2019 Football Roster
Falo Jr., Nu'umotu
vs
TCU
Oct 4 (Sat)
5:30 p.m.
Jersey Number 42
Nu'umotu Falo Jr.
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Inderkum
Bio
Updated Nov. 30, 2019
Career:
This Season (Sr.):
2017 (Jr.)—He was suspended for the season for violating team rules.
2016 (Soph.)— He played in 11 games including the Alamo Bowl (no starts; he missed the first three due to suspension for violating team rules near the end of the spring semester; he was reinstated to the team in mid-summer) ... He was credited with 12 tackles, one-and-a-half sacks, four third down stops, one quarterback hurry and three pass breakups ... Helped CU hold Stanford to just 263 yards in the road win, when he played 25 snaps and had a half-sack on a third down near the end of the first half ... Played a season-high 46 snaps in the win over UCLA, when he posted two tackles and two pass breakups – the first two of his career – in a game where CU held UCLA to just 210 total yards ... At Arizona he had two tackles for a second-straight game and also posted a sack, helping the Buffalo defense record four sacks in the victory ... On special teams, he earned 11 points in CU’s grading system, including a team season-best eight against Oregon State when he had three tackles, two inside-the-20, two knockdown blocks and a forced fumble ... He was the recipient of the Greg Biekert Award as selected by the coaches for being the most improved linebacker during spring drills.
2015 (Fr.)— He saw action in eight games, seven on defense (no starts), as he was in for 116 plays from scrimmage ... He recorded 17 tackles on the season (12 solo, one for a loss and one a tackle for zero gain) ... Also had a third down stop and a quarterback hurry while adding two knockdown blocks on special teams duty ... Had a season-high four tackles on two occasions, against Arizona (all solo) and Nicholls State (two unassisted).
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from Cal-Hi Sports, first-team All-Metro honors from the Sacramento Bee, and earned first-team All-Tri-County Conference honors as both a senior (at defensive end) and junior (tight end) ... As a senior, he was in on 70 tackles (45 solo), with 11 for losses including five quarterback sacks; he also had about a dozen quarterback pressures, along with five fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and an interception ... He had 31 tackles (21 solo, one sack) and a pass broken up as a junior, and five tackles in limited action on defense as a sophomore ... On offense, he was a three-year starter at tight end, primarily used in a blocking role; he occasionally had the ball thrown his way, catching three passes for 66 yards and a touchdown as a senior, three for 33 yards and a TD as a junior and one grab for 12 yards as a sophomore ... Top games as a senior included a 19-3 win over Reno, when he had eight tackles and a quarterback sack, with his best effort as a junior when he helped clog a potent running attack by Yuba City in a 27-18 win ... Under coach Terry Stark, Inderkum was 32-8 in his career, going 12-2 his senior season and 10-3 each of his junior and sophomore years; IHS claimed the Tri-County Conference title his junior and senior seasons (undefeated both years) ... He also earned four letters in track and field (throws); he owns personal bests of 42-6 in the shot put and 137-0 in the discus.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado … He owned a 3.6 grade point average in high school, and was recognized as an NHSS scholar his senior year.
PERSONAL—He was born February 18, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawai’i … Hobbies include working out and playing basketball; he is also an avid reader, listing The Great Gatsby as his favorite book … An older brother (Nate) lettered three years at defensive tackle for San Jose State (2013-15) while his younger brother, Josh, is a sophomore tight end at USC …. He has aspirations of becoming a position coach in college after his playing days are over … Full name is Nu’umotu Falo, Jr.; he was the first player to commit in CU’s 2015 recruiting class, doing so before the ’14 class signed as he committed on Jan. 23, 2014. (Name is pronounced new-ooh-mott-ooh follow)
Career:
- Has played in 41 career games including 32 on defense with one start.
- Has 42 career tackles including four for a loss and 1.5 sacks. Also has seven third down stops, three fumble recoveries, four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, three tackles for zero and one force fumble.
This Season (Sr.):
- Has played in 10 of 11 games this season, all 10 on special teams and nine on defense.
- He has nine tackles on defense, including one for no gain, leading the team with three fumble recoveries, one pass break-up, one third down stop and one quarterback pressure.
- Played 23 defensive snaps against USC and recorded four unassisted tackles and one pass breakup.
- Played 23 defensive snaps against Air Force, adding two tackles and one fumble recovery.
- Played 51 defensive snaps against Nebraska, adding one tackle, one third down stop, and two fumble recoveries.
- Earned his first career start at outside linebacker against Colorado State (8/30) and played in 39 plays on defense with one tackle.
- Totaled five tackles in the two scrimmages and spring game.
- Added one sack, one third down stop and one quarterback hurry throughout the spring.
2017 (Jr.)—He was suspended for the season for violating team rules.
2016 (Soph.)— He played in 11 games including the Alamo Bowl (no starts; he missed the first three due to suspension for violating team rules near the end of the spring semester; he was reinstated to the team in mid-summer) ... He was credited with 12 tackles, one-and-a-half sacks, four third down stops, one quarterback hurry and three pass breakups ... Helped CU hold Stanford to just 263 yards in the road win, when he played 25 snaps and had a half-sack on a third down near the end of the first half ... Played a season-high 46 snaps in the win over UCLA, when he posted two tackles and two pass breakups – the first two of his career – in a game where CU held UCLA to just 210 total yards ... At Arizona he had two tackles for a second-straight game and also posted a sack, helping the Buffalo defense record four sacks in the victory ... On special teams, he earned 11 points in CU’s grading system, including a team season-best eight against Oregon State when he had three tackles, two inside-the-20, two knockdown blocks and a forced fumble ... He was the recipient of the Greg Biekert Award as selected by the coaches for being the most improved linebacker during spring drills.
2015 (Fr.)— He saw action in eight games, seven on defense (no starts), as he was in for 116 plays from scrimmage ... He recorded 17 tackles on the season (12 solo, one for a loss and one a tackle for zero gain) ... Also had a third down stop and a quarterback hurry while adding two knockdown blocks on special teams duty ... Had a season-high four tackles on two occasions, against Arizona (all solo) and Nicholls State (two unassisted).
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from Cal-Hi Sports, first-team All-Metro honors from the Sacramento Bee, and earned first-team All-Tri-County Conference honors as both a senior (at defensive end) and junior (tight end) ... As a senior, he was in on 70 tackles (45 solo), with 11 for losses including five quarterback sacks; he also had about a dozen quarterback pressures, along with five fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and an interception ... He had 31 tackles (21 solo, one sack) and a pass broken up as a junior, and five tackles in limited action on defense as a sophomore ... On offense, he was a three-year starter at tight end, primarily used in a blocking role; he occasionally had the ball thrown his way, catching three passes for 66 yards and a touchdown as a senior, three for 33 yards and a TD as a junior and one grab for 12 yards as a sophomore ... Top games as a senior included a 19-3 win over Reno, when he had eight tackles and a quarterback sack, with his best effort as a junior when he helped clog a potent running attack by Yuba City in a 27-18 win ... Under coach Terry Stark, Inderkum was 32-8 in his career, going 12-2 his senior season and 10-3 each of his junior and sophomore years; IHS claimed the Tri-County Conference title his junior and senior seasons (undefeated both years) ... He also earned four letters in track and field (throws); he owns personal bests of 42-6 in the shot put and 137-0 in the discus.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado … He owned a 3.6 grade point average in high school, and was recognized as an NHSS scholar his senior year.
PERSONAL—He was born February 18, 1997 in Honolulu, Hawai’i … Hobbies include working out and playing basketball; he is also an avid reader, listing The Great Gatsby as his favorite book … An older brother (Nate) lettered three years at defensive tackle for San Jose State (2013-15) while his younger brother, Josh, is a sophomore tight end at USC …. He has aspirations of becoming a position coach in college after his playing days are over … Full name is Nu’umotu Falo, Jr.; he was the first player to commit in CU’s 2015 recruiting class, doing so before the ’14 class signed as he committed on Jan. 23, 2014. (Name is pronounced new-ooh-mott-ooh follow)
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