Transfer tracker: Former Notre Dame OL Rocco Spindler among the Big Ten's best in Week 10

Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Rocco Spindler continues to battle and prevail with the odds stacked against him. 

Despite being just two weeks removed from surgery to repair a compound fracture in his finger, Spindler has started and played 125 snaps over the last two weeks. He’s also maintained excellence in pass protection, recording an 88.2 pass-blocking grade according to Pro Football Focus, a mark that ranks tied-for-second among Big Ten guards. 

Spindler was one of 11 players who transferred from Notre Dame after last season to appear in a game during Week 10 of the college football season. Here are details on their performances.

QB Steve Angeli | Syracuse (3-6): Before he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury Sept. 20 vs. Clemson, Angeli threw for 1,317 yards and 10 touchdowns while completing 98-256 passes with only 2 interceptions in four games.

OL Ty Chan | Connecticut (6-3): Had a season-low 51.1 PFF pass-blocking grade and was Connecticut’s lowest-graded offensive player in a 38-19 win against UAB (3-5). Chan started at right guard, played 48 of 62 offensive snaps, and surrendered a sack in 27 pass-blocking snaps.

WR Deion Colzie | Miami Ohio (5-3): The RedHawks had a bye week. This season, Colzie has logged 331 snaps and caught 7 of 23 targets for 133 yards and a touchdown. He also has 4 drops.

OL Pat Coogan | No. 2 Indiana (9-0): Started at center and played 66 of 76 snaps in a 55-10 victory against Maryland (4-4). Coogan only allowed one quarterback hurry in 24 pass-blocking snaps.

DL Tyson Ford | California (5-4): Played a career-high 15 snaps in a 31-21 loss to No. 12 Virginia (8-1), but did not record any statistics.

EDGE Aiden Gobaira | James Madison (7-1): Added 7 tackles, including a stop for loss, in a Tuesday night 52-20 win against Texas State (3-5). Gobaira played a career-high 46 snaps and registered his best PFF grade (78.4) of the season. It also awarded him with a team-high 6 run stops.  He contributed to the kick return, punt coverage, punt return and field goal block teams.

CB Jaden Mickey | Boise State (6-3): Made 2 tackles, had a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in a 30-7 loss to Fresno State (6-3). Mickey started at slot cornerback and played 48 defensive snaps, allowing 4 catches, but only for 4 yards.

OL Sam Pendleton | No. 23 Tennessee (6-3): Gave up a season-high 5 quarterback pressures — including 1 sack — in a 33-27 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma (7-2). Pendleton started at center for the ninth straight game and played all 84 offensive snaps. Volunteers rushers registered 19 yards on 9 carries when running middle left or middle right, which Pendleton was primarily responsible for.

OL Rocco Spindler | Nebraska (6-3): For the second straight week, posted an outstanding PFF pass-blocking grade of 85.3 by not giving up any quarterback pressures in 28 pass-blocking snaps in a 21-17 loss to No. 20 USC (6-2). Spindler started at right guard and played all 64 offensive snaps. Cornhusker rushers registered 29 yards on 5 carries when running behind the right guard. 

WR Jayden Thomas | No. 12 Virginia (8-1): Only played 7 offensive snaps in a 31-21 victory over California (5-4), but did not record any catches or assist on special teams.

LB Kennedy Urlacher | No. 20 USC (6-2): Had a tackle in a 21-17 win over Nebraska (6-3). 

DE Andrew Yanoshak | Dayton (7-2): The Notre Dame tight end turned defensive lineman had 3 tackles, including 1.5 stops for loss, in a 31-13 road loss to San Diego (5-4).

K Zac Yoakam | Houston (7-2): Continues to handle kickoff duties for the Cougars, booting 6 kicks for 378 yards and 1 touchback in a 45-35 loss to West Virginia (3-6). Yoakam also had one of his kicks going out of bounds.