AS A BULLDOG: Is ready to step center stage in the middle of UMD’s offensive front ... cut his teeth as UMD’s second string ball snapper the last two seasons, relieving two-time All-NSIC North Division selection Eli Kelley ... collared his first collegiate start last fall (versus Minnesota Crookston) while Kelley was out with a banged-up ankle ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009.