MEET
43
JORDAN RHINEHART DEFENSIVE BACK
5-9
185 RFr.
Stone Mountain, Ga. • Stephenson HS Business Information Technology 2010: Redshirt... High School: Graduated from Stephenson (Ga.) HS... Coached by Ron Gartell... Le�ered in football and track & field... Stats-90 tackles, 3 forced fumbles... Personal: Full name is Jordan Tyler Rhinehart... Born Nov. 24, 1992 in Stone Mountain, Ga... Son of James and Mollie Rhinehart... Brothers - Travis (26), Imari (31)... Majoring in Business Informa�on Technology with a Sport Management minor... Plans to work for the FBI following gradua�on... Favorite book: The Bible... Favorite class at Tusculum: Computer as a Tool; Favorite midnight snack: Gummy Bears, cereal; Favorite movies: “Transformers”, “Bad Boys II”, “Fast and the Furious”; Favorite musical ar�sts: Lil’ Wayne, T.I., Young Dro, Young Jeezy, Drake; Favorite sports teams: Miami Hurricanes, Miami Heat, Philadelphia Eagles, Florida Gators; Least favorite food: Onions; Favorite athletes: Sean Taylor, Dwayne Wade, Floyd Mayweather, Sean Spence; Advice to kids: “Don’t ever let anybody tell you that you can’t do something”; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Hot wings; Favorite sport other than football: Basketball; People Jordan admires most: His brothers; Most famous person Jordan has ever met: Warren Sapp; What people don’t know about Jordan: He’s a comedian; When he was a kid, he tried to be like: Sean Taylor; If Jordan won $1 million: He would by a McDonald’s restaurant.
75
NATE RIDDLE OFFENSIVE LINE
6-6
320
So.
Canton, Ga. • Creekview HS English Education 2010: Saw limited ac�on in the offensive trenches, including significant reps in the Brevard game (Oct. 30)... 2009: Redshirt... High School: Graduated from Creekview HS in Canton, Ga... Coached by Al Morrell... Le�ered three years in football... Two-�me All-County and All-Area gridiron selec�on... Twice selected as team captain... His prep teams posted a combined 22-9 record during his three-year prep career (2006: 7-3; 2007: 9-1; 2008: 6-5... 2008 team advanced to the State Playoffs... Also le�ered twice in wrestling and once in track... Personal: Full name is Nathan Miles Riddle... Born Nov. 20, 1990 in Canton, Ga... Son of Jack and Emily Riddle... Siblings: Calvin (18), Jordan (15), Jackson (13), Mary-Francis (6)... Majoring in English Educa�on with a minor in Journalism... Plans to be a teacher and coach... Hobbies listed include: Hun�ng and fishing... His uncle, Jason Richards, played football at Middle Tennessee State University... Favorite book: The Bible; Favorite class at Tusculum: Environmental Science; Favorite midnight snack: Ski�les; Favorite movie: “Zombieland”; Favorite musical ar�sts: Zac Brown Band, Alan Jackson; Favorite song: “Toes” by Zac Brown Band; Favorite sports teams: Oakland A’s; Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Braves; Nate can’t imagine a week without: Music; Nate is as good as anyone at: Wii Golf; Least favorite food: Onions; Favorite athlete: Trevor Cahill; Most thrilling moment in sports: Making his collegiate debut against Brevard in 2010; Advice to kids: “Don’t ever give up”; Favorite color: Black; Favorite food: BBQ; Favorite sport other than football: Baseball; Person Nate most admires: His father; Shoe size: 17; Most famous person Nate has ever met: John Smoltz; Toughest player Nate has ever played against: Izzan Cross (Georgia Tech defensive end); What people don’t know about Nate: He’s a “beast” at Wii Golf; When he was a kid, Nate tried to be like: Chipper Jones; When people first meet Nate, they think: He’s big; If Nate won a $1 million: He would buy half of Idaho.
3
MICHAEL RODRIQUEZ TIGHT END
6-2
200
Sr.
Columbia, S.C. • Hargrave Military Academy Sport Management 2011: Spor�ng News Preseason Division II All-America Team... Preseason All-South Atlan�c Conference First Team... 2010: Football Gaze�e All-America Third Team... Daktronics AllRegion Second Team... Football Gaze�e All-Region First Team... All-South Atlan�c Conference Second Team... Becomes the second �ght end in school history to garner AllAmerica honors... Finished �ed for 21st in the country in recep�ons per game, averaging seven catches per ou�ng (4th in SAC)... Posted a school single-season best nine TD recep�ons and finished with 727 yards in his 10 starts (72.7 ypg - 10th in SAC)... Yardage tally was the seventh-best in school history, while his 70 recep�ons are the fi�h-most by a Pioneer, and the most by a �ght end... Started in the first 10 games of the season...Posted a careerbest 120 receiving yards on seven catches, including two touchdowns vs. Urbana (Sep. 18)... Tally included season-best 51yard catch... Tallied second straight 100yard game with 102 yards on nine grabs at Mars Hill (Oct. 2), including a pair of TD... Hauled in 11 catches for 77 yards and a TD against Newberry (Oct. 9)... Scored two TD, along with nine recep�ons for 82 yards against Brevard (Oct. 30)... 2009: Played in nine games where he made six catches for 36 yards... Posted two recep�ons for 19 yards at Carson-Newman (Nov. 7), including a season-long catch of 17 yards... Made two grabs for 10 yards against Wingate (Sept. 24)... Scored his first collegiate rushing TD with a two-yard scamper against Wingate... Completed a two-yard pass on fourth
28 - 2011 Tusculum Football
THE
PIONEERS
down to set up a second quarter TD drive against Wingate... 2008: Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman... Posted seven recep�ons for 92 yards... Best game of the year came against Brevard (Oct. 11) as he hauled in five catches for 51 yards... Opened his collegiate career with two recep�ons for 41 yards against Charleston (Aug. 30), including a season-long 26yard catch... Also shined on special teams were he accounted for a dozen tackles, including a forced fumble at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 4)... Posted three tackles against Brevard (Oct. 11), including two solo hits... Tallied three stop again in homecoming victory over Newberry (Oct. 25)... Added two more stops in home win over No. 15 Carson-Newman (Nov. 8)... High School: Graduated from Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va... 2007 All-Conference selec�on on the gridiron... 2007 Stats: Rushing - 51-339, 7 TD, 6.6 ypc; Passing 26-75, 354 yds., 4 TD; Receiving - 9-199, 3 TD, 22.1 ypr; 900 all-purpose yards, 10 TD... 2007 Team MVP... Le�ered in football, basketball and baseball... Earned All-Conference honors for all three... Team MVP for basketball... Personal: Full name is Michael Dwayne Rodriguez... Born Nov. 20, 1989 in Virginia Beach, Va... Son of Adrain and Carmen Ellio�... Siblings: Brother - AJ Rodriguez; Sister - Casey Rodriguez... Majoring in Sport Management... Favorite book: “Monster”; Favorite class at Tusculum: Sport Management; Favorite midnight snack: Pop-tarts; Favorite movie: “Dead Presidents”; Favorite musical ar�st: Lupe Fiasco; Favorite sports team: New York Giants; How Michael gets ready for a game: Listens to his iPod; Michael can’t imagine a week without: Prac�ce; Least favorite food: Italian food; Most thrilling moment in sports: Super Bowl;Advice to kids: “Stay in school”; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite food: Taco Bell; Favorite sport other than football: Basketball; Person Michael most admires: His mother; Shoe size: 11; Best thing about Michael: His charm; When he was a kid, Michael tried to be like: The Rock.
MICHAEL RODRIQUEZ’S CAREER STATISTICS Rushing A� Yds 0 0 5 10 1 7 6 17
Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals
GP 10 9 10 299
Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals
GP 10 9 10 29
A� 0 1 0 1
Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals
GP 10 9 10 29
UA A 6 6 0 0 0 1 6 7
Receiving TD Lng Rec Yds Avg TD Lng 0 7 92 13.1 0 26 1 8 6 36 6.0 0 17 0 7 70 727 10.4 9 51 1 8 83 855 10.3 9 51 Passing Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 1 0 1.00 2 0 2 0.2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 1 0 1.00 2 0 2 Defense TOT TFL-Yds Sk-Yds INT-Yds TD PD FF FR-Yds Blk 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 0 Avg 0.0 2.0 7.0 2.8
6
ANDY ROSETTI 5-11
PUNTER
195
So.
Kenneth City, Fla. • St. Petersburg HS Sport Management 2010: Played in all 11 games... Averaged 34.4 yards per punt (6th in SAC) in his 43 a�empts... Pinned the opposi�on inside the 20-yard line on 12 occasions... Recorded four punts of 50plus yards... Averaged 42 yards per punt in his last four games... Completed a 16-yard pass on a fake punt a�empt at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 23)... Boomed a season-best 52-yard punt at Findlay to earn TC Special Teams Player of the Game honors... Repeated the honor in games vs. Mars Hill (Oct. 2), Lenoir-Rhyne and Brevard (Oct. 30)... Averaged 44.3 yards per punt against Brevard and 43.3 ypp vs. Lenoir-Rhyne... 2009: Redshirt... High School: A�ended St. Petersburg (Fla.) HS... Coached by Joe Fabrizio... Le�ered two years on the prep gridiron... Two-�me First Team All-Conference and All-County selec�on (2007, 2008)... Second Team AllSuncoast (2008) and Third Team All-State (2008)... Averaged 39.2 yards per punt in his junior season and upped that average to 41.1 in 2008... 2008-09 All-County Academic Team... Led 2008 squad to a Region championship... Personal: Full name is Andrew Duncan Rose�... Born Apr. 23, 1991 in St. Petersburg, Fla... Son of Alan and Evelyn Rose�... Sister - Chris�na (17)... Majoring in Sport Management with a minor in Economics... Athle�c Director’s Honor Roll...Hobbies listed include fishing and sailing; Favorite book: “I Spy”; Favorite class at Tusculum: Sport Facility and Design; Favorite midnight snack: Apple and peanut bu�er; Favorite movie: “Na�onal Lampoon’s Animal House”; Favorite musical usical ar�st: Jimmy Buffet; Favorite song: “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffet; Favorite sports teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays; Andrew can’t imagine a week without: His mother; Favorite athlete: Tiger Woods; Most thrilling moment in sports: A comeback win; Favorite color: Green; Favorite food: Salmon; Favorite sport other than football: Fishing; Person Andrew most admires: His father; Shoe size: 11; When he was a kid, Andrew tried to be like: Bre� Favre; Two words to describe the way Andy plays football: Batabing, bataboom; Advice to kids: “You are what you eat.”
ANDY ROSETTI’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2010 Totals
GP 11 11
PAT 0-0 0-0
Scoring FG 0-0 0-0
Pts 0 0
A� Yds 43 1479 43 1479
Avg 34.4 34.4
Lng 52 52
Pun�ng Blk TB 0 2 0 2
FC 10 10
50+ I20 4 12 4 12