61  Ben Habern Class: Freshman Hometown: Argyle, Texas High School: Liberty Christian HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 288 Position: OL

August 15, 2009 - Habern After Preseason Scrimmage
March 3, 2009 - Ben Habern on Spring Practice
February 6, 2008 - Ben Habern HS Highlights
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2008
Received medical redshirt after seeing action in three games as the backup at center before suffering an ankle injury versus Baylor ... had nine knockdowns in nine plays against Baylor.

High School
Selected as a U.S. Army All-American and a Parade All-American ... first team all-state on both offensive and defensive line ... received all-district honors for both offensive and defensive line play while being voted the district's most valuable player ... Denton Record Chronicle's two-way player of the year and member of all-area team ... in 2007, recorded 112 pancake blocks while not allowing a sack, and defensively racked up 67 tackles and 11 sacks ... in 2006, totaled 61 pancake blocks on the offensive side of the ball and recorded 34 tackles and five sacks on defense ... parents: Debi and Richard Habern ... coached by Mark Bowles ... born: July 28, 1989.

• No. 2 center in the nation (ESPN)
• No. 3 center in the nation (Rivals.com)
• No. 4 center in the nation (Scout.com)

Personal
Parents: Debi and Richard Habern ... has yet to declare a major ... grandfather played football at Texas Tech.