#12 Anthony Gair Season 2016-17

2016 Honors – – Finish Strong Award . . . 2016 – – Saw action in nine games, while starting final three games of the season at strong safety . . . recorded 14 solo tackles and 14 assists . . . saw action in 45-21 win over Miami, recording two assisted tackles . . . saw action in 42-3 win over Iowa State as defense allowed just 291 yards total offense . . . collected one solo tackle and one assist vs. ISU . . . saw action in 23-21 loss to North Dakota State, but had no statistics . . .  did not see action in 14-7 win at Rutgers . . . did not see action in 38-31 loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in 14-7 win at Minnesota . . . saw action in 49-35 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 47 net rushing yards . . . did not see action in 17-9 loss to #10 Wisconsin . . . saw action on special teams in 41-14 loss at #12 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action at strong safety in 14-13 win over #2 Michigan as defense allowed just 201 yards total offense . . . matched career-high with seven tackles while playing all but one series on defense, with three solo tackles and four assists, including a shared tackle for loss . . . started at strong safety in 28-0 win at Illinois as defense allowed just 61 rushing yards and 198 yards total offense . . . recorded career-best eight tackles at Illinois, including four solo stops and four assists, along with a shared tackle for loss . . . started at strong safety in 40-10 win over #15 Nebraska, recording two solo tackles and three assists as defense allowed just 90 net rushing yards and 217 yards total offense . . . started at strong safety in 30-3 Outback Bowl loss to #17 Florida, recording four solo tackles.

2015 – – Saw action in 10 games, recording eight tackles . . . saw action in 31-14 win over Illinois State, but had no statistics as defense allowed 35 net rushing yards and 231 yards total offense . . . saw action in 31-17 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics as defense allowed no points and just 66 yards total offense in the second half . . . saw action in 27-24 win over Pitt, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 55 net rushing yards and 282 yards total offense . . . started at strong safety in 62-16 win over North Texas . . . career-best seven tackles vs. North Texas, including four solo tackles and three assists . . . saw action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin, but had no statistics as defense allowed no touchdowns and just 320 yards total offense . . . saw action in 29-20 win over Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 46 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 40-10 win at Northwestern, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 198 yards total offense . . . saw action in 31-15 win over Maryland, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 35-27 win at Indiana, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 40-35 win over Minnesota . . . saw action in 40-20 win over Purdue, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.

2014 – – Saw action in all 13 games, with one start . . . recorded three solo tackles, eight assists and one interception for eight yards . . . saw action in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total offense . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . started at free safety in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh for first career start, as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . recorded three tackles at Pitt, including one solo tackle and two assists . . . also recorded first career interception and eight yard return on the final play of the game to secure Iowa victory . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . saw action in 45-29 win over Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-31 loss at Maryland, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern, recording two assisted tackles as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . saw action in 51-14 loss at Minnesota, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois, recording two assisted tackles as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . saw action in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-28 loss to Tennessee, but had no statistics.

2013 – – Saw action in all 13 games, recording five solo tackles and two assists. . . saw action in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-14 win over Missouri State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-21 win at Iowa State as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, recording two solo tackles and one assist for first career statistics as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . saw action in 23-7 win at Minnesota, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 34-24 loss at Ohio State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 53 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 89 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, but had no statistics.

2012 – – Redshirted.

High school honors – – Earned all-district honors as a junior and senior . . . Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore . . . Career – – Four-year letterman as defensive back . . . member of state championship team as a sophomore and junior . . . recorded 122 tackles, two sacks and one interception as a senior . . . 116 tackles, three sacks and an interception as a junior . . . recorded 185 tackles as a sophomore, including 102 solo stops . . . also three-year track letterman, competing in sprints and relays . . . state champion in 400 meter dash.

Personal – – Born 5/18/94 in New Orleans . . . communications studies major . . . member of prep Honor Roll . . . graduated Cum Laude . . . earned Academic Achievement Award . . . mother is Raquel Gair . . . high school coach was Chris Cunningham.