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Is one of the most improved players on the 2009 squad and is in a tight battle for starting duties at nose guard...A hard-nosed and hard-working player...Has the best opportunity in 2010 -- the third season of his Bulldog career -- to be an impact player...Spent one season at East Carolina before transferring. 2009: Was among the top reserves on the defensive line...Saw action in all but one of the team’s 12 contest...ended the campaign with eight tackles, four of them unassisted with one tackle for loss and a sack. 2008: Saw action as a reserve in eight of the team’s 13 contests...Was used mostly at defensive end…Recorded four tackles, two of them unassisted.2007: Played in all eleven Bulldog contests as a backup at end…Demonstrated consistency in the team’s rotation, which utilized a lot of down linemen…Finished the campaign with seven tackles, four unassisted with one tackle for a loss and a key sack against Bethune-Cookman. 2006: Sat out the season after transferring from East Carolina. High School: Earned two letters in football and three in basketball at Colleton High...All-Conference honors in football…Regional 4A Champions in football…AAU Basketball State Champions. Personal: A family and consumer science (business) major…Born June 27, 1988…the son of Joanne Stephens and Joe Council, Sr.

 

2007                11-0                 4          7    1/8             1/8                                           1

2008                8-0                   2          4