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2009: Starter for the second straight year at middle linebacker...played in nine games and made seven starts as a senior...averaged seven tackles per game... recorded a season high 15 tackles against Stephen F. Austin...had 11 tackles against McNeese State... finished the season with 63 total tackles, which ranked third among team leaders ... recorded 24 solo tackles ...recorded 39 assisted stops ... forced two fumbles ...recovered two fumbles in 2009... had two tackles for losses of seven yards. 2008: Played in 13 games and made 12 starts at middle linebacker ... registered 69 total tackles to rank fourth among team leaders ... had 35 solo stops ... intercepted two passes and broke up five other passing attempts ... recorded one quarterback sack and five tackles for losses of 14 yards ... tallied a season-best nine tackles against Nicholls ... returned one interception for a touchdown at Northern Colorado. 2007: Saw action in three games, finishing with five tackles ... all five tackles came against Nicholls State with three unassisted tackles and two assists. 2006: Was in on seven tackles as a redshirt freshman ... began the year by being credited with half a sack during a two-tackle performance against Tarleton State ... had two tackles, including a quarterback sack against Northern Colorado ... also had a two-tackle performance against Stephen F. Austin. High School: Was a three-year letter winner at Cypress Falls for Coach David Raffield ... registered 96 tackles, recovered two fumbles, had an interception and scored one touchdown ... two-time All-District 17-5A First-Team selection ... named to the All-Greater Houston team as selected by the Houston Chronicle ... received the team[apos]s Defensive Playmaker Award ... prep team was a regional quarterfinalists in his senior season ... also a member of Cy-Falls[apos] basketball team. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1986 in Houston ... son of Dessiray Cusic and Joe Bell, Sr ... .majoring in sociology.