LOUISIANA TECH 2008 (Independence CC): Ranked as the No. 39 overall junior college prospect by Rivals.com … While he was a two-star athlete out of high school, Rivals.com made him a four-star athlete out of JuCo … Played in nine games, recording 27 tackles, two interceptions and forced one fumble … Named second team all-conference … Coached by Steve Carson.
Personal: Dave Roy Damon Clark … Born March 18, 1989 in Baton Rouge, La. … Son of Belinda Clark and Dave Tolliver … Has four siblings … Originally signed letters of intent with Kansas and Tennessee but league-specific rules kept him from attending both schools and he landed at Louisiana Tech.
2008: Saw action in 11 games at middle linebacker ... Finished the season with 30 tackles ... Recorded a season-high seven tackles vs. NMSU High School: Lettered three years for coach Keith Powell at McGillToolen ... Played linebacker and scored seven touchdowns on offense as fullback in short yardage situations ... Recorded over 250 tackles his final two years ... Named first team all-state and Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year and Mobile Area Defensive Player of the Year ... Helped lead McGill-Toolen to Class 6A state semifinals before losing to eventual champion Prattville ... Also threw shot put for track and field ... Personal: Son of Melvin and Huguette Cole ... Has two brothers Julien and Marucio and two sisters Giselle and Alexia ... Father played football for Iowa ... Born February 1, 1990.
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High School: Graduated from Capitol High School in 2007 … Lettered in football, basketball and baseball … Registered 51 tackles, seven interceptions and 13 passes broken up his senior year… Amassed 72 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss and two sacks as a junior … Received first team all-state, all-metro and all-district honors in football … Played in the Louisiana vs. Texas Bayou Bowl … Coached by Chad Germany.
the Aggies came for a two-yard USU loss... Assisted on a tackle for a loss of one yard against No. 5 Boise State in a game where he notched one solo and four assisted tackles... Dominated on the defensive front at No. 9 LSU with 11 total tackles - three solo, eight assisted - with one of his solo tackles being a sack for a loss of 11 yards whlie also getting credited with a QB hurry in helping Tech hold a 13-10 lead at halftime, its first lead over LSU since 1904... Recorded nine total tackles in each of the last two games of the year, notching eight solo stops and one assisted tackle at Fresno State (11/21) and one solo tackle and eight assisted stops with a pass break-up against San Jose State (12/5) in the season finale.
Career Highs Tackles: 12, at Boise State, 10/26/10 (5-7); Utah State, Oct 09, 2010 (4-8); at Utah State, Oct 24, 2009 (4-8) Sacks: 1.0, 4 times Tackles for loss: 1.0, 7 times Fumbles forced: 2, at Auburn, Sept 5, 2009 Pass breakups: 1, San Jose State, Dec 05, 2009
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COLE
Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) 5-11 • 250 • Sr. • 3L
2010: A second team all-WAC selection that started in six of the 10 games he played in ... Finished the year ranked 77th in the nation and tied for second on the team in tackles, despite only playing in 10 games ... Registered 80 total tackles, 26 solo and 54 assisted with 4.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards ... Credited with two sackes for a loss of six yards, one forced fumble and one QB hurry ... Recorded eight total tackles against Grambling (9/4) including a solo stop for a loss of one yard ... Registered nine tackles at Texas A&M (9/11) ... Made nine total stops against Navy (9/18) including four solo and five assisted ... Made eight tackles against Southern Miss (9/25) with three solo and five assisted stops ... Recorded three tackles at Hawai’i (10/2) with one of his two solo tackles being a sack for a loss of one yard and was also credited with one QB hurry ... Matched a career-high 12 total tackles against Utah State (10/9) with four solo stops and eight assisted tackles while also assisting on a tackle for a loss of one yard ... Made five assisted tackles against Idaho (10/16) ... Matched a career-high 12 tackles at No. 2 Boise State (10/26) with five solo stops and seven assisted tackles while forcing a fumble and recorded an assisted tackle for a loss of one yard ... Registered double-digit tackles for the second consecutive game with 11 stops against Fresno State (11/6), including a sack for a loss of five yards ... Recorded three assisted tackles at New Mexico State (11/13) before leaving the game with a season-ending knee injury. 2009: An all-WAC first team selection at linebacker in 2009... Garnered all-Louisiana second team honors... Linebacker who emerged as a leader on the field during the season... Credited with 123 tackles on the year, forcing two fumbles... Notched five tackles for a loss of 34 yards and two sacks for a loss of 27 yards... Recorded a career-high 10 tackles at Auburn (9/5) while forcing two fumbles... Notched eight tackles at Navy (9/12)... Made four solo stops and five assisted tackles against Nicholls State (9/19)... Recorded five tackles against Hawai’i (9/30), four of them being solo stops... Notched his first career sack at Nevada (10/9), a loss of 16 yards for the Wolf Pack... Also tied a career-best 10 tackles at Nevada, recorded three solo stops and seven assisted tackles, similar to the Auburn game... Recorded five total tackles against New Mexico State (10/17)... Credited with a career-high 12 tackles at Utah State (10/24), with four solo stops and eight assisted tackles... One of his solo tackles against
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OFFENSIVE lINEMAN
MATTHEw
CONGER
Prairieville, La. (Catholic)
2011 BULLDOG FOOTBALL
ADRIEN
Career Stats Year Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk 2008 14 16 30 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2009 36 57 93 4.0-31 2.0-27 2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2010 26 54 80 4.5-9 2.0-6 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 Total 76 127 203 9.5-43 4.0-33 3 0-0 0-0 3 1
6-4 • 250 • Jr. • SQ
2010: Member of the scout squad. 2009: Member of the scout squad. High School: Graduated from Catholic High School in 2009 … Lettered in football … Named first team all-district in 2008 … Averaged five pancake blocks per game … Team won the 2006 district title and advanced to the state semifinals while also winning the 2007 district title … Coached by Dale Weiner. Personal: Matthew Wayne Conger … Son of Mark and Laurina Conger … Born on Aug. 1, 1990 in Baton Rouge, La. … Has three younger siblings … Chose Louisiana Tech over Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State.
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