John Lowdermilk

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Carrollton, Ohio High School: Carrollton

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 203 Position: DB

Hawk-Item - - One of 10 true freshmen to see action in 2011.

2011 - - Saw action in 11 games, recording three solo tackles and one assist . . . saw first action of career in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 13-3 loss at Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 41-31 win over Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-24 win over Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 22-21 loss at Minnesota, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 37-21 loss to Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 31-21 win at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 20-7 loss at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma, recording one solo tackle.

High school honors - - Earned first team all-Ohio, all-state, all-conference, all-district and all-NBC as a senior . . . earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and was second team selection as a sophomore . . . Career - - earned three letters in football while playing quarterback, linebacker and defensive back . . . passed for 1,508 yards and had 853 rushing yards as a senior, while collecting 106 tackles and two interceptions . . . scored 27 touchdowns as a senior and 16 as a junior . . . had 1,231 passing yards and 556 rushing yards as a junior . . . totaled 100 tackles as a junior, with three interceptions . . . as a sophomore recorded 842 passing yards and 410 rushing yards . . . also recorded 48 tackles and four interceptions and scored seven touchdowns . . . also earned four letters as basketball point guard, helping basketball team advance to regionals his last two years . . . holds school record for career passing yards . . . team captain as a senior.

Personal - - Born 4/17/92 in Edina, MN . . . open major . . . NBC Scholar Athlete as a junior and senior . . . parents are Kellee and Kirk Lowdermilk . . . high school coach was Dan Detwiler.