On this special episode of Talking Buffalo, Patrick Moran sits down with University at Buffalo star linebacker Shaun Dolac for a candid conversation about his life and football career through this point live at Imperial Pizza in South Buffalo.

Shaun leads the entire nation in both total and solo tackles and was named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's best college linebacker. However, the road to the stardom and a potential future in the NFL was anything but smooth sailing for Dolac. He completely dominated the high school scene at West Seneca East, racking up 2018 Buffalo News Player of the Year, but college football success didn't come easy.

Shaun went to prep school for a year to remain in football rather than go to the University of Albany for lacrosse. He was a walk on to the UB football football program and eventually earned a scholarship before his sophomore year. He became a breakout start his junior year in 2022 before suffering a season-ending ankle injury four games into his would-be senior season. He then made the difficult decision to transfer to Utah State for his redshirt senior year before changing his mind following this spring and coming back to UB, where he not only picked up where he left off but has elevated his game even more.

Shaun talks about growing up in a big football family, the influence his late father had on him, his time at West Seneca and his journey through this point with college ball. He also talks about his short and long term goals, a bunch of fun facts and tons more. Remember the name Shaun Dolac, football fans!

Big shout-out and thank you once again to Imperial Pizza for being a gracious host and for their excellent wings. They now have two locations, 1035 Abbott Road and also 1665 Main Street

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