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2008 Second-Team All-ACC by The Associated Press
2008 - Senior Season
Earned second-team All-ACC honors and named the team's defensive MVP • Started the first 11 games of the season until a spine injury vs. NC State ended his career • Injury forced him to miss the Duke game, the first game he has not been able to play in his career • Played in 47 consecutive games until the injury • Ranked second on the team in total tackles and fourth in the ACC and 21st in the country in tackles per game • Posted 13 tackles, including 10 in the first half, against NC State • Left the game in the fourth quarter due to a spine injury • Recorded 10 tackles at Maryland • Posted 10 tackles, including nine primary stops, in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech • Also recovered a fumble and had a quarterback pressure against the Yellow Jackets • Led the team with 10 tackles and had one pass break up in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston College • Posted eight tackles, including one tackle for loss and forced a fumble, at Virginia • Led the team with 11 tackles and broke up a pass against Notre Dame • Named one of the coaches' defensive players of the game vs. the Irish • Credited with nine tackles, including one tackle for loss, and intercepted a pass for 23 yards in Carolina's 38-12 win over No. 24 Connecticut • Recorded four tackles, including two tackles for losses of 15 yards and a 13-yard sack, in Carolina's 28-24 win at Miami • Had one of his best performances of the season with a team-best 12 tackles, two tackles for losses, one sack and a interception, vs. Virginia Tech • Posted seven tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss in the win over Rutgers • Had nine tackles, including five primary stops and four assists, in the win over McNeese State • Also forced a fumble.
2007: Played in all 12 games and started four at middle linebacker,
including the last two games of the season against Georgia Tech and Duke •
Played his best game of the season in the 20-14 overtime win over Duke with
a career-high 17 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for losses and one pass
breakup • Had seven tackles and one tackle for loss against the Yellow
Jackets • Had three tackles against NC State • Assisted on one tackle
against Maryland • Recorded his first career interception vs. South Carolina
and added two tackles, including a tackle for loss • Had two tackles in the
win over Miami • Posted three tackles at Virginia Tech in a starting role •
Made his first start of the season at No. 23 USF and had five tackles,
including one tackle for loss • Made four tackles, all solo, and had a
3-yard tackle for loss vs. Virginia • Posted six tackles, including two solo
stops and four assists, in the loss at ECU • Made three tackles in UNC's
37-14 victory over James Madison.
2006 - Sophomore Season
Played in all 12 games and started against Rutgers • Posted one solo stop
against Duke • Had two solo stops against NC State • Finished second on the
team with six tackles (all primary stops) against Georgia Tech • Also had a
1-yard tackle for loss against the Yellow Jackets • Recorded four tackles,
including three primary stops, against Wake Forest • Had two tackles against
Virginia • Posted one tackle against USF • Had one tackle at Miami • Saw
limited action at Clemson, injuring the same knee he hurt against Furman,
but did have one tackle • Played, but sprained his knee, against Furman •
Played as a backup in the Virginia Tech game, but still saw plenty of action
and made two tackles • Made his first career start against Rutgers and had
three tackles at middle linebacker • Also plays on special teams.
2005 - Freshman Season
Played on special teams and was an outstanding performer on Carolina's
kickoff coverage team • Had seven tackles on the season, including two
against Duke • Also made stops against Wisconsin, Utah, Virginia, Miami and
Maryland.
Charlotte Latin High School
Led Latin to two consecutive independent school state championships • Ranked
the No. 10 fullback in the country by Rivals.com • Ranked the No. 19 player
in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer • Played both running back and
linebacker • Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and scored 22 touchdowns on
offense as a senior and had 100 tackles on defense • Rushed for 1,397 yards
and 26 touchdowns, averaging nearly nine yards per carry, as a junior • Also
amassed over 100 tackles that season • Coached by Larry McNulty.
Personal
Son of Jeanne and Doug Paschal • His father, Doug, was a four-year
letterwinner in football from 1976-79 • Doug played two seasons in the NFL •
Born on September 9, 1986 • Management and society major.
Year Pri A Total TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR
2005 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
2006 17 6 23 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
2007 33 20 53 6.5-11 0-0 1-16 1 0 0
2008 65 38 103 6.5-26 2.0-16 2-28 2 2 1
Totals 120 66 186 14.0-38 2.0-16 3-44 3 2 1
Career High: 17 tackles vs. Duke (2007)
