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2008 (Freshman:) Saw action as the team's primary punter in 11 of the 12 games as WCU did not attempt a punt at Presbyterian ... Attempted 68 punts, tied for the fourth-most by a WCU punter since 1969 and the most since Kenny Pauley had 82 punts in 19990 ... Averaged 38.9 yards per punt including a career-long 55-yard boot against arch rival Appalachian State ... Punted seven times in the home win over Chattanooga for 285 yards, an average of 40.7 yards per punt including a long of 51 with five of his seven kicks downed inside the Mocs 20 yard line to garner Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week plaudits ... Attempted a career-high -- and school-record -- 13 punts against ASU in the season finale ... Had 17 of his punts downed inside the 20-yard line, with five punts over 50 yards ... Named to the inaugural Southern Conference All-Freshman team as a specialist.
Prior to Western: Helped Harrison HS to the Georgia State Playoffs in three of his four seasons ... Averaged 43.9 yards per punt as a senior, including a career-best 65-yard boot which also ranked as the longest punt in Cobb County ... Dropped eight of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line ... Was a two-time Special Teams Player of the Week last season and earned All-County and Second Team All-State accolades ... As a junior, averaged 40 yards per kick with a seasonal-long of 52 yards ... Also played four years of prep basketball at guard, garnering his team's 2005 Defensive Player award and the Coaches' Award in 2006.
Personal: Is the son of Marty and Renee Cain ... Comes from a football family as his grandfather (Tommy Rose) played end at Georgia Tech; uncle (Tommy Rose, Jr.) played center at Tulane; brother, Grant, played cornerback at Catawba and currently coaches linebackers at Coastal Carolina; and brother, Travis, played safety at Coastal Carolina
