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Tulsa -- Has earned one letter in his two seasons . . . has played in 15 career games . . . 2006 -- Played in the first three games . . . missed the rest of the season with an injury . . . totaled five tackles . . . had three stops against North Texas and two tackles against Stephen F. Austin . . . 2005 -- Was one of five true freshmen to earn a letter . . . saw playing time in 12 games . . . had 12 tackles and 2.5 stops for -8 yards . . . had three stops vs. UTEP . . . also tallied three tackles vs. North Texas, including one stop for -6 yards . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . Overall -- Had limited contact during spring drills after undergoing shoulder surgery . . . has great natural ability as a linebacker . . . has great strength and quickness . . . will challenge for a starating spot at linebacker.
High School -- Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Cedar Hill High School . . . had 159 career tackles, including 12 sacks and 37 stops for lost yardage . . . also caused seven fumbles and recovered five fumbles in his career . . . totaled 89 tackles and 26 for lost yardage as a senior . . . also had seven sacks, three caused fumbles and five fumble recoveries . . . was a second-team all-district performer his senior season, and earned honorable mention merits as a junior . . . was selected to participate in the the Coca Cola All-Star Game . . . was his team's Defensive MVP as a senior . . . tallied 70 stops and had 11 stops for lost yardage during his junior season . . . also lettered two years in track and three years in powerlifting . . . high school coach was Joey McGuire.
Personal -- Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . his favorite NFL player is Ray Lewis . . . the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . favorite TV show is "Martin" . . . the one word he uses to best describe himself is "enthusiastic" . . . his cousin, Dexter Clinkscale, played for the Dallas Cowboys . . . his brother, Marcus Herford, played football at Kansas . . . volunteers for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization . . . parents are George Clinkscale and Coyletta Govan . . . majoring in exercise sports science.
