ON OXENDINE: Coming off a huge season in 2013 which culminated in the defensive lineman earning spots on the first-team Media All-Conference and second-team Coaches' All-Conference teams … leads all active Bulldogs with 14.5 career tackles for loss ... big, strong player who is expected to have another solid year on the defensive front ... enters his final season with 71 career tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two passes defended.
JUNIOR (2013): Played and started in all 12 games on the defensive line ... earned first-team Media All-Conference and second-team Coaches' All-Conference honors ... led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks ... recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, including one sack for a loss of 14 yards, against Furman ... forced a fumble and recovered it in an overtime win over Appalachian State ... made seven tackles in three different games - Wofford, Western Carolina and Georgia Southern ... made 46 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... had 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble in a win over VMI.
SOPHOMORE (2012): Played in all 11 games and started four … recorded 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries on the season … recovered fumbles in each of the first two contests of the season … posted a season-high five tackles and forced one fumble vs. Samford.
FRESHMAN (2011): Played in eight games as a redshirt freshman, including six of the final seven ... had four tackles and a sack and also shared another tackle for loss ... had three of his tackles and his quarterback takedown vs. VMI.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Sumter High School ... lettered three times in football and also competed on the basketball, track and field and competitive weightlifting teams ... made 101 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles his senior season ... selected the Big 16 Lower State Lineman of the Year, team's defensive MVP and earned a berth on the all-region and all-area squads ... named team's lineman of the week seven times and was a two-time team defensive player of the week ... helped team reach state championship game in 2009.
PERSONAL: Son of Cory and Valerie Oxendine ... majoring in physical education - sport management and administration.
