Players See Future in NFL

With their college careers now over, Cal State Northridge’s Marc Goodson and Jerome Henry are setting their sights on professional football.

“I want a shot at the league [NFL],” Goodson said. “I’m short, but there are a lot of short linebackers in the NFL right now.”

Goodson, 6 feet 2 and 235 pounds, was an All-American last season. He holds the Northridge record for unassisted tackles in a season (90 this year) and in a career (162) despite playing only two seasons with the Matadors.

He said five NFL teams have watched him on film.

Henry, 6-1 and 172 pounds, entered the final game with a Big Sky Conference-leading 7.0 receptions per game. He finished the season with 71 catches for 827 yards and eight touchdowns.

An All-Big Sky honorable mention last year, when he caught 47 passes for 767 yards, Henry said he was timed electronically in 4.4 seconds over 40 yards when he played at Iowa State in 1995-96.

“I feel I can compete [in the pros],” Henry said.

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Junior Drew Hill had four catches and Henry had eight on Saturday to set a school single-season record for receptions by a tandem.

Hill (69 receptions) and Henry (71) surpassed the mark set last year by David Romines (87) and Cameron Perry (57).

Sophomore Aaron Arnold finished with 58 receptions, which nearly gave the Matadors an unprecedented three 60-catch receivers.

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Northridge honored 18 seniors in a pregame ceremony at midfield that included parents and relatives.

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Northern Arizona linebacker Terrance Petty, a junior transfer from Moorpark College, finished with five tackles against the Matadors.

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The Matadors will hold their team awards banquet today at 11 a.m. at the Warner Center Marriott.

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ON THE AGENDA

CSUN Task Force on Intercollegiate Athletics

* Next meeting: Monday.

* When: 7 p.m.

* Where: Fernandeno Room, Satellite Student Union, Zelzah and Lindley.

* Topics: After eight weeks of meetings, the task force will begin discussing solutions to CSUN’s athletic problems.