BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Grant Zimmerly and Connor Walendzak began playing tackle football for Maumee Youth Football in third grade.
They have been teammates — and best friends — ever since.
Last Saturday, in his first career start at the University of Toledo, Zimmerly was part of an assertive offensive line that made way for Walendzak’s second-quarter touchdown. Just two Perrysburg kids showing out in SEC country during one of the most consequential wins in Toledo football history.
“I was talking to him after the game, I’ve been blocking for him since third grade,” Zimmerly said.