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RUSH’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS _________________________________ 2011 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS INT PBU FR FF Youngstown State 1 3 4 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Florida Atlantic 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 3 4 7 2-10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Central Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Ohio State 4 0 4 1-7 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 Michigan 2 1 3 1-10 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 0 5 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Nebraska 7 4 11 2.5-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Minnesota 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Iowa 2 1 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Indiana 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Northwestern 4 1 5 2-6 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 Wisconsin 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Georgia 6 1 7 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Totals 31 27 58 12-45 4-23 0-0 5 0 1
Mike Sadler
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P | 6-0 | 180 | SO. | 1L GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. FOREST HILLS NORTHERN Third-year player enters his second season as the starting punter . . . named to the College Football Performance Awards Punter Trophy Watch List . . . 2011 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned Freshman All-America honors by Phil Steele (third team) and CollegeFootballNews.com (honorable mention) . . . named to ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team . . . selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America Team (second team) for his 4.0 GPA in applied engineering sciences . . . also a CoSIDA Academic All-District V first-team selection and an Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . 2011-12 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipient . . . was one of 14 freshmen starting punters in the FBS (true and redshirt) . . . averaged 41.1 yards per punt (61 punts for 2,509 yards) . . . placed 41 percent (25-of-61) of his punts inside the 20 . . . tied for 12th in the FBS with 25 punts inside the 20 . . . also pinned 11 punts inside the 10, which tied for eighth most in the nation . . . had six punts of 50-plus yards . . . set career highs in punting average (50.1 yards per punt), punts (8) and punting yards (401) and tied a career high with four punts inside the 20 in Michigan State’s win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl; also had a career-long 57-yard punt against the Bulldogs . . . placed two of his three punts inside the 20 against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game, including one at the 1-yard line . . . pinned two of his four punts inside the 20 at Northwestern and averaged 39.0 yards per punt (four punts for 156 yards) . . . named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after averaging 46.2 yards per punt (six punts for 277 yards), including three inside the opponent’s 20, in Michigan State’s 37-21 victory at Iowa . . . named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in MSU’s 31-24 victory over Minnesota; averaged just 35.0 yards on five punts against the Gophers, but four of his five punts were placed inside the Gopher 20-yard line; delivered two clutch punts in the final seven minutes, twice pinning Minnesota inside its own 10-yard line; his first punt was downed at the Minnesota 6 and the second was fair caught by Brandon Green at the Gopher 10 . . . pinned two of his seven punts inside the 20 against Wisconsin; averaged 38.0 yards on seven punts vs. the Badgers . . . named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Michigan game; averaged 41.0 yards per punt on five attempts, had one punt downed inside the Michigan 20-yard line, and delivered a long of 45 yards despite wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour in Spartan Stadium; also earned honorable mention College Football Performance Awards National Special Teams Player of the Week accolades . . . averaged 40.8 yards on six punts at Ohio State, including three downed inside the 20 . . . averaged 43.5 yards on two punts vs. Central Michigan, including a 46-yarder . . . averaged 39.7 yards on six punts, including a 55-yarder, at Notre Dame . . . his only punt against Florida Atlantic was a 36-yarder that was downed at the FAU 8-yard line . . . in his collegiate debut against Youngstown State, averaged 38.3 yards per punt (three for 115 yards), including one inside the 20 . . . 2010 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top punters by Scout.com (No. 3) . . . listed among the country’s top kickers by Scouts, Inc. (No. 5) and Rivals.com (No. 7) . . . rated as possessing the fourth-strongest leg among kickers by Rivals.com . . . named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the state’s top seniors by Scout.com (No. 23), Rivals.com (No. 28) and Detroit Free Press (No. 49) . . . two-year starter for Coach Jeff Rapelje at Forest
Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . averaged 39.9 yards on 32 punts as a senior, including a season-long 61-yarder . . . placed 13 kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line in 2009 . . . ranked second on the team in scoring as a senior with 33 points, hitting 27-of-29 extra-point and 2-of-4 field-goal attempts . . . converted a school-record 58-yard field goal vs. Belding . . . averaged 63.0 yards on 33 kickoffs in 2009 . . . averaged 38.6 yards per punt as a junior, including a career-best 65-yarder . . . accounted for 15 points in 2008, converting 12-of-13 PATs and 1-of-2 field-goal tries . . . as a junior, his only field goal came vs. West Catholic, a 43-yarder . . . also lettered in basketball for the Huskies . . . son of David and Karen Sadler . . . born Nov. 19, 1991 . . . participates in Athletes in Action sports ministry . . . majoring in applied engineering sciences and supply chain management. SADLER’S CAREER HIGHS _________________________________________ Punts: 8, vs. Georgia (1/2/12) Punting Yards: 401, vs. Georgia (1/2/12) Punting Avg. (Min. 4): 50.1, vs. Georgia (1/2/12) Punts Inside 20: 4, twice (last vs. Georgia, 1/2/12) Longest Punt: 57, vs. Georgia (1/2/12) SADLER’S STATISTICS ___________________________________________ PUNTING G NO. YDS. AVG. LG I20 +50 2011 14 61 2509 41.1 57 25 6 SADLER’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS________________________________ 2011 PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LG I20 Youngstown State 3 115 38.3 41 1 Florida Atlantic 1 36 36.0 36 1 Notre Dame 6 238 39.7 55 1 Central Michigan 2 87 43.5 46 0 Ohio State 6 245 40.8 51 3 Michigan 5 205 41.0 45 1 Wisconsin 7 266 38.0 49 2 Nebraska 5 182 36.4 40 1 Minnesota 5 175 35.0 44 4 Iowa 6 277 46.2 54 3 Indiana 0 0 0.0 0 Northwestern 4 156 39.0 44 2 Wisconsin 3 126 42.0 45 2 Georgia 8 401 50.1 57 4 Totals 61 2509 41.1 57 25
Jordan Sanders
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DT | 6-1 | 305 | SO. | 1L ROCHESTER, MICH. | ADAMS Third-year walk-on adds depth at defensive tackle . . . 2011 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in seven games (vs. Youngstown State, Florida Atlantic, Notre Dame, Central Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana and Wisconsin) . . . credited with a solo stop vs. Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game . . . 2010 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Florida Atlantic . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Represented the East in the 2010 Michigan High School All-Star Game, played June 19 in Spartan Stadium . . . also nominated to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl . . . four-year starter for Coach Tony Patritto at Adams High School in Rochester, Mich., where he helped the Highlanders to a combined record of 34-9 . . . named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams in 2009 . . . selected first-team all-state (Division 1-2) by The Associated Press as a senior . . . earned first-team all-county honors from The Oakland Press in 2009 . . . a three-time first-team all-league selection . . . recorded 51 tackles, including six sacks, forced two fumbles and recovered one as a senior . . . also returned an interception for a touchdown vs. Rochester Stoney Creek in 2009 . . . didn’t allow a sack while playing offensive tackle in 2009, helping the Highlander offense average 39 points per game . . . slowed by a knee injury during his junior year . . . earned first-team all-area and second-team all-county honors as a sophomore in 2007 . . . qualified for the state wrestling meet in the heavyweight division as a sophomore . . . son of Charlie and Georgianna Sanders . . . born Aug. 20, 1991 . . . father Charlie made seven Pro Bowl appearances in his 10 seasons with the National Football League’s Detroit Lions and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 . . . majoring in sociology.
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