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2006: The unquestioned leader of the Cincinnati defense...first team All-BIG EAST selection...teams's leading tackler (68) and leader in tackles for loss (13.5)...always seems to be around the football...winner of the team's Brig Owens Award as the top defensive back...earned team Defensive Player of the Week honors three times for his performances vs. Virginia Tech, USF and Rutgers...recorded career highs with 10 total tackles and nine solos, along with three TFLs to key the win over No. 7 Rutgers, earning BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll recognition...had seven tackles vs. Syracuse and eight vs. No. 10 West Virginia...had four tackles, 1.5 TFLs and returned a fumble 39 yards for a TD in the win over USF, earning BIG EAST Honor Roll honors...topped the five-tackle mark in six different games...extremely tough competitor with a history of battling through nagging injuries. 2005: Knowledge of the defensive system and determined, hard-nosed play earned him the starting assignment at middle linebacker...team's third-leading tackler, with 60 stops, despite missing one game and seeing limited action in another...second in tackles for loss with 10...team leader with three fumble recoveries and also recorded an interception...made his debut as the starter by making seven tackles, including three tackles for loss, in the season opener vs. Eastern Michigan...had six tackles, five of them solos, a pair of TFLs and a sack vs. Penn State...missed the Western Carolina contest after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, but returned the following week to see some action vs. Miami (Ohio)...posted a career-high 10 tackles vs. Pittsburgh...tied that career mark with 10 stops vs. USF...made a pair of fumble recoveries vs. Connecticut...returned a fumble 17 yards for what proved to be the winning touchdown vs. Syracuse, earning BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors...also had five tackles and 1.5 sacks vs. the Orange...had an interception in the season finale vs. Rutgers...earned his first letter. 2004: Joined team as a junior college transfer...traveled to all contests...saw action in the Ohio State and Marshall contests. Junior College: Played one season at Grand Rapids Junior College...made 85 tackles. High School: Earned first team all-conference honors as a senior at Hudson High School, under the coaching of Tom Narducci...helped team to an 8-2 record as a senior playing linebacker and tight end...made 102 tackles. Personal: Born June 29, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio...son of Kim and Becky McCullough...has two older siblings, one brother and one sister...brother Bryan played football at Miami (Ohio) and sister Kelly played volleyball at Miami (Ohio). Academic Major: Communications.
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