2012 Football Roster
Roster
Forrest, Ross

Jersey Number 52
Ross Forrest
- Position:
- DE
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 265
- Hometown:
- Odessa, Texas
- High School:
- Permian
- Prev School:
- Permian
Bio
2012: Saw action in the Grambling State game before suffering a season-ending injury.
2011: Played in all 13 games, making eight starts ... totaled 32 tackles on the year, including 13 solo stops ... tied for fourth on the team with six tackles for loss ... recorded a career-high five stops, including two for loss and a half sack, against BYU at Cowboys Stadium ... contributed four tackles, a sack and fumble recovery at Boise State ... his fumble recovery set the stage for TCU[apos]s game-winning drive in the 36-35 victory over the Broncos ... matched his career high with five stops against Lousiana Tech.
2010: Played in 10 games, including a start against San Diego State ... totaled five tackles on the year ... recorded two stops against the Aztecs ... picked up his first career tackle versus Tennessee Tech ... also had stops against Utah and New Mexico ... recorded at least one tackle in three of the final four games of the season.
2009: Played in the opener at Virginia before suffering a season-ending injury ... received a medical hardship.
2008: Appeared in 11 of 13 games as a true freshman walk-on ... was not credited with a tackle ... earned a scholarship during the offseason.
High School: First-team All-District and All-Region as a senior ... was also second-team All-State ... led the district with 10 sacks while also ranking first in tackles for a loss (16) and passes defended (seven) by a defensive lineman ... recorded 34 solo tackles in addition to returning a fumble for a touchdown ... also had an interception ... earned Academic All-State honors ... named Permian[apos]s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman ... Team Captain in the North-South All-Star Game in San Antonio ... a second-team All-District selection at linebacker his junior year ... a two-year starter ... helped lead Permian to the third round of the state playoffs his junior and senior years, posting 9-4 and 12-1 records, respectively.
Personal: Parents are Mike and Jo Forrest ... father was the University of New Mexico[apos]s 1979 Team Most Valuable Player at linebacker and the Lobos[apos] Defensive Player of the Year in 1978 ... his grandfather, Bob Forrest, was a quarterback at Texas Western (UTEP) ... has a cousin, Bubba Forrest, who[apos]s a sophomore safety at New Mexico... is majoring in business.
Season | GP/S | UT | AT | TT | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | FR | FF |
2008 | 11/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 10/1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 13/8 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 6.0-12 | 1.5-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Career | 35/9 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 6.0-12 | 1.5-7 |
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TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02