Western Carolina University

2024 (Junior): Played in 10 of the team’s 12 games as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with 10 tackles on the season, including three solo stops with 1.5 tackles for loss coming on sacks … Recorded tackles in six of his 10 games … Made his first tackle in a Catamount uniform in the season opener at NC State (Aug. 29) … Posted two tackles with half a stop for loss on a half-sack at Elon (Sept. 14) … Recorded a career-high three tackles with a sack in the road win at Furman (Oct. 19).

Prior to Western Carolina: Began his collegiate career in 2020 at Arizona, but did not see game action for two seasons due to COVID and taking a redshirt … Transferred to Butler Community College in 2022 before spending the 2023 season at Eastern Michigan where he graduated before enrolling at WCU; At EMU: Joined the EMU football team in the winter of 2023, played in five games as a defensive reserve with one tackle; At Butler CC: Played one season for the Grizzlies, appearing in 10 games with 19 tackles including two sacks with a pass breakup; At Arizona: Enrolled in 2020 before transferring out after the 2021 season; High School: Attended both Thornwood High and Midwest Prep Academy, lettering all four years along the defensive line … Also lettered twice in wrestling as a heavyweight and received three letters in track & field in the shot put and discus … Led his team with 9.5 sacks as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Ugochukwu Clement Nosike, goes by Ugo … Is the son of Stella and Reginald Nosike … Has four sisters – Ashley, Jessica, Christine, and Stephanie.