2012 Football Roster
Roster
Michael Cooper
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 246
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands HS
2011: Played in 12 games as a true freshman ... Served as the backup tight end and also contributed on special teams.
High School: PrepStar All-West Region ... District 14-5A Second-Team Defense honors for District Coach of the Year Marck Schmid ... Texas High School Football Top-25 defensive end ... Vype Magazine Houston Hot 100 ... Long Star Gridiron Top-25 defensive lineman ... Honorable mention all-district as a junior ... Comes from a winning program with an undefeated regular season in 2010 and the 16th-straight playoff appearance ... Played outfield and first base for Highlanders baseball team.
Personal: Majoring in pre-business ... Brother, Perry, plays linebacker at UNLV ... Grandfather, John Michels, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 ... Was a three-time All-American guard at Tennessee and played pro football for the Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers before going on to coach the OL for the Minnesota Vikings from 1967-1993.
