Corteze Love

Position:
DE
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 236
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Lausanne

Career
Returns for his second season after a redshirt season in 2018 ... Has played in three games ... Has three total tackles (1 solo) and 0.5 TFL ... Has four years of eligibility remaining.

2018 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Before decision to redshirt, saw action in three games ... Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs Mercer ... Recorded collegiate firsts for tackles (2) and TFL (0.5) vs the Bears ... Both tackles, including the 0.5 TFL, came on Mercer’s final possession of the game ... Credited with first collegiate solo stop in a home win over Connecticut ... Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth ... The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown.

High School
Played two seasons for head coach Kevin Locastro at Lausanne College School ... Helped lead the Lynx to back-to-back winning campaigns and consecutive Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assocation (TSSAA) Division II Class A state titles ... Lausanne put together back-to-back undefeated seasons in 2016 (14-0 record) and 2017 (13-0) ... Named MVP of the 2017 TSSAA Division II Class A state championship game ... Had 12 total tackles (6 solo), 2.5 TFL and two sacks in the 41-13 win over Notre Dame ... Member of the Lynx defense that held Notre Dame to 182 total yards ... The title game was his only appearance for Lausanne in 2017 ... Unable to participate up until the championship game due to a transfer issue ... Through a co-op between Lausanne and Power Center Academy, played for the Lynx in 2016 ... 2016 honors included: Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Division II-A All-State (DL) and Division II-A All-District West 1 second team ... Prior to Lausanne, starred in football and basketball at Marshall Academy in Holly Springs, Miss. ... On the football field, earned District I-AA All-Conference and Marshall Academy’s Best Back honors ... Helped lead the Patriots to the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) state playoffs in 2015 ... Marshall Academy finished 2015 with a 7-4 record ... On the court, earned MAIS Class AA All-State honors for the 2015-16 season ... Helped lead the Patriots to the District I-AA championship ... Named to the District I-AA All-Tournament Team ... Also competed in track and field and earned the team’s MVP accolade in 2016.

Personal
Son of Arthur and Wanda Love ... Birthday is December 28 ... Criminology and criminal justice major.