Hawk-Item – – Moved from defensive line to fullback prior to 2008 spring practice.
2008 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice. . . did not see action in opening win over Maine . . . saw first action of his career in 42-0 win over Florida International, rushing twice for minus three yards as offense rushed for 241 yards and gained 512 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 17-5 win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh . . . did not see action in 22-17 loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss at Michigan State . . . did not see action in 45-9 win at Indiana . . . did not see action in 38-16 win over Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 27-24 loss at Illinois . . . did not see action in 24-23 win over third-ranked Penn State . . . did not see action in 22-17 win over Purdue . . . did not see action in 55-0 wn at Minnesota . . . saw action in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina, with one rushing attempt for five yards, as offense gained 328 yards total offense.
2007 Honors – – Team Leader Award, defense . . . 2007 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . did not see any game action.
2006 Honors – – Team Leader Award, defense . . . 2006 – – not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . did not see action in opening win over Montana . . . did not see action in win at Syracuse . . . did not see action in win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in win at Illinois . . . did not see action in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . did not see action in win over Purdue . . . did not see action in loss at Indiana . . . did not see action in loss at Michigan . . . did not see action in win over Northern Illinois . . . did not see action in loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in loss to Wisconsin . . . did not see action in loss at Minnesota . . . did not see action vs. Texas in Alamo Bowl.
2005 Honors – – Team Leader Award, defense . . . 2005 – – did not see any game action.
2004 – – Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on.
High School honors – – Named conference Defensive Lineman of the Year as a senior . . . second team all-conference as tight end and defensive end as a senior after earning first team honors on both offense and defense as a junior . . . team captain and MVP as a senior . . . Career – – earned four letters in football and rugby and three letters in basketball.
Personal – – Born 2/13/86 . . . Finance major . . . member of prep Honor Roll . . . earned Scholar-Athlete Award and Northwestern Mutual Foundation Scholarship . . . parents are Rhonda and Greg Oberland . . . high school coach was Jim Tietjen.