Toledo Notes- Bowl Game

2014 Toledo Football PLAYERS TO WATCHBrad SpelmanLong Snapper6-1 • 220 • Fr. (R)Hilliard, OHBradley H.S.90John StepecDefensive End6-3 • 260 • So.Willoughby Hills, OHLake Catholic H.S.102014Played in all 12 games as long snapper.2013Joined team as a walk-on and sat out as a redshirt.High SchoolNamed specialist of the year at his school as a senior...100%success rating on long snaps...Honorable mention all-leaguepick...29 tackles, two sacks on defense...Three receptions andone TD on offense...As a junior, 98% success rating on longsnaps...35 tackles on defense...High school coach was MikeLoParo.PersonalFull name is Bradley Lawrence Spelman...Birthdate: July 31,1995...Parents are Lawrence and Kathleen Spelman...Has twobrothers, Rayn and Kevin...Business major.2014Played in all 12 games as a reserve defensive end, makingseven tackles.2013Saw action in seven games...10 tackles and two tackles forloss...Career-high six tackles vs. Navy.High SchoolThree-star recruit by Scout.com...Earned first-team all-statehonors...Named district Defensive Player of the Year by theAssociated Press in both his junior and senior seasons...Twice named first-team all-county and first-team all-conference...Namedto the Ohio North-South All-Star Game...64tackles as a defensive end and rushed for 377 yards andsix touchdowns as a senior...As a junior, had 80 tackles, including27 tackles for loss and 12 sacks, while scoring eighttouchdowns on offense...High school coach was Mike Bell.PersonalFull name is John Thomas Stepec...Birthdate: Nov. 4, 1994...Parents are Tom and Maria Stepec...Has a brother, Joe, and asister, Katie...Criminal justice major.John Stepec’s Career StatisticsThe Rocket seniors celebrate their fifth-consecutive victoryover arch-rival Bowling Green, a 27-20 triumph in Toledo onNov. 19.Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2013 7/0 6 4 10 2.0 0.0 0 2 0 22014 12/0 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0Totals 19/0 12 5 17 2.0 0.0 0 2 0 2Career Game HighsTackles: 6 (Navy, 10-19-13)