2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
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<strong>2008</strong> <strong>ORANGE</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
pLAYER pROFILE upDATES<br />
Flowers Continued<br />
––––––––––– 2007 Tackles Game-by-Game ––––––––––––<br />
G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
ECU 1 6 4 10 1.0- 4 0- 0<br />
at LSU 1 8 1 9 2.0- 5 0- 0<br />
OHIO 1 3 2 5 0.5- 2 0- 0<br />
W&M 1 0 1 1 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
UNC 1 3 6 9 1.5- 6 0- 0<br />
at CU 1 6 1 7 2.0- 5 0- 0<br />
at Duke 1 2 3 5 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
BC 1 2 2 4 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
at GT 1 3 2 5 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
FSU 1 3 2 5 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
UM 1 5 0 5 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
at UVa 1 4 3 7 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
vs BC 1 6 1 7 0.0- 0 0- 0<br />
interceptions G no. yds. Avg. Td LG<br />
2004 1 1 38 38.0 1 38<br />
2005 13 1 15 15.0 0 15<br />
2006 13 3 26 8.7 0 24<br />
2007 13 5 93 18.6 1 49<br />
Career 40 10 172 17.2 2 49<br />
Sean Glennon<br />
Quarterback • 6-4 • 225 • r-Jr.<br />
Centreville, Va. • Westfield H.S.<br />
7<br />
A key figure in Tech’s success this season …<br />
Was named the MVP of the ACC Championship<br />
game after tossing three touchdown passes<br />
in Tech’s win over Boston College … Opened<br />
the season as the starting quarterback …<br />
Was replaced by mobile freshman Tyrod Taylor<br />
during the LSU game and served as the No. 2<br />
man for four games … Continued to work hard<br />
and contribute in any way he could despite<br />
his disappointment … Made a strong showing<br />
at Duke after Taylor left with an injury …<br />
Handled all the quarterback duties against BC<br />
and Georgia Tech, then teamed with Taylor<br />
in a successful two-quarterback system the<br />
rest of the way … Threw an interception in<br />
each of Tech’s first two games, then went 149<br />
consecutive passes until being intercepted for<br />
just the third time during the ACC title game<br />
against BC … Is second in the ACC in pass<br />
efficiency … Currently ranks seventh at Tech<br />
in both career passing yards (3,964 yards) and<br />
career touchdown passes (24).<br />
2007: Has completed 130-of-207 passes<br />
(62.8 percent) for 1,636 yards and 11 TDs<br />
… Has been intercepted just three times<br />
… Started the first two games … Went the<br />
16 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 2007<br />
Sean Glennon<br />
distance in opening win over ECU … Passed<br />
for 245 yards, completing 22-of-33 passes<br />
with one interception … Connected on a<br />
29-yard touchdown pass to TE Sam Wheeler<br />
… Was 2-for-10 passing for 16 yards and<br />
one interception at No. 2 LSU before being<br />
replaced … Played briefly in the fourth quarter<br />
against Ohio, hitting both of his pass attempts<br />
for 5 yards … Took 15 snaps against W&M,<br />
completing 5-of-9 passes for 49 yards …<br />
Took over for the injured Tyrod Taylor early<br />
in the second quarter at Duke and assured a<br />
Tech victory with two TD passes … Completed<br />
16-of-21 passes for 258 yards … Threw a TD<br />
pass against BC, completing 15-of-25 attempts<br />
for 149 yards … Also ran 14 times for 23<br />
yards … Started at GT and completed 22-of-32<br />
passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns<br />
… Also ran for a touchdown … Started and<br />
alternated with Tyrod Taylor against FSU until<br />
being shaken up in the second quarter …<br />
Passed for 171 yards and one TD, completing<br />
13-of-24 passes, during win over Miami … Was<br />
13-for-19 passing for 260 yards and a TD in win<br />
at Virginia … Threw for three touchdowns and<br />
174 yards against BC in the ACC Championship<br />
game … Completed 18-of-27 passes … Was<br />
intercepted for the first time since the second<br />
game of the season.<br />
Personal: Sean Benjamin Glennon … Born<br />
9/5/85 in Woodlands, TX … Son of John and<br />
Nancy Glennon … Majoring in finance.<br />
Passing G Att- Comp Pct. yds. Td int<br />
2004 4 11- 8 72.7 137 2 0<br />
2006 13 302- 170 56.3 2191 11 11<br />
2007 12 207- 130 62.8 1636 11 3<br />
Career 29 520- 308 59.2 3964 24 14<br />
––––––––––– 2007 Passing Game-by-Game ––––––––––––<br />
ECU 1 33- 22 66.7 245 1 1<br />
at LSU 1 10- 2 20.0 16 0 1<br />
OHIO 1 2- 2 100.0 5 0 0<br />
W&M 1 9- 5 55.5 49 0 0<br />
UNC 1 1- 1 100.0 10 0 0<br />
at CU Did not play<br />
at Duke 1 21- 16 76.2 258 2 0<br />
BC 1 25- 15 60.0 149 1 0<br />
at GT 1 32- 22 68.8 296 2 0<br />
FSU 1 4- 1 25.0 3 0 0<br />
UM 1 24- 13 54.2 171 1 0<br />
at UVa 1 19- 13 68.4 260 1 0<br />
vs BC 1 27- 18 66.7 174 3 1<br />
13<br />
Corey Gordon<br />
Linebacker • 6-2 • 225 • r-Sr.<br />
Gainesville, Fla. • Gainesville H.S. • Hargrave<br />
A team player whose main contributions<br />
this season have been on special teams … Also<br />
provides depth at the whip linebacker spot …<br />
Has a good combination of size and speed …<br />
Plays a physical brand of football … Ranks<br />
as one of the Hokies’ top performers in the<br />
strength and conditioning program.<br />
2007: Worked at whip linebacker and<br />
on five special team units … Picked up nine<br />
special team plays at LSU … Was in for 12<br />
special team plays versus Ohio … Got 10 plays<br />
at whip linebacker against W&M … Added<br />
18 more plays on special teams … Played 15<br />
special team plays against Clemson … Picked<br />
up a tackle at Duke … Saw action on seven<br />
plays at whip linebacker against Miami.<br />
Personal: Corey Daven Gordon … Born<br />
6/9/84 in Gainesville, FL … Son of David<br />
and Gloria Gordon … Majoring in human<br />
development.<br />
Corey Gordon
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