Leigh Torrence To Visit Chat Room On April 15th!

Leigh Torrence

Leigh Torrence To Chat Live Thursday, April 15

Stanford, CA - Stanford football player Leigh Torrence will make a special visit to the gostanford.com moderated chat room on Thursday, April 15 (1:00 pm, PT) to continue a series of twice-weekly chats by Stanford Football players during 2004 spring practice.

The senior cornerback has made 20 starts in the last two seasons and is the team's active tackles leader for cornerbacks with 112. Torrence also has 88 career solo tackles, 17 passes defended, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and four tackles for loss.

Torrence became one of the team's defensive leaders as a junior in 2003 when he earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors and was also named a First Team Academic All-Pac-10. He ranked fourth on the team and led all Stanford cornerbacks with 64 tackles, while his 50 solo tackles were second on the club. Torrence also led the squad and ranked tied for eighth in the Pac-10 with 11 passes defended (1.00 per game).

Torrence broke into the starting lineup as a sophomore in 2002, starting all 11 games. He tied for the team lead with three interceptions and was second with five passes defended, while also contributing 38 tackles (30 solo), two tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He was named Second Team Academic All-Pac-10 and Second Team District-8 Academic All-America. Torrence picked off a pair of passes in his first collegiate start at Boston College in the season-opener and had a 25-yard interception return versus California in the Big Game.

His first action at Stanford came as a redshirt freshman in 2001 when he recorded 10 tackles, one pass defended, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.

Stanford will begin its 2004 football season by hosting San Jose State on Saturday, September 11 (TBA).

The Political Science major and native of Atlanta, Georgia, will enter the chat room on Thursday at 1:00 pm, PT. If you would like to ask your questions ahead of time feel free to leave them now, and we will save them for his arrival.

Red Dog (Sacramento): Leigh,

You were an all-Pac 10 academic selection. How much time do you spend on your studies? How do the demands of football impede on the academic load?

Samuel (Sausalito): Hi Leigh,

I'm a regular at home games. Someone pointed out your dad at one game. He's quite a character! Are you anything like the old man?

Big L (Atlanta): Hi Number One Son, going into your final season, what do u think u will miss most about your time at Stanford?

Peace