Troy University Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Gosha, Lonnie

Jersey Number 98
Lonnie Gosha
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 300
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lake Butler, Fla.
- High School:
- Union County HS
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
Bio
2014 (Junior): Started all 12 games at defensive tackle and finished the year with 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recorded a season-high four tackles against UAB, ULM and New Mexico State … Had a sack in back-to-back games against Duke and Abilene Christian and added a half sack against New Mexico State … Had at least one tackle in all 12 games and multiple tackles in seven different contests … Lone tackle in Troy’s win over Georgia State was a half tackle for loss
2013 (RS-Sophomore): Played in all 12 games as a reserve defensive tackle … Finished the year with 27 tackles (20 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Made a season-high seven tackles – all solo – at Louisiana-Lafayette … Had a pair of tackles for loss against ULM … Recorded a sack against Savannah State and a half sack at Arkansas State … Had a tackle in 11-of-12 games played (Ole Miss) … Tallied a tackle for loss, three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the season finale against Texas State
2012 (Sophomore): Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Redshirted
Arkansas: Saw action in four games as a freshman at Arkansas ... Finished with seven tackles and a sack ... Made a season-high three tackles against Auburn and New Mexico ... Also had a tackle against Texas A&M ... Sack came in Arkansas’ 38-14 victory over Auburn
High School: Recorded 140 tackles as a senior for Union County High School, including 15 sacks and two interceptions ... The Mobile Press-Register ranked Gosha as the No. 100 prospect in its “Super Southeast 120”, and Rivals.com pegged him as the No. 31 overall recruit in the state of Florida ... After his senior campaign he participated in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... The Gainesville Sun ranked Gosha in its “Top 50 Seniors” listing and was named the 1B-1A Defensive Player of the Year ... Ranked in the Orlando Sentinel’s “2011 Florida Top 100” ... As a junior, he notched 65 tackles and 13 sacks ... Prior to his final high school season, was selected to the Sun’s “Super 11” ... Originally signed with Arkansas and held offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida State, Miami and Clemson
Personal: Full name is Lonnie Gene Gosha, Jr. ... Son of Jessie Mae Jenkins-Hobley ... Has three brothers, Jerome, Bruce and Earnest, and three sisters, Rayvada, Shaylonda and Raylonda ... Born Aug. 29, 1992, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... Majoring in human services
2013 (RS-Sophomore): Played in all 12 games as a reserve defensive tackle … Finished the year with 27 tackles (20 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Made a season-high seven tackles – all solo – at Louisiana-Lafayette … Had a pair of tackles for loss against ULM … Recorded a sack against Savannah State and a half sack at Arkansas State … Had a tackle in 11-of-12 games played (Ole Miss) … Tallied a tackle for loss, three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the season finale against Texas State
2012 (Sophomore): Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Redshirted
Arkansas: Saw action in four games as a freshman at Arkansas ... Finished with seven tackles and a sack ... Made a season-high three tackles against Auburn and New Mexico ... Also had a tackle against Texas A&M ... Sack came in Arkansas’ 38-14 victory over Auburn
High School: Recorded 140 tackles as a senior for Union County High School, including 15 sacks and two interceptions ... The Mobile Press-Register ranked Gosha as the No. 100 prospect in its “Super Southeast 120”, and Rivals.com pegged him as the No. 31 overall recruit in the state of Florida ... After his senior campaign he participated in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... The Gainesville Sun ranked Gosha in its “Top 50 Seniors” listing and was named the 1B-1A Defensive Player of the Year ... Ranked in the Orlando Sentinel’s “2011 Florida Top 100” ... As a junior, he notched 65 tackles and 13 sacks ... Prior to his final high school season, was selected to the Sun’s “Super 11” ... Originally signed with Arkansas and held offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida State, Miami and Clemson
Personal: Full name is Lonnie Gene Gosha, Jr. ... Son of Jessie Mae Jenkins-Hobley ... Has three brothers, Jerome, Bruce and Earnest, and three sisters, Rayvada, Shaylonda and Raylonda ... Born Aug. 29, 1992, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... Majoring in human services
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