Colgate: Will be playing a valuable backup role on the offensive line ... has played with the junior varsity team his first two seasons.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Auburn High School in Auburn, N.Y. … lettered three years … played offensive and defensive tackle in his senior year … served as captain … was first team all-league, all-county and all-Section III … honorable mention all-Central New York …  second team all-state and academic all-state honorable mention … selected as a National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete … was team’s MVP and two-time winner of the offensive line award … coached by Dave Moskov … also lettered in wrestling.

Personal: Major is Sociology and Anthropology … parents are James and Michelle Hovey of Auburn, N.Y. … born November 9, 1984 in Utica, N.Y. … has one brother and two sisters … full name is James M. Hovey.