Harding University Athletics

• Games/Starts: 28/18 ... Bison debut: vs. North Alabama (9/26/09) ... First Career Start: vs. Lambuth (10/2/10).
• 172 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 4 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles ... has eight career games with 10 or more tackles.
• Redshirted in 2008.

Awards

• 2011 2nd Team All-GAC

2011

• Started all 11 games at linebacker ... 89 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 3 pass breakups ... ranked third in the GAC with 8.1 tackles per game.
• Recorded a career-high 13 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/29) ... had 10 or more tackles six times, including each of the last three games ... also had two tackles for loss at West Alabama (10/1) ... had a sack vs. West Georgia (10/8).

2010

• Played in all 10 games, starting the final seven at linebacker ... 53 tackles (33 solo), 5.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 1 PBU.
• Ranked second on the team with 53 tackles ... ranked 26th in the GSC with 5.3 tackles per game ... recorded 10 tackles vs. Arkansas-Monticello (10/30) and vs. Arkansas Tech (11/6).
• Recorded seven tackles, including 3.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks at Henderson State (10/23).
• Tallied four tackles, including 2.0 TFL and a sack in his first game as a starter vs. Lambuth (10/2).

2009

• Played in seven games as a reserve linebacker and special-teams player ... 30 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 FF ... missed the first four games of the season with an ankle injury.
• Had a season-high six tackles on three occasions ... had TFL and forced fumble vs. Valdosta State (10/17) ... had TFL vs. Henderson State (10/31) and forced fumble vs. Arkansas Tech (11/7).

Previous School

• As a three-year starting linebacker at Goodpasture, Gillaspie collected a school-record 436 career tackles. In those three years, he led Goodpasture to three straight Tennessee Class 2A state runner-up finishes and a 38-7 overall record ... coached by David Martin.
• Gillaspie is a two-time All-Region 5-2A honoree and two-time team defensive most valuable player. As a senior, Gillaspie had 188 tackles, including 149 solos, the second-highest total in the state. He once had 29 tackles, 21 solo, in one game. Gillaspie added 505 rushing yards on 86 carries and seven touchdowns as a tailback.
• As a junior, Gillaspie ranked seventh in the state with 119 solo tackles, and as a sophomore, he led the team with 97 total stops.

Personal

• Born: Dec. 13, 1989 in Nashville, Tenn. ... Major: Health/Kinesiology ... Parents: Russell and Lindy Gillaspie ... has two brothers (Jeremy and Josh) and three sisters (Katrina, Amanda and Danielle).

• Tackles - 13 vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/29/11)
• Tackles for Loss - 3.0 at Henderson State (10/2310)
• Sacks - 1.5 at Henderson State (10/23/10)
• Forced Fumbles - 1 (twice)
• Pass breakups - 1 (four times)