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Rice--Explosive threat at defensive end who enters the spring looking to build on the momentum of his first two campaigns.
2008: Tied with fellow end Scott Solomon for the defensive line lead with 40 tackles... Second on the team with 3.5 sacks and tied for second with six tackles for loss (both career highs)... Opened the year with 1.5 sacks in the first three games, then closed the regular season with sacks in consecutive games vs. Marshall and Houston... Had at least four tackles in eight of 12 games (missed the Vanderbilt game)... season-best tackle effort was five vs. North Texas... Credited with four tackles and his first career sack in the opener against SMU ... Forced his first career fumble on his sack but SMU recovered... Has started 20 of the last 21 games at defensive end. 2007--Earned honorable mention freshman All-American designation from The Sporting News and C-USA freshmen honors from the conference media... Finished seventh on the team, and second among linemen, with 43 tackles, despite missing the first two games of the year with an injury.... Recorded 37 of his tackles in conference action... Posted his season-high of seven tackles against Memphis and also had three other games in which he was credited with six stops (Houston, Marshall, SMU)... Broke up a pass vs. Marshall... Named to the C-USA Honor Roll. High School -- 2007 graduate of Alief Taylor High in suburban southwest Houston... All-District 18-5A and all-Greater Houston selection for coach Tom Gerber... Also earned academic all-district honors. Member of the Houston Chronicle's Top 100... Finished his senior year with 117 tackles, including 19 for loss (5 sacks) as Taylor reached the state playoffs... Selected to play in the 2007 Bayou Bowl against a team of all-stars from Louisiana... Also played basketball and ran track... Member of the National Honor Society and FCA while also coaching youth at the YMCA... Plays the piano. Personal -- Full Name: Chetachi Ozougwu... Born November 18, 1988 at Houston... Parents: Aja and Josephine Ozougwu (two brothers, two sisters)...Rice major: Economics
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