Western Carolina University

2021 (Senior*): Played in all 11 of the team's games with 10 starts at linebacker ... Finished third on the team with 64 tackles including 46 solo stops and 11.0 tackles for loss with three sacks ... Posted tackles in each game played including five-or-more seven times ... Credited with four pass break-ups ... Made his WCU debut in the season-opener against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 4), recording nine tackles including two for loss ... Also had nine tackles at #4 Oklahoma (Sept. 11) with two TFLs including a sack ... Three of his seven tackles against Mercer (Oct. 9) were for losses ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles against Furman (Nov. 6) with eight solo stops ... Intercepted two passes to go along with five tackles in the road win at VMI (Nov. 20) ... Named third-team All-Southern Conference by Phil Steele.
 
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU in the summer of 2021 from Tusculum; Tusculum: Played in 36 career games for the Pioneers, amassing 256 career tackles including 115 solo stops and 29 tackles for loss with 8.5 sacks … Named first-team All-South Atlantic Conference as a junior in 2019, finishing with 85 tackles … Posted a career-high 92 tackles in 10 games as a sophomore in 2018, adding two interceptions in earning first-team All-South Atlantic Conference plaudits … Was also named D2CCA All-Region second team and Football Gazette All-Region third team … Recorded eight career pass break-ups including three in the spring 2021 season … Forced three career fumbles; High School: Lettered in varsity football two seasons ... Selected all-Conference in 2014 and 2015 ... A part of a three-time region champions coached by Kevin Whitley.
 
Personal: Full name is Ivan Hogans, Jr.