Darius Eubanks bio
7/27/2009 8:24:00 PM | General
SENIOR (2012): Posted a 3.57 GPA and was a Dean's List selection in the fall... Selected First Team All-Southern Conference by the league's coaches... Named Second Team All-Southern Conference by the media members and Southern Pigskin... Invited to USA Freedom Bowl... Finished third on the team with 77 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, one interception, seven pass break ups, two quarterback hurries and one fumble return... Started in 13 games at safety... Opened the year by posting six tackles against Jacksonville (9/1) and The Citadel (9/8)... Recorded four tackles, returned a fumble for 14 yards and intercepted a pass for 10 yards against Elon (9/22)... Posted seven tackles in the next four games... Recorded six stops at Chattanooga (10/27)... Posted a season-high 9 tackles in the FCS Semifinal game at North Dakota State (12/14).
JUNIOR (2011): Started in all 14 games at linebacker... Finished third on the team with 69 tackles and posted one sack... Added three tackles for loss for a total of 9 yards... Intercepted two passes and forced a fumble... Opened the season with a season-high eight tackles against Samford (9/3) and followed that up with seven tackles against Tusculum (9/10)... Posted eight more tackles against Chattanooga (10/8) with coming behind the line of scrimmage... Recorded his lone sack of the year at Wofford (11-12)... Finished the season with seven tackles against North Dakota State (12/17) in the FCS Semifinals.
SOPHOMORE (2010): Forced an Appalachian State fumble in overtime to secure Eagle victory over then-top-ranked Mountaineers... ranked fifth in tackles among all Eagles with 56 (35U, 21A)... tallied four solo tackles against Mountaineers... also had four solo tackles against Savannah State as well as a pass breakup... one assisted tackle at Navy... recovered fumble at Furman to go along with two passes broken up at Furman... ... had career-best and team-high 11 (7U, 4A) tackles in Wofford playoff game... had eight tackles against Terriers in the first meeting... recorded six tackles at The Citadel and five each at Western Carolina and William & Mary... registered 13 starts and missed only the Coastal Carolina game.
FRESHMAN (2009): Selected to SoCon All-Freshman team... second on team in tackles with 58... Played in all 11 games with 10 starts... third among returners with 4.0 tackles for loss... Posted season-high nine tackles at Wofford... also forced a fumble against Terriers... led the Eagles with five tackles vs. Western Carolina... had one tackle for a five-yard loss vs. Catamounts and one sack for a loss of five yards... tallied eight total tackles at Appalachian State... grabbed first career interception at Samford and returned it for 10 yards... recovered fumble vs. The Citadel after delivering the hit on the receiver... Recorded eight tackles to tie for game-high honors vs. The Citadel... total vs. Bulldogs included seven solos... averaged 6.0 solo tackles per game in last two contests... had two forced fumbles for 2009, one at Wofford and one vs. The Citadel... two pass breakups, one in season opener vs. Albany, one vs. Chattanooga.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years for coach Luther Welsh... played mainly wide receiver until midway through his junior year when injuries to the team forced a move to free safety... twice named First Team Augusta Chronicle/WJBF All-Area at defensive back... two-time All-State pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, earning First Team honors his senior year and was Honorable Mention in 2007...recorded six interceptions in just five games in 2007, for 128 return yards and one touchdown... finished with 23 tackles... recorded 55 tackles and four interceptions his senior year... set up game-winning touchdown against rival Washington-Wilkes after returning a fumble 18 yards... averaged 24 yards on three punt returns... caught 11 passes for 389 yards and two touchdowns in limited time at wide receiver... also lettered in track and basketball... clocked a 4.55 in the 40-yard dash.
MAJOR: Sport Management.
