USD Football 2009

2009 OUTLOOK: TOREROS READY TO ROLL

bolstered by the return of senior DE Kevin Dunn (6-3, 240), senior safety Derek Pilkington (6-2, 215), sen ior DT Nick Coppedge (6-2, 240),junior DT Paul Tremblay (6-3, 275), junior DE Julian Strickland (6-2, 250),soph– omore LB Loka Kanongataa (5-11 , 220) and sophomore DB Frederick Obi (6-0, 190). Three kickers wil l be competing for playing time with the special team's unit - senior James Cullen (33 points;27-33 in PAT's),redshirtfresh– man Mike Levine (Las Vegas, NV) and junior transfer Stanley Shurson (San Diego Mesa JC). The punting chores will go to sophomore Kyle Negrete (Fresno, CA). Last year Ne– grete averaged a solid 41 .0 yards on 27 punts for the Toreros, including a long of 62. Look for the versatile Ro– gan, if healthy, to see plenty of ac– tion in the kickoff return game - he led the nation in 2007 with his 33.2 average. Other possible returners could include junior Derron Juarez and sophomore AI-Ri lwan Adeyemi. Look for seniors Conrad Smith (long snapper) and Sean Cullina (holder) to play key roles as well. USD plays four of its first five games on the road with Marist (Sept. 19th) the lone home contest prior to mid-October. Four of USD's final six games are at home (Drake,Jackson– ville, Davidson and Southern Utah) with the PFL Champion hosting the NEC champion in the Gridiron Classic on December 5th. All USD games will air on San Diego 1700 AM, in addition to being streamed at www.usdtoreros.com, with Jack Cronin providing the play-by-play. 2009 PFL PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. San Diego (S) ....................... 77 2. Dayton (3) ............................ 71 Jacksonville (2) .................... 71 4. Morehead State................... 51 5. Butler ................................... 42 6.Drake.................................... 40 7. Davidson .............................. 37 8. Marist ................................... 32 9. Valparaiso ............................ 20 10. Campbell ............................. 9 (First place votes in parenthesis)

Third -year head coach Ron Caragh– er and his staff will look to continue their winning ways on the heels of back-to-back 9-2 campaigns.The To– reros return 55 players and 14 starters (8 offense/6 defense) from last year's squad that tied for second in the Pio– neer Football League race with a 6-2 mark. For the fourth straight year the Toreros have been picked by the PFL Coaches to win the Pioneer Football League title. The offense will be in good hands with senior quarterback Sebastian Truji llo, a 2009 Walter Payton Award Watch candidate, back to lead the offensive attack. Last year Trujillo passed for 2,822 yards and 35 touch– downs on his way to earning First Team AII-PFL honors. Although he wi ll be without three of his gradu– ated receivers that accounted for 164 receptions and 35 touchdowns, including All-America wideout John Matthews (102 for 1,478 and 21 TDs), Truji llo wi ll have solid targets in junior WR Godfrey Smith (24 receptions for 234 yards, 2 TDs), sophomore WR John McGough (14-177 yards, 2TDs), sophomore TE Patrick Doyle (big TD reception in win over UC Davis), and sophomore RB Phil Morelli (25- 180 yards, 1TD) out of the backfield. Morelli and sophomore sidekick Matt Jelmini return at running back, along with the great news that JT Rogan was granted an additional year by

the NCAA after suffering a season– ending injury in the 2008 opener. Morelli stepped in nicely for Rogan and finished with 757 yards and 7 TDs. Jelmini proved he belongs too with totals of 573 yards and 2TDs. If hea lthy, Rogan will provide impor– tant depth and leadership at both running back and with the return game. He enters the 2009 campaign as the program's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,013), touchdowns (47) and all-purpose yardage (5,344). In 2007 he was named a First Team All-American as a return special – ist. Additional backfield depth will come from RB Brendan Feliczak (6-2, 228), who returns after missing the past two seasons, and sophomore fullback Kyle Sul livan (6-2, 240). The offensive line unit will be anchored by seniors Conrad Smith (6-6, 300), Patrick Calahan (6-4, 275), Kyle Ko– foed (6-2, 290) and Nick Kostielney (6-3, 270). Defensively the Toreros will be paced by First Team AII -PFL return– ers Gabriel Derricks, a senior corner– back, and senior linebacker Derek Marten. Derricks is a 4-year starter for the Toreros, whi le Marten re– turns for his second and final Torero campaign after leading all tacklers with 53 stops in 2008. Sophomore AI-Ri lwan Adeyemi, the 2008 PFL Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, is also back at cornerback. Ad– eyemi led USD with 5 interceptions, including two returns for touch– downs. The defense will also be

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Head Coach ...................................................................Ron Caragher (3rd year) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line .........Todd Washington (3rd Year) Defensive Coordinator .................................. George Darlington (2nd Year) Linebacker/Special Teams Coordinator...................... Sam Anno (1st Year) Tight Ends .......................................................................... Keith Carter (1st Year) Quarterbacks.........................................................Tanner Engstrand (5th Year) Wide Receivers...........................................................Jerome Pathon (1st Year) Senior Offensive Assistant............................................. Mike Rish (26th Year) Defensive Assistant ..............................................................Joe Staab (1st Year) Defensive Backs ..................................................................... Ken Stills (1st Year) Defensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator. ..................Jon Sumrall (3rd Year) Undergraduate Assistant ........................................... Andrew Rolin (1st Year) Administrative Asst..................................................... Dorian Keller (2nd Year) Video Coordinator....................................................... Matt Juaregui (1st Year) Assistant Video Coordinator........................................... Matt Salay (1st Year) Team Chaplain.................................................................... Father Owen Mullen SAN DIEGO QUICK FACTS FOUNDED:........................................................................................................... 1949 LOCATION: .................................................................................. 5998 Alcala Park ...................................................................................... San Diego, CA 92 11 0-2492 PRESIDENT:...................................................................................Dr. Mary E.Lyons NCAA FACULTY REP~ ......................................................... Mitch Malachowski ENROLLMENT:...................................................................................................7,800 NICKNAME:..................................................................................................... Toreros COLORS: ............................................. Torero (Columbia) Blue, Navy & White STADIUM:...............................................................................USDTorero Stadium ............................L............................................... (Capacity 7,000; Built in 1961)

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Eric Bakhtiari San Diego Chargers

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TOREROSIN THE PROS

Michael Gasperson Philadelphia Eagles

Indianapolis Colts

TORERO SUCCESS THE PASTSIX YEARS

GENERAL: • Two-time FCS team scoring leaders (2007 & 2006).

RECORD: • Six Straight Winning Campaigns

• • • • Combined record of 55-12 (.82'1 winning percentage) Back-to-back Mid-Major National Championships (2005 & 2006) Final FCS Ranking of 20th in Spores etwork Top 25 (2006) 24-Game Home Winning Streak entering 2008 CONFERENCE: • Combined PFL record of 29-4 (.878 winning percentage) • 2 PFL Coaches of the Year • 3 PFL Championships (2005-07) • 6 PFL Players of the Year

• Two-time FCS team leaders in total offense (2006 & 2003). • WR John Matthews, who signed a 2009 free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, was a 1st team All-American in 2008 and Walter Payton Award candidate. • QB Josh Johnson was a 2008 5th round draft pick by the Tampa Ba Buccaneers. • QB Josh Johnson, who was a 2007 Walter Payton Award Finalist, als earned MVP honors at the 2008 East-West Shrine Game. • DE Eric Bakhtiari, who was a 2007 Ted Hendricks Award Finalist, signed an NFL free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers. • QB Todd Mortensen (2004) signed a free agent NFL contract with Detroit. In 2005 he was allocated to 1 FL Europe by the New England Patriots. • WR Michael Gasperson (2004) signed a free agent NFL contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. He was allocated to Cologne of NFL Europe in the spring of 2007, but has been on the active roster with Eagles since 2007.

• 32 Second Team AIJ-PFL Selections • 47 First Team AIJ-PFL Selections • 54 PFL All-Academic selections • 55 PFL Players of the Week

ALL-AMERICANS: • 1 Sports et:work FCS Third Team All-American • 3 Sports Network FCS First Team All-Americans • 5 ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-Americans • 6 Associated Press 1-AA AU-Americans • 23 Sports etwork FCS First Team Mid-i\fajor AU-Americans

The University of San Diego introduced Ron Cara– gher as its new head football coach on January 9, 2007. Ca rag her became the Toreros' 12th head football coach at USD and replaced Jim Harbaugh who was hired as Stanford 's head coach . "As I talked to people around the country, I kept hearing the same things about Ron Caragher, " said Ky Snyder,Executive Director of Athletics."He is a student of the game, elite class of coach, very knowledgeable, great recruiter, develops players, motivated,competitor,greatfamily man,high char– acter and integrity.Thesearethequalitiesyou seek in a head coach and we have found them in Ron Ca rag her. He has had access to some of the best minds in coaching in Terry Donahue, Bob Toledo and Rich Brooks. He has been a winner his whole life and we expect that will continue at USD." Prior to being hired at USD,Caragher,(pronounced "CARE-ah-ger"),spentfour seasons (2003-2006) at the University of Kentucky as an assistant coach under Rich Brooks. He was the running backs coach all four years, and starting in 2005 served as Kentucky's Head Recruiting Coordinator. In 2006 Kentucky finished 8-5 overall,and 4-4 in the South– east Conference Eastern Division,good for a tie for third place and the program's best league mark since 1993. The 8 wins is also the program's best

Head Coach Ron Caragher enters his third season at the helm of the Torero football pro– gram. In 2008 he guided the Toreros to their second straight 9-2 record,and the team placed second in the PFL with its 6-2 mark. Senior WR John Matthews was named a First Team All-American and was also a Walter Payton Award candidate. He led all FCS receivers in catches (102), yards (1,478) and touchdowns (21 ).The season was capped off with the team's ' third straight win, a 28-20 home victory over scholarship-program UC Davis. Caragher's first season was outstanding as he guided the Toreros to a 9-2 overall mark and 6-1 Pioneer Football League record,good for a share of first place.It marked the third straight season that the Toreros were crowned PFL Champions. USD finished ranked second in the final Sports Network FCS Mid-Major poll. Seven Toreros were named Sports Network FCS All-Americans, while eleven players were tabbed Mid-Major All-Americans by the same outlet. Senior quarterback Josh Johnson was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bucaneers in the 5th round, and three other players received looks by NFLclubs.Johnson,who passedfor43 touchdowns with just one interception,was a Walter Payton Award Finalist.Senior defensive end Eric Bakhtiari,who led the nation in sacks, was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award. UnderCaragher'sguidance as Offensive Coor– dinator, the Toreros ranked first in the nation among Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams in scoring (44.36 points per game) and passing efficiency (197.35 rating) .The 44 points per game average is a new USD single season record.Additionally, theToreros ranked 3rd in the nation in total offense (483.1 yards per game).

The CaragherFamily: Ron andhis wife,Wendy, with their three sons (l-r) Ryan, Scott and Josh.

Coach Darlington enters his second year with the USD football program as the program's Defensive Coordinator. During the 2008 campaign that saw the Toreros go 9-2, the Torero defense ranked third in the Pioneer Football League in scoring defense (18.9 points per game) and third in rushing defense (112.9 yards per game). With a rich history of coaching experience, he spent the 2007 season as the outside linebackers coach at Southeast Missouri State University. He came to Cape Girardeau after serving as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech in 2006. Darlington has also coached at Nebraska, Marshall, San Jose State, Dartmouth and Lebanon Valley. Darlington was a longtime Nebraska Cornhuskers assistant coach and became the first assistant in Division I-A history to be part of more than 300 wins at one institution. From 1973-85, he coached defensive ends and outside linebackers for the "Blackshirt" defense.From 1986- 2002,hewas the defensive backfield coach.He helped Nebraska to three national titles in 1994, 1995 and 1997 as well as numerous conference championsh ips. Wh ile at Nebraska, Darlington helped send 30 players on to the NFL while coaching seven Al l-Americans, including Bob Martin (1975), George Andrews (1978), Derric Nelson (1980),JimmyWilliams (1981), Mike Brown (1999), Ralph Brown (1999) and Keyou Carver (2001 ). During his final seven seasons with Nebraska, his pass defense was ranked in the top 1 O in the nation four times and in 17 seasons coaching the Cornhuskers secondary, his squad never ranked lower than 37th nationally. In three ofthe last four years at Nebraska, Darlington's defense was ranked second in the country twice and seventh once in pass defense efficiency, While at Nebraska, he was the position coach for Southeast head coachTonySamuel,wide receivers coach Lorenzo Brinkley and defensive backs coach Kenny Wilhite. Defensive coordinator Tim McGuire and offensive line coach Brian Boerboom also played for the Cornhuskers during his tenure as an assistant coach. Following his time at Nebraska, Darlington moved on to Marshall from where he cocahed the secondary in 2005, safeties and special teams in 2004 and outside linebackers in 2003, in addition to serving as the team's recruiting coordinator. During his first season at Marshall, Darlington helped the team lead the Mid-Atlantic Conference in total defense,allowing only 329.8 yards per game. Alongtheway,Darlington has been recognized numerous times for coaching success,earningthe 1998AII-American Football Foundation's Top Assistant Award. In the summer of 2000, the state ofWest Virginia honored him with the inaugural Frank Loria Award fordistinguishment in the coaching profession. Prior to joining Tom Osborne's staff in Lincoln, Darlington served asan assistant coach at San Jose State for four seasons.The 68-year-old started his col legiate career at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., followed by a one-year stint at Dartmouth before moving on to San Jose State. Darlington was acollegiate two-sport star at Rutgers,earning three letters in football and two in lacrosse, where he was named third team All-American in 1961. The Charleston, W.Va., native earned his bachelor's degree from Rutgers in Historyand Physical Education in 1961 and amaster's degree in Education from Stanford in 1962. Darlington is married to Susan Doetterl of Bloomfield, N.J., and the couple has three children, Lisa, David and Julie, and nine grand– ch ildren.

NFL prior to coming to USD,enters his third year with theTorero staff. The program's Offensive Line coach his firsttwoseasons,he has been promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the 2009 campaign. He will continue to coach the offensive line unit as well. "Todd has done a very good job coaching our offensive line and overseeing our run game and pass protections in the past two seasons," said head coach Ron Carag her."He understands our philosophy on offense and is ready for th isnext step in his coaching This past season the Torero offense ranked first in the Pioneer Football League in scoring (35.3 points per game), total offenese (405.4 yards per game), pass offense (269.1 yards per game) and pass efficiency (163.2 rating). The Torero offensive line played a key role in the success of USD's offense. The 2007 offensive line unit did an outstanding job with both run blocking and pass protection as the 9-2 Toreros averaged 44.3 points per game and 483.1 yards of offense.Senior linemen Jordan Paopao and Gabe DeAnda were named to the AII-PFL First Team, while junior Deene Kabiling was tabbed a Second Team honoree. Additionally, Paopao and DeAnda were both accorded honorable mention All-America honors by The Sports Network. Washington,a 4th round pick by Tampa Bay in 1998,played five seasons with the Buccaneers (1998-2003), including the 2002 Super Bowl XXXVII Championship team. He closed out his career with the Houston Texans (2003-2005). Played four years at Virginia Tech University (1994-97) where he earned All-Big East 1st team honors in 1997 and appeared in the Senior Bowl (1998).Washington earned his B.S. degree in Physical Education and Health in 1998. He was a coaching intern (August, 2006) for East Texas Baptist University and for the Amsterdam Admirals (February, 2006) at their NFL Europe Training Camp. Todd and his wife Shannon have three children, two boys and a girl - Cameron, Ava, and Zane.

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Sam Anno joins the USO staff as a full-time assistant on head coach Ron Caragher's staff. He will coach linebackers along with being the Special Teams Coordinator. This past season he coached at Central Connecticut State where the team went 7-4 overall and tied for third in the Northeast Conference standings with a 4-3 mark.He was responsible for linebackers and special teams for the Blue Devils. Prior to his one year at Central Connecticut, Anno spente three seasons at the University of Southern California, his alma mater. After serving as a defensive and special teams graduate assis– tant at USC in 2005 and 2006, Anno was a video assistant on the 2007 staff. Prior to joining the USC staff, Anno spent 2004 as an assistant coach at Venice High School. He was also an assistant at Saint Monica High for four seasons (1996-99) and the defensive coordinator at Santa Monica High from 2000-01 .

Anno spent seven years in the NFL after graduating from USC. A linebacker and long snapper, he played with the Los Angeles Rams (1987), Minnesota Vikings (1987-88), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1989-91) and San Diego Chargers (1992-93). He received NFL Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 1989.The Santa Monica, CA native received his bachelor's degree in Communications from USC in 1987 before obtaining a master's degree in Athletic Administration from the University.

Keith Carter joins the USD staff where he will coach tight ends. He comes to USD from the University of Redlands where he had been offensive line coach the past Fri"""'-ii-i-. two seasons. In 2008 the Bulldogs went 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the SCIAC (3rd place). Prior to Redlands he was tight ends coach at Wag–

ner College in 2006 while completing his Master of Arts in Secondary Education. In 2005 he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UCLA after competing as a member of the Bruins football team. As a player he played for the Bruins for four seasons seeing action at U-back, fullback and tight end. He hails from Downingtown, PA.

Tanner Engstrand enters his fifth season with the

Toreros and first as the quarterbacks coach.

The past two seasons he has served as the running jiiii;p-ijii,m,;-:.;..iljii~ni-ii backs coach and this past season he helped guide fresh–

man running backs Phil Morelli and Matt Jelmini to 2nd team all conference and honorable mention, respectively, in place of injured starter JT Rogan. The two combined to rush for 1305 yards and 9 touchdowns. In his first season as the running backs coach the Toreros rushing attack aver– aged 185.8 yard per game and was led by junior JT Rogan who finished with 1,021 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 2008 in addition to his running back duties he was also the Di– rector of Football Operations.

In 2005 and 2006 Tanner was an offensive assistant for the Toreros who finished with an 11-1 record both years. As an offense, the Toreros ranked first in the nation in total offense and scoring in 2006. During his time at USD the Toreros have garnered a 40-6 record. Prior to coming to USD Engstrand was a two year letterman at San Diego State University (2003-2004) where he played quarterback. Before enrolling at SDSU he was a First Team All Foothill Conference and Academic All– American quarterback at Grossmont College in El Cajon California during the 2002 season. Engstrand graduated with his bachelor's degree in Economics from SDSU in 2005 and also earned his masters degree in Business Administration from USD in December 2007.

Jerome Pathon enters his first year with the Tore–

ros where he will be the wide receivers coach.

Picked in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft, Pathon played eight seasons with Indianapolis, New Or– leans and Atlanta, finishing his career with 260 receptions for 3,350 yards and 15 touchdowns. In New Orleans, he was involved in the famous "River City Relay" play that won the 2004 ESPY Award for Best Play. Pathon played collegiately at the University of Washington. He had one of the greatest seasons ever for a Washington wideout in 1997, setting records for recep– tions (69) and receiving yards (1,245) while earning first– team All-America honors. He ranks third all -time among

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Husky receivers, behind only Reggie Williams and Mario Bailey, with 2,275 career receiving yards. He comes with both coaching and scouting experience. He recently has been working as an assistant to UW Huskies WR Coach Jimmie Dougherty while completing his B.A. degree in Marketing and Advertising. In 2008 he worked with the Indianapolis Colts (scouting internship during training camp) and the BC Lions (scouting intern– ship during training camp). He is the President of Jerome Pathon First & Long Football Camp which helps organize charity events to raise funds for Football British Columbia, and also coordinated various training sessions to promote ongoing develop– ment and goal setting for youth in the Vancouver community.

Mike Rish is beginning his 26th season on the Torero staff where he will again be Senior Offensive As– sistant. He returns to help coach the receivers, something he has done for twenty-four of the past twenty-five Torero seasons. In 2008 the Torero receiving corp accounted for 243 receptions for 2,960 yards and 37 touchdowns. Senior John Matthews earned First Team All -America honors and was a final candidate for the Walter Payton Award. He led all FCS players with 102 receptions for 1,478 yards and 21 touchdowns. In 2007 the Torero receivers accounted for 3,270 yards and 48 touchdown receptions. Junior John Matthews set a new Torero mark with 16 touchdown re– ceptions, while senior Wes Doyle tied the school mark of

73 receptions in a season.

Mike played for USO from 1979-83 where he posted career numbers that make him one of the best receivers ever to play at USO -- he ranks second all-time with 101 receptions, 18 receiving touchdowns and 1,722 receiving yards. He held the school marks in all three career receiving departments from 1983 through 1997; he was passed byTorero receiver Dylan Ching. In 1983 he was selected the team's scholar-athlete by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. In the Toreros' nationally-televised game between Occidental in 1982, Rish was named the CBS Chevrolet Player of the Game. Mike graduated from USO with an Accounting degree in 1984. He is the Senior Vice President for Secondary Marketing for Guild Mortgage Company in San Diego.

Joe Staab joins the Torero staff following his play– ing career with USO the past five seasons.He will be a defen– sive assistant for the Toreros in 2009. The past four years he competed with the defensive unit and special teams unit with San Diego going a com– bined 40-6 during this span. During his senior campaign in 2008 he appeared in ten contests, and in 2007 he played in 11 games with 31 tackles (17 solo stops). From San Diego, Joe prepped at nearby Grossmont High School. He graduated from USO with a Business degree and minor in Accounting.

Ken Stills joins the USO staff where he will coach

the Toreros' secondary.

He brings a wealth of coaching experience having wilririi coached at the high school,junior college, college and professional ranks over the past twelve seasons. His most recent post was as head coach with the River City Rage in the United Indoor Football League (St. Charles, Missouri) with the team earning Eastern Conference Champion Run– ner-up. Prior to that he was defensive back coach for NFLE Frankfurt Galaxy between 2003-2007. They won the World Bowl Championship in 2006 & 2003, and were World Bowl participants in 2007 & 2004. He returns to USO where he was on the coach-

ing staff in 1999. From nearby Oceanside, he prepped at El Camino HS (1977-81 ); played two years at El Camino College (1981-83); and finished his collegiate career at Wisconsin (1983-85) where he was a Big Ten performer. He was an 8th round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1985, and played in their organization until 1990. He played his last two seasons in the NFL with Minnesota (1990-91 ). Jon Sumrall is in his third year as the defensive line

coach at the University of San Diego. He also serves as USD's recruiting coordinator and camp coordinator. He came to the University of San Diego from the University of Kentucky, where he worked with USO head coach Ron Caragher. In 2007 Sumrall coached defensive end Eric Bakhtiari

who was a 2007 Walter Camp First Team All American and an AP First Team All American in the Football Champion– ship Subdivision. Bakhtiari also earned honors as a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, Pioneer Football League De– fensive Player of the Year, and USD's Defensive MVP. Bakthi– ari's season totals for 2007 were 76 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, and 20 sacks. The 20 sacks led the FCS for sacks in the 2007 season. Sumrall also oversaw the development of defensive tackle Alex Rice who was tabbed as USD's Most Improved Defensive Player of the Year by the Torero's coaching staff. Sumrall spent two seasons (2005-2006) serving as the defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, the Uni– versity of Kentucky. In 2006 Kentucky recorded an 8-5 record and finished the season with a victory over Clemson in the Music City Bowl. While at Kentucky he worked with the linebackers and the secondary. He also had a lead responsibility in breaking down opponent film, organizing scouting reports, handling "self scout" of UK tenden– cies, and running the offensive scout team. As a collegiate player Sumrall was a three-year letterman at middle linebacker for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2002-04. His best season came in 2004 when he started every game while leading the team with 72 tackles. As a high school player at Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama, Sumrall was a two time all-state performer and a four year letterman. Sumrall completed his bachelor's degree in finance and is working on a master's degree in sports leadership. While in college he was a member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll and also was selected for the Frank G. Ham Society of Character by UK Athletics.

Andrew Rolin enters his first year on the Torero

football staff as an Undergraduate Assistant.

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No stranger to Torero football, Rolin was a member of the football team for three seasons (2005-2007), and competed at the quarterback position in 2006-2007. He missed the 2008 campaign following a lower back injury. In 2007 he appeared in 7 games and completed 20-of-28 passes for 249 yards and 5 touchdowns. He started the road opener at Azusa Pacific and completed 12-of-16 passes for 177 yards and 4 touchdowns in the team's 42-32 victory. In 2006 he appeared in 6 games, and sat out the 2005 season as a redshirt. Prior to USO he attended Cordova High School where in his senior year he passed for 1,500 yards. He was named team captain,

offensive MVP and All-Sierra Valley Conference. Rolin also earned All-League honors in basketball. He is currently finishing up his work on his Business Administration degree.

USD Football Staff: Back Row (1-r) George Darlington, Keith Carter, Sam Anno, Ron Ca rag her, Todd Washington, Jerome Pathon, Andrew Rolin. Front Row (1-r): Jon Sumrall, Joe Staab, Tanner Engstrand, Dorian Keller, Ken Stills.

Dorian Keller enters his second year with the football staff and this season will be in a non-coaching role as the administrative assistant. He will assist with the day-to-day opera– tions of the football office.This past spring he worked with the coaching staff as a wide receiv– ers coach, and last year was an undergraduate assistant working mainly with the offensive Keller graduated from USO in the fall of 2008, majoring in Psychology and also getting a minor in Business Administration. Keller transferred to USO in 2006 and was a member of the '06 squad as a wide receiver.That same season he sustained a career ending knee injury. Prior to USO he played two season at Santa Rosa Junior College where he was a team

captain and 1st team Academic All-American.He attended El Molino High School in Forestville, California. He was a two-way player (wide receiver & corner) earning All-Conference recognition as a receiver. Keller was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California.

Father Owen Mullen first joined the University of San Diego campus as University Chaplain in 1981. Throughout the '80's he played a key role with the Torero football program, providing both spiritual counseling and friendship. In 1989 he left USO, and until 2003 Father Mullen was on active duty in the Army and served as Chaplain at the United States Military Academy at West Point and then Senior Chaplain to the U.S. Army Hawaii. Mullen returned in 2004 as University Chaplain, and once

again has played a key role in providing spiritual guidance for all USO student-athletes. Besides stopping by at numerous football practices, he makes every home game and most road trips where

he provides a game day mass and hom'ily.

"We are very thankful for Father Mullen as he plays a vital role in the success of our program," said USO football coach Ron Ca rag her. "From his inspiring homilies that he delivers in our pregame Mass, to his availability as a mentor, spiritual coun– selor, and/ or friend, his presence in our football program is valued and appreciated." Besides his involvement on campus with University Ministry, Father Mullen is also dedicated to the Naval NROTC, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity,Torero Baseball and USD's club men's lacrosse program.

2009 San Diego Football Roster

ATHYR HOMETOWNLHIGH SCHOOL {College}

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HT 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-9

POS

Oakland/Oakland Tech Inglewood/Morningside

WR

JR* so FR*

Godfrey Smith

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Fredrick Obi

Saratoga/ St. Francis Oak Park/Oak Park

Sam Scudellari Gabriel Derricks

QB CB QB WR

SR FR so

San Diego/ Helix

Ty Culver Eric Fiege

San Diego/West Hills (Louisiana Tech)

5-11 5-11

Bellevue, WA/ Bellevue Senior

SO*

LB

Loka Kanongataa

San Ramon/ California Oakland/ Oakland Tech Oceanside/ Oceanside

FR

Bo Stompro

QB

6-2

LB

JR* FR* SO*

Anthony Mccrady

5-11

Frankie Zimmerman DB

6-3

Bellevue, WA/ Bellevue Senior Santa Monica/ Santa Monica

WR DB QB WR DB WR DL DL WR WR WR DB LB RB DB DE DB RB RB DB RB FB DB PK DB LB RB DB DB LB LB FB LB s RB DB s DB RB s K

John McGough

so SR

5-10

AI-Rilwan Adeyemi Sebastian Trujillo

Durango/Durango (Saddleback JC) Chandler, AZ/ Basha (Truman State)

6-3

5-10

JR

JD.Blake

FR*

6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2

Novato/ Novato

Jamil Wade Jacob Slouka Kevin Dunn

Fontana/ A.B.Miller (Riverside CC) Sa nta Barbara/Santa Barbara (Utah) Grand Rapids, MN/ Grand Rapids Senior

JR

SR* SO*

Brandon Moberg

Newport Beach/ Corona del Mar

FR

Mitch Sands Sean Cullina Phil Morelli Derron Juarez Mike Bogard Hanner Hart

Bonita/ St. Augustine

SR* 50* JR* FR*

5-11 5-10

Denver, CO/J.K. Mullen (Colorado State) Granada Hills/ Chaminade College Prep

21 22 23

6-1 6-2

Huntington Beach/Edison Fort Hall, ID/ Mountain View

SR

5-11

Oakland/ San Lorenzo San Diego/ Grossmont Fresno/ Clovis West Greenville, MS/Menlo

JR* FR so FR SR SR so

24-0 24- D

Justin Fontenberry

6-1 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-0

Kevin Wright Kyle Negrete

LB/ P

25 26 27 28

Don Davis

Sterling, CO/Sterling (New Mexico)

Derek Pilkington

San Leandro/ San Leandro (Laney College)

Chris Wilson Matt Jelmini Jeff Chavez

Fresno/ Clovis West La Verne/ Bonita

SO*

5-11

Ramona/ Ramona (San Diego Mesa)

JR

Stanley Shurson

so SR

6-2 5-9

Encinitas/ Santa Fe Christian

Mario Kurn Sam Bergen

Amsterdam, Netheralnds/ Highland (Southern Utah)

5-10

Coronado/ Coronado

FR*

Ricardo Oberwager Brendan Feliczak

Grand Rapids, MI/ USDHS (Hawaii) Burlingame/ St. lgnatious College Prep

SR JR

6-2

5-11 5-10

Jake Lawson

Coronado/ Coronado

GR* SO*

J.T. Rogan

6-2 6-0 6-0

Reno, NV/ Bishop Manogue Catholic

Kyle Sullivan Kevin Foley James Cullen

Indianapolis, IN/Cathedral

FR

Burbank/John Burroughs (El Camino JC)

SR*

37- 0 37- D

San Diego/ La Jolla Folsom/ Folsom Oxnard/ Oxnard

FR FR FR FR

5-10

Robbie Beathard Blake Oliaro Bryant Jones Stan Bobowski

6-4

38

5-10

39- D 39- 0

6-0 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1

Wheaton, IL/St. Francis Geneva, MN/ Laugh lin Yuma, AZ/ Yuma Catholic Chino Hills/ Ruben S. Ayala

JR FR FR FR so

Joey Bailey

40

Austin Rodriguez Lawrence Larivee

41

42 43

Northbrook, IL/ Glenbrook North

Zach Caras Justin Long

Berkeley/ Berkeley

44-0 44- D

Ryan Downing

Encinitas/ Cathedral Catholic

FR

~ 2009 San Diego Football Roster

NO

NAME

POS

HT 6-0 6-0 6-2

WT 240 210 240 188 175 220 225 270 210 250 210 235 215 200 245 290 275 285 215 280 280 25 1 315 258 250 243 298 300 280 237 290 275 245 203 175

ATHYR HOMETOWNLHIGH SCHOOL {College}

45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 60 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98

Quintin Brown Nick Scudellari Nick Coppedge Marion Bactol Derek Marten Mike Calahan Nick Kostielney Paul Slack

FB LB DL

FR

Los Angeles/ Long Beach Poly Technic

FR* SR* FR*

Saratoga/ St. Francis

SanteeNista

s

5-10 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-11

San Mateo/ Aragon

FR SR JR SR FR

DB

Maple Valley, WA/Eastside Catholic Clovis/ Buchanan (Fresno City CC)

LB LB

Mission Viejo/ Aliso Niguel (Saddleback JC)

OL

Hollister/ Hollister (Gavilan JC) Thousa nd Oaks/Westlake

Zach Dunaj

LB DE LB LB DE LB DL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL DL OL

Julian Strickland Michael Ruffino

JR*

Burlingame/Burlingame

FR

Napa/ Napa

Joe Martin

SO* FR*

Lake Oswego, OR/ Central Catholic

Andrew Bakhtiari

Burlingame/Junipero Serra Camarillo/Adolfo Camarillo

Noah Lyche

FR FR JR SR FR FR FR

Garrett Trainor Zach Michelli Patrick Calahan Bryan Kiernan Matt Peleti Austin Lucas Dustin Geyer Bryan Amidon Patrick Thompson Tommy Schneiders Christian Fetters Garrett Taylor Conrad Smith Jeff Quigley David Smith Kyle Kofoed Craig Mobley Andy McKiel Murad Tolbert Patrick Bowler Troy Terry Daniel Perez

San Diego/ Poway

Madera Ranchos/ Clovis West (Col. of the Sequoias) Mission Viejo/Aliso Niguel (Saddleback JC)

Orange/ Mater Dei

Englewood, CO/ Cherry Creek Laguna Niguel/ Aliso Niguel Falls Church, VA/George Mason

FR* FR* FR JR FR so FR SR FR FR SR*

Oak Park/Oak Park San Diego/Westview Glendora/ Charter Oak

Lakewood/ Long Beach PolyTechnic

OL OL

Fresno/ Clovis West

Encinitas/ La Costa Canyon

OL/ LS

Long Beach/Woodrew Wilson Classical

OL DL OL OL

Laguna Hills/Laguna Hills

Napa/Napa

Rancho Cordova/ Cordova

JR JR FR

Hawthorne/ Hawthorne (Pasadena CC)

TE

Tacoma, WA/ Bethel (Shasta CC)

WR WR

Hicksville, NY/ Hicksville

JR*

Corona/ Corona Santiago (West LA College)

6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-0

209 195 175 235 225 175 230 220 245 285 225 230 270 275 185 205

TE

FR

San Carlos/Junipero Serra

JoeyOrfini

WR WR

Vienna, VA/ Gonzaga

SO*

Hunter Warren Patrick Doyle

FR

Diamond Bar/ Diamond Bar

TE TE

SO*

Chicago, IL/ Fenwick

Zach Lewis Kyle Warren Kyle Lokanc

JR

Bakersfield/Garces Memorial (Bakersfield CC)

WR

FR* FR*

Diamond Bar/ Diamond Bar San Diego/ Cathedral Catholic Palo Alto/ Palo Alto Senior

TE LB DL DL DL DL DL DL

Steve Gargiulo Nico Lautmann Andrew Ayala Kellan Barker Mickey Crawford

FR FR FR so

Portola Valley/ Bellarmine College Prep

Chula Vista/ Bonita Vista

5-11

San Jose/ Bellarmine College Prep Austin,TX/ Austin Anderson Whittier/Whittier Christian Solana Beach/ Santa Fe Christian Las Vegas, NV/ Bishop Gorman Camarillo/ Adolfo Camarillo

6-2

FR

5-11

Frank Chavez Paul Tremblay Mike Levine Weston Yahn

FR* JR* FR*

6-3 6-0 6-4

K

99

DL

FR

* redshirt year utilized

Roster as of 8-28-09

USD: Second year player back as team's starting quarterback... Is a 2009 Preseason Walter Payton Award Watch Candidate... Last season was named AII-PFL 1st Team and the team's Most Valuable Player on of– fense... Ranked 1st in the PFL in pass– ing average (256.5 yards per game) and passing efficiency (160.2 rating), completing 239 out of 358 attempts for 2,822 yards and 35 touchdowns... Ranked 2nd in the PFL in total offense (259.5 yards per game)... Completed 20 or more passes in 9 contests with season-best 27 against Dayton ...

Tossed 4 touchdowns in four games, and at least 3 TDs in nine contests... Named PFL Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1) following win over Marist... Personal-best 364 yards passing in wi n over Azusa Pacific.

Junior College: Played two years at Saddleback Junior College... Last season he helped guide the Gauchos to a 7-3 mark... He completed 79-of-142 passes for 1,023 yards and 8 touchdowns.

High School: Attended Durango HS in Durango, CO... Senior year named team Offensive MVP after passing for 40 touchdowns and 2,000 yards... A three-year varsity performer in both footbal l and basketball. Personal: Born on May 5, 1986 in Eng land... His mother, Felicia,and step-father Ron Trujillo reside in Durango, CO... His father Steve Garrison, and step-mother Robbin, live in Phoenix, AZ... Chose USO for academics and footba ll... Also recruited by North Dakota State, Central Connecticut State,Texas A&M and Southern Illinois... Notes his dad played quarterback at Fort Lewis College... Besides footba ll,enjoys watching movies, playing video games and golf.

Minor: Real Estate.

Major: Business.

USD: Returns for fourth year and will start at corner back... Was named 2008 PFL 1st Team as a defensive back... Last season appeared in all 11 games for the Toreros whi le totaling 42 tackles (30 solo)... Ranked 17th in the PFL in passes defended including 6 pass breakups and 1 interception (5 yard return)... In 2007 appeared in all 11 games while totaling 55 tack– les (41 solo), 1 interception (26 yard return), and 7 pass breakups... Twice totaled a game high 10 tack les (Day– ton & Morehead State)... Named the PFL Freshman of the Year in 2006 includ ing a season-best 7 tackles (6 solo) in his final game at Jacksonville... Played in first nine games; missed final three due to illness. High School: Prepped at Oak Park... Sen ior year named Defensive MVP and Captain... Totaled 40+ tackles and 4 interceptions...Junior year team went 12-2...Also lettered in track & field where he was named team MVP during his senior campaign,and Sprinter of the Year in his junior year. Personal: Born on January 8, 1988 in Chesapeake, VA... Parents are Portia & Cleavant Derricks of Oak Park, CA... Chose USO for great school with beautiful location, excellent footba 11 program and strong academics... Also recruited by Cal Poly, Cal Lutheran, and Redlands.

Major: Sociology.

USD: Fourth and final year with Toreros... Will start at tackle with offensive line '111111~,=v;.,;.'T'li-=T'llrii unit... Will also see action

with special team's as long snapper... Last two seasons has played a key starting role with offensive line unit with both run blocking and pass protection... Freshman sea– son saw action with offensive line unit at left tackle.

High School: Prepped at Woodrow Wilson Classical HS

where he played for Coach Mario Morales... Senior year named team captain, 2nd Team All– League, Captain Award, Special Teams Player of the Year, and invited to 605 All-Star Game... Junior year was named a Scholar-Athlete and Special Teams Player of the Year. Personal: Born on August 14, 1988 in Long Beach, CA... Parents are John & Patti Smith of Long Beach ...Chose USD for team quality, academics and location of school... Also recruit– ed by USC, Colorado, Occidental, Chapman and Trinity... Notes he enjoys surfing and is on schedule to graduate in four years.

Minor: Supply Chain Management.

Major: Business Administration.

USD: Second year player will start on defense again at 'l""li6-...=..,.-r.:i the linebacker po–

sition... Last season was named 1st Team AII-PFL on defense... Played in all 11 games for the Toreros...Tied for second on the team in intercep– tions with picks in

victories over Marist and Davidson ...Ranked 7th in the PFL in fumbles re– covered ...Led the Toreros and ranked 13th in the PFL in tackles with a to– tal of 53 stops (4.8 per game)... Personal-best 10 tackles (all solo) against Dayton Flyers...Tallied 9 tackles at Jacksonville... Season line includes 53 tackles (34 solo), 4 tackles for loss (-10), 1 quarterback sack (-7), 2 inter– ceptions (-11), 2 QB hurries and 2 fumble recoveries.

College: Played two years at Fresno City College.

High School: Attended Buchanan HS where he played for coach Mike Vogt.

Personal: Born on February 12, 1988 in Clovis, CA... Parents are Tami and Steve Marten of Clovis, CA... Chose USO for quality education and loca– tion.

Major: Sociology.

USD: Ent ers second year with the Toreros at defensive back... Last season appeared in all 11 games... Named 2008 Pioneer Football League Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, and 2nd Team AII-PFL on de– fense...Recipient of team's Most Outstanding 1st Year Player Award ... Ranked 4th in the PFL and 15th in the NCAA with 5 interceptions for 94 yards... He returned two picks for touchdowns (37 yards vs.

Morehead State; 57 yards vs. Dayton)...Personal-best 2 interceptions against Day– ton ... Ranked 3rd on the team with 47 tackles (39 solo), including personal-best 8 stops vs. Drake. High School: Attended Santa Monica HS where he was a three-year varsity letter– man in both football and track... Senior year earned All-Ocean League honors after totaling 65 tackles, 8 interceptions and 24 pass break-ups... Junior year totaled 57 stops and 18 pass break-ups... In track earned Captains Award and Pat Cody Memo– rial Scholarship Coaches award. Personal: Born on August 13, 1990 in Nigeria... Chose USD for great school and to be close to home... Also recruited by Nebraska, Oregon,Oregon State and San Diego State... Besides football enjoys listening to music and volunteering at Pop Warner football practices.

Major: Political Science.

Minor: Physical Therapy.

USD: Second year player will compete for starting role at running back... Last year stepped in for the injured JT Rogan and produced a solid campaign... Rushed for a team-best 757 yards and 7 touchdowns... Totaled 179 carries for averages of 4.2 per carry and 68.8 yards per game... Ranked third on team with 25 receptions for 180 yards (7.2 ave.) and 1 touch–

down... Ranked second on team with 54 points... Personal-best 151 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns in road win at Campbell that earned him PFL player of the week honors...Tallied 115 yards and 1TD against Morehead State...Totaled 93 yards and 2 TD's in road win at Drake.

College: Redshirted in 2007 at Colorado State University.

High Schoal: Attended J.K.Mullen HS... A two-time All-State and All-Conference pe– former with team finishing as state runner-up both senior and junior campaigns.

Personal: Born on November 3, 1998 in Denver, CO... Parents are Nanette and Troy Morelli of Littleton, CO...Chose USD for football program and strong academics.

Major: Communication Studies.

Notable: JT was granted a sixth year by the NCAA after going down with a season– ending knee injury in the first quarter of last year's opener against Marist... From 2005- 2007 JT played a key role in USD's success with the Tore– ros going a combined 31-4 with back-to-back Mid-Ma– jor National Championships (2005 & 2006) and three PFL titles... A versatile player, he is a four-way threat as a rusher, receiver, kick returner and oc– casional passer... He enters the 2009 campaign as the program's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,013), touchdowns (47) and all-purpose yard– age {5,344). USO: JT returns for his sixth and final year with the Toreros where he will once again play a key role in both the running game and with special teams... In 2007 he earned First Team FCS All-America honors from The Sports Network after leading the nation in kickoff returns (33.2 ave.)... He also led the team in rushing {1,021 yards and 10 TDs) while chip– ping in with 30 receptions for 331 yards and 7 TDs... He tallied a team-best 108 points... He rushed for more than 100 yards in six games with a best of 154 at Morehead State... He found the endzone four times in home win over Jacksonville... He returned a 94-yard kick– off for a touchdown against Northern Colorado...Was named a PFL Player of the Week on three different occasions... In 2006 he was tabbed First Team AII-PFL with solid numbers across the board... Named USO Offensive Player of the Year... In the rushing department he led the team with 190 carries for 1,002 yards and 14 touchdowns... He ranked fourth on the team in receptions with 28 catches for 313 yards and two scores... He returned 12 kickoffs for 347 yards (28.9 ave.), including a 93 yard return for a touchdown against Valparai so... He was a perfect 2-for-2 in the passing department with both tosses going for scores (42 & 25 yards) ... He totaled four games with 100+ rushing yards led by 173 at Drake and 151 at Davidson... He also tallied five games with 2 rushing scores. In 2005 he led the Toreros with 944 yards on the ground and 7 rushing touchdowns... He totaled 36 receptions for 320 yards and 4 scores...Tallied 5 games with 100 or more yards of rushing, including 180 yards and 3 TDs in win at Dayton (named PFL Offensive Player of the Week for his effort) ... Added 176 yards on the ground and 9 receptions for 92 yards in key PFL win over Drake... Tied for 2nd on the team in points with 66... Sat out the 2004 season as a redshirt. High School: Led Coronado to a 9-2 record and earned All-State honors with over 1,700 yards rushing his senior year... Rushed for over 1,000 yards and named All-League for the 2002 Harbor League Champions... Was his team's leading tackler, rusher and receiver his sophomore season... Also a two-time All-League baseball player. Personal: Born on June 13, 1986 in La Jolla, CA... Also recruited by Penn, Dartmouth and Redlands... Chose USO to get a good education while staying close to home... Started a used textbook store... Started San Diego County Football Camp for youth... Enjoys dead– lifting in the gym... Consistent blood donor.

Major: Master of Science in Real Estate.