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Phillips' 2004 11 game (final) stats: 176 total tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 6 forced(caused) fumbles, 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries w/ 1 for TD, blocked 2 extra points, blocked 3 punts, kicked 14 extra points, kicked off, punted first 2 games, and snapped for punts the last 9...

Phillips is again one of six finalists for Ohio University's Broadcast Journalism Deptartment's "Gridiron Glory" Player of the Year for SE Ohio: www.woub.org/gridiron/poyphillips.html

In the past two games Phillips, from Wellston, has had 26 tackles @ Nelsonville-York and 19 tackles @ Belpre as reported by Gridiron Glory (see earlier post w/ regard to Gridiron Glory in SE Ohio).

Many seem to favor Brandon Long as most favorable in state LB. At OSU Sr. Day he tested well; but, doesn't open hips as well as Phillips getting in coverage and Coaches kept instructing to stay low. Also a NE Ohio contributor noted on BN, Long seemingly doesn't always play up to ability, getting...

"If we score, we may win; if they never score, we'll always win!" --- Whoever my old coaches' coach "borrowed" it from

He's been all-league his first 3 years and league defensive MVP as Soph and Jr. Also, SE District defensive POY and 1st team all-state his Jr. year so he must have some football smarts.

Phillips first playing time, other than special teams, was starting the 2nd half of the first game his freshman year at DE. The coaches moved him to LB the next week. He's played DT and LB all the way up to high school. He doesn't care where he's playing, as long as it gets him on the field...

And a young man rivals and theinsiders list as running a 4.7-4.8 I watched get outrun by at least a full stride in both runs at one camp. His times were 5.4-5.3. I heard the timers. Sometimes the gurus are misled, though the listings were not "event verified." You can't always believe what you...

I think the coaches noted he can now outrun MililaniBuckeye (on a good day). No, I really don't have much insight into what tOSU coaches are telling him. He plays for a D4 school which doesn't help; though, the video available is vs. D2 Jackson which made it to the Regional Semis last season...

Phillips numbers at OSU Sr. Camp 6/26/04: Vertical Jump - 35" Broad Jump - 8'4" Bench Press - 225# X 13 reps 40 yd. Dash - 4.79 20 yd. Shuttle - 4.44 Phillips had a lame duck head coach until a new hire was made in late April, Heath Hinton, after the Ohio State Nike Camp. Following his hire...