Terrance Garmon Class: Senior Hometown: Tyler High School: John Tyler Height / Weight: 6-2 / 220 Position: LB Experience: 3L

Rice -- Senior leader among the Owls linebacking corps who enjoyed his healthiest campaign in 2008.

Garmon Career Statistics

2008: Started a career-high 10 games and finished third on the team with a career-high 66 tackles... Tied for second on the team with a career-best seven tackles for loss and third with 2.5 sacks... Started 10 of the last 11 games, missing the UTEP game with a bruised kidney... came back to start against Army and was credited with eight tackles... Tied his career-high with nine tackles at Tulsa and had three, eight-tackle efforts on the year... took over against Memphis after Brian Raines and Vernon James were injured during the game... Credited with eight tackles and thwarted a late Memphis scoring threat just before halftime with an interception in the end zone to keep Rice within 14-3 at Memphis... Picked off his second pass of the season vs. Tulane... Has four career interceptions, third among Owl defenders. Most experienced of the Owls linebackers (34 games/15 starts).

2007: Finished the year with 26 tackles while seeing action in eight games... Opened the year in the starting lineup and was credited with seven stops against Nicholls... Missed the Texas Tech, Texas and Southern Miss games with an injury, then returned to face Houston and registered his first career sack... Missed the Memphis game with an injury... Returned to action against Marshall and was credited with four tackles, including a pair for loss, and picked up his second sack of the year.

2006: True freshman who developed into a starter by season's end and impressed conference coaches enough to be named to their all-Conference USA freshman squad... Started against ECU and SMU to close out the season regular season and Troy in the R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl... Credited with 25 tackles over that stretch... Also picked off a pass against ECU and SMU, returning one against ECU 20 yards... Had tackles in each of the first four games (7 total), then was shut out for four... Rebounded to rack up 19 in the last four... Defensive superlatives also included a broken-up pass vs. UTEP and a blocked punt vs. Tulsa.

High School -- 2006 graduate of John Tyler High in east Texas... All-East Texas safety for coach Thomas Brooks... All-District 12-5A selection who played in the All-American Bowl game... Had two interceptions, two recoveries and three forces for the Lions' 8-3 playoff team... Also a two-year letterman in track, and played club soccer... Regional qualifier as a junior in both hurdle events... Carried a 3.72 high school GPA, and ranks sixth in a class of 412... Member of the National Honor Society, the National Honor Roll, Who's Who Among American High School Students, and Top Teens of America... Awards include the Rotary Club Outstanding Senior and the YMCA Ralph Spence Leadership Award... Executive vice president of John Tyler's student council, and participated in the International Baccalaureate Program... Church activities include the choir, ushering, and serving as treasurer for both the youth department and his Sunday School... High school teammate of fellow Rice recruit Jonathan Arceneaux... Chose Rice over Houston, Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, UTEP, SMU, TCU, Arizona, and Colorado State.

Personal -- Full Name: Terrance Michael Garmon... Born: Oct. 9, 1987, at Tyler... Parents: Bobby and Cheryl Garmon (one brother)... Rice major: history.

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