husker bios a defense that held MSU to three points and 11-of-27 passing. Northwestern: Totaled a then-season-high eight tackles and snuffed out a Wildcat scoring drive as he intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned it 50 yards to set up a Husker touchdown that made it 14-10 in the third quarter. Penn State: Keyed Nebraska’s win over No. 12 PSU with a season-high nine tackles, including five solo stops, in a 17-14 win in Happy Valley. Michigan: Totaled six tackles in the loss to the Wolverines. Iowa: Tied Andrew Green for third on the team in tackles with six, including three solo stops, as the Blackshirts held the Hawkeyes to 270 yards of total offense in a 20-7 Husker victory.
Career
Cassidy played in all 14 games in 2010 and started the final seven contests. He finished the year with 48 total tackles, and contributed to a defense that finished third nationally in pass efficiency defense and fifth in yards allowed per game. Cassidy had a career-high 12 tackles at Iowa State, when he also had an interception return for a touchdown. He added five or more tackles in four other contests. Cassidy played in all 14 games as a sophomore, primarily on special teams. He made nine tackles, including six solo stops. Cassidy played in two games as a redshirt freshman and made an unassisted tackle. Originally a walk-on, Cassidy redshirted in his first season in 2007. Cassidy’s full biography can be found on page 95 of the Nebraska Football Media Guide.
Career Stats
Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Totals
G/S 2/0 14/0 14/7 12/12 42/19
(----------Tackles---------) UT AT TT TFL Sacks Redshirt 0 1 1 0-0 0.0-0 6 3 9 0-0 0.0-0 24 24 48 0-0 0.0-0 29 39 68 0-0 0.0-0 59 67 126 0-0 0.0-0
Fum. C-R BK 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-1
0 0 0 0 0
QB PBU INT Hry. 0 1 0 4 5
0 0 1 2 3
0 0 0 0 0
Single-Game Highs
» Tackles–12 at Iowa State (2010) » Solo Tackles–7 at Iowa State (2010) » Pass Breakups–2 vs. Fresno State (2011) » Interceptions–1 three times (most recently vs. Northwestern, 2011) » Touchdowns–1 twice (29-yd INT return at ISU, 2010; 11-yd fum. ret. at Minn., 2011)
seung hoon
choi
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Junior l Offensive Line l 6-2 l 290 Lincoln, Neb. l Christian HS Junior offensive guard Seung Hoon Choi was one of the breakout players for Nebraska in the 2011 season. The 6-2, 290-pound Choi had played in just one game before 2011, but he has played a key role on the Nebraska offensive line this fall. A walk-on performer, Choi played in 10 games with five starting assignments, and helped Nebraska rank among the top rushing teams in the nation. A native of South Korea, Choi came to Nebraska in the eighth grade and first played football as a sophomore in high school.
2011 (Junior)
Choi and sophomore Andrew Rodriguez split the starting role at left guard with Choi taking over full-time when Rodriguez missed the final three weeks with a foot injury. Choi drew starts against Washington, Wyoming, Penn State, Michigan and Iowa. The play of the offensive line has helped Nebraska rush for 200 or more yards seven times, including more than 300 rushing yards against Washington, Wyoming and Minnesota. The line also paved the way for junior I-back Rex Burkhead to rush for 1,268 yards in the regular season.
Career
Choi played in the 2010 season opener against Western Kentucky, and provided depth in the line for the remainder of the season. He did not play in a game in 2009, after redshirting in his first year in 2008. Choi’s full biography can be found on page 96 of the Nebraska Football Media Guide.
will
compton
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Junior l Linebacker l 6-2 l 230 Bonne Terre, Mo. l North County HS » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media) » Academic All-Big Ten Junior linebacker Will Compton has played the best football of his career over the second half of the 2011 season, helping Nebraska feature one of the Big Ten’s top linebacking corps. The 6-2, 230-pound Compton finished second on the team in tackles, trailing only fellow linebacker Lavonte David. Compton mans the MIKE linebacker spot for the Blackshirts and plays a key role in assisting in defensive alignment and adjustment. Compton finished his junior year with 77 tackles, including 35 unassisted stops. He also had six tackles for loss. The Bonne Terre, Mo., native had three games this season with at least 10 tackles, and recorded six or more stops in five Big Ten Conference contests. Compton was honored for his work, being chosen an honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick by both the conference coaches and media. Compton earned his undergraduate degree in business administration in December, and is one of five Nebraska juniors to complete their degree work in seven semesters. Comptonwill begin graduate classes in January, and play the 2012 season as a graduate student.
2011 (Junior)
Chattanooga: Started at linebacker 2011 Game by Game and had one tackle, as the Huskers held Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds QBH UTC to 60 rushing yards in a 40-7 win. Chattanooga 1-0-1 0/0 0 Fresno State: Enjoyed one of the best Fresno State 6-9-15 0-0 0 games of his career, totaling a careerWashington 0-4-4 0-0 1 high 15 tackles, including a team-high six at Wyoming 1-1-2 0-0 0 solo stops, which more than doubled his at Wisconsin 2-3-5 1-1 0 previous best of seven against Virginia Ohio State 4-6-10 0-0 0 Tech (2009) and Colorado (2010). at Minnesota 2-0-2 1-2 0 Washington: Had four tackles and a Michigan State 5-2-7 1-3 2 quarterback hurry in Nebraska’s win over Northwestern 1-4-5 0-0 0 the Huskies. Wyoming: Had two tackles at Penn State 6-7-13 1-1 0 in Nebraska’s 38-14 win, as Wyoming at Michigan 5-1-6 1-2 0 was held to 305 total yards. Wisconsin: Iowa 2-5-7 1-1 0 Had five tackles in the Huskers’ loss to Wisconsin. Ohio State: Recorded his second double-digit tackle effort of the season with 10 stops, including four solo tackles, in Nebraska’s 34-27 win. Minnesota: Had two solo tackles, including a two-yard tackle for loss, as Nebraska held Minnesota to one touchdown over the first three quarters in a 41-14 win. Michigan State: Anchored a stout defensive effort, as NU held MSU to 187 yards and three points... Had seven tackles, including five solos stops, a TFL and two quarterback hurries. Northwestern: Totaled five tackles and recovered a fumble to stop a first-quarter Wildcat drive. Penn State: Played one of the best games of his career, totaling a game-high 13 tackles at No. 12 Penn State, including a tackle for loss. Michigan: Totaled six stops, including a tackle for loss, in the loss to the No. 20 Wolverines. Iowa: Was second on the team in tackles to fellow linebacker Lavonte David with seven total stops... Notched his sixth TFL of 2011, as the Blackshirts held the Hawkeyes to 88 yards rushing in the 20-7 win.
Career
Compton missed the first five games of 2010 with an injury, but returned to play in the final nine games, including four starts. He made 15 tackles, including one sack. He had a season-high seven tackles against Colorado. Compton played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman with eight starts, helping Nebraska field one of the nation’s top defenses. Compton had five games with at least five tackles in 2009 and finished with 40 total tackles, including 17 solo stops. He added a tackle for loss, shared a sack and had a pair of pass breakups. Compton redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2008. Compton’s full biography can be found on page 96 of the Nebraska Football Media Guide.
Career Stats
Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 Totals
G/S 14/8 9/4 12/10 35/22
(----------Tackles---------) TFL Sacks UT AT TT Redshirt 17 23 40 1-2 0.5-2 8 7 15 1-2 1.0-2 0.0-0 35 42 77 6-10 60 72 132 8-14 1.5-4
Fum. C-R BK 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
0 0 0 0
QB PBU INT Hry. 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0
2 0 3 5
Single-Game Highs
» Tackles–13 at Penn State (2011) » Solo Tackles–6 twice (vs. Fresno State, at Penn State, both in 2011) » Tackles for Loss–1 eight times (most recently vs. Iowa, 2011) » Pass Breakups–1 twice (vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009; vs. Kansas State, 2009)
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