TXST
#55 Michael Odiari
Position: DE
Height: 6-0
Weight: 245
Class: Senior
Hometown: Carollton, Texas
Last School: West Texas A&M (formerly West Texas State)
2013
Played in 11 games … recorded 30 tackles, including 20 solo stops … ranked second among team leaders with 3.0 quarterback sacks for losses of 24 yards … also had Texas State’s second-highest tackle for losses total with 5.0 for 29 yards … led the Bobcats with six tackles, 2.0 tackle for losses of 11 yards and tied for the team lead with one quarterback sack at Southern Miss … had five tackles at Arkansas State and four stops against Western Kentucky … recorded a quarterback sack for a loss of eight yards against the Hilltoppers … had two quarterback hurries against Wyoming and another hurry at Arkansas State … broke up a pass against Georgia State and Prairie View A&M.
Previous College
Transfer from West Texas A&M … recorded 25 tackles, including 11 solo stops, 1.5 tackle for losses of six yards, one quarterback sack for a loss of six yards and three quarterback hurries as a defensive end for the Buffs … earned All-NorCal honors as a freshman at Butte College … recorded 34 tackles, including 7.5 tackle for losses of 24 losses at Butte … recorded 2.5 quarterback sacks for losses of 14 yards … broke up two passes and had two quarterback hurries … forced a fumble ... posted 34 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss at Butte College as a freshman.
(kid was walk on and an unexpected surprise. real baller)
#56 Matt Freeman
Position:OLine
Height: 6-2
Weight: 271
Class: Junior
Hometown: Abilene, Texas
Last School: Cooper HS
2013
Started eight games at center…tallied 14 knockdown blocks…had a season-best of three pancake blocks against UL Monroe and South Alabama … tallied two knockdowns against Prairie View A&M, Texas Tech and Western Kentucky… had one pancake block versus the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and Arkansas State ... member of the 100% Club during spring workouts.
2012
Started the first nine games at center before suffering a season-ending injury … had a season-best seven knockdown blocks against Idaho … recorded five knockdowns against Nevada … tallied four pancakes against Stephen F. Austin and three in three games versus Texas Tech , New Mexico and San Jose State … had a knockdown block and a block 10-yards downfield against Louisiana Tech before suffering his injury in the game … recorded a season-best of two 10-yard blocks and a pancake block in his first collegiate game at Houston … allowed just one sack and one pressure hit on Bobcat quarterbacks throughout the season.
2011
Sat out the season as a redshirt.