Hokie Club71 - Tim SandidgePosition: Defensive Tackle
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 304 lbs.
High School: Amherst County
Hometown: Madison Heights, Va.
Stepped in and started three games when injuries hit late last season ... Led the defensive tackles in quarterback sacks with four and finished fourth on the team ... Is expected to play a key role again this season ... Could get a shot at a starting role if he makes a good showing in summer preparation and during preseason practice ... Is a relative newcomer to football ... Only played two seasons in high school, but has shown steady improvement and good ability during his time at Tech ... Has good athleticism and quickness for his size, but must continue working on his fundamentals and strength ... Came on midway through the spring and showed a little more consistency ... Will be expected to carry that over to the preseason and play with a little more intensity ... Should benefit from his playing time last season to contribute even more in 2003 ... 2002: Played in 13 games, starting the last three ... Recorded 13 solo tackles and 17 assists ... Included in those 30 stops were five tackles for loss and four sacks ... Also had three quarterback hurries, two passes broken up and a fumble recovery ... Played 19 snaps in the opener against Arkansas State ... Recorded a solo stop and two assists ... Also broke up a pass and recovered a fumble ... Had a solo stop and an assist against LSU ... Played just nine snaps against Marshall before spraining an ankle ... Had a sack and a pass broken up in that short amount of time ... Had an assisted tackle at Texas A&M ... Did not travel to Western Michigan due to a sprained ankle ... Had a solo tackle, an assist and a sack in the win at Boston College ... Played 13 snaps on defense against Rutgers, recording two solo tackles, an assist, a quarterback hurry and a sack ... Made an assisted tackle in the win over Temple ... Was in for eight snaps against Pittsburgh, registering an assisted tackle ... Played 39 snaps on defense at Syracuse, registering five tackles, including a sack, and a quarterback hurry ... Recorded a solo tackle and an assist against West Virginia ... Made his first career start against Virginia, recording four solo stops and two assists ... Had a solo stop and an assist, including one for a loss, at Miami ... Also had a quarterback hurry ... Had an assisted tackle in Tech's bowl win over Air Force ... Ran a 4.79 forty during spring max testing and added a 31-inch vertical jump ... Also had a personal-best 605-pound back squat ... Posted three sacks during spring scrimmages ... Added another sack during the Maroon-White game ...
2001: Practiced at the nose tackle position while redshirting as a freshman ... Registered the fastest 40 time among the defensive tackles with a 4.85 clocking during spring testing ... Also turned in a 550-pound back squat ... Had three tackles in one of Tech's spring scrimmages and intercepted a tipped pass ... Added three more tackles in another scrimmage ...
High School: Only played football his final two years at Amherst County ... Participated in baseball and basketball during his freshman and sophomore years ... Had 35 tackles, seven sacks and two blocked punts in his first season of play for Coach Mickey Crouch ... Earned all-district and all-region honors ... Was in on 55 tackles as a senior, posting eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and three blocked punts ... Garnered second-team Group AA all-state honors from the state coaches ... Also named all-district and all-region ... Played defensive tackle, offensive line and tight end during his two seasons ... Scored a touchdown on a pass reception against Rustburg during his junior year ... Rated the No. 23 player in the state by The Roanoke Times ... SuperPrep ranked him the No. 22 player in Virginia, while Prep Star named him All-Atlantic Region ... Attended Tech's summer football camp in 2000 ...
Personal: Timothy Allan Sandidge ... Born 6/12/83 in Lynchburg, VA ... Son of Robert and Dorothy Sandidge ... Enrolled in business.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 5-28 | 4-25 |
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