Hawk-Item – – Tied for 12th in the Big Ten in QB sacks (6.5) and tied for 17th in tackles for loss (11.5) . . . started all 38 games over his final three seasons . . . enrolled at Iowa for 2010 spring semester and participated in spring practice . . . did not participate in 2012 spring practice due to injury . . . one of five seniors named to 2014 Leadership Group. Completed career in 2014.
2014 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for third straight year . . . second team All-Big Ten by league coaches and honorable mention by league media . . . third team All-Big Ten by College Sports Madness . . . Permanent Team Captain, defense . . . Most Valuable Player, defense . . . Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award . . . Players Choice Award, defense . . . co-Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the week vs. Northwestern . . . earned CFPA Defensive Lineman of the Week honorable mention recognition vs. Northern Iowa and Northwestern . . . accepted invitation to participate in Senior Bowl . . . 2014 Preseason Honors – – Preseason second team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . 2014 – – started at defensive tackle in all 13 games . . . recorded 69 tackles, including 29 solo stops and 40 assists . . . second on the team in tackles for loss (11.5-53) and QB sacks (6.5-46) . . . also forced a safety at Illinois and had three total QB pressures and three pass break-ups . . . started at defensive tackle in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa . . . recorded career-brest 10 tackles, including two solo stops and eight assists . . . stats included three tackles for loss, 1.5 QB sacks and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in 17-13 win over Ball State as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total offense . . . eight tackles vs. BSU, including three solo stops and five assists, along with one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, recording two solo tackles and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . recorded eight tackles at Pitt, including four solo stops and four assists, along with one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-10 win at Purdue as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles at Purdue, including one QB sack for minus nine yards, and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in 45-29 win over Indiana . . . recorded six tackles vs. Indiana, including four solo stops and two assists, along with a shared tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 38-31 loss at Maryland . . . recorded six tackles at Maryland, including four solo stops and two assists, along with one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 48-7 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . five tackles vs. Northwestern, including three solo tackles and two assists . . . career-best three QB sacks vs. Northwestern, along with a QB pressure, earning co-Defensive Player of the Week recognition . . . started at defensive tackle in 51-14 loss at Minnesota . . . recorded five tackles at Minnesota, including one solo tackle and four assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 30-14 win at Illinois as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist at Illinois, including one QB sack . . . started at defensive tackle in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . recorded six tackles vs. Wisconsin, including two solo stops, four assists and one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska, recording one assisted tackle and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . recorded four assisted tackles and one pass break-up vs. Tennessee.
2013 Honors – – Team Hustle Award, Defense . . . honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2013 – – Started all 13 games at defensive tackle . . . recorded 38 tackles, including 18 solo stops and 20 assists . . . collected eight tackles for loss and one QB sack, along with two pass break-ups and a recovered fumble . . . started at defensive tackle in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois, recording one solo tackle and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 28-14 win over Missouri State as defense allowed just 197 yards total offense . . . recorded four assisted tackles vs. Missouri State, including a shared tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-21 win at Iowa State as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . recorded one solo tackle, for a loss, and had one QB pressure, at ISU . . . started at defensive tackle in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . started at defensive end in 23-7 win at Minnesota, recording three assisted tackles and a shared tackle for loss as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . started at defensive tackle in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . recorded one solo tackle and three assists vs. MSU, with one tackle for loss and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in 34-24 loss at Ohio State, recording one solo tackle . . . started at defensive tackle in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . recorded two solo tackles and two assists vs. Northwestern, including QB sack on Northwestern’s final offensive play in OT to seal the win . . . started at defensive tackle in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . started at defensive tackle in 38-14 win at Purdue as defense allowed just 53 net rushing yards . . . recorded two solo tackles in win at Purdue, setting career-best with two tackles for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-21 win over Michigan as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . recorded seven tackles vs. Michigan to match career-high, including four solo stops and three assists, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 38-17 win at Nebraska as defense allowed just 89 net rushing yards . . . recorded three tackles at Nebraska, including one solo stop and two assists . . . also had one fumble recovery that led to Iowa touchdown in fourth quarter . . . started at defensive tackle in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU . . . matched career-best with four solo tackles vs. LSU, including one tackle for loss.
2012 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2012 – – started all 12 games at defensive tackle . . . recorded 19 solo tackles and 21 assists, including four tackles for loss . . . one blocked field goal, one recovered fumble and a pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in 18-17 win over Northern Illinois as defense allowed just 201 yards total offense . . . recorded three assisted tackles vs. NIU, including a shared tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 9-6 loss to Iowa State . . . recorded one solo tackle and three assists vs. ISU, including 1.5 tackles for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-16 win over Northern Iowa, recording one assisted tackle and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 32-31 loss to Central Michigan . . . recorded one solo tackle and two assists vs. CMU, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 31-13 win over Minnesota as defense allowed just 299 yards total offense and collected four turnovers . . . recorded career-best seven tackles vs. Minnesota, including three solo stops and four assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 19-16 win at Michigan State . . . credited with pass break-up on final play in second overtime that led to Iowa interception . . . also recorded one assisted tackle and a QB pressure at MSU . . . started at defensive tackle in 38-14 loss to Penn State . . . recorded one solo tackle and four assists vs. PSU, and also blocked a field goal attempt for the first blocked kick of his career . . . started at defensive tackle in 28-17 loss at Northwestern . . . recorded career-best four solo tackles at Northwestern, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-21 loss at Indiana, recording three solo tackles . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-24 loss to Purdue, recording one assisted tackle . . . started at defensive tackle in 42-17 loss at Michigan, recording two solo tackles and two assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 13-7 loss to Nebraska, recording four solo tackles and a recovered fumble, the first of his career.
2011 – – Saw first action of career in 45-24 win over Indiana, recording one assisted tackle . . . did not see action in 22-21 loss at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . did not see action in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 31-21 win at Purdue . . . did not see action in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . did not see action in Insight Bowl.
2010 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – Honorable mention all-state as a junior . . . named all-conference as a sophomore and first team all-city as a junior and senior . . . team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . Career – – earned three varsity letters . . . team captain as a senior . . . led high school team to an 11-3 record and Chicago city championship as a junior . . . also lettered in basketball and track.
Personal – – Born 9/7/91 . . . sports studies major . . . graduated with a 4.2 GPA . . . parents are Estera and Vasile Trinca-Pasat . . . high school coach was Rich Rio.