2015
One of four team captains … finished his career with 248 tackles – fourth-most by a Coyote since 2000 … one of 11 Coyotes who started all 11 games, he at linebacker … made 37 consecutive starts dating back to his freshman season … earned honorable mention all-MVFC honors after leading the team and ranking 13th in the MVFC in tackles with 82 … also had 10.5 tackles-for-loss, which was the 10th-highest tally in the Valley … had three sacks, which ranked second on the team … credited with three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups … led the team in tackles six times including a career-high tying 11 tackles at Western Illinois (10/10) … forced a fumble and had four solo tackles in the season opener at Kansas State (9/5) … had double-digit tackles four times … helped anchor a defense that ranked 31st nationally in total defense ... MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC Honor Roll member
2014
One of four players named a team captain by his peers ... one of seven Coyotes who started all 12 games during the season, he at outside linebacker … finished as the fourth-leading tackler on the team with 66 stops including 29 solo tackles and 5.5 for loss … was named Joe Salem Defensive Player of the Year (USD award) … was third on the team in pass breakups with five, and was fourth in quarterback hurries with four … had a season-high 11 tackles at Missouri State (10/18) … forced a fumble that was recovered by USD and recovered a fumble on back-to-back defensive possessions against national runner-up Illinois State (11/15) … had six tackles including one for loss in the season opener at FBS national runner-up Oregon (8/30).
2013
One of 10 Coyotes who started all 12 games, he at outside linebacker ... garnered the Tim Mojzik Bulldog Award (USD award selected by his teammates) ... finished fourth on the team in tackles with 67 (41 solo) ... was second on the team and eighth in the MVFC in tackles-for-loss with 12.0 ... also had four sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... credited with six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... led the team in tackles three times, including a season-best tally of nine in the season opener vs. UC Davis (8/31) ... also forced a fumble against UC Davis ... picked off passes in back-to-back weeks against Montana (11/9) and South Dakota State (11/16) ... had a team-high nine tackles including two for loss against Indiana State (10/12).
2012
One of two true freshmen who lettered in 2012...started the final two games of the season at linebacker and was one of 38 Coyotes who played in all 11 games...USD's Harry Gamage Most Valuable Freshman...finished 13th on the team in tackles with 33 (12 solo, 21 assists)...had a season-high seven tackles in the finale at SDSU (11/17)...had five tackles at Northwestern (9/22)...recovered a fumble vs. UNI (11/10)...finished the season with four tackles-for-loss including two sacks, a quarterback hurry and two pass breakups.
Prep
Played with Coyote teammate Devon O'Farrell where the duo helped lead Sioux Falls Washington High School to the state title in 2010...was a team captain and earned All-City, All-Conference and Academic All-State honors, as well as honorable mention All-State as a junior...was an Elite 45 as a senior earning all-state honors...named team MVP and was a three year varsity letterwinner...also ran track finishing 8th in state in 110M hurdles as a sophomore and third as a junior...a National Honor Society selection and was on homecoming royalty...had 110 tackles in his caeer with 33 catches for 567 yards and seven touchdowns.
Personal
Son of Troy and Shauna Lage...business finance major.
