Jake Bscherer
78  Jake Bscherer
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

High School:
Sturgeon Bay

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 310

Position:
OL

Experience:
2V

Honors and Awards: 2007 Academic All-Big Ten

2009: Played in all 13 games, starting six (three at right tackle and three at left guard) ... played against Miami in Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29 ... started three games straight games (Hawaii, Northwestern, Michigan) at right tackle ... took over at right tackle against Indiana on Nov. 7 after starting tackle Josh Oglesby went down with an injury ... saw action against Purdue on Oct. 31, Iowa on Oct. 17, Ohio State on Oct. 10, Minnesota on Oct. 3 and Michigan State on Sept. 26 ... started first three games of season at left guard

2008:
Redshirted

2007: Earned second letter ... played in all 13 games, seeing action on PAT and field goal units . ... most extensive playing time of career came at No. 1-ranked Ohio State on Nov. 3 when he appeared at RT for injured starter Eric Vanden Heuvel in third quarter ... saw action on offense (tackle) in Indiana game on Oct. 27, Northern Illinois game on Oct. 20 and The Citadel game on Sept. 15

2006: Earned first letter ... played in 11 games, including one start ... played on extra point and field goal teams vs. 12th-ranked Arkansas in Capital One Bowl, vs. Buffalo on Nov. 18, at Iowa on Nov. 11, vs. Penn State on Nov. 4, vs. Illinois on Oct. 28, at Purdue on Oct. 21, vs. Minnesota on Oct. 14 and Northwestern on Oct. 7 ... also saw time on OL vs. Illini, Boilermakers, Golden Gophers and Hoosiers ... started Western Illinois game on Sept. 9 as extra tight end ... played briefly in first career appearance on OL toward end of Bowling Green game on Sept. 2

High School: Superprep All-American was rated among top 25 players in the Midwest by that publication ... rated by Tom Lemming as No. 31 recruit in the country and was named to Lemming's All-America team ... USA Today All-American ... PrepStar "Dream Team" All-American ... the top-ranked player in Wisconsin and the No. 4 offensive tackle in the nation according to Rivals.com ... rated among top 25 offensive linemen in the nation according to Scout.com ... No. 6 player in the Midwest according to Detroit Free Press ... Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005 ... two-time all-state selection ... played for West team in 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... did not allow a QB sack during his prep career ... also an all-conference defensive end ... earned four letters each in football and track and three in basketball (captained each of those teams) ... two-time, first-team all-conference center in basketball ... twice placed third in state in discus ... football coach was Gary Rabach, whose son, Casey, was an All-America center for the Badgers and now plays in the NFL ... honor roll student

Personal:
Parents are Paul and Robyn Bscherer ... majoring in agricultural business management

Career Statistics
Season GP/GS
2006 11/1
2007 13/0
2008 Redshirt Season
2009 13/6
Totals 37/7