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Eastern New Mexico University senior defensive end Matthew Kalisch.
• Hometown: Killeen, Texas
• High school: Harker Heights
• Favorite NFL team: Dallas Cowboys
• Favorite NFL player: Brian Urlacher
• What do you hope to be doing in five years? Serving my country as an army officer.
• Biggest off-field accomplishment since you started college: Cutting my 40-time to 4.6 after a hard summer.
• Personal favorite sports moment: Two sacks against Abilene Christian in 2009.
• Best advice you’ve ever received from a coach: Be the best. Show everyone that there should be no doubt about your ability.
• Teammate you respect the most: Quarterback Wes Wood for stepping up in a huge way. Being a man and taking on serious responsibility.
• Toughest college class: Physiological psychology. Lots of terms about the brain.
• If you could have a mulligan in life, what would it be? Doing better in high school academics.
• What do you think of spread offenses? Exciting to watch and difficult to face.