Played at Sierra College last year after attending College of San Mateo for two years – played his sophomore year … will have two years to play two seasons … scored seven touchdowns last season, the second-highest total in the NorCal Division … played a shortened season last year due to an injury … played on the varsity team two years at Rodriguez HS, earning team MVP as a senior and the offensive player of the year as a junior … first team all-league as a senior and second team as a junior … selected to play in a postseason all-star game, but had already began his collegiate career … sprinter in his high school two years, where he was all-league in the 100, 200 and 400 meters … his cousin Anthony Hines plays at Missouri … Sierra head coach Ben Noonan on Short – "Aaron came to Sierra College as a student-athlete on a mission! It has been exciting to watch his maturation process in regards to his academic approach, specifically the way he recently began to compete in the classroom as he does in between the white lines. As for Aaron’s football talents, the sky is the limit and we (Sierra College staff) could not be prouder of his recent achievements and look forward to watching him continue his success on the Saturday gridiron at Oregon State’ … Aaron chose OSU because of the "football program and opportunity to receive a great education."