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Drew Pyne passed for two touchdowns and 150 yards in his first career start and Notre Dame overcame numerous mistakes to beat California 24-17 Saturday to give Irish coach Marcus Freeman his first victory. The Irish (1-2) outscored Cal (2-1) 10-0 in the fourth quarter to avoid becoming just the third Notre Dame squad to start a season 0-3. The Irish (1-2), who started the season ranked No. 5, had blown leads three times, made sure there was no second-half letdown this time. But it wasn't over until the last play. On fourth-and-13 from the Notre Dame 35, Cal's Jack Plummer threw the ball into the end zone. The ball bounced off several players and Bears receiver Jeremiah Hunter nearly pulled it in, but the ball landed on the grass. The Irish opened a 24-17 lead with 9:16 remaining on a 6-yard pass from Pyne to Michael Mayer, just Mayer's second catch of the day. The touchdown was set up when Pyne threw a short pass to tailback Audric Esitime, and he sprinted for a 36-yard gain before tripping at the 6-yard line.

The Bears drove to the Notre Dame 22 midway through the fourth quarter but couldn't get any closer. Plummer threw three straight incompletions, then was sacked by Isaiah Foskey for a 10-yard loss with 6:30 left. Cal got the ball again on their own 7-yard line, but on third-and-10 Jack Plummer was sacked for a 5-yard loss. It looked as though Notre Dame had put the game away when cornerback Clarence Lewis picked off a pass from Plummer, but the Bears got one more chance when J.D. Bertrant was called for targeting. Pyne, playing because Tyler Buchner sustained a season-ending shoulder injury last week, was 17-of-23 passing. Chris Tyree rushed for 64 yards on 17 carries and had five catches for 44 yards. Plummer was 16 of 37 for 184 yards passing. - Notre Dame/AP College Football

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QB Drew Pyne, Bowling Green
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09/17/22 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green, 6-3, 212 (DS#26 QB) + More +

Connor Bazelak threw a touchdown pass and completed a 2-point conversion pass with 47 seconds left Saturday to force overtime and Charles Campbell made a 51-yard field goal to give the Hoosiers a 33-30 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. The unbeaten Hoosiers have rallied in the second half of all three victories this season and have now surpassed last season's win total. But it took everything Indiana could muster late - a 17-point fourth quarter, a late goal-line stand, Western Kentucky's missed 44-yard field goal as time expired in regulation, and a blocked 39-yard field-goal attempt in overtime before Campbell won it.

Western Kentucky (2-1) has lost all five meetings with Indiana - the last three by a combined total of eight points - and is 0-9 against Big Ten foes since joining the FBS in 2007. And for most of the game, it looked like those skids would end. Austin Reed threw two touchdown passes and ran for another Saturday to give the Hilltoppers a 24-13 lead after three quarters. They just failed to close it out. It was a wacky game even before the late flurry. Indiana's starting center, Zach Carpenter, didn't play after getting hurt in pregame warmups and Western Kentucky nearly lost starting safety Kaleb Oliver on a targeting call on Indiana's fifth play. The call was overturned on a replay review. Then at the end of the first half, three players ran into the goal post chasing an overthrown ball by Bazelak. - Indiana/AP College Football

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QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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09/13/22 - Drew Pyne, rSr/2026, Bowling Green, 5-11, 196 (DS#999 QB) + More +

With Tyler Buchner out with an injury, Drew Pyne steps in at quarterback. Pyne, the redshirt sophomore who finished out Saturday's 26-21 loss to Marshall, was the obvious choice to replace Buchner in the starting role after Monday's news made it official. Pyne completed 3 of 6 passes for 20 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Michael Mayer with 14 seconds left. Buchner, whose left shoulder was trapped beneath the weight of 228-pound linebacker Eli Neal, was injured on a 4-yard run with 3:30 remaining. Pyne also threw an interception and took a sack on a two-point try. Head coach Marcus Freeman said Monday that as a result of the a Grade 5 (out of 6) acromioclavicular sprain in his left, non-throwing shoulder, Buchner is done for at least the next four months of recovery time. He confirmed that Pyne would be the starter moving forward. - South Bend Tribune

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QB Drew Pyne, Bowling Green
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09/12/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

SEPT 12 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB, Senior, Newport Beach, Calif.,...Threw a career-high five touchdowns, which is tied for third-most in the nation this season and are the most in the MAC. McDonald's six total touchdowns were also a career high. McDonald helped Bowling Green overcome a 14-point deficit in the second half, taking a seven-point lead late. He led BG through seven overtimes, including throwing two touchdown passes and going 3-of-5 on 2-point plays starting in the third OT. McDonald also rushed for a touchdown and a game-high 64 yards. - MAC Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/03/22 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green, 6-3, 212 (DS#26 QB) + More +

Connor Bazelak took Indiana on a 75-yard scoring march on its final series and Shaun Shivers capped it by scoring on a 1-yard run with 23 seconds left to give the Hoosiers a 23-20 victory over Illinois on Friday night. Indiana's season-opening victory snapped an eight-game losing streak and a nine-game skid in Big Ten play. Bazelak finished 28-of-52 passing for 330 yards and one TD in his Hoosiers debut. It was a frustrating finish for the Illini, who allowed only 70 yards in the second half before the final series. Chase Brown ran for 199 yards and Tommy DeVito threw two touchdown passes for Illinois (1-1, 0-1). Brown became the first Illinois player to open a season with consecutive 100-yard games since 1944. And yet it still wasn't enough to prevail in this slugfest.

Brown lost one of two fumbles, multiple players were injured and a series of replay reviews that brought the second-half to a stalemate that featured just one score - DeVito's go-ahead 16-yard TD pass to Brian Hightower early in the third quarter - until the final 2 1/2 minutes. While Indiana struggled to stop the run, Bazelak carved up the Illinois secondary in the first half and again on the final drive. His first completion as a Hoosier went for 40 yards - more than Illinois yielded in last weekend's entire game. Bazelak, the former Missouri starter, added three more completions of 24 or more yards during the first two quarters including a 52-yard TD pass to D.J. Matthews Jr. that helped Indiana take a 16-10 halftime lead. - Indiana/AP College Football

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QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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08/30/22 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green, 6-3, 212 (DS#26 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD WATCH LIST: Connor Bazelak, Indiana,...Bazelak joined the Hoosiers as a transfer from the University of Missouri on Jan. 7, 2022. He enrolled in spring classes and participated in practice. Bazelak threw for 5,084 yards with 23 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, and a 66.4 completion percentage in 20 starts (24 games) from 2019-21. - Indiana Football

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QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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08/16/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

When Bowling Green State University football opens its season at UCLA, senior quarterback Matt McDonald will be able to say every football-playing member of his family has played in the Rose Bowl Stadium. McDonald is looking forward to the season opener in the stadium that has hosted "The Granddaddy of Them All", the Rose Bowl football game, since 1902. The Falcons and Bruins will tangle on Sept. 3 with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network. McDonald's excitement is shared by BGSU coach Scot Loeffler and his teammates. "Being a Big Ten guy there is no greater place in the United States to play but in the Rose Bowl," Loeffler said. "I love it. I think the kids are going to have a great experience. "Now with Matt playing every McDonald has played in the Rose Bowl, so it is going to be a neat experience for our kids," Loeffler continued. "It's a really great football team - (UCLA coach) Chip (Kelly) does a really great job. We have to go out there and play our very best and find a way to sneak one past them."

McDonald's father, Paul McDonald, was a standout quarterback at USC, finishing his collegiate career 22-1-1 and holding the NCAA mark for the lowest interception percentage in a career at 2.3% (13 interceptions in 561 attempts). With Paul McDonald calling the signals, the 1980 Trojans won a national championship with a 17-16 victory over Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Two of Matt's brothers played quarterback in college football, including Mike, who was a third string QB for USC during the 2005 season. For Matt, who hails from Newport Beach, California and is the youngest of Paul and Allyson McDonald's four children, nothing could be better than beginning his final season on the Rose Bowl stage. "It's the grandaddy of them all. I'm excited," Matt said. "I've always dreamed of playing in that stadium. - Sentinel Tribune

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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08/16/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

Bowling Green benefits from a veteran presence at quarterback in redshirt senior Matt McDonald, who threw his first collegiate pass at Boston College when Mike Jinks was still coaching the Falcons. After sitting out the 2019 season, he endured a difficult 2020, passing for just one touchdown against six interceptions as Bowling Green finished a truncated season 0-5. McDonald showed signs of improvement in 2021 that belied his numbers. He threw seven interceptions, but none in the season's final four games.

He peaked in an Oct. 30 victory over Buffalo, completing 13 of 19 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns. McDonald even rushed for 39 yards on five attempts. Still, his passing efficiency of 121.2 ranked 11th in the conference among qualified quarterbacks. A spate of talented signal-callers loom on the Falcons' schedule in 2022, including UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Mississippi State's Will Rogers, Miami of Ohio's Brett Gabbert, Kent State's Collin Schlee, and the Rockets' Dequan Finn. McDonald will have to raise his game in order to keep Bowling Green competitive in any potential shootouts. - Sentinel Tribune

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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08/10/22 - Tunde Fatukasi, rSr/2026, Bowling Green, 6-5, 320 (DS#999 OT) + More +

The Bowling Green State University football program has added Rutgers transfer Tunde Fatukasi, according to head football coach Scot Loeffler. Fatukasi, an offensive tackle, spent two seasons at Rutgers. He will have four years of eligibility with the Falcons. Fatukasi (Far Rockaway, New York) spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons in Piscataway, New Jersey, with Rutgers. He is a 2020 graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, located in Brooklyn. While at Erasmus, Fatukasi helped the Dutchmen win back-to-back PSAL Championships in 2018 and 2019. He was named all-city and all-conference along the way. - Sentinel Tribune

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OT Tunde Fatukasi, Bowling Green
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08/09/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, Sr., QB,...McDonald (Sr., Newport Beach, Calif.) is a two-time Academic All-MAC recipient. He led BGSU with 2,555 passing yards and 12 touchdowns in 2021, throwing for 200+ yards in eight of the Falcons' 12 games. Twice in 2021 McDonald was named MAC East Division's Offensive Player of the Week. His two rushing touchdowns at Minnesota led BGSU to a 14-10 upset of the Big Ten foe. McDonald also threw for a career-high 308 yards against South Alabama. McDonald was previously named an AllState AFCA Good Works Team nominee. - Bowling Green Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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08/09/22 - Austin Osborne, rSr/2024, Bowling Green, 6-2, 202 (DS#220 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Austin Osborne, Bowling Green, Sr., WR,...Osborne (Sr., Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) earned Academic All-MAC honors in 2021 after leading BGSU with 64 receptions with 546 receiving yards and two scores. He appeared in all 12 of BGSU's games with nine starts after transferring from Washington during the summer. Osborne notched eight receptions in his BGSU debut at Tennessee and recorded multiple catches in all 12 of Bowling Green's games in 2021. - Bowling Green Football

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WR Austin Osborne, Bowling Green
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08/09/22 - Darren Anders, rSr/2024, Bowling Green, 5-11, 220 (DS#56 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Darren Anders, Bowling Green, Sr ILB,...Anders was one of three players in all of FBS over the last two seasons to rank in the top-15 nationally in tackles and is the only one who returns to CFB in 2022. He was also one of three FBS players in 2021 with 120+ tackles, 3.0+ sacks, 1+ fumbles recovered and 1+ interceptions (one of two through the regular season) and the only one returning to CFB in 2022. Anders has been named a preseason first-team All-MAC honoree by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. - Bowling Green Football

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OLB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
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08/09/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green State University,...McDonald takes part in Holidays with Falcon Football, which is when the BGSU football team provides celebration for children in the Bowling Green community who might not otherwise have one during the holiday. He has volunteered at The Nest in Bowling Green, which provides free childcare for parents completing their education. McDonald has also helped at the Bowling Green Christian Food Pantry, among other community involvement. - Bowling Green Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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08/05/22 - Tunde Fatukasi, rSr/2026, Bowling Green, 6-5, 320 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Tunde Fatukasi, an offensive tackle who spent two seasons at Rutgers, has transferred to Bowling Green State University, the program announced Tuesday night. The Far Rockaway, N.Y., native helped Erasmus Hall High School of Brooklyn, N.Y., win back-to-back Public Schools Athletic League championships in 2018 and 2019, earning all-city and all-conference honors. Fatukasi spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Rutgers but did not see any game action, giving him four years of eligibility with Bowling Green. Tunde Fatukasi is the younger brother of Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Folorunso Fatukasi, a University of Connecticut product, as well as linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi, who also played at Rutgers and signed as an undrafted free agent last spring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. - Toledo Blade

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OT Tunde Fatukasi, Bowling Green
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08/04/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

Matt McDonald understands he doesn't have to become a man of steel to help the Bowling Green State University football team win games this season. McDonald, a senior, is entering his third season as the Falcons' starting quarterback. Since he transferred to the Falcons program from Boston College, McDonald has made strides each season. "Working on just understanding that we have a bunch of playmakers now," McDonald said at the Mid-American Conference football media day. "I don't need to try to be Superman out there and make plays that aren't necessarily there and take what the defense gives me. Take, check down, be patient. And then when the opportunities arise, then go after them."

McDonald last season completed 236 of 393 passes (60 percent) for 2,555 yards with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions. His completion percentage soared from 44 (54 of 123) in the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season. He also rushed for four touchdowns, including both BGSU scores in the upset at Minnesota. "Probably the biggest thing that he's learned is, now that we've got some skill guys, he doesn't need to make every play," Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler said. "And at times whenever he had so much youth around him, he forced the ball in some tight windows." - Toledo Blade

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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