2008: Backup to Matt Grothe throughout the season... Also served as holder on field goal and extra point attempts... Took snaps in six games... Ran the ball 16 times for 40 yards... Completed 10-of-20 pass attempts for 104 yards ... Went 4-of-7 in season opener against UT Martin... Also went 3-of-5 against Rutgers and capped senior season with 2-of-5 passing effort in magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl... Also ran for 21 yards against Memphis.

2007: Main backup to Matt Grothe... Posted passer rating of 165.7 in late game duty... Completed 17-of-30 passes for 280 yards and four TD strikes... Also ran for 85 yards on 13 carries... Compiled 125 yards and two TDs on four completions against UCF, including a 75-yard connection with Carlton Mitchell... Longest run of the season was 22-yarder during Brut Sun Bowl.

2006: Strong practice player and a true student of the game... Played late in wins over McNeese State and UConn.

2005: Impressed with work ethic and versatility in his transfer season.

2004 (INDIANA): Utilized his redshirt season... Was seen as an athletic quarterback with a strong throwing arm... Also a capable runner.

ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Division III All-Ohio squad by Ohio Prep Scene... Also named first team All-Ohio in Division III by the Associated Press and the Ohio Football Coaches Association... Earned a spot in Big 33 All-Star Game, a prestigious event between Ohio and Pennsylvania... Threw an 82-yard TD pass in that game to the Miami Dolphins’ Ted Ginn Jr.... Played quarterback and safety... Threw for 2,085 yards as a senior, completing 115 of 214 attempts... Threw for 22 touchdowns... Had 66 tackles and three interceptions on defense... Three-time all-league and all-district and the county MVP as a senior... Selected to play in prestigious Ohio North-South All-Star Game and earned South Offensive Player of the Game honors, completing eight of 14 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns... Also had an 80-yard TD run in that game... 4,200-plus yards passing in three years as a starter at Athens High...Threw 41 TD passes and ran for 21 more... 1,000-plus career rushing yards... Had 240 tackles and 10 interceptions as a defensive back... Played safety in each of final three seasons and corner as a freshman at Atlee High in Virginia... Also played baseball and basketball and was a three-sport captain as a senior... .350 career hitter in baseball... Played centerfield, shortstop and pitcher... Three-time all-league and two-time all-county in baseball.

PERSONAL: Born March 10, 1986, in West Point, N.Y., where his father, Grant, was on the football staff at Army... Earned his bachelor’s degree from South Florida on December 15, 2007... Currently working on his master’s degree at K-State.