University of Arizona Athletics

Arizona: IL... Expected to challenge for a role in the Wildcat secondary entering 2004 fall training camp... Switched from halfback to cornerback at the beginning of 2004 spring drills... Looks to find a role in Arizona’s special teams units... Saw action in the Washington State and Oregon State games during the 2003 season... Finished the season with six carries for 10 yards... Played in six games and started at halfback in the UCLA game during the 2002 season... Missed six games during the middle of the season with an ankle injury... Finished his redshirt freshman season with 30 carries for 68 yards, an average of 2.3 yards per carry... Had a career-long run of 15 yards in the UCLA game... Had a career-best 13 carries in the California game... Led the team with eight carries for a career-best 32 yards versus UCLA... Had six carries for 28 yards in the season opener against Northern Arizona... Redshirted for the Wildcats in 2001 and showed promise on the offensive scout team and as a kick returner... Received the Champion Award (scout team) for outstanding contributions on special teams at the team’s end-of-the-year banquet... His older brother, Yusuf, was a Wildcat All-American in 1998 as an offensive guard

High School: La Porte High School, La Porte, Texas, 2001?Ľ Started as a cornerback then switched at mid-season in his sophomore year?Ľ Rushed for more than 3,500 yards in his career and earned all-Texas honors his senior year?Ľ A PrepStar All-American, rated as the No. 7 Midlands running back, and was named all-Southwest by Prep Football Report?Ľ Also made the Houston Chronicle’s Texas 100 list, as well as the Dallas Morning News’ Top 100 and was a two-time all-district pick by Texas coaches

Personal: Academic major is family studies and human development... Full name Gainus Derahn Scott... Date of birth: April 13, 1983.

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