Toledo Notes- Bowl Game

2014 Toledo Football PLAYERS TO WATCHGreg ManczCenter6-5 • 300 • Sr.Cincinnati, OHAnderson H.S.75*** 2014 FWAA Second-Team All-America****** 2014 Vern Smith Award****** 2014 First-Team All-MAC****** 2014 Wuerffel Award Seminfinalist****** 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Candidate****** 2014 Rimington Trophy Candidate****** 2014 All State AFCA Good Works Nominee****** 2014 Campbell Trophy Nominee****** 2013 Second-Team All-MAC ****** 2012 Third-Team All-MAC ******2013 and 2012 Academic All-MAC****** 2011 Freshman All-American***2014Named second-team All-America by the Football Writers Associationof America (FWAA)...Only player from Mid-AmericanConference to make the FWAA All-American team...First Rocket toearn All-American honors since Eric Page was named honorablemention by Sports Illustrated in 2011...First UT offensive linemanto make either first- or second-team All-America on one of thefive major All-America teams since Dan Bukovich made the AssociatedPress first-team in 1938...Won the Vern Smith LeadershipAward, given annually to the best player in the Mid-AmericanConference...First offensive lineman to win the award in its 33-yearhistory...Only other Rockets to win the Vern Smith Award were RBWasean Tait (1995) and QB Bruce Gradkowski (2005/co-winner)...First-team All-MAC selection...Leader of offensive line that powersRocket offense that ranks No. 1 in MAC in total offense (486.3) andin rushing offense (247.3) and tied for No. 3 in sacks allowed (16)...String of 47 consecutive starts was snapped when he sat out NIUgame on Nov. 11 due to knee injury...Also missed the BGSU gameon Nov. 19...Came off the bench and played one series vs. EMU...One of 12 finalists nationally for the Wuerffel Trophy (communityservice)...Also a candidate for the Rimington Trophy (center), RotaryLombardo Award (lineman), Campbell Trophy (academics) andAll State Good Works Award (community service)... Nominee forAcademic All-America...Moved from right guard to center duringsummer camp...Team captain.2013Named second-team All-MAC...Starter on offensive line for 38consecutive games...Rocket offensive line allowed six sacks in 12games, the fewest in the country...UT offense ranked fourth in MACin total offense (447.3) and second in rushing (240.6)...Nomineefor Capital One Academic All-America.2012Third-team All-MAC selection...Key part of offense that rankedthird in MAC in total offense (445.2) and fifth in scoring offense(31.5)...Starter in all 13 games...Academic All-MAC selection with3.488 GPA in finance.2011Named first-team Freshman All-America by Yahoo! Sports...ThirdteamFreshman All-America by Phil Steele...Started all 13 gamesat right guard...Key part of offense that ranked eighth in nationand first in MAC in scoring (42.2), and 10th in the nation and firstin MAC in total offense (481.3)...Toledo’s offensive line also rankedtied for sixth in nation and first in MAC in fewest sacks allowed(10)...Honorable mention Academic All-MAC.2010Sat out season as a redshirt.PersonalFull name is Gregory Brian Mancz...Birthdate: April 23, 1992...Parents are Mary Beth Fehring and the late Brian Mancz...UTStudent-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) president in 2013-14...Member of UT Football Team Leadership Council that organizesvolunteer community service activities 2010-2014...Member ofUT Football Leadership Board that makes all team decisions ondiscipline and practice adjustments 2012-2014...Vice-Presidentfor Athletes in Action at UT for 2013-14...Board for Fellowship ofChristian Athletes 2013-14...Graduated with a degree in finance...Currently working on his MBA.