The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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164 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2014 FOOTBALL PREVIEW DB PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACHES Curt Mallory enters his fourth year coaching the secondary at his alma ma- ter. This season, he will split the duties, coaching just safeties. A two-year letter winner under legendary head coach Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller (1989-90), he was a player on five Big Ten championship squads (1988-92) in Ann Arbor. Last season, the secondary ranked 66th nationally in pass- ing defense (231.3 yards allowed per game), working with several young defensive backs, like then-freshmen Channing Stribling and Jourdan Lewis. Mallory returned to Michigan in 2011 after a one-year stint as Akron's defensive coordinator (2010). He also was Illinois' co-defensive coordinator for three seasons (2007-09). He gained 10 years of experience coaching secondaries at Illinois (2005-09), Indiana (2002-04), Central Michigan (2001) and Ball State (2000). Mallory began his career as a student assistant at Michigan. Roy Manning, who joined the Michi- gan staff last year as outside linebackers coach, took over coaching cornerbacks this season. Manning's budding collegiate coach- ing career began in 2010 as a defen- sive graduate assistant at Cincinnati. He helped coach the offensive line at Michigan as a graduate assistant in 2011, Brady Hoke's first season in Ann Arbor. He got his first full-time assistant job at Cincinnati, coach- ing running backs for the 2012 season. When Bearcats coach Butch Jones took the Tennessee job, Manning accepted the running backs job at Northern Illinois, but he was there for just a few short weeks before Michigan called. Manning was a four-year letterman at Michigan, playing outside linebacker (2001-04). He started 10 games and played in 37. His first two years on campus coincided with Hoke's last two in Ann Arbor as an assistant coach. RETURNING PLAYERS SHAUN AUSTIN • S R-So. • Plymouth, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 196 Career Highlights: Switched posi- tions from quarterback to safety before the 2014 season … Did not see game action in 2012 or 2013. Prep: Attended Plymouth High School and was a three-year varsity letterman in football … Earned all-conference and all-district recognition as a quarter- back during his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Born Shaun Ryan Austin on Oct. 16, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. JEREMY CLARK • DB R-So. • Madisonville, Ky. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 206 Career Highlights: Appeared in one game as a reserve safety in 2013, check- ing in against Central Michigan … Also contributed on special teams … Red- shirted in 2012. Prep: Starred at Madisonville North Hopkins High School … Stockpiled 70 tackles, 15 passes broken up, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three interceptions and four defensive scores as a senior … Notched 75 tackles, eight passes broken up and three interceptions as a junior … Rated a three-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Kentucky and the No. 37 safety in the country by Rivals.com … Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior. Personal: Born Jeremy Marcus Clark … Grandfather, Wil- liam McFarland, played football at Oklahoma State … En- rolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, major undeclared. BLAKE COUNTESS · CB R-Jr. · Owings Mills, Md. Ht.: 5-10 · Wt.: 183 Career Highlights: Earned first-team All-Big Ten honors (media) in 2013 … Started all 13 games in the defensive backfield … Led the Big Ten and ranked seventh nationally in interceptions with six, including one returned for a touchdown … Tallied 46 tack- les with two hits for loss … Grabbed two picks, including the first one of his career, in a 41-30 win vs. Notre Dame … Started at cornerback in the season-opening game versus Alabama in 2012, but tore his ACL and missed the rest of the season … Earned ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman honors after seeing the field in 12 contests in 2011, including 11 appearances and six starts at cornerback … Ranked second on the team with six passes broken up and notched 44 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss … Also caused a fumble … Made collegiate debut at corner against San Diego State, totaling seven tackles and breaking up a pass … Earned first career start against Purdue, posting five stops and his first career tackle for loss … Tallied a career-high eight tackles in the Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech. Prep: Contributed at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner at Our Lady Of Good Counsel High School … Registered 44 passes broken up during his high school career, earning a spot in the U.S. Army All-American Game … Rated a four-star recruit, the No. 3 prospect in Maryland, the nation's No. 10 cornerback and the No. 131 overall player in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Blake Isaac Countess on Aug. 8, 1993 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sports management. Year GP/GS Tackles TFL FF PBU 2011 12/6 44 1.5 1 6 2012 1/1 0 0 0 0 2013 13/13 46 2.0 0 4 Totals 26/20 90 3.5 1 10 ANTHONY DALIMONTE • CB R-Fr. • Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Ht.: 5-9 • Wt.: 170 Career Highlights: Did not see game action in 2013. Prep: Attended Brother Rice High School … Racked up 48 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble and 18 pass breakups as a senior. Personal: Born Anthony Dalimonte. REON DAWSON • DB R-Fr. • Trotwood, Ohio Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 178 Career Highlights: Redshirted in 2013. Prep: Attended Trotwood-Madison High School … Began playing football as a sophomore … Totaled 34 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior … Registered 29 tackles, four picks and a fumble recovery as a junior … Ranked a three-star recruit and the No. 53 player in Ohio by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Reon Lee Dawson on Oct. 29, 1993 … High school teammate of redshirt freshman linebacker Mike McCray. DELANO HILL • DB So. • Detroit Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 205 Career Highlights: Appeared in one game as a defensive back in 2013, making his career debut in the season- opening win over Central Michigan … Also contributed on special teams. Prep: Coached by former U-M running back Thomas Wilcher at Cass Tech High School … Won back-to-back state titles in 2011 and 2012 … Tallied 60 tackles and two intercep- tions as a senior … A Detroit News Blue Chip List honoree … Tabbed as a four-star recruit, the No. 7 player in Michigan and the No. 23 safety in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Delano Kash-Pride Hill on Nov. 26, 1995 … High school classmate of sophomore cornerback Jourdan Lewis and redshirt freshman offensive lineman David Dawson DELONTE HOLLOWELL · CB Sr. · Detroit Ht.: 5-9 · Wt.: 175 Career Highlights: Appeared in four games as a reserve defensive back in 2013 … Registered two tackles and a fumble recovery … Also contributed on special teams … Appeared in 11 games on special teams and three at cornerback in 2012 … Totaled four tackles and one fumble recovery … Saw action in five games on special teams and one at cornerback to earn his first varsity letter as a true freshman in 2011 … Recovered a fumble and made one stop in the Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech … Made U-M debut and recorded first collegiate tackle versus Iowa. Prep: Attended Cass Technical High School … Lined up at wide receiver and cornerback for a Technician squad that reached the state semifinals his senior year … Posted 47 tackles, two sacks and 13 passes broken up as a senior … Intercepted 18 passes in his prep career … Listed as as a three-star prospect, the No. 7 player in Michigan and the No. 25 cornerback in the country by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Delonte Terrell Hollowell on May 7, 1993 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in English. Year GP/GS Tackles TFL FR PBU 2011 1/0 6 0 1 0 2012 3/0 4 0 1 0 2013 4/0 2 0 1 0 Totals 8/0 12 0 3 0 JOURDAN LEWIS • DB So. • Detroit Ht.: 5-10 • Wt.: 174 Career Highlights: Appeared in eight games as a reserve defensive back in 2013 … Tallied 17 tackles and two pass breakups … Registered a season- high five tackles against both Akron and Indiana … Also contributed on special teams. Prep: Coached by former U-M running back Thomas Wilcher at Cass Tech High School … Won back-to-back state titles in 2011 and 2012 … Made 16 tackles and an intercep- tion as a senior … Allowed just one completed pass on him all season … Tallied 33 catches for 506 yards (15.3 yards per reception) and seven touchdowns in final prep campaign … Notched eight interceptions, three punt return touchdowns, two kickoff return touchdowns and six receiving touchdowns as a junior … Detroit News Blue Chip List honoree … Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Rated a four-star re- 159-165.DBs.indd 164 6/19/14 2:30 PM