2009 – – Listed as co-second team left guard following spring practice . . . did not see action in 17-16 win over Northern Iowa . . . saw action in offensive line in 35-3 win at Iowa State as offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 27-17 win over Arizona . . . saw action in 21-10 win at Penn State, being used as sixth offensive lineman in short yardage situations . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Arkansas State, being used as sixth offensive lineman in short yardage situations, helping offense gain 420 yards total offense . . . saw action in 30-28 win over Michigan, being used as sixth offensive lineman in short yardage situations . . . did not see action in 20-10 win at Wisconsin . . . saw action in 15-13 win at Michigan State . . . did not see action in 42-24 win over Indiana . . . did not see action in 17-10 loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in 27-24 overtime loss at Ohio State . . . saw action in 12-0 win over Minnesota . . . saw action in 24-14 Orange Bowl win over Georgia Tech as offense gained 403 yards total offense.
2008 – – Listed as first team left tackle following spring practice . . . saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine as offense rushed for 245 yards and gained 457 yards total offense . . . saw action in 42-0 win over Florida International 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 . . . saw action in 45-9 win at Indiana as offense rushed for 227 yards and gained 422 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 38-16 win over Wisconsin at offense gained 254 rushing yards . . . started at right guard in 27-24 loss at Illinois before leaving the game due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-23 win over third ranked Penn State due to injury . . . did not see action in 22-17 win over Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 55-0 win at Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina due to injury.
2007 – – Listed as first team left guard following spring practice . . . saw action in opening win over Northern Illinois as offense rushed for 250 yards and gained 383 yards total offense . . . saw action in win over Syracuse as offense gained 408 yards total offense in 25-0 win . . . did not see action in loss at Iowa State . . . did not see action in loss at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in loss to Indiana . . . did not see action in loss at Penn State . . . did not see action in win over 18th-ranked Illinois . . . saw action in the offensive line in loss at Purdue . . . saw action in double OT win over Michigan State as offense gained 230 yards rushing . . . did not see action in win at Northwestern . . . did not see action in win over Minnesota . . . did not see action on loss to Western Michigan.
2006 – – Listed as second team left tackle 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 . . . saw action in offensive line in win over Purdue as offense posted season high marks in points (47), rushing yards (286) and total offense (539) . . . 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 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – Named to Des Moines Register Elite all-state team as a senior . . . named first team all-state in Class 4A by Des Moines Register and was second team selection by Iowa Newspaper Association . . . selected to compete in 2005 Iowa Shrine Bowl . . . earned first team all-conference honors as a senior and was honorable mention as a junior . . . selected by teammates as Most Valuable Lineman on both offense and defense . . . Career – – played offensive tackle as a senior after playing primarily as a tight end earlier in his prep career . . . two-year football letterman while starting on both offense and defense for two seasons . . . member of prep basketball team that won state title his junior season . . . honorable mention all-conference in basketball as a junior and was named to Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Junior Select team in 2003 . . . basketball team captain as a senior.
Personal – – Born 10/15/86 . . . History major . . . parents are Deena and Dan Kuempel . . . high school coaches were Bob Read and Chad Schumacher.