Villanova University

Joe Keating Class: Senior Hometown: Lansdale, Pa. High School: Lansdale Catholic Height / Weight: 6-2 / 235 Position: LB Birthdate: 03/01/1980

VILLANOVA

Returning starter at linebacker; Good leader who plays with toughness; Intense competitor with a nose for the ball. 2000: Played in 10 of 11 games; Finished fifth on the team in tackles with 68, to go with a team-high nine sacks, six tackles for a loss, three pass break-ups, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries; Made three tackles versus Rutgers; Recorded seven tackles and one sack against Millersville; Registered five tackles, two sacks and a pass break-up versus Norfolk State; Posted six solo stops, one sack, one fumble recovery and a tackle for loss against Maine; Credited with eight total tackles at James Madison; Recorded six tackles and two stops for a loss versus Northeastern; Had four tackles and a sack in win over New Hampshire; Missed the Richmond game due to a hamstring injury; Tallied six solo tackles, five assisted stops, and one tackle for a loss versus UMass; Had eight total tackles and a pass break-up against William & Mary; Registered a game-high 15 tackles, to go with two sacks and three tackles for a loss in season-finale at Delaware. 1999: Played in all 11 games and amassed 30 solos tackles and 19 assisted stops for 49 total stops, two tackles for loss, three sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery; Made five assisted tackles in season opener at Air Force; Tallied five tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack at Richmond; Made one tackle for loss and one sack versus UMass; Returned an interception 16 yards for a touchdown at Penn; Registered four total stops, one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and a sack at UConn; Made five tackles against New Hampshire; Credited with two solo tackles and two assisted tackles against Youngstown State. 1998: Saw time in six games and tallied 11 tackles, one interception and one pass-breakup; Made a career-high three tackles versus Maine; Had one assisted stop and one tackle for loss at UMass; Recorded an interception versus Fordham.

LANSDALE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL:

1997 Team Captain; 1995, 1996, 1997 All PAC-10 Conference; 1997 Defensive Player of the Year PAC-10 Conference; 1997 PCTV Defensive Player of the Year; 1996, 1997 Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Team; 1997 All Southeastern Pennsylvania Team; 1995, 1996, 1997 Montgomery Spirit All Area Team; 1995, 1996, 1997 The Intelligencer All Area Team; 1995, 1996, 1997 Times Herald All-Area Team; 1996 Maxwell Award Recipient.

PERSONAL:

Liberal Arts major; Older of three boys of John and Karen Keating; Third generation to attend Villanova; Born 3/1/80 in Norristown, Pa.