Phil Vass

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
220
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mount Bethel, Pa.
High School:
Bangor

2014 (Game-by-Game): Exhibited potential to be an every-down running back...After injuries hit the position hard in mid-season, coaches inserted Vass into the lineup and he impressed in three appearances...Rushed 11 times for 52 yards in debut against nationally-ranked Bloomsburg...Delivered team's best rushing performance of the season in the finale at Edinboro...Piled up 150 yards on 23 carries and recorded a long run of 39...Finished the season with the fourth-most rushing yards (232 yards) despite receiving a carry in only three games...Averaged 5.7 yards per carry.

High School: Rushed for 3,124 yards and scored 55 touchdowns, averaging nearly 9.0 yards per carry in just 17 career games...Named all-area first team and all-league first team to years in a row...Voted MVP of the Bangor/Pen Argyl rivalry game...Winner of the Jim Gum Award.

Personal: Full name is Larry Phillip Vass...Son of Larry and Cynthia Vass...Both parents graduated from Bloomsburg...Father played football at Bloomsburg...Oldest of three children...Has one sister (Jasmine) and a brother (Saivaughn)...Majoring business administration/management.