#42 Jake Balis
RB
Class
Freshman
Height
5-9
Weight
200
Hometown
Granger, Ind.
High School
Penn
The Balis File
• Twice selected first-team all-conference
• National High School Strength Coaches Association National Athlete of the Year
• Played at Penn High School for coach Cory Yeoman
• Graduated manga cum laude from Penn
• Son of Matt and Lanette Balis
• Has one brother, Richard
• Father, Matt, served as the head football strength and conditioning coach at Notre Dame while Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea was defensive coordinator for the Fighting Irish
• Father also worked as a strength and conditioning coach at Florida, Virginia, Mississippi State and UConn, training future NFL players including Dak Prescott, Quentin Nelson, Tim Tebow and Darius Slay
• Favorite non-football activity is lifting weights