Temple University Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Nick Sharga
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 235
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cherryville, Pa.
- High School:
- Northampton
Honors: 2017 - CoSIDA All-Academic District Team ... Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Week (UMass) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (ND, Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, UMass, Houston, UConn, Army, Navy, UCF, Tulsa) ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... 2016 - CoSIDA All-Academic District Team ... Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area ... Offensive Effort Player of the Week (SMU, USF) ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (Tulane) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Academic All-Area by Philadelphia Inquirer ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President’s Honor Roll.
2017 (Redshirt Senior): Is the starting fullback and plays on all special teams units ... scored first career TD vs. Villanova ... is among the team leaders with 8 special teams tackles.
2016 (Redshirt Junior): Started at fullback in season opener vs. Army and had first two career carries - each converted short yardage situations for first downs ... converted 14 of his 17 carries into first downs ... had 17 yard-carry in win vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first career reception at Penn State ... was lauded as Player of the Game vs. USF by the ESPN crew after leading the way for 319 rushing yards and a pair of TDs by Jahad Thomas and Ryquell Armstead ... added three carries of his own, converting each for short-yardage third down conversions ... made two solo tackles on special teams in the AAC Championship victory against #19 Navy.2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Voted by teammates to wear a single-digit jersey, awarded to the toughest players ... only two-way player, seeing time at fullback and linebacker ... played all 14 games with five starts (four at FB, one at MLB) ... made debut for Owls against Penn State, recording four tackles (one solo) ... collected one tackle (solo) at Cincinnati ... returned a squib kick for four yards at UMass ... first start at MLB against #21 Memphis.
2014 (Sophomore): Redshirted.
College: Spent the 2013 season at West Virginia Wesleyan.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at linebacker and tight end at Northampton HS under coach Robert Steckel … was named to the Hot 100 Players list for 2010-2011 season … wrestled for three years and was a District XI champion.
Personal: Born Nicholas John Sharga in Northampton, Pa. … parents are Marie and Paul Sharga … is one of 11 children - has brothers Jude (25) and Andrew (13), and sisters Katherine (28), Ann Marie (27), Nicole (24), Christine (20), Claire (18), Ruth (17), Andrea (15), and Rose (14) … wants to become a physical therapist … kinesiology major.
