First Temple football player to study abroad ... spent Summer Session I of 2008 at Temple's Italian campus in Rome ... Local 215 member that joined the program in the fall of 2005.

2008: Dressed for all five home games ... played the last down against Akron in season finale ... lettered.

2007: Did not play.

2006: Did not appear in any games as a redshirt freshman.

2005: Walked-on to the program and was redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Scranton (Pa.) HS ... a two-year varsity football letterwinner, playing WR and FS, under head coach Joe Marichak ... earned first-team All-Region honors after making 26 receptions for 600 yards as a senior ... played in the 2005 Dream Game ... also a varsity baseball and basketball letterwinner ... member of the National Honor Society and treasurer of his senior class.

Personal: Born May 4, 1987 ... son of Mark and Fran Bartocci ... sister Cabrina played softball for the Owls from 1999-02 ... psychology major.