| Jeff Gettys |
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2007 Team Walk-on Player of the Year
2007 2nd-Team Academic All-Big 12
2008 OUTLOOK
A valuable member of the Tiger special teams a year ago who won the team's walkon of the year award for his efforts ... Is likely to continue his role on special teams units in 2008, in addition to challenging for playing time on defense, where he enters fall camp listed second on the depth chart at the strongside linebacker position ... Changed his jersey number to 35 this spring after wearing 53 previously ... Last name is pronounced GET-iss.
2007 SEASON
Athletic linebacker who became a special teams standout in his first year as a redshirt freshman, playing in all 14 games on various units ... Made enough contributions to be awarded with the team's Walk-on Player of the Year honor at the annual team banquet in November ... An outstanding student who was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 second team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-sport letterman at Houston High School, playing the sports of football, baseball, basketball and track in his time there ... Amassed 323 tackles in his four years playing linebacker at Houston, including 99 as a senior and 121 as a junior when he won First-Team All-Conference honors each year ... Was a Third-Team All-State pick by the coaches as a junior, as well ... Helped lead his team to consecutive appearances in the state semi-finals, in 2004 and 2005 ... Also won honorable mention All-Conference status in baseball as an outfielder and was a Second-Team All-Conference performer in the 4x200 relay in track ...
PERSONAL
Parents - Scott & Angie Gettys ... Plans to major in business management at Mizzou, and lists MU's esteemed School of Business as one of the top drawing cards that led him to Columbia.
