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2018 Football Roster

55 Russell Hubbs

  • Class Senior
  • Position LB
  • Ht. / Wt. 6-1 / 220
  • Hometown Rock Hill, S.C.
  • High School Northwestern

Biography

JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in all 11 games … Finished the year with 21 total tackles, including 4.0 for loss and 1.5 sacks … Had two tackles, including sack for a loss of six yards at ETSU (9/16) … Finished with a season-high four tackles, including two solo stops and one tackle for a loss of three yards against Mercer (10/7) … The following week, had four tackles, including one for loss, against No. 5 Wofford (10/14) … Tallied three tackles, including 1.0 for loss and half a sack for a loss of three yards in the 21-3 win over VMI (10/28) … Had three tackles, including a solo stop and two tackle assists at FBS No. 2 and CFP No. 1 seed Clemson (11/18) … Following game at No. 23 Samford (9/30), took over punting responsibilities, notching 39 punts for 1,476 yards … Had two punts of 50 yards or more and 11 that landed inside the 20-yard line.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Appeared in all 12 games … Recorded 11 tackles, including 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, and four quarterback hurries … Registered two tackles, including 0.5 sack, and one quarterback hurry in season-opening 24-23 win at Mercer … Sack occurred on final play of first half and preserved 21-20 Bulldog lead at halftime … Tied season high with two solo stops in 24-21 victory at Wofford … Made one tackle in 19-14 win vs. Furman … Had solo tackle in 31-24 win at Gardner-Webb … Recorded one solo tackle and one quarterback hurry in 37-14 victory at Western Carolina … Registered 0.5 sack in 38-14 win at North Greenville … Had one quarterback hurry in 22-14 win vs. No. 5 Chattanooga … made one solo stop in 38-35 victory vs. No. 20 Samford … Had one tackle in 30-20 win at VMI … Recorded one solo tackle and one quarterback hurry at North Carolina.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in 11 games … Recorded five tackles, including 2.0 for loss, and one quarterback hurry … Registered two tackles, 2.0 for loss, and one quarterback hurry in 23-22 win at South Carolina … Made three tackles in 38-17 win at Furman.

FRESHMAN (2014): Worked with the Bulldogs’ scout team while redshirting.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 graduate of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. … Three-year letterwinner for the football team … Voted team captain for his junior and senior seasons … Closed out his high school career with 255 tackles through 32 games, including eight sacks, 21 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one touchdown … Accumulated 125 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, two forced fumbles and five pass breakups during his senior year … All-state, all-area and all-region honors in 2013 … AAAA all-state in 2013 … All-area and all-region 3 AAAA honors in 2012-13 … Four-time WRHI Defensive Player of the Game … Two-time Tri-County Defensive Player of the Week … AWPB World Champion powerlifter from 2009-11 … 2012 American Powerlifting Federation Teen National Champion … Received a 3.5 or higher GPA all three years to earn academic excellence.

PERSONAL: Son of Eric Hubbs and Jamie Raines … Volunteered time with Special Olympics Powerlifting team, Juvenile Diabetes Walk-A-Thon, WRHI Christmas Toy Drive, City Thanksgiving Feed the Needy, Chick-Fil-A Coats Drive and Gameday Give Back Reading program … Majoring is health, exercise and sport science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2014Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2016Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 226 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2017Junior

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2018Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 220 lbs
    55

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