Athletics News

Brown and Horne Earn CSC Academic Honors
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University defensive lineman Dontrez Brown and inside linebacker Brock Horne have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Football team, the organization announced Tuesday (Jan. 7).
Bowling Green’s Harold Fannin Jr. Accepts Senior Bowl Invite
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University tight end Harold Fannin Jr. has accepted an invitation to the prestigious Reese's Senior Bowl. Fannin will become the eighth Falcon all-time to appear in the Senior Bowl and the third under BGSU head coach Scot Loeffler. The Senior Bowl, first played in 1950, is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the initial stage in the NFL Draft process.

Phil Steele Names Fannin a First-Team All-American and Puts 10 Falcons on his All-MAC Team
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Phil Steele named Harold Fannin Jr. to his first-team All-America team and 10 Falcons earned Phil Steele All-MAC honors for the 2024 season. Fannin was named a first-team All-American at wide receiver, but an All-MAC first team honoree as a tight end.
Fannin Breaks Two FBS Season Records As Falcons Conclude 2024 Season At 68 Ventures Bowl
MOBILE, Ala. - The Bowling Green State University football team concluded the 2024 season with the 68 Ventures Bowl in Mobile, Ala. Thursday night (Dec. 26) against Arkansas State. The Falcons and Red Wolves traded offensive explosions with Connor Bazelak throwing for over 350 yards and three touchdowns while Harold Fannin Jr. broke multiple records in the game. In the end, Arkansas State pulled out a 38-31 final over the Falcons with BGSU concluding the season at 7-6.
Brock Horne and Patrick Day Have Helped Turn Around a Culture, Six Years and Fifty-Six Games in the Making
Bowling Green and Arkansas State Set to Clash in the 68 Ventures Bowl
Harold Fannin Jr. Officially Named BGSU’s First Consensus All-American
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The NCAA officially announced its record book recognizes Bowling Green's tight end Harold Fannin Jr. as the consensus All-America tight end for 2024. This is not an original team but compiled from the five All-America teams that make up Consensus All-America team. Fannin is the first football consensus All-American in BGSU program history.
Harold Fannin Jr. Named to the Sporting News All-America Second Team
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. has been named to his fifth consensus All-America team after The Sporting News named him to the second team. No BGSU football players has been named to either the first or second team of all five consensus All-America teams in the same season. The second-team accolade ends Fannin's quest of turning his consensus All-America status to unanimous.
Harold Fannin Jr. Named to the FWAA All-America First Team
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. has been named to his fourth consensus All-America first team after the Football Writes Association of America (FWAA) tabs him to the 2024 FWAA All-America team, presented by the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic as a wide receiver. Previously, Fannin has unofficially earned consensus first-team All-America status at a tight end with nods on the Walter Camp Football Foundation, AFCA and Associated Press All-America teams.
Harold Fannin Jr. Named to the Associated Press All-America First Team
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr. has been named to his third consensus All-America first team after the Associated Press (AP) tabs him to its 2024 squad. The AP All-America team is selected by a vote of the 45 Associated Press Top 25 voters. Previously, Fannin was named the first team tight end by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the AFCA.