Nate Bolling Class: Senior Hometown: Swanton, OH High School: Swanton Height / Weight: 6-4 / 275 Position: Defensive End Birthdate: 01/10/1979 Experience: 3VL

An All-ACC candidate and returning starter at defensive tackle … seasoned veteran is lone senior on defensive line … will be counted on to provide leadership … has seen action at both defensive tackle and end in previous seasons ... an extremely tenacious defender with excellent quickness ... has worked hard to get bigger and stronger … leader of the defensive line ... enjoyed a great spring and the coaching staff expects him to have a great fall ... tough physical player that plays with great intensity … quick off the ball ... willing to give up his body ... has been a durable player during his career.

2000: Finished season ranked fourth on the squad with 52 total tackles, including 34 solo stops ... ranked second on team with 11 tackles for loss (-61 yards) and was third among Deacon defenders with four QB sacks (-45 yards) ... credited with two pass breakups, two QB hurries, a forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... recovered his third career fumble in the first half against Appalachian State … also registered three sacks for -19 yards against ASU ... totaled seven tackles versus UNC, including three TFLs and one sack for -19 yards ... recorded six tackles at Clemson, including five solo stops and one for a five-yard loss … did not play at Georgia Tech due to a leg infection, but came back in the next game against Maryland with three tackles and a tackle-for loss for -3 yards ... tallied four tackles with a sack for -9 yards against Duke ... wrapped up four unassisted tackles vs. Florida State … had a QB hurry and five tackles, all solos, at Navy … recorded seven tackles at NC State, including two for loss (-13 yards) and one sack (-11 yards).

1999: Saw action at both tackle and end on defense but spent majority of time as a backup on the inside ... was part of the Deacs' rotation on the front line ... tallied 16 tackles in 10 games, including nine solo hits, two TFLs and a pass break-up ... had five tackles including a quarterback sack for -10 yards against Arizona State in the Jeep Aloha Bowl ... tied his career high with six tackles (four solo) in the season opener at Army ... was on the field for 23 snaps against Army ... had a pair of tackles-for-loss versus Clemson.

1998: Played in all 11 contests and worked his way into the starting lineup for three midseason games ... played at least 25 defensive snaps in the last nine dates while playing both tackle and end ... made an impact in a win at Clemson when he contributed a sack and set up a field goal with a fumble recovery ... on the field for 45 plays that week, the 46 versus Appalachian State and 55 against Duke ... started for the first time (at tackle) in a win at Maryland and contributed a sack, a tackle for loss and two pressures ... switched back to end the following week against North Carolina and played a career-high 57 snaps ... totaled six tackles (three solo) against UNC and set up a touchdown with his second fumble recovery of the season ... completed the season with 31 tackles.

1997: Nearly saw action as a true freshman, traveling to all road dates and dressing for every game, but still held out as a redshirt.

Background: Earned All-Ohio honors in both 1995 and 1996 at Swanton High … the district lineman-of-the-year in both seasons … tutored there as a senior by coach Mike Buckenmyer after working under coach Dave Hansbarger his first three years as a prep … missed nearly three games as a senior but still totaled 31 tackles, six sacks and three fumble recoveries while serving as team co-captain … selected to both the "Big 33" and "North-South" all-star squads in 1996 … as a junior, helped lead the Bulldogs into the state playoffs for the first time in school history … a three-year starter, he played both defensive end and offensive tackle at Swanton … an all-league pick in basketball and one of the state's top individuals in the shot put, finishing second in the 1997 state championships … a history major … born January 10, 1979 in Toledo, OH … son of Dennis and Kim Bolling.

Career Statistics
Year	Games   UT	AT	Total	Int     TFL	Sacks
1998	11	14	17	31	0	6/-22	3/-19
1999	10	 9	7	16	0	2/-4	0/0
2000	10	34	18	52	0	11/-61	4/-45
Total	31	57	42	99	0	19/-87	7/-64

Most Tackles
7 vs North Carolina, 9/9/00; at NC State, 11/25/00

Most Unassisted Tackles
4 at Army, 9/11/99