2012 Appalachian State FOOTBALL 2012 MOUNTAINEERS
RETURNING STUDENT-ATHLETES half-sack among five tackles against Savannah State … made only two tackles but was credited with an assist behind the line of scrimmage in defensive-dominated 14-12 win over No. 13 Chattanooga … notched a season-high 10 tackles — all solo — against No. 8 Wofford … had seven stops, including one for loss, and forced a fumble at The Citadel … had a sack among his five tackles in homecoming win over Samford … helped key 24-17 victory over top-ranked Georgia Southern with eight tackles, including a sack on the final play of the game that sealed the triumph … made five tackles and hurried the quarterback twice in regular-season home finale against Western Carolina … played a key role in come-from-behind 28-21 victory at Elon with 1.5 sacks for 20 yards and two quarterback hurries … had six stops, one tackle for loss and a QB hurry in seasonending loss to Maine. 2010: Enjoyed a breakout campaign in first season as a starter ... finished second on the team with 5.5 sacks, good for a tie for seventh in the Southern Conference ... ranked third on the team with eight tackles for loss ... appeared in all 13 games, making 10 starts, including the final nine games of the campaign ... after a slow start with just two stops and none for loss over the first three games of the season, had a season-changing performance at Samford with four tackles, including three behind the line of scrimmage and a sack ... moved back into the starting lineup the following week against Elon and responded with his second sack in as many games ... had six tackles and assisted on a sack against The Citadel then recorded six more stops with another sack and his first-career fumble recovery the following week versus Western Carolina ... saw his fourgame sack streak come to an end versus Furman but still registered five stops in the win ... had a terrific game at Georgia Southern despite ASU suffering the overtime loss, with four tackles (three solo), 1.5 stops for loss, a sack and a forced fumble ... turned in perhaps his finest performance of the season by helping neutralize Wofford’s vaunted wingbone offense with a career-high nine tackles and his second fumble recovery of the season in the Mountaineers’ SoCon title-clinching 43-13 rout over the No. 4 Terriers ... was impressive in regular-season finale at Florida with four stops (three solo) ... notched five tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss, recorded a sack and tallied two quarterback hurries over two postseason contests ... finished season with seven quarterback hurries, good for second on the squad.
2009 S-A-T TFL Sacks QBH PBU Int. FF FR East Carolina 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McNeese State 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Samford 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Citadel 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.C. Central 0-1-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wofford 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ga. Southern 1-1-2 1.0-10 1.0-10 0 0 0 0 0 Furman 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chattanooga 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elon 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Carolina 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S.C. State 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richmond 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montana 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rizor Deuce
2009: Appeared in 13 games, primarily on special teams ... made three tackles on the season, one-and-a-half of which went for a loss ... turned in best performance of the campaign with two stops, including first-career sack, in rout over Georgia Southern.
Robinson
2008: Redshirted. High School: Amassed 63 tackles, including 25 for loss, as a senior ... also racked up nine sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... played at same high school as former ASU all-America defensive end Marques Murrell ... coached by Richard Bailey. Personal: Full name is John Michael Rizor ... born Aug. 10, 1990 (turns 22 during season) ... son of Pamela Bell ... majoring in criminal justice.
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RIZOR’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds. INT PBU QBH FR/FF 2009 13/0 1 2 3 1.5-11 1.0-10 0 0 0 0/0 2010 13/10 22 24 46 7.5-22 5.5-17 0 0 7 2/1 2011 12/12 33 32 65 9.0-41 4.0-33 0 0 8 0/1 Totals 38/22 56 58 114 18.0-74 10.5-60 0 0 15 2/2
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Forms a dynamic duo of young defensive ends along with fellow sophomore Ronald Blair … is a fierce pass rusher that had two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss in somewhat limited playing time as a true freshman … brings terrific speed and deceptive power off the edge with his 6-5, 246-pound frame … expected to return to his starting role at left defensive end this fall … goes by Deuce due to sharing a name with his father … changed his uniform number to 2 in the offseason in recognition of his nickname. 2011: Appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman, including eight starts at left defensive end … after tallying just two tackles in his first two games, made his first-career start in week three against Savannah State and responded with four tackles, including 2.5 for loss and two sacks, to go along with a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … managed just four tackles with none for loss over the next three games … after a week out of the starting lineup, returned to the starting role and notched three tackles — his second-highest total of the season — and a QB hurry in homecoming win over Samford … made just three more stops the rest of the season, highlighted by two (including a half-tackle for loss) in regular-season home finale against Western Carolina.
RIZOR GAME-BY-GAME 2011 S-A-T TFL Sacks QBH PBU Int. FF FR Virginia Tech 0-3-3 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.C. A&T 3-4-7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Savannah St. 3-2-5 1.0-2 0.5-2 1 0 0 0 0 Chattanooga 0-2-2 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wofford 10-0-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 High School: Led team with 67 tackles and four sacks as a senior ... high-school The Citadel 5-2-7 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 teammate of fellow Mountaineer Davante Harris ... coached by Geremy Saitz … was a Samford 3-2-5 1.0-2 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0 member of Blythewood’s Army ROTC (captain/company commander). Ga. Southern 1-7-8 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 0 0 0 0 Furman 3-1-4 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal: Full name is James O’Connor Robinson, Jr. ... born Dec. 8, 1993 (turns 19 W. Carolina 2-3-5 0.5-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 during season) ... son of Gail and James Robinson ... is the youngest of three siblings ... Elon 2-1-3 1.5-20 1.5-20 2 0 0 0 0 majoring in sports medicine. Maine 1-5-6 1.0-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ROBINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS 2010 S-A-T TFL Sacks QBH PBU Int. FF FR Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds. INT PBU QBH FR/FF Chattanooga 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 12/8 3 13 16 3.5-25 2.0-21 0 0 2 1/0 Jacksonville 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 N.C. Central 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Samford 3-1-4 3.0-12 1.0-8 0 0 0 0 0 Elon 1-1-2 1.0-3 1.0-3 1 0 0 0 0 The Citadel 2-4-6 0.5-2 0.5-2 1 0 0 0 0 W. Carolina 2-4-6 1.5-2 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 1 Furman 1-4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ga. Southern 3-1-4 1.5-3 1.0-3 1 0 0 1 0 Wofford 5-4-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Florida 3-1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Illinois 1-1-2 0.5-4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Villanova 1-2-3 0 1.0-0 1 0 0 0 0
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