NDSU

Transfer from the University of Colorado ... Played in all 12 games for the Buffs in 2006 including one starting assignment against Kansas ... Eligible to play immediately moving from a Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) program to a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) team ... First team all-state selection by the Associated Press and the St. Paul Pioneer Press ... Standout on both sides of football ... Most Valuable Lineman for the Rum River Conference ... First team all-conference performer ... Foley won conference football titles with a 7-2 record his senior year and 9-2 record as a sophomore ... Three-time letterwinner in basketball, averaging 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior ... Also three-year letterwinner in track & field and placed sixth at the state meet in the shot put (55-1) as a junior ... Son of Jay and Emily Backowski ... Has three brothers, Patrick, Andrew, Matthew, and two sisters, Katherine and Gianna ... College major is communication with a minor business.