2010 Honors – – Academic all-Big Ten . . . Forest Evashevski Scholastic Achievement Award . . . Next Man In Award, Offense . . . 2010 – – started final five games of the season at right guard . . . did not see action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois . . . saw action in 35-7 win over Iowa State as offense gained 479 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State as offense gained 562 yards total offense . . . saw action in 24-3 win over Penn State, being used as extra offensive lineman in short yardage . . . did not see action in 38-28 win at Michigan . . . did not see action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . saw action at right guard in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 18-13 win at Indiana as offense gained 445 yards total offense . . . start at Indiana was first start of career . . . started at right guard in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 27-24 loss at Minnesota . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri.
2009 Honors – – Academic all-Big Ten . . . 2009 – – Saw action at center in 35-3 win at Iowa State as offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . saw action at center in 27-17 win over Arizona as offense maintained 37:56 in time of possession . . . saw action at center in 42-24 win over Indiana as offense gained 480 yards total offense . . . saw action in 24-14 Orange Bowl win over Georgia Tech as offense gained 403 yards total offense.
2008 – – Listed as third team center 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 . . . saw action in 38-16 win over Wisconsin as offense gained 254 rushing yards . . . 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 . . . saw action in 55-0 win over Minnesota as offense rushed for 222 yards and gained 483 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina.
2007 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . saw limited action in opening win over Northern Illinois as offense rushed for 250 yards and gained 383 yards total offense . . . saw first action of career 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 offensive line in loss at Purdue . . . did not see action in double OT win over Michigan State . . . saw action in short yardage situations in win at Northwestern as offense gained 299 yards passing and 369 yards total offense . . . saw action in short yardage situations in win over Minnesota . . . saw action in short yardage situations in loss to Western Michigan as offense gained 397 yards total offense.
2006 – – Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on.
High school honors – – Named to Elite all-state first team as a senior offensive lineman . . . earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and senior . . . named Division Player of the Year in the Mississippi Valley Conference . . . Career – – earned three football letters as offensive and defensive lineman . . . helped prep team reach state semi-finals as a senior . . . also earned three letters in wrestling and track and field, serving as team captain in all three sports as a senior.
Personal – – Born 6/7/88 . . . Sociology major . . . one of eight players from Iowa City on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as QB A.J. Derby, TE Zach Derby, WR Ben Evans and OL James Ferentz . . . parents are Barbara Herring and Thomas Koeppel . . . high school coach was Dan Sabers.