USD Football 2008

USD: Third year player will compete for playing time with the offensive line unit... ls pro– jected to start at left tackle and with special team's as long snapper... Last season played a key starting role with offensive line unit with both run blocking and pass protection... Freshman season 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 USO for team quality, academics and location of school... Also recruited by USC, Colorado, Occidental, Chapman and Trin– ity... Notes he enjoys surfing and is on schedule to graduate in four years...Major: Business Administration...Minor: Supply Chain Management.

Conrad Smith #73 JR OL/LS

USD: Enters third year with the Toreros, and second on the playing field at wide receiver... ast year was the recipient of the team's Most Outstanding First Year Player Award... Ap– eared in all 11 games and finished with 30 receptions for 347 yards (11.6 ave.) and 4 ouchdowns... Season-best 5 receptions for 53 yards and 1 TD at UC Davis... Touchdown eceptions came against Drake (7 yards), Jcksonville (45), Dayton (9) and UC Davis (15).... igh School: Prepped at Oakland Tech where he played for coach Delton Edwards... Also ettered in baseball where he was team captain and First Team AII-City...Personal: Born n October 13, 1988 in Oakland, CA... His mother, Audra Williams, resides in Oakland, CA... hose USO for football and excellent academics... High School teammate of Anthony Mc– Crady...Major: Communications.

Godfrey Smith #1 SO WR

USD: Third year at USO and second on playing field ... Will compete for playing time with the defensive line unit... Last year appeared in six games and totaled 8 tackles (5 solo) with 2.5 sacks (-12 yards)... Sat out the 2006 season as a redshirt...High School: Prepped at Chaminade College Prep where he played for coach Jim Chrismer... Earned First Team All-Metro Catholic Conference honors senior year and 2nd Team recognition junior year... Also lettered in baseball (varsity 4 years) and wrestling (conference champ)...Personal: Born on October 14, 1987 in St. Louis, MO... Parents are Larry & Diane G'Sell of St. Louis, MO... Chose USO for its great location and football program... Also recruited by Drake, Butler, Valparaiso and Penn... Enjoys playing frisbee golf...Major: Business Administra– tion...Minor: Accounting.

John G'Sell #57 SO DL

USD: Third year player will compete for playing time with the

efensive unit at defensive back... Last season appeared in 1O games at running back here he totaled 171 yards rushing and 1 TD... Season-best 51 yards rushing on 13 car– ies in win over Jacksonville... Cashed in on a 25-yard TD run against Butler... Hauled in passes for 62 yards and 2 TDs (Val po & Drake)... Sat out the 2006 season as a redshirt ut was named the team's Offensive Scout Team player of the year...High School: At- ended Chaminade College Prep where he played for coach Ben McEnroe... Senior year as MVP of East-West All-Star game... First Team All-League... Rushed for over 700 yards nd had over 500 yards receiving... Junior year was First Team All-League and Offensive VP... Also lettered in track & field where he was a MVP four straight years...Personal: Born on March 8, 1988 in North ridge, CA... His mother, Derreatha Juarez, resides in Granada Hills, CA... Chose USO for good academics, football and being close to home... Also recruited by UC Davis, Dartmouth and Villanova...Major: Sociology..Minor: Business.

Derron Juarez #21 SO DB

USD: Third year at USO where he is projected to start at defensive end for the Toreros... Last season appeared in all 11 games and finished with 34 tackles (19 solo) to go with 4.5 tackles for loss and 1 interception... Season-best 8 tackles at Dayton... Sat out the 2006 season as a redshirt...Was tabbed team's Scout Defensive Player of the Year...High School: Prepped at Burlingame HS where he played for coach Phillopopolus... Senior year earned All-Metro honors after totaling 7 sacks...Junior year was All-County with 14 sacks... Also lettered in basketball where he earned All-League honors...Personal: Born on March 28, 1987 in Sacramento, CA... Parents are Tye & Thereasa Strickland of Burlin– game, CA... Chose USO to continue playing football at collegiate level... Also recruited by Oregon, Arizona and Idaho State...Major: Business.

Julian Strickland #54 SO DE