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Cedric McGowan
# 20
Defensive Back - DB
Height: 6-0  Weight: 193
Junior
Previous Affiliations
   Greer
Previous Experience
  2L
Hometown
   Greer, S.C.
Greer, SC
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Courtesy: Gardner-Webb
Release: 08/13/2007
Slated to start at one cornerback position heading into August drills ... Was one of the team’s most improved defensive players through spring practice ... Has grown two inches since arriving on campus, measuring at 6-1 during winter testing ... Remains of the team’s faster cornerbacks ... Covers the 40-yard dash in 4.48 seconds ... Will be a very important factor in the Bulldogs’ secondary.

2007 Spring Game (3/31): Started and was very productive ... Finished second on the team with six tackles (five solo), a tackle for loss, a five-yard interception return and a pass break up. 2006 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 10 games as a true freshman ... Started the season finale vs. Wofford (11/18) ... Finished with 26 total tackles (16 solo), one interception and a pass break up ... Had a season-high eight tackles (fie solo) and an interception vs. Wofford (11/18) ... Made six stops vs. No. 15 Coastal Carolina (11/11) ... Recorded four tackles (three solo) at Southeastern Louisiana (9/30) ... Had three solo stops at UT-Martin (9/16).

High School: Played at Greer (S.C.) High under Coach Will Young ... Standout cover man who moved to cornerback midway through senior season ... Named to the SCADA North/South All-Star Game ... An honorable mention Class 3A All-State selection ... All-Region ... A first-team All-Area selection by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on defense ... Had 62 tackles, five pass break ups and four interceptions as a senior ... Recovered two fumbles ... Also returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in 2005 ... Played just one season of defense after logging time at receiver as a junior for the Yellow Jackets ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Hampton and several other Division I programs.