▁with ▁ 5 3 ▁reception s ▁for ▁ 8 5 8 ▁yards ▁and ▁eight ▁touch down s . ▁ ▁On ▁defense , ▁Sp ieve y ▁made ▁ 8 7 ▁career ▁tack les ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁inter ception s , ▁including ▁two ▁returned ▁for ▁touch down s . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁two - time ▁coach es ▁all - state ▁selection ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁Class ▁LL ▁state ▁championship . ▁ ▁Reg arded ▁as ▁a ▁two - star ▁rec ruit ▁by ▁Riv als . com , ▁Sp ieve y ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁# 1 5 ▁prospect ▁from ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁Iowa ▁Central ▁Community ▁College ▁Sp ieve y ▁red sh irt ed ▁his ▁initial ▁year ▁at ▁Iowa ▁to ▁preserve ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁el ig ibility . ▁Sp ieve y ▁transferred ▁to ▁Iowa ▁Central ▁Community ▁College ▁after ▁being ▁academ ically ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season . ▁There ▁he ▁recorded ▁seven ▁pass ▁inter ception s ▁and ▁ 2 4 2 ▁return ▁yards . ▁He ▁returned ▁two ▁of ▁those ▁inter ception s ▁for ▁touch down s ▁and ▁also ▁scored ▁two ▁touch down s ▁on ▁kick off ▁returns ▁and ▁recorded ▁four ▁blocked ▁pun ts . ▁Iowa ▁Central ▁CC ▁posted ▁ 9 – 2 ▁overall ▁record ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁No . ▁seven ▁national ▁ranking , ▁and ▁Sp ieve y ▁earned ▁junior ▁college ▁all - American ▁hon ors