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Issued: Feb 9, 2010 - 5:55 AM
Germond Oatneal
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Cornerback
  • Sophomore
  • 179 lbs.
  • Bishop McNamara
  • Upper Marlboro, Md.

A walk-on who did not play football in high school … Has shown promise while working at the field corner position … Picked up some valuable reps during the spring … Must continue to take advantage of the strength and conditioning program … Needs to make a good summer preparation … His showing during preseason practice will go a long way toward determining his role for 2009.

2008: Continued to work on offense during the fall … Spent time on the scout team … Moved to defense following the season … Bench pressed 310 pounds during off-season testing … Opened spring practice as a cornerback … Posted two tackles, intercepted a pass and forced and recovered a fumble during one spring scrimmage … Was in on a tackle behind the line in the Maroon-White game.

2007: Joined the team during spring 2008 … Went through spring practice working at flanker.

High School: Attended Bishop McNamara where he lettered two years as a point guard on the varsity basketball team.

Personal: Germond Keith Oatneal … Born 1/14/89 in Washington, DC … Son of Wendell and Memikim Oatneal … A general engineering major.