Former USF Standout Assigned to Power
By Matt Popchock
If you've been reading Chris Gates' "Area 4-1-Zoo" blog, you know the Big East title race has opened up a bit. The last time South Florida was a major player in that race, defensive lineman Aaron Harris was starting for former coach/program architect Jim Leavitt as a sophomore.
Harris (6'5", 270 lbs.) is slated to make his Arena Football League debut in 2012 after officially joining the Pittsburgh Power this week.
"Aaron is a beast on the defensive line," said Power head coach Chris Siegfried Monday. "We look forward to having him here, and he will help our defense immensely."
In 2007 the Bulls were ranked as high as No. 2 nationally, and Harris ended that season with a personal best 25.0 total tackles, nine of them for a loss, and 5.0 sacks. He ended his career with 75 total tackles (42 solo), 19 of them for a loss, and 11.0 sacks.
Harris brings the Power's training camp roster to 27 of a permissible 35 players deep. The Power will try to continue filling spots this approaching Sunday, when, for the second time this fall, they host an open tryout at the Southpointe Fieldhouse. Check the official team website for more information.
In the meantime, here is how that roster looks thus far:
QB Bill Stull
QB Kyle Rowley
WR Mike Washington
WR Lonnell Dewalt
WR/KR P.J. Berry
WR Carlos Suggs
WR Darius Passmore
OL Jason Jones
OL Mike Lucian
OL Mike Byrne
OL Joe Blanks
OL Justin Wells
OL Corey Konycki
OL Dan Jones
DL Terrance Taylor
DL Dominie Pittman
DL Neil Purvis
DL Jada Brown
DL Aaron Harris
LB Anthony DeGrate
LB Justin Parrish
DB Bryan Williams
DB Tyrrell Herbert
DB Chris LeFlore
DB Ahmaad Smith
DB Knowledge Timmons
K Taylor Rowan
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