Looking at stories of Zac Matthias, Joe Schobert and Jake Keefer heading into Badgers' opener
Honors and Awards 2010: Academic All-Big Ten
2012: Has played in all 14 games games ... started at right guard against Illinois on Oct. 6, vs. Utah State on Sept. 15, at Oregon State on Sept. 8 and against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1
2011: Earned second letter ... played in nine of first 10 games, mostly on special teams ... did not play at Michigan State on Oct. 22
2010: Earned first letter ... played in nine games ... played against TCU in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... saw playing time against Northwestern on Nov. 27 ... played at Michigan on Nov. 20 and against Indiana on Nov. 13 ... member of field goal unit at Purdue on Nov. 6 and named UW's offensive scout team player of the week ... played at Iowa on Oct. 23 ... saw playing time against Austin Peay on Sept. 25 and San Jose State on Sept. 11 ... made Badger debut at UNLV on Sept. 4
2009: Redshirt season
High School: Rated as the No. 14 player in Michigan and the 59th-best OT in the nation (Rivals.com) ... No. 62 player in the Midwest (SuperPrep) ... first-team all-state, all-area, all-conference as a senior ... all-state Dream Team ... Saginaw and Midland Dream Team ... team captain and team MVP ... 47 tackles and five QB sacks ... second-team all-area and first-team all-conference as a junior ... 39 tackles and two sacks ... second-team all-conference with 22 tackles as a sophomore ... received and academic letter in 2006 ... head coach was Adam Clark
Personal: Parents are Robert and Vicki Matthias ... enjoys working on cars ... majoring in agricultural business management
