Honors and Awards
2020: Academic All-Big Ten
2019: Academic All-Big Ten
2018: Academic All-Big Ten
2017: Academic All-Big Ten
Notable: Began career as a walk-on quarterback ... earned scholarship ... married wife Carly in July 2020 ... 2-year team captain
Career: Played in 41 games ... logged 235 carries for 1,116 yards and scored 7 rushing touchdowns ... had 79 receptions for 611 yards and 1 touchdown ... graduated in December 2020 with bachelor’s degree in personal finance
2020 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in 6 games with 2 starts at running back ... missed 1 game due to COVID-19 ... named team captain ... carried 67 times for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns ... in first career start, logged career-best 154 rushing yards and a touchdown on career-high 24 carries to lead Badgers to overtime win over Minnesota on Dec. 19 ... carried 13 times for 41 yards and a touchdown vs. Wake Forest in Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30 ... rushed 13 times for 70 yards in season opener vs. Illinois on Oct. 23
2019 Season Earned third letter, playing in all 14 games ... named a team captain ... logged 42 carries for 198 yards and 2 rushing touchdowns ... caught 29 passes for 289 yards, averaging 10.0 yards per reception out of the backfield ... had 9 carries for 55 yards and a rushing TD and caught 2 passes for 16 yards vs. Purdue on Nov. 23 ... caught a pass for career-long 70-yard reception at Minnesota on Nov. 30, helping Badgers secure Big Ten West Division title ... caught career-high 6 passes for 40 yards at Illinois on Oct. 19 ... carried 7 times for 36 yards and a touchdown vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 7 ... had 4 carries for 40 yards, including a long of 23, and caught 2 passes for 38 yards vs. Michigan on Sept. 21 ... recorded 4 catches for 31 yards vs. Northwestern on Sept. 28 ... carried twice for 7 yards and caught 3 passes for 19 yards vs. Oregon in Rose Bowl on Jan. 1
2018 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 13 games ... had 65 carries for 425 yards (6.5 ypc) and 1 touchdown ... caught 24 passes for 163 yards and 1 touchdown ... carried 9 times for a career-high 73 yards vs. Nebraska on Oct. 6 ... had 7 carries for 68 yards at Northwestern on Oct. 27 ... carried 8 times for 39 yards and a touchdown in overtime of win at Purdue on Nov. 17 ... carried 6 times for 45 yards and caught 4 passes for 29 yards vs. BYU on Sept. 15 ... scored touchdown on career-long 43-yard reception in season opener vs. Western Kentucky on Aug. 31
2017 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 14 games ... recorded 61 carries for 297 yards and 2 touchdowns ... caught 4 passes for 40 yards ... recorded 3 tackles on special teams ... made Badgers debut vs. Utah State on Sept. 1, recording 2 carries for 29 yards and a touchdown ... rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries at Illinois on Oct. 28 ... ran for 47 yards on 5 carries vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... notched 9 carries for 43 yards at BYU ... carried 5 times for 40 yards at Minnesota on Nov. 25 ... had 2 carries for 32 yards vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ... logged 9 carries for 23 yards and 1 catch for 7 yards at Indiana on Nov. 4 ... had 5 carries for 10 yards and 1 catch for 6 yards vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9 ... caught 2 passes for 27 yards vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... ran 4 times for 3 yards vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30
2016 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Named state Offensive Player of the Year by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior, leading Amherst to Division 5 state championship ... first-team all-state by WFCA and Associated Press ... Dave Kreig Award as state’s top senior quarterback ... as a senior, completed 68.8 percent of his passes for 2,398 yards and 41 touchdowns against three interceptions ... also rushed for 1,432 yards and 16 TDs ... led Amherst to state semifinals in all three years as varsity quarterback, including runner-up finish in 2014 and state title in 2015 ... honorable mention all-state by Associated Press as a junior in 2014, throwing for 1,825 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 1,281 yards 20 TDs ... three-time first-team All-Central Wisconsin Conference 8 selection and two-time league player of the year ... finished career with 5,236 passing yards and 72 TD passes ... rushed for 4,447 yards and 57 TDs ... WIAA Scholar Athlete ... also lettered in basketball, baseball, track and golf ... coach was Mark Lusic
Personal: Married wife Carly in July 2020 ... parents are Jill and Wayne Groshek ... National Honor Society member ... hobbies including golfing and video games ... volunteered as coach and official for youth sports programs
