Slippery Rock University Athletics

Will open preseason camp as backup at “Devil” linebacker ... Expected to provide valuable depth ... Special teams performer in first two collegiate campaigns ... One of those guys who just “gets after it” ... 2008: Redshirted ... High school: Earned first-team all-state and Northeast Ohio “Defensive Player of the Year” honors as a senior ... Nominated for Trumbull County and Big 22 “Player of the Year” awards ... Earned first-team All-Northeast Ohio and all-conference honors ... Played in North-South All-Star Classic ... Helped lead team to conference championship as a senior ... Three-sport athlete ... Lettered three seasons each in football and track and field and also played basketball ... Health sciences major.