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UW This Season: Jack Tennant will compete for a starting spot when fall camp opens in August. The junior is listed No. 2 at right offensive guard entering the fall. He was injured in 2009 spring drills, and missed the majority of spring practice. He has played in five career games his first two years competing for the Cowboys. 2008: Tennant appeared in four games in 2008 -- against Utah, TCU, San Diego State and UNLV. He began 2008 fall drills No. 2 on the depth chart at right guard behind returning starter Russ Arnold. 2007: Tennant appeared in one game versus BYU. 2006: Redshirted. High School: Tennant was a two-year starter at offensive guard for Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, Ill. As a senior, he was selected All-State by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA), and was named to the Small School All-State team by the Chicago Sun-Times. He also earned All-Area recognition from the Champaign-Urbana News Gazette. He earned All-Area and All-Conference honors as a junior. Tennant helped lead Mahomet to a 22-3 (.880) record his last two seasons in high school. As a senior captain, he helped lead his team to an 11-2 record, the No. 1 ranking in the state in Class 4A and the semifinals of the Class 4A state playoffs. His junior year, Tennant's Mahomet High squad recorded an 11-1 record and advanced to the quarterfinals of state. In addition to football, Tennant was an outstanding wrestler. He was ranked as high as No. 2 in Class AA in the 275-pound division in 2006. He began the '06 season ranked No. 5 in the state of Illinois in the preseason poll. As a junior, he qualified for the state championships in wrestling. He also threw the discus and shot put on his track and field team, lettering three years. Tennant played for head football coach Tom Shallenberger. Tennant was also recruited by Boise State, Bowling Green, Illinois, Louisville and Northern Illinois. Personal: Born May 18, 1987, he is the son of Dianne Tennant-Rucker, the late Todd Tennant and Craig Rucker. Tennant is majoring in communications. |
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