This is the third story of a seven-part series breaking down position groups on the University of Toledo’s roster entering the 2025 season.
Toledo head coach Jason Candle likes getting the football airborne.
Quarterbacks and wide receivers welcome his offensive principles.
So do tight ends. But catching passes isn’t their No. 1 objective.
“Our job as tight ends is to block the C gap first, and then we catch passes,” Toledo tight ends coach Derek Sage said. “They all know that.”
In the past three seasons, UT’s tight ends have caught 22 touchdown passes, 20 percent of the position’s receptions.