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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Bowling Green
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  10/05/21 - Nate Needham, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 6-0, 193 (DS#7 K) + More +

  OCT 4 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nate Needham, Bowling Green, PK, Senior, Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton),...Booted a 52-yard field goal at Kent State last time out. The career-long field goal by Needham is the longest in the MAC this season, tied for 12th longest in the nation and his second field goal of 50+ yards this year. He is one of five FBS players with multiple 50+-yard field goals this season, joining Cade York (LSU), Harrison Mevis (Missouri), James McCourt (Illinois) and Gabe Brkic (Oklahoma). Needham Also connected on a 42-yard field goal at Kent State to keep BGSU in the game in the first half as the Falcons trailed 13-6 at the intermission. Also hit on both his PAT opportunities, the second putting BGSU up for the first time in the game late in the third quarter, 20-13. - MAC Football

(DS#7 K) rSr/2022 K Nate Needham, Bowling Green
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  09/27/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

  SEPT 27 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB, Senior, Newport Beach, Calif. (Mission Viejo),...McDonald rushed for two touchdowns, accounting for all of BGSU's scores in the upset of Minnesota. The BGSU win halted Minnesota's 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams, which was the longest in the nation heading into the week. McDonald navigated the BGSU offense against the nation's No. 14 defense, which has only allowed 255 yards of total offense over the last 120 minutes of football. His first touchdown of the game snapped Minnesota's streak of 87:24 of game time without allowing points. Tailing in the late in third quarter, 10-7, led BGSU on an 8-play, 65-yard drive to take the lead for good. His rush on a 4th and 1 opportunity from the BG 43 went for 18 yards. Four plays later BG was in the end zone and on top for good. The 18-yard rush was BG's longest of the game. Lost 32 yards rushing via sacks. - MAC Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2023 QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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  09/27/21 - Matt Naranjo, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 5-10, 200 (DS#999 P) + More +

  SEPT 27 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green, P, Senior, Skokie, Ill. (Niles North),...Naranjo Helped flip the field multiple times in BGSU's upset at Minnesota. The win snapped Minnesota's 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams. Averaged 44.1 yards per punt, had two pinned inside the 20-yard line and set a Huntington Bank Stadium record with a 77-yard punt against the Gophers. - MAC Football

(DS#999 P) rSr/2022 P Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green
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  09/27/21 - Brock Horne, rSr/2025, Bowling Green, 6-1, 235 (DS#74 ILB) + More +

  SEPT 27 MAC EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brock Horne, Bowling Green, LB, Sophomore, Romeo, Mich. (Romeo),...Horne was a key cog in helping Bowling Green upset Minnesota and holding the Gophers to 241 yards of total offense, while also forcing six three-and-outs. The BGSU win halted Minnesota's 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams, which was the longest in the nation heading into the week. The 241 yards of total offense was the fewest yards Minnesota has gained at home since a 2017 meeting with Wisconsin. The 241 yards of total offense was the fewest yards Minnesota gained at home against a non-""Power 5"" school since 2009 against South Dakota State. Horne led BGSU with nine tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 forced fumble. His sack pushed Minnesota out of field goal range early in the game, forcing the Gophers to punt. Forced a fumble with the ball in BGSU territory. The Falcons covered up the ball and stopped another Minnesota drive. - MAC Football

(DS#74 ILB) rSr/2025 ILB Brock Horne, Bowling Green
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  09/25/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

  Quarterback Matt McDonald ran for a pair of scores, and two late interceptions by the Bowling Green defense sealed the win as the Falcons shocked heavily-favored Minnesota, 14-10, on homecoming Saturday. The loss snapped Minnesota's streak of 21 straight non-conference wins, the longest streak in the country entering Saturday's game. The Gophers' last non-conference loss was Sept. 3, 2015 against TCU. It also marked Minnesota's first loss to a non-Power 5 conference opponent since losing to North Dakota State on Sept. 24, 2011. "Give Bowling Green a lot of credit," said Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck. "I know how excited they are, and they deserve it and they earned it. We did not deserve to win that football game whatsoever." Bowling Green came to Minneapolis as 31-point underdogs but used a strong defensive effort to slow down the Golden Gopher offense.

Minnesota's fans booed their team at numerous points in the game, while Falcons players jumped on the field in celebration after the upset was complete. "I couldn't be more happy for a group of kids that have really been through a lot," said Bowling Green head coach Scott Loeffler. "We've got the 24-hour rule. We're going to celebrate for 24 hours, and then we're going to get back to the office." The Gophers had the ball with a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter after Bowling Green failed to fall on a muffed punt by Minnesota's Trey Potts. But one play after recovering the fumble, quarterback Tanner Morgan lofted a deep interception into the hands of Devin Taylor with 2:13 remaining. Morgan threw another pick with 17 seconds remaining. The Gophers' passing game struggled all day against the Falcons. Morgan was just 5-of-13 for 59 yards. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2023 QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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  09/18/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

  Matt McDonald threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Bowling Green ended a 10-game losing streak with a 27-10 win over FCS-level Murray State on Saturday. The Falcons (1-2), who went 0-5 in the pandemic shortened 2020 season, dominated the second half behind McDonald, outscoring the Racers 17-0. Bowling Green took the opening drive of the second half and went 71 yards in 13 plays, capped by McDonald's plunge over the right side.

Another lengthy drive led to Nate Needham's second field goal in the closing seconds of the third quarter. A third long drive, capped by McDonald flipping a 5-yard clincher to Taron Keith, wrapped it up in the middle of the fourth quarter. McDonald finished 22 of 28 for 221 yards with an interception. Bowling Green had 210 yards in the second half to 83 for Murray State and a 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession. Damonta Witherspoon scored the Racers' touchdown on a 6-yard run in the second quarter. Murray State finished with 201 total yards. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2023 QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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  Connor Bazelak squeezed a full day of production into one half Saturday as he led Missouri to a 59-28 victory over Southeast Missouri. Bazelak completed 21 of 30 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns for the Tigers (2-1). He spread the ball to 10 receivers and connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to D'onte Smith and a 52-yard TD pass to Chance Luper. Missouri running back Tyler Badie entered the game as the national leader in yards from scrimmage with 392.

He played sparingly Saturday against an overmatched FCS opponent, but he made the most of his limited chances, rushing nine times for 81 yards and two touchdowns and catching two passes for 14 yards and another score. Missouri built a 38-0 halftime lead. In the second half, Brady Cook and Tyler Macon played quarterback for the Tigers. On his first career pass attempt, Macon connected with JJ Hester down the middle on a 65-yard touchdown. Quarterback CJ Ogbonna carried 12 times for 96 yards for SEMO (0-3). Shamenski Rucker scored two rushing touchdowns for the Redhawks. - Missouri Football/AP College Football

(DS#26 QB) rSr/2025 QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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  09/14/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

  SEPT 13 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB, Senior, Newport Beach, Calif. (Mission Viejo),...McDonald passed for a career-high 308 yards against South Alabama. The 308 yards was the best by a MAC quarterback in Week No. 2. After South Alabama took its first lead of the game, immediately led the offense on a 3-play 83-yard drive to retake the lead on a 33-yard scoring strike to Andrew Bench (1st career reception). - MAC Football

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2023 QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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  09/09/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

  BGSU is coming off a 38-6 season opening loss in front of 80,000 fans at Tennessee that saw the Falcons shut out the Volunteers in the second quarter, trailing by just one possession, 14-6, at halftime. "There were some great moments," Loeffler said. "The second quarter in particular, I think all three phases played superior together, and we did some really good things. I thought defensively we tackled better, but still giving up a few too many big plays. "Offensively, we struggled running the football. I thought we threw the football and protected fairly well. I thought (senior quarterback) Matt McDonald played well along with (linebacker) Darren Anders on the other side of the football." McDonald completed a career-high 25 passes, surpassing his previous best of 17 against Buffalo in 2020.

His offense did so well in the second quarter, they controlled the pace and kept Tennessee's offense off the field. "We kind of got in and out of different tempos and throwing out of the pocket - a lot of sprint outs. They were easy 'gimmes,'" McDonald said. "I looked over during that drive and I saw their defensive line exhausted, and they had to sub out. It was a cool sight to see. "It's something that this team has to build on. The sky's the limit for this team. We've just got to build off this and become more confident going forward," McDonald continued. - Sentinel Tribune

(DS#40 QB) rSr/2023 QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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  09/06/21 - Darren Anders, rSr/2024, Bowling Green, 5-11, 220 (DS#56 OLB) + More +

  SEPT 6 MAC EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darren Anders, Bowling Green, LB, Junior, North Olmsted, Ohio (North Olmsted),...Led Bowling Green with 14 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR. Anders was the only player in the nation the first week of the season to notch at least 10+ tackles (14), force a fumble (1), recover a fumble (1) and record at least one sack (1) when he did so at Tennessee. He had the third-highest tackle total in the nation over the weekend and led a defense that held Tennessee close until late in the third quarter. - MAC Football

(DS#56 OLB) rSr/2024 OLB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
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  Just about every Missouri football player has answered an interview question about Connor Bazelak over the past few months. That's par for the course of being the starting quarterback for a Southeastern Conference program on the rise, especially for a player whose personality differs from the head coach responsible for putting Bazelak in that dignified position. Eli Drinkwitz's role in Bazelak's elevation from ACL surgery a little less than 20 months ago to one of the league's top passers will be on display from play No. 1 against Central Michigan in the Tigers' season opener Sept. 4.

Drinkwitz is the bombastic savant who jokes "Twitter isn't real" at press conferences. Bazelak isn't nearly as outspoken publicly, but his methodical strategy is effective. "Just a guy who is in total control," Missouri wide receiver Keke Chism said of Bazelak. "He's already a great leader, being so young. Just for him, it was all about taking that next step, and I feel like he's done that within this offense. He's learned so much in so little time to where he has total control of this offense. "And we're 100% behind him. You look at a guy that's going to be able to go to the line of scrimmage and dissect defenses and be able to make changes on the fly to put us in the right situations to be successful. So having a quarterback like that ultimately gives you a step ahead of your competition." - Columbia Daily Tribune

(DS#26 QB) rSr/2025 QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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  08/27/21 - Devin Taylor, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 6-0, 191 (DS#94 CB) + More +

  Cornerback Devin Taylor, who spent the 2020 football season at Virginia Tech, is now on the roster at Bowling Green University. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior, a Lansing, Michigan native, played in 10 games for the Hokies, starting the final eight. He finished the season with 55 tackles and two interceptions. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Taylor played three seasons at Illinois State. - Richmond Times-Dispatch

(DS#94 CB) rSr/2022 CB Devin Taylor, Bowling Green
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  08/24/21 - Devin Taylor, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 6-0, 191 (DS#94 CB) + More +

  Virginia Tech safety Devin Taylor is no longer with the football team, according to coach Justin Fuente. Fuente made the announcement at his press conference on Wednesday. "I'm not sure what his future plans are, but we will be moving on this season without him," Fuente said. "We wish him the best in his future endeavors." Taylor was limited to open fall camp because of a leg injury he suffered at the end of spring. He was competing for the starting spot alongside Devon Hunter at boundary safety. Fuente declined to elaborate on the situation other than saying there was an undisclosed issue that came up recently. "It was something over the last couple of days that we had dealt with and we are moving forward," Fuente said.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder transferred to Virginia Tech in August last year from Illinois State. He earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first-team honors in 2019 at corner. He led the league with 24 passes defended and had five interceptions. Taylor ended up moving to safety a few weeks into the season with Tech's secondary dealing with a wave of absences from COVID-19 protocols. He started the team's last eight games at boundary safety and had 55 tackles (36 solo) with two interceptions and four passes defended. - Roanoke Times

(DS#94 CB) rSr/2022 CB Devin Taylor, Bowling Green
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  08/09/21 - Joey Carroll, rSo/2024, Bowling Green, 6-5, 265 (DS#999 OT) + More +

  Offensive lineman Joey Carroll has left the Bowling Green State University football program and entered the portal transfer. Carroll, a St. Francis de Sales graduate, is a sophomore who played in all five games for the Falcons last fall. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound lineman played in three games as a true freshman in 2019 before redshirting. Carroll was moved from tight end to the interior offensive line before the start of the 2020 season. Carroll originally committed to play at the University of Toledo as a junior at St. Francis in April of 2018. Carroll also had offers from Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, and Army, among others. - Toledo Blade

(DS#999 OT) rSo/2024 OT Joey Carroll, Bowling Green
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  There's a clear No. 1 quarterback entering camp in Bazelak, which takes the biggest question coach Eli Drinkwitz had to answer last season already off the table. Bazelak showed maturity as the signal-caller, good enough to win co-Southeastern Conference freshman of the year honors in 2020 alongside Auburn's Tank Bigsby. Drinkwitz and Bazelak admitted last year that there was more potential in the team's passing game, as Drinkwitz had limited time with his team because of the coronavirus prior to taking the field against Alabama. That's not the case this season.

Bazelak has had a full offseason, now nearly two years removed from ACL surgery, to hone his game and find ways to become a top-tier quarterback in the SEC. Drinkwitz has seen plenty of great signal-callers in-person in his coaching career - Cam Newton, Ryan Finley and Zac Thomas to name a few. He believes Bazelak has the same level of potential. Should the Dayton, Ohio, native show it in 2021, Missouri would reap the benefits. - Columbia Daily Tribune

(DS#26 QB) rSr/2025 QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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