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ACADEMICS— He is majoring in economics at Colorado.
PERSONAL— Born November 14, 1982 in Denver. He loves music,
especially gospel music and sings in his church choir. Hobbies
include singing and drawing.
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GREG NEWMAN, ILB
6-4, 235, Fr., HS
Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is projected as an inside linebacker
for his true freshman year in college.
HIGH SCHOOL—A PrepStar All-American and All-West as well as a
SuperPrep All-Far West selection as a senior, when he earned Ventura
County and Marmonte League Defensive Player of the Year honors.
(SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 77 player in California.) A two-time
al-CIF, all-Marmonte League and all-Ventura County performer, earning
the honors both as a junior and senior; he was a second-team
all-league selection his sophomore year. As a senior, he racked up
115 tackles (94 solo), with 12 for losses including three sacks, four
hurries, two interceptions, two deflections and a forced fumble. As a
junior, he was in on 85 tackles (54 solo), with 10 for losses and twoand-a-half
sacks, and a cause d fumble. As a sophomore, playing
defensive end, he had 40 tackles (25 solo), with 10 for losses including
five sacks, and an interception he returned for a touchdown. A
three-year starter on defense, he played some spot fullback during
his career, mainly blocking in short yardage situations. Top games as
a senior: in a 28-6 win over St. Bonaventure in the CIF championship
game, he had 14 tackles, two for losses, and an interception; in a 38-
7 win over Moorpark in the semifinal, he had 11 tackles, two for
losses, and a pick; and in a 25-24 win over Hart, he had 12 tackles and
a pass broken up. Westlake was 14-0 his senior season, winning the
CIF Division IV title, and was 11-3 his junior year (reaching the finals)
and 10-3 his sophomore year (semifinalist) under coach Jim Benkert.
Also played some baseball as a prep.
ACADEMICS—He is interested in business as his major at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born February 1, 1986 in Santa Monica, Calif.
Hobbies include snowboarding, cars and computers, and he
attained the Star rank in the Boy Scouts. A second cousin, Jentry
Beckstead, is a relief pitcher (closer) in the Colorado Rockies farm
system; he is on the Visalia roster for 2004 spring training (highest A
ball) after recording 29 saves at Asheville last summer.
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CLINT O’NEAL, OL
6-6, 300, Jr., 2L
Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—Enters the fall tied for the top
spot at the tight tackle position. At 300 pounds, he’s added 20
pounds of muscle to his frame since the beginning of last season.
2003 (Soph.)—He started the first four games of the year at tight
tackle, and eventually saw action on the split side as well in playing
in 11 games overall (four total starts). He graded out to 68.2 percent
for the year for 343 snaps from scrimmage, with one knockdown
block and one touchdown block; he allowed nine pressures, threeand-a-half
quarterback sacks and was called for two penalties. His
high game grade was 86.7 against Kansas (15 snaps, 13 plus-plays),
followed by 85.0 against Iowa State (20-17). He played an additional
13 snaps on special teams (field goal and PAT unit).
2002 (Fr.-RS) —He was the backup at the split-side tackle position
for the season, and saw action in six games, including the Alamo
Bowl (no starts). He was in for 24 snaps from scrimmage in the five
regular season games (grading out with 17 plus plays and seven
minus), and added about a dozen more in the bowl game against
Wisconsin. He played at around 270 pounds as a redshirt frosh.
2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire year on the offensive
line, mainly at tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned pre- and postseason
PrepStar All-American honors, and was one of 18 offensive linemen
to earn mention on the Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 list. He was
named to the all-Southwest teams by both Prep Football Report (the
No. 81 player overall) and SuperPrep (No. 85). PrepStar also ranked
him as the No. 12 offensive lineman in the Midlands, while SuperPrep
tabbed him as the No. 43 player in the state of Texas in the preseason.
He also earned all-state, all-area and all-district honors as a
senior, when he graded out to better than 90 percent on his assignments,
did not allow a quarterback sack and was called for just one
penalty in making 55 pancake blocks. He blocked for tailback Mark
Pierce, a 2,000-plus yard runner who is headed for Arkansas. Head
coach at Weatherford was Mike Sneed. He transferred to
Weatherford from Arlington Heights (Fort Worth) High after his
junior year; he had started at offensive tackle as both a junior
(registering 46 pancakes) and a sophomore (30). He did not allow a
sack as a junior and was called for only two penalties in being named
all-state and all-district, only one of three underclassmen selected to
the either team.
ACADEMICS— He is majoring in history at Colorado. He owned a 3.0
grade point average and was an honor roll student in high school.
PERSONAL— Born April 27, 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was
selected for the United States Olympic Academy (on leadership and
athletic ability) to teach individuals to be leaders on and off the playing
field and to help bring back to your state the knowledge for
programs to help your school be successful. A cousin (Kerry Knox)
played baseball at Texas Christian and was drafted by the San Diego
Padres. Hobbies include hunting and fishing. He is also a member of
FFA (Future Farmers Association), Young Life, the Link Program (for
handicapped children), and has worked extensively with the Special
Olympics. He was the second player to commit to CU for the 2001
class, doing so less than two weeks after attending the 2000 Buffalo
Football Technique School.