Bowling Green Adds Two Quarterback Transfers for the 2023 Season
January 20, 2023 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green football program has added Indiana transfer Connor Bazelak and Boston College transfer Daelen Menard, according to head football coach Scot Loeffler. Both quarterbacks will have two years of eligibility with the Falcons.
Bazelak (Dayton, Ohio) comes to BGSU with 29 career starts over 34 career games between three years at Missouri and one year at Indiana. He boasts 7,370 career passing yards, 36 career passing touchdowns and a 62.2 completion percentage for his career. Bazelak was named 2020 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year after passing for 2,366 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games, which included going 29-of-34 for 406 yards and four scores in a win over then-No. 17 LSU.
Bazelak spent the 2022 season at Indiana where he threw for 2,312 yards and 13 touchdowns over nine starts. He became the first IU quarterback since Antwaan Randle El in 1998 to pass for at least 300 yards in a Hoosier debut when Bazelak passed for 330 yards against Illinois.
Bazelak is a 2019 graduate of Archbishop Alter where he earned all-state honors and led them to a 2019 Ohio Division III state championship.
Menard (Davie, Fla.) comes to BGSU after four years at Boston College. He played in two career games for the Eagles, both coming in 2021. A standout quarterback at Chaminade-Madonna, he led his team to consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships as a junior and senior in 2017 and 2018. He finished his career with 5,600 passing yards and 55 passing touchdowns.
Menard was a two-time first-team all-state selection while at Chaminade-Madonna.
Both Bazelak and Menard are currently enrolled at BGSU and will take part in spring football.
Connor Bazelak (bays-lack)
QB • 6-3 • 220
Dayton, Ohio • Archbishop Alter/Indiana
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Appeared in 34 career games with 29 career starts between Missouri (three years) and Indiana (one year)
• Comes to BGSU with 7,370 career passing yards, 36 touchdowns and a 62.2 completion percentage for his career
• Spent the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons at Missouri where he threw for 5,084 yards, 23 touchdowns and completed 66.4 percent of his passes over 20 career starts (24 games)
• Named 2020 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
• Started nine games at Indiana in 2022 where he became the first IU quarterback to pass for 300 yards in a debut since Antwaan Randle El in 1998 when he threw for 330 yards against Illinois
• Threw for 2,312 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2022 for Indiana
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Played quarterback at Archbishop Alter High School for head coach Ed Domsitz
• An ESPN four-star prospect
• Ranked the No. 210 prospect overall, the No. 10 quarterback nationally, and the No. 5 prospect in Ohio by ESPN
• All-state and all-district selection led Alter to the 2018 Ohio Division III State Championship game and a 13-2 record
• Posted 13 touchdowns against two interceptions and passed for over 1,500 yards in a wishbone offense
• Team reached 42 points six times
• Named the 2018 GCL North Offensive Player of the Year
• Son of Kelley and Lenny Bazelake
• Sister, Maddie, played volleyball at Duquesne and Ohio
• Sister, Libby played basketball at Duquesne and graduated No. 24 all-time in program history with 1,111 career points
Daelen Menard
QB • 5-11 • 210
Davie, Fla. • Chaminade-Madonna HS/Boston College
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Spent four years at Boston College
• Will have two seasons of eligibility at BGSU
• Appeared in two career games for the Eagles
• Made his collegiate debut at Temple in 2021
• Also played against NC State in 2021
• Did not record any stats while at BC
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Standout quarterback at Chaminade-Madonna for head coach Dameon Jones
• Led his team to consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships as a junior and senior in 2017 and 2018
• Finished his career with 5,600 yards passing and 55 touchdowns in high school
• Was 14-of-22 passing for 218 yards and two touchdowns, including a 71-yard strike on the first play of the second half, in the 38-10 win to cap off a 12-2 season to win the 2018 state title
• Threw for 2,101 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior
• Rushed for 8.9 yards per carry with one touchdown as well as a senior
• Threw for 1,710 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior
• Tore his labrum during the 2017 state semifinals and played through the injury throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the state title game to seal the school's third state championship
• Two-time first-team all-state selection and two-time first-team all-county
• Son of Alexa and David Menard
• Father, David, played football at the University of New Haven
• Has two siblings
Bazelak (Dayton, Ohio) comes to BGSU with 29 career starts over 34 career games between three years at Missouri and one year at Indiana. He boasts 7,370 career passing yards, 36 career passing touchdowns and a 62.2 completion percentage for his career. Bazelak was named 2020 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year after passing for 2,366 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games, which included going 29-of-34 for 406 yards and four scores in a win over then-No. 17 LSU.
Bazelak spent the 2022 season at Indiana where he threw for 2,312 yards and 13 touchdowns over nine starts. He became the first IU quarterback since Antwaan Randle El in 1998 to pass for at least 300 yards in a Hoosier debut when Bazelak passed for 330 yards against Illinois.
Bazelak is a 2019 graduate of Archbishop Alter where he earned all-state honors and led them to a 2019 Ohio Division III state championship.
Menard (Davie, Fla.) comes to BGSU after four years at Boston College. He played in two career games for the Eagles, both coming in 2021. A standout quarterback at Chaminade-Madonna, he led his team to consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships as a junior and senior in 2017 and 2018. He finished his career with 5,600 passing yards and 55 passing touchdowns.
Menard was a two-time first-team all-state selection while at Chaminade-Madonna.
Both Bazelak and Menard are currently enrolled at BGSU and will take part in spring football.
Connor Bazelak (bays-lack)
QB • 6-3 • 220
Dayton, Ohio • Archbishop Alter/Indiana
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Appeared in 34 career games with 29 career starts between Missouri (three years) and Indiana (one year)
• Comes to BGSU with 7,370 career passing yards, 36 touchdowns and a 62.2 completion percentage for his career
• Spent the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons at Missouri where he threw for 5,084 yards, 23 touchdowns and completed 66.4 percent of his passes over 20 career starts (24 games)
• Named 2020 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
• Started nine games at Indiana in 2022 where he became the first IU quarterback to pass for 300 yards in a debut since Antwaan Randle El in 1998 when he threw for 330 yards against Illinois
• Threw for 2,312 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2022 for Indiana
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Played quarterback at Archbishop Alter High School for head coach Ed Domsitz
• An ESPN four-star prospect
• Ranked the No. 210 prospect overall, the No. 10 quarterback nationally, and the No. 5 prospect in Ohio by ESPN
• All-state and all-district selection led Alter to the 2018 Ohio Division III State Championship game and a 13-2 record
• Posted 13 touchdowns against two interceptions and passed for over 1,500 yards in a wishbone offense
• Team reached 42 points six times
• Named the 2018 GCL North Offensive Player of the Year
• Son of Kelley and Lenny Bazelake
• Sister, Maddie, played volleyball at Duquesne and Ohio
• Sister, Libby played basketball at Duquesne and graduated No. 24 all-time in program history with 1,111 career points
Daelen Menard
QB • 5-11 • 210
Davie, Fla. • Chaminade-Madonna HS/Boston College
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Spent four years at Boston College
• Will have two seasons of eligibility at BGSU
• Appeared in two career games for the Eagles
• Made his collegiate debut at Temple in 2021
• Also played against NC State in 2021
• Did not record any stats while at BC
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Standout quarterback at Chaminade-Madonna for head coach Dameon Jones
• Led his team to consecutive Florida Class 3A state championships as a junior and senior in 2017 and 2018
• Finished his career with 5,600 yards passing and 55 touchdowns in high school
• Was 14-of-22 passing for 218 yards and two touchdowns, including a 71-yard strike on the first play of the second half, in the 38-10 win to cap off a 12-2 season to win the 2018 state title
• Threw for 2,101 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior
• Rushed for 8.9 yards per carry with one touchdown as well as a senior
• Threw for 1,710 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior
• Tore his labrum during the 2017 state semifinals and played through the injury throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the state title game to seal the school's third state championship
• Two-time first-team all-state selection and two-time first-team all-county
• Son of Alexa and David Menard
• Father, David, played football at the University of New Haven
• Has two siblings
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