University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Provides depth at inside linebacker ... Recorded one tackle for a loss of two yards for the White in the Jaguars’ annual Red & White Game.

As A Sophomore (2010): Saw action in the Jaguars’ wins over Edward Waters (Fla.) and Kentucky Wesleyan ... Credited with a solo tackle in victory over KWC.

High School Highlights: Earned four letters at North Jackson High ... Recorded 155 tackles, including three sacks, during his career ... Best game included posting 15 total stops in a contest against Ardmore HS ... NJHS won the region championship in each of his four seasons on the varsity ... Helped Chiefs go 11-1 while advancing to the second round of the state 4A playoffs his senior season ... Earned the program’s John David Guess Sportsmanship Award after his last year ... NJHS also won its first-round state playoff contest the year before ... Part of a Chiefs team that won its first two postseason games to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2005 state playoffs ... As a freshman helped North Jackson qualify for the state playoffs as well ... Also lettered three years in golf and once in baseball for the Chiefs.

Personal: Full name is Richard Blake Houston ... Born Jan. 28, 1990, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. ... Son of Chris and Leigh-Ann Kittrell ... Favorite movies are “American Gangster” and “Wedding Crashers” ... Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite players are A.J. Hawk, Ed Reed and Brandon Jacobs ... Favorite musicians are Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison and Dave Matthews ... Likes Chinese food ... Favorite classes are American history and biology ... Would like to work as a physical therapist ... Enjoys music, watching “Seinfeld” and Will Ferrell movies in his spare time ... A leisure studies major.