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UCLA - Darius was unable to participate in Spring Practice due to a season-ending ankle injury that required surgery ... Gained valuable starting experience a year ago ... He is strong and possesses quick feet ... Also competes for the Bruin track team (earned Indoor All-America honors in the shot put in 2008).
2008 - Saw action in the first 10 games of the year along the offensive line and on special teams ... Started seven games at left guard ... Made his first career start at BYU ... Also started versus Arizona, Fresno, Washington State and Oregon, playing every snap ... Did not start against Stanford, but played offense and special teams ... Played guard off the bench at Cal and also saw action on special teams ... Returned to the starting lineup against Oregon State and played the entire ballgame ... Started at Washington, but suffered a season-ending ankle injury.
2007 - Competed on both the scout team offense and defense and saw game action on special teams.
2006 - Did not see action in his first year in the program and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
TRACK AND FIELD - In 2008, had a lifetime best of 61-6.75 in the shot put ... Competed at the NCAA championship meet in both the discus and the shot, earning All-America honors in the discus with an 11th-place finish ... Placed fourth in the discus and 12th in the shot at West Regionals ... Finished third in the shot and seventh in the discus at the Pac-10 championships ... Also an Indoor All-American in the shot, finishing seventh in the NCAA meet (61-0.25) ... In 2007, he ranked among the top 10 in the nation in the discus and was a Pac-10 finalist ... Won the Texas Relays discus competition ... Ranks No. 7 all-time at UCLA in the discus (200-5) and won the USATF Junior National discus title.
HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered three seasons in football for his dad, Robert Savage, at Samuel F.B. Morse HS in San Diego, CA ... Four-star selection by scout.com ... Ranked No. 14 nationally among defensive tackles by scout.com ... Named first-team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports ... First-team All-CIF selection ... First-team All-San Diego Union-Tribune as a senior ... Played in the CaliFlorida All-Star game ... First-team all-league and Player of the Year in his league ... Named second-team All-Union-Tribune as a junior ... Also lettered two years in basketball for coach Jeff Harper ... Lettered four years in track (shot put and discus) ... Has won 12 national champion titles in the shot and discus ... In June of 2006, he won the California State championship in both the shot and the discus ... Holder of 21 team records for shot and discus ... Participated in the World Youth Games in Morocco and USAT&F Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Darius Lee Savage ... Born: January 18, 1988 in San Diego, CA ... Parents: Robert and Ladene Savage ... Has one brother, Darian ... Lists one of his biggest thrills in sports as lining up as a fullback and scoring the winning touchdown in a homecoming game ... Lists the NFL's Jamaal Williams as the athlete he patterns his style of play after ... Hobbies include basketball, running and weightlifting ... Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2006 ... Favorite class is World History ... History major.
