2011: Was sidelined with an inury just four games into the season ... Posted three tackles at Furman (2-1)Recorded six tackles (1-5) at California, a personal best ... Three tackles against North Greenville (one solo, two assisted) ... Also had a QB hurry ... In on one tackle and had one solo tackle against the Terriers.
2010: Played in all 11 games ... Accounted for 23 tackles on the year ... Posted eight solo stops, including a sack ... Registered a quarterback hurry ... Had two tackles in the season opener at Wake Forest ... Accounted for four tackles at Clemson ... Tallied three stops at The Citadel and at VMI ... Had four tackles, including a season-best three solo stops, in the win over Gardner-Webb ... Had a tackle for loss against the Runnin' Bulldogs ... Totaled two stops at Charleston Southern ... Had a quarterback hurry in the win over Davidson.
2009: Played in nine games for the year ... Recorded 13 tackles on the season ... Posted five tackles at Furman in the season opener ... Had two stops against Chattanooga ... Also had two stop against Liberty, Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb ... Recovered a fumble against the Bucs ... Had a sack against the Bulldogs.
2008: Redshirted.
High School: Versatile two-sport athlete who was a Wendy's High School Heisman Nominee ... In 11 games during the 2007 season, led BHP and the Upstate of South Carolina with 179 tackles ... Outstanding athlete who earned a 2007 North-South all-star Game selection ... Earned a spot on the Anderson Independent-Mail All-Area team in 2007 ... Defensive Most Valuable Player at BHP as a senior was also named All-Area in 2006 and 2007 ... Claimed the Scholastic Award for football and basketball at BHP in 2006 and 2007 ... Ranked seventh in his class among 200 graduates.
Personal: Joseph Robert Wideman was born March 19, 1990 in Belton, S.C. ... Son of Robert and Ethel Wideman ... Majoring in Business Administration.
