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Branko                             Busick
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Branko
Busick
Class: r-So.
Hometown: Steubenville, Ohio
Height: 6-0
Weight: 231
Sport: Football
Position: LB

Biography

Will battle for the starting middle linebacker position … saw limited time last season until a hand injury slowed his progress … bowl trips: 2010 Gator, 2010 Champs Sports.

2010 (r-Fr.): Played in two games … used on more than 40 plays, including a season-high 21 against Coastal Carolina … also saw action on 19 plays against UNLV … finished with three tackles against the Rebels.

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted.

Prep: Coached by Reno Saccoccia at Steubenville High … Associated Press Ohio Division IV Defensive Co-Player of the Year … AP Division IV-VI first-team All-Ohio … Ohio Varsity Division III-IV all-state first team … recorded more than 120 tackles, 17 tackles for losses and five forced fumbles on defense, and rushed for 580 yards and scored 14 touchdowns as a fullback on offense … accumulated more than 300 career tackles during his three varsity seasons at Steubenville High … rushed for 112 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns to help Steubenville defeat Youngstown Cardinal Mooney for the first time in school history in the Division IV playoffs … Steubenville came one victory short of claiming its third-straight state title, losing to Kettering Archbishop Alter in the state finals … as a junior, he finished with 58 tackles … rushed for 543 yards and 13 touchdowns … as a sophomore, he collected 98 tackles … as a junior, he finished third in the state wrestling tournament at the 215-pound weight class.

Personal: Birthday is July 15 … son of Nick and Lorie Busick … father, Nick, was a former WWF wrestler, Big Bully Busick … enrolled in general studies.

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