Arizona: 3L... Will play a major role in the 2003 season and has shown that he can play in the middle and at either guard spot throughout his career at Arizona... Sampay, who started at center as a true freshman, brings veteran credentials and leadership to the offensive line… Played in 11 games and started nine for the Wildcats in 2002… Sampay opened the first game of the season against Northern Arizona at center but then spent most of the season at both guard spots, starting four games at right guard and the last four games of the season at left guard… Played in nine games and started eight for the Wildcats in 2001... Helped form the nucleus on the offensive line, with solid experience at both guard and center... Started six games at left guard and started two at center... True freshman started five games (Stanford, USC, WSU, Oregon, UCLA) at center when senior Bruce Wiggins went down with an ankle injury during the 2000 season... Played in seven games... Started at left guard against Washington and Arizona State... Earned third-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News... Named to the True Freshman All-America team by Rivals.com... Anchored Arizona’s mix-and-match offensive line in the first five league games... Had his first career start at Stanford... Had never played a snap at center in high school, with the exception of a few snaps during fall drills at Camp Cochise... Helped hold the UCLA defense to one sack and the Huskies to two sacks... Before the Oregon game, the line allowed only six sacks in three games (two versus WSU, four at USC, zero at Stanford)... Moved to left guard at Washington when Wiggins returned to center.
High School: North Shore Senior High School, Houston, Texas, 2000... Started three years at left guard for coach David Aymond... Lettered one year in track and field.
