Is a legitimate honors candidate after a remarkable season as a junior...became one of the top Houston single-season defenders of all-time with his play in 2001...came within four tackles of becoming the Cougars' leader for single-season total stops...also finished in the top 10 in solo tackles and assists for a season...singlehandedly kept the Cougars in games with his heady decisions from the UH secondary...always seems to be in the right place to make the tackle of big play...heavy hitter who can run with the fleetest wide receivers...can also provide excellent run support...teamed with older brother, Hamin, in 2000-01 to form the first starting brother duo at UH since 1971 (Ronny and Randy Peacock)...heads into fall as the Cougars starter at free safety...2002: Has started all 11 games this season...starting streak is now at 33 straight...was a big part of Cougar win which snapped a 15-game losing streak...was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for effort...racked up 15 total tackles with a forced fumble and two pass breakups...continued his double-digit streak with 10 total tackles and both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Tulane...followed that performance with 12 stops in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette...recorded 16 total tackles in road loss to nationally-ranked Texas...registered 14 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at TCU...his streak of double-digit tackle games was snapped at 21 with only seven tackles at Cincinnati...had 17 tackles, including 11 unassisted and one for loss, in triple-overtime loss to East Carolina...racked up 14 tackles versus Memphis...also had 13 stops versus Army...returned to his double-digit ways with 12 tackles in tough home loss to South Florida...also had two tackles for loss and a forced fumble in that game...2001: Started all 11 games...led the Cougars in tackles with 174...total was the second-best all-time for a season...averaged 15.8 tackles per game...was named Second-Team, All-Conference USA...also named Conference USA First Team by CollegeFootball.com...began the year with at least 19 tackles in four straight games...set a career-high in stops with 22 in the home loss to TCU...had at least 10 tackles in every game...racked up an impressive 15 unassisted tackles in the Horned Frog contest...only interception of the season was also against TCU...will leave his mark on the UH record books after this season...has an incredible 100 stops during conference play, which is an average of 14.3 tackles per game...
2000: Started all 11 games in the Houston secondary ...led the Cougars in interceptions with five ...finished tied for 19th nationally with .45 picks per game...had two against Texas and two the following week versus SMU...
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also forced two fumbles and broke up eight passes...registered 86 total tackles, including 62 unassisted...had a career-high 12 tackles in the SMU game... averaged close to eight tackles per game...also posted eight tackles, including seven solo in the Tulane contest...missed the second half of the East Carolina game with a bruised chest...played the final half of the season with nagging injuries but still registered at least six tackles per game...Junior College: Named All-American and All-Region while at Iowa Central College...also selected Team MVP...had 128 tackles, 21.5 sacks and six blocked kicks during his tenure... High School: Picked up a ton of awards in high school...named defensive MVP as well as all-county...played in the North/South All-Star Game...had 69 tackles, including 56 solo and 23 for losses during senior season...Personal: Born November 3, 1979, in U.S. Virgin Islands...son of Gloria Milligan of North Fort Lauderdale...also recruited by West Virginia, Iowa, Mississippi State, Auburn and Michigan State...majoring in sociology.
