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AS A BULLDOG: Wasted little time in making himself feel right at home in a Bulldog uniform last fall after transferring from the University of North Alabama ... ran 33 times for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns in 2011 ... amassed 75 of those yards (on 15 rushes) in a 49-7 home win against Minnesota Crookston last November ... did basically all of his ball-toting work last year during UMD’s five regular season home games (he also had two attempts for no yards at the U. of Mary) ... was blanked in the pass reception department one year ago ...

COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Rushing Attempts - 15 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Rushing Yards - 76 vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). Rushing Touchdowns - 1 vs. Northern State (10/22/11) and Minnesota State-Moorhead (10/1/11). Longest Rush - 17 yds. vs. Minnesota Crookston (11/5/11). MAJOR: Communication.

BEFORE UMD: Attended North Alabama for three semesters prior to enrolling at UMD in January 2011 ... managed just eight carries for 19 yards in five games with the Lions during the 2010 season ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman at UNA in 2009 ... is a 2009 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School in Bradenton, Fla.