TROY
#98 Lonnie Gosha
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6-2
Weight: 277
Class: Sophmore
Hometown: Lake Butler, Fla.
Last School: Arkansas Razorbacks (2011)
Arkansas: Saw action in four games as a freshman at Arkansas ... Finished with seven tackles and a sack ... Made a season-high three tackles against Auburn and New Mexico ... Also had a tackle against Texas A&M ... Sack came in Arkansas’ 38-14 victory over Auburn
High School: Recorded 140 tackles as a senior for Union County High School, including 15 sacks and two interceptions ... The Mobile Press-Register ranked Gosha as the No. 100 prospect in its “Super Southeast 120”, and Rivals.com pegged him as the No. 31 overall recruit in the state of Florida ... After his senior campaign he participated in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... The Gainesville Sun ranked Gosha in its “Top 50 Seniors” listing and was named the 1B-1A Defensive Player of the Year ... He was also ranked in the Orlando Sentinel’s “2011 Florida Top 100” ... As a junior, he notched 65 tackles and 13 sacks ... Prior to his final high school season, Gosha was selected to the Sun’s “Super 11” ...
Originally signed with Arkansas and held offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida State, Miami and Clemson.