| Other Highlights: At Southwestern Louisiana, West's defense ranked among the nation's top 20 in total defense three times...under West, the defense was ranked nationally in at least one defensive category for six consecutive seasons...part of the Baylor team that won the 1994 Southwest Conference Championship...under the guidance of West, the offensive line helped the Tulane offensive unit produce almost 4,700 yards of total offense and a school record 375 points in 1997...the offensive line gave up just 11 sacks for the year...in 1998, the offensive line helped Tulane become the only school in the nation to average over 300 yards passing and 200 yards rushing during the regular season...despite the smallest offensive line in the nation, Clemson averaged 403 yards on offense in 1999, set 26 offensive records and scored 42 touchdowns...as a player, transferred to Clemson from Marion Institute where he was a junior college All-American...first Clemson graduate on the fulltime coaching staff in four years (James Earle). |
