Josue Matías

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Early years

Matías was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to Union City, New Jersey with his family when he was six.[2] He attended Union City High School.[3] Matías was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.[4] He originally committed to Rutgers University to play college football but changed to Florida State University.[5][6]

College career

After spending his true freshman season in 2011 as a backup, Matías started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2012. As a junior in 2013, he started all 14 games, including the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.[7] He returned as a starter his senior season in 2014.[8]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Matias bucked tradition for football
  3. ↑ Former Union City football standout Josue Matias pushing toward title aspirations at Florida State
  4. ↑ Rivals.com
  5. ↑ Four-star OT Josue Matias of Union City commits to Rutgers
  6. ↑ OT Josue Matias de-commits from Rutgers, opts for Florida State instead
  7. ↑ After backing out of Rutgers, NJ lineman has shot at BCS title
  8. ↑ Meet the 2015 NFL Draft prospect: No. 70 overall Josue Matias of FSU
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