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Sebestyen Balassy
86 Sebestyen Balassy
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Medina, Ohio
  • High School:
    St. Ignatius
  • Position:
    TE/K
  • Major:
    Business Economics
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    316
  • yds/g
    31.6
  • td
    4
Bio

2024: First-team All-NCAC at punter and third-team All-NCAC at tight end … Tops in the NCC with a 40.9 punting average, which rates as the sixth-best mark in single-season program history … Booted a NCAC-leading six punts of at least 50 yards, headlined by a 69-yard punt against Denison (Oct. 12) … Averaged 48.8 yards over five punts against Denison … Averaged 41.8 yards over four punts at NCAC champion DePauw (Sept. 21) … Started all 10 games at tight end … Third on the team with 316 yards and 31 receptions … Caught four touchdown passes, with that ranking second on the team … Logged five receptions for high of 70 yards at Kenyon (Sept. 28) and scored first touchdown of year in that game … Had a long reception of 55 yards against Oberlin (Oct. 26) … Went 26-of-32 on the year on extra-point kicks and 3-of-8 on field goals … Converted on three two-point tries, all of which were running plays … Member of the AD Honor Roll for the fall semester.

2023: Stepped into the starting tight end role and played in all 10 games … In the top five on the team in receptions (20) and yards (182) … Logged a long reception of 43 yards in rout of Kenyon (Sept. 23) … Opened year with career-high five receptions at Wilmington (Sept. 2) and followed with then-career-high 41 yards versus Olivet (Sept. 9) … Member of the fall and spring semester AD Honor Roll. 

2022: Continued to handle kickoff duties … Averaged 56 yards per kickoff and had nine touchbacks on 49 boots … Factored into the offense as the team’s No. 2 tight end … Caught three passes for 14 yards on the year.

2021: Played in all 10 games … Served as the team’s kickoff specialist … Averaged 55.8 yards over 66 kickoffs … Had four touchbacks … Added two tackles on special teams.

2020-21: Did not play.

Prior to Wooster: Two-year letterwinner while prepping for the legendary Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius High School.

Personal: Parents are Geza and Elizabeth Balassy … Business economics major.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 31 23
Yards 316 243
Yards per game 31.6 30.4
Yards per catch 10.2 10.6
Touchdowns 4 4
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 1 23 23.0 23 0 - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 7 50 7.1 11 0 - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 2 14 7.0 7 0 - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 5 70 14.0 30 1 - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 4 16 4.0 5 0 1 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 3 20 6.7 14 1 - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 4 28 7.0 11 1 - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 2 60 30.0 55 1 - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 3 35 11.7 15 0 - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 0 0 0 6 6 6
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 0 1 0 1 1 1
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 0 1 0 2 2 2
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 0 1 0 2 2 2
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 2 2 30 1 2 7
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 1 1 29 3 3 6
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 0 2 0 2 3 2
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - 2 5 2
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 0 0 0 4 4 4
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 0 0 0 3 4 3
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 3 118 39.3 41 3 1 0 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 2 68 34.0 36 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 4 167 41.8 50 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 2 87 43.5 51 1 0 0 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 5 192 38.4 54 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 5 244 48.8 69 3 1 0 0
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 6 237 39.5 45 2 3 0 0
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 3 129 43.0 49 2 1 1 0
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 3 94 31.3 34 1 1 0 0
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 1 53 53.0 53 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 1 - 23 - - 23
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 1 - 50 - - 50
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 1 - 14 - - 14
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 1 - 70 - - 70
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 1 - 16 - - 16
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 1 - 20 - - 20
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 1 - 28 - - 28
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 1 - 60 - - 60
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 1 - 0 - - 0
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 1 - 35 - - 35
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 8 - 0 - - - - 6 0 0 0 1
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 5 - 0 - - - - 1 0 - 0 2
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 2 - 0 - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 8 - 1 - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 7 - 0 - - - - 1 2 0 0 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 12 - 1 - - - - 3 1 0 0 0
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 8 - 1 - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 8 - 1 - - - - 2 - - 0 0
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 4 - 0 - - - - 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 3 - 0 - - - - 3 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 40 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 40 - - - - - - 1 0

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 3 0.3 14 1.4 4.7 0 7
2023-24 10 20 2.0 182 18.2 9.1 0 43
2024-25 10 31 3.1 316 31.6 10.2 4 55
Total 40 54 1.4 512 12.8 9.5 4 55

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 3 8 38% 30 26 32 81% 35
Total 40 3 8 38% 30 26 32 81% 35

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 34 1389 40.9 69 12 7 1 0
Total 40 34 1389 40.9 69 12 7 1 0

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - 14 - - 14 1.4
2023-24 10 - 182 - - 182 18.2
2024-25 10 - 316 - - 316 31.6
Total 40 - 512 - - 512 12.8

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 65 6.5 - 4 - - - - 26 3 3 0
Total 65 1.6 - 4 - - - - 26 3 3 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 1 1 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 40 3 1 4.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - 1 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - 1 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 1 0
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 31 3.1 316 31.6 10.2 4 55
Conference 8 23 2.9 243 30.4 10.6 4 55
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 15 3.0 122 24.4 8.1 2 23
Away 5 16 3.2 194 38.8 12.1 2 55
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 3 1.0 83 27.7 27.7 1 55
Losses 7 28 4.0 233 33.3 8.3 3 30
Month                
September 4 15 3.8 157 39.3 10.5 1 30
October 4 13 3.3 124 31.0 9.5 3 55
November 2 3 1.5 35 17.5 11.7 0 15

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 3 8 38% 30 26 32 81% 35
Conference 8 3 7 43% 30 19 25 76% 28
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 3 5 60% 30 15 18 83% 24
Away 5 0 3 0% 0 11 14 79% 11
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 0 0 - 0 12 15 80% 12
Losses 7 3 8 38% 30 14 17 82% 23
Month                  
September 4 0 3 0% 0 11 11 100% 11
October 4 3 5 60% 30 8 13 62% 17
November 2 0 0 - 0 7 8 88% 7

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 34 1389 40.9 69 12 7 1 0
Conference 8 29 1203 41.5 69 9 6 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 20 844 42.2 69 8 5 0 0
Away 5 14 545 38.9 51 4 2 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 9 341 37.9 49 6 3 1 0
Losses 7 25 1048 41.9 69 6 4 0 0
Month                  
September 4 11 440 40.0 51 4 1 0 0
October 4 19 802 42.2 69 7 5 1 0
November 2 4 147 36.8 53 1 1 0 0

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - 316 - - 316 31.6
Conference 8 - 243 - - 243 30.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - 122 - - 122 24.4
Away 5 - 194 - - 194 38.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - 83 - - 83 27.7
Losses 7 - 233 - - 233 33.3
Month              
September 4 - 157 - - 157 39.3
October 4 - 124 - - 124 31.0
November 2 - 35 - - 35 17.5

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 65 6.5 - 4 - - - - 26 3 3 0
Conference 52 6.5 - 4 - - - - 19 3 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 38 7.6 - 2 - - - - 15 3 1 0
Away 27 5.4 - 2 - - - - 11 0 2 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 20 6.7 - 1 - - - - 12 0 1 0
Losses 45 6.4 - 3 - - - - 14 3 2 0
Month                        
September 23 5.8 - 1 - - - - 11 0 3 0
October 35 8.8 - 3 - - - - 8 3 0 0
November 7 3.5 - 0 - - - - 7 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 1 0 1.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Defense

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Wooster Collects Seven All-NCAC Football Honors

Balassy and Gadler first-team honorees

December 2, 2024

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Gadler Ties Single-Game Program Record in Finale

Senior had four touchdown receptions

November 16, 2024

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Kickoff set for 1 p.m. on Saturday at John P. Papp Stadium

November 11, 2024

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Mims Jr., Wooster Run Past Hiram, 30-20

Junior logs program's first 200-yard rushing game in a decade

November 2, 2024

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Opening Kickoff Return Touchdown Sets Tone in 46-21 Wooster Win

Gadler continues to dominate when playing Oberlin

October 26, 2024

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Sacks Result in Third-Quarter Safety for Wooster

Wooster falls to Ohio Wesleyan, 34-22

October 19, 2024

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Homecoming Week is Here (Football Game Notes)

Wooster hosting Ohio Wesleyan at 7 p.m. on Saturday

October 14, 2024

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Big Plays Hurt Scots in Saturday Loss to Big Red

Denison retains Old Red Lantern with 48-30 win

October 12, 2024

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Scots Playing for Old Red Lantern This Saturday (Football Game Notes)

Wooster hosts Denison at 7 p.m.

October 7, 2024

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Austin, Clayton, Warstler the Early Playmakers in Saturday Loss to Wabash

Wooster hosts Denison next with Old Red Lantern on the line

October 5, 2024

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Scots Return Home (Football Game Notes)

Wooster hosts Wabash at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 5

September 30, 2024

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Owls Score in Final Seconds to Pull Ahead of Scots, 32-26

Wooster's 10-game series winning streak snapped

September 28, 2024

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Scots Drop Road Contest at No. 18/21 DePauw

Gadler logs 130 receiving yards

September 21, 2024

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Wooster Tripped Up in Michigan, 27-23

Scots' line does not allow a sack for second straight week

September 14, 2024

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Big-Play Scots Roll Past Wilmington, 56-13

Wooster opens year with 90-yard kickoff return touchdown

September 7, 2024

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Scots Host Wilmington to Open Season (Football Game Notes)

Kickoff on Saturday set for 2 p.m.

September 2, 2024

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Excitement High as Scots Poised for Big Fall

Wooster opens season on September 7 against Wilmington

August 15, 2024

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Balassy Wooster's Nominee for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

Senior nominated for college football's top off-the-field honor

July 18, 2024