Offensive Line - OL
Height: 6-2 Weight: 265
Junior
Previous Affiliations
Providence
Previous Experience
Charlotte, N.C.
Has the task of filling the large shoes left behind by two-time Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipient and current Washington Redskin Kerry Brown at left guard ... weighs almost 50 pounds less than his predecessor but makes up for the relative lack of size with good footwork and toughness.
2007: Played in six games ... most extensive action came at Elon, where he was in for 83 snaps due to an early injury to right tackle Jonathan Bieschke ... tallied four knockdowns apiece in wins over Lenoir-Rhyne and Elon.
2006: Redshirted.
High School: Helped lead Providence to a 9-2 record as a senior, en route to first-team all-Mecklenburg recognition from the Charlotte Observer ... played offensive tackle as a prep ... teamed with current ASU teammates Orry Frye, Tim Frye and Matt Ruff.
Class: RS Senior
Hometown: Pepperell, Mass.
High School: Bishop Guertin (N.H.) H.S./ Milford Academy (N.Y.)
Last College: Connecticut
Height / Weight: 6-6 / 250
Position: OL
Birthdate: 04/04/1986
On Getek: Heads into the season as the returning starting right tackle ... Comes off first season on the offensive line after moving from tight end prior to 2008 season ... Made great strides in new position last season ... Responded to the move with good work ... A large force with foot skills, who battled injuries early in his time at UMass while playing tight end ... Transfer from Connecticut who returned to his homestate prior to 2006 season.
As a redshirt junior in 2008: Played and started in seven games on the offensive line (six at right guard and one at right tackle)... Started one game at right tackle and six at right guard ... Part of offensive line that has allowed just six sacks, the fewest in the CAA (0.55 per game) and third in the NCAA ... Offense has five games of more than 400 yards of total offense ... Part of Tony Nelson's five 100-yard games this season, in his seven games ... Returned to action at #13 New Hampshire (11/15) and Nelson gained 154 yards ... Missed three games vs. Bryant (10/25), at Rhode Island (11/1) vs. Maine (11/8) with neck injury ... UMass did not allow a sack until the final series of the third week at #7 James Madison (9/13) ... Started season opener at right guard vs. Albany (8/30).
As a redshirt sophomore in 2007: Played in final 10 games as a tight end ... Started final three games of the season at tight end, in a two-tight-end set ... Started in two NCAA Tournament playoff games against Fordham (11/24) and at Southern Illinois (12/1) ... Caught one ball for four yards at Southern Illinois ... First-career catch came against New Hampshire (11/10) ... Worked hard as a blocker.
As a redshirt freshman in 2006: Did not play in any games in first season at UMass ... Was mired by injuries most of the season.
As A freshman In 2005 (At Connecticut): Did not play in any games at the University of Connecticut as a true freshman after joining the team in January 2005.
Before College: Spent the 2004 season in prep school at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. ... Had 13 receptions for 229 yards and three touchdowns for Milford ... Played high school ball at Bishop Guertin in Nashua, N.H. ... Named First-Team All-State and All-Area as a senior in 2003 ... Played in the Shrine-Maple Sugar Bowl between New Hampshire and Vermont All-Stars ... Grabbed 30 receptions for 400 yards as a senior after hauling in 24 passes as a junior for 250 yards ... Served as a team captain in football and basketball.
Personal: Robert Alexander Getek...Born on April 4, 1986 in Boston, Mass. ... Son of Joanne and Alex Getek ... Majoring in Sociology.
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
Academic Notes: Plans to study exercise/health science…High School: A 2008 graduate of Blue Ridge High School…Played for Paul Morro…Three-year starter…Named all-state and all-region on the offensive and defensive line...Two-time region champion in wrestling, finishing as state runner-up as a junior…Undefeated as a senior heading into state meet…Set school record in the discus with throw of 152-4…Personal: Born Dwight C. Boyd Jan. 29, 1990 in Phoenix…Son of Gary and Anna Boyd…Has three borthers, Gary, Matthew and Zack…Enjoys hunting and fishing.
University of Delaware
#71 Shea Allard
So. OT 6-5 270 lbs.
Hometown: Wareham, MA
2008: #71 OT 6-5, 270 lbs. Fr.r
2007: #71 OT 6-5, 265 lbs. Fr.
3rd Team
High School: Wareham 6-5, 265 lbs.
Two-way lineman at Wareham High School where he played for head coach Dan Nault...projected as an offensive lineman at Delaware...led team to undefeated Southcoast Conference titles in both 2005 and 2006 with team advancing to the state AA semifinals in 2005 and to the finals this past season...named to Massachusetts Super 26 All-State as a senior in 2006 when averaged 7.5 tackles per game on defensive and graded out at 95 percent on offense...team captain who earned first team All-Southcoast Conference honors in both 2005 and 2006...selected to play in North/South Shriners All-State game....earned All-Scholastic honors by the New Bedford Standard Times, Brockton Enterprise, Boston Globe, and Boston Herald newspapers as a senior...named Wareham’s 2006 Man of the Year by New Bedford Standard Times...son of Victoria Allard.
Recruiting Information
Interest: Boston College, Buffalo, Connecticut, Delaware, Hofstra, Maine, New Hampshire, UMass
Offers: Buffalo, Delaware
