Matt Linscott

Photo by: Brett Rojo

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
223
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Jenks
Prev School:
Jenks

Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . a former walk-on athlete . . . was put on scholarship prior to the 2014 season . . . moved from safety to linebacker in spring drills 2015 . . . has played in 36 career games and has 127 career tackles . . . 2015 – Played in all 13 games and started 12 contests . . . started the first 10 games . . . did not start vs. Navy . . . had five double-digit tackle games in 2015, including in each of his first three starts . . . had 107 tackles, 16 stops for -62 yards, five sacks for -30 yards, four pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble . . . received his first career start in the season opener against FAU, and tallied 10 tackles . . . was credited with 11 stops and three TFLs for -10 yards vs. New Mexico . . . compiled a career-best 13 tackles and added two stops for -13 yards and forced one fumble against #16 Oklahoma . . . had seven tackles vs. Houston, including 2.5 stops for -14 yards with 1.5 sacks for -11 yards . . . tallied six tackles, including one sack for -2 yards, one pass breakup and one interception that led to a Tulsa TD against UL-Monroe . . . compiled eight tackles, 1.5 TFLs for -8 yards, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup against UCF . . . collected a team-high eight stops and 2.5 TFLs for -10 yards at SMU . . . totaled 12 stops and 1.5 TFLs for -3 yards vs. Cincinnati . . . was credited with a team-high 11 tackles against Virginia Tech in the Camping World Independence Bowl . . . 2014 – Played in all 12 games . . . was credited with 13 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery . . . had a career-best three stops and one fumble recovery at UCF . . . also had two stops each against Colorado State and East Carolina . . . 2013 – Played in 11 games . . . saw most of his playing time on special teams . . . totaled seven tackles . . . had two tackles against both Iowa State and Louisiana Tech . . . 2012 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2012 season due to red-shirt status.

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Oklahoma powerhouse Jenks High School . . . played strong safety . . . helped lead his teams to a three-year record of 36-5 and made two state championship game appearances . . . was credited with 81 tackles, 10 pass break-ups and four interceptions as a senior . . . earned second-team all-metro and honorable mention all-state accolades by the Tulsa World . . . earned all-District 6A-3 honors his senior season . . . was named the Defensive MVP in the 75^th Oil Bowl as he totaled seven tackles . . . was an OCA all-state honorable mention selection . . . totaled 79 tackles, 17 pass break-ups, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior . . . high school coach was Allan Trimble.

Personal — Favorite sports movie is Rocky IV . . . his favorite NFL player is Clay Matthews . . . favorite NFL team is the Green Bay Packers . . . his favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones” . . . favorite book is Harry Potter . . . President George H.W. Bush is the most famous person that he has met . . . selected as a C-USA Academic Medalist in his first two seasons . . . his favorite musicians include Eminem, Linkin Park and Maroon 5 . . . his great uncle, Buddy Burris, played football at Tulsa in the 1970s . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . his dad attended TU . . . parents are Mike and Lynda Linscott . . . received his bachelor’s degree in May 2016 in accounting . . . working on a master’s degree in accounting . . . born February 16, 1994 in Plano, Texas.