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Peters takes uncommon path back to Toledo starting QB job

After third-string quarterback Eli Peters led the University of Toledo football team to a 37-34 overtime win over Eastern Michigan, the team rewarded him with a special moment in the locker room.

As tradition goes at Toledo, the Rockets sing their fight song after a win. This time, the team brought Peters front and center, and a few teammates hoisted him up above the crowd of players.

“They brought me in the middle of the crowd to sing the fight song,” Peters said. “In all honesty it wasn't me at all. It was the brothers I'm surrounded with.