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2006 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (Coaches), 2005 The Sporting News Freshman All-America, Honorable Mention, 2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team One of eight returning starters on defense... arrives at off season as the starter at one of the two cornerback spots... Worked in the spring on returning punts... another prized recruit from the Class of 2004... heady defender who makes big plays... can cover well and knows when to lay the hit... 2006: One of only 10 players to start all 14 games, setting a UH single-season record... named All-Conference USA Honorable Mention by the head coaches... versatile defensive back who started 11 games at cornerback, two games at strong safety and one at free safety... ranked fifth on the team with 72 tackles but finished second with 56 solo stops... second on team with 13 pass breakups... posted five tackles, including two solo stops, against Tulane during the home opener... recorded two tackles and a pass breakup against Grambling State... made three tackles, including two solo, and forced a fumble against Oklahoma State... topped all Cougar defenders with 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops, at Miami (Fla.)... led all players with 18 tackles, including 15 solo stops, against ULL... total was the most tackles by any player in the all-time series against the Cajuns... also broke up a pass against the Cajuns... recorded three solo tackles and a pair of pass breakups at Southern Miss... finished with four tackles, including three solo, and broke up two passes against UTEP... made eight tackles, including seven solo, against UCF... led the team with three pass breakups and added a solo tackle against Tulsa... posted three tackles, including two solo, with a pass breakup and added one tackle for a loss of a yard at SMU to help the Cougars clinch the C-USA West Division... recorded five tackles, including three solo, and added a pass breakup against Southern Miss during the C-USA Championship Game... registered eight tackles and one pass breakup against South Carolina in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games with starts in each of the last 10 contests... led the team with four interceptions during his first collegiate season... ranked fourth among all defenders with 76 tackles, including 42 solo stops... stopped a Sam Houston State drive with a 15-yard interception return late in the first half during the Robertson Stadium opener... was the first pickoff of his career... recorded six tackles with four solo stops at UTEP in the C-USA opener... rinished with seven tackles, including five solo stops, in the win at Tulsa... made the play of the game on the Cougar 5-yard line with about a minute remaining in the game, stopping All-America tight end Garrett Mills, stripping the ball and recovering the fumble to seal the win... posted seven tackles, including a pair of solo stops, against Tulane... recorded seven tackles with five solo stops against Memphis... posted three tackles with a pass breakup at Mississippi State... finished second on the team with 12 tackles, including eight solo, at C-USA rival UCF... also added an interception against the Golden Knights... finished with nine tackles, including four solo against Southern Miss... stopped a Golden Eagle drive with an interception midway through the fourth quarter... led the team with 10 tackles, including five solo stops, and added a 1-yard interception against Rice during the regular-season finale... tied Rocky Schwartz for the team-lead with eight tackles against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl. 2004: Redshirted the season... High School: Named by the Austin American-Statesman as one of Central Texas' Top Recruits ... selected Honorable Mention, All-Central Texas at Connally High School... picked up First-Team, All-District honors in both 2002 and 2003... member of the Austin/Central Texas All-Star Football Game... a two-time Academic All-District... was the Junior Male Athlete-of-the-Year... honorable Mention, All-District in basketball... member of the 4x200-meter relay team which placed fourth in state meet... Personal: Full name is Kenneth Julius Fontenette, Jr.... born January 14, 1986, in Austin, Texas ... son of Ken and Susan Fontenette of Pflugerville, Texas... also recruited by Purdue, Kansas, Rice and TCU... enjoys playing other sports in his spare time... majoring in sports administration. |
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