2021 Spring | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in six games, starting twice...started against UNI and Southern Illinois...was credited with 22 total tackles, including 18 solo stops...had five solo tackles in spring finale at Missouri State...had five stops, including four solos against SIU...at Western Illinois had four tackles, including three solos...at North Dakota State had two solos and two assisted stops...also had four solo tackles against UNI...had four-or-more tackles in five contests...credited with a TFL for a two-yard loss against UNI.
2019 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games as a member of special teams...had six tackles on the season - three solos and three assists...recorded two tackles in the opener against Samford...had solo stops against Howard and Duquesne...had assists against South Dakota and Western Illinois...earned his first letter.
2018 (Junior): Sat out the season after transferring from Slippery Rock.
Slippery Rock (2016-17): Spent two years at Slippery Rock seeing playing time as a true freshman...in 2016, played in 10 games and made two starts...earned starts against Mercyhurst and Indiana (Pa.)…was credited with 26 total tackles (seven solos and 19 assists)...also recovered a fumble against California (Pa.)...ranked third on the team with five special teams tackles...returned a fumble for a touchdown and had three tackles at California (Pa.)...had a season-high nine stops in week seven against Indiana...posted seven stops against Mercyhurst.
High School: Was a three-time all-conference selection at New Castle...was a first-team all-league quarterback and strong safety as a senior...passed for 1,876 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 600 yards and scoring six touchdowns...was named the 2015 Parkway Conference Defensive MVP...as a junior earned first-team all-conference accolades as a linebacker...was a second-team selection at linebacker as a sophomore...coach was Joe Cowart...earned four letters in football, three in basketball and one in track and field...was part of a basketball team that won the WPIAL and State Championship in 2014.
Personal: Parents are Roberta and Patrick Minenok...has two brothers and two sisters...his sister, Lauren, is a YSU graduate...major is exercise science...is the 2021-22 recipient of the Ned Mervos Family Scholarship.