Universal Ramblings

TEAM: Florida State Seminoles
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’2″ / 218
DOB: 10/30/1986
AGE: 22

• One of 32 students in America to be named a Rhodes Scholar – the most prestigious academic honor in all of college academics.
• Earned Academic All-America Second Team honors as voted on by the members of CoSIDA.
• Bill McGrotha/Spirt Humanitarian Award winner for the defense by the coaching staff following the 2008 regular season.
• Academic Award winner for the junior class on the defensive side of the football.
• Finalist for the Lott Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player.
• Named the Male Athlete of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (OH).
• AP third team All-American.
• Lott Trophy Player of the Week for his performance in the Seminoles’ victory over Virginia Tech.
• Earned All-ACC Second Team honors.
• The Seminoles third leading tackler with 62 tackles.
• Started 12 of the Seminoles’ 13 games with his only non-start coming on the day he interviewed for and won the Rhodes Scholarship.
• Didn’t start the game while travelling to Maryland after earning the prestigious award but was on the field in the second quarter and in the second half of the 37-3 victory.