NDSU

2007 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison football program ... 2006 SEASON: Transfer from Morehead State University in Kentucky ... HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way starter at tight end and defensive end in 2004 for head coach Kevin Crandall at Rochelle Township High School ... Earned all-conference and all-Northern Illinois honors ... Helped to extend the Hubs conference win streak to 35 games as a senior ... Graduated from Rochelle Township in 2005 ... Played at Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City, Iowa, for three seasons ... All-Metro and all-conference performer at fullback and defensive tackle for head coach Roger Jansen ... PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Lisa Rossi, Sioux City, Iowa ... Has one brother, Michael, and two sisters, Amanda and Marissa ... Majoring in human performance and fitness ... Grandfather, Mike Rossi, played at Purdue and then Quincy College ... Uncle, Jame Sweeney, played for Iowa State in the 1970s.