Tauvaga Ho Ching II

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 285
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Upland, Calif.
Prev School:
Mt. San Antonio JC

Career
Played in five games … Transferred to Memphis from Mt. San Antonio Junior College … Served a Mormon mission from 2013-15 ... Graduated from Memphis in December of 2018.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18) ... Dean’s List for 2017 fall and 2018 spring semesters ... Tiger 3.0 Club for 2017 fall and 2018 spring semesters.

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in five games … Made his FBS debut in a road win at Connecticut … Played a career-best 14 snaps at center vs. the Huskies … Also saw action at center vs. Tulsa (5 snaps), SMU (5) and ECU (10) … Member of the offensive line that was a part of the most prolific offense in program history with over 7,000 total yards and 72 TD … Blocked for an offense that had a 4,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver for the first time in program history … Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game … Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic.

2016 (Sophomore)
Redshirted the 2016 season and has two years of eligibility remaining heading into 2017.

2015 (Mt. San Antonio JC)
Returned from his mission in February of 2015 … Earned his associate degree from Mt. San Antonio Junior College.

2012 (Freshman)
Attended Mt. San Antonio Junior College in Walnut, Calif. … Member of the Mounties football team in the fall of 2012 … In February of 2013, began a two-year Morman mission to Atlanta.

High School
Graduated from Upland High School in 2012 … Played three varsity seasons (2009, 2010, 2011) for the Scots under head coach Tim Salter… Upland High School combined for a 32-7 record in his three seasons on the squad … The Scots posted a 12-2 overall record and won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship in 2009.

Personal
Married the former Abby Thompson in May of 2017 ... Son of Tauvaga and Christine Ho Ching ... Brothers names are Timo, Tavoi, Fou, Tupo, Tui ... Also has a sister, Karenna ... His dad played at Mt. San Antonio JC and at Chico State..... Birthday is June 23 ... Accounting major.