37   Austin McDaniel Class: Junior Hometown: Waco, Texas High School: Midway HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 188 Position: Defensive Back Birthdate: 03/21/1992 Experience: 2L

Tulsa -- A returning letterwinner . . . played in five games last year on special teams . . . saw action against North Texas, UAB, Rice, UCF and BYU . . . had a good spring . . . showed that he can make plays during spring drills . . . a hard worker . . . very coachable . . . named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll last year and was a C-USA Academic Medal Winner (3.75+ GPA) the year before.

High School -- Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Midway High School . . . recorded 110 tackles, 53 pass breakups and 13 interceptions during his career . . . was credited with 65 tackles, 20 pass break-ups and seven interceptions as a senior . . . named first-team all-district and second-team Super Centex his senior season . . . earned a spot on the all-district second team his junior season . . . totaled 55 tackles, 33 pass break-ups and six interceptions as a junior . . . also lettered and was a first-team all-district selection one year in soccer . . . high school coach was Kent Bachtel.

Personal -- Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings . . . favorite TV show is "Swamp People" . . . his favorite NFL player is Michael Vick . . . favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans . . . enjoys playing Frisbee golf . . . his favorite professional athlete is Derrick Rose . . . his favorite sport to play besides football is soccer . . . lists His Dark Materials as his favorite book . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Charles and Diane McDaniel . . . majoring in History . . . born March 3, 1992 in Olathe, Kansas.