CAREER NOTES

Sash played in 38 games at Iowa, starting at strong safety in all but his collegiate debut vs. Maine in 2008…Recorded 217 tackles (109 solo) with a 3-yard sack and 11.5 stops for losses totaling 37 yards…Intercepted 13 passes for 392 yards in returns (30.2-yard avg.) and a touchdown…Deflected 14 passes, forced 3 fumbles and recovered 1…Added 16 yards on 4 punt returns…His 392 interception return yards was tops among active NCAA layers in 2010…Sash’s 13 interceptions rank 5th in school history, surpassed by only Devon Mitchell (18; 1982-85), Nile Kinnick (18; 1937-39), Jovon Johnson (17; 2002-05) and Damien Robinson (14; 1993-96)…His 6 interceptions in 2009 tied Johnson (2003), Robinson (1996), Plez Atkins (1995), Mike Stoops (1983) and Rod Sears (1976) for 6th on the Iowa single-season list…Intercepted 3 passes vs. Iowa State in 2009, tying the school record that was 1st set by Grant Steen vs. Indiana in 2002…His 86-yard touchdown return vs. Indiana in 2009 was the 5th-longest interception return in school history…Also set Iowa bowl records for longest interception return (48 yards) and interception return yards in a game (74) in 2009 Outback Bowl win vs. South Carolina…Tied the school bowl record with 2 interceptions…Set an Iowa record with 392 yards gained via interception returns, becoming the 7th player in Big Ten history to gain over 300 yards in a career…Ranks 4^th on the Big Ten career list behind Jamar Fletcher of Wisconsin (459; 1998-2000), Tom Curtis of Michigan (431; 1967-69) and Tracy Porter of Indiana (413; 2004-07)…His 203 yards on interception returns in 2009 set the Iowa season record and tied Walter Bowser of Minnesota (1970) and Phil Parker of Michigan State (1983) for 2nd in conference history, topped only by the 207 yards gained by Alan Zemaitis in 2003.

2010 SEASON

Earned 3rd-team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report…Named 1^st team All-Big Ten by the league’s coaches and media…One of 10 semifinal candidates for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back…Recipient of the team’s Hustle Team Award, Defense…Started all 13 games at strong safety and finished 3rd on the team with 79 tackles (40 solo), including 3.5 stops for losses of 20 yards…Intercepted 2 passes for 42 yards in returns and deflected 2 others…Part of a unit that ranked 2nd in the Big Ten and 7th in the nation in scoring defense (17.0 points per game)…Helped Iowa finish 3rd in the league and 25^th nationally in total defense (332.1 yards per game).

Opened the season with 4 solo tackles vs. Eastern Illinois…Collected 7 tackles (4 solo) vs. Arizona…Tallied 6 tackles vs. Penn State…Intercepted a pass and recorded 7 tackles vs. Michigan…Contributed a season-high 13 tackles (5 solo) vs. Wisconsin…Picked up his 2nd interception for the season and had 3 solo tackles vs. Michigan State. The pick was the 13^th of his career and moved him to 4th on Iowa's career list…Credited with 6 tackles (3 solo) vs. Indiana and 4 solo stops vs. Northwestern…Followed with 8 tackles (6 solo) vs. Ohio State and 7 tackles (4 solo) vs. Minnesota…In his final game, contributed 6 tackles (5 solo) vs. Missouri in the Insight Bowl… Early in the first quarter, he chased Blaine Gabbert out of the pocket and tackled him for a 9-yard loss.

2009 SEASON

First team All-America selection by The NFL Draft Report, 2^nd-team choice by CollegeFootballNews.com and chosen to the 3^rd team by the Associated Press…All-Big Ten 1st-team choice by the league’s coaches and media…One of 12 semi-finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award and received the Coaches Appreciation Award, Defense…Selected National Defensive Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Award committee for his performances vs. Iowa State and Indiana, adding Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors vs. Indiana…Started all 13 games at strong safety and ranked 2nd in the Big Ten and tied for 11^th in the nation with 6 interceptions for an Iowa record 203 yards in returns, which tied for 2nd on the Big Ten season-record list…Scored on an 86-yard interception return vs. Indiana, which was the 5th-longest return of a pick in school history…Finished 3rd on the team with a career-high 85 tackles (41 solo) and ranked 5th on the squad with 5.5 stops for losses of 12 yards…Forced 2 fumbles and deflected 6 passes…Led a secondary that helped Iowa rank 4th in the nation while leading the league in pass defense (152.9 yards per game).

Recorded 10 tackles (3 solo) vs. Northern Iowa…Tied the school record with 3 interceptions (for 63 yards) at Iowa State, where he had 10 tackles, including 2 for losses, and forced a fumble…Helped hold Arizona to 105 passing yards and 253 total yards with 5 tackles (3 solo) and an interception that he returned 41 yards…Posted 8 tackles (5 solo) and an interception vs. Arkansas State…Had 9 tackles (4 solo) vs. Michigan, including 4 solo stops, along with 2 pass break-ups…Credited with 5 solo tackles vs. both Wisconsin and Michigan State…Delivered  7 tackles, including 1 for a loss vs. Indiana…Had the defensive play of the game with an 86-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third period after a pass was deflected and tipped in his direction. The return was the 5th longest in school history…Sash returned 4 punts for 16 yards and was in on 6 tackles (4 solo) vs. Northwestern…Added 6 tackles vs. Ohio State and 8 with a pass break-up vs. Minnesota.

2008 

First-team freshman All-America selection by The NFL Draft Report and 2nd^-team choice by Rivals.com…Both services named him the Big Ten’s top freshman defender…Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week vs. Penn State…Played in 12 games with 11 starts at strong safety…Came off the bench in his career debut vs. Maine in the season opener and sat out the Northwestern game with a shoulder contusion…Led the conference and tied for 19^th in the nation with 5 interceptions for 147 yards in returns…Broke up 6 other throws, forced and recovered a fumble…Recorded 53 tackles (28 solo) with his only career sack and had 2.5 stops for losses of 5 yards.

Made his collegiate debut by breaking up a pass vs. Maine…In his 1st career start, he delivered 4 tackles vs. Florida International…Followed with an interception and 10 tackles, including a 3-yard sack, vs. Iowa State…Added 5 solo tackles vs. Pittsburgh and 5 more, including 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage while deflecting 2 passes vs. Michigan State…Tallied 7 tackles vs. Illinois and followed with 8 tackles (4 solo) and an interception vs. Penn State…Returned an interception 58 yards vs. Minnesota and set a school bowl record with two picks for 74 yards vs. South Carolina in the Outback Bowl.

2007 SEASON

Redshirted as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Oskaloosa High School in Iowa, where he was a 3-time All-District and Academic All-District pick…Was selected 3^rd-team All-State as a sophomore and 1^st team after his junior and senior seasons…Started at safety and at wide receiver and tailback…Recorded 137 career tackles, with 8 interceptions…On offense, he amassed 2,090 yards with 34 touchdowns on 240 carries (8.7-yard avg.)…Set or tied 28 school records, including rushing yards in a game (324), longest touchdown catch (98 yards), most receptions in a career (100), season (49) and game (9), most touchdowns in a career (63), season (28) and game (7), receiving yards in a career (2,141), season (1,008) and game (267), touchdown receptions in a career (22), season (12) and game (3) and total career yards (4,310)…He also excelled in basketball and qualified in 5 events at the 2005 State Track Meet…In 2005, Sash was selected 1st team All-State by the Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association…In 9 games as a junior, he caught 49 receptions for 1,008 yards, (a 20.6-yard avg.) and 12 touchdowns…Also rushed for 910 yards and 13 touchdowns on 91 carries (a 10-yard avg.) and completed 1-of-3 pass attempts for 38 yards…On defense, he recorded 38 tackles and 4 interceptions…In one 2005 game, Sash scored on a 93-yard kickoff return, an 85-yard interception return and an 83-yard run…As a senior, he carried 146 times for 1,173 yards (8.0-yard avg.) and 20 touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 701 yards (22.6-yard avg.) and 6 scores…Also scored once on a kickoff return…On defense, Sash contributed 38 tackles with an interception in 2006…Four-year member of his school’s Honor Roll.

PERSONAL

Interdepartmental studies major…Son of Barney and Mike Sash…Born May 27, 1988…Resides in Oskaloosa, Iowa.