AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans...First joined the team for 2008 fall practice...Seeking playing time as a linebacker.

2008: Spent the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Pat Blackburn) at Palm Desert High...Major contributor to the 2007 team that advanced to the C.i.F. Division VIII championship game for the first time in school history...Served as a team captain...Was named his team's Defensive Most Valuable Player his senior...A first-team all-league linebacker as a senior.

MORE ON CHARLES: Has not declared a major...Dad, Charles, Sr., was a college football safety at Cal Poly Pomona in the 1981 and 1982 seasons and signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles...The Palm Springs, Calif., native was born on February 22, 1990.