2012 SPARTANS
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Marcus Horne
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THE UNIVERSITY
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter for Coach Craig Bevilacqua at Bradley Tech in Milwaukee, Wis. . . . set carries (217), rushing yards (1,414) and rushing touchdowns (19) as a senior . . . ranked 10th in the area in rushing, averaging 145.2 yards per game in 2011 . . . had two catches for 106 yards (53.0 avg.) and two scores as a senior . . . rushed 146 times for 1,162 yards (8.0 avg.) and 12 TDs in as a junior in 2010 . . . earned all-city honors as a sophomore in 2009 after rushing for 579 yards (8.8 avg.) and 13 TDs . . . had 431 career attempts for 3,175 yards (7.4 avg.) and 44 TDs . . . cousin Fred McAfee spent 16 years as a running back in the National Football League, including 10 seasons in New Orleans . . . son of Crystal Judon and Gerald Grady . . . born Sept. 22, 1993 . . . no-preference major.
BOWL HISTORY
RB | 5-10 | 197 | FR. | HS MILWAUKEE, WIS. | BRADLEY TECH
HONORS & AWARDS
Fifth-year senior will compete against James Kittredge for the starting job at nose tackle . . . made the move from defensive end to nose tackle in spring practice after adding another 20 pounds to his frame . . . collected three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, playing for the White in the April 28 spring game . . . two-year letterwinner has 49 tackles, including 4.0 for losses (13 yards), 3.0 sacks (12 yards) and three pass break-ups in 29 career games . . . has nine career starts to his credit . . . 2011 SEASON (JUNIOR): Limited to one game of action (Youngstown State) at defensive end due to a fractured rib . . . 2010 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Presented the Danziger Award as the team’s outstanding Detroit-area player . . . appeared in all 13 games in 2010, including nine starts at left end . . . had a career-high 36 tackles, including three sacks (12 yards), to go along with four quarterback hurries . . . . registered five tackles at Penn State . . . posted three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, and a QB hurry vs. Purdue . . . recorded 18 tackles, including three sacks, in back-to-back games against Illinois and Northwestern . . . selected Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (shared the honor with Wisconsin’s J.J. Watt) after matching his career high with nine tackles, including a career-best two sacks (5 yards) and forced a fumble at Northwestern . . . with the Spartans trailing 7-0 late in the first quarter, he ended another Northwestern scoring threat, forcing Jacob Schmidt to fumble on a first-and-goal play from the MSU 1-yard line that Johnny Adams recovered . . . tallied a career-high nine tackles, including a 7-yard sack, two QB hurries and a pass break-up against the Illini . . . recovered a fumble in the season opener vs. Western Michigan . . . 2009 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2009 as a defensive end . . . finished the season with 13 tackles . . . tied his career high with three tackles and a pass break-up in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech . . . recorded two tackles, including a half sack, vs. Penn State . . . saw significant playing time and collected two tackles at Minnesota, filling in for an injured Anderson . . . produced two tackles vs. Northwestern . . . recorded three tackles in the season opener vs. Montana State . . . 2008 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt after missing the last 10 games of the 2008 season with a shoulder injury . . . made brief appearances in two games (vs. Eastern Michigan and Florida Atlantic) . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Notre Dame
SPARTAN HISTORY
NT | 6-7 | 310 | SR.-5 | 2L NOVI, MICH. | NOVI
HOOVER’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS _______________________________ 2010 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS INT PBU FR FF Western Michigan 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Florida Atlantic 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Northern Colorado 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Michigan 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Illinois 3 6 9 1-7 1-7 0-0 1 0 0 Northwestern 7 2 9 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 0 1 Iowa 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Minnesota 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Purdue 0 3 3 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Penn State 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Alabama 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 14 22 36 3.5-12 3-12 0-0 2 1 1
SPARTAN RECORDS
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HOOVER’S STATISTICS ___________________________________________ G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS INT PBU FR FF 2008 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 13/0 3 10 13 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 1 0 0 2010 13/9 14 22 36 3.5-12 3-12 0 2 1 1 2011 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29/9 17 32 49 4-13 3.5-13 0 4 1 1
2011 RECAP
Tyler Hoover
HOOVER’S CAREER HIGHS ________________________________________ Tackles: 9, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 10/23/10) Tackles for loss: 2, vs. Northwestern (10/23/10) Sacks: 2, vs. Northwestern (10/23/10)
COACHING STAFF
Fourth-year player will compete for playing time at tight end . . . 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in four games (vs. Youngstown State, Florida Atlantic, Central Michigan and Indiana) to earn his second letter . . . 2010 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in 11 games in 2010 while working behind Charlie Gantt and Brian Linthicum at tight end . . . 2009 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in the 2009 Ohio North-South All-Star Classic . . . had two catches for 26 yards for the North, including a 9-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter . . . rated among the nation’s top tight ends by Scout.com (No. 64) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . ranked among the state’s top tight ends by OhioVarsity. com (No. 9) . . . three-year starter at tight end and outside linebacker for Coach Frank Horvath at Vermilion (Ohio) High School . . . honorable mention All-Ohio selection in 2008 . . . earned first-team All-West Shore Conference, first-team All-Lorain County and firstteam Associated Press Northeast Lakes All-District (Division III) honors as a senior . . . selected as the team’s Lineman of the Year in 2008 . . . recorded 44 tackles as a senior . . . had 15 receptions for 135 yards (9.0 avg.) in 2008 . . . credited with 130 career tackles . . . three-year letterman on the Vermilion basketball team . . . averaged 9.3 points and 12.4 rebounds for the Sailors as a senior . . . son of Danielle Hoebing . . . born Jan. 4, 1991 . . . member of the National Honor Society . . . majoring in interdisciplinary studies in social science - human capital and society.
2012 SPARTANS
TE | 6-6 | 270 | JR. | 2L VERMILION, OHIO | VERMILION
2012 OUTLOOK
Derek Hoebing
. . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 7, 2008, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 7, 2008, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report All-American . . . rated among the nation’s top strongside defensive ends by Rivals.com (No. 19) . . . ranked among the country’s top defensive ends by Scouts, Inc. (No. 88) . . . listed among the nation’s top tight ends by Scout.com (No. 35) . . . rated among the Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 41) . . . named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the state’s top seniors by Scout.com (No. 7), Detroit Free Press (No. 8), Lansing State Journal (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 9), The Detroit News (No. 12) and Scouts, Inc. (No. 19) . . . named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams . . . selected to The Detroit News All-North and All-Metro Teams . . . three-year starter at defensive end for Coach Tab Kellepourey at Novi (Mich.) High School . . . also started at offensive tackle for the Wildcats in 2007 . . . recorded 109 tackles as a senior, with 12 resulting in losses including eight sacks . . . also credited with six quarterback hurries, five forced fumbles and three pass break-ups in 2007 . . . posted 87 tackles as a junior, with six for losses including three sacks . . . had six pass break-ups and a fumble recovery in 2006 . . . three-year letterman in basketball . . . named Kensington Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a junior . . . son of Mike and Angie Hoover . . . born Jan. 28, 1990 . . . majoring in studio art.
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