Has been a constant for OSU over the last three seasons ... Finished second on the team in tackles as a freshman and sophomore and fourth as a junior ... Over the course of his career, he now has 221 tackles and should end his career entrenched on OSU's all-time tackles chart ... Has made 34 career starts, including 25 in a row ... Became a linebacker at Oklahoma State after spending most of his prep career playing time at safety.
2008 (Junior): Tied for the team lead with two interceptions and both were big ... His interception at Missouri stymied the third-ranked Tigers' final drive in OSU's 28-23 win ... He returned his interception against Texas A&M 22 yards for a score ... Also had a tackle for a five-yard loss and a quarterback hurry as part of his six-tackle effort against the Aggies ... His high-tackle performance of the year was 11 against Oklahoma ...Was in on nine stops against Houston and eight at Texas Tech and at Missouri ... Against the Tigers he also had a tackle for a loss and a pass break-up to go with his game-clinching interception ... Credited with six tackles against Texas, including a tackle for a loss, and Iowa State ... Had four-tackle efforts against Baylor and Washington State ...Broke up a pass at WSU and against Missouri State ... Recovered a fumble at Texas Tech ... Was in on a sack for a four-yard loss at Colorado and had a tackle for a two-yard loss vs. Oklahoma ... Had a big showing in the Holiday Bowl with seven tackles, including a quarterback sack and three tackles for 14 yards in losses.
2007 (Sophomore): Finished the season No. 22 in the Big 12 in tackles ... Included on the watch list for the Butkus Award which recognizes the nation's top collegiate linebacker ... Set a new career high with 13 tackles and matched a career high with two tackles for loss in the Cowboys' 45-14 win over Nebraska ... Recorded 10 tackles, including a tackle for loss, at Texas A&M ... Led all players with 10 tackles in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Added a half-tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against the Sun Belt champs ... Notched four tackles in the season opener at Georgia ... Credited with eight tackles and scooped up a fumble at Troy ... Played a key role in the Cowboys' 49-45 win over Texas Tech, logging three tackles and four passes broken up ... Notched four solo tackles and a pass break-up in the Cowboys' 39-3 win over Sam Houston State ... Made four tackles in OSU's 41-39 win over No. 25 Kansas State ... Led the team with seven tackles against Texas ... Had eight tackles, with one coming for loss, in OSU's 45-14 win at Baylor ... Had four tackles, including one for a loss, at OU.
2006 (Freshman): A Freshman All-America selection by Rivals and a member of the Big 12 all-frosh team as selected by The Sporting News ... Saw action in all 13 games ... Got his first career start against Houston and moved into the starting lineup permanently against Kansas ... Finished second on the squad with 70 tackles ... Fourth on the team with nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... Came up big in OSU's win over North Division champ Nebraska with 11 tackles, a quarterback sack, and a forced fumble that was returned for a touchdown ... Had a tackle behind the line of scrimmage in each of the last seven regular-season games ... Lone interception of the season helped OSU clinch the road win at Kansas ... Also had 11 tackles at Texas and made eight stops against KU and Texas A&M ... Had four tackles and a pass break-up against Alabama in the bowl game ... Winner of the Dick Bogert Award as OSU's outstanding freshman defender.
High School: Played both linebacker and defensive back ... As a senior, Lavine registered 63 tackles and had a pair of interceptions ... Committed to Oklahoma State during the summer before his senior season ... Prep honors included Scout.com's Southwest top 100 and Texas Football all-Super Team ... Finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club area defensive player of the year ... Named all-Greater Houston and first-team all-district as a defensive back ... Second-team all-district as a punt returner and was a Dallas Morning News top 100 prospect.
Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1987 ... Son of Ken and Jennifer Herndon ... Has a younger brother, Jalen ... Economics major.
Lavine's Career Stats
Year....... GP...... UT-AT-TT........ TFL....... Sacks........ INT........ PBU......... QBH.......... FF........... FR
2006..... 13..... 41-29-70........ 9.0......... 2.0............ 1............. 4............... 0.............. 1............. 1
2007..... 13..... 48-33-81........ 4.5......... 0.0............ 0............. 6............... 1.............. 0............. 1
2008..... 13..... 43-27-70........ 5.5......... 1.5............ 2............. 3............... 3.............. 0............. 1
Career... 39... 132-89-221.... 19.0....... 3.5............ 3........... 13.............. 4.............. 1............. 3
