In 2004, the free safety garnered All-Gulf South Conference honors after leading the team with 85 tackles with two interceptions and eight pass break-ups.
The Statesmen went 12–3 that season and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division II Semifinals before falling to eventual national champion Grand Valley State.
Delta State's "Green Shirts" defense played a fast-paced and frenetic style that led the Statesmen to 19 interceptions and 27 forced fumbles.
In his final year in 2013, the Lions won a program-record 11 contests, including a perfect 7–0 mark in Southland Conference play en route to their first league title since 1961.
Southern Miss finished 9–5 overall, won the West Division of Conference USA with a 7–1 mark and made an appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl in 2015.
Individually, linebacker Josiah Tauaefa broke UTSA's season record for tackles with 115 en route to becoming the program's first Freshman All-American (Football Writers Association of America) and collecting Conference USA Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference honors.
[4] University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced the hiring of Pete Golding on December 15, 2017, to serve as a defensive assistant for the Crimson Tide in 2018.