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2018 Football Roster

Larry Dean

32 Sam Crosa

  • Position Kicker
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 155
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio

Biography

SOPHOMORE (2017): Saw action in all 12 games…first start at Tennessee Tech and converted his first two collegiate field goal attempts… 41 yards in the first quarter and a 20-yarder in the third…made all five extra point attempts…at Northern Arizona he kicked five extra point attempts and added a 27-yard field goal… made all seven extra point attempts and added a 35-yard field goal at Coastal Carolina…kicked a 28-yard field goal and hit all three of his extra point attempts at Northern Iowa… hit five PATs against Missouri State… made a 32-yard field goal at North Dakota State… drilled all three PAT attempts against South Dakota State… made a 28-yard field goal and hit all four extra point attempts at Illinois State… at Indiana State recorded a 44-yard field goal and all six extra point attempts… hit all four PAT attempts against Southern Illinois… blasted a career-long 45-yard field goal in his first playoff appearance against Weber State and tabbed another extra point.

CAREER-LONG FG: 45 at Weber State (11/25/17)
CAREER-HIGH FG MADE: 2 on two occasions
CAREER-HIGH ExP MADE: 7 at Coastal Carolina (9/23/17)

AT BOWLING GREEN: Redshirted in 2015… on the Mid-America Conference championship team in 2015… did not play in 2016… preferred walk-on at BGSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times for coach Karl Johnson and the Dublin Scioto Irish… finished his career by making 30-of-36 field goal attempts… had a career-long of 49 yards… made 112-of-114 career extra points… holds all the career kicking records at Scioto… named All-Conference, All-Metro and All-District in each of his final two seasons… named Second Team All-Ohio in 2014… set school record with 14 made field goals in 2014… helped team advance to state quarterfinals for just the third time in school history.

PERSONAL: Born February 17, 1997… No. 1 sports highlight was kicking three field goals in a state regional final… his father has been a major influence, “He supported me every day and helped me become the man and kicker I am today.”… most admires Adam Vinatieri, “He’s the greatest kicker of all-time.”… enjoys going to the movies and hanging out with friends… favorite professional team is FC Barcelona… favorite music group is Fall Out Boys… son of Fernando and Christina Crosa… father played soccer at Syracuse.
 
MAJOR: Recreation Park and Tourism Administration

Statistics

Season:
2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2017Sophomore

    Kicker
    5'8" 155 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Kicker
    5'8" 155 lbs
    32