Tickets2017 (Freshman): Redshirted.
PRIOR TO UC: Standout local recruit who is one of the best linebackers in the state of Ohio … finalist for the 2016 National Football Foundation Joe Quinn Southwestern Ohio That’s Our Boy Award, recognizing a local senior football player who exemplifies excellence … a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com … Rivals.com gives him two stars … Scout ranks him as the No. 2 OLB in the state of Ohio, No. 6 in the Midwest and a top-40 OLB nationally … part of three Greater Miami Conference Championship teams … an Associated Press Division I First-Team All-Ohio selection … named the AP Southwest District Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Southwest District honoree … GMC Defensive Athlete of the Year and a First-Team All-GMC selection … Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-City selection … JJHuddle First-Team All-Ohio at LB … led the No. 1 defensive in the GMC which gave up an average of 7.2 ppg and held half their opponents to single digits … Cardinals finished 11-1 and lost in overtime in the regional semifinals … totaled 76 tackles in the regular season, 11 tackles for loss, a GMC best four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, four pass break-ups, an interception and a 1.5 sacks … named the Larosa’s MVP of the Week on Nov. 22, 2016 … TriStateFootball.com’s Cincinnati Defensive Player of the Year for the 2015 season … first-ever junior to earn that award … also tabbed as a First-Team All-State, SWOFCA First-Team All-City honoree, First-Team All-GMC and a First-Team AP All-Southwest District honoree … also a Cincinnati Enquirer Honorable Mention All-City selection … Cardinals held 10 opponents under 14 points on the way to a 12-2 record a berth in the regional finals … recorded 93 tackles, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble recovery … a baseball standout, playing catcher and outfield … hit .356 with 32 RBI (second in the GMC), a pair of home runs and 18 runs scored … earned Second-Team All-GMC and honorable mention all-city accolades … honor roll student … son of Lisa and Tom Bolden … has three siblings, Jake, Luke and Mitch … cousin Joe played at Michigan … chose to play at UC over offers from 14 FBS institutions … coached by his father Tom.
PRIOR TO UC: Standout local recruit who is one of the best linebackers in the state of Ohio … finalist for the 2016 National Football Foundation Joe Quinn Southwestern Ohio That’s Our Boy Award, recognizing a local senior football player who exemplifies excellence … a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com … Rivals.com gives him two stars … Scout ranks him as the No. 2 OLB in the state of Ohio, No. 6 in the Midwest and a top-40 OLB nationally … part of three Greater Miami Conference Championship teams … an Associated Press Division I First-Team All-Ohio selection … named the AP Southwest District Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Southwest District honoree … GMC Defensive Athlete of the Year and a First-Team All-GMC selection … Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-City selection … JJHuddle First-Team All-Ohio at LB … led the No. 1 defensive in the GMC which gave up an average of 7.2 ppg and held half their opponents to single digits … Cardinals finished 11-1 and lost in overtime in the regional semifinals … totaled 76 tackles in the regular season, 11 tackles for loss, a GMC best four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, four pass break-ups, an interception and a 1.5 sacks … named the Larosa’s MVP of the Week on Nov. 22, 2016 … TriStateFootball.com’s Cincinnati Defensive Player of the Year for the 2015 season … first-ever junior to earn that award … also tabbed as a First-Team All-State, SWOFCA First-Team All-City honoree, First-Team All-GMC and a First-Team AP All-Southwest District honoree … also a Cincinnati Enquirer Honorable Mention All-City selection … Cardinals held 10 opponents under 14 points on the way to a 12-2 record a berth in the regional finals … recorded 93 tackles, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble recovery … a baseball standout, playing catcher and outfield … hit .356 with 32 RBI (second in the GMC), a pair of home runs and 18 runs scored … earned Second-Team All-GMC and honorable mention all-city accolades … honor roll student … son of Lisa and Tom Bolden … has three siblings, Jake, Luke and Mitch … cousin Joe played at Michigan … chose to play at UC over offers from 14 FBS institutions … coached by his father Tom.