Rice
Walk-on who enjoyed greater productivity in 2011 before an injury cut his season short.
2011
Missed the final three games with an injury... Returned a fumble kickoff return 17 yards for a touchdown at Southern Miss... Return was one of four by the Owls on the year to lead the nation... Was his first career fumble recovery and touchdown... Saw action both on special teams and at linebacker in the opener at Texas... Credited with his first career tackle at Baylor... Picked up his second tackle vs. Memphis, his third vs. Tulsa and his fourth at Houston.
2010
Saw action in the last six games on the kickoff return team... Made his debut against Houston.
2009
Redshirted.
Trinity Valley High School
Two-time SPC (Southwest Preparatory Conference) Defensive Player of the Year (selected by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram)at Trinity Valley School in Ft. Worth for coach Aaron Mattox... SPC Most Valuable Player as a senior... Credited with 356 tackles in his career, including 56 for loss, 31 hurries, 24 sacks, 15 forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries... Tojans were the SPC Division II runner-up in both his junior and senior years.... Also competed in track... A member of the National Honor Society and president of the senior class as a senior.
Personal
Full Name: Michael Andrew Kutzler.. Born: February 12, 1991 at Houston, Texas. .... Parents: Dan and Bea
Kutlzer, Ft. Worth... (one brother, one sister)... cousin (Eric Gadzinski) played football at Army from 1999-2000... Rice major: Political Science.