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Markus Zusevics - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

#56 Markus Zusevics

Position OL
Height 6-5
Weight 300 lbs.
Class Sr.
Hometown Arlington Heights, Ill.
High School Prospect

2011 Honors – – Honorable mention all-Big Ten by both league coaches and media . . . selected to compete in East-West Shrine game . . . 2011 Preseason Honors – – Second team preseason all-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2011 – – started all 13 games at right tackle . . . started at right tackle in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh as offense gained 475 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe as offense gained 453 yards total offense and allowed no sacks . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 41-31 win over Northwestern as offense gained 379 yards total offense and allowed no QB sacks . . . started at right tackle in 45-24 win over Indiana as offense gained 456 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 22-21 loss at Minnesota as offense gained 446 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 31-21 win at Purdue as offense gained 408 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . started at right tackle in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma.

2010 – – Started all 13 games at right tackle . . . started at right tackle in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois as offense gained 435 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle in 35-7 win over Iowa State as offense gained 479 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . started at right tackle in 45-0 win over Ball State as offense gained 562 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 24-3 win over Penn State . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 38-28 win at Michigan . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . started at right tackle in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 18-13 win at Indiana as offense gained 445 yards total offense . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 27-24 loss at Minnesota . . . started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 27-224 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri.

2009 – – Listed as second team right tackle following spring practice . . . saw action on special teams in 17-16 win over Northern Iowa . . . saw action in 35-3 win at Iowa State at offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . saw action in 27-17 win over Arizona as offense maintained 37:56 in time of possession . . . saw action on special teams in 21-10 win at Penn State . . . saw action on special teams in 24-21 win over Arkansas State . . . saw action on special teams in 30-28 win over Michigan . . . saw action on special teams in 20-10 win at Wisconsin . . . saw action on special teams in 15-13 win at Michigan State . . . saw action on special teams in 42-24 win over Indiana . . . saw action on special teams in 17-10 loss to Northwestern . . . saw action on special teams 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 – – Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . did not see action in 46-3 opening win over Maine . . . saw first action of career 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 . . . 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 as offense gained 328 yards total offense.

2007 – – Redshirted.

High school honors – – First team all-state and all-area as a senior . . . first team all-area and all-conference as a junior . . . team captain . . . Career – – helped lead prep team to the 2005 state championship . . . two-year letterman as an offensive and defensive lineman . . . also a four-year letterman in volleyball, where he was an outside hitter.

Personal – – Born 4/25/89 . . . interdepartmental studies major . . . parents are Linda and Norm Zusevics . . . high school coach was Brent Pearlman.