No. 20 – Shaun Rosenthal
THIS YEAR: Freshman Shaun Rosenthal returns to his California roots healthy and at full strength, set to give the Cougars good depth at linebacker ... Hard-nosed and fearless ... Gets the most out of his body ... Will press for a spot on the 2-deep.
MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON: Briefly spent the 2008 season at NCAA Division II-affiliated Minnesota-Crookston ... Appeared in 2 games for the 2-9 Eagles ... Tallied 1 tackle ... Was granted a hardship and given a season of eligibility in return.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played the 2007 season at Fullerton (Calif.) College ... Appeared in 3 of the Hornets' 10 games, all in reserve or on special teams, before an injury cut short his season ... Was granted a hardship for his injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played 3 seasons of varsity football for head coach Mike Maggiore at West Covina (Calif.) High ... As a 2006 senior was named All-CIF first team, All-San Gabriel Valley and San Antonio League MVP ... Was also all-league first team and team defensive MVP as a 2005 junior ... As a 2004 sophomore, played a reserve role, tallying 34 tackles, for the Bulldogs' CIF championship team ... Also wrestled for 4 years.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 3, 1988, in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Mother is Louise Rosenthal ... Has an older brother (John), 2 older sisters (Jackie, Christie) and younger sister (Sarah) ... Majoring in exercise and sport science ... Would like to be a strength and conditioning coach ... Enjoys camping.
