2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports

2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE
2007: Earned a starting spot on the kickoff
return team … Was in for eight plays at LSU
and seven against Ohio … Picked up four more
plays in the William & Mary game and five at
Clemson … Worked eight plays at GT, grading
90 percent on two different units … Was in on
a tackle during 14 special team plays against
Florida State … Had three tackles in the Miami
game, while working 12 special team plays …
Was in on a tackle during 19 special team plays
against Virginia … Graded 90 percent or better
on two special team units during the ACC
Championship game with BC.
Personal: Matthew S. Reidy … Born 1/8/87
in Shady Grove, MD … Son of Denny and Sue
Reidy … Enrolled in finance.
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Sergio Render
Offensive Guard • 6-4 • 310 • So.
Newnan, Ga. • Newnan H.S
A key member of the Hokies’ offensive front
… Selected second-team All-ACC by Rivals …
A two-year starter at right guard … Big, strong
and athletic … Leads the team in knockdown
blocks with 64 … His 825 offensive plays are
the most of any player … Also starts on the
extra point and field goal team.
2007: Started at right guard … Posted
nine knockdown blocks in the opening game
against ECU … Played 57 snaps at LSU …
Worked 72 offensive snaps against Ohio … Had
six knockdowns versus William & Mary … Sat
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Kory Robertson
out the first quarter of the UNC game … Ended
up playing 39 snaps against the Tar Heels …
Was in for all 55 plays at Clemson … Posted
five knockdowns in the Duke game … Picked up
seven more knockdowns and graded 85 percent
in the BC game … Added six knockdowns at GT
and eight against Florida State … Graded 90
percent with three knockdowns against Miami
… Picked up four more knockdowns in the win
at Virginia … Earned a grade of 87 percent and
collected eight knockdowns in the win over BC
in the ACC title game.
Personal: Sergio Orlando Render … Born
9/13/86 in LaGrange, GA … Lives with his aunt
and uncle, Kerri and Eric Geter … Enrolled in
university studies.
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Kory Robertson
Defensive Tackle • 6-2 • 342 • r-Sr.
Martinsville, Va. • Magna Vista H.S.
Puts in time as a member of the Hokies’
rotation at defensive tackle … A gifted athlete
in a big body … Can be hard to handle in the
middle … Also plays an important role on the
extra point and field goal block team.
2007: Starts on the extra point and field
goal block team … Played 20 plays off the
bench in the opening game and 22 snaps at
LSU … Got his first collegiate start against
Ohio and was in on two tackles … Added two
more tackles in 27 plays against W&M … Had
two QB hurries and a pair of tackles in 23 plays
against UNC … Posted three hurries in the
Clemson game and had another hurry at Duke
… Picked up a hurry during both the FSU and
Miami games … Contributed two hurries and a
tackle in the ACC Championship game.
Personal: Kory Waurez Robertson …
Born 12/12/84 in Atlanta, GA … Son of
John Robertson and Sharon Pittman … Has
lived with his grandparents, John and Mary
Robertson, since the age of 5 … Enrolled in
apparel, housing and resource management.
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks
2004 5 1 3 4 0- 0 0- 0
2005 11 2 3 5 0.5- 1 0- 0
2006 13 9 7 16 2.0- 13 1- 10
2007 13 3 5 8 0- 0 0- 0
Career 42 15 18 33 2.5- 14 1- 10
Eddie Royal
Flanker • 5-10 • 180 • Sr.
Herndon, Va. • Westfield H.S.
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One of the Hokies’ top big-play threats …
Has caught four touchdown passes and scored
twice on punt returns this season … Ranks as
the ACC’s all-time leader in punt return yardage
… Earned first-team All-ACC honors as a return
man … Has averaged 15.9 yards on seven runs
during the season … Is second all-time in
kickoff return yards at Tech … Currently ranks
fourth in career receptions at Tech (118) and
sixth in career receiving yards (1,767) … Has
real football savvy to go with all the skills
needed to be a game-breaker.
2007: Contributed five punt returns for
63 yards, caught two passes for 16 yards and
had a 16-yard kickoff return during the season
opener with ECU … Turned in a personal-best
137 yards on five kickoff returns at LSU …
Caught three passes for 30 yards against Ohio
… Returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown
against William & Mary … Finished that game
with 120 yards on four returns … Had a careerlong
53-yard run on a reverse against UNC …
Returned a punt 82 yards for a TD at Clemson
and had another scoring return nullified by a
penalty … Finished with 117 yards on three
returns … Caught six passes for 90 yards
at Duke … Scored on a 25-yard touchdown
reception … Added another TD catch in the BC