2011 Football Roster
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Paco Varol
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 270
- Prev School:
- Wirtschafts HS
- Hometown:
- Hamburg, Germany
An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Has a tremendous upside and is a natural pass rusher … has good lateral movement and uses his hand well … has gotten bigger and stronger since joining the program … has great poise and can see the field … can be a dominant force for Liberty on the defensive line.
2010 (So.): Member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … saw playing time in five games … three of his five games came against Big South opponents … finished the season with one assisted tackle against Savannah State … added a quarterback hurry during Liberty’s season-opening victory over St. Francis, Pa. … helped the Flames finish the season ranked No. 20 nationally in rushing defense … also led the Big South and ranked No. 17 in the country in total defense (309.18 yards allowed per game) and No. 24 in scoring defense (20.81 points per allowed game) … named the defensive recipient of the program’s Samkon Gado award following the spring football game, recognizing the program’s most improved player during the spring.
2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … redshirted.
Prep: Graduate of Wirtschafts-Gymnasium School in St. Pauli Hamburg, Germany … three-time first-team all-state … first-team Europe in 2008 … awarded best defensive end in Europe in 2008 … German MVP … also played for the St. Pauli Buccaneers club program.
Personal: Son of Abdullah and Gulseren Varol … birthday is on Jan. 11 … international business major.
