Ranked as the #4 returning offensive lineman in the FCS and best returning interior lineman in the Big South-OVC by HERO Sports...Rated as the #6 returning FCS interior offensive lineman by Sports Illustrated.
2023: Earned First-Team Big South-OVC honors for the third-straight season...Started all 11 games at center for a Southeast Missouri offense that averaged 26.7 points per contest.
2022: Won the Rimington Award which goes to the nation’s top center in the Football Championship Subdivision…Became only the third Southeast Missouri player to win the prestigious honor…Named to both the Stats Perform (Second-Team) and Phil Steele (Third-Team) All-America teams…First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection…Started all 12 games at center and anchored a SEMO offense that led the conference in rushing and ranked second in fewest sacks allowed.
2021: First-Team All-OVC selection in his first year at the Football Championship Subdivision level…Started 10 games at center…Anchored an offensive line that helped SEMO boast the FCS’ top red zone offense (33-of-33, 1.000).
Fresno State: Spent two years at Fresno State...Did not see game action in 2020...Was named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2019.
Prep: Three-year varsity offensive lineman for Valley Christian High School...Named the 2018 Conference Lineman of the Year...All-Bay Area and First-Team All-Conference selection...Earned Second-Team All-State honors...Was part of an offensive line which led the team to a 12-3 record and a double overtime Central Coast Section Championship in 2018...Volunteered with Camp for the Stars, a football camp for children with down syndrome.
Personal: Born July 8, 2001...Is working on his Master’s in Public Administration...Son of Chad and Cristy Gieg...His father was a linebacker at Saint Mary’s.
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