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| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Major | Biomedical engineering |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | Las Vegas Bowl 2011, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 2012, Holiday Bowl 2013, Sun Bowl 2014 |
| High school | Highland (Gilbert, Arizona) |
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Sarafin attended Arizona State University where he walked-on to the football team. His main contribution to the team was as a member of the "scout team" and he was not a regular active player. [4]
In the August 2014 issue of Compete Magazine, he became the first active NCAA Division I player to come out publicly as gay. [2] [5] He had come out to teammates months before the announcement, and posted pictures with his boyfriend on social media. Head coach Todd Graham and Athletic Director Ray Anderson issued statements of support following the announcement. [6] Sarafin cited Michael Sam, who had privately come out to teammates the previous season, as an inspiration. Sam tweeted his support of Sarafin following the announcement. [7] The following week, Sarafin was among five walk-ons put on scholarship for the upcoming season. [8]
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