Talented youngster will add depth to ASU’s very talented linebacking corps ... has a large athletic frame and ability to defend against the pass and run ... could see time on special teams while serving in a reserve role at linebacker.
2007: Redshirted.
High School: Tallied 85 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, three quarterback hurries, two pass break-ups and a fumble recovery in just nine games as a senior ... totaled 201 tackles, 13 TFL, six sacks, seven hurries, four fumble recoveries, two INTs and one defensive score during his three-year varsity career ... helped lead Dobyns-Bennett to three-straight postseason appearances ... plays with fellow Dobyns-Bennett alum Daniel Kilgore at ASU ... coached by Graham Clark, who was an assistant under legendary coach Jim Brakefield at ASU in 1979.
2007: Played in all 12 games, recording seven tackles, six solo on the year... Had an interception in the season opener at Hawai'i and returned it eight yards... Also recovered a fumble against Portland State and had a kickoff return for 14 yards at Cal Poly.
2006: Redshirted.
High School: 2005 Fred Steinmark Award Finalist... First-Team All-State football in both 2003 and 2004... Patriot League Player of the Year in both football and baseball... Honorable mention All-State pick in basketball as a senior... Three-time all-conference selection in hoops... All-State honoree in baseball as a junior... State runner-up in track in the 100 and 200 meters as a senior... Finished third in the 100 and fifth in the 200 as a junior... Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Oct. 7, 1986... Son of Joe and Joan Stemo... Majoring in sport and exercise science with an emphasis in physical education teaching.
Beau Watkins
Junior from Kalispell, MT
Position: SS
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200
A scout team standout last fall… enters the year in competition for playing time at safety and entrenched on Bobcat special teams… redshirted in 2006… a two-year starter at Flathead in football and basketball… born Beau G. Watkins on August 27, 1987, in Kalispell, Mont… one of three children of Roxy and Todd Watkins… his grandfather, Wes Watkins, played football at Eastern Montana, while his father played at Rocky Mountain and an uncle, Rusty Lohof, played at Montana.
Class: RS Freshman
Hometown: Grafton, Mass.
High School: Holy Name H.S.
Last College: Bridgton Academy (Maine)
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 225
Position: LB
On Haag: Comes of an impressive spring season where he saw time at outside linebacker ... Worked through some injuries in spring ball ... Versatile player, who can play different linebacker spots ... Pushing to play in his second season and will make a mark on special teams according to Coach Morris.
As a freshman in 2008: Redshirt season.
Before UMass: Three-year quarterback at Holy Name Catholic High School in Worcester, Mass. ... Led Napoleans to the Super Bowl championship as a junior and senior ... Posted a perfect 12-0 record as a senior, throwing 10 touchdowns ... All-Central Mass All-Star in both football and baseball as a senior ... Hit .420 with four home runs as a senir ... Helped basketball team to state runner-up as a junior and senior ...
Personal: Nicklas William Haag ... Born Dec. 27, 1988 in Worcester, Mass. ... Son of Bill Haag and Annemarie McNamara ... Brother of Bill ... Father played football at Holy Cross in the early 1970s ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
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