2011-12 Football
Ryan Hidalgo
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Ga.
- High School:
- Whitewater
2010 Junior Season
• Served as long snapper for third straight season
• Made five tackles
2009 Sophomore Season
• Was the long snapper on punts for the second straight season
• Recorded four tackles on special teams
• Forced and recovered a fumble against Iowa State
2008 Freshman Season
• Appeared in every game as the long snapper on punts
• Registered a pair of special teams tackles
• One of only eight true freshmen to earn a varsity letter
Prior To Kent State
• First-team all-state and all-region selection after posting 149 tackles (95 solo), eight sacks and four forced fumbles his senior year at linebacker
• Fayette Daily Defensive Player of the Year and All-Citizen News first team defense
• Set Whitewater High School record with 23 tackles in a game
• Team captain
• Was also a two-year starter at long snapper
• Posted punt snap times between 0.64-0.67 seconds
• Claimed first place in the long snapping portion of the 2008 Southern Classic Kicking Competition
• Coached by Amos McCreary
• Was named the offensive MVP of the baseball team as a junior
Personal
• Born June 14, 1989 in Conroe, Texas
• Son of Frank and Mary Hidalgo
• Has two brothers, David and Daniel
• YMCA volunteer counselor
• Majoring in justice studies
