2008 Football Roster
Roster
Chris Nance
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tuscumbia, AL
CAREER:
Has played in five games during his first season of eligibility after coming to Mississippi State from junior college ... Has made a pair of tackles in limited reserve and special teams duty ... Played at Northeast Mississippi Community College following a standout high school career in Alabama.
2007:
Played in the first five games of his junior season as a reserve at cornerback and on special teams ... Made a pair of tackles ... Hit the stats column for the first time in Week 3, recording one hit in the Bulldogs’ win over Auburn ... Made one tackle in Mississippi State’s Week 4 victory over Gardner-Webb.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Ranked among the top 25 junior college prospects in Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger in its season-ending ranking ... Earned second-team, all-North Division in the defensive backfield by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges ... Made 29 tackles and three pass interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, during his sophomore season for head coach Andy Greening at Northeast Mississippi Community College ... Named second-team, all-North Division as a freshman as well ... Committed to MSU in December 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Led head coach John Mothershed’s Tuscumbia (Ala.) Deshler High School team to a 28-2 record during his junior and senior seasons ... Quarterbacked the Tigers to a pair of Class 4A state championship game appearances. . . Earned all-state recognition as a senior.
PERSONAL:
Born Christopher DeAngelo Nance, 11-21-86, in Leighton, Ala. ... Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel “Spud” Mitchell ... Majoring in fitness management.
