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The Bachelor: Where did Zach Shallcross play college football?

By Ariba Bhuvad

THE BACHELOR - Ò2703Ó - Zach enters a crucial week of getting to know his women, full of surprises and exciting guest appearances. First up, an intimate one-on-one date at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles with an ending like weÕve never seen?before. Then, an after party is on the line when the Bachelor Bowl returns with guest appearances from Shawne Merriman and Antonio Gates, along with ESPNÕs Hannah Storm.?Later, Zach takes the expression Òfall in loveÓ to the extreme on his final one-on-one date of the week, which features a private concert from singer-songwriter Griffen Palmer; and a pool party at the mansion heightens tensions between some of the women in the house. As the stakes get higher, not everyone will make it to the rose ceremony on ÒThe Bachelor,Ó?MONDAY, FEB. 6?(8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)ANTONIO GATES, ZACH SHALLCROSS, SHAWNE MERRIMAN
THE BACHELOR - Ò2703Ó - Zach enters a crucial week of getting to know his women, full of surprises and exciting guest appearances. First up, an intimate one-on-one date at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles with an ending like weÕve never seen?before. Then, an after party is on the line when the Bachelor Bowl returns with guest appearances from Shawne Merriman and Antonio Gates, along with ESPNÕs Hannah Storm.?Later, Zach takes the expression Òfall in loveÓ to the extreme on his final one-on-one date of the week, which features a private concert from singer-songwriter Griffen Palmer; and a pool party at the mansion heightens tensions between some of the women in the house. As the stakes get higher, not everyone will make it to the rose ceremony on ÒThe Bachelor,Ó?MONDAY, FEB. 6?(8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)ANTONIO GATES, ZACH SHALLCROSS, SHAWNE MERRIMAN /
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Zach Shallcross took some of the remaining contestants on a football group date (surprise, surprise) during last week’s episode of The Bachelor. This has become a staple date for every single season, and honestly, I wish they’d get more creative.

But that’s neither here nor there.

During the date, fans were curious whether or not Zach Shallcross himself ever played football. Perhaps in college? Or even professionally? Former alums such as Clayton Echard and current host Jesse Palmer played professionally so it’s not a wild assumption.

As it turns out, Zach did not play professionally, however, he did play in college! More on where and for how long below!

Here’s where Zach Shallcross played college football

We didn’t hear Zach talk about his time playing college football when he was a contestant on The Bachelorette. However, he’s mentioned it multiple times as the Bachelor, so we had to find out a bit more about where he played.

From 2014-2017, Zach played for the California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly Mustangs. In his junior year, he missed the final games due to an injury. He played the position of Offensive Lineman according to the Cal Poly player bio page.

If you take a look at that bio page, you’ll learn that Zach was part of the 2017 team which led the season at number 11 in running and number 9 in time of possession. Pretty impressive, Mr. Zach Shallcross!

As I mentioned, he did not play in the NFL nor was he ever drafted. However, he has shown interest in being a football commentator one day, according to The New York Post. I’m not sure how he’d be as a commentator, he has a calming, quiet voice that might put you to sleep rather than have you engaged in the game.

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I wonder how Zach would have done in the NFL…

Do you think they should change the football group date? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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