Tim Love

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
280
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chippewa Lake, Ohio
High School:
Cloverleaf HS

Tough veteran who is a mainstay of WVU's defensive front ... an excellent technician with great instincts ... smart gridder who uses that knowledge to his best advantage in making plays ... sprained his right knee in the second spring scrimmage ... started the Boston College game last season at defensive end ... first-quarter 41-yard fumble return at BC put the ball on the Eagles' one ... four tackles against Kent State ... starter at Maryland, making three solo stops ... three tackles against Virginia Tech ... four-yard sack in Rutgers win ... three tackles against Pitt ... backup defensive tackle with 14 tackles in 2000 ... two stops vs. BC ... pair of tackles in Maryland win ... four solo tackles against Miami, one for a loss ... pair of tackles and a tipped pass in win at Temple ... left the Virginia Tech game with a sprained shoulder ... suffered a serious concussion and neck sprain in the Rutgers game that caused him to be hospitalized ... did not play against East Carolina ... defensive hustler: Miami ... shot of the week: Syracuse ... played in five games as a redshirt freshman in a reserve role along the D-line ... did not see varsity action in 1998 ... rookie of the week: Maryland, Virginia Tech ... earned first team all-Medina County, all-Northeast Ohio and all-Suburban League at Cloverleaf High ... selected to play in the Big 33 game and the Ohio North-South all-star game ... was a two-way starter and team captain for Coach Bob Lake ... snared 17 passes for three touchdowns on offense and accumulated 78 tackles and nine sacks on defense ... son of Tom and Kim Love ... one of two children ... born January 28, 1980 ... an academic senior majoring in sociology ... recipient of the James W. Thompson endowed scholarship.