2006: Played in eight games, doubling as a quarterback and wide receiver ... missed four games with a knee injury ... ranked second on the team in rushing, compiling 91 yards on 16 carries ... led the team with 5.7 yards per carry ... caught 12 passes totaling 172 yards (14.3 avg.).

2005: Sat out the season per NCAA rules after transferring from Florida State.

Prior to UTEP: Played in 24 games for Florida State in 2003 and 2004 ... played quarterback in high school, but used exclusively as a wide receiver with the Seminoles ... registered six receptions for 71 yards (11.8 avg.) in 2004 ... tallied four catches for 102 yards (team-leading 25.5 avg.) in 2003 ... had a career-long reception of 45 yards in his first collegiate game at North Carolina ... redshirted in 2002.

High School: Graduated from Buford High School in Buford, Ga. in 2002 ... he completed 61- of-115 passes for 1,439 yards, with 15 touchdowns and only one interception (off a hail mary pass) ... also rushed for 548 yards and four TDs on 64 carries (8.6 yards per attempt) ... earned first team All-State honors, leading Buford High to a 15-0 mark ... he skipped a grade in elementary school.

Personal: Parents are Philip and Letta Sam ... has one brother and one sister ... full name is Lorne Wallace Sam ... born 12/5/84 (Denver, Colo.) ... earned his degree in December, 2006 and will be playing the 2007 season as a graduate student.