Senior wide receiver looks to finish final season strong

Senior wide receiver Devin Goda has 34 receptions for 430 yards and two touchdowns this season through only five games.

He is 160 yards away from having his best collegiate season in receiving, and  is two touchdowns away from having his most touchdowns in a season.

Last season was Goda's best season to date where he finished with 590 receving yards and three touchdowns and Goda has improved each season that he has played at SRU.

Goda had a career high in receptions this season with 11 receptions against West Chester University of Pennsylvania and career for yards against Clarion University of Pennsylvania with 108 receiving yards.

He started playing football in the seventh grade and continued playing up through high school where he attended Elizabeth Forward High School.

At Elizabeth Forward, he earned first team all-conference in his junior and senior seasons at receiver, and also played in the Dynamic-33 game in his junior year and was named the most valuable player in the game.

He was also an honor student all four years of high school and a "Who's Who" among American High School Students all four years.

His plans after college are to do something in his major field of study.

"Having a career in safety is something I would like to do," Goda said.

He has been a big contributing factor to the Rock's success this year and thinks this year has been a good season for him to this point and hopes to continue his success.

"I feel like the season is going great so far," Goda said. "Our team chemistry and skill level is very good, and I feel very good about my personal performances and confidence level thus far."

"My biggest moment in football, so far, would have to be when I scored a 74-yard touchdown last year against Marrimack to open up the 2010-2011 season," Goda said.

A close second would be the win against IUP, this was a great accomplishment for our team and I was able to contribute with a touchdown."

On the football field, Goda appears as a six-foot three-inch giant, who covers the field and makes catches all over the field,  and he actually is somewhat of a country boy.

One thing most people don't know about Goda is that he lives on a farm and raises sheep and that one of his favorite hobbies is taking care of animals and tending to the farm.