A personable, mature and exceptionally eloquent student-athlete who is a fan and media favorite around the ECU program ... Unselfishly sacrificed long-time quarterbacking career and two-year dues-paying process by relocating to the linebacker position midway through the 2004 campaign before making another move to fullback midway through the '05 season to help provide immediate depth in a depleted area ... Originally signed with Florida as a highly-touted signal-caller out of high school before transferring to the East Carolina program ... Impressed coaching staff with adaptability and flexibility after third move and has earned early preseason nod as unit's top fullback entering fall camp ... Did not record a rush during the '06 Purple-Gold Spring Game but did catch a pair of passes for five yards out of the backfield ... Should also serve as a key special teams performer for third straight season. 2005: A former quarterback who came full circle during his junior campaign ... After opening the season as a member of the linebacking corps, was moved officially back to the offensive side of the ball (fullback/blocking back) Oct. 4 prior to Rice tilt ... In all, played in 10 games as primarily a special teams performer ... Did not experience action at Tulsa ... Lined up as a blocking back for the first time against Wake Forest (Sept. 17) before assuming position again in season finale vs. UAB at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (did not record offensive statistics) ... Tallied solo tackles on special teams in contests against UCF and Marshall. 2004: Played in a total of six games off the bench during first active season with ECU program ... Was asked by former coach John Thompson to move to the linebacking unit to add depth after the Louisville game but did not experience action until the Tulane tilt Oct. 9 (special teams appearance) ... Did not record statistics vs. Green Wave ... Starred in JV contest three days later, keying a Pirates' defensive effort with a team-high nine tackles and a sack during ECU's 19-7 win over Hargrave Military Academy at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ... Totaled three total tackles (two solo) and recovered a fumble during play on defensive unit ... Credited with stops vs. Southern Miss (solo), Houston and Memphis (solo) ... Made fumble recovery against USF at Raymond James Stadium. 2003: Sat out the season in compliance with transfer rules after arriving from the Florida Gator program in June. 2002: Redshirted as a true freshman at the University of Florida. High School: Capped an illustrious prep career by earning first-team all-state accolades at Benedictine High School ... Ranked among nation's top 20 pro-style quarterbacks by rivals.com out of high school ... Passed for 8,648 career yards, the most in Virginia prep history ... Add 74 TD strikes ... Completed 162-of-299 passes for 2,618 yards and 26 TDs as a senior in 2001. Personal: Full name is Patrick Joseph Dosh ... Born April 22, 1984 ... A hospitality management major ... Member of the 2004-05 and 2005-06 Conference USA Commissioner's and ECU Honor Roll ... Father played basketball at James Madison and is enshrined in the JMU Athletic Hall of Fame ... Cousin Joe Fleming played professional football in the Canadian Football League. |
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