2006 (Jr.): Did not see action.

2005 (So.): Did not see action.

2004 (Fr.): Did not see action as a walk-on.

2003: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach Andy Thomas . . . helped team to an 8-3 overall record as a senior . . . helped team to a 6-1 mark in the Big School Division of the Northeast Corner Conference, which tied for first in the division . . . all-conference as a senior . . . helped Garrett to 2002 NECC Championship . . . also earned one letter in baseball.

PERSONAL: Son of Jennifer Irish and the deceased Pat Penland . . . one sister . . . born Jan. 7, 1985, in Garrett, Ind. . . . owns a cumulative 3.10 grade-point average on Ball State’s 4.0 scale . . . managed a 3.20 GPA last spring . . . full name is Justin Allen Penland.