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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Bowling Green
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  Bowling Green State University football coach Scot Loeffler is in no hurry to announce the Falcons' next starting quarterback. Loeffler said he is "not in any rush" to make any decisions regarding the quarterback competition. BGSU, which needs to fill the void left by three-year starter Matt McDonald, has a handful of signal-callers who have been busy in spring practice getting reps and learning the system, including returners Camden Orth and Owen Bainbridge, transfers Connor Bazelak and Daelen Menard, and freshman Lucian Anderson III. "It's going to be great competition in that room," Loeffler said after Monday's spring practice at the Perry Field House. "I'm proud of Cam, I'm proud of the new guys, and it'll be fun to watch them compete. "Right now, I'm not in any rush to make any decisions whatsoever. I really want to spend these next seven weeks really working on becoming better, and then when we get to June, same deal, and then we'll have a great competition here in training camp."

BGSU (6-7 in 2022) was the first FBS program to start spring practice this year, according to the school's athletic department. The quarterback position has been one of the biggest areas of improvement since spring practice began Jan. 30, according to Loeffler. "I think our group is really taking the next step at that position, and I expect those guys to learn this summer, have a great training camp, and go out and produce," Loeffler said. "The quarterback position has really been a major emphasis." Orth and Bazelak, who both have two years of eligibility left, have the most playing experience in the group at the collegiate level. - Toledo Blade

rSr/2025 QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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  When Bowling Green State University's football team opened spring practice this week, a familiar face flew around the middle of the Falcons' defense. For a short stretch earlier this month, that wasn't going to be the case. But a change of heart brought back BGSU's best tackler over the past three seasons. Darren Anders, a 6-foot, 230-pound inside linebacker, withdrew his name from the transfer portal a week after entering it around Jan. 1. The Falcons' standout is excited to be finishing his career at BGSU, where he is hoping to lead his team to a Mid-American Conference title. "I got my degree, I graduated, so I was just thinking that possibly see what other options are out there," Anders said. "I think I was in the portal for six days or something, and I really just came to the decision that I didn't want to leave BG. This is the place that I want to spend my last year at, and I want to win a championship. "I don't think anything would be more sweet than winning the championship and turning this program around."

Anders' decision to return is rare in the Football Bowl Subdivision, but something the Falcons have certainly embraced. Head coach Scot Loeffler simply said "I'm jacked that Darren's back" in a recent interview with The Blade. According to the NCAA, only five percent of FBS student athletes withdrew or removed their name from the transfer portal in 2020 and 2021. Fifty-four percent reported to have enrolled at a new NCAA member school, while 41 percent were still active, may have transferred to a non-NCAA school, or may have left their sport. "To have him back on that defense, it means a lot," BGSU senior wide receiver Odieu Hiliare said. "The transfer portal, a lot of players leaving and we're bringing in new people. With him being a leader and knowing the system, he'll be able to bring guys up and tell guys what to do, so that's great having Darren back." - Toledo Blade

rSr/2024 OLB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
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  Bowling Green State University's football team quickly turned its biggest offseason need into perhaps one of its biggest strengths for the upcoming season. Connor Bazelak was a big reason why. Bazelak, a former Indiana and Missouri signal-caller who was the 2020 Southeastern Conference co-freshman of the year, has bolstered a Falcons' quarterback room that has plenty of talent and potential.

The 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior, who has two years of eligibility left, is one of the team's five quarterbacks who have head coach Scot Loeffler excited about the future of the position. The coaching staff was Bazelak's biggest reason for picking the Falcons. "My goal is to play at the next level, so how much they can develop me in the areas I need improvement in is important," Bazelak said. "Obviously, I'm ready to put the work in. I feel like I'm a good player right now, and I feel like this coaching staff can take me to that next level and get me ready for the next level." - Toledo Blade

rSr/2025 QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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  Darren Anders' change of heart will be significant for Bowling Green. The three-year starting linebacker, who has racked up more than 200 total tackles the last two seasons with the Falcons, withdrew his name from the portal and will return to BGSU for the 2023 season. - Toledo Blade

rSr/2024 OLB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
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  Bowling Green State University's football team lost another starter, as kicker Mason Lawler announced via Twitter on Thursday afternoon his decision to enter the transfer portal. Lawler, who will have one year of eligibility remaining, converted 11 of 16 field goal attempts for BGSU last season. He was 1 of 3, including a career-long 49 yarder, in the Falcons' 24-19 Quick Lane Bowl loss to New Mexico state on Dec. 26.

Lawler made all 34 of his PAT attempts during the 2022 campaign. For his career, he was 12 of 18 on field goals and made 35 PATs. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Lakewood St. Edward High School graduate appeared in 42 career games for BGSU. He spent a majority of the 2019 through 2021 seasons on kickoffs. - Sentinel Tribune

rSr/2024 K Mason Lawler, Bowling Green
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  Darren Anders, one of the top tacklers the last couple of seasons not only for Bowling Green State University but in the Mid-American Conference, will be returning for the Falcons. After announcing a week ago that he was entering the transfer portal, Anders posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon that he is withdrawing his name from the portal and playing for BGSU for his final season.

The 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker started all 30 games for BGSU the past three seasons, and he has appeared in 41 contests for the Falcons in his career. Anders, who was second in the MAC with 124 total tackles in 2021 in earning first-team all-league honors, was third for BGSU with 77 tackles in the 2022 campaign. For his career, Anders has tallied 276 total tackles (130 solo), including 19 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. - Toledo Blade

rSr/2024 OLB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
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  Darren Anders, one of the top tacklers the last couple of seasons not only for Bowling Green State University but in the Mid-American Conference, will be returning for the Falcons. After announcing a week ago that he was entering the transfer portal, Anders posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon that he is withdrawing his name from the portal and playing for BGSU for his final season.

The 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker started all 30 games for BGSU the past three seasons, and he has appeared in 41 contests for the Falcons in his career. Anders, who was second in the MAC with 124 total tackles in 2021 in earning first-team all-league honors, was third for BGSU with 77 tackles in the 2022 campaign. For his career, Anders has tallied 276 total tackles (130 solo), including 19 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. He also has one interception, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. - Toledo Blade

rSr/2024 OLB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Tight End - Christian Sims, Bowling Green,...Sims (Sr., Norcross, Ga.) turned in a comparable season to the 2021 campaign when he earned first-team accolades. Sims was second on the team with 41 receptions for 402 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His third-and-long catch for 35 yards in the closing minute at Toledo set up the game-winning score by Keith. He was third in the league among tight ends with 41 catches and had at least three receptions in 10 of the 11 games in which he played. - Bowling Green Football

rSr/2023 FB Christian Sims, Bowling Green
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Down Lineman - Karl Brooks, Bowling Green,...Brooks (Sr., Lansing, Mich.) was recently named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus and named to the final watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award, which goes to the nation's top defensive end. Brooks is No. 8 in the nation with 10 sacks and No. 9 in the nation with 18 tackles for loss. Brooks led the nation with 47 hurries per PFF and his 63 total pressures rank No. 2 in the nation among all FBS defenders, applying pressure on 17.3 percent of his pass rush attempts. Brooks' 91.3 PFF grade on pass rush is No. 2 in the nation among all defenders with at least 300 pass rushes. He is also the only player in the nation with 25+ tackles, 10+ sacks, 18+ tackles for loss, 2+ passes defended and 1+ fumble recoveries. - Bowling Green Football

rSr/2023 DT Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Wide Receiver - Odieu Hiliare, Bowling Green,...For an offensive unit that had eight players with at least 10 receptions, Hiliare (Sr., Belle Glade, Fla.) led BGSU with 54 receptions, 704 receiving yards and tied for the team lead with six touchdowns. He was named MAC East Offensive Player of the week after he had a career-high 246 receiving yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns in win at Toledo. The 246 receiving yards at Toledo are No. 3 on BGSU's single-game ledger and No. 11 on the MAC's single-game record list. His two touchdown catches against Marshall aided in BGSU's comeback overtime win over the Herd. Hiliare has a catch in 34-straight games, which currently is the 14th-best active streak in the nation. - Bowling Green Football

rSr/2024 WR Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green
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  Although action doesn't officially start until Monday, among the reported quarterbacks in, or planning to be to enter the transfer portal as of Dec. 1 is Indiana's Connor Bazelak: He started at Missouri in 2020 and '21, then at Indiana as a fourth-year junior this season. He had some success for both teams but lacked consistency – and, to be fair, consistent help, too. In three seasons as a starter, he threw 36 touchdown passes but also 27 interceptions. - NFL Draft Scout and online sources

rSr/2025 QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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  NOV 21 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PaSean Wimberly, Bowling Green, RB, Junior, Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer),...Wimberly blocked his third punt of the season in the second quarter and it went into the end zone and was recovered by BGSU for a touchdown. It is the second time this season he blocked a punt that was recovered for a touchdown. The block against UT for a touchdown put BGSU up 21-0 and helped set the tone for BGSU. Is tied for No. 1 in the nation with three blocked punts. - MAC Football

rSr/2025 RB PaSean Wimberly, Bowling Green
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  NOV 21 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Odieu Hiliare, Bowling Green, WR, Senior, Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS),...Hiliare helped Bowling Green win its rivalry game at Toledo, 42-35. It was BGSU's first win at Toledo since 2008. Hiliare caught eight passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the win. The 246 receiving yards rank No. 3 all-time on BGSU's single-game ledger and No. 11 all-time on the MAC's single-game list. The 246 receiving yards are also tied for the second-most in the nation this season. Hiliare made three receptions of 50 or more yards (50, 54, 59) and five of his eight receptions went for 25 or more yards. His first touchdown was on a 25-yard pass to put BGSU up 7-0 in the first quarter. Hiliare would score his second touchdown on a 59-yard strike in the fourth quarter that put BGSU up 34-21 late. - MAC Football

rSr/2024 WR Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green
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  2022 ALL-GLIAC SECOND TEAM: WR Jaylon Tillman, Grand Valley State, So.,...Tillman caught 27 passes for 496 yards and four touchdown and broke the 100-yard receiving mark twice. He hauled in 10 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown at Michigan Tech. - Grand Valley State Football

Sr/2025 WR Jaylon Tillman, Bowling Green
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  Matt McDonald passed for a career-high 392 yards and four touchdowns - including a 42-yarder to Ta'ron Keith with nine seconds left in the game - and Bowling Green rallied last in a wild finish to beat Toledo 42-35 on Tuesday night. McDonald drove Bowling Green (6-5, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) 72 yards in six plays on the game-winning drive, using just 38 seconds. His touchdown strike to Keith came on third-and-10. Tucker Gleason threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jerjuan Newton and scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper in a 5-minute span prior to McDonald's heroics to give Toledo (7-4, 5-2) a 35-34 lead. Gleason set up his scoring run by hitting Newton for a 29-yard gain on fourth-and-7.

The Rockets trailed 34-21 after McDonald fired a 59-yard scoring strike to Odieu Hiliare with 5:09 left to play. McDonald completed 19 of 35 passes with one interception for the Falcons, who became bowl eligible for the first time since 2015 with the win. Hiliare finished with a career-best 243 yards on seven receptions. His yardage total is the third highest in program history behind Freddie Barnes' 278 against Kent State in 2009 and Roger Lewis' 261 against Memphis in 2015. McDonald and Hiliare teamed up for a 25-yard score to open the scoring in the first quarter. The Falcons led 21-0 early in the second quarter after PaSean Wimberly blocked a punt by Jonathon Batzke that Patrick Day recovered in the end zone. Gleason had a 5-yard touchdown run and a 4-yard scoring toss to Micah Kelly to get the Rockets within 27-14 at halftime. Gleason completed 22 of 40 passes for 329 yards with three touchdowns and two picks. He also carried 17 times for 106 yards and two scores. The two teams combined for 938 yards of offense - 721 of them through the air. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

rSr/2023 QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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