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ASU #11

Chase Laws



Class: Sr.
Hometown: Matthews, N.C.
High School: Providence
Last College: Army
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Position: LB
Birthdate: March 21, 1985

Made an impressive transition from quarterback to linebacker in the spring ... comes into fall camp listed as the starter at the bandit position occupied by Monte Smith the past two seasons ... one of just four Academic All-SoCon honorees for Mountaineers last fall.

2006: Continued to have a big impact on special teams, as he has during his entire career in the Black and Gold ... played in all 15 games, primarily as on special teams ... made a pair of tackles — both in national quarterfinal versus Montana State — and returned three kicks for a total of 29 yards ... in three appearances at quarterback, completed 2-of-4 passes with a touchdown and an interception and rushed 10 times for 62 yards ... excelled in the classroom as a member of ASU’s academic honor roll and one of just four ASU football players to earn academic all-SoCon recognition.

2005: Spent the season as third-string quarterback ... made just one appearance behind center, rushing once for a loss of a yard and throwing an incomplete pass at Elon ... on special teams, recorded five tackles on the season, including three at The Citadel ... also returned two kicks for 41 yards ... both kick returns came in the playoffs, versus Lafayette and Southern Illinois ... excelled in the classroom as a member of ASU’s Dean’s list and academic honor roll and the SoCon’s academic all-conference team.

Previous College: Played two seasons at Army under legendary coach Bobby Ross.

High School: Lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track and field at Providence H.S. in Charlotte ... threw for 1,800 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 700 yards and eight TDs en route to all-conference recognition as a senior ... named Coca-Cola MVP in 2002 playoffs ... was Providence’s football MVP and Athlete of the Year as a senior ... coached by Bruce Hardin.

Personal: Full name is Chase Durant Laws ... born March 21, 1985 (22 years old) ... son of Wanda and Buddy Laws ... majoring in criminal justice ... aspires to be a DEA or FBI agent.

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10 Wade Pate QB 6-2 219 Sr-3L Arp

10 WADE PATE

Quarterback 6-2 219 Sr-3L

Arp / Arp HS
Business major

Leader in the class room with a 4.00 grade point average ... earned his bachelor's degree and now working on post-graduate studies. 2006 -- sidelined by shoulder injury after earning Southland Conference "Offensive Player of the Week" honors with 259 yards passing and three TDs in victory over Arkansas-Monticello.. 2005 -- started four games at quarterback ... Southland Conference Offensive “Player of the Week” after passing for 260 yards and three scores and rushing for two more touchdowns in 35-18 nationally televised victory over Southeastern Louisiana ... passed for 316 yards and two touchdowns leading Sam Houston into overtime against conference co-champion Texas St.-San Marcos ... ranked fifth in the Southland in both passing yards per game and total offense per game. 2004 -- redshirt. 2003 -- threw for 910 yards, the second highest season total by a Bearkat freshman quarterback (Matt Buss passed for 1,444 yards as a redshirt frosh in 1998) ... ranked sixth in Southland Conference passing ... started four games ... passed for more than 100 yards four times ... long pass was a 61-yard completion against McNeese.
High school -- All-State, All-District 20-2A, and District MVP for Coach Randy Copeland on 7-4 playoff squad ... passed for 2,089 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 540 yards and 12 scores as senior ... class valedictorian and first team Academic All-State ... passed for 2,138 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior on 12-1 state quarter-finalist ... All-State pitcher in baseball.

Statistics
Passing/Rushing
GP Att Com HI Yards TD Rushes Yards TD
2003 (Fr) 9 157 75 10 910 4 64 173 1
2005 (So) 7 124 66 5 883 6 33 61 2
2006 (Jr) 3 35 22 1 259 3 5 -7 0

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#11 Matt Troxel
Born: 1/17/1986
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 177 lbs.

Year: Junior
Major: History

Hometown: Coeur d'Alene, ID
Previous School: Lake City HS

Matt Troxel performed well in spring drills and should see action not only at wide receiver this season, but he may also return kickoffs and punts.

2006: He was slowed by a leg injury. He played in five games and had one catch for nine yards against McNeese State in a FCS first-round playoff game.

2005: He played in 10 contests and was Montana's fourth (tie) leading receiver with 14 receptions.

2004: He was a redshirt at Montana.

High school: He was named first team all-state at running back and defensive back as a junior and senior at Lake City High School...three-year varsity football record was 28-7...named North Idaho's Player of the Year as a junior...Inland Empire League's “Player of the Year” as a senior...a three-time All-North Idaho pick...his junior football squad was 9-3 and the state 4A champion...sophomore team was 11-1 and state runner-up...career-wise he had 5,132 all-purpose yards, 152 catches for 2,036 yards, scored 40 touchdowns, rushed for 1,372 yards, had 1,715 return yards, and 10 interceptions... also lettered in basketball and track...his prep football coach was his dad, Van Troxel, a quarterback at Montana from 1972-75. Van was the head coach at local Hellgate High School.

Personal: His major is history. His parents are Van and Karen Troxel of Coeur d'Alene. Birth date: January 17, 1986. Matt's mom, Karen, is a 1976 graduate of UM. His maternal grandfather, Joe Roberts, was football team captain at UM in 1953. His paternal grandpa, Ed Troxel, is a former head football coach at Idaho. His brother, Chad, played safety at the University of Idaho from 1999-2003.

Career Highs: He had three catches in four different games. He had 32 yards receiving and a long of 25 yards vs. Weber State, 2005.