Sophomore who enters the spring as a projected starter at defensive tackle... garnered the most post-season acclaim of any of the Gamecock freshman in 2007... named to the Sporting News second team Freshman All-America squad and CollegeFootballNews.com third team Freshman All-America team... also named Freshman All-SEC by both the SEC coaches and by the Sporting News... made 10 starts, most among the freshmen on the squad... registered 39 tackles, most among the defensive tackles on the squad... 27 of the 39 tackles were solo stops... tied for third on the squad with 3.0 sacks... made his first career start against Georgia... had a sack against South Carolina State... registered a season-high six tackles, including 2.0 sacks in the win at North Carolina... also had five stops against LSU and Arkansas... recovered a fumble against Florida... spent the 2006 season at Hargrave Military Academy. 2006: Spent the season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. where he was coached by Robert Prunty... played at Hargrave with fellow Gamecock Clifton Geathers... was ranked by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 21 overall prep school prospect and was given a four-star rating... was a three-star prospect by Scout.com and considered the nation's 61st-best defensive tackle. HIGH SCHOOL: A former teammate of current Gamecock cornerback Carlos Thomas at Banneker High School in College Park, Ga... graduated in 2006... coached by Benny Crane... was credited with 74 tackles including five sacks as a senior after logging 80 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior... named his team's Best Defensive Player... invited to play in the North-South All-Star Game... also competed in the shot put for the track & field team. PERSONAL: Olufemi Oladipupa Ajiboye was born Sept. 15, 1987... undecided on his major... enjoys playing video games... was offered by South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State and Minnesota out of high school... selected South Carolina over Virginia Tech after attending prep school. |
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