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2008 Football Roster

 

08 Football Team
#Full NamePos.Cl.Ht.Wt.Hometown/High School
1 Zac Canty WRSr. 5-8170Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North HS
1 Tom Randall WRFr. 6-3197Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. / Bergen Catholic HS
2 Jesse Baker WRSr. 6-2198Platteville, Wis. / Platteville HS
2 Rashad Campbell DBFr. 5-8176Cheltenham, Pa. / Chestnut Hill Academy
3 Tommy Bleymaier WRSr. 5-9170Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS
4 Alex Johnson QBFr. 6-3195Ithaca, N.Y. / Ithaca HS
4 Shane Kilcoyne WRSr. 5-11195San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines HS
5 Mark Longo DBJr. 6-1194Middletown, N.J. / Middletown South HS
6 Abdul Taylor DBFr. 5-10163Manhattan, N.Y. / Paul Laurence Dunbar HS
7 Tim Bax SSr. 6-3196Chicago, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS
7 John Nitti TESo. 6-3205Dix Hills, N.Y. / The Peddie School
8 Nick Zerante WRJr. 6-3199Elmhurst, Ill. / York Community HS
9 Emani Fenton DBSo. 5-9175Ashburn, Va. / Flint Hill School
10 Adam Currie QBFr. 6-1193Memphis, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian School
10 Nick Maxwell PSr. 5-10209Lacey, Wash. / Timberline HS
11 Shane Connolly SSr. 6-1214Johnson City, N.Y. / Maine-Endwell HS
11 Adam Harris LBFr. 6-2226Towanda, Pa. / Towanda Area HS
12 Stephen Liuzza WRJr. 6-0184Pearl River, La. / Slidell HS
13 Ben Ganter QBJr. 6-2204State College, Pa. / State College Area HS
14 Tom Piselli QBSr. 6-1218Rockville Centre, N.Y. / South Side HS
14 Travers Schmidt SFr. 6-0201Tamaqua, Pa. / Tamaqua Area HS
15 Troy Lewis RBFr. 5-10174Hanover, Md. / Cardinal Gibbons HS
15 Tyler Lucas QBSr. 6-2218Montgomery, Texas / Montgomery HS
16 Ty Siam QBSo. 6-1196Pittsburg, Kan. / Pittsburg HS
17 Chris Dennis DBFr. 6-1160Houston, Texas / Eisenhower HS
17 Nathan Ford QBSr. 6-1207Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto HS
18 Bryan Walters WRJr. 6-1188Bothell, Wash. / Juanita HS
19 Ryan Houska SFr. 6-2215Plymouth, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central HS
19 Anthony Sabo SSr. 5-11205Novi, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central HS
20 K.C. Aharanwa SFr. 6-3199Dallas, Texas / L.D. Bell HS
20 Brian FitzPatrick WRSr. 5-10184Collegeville, Pa. / Episcopal Academy
21 Matt Kenney WRJr. 6-0197State College, Pa. / State College Area HS
22 Frank Morand DBJr. 6-2192Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier HS
23 Nate Staruch DBJr. 6-2181Freeland, Pa. / Hazleton Area HS
24 Josh Gajdos DBJr. 6-1193Towaco, N.J. / Montville Township HS
25 Shane Savage WRFr. 5-10176Leesburg, Va. / Flint Hill School
25 Luke Siwula RBSr. 6-0211Cortland, N.Y. / Homer HS
26 Alex Taheri SSo. 6-2189Burlington, Vt. / Dexter (Mich.) HS
26 Andy Wade DBSo. 5-10172East Aurora, N.Y. / East Aurora HS
27 Marcus Hendren RBSo. 5-11205Johnstown, Ohio / Johnstown-Monroe HS
28 Brian Carroll LBFr.  Corning, N.Y. / Corning-Painted Post West HS
28 Alex Perilstein PKSo. 5-7143Narberth, Pa. / Harriton HS
29 Gus Krimm SSr. 6-0205Columbus, Ohio / Upper Arlington HS
29 Zach Tally DBFr. 6-0166Dallas, Texas / W.T. White HS
30 Randy Barbour RBJr. 5-9190Huntsville, Ala. / James Oliver Johnson HS
31 Robert Zimmerman LBSo. 6-0198Brookfield, Wis. / Brookfield Academy
32 Anthony Ambrosi RBSo. 5-9197Andover, Mass. / Phillips Andover Academy
33 Brian Ostrowsky LBSr. 6-1233Wyoming, Pa. / Bishop Hoban HS
33 Matt Weiss SSo. 5-10178Maple Grove, Minn. / Breck School
34 Doug Suhey SSo. 5-11202State College, Pa. / State College Area HS
35 T.J. Hochanadel SJr. 6-1202Woodinville, Wash. / Eastside Catholic HS
36 Vin Falkiewicz RBSo. 5-9186Brick, N.J. / Brick Memorial HS
37 Tyler Vivian SSo. 6-0201Bloomington, Minn. / Minnehaha Academy
38 Kevin Holtzman SSo. 5-11182Koloa, Hawaii / Kaua'i HS
39 Keaton Marks SFr. 6-2192San Diego, Calif. / Santa Fe Christian HS
40 Brandon Lainhart LBSo. 6-2222Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain HS
41 Brad Greenway PKSo. 6-0189Encinitas, Calif. / La Costa Canyon HS
42 Nick Pizzurro TESo. 6-3220Laguna Niguel, Calif. / Santa Margarita HS
43 Aaron Randolph DBSo. 5-9170Lake City, Fla. / Columbia HS
45 Tom Barth WRSo. 6-0193San Francisco, Calif. / St. Ignatius HS
45 Lucas McCarthy DLSr. 6-1257Hood River, Ore. / Hood River Valley HS
46 Chris Murray SFr. 6-2198Bronxville, N.Y. / Bronxville HS
46 Sam Patterson SJr. 5-10184Sunderland, Mass. / Avon Old Farms School For Boys
47 Mike Spooner LBFr. 6-1221Rocky River, Ohio / St. Edward HS
48 Ben Heller SSo. 6-2187Miami, Fla. / Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior HS
49 Dempsey Quinn SSo. 6-4205Pittsfield, Mass. / Avon Old Farms School For Boys
50 Zak Murdock LBFr. 6-1232Leechburg, Pa. / Kiski Area HS
51 Zack Imhoff LBFr. 6-4216Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain HS
52 Ryne Posey LBSr. 6-1235Lee's Summit, Mo. / Lee's Summit North HS
53 Andrew Bohl OLJr. 6-4287Hartland, Wis. / Catholic Memorial HS
54 Charlie Hatfield OLFr. 6-3225Lansing, N.Y. / Lansing HS
55 Chris Costello LBJr. 6-1229Katonah, N.Y. / John Jay HS
56 Joe Manganelli LBSo. 6-0205Utica, N.Y. / Utica-Proctor HS
57 Bennett Gerli LBSr. 6-1229Kent, Conn. / Kent School
58 Aaron Levine LBJr. 6-2223Export, Pa. / Franklin Regional HS
59 Matt MacFarlane DLFr. 6-3233Verona, Wis. / Verona Area HS
60 Quentin Bernhard III OLJr. 6-3281Alameda, Calif. / Encinal HS
62 Daniel Riggi OLSo. 6-5280Rochester, N.Y. / Caledonia-Mumford HS
63 Josh Barvin OLSr. 6-8281Houston, Texas / Phillips Exeter Academy
63 Jimmy Miner OLFr. 6-5255West Chicago, Ill. / West Chicago HS
64 Justin Mortensen OLSr. 6-0278Rothschild, Wis. / D.C. Everest HS
65 Mike Nwaka DLJr. 6-2275Burtonville, Md. / Georgetown Prep
66 Jonathan Ruch DLSr. 6-2236Emmaus, Pa. / Allentown Central Catholic HS
67 Frank Kunis DLSr. 5-11273East Hanover, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep
68 Ryan Pardoe OLFr. 6-5269Montandon, Pa. / Milton Area HS
69 Drew Bourassa OLFr. 6-3257Pittstown, N.J. / Delaware Valley Regional HS
70 Ryan Adams OLSr. 6-5285Roxbury, N.J. / Roxbury HS
72 Dominic Valdner OLSo. 6-5299New Egypt, N.J. / New Egypt HS
73 Matt Harrison OLFr. 6-4286Mississauga, Ont. / Phillips Exeter Academy
74 Tommy Laymon OLFr. 6-2255Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Detroit Country Day School
75 Paul Ostick OLSo. 6-2286Havertown, Pa. / Malvern Prep School
76 Matt Kearney OLSo. 6-4270Hingham, Mass. / Hingham HS
78 Babak Motamedi OLSr. 6-4331Rochester, Mich. / Rochester Adams HS
79 Steve Valenta OLSr. 6-6309Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg HS
80 Jordan Heller WRFr. 6-2186Miami, Fla. / Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior HS
80 Alex Spooner TESr. 6-1251Rocky River, Ohio / St. Edward HS
81 Horatio Blackman WRSr. 6-3193Albany, N.Y. / Albany HS
81 Jon Scheidler WRFr. 6-2176Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier HS
82 Mark Key II TESo. 6-5242Columbus, Ohio / Westland HS
83 Doug Dolan WRSo. 6-397Penn Valley, Calif. / Nevada Union HS
84 Ricky Hawkins WRSo. 6-3151Atherton, Calif. / Menlo School
85 Drew McGowan TEFr. 6-5234Evergreen Park, Ill. / Saint Rita Cascia HS
85 Jeff Rosage DLSr. 6-2290Panama, N.Y. / Panama Central HS
86 Drew Alston PSo. 6-0189Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis University School
87 Avery Fenton TEJr. 6-3245Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona del Mar HS
88 Roland Latiz-Hackett TESo. 6-1222Staten Island, N.Y. / Staten Island Tech HS
88 Zach Vredenburgh TESr. 6-1250Chenango Forks, N.Y. / Chenango Forks HS
89 William Macias TESr. 6-2249North Bergen, N.J. / High Tech HS
89 Chris Sheridan WRFr. 6-3176Pacific Palisades, Calif. / Loyola HS
90 Ross Mosher TESo. 6-2247Red Hook, N.Y. / Red Hook HS
91 Dario Arezzo DLSr. 6-0240North Syracuse, N.Y. / Christian Brothers Academy
91 John LaBarre PKFr. 6-3175Walnutport, Pa. / Bethlehem Catholic HS
92 Tom Doupe DLFr. 6-3245Westlake Village, Calif. / Westlake HS
93 Ricky Ballou DLJr. 6-2251Woodbridge, Conn. / Choate Rosemary Hall
94 Emile Chang DLFr. 6-3285Elmont, N.Y. / Valley Stream Central HS
94 Eric Dial DLSo. 6-4273Sumter, S.C. / Sumter HS
95 Tom DiStasio DLJr. 5-10183Syracuse, N.Y. / Christian Brothers Academy
96 Graham Rihn LBSr. 6-0235Allison Park, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS
97 Michael Bolling PSr. 6-1264Ann Arbor, Mich. / Ann Arbor Pioneer HS
98 Trevin Cowman DLJr. 6-4281Kingston, Pa. / Wyoming Valley West HS
99 Matt Green DLSo. 6-2304Chappaqua, N.Y. / Horace Greeley HS
Chris Perry LBFr. 6-0200Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills HS
Coaching Staff
NameTitle
Jim Knowles The Roger J. Weiss '61 Coach of Football
Clayton Carlin Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord./Safeties Coach
Bruce Barnum Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Pete DeStefano Assoc. Def. Coord./Defensive Line
Brian Coon Asst. Off. Coord./Running Backs Coach
David Archer Tight Ends Coach
Joe Borich Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers Coach
Rashaan Jordan Linebackers Coach
Travis Burkett Special Teams Coach
Ross Pennypacker Defensive Backs Coach
Rhett Ticconi Director of Football Operations
Pete Noyes Coordinator of Football Alumni Relations