Southview High School quarterback Austin Valdez used a Cougar connection to find out about the Bowling Green State University football team.

"I think the coaches there are great, and when I met the players I liked them a lot," Valdez said. "Shaun Joplin is from Southview and he talked to me about going to BG.

"I wanted a chance to play quarterback in Division I, and when Bowling Green offered me I wanted to take advantage of that."

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First Published June 27, 2012, 6:49 a.m.