DeaMonte "Chip" Trayanum is a senior running back on the football team. He leads the MAC and is 12th in the nation with 476 rushing yards. Before transferring to Toledo last January, he played at Arizona State, Ohio State and Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree in education and human ecology from Ohio State and an undergraduate certificate in business from Kentucky. He is a general studies major at Toledo.
On what his life was like growing up
I'm originally from Akron, Ohio. I spent a lot of my time growing up on the east side of Akron.