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Adds depth to the offensive line … will be vying fortime at one of the guard positions … Prep:Graduated from Lower Dauphin High School …Personal: Son of Todd and Lori Gregor … birthdayis on March 20 … majoring in kinesiology … wouldlike to pursue a career as a physical educationteacher after graduation.

Made the switch from running back to defensiveback during spring drills … enters the season slatedto start at strong safety … impressed the coachingstaff during spring workouts with his adjustment …has gotten bigger and stronger since last season …2005 (Fr.): Named to the Big South PresidentialHonor Roll … saw limited playing time as he playedin six games … was hampered all season by aninjury suffered during preseason camp … finishedthe year with 15 rushing attempts for 42 yards and atouchdown … also added a solo tackle and a quar-terback hurry on the year … recorded five rushingattempts for eight yards against 14th-ranked CoastalCarolina (10/22) … finished with a season-highseven rushing attempts for 28 yards in the Flames’season finale against Norfolk State (11/19) includinga two-yard touchdown run for his first collegiatetouchdown … Prep: Graduated from PennridgeHigh School … was a versatile athlete that thrivedon both the offensive and defensive sides of the ballin high school … rushed for 2,030 yards and 33touchdowns as a senior … currently holds sixPennridge High School records, including careerrushing yards (4,046), single season rushing yards(2,030), single-game rushing yards (295), single-game rushing touchdowns (5) and single seasonrushing touchdowns (33) … selected to theSuburban One League, all-Philadelphia Inquirer andAllentown Morning Call first-team squads … also

named to the Associated Press all-state first team asa defensive back and the EasternPAfootball.com all-state squad as a running back … Allentown MorningCall and EasternPAfootball.com Player of the Year …Old Spice Red Zone High School Football Player ofthe Year … Jim Henry Award winner … MaxwellAward winner … Personal: Son of Barry Greiser andCathy Davies … birthday is on November 22 …majoring in kinesiology.

Ryan Greiser Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RRuusshhiinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. AAtttt.. YYaarrddss AAvvgg.. TTDD LLoonnggCC 0 0 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0 0VMI 2 0 2.5 0 5CCU 5 8 1.6 0 9GWU 1 6 6.0 0 6NSU 7 28 4.0 1 25Totals 15 42 2.8 1 25

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

Adds depth to the offensive line … could challengefor playing time at one of the tackle positions ...2005 (r-Fr.): Saw limited playing time as he onlyplayed in the first two games of the season againstConcord (9/3) and Connecticut (9/10) … recorded aquarterback hurry against Concord … Prep:Graduated from Greenbier Christian Academy …two-year letterwinner … named to the first-team all-conference team at tight end during his junior andsenior seasons … first-team all-state honoree as asenior … a versatile athlete that finished fourth atthe state wrestling championship … SGA President… Personal: Son of Jim and Susan Hassell … birth-day is on October 4 … majoring in business man-agement.

Brady Hassell’s Statistical Totals

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Team captain … brings all-conference playing expe-rience to the defensive line … is a leader both onand off the field … enters the season as the Flames’starter at the left end position … Big SouthPreseason All-Conference selection … named to theI-AA.org Big South Preseason first-team all-confer-ence team … 2005 (Jr.): 2005 Big South first-teamall-conference … 2005 VaSID second-team all-statehonoree … 2005 Don Hansen’s Football GazetteNCAA I-AA Southeast All-Region team … started all11 games in his first season with the Flames … fin-ished fifth on the team with 61 total tackles … ledthe Big South in tackles by a defensive lineman,averaging 5.5 tackles per game … finished the sea-son ranked tied for 54th in the nation in tackles for aloss (1.18 per game) … also led the Big South with13.0 tackles for a loss of 47 total yards … led theFlames and ranked fifth in the Big South with 4.0sacks (24 yards) … six tackles, including two tack-les for a loss, a sack and a blocked kick againstConcord in the Flames’ season opener (9/3) … fiveassisted tackles against Connecticut (9/10) … seventackles, including three solo stops, 1.5 tackles for aloss and a quarterback hurry against 16th-rankedWilliam & Mary (9/24) … seven tackles, a forcedfumble and a pass breakup against VMI (10/1) …five tackles, including four assisted stops, 1.5 sacksand a quarterback hurry against 14th-rankedCoastal Carolina (10/22) … eight tackles againstconference foe Gardner-Webb (10/29) … sevenstops and 2.0 sacks against Charleston Southern(11/12) … finished the year with a season-high 10tackles against Norfolk State (11/19), including twotackles for a loss, a sack, a fumble recovery and twoquarterback hurries … Previous School: Transferredto Liberty from Glendale Community College inGlendale, Ariz. … two-year letterwinner … finishedhis freshman season with 42 tackles and four sacks… recorded a career-best 73 tackles with eightsacks as a sophomore, while being named to theall-conference squad … named to the NJCAA All-Region I Honorable Mention team … Prep:Graduated from North Canyon High School … four-year letterwinner … finished his freshman seasonwith 95 tackles and 16 sacks … 73 tackles and 13sacks as a sophomore … named Defensive Playerof the Year as a junior as he finished with 65 tacklesand eight sacks … recorded a prep career-best 100yards and 12 tackles as a senior … first-team all-state as a defensive lineman as a senior and first-team all-region as a tight end … one of the Top 10players in the state as a senior, while being namedthe Phoenix Player of the Year by the ArizonaRepublic … Personal: Son of Karen Horn … birth-day is on September 12 … his uncle, DavidNoziglia, played football at Cornell … majoring inkinesiology … would like to pursue a career incoaching football or as a strength coach after grad-uation.

Defensive Line • 6-1 • 275 • Sr.North Canyon HS (Glendale CC) • Phoenix, Ariz.

91Jason Horn

Offensive Line • 6-4 • 300 • R-Fr.Lower Dauphin HS • Hummeltown, Pa.

66JoshGregor

Defensive Back • 6-1 • 205 • So.Pennridge HS • Quakertown, Pa.

24RyanGreiser

Defensive Line • 6-3 • 290 • R-So.Greenbrier Christian HS • Smithfield, Va.

64BradyHassell

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Jason Horn’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 3 3 6 2.5-10 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 0UCONN 0 5 5 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 0 2 2 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 3 4 7 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0VMI 3 4 7 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0UTC 1 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 0 2 2 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0CCU 1 4 5 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0GWU 1 7 8 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0CSU 6 1 7 2.0-15 2-15 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 5 5 10 2.0-10 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 1Totals 23 38 61 13.0-47 4-24 0-0 6 2 1 1

Adds depth to the linebacker position … enters theseason vying for playing time at one of the insidelinebacker positions … 2005 (So.): Saw playing timein four games … finished the season with four tack-les … added a sack and two quarterback hurries …recorded a solo tackle, a sack for nine yards andtwo quarterback hurries against Concord (9/3) …tallied two assisted tackles against Connecticut(9/10) … added an assisted tackle against 16th-ranked William & Mary (9/24) … Previous School:Transferred to Liberty from Hudson ValleyCommunity College … two-year letterwinner atdefensive end … Prep: Graduated from Fayetteville-Manilus High School … two-year letterwinner atdefensive end … all-conference selection as a sen-ior as he finished the year with 73 tackles and 12sacks … Personal: Son of David and Anne Hughes… birthday is on July 19 … majoring in kinesiology.

Dan Hughes’ Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 1 0 1 1.0-9 1-9 0-0 2 0 0 0UCONN 0 2 2 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 1 3 4 1.0-9 1-9 0-0 2 0 0 0

Adds experience to the linebacker position … entersthe season slated to start at one of the outside line-backer positions … adds speed to the position …impressed the coaching staff during spring work-outs as they moved him from inside linebacker tooutside linebacker … will see significant playingtime … 2005 (Fr.): Saw playing time in 10 gamesand started three contests as a true freshman … fin-ished sixth on the team with 58 tackles ... ranked19th in the Big South as he averaged 5.8 tackles pergame … added three tackles for a loss, including1.5 sacks … finished with 17 tackles, including fivesolo stops and 12 assisted tackles againstConnecticut (9/10) … 10 tackles againstYoungstown State (9/17), including seven assistedtackles … recorded his third-straight week with dou-ble-figure tackles by recording 10 stops against16th-ranked William & Mary (9/24) … finished theyear strong with a season high 19 tackles, includingnine solo stops and 10 assisted tackles againstNorfolk State in the season finale (11/19) … Prep:Graduated from Chartiers Valley High School …four-year letterwinner … all-conference honorablemention defensive lineman as a freshman … three-time all-conference selection … named to the PostGazette All-West and Almanac All-Star teams as asenior … 2004 winner of the Most Dependable,Spirit and Pride and Team Player awards … alsowrestled in high school, placing third in the statechampionship (215 lb.) … finished the 2005 seasonwith a 30-1 record … Personal: Son of Mike andDiane Hursky … birthday is on August 5 … majoringin elementary education.

Nick Hursky’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UCONN 5 12 17 1.5-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 3 7 10 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 3 7 10 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 1 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 9 10 19 0.5-3 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 21 37 58 3.0-6 1.5-4 0-0 6 2 1 1

One of the Flames’ top returning wide receivers …possesses the natural ability to be a solid widereceiver for the program … adds speed to the posi-tion … very elusive athlete … is a playmaker … hasdeveloped better focus both on and off the field ofaction … Big South all-conference potential … alsoenters the season as one of the Flames’ top puntand kickoff return specialists … 2005 (r-So.): Startedall 11 games on the year … had a breakout sopho-more season as he finished second on the teamwith 511 yards receiving on 37 receptions, averag-ing 13.8 yards per catch … ranked seventh in theBig South in receptions per game (3.36) and sixth inthe conference in receiving yards per game (46.5)… his 511 receiving yards ranks as the fifth-mostreceiving yards by a sophomore in school history …recorded three receptions for 21 yards againstConcord (9/3) and 28 yards against Connecticut(9/10) to open the season … became the 39th play-er in school history to record a 100-yard receivinggame by catching 12 passes for 100 yards againstYoungstown State (9/17) … his 12 receptionsagainst the Penguins ranks as the third-most recep-tions in a single game in school history … fourcatches for 46 yards against VMI (10/1) … caught a46-yard touchdown pass against Towson (10/15) …two catches for 41 yards against 14th-rankedCoastal Carolina (10/29) … finished with six catchesfor 47 yards against conference foe Gardner-Webb(10/29) … finished with two catches for 98 yardsagainst Charleston Southern (11/12) with one beinga 64-yard touchdown catch and the other being a34-yard scoring reception … 2004 (r-Fr.): Saw play-ing time in all 11 games and started seven contests… finished second on the team with 252 yardsreceiving on 20 catches, along with one touchdown… his 252 yards ranks as the fifth most by a fresh-man in school history … averaged 12.6 yards perreception and 22.9 yards per contest … also addedtwo rushes for 21 yards and two solo tackles …three catches for 35 yards at Kent State (9/11) …three receptions for 47 yards against 24th-rankedLehigh (9/18) … three catches for 46 yards, includ-ing a season-best 30-yard reception againstGardner-Webb (10/2) … three catches for 36 yardsat VMI (11/6) … finished the season with a 10-yardtouchdown catch and a 12-yard run against Elon(11/20) … 2003 (Fr.): Saw playing time in only onegame against Youngstown State (9/27) … redshirtedthe rest of the season … Prep: Graduated fromWolfson High School … first-team All-GatewayConference … third-team All-First Coast …Jacksonville Shrine All-Star game selection … 50catches for 780 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sen-ior … Personal: Son of Danny and Gladys Jackson… birthday is on August 15 … majoring in sportmanagement.

Linebacker • 6-2 • 230 • R-Jr.Fayetteville-Manilus HS (Hudson Valley CC)Baldwinsville, N.Y.

99DanHughes

Linebacker • 6-1 • 235 • So.Chartiers Valley HS • Carnegie, Pa.

53NickHursky

Wide Receiver • 6-1 • 180 • Jr.Wolfson HS • Jacksonville, Fla.

1WyntonJackson



Wynton Jackson’s Statistical Totals

CCaarreeeerr RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::YYeeaarr CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonngg2004 20 252 1 302005 37 511 3 64Total 57 763 4 64

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggWVTU 0 0 0 0KSU 3 35 0 21LU 3 47 0 28YSU 1 7 0 13GWU 3 46 0 30W&M 2 34 0 26CCU 2 24 0 14CSU 2 13 0 9VMI 3 36 0 19UTC 0 0 0 0EU 1 10 1 10Total 20 252 1 30

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggCC 3 21 0 10UCONN 3 28 0 12YSU 12 100 0 18W&M 1 26 0 26VMI 4 46 0 23UTC 1 14 0 14TWSN 1 46 1 46CCU 2 41 0 29GWU 6 47 0 12CSU 2 98 2 64NSU 2 44 0 37Total 37 511 3 64

Adds depth the to Flames’ defensive line … will bevying for playing time at nose guard this year … atalented freshman that could compete for playingtime right away … Prep: Graduated from Eau ClaireHigh School … four-year letterwinner … finished hisfour-year prep career with 317 tackles and 43 sacks… 50 tackles, nine sacks, interception and five passbreakups as a freshman … 85 tackles, 12 sacks,one touchdown, five forced fumbles and two fumblerecoveries as a sophomore … 92 tackles, eightsacks, four pass breakups, four forced fumbles anda fumble recovery as a junior … 90 tackles, 14sacks, seven pass breakups, five quarterback hur-ries and four forced fumbles as a senior ... Personal:Son of Ray and JoAnn Jacobs … birthday is onJune 1 … majoring in economics at Liberty.

Gained instant respect from his fellow teammates ashe was selected team captain after joining thesquad in the spring … will help the Flames establisha two-back running system … adds considerablesize to the running back position … has Big Southall-conference potential in his first season with theprogram … is a prototype big running back … hasgreat focus and work ethic … named to the I-AA.orgBig South Preseason honorable-mention all-confer-ence team … Previous School: Transferred toLiberty from Pittsburgh … finished second on thePanthers’ roster by rushing for 411 yards and atouchdown as a true freshman … led the squad byaveraging 51.4 yards rushing in eight games,including a season-best 102 yards and a scoreagainst Cincinnati … started the season openeragainst Notre Dame and rushed for 29 yards onseven carries in his first collegiate game … becamejust the fourth true freshman to start a season-open-ing game at Pittsburgh (also Tony Dorsett (1973),Brandon Williams (1998) and Raymond Kirkley(2001)) … Prep: Graduated from Liberty ChristianAcademy … is no stranger to the greater Lynchburgarea as the running back recently finished up a stel-lar career as a two-year starter at tailback and line-backer at Liberty Christian Academy … rushed for acombined 3,287 yards and 56 touchdowns and wasa two-time first-team All-Virginia (Division 2), two-time first-team All-Virginia Independent Conferenceand two-time Lynchburg News & Advance all-areaselection … as a senior, averaged 10.3 yards percarry, compiling 1,978 yards on 192 attempts ...scored 33 total touchdowns in 2003, including 28rushing, two receiving and three on returns (twointerceptions and one fumble return) ... also had sixreceptions for 146 yards (24.3 avg.) ... defensivelyhad 75 tackles ... Liberty Christian Academy's TeamMVP and Offensive Player of the Year ... as a junior,averaged 9.2 yards per carry, rushing for 1,309yards on 142 attempts ... scored 23 total touch-downs as a junior, including 19 rushing, threereceiving and one on a fumble return ... had 15receptions for 285 yards, averaging 19 yards percatch ... led the team to a two-year record of 18-4-1and two state playoff berths ... team went 10-1-1 in2003, finishing as the Virginia Division 2 runner-up... rated one of the top 25 prospects in Virginia byRivals100.com ... SuperPrep All-Mid Atlantic Team ...rated Virginia's No. 30 prospect by SuperPrep ...PrepStar All-Atlantic Team ... also played basketballat LCA … Personal: Son of Albert and DeborahJennings … birthday is on March 26 … undecidedabout his major at Liberty.

One of the Flames’ returning kickers … specializesin extra points and short field goals … impressedthe coaching staff during spring workouts … 2005(So.): Saw playing time in eight games … finishedthe season a perfect 17-for-17 on PAT … also was 1-for-4 on field goal attempts … ranked second on theteam in scoring with 30 points … was 2-for-2 onextra point attempts and connected on a 27-yardfield goal in the Flames’ season opener againstConcord (9/3) … 3-for-3 on PAT againstChattanooga (10/8) and 14th-ranked CoastalCarolina (10/22) … was 2-for-2 on PAT againstTowson (10/15) and in the season finale againstNorfolk State (11/19) … finished the CharlestonSouthern game with a season high 4-for-4 on PAT(11/12) … 2004 (Fr.): Started all 11 games as theFlames’ place kicker … finished the season with 58points, ranking as the third-most points scored by afreshman in school history … converted on 31-of-32PAT attempts … connected on 9-of-14 field goalattempts … ranked second on the team and sixth inthe Big South Conference in scoring … ranked 43rdin the nation in field goals … converted on 8-of-9field goal attempts from 39 yards and in … was aperfect 7-of-7 on PAT against West Virginia Tech inhis first collegiate game (9/4), tying for the fifth-mostPAT in a game in school history … connected on aseason-best 41-yard field goal against 18th-rankedWilliam & Mary (10/9) … was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATand connected on a 19-yard field goal to helpLiberty to a Big South Conference victory over VMI(11/6) … 5-of-5 on PAT and 2-of-3 on field goalattempts at Chattanooga (11/13) … finished the yearwith a perfect game as he was 3-of-3 on PAT and 2-of-2 on field goal attempts against Elon (11/20) …Personal: Son of Lawrence and Gwen Kolegue …majoring in aviation … birthday is on February 6.

Zac Kolegue’s Totals

CCaarreeeerr KKiicckkiinngg TToottaallssOOpppp.. FFGG--FFGGAAPPcctt.. 11--1199 2200--2299 3300--3399 4400++ LLoonngg PPTTAA2004 9-14 .643 1-1 3-3 4-5 1-5 41 31-32 (.969)2005 1-4 .250 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-0 27 17-17 (1.000)Total 10-18 .556 1-1 4-6 4-6 1-5 41 48-49 (.980)

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee KKiicckkiinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. FFGG--FFGGAA PPcctt.. 11--1199 2200--2299 3300--3399 4400++ LLoonngg PPTTAAWVTU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 7-7KSU 1-1 1.000 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 27 1-1LU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0YSU 1-3 .333 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 24 2-2GWU 1-2 .500 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 23 2-2W&M 1-1 1.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 41 2-2CCU 0-1 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0CSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4-5VMI 1-1 1.000 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 19 5-5UTC 2-3 .667 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 36 5-5EU 2-2 1.000 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 39 3-3Total 9-14 .643 1-1 3-3 4-5 1-5 41 31-32 (.969)

Defensive Line • 6-4 • 285 • Fr.Eau Claire HS • Columbia, S.C.

92TreyJacobs

3RashadJennings

Running Back • 6-1 • 240 • R-So.Liberty Christian Acad. (Pittsburgh) • Forest, Va.

Kicker • 5-10 • 190 • Jr.Gulf Coast HS • Naples, Fla.

39ZacKolegue



22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee KKiicckkiinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. FFGG--FFGGAA PPcctt.. 11--1199 2200--2299 3300--3399 4400++ LLoonngg PPTTAACC 1-2 .500 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 27 2-2VMI 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1-1UTC 0-1 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 3-3TWSN 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2CCU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3-3GWU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0CSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4-4NSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2Total 1-4 .250 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-0 27 17-17 (1.000)

Adds depth to the linebacking position … enters theseason slated to vie for playing time at one of themiddle linebacker positions … is a member of theLiberty University Student-Athlete AdvisoryCommittee … 2005 (r-Jr.): Named to the Big SouthPresidential Honor Roll … named to the Dean’s Listlast spring … saw playing time in the final ninegames of the year … used mostly on special teams… finished the year with just an assisted tackleagainst 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina (10/22) …Previous Sport: Was a member of the Flames’ base-ball team in 2003 … recruited to play baseball atLiberty … Prep: Graduated from New Brighton HighSchool … was a captain in three different sports inhigh school (football, baseball, basketball) … three-year letterwinner … three-time all-conference hon-oree … all-state at tight end and linebacker as asenior … notched a career-best 98 tackles, ninesacks and four interceptions as a senior … alsonamed to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Elite 22 teamas a senior … three-year first-team all-conferenceselection in baseball … named to the all-state teamas a catcher as a senior … two-year letterwinner inbasketball … High Honors student … NationalHonor Society representative … Scholar-Athleteaward winner .. Personal: Son of Boyd and KristenLambert … birthday is on August 23 … comes froman athletic family as both his parents play tennis …brother Dwight played baseball at Geneva Collegeand brother Brent was a member of Penn State’snational runner-up rugby team in 2001 … majoringin education.

Weston Lambert’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRYSU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UTC 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Adds depth at the wide receiver position … shouldvie for playing time right away … 2005 (Fr.): Sawplaying time in three games … Prep: Graduatedfrom Sir Winston Churchill … three-year letterwinner… named Rookie of the Year as a sophomore as hefinished with 30 receptions for 620 yards and eighttouchdowns … Offensive MVP as a junior as herecorded 29 receptions for 801 yards and six touch-downs … first-team all-area and second-team all-conference as a senior as he finished the seasonwith 42 catches for 1,041 yards and 13 touchdowns… Personal: Son of Mike and Brenda Lambros …birthday is on February 8 … majoring in business …would like to coach football after college.

Adds depth to the quarterback position … will bevying for playing time in his first year … comes toLiberty after a very successful prep playing career… Prep: Graduated from Dacula High School …three-year letterwinner … passed for 900 yards and12 touchdowns, while rushing for 375 yards andfour touchdowns as a junior … led his team to theRegion 7AAAAA championship during his juniorcampaign … first-team all-region, first-team all-coun-ty and first-team all-state as a senior, while throwingfor 1,571 yards and a school-record 24 touchdownsas a senior … finished his senior year with a 12-2overall record and as semifinalists in the AAAAAstate playoffs … team was ranked third in the statehis senior year … Personal: Son of David and MaryLandis … birthday is on March 2 … comes from anathletic family as his father wrestled at Georgia andhis mother was a two-time high school All-Americanin soccer … majoring in education.

Adds depth to the running back position … entersthe year vying for time at tailback … impressed thecoaching staff during spring workouts … should seeplaying time right away … Prep: Graduated fromWakefield High School … two-year varsity letterwin-ner … rushed for 1,100 yards and three touchdownson the junior varsity squad as a freshman … madethe transition to the varsity squad as a sophomoreand finished his first season with 700 yards andseven touchdowns … rushed for 1,500 yards and 18touchdowns as a junior, helping him earn first-teamall-conference, second-team all-state … also namedto the academic all-conference team as a junior …rushed for a career-high 1,720 yards and 20 touch-downs as a senior … named conference RunningBack of the Year as a senior, while adding first-teamall-conference and second-team all-state honors …team MVP during his senior campaign and wasnamed the Cup Six Athlete of the Year … helpedguide the basketball team to a state championship… three-year member of the Honor Roll … seniorclass vice president … Personal: Son of Terry andValerie Lawrence … birthday is on November 28 …majoring in sport management at Liberty … wouldlike to pursue a career in sports marketing aftergraduation.

Adds depth to the linebacker position … enters theseason vying for playing time at one of the outsidelinebacker positions … should compete for playingtime right away … 2005 (Fr.): Named to the BigSouth Presidential Honor Roll … also named to theDean’s List during both the fall and spring semes-ters last year … saw playing time in six games andstarted the last two contests of the year … finishedthe season with 14 tackles, including five solo stopsand nine assisted tackles … also added a pass

Linebacker • 6-2 • 255 • R-Sr.New Brighton HS • New Brighton, Pa.

59WestonLambert

Wide Receiver • 6-3 • 210 • So.Sir Winston Churchill HS • Calgary, Alberta

18MattLambros

Quarterback • 6-2 • 185 • Fr.Dacula HS • Dacula, Ga.

15SpencerLandis

Running Back • 5-7 • 170 • R-Fr.Wakefield HS • Wake Forest, N.C.

34TerronLawrence

Linebacker • 6-1 • 205 • So.Flower Mound HS • Flower Mound, Texas

22DerekLisko



breakup … five tackles against conference foeGardner-Webb (10/29), including two solo stops andthree assisted tackles … finished the year strongwith a season high eight tackles, including fiveassisted stops and a pass breakup against NorfolkState (11/19) … Prep: Graduated from FlowerMound High School … first-team all-area, all-districtTexas 8AAAAA as a senior … finished his seniorseason with 91 tackles, 3.5 sacks, an interceptionand four forced fumbles … Personal: Son of Rickand Linda Lisko … birthday is on June 16 … major-ing in sport management at Liberty.

Derek Lisko’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRVMI 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UTC 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 2 3 5 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 3 5 8 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Totals 5 9 14 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0

Adds depth to the linebacker position … enters the yearslated to challenge for playing time at strong safety …2005 (Jr.): Saw limited playing time as he only loggedtime on the field against Concord (9/3) in the seasonopener … Previous School: Transferred to Liberty fromValencia Community College … two-year attendee …Prep: Graduated from Oviedo High School … three-yearletterwinner in the defensive backfield … earned sec-ond-team all-conference and honorable mention all-dis-trict honors as a junior and senior at free safety … alsowas a three-year letterwinner in basketball and a single-year letterwinner in lacrosse … member of theFellowship of Christian Athletes … Personal: Son ofScott and Emily Little … birthday is on February 2 …majoring in business marketing … would like to pursuea career in sales after graduation.

Looking to make an immediate impact on the pro-gram after transferring to Liberty in the springsemester … enters the year as one of the startingoutside linebackers … has quickly found his placeon the team … impressed the coaching staff withhis work ethic during spring workouts … hasalready broken numerous records in the weightroom … very physical athlete that runs the field welland has a great understanding of the game …named to the I-AA.org Big South Preseason second-team all-conference team … Previous School:Transferred to Liberty from Virginia Tech … two-yearmember of the special teams unit … letterwinner asa redshirt freshman … member of the kickoff cover-age team for eight out of 12 games as a freshman… winner of the Iron Hokie Strength Award as afreshman, while playing two games at linebacker …suffered an injury during his sophomore season thatlimited him to six games … won the Super IronHokie Strength Award as a sophomore … helpedVirginia Tech to as ACC championship in 2005,while also serving on three squads that made three-consecutive bowl game appearances … honors stu-dent as a freshman and sophomore … Prep:Graduated from Jefferson Forest High School …played linebacker and fullback at Jefferson Forest ...was all-area, all-district, all-region and all-state as alinebacker his senior season ... named the SeminoleDistrict Defensive Player of the Year ... also nameddefensive player of the year by the Lynchburg News& Advance ... won the Iron Man Award at JeffersonForest ... posted 165 tackles, nine sacks, seven fum-ble recoveries and two interceptions during his finalseason ... had 22 tackles, two fumble recoveriesand an interception for a touchdown in a game hissenior year ... was in on 159 tackles as a junior andwent on to a school-record 477 career tackles ...was the defensive MVP for the West team in the2003 state high school all-star game ... also compet-ed in track and baseball ... Personal: Son of Steve,Sr. and Kathy Lloyd … birthday is on April 9 …majoring in criminal justice.

Flames’ returning starter at tight end … solid route run-ner with good hands … adds size to the position …named to the Big South preseason all-conference teamand the I-AA.org Big South Preseason first-team all-con-ference team … gives the Flames a solid receiver in thepassing and play action game … is fast enough to getdownfield and best safeties in two-deep coverage … isa threat to run with the ball after the catch … 2005 (r-So.): Big South second-team all-conference honoree …played in all 11 games and started 10 contests …ranked third on the team with 239 yards receiving and atouchdown … his 239 yards ranks as the most by atight end since Peter Foy finished with 265 yards on 19catches during the 1998 season … finished with acareer-best eight receptions for 66 yards againstGardner-Webb (10/29) … recorded a career-high 71yards on five catches against Charleston Southern(11/12) … recorded his first career touchdown receptionagainst Chattanooga (10/8) … averaged 40.3 yards per

game against Big South Conference opponents … 2004(r-Fr.): Saw playing time in 10 games and started twocontests … finished second on the team amongst tightends with 82 yards receiving on seven catches … aver-aged 11.7 yards per reception … caught a season-long20-yard pass against West Virginia Tech (9/4) in theFlames’ season opener … caught 17 and 10 yard pass-es against Charleston Southern (10/3) and VMI (11/6)respectively … recorded a season-best three receptionsfor 27 yards against Elon (11/20), while adding a solotackle in the Flames’ final game of the season … 2003(Fr.): Redshirted … Prep: Graduated from Liberty HighSchool … two-year letterwinner … helped Liberty to aSeminole District championship as a junior … first-teamall-district, all-region, all-state as a tight end and secondteam all-district at defensive end as a senior … finishedhis senior year with 15 receptions for 273 yards …helped guide his team to a AA state championship as asenior … versatile athlete that also competed in basket-ball and track and field in high school … Personal: Sonof Michael and Evelyn Luck … birthday is on March 23… majoring in sport management.

Chris Luck’s Statistical Totals

CCaarreeeerr RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonngg2004 7 82 0 202005 24 239 1 35Total 31 321 1 35

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggWVTU 1 20 0 20LU 0 0 0 0YSU 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0W&M 1 8 0 8CCU 0 0 0 0CSU 1 17 0 17VMI 1 10 0 10UTC 0 0 0 0EU 3 27 0 12Totals 7 82 0 20

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggCC 0 0 0 0UCONN 1 13 0 13YSU 1 3 0 3W&M 0 0 0 0VMI 2 8 0 4UTC 3 48 1 20TOW 0 0 0 0CCU 3 16 0 7GWU 8 66 0 16CSU 5 71 0 35NSU 1 14 0 14Total 24 239 1 35

Defensive Back • 5-10 • 200 • Sr.Oviedo HS (Valencia CC) • Oviedo, Fla.

20TylerLittle

Linebacker • 5-11 • 235 • R-Jr.Jefferson Forest HS (Virginia Tech) • Lynchburg, Va.

11StevieRayLloyd

Defensive Back • 5-9 • 175 • Fr.The Bolles School • Jacksonville, Fla.

31DonaldManns

Tight End • 6-5 • 260 • R-Jr.Liberty HS • Montvale, Va.

43ChrisLuck



Adds depth to the Flames’ defensive backfield …enters the season slated to challenge for time atone of the cornerback positions … Prep: Graduatedfrom The Bolles School … three-year varsity starter… helped lead his junior varsity squad to a statechampionship as a freshman, finishing the year with30 tackles … named Special Teams Player of theYear as a sophomore, while the team finished as arunner-up in the state playoffs … led The BollesSchool to a state title as a junior, finishing the yearwith 55 tackles and two interceptions … recorded60 tackles and an interception as a senior andhelped his squad to the state playoffs … also com-peted in track and field and weightlifting …Personal: Son of Donald and Kathy Manns … birth-day is on January 18 … majoring in mathematics …would like to pursue a career in engineering aftergraduation.

Will be vying for playing time on the defensive line… walk-on member of the team … outstanding workethic … will compete for playing time this season atdefensive end … has improved his strength … 2005(r-Jr.): Saw playing time in five games … finishedthe year with 12 tackles … four tackles againstConcord in the Flames’ season opener (9/3), includ-ing three assisted stops and a pass breakup …three assisted stops at Connecticut (9/10) andagainst Youngstown State (9/17) … two tacklesagainst 16th-ranked William & Mary (9/24) … 2004(r-Jr.): Saw action limited action on the season, play-ing only against Gardner-Webb (10/2) … member ofthe military that had his unit called up during theseason … Previous School: Transferred to Libertyfrom Thomas Nelson Community College … attend-ed the school during the 2001-02 academic year …Prep: Graduated from Denbigh High School … four-year lettewinner … named team’s offensive MVP asa senior … also was a member of the soccer teamand was named to the all-district team as a goal-keeper … Personal: Son of Don and MeaMcWhorter … majoring in business … birthday is onMay 20.

Don Carlos McWhorter’sDefensive Statistics

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 1 3 4 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0UCONN 0 3 3 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 0 3 3 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 1 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 2 10 12 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

Adds depth to the defensive line … impressed thecoaching staff during spring workouts … shouldcompete for playing time this season … 2005 (Fr.):Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll …redshirted … Prep: Graduated from MadisonComprehensive High School … Ohio CardinalConference Honorable Mention selection as a junior… Ohio Cardinal Conference first-team honoree as asenior, finishing the season with 78 pancake blocks,41 tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumblerecovery … was also named to the North CentralOhio Football Association first-team all-linemansquad as a senior … four-year letterwinner inwrestling and two-time Ohio Cardinal Conferencechampion … Personal: Son of Doug Mosier andAlphy Sell … birthday is on October 10 … majoringin criminal justice at Liberty.

Adds depth at the linebacker position … enters theyear vying for time at one of the outside linebackerpositions … Prep: Graduated from Dallastown AreaHigh School … three-year starter … finished his jun-ior season with 673 yards rushing (averaging 4.81yards per carry), while being named to the second-team All-YAIAA squad at defensive back … 790yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at runningback and 54 tackles, an interception and a blockedkick as a linebacker … named to both the first-team(running back) and second-team (linebacker) All-YAIAA teams as a senior … York Sunday News All-Star first-team selection at linebacker … selected toparticipate in the War of the Roses All-Star game …Personal: Son of Tim and Tammy O’Donnell … birth-day is on June 23 … undecided about his major atLiberty.

Adds depth at the quarterback position … could viefor playing time in his first year … comes to Libertyafter a very successful prep playing career … Prep:Graduated from Prestonwood Christian High School… two-year starter … 24-1 career record as a starter… threw for 2,700 yards during his junior and seniorseasons … Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-district honoree as a junior and senior …TAPPS Division 3 MVP of the State as a senior …District Offensive Player of the Year as a senior,leading his team to a state championship … statequalifier in swimming … led his baseball team to thestate finals in 2004 … Defensive Player of the Year(pitcher) as a sophomore and junior … Personal:Son of Don and Holly Luckinbill … birthday is onDecember 22 … majoring in education at Liberty …would like to become a high school teacher aftergraduation.

Will be vying for playing time in the Flames’ defen-sive backfield at cornerback … is a physical footballplayer … will be pushing for a starting position thisyear … also should play a key role in the Flames’special teams unit … 2005 (So.): Saw playing timein eight games and started the last two contests ofthe year … finished the year with 18 total tackles,including 12 solo stops and six assisted tackles …ranked fifth on the team with 4.0 tackles for a loss of11 total yards … recorded single tackles againstYoungstown State (9/17), Towson (10/15) and 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina (10/22) … three tackles,including two assisted stops and a tackle for a lossof five yards against Gardner-Webb (10/29) … foursolo stops against Charleston Southern (11/12) …finished the year strong with a season-high eighttackles, including five solo stops and two tackles fora loss of seven total yards and a quarterback hurryat Norfolk State (11/19) … 2004 (Fr.): Saw playingtime in nine games as a true freshman … finished

Defensive Line • 6-2 • 255 • R-Sr.Denbigh HS (Thomas Nelson CC)Newport News, Va.

52DonCarlosMcWhorter

Defensive Line • 6-2 • 295 • R-Fr.Madison Comprehensive HS • Mansfield, Ohio

56BryanMosier

Linebacker • 6-2 • 210 • Fr.Dallastown Area HS • York, Pa.

33KyleO’Donnell

Quarterback • 6-1 • 195 • Fr.Prestonwood Christian HS • Richardson, Texas

10StephenOOeehhllsscchhllaaeeggeerr

Defensive Back • 5-11 • 195 • Jr.Heritage HS • Lynchburg, Va

21PierrePen



the season with five tackles, including two solostops and three assisted tackles … also added onekickoff return against 18th-ranked William & Mary(10/9) … two assisted tackles against CharlestonSouthern (10/30) … two tackles, including a solotackle at VMI (11/6) … one solo tackle atChattanooga (11/13) … Prep: Graduated fromHeritage High School … four-year letterwinner …helped Heritage to an undefeated season as asophomore … guided the Pioneers to a AA StateChampionship as a junior, finishing the season witha perfect 14-0 record in Division 4 … finished thestate championship game with 178 yards receivingand two touchdowns, bringing his season total to 19touchdown receptions on the year … averaged 27.1yards per catch as a senior along with 14 touch-downs and was named to the first-team all-districtand honorable-mention all-region teams … helpedHeritage to a Seminole District Championship as asenior … all-time assists leader in Heritage schoolhistory in basketball … helped the Pioneers to aSeminole District and Regional championship in2003 … AA State Champion in track in 2002 …recipient of the VHSL Academic Excellence award… Personal: Son of Ernest and Ingrad Penn … birth-day is on June 15 … majoring in kinesiology …would like to pursue a professional football careerafter graduation.

Pierre Penn’s Statistical Totals

CCaarreeeerr DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRR2004 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 02005 12 6 18 4.0-11 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 0 0Total 14 9 23 4.0-11 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 0 0

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRKSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0LU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UTC 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0EU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UCONN 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 1 2 3 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 4 0 4 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 5 3 8 2.0-7 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 0 0Totals 12 6 18 4.0-11 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 0 0

Is coming off an outstanding first season at longsnapper for the Flames … saw continual improve-ment during the spring workout session … contin-ues to impress the coaching staff with his consisten-cy in field goal, extra point and punt snaps … 2005(r-Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential HonorRoll … named to the Dean’s List last spring …played in 10 games as the starting long snapper …consistently finished with a snap time below 0.8 onpunts and helped the field goal/PAT team finish withan average time of 1.2 all season … Liberty finishedthe season ranked eighth in the nation in net punt-ing yards (36.60) … helped punter Noah Crouch fin-ished the year ranked 31st in the nation with acareer-best 39.6 punt yard average … also addedthree tackles on punt return coverage … PreviousSchool: Transferred to Liberty after one year atFlorida Atlantic University … was used as a longsnapper and at tight end … Prep: Finished his aca-demic year and graduated from CommunityChristian High School … played his final three yearsof prep football at John Carroll High School ...three-year letterwinner at both quarterback andlong snapper … helped his team to a district cham-pionship as a junior and senior … Personal: Son ofBrad and Cindy Pope … birthday is on April 10 …majoring in aviation at Liberty.

Will be vying for playing time at tight end … can runthe field well … very athletic and physical player …impressed the coaching staff with his efforts duringspring workouts … blocks well at the point of attack… 2005 (So.): Saw playing time in six games andstarted one contest … used most in blocking dutiesand on special teams … 2004 (Fr.): Saw playingtime in nine games … caught two passes for 27yards, with both coming against CharlestonSouthern (10/30), including one 21-yard pass recep-tion … also added one kickoff return against 24th-ranked Lehigh … Prep: Graduated from Bay HighSchool … Florida Athletic Coaches Association first-team defensive end … Bay County first-team tightend … Bay High School Iron Man award winner andBest Two-Way Player … led the team in tackles with92 stops … starting forward on the basketball team… National Honor Society member … Personal: Sonof Sherman and Jacqueline Graves … birthday is onDecember 28 … majoring in business.

Corey Rasberry’s Statistical Totals

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggWVTU 0 0 0 0KSU 0 0 0 0LU 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0CCU 0 0 0 0CSU 2 27 0 21UTC 0 0 0 0EU 0 0 0 0Totals 2 27 0 21

Adds depth on the offensive line … will be vying forplaying time at center … Prep: Graduated fromGreenwood High School … four-year letterwinner …three-year starter on the offensive line … namedGreenwood’s Most Improved Player award winneras a freshman … two-time All-Lakelands OffensiveLineman honoree … two-time All-Region I-AAAAOffensive Lineman award winner … graded out at80.0 percent as a junior and 89.4 percent as a sen-ior … 2004 FCA Male Athlete of the Year … 2005Carolinas Shrine Bowl selection and participant …2005 HSSR.com AAAA all-state offensive linemenselection … FCA student vice president … Personal:Son of Keith and Barbara Rearden … birthday is onJuly 26 … majoring in business.

Will be vying for playing time on the defensive line… will push for playing time at nose guard … strongathlete … very intelligent player … impressed thecoaching staff during spring workouts ... shows a lotof potential for the future … 2005 (Fr.): Saw playingtime in the first three games of the year … Prep:Graduated from Franklin County High School …three-year letterwinner … second-team all-districtand “Sizzling Sophomore” All-Roanoke Times Landsquads as a sophomore … two-time first-team all-district offensive lineman …two-time second-teamall-district defensive lineman … first-team All-Northwest Region and second-team all-state teamas a senior … member of the National HonorSociety … Franklin County Mr. Football award win-ner … Personal: Son of Keith and Donna Renick …birthday is on May 3 … majoring in business man-agement at Liberty.

Long Snapper • 6-3 • 205 • R-Jr.John Carroll HS (Florida Atlantic) • Palm City, Fla.

42DanPope

Tight End • 6-4 • 255 • Jr.Bay HS • Panama City, Fla.

82CoreyRaspberry

Offensive Line • 6-2 • 245 • Fr.Greenwood HS • Greenwood, S.C.

72ChandlerRearden

Defensive Line • 6-2 • 330 • R-Fr.Franklin County HS • Rocky Mount, Va.

78ChrisRenick



Will be vying for playing time on the defensive line… adds depth to the defensive end positions …2005 (r-Fr.): Named to the Big South PresidentialHonor Roll … started all 11 games on the defensiveline … finished the year with 31 tackles, including13 solo stops and 18 assisted tackles … added twotackles for a loss and two quarterback hurries …five tackles in the Flames’ season opener againstConcord (9/3), while adding two quarterback hurries… three tackles at Connecticut (9/10) … two assist-ed stops against 16th-ranked William & Mary (9/24)and VMI (10/1) … four tackles, including three solostops against Chattanooga (10/8) … recorded asolo tackle for a loss against Towson (10/15) …three tackles against 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina(10/22) … recorded a season-best six tackles,including four assisted stops against Gardner-Webb(10/29) … tallied three solo tackles againstCharleston Southern (11/12) … 2004 (Fr.):Redshirted … Prep: Graduated from LynchburgChristian Academy … three-year letterwinner … first-team all-conference and first-team all-state as a jun-ior, while garnering Lynchburg Christian’s JasonBrown award … first-team all-conference (OL/DL),first-team all-state (OL), second-team all-state (DL)and first-team all-area (OL) as a senior team captain… SGA Treasurer … Highest Honor Roll …Personal: Son of Mark and Kris Richard … birthdayis on August 4 … majoring in religion.

Kevin Richard’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss:: OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0UCONN 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 1 1 2 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UTC 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 1 0 1 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 2 4 6 0.5-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 13 18 31 2.0-9 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0

Adds depth to the Flames’ defensive backfield …vying for playing time at free safety in his first yearwith the program … Prep: Graduated from LibertyChristian Academy … four-year starter, posting a 37-2-1 career record … played both quarterback anddefensive back in high school … finished his careerwith 5,496 yards passing and 58 touchdowns …four-time all-conference honoree … two-time all-areaand all-state selection … led Liberty ChristianAcademy to two state championships (2004 and2005) … nominated for the Wendy’s High SchoolHeisman as a senior after leading LCA to their sec-ond-straight state title and passing for 1,427 yardsand 22 touchdowns … valedictorian … Personal:Son of Frank, Jr. and Leslie Rocco … father was aformer assistant football coach at Liberty (2000-03 –Wide Receivers/Offensive Coordinator) … nephewof Flames’ head football coach Danny Rocco ..birthday is on December 29 … undecided about hismajor at Liberty.

Will be vying for playing time at various wide receiv-er positions … an outside receiver …very athleticplayer … adds speed to the position … solid stu-dent of the game that could develop into a key play-er for Liberty … 2005 (Fr.): Only saw playing timeagainst Youngstown State (9/17) … redshirted therest of the year … Prep: Graduated from GreenbrierHigh School … four-year starter at defensive back,wide receiver and punt and kickoff returner … All-Columbia County Player of the Year as a junior …also named to the All-Columbia first team at widereceiver and punt returner as a junior, finishing theyear with 47 receptions for 811 yards, while addingthree interceptions … Greenbrier High School MVPas a senior … also named to the All-County first-team as a wide receiver and second-team all-area

defensive back squad during his senior campaign… first-team all-conference wide receiver as a senior… Personal: Son of Misha Rogers … birthday is onFebruary 16 … majoring in business administration.

One of the Flames’ senior team captains … leaderon the defensive side of the field … will be the foun-dation of the linebacking corps this year … bringsgame experience to the position … strong tacklerinside the box … tough competitor who is not afraidof contact … enters the season ranked seventh inthe Big South Conference with 272 career tacklesand needs just 37 more tackles to become the BigSouth’s all-time leader in career tackles … BigSouth preseason all-conference honoree … namedto the I-AA.org Big South Preseason first-team all-conference team … 2005 (r-Jr.): Big South second-team all-conference … started all 11 games … ledthe team with a career-high 102 tackles … finishedwith seven or more tackles in all but one game …ranked fifth overall in the conference in tackles (9.3per conference game) … ranked 53rd in the countryin tackles per game (6.82) … also finished the sea-son ranked tied for 73rd in the country in tackles fora loss (1.09) … ranked fourth in the conference intackles for a loss (12 TFL, 1.09 per game) … tied forthird in the conference with two fumble recoveries… averaged 10.0 tackles per game against BigSouth Conference opponents … finished four-straight games with 10 or more tackles … nine tack-les in the Flames’ season opener against Concord(9/3) … eight tackles at Connecticut (9/10), includ-ing three solo stops … seven tackles against 16th-ranked William & Mary, including three solo tacklesand 1.5 tackles for a loss … tied a career best with13 tackles against VMI (10/1), including a career-best 10 assisted stops … tied a career high with 13tackles against Chattanooga (10/8) and againstTowson (10/15), including nine solo stops againstTowson … 10 tackles against 14th-ranked CoastalCarolina (10/22) … nine tackles against conferencefoe Gardner-Webb (10/29) … eight tackles againstCharleston Southern (11/12), including seven solostops and a pass breakup … seven tackles, twoforced fumbles, a quarterback hurry and a blockedkick in the Flames’ season finale at Norfolk State(11/19) … 2004 (r-So.): Saw playing time in 11games, starting 10 contests … second on the teamand sixth overall in the Big South Conference with89 tackles … ranked second on the team with sixtackles for a loss … also added two interceptionsand three quarterback hurries … eight tackles,including seven assisted stops against West VirginiaTech (9/4) … nine tackles, including four solo tack-les at Kent State (9/11) … seven tackles and aninterception with a 15-yard return against 24th-ranked Lehigh (9/18) … finished with a season-best13 tackles, including eight assisted tackles againstYoungstown State (9/25) … nine tackles and twoquarterback hurries against Gardner-Webb (10/2) …was named Big South Defensive Player of the Weekafter the Gardner-Webb game … 10 tackles, all assisted,against 18th-ranked William & Mary (10/9) … nine

Defensive Line • 6-3 • 245 • R-So.Lynchburg Christian Acad. • Lynchburg, Va.

93KevinRichard

Defensive Back • 5-11 • 190 • Fr.Liberty Christian Acad. • Forest, Va.

14ChrisRocco

Wide Receiver • 6-0 • 180 • R-Fr.Greenbier HS • Grovetown, Ga.

81EugeneRogers

Linebacker • 6-0 • 245 • R-Sr.West Allegheny HS • Oakdale, Pa.

51MannyRojas



stops, including seven assisted tackles at CoastalCarolina (10/23) and against Charleston Southern(10/30) … nine tackles, including six assisted tacklesand an interception with a 14-yard return against Elon(11/20) … 2003 (r-Fr.): Started all 12 games … finishedsecond on the team with 81 tackles … 33 solo stopsand 48 assisted tackles … ranked tied for third on theteam with four pass breakups … also added two forcedfumbles, a blocked kick, two interceptions, four tacklesfor a loss and a quarterback sack … four tackles,including three solo stops and a quarterback sack in hisfirst collegiate game at James Madison (8/30) … record-ed a season-high 13 tackles, including seven assistedtackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup atToledo (9/6) … eight tackles and a pass breakup atBowling Green (9/13) … two tackles and a 36-yard inter-ception return against Kentucky Wesleyan (9/20) … 10tackles, including seven assisted stops at Gardner-Webb (10/11) … 12 tackles, including seven solo tack-les and 1.5 tackles for a loss at East Tennessee State(10/18) … five tackles and an interception return for 14yards at Charleston Southern (11/1) … nine tackles,including seven assisted stops against Coastal Carolina(11/15) … six stops against Hofstra (11/22) … 2002(Fr.): Redshirted … Prep: Graduated from WestAllegheny High School … three-year starter … first-teamall-conference … first-team all-state … led his team to aAAA state championship … Metro Index ScoutingService Top 50 of Western Pennsylvania … “Fabulous22” Pittsburgh Post Gazette honoree … a member ofthe Pennsylvania Big 33 team who defeated Ohio inJuly of 2002 … Personal: Son of Manny, Sr. andKimberly Rojas … birthday is on July 17 … majoring inadvertising … would like to pursue a career in market-ing after graduation.

Manny Rojas’ Statistical Totals

CCaarreeeerr DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::YYeeaarr SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRR2003 33 48 81 4.0-13 1.0-5 2-50 0 4 2 02004 27 62 89 6.0-8 0.5-2 2-29 3 0 0 02005 47 55 102 12.0-28 2.0-7 0-0 3 2 2 0Total 107 165 272 21.0-49 3.5-14 4-79 6 6 4 0

22000033 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRJMU 3 1 4 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0TU 6 7 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0BGU 1 7 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0KWC 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1-36 0 0 0 0YSU 2 2 4 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 3 7 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0ETSU 7 5 12 1.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0CSU 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1-14 0 1 0 0NSU 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 2 7 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0HU 3 3 6 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 33 48 81 4-13 1-5 2-50 0 4 2 0

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRWVTU 1 7 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0KSU 4 5 9 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0LU 1 6 7 0-0 0-0 1-15 0 0 0 0YSU 5 8 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 5 4 9 2-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0W&M 0 10 10 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CCU 2 7 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 2 7 9 1.5-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 0 2 2 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UTC 4 0 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0EU 3 6 9 0-0 0-0 1-14 0 0 0 0Totals 27 62 89 6-8 0.5-2 2-29 3 0 0 0

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss::OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 4 5 9 2.0-5 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0UCONN 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0W&M 3 4 7 1.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 3 10 13 2.0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0UTC 5 8 13 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0TWSN 9 4 13 2.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0CCU 4 6 10 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0GWU 2 7 9 0.5-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0NSU 5 2 7 2.0-8 1.0-5 0-0 1 0 2 0Totals 47 55 102 12.0-28 2.0-7 0-0 3 2 2 0

Adds depth at the wide receiver position … couldpush for playing time in his first season … big andfast athletic player with great potential … Prep:Graduated from Lely High School … senior-year let-terwinner … first-team all-county honoree as a sen-ior, while being named to the Southwest Floridahonorable-mention team … all-state honoree as abasketball player … Personal: Son of Cecil andRosetta Sanderson … birthday is on March 16 …undecided about his major at Liberty.

Adds depth to the Flames’ running back position …made the switch from linebacker to running backduring spring workouts … enters the season vyingfor time at fullback … 2005 (r-Fr.): Only saw playingtime in one game against Youngstown State (9/17)… 2004 (Fr.): Redshirted … Prep: Graduated fromAppomattox High School … four-year letterwinner …finished his senior season with 89 tackles, threeforced fumbles, three sacks, a blocked field goaland a fumble recovery … also named to the All-Dogwood district team as a defensive end … four-time winner of the weightlifting award … two-yearletterwinner in soccer … two-year member of thehonor roll … nine-time member of the Principal’sList … Personal: Son of Greg Sandvig and KimPayne … birthday is on May 29 … majoring in kine-siology … would like to pursue a career as a highschool football coach or a physical educationteacher after graduation.

Will be vying for the starting role at left tackle … hasthe potential to be a big-time player for the Flames,giving the offensive line some much-needed depthand experience … was hampered last season byinjuries, but looks to have overcome the setback …has a chance to be an asset to the Flames on theoffensive line … named to the I-AA.org Big SouthPreseason honorable-mention all-conference team… 2005 (Jr.): Started nine contests in his first sea-son with the Flames … was a member of an offen-sive line that helped freshman Zach Terrell garnerBig South Freshman of the Year by rushing for afreshman school-record 668 yards and two touch-downs … Previous Schools: Played one season atDodge City Community College and two years atSouth Carolina … letterwinner at South Carolinawhere he played eight games and started two con-tests … transferring to Liberty from Dodge CityCommunity College … Prep: Graduated from DutchFork High School … three-year letterwinner andstarter … all-region as a senior and was named tothe Shine Bowl roster … Personal: Son of Suli Sene… birthday is on October 9 … majoring in youthministries.

Flames’ returning starting quarterback … enters theseason vying for the starting role along with fellowsophomore Zach Terrell … looks to have fully recov-ered from an illness that kept him out of most ofspring practice … excels in the play action and dropback passing game … has the strongest throwingarm on the squad … 2005 (Fr): Saw playing time insix games and started the last three contests as atrue freshman … threw for 814 yards, which ranksas the third-most passing yards ever by a freshmanquarterback … finished the year 48-of-97 (49.5 com-pletion rate) … also finished with 806 total offensiveyards, which ranks third most by a freshman in

Wide Receiver • 6-5 • 215 • Fr.Lely HS • Marco Island, Fla.

88CedricSanderson

Running Back • 5-9 • 250 • R-So.Appomattox HS • Appomattox, Va.

47JoeySandvig

Offensive Line • 6-6 • 310 • R-Sr.Dutch Fork HS (Dodge City) • Columbia, S.C.

68StephenSene

Quarterback • 6-3 • 240 • So.Hershey HS • Hershey, Pa.

13Brock Smith



school history … in his first start against Gardner-Webb (10/29), he threw for 261 yards and a touch-down, while completing 17-of-26 pass attempts …became the eighth quarterback in school history torecord a 300-yard passing game as he completed20-of-31 pass attempts for 315 yards and threetouchdowns against Charleston Southern (11/12) …became the sixth player in school history to recordback-to-back 250 total offensive yard games with252 yards against Gardner-Webb and 316 yardsagainst Charleston Southern … Prep: Graduatedfrom Hershey High School … four-year letterwinner… second-team all-conference as a punter duringhis sophomore season … second-team all-confer-ence as a quarterback and first-team special teamsas a junior … named the team’s MVP as a seniorand was named to the East/West Mid Penn All-Stargame roster, where he was the East MVP …Associated Press first-team defensive back as asenior … nominated for the Big 33 team and theMid Penn Keystone Division Coaches team …Personal: Son of Mark and Joani Smith … birthdayis on July 2 … majoring in kinesiology.

Brock Smith’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee PPaassssiinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CC//AA//II PPcctt.. YYddss.. TTDD LLGGCC 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0YSU 0/3/0 0% 0 0 0W&M 2/9/1 22.2% 21 0 17GWU 17/26/1 65.3% 261 1 58CSU 20/31/0 64.5% 315 3 64NSU 9/28/3 32.1% 217 1 46Totals 48/97/5 49.5% 814 5 64

Adds depth to the defensive line … will be vying forplaying time at one of the end positions … Prep:Graduated from T.W. Andrews High School … two-year letterwinner … finished his career with 170tackles, (123 solo and 47 assisted), 11 sacks, 24tackles for a loss, 15 pass breakups and 22 quarter-back hurries … 93 tackles (69 solos and 24 assist-ed), six sacks, 13 tackles for a loss, seven passbreakups and nine quarterback hurries as a junior… was named to the all-conference team as a sen-ior as he finished the year with 77 tackles (54 soloand 23 assisted), five sacks, 13 quarterback hurries,11 tackles for a loss and eight pass breakups …member of the FCA and Young Men of Distinction …Personal: Son of Thomas and Sandra Smith …birthday is on June 16 … majoring in computerengineering at Liberty.

Will add depth to the defensive line … could vie forplaying time right away … named to the Dean’s Listlast spring … Prep: Graduated from GatewayRegional High School … three-year varsity letterwin-ner … named defensive line MVP on his junior varsi-ty team as a freshman … offensive guard all-confer-ence honoree as a junior, while winning the IronMan of the Year award after finishing with 30 tackles… finished his senior year with 55 tackles and threesacks … all-conference at defensive tackle … mem-ber of the 1,000 lb. club … second team all-S.J.Group … named to the S.J. Football CoachesAssociation All-Star game … versatile athlete thatalso wrestled in high school … second place at theGator Tournament and third place at the ClipperClassic as a sophomore … placed third at district asa junior and took third place at the Gator andClipper Classic … Personal: Son of Don and BethSpaeth … birthday is on October 11 … undecidedabout his major at Liberty.

Made the move from tight end to full back duringspring workouts … finished the year as the team’sSamkon Gado award winner for the most improvedplayer on the team during spring workouts … entersthe year slated to start at full back … impressed thecoaching staff with his work ethic during springworkouts … can run the field well … very athleticplayer … named to the I-AA.org Big SouthPreseason second-team all-conference team …2005 (r-So.): Saw playing time in eight games andstarted two contests … finished the year with 24tackles, including nine solo stops and 15 assistedtackles … caught an eight-yard pass in the Flames’season opener against Concord (9/3) … five tacklesagainst 16th-ranked William & Mary, including threesolo stops and a forced fumble … nine tackles anda quarterback hurry against VMI in the Flames’

annual Homecoming game (10/1), including a sea-son-high eight assisted stops … seven tackles, aquarterback hurry and a pass breakup againstChattanooga (10/8) … two tackles and a fumblerecovery against 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina(10/22) … 2004 (r-Fr.): Saw playing time in eightgames … recorded one pass reception for 18 yardsagainst 24th-ranked Lehigh (9/18) … 2003 (Fr.):Redshirted … Prep: Graduated from St. ThomasAquinas High School … two-year letterwinner … St.Thomas Aquinas High School is a perennial playoffteam that has produced players like the NFL’sMichael Irvin … finished with 12 rushes for 151yards and eight catches for 83 yards as a senior …consistent player on special teams … Personal: Sonof Tom and Barb Stokes … birthday is on August 21… majoring in business finance … would like to bea financial advisor after graduation.

Chris Stokes’ Statistical Totals

CCaarreeeerr RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss:OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonngg2004 1 18 0 182005 1 8 0 8Total 2 26 0 18

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggKSU 0 0 0 0LU 1 18 0 18YSU 0 0 0 0GWU 0 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0CCU 0 0 0 0UTC 0 0 0 0EU 0 0 0 0Totals 1 18 0 18

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggCC 1 8 0 8UCONN 0 0 0 0YSU 0 0 0 0W&M 0 0 0 0VMI 0 0 0 0UTC 0 0 0 0TOW 0 0 0 0CCU 0 0 0 0Total 1 8 0 8

Brings playing experience to the offensive line …enters the season slated to start at one of the guardpositions … very intelligent player … hard-nosedplayer that impressed the coaching staff during thespring season … 2005 (r-Fr.): Played in 10 gamesand started seven contests … was a member of anoffensive line that helped freshman Zach Terrell gar-ner Big South Freshman of the Year by rushing for afreshman school-record 668 yards and two touch-

Defensive Line • 6-4 • 255 • Fr.High Point Andrews HS • High Point, N.C.

97Tim Smith

Defensive Line • 6-2 • 245 • R-Fr.Gateway Regional HS • Westville, N.J.

79JordanSpaeth

Offensive Line • 6-2 • 270 • R-So.Osceola HS • Ozark, Ala.

54BrittStone

Running Back • 6-1 • 240 • R-Jr.St. Thomas Aquinas HS • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

8ChrisStokes



downs …2004 (Fr.): Saw playing time against WestVirginia Tech (9/4) … was redshirted the remainderof the season as he sat out the season with a bro-ken wrist … Prep: Graduated from Osceola HighSchool in Kissimmee, Fla. … two-time All-OrangeBelt Conference and All-Osceola County first-teamoffensive line selection … selected to the CentralFlorida All-Star East team as a senior at center anddefensive line … 2003 Central Florida OutstandingPlayer Recognition and South Orlando KiwanisHelmet Award honoree … named the OutstandingCamper at the 2003 Georgia Southern FootballOffensive Line Camp … helped guide Osceola to aperfect 10-0 season record in 2001 … Personal: Sonof Roger and Francine Stone … birthday is onAugust 20 … double majoring at Liberty in historyand youth ministries … would like to coach andteach after graduation, while working part time inthe ministry.

Adds depth to the offensive line … will be vying forplaying time at one of the tackle positions … addsspeed to the position … Prep: Graduated fromBarron Collier High School … offensive letterwinneras a junior … named Barron Collier’s OffensiveLineman of the Year during his senior season in justhis second year of football … Personal: Son of ElkyAstuquipan … birthday is on October 14 … unde-cided about his major at Liberty.

Returns after a breakout freshman season for theFlames … became the first player in school historyto garner Big South and VaSID Rookie of the Yearhonors … adds versatility to the team as he canplay multiple positions … saw most of his playingtime under center during the Flames’ spring practiceas fellow quarterback Brock Smith missed most ofthe workout session with an illness … named to the

I-AA.org Big South Preseason first-team all-confer-ence team … named to the Big South Preseasonall-conference team … 2005 (Fr.): Big South Rookieof the Year … VaSID Rookie of the Year … Big Southfirst-team all-conference honoree … VaSID second-team all-state selection … Don Hansen’s FootballGazette NCAA I-AA Southeast All-Region team …led the team in rushing with 668 yards … rankedsecond in the conference in rushing yards per game(60.7 yards per game) … moved from back-up quar-terback to starting running back with six games leftin the season … posted two 100-yard games tobecome one of 22 players in school history withmultiple 100-yard games … broke the school recordfor rushing yards by a freshman in a season as hesurpassed Dre Barnes’ mark of 654 yards in 2001 …in his first career start at running back, Terrell post-ed the fifth-most rushing yards in a game with 241yards and two touchdowns against Chattanooga(10/8) … named Don Hansen’s National FootballGazette’s Weekly Offensive Player of the Week afterthe Chattanooga game … rushed for 91 yards on 19carries against Towson (10/15), while catching fivepasses for 63 yards … rushed for 46 yards on 18carries against 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina (10/22)… finished with 128 rushing yards on 18 carries atGardner-Webb (10/29) … averaged 85.3 yards pergame in three starts at running back against confer-ence opponents … finished the year ranked sixth inthe league in total offense (722 yards/65.6 yards pergame) … ranked second in the conference in all-purpose yards, averaging 83.6 yards per contest …named Big South Freshman of the Week once(Sept. 10) and Offensive Player of the Week once(Oct. 8) … also completed 10-of-16 passes for 54yards at quarterback, while finishing with 17 recep-tions for 193 yards as a wideout … Prep: Graduatedfrom Manassas Park High School … AssociatedPress All-State Player of the Year as a senior, finish-ing the year with 2,444 yards rushing and 28 touch-downs, while passing for 2,479 yards and 26 touch-downs … finished his career with 3,770 yards rush-ing and 55 touchdowns and 4,892 yards passingand 51 touchdowns … two-time Region B Player ofthe Year … Bull Run District Player of the Year …first-team all-district at both quarterback and runningback … VHSCA Coaches Player of the Year as asenior at quarterback … Personal: Birthday is onNovember 1 … majoring in sport management.

Zach Terrell’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RRuusshhiinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. AAtttt.. YYaarrddss AAvvgg.. TTDD LLoonnggCC 1 0 0.0 0 0UCONN 7 3 0.4 0 12YSU 6 30 5.0 0 17W&M 4 -4 -1.0 0 4VMI 2 -2 -1.0 0 3UTC 32 241 7.5 2 42TOW 19 91 4.8 0 19CCU 18 46 2.5 0 16GWU 18 128 7.1 0 37CSU 27 82 3.0 0 15NSU 10 53 5.3 0 44Total 144 668 4.6 2 44


22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee PPaassssiinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CC//AA//II PPcctt.. YYddss.. TTDD LLGGCC 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0UCONN 5/5/0 100% 32 0 12YSU 3/5/1 60% 12 0 8W&M 1/3/0 33% 4 0 4VMI 0/1/0 0% 0 0 0UTC 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0TOW 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0CCU 1/2/0 50% 6 0 6GWU 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0CSU 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0NSU 0/0/0 0% 0 0 0Totals 10/16/1 62.5% 54 0 12

Adds depth at the tight end position … will competefor starting time at the position … gives the Flames adifferent look at the tight end position … 2005 (r-So.):Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … sawplaying time in nine games … one kickoff return for fiveyards against VMI (10/1) … also added a solo tackle aspart of the special teams unit against Connecticut (9/10)… 2004 (r-Fr.): Member of the Big South PresidentialHonor Roll … saw playing time in three games …caught one pass for 13 yards against CharlestonSouthern (10/30) … 2003 (Fr.): Redshirted … Prep:Graduated from Johnson High School … three-yearstarter … recorded 30 catches for an average of 15.3yards per catch and two touchdowns at tight end as asenior … over his last two seasons, recorded 132 tack-les, 57 unassisted stops and four fumble recoveries …first-team All-Area at tight end … rated as one of theTop 100 players nationally by Jamie Newberg’s TheInsiders/Borderwars.com rating service … Rivals.comPrepStar Magazine All-Southest Region Player …Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee … Personal:Son of Ruth Thom … birthday is on August 29 … major-ing in kinesiology … would like to pursue a career inphysical therapy after graduation.

Offensive Line • 6-8 • 310 • Fr.Barron Collier HS • Naples, Fla.

70AntonioTassara

Runningback/Quarterback • 6-0 • 200 • So.Manassas Park HS • Manassas Park, Va.

7ZachTerrell

Tight End • 6-3 • 230 • R-Jr.R.W. Johnson HS • Murrayville, Ga.

80RichardThom

Quarterback/Linebacker • 6-1 • 225 • Fr.Amherst HS • Lynchburg, Va.

48PierreTinsley



Will be vying for playing time at linebacker … enters theseason slated as a backup at one of the outside line-backer positions … could also see some playing time atquarterback … Prep: Graduated from Amherst HighSchool … four-year starter on the varsity team … fin-ished his prep career with over 6,000 total offensiveyards and 50 touchdowns … honorable-mention all-state at quarterback … Seminole District Player of theYear … Regional Offensive Player of the Year … FCAmember … three-year letterwinner in basketball …Personal: Son of Brenda Hood … birthday is onDecember 4 … undecided about his major at Liberty.Adds depth in the Flames’ defensive backfield … entersthe season as a backup at one of the cornerback posi-tions … transferred to Liberty from Barry University inMiami, Fla. … Prep: Graduated from MiamiNorthwestern High School … three-year letterwinner …48 tackles (37 solo and 11 assisted), two fumble recov-eries, eight pass breakups and five tackles for a loss asa sophomore … 76 tackles (48 solo and 28 assisted),two interceptions, nine pass breakups, two forced fum-bles and four tackles for a loss as a junior … 89 tackles(56 solo and 33 assisted), two sacks, four forced fum-bles, eight tackles for a loss and six pass breakups as asenior … Personal: Son of Tanya Torrence … birthday ison May 2 … majoring in business at Liberty … wouldlike to pursue a career in real estate after graduation.

Adds depth to the Flames’ linebacking unit … will bevying for time at one of the inside linebacker positions… could also see some time at fullback … Prep:Graduated from Warner Christian High School … four-year letterwinner … two-time first-team all-county andfirst-team all-state (Class IA) … named his team’s MostValuable Player twice (sophomore and junior season) …finished his sophomore year with 1,876 yards on 185carries and 24 touchdowns, while adding 166 tackles(112 solo and 54 assisted), five tackles for a loss andfive sacks … recorded 987 yards rushing and 17 touch-downs as a junior, while adding 130 tackles (87 soloand 43 assisted), four tackles for a loss, six sacks and

an interception … eight-time member of the academichonor roll … Personal: Son of Robert and ShanaTrowbridge … birthday is on August 12 … interested inmajoring in sports medicine at Liberty.

One of the Flames’ two returning starting wide receivers… adds speed to the position … very dependablereceiver … named to the I-AA.org Big South Preseasonhonorable-mention all-conference team … 2005 (So.):Big South second-team all-conference … led theFlames in receiving with 594 yards, which ranks as thesecond-most receiving yards in a season by a sopho-more … also led the team with 43 total receptions …ranked third in the Big South and 90th in the country ashe averaged 3.91 receptions per game … also rankedthird in the Big South and 89th in the country by aver-aging 54.0 yards receiving per game … recorded atleast one reception in all 11 games … three catches for33 yards at Connecticut (9/10) … six receptions for 85yards against VMI (10/1) … five catches for 49 yardsagainst Towson (10/15) … five receptions for 47 yardsagainst 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina (10/22) … caughtseven passes for 178 yards against Gardner-Webb(10/29), ranking as the fourth-most receiving yards in asingle game in school history … became the 40th play-er in school history to record a 100-yard receiving game… finished with six receptions for 66 yards againstCharleston Southern (11/12), including a 12-yard touch-down catch … 2004 (Fr.): Saw action in all 11 games,starting nine contests as a true freshman … finishedfourth on the team with 152 yards on 15 receptions,averaging 10.1 yards per catch … caught a pass for 16yards against West Virginia Tech in his first collegiategame (9/4) … three receptions for 30 yards atYoungstown State (9/25) … finished with a season-highfour receptions for 49 yards against Gardner-Webb(10/2) … one catch for a season-long 17 yards against18th-ranked William & Mary … finished with one recep-tion in each of the last four games of the season …Prep: Graduated from Gretna High School … two-timefirst-team Dogwood all-district wide receiver and first-team Lynchburg News & Advance all-area selection …first-team Danville Register and Bell all-metro defensiveback and honorable mention all-region wide receiver asa junior, finishing the year with 55 receptions for 650yards and 10 touchdowns … first-team all-region andall-state wide receiver as a senior, finishing the year with90 receptions for 1,670 yards and 16 touchdowns, whileleading Gretna to a state championship … 2004Graduate of Merit and Honor Graduate … Personal: Sonof Riverra Turner … birthday is on July 24 … majoring insport management.

Brandon Turner’s Statistical Totals

CCaarreeeerr RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonngg2004 15 152 0 172005 43 594 2 58Total 58 746 2 58

22000044 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee RReecceeiivviinngg TToottaallss::OOpppp.. CCaattcchheess YYaarrddss TTDD LLoonnggWVTU 1 16 0 16

KSU 0 0 0 0LU 0 0 0 0YSU 3 30 0 12GWU 4 49 0 17W&M 1 17 0 17CCU 2 7 0 7CSU 1 7 0 7VMI 1 14 0 14UTC 1 11 0 11EU 1 1 0 1Totals 15 152 0 17


Brings playing experience to the defensive line …will be vying for playing time at nose guard enteringthe season … 2005 (Jr.): Played in 11 games andstarted eight contests … started the last sevengames of the season … ranked eighth on the teamwith 47 tackles … led the team with nine quarter-back hurries … also added three tackles for a loss… three assisted stops and a quarterback hurry inhis first game at Liberty against Concord (9/3) …five stops, including two solo tackles againstConnecticut (9/10) … finished with a season-highnine tackles against 16th-ranked William & Mary(9/24), including seven assisted stops and a tacklefor a loss … two tackles and three quarterback hur-ries against Chattanooga (10/8) … six tacklesagainst Towson (10/15), including three solo stopsand two quarterback hurries … four assisted tacklesand three quarterback hurries against 14th-rankedCoastal Carolina (10/22) … eight tackles againstGardner-Webb (10/29) while adding an assistedsack for four yards … Previous School: Transferredto Liberty from New Mexico Military Institute inRoswell, N.M. … two-year letterwinner … finishedhis freshman season with 55 tackles, four sacks andtwo fumble recoveries … nominated for all-USFLand all-NJCAA honors as a sophomore as he fin-ished the year with 102 tackles, eight sacks and twoforced fumbles and fumble recoveries … Prep:Graduated from Holy Angels High School … four-year letterwinner … honorable mention all-confer-ence selection as a junior by finishing the year with250 rushing yards on 45 carries and six touch-downs, while adding 45 tackles and four sacks …all-conference honoree as a senior by finishing theseason with 77 tackles and four sacks, while adding

Wide Receiver • 6-2 • 170 • Jr.Gretna HS • Gretna, Va.

6BrandonTurner

Defensive Back • 5-8 • 165 • Fr.Miami Northwestern HS (Barry) • Miramar, Fla.

27TimTorrence

Linebacker/Full Back • 6-0 • 230 • Fr.Warner Christian HS • Port Orange, Fla.

41AndrewTrowbridge

Defensive Line • 6-3 • 240 • R-Jr.Academy of Holy Angels (New Mexico Military)Northfield, Minn.

96TylerTurner



405 yards rushing and three touchdowns … three-time national boxing champion … Personal: Son ofKevin and Nuala Turner … birthday is on February 25 …majoring in criminal justice … would like to pursue acareer in the FBI after graduation.

Tyler Turner’s Statistical Totals

22000055 GGaammee--BByy--GGaammee DDeeffeennssiivvee TToottaallss:: OOpppp.. SSoolloo AAsssstt.. TToottaall TTFFLL SSaacckkss IInntt.. QQHH PPDD FFFF FFRRCC 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0UCONN 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0YSU 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0W&M 2 7 9 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0VMI 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0UTC 1 1 2 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0TWSN 3 3 6 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0CCU 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0GWU 3 5 8 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0 0 0 0CSU 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0NSU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 13 34 47 3.0-7 0.5-4 0-0 9 0 0 0

Adds depth at the tight end position … could challengefor playing time right away … Prep: Graduated fromUniversity High School … school record holder in theshot put … captained his varsity basketball team threeout of four years … honor roll student .. Beta Club …National Honor Roll selection … Personal: Son of Mikeand Angie Tyson … birthday is on January 23 … major-ing in biblical studies at Liberty.

Adds depth to the offensive line … enters the seasonslated as a backup at center … could challenge forplaying time right away … Prep: Graduated from TrinityChristian High School … third-team all-state and third-team All-First Coast as a senior … played in the ShrineBowl as a senior … Personal: Son of Storm and AngieVargas … birthday is on November 23 … undecidedabout his major at Liberty.

Brings experience to the offensive line … enters theseason challenging for one of the starting tackle posi-tions … should figure into the mix this year on the offen-sive line and could challenge for significant playing time… transferred to Liberty after one year at Santa FeCommunity College … 2005 (Fr.): Saw playing time injust the Flames’ season opener against Concord (9/3)… redshirted the remainder of the season … Prep:Graduated from Bradford County High School … two-year starter … first-team all-state 2A honoree as a sen-ior, while being named the Wendy’s Heisman Awardwinner … all-district and all-area selections as a senior,while being named to the roster of the Shrine Bowl All-Star game … Honor Roll student, finishing his senioryear with straight A’s … president of the Fellowship ofChristian Athletes … Personal: Son of Ken and GayleWeaver … birthday is on December 29 … majoring ineducation.

Adds depth to the defensive line … will be challengingfor playing time at one of the end positions … Prep:Graduated from Amandus-Abedroth High School …played for the Hamburg Blue Devils in the GermanFootball League … was the youngest starter in theGerman Football League … played for the junior nation-al team in 2004 and was a four-time all-star … Personal:Son of Wes and Christina Wendland … birthday is onOctober 30 … majoring in business.

Adds depth to the Flames’ running back position …Prep: Graduated from Miami Central High School …

four-year letterwinner … broke the high school sopho-more record with 1,100 yards rushing and was namedthe team’s most valuable player … finished his seniorseason ranked second in Dade County in touchdowns… member of the honor roll .. Personal: Birthday is onSeptember 6 … majoring in business.

One of the Flames’ senior team captains … adds lead-ership and playing experience to the Flames’ offensiveline ... possesses a strong work ethic … has a goodunderstanding of the system … named to the I-AA.orgBig South Preseason second-team all-conference team… 2005 (r-Jr.): Played in nine games and started eightcontests … was a member of an offensive line thathelped freshman Zach Terrell garner Big SouthFreshman of the Year by rushing for a freshman school-record 668 yards and two touchdowns … also recordedtwo solo tackles as a member of the Flames’ specialteams unit … 2004 (r-So.): Saw playing time in fourgames … helped the Flames rush for 2,334 yards and23 rushing touchdowns … helped Liberty rush for 212.2yards per game, which ranked 22nd in the nation …marked the third-consecutive season that Liberty hadrushed for 2,000 or more yards … 2003 (r-Fr.): Sawplaying time in eight games and started against CoastalCarolina (11/15) … was part of the offensive line thathelped the Flames rush for 2,019 yards, marking justthe second time in school history that a Liberty teamhad rushed for 2,000 yards … 2002 (Fr.): Redshirted …Prep: Graduated from Avondale High School … four-year letterwinner … two-time all-Dekalb County selec-tion … senior team captain … recorded 42 total tackles,including 24 solo stops and six sacks as a senior … tal-lied 12 tackles for a loss, four forced fumbles and twofumble recoveries, while helping his team finish fourth inthe country in defense … offensively, he graded out at91 percent with five pancake blocks and 13 extra effortblocks … two-time Avondale Football Player of theMonth … Personal: Son of Jennings Winfrey and MinnieWhitaker … birthday is on August 24 … majoring insport management … would like to pursue a career insport administration after graduation.

Adds depth at running back ... Prep: Graduated fromHighland Springs High School … finished his seniorseason with 35 tackles, including 12 tackles for a lossand six sacks … also added 10 quarterback pressures,one pass breakup and three fumble recoveries, whilerecording a defensive touchdown … Personal: Son ofDianna Wright … birthday is on July 11 … undecidedabout his major at Liberty.

Tight End • 6-2 • 220 • R-So.University HS • Johnson City, Tenn.

87MikeTyson

Offensive Line • 6-6 • 290 • Fr.Trinity Christian HS • Jacksonville, Fla.

76JustinVargas

Offensive Line • 6-4 • 280 • R-Fr.Bradford County HS (Santa Fe CC) • Starke, Fla.

74JoshWeaver

Offensive Line • 6-4 • 265 • R-Sr.Avondale HS • Scottdale, Ga.

58JarrettWinfrey

Defensive Line • 6-8 • 285 • Fr.Amandus-Abedroth HS • Cuxhaven, Germany

75SoerenWendland

Running Back • 5-9 • 185 • Fr.Miami Central HS • Miami, Fla.

37TerryWilliams

Running Back • 56-2 • 200 • Fr.Highland Springs HS • Richmond, Va.

36AnthonyWright


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