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“Showed signs of doing some really good things before injury forced him to miss the bulk of spring practice. He’s got great ability, but just hasn’t had the chance to get on the field with it yet.”

2010 Spring: Appeared third in the depth chart following the spring season.

2009: Competed in two games on the season, against Charleston Southern and Northern Illinois in the International Bowl.

2008: Utilized redshirt season.

LAKE GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 97th-best offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com...  Named 5A second team all-state...  Tabbed first-team all-district and all-county in 2007...  Participated in the FACA North/South game in 2008... Also lettered in track (two years) and weightlifting (one year) ...  Chose USF over Baylor and North Carolina ...  Coached by Keith Demyer ...  Also garnered interest from Alabama and Florida State.

PERSONAL: Born September 11, 1989 ...  Son of Cynthia Garvin ...  Product of the same high school as Matt Grothe ...  Majoring in social sciences.