Overview

• Lampron recorded 99 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and two forced fumbles last season, earning First-Team FCS All-American honors at Dayton.
• He entered the FBS ranks this spring by transferring to Bowling Green State University and is slated to play his first collegiate snaps at that level.
• His father, Marty Lampron, a longtime sports enthusiast, seized a moment while his wife was unconscious to officially list “ESPN” as Gideon’s middle name on the birth certificate.
• Gideon’s mother, Jennifer Lampron, initially opposed the choice, discovering the unconventional moniker only after his birth.
• Now using the handle @EspnGideon on social media, Lampron has embraced the name and says he wants to make his father and hometown proud.