2011 Louisiana Tech Football Media Guide

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LOUISIANA TECH

UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS

for 115 yards and two interceptions ... Played the entire game against Navy (9/18), throwing the first touchdown pass of his career with an 8-yard pass to Taulib Ikharo as he was 31-for-43 for 251 yards and one interception against the Midshipment in a 37-23 loss ... Went 0-for-4 with one interception in his start against Southern Miss (9/25) ... Recovered an on-side kick attempt by San Jose State (11/27), helping Tech to its 45-38 win. 2009: Saw limited action throughout the year, appearing in five games and completing 14 of 26 passes for 142 yards... Made his first collegiate appearance against Nicholls State (9/19), rushing for one yard on one carry and throwing 1-for-3 for 16 yards... Saw significant action throughout most of the second half at Idaho (10/31), throwing 10-for-16 for 105 yards and running the ball six times for 24 yards.

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TAYlOR

BURCH

Monroe, La. (Neville) 6-2 • 225 • R-Fr. • RS

2011 BULLDOG FOOTBALL

2010: Redshirted the 2010 season. High School: Lettered four years for Mickey McCarty at Neville High School ... Named the state championship game MVP after completing 17-for-25 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 91 yards ... Throughout his senior year, named all-state honorable mention, all-Northeast Louisiana first team and MVP by the Monroe News-Star, and all-district first team ... After earning all-district honorable mention honors his sophomore year, earned all-district first team and all-Northeast Louisiana honorable mention his junior season ... Finished his senior season completing 109-of-201 passes for 1,680 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions ... Also received four letters in baseball and two in soccer while serving as student body president, president of the Student Council and was a member of FCA ... Personal: Full name is Taylor Bradford Burch ... Son of Brad and Deena Burch ... Has two sisters, Ashton (17) and Amanda (10) ... Chose Louisiana Tech because of the town, the campus and the atmosphere surrounding everything ... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Memphis, TCU and Tulsa ... Born on Oct. 2, 1991 in Monroe, La.

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QuARTERBACK

COlBY

CAMERON

Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park)

2008: Redshirt season...Member of scout squad High School: Played quarterback for coach George Hurley ... Helped lead the Panthers to the California Division II playoffs before losing to Hart in the semifinals ... The Panthers finished 11-2 on the year and tied for the Marmonte League title at 6-1 in league play ... Threw for 47 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards over his final two years of high school ... Personal: Son of Stan and Cathy Cameron ... Has one brother Jordan and two sisters Brynn and Emily ... Jordan plays football at for the Cleveland Browns after a standout collegiate career at Southern Call ... Brynn also is a student-athlete at USC playing basketball for the Women of Troy. Career Highs Points scored: 6, Nicholls State, Sep 19, 2009 Touchdowns: 1, Nicholls State, Sep 19, 2009 Rush attempts: 14, at Texas A&M, Sep 11, 2010 Rush yards: 24, at Idaho, Oct 31, 2009 (6 carries) Rush TDs: 1, Nicholls State, Sep 19, 2009 Long rush: 16, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Pass attempts: 43, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Pass completions: 31, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Pass yards: 251, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Pass TDs: 1, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Had intercepted: 2, at Texas A&M, Sep 11, 2010 ; Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Long pass: 32, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Career Stats Year Cmp-Att-Int 2009 14-26-0 2010 54-91-5 Totals 68-117-5

Yds 142 461 603

TD 0 1 1

Lg 16 32 32

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OFFENSIVE lINEMAN

VINCE

CANO

Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 6-2 • 305 • R-So. • SQ

6-2 • 205 • R-Jr. • 2L

2010: Started in three games completing 54 of his 91 passes, a 59.3 completion percentage ... Threw for 461 yards with one touchdown ... Entered the game in the second half against Grambling (9/4), throwing 8-for-12 for 95 yards in a 20-6 win ... Made his first career start at Texas A&M (9/11), splitting time at QB with Tarik Hakmi and throwing 15-for-31

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2010: Played in five games on the offensive line, mainly at right guard. 2009: Redshirted 2009 season. High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Vallery at Kilgore High School ... Played both offensive and defensive lineman for the Bulldogs


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