Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Oct 11 (Sat)
TBA
Roster
Arrington Hicks
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Edgewater
PERSONAL: Full name: Arrington Bernard Hicks...Son of Bernard and Sharon Hicks...Born 10-3-88...Communications major...Has one brother, Xavier Hicks, and one sister, Brandi Day...EMU: Has earned three consecutive letters after playing as a true freshman in 2007...Has played in 32 games during his career with 20 starts...Has 58 total tackles, three interceptions and 10 pass deflections...2009: Earned his third letter after playing in 11 games with10 starts...Finished eighth on the team in tackles with 312...Had one interception at Northwestern (Sept. 12)...Turned in a career-best seven tackles at Arkansas (Oct. 31)...2008: Earned his second letter after playing in nine games, starting eight times...Had a team-leading eight passes defended, which ranked sixth in the Mid-American Conference at 0.89 per game...Turned in one interception, and added a fumble recovery, against Western Michigan (Nov. 1)...Finished the year with 17 tackles...2007: One of nine true freshmen to see action...Played in all 12 games and started twice, against Bowling Green (Nov. 9) and Central Michigan (Nov. 16)...Singled out by the coaching staff for game awards three times during the season...Selected as a Championship Special teams player for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) game and earned the Defensive Big Playmaker award for the Toledo (Nov. 3) and Bowling Green (Nov. 9) contests...Turned in an interception against Bowling Green and recorded three tackles at Central Michigan (Nov. 16)...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Edgewater H.S. in Orlando, Fla. where he played football for Head Coach Bill Gurke...Two-year starter at defensive cornerback in football and three-time All-State track performer...Senior Year: Named to the All-Central Florida team by The Orlando Sentinel...Also selected to the All-State track team...Recorded six interceptions...Junior Year: Turned in the fifth-fastest times in the state of Florida in both the 100-meter high hurdles (14.12) and the 300-meter hurdles (37.77) as a junior.
