Ovie Mughelli Class: Senior Hometown: Charleston, SC High School: Porter Gaud Height / Weight: 6-2 / 248 Position: Fullback Birthdate: 06/10/1980 Experience: 3VL

A very athletic, strong, powerful player who has an opportunity to play in the NFL ?a devastating blocker in both the running and passing attack ?will be the team's starting fullback and will play tight end in one-back offensive sets ?considered one of the best blocking fullbacks in the nation ?rated the 14th-best fullback nationally by The Sporting News ?has a very good understanding of the offense ?the coaching staff will continually look for ways to get his talents on the field ?met gold standards in the weight room for all eight events at the end of spring workouts, lifting 396 in the front squat, 506 back squat, 330 power clean, 352 hang clean, 335 bench press, 220 standing press, 15 repetitions of clean-n-press with a 72-lb. kettlebell and a 31-inch vertical jump.

2001: A veteran of the offense who saw action in all 11 games, starting six at fullback ?also saw more action as a receiver in the late stages of the season, catching a total of seven passes for 53 yards ... totaled four special teams tackles as well ... recorded his first catch of the season versus Maryland ... caught one pass for three yards against the Tar Heels ... caught two passes for 23 yards against Georgia Tech, including a season-long 12-yarder ... caught a season-high three passes for 23 yards versus Northern Illinois.

2000: Saw action in all 11 games and started eight times although plagued by nagging injuries ... missed the second half versus Appalachian State with a knee injury ... played through shoulder injuries against UNC, carrying the ball twice for 11 yards ... rushed a career-high five times at Clemson ... totaled 15 yards on three rushes in the Virginia game ... rushed for his first career TD at Georgia Tech on a one-yard run ... ran five times for 28 yards against Duke, including a season-high 18-yard rush ... rushed for 11 yards on six carries against Florida State ... had two rushes for 16 yards at Navy ... rushed for a season-high 30 yards at NCSU.

1999: Played in nine of 11 regular season games earning his first varsity letter ... missed two games because of a shoulder injury ... rushed 16 times for 80 yards (5.0 yards per carry) ... was not tackled for a loss the entire season ... played with pain much of the year and missed three games because of bruising and pinched nerves in his shoulders ... had four carries for 32 yards vs. Georgia Tech, including a season-high 19-yard run ... rushed three times for eight yards in the Jeep Aloha Bowl against Arizona State.

1998: Redshirted as a true freshman.

Background: Led Porter-Gaud HS to a state title (independent school division) in 1996 and state runner-up honors during his senior year (1997) ?rushed for 2,167 yards and 29 TDs during his senior campaign as the Cyclones finished with a 10-2 mark under coach Ricky Tillman ?named the state player-of-the-year in his classification and was a regional all-star selection in all divisions ?a three-time all-conference and team MVP honoree ?gained more than 4,500 yards and scored 69 times during his career ?also played basketball, tennis and ran track ?outstanding student who served as student body vice-president ?active outside of school as a hospital volunteer and as a member of his church choir.

Personal: Majoring in Health and Exercise Science ?born June 10, 1980 in Boston, Mass. ... son of Olomide and Agnes Mughelli ?has three siblings ?older sister, Kess, ran track at the University of Richmond ?hopes to continue his education in medical school ... has appeared on WFU’s Dean's List.

Mughelli’s Career Rushing

Year	G-GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lg
1999    	9-9	16	80	5.0	0	19
2000 	11-8	40	128	3.2	1	18
2001	11-6	0	0	0	0	0
Career	31-23    	56	208	3.7	1	19

Most Carries: 5 at Clemson, 9/16/00
Most Yards Rushing: 32 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/20/99

Mughelli’s Career Receiving

Year	G-GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lg
1999	9-9	0	0	0	0	0
2000	11-8	1	0	0	0	0
2001	11-6	7	53	7.6	0	12
Career	31-23	8	53	6.6	0	12

Mughelli Up Close

Nicknames: Night Train, Chocolate Thunder

Favorite book: Lord of the Rings

My most embarrassing moment on the football field was: when I had the ball stripped from me in the Georgia Tech game my redshirt freshman year and had my first fumble

If I were head coach for a day, I would: take the team on a field trip to the zoo

When I played football as a kid I'd pretend to be: Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson and Emmitt Smith

My dream job would be: video game tester

My first thought when meeting Coach Grobe was: this guy looks too nice, there's got to be a catch ?and there was

Most people don't know I: was a high school tennis player

If I were stranded on a deserted island, I'd want this person with me: Alicia Keys

My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: running through the whole defense and doing a flip into the endzone