Class: Junior
Hometown: Merced, CA
High School: Merced
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 280
Position: LG
Experience: TR
2009: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
College: Joined Texas State's roster last spring after playing two seasons at Merced Community College ... two-time All-Conference selection.
High School: Earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior at Merced High School ... earned All-Section honors as a senior ... named one of the Top 72 offensive linemen by ESPN ... three-time conference champion in wrestling ... finished fifth in freestyle wrestling at the state tournament.
Personal: Born April 24, 1989 in Merced ... son of Beatrice McCutchen ... major is criminal justice.
Will take over at LG after LT Alex Luna graduated and Hannan will be moved to LT. (I think)
Prior to Western: Transferred to Western Carolina from UAB where he red-shirted a season ago; High School: Helped Buford HS and head coach Jess Simpson to a 30-0 record and back-to-back state championships in his final two seasons as a prep ... Buford posted a 54-2 over the previous four years and won four of the past eight Class AA state titles ... Moved to center from tight end for senior season to bolster Buford offensive line, grading out to a 90-percent overall and led the team with over 60 knockdown blocks ... Was invited to Hodges Lineman Camp in 2008 and was selected a "2008 Top Lineman."
Personal: Is the son of Sharon and Victor Bennett ... Born in Hagerstown, Md.
55 - William F-u-k-o-f-u-k-a (had to add dashes or else it gets edited)
Year: Fr.
Position: DL
Height: 6-3
Weight: 290
Experience: HS
Hometown: San Leandro, Calif.
Previous School: San Lorenzo HS
High School: A 2010 graduate of San Lorenzo HS...rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com...was a third team all-East Bay selection by the Contra Costa Times as a senior...also named the Hayward Area Athletic League defensive lineman of the year and was a first team all-HAAL selection...ended the year with 70 total tackles, including two sacks...also played on the offensive line where he was a second team all-league choice...was twice named all-HAAL in basketball as a senior.
OG 6-3 285 Jr.
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Roy C. Ketcham)
UAlbany: Played in eight games as an offensive guard and center to earn his first varsity letter ... projected starter at left guard ... blocked for a unit that led the conference in total offense ... redshirted as a freshman in 2007 ... High School: Section I All-Star participant at left guard ... started at offensive and defensive tackle in all nine games ... made 12 tackles and three sacks as a senior captain ... Indians finished with a 6-3 record in both 2005 and 2006 ... two varsity letters ... Personal: Major is psychology with a minor in criminal justice ... born 4-13-89