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CROMPTON TENNESSEE TRIVIA - First career touchdown pass was a 37-yard strike to Robert Meachem against LSU in 2006.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS - 22/7
2008 - Games/Starts - 8/6 ... Started at quarterback in first four games and final two ... Threw for 189 yards and set career-highs in attempts (41) and completions (19) in season-opener at UCLA ... Set career-high with 240 passing yards in home-opener against UAB ... Finished game 19-of-31 with two touchdowns and two interceptions ... Finished 18-of-28 for 162 yards and rushed seven times for 22 yards against Florida ... Career long 15-yard rush against Auburn ... Efficient 6-of-8 for 101 yards and one touchdown in finale against Kentucky.
2007 - Games/Starts: 7/0 ... Saw action as reserve in seven games ... Finished season 7-of-12 passing for 98 yards and one touchdown ... Completed 3-of-4 passes for 68 yards and his touchdown pass versus Louisiana-Lafayette ... Strong runner as well, and his abilities have been used each of his first two seasons.
2006 - Games/Starts: 7/1 ... Saw first action of career in season-opener against California, passing for seven yards on two completions and also rushing twice for six yards ... Came in at end of Memphis game, completing both of his passes for 37 yards with completion of 27 yards to Quintin Hancock ... Vols finished combined 25-of-29 passing that day for 361 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions ... After injury to Erik Ainge, played final series at South Carolina ... Entered LSU game in second quarter ... Threw two touchdown passes to Robert Meachem, the latter a 54-yarder to give Vols lead in fourth quarter ... Finished game 11-of-24 for 183 yards, two touchdowns and one interception ... Made first career start against Arkansas ... Threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns against Razorbacks ... Also played at Vanderbilt.
2005 - Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL - Parade All-America ... Earned "Army of One" Award while participating for East squad in 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... Played for North Carolina in 2004 Shrine Bowl ... Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 ... Two-time Class 3A All-State and All-Western Carolina ... Twice named All-Mountain Athletic player of the year ... As senior, passed for 2,423 yards and 24 touchdowns while rushing for 801 yards and 17 TDs ... Three-year quarterback starter threw for 2,323 yards and 23 touchdowns as junior and 2,011 yards and 22 TDs his sophomore year ... Also played safety and punter as senior with 147 tackles and three interceptions along with 44.6-yard punting average ... Three-year All-Conference shortstop in baseball.
COACH AT TUSCOLA HIGH SCHOOL - Travis Noland.
BORN - July 25, 1987.
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