After playing a vital role in a three-back rotation as a true freshman and sophomore at Nebraska, Castille joined the Northwestern State football program Aug. 23, practicing for the first time that afternoon. He was battling Roy Helu Jr. for the starting job at Nebraska. Castille was dismissed from the Cornhuskers team by head coach Bo Pelini for violating team rules, but Pelini strongly recommended Castille to his former LSU coaching colleague, Demon head coach Bradley Dale Peveto. Castille had offers from Oregon, Purdue, Memphis, South Florida and Texas Southern, but chose NSU because he said he felt most comfortable with the coaching staff and players.
Prior to NSU: Castille ran for 810 yards and 10 touchdowns in 25 games over two seasons. His last game for Nebraska was his best, in the Gator Bowl against Clemson, when he ran for 125 yards on 18 carries and caught a 20-yard pass to help spark a second-half comeback win. It was his second career 100-yard game.
As a freshman, Castille was Nebraska's second leading rusher with 76 carries for 343 yards, four touchdowns and carried a 4.9 yards per game average. In his college debut he rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries against Nevada. His top game was against Oklahoma State where he rushed for 102 yards on 20 carries, including a 23-yard season-long run.
As a sophomore, Castille rushed for 467 yards and six touchdowns on 106 carries and averaged 4.4 yards per game. He also caught nine passes for 109 yards. Castille ran for 75 yards on 10 attempts in a win over New Mexico State. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State. Along with a career long 37-yard touchdown run, he also ran for 51 yards against Kansas State. With two of the team's three top rushers having to sit out with injuries Castille shined in the Gator Bowl, rushing for 125 yards on 18 carries. He also caught a 20-yard pass, playing a key role in a Nebraska rally from 21-10 down to win. He posted the two longest runs of his career in the Clemson game, second-half runs of 58 and 40 yards.
Castille in High School: Rushed for 1,200 yards and 11 touchdowns and earned All-District honors junior year... Rushed for 1,800 yards and 22 touchdowns, including a 300 yard and six-touchdown game, and also earned second team All-State and first team All-District his senior year... Ran for more than 4,000 yards during his high school career... ranked among the top 40 prospects in Texas and the top 250 nationally.
Castille Personal: Born April 25, 1989... Son of Wanda Castille... majoring in business at NSU.
