Prioleau played college football at Virginia Tech . As a freshman , he appeared in 11 games on special teams and as a reserve cornerback and finished that season with 24 tackles ( 15 solo ) . As a sophomore , he started every game at rover position , appeared in 809 total plays and finished with 71 tackles ( 41 solo ) . As a junior , he was named first-team All-Big East and third-team All-America by '' Sporting News '' . He posted 81 tackles ( 41 solo ) and two sacks that year . As a senior , he started every game for the defense that led the Big East with only 12.9 points per game allowed . He finished with 61 tackles ( 41 solo ) and two interceptions
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
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