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Rigsby Fact: One of 10 active players who have played in all
26 games over the last two seasons.
Years Lettered: 2002,03
Bowl Participation: Handled all long snaps in the 2002 Tangerine
Bowl against Texas Tech and punt snaps in the 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee.
Fall 2004 Depth Chart Position: First-team long snapper
Overview: Reliable snapper each of the last two years who was an original walk-on; has since earned a scholarship...played in all 26 games as a long snapper the last two seasons, one of only 10 active Tigers who can make that claim.
2003: Handled all the snaps on punts and the snaps on placements for the first half of the season...a key to the success of the special teams the last two seasons, especially on the punting team...had seven tackles on punt coverage, more than any other player...a big reason the Tigers had a 36.3 net punting average, a much-improved figure over the previous season...Clemson had just one blocked punt the entire season and that was just a deflection that still gained 22 yards.
2002: Handled all the long snap duties the entire season, playing in all 13 contests...a model of consistency; he did not botch any snaps...contributed on punt coverage with three tackles, all of which were first hits.
2001: A member of the practice squad.
2000: Red-shirted as a practice squad member as a first-year walk-on.
Before Clemson: Had 124 tackles, including 18 for loss and seven sacks, as a senior...caused four fumbles, recovered six more, and blocked a punt as a senior...a two-time Defensive Player-of-the-Week by the Greer Citizen...lettered twice in both baseball and football...earned numerous honors during his baseball career...led team to the state title in 1999 and conference title in 1999,00...All-Greenville County in baseball...invited to the Greenville County Senior Classic in 2000...a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee...played for Mike Hawkins on the gridiron...majoring in general business...born Geoffrey E. Rigsby on December 29, 1981, just three days before Clemson won the national title...majoring in marketing.
