University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Might contribute in the fall at left guard on the offensive line.

As A Junior (2018): Sat out as a redshirt his first season with the program.

Junior College Highlights (2016-17): Played for two years at the College of the Canyons ... Earned second-team all-Northern League honors as a sophomore after helping the Cougars go 9-2 overall while finishing second in the conference standings with a 4-1 mark ... Efforts helped the program earn a 28-16 victory over Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) CC in the Southern California Football Association’s Western State Bowl ... Cougars ended up fifth in the final JC Athletic Bureau Coaches poll of the year.

High School Highlights: Lettered in football his final two years at West Ranch High.

Personal: Full name is Travis Jared Bird ... Born Dec. 26, 1997, in Valencia, Calif. ... Son of Joel and Heidi Bird ... Is the third of four boys ... Older brother, Jake, was a four-year letterwinner as a pitcher at UCLA and was selected in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies ... Favorite movie is “Inception” ... Favorite team is the Oakland Raiders ... Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Ed Reed and Joe Thomas ... Likes to eat at Chipotle ... Favorite subject is business ... Also recruited by Southern Methodist out of junior college ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.