JACKRABBIT JUNIORS
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-48DIRK KOOL
6-2, 225, Jr. Linebacker Fairfield, Iowa Fairfield H.S. Major: History
irk is the third generation of his family to play football for the Jackrabbits, joining his father, Mark (1977-79) and grandfather, Marv (1949-51) 2009: Played in all 12 games, seeing action on special teams and at linebacker ... recorded at least one tackle in each of the team’s first five games, including season-high four stops in season opener against Georgia Southern ... credited with one tackle and recovered lob kick to set up touchdown in win at Missouri State ... registered two tackles in regular season finale at Western Illinois and Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana 2008: Saw action in 11 of the team’s 12 games, contributing both defensively and on special teams ... made season-high four tackles in season opener at Iowa State ... credited with two tackles versus Western Illinois and Missouri State ... intercepted a pass and recorded 65-yard return in home finale against Illinois State ... handled the punting duties at Indiana State and averaged 44 yards on three attempts, with a long of 47 ... first collegiate punt was a 41-yarder that pinned Indiana State at its own 8-yard line Year 2008 2009 Career
G 12 12 24
Solo 6 6 9
Ast 13 10 17
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4, at Iowa State, 8-28-2008, and vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 Interceptions: 1, vs. Illinois State, 11-8-2008
2007: Redshirted ... received Scout Defense Player of the Week honors leading up to season opener at Western Illinois and in preparation for Cal Poly during redshirt season in 2007 ... also was a Scout Special Teams Player of the Week honoree before the UC Davis game BEFORE SDSU: At Fairfield High School, he earned third-team all-state honors as a linebacker from the Iowa Newspaper Association in 2006 ... also was a secondteam selection at tight end by the Des Moines Register in 2004
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Total 19 16 26
TFL-Yds 2.0-5 0-0 2.0-5
Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0
PBU 0 0 1
Int-Yds 1-9 0-0 1-9
BK 0 0 1
FR-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF 0 0 0
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-45MIKE LIEN
6-0, 220, Jr. Linebacker Castaic, Calif. Valencia H.S. Major: Construction Management
ike is a leading candidate to fill the middle linebacker position this season ... two-year letterman 2009: Played in all 12 games, seeing bulk of playing time on special teams ... tallied three tackles in three games, including last two games of season — at Western Illinois and in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana ... added pass breakup in victory over Western Illinois ... also recorded three tackles in road win at Illinois State ... credited with quarterback hurry in season opener versus Georgia Southern 2008: Contributed right away during his freshman season by performing mostly on special teams ... played in all 12 games ... recorded three or more tackles three times, including season-high four at Indiana State ... also notched three tackles in wins at Stephen F. Austin and versus Illinois State ... made two stops against Southern Illinois ... was named squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week in Hobo Day game against McNeese State Year 2008 2009 Career
G 11 12 23
Solo 3 9 12
Ast 10 5 15
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Pass Breakups: 1, at Western Illinois, 11-21-2009
BEFORE SDSU: Notched 190 tackles with 4.5
sacks to earn a spot on the all-California Interscholastic Federation Northern Division Team and claim league player of the year honors for Valencia High School ... was a first-team all-league selection as a junior ... academic award winner
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Total 13 14 27
TFL-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0
Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0
PBU 0 1 1
2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
Int-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0
BK 0 0 0
FR-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF 0 0 0
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