USD Football 2008

TOREROS LOOK TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS

and sophomore end Julian Strickland. The depth of the defensive line unit will be bolstered by the return of se– nior Vince Atofau, senior Josh Sutchar, junior John G'Sell, sophomores Ben Thorne and Paul Tremblay, and red– shirt freshman Michael Fetterman. Re– turners competing for playing time at linebacker will include senior Averill Sutchar, junior Hanner Hart, sopho– more Steve Roseman, and freshmen Loka Kanongataa, Joe Martin and Bran– don Moberg. The defensive secondary will get help from senior safety Daniel Cornsweet, senior rover Joe Staab, and a couple of players that have moved over from offense - former quarterback Kevin Dunn moves to safety and former running back Derron Juarez lines up at corner back. The special team's unit will be solid again with the return of J.T. Rogan. Last season Rogan earned First Team All– America honors as a return specialist. He finished No. 1 in the nation among FCS players in kickoff returns with his 33.2 yard average. Junior John Mcsorley is back as the team's punter. Last year he earned Second Team AII-PFL honors aher averaging 35.9 yards on 24 punts. With Hutch Parker, the program's all– time scoring leader lost to graduation, Mcsorley is projected to compete for kicking duties as well. Look for Conrad Smith to handle long snapper duties, while Sean Cullina will be the holder. The Toreros play an eleven game schedule with the luxury of seven home contests at Torero Stadium. With their season opener on August 29th, USO will be putting its 24-game home winning streak on the line. Additional noncon– ference home games include Azusa Pacific (Sept. 6) and UC Davis (Nov. 22), while PFL home dates are with Val– paraiso (Oct. 4), Morehead State (Oct. 11 ), Dayton (Nov. 1) and Butler (Nov. 15). The four road contests are all PFL games and will be played at Campbell (Sept. 20), Drake (Sept. 27), Jacksonville (Oct. 25) and Davidson (Nov. 8). The Gridiron Classic, between the regular– season champions of both the PFL and NEC, will be played on Dec. 6th at the site of the NEC champion. 2008 PFL PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. SAN DIEGO (2) ..................... 58 2. Dayton (3) ..................................... 55 3. Davidson (3) ................................. 51 4. Morehead State (1) .................... 48 5. Drake............................................... 36 6.Jacksonville................................... 29 7. Butler .............................................. 19 Valparaiso ...................................... 19 9.Campbell ...........................................9

The 2008 USO football team is under the direction of second year head coach Ron Caragher. In his rookie season Cara– gher stepped right in and guided the To– rero football program to its third straight Pioneer Football League title (6-1 mark, tie with Dayton), as well as an overall re– cord of 9-2. USO, which finished ranked second in the final Sports Network FCS Mid-Major poll, ranked first among all NCAA FCS teams in scoring (44.34 ppg) and third in total offense (483.1 yards per game). The 2008 team, which is the pre– season favorite in the PFL Coaches Poll, will be without the services of some key contributors, most notably Josh Johnson and Eric Bakhtiari. Johnson, a 5th round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Walter Payton Award finalist, com– pleted his Torero career as the NCAA's all– time career leader in passing efficiency (176.68). What Johnson meant to the To– rero offense, Bakhtiari was his equal on the defensive side of the ball. Bakhtiari, who is in the San Diego Chargers camp, last year led the nation in pass sacks (20). He was also a finalist for two prestigious national honors - the Buck Buchanan Award and the Ted Hendricks Award. Although these are big shoes to fill, Coach Caragher and his staff feel very strongly that this year's squad will an– swer the challenge by collectively work– ing hard every day as a team to get bet– ter. No matter whether it is the offense, defense or special team's unit, football is a team game played by eleven competi– tors at a time, and USO has numerous players ready to prove themselves on the field of play. The Toreros return 14 starters and 36 lettermen from last year's 9-2 club. Leading the way will be a quartet of seniors that have been picked by their teammates as team captains. Offensive captains will be running back J.T. Rogan and wide receiver John Matthews, while the defensive captains are corner back Patrick O'Neill and safety Ryan Echer. The offense, under the direction of coordinator Jimmie Dougherty, will con– tinue to use a balanced west coast attack. Competing for the vacant quarterback spot will be fifth-year senior Ben Han– nula and junior Andrew Rolin. Hannula saw most of the spring ball snaps as Ro– lin sat out recovering from a lower back injury. Hannula, an all-around athlete that has earned AII-PFL recognition at both wide receiver and defensive back, was an All-League quarterback during his prep days. Rolin has game experi– ence as the signal caller having guided the Toreros in last year's season-open– ing 42-32 win at Azusa Pacific with four touchdown passes. Look for first-year JC transfer Sebastian Trujillo to push both Torero returners for playing time as the Torero signal caller.

The running attack will be led by the hard charging J.T. Rogan. A fihh– year senior, Rogan is coming off his sec– ond straight 1,000-plus rushing cam– paign. He heads into the 2008 season already owning USO career marks for touchdowns (46), rushing yards (2,967) and all-purpose yardage (5,233). Nick Coppedge is projected to start at full– back, while Brett Marquis should see some action behind Rogan. Although the sure-handed Wes Doyle will be missed at wide receiver, the always explosive John Matthews will continue to be the team's number one deep threat. Last season Matthews set a new Torero record with 16 touch– down receptions, hauling in 47 balls for 1,088 yards (23.1 yard per catch av– erage). Godfrey Smith, last year's Most Outstanding First Year Player, will line up at split end after catching 30 balls for 347 yards and 4 TDs. The receiving corp will be bolstered by the return of Sean Cullina, and redshirt freshmen John McGough and Chad Rusinkovich. The tight end position will be in good hands with fifth-year senior Mitch Ryan The offensive line unit will be an– chored by senior tackle Deene Kabil– ing, a 2007 The Sports Network Mid– Major All-American. He will be joined by two-year starter Conrad Smith, with the group also being bolstered by the likes of junior guard Kyle Kofoed and JC transfer Nick Kostielney. The defense, directed by first year coordinator George Darlington, will look to its six returning starters to lead the defensive charge. Senior captain Patrick O'Neill, with nine interceptions over the past two seasons, will move from safety to corner back. The other corner back slot will be taken by ju– nior Gabriel Derricks, a 2007 First Team AII-PFL honoree. Additional returners with starting experience include senior tackle Chris Gianelli, senior linebacker Jordan Sinclair, junior tackle Alex Rice

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Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator:..... .Ron Caragher (2nd year) Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers: ..... ...........Steve Mooshagian (2nd Year) Asst. Coach/Off. Coor/Quarterbacks: ....Jimmie Dougherty (5th year) Asst. Coach/ Def. Coor... .... George Darlington (1st year) Asst. Coach/ RB's/FB Ops: ....................Tanner Engstrand (4th year) Asst. Coach/Line Backer's ..........Dale Lindsey (1st year) Senior Offensive Asst.: .......... ........Mike Rish (25th year) Asst. Coach/Defensive Back's ............................... Brandon Shelby (1st year) Asst. Coach/Rec. Coor./DL ...........Jon Sumrall (2nd year) Asst. Coach/Tight End's:..... ..........Lenny Vandermade (1st year) Asst. Coach/Offensive Line: .Todd Washington (2nd year) Offensive Administrative Assistant. ...Todd Rusinkovich (2nd Year) Defensive Administrative Assistant. ........................Ben Barton (1st Year) Administrative Asst ................Janet Engelman Team Chaplain: ...... .Father Owen Mullen SAN DIEGO QUICK FACTS FOUNDED:. .......................................... 1949 LOCATION:

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At halftime of USD's football game with Valparaiso on Oct. 14, 2006, USD officials honored Walter J. Zable by naming the field at Torero Sta– dium the "Walter J. Zable Field atTorero Stadium". The University of San Diego is pleased to honor Mr. Walter J. Zable, an inspiring individual who has internationally made a name for himself in both the corporate and athletic forums. Mr. Zable has been actively involved with the University of San Diego for over 30 years. He served on the Board of Trustees from 1978-1996 and is now Trustee Emeritus. He has been a generous donor to USD and its' Atl1letic Department since 1974. Mr. Zable is the head of one of tile nation's largest electronics firms - Cubic Corporation. He is still the active chairman, president and CEO of the company. Mr. Zable started Cubic Corporation in San Diego in 1951 as a small storefront business; Cubic Corp. now has 140 locations and employs nearly 6,000 people worldwide. Active in community and government affairs, Mr. Zable has been a member of the University of California - Cancer Center Foundation, and holds directorships on the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, and the advisory board of the San Diego Hall of Champions. Mr. Zable was the first recipient of the Distinguished American Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's San Diego Chapter. The Foundation's highest recognition for athletic and humanitarian excellence - the Gold Medal Award - was presented to him in 1980. He was an honorable mention All-America football player at William and Mary, and went on to play professional football with the New York Giants. In 1981, Mr. Zable was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, in South Bend, Indiana.

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GENERAL: ♦ Two-time FCS team scoring leaders (2007 & 2006). ♦ Two-time FCS team leaders in total offense (2006 & 2003). ♦ QB Josh Johnson was a 2008 5th round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ♦ QB Josh Johnson, who was a 2007 Walter Payton Award Finalist, also 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 NFL Europe by the ew England Patriots ♦ WR Michael Gasperson (2004) signed a free agent NFL contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. He was all located to Cologne of NFL Europe in the spring of 2007, but has been on the active roster with Eagles since 2007.

RECORD:

Five Straight Winning Campaigns

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♦ Combined record of 46-10 (.821 winning percentage)

Back-to-back l\1id-Major

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♦ Final FCS Ranking of 20th in Sports Network Top 25 (2006)

24-Game Home Winning Streak entering 2008

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CONFERENCE: ♦ Combined PFL record of 23-3 (.885 winning percentage) ♦ 2 PFL Coaches of the Year ♦ 3 PFL Championships (2005-07) ♦ 5 PFL Players of the Year ♦ 28 Second Team All-PFL Selections ♦ 41 First Team All-PFL Selections ♦ 49 PFL All-Academic selections ♦ PFL Players of the Week ALL-AMERICANS: ♦ 1 Sports Network FCS Third Team All-American ♦ 2 Sports etwork FCS First Team All-Americans ♦ 5 Associated Press I-AA All-Americans ♦ 5 ESP The Magazine First Team Academic All-Americans ♦ 23 Spores Network FCS First Team Mid-Major All-Americans

"He is a student of the game, elite class of coach, very knowledgeable,great recruiter,develops play– ers, motivated, competitor, great family man, high character and integrity.These are the qualities you seek in a head coach and we have found them in Ron Ca ragher.He has had access to some ofthe best minds in coaching in Terry Donohue, 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"), spent four 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 Southeast 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 win total sincetheir9-3campaign back in 1984. The Wildcats finished off the 2006 season in fine fashion as they upset Clemson, 28-20, in the Music City Bowl on December 29th.It was Kentucky's first bowl appearance since 1999, and the program's first bowl win in 22 years.

Head Coach Ron Caragher enters his second season at the helm of the Torero football pro– gram. His 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

Ca rag her also has Southern California ties.He spent nine seasons (1994-2002) on UCLA's staff where he

end Eric Bakhtiari, who led the nation in sacks, was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award.

Under Caragher's guidance 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.Additiona Ily,theToreros ranked 3rc;J in the nation in total offense (483. 1 yards per game). The University of San Diego introduced Ron Caragher as its new head football coach on January 9,2007.Caragher became the Toreros' 12th head football coach at USD and replaced Jim Harbaugh who was hired as Stanford's head coach. "As Italked to people around the country,! kept hearing the same things about Ron Ca ragher," said Ky Snyder, Executive Director of Athletics.

Steve Mooshagian begins his second year with the Toreros. The team's wide receivers coach in 2007, Mooshagian enters the 2008 campaign as the Assistant Head Coach and Wide Receivers Coach. Last year he guided atalented wide receivers group that accounted for 3,270 receiving yards and 48 touchdowns.JuniorJohn Matthews set a new single season mark with 16 touchdowns as he caught 47 balls for 1,088 yards. Senior Wes Doyle tied USD's single season mark with 73 receptions for 926 yards and 13 touchdowns.All told, six different receivers caught 15 or more receptions, and eight dif– ferent receivers found the endzone. Mooshagian came to USD with an extensive coaching background, including four years as the head coach at Sacramento State (2003- 2006). In his four years at Sacramento State, Mooshagian coached five Division I-AA All-Americans, three Division I-AA Freshmen

All-Americans and 48 players who earned all-Big Sky Conference honors. During his last season the team's 4-4 Big Sky confer– ence record was the 2nd best record in the school's 11 -year Division I history. In his four seasons he played a direct role in the development of All-America wide receiver Fred Amey who played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2005. Mooshagian coached the receivers in his first two seasons, including 2004 when Amey caught a school-record 72 passes and was named first team all-Big Sky for the third straight year. A native Californian, Mooshagian has coached at the high school,junior college, college and professional levels.Prior to his post at Sacramento State, he served as the wide receivers coach with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1999-2002.In 2002, he guided the only receiving corps in the NFL to have four players with at least 40 catches.With the Bengals, he coached some of the best young receivers in the league, including all-pro Chad Johnson, Peter Warrick, Darnay Scott, Carl Pickens, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Prior to working with the Bengals, Mooshagian was the offensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburg for two years (1997- 98),and offensive coordinator at Nevada in 1996.That year the Wolf Pack led the nation in total offense with an average of 527.3 yards of total offense and posted a 9-3 overall record while winning the Big West title and Las Vegas Bowl. He also had coaching stops at Fresno City College (head coach, 1995), Fresno State (1985-1994) and Washington Union HS (1983-84). Mooshagian graduated from Fresno State with a degree in physical education (1982) and later added his master'sdegree in 1984 from Columbia Pacific University. He played two years for the Bulldogs (1980-81) as a wide receiver, and following graduation signed as a free-agent wide receiver with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL (1983). He is the father of three adult children - Janaye (24), Robert (22) and Danielle (19).

2008 Torero Coaching Staff Back Row (1-r): Dale Lindsey, Todd Washington, Coach Ron Caragher, Jimmie Dougherty, Lenny Vandermade. Front Row (1-r): Jon Sumrall, Brandon Shelby, Steve Mooshagian, Tanner Engstrand, George Darlington.

Jimmie Dougherty returns in 2008 for his fifth season coaching at the University of San Diego. For the third straight year he will coach the quarterbacks, but this season has been promoted from Passing Game Coordinator to Offensive Coordinator. The past two seasons, Dougherty has coached the quar– terbacks, the position that he played in college. He flourished in furthering the development of former USO quarterback Josh Johnson. Johnson, a 5th round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Bu– caneers, leaves USO as the program's all-time passing leader in every category. Last year he completed 43 touchdowns with just one interception and finished 3rd in the final Walter Payton Award voting for the top FCS player. For his career he completed 724 of 1,065 passes (.680) for 9,699 yards and 113 touchdowns.His career passing efficiency rating of 176.7 is a new all-time NCAA mark.

He came to USO in 2004 and coached an outstanding wide receiver corp.That receiving group included All-American and team MVP Michael Gasperson as a senior, and Adam Hannula who went on to rewrite the school record book for career num– bers the following season as a senior.Gasperson led the team with 54 catches for 894 yards with 7TD's that season.Gasperson was signed after the season as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles and also was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Cologne Centurions. The following season Dougherty showed his versatility and coached the tight ends.This group was led by senior Matt Koller who went on to earn All Pioneer Football League Conference honors that year. Prior to USO, Dougherty was a graduate assistant at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 2002-2004. During his years there, he was the defensive backs coach. He earned his masters from Illinois State during that time in Sport Management. Dougherty played quarterback at the University of Missouri from 1997-2001. He was a three year letter winner from 99-01. He started as a sophomore, throwing for over 1,400 yards and 7 TD's. His career was cut short as a junior when he suffered a ligament tear in his throwing elbow. Dougherty was a former All State performer at Edwardsville High School in football and basketball. He played for his father,Tim Dougherty, at Edwardsville High School. His father is now the head football coach at New Lennox High School.

George Darlington is in hisfirstyearwiththe USO football program where he will be the program's Defensive Coordinator. With a rich history of coaching experience, he spent this past 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, he was the defensive backfield coach. He helped Nebraska to three national titles in 1994, 1995 and 1997 as well as numerous conference championships. While at Nebraska, Darlington helped send 30 playerson to the NFL while coaching seven All-Americans, including Bob Martin (1975), George Andrews (1978), Derric Nelson (1980),Jimmy Williams (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 10 in the nation four times and in 17 seasons coaching the Cornhuskers secondary, his squad never ranked lower than 37th nationally. In three of the 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 coach Tony Samuel, 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. Along the way, Darlington has been recognized numerous times for coaching success, earning the 1998 All-American Foot– ball Foundation'sTop Assistant Award. In the summer of 2000, the state of West Virginia honored him with the inaugural Frank Loria Award for distinguishment in the coaching profession. Prior to joining Tom Osborne's staff in Lincoln, Darlington served as an assistant coach at San Jose State for four seasons.The 68-year-old started his collegiate 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 a collegiate 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 History and Physical Education in 1961 and a master'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 grandchildren.

Tanner Engstrand enters his fourth season with the Torero football team, and his second as the running backs coach. Additionally, he has been promoted to Director of Football Operations. Last season the Toreros running attack was sol– id with junior JT Rogan leading the way with 1,021 yards and 10 touchdowns. All told, the USO ground game aver– aged 185.8 yards of rushing per game. In 2006 Tanner was an offensive assistant for the 11 -1 Toreros that ranked first in the nation in total offense and scoring. The past two seasons he worked with football operations where he helped with all equipment duties and daily football operations. Engstrand was a two-year letterman at San Diego Dale Lindsey joins the USO staff where he will be the team's linebackers coach. Lindsey brings a wealth of football expe– rience as a former NFL player and coach. Lindsey's resume includes over30yearsoffootball coaching at the high school, college and professional ranks.Most recently with the Wash– ingotn Redskins (2004-2006), Lindsey also spent time on the San Diego Chargers staff as defensive coordinator (2002-03) and linebackers coach (1992-96). From 1992-96, Lindsey was the linebackers coach on the Chargers' defensive staff that helped guide the team to two AFC West titles (1992 and '94), three playoff appear– ances (1992,'94 and '95) and one AFC Championship (1994). Lindsey played at both linebacker and fullback two years at

State University (2003-2004) where he played quarterback. He saw limited action in his two seasons, serving main– ly as a backup. Before enrolling at SDSU he was a First Team All-Foothill Conference and Academic All-America quarterback at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California during the 2002 season. He is currently enrolled at USO where he is working on his Master's degree in Business Administration.

Western Kentucky, helping the 1963 Hilltoppers to a 10-0-1 mark and the championship of the Tangerine Bowl. Overall, the two Topper teams (1963-64) he played on went 16-3-2.A two-time AII-OVC pick, he earned All-America honors as a linebacker in 1964 and was named to the All-Time OVC Team in 1988. A Bowling Green High product, he was drafted by Cleveland of the National Football League (in the seventh round) and by the New York Jets of the American Football League (sixth round) in 1965 and went on to play nine seasons at linebacker for the Cleveland Browns (1965-73). This past April Dale was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in Louisville, Kentucky. Dale and his wife Eva, make their home in the San Diego area. They have five children - Blan, Jennifer, Kim, Johnny and Derek.

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Mike Rish is beginning his 25th season on the Torero staff where he will again be Senior Offensive Assistant. He re– turns to help coach the receivers, something he has done for twenty-three of the past twenty-four Torero seasons. Last season USO receivers accounted for 3,270 yards and 48 touchdown receptions.Junior John Matthews set a newTo– rero mark with 16 touchdown receptions, 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 by Torero 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 Vice President for Secondary Market– ing for Guild Mortgage Company in San Diego.

Brandon Shelby is in his first year with USO where he will coach the Torero defensive backs.This past fall he was the University of Arizona's defensive graduate assistant. He came to Arizona from Oklahoma, where he had served as a student assistant. Shelby is a former All-Big 12 defensive back and Big 12 All-Academic honoree at Oklahoma, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business management in 2004 and a master's in human relations in 2005. He was a four-year letterman for the Sooners from 2001-04. Shelby participated in the inaugural Future Coaches Academy in San Antonio in January 2007, a workshop held in conjunction with the NCAA, American Football Coaches Jon Sumrall is in his second year as the defensive line coach at the University of San Diego. He also serves as USD's recruiting co– ordinator and camp coordinator. He came to the University of San Diego from the University of Kentucky,where he worked with USD head coach Ron Caragher. Last season Sumrall coached defensive end Eric Bakhtiari who was a 2007 Walter Camp First Team Al l American and an AP FirstTeam All American in the Football Championship Subdivision. Bakhtiari also earned honors as a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year, and USD's Defensive MVP. Bakthiari'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 develop– ment of defensive tackle Alex Rice who was tabbed as USD's Most Improved Defensive Player of the Year by the Torero's coaching

Association, the Black Coaches Association and the National Football League Shelby was recruited out of Kansas City as a standout two-way player, and redshirted at running back his first year. By his senior year he was one of the Sooners' top versatile defenders as a nickel or dime back. In 2002 he tied a then OU record with four sacks for a defensive back. He earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2004 and sophomore in 2002.

staff. Sumrall spent two seasons (2005-2006) serving as the defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University 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 tendencies, 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 whi le 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.

Lenny Vandermade enters his first season with the USD foot– ball program where he will coach the tight ends. This past season Vandermade was across town at San Diego State where he was a graduate assistant on Chuck Long's staff working with the of– fensive line. Vandermade has NFL playing experience having been a member of both the Baltimore Ravens (2004) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2005-06) organizations. He also played in NFL Europe for the Hamburg Sea Devils in 2005. A four-year starter at USC at both center and left guard (2000-03), Vandermade was the starting guard on the 2003 Trojan national championship squad. In 2001 he was named to the Dave Rimington Trophy (top center) watch list,and in 2000 was a Freshman All-American (The Sporting News & Football News) after starting all 12 contests. He played in three Bowl Games - 2004 Rose Bowl, 2003 Orange Bowl, and 2001 Las

Vegas Bowl. In 2004 he earned his bachelor's degree from USC in international relations. From Santa Ana, California, Vandermade was a SuperPrep All-American at Mater Dei High School. He and his wife Stacey reside in the San Diego area.

Todd Washington, who enjoyed an 8-year playing career in the NFL prior to coming to USD,enters his second year as the offensive line coach. Last season's 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. Addi– tionally, 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),includ–

ing 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.

USO FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS

Ben Barton enters his first season with the USD football program where he will be a Defensive Ad– ministrative Assistant. He'll assist the defensive coaches with daily football operations. From Tyler,Texas, Ben attend– ed Lubbock Coronado SA High School where he played football

Todd Rusinkovich enters his second season with the Torero football staff, this year as an Of– fensive Administrative Assistant. Last season Todd was the Defen– sive Assistant under the legend– ary Coach Dave Adolph. Rusinkovich is a graduate of Cornell University where he was

and graduated in 2003. Following two years at Lake Ta– hoe Community College, he transferred to the Univer– sity of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2005 he was a student as– sistant for the Cornhusker football program and head coach Bill Callahan. Over the next two seasons he was a special teams and defensive assistant for coaches Bill Busch and Kevin Cosgrove.This past May he earned his B.A. degree in Industrial Technology Education.

a letterman on the Big Red Ivy League football team. He played defensive line, fullback, and tight end dur– ing his four years at Cornell and received the Fresh– man Scholar Athlete Award, was elected to the Cor– nell Football Players' Council and served as a position leader. Todd had a season ending knee injury during his sophomore year. Prior to Cornell, Todd attended San Clemente High School in San Clemente, California where he was an All South Coast League player at linebacker and led his team to the CIF semifinals. Todd captained the squad and was named the team's MVP. Rusinkovich was also the captain for his basketball and baseball teams while at SCHS and was named Athlete of the Year and Student of the Year as a senior. Todd 's two younger brothers, Jake and Chad, are extraordinary collegiate student athletes. Both are standout wide receivers,Jake a junior at Northwestern College and Chad a redshirt freshman at the Univer– sity of San Diego. Todd is currently enrolled in the USD Graduate School of Leadership and Educational Sciences.

Father Owen Mullen Team Chaplain

Janet Engelman Office Admin.Asst.

2008 TORERO ROSTER

YR

NO

NAME

POS HT

WT

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL {College}

NO

NAME

POS

HT 6-1 6-0

WT 190 195 220 190 205 206 177 195 205 220 215 194 210 183 175 222 190 195 160 218 215 240 225 205 190 180 180 200 195 200 213 220 215 202 180 170 195 185 175 205 210 235 170 230 190 170 200 240 230 245 250

ATHYR HOMETOWN/ HIGH SCHOOL (College)

Oakland/ Oakland Tech Inglewood/ Morningside

WR

Godfrey Smith

SO*

2 3

Fredrick Obi

s

FR SR

Averill Sutchar Gabriel Derricks Jeff Chavez Ben Hannula Danny Razore

5-1 1

LB CB QB

Hanover Park, II/Bartlett (Northern Illinois)

4- D 4- 0 5- 0 5- D 6-D 6-0 7-D 7-0

6-3 6-1

JR

Oak Park/Oak Park

FR* SR*

La Verne/ Bonita

Tacoma,WA/ Bellarmine Preparatory

QB/WR 6-2

DB

5-11 5-11

FR

Bellevue, WA/Bellevue El Cajon/ Grossmont Oakland/ Oakland Tech

s

Joe Staab

SR* SO*

6-2 6-2 6-4

Anthony Mccrady

WR

Hanner Hart DrewTurner Ryan Echer

LB

JR*

Fort Hall, ID/ Mountain View

FR

Lafayette/ Acalanes

QB DB WR WR DB QB

5-10

8 9

SR* FR* FR*

Littleton, CO/J.K. Mullen

John McGough

6-3 6-2

Bellevue, WA/ Bellevue Senior Encinitas/ La Costa Canyon Santa Monica/ Santa Monica

10- 0 10- D

Kort Gibson

AI-Rilwan Adeyemi Sebastian Trujillo

5-10

FR JR

12 13

6-3

Durango/ Durango (Saddleback JC) Encinitas/ La Costa Canyon Tucson, AZ/Salpointe Catholic

Brett Marquis

RB

5-10

FR*

6-3 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-3

14- 0 14- D

FR FR

Max Fritz

QB DB QB

Jamil Wade

Novato/ Novato

15 16 17 18

Andrew Rolin Kevin Dunn

JR* JR* FR* SO*

Rancho Cordova/ Cordova

Santa Barbara/ Santa Barbara (Utah)

S/ LB

Brandon Moberg Steve Roseman

LB LB

Grand Rapids, MN/Grand Rapids Senior

Oakland/ McClymonds Bonita/ St. Augustine

19- 0 19- 0

Sean Cullina

WR QB RB DB DB DB RB

SR FR so

Sam Scudellari

Saratoga/ St. Francis

5-11 5-10

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

20

Phil Morelli

21

Derron Juarez Patrick O'Neill Albert Samaha

SO* SR* FR* SO*

6-0 6-1

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 31 41

Carmichael/Mira Loma Oakland/San Lorenzo

5-10

Justin Fontenberry

ILB/ P

6-1

Kyle Negrete

FR

Fresno/ Clovis West

LB

5-11

Loka Kanongataa Derek Pilkington Chris Wilson Matt Jelmini John Cleator John Mcsorley

FR*

Bellevue,WA/ Bellevue Senior Sterling, CO/ Sterling (New Mexico)

6-2 6-0 5-7

JR JR FR FR JR FR JR SR

s

DB

San Leandro/ San Leandro (Laney College)

RB

Fresno/Clovis West

5-11

WR P/ K

Manhattan Beach/Mira Costa

6-1

Granger, IN/ Penn

5-10

Coronado/ Coronado

Ricardo Oberwager RB

5-9 6-2

Sam Bergen

DB FS RB FB PK FB RB DB TE LB DE DL

Salt Lake City, UT/ Highland (Southern Utah)

Encinitas/ La Costa Canyon

Daniel Cornsweet

J.T. Rogan

5-10

SR* FR*

Coronado/ Coronado

6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-0

Kyle Sullivan James Cullen Teddy Fulham

Reno, NV/ Bishop Manogue Catholic Burbank/John Burroughs (El Camino JC)

JR*

JR

Glendora/ Damien

Indio/ Coachella Valley (Sacramento State)

Christian Inzunza

so

FR* FR* SR*

Geneva, MN/ Laughlin Solana Beach/ Horizon

Joey Bailey

Spencer Danielson s

Mitch Ryan

Jackson/ Argonaut

Jordan Sinclair

SR SR SR

Red Bluff/ Red Bluff Union (Shasta College)

Hanover Park, IL/ Bartlett Palmdale/ Hawthorne

Josh Sutchar

Vincent Atofau

2008 TORERO ROSTER

YR

NO

NAME

POS HT

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (College}

WT

46 47 48 49 so 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 65 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 79

6-1 6-2

205 245 182 185 220 240 265 220 250 270 240 240 205 220 290 295 235 284 286 255 255 280 308 242 290 310 295 250 280 250 210 165 200 203 190 175

Nick Becerra

LB FB DB DB

JR

San Jose/ Bellarmine College Prep

Nick Coppedge

JR*

SanteeNista

5-11

Paul Slack

FR FR

San Mateo/ Aragon

6-0 6-0

Mike Bogard

Huntington Beach/ Edison

Derek Marten Matthew Segi Nick Kostielney

LB LB

JR

Clovis/ Buchanan (Fresno City CC)

5-10

FR

Oceanside/ Oceanside

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

Hollister/ Hollister (Gavilan JC)

JR

OL

Justin Long

LB/ DL

FR

Berkeley/ Berkeley

Julian Strickland

DE DL

SO*

Burlingame/ Burlingame

Alex Rice

JR*

Mukilteo,WA/ Kamiak

Joe Martin John G'Sell

LB

FR* SO*

Lake Oswego, OR/ Central Catholic

DL DL

St. Louis, MO/Chaminade College Prep

Andrew Bakhtiari Corbin Davis John Cooper Patrick Calahan Christian Fetters

FR FR

Burlingame/Junipero Serra

LB

Trabuco Canyon/ Mission Viejo San Diego/ Santana (Grossmont JC)

OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL

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

Orange County/ Aliso Niguel (Saddleback College)

Fresno/ Clovis West

Turner Daines Austin Lucas Dustin Geyer

Billings, MT/Billings Central Catholic

Falls Church, VA/ George Mason

Oak Park/Oak Park

Patrick Thompson Michael Fetterman Deene Kabiling George Peniche

Glendora/ Charter Oak

Colorado Springs, CO/ Riverside Poly (Mt. San Jacinto)

San Diego/ University City

Orange/Lutheran of Orange County Long Beach/Woodrew Wilson Classical

Conrad Smith

JR

OULS

Ian Harper

FR SR

Oceanside/ Rancho Buena Vista

Chris Danser

Los Gatos/ Los Gatos (San Jose State)

Brock Christensen

FR*

West Jordan, UT/West Jordan Rancho Cordova/Cordova Clackamas, OR/Clackamas San Jacinto/San Jacinto Oceanside/ Oceanside Aurora, CO/ Cherry Creek Littleton, CO/ Regis Jesuit Santa Monica/ Santa Monica Western Springs, IUFenwick San Clemente/ San Clemente Diamond Bar/ Diamond Bar Vienna, VA/ Gonzaga

Kyle Kofoed

JR*

Matt West

SO*

so

80

Joseph Abushawish TE Frankie Zimmerman WR

81

FR

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 93 94 95 96 97 98

Danny Papilion John Matthews

WR WR WR WR

FR* SR* FR*

Joey Orlini

Taylor Wright Patrick Doyle

FR

230 170 175 235 275 215 265 205 275 275 270 175 230

TE

FR* FR*

Chad Rusinkovich

WR WR

Kyle Warren

FR

John Nordstrom Zack Hamideh Mario Kurn Ben Thorne Kellan Barker Chris Gianelli Frank Chavez Paul Tremblay

TE

JR SR FR so

Bellevue, WA/ Newport

DL DL DL

San Marcos/ San Marcos (Texas Southern)

Encinitas/ Santa Fe Christian

Coronado/ Coronado

DULB

FR

San Jose/ Bellarmine College Prep

6-2

DL DL DL

SR*

Rancho Palos Verdes/ Palos Verdes Peninsula

5-11

FR

Whittier/Whittier Christian

6-3 6-0 6-4

SO*

San Diego/ Santa Fe Christian Las Vegas, NV/ Bishop Gorman San Diego/Cathedral Catholic

Mike Levine Kyle Lokanc

K

FR FR

99

DL

* redshirt year utilized

Notable: JT has played a key role in USD's success the past three seasons with the Toreros going a combined 31 - 4 with back-to-back Mid-Major National Championships (2005 & 2006) and three PFL titles... A versatile player, he is a four– way threat as a rusher, receiver, kick re– turner and occasional passer... He enters the 2008 campaign as the program's all-time leader in rushing yards (2,967), touchdowns (46) and all-purpose yard– age (5,233). USD: JT returns for his fifth and final year with the Toreros where he will once again be the starting running back... He has been selected one of four 2008 team captains by his teammates... Last season

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 10TDs) while chipping in with 30 recep– tions 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 Jackson– ville... He returned a 94-yard kickoff for a touchdown against Northern Colorado...Was named a PFL Player of the Week on three different occasions... In 2006 he was tabbed FirstTeam AII-PFL with solid numbers across the board... Named USD 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 Valparaiso... 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 base– ball player. Personal: Born on June 13, 1986 in La Jolla, CA... Also recruited by Penn, Dartmouth and Redlands... Chose USD to get a good education while staying close to home... Notes that his uncle, Sam Rogan, was a Califor– nia drug-free powerlifting champion ... Little League teammate of current Torero Joe Staab... Favorite sports teams include San Diego Padres,Chargers and Utah Jazz.

Major: Business Administration.

USD: John enters his fifth and final year at USD at wide receiver... He was se– lected one of four 2008 team captains by his teammates... Last year he set a new USD single season record with 16 TD receptions... He caught 47 balls for 1,088 yards (23.1 ave.) with a long of 80 yards (Marist)... He closed out the 2007 campaign with 9 catches for 217 yards and 2 TDs at UC Davis... Season-best 11 catches (ties USD mark) and 4 TD recep– tions (2nd all-time at USD) for 190 yards against Davidson... Named honorable mention on the Sports Network FCS All– America Squad,and Second Team on the Mid-Major team... AII-PFL Second Team

and First Team PFL All-Academic... In 2006 he was selected a 2nd Team Mid-Major All-American (Football Gazette)... He caught 32 balls for 649 yards (20.3 ave.) and 7 touchdowns... Hauled in 2 touchdowns (72 & 42 yards) in win over Morehead State... Also caught 2 TDs in win over Dayton, and caught 4 balls for 126 yards and 1TD vs. UC Davis... In 2005 he caught 14 balls for 400 yards and 6 touchdowns... His 28.6 yards per catch average led the team... He also averaged a team-best 25.6 yards on 13 kickoff returns ... Earned PFL honor- able mention honors as a return specialist... In PFL Championship victory over Morehead State hauled in 2 touchdown receptions (39 & 30 yards)... Also had TD receptions against Southern Oregon, Princeton, Butler and Dayton... In 2004 he sat out as a redshirt.

High School: Prepped at Regis Jesuit High School where he was an All-State performer with 67 catches for 1,188 yards his senior season...Also lettered in track and field,qualifying for state in the 4x200 relay.

Personal: Born on July 19, 1986 in Aurora, Colorado...Also recruited by Yale, Dartmouth and Air Force... Chose USD for the great football program and academic environment.

Major: Business Administration.