Will be looked to for a big year after missing most of the 2000 season with a knee injury ...Made a good recovery from surgery and enjoyed a great spring practice ... Worked at the field corner position after starting the fall at the boundary corner ... Adjusted quickly and is expected to start there this season ... Did a good job in coverage ... A tough, competitive player whose outstanding speed makes him good in the open field ... Took over the boundary cornerback position and started Tech's first four games last season ... Suffered a season-ending knee injury during the first quarter of the Boston College game ... Underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and missed the Gator Bowl ... Worked hard during his rehab ... Was a Super Iron Hokie during the off-season program ... Will be looked to for leadership in 2001 ...
2000: Earned Iron Hokie honors in preseason testing ... Saw action on 163 defensive plays during Tech's first three games ... Was in on 10 tackles and knocked down two passes during the season opener against Akron ... Posted six tackles and blocked a field goal at East Carolina ... Broke up two more passes and added five tackles against Rutgers ... Played just four plays at BC before his injury ... Totaled 22 tackles and four passes broken up during his injury-shortened season ... Made good progress in winter strength and conditioning workouts ... Bench pressed 340 pounds during spring tests and had a 475-pound back squat ... Showed no ill effects of his injury when spring drills got underway ... Had three tackles in one of the team's scrimmages ...
1999: Played in every game at cornerback ... Led the team in special teams plays, averaging 17 plays per game ... Was in for a career-high 58 defensive plays against Pittsburgh ... Got 34 snaps in the Rutgers game ... Contributed back-to-back six-tackle performances against Pittsburgh and West Virginia ... Recorded a sack for a 10-yard loss at Temple ... Also returned an interception 31 yards against the Owls for his first collegiate touchdown ... Had a tackle behind the line for a loss of 14 yards in the Syracuse game ... Was in on five tackles in the season opener against James Madison and four versus Miami ... Registered a total of 38 tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and one interception ... Finished with two passes broken up and forced one fumble ... Saw action in the Sugar Bowl and contributed a tackle ... Won Iron Hokie honors during the fall and was a Super Iron Hokie in the spring ... Turned in Tech position records for a cornerback in the vertical jump (42 1/2 inches) and 40 (4.26) ... His 340-pound bench press was the second-best among the defensive backs ... Contributed three tackles and broke up a pass in one spring scrimmage and added four tackles in another ... Was in on two tackles and knocked down a pass during the annual spring game ... Shared the Frank O. Moseley Award for top defensive hustler in spring practice with Cory Bird ... Ran a leg on the 4x100 relay team that won the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track Championship ...
1998: Started on Tech's punt return/punt block team and on the kickoff team ... Was a backup on two other units ... Saw action in every game, including the Music City Bowl ... Blocked punts against Pittsburgh and UAB ... His block at UAB was recovered for a Tech touchdown ... Posted two tackles on coverage against Miami and had five tackles during regular-season play ... Got playing time at cornerback against East Carolina, Clemson, Pittsburgh, UAB and Rutgers ... Benched pressed 320 pounds in fall testing and recorded a 500-pound back squat ... Also turned in a 41-inch vertical jump ... Won Iron Hokie honors in both the fall and the spring ... Contributed eight tackles and broke up a pass during one spring scrimmage ... Was in on five tackles during the spring game ... Ran a leg on Tech's winning 4x100-meter relay team at the Atlantic 10 Conference Outdoor Championships ...
1997: Spent a redshirt year working at cornerback ... Began fall practice on the boundary side, then moved to the field side prior to the season ... Competed for Tech's indoor track team during the winter ... Set a school indoor record in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.84 seconds ... Also had the team's best time in the 55-meter dash (6.37) and three of the squad's top 10 times in the 200-meter dash ... Finished sixth in the 200 meters at the Atlantic 10 Conference Indoor Championship ... Performed well during spring strength and conditioning tests, improving in all four major lifts ... Turned in a 40-inch vertical jump ... Contributed a fumble recovery in the spring game ...
High School: A PrepStar All-America pick who was selected to the ACC Region Super 26 team and listed as the No. 3 DB in the region ... Lettered four years as a tailback and cornerback for Coach David Heath at Norview High ... Earned all-district honors as a running back his senior year ... Rushed for 940 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Had 214 yards on the ground and four TDs in a game against Wilson High ... Contributed 50 tackles, five fumble recoveries, a pair of quarterback sacks and an interception on defense ... Finished his career with over 1,600 yards rushing ... Helped the school's track team to an Eastern District championship ... Won all-district honors as a sprinter and was voted the team's MVP ...
Personal: Larry Darrell Austin, Jr. ... Born 5/17/79 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of Larry and Veronica Austin ... Studying residential property management.
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Will be looked to for a big year after missing most of the 2000 season with a knee injury ...Made a good recovery from surgery and enjoyed a great spring practice ... Worked at the field corner position after starting the fall at the boundary corner ... Adjusted quickly and is expected to start there this season ... Did a good job in coverage ... A tough, competitive player whose outstanding speed makes him good in the open field ... Took over the boundary cornerback position and started Tech's first four games last season ... Suffered a season-ending knee injury during the first quarter of the Boston College game ... Underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and missed the Gator Bowl ... Worked hard during his rehab ... Was a Super Iron Hokie during the off-season program ... Will be looked to for leadership in 2001 ...
2000: Earned Iron Hokie honors in preseason testing ... Saw action on 163 defensive plays during Tech's first three games ... Was in on 10 tackles and knocked down two passes during the season opener against Akron ... Posted six tackles and blocked a field goal at East Carolina ... Broke up two more passes and added five tackles against Rutgers ... Played just four plays at BC before his injury ... Totaled 22 tackles and four passes broken up during his injury-shortened season ... Made good progress in winter strength and conditioning workouts ... Bench pressed 340 pounds during spring tests and had a 475-pound back squat ... Showed no ill effects of his injury when spring drills got underway ... Had three tackles in one of the team's scrimmages ...
1999: Played in every game at cornerback ... Led the team in special teams plays, averaging 17 plays per game ... Was in for a career-high 58 defensive plays against Pittsburgh ... Got 34 snaps in the Rutgers game ... Contributed back-to-back six-tackle performances against Pittsburgh and West Virginia ... Recorded a sack for a 10-yard loss at Temple ... Also returned an interception 31 yards against the Owls for his first collegiate touchdown ... Had a tackle behind the line for a loss of 14 yards in the Syracuse game ... Was in on five tackles in the season opener against James Madison and four versus Miami ... Registered a total of 38 tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and one interception ... Finished with two passes broken up and forced one fumble ... Saw action in the Sugar Bowl and contributed a tackle ... Won Iron Hokie honors during the fall and was a Super Iron Hokie in the spring ... Turned in Tech position records for a cornerback in the vertical jump (42 1/2 inches) and 40 (4.26) ... His 340-pound bench press was the second-best among the defensive backs ... Contributed three tackles and broke up a pass in one spring scrimmage and added four tackles in another ... Was in on two tackles and knocked down a pass during the annual spring game ... Shared the Frank O. Moseley Award for top defensive hustler in spring practice with Cory Bird ... Ran a leg on the 4x100 relay team that won the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track Championship ...
1998: Started on Tech's punt return/punt block team and on the kickoff team ... Was a backup on two other units ... Saw action in every game, including the Music City Bowl ... Blocked punts against Pittsburgh and UAB ... His block at UAB was recovered for a Tech touchdown ... Posted two tackles on coverage against Miami and had five tackles during regular-season play ... Got playing time at cornerback against East Carolina, Clemson, Pittsburgh, UAB and Rutgers ... Benched pressed 320 pounds in fall testing and recorded a 500-pound back squat ... Also turned in a 41-inch vertical jump ... Won Iron Hokie honors in both the fall and the spring ... Contributed eight tackles and broke up a pass during one spring scrimmage ... Was in on five tackles during the spring game ... Ran a leg on Tech's winning 4x100-meter relay team at the Atlantic 10 Conference Outdoor Championships ...
1997: Spent a redshirt year working at cornerback ... Began fall practice on the boundary side, then moved to the field side prior to the season ... Competed for Tech's indoor track team during the winter ... Set a school indoor record in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.84 seconds ... Also had the team's best time in the 55-meter dash (6.37) and three of the squad's top 10 times in the 200-meter dash ... Finished sixth in the 200 meters at the Atlantic 10 Conference Indoor Championship ... Performed well during spring strength and conditioning tests, improving in all four major lifts ... Turned in a 40-inch vertical jump ... Contributed a fumble recovery in the spring game ...
High School: A PrepStar All-America pick who was selected to the ACC Region Super 26 team and listed as the No. 3 DB in the region ... Lettered four years as a tailback and cornerback for Coach David Heath at Norview High ... Earned all-district honors as a running back his senior year ... Rushed for 940 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Had 214 yards on the ground and four TDs in a game against Wilson High ... Contributed 50 tackles, five fumble recoveries, a pair of quarterback sacks and an interception on defense ... Finished his career with over 1,600 yards rushing ... Helped the school's track team to an Eastern District championship ... Won all-district honors as a sprinter and was voted the team's MVP ...
Personal: Larry Darrell Austin, Jr. ... Born 5/17/79 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of Larry and Veronica Austin ... Studying residential property management.
