2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports

2007: Took over the snapping duties for
punts … Contributed two tackles during win
at Georgia Tech … Picked up another tackle
against Florida State.
Personal: William Bart McMillin … Born
2/25/85 in Johnson City, TN … Son of Jeff and
Debbie McMillin … Enrolled in apparel, housing
and resource management.
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Davon Morgan
Free Safety, 6-0, 189, Fr.
Richmond, Va., Varina H.S.
One of just three true freshmen to see
action in 2007 … Has a bright future at free
safety, but spent most of his first season as
a special teams contributor … Picked up 135
plays while starting on the punt return/block
and kickoff teams … Contributed a big blocked
punt during the Virginia game … Got some
work at safety in five games.
2007: Made the dress squad as a true
freshman … Earned the No. 2 spot at safety,
but his first action came on special teams …
Was in on 10 plays in the opener, starting on
the kickoff team and the punt return/block
team … Contributed a tackle at LSU … Played
three downs at free safety against Ohio …
Picked up 38 plays at safety and picked up
three tackles … Added 13 plays on special
teams … Had a tackle on special teams in the
UNC game … Added another tackle at Clemson
… Played 15 defensive downs at safety and
added 13 plays on special teams at Duke …
Contributed a pair of tackles … Broke up a
pass in the Boston College game … Worked
six snaps at safety against Georgia Tech …
Contributed a tackle while working 13 special
team plays against Florida State … Played
seven snaps at safety with a tackle … Also
picked up a tackle on special teams … Blocked
a punt at Virginia to set up a field goal … Was
in on nine special team plays in the ACC title
game versus BC.
Personal: Davon T. Morgan … Born
1/28/89 in Richmond, VA … Lives with his
grandmother, Mary Barlow.
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks
2007 13 5 6 11 0- 0 0- 0
Josh Morgan
Split End • 6-1 • 220 • Sr.
Washington, D.C.
H.D. Woodson H.S. • Fork Union
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Tech’s top receiver with 43 catches … A
big, physical player who can go get the ball
in a crowd … Is enjoying his best season
… Currently ranks third in career catches at
Tech (119), fourth in touchdown catches (16)
and fifth in career receiving yards (1,787) …
Hauled in a 71-yard TD catch at Georgia Tech
… Has a team-leading 13 kickoff returns with
an average of 17.5 yards a return … His 649
plays on offense are the most among the backs
and receivers.
2007: Caught four passes for 40 yards in
the season opener with ECU … Added four
more grabs at LSU for 20 yards … Had six
catches – all in the first half – for 119 yards
against Ohio … Turned in a 31-yard kickoff
return against William & Mary … Caught three
passes for 24 yards and returned a kickoff 34
yards in the UNC game … Had three kickoff
returns for 52 yards at Clemson and caught
a 4-yard pass … Caught touchdown passes
of 19 and 40 yards against Duke … Finished
with four catches for 68 yards … Hauled in a
71-yard touchdown pass at GT and finished the
game with six catches for 103 yards … Caught
a 5-yard TD pass against Florida State …
Picked up four catches for 75 yards at Virginia
… Set a career mark with eight catches in the
ACC Championship game against Boston College
… Caught a 5-yard TD pass for Tech’s first score
in the game and finished with 55 yards … His
43 catches and five TD receptions lead the
team.
Personal: Joshua Lewis Morgan … Born
6/20/85 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Dennis
Morgan and LaWanda Ware … Majoring in
apparel, housing and resource management.
receiving G no. yds. Avg. Td LG
2004 12 15 346 23.1 3 80
2005 13 28 471 16.8 4 50
2006 12 33 448 13.6 4 54
2007 13 43 522 12.1 5 71
Career 50 119 1787 15.0 16 80
pLAYER pROFILE upDATES
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G no. yds. Avg. Td LG
ECU 1 4 40 10.0 0 17
at LSU 1 4 20 5.0 0 13
OHIO 1 6 119 19.8 0 59
W&M 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
UNC 1 3 24 8.0 0 12
at CU 1 1 4 4.0 0 4
at Duke 1 4 68 17.0 2 40
BC 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
at GT 1 6 103 17.2 1 71
FSU 1 1 5 5.0 1 5
UM 1 1 9 9.0 0 9
at UVa 1 4 75 18.8 0 26
vs BC 1 8 55 6.9 1 16
Branden Ore
Tailback • 5-11 • 205 • r-Jr.
Chesapeake, Va. • Indian River H.S.
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Has had a hard time getting things
going this season after earning first-team
All-ACC honors a year ago … Was troubled
by nagging injuries early on, but has shown
signs of returning to form in recent games …
Accounted for 506 of his 876 rushing yards
during the team’s last five games … Made an
impact in the Virginia game with a 147-yard
outing … Is the team’s second-leading scorer
with nine touchdowns, including one on a
reception … Has caught 19 passes out of the
backfield in 2007 … Ranks seventh in career
rushing (2,660 yards) and ninth in career
scoring (192 points) at Tech.
2007: Carried 23 times for 71 yards in the
season opener against East Carolina … Was
limited to 28 yards on 14 rushes at LSU …
Caught two passes for 24 yards in that game …
Scored on a 1-yard run against Ohio … Rushed
for 82 yards on 18 carries against the Bobcats,
despite suffering bruised ribs … Had a 2-yard
touchdown run and a 34-yard TD reception
against William & Mary … Ran for 93 yards
and a touchdown on 19 carries against UNC …
Scored on a 2-yard run at Clemson … Rushed
for 37 yards at Duke and had a 2-yard TD
run … Gained 97 yards on 20 carries against
Boston College … Added 86 yards on 19 carries
at Georgia Tech … Picked up 40 yards on 16
carries against FSU, scoring on a 2-yard run …
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