Antonio Bass

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Sophomore (2006)... injured prior to spring practice ... did not see game action.

Freshman (2005)... earned first varsity letter ... one of six true freshmen to see game action ... played in 10 games ... carried the ball 19 times for 81 yards (4.3 avg.) and has one completion for 13 yards ... hauled in eight passes for 64 yards ... made career debut vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), rushing three times for 20 yards ... contributed as wide receiver and quarterback against the Eagles ... played wide receiver at Wisconsin (Sept. 24) ... set up opening touchdown on a nine-yard quarterback keeper and played wide receiver at Michigan State (Oct. 1) and vs. Minnesota (Oct. 8) ... rushed twice for 26 and played wide receiver vs. Penn State (Oct. 15) ... both carries against the Nittany Lions set up the only points of the first half on Garrett Rivas’ 35-yard field goal ... his 23-yard scamper was a career-long run and the Wolverines longest of the game against PSU ... completed first collegiate pass attempt, a 13-yard pass to Jason Avant, and had two rushing yards at Iowa (Oct. 22) ... also played wide receiver against the Hawkeyes ... gained 11 yards on two runs, played wideout and made one tackle at Northwestern (Oct. 29) ... totaled 37 offensive yards on seven touches vs. Indiana (Nov. 12) ... rushed four times for 12 yards and made his first career receptions, collecting three passes for 25 yards against the Hoosiers ... caught two passes for 15 yards and rushed twice vs. Ohio State (Nov. 19) ... made three receptions for 24 yards and added four rushing yards on three attempts vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28, 2005).

Prep... attended Jackson High School (2005) coached by Jack Fairly ... ran 40-yard dash in 4.44 seconds and bench pressed 350 pounds ... three-year varsity letterman in football ... Key Statistics ... carried the ball 276 times for 2,177 yards and scored 30 rushing touchdowns during career ... completed 55-of-161 passes for 999 yards and 14 TDs ... set school records with 10 touchdowns during 2003 season and 45 career scores ... accumulated 1,246 yards on the ground via 140 carries and scored 15 touchdowns as a senior ... threw for 557 yards on 27-of-74 passing with four touchdowns senior year ... racked up 950 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on 120 carries as a junior ... threw for 475 yards and 10 touchdowns on 32-of-80 passing junior year ... Honors and Rankings ... received All-American honors from SuperPrep Magazine ... All-Area Player of the Year by the Jackson Citizen Patriot ... top-rated player in state of Michigan and No. 2 player in the "Best of the Midwest" by Detroit Free Press ... selected second-best player in state of Michigan by The Detroit News ... named to The Detroit News Class A All-State first team ... rated as four-star prospect, the No. 49 overall player in the nation and fifth-best athlete in the country by Rivals.com ... listed as No. 3 rated safety prospect and No. 67 overall player by Tom Lemming ... rated No. 2 skill player in the nation and No. 11 player in the Midwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... named to Prep Star Magazine Dream Team as the No. 5 overall athlete in the nation ... selected sixth-best safety prospect by Student Sports Hot 100 recruits ... named ninth-best player in Midwest and the 20th best offensive player nationally according to The G&W Recruiting Report ... earned all-conference and all-area awards as a junior and senior ... Other Sports ... played four years of baseball and three years of basketball ... starting centerfielder.

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