference’s inaugural season. Urbana University Head Coach David Taynor, junior QB D.J. Mendenhall, Quincy University is predicted to finish seventh in the upcoming season. and sophomore RB David Hill represented the Blue Knights in St. Louis. First-year head coach Tom Pajic is set to the field a Hawks squad that was 4-6 last year and a fifth-place finisher in the MSFA. Each head coach and student-athlete rotated through a number of 10-minute stations designed to promote GLVC football on various platforms, including a Kentucky Wesleyan College and Central State University, the GLVC’s live stream video press conference, an interactive Cover It Live interview with other associate member, tied for eighth in the preseason poll. The Panthers media and fans, engaging YouTube video interviews, an Instagram photo shoot, were 1-10 in GLFC play last year and return 11 starters. The Marauders and responses to questions submitted by fans through the GLVC Facebook page return 15 starters from a team that was 1-10 in 2011. and Twitter account (@GLVCsports). 2012 GLVC Preseason Poll Points (1st) 1. Indianapolis 64 (8) The inaugural GLVC Preseason Poll was also released via Twitter over the 2. Urbana 55 (1) course of the first 90 minutes of the event. 3. Missouri S&T 52 4. Saint Joseph’s 37 The University of Indianapolis was unanimously picked by the GLVC football 5. William Jewell 33 coaches to win the inaugural GLVC Championship this fall. The Greyhounds, 6. McKendree 26 who tied for 5th in the GLIAC and finished 7-4 overall last year. Indianapolis 7. Quincy 21 return 18 starters this season, including 9 on offense and 7 on defense. T-8. Central State 18 Kentucky Wesleyan 18 Urbana University, one of two associate Preseason AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll members to compete in the GLVC this year, was picked to finish second in the conference. Urbana WACO, TEX. (Aug. 13, 2012) – Pittsburg State, fresh off of their second Division II championship in 2011, opens up 2012 as the preseason favorite to win the finished the 2011 season with a school record 8 national national championship. This is the first time since the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll wins. The Blue Knights posted a 4-0 mark started in 2000 that the Gorillas have begun the season ranked No. 1. Minnesota-Duluth against new GLVC opponents St. Joseph's, comes in at No. 2 with five first place votes, followed by Northwest Missouri State, Missouri S&T, Kentucky Wesleyan and William Midwestern State (Texas) and last year’s national runner-up, Wayne State (Mich.), rounding out the Top 5. Jewell. Urbana defeated the 4 opponents by a combined 153-22. The squad returns 16 of its 22 starters on offense and defense, including pre-season All- Rank School (1st place votes) 2011 W-L Points Previous Rank* Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (21) 13-1 720 1 American Mendenhall (pictured with Coach Taynor at the event in St. Louis). 1. Missouri S&T was selected to finish third this season. The Miners finished behind Urbana last year with a 2-1 mark in the GLFC and were 6-5 overall. David Brown is back for his third year as head coach and will have the leadership of 16 returning starters and nine on offense. Saint Joseph’s College earned the No. 4 slot in this year’s preseason poll. The Pumas were 2-8 last season under first-year head coach Cory Sanders and return 19 starters from a squad that placed fourth in the GLFC.

MILEAGE CHART: DISTANCE FROM URBANA UNIVERSITY Central State University (Wilberforce, OH) ............ 33 miles (42 min) UNIV. OF INDIANAPOLIS (Indianapolis, IN) . 149 miles (2 hours, 32 min) St. Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, IN) ........................ 242 miles (4 hours, 3 min) SETON HILL UNIVERSITY (Greensburg, PA) 253 miles (4 hours, 42 min) West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV) 266 miles (4 hours, 52 min) Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) ....... 302 miles (5 hours, 13 min) McKENDREE UNIVERSITY (Lebanon, IL) ........ 372 miles (6 hours, 24 min) TUSCULUM COLLEGE (Greeneville, TN) ...... 380 miles (6 hours, 51 min) QUINCY UNIVERSITY (Quincy, IL) ................ 464 miles (7 hours, 38 min) Missouri S&T University (Rolla, MO) .................... 491 miles (8 hours, 27 min) WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE (Liberty, MO) 628 miles (10 hrs, 35 min) Home Opponents in Bold, ALL CAPS Total Distance Traveled by Urbana ......................... Total Distance Traveled by Urbana’s Opponents .... Average Distance Traveled by Urbana ..................... Average Distance Traveled by Urbana Opponents ..

William Jewell College was selected to place fifth in the league standings. Competing as an independent in 2011, the Cardinals finished 4-6 overall under the guidance of Jerod Kruse, who returns for his third season.

1,334 Miles (23 hours, 2,246 Miles (38 hours, 267 Miles (4 hours, 40 374 Miles (6 hours, 27

17 min) 42 min) min) min)

2. Minnesota-Duluth (5) 11-3 661 6 3. Northwest Missouri St. (1) 11-3 613 5 4. Midwestern St. (Texas) (1) 10-1 582 7 5. Wayne St. (Mich.) (1) 12-4 502 2 6. Colorado St.-Pueblo 11-1 481 9 7. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 8-3 473 NR 8. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 6-4 415 NR 9. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) 13-1 386 3 10. Abilene Christian (Texas) 8-3 367 16 11. California (Pa.) 10-3 347 15 12. Kutztown (Pa.) 11-2 329 13 13. New Haven (Conn.) 11-2 322 8 14. Delta St. (Miss.) 11-3 290 4 15. West Alabama 8-4 274 23 16. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 9-3 266 17 17. Hillsdale (Mich.) 8-3 228 NR 18. Missouri Western St. 9-3 218 18 19. Shepherd (W.Va.) 9-2 199 22 20. Washburn (Kan.) 10-3 187 11 21. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 9-1 183 20 22. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-4 149 NR 23. North Greenville (S.C.) 11-3 139 12 24. West Texas A&M 8-3 132 25 25. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 9-2 129 21 *– Ranking in final AFCA Division II Poll of 2011 Others Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 128; North Alabama, 128; NebraskaKearney, 122; Saginaw Valley St., 100; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 96; Central Missouri, 72; Indianapolis, 70; Mars Hill (N.C.), 57; Indiana (Pa.), 49; NC-Pembroke, 47; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 44; Minnesota St.-Mankato, 41; Colorado School of Mines, 40; East Central (Okla.), 33; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 32; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 18; Miles (Ala.), 15; Concord (W.Va.), 9; Tarleton St. (Texas), 9; West Georgia, 9; Morehouse (Ga.), 7; Ashland (Ohio), 6; Michigan Tech, 6; Southern Connecticut St., 6; Central Washington, 4; Henderson St. (Ark.), 3; Assumption (Mass.), 2; West Virginia Wesleyan, 2; Azusa Pacific, 1; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 1; Harding (Ark.), 1. Urbana’s 2011 Opponents in Bold

10 QUESTIONS WITH BLUE KNIGHT

D.J. MENDENHALL

IN THE FIRST 3 DECADES OF THE URBANA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PROGRAM, NO BLUE KNIGHT HAS MADE THE IMPACT QUARTERBACK D.J. MENDENHALL HAS IN HIS FIRST 2 SEASONS. IN THE FINAL GAME OF HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR, MENDENHALL BROKE THE SCHOOL’S CAREER SCORING RECORD. HE HAS ALREADY PERSONALLY CROSSED THE GOAL LINE MORE TIMES THAN ANY BLUE KNIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM! AS A TRUE FRESHMAN, HIS OFFENSE BROKE EVERY TEAM RECORD IN THE BOOKS. AS AN ENCORE, HE WENT OUT AND BROKE ALL OF THOSE RECORDS AGAIN AS A SOPHOMORE. NOW, ENTERING HIS JUNIOR SEASON, MENDENHALL IS A PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN WITH HIS SIGHTS SET ON LEADING HIS SQUAD TO THE PROGRAM’S FIRST NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFF APPEARANCE. IF MENDENHALL AND THE BLUE KNIGHTS PULL IT OFF, THEY’LL INTRODUCE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY TO URBANA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL. 1. LET'S HEAR THE TEAM GOALS FOR 2011?

IN THE OFFENSE FOR AWHILE NOW SO HE CAN STEP IN WITH THE

I PLAYED AGAINST SOME GUYS THAT ARE IN THE NFL NOW. LAST

OTHERS AND HELP US REPLACE GUYS LIKE LEAK AND HIGHTOWER.

YEAR, AGAINST WAYNE STATE, WE PLAYED AGAINST GUYS WHO

DEFINITELY WIN OUR CONFERENCE FIRST AND FOREMOST. AN UNDEFEATED SEASON WOULD BE NICE, AND AFTER WE MAKE THE 5. IN EACH OF YOUR FIRST 2 SEASONS, YOU PLAYOFFS, WE WANT TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SHARED TIME ON THE FIELD WITH VETERAN QB EVAN GEHLERT. EVAN'S MOVED ON AND IS 2. AFTER JUST 2 SEASONS AT URBANA, YOU'RE CURRENTLY PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY OVERSEAS. STARTING TO RECEIVE NATIONAL ATTENTION, WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU LEARNED INCLUDING A PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN FROM EVAN? MENTION HEADING INTO 2012. IS THERE 1 HONOR OR AWARD YOU'D LIKE TO RECEIVE BEFORE HE KINDA WALKED ME THROUGH EVERYTHING STEP-BY-STEP AND YOUR CAREER IS OVER AT UU? IF I EVER HAD ANY QUESTIONS, HE ALWAYS SAID TO JUST LET HIM KNOW AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK. COMING INTO MY FRESHMAN I DON'T REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO PERSONAL GOALS. IT'S NICE YEAR, HE KNEW I'D BE TAKING THE MAJORITY OF THE SNAPS, BUT AT THE END OF THE SEASON TO RECEIVE AWARDS, BUT I'M WE TALKED AND MADE THE DECISION NOT TO LET IT AFFECT OUR FOCUSED ON WINNING GAMES AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS FRIENDSHIP OFF THE FIELD, AND IT NEVER DID. HE ACCEPTED IT ALWAYS MY GOAL. LIKE A MAN WOULD, AND WE MOVED ON FROM THERE.

NFL NOW. JEREMY JONES, THE SAFETY, AND AN I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHO THE BEST I'VE EVER PLAYED WITH IS. IF THEY PLAYED WITH ME, THEN THEY'VE ALL BEEN TAUGHT THE SAME THING I HAVE. THEY LOVE THE GAME AND WANT TO WIN, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I DO. ONE SPECIFIC NAME DOESN'T REALLY COME TO MIND.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE IT 3 YEARS IN A

US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR VETERAN

OFFENSIVE LINE?

ROW?

IT'S GREAT. I LOVE HAVING VETERANS THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN HERE 3 OR 4 YEARS, AND ATTENTION TO DETAILS. IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE SOME HAVE EVEN BEEN HERE 5 YEARS. I'LL START FROM THE LEFT IMPORTANT. COACH TAYNOR ALWAYS PREACHES ON THAT. WE WITH TACKLE ALEX MAXSON. MAXSON SAID FROM DAY 1, "IF HAVE TO GO OUT AND EXECUTE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. WE YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF HAVE A LOT OF PLAYMAKERS, HIGH SKILL GUYS, AND WE RETURN IT." THEY'VE ALL DONE THAT FOR ME. ANDREW MINDA MISSED ALMOST ALL OF OUR OFFENSIVE LINEMEN SO WE SHOULD BE JUST SPRING BALL LAST YEAR, BUT HE STEPPED IN AND FILLED THAT AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR, IF NOT BETTER. SPOT. COACH T IS REALLY HAPPY WITH HIS PERFORMANCE. HE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT STEPPED IN LIKE A BIGGER BROTHER FOR ME. 4. YOU LOST YOUR TOP 2 TARGETS IN WIDE OUR CENTER, KYLE WALLACE, IS A LITTLE UNDERSIZED COMPARED RECEIVERS MATT HIGHTOWER AND JERRELL TO THE REST, BUT HE'S GOT A BIG HEART AND HE'S A LEADER. THE LEAK? HOW WILL THE OFFENSE REPLACE THOSE CENTER IS THE HEAD OF THE OFFENSIVE LINE AND WALLACE LOSSES AND WHO DO YOU SEE STEPPING UP THIS HANDLES IT. SCOTT PORTER IS SCOTT PORTER. HE WORKS YEAR TO HELP OVERCOME MATT AND JERRELL'S HARD ON EVERY PLAY. NEVER QUITS. I MEAN, THE GUY TRIED TO COMBINED CAREER NUMBERS OF 285 CATCHES, PLAY ON A BROKEN FOOT LAST YEAR. THAT'S THE TYPE OF GUY 3,379 YARDS AND 24 TDS? SCOTT PORTER IS. ETHAN OAKLEY STEPPED IN ON DAY 1 AND TELLS ME HE'S ALWAYS GOT MY BACK. I'VE SEEN HIS FINGERS IN MARC JOHNSON WILL BE ON THE OUTSIDE REPLACING LEAK, SO MANY DIFFERENT POSITIONS, AND HIS SHOULDER IS ALWAYS AND JOE WEBB IS BACK. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY GO-TO HURT, BUT HE PLAYS. HE HAS THAT “WANT -TO” MENTALITY TARGETS. WE'VE ALSO GOT SANDERS SIUS. HE KNOWS THE COACH IS ALWAYS PREACHING ABOUT. OFFENSE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN AROUND IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. HOPEFULLY HE'LL STEP IN AND HELP REPLACE HIGHTOWER, 7. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU'VE EVER PLAYED ALONG WITH NWO (NATE WILBURN-OGLETREE). HE'S BEEN WITH OR AGAINST?

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN (JOE LONG) MADE IT.

8. WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE NFL TEAM AND PLAYER, AND WHAT PLAYER, PAST OR PRESENT, DO YOU TRY TO MODEL YOUR GAME AFTER? I DON'T REALLY HAVE A FAVORITE NFL TEAM. I JUST LIKE PLAYERS. AS A QUARTERBACK, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY AARON RODGERS. HE SLINGS THE BALL AROUND, AND HE'S LIKE YOUR PROTOTYPICAL NFL QB. HE'S SMART, TOO. WHEN I THINK OF PAST NFL QUARTERBACKS, DAN MARINO IS THE FIRST PLAYER I THINK OF. 9. WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT ON THE FIELD AT URBANA? DEFINITELY WINNING THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR. IN THE LAST GAME AGAINST LINCOLN, IT FELT LIKE WE FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING. THE FIRST 5 GAMES LAST YEAR WERE KINDA ROUGH. AT ONE POINT, I STEPPED IN AND TALKED TO COACH T. WE TALKED AND DECIDED WE WERE STILL ALRIGHT. THEN, THE LAST 5 GAMES, WE BROKE ALL KINDS OF RECORDS. WE AVERAGED LIKE 40-SOMETHING POINTS PER GAME, AND IN THAT LAST GAME, IT FINALLY FELT LIKE WE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING.

BLUE KNIGHT SPOTLIGHT

3. YOUR OFFENSE HAS BROKEN EVERY SCHOOL 6. TELL RECORD IN EACH OF YOUR FIRST TWO YEARS?

ARE IN THE

10. IN YOUR CAREER, WHO HAS INSPIRED YOU

THE MOST ON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD?

MY PARENTS, FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE THEY RAISED ME TO BE THE MAN I AM TODAY. THEY ALWAYS PUSHED ME TO BE THE BEST. I KNOW THAT I CAN ALWAYS FIND THEM AFTER THE GAME AND GIVE THEM A HUG. SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THE PERSON WHO INSPIRES ME THE MOST IS PROBABLY COACH T. HE'S A FATHER FIGURE FOR ME WHILE I'M AT SCHOOL. I ALWAYS KNOW THAT IF I'VE GOT ANY ISSUES WITH SCHOOL, FOOTBALL OR FAMILY, I CAN GO TO HIM. HE'S THAT FATHER FIGURE FOR ME HERE THAT I CAN GO TO WHEN I DON'T HAVE PARENTS TO GO TO DAILY. 11. LASTLY, WHERE DO YOU THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS?

SEE YOURSELF IN

WELL, HOPEFULLY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT TO THE NFL. I KNOW I HOPE I PLAY WELL ENOUGH TO GET SOME LOOKS GOING INTO MY SENIOR YEAR. AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEN I WANT TO GRADUATE FROM URBANA UNIVERSITY AND BECOME AN ALUMNUS. THAT'S WHAT COACH T ALWAYS REMINDS US. URBANA BROUGHT US HERE TO FIRST AND FOREMOST BECOME ALUMNI, SO I'LL STRIVE IT'S EVERYONE'S DREAM, SO THAT WOULD BE NICE.

TOWARDS THAT AND THEN HEAD OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD TO SEE

D.J. MENDENHALL (PICTURED CENTER) POSES WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GLVC OPPONENTS AT THE CONFERENCE’S FOOTBALL KICKOFF EVENT IN ST. LOUIS

EACH OF HIS IN

JULY.

WHAT I CAN GET MY HANDS INTO.

SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

School Information Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania Enrollment: 1,700 President: Dr. JoAnne W. Boyle Athletic Director: Chris Snyder Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: WVIAC Nickname: Griffins Colors: Crimson & Vegas Gold Stadium: Offutt Field Capacity: 5,000 Surface: Artificial Sports Information Director: Jason Greene

Football Information Head Coach: Joel Dolinski, (Cincinnati, ‘98) Record at SHU: 14-32 (5th season) Career Record: 14-32 (5th season) Team Information 2011 Record: 1-10 (1-7, WVIAC) Last Postseason Appearance: 2008 (1-1) Base Offense: Pro Base Defense: 3-3-5 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Letterwinners Returning: 25 Players to watch: DB #24 Brendon Alexander, DE #9 Calvin Mason, QB #8 Ryan Morris

September 15 · 1:30pm · McPherson Stadium · Wilberforce, OH

September 22 · Noon · UU Stadium · Urbana, OH

#5 Jesse Robertson

Jonas Jackson

September 29 · Noon · Ross Field · Buckhannon, WV

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE School Information Football Information Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia Head Coach: Jonas Jackson (E. Michigan, ‘02) Enrollment: 1,400 Record at WVWC: 9-2 (2nd season) President: Dr. Pamela Balch Career Record: 9-2 (2nd season) Athletic Director: Randy Tenney Team Information Affiliations: NCAA Division II 2011 Record: 9-2 (6-2, WVIAC) Conference: WVIAC Base Offense: Spread Nickname: Bobcats Base Defense: 4-3 Colors: Orange & Black Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 3/8 Stadium: Ross Field Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Capacity: 2,500 Specialists Returning/Lost: 2/2 Surface: Natural Grass Players to watch: LB #5 Jesse Robertson, DB #27 John Maddox, TE #34 Stephen Campbell, Sports Information DE #20 Jonas Celian, P/QB #15 Zane Zebrasky Director: Philip Fetty

B O B C A T S

Tom Pajic

QUINCY UNIVERSITY School Information Location: Quincy, Illinois Enrollment: 1,250 President: Dr. Robert Gervasi Athletic Director: Marty Bell Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GLVC Nickname: Hawks Colors: Brown, White & Gold Stadium: Flinn Stadium Capacity: 4,000 Surface: Field Turf Sports Information Director: Brendan Bittner

Football Information Head Coach: Tom Pajic (Bloomsburg, ‘91) Record at QU: 0-0 (1st season) Career Record: 0-0 (1st season) Team Information 2011 Record: 4-6 (1-4, 5th MSFA Mideast) Offensive Set: Pro-I Defensive Set: 4-2-5 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 42/19 Players to watch: CB #27 Todd Jordan, WR #8 Justin Dickens, TE #44 Nick Malinowski, LB #35 Dan Camp, DL #47 Cory Connolly

A W

October 6 · 1pm CT · Steele Stadium · Owensboro, KY #2 Shawn Mooney

Football Information Head Coach: E.J. Junior III (Alabama, ‘81) Record at CSU: 3-30 (4th season) Career Record: 3-30 (4th season) Team Information 2011 Record: 1-10 (D-II Independent) Offensive Set:: Pro Set Defensive Set: 4-3 Off. Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Def. Starters Returning/Lost:7/4 Players to watch: QB #8 Michael Wilson, WR #4 Steven Heard, RB #44 Terrell Clements, WR #10 Gabriel Nimmons, #15 WR/KR Christopher Murray-Townsell

Brent Holsclaw

CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY School Information Location: Wilberforce, Ohio Enrollment: 1,997 President: John W. Garland Interim Athletic Director: Jahan Culbreath Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GLVC Nickname: Marauders Colors: Maroon & Gold Stadium: McPherson Stadium Capacity: 7,000 Surface: Natural Grass Sports Information Director: Ed Chamness

#27 Todd Jordan

G R I F F I N S

#4 Steven Heard

P I O N E E R S

E.J. Junior

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Football Information Head Coach: Frankie DeBusk (Furman, ‘91) Record at TC: 80-72 (15th season) Career Record: 80-72 (15th season) Team Information 2011 Record: 3-8 (2-5, T6th SAC) Base Offense: Spread Base Defense: 3-4 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/15 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 42/26 Players to watch: QB #19 Bo Cordell (2010 Honorable Mention All-American), RB #5 Brian Marshall, LB #38 Brian Alexander, LB #46 Dustin Lane, WR #81 Xzanvion Smith

MARAUDERS

#24 Brendon Alexander

TUSCULUM COLLEGE

School Information Location: Greeneville, Tennessee Enrollment: 2,555 President: Dr. Nancy B. Moody Athletic Director: Frankie DeBusk Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: South Atlantic Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Orange & Black Stadium: Pioneer Field Capacity: 3,500 Surface: Natural Grass Media Relations Director: Dom Donnelly

September 8 · Noon · UU Stadium · Urbana, OH Joel Dolinski

Frankie DeBusk

#19 Bo Cordell

September 1 · Noon · UU Stadium · Urbana, OH

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE School Information Location: Owensboro, Kentucky Enrollment: 836 President: Dr. Craig Turner Athletic Director: David Williams Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GLVC Nickname: Panthers Colors: Purple & White Stadium: Steele Stadium Capacity: 3,000 Surface: Field Turf Sports Information Director: Roy Pickerill

Football Information Head Coach: Brent Holsclaw (KWC, ‘93) Record at KWC: 18-56* (9th season) Career Record: 18-56* (9th season) *Does not include 21 games (5-16) vacated by NCAA

Team Information 2011 Record: 1-10 (0-3, 4th GLFC) Offensive Set: West Coast Defensive Set: 4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 31/27 Players to watch: WR #2 Shawn Mooney, LB #58 Matt Smith, RB #6 Jeff Ward, OL #66 Wayne Helm

P A N T H E R S

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE

Football Information Head Coach: Cory Sanders (SJC, ‘07) Record at SJC: 2-8 (2nd season) Career Record: 2-8 (2nd season) Team Information 2011 Record: 2-8 (1-2, 3rd GLFC) Base Offense: Pro Style Base Defense: 4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Lettwerwinners Returning: 35 Players to watch: QB #9 Billy VandeMerkt, WR/KR #5 Julian Walker, WR #11 EJ Woody, LB #50 Cody Sprayberry, LB #54 Gary Yeoman

Jerod Kruse

#3 Smook Thomas

David Brown

Football Information Head Coach: David Brown (Cal Poly, ‘97) Record at MS&T: 9-13 (3rd Season) Career Record: 9-13 (3rd Season) Team Information 2011 Record: 6-5 (2-1, 2nd GLFC) Base Offense: Spread Base Defense: 3-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 54/17 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Players to watch: WR/PR #3 Smook Thomas, OL #50 Pat Lang, LB #14 Chris Emesih, QB #13 Josh Firm, LB #55 Chris Horn, RB #1 Ryan Taylor

#10 Chris Mills

Bob Bartolomeo

November 10 · Noon · UU Stadium · Urbana, OH SENIOR DAY

UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS School Information Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Enrollment: 5,345 President: Dr. Robert Manuel Athletic Director: Dr. Sue Willey Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GLVC Nickname: Greyhounds Colors: Crimson & Grey Stadium: Key Stadium Capacity: 5,500 Surface: SprinTurf Sports Information Director: Ryan Thorpe

#18 Jamison Wilson

November · Noon · UUField Stadium · Urbana, Sept. 6 •3 Noon • Ellis • Urbana, Ohio OH

Football Information Head Coach: Bob Bartolomeo (Butler, ‘77) Record at Indy: 13-9 (3rd season) Career Record: 27-16-1 (5th season) Team Information 2011 Record: 7-4 (6-4, T5th GLIAC) Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: Multiple Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 37/13 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Players to Watch: QB #10 Chris Mills, WR #86 Mar’Quone Edmonds, LB #48 Max Davis, RB #6 Klay Fiechter, OL #71 Joe Britner

GREYHOUNDS

WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE School Information Football Information Location: Liberty, Missouri Head Coach: Jerod Kruse (Emporia St., ’00) Enrollment: 1,100 Record at WJC: 12-19 (3rd season) President: Dr. David Sallee Career Record: 12-19 (3rd season) Athletic Director: Dr. Darlene Bailey Team Information Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2011 Record: 4-6 Conference: GLVC Offensive Set:: Spread Nickname: Cardinals Defensive Set: 3-4 Colors: Red & Black Off. Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Stadium: Patterson Field/Greene Stadium Def. Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Capacity: 7,000 Players to watch: QB #14 Sean Shelton, DL Surface: Sprint Turf #92 Tyler Bullis, K #45 Warren Frevert, WR #15 Jon Molzen, RB #21 Glen Sports Information Whitney, LB #29 Eric Jackson Director: Paul Worstell

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MISSOURI S&T UNIVERSITY

Football Information Head Coach: Carl Poelker (Millikin, ‘68) Record at McK: 114-54 (17th season) Career Record: 202-93-1 (31st season) Team Information 2011 Record: 2-9 Base Offense: Multiple Base Defense: 4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Lettwerwinners Returning: 46/23 Players to watch: DB #18 Jamison Wilson, DL #94 Sherrod Stancil, RB #45 Stephen Wallace, QB #7 David Bergschneider

B E A R C A T S

October 27 · 1pm CT · Allgood-Bailey Stadium · Rolla, MO

School Information Location: Rolla, Missouri Enrollment: 7,000 Chancellor: Dr. John Carney III Athletic Director: Mark Mullin Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GLVC Nickname: Miners Colors: Silver, Gold & Green Stadium: Allgood-Bailey Stadium Capacity: 8,000 Surface: Grass Sports Information Director: John Kean

MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY School Information Location: Lebanon, Illinois Enrollment: 3,220 President: Dr. James Dennis Athletic Director: Chuck Brueggemann Affiliation: NCAA D-II (Provisional) Conference: GLVC Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Purple & Gold Stadium: Leemon Field Capacity: 2,000 Surface: Artificial Field Turf Sports Information Director: Scott Cummings

#14 Sean Shelton

School Information Location: Rensselaer, Indiana Enrollment: 1,041 President: Dr. F. Dennis Riegelnegg Athletic Director: Bill Massoels Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GLVC Nickname: Pumas Colors: Cardinal & Purple Stadium: Alumni Stadium Capacity: 4,000 Surface: Natural Grass Sports Information Director: Ken Badylak

October 20 · Noon · UU Stadium · Urbana, OH HOMECOMING Carl Poelker

Cory Sanders

#9 Billy VandeMerkt

October 13 · Noon CT · Alumni Stadium · Rensselaer, IN

C A R D I N A L S Urbana University’s Tentative 2013 Schedule 9/7 UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY NOON 9/14 @ Seton Hill University 1 PM 9/21 CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY* NOON 9/28 @ Quincy University* 1 PM CT 10/5 Open Date TBA 10/12 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE* NOON 10/19 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE* NOON 10/26 @ McKendree University* 1 PM CT 11/2 MISSOURI S&T UNIVERSITY* NOON 11/9 @ William Jewell College* 1 PM CT 11/16 @ University of Indianapolis* 1 PM CT * - Great Lakes Valley Conference Opponent HOME GAMES BOLD IN ALL CAPS

2013 SCHEDULE 11

URBANA SETS SIGHTS ON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2012 Stars appear to be aligning for magical Blue Knight charge into D-II playoff picture Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), so the path to participation in the D-II playoffs is set. Urbana needs to finish first in the GLVC and eighth or better in Super Region Three for an automatic berth.

2O12 OUTLOOK

Last year’s 8-3 campaign wasn’t enough as the Blue Knights finished just outside the top 10 in one of the toughest regions in the country. Urbana experienced how tough the region can be firsthand in last year’s season opener. On the road, Urbana dropped a 69-24 decision to nationally ranked, and eventual national runnerup, Wayne State University. Wayne State just barely snuck into the playoffs by grabbing the region’s sixth and final spot before making a run all the way to the National Championship.

URBANA, Ohio (August 15, 2012) – When Urbana University Head Football Coach David Taynor assumed control of his alma mater in 2008, he probably dreamed of a day when he’d head into a season with a squad as strong as his 2012 edition. The team boasts as many as 19 returning starters, including 13 allconference performers. Last year’s Blue Knights set school records for wins (8), points per game (36.2), opponents’ points per game (19.0), total yards (5,053), yards per game (459.4), rushing yards per game (190.8), passing yards per game (268.5), touchdowns (56), and average yards per play (6.3), amongst many others.

“We want to continue building off what we accomplished last year with the conference championship,” explains fifth-year senior tackle Ethan Oakley (West Liberty, OH/West LibertySalem HS). “This year, we want to take the next step and make the playoffs. After that, I think everyone on the team would like to go on a run.”

Third-year starting quarterback D.J. Mendenhall (West Jefferson, OH/West Jefferson HS) carries Oakley’s confidence a step further, “An undefeated season would be nice, and after we Taynor’s Blue Knights set a new program standard make the playoffs, we want to win a national in 2011, winning eight games thanks to a season- championship.” ending six-game winning streak. The six-week stretch was the most dominant in the program’s Mendenhall has plenty of reasons to be confident. 27-year history. The offense topped 40 points He finished his sophomore campaign ranked in in all six contests, and the average margin of the Top 10 in D-II in passing efficiency (158.87) victory was 37. Three of the six victories came and rushing yards by a QB (757). against conference opponents, as Urbana The signal caller has guided his offense to two capped its two-year run in the GLFC with backof the most successful seasons in school history, to-back championships. earning him a preseason All-American nod In last year’s finale, Urbana appeared to be entering his junior year. In his first two seasons at just starting to hit their stride. The team racked the helm, Mendenhall completed 65.7% of his up a school record 69 points in a Senior Day passes for 3,572 yards, 36 touchdowns and win, putting the finishing touches on yet another just 12 interceptions. He also led the team in assault on the team record books. Urbana’s high- rushing over that span, racking up over 1,500 octane offense smashed every team record on yards and 23 additional TDs on the ground. the books for the second straight season, and the After just two seasons, Mendenhall already owns defense held opponents below 20 points per the school scoring record, but a lot of his confidence might come from playing behind one game for the first time in school history. of the nation’s biggest, most experienced Momentum is clearly on Urbana’s side, and the offensive lines. conditions have never been as favorable as they are entering the 2012 season. This fall marks Urbana’s first as a member of an NCAA Division II conference that carries an “earned-access” bid into the national playoffs. The former 4team GLFC has been absorbed into the 9-team

As deflating as that experience was at the time, it has this Blue Knight squad believing it can make a similar run.

Day 1, they approached me and let me know, ‘If you have any problems, let us know and we’ll take care of it.’” Joining Oakley, and his five years of experience on the Blue Knight offensive line, is fifth-year left tackle Alex Maxson (Delaware, OH/Hayes HS), fifth-year guard Andrew Minda (Dublin, OH/Coffman HS), fourth-year guard Scott Porter (Cincinnati, OH/Indian Hill HS), and third-year center Kyle Wallace (West Milton, OH/MiltonUnion HS). Together, the group has over 100 career starts for the Royal Blue and White, and four of the five have already earned allconference honors for their exemplary work in the trenches. It also seems poignant to mention that the front line averages 6’4" and 300 pounds, thank in large part to the 6’6", 320 pound fifthyear tackle bookends. Oakley and Maxson have started each of the past 33 games together, paving the way for record after falling record. They’ll also pave the way once again for the returning conference freshman of the year, running back David Hill (St. Louis, MO/DeSmet Jesuit HS). A powerful bruiser, the 5’10", 220 pound Hill bulldozed opponents for nearly 600 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie fighting for carries in a crowded backfield. His workload should increase significantly in 2012 behind fifth-year fullback Maurice Harden (Dayton, OH/Thurgood Marshall HS). Urbana’s possesses a strong ground-and-pound game, but the offense’s bread-and-butter is an all-out aerial assault featuring third-year wide receiver Joe Webb (Mechanicsburg, OH/ Mechanicsburg HS). Webb led the nation in yards per catch (25.1) as a sophomore, but he was often the third option on a stacked receiving corps. Gone are seniors and top targets Matt Hightower and Jerrell Leak, leaving an opening for someone else to be the benefactor of their combined 119 catches for 1,474 yards and 8 TDs last season. Webb doesn’t see his role as the team’s dynamic deep threat changing much. He believes Hightower and Leak’s replacements already exist on this roster.

“It’s great playing behind a veteran offensive line,” marvels Mendenhall. “I love having “We’re expecting a lot out of Marc Johnson veterans that know what they’re doing up front. (Lima, OH/Senior HS). We think he’ll be the #2 Most of them have been here three or four years, receiver to step up and play a lot for us.” and some have even been here five years. From

Webb continues, “In the slot, we have a position battle between Nate Wilburn-Ogletree (Brookville, OH/Northmont HS), Sanders Sius (Olympia, FL), and Alvin Busbee (Columbus, OH/Walnut Ridge HS/Eastern Kentucky). Sanders Sius worked really hard this offseason. I think he’ll step up and have a big year. Ogletree and Busbee worked hard too, so they’ll push everyone and we’ll have a lot of options.”

“I think that we’re handling the adversity of a coaching change pretty well,” explains McComas. “It’s basically the same defense with some different calls. I think we’re pretty confident, and we’re willing to put in the work to accomplish our goals. Coach Smith brings an intensity to the game that I like to see in a defensive coordinator. He has a passion for this game, and he gets us fired up and ready to go.”

(Homeworth, OH/Marlington HS) has starting experience at the position, and he turned in a strong spring season. His three interceptions were tied for third on last year’s team. Another junior, Kyle Allman (Massilon, OH/Washington HS), saw action in all 11 games last season, and sophomore Kenya Coombs (Mansfield, OH/ Lexington) could see significant action at the position after converting from wide receiver.

McComas will be joined by a bevy of heady veterans on defense, including another preseason All-American, senior defensive end Perry Jenkins (Columbus, OH/Walnut Ridge HS). Undersized, Jenkins utilizes an unstoppable motor to wreak havoc in opposing backfields. Last year alone, he finished with 59 tackles, including a teamhigh 18.5 behind the line of scrimmage. Jenkins will be joined up front by returners Bruce Parker (Sandusky, OH/Sandusky HS), Kyle Ferguson (West Jefferson, OH/West Jefferson HS), and Rodney Huston (Sidney, OH/Lehman Catholic HS). Parker was a Second Team All-Ohio selection with 36 tackles and a team-high 3 forced fumbles.

Questions also remain at some of the other open defensive back spots. Along with McComas, veterans Daniel Goodrum (Cleveland, OH/Villa Angela St. Joseph’s HS) and Eric Fisher (West Jefferson, OH/West Jefferson HS) return to patrol the defensive backfield, but five departures leave a few openings on the team’s defensive two-deep. Trying to replace last year’s conference Defensive Back of the Year Juan McKeever, redshirt freshman Brian Ridley (Columbus, OH/Whetstone HS) shined this spring, but this is a position where Taynor’s team could benefit from a flood of nearly 70 newcomers.

All that remains now are the games. Urbana has 11 on its 2012 schedule, including 8 against GLVC opponents. The Blue Knights are 13-6 all-time against current GLVC teams. That includes a 131 mark in their last 14. The only unfamiliar opponent on the 2012 schedule is preseason favorite Indianapolis. The Greyhounds were the unanimous pick to finish first in the conference after coming over from, arguably, the country’s strongest D-II football conference, the GLIAC. Indy finished 7-4 last season. They saw their conference title and playoff hopes dashed in a 28-19 loss to Wayne State in their home finale.

2O12 OUTLOOK

The returning linebackers feature three more allconference performers with a ton of experience. Reigning GLFC Linebacker of the Year Drew Underwood will line up next to Shane Cahill for the fourth straight year at UU after the duo played together at nearby West Jefferson High School during their prep careers. Together, they Spivey will be joined by the team’s ultimate utility combined for 114 tackles last year, including player, senior Matt Nowak (Garfield Heights, 17 for a loss of 87 yards. OH/Trinity HS). Nowak was recruited into the program as a tight end in 2009. He caught a couple of passes, including a touchdown, as a true freshman, but before his sophomore season, he bulked up to fill a need at guard for the Blue Knights. The following year, there was a new need for Nowak on the defensive side of the ball, so he made the switch to nose tackle. After just one game on defense, Nowak crossed back over the line to fill injured offensive lineman Scott Porter’s spot. Now, after donning four different uniform numbers to accommodate his many moves, a trimmed-down Nowak is back in #47 to fill the team’s H-back role. The third member of this linebacker trio is no Defensively, Urbana returns 8 of 11 starters. For slouch. Lamar Ross (Columbus, OH/Walnut most teams, that’s a healthy haul, but compared Ridge HS) finished fourth on the squad with 57 to Urbana’s offense, there is an air of uncertainty tackles in his third year on the job. A trio of juniors, including Kevin Smith (Lexington, OH/ surrounding the Blue Knight defense. Lexington HS), Nick Shaw (Coshocton, OH/ New Defensive Coordinator Paul Smith hopes to Coshocton HS) and Roy Harvison (Columbus, answer most of the questions in his first camp OH/Marion-Franklin HS), add much-needed with the team. Smith comes to Urbana from nearby depth to the heart of Urbana’s defense. Tiffin University, where he served on the same coaching staff as Taynor just a few seasons ago. Replacing First Team All-Region performer Wes Under Smith, the Blue Knights will continue to run Edwards at cornerback is high on the defense’s their unique 3-3-5 defense that features fast and priority list this fall. Edwards finished second in active linebacker/defensive back hybrids. One all of D-II in passes defended last season. Urbana of those returning hybrids is junior David opens camps with three vets vying for two starting cornerback slots. Junior Jake Krupko McComas (Dayton, OH/Carroll HS). In all, Urbana returns eleven players with starting experience on offense. Tight end LaVelle Spivey (Newark, OH/Newark HS) assumed the starting role at his position last year after an injury sidelined the incumbent. In his very first start, he caught 8 balls for 87 yards and 3 TDs.

Urbana’s special teams were much-improved in 2011. Former linebacker Clay Lust (Prospect, OH/Olentangy Liberty HS) overtook the punting duties, averaging 39 yards a boot. Marshall Newsome (Huber Heights, OH/Wayne HS) provided stability in the kicking game and earned First Team All-Conference honors along with Lust. Longsnapper John Krabill (West Liberty, OH/ West Liberty-Salem HS) returns for his third season to provide additional stability in the kicking game.

Urbana grabbed the second spot in the GLVC’s preseason coaches’ poll. If the predictions hold true, Urbana will host Indianapolis on the regular season’s final day with conference title and playoff implications on the line. Urbana also opens the 2012 season at home. The Blue Knights welcome familiar foe Tusculum College to town on Saturday, September 1st. Urbana and Tusculum have tussled three times before. Tusculum came out on top all three times, including a 39-36 win on a final drive touchdown by the 24th ranked Pioneers with 24 ticks left on the clock in 2010. On their last trip to Urbana in 2009, the Pioneers escaped with a win in a 4535 shootout. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. at Urbana University Stadium.

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH DAVID TAYNOR

COACH TAYNOR

David Taynor, a 1999 graduate of Urbana University, was named Head Football Coach on April 24, 2008. He became the 9th head football coach at Urbana University. The odds were stacked against Taynor in his first season at the helm of his alma mater. After a brief recruiting period, Taynor's new team tackled the program's first taste of NCAA D-II football. The Blue Knights won their home opener 28-19 over West Virginia Tech, but the team finished the season with 9 straight defeats, including 5 to nationally ranked opponents and 2 in overtime. In 2009, the Blue Knights regrouped under Taynor. With a full season of experience and recruiting under their belt, Taynor's coaching staff propelled Urbana to a 6-5 finish in his second season. The highlight of the year came in the third week as Taynor's upstarts announced their arrival to the D-II world by knocking off a true D-I powerhouse, the University of Dayton. The victory was the program's first against a Division I opponent, and it helped the team tie the school record for wins in a season. The 5-win improvement from Year 1 to Year 2 also tied the school mark for the biggest single season turnaround. Taynor was a senior center and captain on the last team to achieve such a turnaround. Urbana's David vs. Goliath moment at UD could have been written off as a one-hit wonder after the team appeared to have taken a step back in 2010. Urbana began Taynor's third year 1-4 after falling by a combined 8 points to 3 opponents who spent time in the national rankings. An inconsistent kicking game almost caused Urbana to throw in the towel, but Taynor's Blue Knights kept battling. The team finished the year with three straight wins by a combined 77 points. The team's record-setting offense set 9 school records, including points per game (32.3), yards per game (388.1) and passing touchdowns (27). Defensively, senior linebacker Travis Brisco earned the school's first NCAA D-II All-American nod after leading the country in 3

statistical categories. Urbana's 11 wins over 2 seasons Taynor came to Urbana from nearby Tiffin tied a program-high, but it didn't take Taynor long University where he was the offensive coordinator/ offensive line coach for 2 seasons from 2006-08. He to lead his troops to even newer heights in 2011. also served as an academic advisor for the Dragons' After 3 years recruiting student-athletes to fit his football program. During his tenure as offensive pass-happy, turnover-inducing system, Taynor was coordinator, Tiffin University established itself as a primed to take the program to unprecedented levels multiple, balanced and record-setting unit. Over two in Year 4. After a slow start that included a loss to seasons the Dragons accumulated a 19-3 record and the eventual 2011 D-II National Runners-up from won the Great Lakes Football Conference Wayne State, the Blue Knights ended the year on a championship in 2007. During that 2007 season the 6-game winning streak, beating their opponents by Tiffin offense broke 18 team or individual records. nearly 40 points per contest over that stretch. Taynor's team won a school record 8 games and He was named offensive line coach at University of finished 11th in Super Region 3, the toughest region Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2004 and promoted to in the country. The Blue Knights broke 15 school defensive coordinator in 2005, where he worked along records along the way, including school marks for side Head Coach John Miech. As an assistant football points (398), points per game (36.2), rushing yards coach at UW-Stevens Point, Taynor coordinated the per game (190.8), passing yards per game (268.5), defense which produced four all-Wisconsin total yards (5,053), and fewest points per game Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players and a first allowed (19.0). For the second straight season, a team all-Region defensive end in 2005. In 2004, his member of Urbana's defense earned NCAA D-II First UW-Stevens Point line propelled the offense to a top two finish in the WIAC in total offense, scoring Team All-Region honors. and passing efficiency. He coached 2 first team allUpon his hiring, Urbana University Athletic Director conference linemen and a second team all-American Doug Young announced, "Coach Taynor was the tight end. player's choice from the moment they met him. His background as an outstanding student-athlete at Taynor's first full-time college coaching job was as Urbana University made him the ideal fit for our the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach program. Dave knows what it takes to be successful for Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. from at the NCAA Division II level. We will all benefit 2001-04 with head coach Chris Tabor, who is now from his experiences with the great programs that the Special Teams Coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Taynor's offense finished third in the nation he has been a part of in the past." (NAIA) in total offense and second in passing offense, As a center on Urbana's offensive line in the late while breaking 35 individual or team records for '90's, Taynor was a 1st Team All-Mid-States Football offensive proficiency during the 2002 season. He Association pick. He also earned NAIAAll-American also served as the team's NFL liaison. and Academic All-American honors in 1998. As team captain his senior year, Taynor was named an NAIA Taynor got his collegiate coaching start as an assistant Scholar Athlete, in addition to being a 2-time All- coach for the Blue Knights as soon as his playing career was completed. He then moved on to the MSFA Scholar Athlete. University of Louisville as a graduate assistant (1999Upon his hiring, Taynor announced, "I'm extremely 2001), working for Coach John L. Smith. At excited about becoming a head football coach, but Louisville, the Cardinals were crowned Conference more importantly, becoming a head football coach USA champions, and Taynor coached in the 1999 at Urbana University. This is where I played college Humanitarian Bowl and 2000 Liberty Bowl. He also football. This University has done a lot for me and had the opportunity to assist in the strength training my career. For me to be able to come back and be a of four NFL draft picks and 14 student-athletes who part of an exciting time of transition to NCAA D-II were invited to NFL camps. and be a leader here is something very special to "At Louisville, I got a chance to learn from John L. me." Smith, a coach that has turned around programs and Taynor returns to his roots after being mentored by knows how to motivate young men," said Taynor. some college coaching greats and developing a strong "It was a great experience." and diverse knowledge of the game of football and the necessary leadership experience to effectively Taynor is certified as a Strength and Conditioning mentor student athletes and a successful football Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has 12 years of experience as a head program. or assistant strength coach. "Football has always been a passion of mine," explains Taynor. "Without college football, my He received his master's degree in higher education at coaches and teammates, I would not have had the the University of Louisville in 2000 and his bachelor's structure. That is why I got into coaching. This is degree in sports science from Urbana University in what I want to do. The development of young men 1999. David and his wife, Heather (Rose) Taynor, a is my goal. We want them to be proud of what 1998 Urbana University graduate and 3-year letter they've accomplished, where they've been and where winner for the Blue Knight softball team, currently reside in Urbana. Together, they have a daughter, they're going." Chloe Rose, born in January, 2012.

W HAT T HEY ’ RE S AYING A BOUT C OACH T AYNOR ... “The kids will have the same work ethic as Dave. When he worked with me, he was in the weight room with the kids all day, and he spent his nights planning how to coach them the next day. The players are a reflection of their head coach. With Dave’s work ethic and the way he approaches the game, you will win a lot of football games. I would love to have my sons play for Dave. If I had a job for him tomorrow, I’d hire him.” John L. Smith Former Head Coach University of Louisville & Michigan State University Current Head Coach at the University of Arkansas

“I would love to have my sons play for Dave.”

I feel honored to be playing for such a great coaching staff. By far, they are the best I've ever had in my football career. Coach Taynor will always be one of the best coaches I've ever had. His knowledge of the game, his input and his guidance has made me 10 times the football player I was before.

Ian Iler Blue Knight WR/RB from 2007-09 Urbana University

“...one of the best coaches I’ve ever had.”

Rock Gullickson Head Strength & Conditioning Coach St. Louis Rams

“Dave’s best attribute is his passion for the game and his passion for his players. He cares so much about his players. We’re all excited to see him go back to his alma mater so he could bring his passion and his knowledge back home. And his wife Heather is a great cook!”

Mike Kent Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Colorado State University

“...puts his players first.”

“...passion for the game and...passion for his players.”

“Coach Taynor is a highly motivated person with great organizational skills. Dave definitely puts his players first. He has a vision, and then he always follows through. Dave will be a great with his players, and he will be a tremendous asset to Urbana University.”

“Coach Taynor is one of the most hard working and diligent coaches I’ve ever been around. His relationship with his players is second to none. I’m excited to see him back with his alma mater, and I wish him the best of luck.”

Jim McElwain Former Offensive Coordinator at the University of Alabama Current Head Coach at Colorado State University

“...enthusiastic...very intelligent.”

COACH TAYNOR

“Dave was our strength and conditioning coach. He received a lot of respect from the players because he is pretty physical himself. He really showed our players how to train at a high level of intensity. He led by example, and he’s tough as nails. Dave was a great asset to our staff. He was very level headed and knew how to approach his players individually. He is the type of guy that sets a goal and has the determination to set out and reach that goal.”

Greg Breitbach Offensive Coordinator University of North Dakota

“His relationship with his players is second to none.”

“Dave does as good of a job each and every week as I’ve seen in the seven years I’ve been doing this. He’s very enthusiastic. Dave has a lot of passion, and he is very intelligent about the game when it comes to the X’s and O’s.”

“Coach Taynor was the player’s choice from the moment they met him. His background as an outstanding student-athlete at Urbana University made him the ideal fit for our program. We will all benefit from his experiences with the great programs that he has been a part of in the past.”

Tim Polasek Assistant Football Coach North Dakota State University

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PAUL SMITH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR-DBS Paul Smith joined the Blue Knight coaching staff in June of 2012, assuming the duties of Defensive Coordinator. Smith will also coach the defensive backs and serve as Assistant Head Coach. Smith has nearly 2 decades of coaching experience at many different levels. Most recently, he served as the Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Secondary Coach for regional semi-finalist Tiffin Calvert High School in 2011. At nearby Tiffin University, Smith served as an assistant coach for over a decade, serving on some of the same coaching staffs as current Blue Knight Head Coach Dave Taynor. Over his career with the Dragons, Smith served as Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, Strength and Conditioning Coach and recruiter. He also spent multiple seasons coaching Tiffin's defensive backs, linebackers and defensive line. Smith earned GLFC Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2007. His defense ranked 9th in the nation overall that season. Smith also has experience coaching on the offensive side of the ball. He spent the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 season as Hiram College's Offensive Coordinator and QBs Coach.

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Trevor Zeiders joined the Blue Knight coaching staff in the summer of 2011, assuming the role as Defensive Line Coach. In his first season in charge of the defensive line unit, Zeiders helped the Blue Knights set new marks for fewest TDs allowed (27) and fewest points per game (19.0), as Urbana set a program record for wins with 8. Zeiders landed 2 of the 4 First Team all-conference selections at defensive line, including the conference leader in sacks, tackles for loss and QB hurries. In his second season at Urbana, Zeiders was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator and Linebackers Coach, taking over for the departed John Shingler. A native of New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Zeiders came to Urbana from the University of Dayton where he spent 2 seasons coaching the defensive ends. Prior to his coaching stint at UD, Zeiders also made stops at Carson Newman College, Frostburg State, Gettysburg College and West Virginia University. He coached linebackers and defensive backs for 2 seasons at Carson Newman, earning a pair of conference titles along the way. In 2004 and 2005, he coached the defensive line at Frostburg State, and from 2001-03, he led Gettysburg's defensive line.

BILL NICKELL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

ROD WILSON DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH

Rod Wilson (Urbana, '99) enters his fifth season with the Blue Knight football coaching staff. Wilson will Bill Nickell is in his second season as a member of once again serve as the defensive backs coach for the Blue Knight coaching staff. Nickell spent his Urbana after coaching the tight ends in his first season first season as a Graduate Assistant, assisting in 2008. In 2009, Wilson's first as the defensive primarily with the offensive line, while also back coach at Urbana, the Blue Knights set a school performing duties as the team's video coordinator record for interceptions with 17. In 2010, junior and equipment manager. In the summer of 2012, safety Juan McKeever recorded 6 interceptions he was promoted to a full-time position as the Head Strength and Conditioning through the first 5 games, setting a school record and leading the nation in Division Coach as well as the Offensive Line Coach. II, and last season, Wilson had the honor of coaching First Team All-Super Region Nickell joined the coaching ranks after a stellar 5-year career as a Blue Knight 3 cornerback Wes Edwards. offensive lineman. In 2010, Nickell was a First Team All-Conference performer and an Academic All-Conference selection on an offensive squad that set 10 Wilson was a standout athlete for the UU football team from 1996-99, earning all single season records, including points, first downs and total yards. The 2-year conference nods in '96 as a WR and in '97 and '98 as a DB. In '98, he was selected team captain started the final 22 games of his career at center, orchestrating an as a co-captain along with Head Coach David Taynor. Wilson's playing career came offensive line unit that paved the way for Urbana's top 3 single-game rushing to an abrupt end during the '99 season when he suffered a career-ending injury. performances of all-time. Wilson graduated from River View High School in Warsaw, Ohio in 1994, where he A native of Celina, Ohio, Nickell also earned First Team All-Independent, earned varsity letters in football and track. In 1999, Wilson earned a bachelor of Second team All-Ohio, as well as the team's Offensive Lineman of the Year and science degree in sports science from Urbana University. Wilson works in law enforcement and resides in Urbana with his wife, Alisa (Patrick) Wilson, (Urbana, "Uncommon" Awards. '00), son Riley (9) and daughters Reyse (6) and Raygen (4). In 2011, he became just the third Blue Knight in school history selected to play in the Cactus Bowl, a prestigious NCAA Division II all-star game. He was the only player in that game to play every offensive snap for his squad.

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Other stops along Smith's coaching career include Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C., NCAA D-II Chowan College in Murfreesboro, N.C. and Zeiders played his college ball at West Virginia, where he was a linebacker and Union College in Barboursville, KY. Smith served as an assistant coach at each longsnapper. After his playing career was complete, he stayed on with the stop, coaching primarily on the defensive side of the ball each time. Mountaineers as a student assistant coach, helping West Virginia defeat Ole Miss 49-38 in the 2000 Music City Bowl before graduating in 2001. Smith played his college ball at Union College in the mid-90's, earning 3 varsity letters while receiving the Rena Milliken Award for Most Outstanding Business In his career, Zeiders has coached a pair of All-Americans (FSU's Kevin Culbert and Student. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UD's Devon Langhorst). In addition, his defensive units have led the nation in Union College in 1996. Later, Smith earned his Master's of Business sacks ('05) and finished runner-up as well ('10). Administration from Tiffin University in 2000. Currently, Zeiders resides in West Carrollton with his wife, Nicole and son, Elijah.

At the conclusion of the school year, Nickell was also named to the National Football Foundations' 2010 National Scholar-Athlete Team. Prior to coming to Urbana in 2006, Nickell was a 2-time All-Conference performer at Celina High School. He also earned All-Conference honors in the shot put. Bill is the son of Walt and Angela Nickell. He received his bachelor's degree in education in May of 2011 and is now working towards his master's degree at Urbana University.

DOUG YOUNG DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

On behalf of the entire Urbana University family, I would like to welcome you to the home of Blue Knight athletics. Urbana University is proud to sponsor 15 athletic programs in one of the most beautiful geographic locations in the nation. Although athletics is an integral part of our campus environment, it is the pride that we take in the development of the total person that we find most rewarding. With so many college choices available to students today, I am often asked, "Why is Urbana University the right place for me?" Most often, my answer is that the core attribute of NCAA Division II athletics, known as "Life in Balance", is carried out and practiced in all that we do.

At Urbana University it is universally accepted that all students and employees are equipped with a unique skill set of strengths and weaknesses. We constantly seek to accentuate those strengths and nurture those weaknesses in an effort to form a collective unified body of positive results. Our campus-wide slogan of "One Student at a Time" confirms our commitment to knowing each individual on a personal basis. It's what makes success a reality and not merely just a dream at Urbana University. Spearheaded by our move to the NCAA, we have created a culture of life in balance. This is not merely an athletics-only initiative but one that permeates our entire campus. The core attributes of life in balance are learning, service, passion, sportsmanship, and resourcefulness. Together, these attributes form a collective bond for all that call Urbana University home.

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ETHAN OAKLEY

URBANA UNIVERSITY OWNS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MOST EXPERIENCED OFFENSIVE LINES IN THE COUNTRY, AND NO BLUE KNIGHT IS BIGGER OR MORE EXPERIENCED THAN RIGHT TACKLE ETHAN OAKLEY. STANDING 6’6”, 320 POUNDS, “THE OAKTREE” HAS MADE 33 STRAIGHT STARTS FOR THE BLUE KNIGHTS, MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROSTER. HE IS 1 OF 5 FIFTH-YEAR SENIORS THAT REMAIN FROM COACH TAYNOR’S INAUGURAL RECRUITING CLASS, SO HE HAS SEEN THE PROGRAM GROW FROM A 1-WIN NAIA SQUAD IN 2008 TO AN NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFF CONTENDER IN 2012. HIS CLASS IS JUST 3 WINS AWAY FROM GOING DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TO EVER DON THE ROYAL BLUE & WHITE, AND OAKLEY’S EXPERIENCED OFFENSIVE LINE HAS BIG PLANS TO PAVE THE WAY TO HISTORY. 1. WHAT ARE THE TEAM'S 2012 GOALS? WE

WANT TO CONTINUE BUILDING OFF WHAT WE

ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR WITH THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS YEAR, WE'RE IN A BIGGER CONFERENCE SO WE WANT TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND WIN THE CONFERENCE AGAIN AND MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. AFTER THAT,

I THINK EVERYONE ON THE TEAM WOULD LIKE TO GO ON A RUN AND WIN A COUPLE GAMES IN POST-SEASON. 2. WHAT ARE YOUR PERSONAL GOALS?

I DON'T REALLY HAVE A FAVORITE NFL TEAM. I JUST LIKE WATCHING FOOTBALL. IF I HAD TO PICK ONE, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ST. LOUIS RAMS. JAKE LONG IS THE PLAYER I TRY TO MODEL MY GAME AFTER. HE'S JUST DOMINANT ON EVERY SINGLE PLAY. 5. YOUR OFFENSIVE LINE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED UNITS IN ALL

SEPARATED SHOULDER MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. EVERY PLAY, SNAP, AND HIT FELT LIKE SOMEONE STABBING ME IN MY SHOULDER, BUT

ALL FOOTBALL PLAYERS, ESPECIALLY OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, PLAY HURT. YOU'RE NEVER 100% HEALTHY. YOU'RE ALWAYS NURSING

SOMETHING, WHETHER IT'S A TWISTED ANKLE OR BUSTED

SHOULDER. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING HURT AND BEING INJURED. IF YOU'RE INJURED

AND CAN'T PLAY, YOU'D BETTER NOT BE ABLE TO WALK.

OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTERING THIS SEASON. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT EACH MEMBER AND 7. WHO DO YOU THINK COULD HAVE A BREAKOUT WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE. YEAR ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL?

NATE WILBURN-OGLETREE COULD HAVE A BREAKOUT SEASON. LOSING MATT HIGHTOWER FROM LAST YEAR, WE NEED SOMEONE TO FILL THAT GO-TO ROLE WITH SURE HANDS, AND WE NEED SOMEONE TO COMPLEMENT JOE WEBB. IF SOMEBODY STEPS UP, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO THROW AS MANY DOUBLE TEAMS AT WEBB, SO WE NEED SOMEBODY IN THE WR CORPS TO STEP UP. I THINK OGLETREE COULD BE THE ONE.

3. IN YOUR CAREER, WHO HAS INSPIRED YOU ANDREW MINDA IS THE HARD WORKER OF THE GROUP. HE THE MOST ON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD? REALLY WORKS HARD IN THE WEIGHT ROOM. THIS SUMMER HE WAS A BIG MOTIVATOR FOR ME. I HAVE TO WORK HARD JUST TO ON THE FIELD, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY JAKE LONG (TACKLE KEEP UP WITH HIM. MINDA KNOWS WHEN TO GET SERIOUS. FOR THE MIAMI DOLPHINS). I LOOK UP TO HIM AS ONE OF WE KNOW WHEN TO GET SERIOUS. WHEN WE CAN WE ALL THE MOST DOMINANT TACKLES IN THE NFL. IN THE COACHING LIKE TO JOKE AROUND. THAT'S ALMOST EVERY FAT GUY. WORLD, IT WOULD BE COACH TAYNOR. HE HAS BEEN MY HEAD COACH AS WELL AS MY POSITION COACH SINCE I CAME KYLE WALLACE STEPPED UP BIG TIME LAST YEAR. WHEN TO URBANA, AND HE PLAYED THE POSITION AND PLAYED IT PORTER WENT DOWN, WE ALL LOOKED AROUND FOR SOMEONE EXTREMELY WELL AT URBANA. I TRY TO LEARN EVERYTHING TO FILL THAT SPOT. WALLACE REALLY STEPPED UP IN THE CENTER POSITION. THAT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION FOR I CAN FROM A GUY LIKE THAT. US, SO THAT WAS HUGE. OFF THE FIELD, MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM MY FAMILY. YEARS OF WORKING OUT AT THE FARM AND GOING TO SHOWS SCOTT PORTER WATCHES A TON OF FILM. HE DOESN'T HAVE REALLY TAUGHT ME GOOD LIFE LESSONS AND HELPED ME GET MUCH TO SAY, BUT WHAT HE SAYS HAS A LOT OF VALUE. HE TO WHERE I AM TODAY, AND IT TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A GIVES A LOT OF 1 OR 2-WORD ANSWERS, BUT HE GETS HIS GOOD SON AND, SOMEDAY A GOOD HUSBAND AND FATHER. POINT ACROSS. HE DOESN'T SPEND HIS FREE TIME PLAYING XBOX OR WATCHING TV. WHEN PORTER HAS FREE TIME, HE'S 4. WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE NFL TEAM AND WATCHING FILM. PLAYER? IS THERE AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, PAST OR PRESENT, THAT YOU TRY TO MODEL AS A GROUP, WE LOVE TO GOOF AROUND AND HAVE A GOOD YOUR GAME AFTER? TIME LIKE ANY GROUP OF FAT GUYS, BUT WHEN IT'S TIME TO BUCKLE CHIN STRAPS AND GET SERIOUS, I HAVE EVERY AMOUNT OF TRUST I CAN IN THOSE GUYS UP FRONT. YOU'VE GOT TO

WHAT

GAME ARE YOU MOST LOOKING

FORWARD TO THIS SEASON AND WHY?

WOULD HAVE TO SAY INDIANAPOLIS BECAUSE THEY WERE

PICKED IN THE CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL TO FINISH #1. WE

WERE PICKED #2, SO IN A PERFECT WORLD IF EVERYTHING WORKS

OUT, THAT GAME WILL BE FOR THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. AND IT WILL BE AT HOME ON SENIOR DAY. IF WE EXECUTE OUR GAME PLANS, WE'LL BE SITTING THERE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SEASON, READY TO TAKE THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN AND MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

CLOSE SECOND WOULD BE THE

TUSCULUM

BLUE KNIGHT SPOTLIGHT

I'D LIKE TO TAKE OVER SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP ROLE. WE ALEX MAXSON AND I HAVE PLAYED TOGETHER AND BEEN LIFTING PARTNERS FOR 4 YEARS NOW. MAXSON KEEPS WITH WES EDWARDS AND THE REST OF THE SENIORS LEAVING. EVERYTHING LIGHT IN THE MEETINGS. HE'S ALWAYS CRACKING THAT GROUP WAS THE LEADERSHIP VOICE OF THIS TEAM. I'D JOKES AND QUOTING MOVIES TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD A LITTLE ALSO LIKE TO GET NAMED TO THE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM BIT ON BAD DAYS. I WOULD SAY I'M CLOSEST TO MAXSON AGAIN AND BE NAMED THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR SINCE WE PLAY THE SAME POSITION AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER IN THE CONFERENCE. FOR SO LONG. LOST A LOT OF OUR LEADERSHIP VOICE THROUGH GRADUATION

GAME IN THE

OPENER. WE'VE BEEN SO CLOSE TO BEATING THEM BUT HAVEN'T

DONE IT YET. WE WENT DOWN THERE EARLIER IN MY CAREER

AND WE PUT UP MORE POINTS THAN ANY OTHER TEAM ON THEM,

BUT WE STILL LOST. THEY WERE NATIONALLY RANKED AND WE

ALMOST BEAT THEM. THE SEASON OPENER COULD BE A LITTLE PAYBACK.

9. WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT

ON THE FIELD AT URBANA UNIVERSITY?

WHEN WE WON THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR. IN 2008, WE WENT 1-10, AND IT WAS A ROUGH SEASON LEARNING FOCUS ON DOING YOUR JOB TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY. THE NEW COACHES' SYSTEM AND JUST ACCLIMATING TO COLLEGE EVEN WHEN WE HANG OUT TOGETHER, WE'VE GOT EACH FOOTBALL. THEN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS, WE DID WELL, BUT OTHERS BACKS, AND WE ALL KNOW IT. WERE ALWAYS AT AVERAGE OR JUST ABOVE AVERAGE. THEN FINALLY LAST YEAR, ALL THE BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS PAID OFF. 6. OVER YOUR 4 YEARS AT URBANA, YOU HAVE WINNING THAT CHAMPIONSHIP REALLY MEANT SOMETHING. IT TRUST THE GUY NEXT TO YOU TO DO HIS JOB SO YOU CAN

EARNED A REPUTATION AS A PLAYER WILLING

TO SACRIFICE HIS BODY FOR THE TEAM.

I'VE

SEEN A PICTURE OF ONE OF YOUR FINGERS BENT AT NEARLY A 90-DEGREE ANGLE, AND I HEARD

WAS SO WORTH IT TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING WE DID TO REACH THAT GOAL.

10. LASTLY, WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN

YOU WERE BACK ON THE PRACTICE FIELD

THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS?

OVER THE YEARS AND HOW YOU OVERCOME THEM

OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. IF NOT, I'LL USE MY COLLEGE

MOMENTS LATER PLAYING THROUGH THE PAIN. TELL US ABOUT SOME OF YOUR WORST INJURIES I

ETHAN

MANHANDLES ANOTHER DEFENSIVE

CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY DURING HIS SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN. LINEMAN FROM

AND TAKE THE FIELD EVERY SATURDAY.

PROBABLY THE WORST INJURY I'VE PLAYED THROUGH IS A

WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY FOOTBALL IF THAT

DEGREE FROM URBANA UNIVERSITY TO GET A JOB IN LOGISTICS

ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THINGS, AND I'LL BE MARRIED TO MY FIANCÉ CHRISSY.

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10 QUESTIONS WITH BLUE KNIGHT

JOE WEBB

DYNAMIC DEEP THREAT JOE WEBB RETURNS FOR HIS THIRD SEASON AS A TOP TARGET FOR QUARTERBACK D.J. MENDENHALL. THE FORMER HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS HAVE EXHIBITED AN UNCANNY ABILITY TO CONNECT AT KEY TIMES SINCE ARRIVING ON CAMPUS AS HERALDED FRESHMEN IN 2010. GROWING UP IN NEIGHBORING FOOTBALL-CRAZED COMMUNITIES MECHANICSBURG AND WEST JEFFERSON, IT’S EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY MENDENHALL-TO-WEBB HAS WORKED SO WELL FOR THE BLUE KNIGHTS. LAST YEAR, WEBB AVERAGED 25.1 YARDS PER RECEPTION, LEADING ALL OF DIVISION II. IN 2012, THE MENDENHALL-TO-WEBB CONNECTION MAY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER AS URBANA’S RECEIVING CORPS IS ONE OF THE TEAM’S MOST DEPLETED GROUPS. FORTUNATELY, WEBB WON’T MIND THE EXTRA WORK. THE THROWBACK 2-WAY PLAYER IS ACCUSTOMED TO PULLING DOUBLE DUTY AS A STANDOUT, SMASH-MOUTH SPECIAL TEAMER. 1.

WHAT

GOALS?

ARE THE TEAM'S

2012

THINK THE MAIN GOAL IS TO IMPROVE UPON

EVERYTHING

DO.

4. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE NFL & PLAYER? IS THERE 1 PLAYER

I T' S

PLAYOFFS, SO WE WANT TO WIN THE CONFERENCE AND GET THAT AUTOMATIC BID.

W HAT GOALS?

BLUE KNIGHT SPOTLIGHT

ARE YOUR PERSONAL

PERSONAL GOALS ARE TO DO EVERYTHING

IN MY POWER TO HELP THE TEAM WIN GAMES. IF THAT MEANS CATCHING ONE BALL FOR A

20-YARD

AND SPENDING THE REST OF THE GAME

BLOCKING, THEN SO BE IT.

I'LL

DO WHATEVER IT

TAKES TO HELP THE TEAM WIN GAMES.

YOUR CAREER , WHO HAS

INSPIRED YOU THE MOST ON AND OFF

THE FOOTBALL FIELD?

ENJOY PLAYING ON SPECIAL

I'M A DEFENSIVE-MINDED I'D RATHER BLINDSIDE A GUY WITH A BIG HIT CATCH A BIG PASS.

THAT GUY, SO

MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THE

WINNER OF OUR CONFERENCE MAKES THE

TEAM TEAMS. IN ALL HONESTY,

LAST YEAR, AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE YOU TRY TO MODEL YOUR GAME AFTER? THE PLAYOFFS.

HOPE MY ROLE ON SPECIAL TEAMS GETS BIGGER

AND BIGGER BECAUSE

MY FAVORITE NFL TEAM IS OBVIOUSLY THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. LARRY CSONKA IS MY FAVORITE PLAYER ALL-TIME, BUT IF I HAD TO CHOOSE A CURRENT PLAYER, I'D PROBABLY SAY DAVONE BESS BECAUSE HE'S THE DOLPHINS BEST OVERALL WR RIGHT NOW. WE TRADED ALL OF OUR GOOD PLAYERS, BUT BESS IS FUN TO WATCH, AND HE'S A GREAT ROUTE RUNNER.

THAN

8. WHO

IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU'VE

EVER PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST?

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND SAY D.J. MENDENHALL. WE WERE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS FOR 4 YEARS, SO I'VE SEEN HIM PLAY FOR AWHILE NOW. HE WAS A GREAT PLAYER THEN, AND HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. WE'VE PUT OUR RIVALRY BEHIND US FOR NOW, SO I CAN SAY HE'S THE BEST PLAYER I'VE EVER PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST.

5. MOST OF THE OFFENSE IS BACK FROM LAST SEASON, EXCEPT FOR THE WIDE RECEIVERS. YOU HAVE 71 CATCHES IN YOUR 2-YEAR CAREER. COMBINED, THE 9. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE OTHER RETURNING WRS HAVE JUST 18 TEAM'S MOVE TO THE GLVC? URBANA CATCHES. WHO DO YOU THINK WILL STEP WAS PICKED TO FINISH 2ND IN THE NEW UP AND HAVE A BREAKOUT YEAR TO CONFERENCE. DO YOU THINK THAT'S AN MAKE UP FOR THE LOSSES OF MATT ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF WHERE YOU STAND HEADING INTO 2012? HIGHTOWER AND JERRELL LEAK?

I'D HAVE TO SAY MY IDOL ON THE FIELD IS LARRY WE'RE EXPECTING A LOT OUT OF MARC JOHNSON. I LIKE THE MOVE TO THE NEW CONFERENCE. IT'S CSONKA. THAT'S THE REASON I WEAR #39 TO WE THINK HE'LL BE THE #2 RECEIVER TO STEP UP GOING TO BE A GOOD MOVE FOR US. WE GET TO THIS DAY. I WAS ALWAYS INSPIRED BY HIM AND AND PLAY A LOT FOR US. IN THE SLOT, WE HAVE A COMPETE IN A GOOD LEAGUE, AND PUT UP WINNING THE WAY HE RUNS THE BALL. I TRY TO RUN THE POSITION BATTLE BETWEEN N ATE W ILBURN - RECORDS WHICH WILL HELP US BRING IN MORE AND OGLETREE, SANDERS SIUS, AND ALVIN BUSBEE. BETTER RECRUITS. I'D SAY OUR #2 RANKING IS PRETTY BALL AS HARD AS HIM. S ANDERS S IUS WORKED REALLY HARD THIS ACCURATE. THE LAST GAME OF THE YEAR WILL OFF THE FIELD, I'D PROBABLY SAY MY MOM. SHE'S OFFSEASON. I THINK HE'LL STEP UP AND HAVE A BIG DECIDE THE CHAMPIONSHIP. AT THE END OF THE ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE PUSHING ME TO PLAY YEAR. OGLETREE AND BUSBEE WORKED HARD TOO, YEAR, WE'RE ALWAYS PLAYING REALLY GOOD BALL, SPORTS AND HELPING ME HOLD MY LIFE SO THEY'LL PUSH EVERYONE AND WE'LL HAVE A SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO MAKE IT TOGETHER , AND SHE ' S ALWAYS SUPPORTED LOT OF OPTIONS. TO THE PLAYOFFS AND WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. 6. YOU'VE

EARNED A REPUTATION AS

10. WHAT

IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE

BEING A REAL DEEP THREAT WITH A MOMENT ON THE FIELD AT TON OF SPEED OVER YOUR FIRST AT

URBANA? WILL

UU?

YEARS

YOUR ROLE IN THE

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT WAS MY FRESHMAN

OFFENSE CHANGE THIS SEASON WITH THE YEAR DEPARTURES IN THE RECEIVING CORPS?

AGAINST

S OUTHWEST B APTIST . D.J. I CRACK-

SCRAMBLED AND GOT OUT TO THE EDGE.

BACK BLOCKED ONE OF THEIR SAFETIES AND MADE

I DON'T THINK MY ROLE WILL CHANGE TOO MUCH. I'LL STILL BE A DEEP THREAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I' LL PROBABLY BE COUNTED ON TO MAKE MORE CATCHES. 7.

YOU

TEAMS OVER THE FIRST

HAULS IN YET ANOTHER DIVING CATCH ON A

TUSCULUM COLLEGE

2010.

GAME .

11.

L ASTLY , WHERE DO YOU 5 TO 10 YEARS?

SEE

SEASONS AT

HOPEFULLY, I SEE MYSELF PLAYING IN THE NFL. I'M GOING TO GIVE IT ALL I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT THERE DO YOU ENJOY MORE, CATCHING AN 85- AND PURSUE MY DREAM, BUT IF THINGS DON'T WORK YARD BOMB OR BLINDSIDING A BALL OUT, THEN I'LL PROBABLY TRY TO COACH, MAYBE CARRIER ON PUNT COVERAGE? HERE OR MECHANICSBURG. YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE A

BIG ROLE ON SPECIAL TEAMS, AND WHAT

BOMB AT

HE LANDED

PLAYED A TON ON SPECIAL YOURSELF IN

UU. WILL

JOE

HIM DO ALMOST A COMPLETE BACK FLIP.

ON HIS HEAD AND DIDN'T PLAY THE REST OF THE

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10 QUESTIONS WITH BLUE KNIGHT

DAVID McCOMAS

DAVID MCCOMAS FIRST BURST ONTO THE BLUE KNIGHT SCENE IN 2009, BUT HE ALMOST BECAME AN AFTERTHOUGHT NEVER DETERRED, MCCOMAS BOUNCED BACK WITH A STRONG SPRING TO REMIND EVERYONE HOW ELECTRIFYING HE CAN BE. HIS BREAKOUT FINALLY CAME LAST YEAR AS HE FINISHED WITH 55 TACKLES, INCLUDING 9.5 FOR A LOSS. HE ALSO BLOCKED HIS SECOND CAREER KICK. ROAMING THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD FROM HIS DEMON POSITION, MCCOMAS WAS IN ON MORE PLAYS THAN ANY OTHER BLUE KNIGHT DB EXCEPT FOR PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN JUAN MCKEEVER. NOW, MCKEEVER IS GONE, ALONG WITH FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION SELECTION WES EDWARDS, BUT MCCOMAS IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO PICK UP THE SLACK AND ENJOY HIS TURN IN THE BLUE KNIGHT SPOTLIGHT.

AFTER REDSHIRTING HIS FIRST YEAR AND SEEING HIS SECOND SEASON CUT SHORT BY INJURY.

1. WHAT ARE THE TEAM'S 2012 GOALS? THE TEAM GOALS ARE TO WIN THE GLVC, MAKE THE NATIONAL PLAYOFFS, SEND OUR SENIORS OUT AS WINNERS, GRADUATE 100% OF OUR SENIORS, HAVE A TEAM GPA OF 3.0, MAKE THE TOP 20 IN THE NATION IN TURNOVER MARGIN, AND THERE ARE A FEW MORE. THE "U" OUTSIDE OF OUR LOCKER ROOM HAS ALL OF THEM. 2. WHAT ARE YOUR PERSONAL GOALS?

BLUE KNIGHT SPOTLIGHT

I' D

LIKE TO GET MAYBE

TACKLES AND

INTERCEPTIONS, BUT I DON'T REALLY FOCUS ON PERSONAL GOALS.

PERSONALLY, I WANT TO SEND OUR SENIORS

OUT AS WINNERS AND MAKE THE NATIONAL PLAYOFFS.

THEN, ONCE WE GET THERE, I WANT THE TEAM TO GO AS DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS AS WE CAN. 3. THE COACHING STAFF EXPERIENCED A FEW CHANGES OVER THE OFFSEASON. HOW'S THE DEFENSE DEALING WITH THE CHANGE AND WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NEW DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR?

I THINK THAT WE'RE HANDLING THE ADVERSITY PRETTY WELL. IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME DEFENSE WITH SOME DIFFERENT CALLS. I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT, AND WE 'RE WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS. COACH SMITH BRINGS AN INTENSITY TO THE GAME THAT I LIKE TO SEE IN A DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR. HE HAS A PASSION FOR THIS GAME, AND HE GETS US FIRED UP AND READY TO GO. 4. URBANA WAS PICKED TO FINISH 2ND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW CONFERENCE? IN THE GLVC.

I'M HAPPY THAT WE GOT TO JOIN THIS NEW CONFERENCE

US THIS YEAR.

AND PARTICIPATE IN A CONFERENCE WITH AN AUTOMATIC

I THINK

HE'S A STRONG DEFENDER ON AN ISLAND. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A BID TO THE NATIONAL PLAYOFFS. I KINDA LIKE BEING #2 STRONG SEASON AND BE A STRONG DEFENDER. IN THE RANKINGS. IT TAKES THE TARGET OFF OUR BACKS, BUT PRESEASON RANKINGS AREN'T REALLY IMPORTANT. 8. YOU ENDED YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WE GOTTA TAKE IT ONE GAME AT A TIME, AND IF AS DAYTON CARROLL'S ALL-TIME LEADING EVERYTHING GOES WELL AND WE WIN OUT, IT WILL SET RUSHER. DO YOU MISS PLAYING ON OFFENSE? ANY CHANCE WE SEE YOU CARRYING THE BALL UP THAT 1 VS. 2 MATCHUP IN WEEK 11. AGAIN BEFORE YOUR CAREER IS OVER? 5. WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST STRENGTH ON THE FIELD AT THIS POINT OF YOUR CAREER? I DON'T THINK SO. I LOVED RUNNING THE BALL, BUT NOW THAT I'M PLAYING DEFENSE, I LIKE THE HUNGER AND THE I WOULD SAY MY BIGGEST STRENGTH WOULD BE MY "WANT-TO" TO GET TO THE BALL AS QUICKLY AS YOU PHYSICALITY AND BLOCK DESTRUCTION. I LIKE SHEDDING CAN. I LIKE PLAYING WITH THAT FIRE TO GET THE BALL. BLOCKS AND GETTING TO THE BALL AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. OFFENSE SEEMS EASY TO ME NOW. THEY START A PLAY AND THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. 6. WHAT'S THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT ON DEFENSE, YOU HAVE SO MANY MORE THINGS TO LEARN. ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD DURING YOUR CAREER YOU GOTTA DO ALL THESE THINGS BEFORE THE BALL AT UU? SNAPS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE OFFENSE IS TRYING TO DO BASED ON DOWN AND DISTANCE. THEN, WHEN THE BALL HONESTLY, IT WAS PROBABLY WHEN WE WENT AND IS SNAPPED, YOU HAVE TO JUST REACT AND I LIKE THAT. PLAYED AT TUSCULUM. I WAS A FRESHMAN REDSHIRT. I YOU WANT YOUR DEFENSE TO ACT KINDA LIKE A BRICK REMEMBER IT BEING SO HOT. IT WAS A REALLY CLOSE WALL WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO STOP THE OFFENSE. GAME AND THEY WERE NATIONALLY RANKED. WE HAD A LEAD LATE, BUT THEY DROVE DOWN THE FIELD ON THE 9. WHO HAS INSPIRED YOU THE MOST ON LAST DRIVE AND BEAT US. AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD? HE'LL MAKE PLAYS.

7. IN LAST YEAR'S MEDIA GUIDE, SENIOR ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, I WOULD SAY MY BIGGEST WES EDWARDS CORRECTLY PREDICTED A INSPIRATION HAS COME FROM MY OLDER BROTHER. I'VE BREAKOUT SEASON FOR YOU. WHO'S ON YOUR ALWAYS FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS. WE BOTH PLAYED LIST OF BREAKOUT PLAYERS ON THE DEFENSE RUNNING BACK EARLY, AND WE EVEN SPENT SOME TIME IN THIS YEAR? THE SAME BACKFIELD IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS ALWAYS JUST AN EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETE WHEN HE RAN THE BALL, I REMEMBER SEEING THIS QUESTION IN LAST YEAR'S MEDIA AND I TRIED TO BE AS GOOD AS HE WAS. TRYING TO KEEP GUIDE. I THINK OUR BREAKOUT PLAYER IS GOING TO BE UP WITH MY OLDER BROTHER MADE ME THE PLAYER I AM KENYA COOMBS. HE'S GOING TO PLAY CORNERBACK FOR TODAY. OFF THE FIELD, IT'S MY PARENTS. REALLY MY FAMILY IN GENERAL, BUT MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS, AND NOT JUST IN FOOTBALL. I USED TO PLAY BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL, AND I REMEMBER WHEN MY DAD WOULD TAKE ME TO INDY TO PLAY BASKETBALL. I DON'T THINK THEY'VE EVER MISSED A GAME OF MINE UP TO THIS POINT. 10. LASTLY, WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF 5 TO 10 YEARS?

#43 DAVID MCCOMAS BLOCKS HIS SECOND AGAINST L INCOLN UNIVERSITY IN 2011.

CAREER KICK IN THE SEASON FINALE

HOPEFULLY, I WILL HAVE A TEACHING POSITION AFTER GETTING MY TEACHING DEGREE FROM URBANA. I'D LIKE TO BE NEAR DAYTON BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF MY FAMILY LIVES. HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE STARTING A FAMILY TOO.

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2 1 Kyle Allman 5’8 Stephen Atkins 6’2 Jahleek Austin 5’9 Donald Bagett 6’3 Darell Ballew 6’3 Johnathon Barbee 5 ’ 8 Bransen Barr 6’3 7 1 Chris Basil 6’0 6 6 Alphonzo Berry 6’1 D e - Vo n n e B i n g h a m 6 ’ 8 Jeremy Brewster 5’10 Jarin Bryant 6’3 Allen Bumpus 5’11 6 A l v i n B u s b e e J r. 6’1 3 4 Shane Cahill 5’11 A n d r a e C a r e y J r. 5’11 7 5 Justin Carr 6’6 Kelly Carter 5’10 Christian Catchings 6 ’ 0 Ta y l o r C a y o t 6’0 Kevin Chapple 6’1 Jared Chastain 6’1 Winston Childers 5’8 W i l l i a m C o l e - Yo u n g 5 ’ 1 0 1 4 Kenya Coombs 5’11 Trenton Copeland 6 ’ 0 Jalen Crosby 6’0 Norman Cyr 6’3 Antonio Darden 5’11 Antonio Davis 5’9 Jhyraun DeMarcia 5 ’ 1 1 Shane Denny 6’5 James Duncan 5’10 1 8 Christian Dupree 6’0 6 4 Sufyan El-Geroushi 6 ’ 2 9 1 Kyle Ferguson 6’1 Trent Fielding 6’2 9 2 Zach Finnell 6’0 5’10 2 5 Eric Fisher Alex Fox 6’5 Gunner Francis 5’10 Michael Freeman 5’11 Reggie Gaither 6’1 C u r t i s G a l l o wa y J r. 6 ’ 1 3 0 Niles Gammons 5’11 5 David Gerber 6’4 Savon Gibson 6’1 Jeffvon Gill 6’0 3 Daniel Goodrum 6’0 Josh Gresham 6’0 8 8 Blaine Hafner 5’9 D u a n e H a i r s t o n J r. 5 ’ 1 1 Khalil Hairston 5’7 4 2 Maurice Harden 5’7 Juleon Harrison 6’5 8 Roy Harvison 6’2 David Hawkins 5’11 LeoDitus Henderson 6 ’ 0 2 0 David Hill 5’10 Jabari Howard 6’0 Tristan Howard 5’7 6 9 Pa t r i c k H u d e p o h l 6’3 Te r r e l l H u d s o n 6’0 9 0 Rodney Huston 6’3 3 1 Isaiah Irons 6’0 Blake Irvine 6’0 Demond Jackson 5’9 7 3 Jamill Jackson 6’0 4 4 Pe r ry J e n k i n s 6’0 Ace Johnson 6’2 Derek Johnson 6’0 Joshua Johnson 5’10 7 Marc Johnson 6’0 Charles Jones 6’0 Devonte Jordan 6’2 5 3 B.J. Keener 5’11 3 8 John Krabill 5’9 1 0 Jake Krupko 6’0 2 Denzel Larkin 5’11 2 9 Jacob Leach 5’11 Frederick Lee 5’5 Charles Lewis 6’4 2 3 Nick Lipchek 5’8 3 6 Clay Lust 6’1 Chris Luther 5’10 5 6 John Madigan 6’1 2 2 Frank Marsh 6’1 Caleb Maurer 6’1 5 2 Alex Maxson 6’6 4 3 David McComas 6’0 Jobie McCoy IV 5’10 Char les McDonald Jr. 5 ’ 1 0 LaAndre McDonald 5 ’ 1 0 V i n c e n t M e e k J r. 6’0 4 D.J. Mendenhall 6’4 4 1 Christopher Meriner 6 ’ 0 Wa l t e r M i l i n e r 5’10 6 5 Andrew Minda 6’4 Jared Montgomery 5 ’ 9 D e Vo n t e M o o r e 5’6 Dyonte Morgan 5’9 4 6 Marshall Newsome 6 ’ 1 Mike Nocerino 6’0 4 7 Matt Nowak 6’4 7 6 Ethan Oakley 6’6 3 7 B r u c e Pa r k e r 6’2 3 5 Laiven Porter 6’2 6 3 Scott Porter 6’3 Cedric Presley 5’8 8 3 Kody Richardson 6’3 Shawn Ridgeway 5’10 1 3 Brian Ridley 6’3 Chase Rieberger 5’10 Aaron Roberson 5’7 1 6 Ronald Roberts 6’3 5 9 Adam Rood 6’2 1 2 Lamar Ross 6’0 4 9 Greg Routhier 6’0 Austin Ruble 5’11 2 4 Deontea Rudasill 5’11 1 7 Joseph Saffold III 5’9 7 2 Jarred Seaver 6’2 7 4 Caleb Sexton 6’4 D e S h a n n o n S h a w J r. 5 ’ 1 0 3 3 Nick Shaw 6’0 1 1 Sanders Sius 5’10 3 2 Kevin Smith 6’0 1 9 L a Ve l l e S p i v ey 6’3 C h a n c e Ta l b o t 6’2 B r e n d a n Ta y l o r 5’6 Trey Thatcher 6’3 5 7 Nick Thompson 6’0 2 6 Bobby Tucker 5’11 5 1 Drew Underwood 6’2 C r a i g Wa l l a c e J r. 5 ’ 1 0 D ’ G a r y Wa l l a c e 6’0 6 1 Ky l e Wa l l a c e 6’1 2 7 D o n t e Wa s h i n g t o n 5 ’ 1 0 4 5 D a v i d We b b 6’0 3 9 J o e We b b 6’0 Greg White 5’10 2 8 James White 5’9 9 Nate Wilburn-Ogletree 6 ’ 2 Austin Williams 6’0 Brandon Wilson 6’2 Marquis Winston 5’7

TOP SCHOOLS t1. Mount Healthy HS .............. t1. Walnut Ridge HS ................ t1. West Jefferson HS .............. t4. Marion-Franklin HS ............ t4. Tiffin University ................... t4. Eastmoor Academy ............ t7. Kenton Ridge HS ................ t7. West Liberty-Salem HS ..... t7. Winton Woods HS .............

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TOP HOMETOWNS 1. Columbus, Ohio .................. 30 2. Cincinnati, Ohio .................. 12 3. Dayton/Trotwood, Ohio ... 10 t4. Springfield, Ohio ................ 5 t4. West Jefferson, Ohio ......... 5 t6. Delaware, Hamilton, West Liberty, Ohio ................... 3

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Played all 11 games at DB and on special teams...Tallied 10 tackles... Had 3 straight games of 2+ tackles...Recorded season-high 3 tackles at KWC. 2010 - Did not log any game action in the fall...Had 2 tackles in the spring game. 2009 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Massillon Washington HS for coach Jason Hall. Personal: Son of Shelley Allman...Education major...Born 5/12/ 1990.

g Tackles

Sacks

Pass Defense

Fumbles

Blkd

Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF Kick

RETURNERS PROFILES

2011 11

0-0

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 1 game...Made 1 tackle vs. SJC. 2010 - Redshirt season...Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week in Week 5. Prep Notes: All-GWOC as a senior...678 yards rushing and had 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble at Troy HS. Personal: Son of Melissa & Chris Basil...7 siblings, Jordan, Keiona, Chasity, Kendra, Leah, Tyrese & Lorna...Sports Medicine major...Born 10/18/91.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...2nd team All-GLFC...2nd year member of the GLFC AllAcademic Team... Played in and started all 11 games at LB... Racked up 52 tackles (6th best on team)...2nd most tackles for loss on the team with 10...Also, 2nd on the team in sacks with 4...Registered 1 pass breakup, 4 quarterback hits and 1 fumble recovery in his junior season...Had 2 or more tackles in all 11 games...Best game of the season came against Missouri S&T...Had 10 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 sacks, and 1 QB hit in the blowout victory...Earned Blue Knight Student-Athlete of the Week honors for his efforts against S&T...His lone fumble recovery came at home against NDC in a lopsided UU victory. 2010 - Earned ALL-GLFC All-Academic Team Honors...Played in 9 games on the season...Recorded 26 tackles, which was 6th best amongst LBs...Had 1 forced fumble (at St. Joe's) and 1 blocked kick (vs. Seton Hill) that was recovered by David McComas for a TD...Best defensive performance came against SJC when he had a career-high 11 tackles and a forced fumble...Earned the team's "Uncommon Award" a team-high 4 times throughout the season (Weeks 2, 3, 7 & 9)...Changed from #57 to #34 before the season. 2009 - Named to the AD's 2009 Fall Honor Roll...1st-year letterwinner... Appeared in 9 games... Recorded 15 total tackles (12 solo, 3 assists), 2 TFLs, and 1 sack... Accounted for 4 tackles, 1 TFL, and 1 sack against Walsh 9/12... Recorded 1 TFL against LEC 10/24...Won "The Uncommon" Award. Prep Notes: Played at West Jefferson HS for coach Shawn Buescher...4-year letterwinner...Named 1st Team All-League and 2nd Team All-District. Personal: Son of Ken and Sam Cahill... Born 1/26/1991. Tackles Year

Sacks

Pass Defense

Fumbles

Blkd

GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF Kick

2009

2.0-4

1.0-1

2010

2011

10.0-61

4.0-36

1-0

Totals 29

12.0-65

5.0-37

1-0

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 1 game on offense vs. SJC in a UU victory. 2010 - Played in 2 games on the offensive line...Started for the Blue Team in the Spring Game. 2009 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Walnut Ridge HS for Coach Byron Mattox. Personal: Son of Calvin Berry...Born 2/2/90...Sports Management major. Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Shared Blue Knight Student Athlete of the Week honors with the O-Line in Week 2, as UU outgained UC 209-174 on the ground as the Blue Knights scored all 4 of the team's TDs on the ground...Named to Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll...Played in 7 games as backup offensive lineman, missed some games due to injury. 2010 - First-year letterwinner...Appeared in at least 8 games for the Blue Knights as a reserve on the offensive line...Also served as a member of the team's punt coverage team, making 1 solo tackle. 2009 Appeared in 2 games on the offensive line for the Blue Knights. Prep Notes: Justin was an Honor Roll student at Anna Local where he was also a 3 year letterman. Justin was 2nd team All Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt...Earned Offensive Scout MAC Conference Offensive Lineman, 2nd team Ohio Southwest of the Year award. College Notes: Played at EKU for Coach District, and Anna Local High School Offensive Lineman of the Dean Hood. Prep Notes: Played at Walnut Ridge for Byron year. Personal: Son of Kevin and Kimberly Carr, and has a Mattox...All-City and All-District. Personal: Son of Antonia brother Jacob...Criminal Justice major...Born 1/23/1991. Traylor...Born 8/12/91.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Converted from WR to CB before his third season at UU...Changed from #85 to #14 to after the change. 2011 - Appeared in 5 games, mostly as special teamer in his redshirt freshman season. 2010 - Suffered a leg injury prior to the first game and redshirted. Prep Notes: Both an Honor Roll and Merit Roll student...Received All-District Honors, was Honorable Mention All-OCC and Honorable Mention NCOFCA...Finished senior season with 30 receptions for 499 yards and picked off 2 passes while playing FS for Ohio-power Lexington HS and Coach B.J. Payne. Personal: Son of Vanessa Black and Larry Coombs and has a brother Dubrey Black...Athletic Training major...Born November 1, 1991.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 Switched from #47 to #18 before the season. 2011 Switched from #54 to #47 before the season...Did not appear in a game. 2010 Appeared in 1 game vs. Tusculum (9/18/10)...Had 4 tackles during the spring game. 2009 - Appeared in 1 game against St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College on 10/17/09. Prep Notes: Played for Oak Hill HS under coach Greg Phelps...3 time AllConference player, 2 time All-District player, 8 time player of the week recipient, and received an All State Good Hands Player Award. Personal: Son of Kevin and Anamay Haggerty and has 3 siblings, Justin, Carlin, and Miranda Haggerty...Born March 22, 1991.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 2 games on the OL and at FB...Missed the remainder of the season with an injury...Shared Blue Knight Student-Athlete of the Week honors with the offensive line in Week 2 after UU scored all 4 of the team's TDs on the ground and outrushed Charleston in a decisive win. Prep Notes: 3-year letterwinner for Coach John Santagala at Hilliard Darby HS...2-year team captain...Named 2nd Team All-OCC...Also a 3-year letterwinner in wrestling, placing as high as 8th in the state. Personal: Son of Farag & Clare ElGeroushi....Born December 14, 1992...undecided major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Registered 6 tackles, including 1 sack and 2 tackles for a loss in the Spring Game. 2011 - Played in 10 games as backup defensive lineman...Tallied 8 tackles on the season (7 solo, 1 assist)... Had 3 tackles for loss,1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 2 quarterback hits and 1 tipped pass...Lone sack came at Charleston on 9/10 in a UU victory...Only fumble recovery came vs. Lincoln in a UU blowout victory. 2010 - Redshirt season...Earned Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honors in Week 2 & 8...Only Blue Knight to earn defensive honors twice during the 2010 season. Prep Notes: Team captain at West Jefferson HS for Coach Shawn Brescher...Earned Academic top 20 honors...A 2-time All-League selection, and in his senior year he was a All-District and All-County selection and was Honorable Mention AllState...Finished his career with 197 tackles, 6 sacks and 2 interceptions. Personal: Son of Melissa and Pat Ferguson and has 2 siblings, MacKenzie and Caleb...Plans on majoring in Education as an Intervention Specialist while g attending gUrbana University...Born March 6, 1992. Tackles

Sacks

Pass Defense

Fumbles

Blkd

Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF Kick 7

3.0-13

1.0-8

1-0

Passing Year GP Att. 2009

Comp. Int.

161

Pct. Yds TD Long Avg./G 57.8 916

152.7

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Dublin Jerome for Mark Hundley.. Finished senior season with 11 touchbacks and hit a career long 48-yard field goal...Both an Honor Roll and Merit Roll student. Personal: Son of Ed & Allyson Hafner...Has a brother Britt..Born 2/3/92.. Studying computer technology at UU.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Started and played in 10 games at FB...Also a key contributor on special teams...17 pancake blocks...Carried the ball for 1 yard on his only carry of the season...3rd year letterwinner. 2010 - Started and played in 6 games at FB and special teams...2nd year letterwinner. 2009 - Started and played in 6 games at FB and contributed on special teams...1st year letterman. 2008 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Thurgood Marshall HS for Coach Earl White. Personal: Son of Maurice Harden and Karen Fox...Born June 26, 1990...Exercise Science major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season...Named Scout Team Defensive Lineman of the Year. Prep Notes: Played at Mount Healthy HS for Arvie Crouch...1st Team All League and 1st Team All District selection...Named Mount Healthy's Lineman of the Year...Honorable Mention All-Region...Finished senior season with 65 tackles, 15 for a loss, and tallied 4 sacks. Personal: Son of Tony & Tiffany Finnell and has a brother Eric...Born 8/11/93...Majoring in Criminal Justice.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 Played in 8 games as a backup defensive back and special teamer...Made 5 tackles... Registered 2 tackles in win against SJC. 2010 - Had 3 tackles and 1 PBU during the spring game...Suffered torn achilles prior to the 1st game and missed entire season. 2009 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at West Jefferson HS for coach Shawn Buescher... Named All-State 2nd Team, 1st Team All-League... Registered 40 catches, 9 TDs & 5 INTs. Personal: Son of Greg & Tesh Glendenin...Criminal Justice major...Born October 6, 1990.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Played all 11 games at DB...2nd year letterwinner...31 tackles (2 TFLs), 3 PBUs...Tallied season-high 6 tackles in a 24-6 victory over WJC on 9/17...Returned a 28-yard kickoff on only return of the year...Lone fumble recovery vs. NDC in 49-16 victory on 10/22...Blocked a kick vs. Lincoln in a blowout win on 11/12. 2010 - Sat out season... Recorded 1 sack and 6 tackles during the spring game...Changed from #33 to #3 before the season. 2009 - Played all 11 games...First-year letter winner...5th on the team in tackles with 52 (33 solo, 19 assists) and 5.0 TFLs...Led all defensive players in scoring with 12 pts...Took a blocked punt 26 yards for a score against SJC on 10/17 and returned an INT 57 yards for a TD against SHU on 11/7... His 7-tackle and blocked punt return for a TD against SJC earned him D2football.com's Independents' Special Teams Player of the Week... Blocked a punt on 9/19 against Tusculum...Registered 2 INTs... Recorded 1 sack ...Recovered 2 fumbles and forced another...Had 1 PBU. 2008 - Redshirt season...Named Defensive Scout of the Year for his work all season long on defensive scout team. Prep Notes: Played at Villa Angela St. Joseph's HS for Coach Matt Melle...Finished season with 9 1/2 sacks, 34 carries, 300 yards rushing...Garnered First Team All-Northeast District and Honorable Mention All-State honors. Personal: Son of Daniel and Merlyn Goodrum ...Born 3/17/ 90...Sports Management major. Tackles

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Pass Defense

Fumbles

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Year

GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF Kick

2009

5.0-42

1.0-8

2-57

2-0

Def. TD

2011

2.0-5

0-0

1-0

Totals 22

7.0-47

1.0-8

2-57

3-0

RETURNERS PROFILES

2011 10

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 2 games as a punter. 2010 - Sat out season (shoulder injury). 2009 - Played in 6 games and started the final 5 at QB...First-year letterwinner ...Teams 2nd leading passer going 93 of 161 for 916 yards, 5 TD's and 6 INT's...2nd on the team in total offense averaging 145.7 yards/gm...Threw for a careerhigh 278 yards against ODU on 10/ 31/09...Replaced injured Evan Gehlert and went 11 of 19 for 158 yards, 2 TD's and no INT's, leading UU to a 24-16 victory against KWC on 10/10/09...Won the team's "QB" Award. Prep Notes: Played for Garaway HS under coach Jason Wallick...1st team All-Ohio selection, 1st team All-Eastern District, Eastern District Offensive Player of the Year, 1st team Region 11, Region 11 Player of the Year, and 1st Team Inter Valley Conference...Threw for 3,030 yards and 29 TDs as a senior while also rushing for 341 yards and 12 TDs. Personal: Son of Robert & Roxie Gerber and he has 3 sisters: Amanda & Molly Gerber & Hilary Hamilton...Accounting major. ..Born 8/20/90.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Played in 8 games as a first-year Blue Knight LB..Racked up 15 tackles and 2 TFLs...Against Lincoln, Roy recorded 5 tackles and his only sack on the season. Prep Notes: Both an All-City and All-District LB at Marion Franklin HS. Personal: Born May 8, 1990...Studying Criminal Justice at Urbana University. Tackles

Sacks

Pass Defense

Fumbles

Blkd

Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF Kick 2011

2.0-12

1.0-9

0-0

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Earned Athlete of the Year in the Fort Ancient Valley League Scarlet Division at Mt. Healthy HS in Cincinnati in 2010...Threw for 1,208 yards and rushed for another 856 in 12 games as a senior...Threw 14 TDs and rushed for another 10 while throwing just 3 picks...Led his team to 9 straight victories and a playoff berth...Racked up a single game high 191 yards rushing on 17 attempts in a win at Loveland. Personal: Son of Marguerite Givens...Born April 14, 1993...Communications major.

Tackles

Sacks

Pass Defense

Fumbles

Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF 5

1.0-9

2010 11

8.0-37

2.0-18

3-61

2011 11

18.5-71

8.5-42

1-0

RETURNERS PROFILES

2009

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Had 11 carries for 56 yards and 2 TDs in spring game. 2011 - Appeared in 10 games at RB...107 carries for 531 yards for an avg. of 5.0 yds/carry with 7 TDs...2nd on team in rushing with 531 yards and 5.0 ypc...5th on the team in points scored with 44...Avg. 59.7 yards per game...16 carries for 88 yards with 3 TDs vs. NDC...104 yards on only 6 carries and a TD vs. Lincoln...Also, caught 5 passes for 66 yards. 2010 - Redshirted his first season as a Blue Knight...Earned Offensive Scout Player of the Week honors after his Week 9 scout team performance in preparation for the Blue Knights' win at Missouri S&T. Prep Notes: Played at DeSmet Jesuit HS for Coach Pat Mahoney...Named team captain, First Team All-MCC, and AllState...Rushed for a record 330 yards and 6 TDs in a single game. Personal: Son of David Hill and Christie TaylorHill...Business major...Born January 29, 1992. Rushing Year GP Att. 2011 10

Yds TD

107 531

Rushing Year GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./Gm 2010

2.7

2.0

Receiving Lg

Rec.

Yds

Lg.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Caught 4 balls for 70 yards in the Spring Game. 2011 - Played in 10 games at WR...Caught 6 passes for 105 yards in his redshirt freshman season...Had 2 receiving TDs on the year, 1st TD came against Missouri S&T for 28 yards on 10/29 and his 2nd TD came on senior day for 24 yards in a UU blowout victory...Marc also, returned 6 kickoffs for 116 yards and 4 punts for 12 yards...Ended the season with 233 all purpose yards. 2010 - Redshirted...Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year... Earned Off. Scout Team Player of the Week Award a team-best 4 times (Weeks 1, 3, 4, & 8). Prep Notes: Received 1st Team All-GBC honors & Honorable Mention All-Northwest District at Lima Senior HS for Coach Darnell Collins...In his Sr. year, avg. 11.6 yds per carry & 12.6 yds per rec...Finished with 4 TDs...Returned a punt for a TD and finished with a 19-yard ret. avg. on kickoffs...An honor roll student each quarter sophomore through senior year. Personal: Son of Tia & Anthony Johnson and has 2 brothers, Tony Briggs & De'Angelo Johnson...Grandmother is Julia Briggs...Business Management major...Born 9/17/91. g Receiving Year GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G 2011 10

105

17.5

10.5

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt. Prep Notes: Played at Pike for Coach Moyers. Personal: Son of Brenda...Born 5/2/92...Business major

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 2 games as a redshirt freshman on the O-Line. 2010 - Redshirt season...Earned Offensive Scout Player of the Week for his week 7 performance on the scout team. Prep Notes: Played at Bishop Fenwick HS for Coach Cranford...Selected as a 1st Team All GCL Defensive Line, 1st Team All Southwest Ohio Defensive Line, 3rd Team All-State Defensive Line, and selected as Bishop Fenwick's Defensive Player of the Year. Personal: Son of Tom and Kathi Hudepohl and has 4 siblings, Greg, Rob, Laura and Nick...Criminal Justice major...Born July 9, 1991.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Played in 7 games on D-Line...As the season progressed, the more playing time Rodney received...Recorded 13 tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss...Had a season high 6 tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss in a blowout victory on 10/15/11. Prep Notes: Played at Lehman Catholic for Richard Roll... In both his junior and senior seasons, he was selected as 1st Team All League, 1st Team All District, 1st Team Dayton Daily News and Honorable Mention All State. As a senior, he finished with 82 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 pass break-ups and a safety. Personal: Son of John and Kristie Huston and has a brother Greg who also attends UU...Born April 17, 1992... Athletic Training major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirted his 2nd season at UU...Joined UU cheerleading squad for the basketball and team competition seasons. 2010: Appeared in 8 games in his 1st season...Saw action at RB as well as on special teams...Carried 6 times for 16 yards...Made 4 tackles, including a season-high 3 at #8 Walsh...UUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week during Homecoming game preparations (3925 win vs. KWC)...Returned kick for 8 yds vs. KWC. Prep Notes: Played football, ran track and wrestled at Lima Shawnee HS...All League honors in both track and wrestling...District, regional and state qualifier in track and a district qualifier in wrestling...3-time defensive 1st Team Dream Team player in football for Coach Dick West and a 2time 2nd team offensive Dream Team selection...676 rushing yds with 6 TDs and had 35 tackles, 4 sacks...Also punted, finishing with 33-yard avg. & 49-yd long. Personal: Son of Linda Rogers & Kane Irons...Born 8/4/91...Psychology & Criminal Justice majors.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - 2nd Team Pre-Season All-American (USA College Football). 2011 - 1st team All-Ohio & 1st team All-GLFC... Team's Defensive Lineman of the Year for the 2nd straight season...Started all 11 games as a D-lineman...Tallied 59 tackles (3rd best on the team)... Led the team with 18 TFLs, 8 sacks, and 19 quarterback hurries...Tied for 1st on the team with 3 forced fumbles...Week 7 was Perry's best game of the year when he was named GLFC Defensive Player of the Week (made 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks for loss of 15 yards) ...2 games of double digit tackles as a D-lineman...Recorded a sack in the last 3 games of the season. 2010 - Named 1st Team All-GLFC... Earned D-II 2nd Team All-Independent Team honors...Named the team's Defensive Lineman of the Year...44 tackles were a team-high for DL...Tied for the team lead & finished 26th in NCAA D-II with 3 fumble recoveries... 2nd on team in QB hurries (12) and forced fumbles (3)...3rd on team in TFL (8.0), sacks (2.0) and pass break-ups (5)...Recorded 2 TFLs...Recorded a career-high 11 tackles at #8 Walsh... Registered 5 tackles during the spring game. 2009 - Played in 8 games...1st-year letterwinner...Registered 9 tackles (5 solo, 4 ast) & 1 TFL...Added 1 QB hurry & 1 PBU...Had an INT in spring game. 2008 - Redshirted. Prep Notes: Played at Walnut Ridge HS for Coach Byron Mattox...1st Team All-City & Honorable Mention All-District. Personal: Son of Laquitta Jenkins...Born 6/23/90...Sports Management major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Appeared in 2 games. 2010 - Named to the Fall AD's Honor Roll...Redshirted...Earned both Off. and Def. Scout Player of the Week honors during the season, becoming only Blue Knight to win both...Off. honors came in Wk 10 before UU's win over Central St...Def. honors came Wk 4 vs. #8 Walsh. Prep Notes: Received 2nd Team All Conference honors, Honorable Mention A.P. Central District...Finished with 250+ tackles in career at River Valley HS for Coach Jayson Lynch. Personal: Son of Brian & Vickie Keener & has a brother Bo...Psychology/Business major...Born 6/10/91.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named to the GLFC All-Academic Team and Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll...Played in 10 games as long snapper and special teamer for the Blue Knights...Tallied 8 tackles on the season...Had 2 tackles in 3 consecutive games against Walsh, Southwest Baptist and St. Joseph's College. 2010 - Named to the Fall 2010 Athletic Director's Honor Roll...Played in all 11 games in his first season as a Blue Knight, primarily on special teams...Also served as the

team's primary long snapper...Recorded 6 total tackles on the season...Earned the team's "Uncommon Award" after a Week 10 win vs. Central State University...Named to the 2010 Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll...Made 4 tackles in the 2010 Spring Game. College Notes: Transferred to Urbana from the University of Cincinnati before the spring semester in 2010. Prep Notes: Played at West LibertySalem High School for Coach Toby Smith. Personal: Son of Wesley and Susan Krabill...AYA Math Education major...Born February 11, 1991.

Tackles Year

Pass Defense

GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH

2010

2011

2.0-8

3-35

Totals 20

2.0-8

3-35

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Name 2nd team All-GLFC...Protected D.J. Mendenhall's blindside all 11 games...Finished with 20 knockdowns... Shared BKSAW honors with the rest of the OLine after a Week 2 rout...Continued consecutive starts streak, making his 33rd straight start at LT. 2010 - Played every snap... 2nd year letterwinner...Made 11 starts at LT....Earned 2nd Team All-GLFC honors. 2009 - 1st year letterwinner...Appeared in all 11 games, making 11 starts at LT...Recorded 1st tackle vs. Tusculum. College Notes: Transferred from Tiffin where he played for Coach Taynor. Prep Notes: Played at Hayes HS for Coach Jamie Masi...Named All-OCC, All-District, All-Metro and 2nd Team All-Ohio. Personal: Son of Patty Maxson and Steve & Michele Maxson...Born 8/8/88...Criminal Justice major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named 1st team All-GLFC punter...Played all 11 games...Punted 49 times for 1,911 yards (39.9 yds per punt)...Recorded 9 punts of 50+ yds...11 punts downed inside the 20 (4 vs. WJC on 9/17)...Against SJC, punted 5 times for 244 yards (48.8 yards per punt), 2 punts of 50 or more yards, 2 punts inside the 20 yard line and a season long 65 yard punt. 2010 - Appeared in 10 games, lettering in 1st season at UU...Recorded 5 tackles, including a season-high 2 vs. Tusculum. College Notes: Transferred from Lake Erie College where he played for Coach Mark McNellie...Appeared in 5 games, making 2 solo tackles. Prep Notes: Played at Olentangy Liberty HS for Coach Hale. Personal: Son of Tracy & Melody Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Led the team with 7 tackles including 2 TFLs in the Spring Game. 2011 - Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Played Lust...Criminal Justicegmajor...Born 7/13/90. g in all 11 games at the demon position...Recorded 55 tackles and 9.5 Punting TFLs...Registered 3.5 sacks with a force fumble and 1 blocked kick...At Year GP No. Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 Blkd least 1 tackle in every game...Recovered his lone fumble and blocked kick on senior day against Lincoln in a UU victory...Productive at SHU (7 4 11 0 2011 11 49 1911 39.0 65 4 tackles, 2 TFLs & 1 sack in a blowout victory). 2010: Appeared in 5 games before suffering a season-ending injury...Recorded 17 tackles, 1.5 TFL, and blocked a kick Wk 1 at WVW...Received team's "Uncommon Award" after Wk 1 performance (2 solo tackles, blkd kick) & his Wk 4 peformance at #8 Walsh (5 tackles)...Scored TD on blocked kick Wk 2 vs. SHU...Recorded 2 tackles and a PBU in the spring game. 2009: Named to AD's Spring Honor Roll...Redshirted. Prep Notes: Played for Carroll HS under coach Steve Bartlett...1st team All-GCL selection, 1st team All-Southwest Ohio and 2nd team All-Ohio...Finished his junior year with 1,656 rushing yards...Career rushing leader at Carrol. Personal: Son of Jack & Sherri McComas and has 2 brothers, Eric and Jack Jr. and 1 sister, Anna...Education major...Born 10/22/90. Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Played in 1 game before suffering another season-ending injury. 2010: Played home opener vs Seton Hill, but missed rest of year due to injury. 2009: Redshirted... Named to AD's Spring Honor Roll. Prep Notes: Played at Wapakoneta HS for coach Doug Zimmer...Received All-Conference honors & named All-Northwest District 2nd Team. Personal: Son of Mike & Mary Madigan with a sister, Candice...Criminal Justice major...Born 9/24/1990.

Tackles Year

RETURNERS PROFILES

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Made 5 tackles and recorded 3 PBUs in the Spring Game. 2011 - Switched from #21 to #10 before the season...Named to GLFC All-Academic Team & AD's Fall Honor Roll...Played in all 11 games at DB...4th in tackles amongst DBs with 32 tackles, 2 of those for loss...Ranked 3rd on the team in PBUs with 7...Recorded 3 INTs on the year (tied for 3rd on the team)...Had back to back games with an INT, against WJC & Walsh...His 35 yard INT return was the longest INT return of his career...Best game was on senior day when he tallied 5 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 PBUs. 2010 - Named to the Fall AD's Honor Roll...Played in 9 games as a true freshman, recording at least 1 tackle in all 9 games...Finished with 21 tackles and 1 PBU on the season...Recorded season-high 4 tackles at St. Joe’s...Earned team's "Uncommon Award" for his performance Wk. 5 vs. SW Baptist (3 tkls). Prep Notes: Played at Marlington HS for Coach Ed Miley...Finished ‘08 with 76 tackles, 2 INTs...In ‘09, finished with 77 tackles and 7 INTs and returned 2 for TDs....Had a total of 26 catches for 414 yds and 3 TDs...1st Team All-NBC selection, 1st Team All-Stark County, 1st Team All-Inland District, 2nd Team All-Ohio...For his work in the classroom, he was selected as Academic All-Ohio and Ohio Scholar Athlete...Ranked #1 in his graduating class. Personal: Son of Cathy & Tom Krupko and has 3 sisters Amy, Katie & Allison, & 2 brothers Science major...Born 2/24/92. p Tom & Dan...Computer g

Blue Knights Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 7 games...Played mostly as special teamer and LB..Recorded 3 tackles on the season... Made 2 tackles in win vs. Missouri S&T on 10/29. 2010 - Redshirted...Named Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year...Earned Def. Scout Team Player of the Week honors during UU's Week 9 win at Missouri S&T. Prep Notes: As a Jr. at Independence HS, received 1st Team All-CVC, 1st Team NEO Lakes All District & 2nd Team All-Ohio honors after totaling 81 tackles, 11 sacks, forcing 3 fumbles and recovering 5...Add 1 INT...As a Sr. he received 2nd Team All CVC, 1st Team All NEO Lakes All District & Honorable Mention All-Ohio after totaling 75 tackles, 5 sacks, forcing and recovering a fumble which he returned for a TD and added 1 INT in injury-shortened year...2-time Perimeter 7 Team Player of the Year...Also a Merit Roll Student. Personal: Son of Laura & Lou Lipchek...Plans on majoring in Education and/or Exercise Science ...Born 6/1/92.

Pass Defense

GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH

2010

1.5-5

2011

3.5-28

Totals 16

5.0-33

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirted his first season at Urbana. Prep Notes: Played at Delphos Jefferson HS for Coach Bub Lindenman... Named All-Conference at running back. Personal: Son of Darin Leach and Kathy Muter...Born April 9, 1993.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirted his first season at Urbana. Prep Notes: Played at Brookhaven High School for Coach Anthony Thornton... Earned All-City and All-District honors. Personal: Son of Sandra Marsh...Born October 4, 1992...Sports Management major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Earned Pre-Season Honorable Mention All-American honors from Beyond Sports Network... Named 2011-12 Male Blue Knight of the Year and Team's Offensive Player of the Year at All-Sports Athletic Banquet on

RETURNERS PROFILES

4/28/12...Completed 21 of 42 passes in the Spring Game for 246 yds and 3 TDs...Also rushed 18 times for 56 yards and a score. 2011 - Named GLFC Offensive Player of the Week in Weeks 2, 5, 6 & 10...Honorable Mention All-American honors from Beyond Sports Network...GLFC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2nd straight season...1st Team All-GLFC and 2nd Team All-Ohio...Took home top honors as UU's Best Offensive Back of the Year...Finished the year completing 64.3% of his passes for 2,091 yards and 19 TDs...Rushed for a team-leading 757 yards and school-record 13 TDs... Broke own school QB rushing record... Finished 8th in D-II in rushing yards by a QB...Caught an 11yard TD pass at SHU...Responsible for 33 of the team's schoolrecord 56 TDs...For the 2nd straight year, offense set school records for points (398), PPG (36.2)...Offense broke 12 school records in all, including most rushing yards, rushing TDs, passing yards, and total yards...Scored a school-record 84 points as a sophomore, and already broke UU's career record for points scored (150)...Finished 6th in D-II in passing efficiency (158.87)... Rushed for career-high 157 yards at SW Baptist (2nd career 100-yard rushing game)...Threw for a career-high 313 yds at SHU (2nd career 300-yd passing game)...Rushed for 2 TDs, threw for 2 TDs and caught a TD pass at SHU, (3rd career 5+ TD game)...Threw for a season-high 4 TDs at KWC (also rushed for TD)... Accounted for at least 2 TDs in all 11 games...Racked up 258.3 yards of total offense per game. 2010 - GLFC Offensive Player of the Year as well as GLFC Freshman of the Year...2-Time GLFC Offensive Player of the Week...Garnered All-Ohio Freshman of the Year honors by OCF.com...Earned team's Offensive Player of the Year Award...Ranked 16th in D-II in Passing Effic. (156.74)...Completed 67.4% of passes...17 TDs, 4 INTs...353 Total Yds, 6 TDs vs. KWC, including over 300 yards passing...Named BKSAW after Homecoming performance vs. KWC...Team's 2nd leading rusher (498 yds)...Tied school record with 10 rushing TDs...Caught 4 passes, including a TD catch at NDC...School record 24 points, 4 Rushing TDs in a single game at #24 Tusculum...Avg. 180 yards of total offense per game...Offense set school records for points (355) & PPG (32.3). Prep Notes: 2-time 1st Team All-State selection, 2-time 1st Team All-District selection, 3-time 1st Team All-Conference selection, 2-time 1st Team All-County selection, 2-time D-5 Player of the Year and 2-time MSL Back of the Year at West Jefferson HS for Coach Shawn Buescher...Finished career with 5,720 yds passing and 60 TDs through the air while gaining 1,688 yds on the ground with 19 rushing TDs. Personal: Son of Bette & Jim Mendenhall's Blue Knight Career Passing Stats Mendenhall and has a Passing Year GP Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds TD Long Avg./G younger brother Nick... 4 67.4 1,481 17 85 134.6 Exercise Science major 2010 11 193 130 8 64.3 2,091 19 86 190.1 2011 11 235 151 ...Born 12/4/91. Totals 22 428

281

12 65.7 3,572 36

162.4

Mendenhall's Blue Knight Career Rushing and Receiving Stats Rushing Gain Loss

Net

Receiving

Year

GP Att.

Avg. TD Long Avg./Gm No. Yds Avg. TD Long Avg./G

2010

11 148

650

152

498

3.4

45.3

7.5

2.7

2011

11 159

890

133

757

4.8

53.1

11.0

1.0

Totals 22 307 1,540 285 1,255 4.1

57.1

8.2

1.9

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. College Notes: Transferred to Urbana from Iowa Central Community College. Prep Notes: 2-year varsity letterwinner at Trotwood-Madison HS. Personal: Son of Jacqueline Meriner and has a sister, Dominique...Athletic Training major.

Coast League, 1st Team All-Northeast Ohio, & Hon. Ment. All-Ohio... Captain...Team MVP...1st on the team in sacks, TFLs, fumble recoveries & finished 3rd on team in receptions for 3 straight seasons. Personal: Son of Jim & Tammy Nowak...Has an older sister, Amanda...Business Management major...Born 12/7/90.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named 2nd Team All-GLFC...Named to GLFC All-Academic Team and ADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fall Honor Roll...Played in and started 10 games at LG...Ended the season with 44 knockdowns (4th best on the team)...Shared BKSAW honors with the rest of his O-Line mates in Week 2 after UU outgained the Golden Eagles 209-174 on the ground and scored all 4 of the team's TDs on the ground in a UU rout. College Notes: Transferred from University of Hawaii at Hilo...Also played for Coach Taynor at Tiffin. Prep Notes: While at Coffman, Andrew was a 1st Team All-OCC selection, Honorable Mention AllOhio, and the Central Ohio Ironman Award winner. Personal: Son of Andrew & Debbie Minda and has a brother Brook, who plays for Eastern Kentucky...Born April 22, 1988... Business & Marketing Major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - 1st Team All-GLFC and 2nd Team All-Ohio...Played in and started all 11 games at RT...Racked up 50 knockdown blocks (3rd best on team)... Recipient of team's Uncommon Award at All-Sports Awards Banquet on 4/28/12 ...Shared BKSAW honors with the rest of his O-Line mates in Week 2 after UU outgained UC 209-174 on the ground and scored all 4 of the team's TDs on the ground in a UU rout. 2010 - Named 1st Team All-GLFC...2-Year starter at RT...Started all 22 games of his career... Starting RT for UU's Top-2 Single Game Rushing Performances (268 yds. & 226 yds.)...Offense set school records for pts (355), ppg (32.3) and total yds (4,269) in 2010. 2009 - Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...1st year letterwinner... Started all 11 games...Started the '09 Spring Game at RT. 2008 Redshirted...Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll. Prep Notes: 3-year letterwinner at West Liberty-Salem HS for Coach Toby Smith... Team Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named First Team All-GLFC...Played in was 36-9, including 3 playoff app. and best record in school history...Also and kicked all 11 games as a true freshman...Made 1st 3 of 4 field a 2-time National Powerlifting Champion. Personal: Son of Dianne goals to start season...Tied the school record for most extra points in Oakley...Born 6/10/89...Business major. one game (6)... Broke the record in Week 8 vs. NDC with 7 extra points...Made 25 extra points in a row...Set the school record with 40 extra points made in 1 season..Also, was 2nd on the team in scoring with 52 points, trailing only QB D.J. Mendenhall who broke the school scoring record...Had 7 touchbacks on the season (6 on senior day). Prep Notes: Played for Wanye HS for Jay Minton.. Received 1st Team All Ohio, 1st Team All Southwest District and 1st Team All Area as a punter...Also received 1st Team All GWOC honors as a kicker... Finished his senior season 46/46 on extra points, added 4 FGs with a long of 44, while having a punt average of 38 in addition to placing 19 punts inside the 20. Personal: Son of Jeffrey & Suzanne Newsome and has 2 siblings Cole and Sterling..Born 10/15/92.. Education major. Blue Knight Notes: 2011 -1st Team All-GLFC and 2nd Team All-Ohio...Recipient of team's Most Improved Defensive Player of the Year award...Racked up 36 tackles (2nd on team for D-linemen)...5 TFLs and 2 sacks as a junior...7 QB hurries, 1 fumble recovery and led team with 3 forced fumbles...Recorded a tackle in all 11 games...5+ tackles in 3 games vs. UC, SW Baptist, & SHU... Forced fumbles against Charleston, SW Baptist, and NDC...Lone fumble recovery at SHU. 2010 - Lettered for 2nd straight season, appearing in 10 games... Recorded 35 tackles which was 2nd best amongst Dlinemen...7 TFLs which was 4th best on team...3 sacks on the season which was 2nd best...7 QB hurries which was 3rd best...Best game vs. Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Switched from #55 to #77 after SW Baptist when he recorded 12 tackles, 1 TFL, and 2 QBH. 2009 converting from NG to O-Line after Week 1...Recipient of the team's Played in 5 games...1st-year letterwinner...Recorded 3 tackles...Recorded Lewis & Jean Moore Inspirational Award for the 2nd straight season... his 1st sack in upset win against D-I FCS Dayton on 9/12/09. 2008 Played in all 11 games...Started the year as the starting nose guard... Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Redshirted. Prep Notes: Played at Converted to the offensive line as the unit suffered some early injuries... Sandusky HS for Coach Mike Franklin...2006 1st Team All-Ohio, 2006 Also, played some TE in heavy packages... Registered 43 knockdowns Div. 1 Ohio Defensive Lineman of the Year, 2006 Sandusky Player of as an offensive line...Shared BKSAW honors in in Week 2 with his O- the Year...Set Sandusky single season sack record (14)...2007 1st Team Line teammates after UU outgained UC 209-174 on the ground as All-Ohio...Northern Ohio Defensive Player of the Year...Holds career UU scored all 4 of the team's TDs on the ground in a win. 2010 - sack record at Sandusky (21.5). Personal: Son of Bruce and Doreen Received Lewis & Jean Moore Inspirational Award...Converted from Parker...Born June 23, 1989...Exercise Science major. DE/TE to play OG for the injury-riddled Blue Knights, appearing in 10 Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles games and lettering for 2nd season... Switched to #55 from #47 after converting to O-Line... Recorded a fumble recovery vs. NDC...5 Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF 1-4 tackles, 1 TFL during the spring game. 2009: Played in 8 games as a 2009 5 1 2 3 1.0-4 10 19 16 35 7.0-26 3.0-17 7 1 true freshman...1st-year letterwinner...Caught 2 passes for 10 yards, 1 2010 5.0-22 2.0-18 7 1-0 3 2011 11 16 20 36 TD...Recorded 1st career TD reception on 10/10 vs. KWC. Prep Totals 26 36 38 74 13.0-52 6.0-39 14 1-0 4 Notes: Played for Trinity HS for coach Ed Schaffer...1st Team All-North

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Delphos Jefferson for Bub Lindeman.. Received 1st Team All Conference honors for both TE and DE at Delphos Jefferson HS...Also a 1st Team All District DE and 2nd Team All District TE...Received Honorable Mention All-State for his efforts at DE. Personal: Kody is the son of Kelly Dudgeon and Tom Richardson and has 3 siblings, Kendra, Andy and Nicky..Born June 23, 1992...Early Childhood Education major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: 644 yards rushing and tallied 40 points as a senior...Racked up 76 tackles, 10 of which were for a loss, 7 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries (1 for a TD), 3 INTs and 17 pass break-ups. Personal: Son of Danell Rudasill and his step father is Corey McGee...3 brothers, Demarius, Marvin and Corey and has a sister Danayjah...Sociology major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Whetstone HS for Jim Worden...1st Team All City selection and Whetstone's Offensive MVP...Finished senior season with 672 rushing yards, 10 receptions for 185 yards and 9 TDs...Added 49 tackles, 5 pass break-ups and 1 INT on the defensive side of the ball..1st team allBlue Knight Notes: 2011 - All-GLFC 1st city and all-district for track. Personal: Son of Joseph & Alisha Saffold Team...Played in all 11 games at LB...57 and has a sister Jordan..Born 6/3/93...Sports Management major. tackles was 2nd best of LB corps...Recorded 3.5 TFLs in junior season...Fumble recovery against nationally ranked Wayne St. in 1st game of season...Recorded only sack of the season in win vs. NDC on 10/22... Best game of the season was at SW Baptist on 10/1...Recorded season high 13 tackles, including .5 TFL. 2010 - 1st Year Letterwinner, appearing in 10 games...28 total tackles with 1.5 TFL and 1 INT... Recorded season-high 8 tackles vs. WVW Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Sat out a season after transferring. ...Recorded 11 tackles, 2 TFL, and 1 PBU during spring game. College Notes: Attended Tiffin University. Prep Notes: 1st Team All 2009: Won Defensive Squire Award...Redshirted. Prep Notes: Western Buckeye League selection at Memorial HS. Personal: Son of Played for Walnut Ridge HS for coach Byron Mattox...3-time Chuck Seaver & Kim Seaver...Born 11/22/89...Political Science major. 1st team All-Central District selection, 3-time All-City selection and 2nd team all-state on the football field, and is an AllColumbus City League Wrestler...Named to the JJ huddle top 100 list. Personal:Son of Jana & Lamar Ross Sr. and has 3 siblings, Marsean, Chelle & Rana...Sports Management major...Born 6/2/90. Tackles

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Recorded 4 tackles, an interception and 2 pass break-ups in the Spring Game. 2011 - Redshirted his first season at UU...Earned team's Special Teams Scout of the Year award. College Notes: Transferred to Urbana from Ohio University. Prep Notes: Played at Columbus Whetstone HS for Coach Jim Worden.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Lebanon HS. Personal: Brother of former teammate Ryan Routhier, who played his senior season at Urbana during the 2011 season.

RETURNERS PROFILES

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 2 games... Recorded 1 tackle vs. NDC in a victory... Suffered season-ending injury for 4th straight season. 2010 - Played 1st 7 games before suffering seasonending injury...18 total tackles (8 solo, 10 ast), 4 TFL, .5 sack, 2 QB hurries...Career-high 7 tackles vs. SW Bap. ...TFL in each of final 4 games. 2009 - Appeared in 2 games ...Injured vs. WVW, did not appear in another game...Recorded 7 total tackles (4 solo, 3 assist), .5 TFL, 1 QBH, 1 PBU, &1 forced fumble...Registered 4 tackles & 1 FF vs. Findlay on 8/27...3 tackles, 1 QBH, 1 PBU vs. WVW on 9/05 ...2 TFLs & a sack in the spring game. 2008: Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Redshirted. Prep Notes: Played at Bishop Ready HS for Coach Larry Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Started Wolfe...All-Ohio, 1st team All-CCC & 1st team All-District. season as starting center but suffered Personal: Son of Tony Rood & Terri Wehrlin...Born 10/7/ season ending injury in1st game at 89...Criminal Justice major. nationally ranked Wayne St. 2010 Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Started all 11 games at LG...2nd-year Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF letterwinner... Recorded 2 solo tackles 2009 2 4 3 7 0.5-0 1 1 1 in UU's 39-36 loss at #24 Tusculum. 2010 7 8 10 18 4.0-10 0.5-2 2 2009 -1st-year letterwinner as true 2011 2 0 1 1 freshman... Appeared in 9 games on O- Totals 11 12 14 26 4.5-10 0.5-2 1 3 1 Line, mostly as the starting RG. Prep Notes: Played at Indian Hill HS for coach Kevin Siple...All-Region 1st team...All-League 1st team...All-Ohio Hon. Men. Personal: Son of Nancy & Robert Porter II...Criminal Justice major...Born 2/13/ 91.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: All District Honorable Mention, All Stark County Hon. Men. and selected to the East-West All-Star Game...94 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble and scored 1 TD as a senior. Personal: Son of Louise and Ray Porter and is the youngest of 12 siblings...Born 8/2/92.

Pass Defense

Year

GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH

2010

1.5-4

2011

Totals 21

1-0

3.5-5

5.0-9

1-0

Blue Knight Notes: Sat out the 2009-11 seasons. 2008 - Redshirted his first season at Urbana. Prep Notes: Played at nearby London HS.

RETURNERS PROFILES

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Played all 11 games as a special teamer and LB...Racked up 18 tackles...Recorded 2+ tackles in 5 of 11 games...Season high 4 tackles vs. S&T. 2010 Played final 4 games of the season, making 6 tackles...Had 2 solo tackles at Miss. S&T...Earned Def. Scout Team Player of the Week honors during a Wk 10 win vs. Central St...Named to AD's Spring Honor Roll...Had 1 tackle during the spring game. 2009 Redshirted. Prep Notes: Played at Coshocton HS for coach Marty Arganbright... 1st Team All-ECOL, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Eastern District & 2nd Team All-Ohio...Named Defensive Player of the Tackles Year. Personal: Son of Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds Scott and Tina Shaw... 3 3 6 2010 4 Education/Intervention Specialist major... Born 8 10 18 2011 11 April 3, 1991. Totals 15 11 13 24 -

Blue Knight Notes - 2011: Switched from #82 to #19 before the season...Named Blue Knight Student-Athlete of the Week on October 14th, 2011 after an 8-catch, 87 yd., 3 TD game vs. KWC...Appeared in 5 games as the starting TE when starter Evan Morrisey went down with an injury...Had 15 catches for 138 yards and 3 TDs on the season. 2010: Played in 8 games...Recorded 1st career catch for 20 yards vs. Charleston on 10/23...Scored 1st career TD the following week on a 19-yard catch at Miss. S&T in a 42-25 win... 2 catches for 33 yards in the spring game. 2009: Redshirted. Prep Notes: Played at Newark HS under Jeff Receiving Buchannan. Year GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G Personal: Son 2 39 19.5 1 20 4.9 2010 8 of Mark Spivey 3 28 27.6 ...Computer 2011 5 15 138 9.2 Science major Totals 13 17 177 10.4 4 28 13.6 ...Born 6/2/91.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Linden McKinley HS...Honor Roll student and received the Haller Silver Dollar Award...2nd Team All City finishing his senior season with 40 Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Appeared in 2 games at WR and catches and 3 TDs. Personal: Son of Gloria Roberts & Thomas Smith...Has on special teams. 2010 - Redshirted his 1st season at Urbana. a sister, Shanetta Demby...Born 9/7/93...Pre-Dentistry major. Prep Notes: Named to the All-County All-Star team at Olympia HS for Coach Bob Head. Personal: Son of Daniel Sius &Ancilia Joseph...Business Management major...Born December 20, 1991.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 Named First Team All-GLFC and GLFC All-Academic Team...Earned GLFC Linebacker of the Year...Recipient of the team's Linebacker of the Year award...Named Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll..Played in and started all 11 games as a linebacker for the Blue Knights... He ranked 2nd on the team in tackles with 62 and quarterback hits with 9...Registered 7 tackles for loss, good for 4th on the team....Also, contributed with 1 sack, 1 interception, 3 defensive break ups, and 1 forced fumble...Had at least 1 tackle in every game in his junior season...Intercepted his lone pass on 10/15/11 vs. St. Joseph's College in a blowout win for UU...Drew's best game of the season was at Seton Hill on 11/5/11, he had 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 forced fumble in another blowout victory for the Blue Knights. 2010 - Earned the Athletic Dept.'s 1st Male Academic Achievement Award at the All-Sports Awards Banquet on 4/30/11...Named to the Fall AD's Honor Roll...Earned All-GLFC All-Academic Team honors...Lettered for the 2nd straight season, playing all 11 games as a sophomore...Had 60 tackles which was 4th best overall on the team...Also had 4 pass break ups, 3 QB hurries, and 1 fumble recovery...Recorded a season-high 9 tackles twice, at #8 Walsh and vs. St. Joe's...Tallied at least 1 tackle in all 11 contests...Recorded 3 tackles and an INT during the spring game. 2009: Named to the AD's Fall &Spring Honor Roll...Played in all 11 games as a true freshman...1st-year letterwinner...Registered 47 tackles (26 solo, 21 ast)...2 TFLs... Recorded season & career-high 12 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 sack vs. Ky Wesleyan 10/10...Recorded 1st career forced fumble vs. Seton Hill on 11/7. Prep Notes: Played for West Jefferson HS under coach Shawn Buescher...1st team All-MSL as a Jr. and Sr...1st team All-District & Hon. Mention All-State as a Sr...Led his team in tackles from his Soph. season on, increasing each year with 93, 98, and 108 tkls. Personal: Son of Andy Underwood & Kelly Saddler and has a step-dad, Kory Saddler...Has 2 brothers, Austin Underwood & Ethan Saddler...Intervention Specialist major...Born 8/12/91. Tackles

Sacks

Pass Defense

Fumbles

Year

GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds No./Yds Int./Yds PBU QBH Rcv/Yds FF

2009

2.0-11

1.0-4

2010

1-31

2011

7.0-26

1.0-3

1-0

Totals 33

93 169

9.0-37

2.0-7

1-0

1-31

Blue Knight Notes - 2011:Did not appear in a game. 2010: Temporarily switched to #65 from #93 after converting to O-Line 2 games into the season...Made a tackle in UU's win over Seton Hill on 9/11...Played in 4 games total (1 on D, 3 on O)...Made 2 tackles in the spring game. 2009: Sat out the year after transferring. College Notes: Transferred from West Virginia St. Prep Notes: Played at Walnut Ridge HS for coach Byron Mattox. Personal: Son of Scott Thompson and Patricia Jones... Sports Management major...Born 9/25/89.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Switched from #33 to #32 before the season...Played in 8 games as backup LB and special teamer...5 consecutive games of 1+ tackle, from 10/1-11/12. 2010 - Played in 8 games , lettering as a true freshman...Recorded 4 total tackles (2 solo, 2 ast)...Had a QB hurry vs. Central St. Prep Notes: At Lexington HS, selected as a 2-time 1st Team All-Conference player, 2-time 1st Team All News Journal, 2-time 1st Team AllNorthwest District, and has been picked as an Hon. Ment. & 3rd Team All-Ohio...Finished last 2 years with 189 tackles, and created a lot of big plays with 29 TFLs, 9 sacks, and 3 INTs, 2 of which he returnedgfor TDs. Personal: Son of Paul & Lori Smith and has 2 brothers, Tackles Craig & Brian...Education Year GP Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds major in the Honors 2 2 4 2010 8 Program...Born April 30, Blue Knight Notes - 2011: Did not appear in a game. 2010: Redshirt 1992. 2 4 6 2011 8 season. Prep Notes: Named 1st Team All-OCC twice at Central HS... Also a 2-time 2nd Team All-District performer. Personal: Son of Henry Totals 16 4 6 10 Smith and Shereece Tucker...undecided major...Born February 21, 1992.

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Earned the Athletic Department's recognition as the top Male Academic Achievement Award Winner at the AllSports Banquet on 4/28/11...Named to the Athletic Director's Spring Honor Roll. 2011 - Honorable Mention All-GLFC...Named to GLFC All-Academic Team and Athletic Director's Fall & Spring Honor Roll...Recipient of the team's Scholar Athlete Award and Most Improved Offensive Player Awards...Appeared in all 11 games, while starting 10 games after season ending injury to Scott Porter...Finished 2nd on the team with 59 knockdowns as the starting center for the Blue Knights...Shared Blue Knight Student-Athlete of the Week honors in in Week 2 after UU outgained UC 209-174 on the ground as UU scored all 4 of the team's TDs on the ground in a UU win...Also, made 2 tackles

at Southwest Baptist and Kentucky Wesleyan. 2010 - Named to the Fall AD's Honor Roll... Plays both offensive line & fullback...Wears #95 when playing FB, and switches to #61 when playing O-line...Appeared in 5 games as a true freshman...Served as back-up center to Bill Nickell. Prep Notes: His senior season, he received 1st Team All-SWBL, Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Conference, 1st Team All District and Honorable Mention All Ohio for his efforts on the field...For his accomplishments in the classroom, he was on Milton Union's principal list all 4 years and on pace to graduate 1st in his class. Personal: Son of Kathy and David Wallace and has a sister, Kayla and brother, Kole...Biology major...Born February 24, 1992.

100-yard receiving performance came in Week 8 vs. Charleston (season-best 122 yards on 6 catches and 1 TD)...Finished the season with 8 special teams tackles, including 7 solo tackles, and a season-high 3 solo tackles in the season finale at Notre Dame. Prep Notes: 1st and 2nd Team All-State selection while at Mechanicsburg HS for Coach Chris Kosoriek...OHC Player of the Year...3-time Associated Press All-Southwest District selection...4-time All-OHC selection...3-time All-Urbana Daily Citizen selection ....Finished his career with 128 catches for 2,343 yards and 24 TDs, 259 carries for 1,953 yards and 24 TDs, and had 346 tackles with 4 INTs on defense....Finished prep career with 50 total TDs. Personal: Son of Marsha Webb & stepfather Larry Greenwalt... 2 brothers, David Webb & James Greenwalt and 2 sisters, Victoria Webb & Valarry Greenwalt...Chemistry major...Born 10/15/90. Rushing

Receiving

Year

GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./Gm No.

Yds

Avg. TD Long Avg./G

2010

0.0

561

14.0

51.0

2011

2.5

1.8

778

25.1

70.7

1.8

0.9

71 1,339 18.9 13

60.9

Totals 22

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Redshirt season. Prep Notes: Played at Hamilton Twp. for Nate Hillerich...1st Team All-District, 1st Team AllMetro & 2nd Team All-State...Led team in tackles with 54 solo & 27 ast...7 INTs as a Sr....Took 3 back for TDs. Personal: Son of James White & Sherita Golladay...Step-mom, Tonie White...Born 5/28/93...2 sisters, Dominique and Sheven, as well as 2 brothers, Dante and David.

Receiving

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Recipient of Uncommon Award at the AllSports Awards Banquet on 4/28/12...Caught 7 balls for 128 yards and 3 TDs in the Spring Game. 2011 - GLFC Offensive Player of the Week after Week 1 against Wayne St....Named 2nd team All-Ohio and 2nd team All GLFC...Co-Recipient of the team's WR of the Year award...Started all 11 games at WR and returner...During Joe's sophomore season he hauled in 31 receptions for 778 yards with 8 TDs...His 25.1 yards per catch led all Division II...Led the receiving corps with 8 TDs...Ranked 2nd out of the WRs with 70.7 yards receiving per game...Also, led the team with 11 kick returns for 178 yds (16.2 yds per return)...4th on the team in scoring with 48 points on the season...Only ranked behind Matt Hightower in all purpose yards with 978 in 11 games (88.7 yards per game)...Caught a pass in every game except against Southwest Baptist...Had three 100 yard receiving games on the season...Joe's best performance was at #9 Wayne State, had 6 catches for 198 yards with 2 touchdowns and long of 86 yards, also returned 5 kicks for 60 yards. Joe ended the game 263 all purpose yards (2nd all team in a single game at UU)...His 198 receiving yards were 4th best among freshman and sophomores in all of D-II...Tied for 15th longest play all of D-II in 2011...Also, made 10 tackles as a special teamer. 2010 - Named Honorable Mention All-GLFC as a true freshman... Played in all 11 games at WR and special teams...Caught 40 passes, which was 3rd most on the team...Had at least 1 catch in all 11 games...His 561 receiving yards was 2nd best on the team...Caught a TD pass in each of UU's 5 home games, totalling 5 on the year which was 3rd best on the team...Finished 3rd amongst Blue Knights in allpurpose yardage (639 yards, 58.1 ypg)...Ran the ball 3 times, including a long of 9 yards...Returned 6 kicks for 78 yds...Att. 6 PATs, making 4... Finished 4th on the team in scoring (34 pts)...Tallied 14.0 yards per catch, which was tops amongst receivers with at least 1 catch per game...Recorded a season-high and team-high 85-yard TD catch vs. Charleston..Also recorded a 64-yard TD catch vs. Central St... Only

Year

GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G

2010

143

15.9

13.0

2011

15.3

4.6

189

15.8

9.0

Totals 21

RETURNERS PROFILES

Blue Knight Notes: 2012 - Rushed 6 times for 65 yards in the Spring Game. 2011 - Named to AD's Fall Honor Roll...Appeared in 4 games before suffering a season-ending injury...Caught 1 pass...Returned 1 kick. College Notes: Transferred from NCAA D-I FCS Morgan St. where he earned All-MEAC All-Academic Team Honors in 2010-11... Broke team's squat record set in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05. Prep Notes: Played at DeMatha Catholic HS for Coach Minus, starting at RB and LB...Ran 4.45 40-yd dash...Also ran track, making the Penn Relays all 4 years of high school and running a personal best of 10.7 in the 100 yard dash. Personal: Son of Desiree Washington...Born 10/12/90...Exercise Science major. Blue Knight Notes: 2011 - Sat out the season after transferring from Wittenberg University. College Notes: Played at Wittenberg for Coach Fincham...Also attended Clark State Community College before transferring to Urbana. Prep Notes: Played at Mechanicsburg HS for Coach Neal Kasner. Personal: Son of Marsha Webb...Brother Joe also plays for the Blue Knights...Born May 7, 1989...Psychology major.

Blue Knight Notes: 2011 Switched from #80 to #9 before the season...Played10 games at WR and on special teams...All 3 receptions on the season were for 10+ yards...1st catch came against nationally ranked Wayne State for 12 yards, he also had his only tackle of the season in this game...Had 2 other catches during the season, the longest being for 21 yards against SW Baptist. 2010 - Named to the Fall and Spring AD's Honor Roll...Played in 11 games at WR...Made 9 catches for 143 yards for a team-high 15.9 yards per catch amongst receivers with at least 9 catches...Had 4 catches for 96 yards (both career-highs) in UU's 39-25 Homecoming win over KWC...Also recorded a season-long 46-yard catch vs. KWC...Earned All-GLFC All Academic Team honors...Caught 2 balls for 32 yds in spring game. College Notes: Transferred from Miami (OH). Prep Notes: Played at Northmont HS for Coach Lance Schneider. Personal: Son of Joan Wilburn ...Exercise Science major...Born 7/30/90.

NEWCOMERS 34

STEPHEN ATKINS 6’2” - 255 - Fr. - OL GALLIPOLIS, OHIO GALLIA ACADEMY

JAHLEEK AUSTIN 5’9” - 170 - Fr. - RB ROCKAWAY PARK, OHIO BEACH CHANNEL HS

DE-VONNE BINGHAM 6’8” - 245 - Fr. - DE HAMILTON, OHIO LAKOTA WEST HS

JEREMY BREWSTER 5’10” - 210 - Fr. - LB HAMILTON, OHIO HAMILTON HS

DONALD BAGETT 6’3” - 300 - Fr. - OL CINCINNATI, OHIO MOUNT HEALTHY HS

DARELL BALLEW 6’3” - 220 - Fr. - DE/TE CINCINNATI, OHIO WINTON WOODS HS

JOHNATHON BARBEE 5’8” - 175 - Fr. - RB COVINGTON, OHIO BRADFORD HS

JARIN BRYANT 6’3” - 215 - Fr. - WR COMMERCE, MICHIGAN WALLED LAKE WESTERN HS

ALLEN BUMPUS 5’11” - 180 - Fr. - SS DAYTON, OHIO MEADOWDALE HS

ANDRAE CAREY JR. 5’11” - 170 - Fr. - WR/DB SPRINGFIELD, OHIO SPRINGFIELD HS

KEVIN CHAPPLE 6’1” - 190 - Fr. - WR COLUMBUS, OHIO BEECHCROFT HS

JARED CHASTAIN 6’1” - 185 - Fr. - LB LONDON, OHIO LONDON HS

KELLY CARTER 5’10” - 180 - Fr. - WR COLUMBUS, OHIO WESTERVILLE SOUTH HS

CHRISTIAN CATCHINGS 6’0” - 200 - Fr. - WR VAN WERT, OHIO VAN WERT HS

TAYLOR CAYOT 6’0” - 200 - Fr. - LB BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO BELLEFONTAINE HS

TRENTON COPELAND 6’0” - 250 - Fr. - LB CINCINNATI, OHIO COLERAIN HS

JALEN CROSBY 6’0” - 180 - Fr. - DB COLUMBUS, OHIO EASTMOOR ACADEMY

NORMAN CYR 6’3” - 220 - Fr. - DL DEARBORN HTS., MICH. TRUMAN HS

ANTONIO DARDEN 5’11” - 180 - Fr. - DB LIBERTY TWP., OHIO LAKOTA WEST HS

JHYRAUN DeMARCIA 5’11” - 190 - Fr. - CB HAMILTON, OHIO HAMILTON HS

SHANE DENNY 6’5” - 225 - Fr. - QB COLUMBUS, OHIO GROVEPORT-MADISON HS

TRENT FIELDING 6’2” - 275 - Fr. - OL/DL SUNBURY, OHIO BIG WALNUT HS

ALEX FOX 6’5” - 180 - Fr. - QB CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO CANAL WINCHESTER HS

GUNNER FRANCIS 5’10” - 175 - Fr. - DB COLUMBUS, OHIO ST. CHARLES PREP

REGGIE GAITHER 6’1” - 175 - Fr. - DB CINCINNATI, OHIO COLERAIN HS

CURTIS GALLOWAY JR. 6’1” - 230 - Fr. - DE CINCINNATI, OH WINTON WOODS HS

#30 NILES GAMMONS 5’11” - 185 - Jr. - DB/LB LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ARLINGTON HS (IN) KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SAVON GIBSON 6’1” - 235 - Fr. - TE MAPLE HEIGHTS, OHIO MAPLE HEIGHTS HS

JOSH GRESHAM 6’0” - 170 - Fr. - QB DELAWARE, OHIO OLENTANGY LIBERTY HS

DUANE HAIRSTON JR. 5’11” - 245 - Fr. - DL TROTWOOD, OHIO TROTWOOD-MADISON HS

KHALIL HAIRSTON 5’7” - 170 - Fr. - CB COLUMBUS, OHIO EASTMOOR ACADEMY

JULEON HARRISON 6’5” - 240 - Fr. - DE CINCINNATI, OHIO WINTON WOODS HS

DAVID HAWKINS 5’11” - 185 - Fr. - WR CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO CANAL WINCHESTER HS

LEODITUS HENDERSON 6’0” - 220 - Fr. - LB COLUMBUS, OHIO MARION-FRANKLIN HS

JABARI HOWARD 6’0” - 330 - Fr. - DT COLUMBUS, OHIO EASTMOOR ACADEMY

TRISTAN HOWARD 5’7” - 155 - Fr. - RB/WR MAPLE HEIGHTS, OHIO MAPLE HEIGHTS HS

BLAKE IRVINE 6’0” - 245 - RFr. - FB/LB GEORGETOWN, KY. SCOTT COUNTY HS OHIO MIDWESTERN UNIV.

DEMOND JACKSON 5’9” - 185 - Fr. - SS CINCINNATI, OHIO MOUNT HEALTHY HS

TERRELL HUDSON 6’0” - 195 - Fr. - FS COLUMBUS, OHIO EASTMOOR ACADEMY

NEWCOMERS

JAMES DUNCAN 5’10” - 190 - Fr. - RB COLUMBUS, OHIO BEECHCROFT HS

NEWCOMERS 36

ACE JOHNSON 6’2” - 225 - Sr. - TE SIDNEY, OHIO SIDNEY HS TIFFIN UNIVERSITY

JOSHUA JOHNSON 5’10” - 165 - Fr. - WR/DB DAYTON, OHIO DUNBAR HS

CHARLES JONES 6’0” - 190 - Fr. - DB COLUMBUS, OHIO LINDEN McKINLEY HS

DEVONTE JORDAN 6’2” - 310 - Fr. - OL COLUMBUS, OHIO MARION-FRANKLIN HS

FREDERICK LEE 5’5” - 140 - Fr. - RB/KR REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO COLUMBUS WEST HS

CHRIS LUTHER 5’10” - 250 - Fr. - LB SPRINGFIELD, OHIO KENTON RIDGE HS

CALEB MAURER 6’1” - 205 - Fr. - LB ANNA, OHIO ANNA HS

JOBIE McCOY IV 5’10” - 305 - Fr. - OL WESTERVILLE, OHIO CENTRAL HS

CHARLES McDONALD JR. 5’10” - 200 - Fr. - LB DAYTON, OHIO DUNBAR HS

LaANDRE McDONALD 5’10” - 220 - Fr. - LB MIDDLETOWN, OHIO MIDDLETOWN HS

VINCENT MEEK JR. 6’0” - 195 - Fr. - LB COLUMBUS, OHIO BROOKHAVEN HS

WALTER MILINER 5’10” - 175 - Fr. - CB TROTWOOD, OHIO DAYTON CHRISTIAN HS

JARED MONTGOMERY 5’9” - 160 - Fr. - CB CINCINNATI, OHIO MOUNT HEALTHY HS

DEVONTE MOORE 5’6” - 165 - RFr. - DB SPRINGFIELD, OHIO SPRINGFIELD HS OHIO MIDWESTERN UNIV.

MIKE NOCERINO 6’0” - 245 - Fr. - DL/OL MASON, OHIO MASON HS

CEDRIC PRESLEY 5’8” - 175 - Fr. - RB SUMMITTVILLE, INDIANA MADISON GRANT HS

CHASE RIEBERGER 5’10” - 160 - Fr. - DB MILAN, MICHIGAN MILAN HS

AARON ROBERSON 5’7” - 140 - Fr. - RB/DB GAHANNA, OHIO LINCOLN HS

DYONTE MORGAN 5’9” - 170 - Fr. - RB COLUMBUS, OHIO BRIGGS HS

AUSTIN RUBLE 5’11” - 150 - Fr. - K CINCINNATI, OHIO NORTH COLLEGE HILL HS

DeSHANNON SHAW JR. 5’10” - 205 - Fr. - OLB COLUMBUS, OHIO MARION-FRANKLIN HS

CHANCE TALBOT 6’2” - 220 - Fr. - LB BRAZIL, INDIANA NORTHVIEW HS

TREY THATCHER 6’3” - 240 - Fr. - OL COLUMBUS, OHIO BISHOP READY HS

NOT PICTURED

BRANSEN BARR 6’3” - 235 - Fr. - OL GALLIPOLIS, OHIO GALLIA ACADEMY

MICHAEL FREEMAN 5’11” - 180 - Fr. - DB COLUMBUS, OHIO WESTERVILLE SOUTH HS

SHAWN RIDGEWAY 5’10” - 205 - Fr. - DB/LB ALLIANCE, OHIO ALLIANCE HS

WINSTON CHILDERS 5’8” - 170 - Fr. - DB FAIRBORN, OHIO FAIRBORN HS

JEFFVON GILL 6’0” - 220 - Sr. - RB EUCLID, OHIO EUCLID HS UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO DEREK JOHNSON 6’0” - 225 - Fr. - ATH DELAWARE, OHIO HAYES HS

BRENDAN TAYLOR 5’6” - 180 - Fr. - K SPRINGFIELD, OHIO KENTON RIDGE HS GREG WHITE 5’10” - 170 - Fr. - WR WEST LIBERTY, OHIO WEST LIBERTY-SALEM HS

CHARLES LEWIS 6’4” - 215 - Fr. - ATH HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI PORT GIBSON HS

AUSTIN WILLIAMS 6’0” - 230 - Fr. - OL BROOKVILLE, OHIO BROOKVILLE HS

ANTONIO DAVIS 5’9” - 200 - So. - RB CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO CANAL WINCHESTER HS GRAND RAPIDS C.C.

NEWCOMERS

MARQUIS WINSTON 5’7” - 170 - Fr. - RB SANDUSKY, OHIO SANDUSKY HS

D’GARY WALLACE 6’0” - 205 - Fr. - LB DAYTON, OHIO DUNBAR HS

NOT PICTURED

WILLIAM COLE-YOUNG 5’10” - 180 - Fr. - RB SPRINGFIELD, OHIO KENTON RIDGE HS BRANDON WILSON 6’2” - 185 - Fr. - WR COLUMBUS, OHIO WEST HS

CRAIG WALLACE JR. 5’10” - 165 - RFr. - WR/KR DAYTON, OHIO PONITZ CAREER TECH CENTRAL STATE UNIV.

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2012 TEAM PHOTO

THE 2012 URBANA UNIVERSITY

Front Row (kneeling, left to right): Roy Harvison, Perry Jenkins, Nick Thompson, Justin Carr, Alphonzo Berry, Maurice Harden, Alex 2nd Row: Kyle Allman, David McComas, Lamar Ross, David Gerber, John Krabill, Jarred Seaver, Scott Porter, Nate Wilburn-Ogletree, D.J. Mendenhall, 3rd Row: Niles Gammons, Ronald Roberts, Denzel Larkin, Joe Saffold, Brian Ridley, Chris Meriner, Greg Routhier, James White, Frank Marsh, Bobby Tucker, Kyle Ferguson, Nick

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BLUE KNIGHTS FOOTBALL TEAM

2012 TEAM PHOTO Maxson, Ethan Oakley, Matt Nowak, Andrew Minda, Daniel Goodrum, Bruce Parker, Clay Lust, Shane Cahill, Eric Fisher, Drew Underwood Nick Shaw, Patrick Hudepohl, Kevin Smith, Kyle Wallace, LaVelle Spivey, John Madigan, Donte Washington, Joe Webb, Jake Krupko, Christian Dupree Lipchek, Sufyan El-Geroushi, Marshall Newsome, Deontea Rudasill, Jacob Leach, Kody Richardson, Chris Basil, David Webb, Blaine Hafner, Alvin Busbee, B.J. Keener, Rodney Huston

Isaiah Irons, Zach Finnell, Laiven Porter, Jamill Jackson, Caleb Sexton Terrell Hudson, Khalil Hairston, LeoDitus Henderson, Trent Fielding, Jalen Crosby, Craig Wallace, Allen Bumpus, Frederick Lee Chase Rieberger, Curtis Galloway, Juleon Harrison, Darell Ballew, Mike Nocerino, Walter Miliner, DeVonte Moore youtube.com/UUSports Cedric Presley, Tristan Howard, Marquis Winston, Jarin Bryant, Jabari Howard, Kevin Chapple, Charles Jones Trey Thatcher, Ace Johnson, Taylor Cayot, Austin Ruble, Duane Hairston, Jobie McCoy Donald Bagett, Blake Irvine, Jahleek Austin, Aaron Roberson, Stephen Atkins David Hawkins, Caleb Maurer, Justin Feeman, Kelly Carter ustream.tv/user/UUSports Bill Nickell, David Taynor, Paul Smith, Jacob Curtis, Ron Burford, Ryan Routhier

2O11 STATS-AWARDS

TEAM STATISTICS UU OPP SCORING................. 398 209 Points Per Game....... 36.2 19.0 FIRST DOWNS............. 255 177 Rushing............... 102 68 Passing............... 125 89 Penalty............... 28 20 RUSHING YARDAGE......... 2099 1330 Yards gained rushing.. 2399 1681 Yards lost rushing.... 300 351 Rushing Attempts...... 467 396 Average Per Rush...... 4.5 3.4 Average Per Game...... 190.8 20.9 TDs Rushing........... 29 11 PASSING YARDAGE......... 2954 1993 Att-Comp-Int.......338-209-9 348-185-16 Average Per Pass...... 8.7 5.7 Average Per Catch..... 14.1 10.8 Average Per Game...... 268.5 181.2 TDs Passing........... 26 12 TOTAL OFFENSE........... 5053 3323 Total Plays........... 805 744 Average Per Play...... 6.3 4.5 Average Per Game...... 459.4 302.1 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...36-711 56-1273 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.. 18-125 17-251 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS... 16-215 9-223 KICK RETURN AVERAGE.... 19.8 22.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE.... 6.9 14.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE..... 13.4 24.8 FUMBLES-LOST........... 24-12 14-11 PENALTIES-YARDS........ 97-964 89-782 Average Per Game..... 87.6 71.1 PUNTS-YARDS............52-1970 69-2305 Average Per Punt..... 37.9 33.4 Net punt average..... 33.1 31.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 29:22 29:58 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS....68/158 47/169 3rd-Down Pct.......... 43% 28% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.... 7/14 12/29 4th-Down Pct.......... 50% 41% SACKS BY-YARDS..........28-178 20-130 MISC YARDS.............. 2 36 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED....... 56 27 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.... 4-14 6-11 PAT-ATTEMPTS............ 40-47 23-26 ATTENDANCE.............. 11648 7050 Games/Avg Per Game....5/2330 6/1175 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Urbana University... 83 147 114 54 - 398 Opponents........... 43 79 34 53 - 209

2011 UU Team Awards Offensive MVP D.J. Mendenhall Defensive MVP Wes Edwards Linebacker of the Year Award Drew Underwood Defensive Back of the Year Award Juan McKeever Offensive Back of the Year Award D.J. Mendenhall Offensive Lineman of the Year Award Trey White Defensive Lineman of the Year Award Perry Jenkins Wide Receiver of the Year Award Matt Hightower & Joe Webb Most Improved Player - Offense Kyle Wallace Most Improved Player - Defense Bruce Parker Special Teams Scout Player of the Year Award Brian Ridley Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award Alvin Busbee Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award Zach Finnell Blue Knight Student-Athlete Award Kyle Wallace Lewis & Jean Moore Inspirational Award Matt Nowak “The Uncommon” Award Joe Webb & Ethan Oakley

BLUE KNIGHT BOOSTER CLUB In a very short period of time, the Urbana University Athletics Department has developed a very proud tradition of excellence. Our program has been committed to the development of our student-athletes and their success both during and after their time at Urbana University. In effort to support their success, today’s changing times have created new challenges for all of us. In order for our valued student-athletes to compete at the highest possible level we need the support of people like you. As many of you know, our teams have recently transitioned to Division II in the highly competitive NCAA. Our student-athleteswill compete against some of the finest athletes in the country. The generosity of caring individuals provides the support necessary for our student-athletes to excel at this extremely high level. Today’s student-athletes face more challenges than ever. Along with the high demands of practice and training, travel, community involvement and competition, it is our student-athletes greatest responsibility and commitment to achieve at a high level of academic success. This requires a tremendous amount of support from our faculty, administration, staff members, and our most valuable resource, the parents and friends of our University. Your donation may support an individual program, the scholarship fund, or facility improvement as you so choose. Most of all, thank you for your friendship and your valued support of the Blue Knights athletic department. GO BLUE KNIGHTS! Director of Athletics. Doug Young, M.S.

No. 49 2 1 52 69

Yds 1911 39 20 1970 2305

Avg 39.0 19.5 20.0 37.9 33.4

Field Goals M. Newsome Passing DJ Mendenhall Evan Gehlert Total.......... Opponents...... Receiving Matt Hightower Jerrell Leak Joe Webb LaVelle Spivey Evan Morrisey Marc Johnson David Hill Diamond Hart Brand. Jackson Wilburn-Ogletree Luke George Donivan Lipsey DJ Mendenhall Do. Washington Total.......... Opponents......

M-A 4-14 G 11 11 11 11 GP 11 11 11 5 6 10 10 6 9 10 11 7 11 4 11 11

% 28.6 Effic. 158.87 147.18 155.31 103.45 Rec. 73 46 31 15 13 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 1 1 209 185

Rushing DJ Mendenhall David Hill Brandon Jackson Diamond Hart Donivan Lipsey Joe Webb Jerrell Leak Matt Hightower Evan Gehlert Maurice Harden TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... All Returns

GP 11 10 9 6 7 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Punts Att/Yds 13 /111 4/12 1/2

Matt Hightower Marc Johnson Dan Goodrum Joe Webb Diamond Hart Brandon Jackson Vincent Corner Donte Washington Wes Edwards Juan McKeever Jake Krupko Drew Underwood Totals.......... Opponents......

18/125 17/251

TB 4 0 0 4 0

FC 4 0 0 4 19

I20 11 1 0 12 21

0-19 20-29 0-0 4-9 Att-Comp-Int 235-151-8 103-58-1 338-209-9 348-185-16 Yards YPC 1009* 13.8 465 10.1 778 25.1* 138 9.2 226 17.4 105 17.5 66 13.2 39 7.8 21 5.2 46 15.3 39 13.0 16 5.3 11 11.0 -5 -5.0 2954 14.1 1993 10.8

30-39 0-4 Pct 64.3 56.3 61.8 53.2 TD 7 1 8 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 12

40-49 0-1 Yards 2091 863 2954 1993 Lg 50 28 86 28 50 28 23 20 10 21 33 14 11 0 86 58

50+ 0-0 TD 19 7 26 12 Avg/G 91.7 42.3 70.7 27.6 37.7 10.5 6.6 6.5 2.3 4.6 3.5 2.3 1.0 -1.2 268.5 181.2

Att 159 107 97 41 27 8 2 3 12 1 10 467 396

Gain 890 569 525 190 130 41 17 9 27 1 0 2399 1681

Loss 133 38 21 17 5 21 0 0 25 0 40 300 351 Kickoffs

Net 757 531 504 173 125 20 17 9 2 1 -40 2099 1330

YPC 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.2 4.6 2.5 8.5 3.0 0.2 1.0 -4.0 4.5 3.4

TD Lg 13 41 7 85 8 28 0 17 0 21 0 21 0 11 0 3 1 7 0 1 0 0 29 85 11 89 Interceptions

Avg/G 68.8 53.1 56.0 28.8 17.9 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.1 -3.6 190.8 120.9 Fumbles

Avg 8.5 3.0 2.0

Lg/TD 27/0 8/0 2/0

Att/Yds

Lg/TD

Avg

Int/Yds

Lg/TD

Rcv/Yds

Lg/TD

6/116 1/28 11/178 7/141 7/157 3/76 1/15

32/0 28/0 26/0 33/0 46/0 38/0 15/0

19.3 28.0 16.2 20.1 22.4 25.3 15.0

3/0

0/0

5/70 4/110 3/35 1/0 16/215 9/223

39/0 94*/1 35/0 0/0 94*/1 54/0

1/2

2/0

1/2 4/36

2/0 23/2

6.9 14.8

27/0 75/2

Lg 65 39 20 65 54

36/711 56/1273

46/0 57/0

19.8 22.7

Blkd 2 0 0 2 1 Lg 27 Lg 86 72 86 58 Scoring

Blkd 3 YPG 190.1 78.5 268.5 181.2

DJ Mendenhall Marsh. Newsome Brandon Jackson Joe Webb David Hill Matt Hightower Evan Morrisey LaVelle Spivey Marc Johnson Juan McKeever Jerrell Leak Evan Gehlert Traylin Taylor Total.......... Opponents......

84* 52 50 48 44 42 26 18 12 8 6 6 2 398 209

2O11 OFFENSIVE STATS

Punting Clay Lust TEAM David Gerber Total.......... Opponents......

2O11 DEFENSIVE STATS

Player 7 Juan McKeever 51 Drew Underwood 44 Perry Jenkins 12 Lamar Ross 43 David McComas 34 Shane Cahill 2 Wes Edwards 24 Vincent Corner 35 Traylin Taylor 37 Bruce Parker 21 Nate Williams 10 Jake Krupko 3 Dan Goodrum 97 Ryan Routhier 23 Eric Berry Jr. 33 Nick Shaw 8 Roy Harvison 90 Rodney Huston 13 Luke George 28 Kyle Allman 39 Joe Webb 38 John Krabill 91 Kyle Ferguson 29 Kenneth Harris 47 Marquis Copeland 32 Kevin Smith 25 Eric Fisher 50 Nick Lipchek 71 Matt Nowak 17 Jordan Keaton 46 Marsh. Newsome 11 Matt Hightower 61 Kyle Wallace 4 DJ Mendenhall 59 Adam Rood 30 Josh Miller 9 Wilburn-Ogletree 48 Evan Morrisey 6 Diamond Hart 87 Chris Basil Total.......... Opponents......

GP 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 8 7 11 11 11 11 10 8 9 8 8 7 11 7 11 11 11 11 2 3 10 6 6 1 11 11

Tackles Assist Total 42 88 33 62 29 59 27 57 30 55 31 52 27 50 14 40 21 36 20 36 15 35 13 32 19 31 8 21 8 20 10 18 8 15 12 13 6 12 5 10 3 10 5 8 1 8 2 7 4 7 4 6 3 5 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 . 3 1 2 . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 410 817 368 842

TFL-Yds 5.5-21 7.0-26 18.5-71 3.5-6 9.5-53 10.0-61 4.0-19 1.0-1 6.0-18 5.0-22 3.0-5 2.0-8 2.0-5 4.5-23 3.0-6 . 2.0-12 0.5-1 . . . . 3.0-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-371 68-255

Sacks No-Yds . 1.0-3 8.5-42 1.0-1 3.5-28 4.0-36 0.5-5 . 1.5-10 2.0-18 . . . 3.0-16 1.0-3 . 1.0-9 . . . . . 1.0-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-178 20-130

Pass Int-Yds 4-110 1-0 . . . . 5-70 3-0 . . . 3-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-215 9-223

PBU 10 3 2 1 1 1 14 3 1 . 2 7 3 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 28

Fumbles QBH Rcv-Yd . 2-0 9 . 19 1-0 2 1-0 . . 4 1-0 . 1-0 . . 1 . 7 1-0 2 . . 1-2 1 1-0 9 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 11-2 26 12-36

FF 2 1 3 1 1 . . . . 3 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 16

Blkd Kick 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

URBANA UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME BILL AIKMAN, ‘74 Basketball, Inducted 1990

DONNIE GILLESPIE, ‘98 Basketball, Inducted 2009

TERRY ANDERSON, ‘72 Basketball, Inducted 1987

WYATT GOINS, ‘93 Basketball, Inducted 2002

LESTER BAUM Coach, Faculty, Administrator, Inducted 1995

WADE GOINS, ‘93 Basketball, Inducted 2002

CINDY (FRERE) BELL, ‘92 Basketball, Inducted 2008 THOMAS BEMMES, ‘83 Wrestling, Inducted 1992 BRIAN BOYSEL, ‘04 Basketball, Inducted 2012 SARITA (BROWN) HAVENS, ‘92 Basketball, Track, Volleyball, Inducted 2007 ELGIN CARD, ‘93 Football, Inducted 2007 BOB CAWLEY Coach, Faculty, Administrator, Inducted 2005

Solo 46 29 30 30 25 21 23 26 15 16 20 19 12 13 12 8 7 1 6 5 7 3 7 5 3 2 2 . 1 2 2 3 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 407 474

DAVE GUSTIN, ‘81 Basketball, Inducted 1991 TRIP HOPKINS, ‘95 Football, Inducted 2004 HAROLD HOWE, ‘72 Basketball, Inducted 1987 KIYA (STARR) HUNT, ‘99 Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Inducted 2006 KEVIN COOK, ‘83 Basketball, Inducted 2010 JERRY LIGON, ‘94 Basketball, Inducted 2002

MARY (JENKINS) McBRIDE, ‘78 Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Inducted 2012 JIM McCRACKEN, ‘78 Wrestling, Inducted 1990 NICK MESCHER, ‘70 Basketball, Inducted 1988 JON PLUNKETT, ‘72 Basketball, Inducted 1987 JANE SCHLATER-PUCKETT, ‘83 Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Inducted 1989 DR. MICHAEL RENGERT, ‘81 Basketball, Inducted 1989 ROB ROGAN, ‘88 Football, Baseball, Inducted 1995 BOB RONAI Coach, Administrator, Inducted 2004 DAVE ROSS, ‘76 Philanthropist, Inducted 2006

DOUG RUTAN, ‘87 Football, Baseball, Basketball, Inducted 1993 LEE SCHREINER, ‘75 Soccer, Inducted 1996 STEVE STOUT Blue Knight Beat Writer, Inducted 2006 MARK TODD, ‘72 Basketball, Inducted 1987 JEAN TWEHUES, ‘90 Basketball, Softball, Inducted 1996 MANDY VAN DYKE, ‘87 Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Inducted 2005 JERRY “J.J.” WHITE, ‘97 Basketball, Inducted 2006 JUDGE ROGER B. WILSON “Voice of the Blue Knights”, Inducted 1988

2012-13 Inductee Bill Blazer Coach, Faculty,Administrator

UU FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

RETURN RECORDS

LONGEST FG

PASSING RECORDS

PUNT RETURNS

47 yds; Matt Hausheer, 10/29/05 at Quincy DEFENSIVE RECORDS

COMPLETIONS

Game: 7; Troy Brookins, 9/12/09 vs. Dayton

Game: 32; Tony Servitto, 10/29/1988 at Findlay

Season: 31; Troy Brookins, 2009

Season: 209; Frank Carrico, 1998

Career: 50; Trip Hopkins, 1991-94

Career: 453; Ryan Gehlert, 2004-07

PUNT RETURN YARDS

ATTEMPTS

Game: 110; Bobby Mason, 10/9/04 vs. Taylor

SOLO TACKLES Game: 18; Steve Kirby, 10/29/95 vs. Findlay Season: 112; Charles Boyd, 2003 Career: 222; Charles Boyd, 2000-2003

Game: 55; Frank Carrico, 10/10/98 at Walsh

Season: 366; Bobby Mason, 2004

Season: 417; Frank Carrico, 1998

Career: 469; Trip Hopkins, 1991-94

ASSISTED TACKLES

Career: 854; Frank Carrico, 1995-98

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE

Game: 16; John Arnold, 9/26/87 at Waynesburg

PASSING YARDS

Season: 20.3 yards per return; Bobby Mason, 2004

Season: 54; Tom Thompson, 1987

Game: 403; Frank Carrico, 10/31/98 vs. Trinity

KICKOFF RETURNS

Career: 147; Jeff Crawford, 1990-92

Season: 2,826; Frank Carrico, 1998

Game: 9; Kenie Tyree, 9/23/95 vs. Geneva

TOTAL TACKLES

Career: 4,960; Frank Carrico, 1995-98

Season: 37; Kenie Tyree, 1995 & Boise Moon, 2010

Game: 24; Juan McKeever, 10/1/11 at SW Baptist

TOUCHDOWNS

Career: 59; Jason Conner, 2005-2008

Season: 152; Charles Boyd, 2003

Game: 7; Frank Carrico, 10/31/98 vs. Trinity

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS

Career: 373; Charles Boyd

Season: 21; Frank Carrico, 1998

Game: 176; Troy Brookins, 8/27/09 vs. Findlay

Career: 44; Ryan Gehlert, 2004-07

Season: 868; Boise Moon, 2010

INTERCEPTIONS

Career: 1,386; Jason Conner, 2005-2008

Game: 5; Mark Ray, 9/3/89 at Central St. 5; Erin Slatzer, 9/29/91 at Cumberland

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

Season: 16.0; Travis Brisco, 2010

Game: 277; Boise Moon, 11/14/09 vs. Central State

Career: 48.0; Travis Brisco, 2007-2010

Season: 22; Frank Carrico, 1998

Season: 1,700; Boise Moon, 2010

Career: 39; Frank Carrico, 1995-98

Season (Avg.): 154.5; Boise Moon, 2010

RUSHING RECORDS

Career: 3,577; Kirk Hannah, 2005-08

ATTEMPTS

Career (Avg.): 113.6; Bobby Mason, 2004

SACKS Game: 5; Travis Brisco, 9/19/09 vs. Tusculum 5; Travis Brisco, 9/18/10 at #24 Tusculum

TACKLES FOR LOSS Game: 6; Shawn Lewis, 10/17/09 vs. St. Joseph's Season: 28.5; Travis Brisco, 2010 Career: 80.0; Travis Brisco, 2007-2010

PUNTING RECORDS PUNTS

INTERCEPTIONS

Season: 257; Kirk Hannah, 2008

Game: 10; Matt Grupe, 11/11/95 vs. Westminster

Career: 661; Kirk Hannah, 2005-2008

10; John McCoy, 9/12/09 vs. Dayton

Game: 3; Charles Ramsey, 10/24/98 at Tiffin 3; Elgin Card, 9/23/89 vs. Campbellsville

YARDS

Season: 71; Heath Maynard, 1989

Season: 10; Vernon Johnson, 1986

Career: 263; Heath Maynard, 1989-1992

Career: 14; Robert Hawkins, 2002-05

Season: 1,145; Kirk Hannah, 2008

PUNTING AVG.

Career: 3,346; Kirk Hannah, 2005-2008

Season: 42.0; Matt Branch, 2005

Consecutive Games with at least 1 INT: 5; Juan McKeever, 2010

TOUCHDOWNS

Career: 39.1; Matt Branch, 2004-07

Game: 268; Boise Moon, 11/14/09 vs. Central State

Game: 4; DJ Mendenhall, 9/18/10 at #24 Tusculum

LONGEST PUNT

Season: 13; D.J. Mendenhall, 2011

71 yds; Matt Grupe, 10/12/1996

Career: 24; Grady Parks, 1986-89

SCORING RECORDS

RUSHING YARDS/GAME

POINTS (Non-Kicking)

Longest INT return for a TD: 94 yards; Juan McKeever, 10/29/11 vs. Missouri S&T PASSES BROKEN UP Game: 4; Multiple players Season: 16; Robert Hawkins, 2005

Career: 95.6; Kirk Hannah, 2005-2008

Game: 24; Marc Burr, 8/26/06 vs. Southern Virginia 24; DJ Mendenhall, 9/18/10 vs. #24 Tusculum

Career: 45; Robert Hawkins, 2002-2005

YARDS/CARRY

Season: 84; D.J. Mendenhall, 2011

Game: 15.1; Rodney Holmes, 11/10/07 vs. Marian

Career: 150; D.J. Mendenhall, 2010-current

Game: 2; 9 times, Last: Travis Brisco, 9/18/10 at #24 Tusculum

Season: 104.1; Kirk Hannah, 2008

Season: 9.7; Boise Moon, 2009

KICKING POINTS

Career: 6.88; Boise Moon, 2006-10

Game: 12; Matt Hausheer, twice, 2005

FORCED FUMBLES

Season: 7; Vince Scalmato, 2004 7, Travis Brisco, 2010

RECEIVING RECORDS

Season: 64; Matt Hausheer, 2005

Career: 15, Travis Brisco, 2007-10

RECEPTIONS

Career: 140; Matt Hausheer, 2005-09

Consecutive Games with at least 1 FF: 5, Vince Scalmato, 2004 (7 FFs in 5 games)

Game: 15; Larry McCartney, 10/13/07 vs. St. Xavier

PATs MADE

Season: 79; Ian Iler, 2009

Game: 7; Marshall Newsome, 10/22/11 vs. NDC

FUMBLE RECOVERIES

Career: 154; Howard Glover, 1998-01

Season: 40; Marshall Newsome, 2011

Game: 4; Spencer Brown, 9/4/93 vs. Taylor

YARDS

Career: 68; Matt Hausheer, 2005-09

Season: 5; Spencer Brown, 1993 5. Rasheed Day, 1993

Game: 226; Lance Predmore, 11/7/1998 at St. Francis

PATs ATTEMPTED

Season: 1,009; Matt Hightower, 2011 Career: 2,283; Howard Glover, 1998-01

Game: 7; Alan Hess, 8/26/06 vs. Southern Virginia 7; Jacob Harfman, 9/29/07 vs. Taylor 7; Marshall Newsome, 10/22/11 vs. NDC

TOUCHDOWNS

Season: 47; Marshall Newsome

Career: 6; Juan McKeever, 2008-2011 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN 98 yards for a TD Juan McKeever 9/25/10 at #8 Walsh

Game: 4; Marc Burr, 8/26/06 vs. Southern Virginia

Career: 84; Matt Hausheer, 2005-09

Season: 12; Marc Burr, 2006

FGs MADE

BLOCKED KICKS

Game: 3; Brent Hardin, 10/7/95 at Tiffin 3; Matt Hausheer, twice, 2005

Game: 2; Marcus Lewis, 9/3/2005 vs. SHU

Career: 17; Barry Quinn, 2004-07 LONGEST TD RECEPTIONS 1. 97 yds; Howard Glover vs. Wittenberg, 2001 2. 96 yds; David Shavers vs. Taylor, 2008 YARDS/RECEPTION (min. 1 rec/gm) Season: 25.1; Joe Webb, 2011 Career: 18.9; Joe Webb, 2010-current 16.9; Lance Predmore, 1997-2000

Season: 14; Matt Hausheer, 2005 Career: 24; Matt Hausheer, 2005-09 FGs ATTEMPTED Game: 4; Jacob Harfman, 9/1/07 vs. WVTech Season: 19; Matt Hausheer, 2005 Career: 44; Matt Hausheer 2005-09

RECORD BOOKS

Game: 48; Grady Parks, 9/23/1989 vs. Campbellsville

Season: 4; Marcus Lewis, 2005 Career: 7; Marcus Lewis, 2004-05 QB Hurries Game: 11; Travis Brisco, 10/2/10 vs. Southwest Baptist Season: 28; Travis Brisco, 2010 Career: 61; Travis Brisco, 2007-10