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Small College Stars. Local Players to Watch

Bruce Hocker, WR, Duquesne

The 6-1 senior played with Penn State star Derek Williams at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD. The MAAC co-offensive player of the year in 2006, Hocker caught 61 passes for 1,070 yards and school record-tying 16 touchdowns. His touchdown total tied the DU school record set by Reggie Harris in 2000.

Corey Lacek, LB, Slippery Rock

The North Hills grad led the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and ranked fifth nationally in tackles for loss with a school-record 28 for minus-125 yards during the 2006 season. Lacek, who transferred to the Rock after a season at West Liberty, ranked second in the PSAC and was tied for 28th nationally in quarterback sacks with nine for minus-87 yards.

Tim McCutcheon, C, California

The anchor of Cal's offensive line, McCutcheon (Quaker Valley) was named second-team Little All-America by the Associated Press and first-team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II All-American last season.

Mychal Savage, DT, Youngstown State

A first-team All-Gateway pick as a sophomore, Savage (6'2" 290) had an impressive campaign last year, finishing with 54 total tackles, including 5.5 for losses. The New Rochelle, NY native played a year at Hargrave Military Academy before joining the Penguins program.

Jimmy Simmons, DT, Clarion

A Tennessee native, Simmons was named NCAA Division II All-Northeast Region first team by Don Hansen Football Gazette. Simmons totaled 70 tackles, ranked second in the NCAA with 27 tackles for loss, and he led the PSAC and NCAA in solo TFL's with 21.

Josh Whiteside, K, Allegheny

Whiteside was recently named to Lindy's College Football Magazine 2007 All-Division III first team. The Upper St. Clair native was nearly perfect on his field goal attempts a season ago, hitting 6-of-7, with the lone miss coming with a block against Wabash. Among his six makes was a 47-yard field goal, the third longest in school history, in the driving wind and rain against Ohio Wesleyan University. The senior was also 37-of-40 on extra point attempts. He was named to the d3football.com All-North Region first team, First Team All-NCAC and Second Team All-North Region from Don Hansen Football Gazette.

Kyle Witucki, TE, Edinboro

The Highlands High School product has been named to Lindy's College Football Preview 2007 Preseason Division II All-American Team. The 6'3", 255 pound tight end was accorded second team Daktronics All-American honors and was an honorable mention All-American choice by D2Football.com and Football Gazette after hauling in 31 passes for 455 yards with 5 TDs.

Others

Mike Czerwien, LB, Waynesburg (North Hills HS)
Marc LaScola, WR, Thiel
Brian Liptock, OG, Bethany (Uniontown HS)
Chris Lorber, DE, Thiel
Michael Reggie, NG, Carnegie Mellon
Bobby Swallow, QB, Washington & Jefferson
Derek Wisnieski, TE, Carnegie Mellon (Indiana HS)