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03/05/2012
USC Football Spring Practice Starts Tuesday
Trojans looking to take care of "unfinished business."
01/31/2012
Artletics Art Exhibit By USC Athletes In Galen Center Feb. 1-March 12
Show is free to the public.
2012: Burks will serve as a backup defensive end as a redshirt freshman in 2012.
2011: Burks redshirted as a freshman defensive end and fullback in 2011, his first year at USC, after having pre-season knee surgery.
HIGH SCHOOL: His 2010 honors included Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Orange County Register All-Orange County second team and All-Sunset League Defensive Line MVP as a senior defensive end at Edison High in Huntington Beach (Calif.). He had 86 tackles, including 7.5 sacks, plus 3 deflections, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries in 2010. As a junior in 2009, he made Max Preps Junior All-American second team, All-CIF Pac-5 Division, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Sunset League Defensive Line MVP while getting 52 tackles and 14 sacks. Edison was a 2009 Pac-5 Division finalist. Current Trojan Will Andrew also prepped at Edison.
PERSONAL: He has a B+ average (3.60 GPA) at USC. Some of his artwork was displayed at the 2012 "Artletics" on-campus exhibit that featured the works of USC student-athletes.
