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‘A different human being’: Zimmerly quickly climbs to top of BGSU depth chart

Cade Zimmerly has turned a chance into an opportunity.

Not many two-star recruits earn starting spots on major Division I football teams as a true freshman, but that’s exactly what Zimmerly did.

The Perrysburg graduate and reigning All-Blade player of the year was named the starting center for Bowling Green State University’s season-opening football game at Tennessee on Thursday night.

“It was my goal to start from the beginning,” Zimmerly said. “Once I achieved my first goal of starting, I’ve starting making different goals of what I want to do in the future.”

His future begins on Thursday, when the Falcons travel to 102,455-seat Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn.