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RS Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Eagle Lake, Texas
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| High School:
Rice Consolidated
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| Height / Weight:
6-7 / 235
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| Position:
Quarterback/ Punter
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| Experience:
RS
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• Redshirt freshman who is in the mix to be the backup quarterback
• Had a good spring practice and enters the fall of 2009 as the No. 2 quarterback
2008 (FRESHMAN): Participated on the scout team as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, completed 103 of 214 passes for 1,598 yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions ... Also rushed for 512 yards and 11 more TDs ... Was also a second-team All-State punter with a 42.3-yard average ... Took his team to a 13-2 record and the Class 2A state semifinals for the first time ever ... As a junior in 2006, completed 117 of 236 passes for 1,982 yards, 26 touchdowns and only seven interceptions in leading his team to a 9-3 record ... Also ran 56 times for 278 yards and six TDs and was third-team All-State selection ... As a sophomore in 2005, was named Offensive Newcomer in his district after completing 77 of 160 passes for 1,178 yards, with 13 TDs and 11 interceptions ... Son of a rice farmer and a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1997 ... Was selected to play in the Under-Armour All-Star game but did not player after suffering a knee injury in the state playoffs ... Also pitched on the baseball team and played center on the basketball team ... Coached by Brad Dumont ... Ranked the No. 37 quarterback by Rivals.com and the No. 9 quarterback and No. 108 player overall by Scout.com ... Selected to the PrepStar All-Midlands Region team and to the Houston Chronicle Top 110.
