Jacksonville State University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Panola High School for Lance Pogue…rushed for a Mississippi Class 5A state record 2,917 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior...led Tigers to four straight Class 5A titles and never lost a game in high school...named a Parade and Army All-American along with being selected as the state’s Mr. Football in 2007...also a SuperPrep All-American selection and a first team EA SPORTS All-American pick…was a first-team All-State selection by The Clarion Ledger and the Mississippi Coaches Association as a junior and senior…rated the No. 9 RB in the nation by Rivals.com in 2008…listed as the No. 13 prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com…attended Hargrave Prep School before signing with Ole Miss, where he was coched by Robert Prunty.

PERSONAL: Full name is Darius Raymond Barksdale…son of Teresa and Raymond Barksdale…born on January 3, 1990…has three younger sisters, Erin, Cealisa and Caitlyn…is the cousin of former Gamecock All-American Kory Chapman…majoring in undeclared at JSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Panola High School for Lance Pogue…rushed for a Mississippi Class 5A state record 2,917 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior...led Tigers to four straight Class 5A titles and never lost a game in high school...named a Parade and Army All-American along with being selected as the state’s Mr. Football in 2007...also a SuperPrep All-American selection and a first team EA SPORTS All-American pick…was a first-team All-State selection by The Clarion Ledger and the Mississippi Coaches Association as a junior and senior…rated the No. 9 RB in the nation by Rivals.com in 2008…listed as the No. 13 prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com…attended Hargrave Prep School before signing with Ole Miss, where he was coched by Robert Prunty.

PERSONAL: Full name is Darius Raymond Barksdale…son of Teresa and Raymond Barksdale…born on January 3, 1990…has three younger sisters, Erin, Cealisa and Caitlyn…is the cousin of former Gamecock All-American Kory Chapman…majoring in undeclared at JSU.