Brad Bars Class: Junior Hometown: Nashville, Tenn. High School: Montgomery Bell Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 237 Position: DE Experience: SO H.S. Coach: Dan McGugin

Brad Bars gained experience playing defensive end and outside linebacker during his redshirt freshman season and is looking forward to an opportunity to make an impact this season. Bars was shifted to linebacker during spring drills and could battle Glenn Carson as the top reserve to likely starter Michael Mauti in the middle. An all-state selection in the Volunteer State, Bars has good skills and size and made very good progress during his redshirt season. Bars compiled a perfect 4.00 grade-point average during the 2010 fall semester and had a 3.94 cumulative GPA after the 2011 spring semester. He is a potential Academic All-Big Ten candidate.

2010 Freshman Season
Redshirt season.

High School
A four-year starter for Coach Dan McGugin at Montgomery Bell Academy, Bars was a Tennessee Sportswriters all-state selection in 2009. He was named to the Dandy Dozen as one of Tennessee's top 12 players. During his junior and senior campaigns, he combined for a total of 179 tackles, 11 sacks and four interceptions. Bars helped his squad to a state championship in 2007, and as captain, led his team to a state runner-up finish in 2009. Bars also lettered in track and basketball.

Personal
Full name is Bradley Joseph Bars. He is the son of Joe and Sally Bars. He has two younger brothers, Blake and Alex, and one younger sister, Lauren. His father and uncle, Mike Bars, played football at Notre Dame and his grandfather, Joe Bars Sr., was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Doug Eggleston, Bars' maternal grandfather, and his uncle, Don Kolcheff, both played football at Michigan. In his free time, Bars enjoys attending concerts, listening to music, playing the saxophone and piano, and water sports. He is planning to major in finance in the Smeal College of Business. Bars earned a perfect 4.00 grade-point average during the 2010 fall semester and had a 3.94 cumulative GPA after the spring semester. Born April 24, 1992 in Chicago, Ill.