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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.
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| Last College:
Bakersfield CC
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 234
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| Position:
LB
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| Birthdate:
06/19/1987
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| Experience:
1L
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2008 (Senior)
Saw action in 12 games, including the New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 20), primarily in a special-teams role...Had five tackles (two solo) on the season...Left at No. 14 Utah (Oct. 18) in the second quarter after sustaining a head injury and did not return...Missed ensuing contest.
2007 (Junior)
Played in all 12 games, starting two, and notched 22 tackles (10 solo)...The darkhorse in the most competitive fall position race, beat out two talented performers and started two of the first three games at SLB...Started his Division-I debut, at Colorado (Sept. 1), and posted five stops, one for loss, and a hurry; also broke up a pass...In home opener vs. No. 10 Cal (Sept. 8), recovered a fourth-quarter onside kick to set up a late touchdown in valiant CSU comeback effort; also contributed four tackles in 34-28 loss.
Junior College
A JC Gridwire first-team All-American at Bakersfield (Calif.) College...Western State Conference defensive player of the division...Twice named WSC first-team all-conference on defense...Earned Bakersfield football MVP honors and most inspirational defensive player in 2006...Holds the Bakersfield College linebacker record in both the 435-pound bench press and 330-pound power clean...Received Bakersfield's outstanding LB and helped lead the squad to the state semifinals in 2005.
High School
Named co-defensive football player of the year in 2004 at Centennial High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ...A three-time Southwest Yosemite League all-league linebacker...Named CHS most outstanding defensive player in 2003...Helped lead Centennial to two valley championships and two league titles...A three-sport athlete and three-sport varsity letterwinner...Paced CHS track team to two valley championships...Named the school's most valuable track sprinter in 2004...Graduated as CHS record holder in both the 110-meter high hurdles and sprint medley relay...High school football coach was Bryan Nixon.
Personal
Given name Curtis Allen Cornelson...Born June 19, 1987, in Bakersfield, Calif. ...Son of Chad and Joan Cornelson...Has one brother and two sisters...Majoring in liberal arts...Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
