2011 (Freshman): Saw action in all 12 games on special teams ... finished with three tackles ... three-time scout team player of the week (South Carolina State, Penn State and Iowa) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2010: Redshirted the 2010 season ... named scout team player of the week following the Michigan game.
Prep/Personal: Linebacker for head coach Steve Nye at Brother Rice High School ... an all-area and All-Catholic League selection ... recorded 108 tackles, 82 solo, with one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... two-year football letterwinner ... parents are Tony and Jill Michalek ... born on March 23, 1992, Jacob Anton Michalek is a marketing major.
