2011 Media Guide
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PLAYERS
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Jermaine Saffold
Howard Scarborough
WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 / 198 / Senior - 2L Grandview, Mo. / Grandview High Second-year starter coming off a breakout junior campaign in which he came just 36 yards shy of MSU season receiving yards record and earned all-conference honors ... Expected to start at X WR spot this fall ... Had team-high 9 receptions for 150 yards and a touchdown in four spring scrimmage games, including a 48-yard reception in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/16/11). 2010: Started all 11 games at X-Wide Receiver and earned All-MVFC second-team honors after pulling down 53 passes for 869 yards and 5 TDs ... Earned MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Youngstown State game, tallying 9 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown and 177 all-purpose yards ... Finished 28th nationally and fourth in the MVFC in receiving yards per game (79.00) ... Was also 55th in Division I FCS and seventh in the league in receptions (4.82) ... Ranked 71st nationally and 10th in the MVFC in all-purpose yards (102.45) ... 53 catches tied for sixth in MSU history, while 869 yards was second ... Finished season with four100-yard receiving games, including career-high 176 yards on 9 catches and a TD against Southern Illinois (10/30/10) ... Also had a 66-yard TD reception as part of a 113-yard day at Kansas State (9/11/10) on 8 catches ... Had career-best 257 all-purpose yards at Indiana State (10/16/10), including 141 receiving yards (4 catches), and 116 kickoff return yards, including a 65-yarder ... Had a 59-yard TD catch at Indiana State ... Posted multiple receptions in all 11 games, scored 30 points and finished with 1,127 all-purpose yards ... Returned 11 kickoffs for 254 yards (23.1). 2009: Played in 11 games, earning 5 starts … Ranked 14th in the MVFC in receiving yards per game (39.9) and tied for 19th in receptions per game (2.3) … Completed his first MSU season as the team’s No. 2 receiver, collecting 25 passes for 439 yards and 3 touchdowns … Had season-high 5 catches for 65 yards in home win over Indiana State (11/7/09) to earn MSU Offensive Player of the Week honors … Collected his first 100-yard game against South Dakota State (10/10/09) with 4 catches for 101 yards … Ended the season with a 77-yard game on 3 catches at Southern Illinois (11/14/09) … Scored touchdowns in wins over Murray State (9/19/09) and Western Illinois (10/17/09) as well as Illinois State contest (10/31/09) … Finished season averaging 63.7 yards per game over the last 3 contests and receptions in 9 straight games. 2008: Sat out the 2008 season in residence at Missouri State ... Named MSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the South Dakota State game (11/1/08). 2007: Redshirted as a true freshman in his only season at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg ... The Mules were 7-4 under Cach Willie Fritz.
CORNERBACK 5-9 / 166 / Sophomore - 1L Tulsa, Okla. / Union High The Bears will be looking for big things from this returning starter at left corner, a role he is the preseason favorite to resume this fall. 2010: Started all 11 games at left cornerback as a redshirt freshman ... Finished sixth on the club with 47 total tackles and tallied 8 passes defended and 3 fumble recoveries ... Had season high 7 tackles in each of the first 2 contests -- vs. Eastern Kentucky (9/3/10) and at Kansas State (9/11/10) with 6 solo stops in each game ... Had first career interception at Indiana State (10/16/10) with 6 tackles and a pair of pass break-ups ... Had 5 total tackles and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in win over No. 20 Youngstown State ... Posted 6 tackles, including 5 solos, at South Dakota State (11/6/10) ... His 3 fumble recoveries matched the 10th-best season total in Bears’ history ... Had an 11-yard fumble recovery return vs. Southern Illinois (10/30/10). 2009: Redshirted his freshman season at Missouri State … Was MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the final regular season game against Southern Illinois (11/14/09). High School: Captained Tulsa (Okla.) Union High School to the 2008 Class 6A state championship after registering 96 tackles, 4 interceptions and a fumble recovery in 2008 ... Was a three-year starter for Coach Kirk Fridrich as a safety and wide receiver ... Team posted back-to-back 13-1 seasons in 2007 and 2008 with a state runner-up finish in 2007 after an 8-4 campaign his sophomore year ... Played in the Oklahoma All-State Game in Tulsa and was named to four different all-state squads his senior season ... Carried 19 times for 40 yards and had 5 receiving touchdowns on 16 catches for 208 yards as a junior for the Redskins. Personal: Howard Scarborough was born 2/22/91 in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of Howard, Sr. and Vanessa Scarborough of Tulsa ... Has a brother, Reggie, and sister, Vasha ... Majoring in Physical Education.
CAREER STATS SUMMARY Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sk-Yd Int-Yd PD FF-R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2010 11-11 37 10 47 0 0.0-0 1-0 8 0-3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11-11 37 10 47 0 0.0-0 1-0 8 0-3 HONORS
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7 (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/3/10 and at Kansas State, 9/11/10); Solos: 6 (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/3/10 and at Kansas State, 9/11/10); TFL: None; Sacks: None; Interceptions: 1 (at Indiana State, 10/16/10); Long Int. Return: 0.
MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week: 11/14/09.
High School: Was a standout two-sport athlete at Grandview (Mo.) High where he was a starter and all-conference performer for Coach Jason Godfrey ... Helped the Bulldogs to a 7-4 record and state playoff appearance his junior season ... High school teammate of Bears’ DB Jarrett Wright ... Finished 10th in the Class 4 state track meet in the 100-meter dash as a senior and also took fourth at the highly competitive KU Relays (10.91). Personal: Jermaine Onzell Saffold was born 2/5/89 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Keith and Robbin Adkins of Grandview, Mo. ... Has two brothers, Marvell and Keith ... Majoring in Criminology.
CAREER STATS SUMMARY Year G-GS TC Yds TD Rec Yds. Avg TD Lng -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2009 11-5 0 0 0 25 439 17.6 3 48 2010 11-11 1 4 0 53 869 16.4 5 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 22-16 1 4 0 78 1308 16.8 8 66 Misc.: 100-Yard Receiving Games: 5; Kickoff Returns: 24520 (21.7); Tackles: 2.
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CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 9 (vs. Youngstown State, 10/2/10 and vs. Southern Illinois, 10/30/10); Rec. Yards: 176 (vs. Southern Illinois, 10/3010); Long Rec: 66 (at Kansas State, 9/11/10); TDs: 1 (8 times); Long KO Return: 65 (at Indiana State, 10/16/10).
HONORS
MVFC All-Conference: 2010 (2nd); MVFC Offensive Player of the Week: (10/2/10); CFPA National WR Honroable Mention: 9/11/10, 10/16/10, 10/30/10. MSU Offensive Player of the Week: 11/7/09, 10/16/10; MSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week: 11/1/08.
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