2011 Football Roster

Tom Ricketts
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- North Allegheny
2011: Sat out the season under NCAA guidelines after transferring from Penn State.
At Penn State (2010): Did not play in any games and redshirted.
High School: Considered one of the top 10 players in Pennsylvania and among the country[apos]s elite offensive line prospects as a senior at North Allegheny High...selected first team All-State Class AAAA by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers...first team All-Northern Six Conference...led team to the Northern Six championship and the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs...played under Coach Art Walker...selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic...also a track and field letterman.
Personal: Thomas Gordon Ricketts III, born 4/9/92, is the son of Tom and Sandy Ricketts...has one brother and one sister...both of his parents were student-athletes at the University of Pittsburgh...father was a standout offensive lineman at Pitt (lettering from 1986-89) and was a first-round draft selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1989...mother was a member of the Panthers[apos] swimming team...communication major.