Zac Dysert Hoping to Bring Ohio Success to Broncos
Just two hours away from Canton and Massillon sits Ada, Ohio. So what does football mean to a town with a population of roughly 6,000? Well, it houses Wilson, the world’s only dedicated football factory. The Wilson Football factory opened in 1955, and continues to hand make every single NFL game ball.
Literally with the smell of pigskin in the air, growing up it was only fitting for homegrown Ada boy and current Broncos’ quarterback Zac Dysert to gravitate toward football.
Dysert holds a unique spot in Ohio’s high school football record books. He’s second on the state’s all-time passing yardage list with 11,174 yards. His senior year, he threw for 3,714 yards and 35 touchdowns even though he had to miss three-and-a-half games due to a broken thumb. When all was said and done, Dysert threw 100 touchdowns during his high school career. It’s easy to see why the now 6’3,” 221-pound rookie quarterback gave up hockey.
Dysert stayed in Ohio and played football for Miami University, where he was the school’s first ever three-time captain. During a game against Temple as a redshirt freshman, he threw for 426 yards and three touchdowns. It was clear that production wise, there wasn’t much of a decline since his high school days. By the time his senior year wrapped up, Dysert was listed 20th on the NCAA’s all-time passing yardage list.
The next obvious step was the pros.
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