Bazelak grew up in Dayton, Ohio and attended Archbishop Alter High School, where he played basketball and football.

[2][3] Bazelak committed to play college football at Missouri over offers from Georgia, Purdue, North Carolina State, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

[4] Bazelak played in three games as a true freshman, allowing him to use a redshirt and maintain an extra season of NCAA eligibility.

[12] In week 1, Bazelak threw a game winning touchdown pass with under thirty seconds remaining in the 23–20 victory against Illinois.

The Following week against Eastern Illinois he started the game 12-of-12 passing for 163 yards and one touchdown before his first incompletion, helping lead the Falcons to victory.

[17] On September 30, Bazelek led the Falcons to a 38–27 upset victory against Georgia Tech where he threw his 40th career touchdown pass.

On December 6, Bazelak announced on his personal Instagram page that he would use his final year of eligibility to return to Bowling Green with hopes of winning a MAC Championship.