2008-09 Football
Austin Knipp
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Austin Knipp
No.: 93
Pos.: DL
Cl.: Jr.
Ht.: 6-2
Wt.: 240
Hometown (Last School): Plant City, Fla./Plant City
Exp.: 2L
Birthdate:
Major:
Rosters: 2008-09 Football

2007: Played in 10 games as a sophomore on the defensive line, starting nine times…finished the season with 34 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, with 2.5 of those being sacks…recorded his first sack of the season at Gardner-Webb (9/8) and finished with two tackles for a loss…had a career-high eight tackles in the season finale against Wagner (11/17), with five of those being solo…had at least five tackles four times and enters the season with three straight games with at least five tackles.

2006: Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman on the defensive line…had 20 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for a loss and one sack…recorded his first career sack at Butler (9/23)…finished the Butler game with a season-best five tackles, with 1.5 for a loss…had one fumble recovery.

2005: Sat out the year as a redshirt.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Plant City High School for coach Todd Long as a defensive end…as a senior, he earned first team all-county accolades after recording 12 sacks...also named Scholoar Athlete as a senior.

Personal: Born April 2, 1987, in Brandon, Fla...son of William and Cindy Knipp…has a sister, April…major is sociology.