College: Shifted from safety to linebacker in spring to better take advangtage of his tackling ability...will battle with Josh Owens and Adam Noble for playing time...strong tackler who has keen sense for the football… made 10 starts and appeared in all 11 games in 2012… second on the team with 68 tackles (40 solo), adding in an interception and 1.5 tackles for loss… made eight tackles (three solo) against Virginia Tech…intercepted a pass and made seven tackles (two solo) against UT Martin… tied season high with nine tackles (six solo) against Murray State… made nine tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, against Southeast Missouri… ended season with a nine-tackle (five solo) effort in the finale against Tennessee Tech, including a half tackle for loss... his emergence allowed Govs to move Antwaun Majors from weak safety to strong safety to open 2012… built on impressive fall with strong spring… in 2011, led all freshmen in tackles with 33, including 18 solo stops, in a reserve role… credited with four solo stops in opener against Cincinnati… also had four tackles against Tennessee State… .played even more significant role down stretch… credited with 16 tackles over final three games… credited with season-best seven stops against Central State… had four tackles plus a fumble recovery against Murray State… in season finale, was credited with five tackles, including four solo stops.
High School: Middle linebacker/fullback/tight end at Hardin County High School for William McCadams...from linebacker spot finished with 104 solo tackles, 60 assists, 13 tackles for loss, four sacks, four blocked kicks, and one interception for a touchdown his senior season... offensively, had 175 rushing yards, 372 receiving yards and nine TDs....as senior, was all-region and All-West Tennessee ...as junior earned first-team All-State as well as West Tennessee Junior of the Year honor...also earned all region
Personal: Health major… two-time member of Athletics Director’s Honor Roll… son of Randal and Alice Rich… born Oct.9, 1992… .age 20.
| Season | GP | Unassisted | Assisted | Total | TFL-Yds | FF-FR | Sacks-Yds | INT-Yds | TDs |
|---|
| 2011 |
10 |
17 |
16 |
33 |
1.0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
11 |
40 |
28 |
68 |
1.5-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
21 |
47 |
44 |
101 |
2.5-5 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
0 |
