TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT | 2013
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MICAH AWE
LB • 6-0 • 205 • Sophomore/1L Arlington, Texas/Summitt
2012 Phil Steele All-Big 12 (3rd Team)... Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention)... ESPN All-Big 12 (1st Team)... All-Big 12 (2nd Team)... Midseason College Football News AllAmerica (2nd Team)... Midseason Phil Steele All-Big 12 (1st Team)... Midseason CBS Sports All-Big 12 (1st Team)... College Football Performance Award - National Tight End of the Week (10/15)... College Football Performance Award - Hon. Mention National Tight End of the Week (9/17)... one of 31 players in the Big 12 to record a 100-yard receiving game... missed the final six games of the regular season due to injury... returned for the bowl game... played in seven games (6 starts) with 25 receptions, 409 receiving yards and four touchdowns... averaged 58.4 receiving yards per game... led the team averaging 16.4 yards per catch... 16.4 yards per catch is the most by a Red Raider (with at least 10 REC) since 2008 (Edward Britton, 16.5 avg. - 35 REC/577 yards)... four touchdown catches ranked third on the team... caught multiple passes in every game played... made two receptions for 15 yards against Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Reliant Stadium (12/28)... caught five passes for 156 yards with a touchdown, including a catch of 61 yards from QB Seth Doege against No. 4 West Virginia (10/13)... 156 yards receiving marked the most by a Red Raider in Big 12 play since 2009 (Alex Torres - 163, vs. OU)... marked first career 100-yard receiving game... 61-yard catch marked the longest of the season by a Tech player and the longest by a Red Raider since 2009 (Jacoby Franks - 72 yards - vs. K-State)... made three catches for 29 yards (long 18) against No. 14 Oklahoma (10/6)... tallied four receptions for 48 yards (long 19) at Iowa State (9/29)... caught four passes for 57 yards with two touchdowns against New Mexico (9/15)... marked first career multiple touchdown performance... made three catches for 55 yards with a touchdown at Texas State (9/8)... caught four passes for 49 yards in season opener against Northwestern State (9/1).
2012 Played in 13 games (0 starts) with 12 tackles (7 solo) with 0.5 tackles for a loss... led all Red Raider true freshmen in tackles... one of just two Red Raider true freshmen to play during the season (OL Jared Kaster)… made at least one tackle in six games... played primarily on special teams... notched four tackles (all assisted) against Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Reliant Stadium (12/28)... recorded a tackle (solo) against Baylor (11/24) at Cowboys Stadium... made two tackles (both solo) at No. 21 TCU (10/20)... made one tackle (solo) against No. 14 Oklahoma (10/6)... posted three tackles against New Mexico (9/15)... recorded first career tackle while making one solo and one assisted tackle for a loss at Texas State (9/8)... made career debut in season opener against Northwestern State (9/1).
2011 Played in 12 games (0 starts) while catching seven passes for 57 yards with two touchdowns... averaged 8.1 yards per catch and 4.8 yards per contest... one of six freshmen to make a reception... caught two passes for 21 yards at Missouri (11/19)... recorded two catches for 16 yards at Kansas (10/1)... made two catches for 18 yards with one receiving touchdown against Nevada (9/25)... first career reception went for a two-yard touchdown at New Mexico (9/17)... made career debut in season opener against Texas State (9/3). HIGH SCHOOL MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas… four-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout ... ranks No. 52 in the Rivals Top 100 ... named to USA Today’s First-Team All-American squad ... member of Dave Campbell’s Top 300 and ranked in the Top five for tight ends ... PrepStar All-American ... No. 23 on Superprep Texas 120 ... No. 12 Superprep All-America Tight End ... ranked as the No. 3 tight end in the country by Rivals ... Prep Star All-American ... Honorable Mention All-State selection ... First-Team All-Area ... First-Team District 26-5A ... as a senior he hauled in 56 receptions for 887 yards along with 11 touchdowns… helped high school basketball team to state quarterfinals appearance… High School Coach: Ben Cook
HIGH SCHOOL Summit High School in Mansfield, Texas… consensus three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and ESPN.com ... helped lead his team to the second round of the state playoffs in 2011 ... named to the 2011 DFW Class 4A All-Area Team ... Second-Team Class 4A All-State selection by OldCoach.com ... First-Team Class 4A District 7 ... Class 4A District 7 Defensive Most Valuable Player… High School Coach: Travis Pride. PERSONAL Micah Awe… born January 4, 1994 in Lagos, Nigeria… son of Charles and Abigail Awe… father graduated from UT Arlington while his mother is a graduate of Texas Tech… has three younger siblings, brothers Paul and Andrew, and sister, Ann… hobbies include creating things on the computer, making beats and playing videos… petroleum engineering major at Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS Tackles___________________________________ 4, vs. Minnesota (2012) Tackles For Loss_____________________________ 0.5, at Texas State (2012) Sacks _______________________________________________None Interceptions___________________________________________None Fumbles Recovered________________________________________None * Indicates most recent high
PERSONAL Jace Jordan Amaro… born June 26, 1992, in Plano, Texas… son of Robert and Rosemary Amaro… has older sibling, Manae, and younger sibling, Madison… undeclared major. CAREER HIGHS Receptions________________________________ 5, vs. West Virginia (2012) Yards ________________________________ 156, vs. West Virginia (2012) Touchdowns________________________________2, vs. New Mexico (2012) Longest Reception__________________________ 61, vs. West Virginia (2012) All-Purpose Yards__________________________ 156, vs. West Virginia (2012) * Indicates most recent high CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2011 12 7 57 2 12 0.6 8.1 4.8 2012 7 25 409 4 61 3.6 16.4 58.4 TOTAL 19 32 466 6 61 1.7 14.6 24.5 WWW.TEXASTECH.COM
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TE • 6-5 • 257 • Junior /2L San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur