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Bobby Richardson

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.

High School:
Plant

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 274

Position:
DE

Experience:
1L


10/09/2011

Indiana 20, Illinois 41 - AP Photos

Shane Wynn took the opening kickoff 99 yards untouched for the fourth-longest return in school history.

2011 (Freshman): Worked his way from defensive tackle on the scout team at the start of the season to starter at defensive end ... made six starts, all in Big Ten play, and appeared in nine games ... collected 27 tackles with three sacks, four tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup ... finished second on the team with his three sacks ... made a career-high eight stops with a half-TFL in first start against Penn State ... added four tackles in addition to two sacks and first career forced fumble at Ohio State ... tallied four stops, a 14-yard sack and first career fumble recovery against Illinois ... closed out the year with seven tackles, a half tackle for loss, one QBH and one PBU against Purdue ... named IU scout team player of the week following the Ball State game.

Prep/Personal: Defensive lineman for head coach Robert Weiner at Plant High School ... posted 76 tackles, 36 solo, with 36 tackles for loss, four sacks and two fumble recoveries en route to second team all-conference honors in 2010 ... team advanced to the state finals and finished the season with a 12-3 record ... transferred to Plant prior to senior season and became a starter ... father is Bobby Richardson, Jr. ... born on Nov. 30, 1992, Bobby K. Richardson III is an accounting major.

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