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| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 57 | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Business |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 23, 1992 Bristol, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Tennessee High |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Mack Crowder (born December 23, 1992) is an American football Center. He currently attends the University of Tennessee as a rising junior.
A native of Tennessee, Mack attended Tennessee High School in Bristol, Tennessee.[1] Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Mack was listed as the No. 14 center in his recruiting class by Rivals and the No. 7 center in his class by ESPN.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Crowder redshirted his first year at Tennessee (2011), and then played backup to James Stone most of his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons (2012-2013). He made his playing debut against Georgia State in 2012, and also played against Kentucky that same season. During the spring practice of 2013, Crowder received the team's Harvey Robinson Award for the Most Surprising Offensive Player.[4] In the 2013 season , Mack drew his first career start at center against No. 11 South Carolina, where Tennessee's win snapped a 19 game losing streak against ranked opponents.[5] Mack also played in seven other games during the 2013 season. Crowder is slated to start the 2014 season[6] and has been called by head coach Butch Jones a leader of the offensive line.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Mackenzie James Crowder was born in Bristol, Tennessee on December 23, 1992 to Mike and Caroline Crowder. Mack has two older brothers: Michael, who played college football at Princeton University, and Matthew, who played college football at Cornell University.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/crowder_mack00.html
- ^ https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-rivalsoc/2011
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/position/center/class/2011/view/position
- ^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/042013aat.html
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=332922633
- ^ http://timesfreepress.com/news/2014/apr/10/time-is-now-for-vols-linemen/
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/03/18/vols-spring-challenge-rebuild-offensive-line/6582313/
- ^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/crowder_mack00.html
External links
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