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Buchholz Fact: In his first year (2007) on the team, he set a school record for points (114) in a season.
Years Lettered: 2007
Years Starter: 2007
Bowl Participation: Starting placekicker in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: First-team placekicker
Overview: Two-sport athlete at Clemson who will only play football in 2008...played four years (2004-07) of soccer, so he is out of eligibility in that sport...played both sports in the fall of 2007, the first Tiger athlete to do that double since Donald Igwebuike (1982)...leading scorer for the Tigers and ACC in 2007 with 114 points, a total that established a Tiger record...outstanding in the classroom; he made the academic honor roll while playing two sports...Academic All-ACC in 2007...second athlete in Clemson history to play in the Final Four of soccer and a bowl game (Obed Ariri)...has a streak of 48 made extra points entering 2008...earned the respect of his teammates in 2007 as he pursued both sports at the same time...Head Coach Tommy Bowden put him on a football scholarship after a strong 2007 spring practice that concluded with 3-3 performance in the Spring Game...four-year starter on the soccer team...had 13 career goals, including three game-winning goals, and 12 assists as a midfielder...came to Clemson from Chattahoochee High School in Alpharetta, GA, the same school that sent Charlie Whitehurst (2002-05) to Clemson...named the top performer in the weight room among special teams players for the 2008 spring practice...received his degree in marketing in May, 2008.
2007: Leading scorer and kick scorer (8.8) in the ACC...made two field goals in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...tied for 18th in the nation in scoring and tied for 12th in field goals per game...made 22 field goals, tied for third-most in a season in school history...was 16-19 on field goals inside 40 yards...had the most PATs without a miss (48) in the ACC...established a Clemson single-season scoring record (114) and single-season record for kick scoring...made a school-record 48 extra points...made a 35-yard field goal to beat South Carolina in Columbia with no time left on the clock; he became the first Tiger to kick a game-winning field goal on the last play of the game since 1986...made three field goals of at least 45 yards against Wake Forest, the first Tiger in history to do that in one game; he had a 52-yard field goal, the longest by a Tiger since 1997; he made field goals from 46, 48, and 52 yards; named ACC Specialist-of-the-Week for that performance...had four field goals at N.C. State and scored 16 points...kicked three field goals at South Carolina...had 17 field-goal attempts from 40 yards or longer; that effected his percentage...named coaches special teams player-of-the-week five times, more than any other Tiger, including games agains#19 Florida State, Furman, Maryland, Wake Forest, and South Carolina...solid on kickoffs last season; opponents were held inside the 21 on 30 of 79 kickoffs and had average start of the 26...had four tackles on kickoff returns...named Star-of-the-Game at South Carolina by Anderson Independent-Mail.
Soccer (2007): Netted three goals and three assists...played in three wins over top-20 teams...had some weekends when he played soccer on Friday night, football on Saturday, then back to soccer on Sunday.
Soccer (2006): Started all 20 matches...scored one goal in Clemson's 4-3 win over South Carolina...had two assists against Georgia State...scored a goal against Memphis...had an assist in the Tigers' 1-0 win over #5 North Carolina...assisted on the game-winner, as Clemson defeated #22 Duke 1-0...played for the Augusta Fireball of the Premier Development League in the summer.
Soccer (2005): Second-leading scorer on Clemson's Final Four team with five goals and three assists for 13 points...tied for second on the team in goals (5)...scored two goals against UNC Asheville...had an assist against N.C. State in the NCAA Tournament...played 24 matches (23 starts)...played in the U.S. Youth National Club Championship in the summer.
Soccer (2004): Played 17 matches, including 16 as a starter...scored the winning goal against Virginia Tech.
Before Clemson: Played soccer at Chattahoochee High School for Head Coach Les Meenan...named to the Adidas ESP All-Star team...named all-state in soccer...soccer county player-of-the-year as a junior and senior...all-state selection in football as a kicker...earned letters in football and soccer...his club team won nine state titles, three southeast titles, and one national championship...born Feb. 28, 1986...graduated in May, 2008 with a degree in marketing.
