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2008 (Junior): Started all 10 games in which he appeared at left tackle ... battled a back injury the entire season and missed two games with a knee injury ... three-year starter at left tackle has started 29 of the last 33 games and has appeared in 30 games in his career ... the Hoosiers broke the 2,000-yard rushing mark (2,003) for the second straight year, the first time since 2000 and 2001 an IU team produced back-to-back 2,000-yard rushing seasons ... Indiana averaged 4.5 yards per carry and carded 19 rushing scores, its best numbers since 2001 (5.5, 33) ... the team rushed for over 250 yards four times with a season-best 297 yards in the season-opening win over Western Kentucky.
2007 (Sophomore): Started all 13 games at left tackle ... helped the Hoosiers average 157.4 yards per game on the ground and 393.8 yards of total offense, the highest averages in each category since 2001 ... the Hoosiers also set a new school record with 412 points and finished second in school history averaging 31.7 points per game ... a key component of an IU rushing attack that went over 100 yards nine times and over 200 yards five times.
2006 (Freshman): Played in seven games, starting six times ... started at left tackle for six straight contests, beginning with the Hoosiers' game against Wisconsin ... in those six starts, the Hoosier running game topped 100 yards five times and averaged 138.5 per contest.
Prep/Personal: Offensive tackle and defensive end at Bedford High School for head coach Brian Staats ... a 2005 first team All-Lake Erie League, all-district and honorable mention all-state selection at the same high school that produced former Wisconsin and current NFL wide receivers Chris Chambers (San Diego Chargers) and Lee Evans (Buffalo Bills) ... recorded 18 tackles as a defensive end ... also notched a 94-percent blocking efficiency as a senior ... competed in the 2006 Ohio North-South All-Star Game ... parents are Rodger Saffold II and Angela Coopridge ... born on June 6, 1988, Rodger P. Saffold III is a SPEA management major ... Rodger II played at the University of Iowa in the mid-1970s.
