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 />
Houseright Continued<br />
and Billy, uncle Tom Beasley and cousin Chad<br />
Beasley ... Enrolled in mining engineering.<br />
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2006 13 0 5 5 0- 0 0- 0<br />
2007 12 4 5 9 0- 0 0- 0<br />
Career 25 4 10 14 0- 0 0- 0<br />
Josh Hyman<br />
19<br />
Split End • 5-11 • 190 • r-Sr.<br />
Chesapeake, Va. • Deep Creek H.S. • Fork Union<br />
A sure-handed receiver who has been an<br />
important part of Tech’s late-season offensive<br />
surge … Has avoided the nagging injuries that<br />
slowed him in 2006 and is on the verge of a<br />
personal-best total for catches in a season …<br />
Can play either receiver position.<br />
Josh Hyman<br />
20 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 2007<br />
2007: Excelled in the strength and<br />
conditioning program during the preseason …<br />
Caught a 37-yard pass in the opening game<br />
against ECU and finished the game with two<br />
grabs for 43 yards … Had two catches for 26<br />
yards against Ohio … Registered an 8-yard<br />
catch versus W&M … Hauled in two passes<br />
for 31 yards at Clemson and contributed three<br />
knockdown blocks … Made a 20-yard reception<br />
at Duke and picked up two more knockdowns …<br />
Grabbed four passes for 7 yards against Georgia<br />
Tech … Had a 14-yard reception in the FSU<br />
game … Made a clutch 41-yard catch against<br />
Miami and finished with three receptions for<br />
60 yards … Grabbed four passes for 63 yards at<br />
Virginia … Caught three passes for 30 yards in<br />
the ACC Championship win over BC, including a<br />
key 13-yard touchdown grab at the end of the<br />
first half … Enters the Orange Bowl with 25<br />
catches for 339 yards.<br />
Personal: Joshua Leonard Hyman … Born<br />
4/18/83 in Chesapeake, VA … Son of Delphia<br />
Hughes … Enrolled in apparel, housing and<br />
resource management.<br />
receiving G no. yds. Avg. Td LG<br />
2004 13 27 491 18.2 5 45<br />
2005 13 13 197 15.2 0 35<br />
2006 12 16 111 6.9 0 20<br />
2007 13 25 339 13.6 1 41<br />
Career 51 81 1138 14.1 6 45<br />
–––––––––– 2007 receiving Game-by-Game –––––––––––<br />
ECU 1 2 43 22.5 0 37<br />
at LSU 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
OHIO 1 2 26 13.0 0 19<br />
W&M 1 1 8 8.0 0 8<br />
UNC 1 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
at CU 1 2 31 15.5 0 22<br />
at Duke 1 1 20 20.0 0 20<br />
BC 1 2 17 8.5 0 11<br />
at GT 1 4 27 6.8 0 10<br />
FSU 1 1 14 7.0 0 14<br />
UM 1 3 60 20.0 0 41<br />
at UVa 1 4 63 15.8 0 32<br />
vs BC 1 3 30 10.0 1 13<br />
42<br />
Kenny Jefferson<br />
Fullback • 5-9 • 223 • r-So.<br />
Port Tobacco, Md. • DeMatha Catholic H.S.<br />
A strong, physical player who holds down<br />
the No. 2 fullback spot … Has seen brief action<br />
in seven games … An excellent blocker, who<br />
excels in the weight room and the classroom.<br />
2007: No. 2 at fullback … Saw action<br />
on one offensive play against ECU in the<br />
opening game … Made his first collegiate pass<br />
reception with a 2-yard grab against Ohio …<br />
Got five snaps at fullback against W&M and two<br />
at Duke … Picked up a carry on seven offensive<br />
snaps at GT … Played three downs at fullback<br />
against Miami.<br />
Personal: Kenneth Neill Jefferson … Born<br />
7/9/87 in St. Petersburg, FL … Son of Ken<br />
and Tania Jefferson … Enrolled in university<br />
studies.<br />
Scott King<br />
Snapper • 6-0 • 242 • Sr.<br />
Radford, Va. • Radford H.S.<br />
61<br />
Is in his second season as the Hokies’ short<br />
snapper … Part of a field goal operation that is<br />
nearing a school record for field goals made in<br />
a season … Works extremely hard and takes his<br />
senior leadership role seriously.
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