Missouri State

 Versatile player with great speed and strength who should be a defensive regular this season after lettering as a redshirt freshman last year ... 2008: Played seven games as one of the team's most reliable backup safeties ... Was also an impact player on special teams ... Factored in four tackles, including two in win at Southeast Missouri (9/20/08) ... Had solo tackles at Oklahoma State (9/13/08) and at Indiana State (11/22/08), including a 12-yard tackle for loss in win over ISU ... 2007: Redshirted his first year at Missouri State ... Earned MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honors for UNI game (11/3/07) ... High School: Scored 52 touchdowns and rushed for 3,504 yards his last two seasons at Farmington (Mo.) High as an all-state running back ... Led Coach Todd Vaughn's Knights to an 11-2 record his senior year and back-to-back district and Mississippi Area Conference titles ... Broke school records for rushing yards (1,852), touchdowns (28) and points (251) as a senior in 2006 ... Earned league player of the year, KTJJ Dream Team, and all-area honors twice ... Also earned honors as a kicker and return specialist as well as earning four letters in track and three in basketball ... Personal: Travis G. Ribbing was born 7/7/88 in Farmington, Mo. ... Son of Joseph and Patricia Ribbing of Fredericktown, Mo. ... Majoring in Exercise and Movement Science/Health Studies ... Has a brother, Tyler.