Slippery Rock University Athletics

Fourth-year starting signal caller ... Had solid seasons in first three collegiate campaigns and looks to close out career with a bang ... Ranks second in career passing yards (5,171), completions (404) and attempts (729) and third in career TD passes (37) in Rock history ... Also owns top-five marks in single-season pass completions, attempts, yards and TDs ... First Rock QB since Randy McKavish in 2000 to be at the throttle for the start of four successive seasons ... Will be counted on to assume large leadership role this fall ... 2006: Started all 11 games ... Completed 62% (165 of 268) of his passes for 2,080 yards and 19 TDs with 14 INTs ... Also rushed for 123 yards and three TDs ... Ranked fifth in PSAC in passing yards per game (189.1) and total offense (203.8 ypg) and eighth in passing efficiency (137.9) ... Threw for season-high 336 yasrds and two TDs vs. Mansfield ... Passed for 221 yards, four TDs at Millersville; 214 yards, 1 TD vs. Edinboro; 204 yards, 1 TD at Kutztown and 194 yards, two TDs in season-opening game at Division I-AA national semifinalist Youngstown State ... 2005: Started all 10 games ... Completed 52 percent of his passes (120 of 231, 13 INTs) for 1,556 yards and seven TDs ... Ranked fifth in PSAC in both passing yards per game and total offense and tied for seventh in passing efficiency ... Also rushed for 315 yards and three TDs ... Threw for career-high 311 yards in season opener at Bloomsburg ... Passed for 254 yards in front of home-area crowd at Indiana U. of Pa. ... 2004: Started all 11 games ... Passed for 1,535 yards and 11 TDs with 14 INTs ... Completed 52 percent of his pass attempts ... Threw for 151 yards and one TD vs. Bloomsburg in first collegiate game ... Passed for season-high 225 yards and three TDs to lead Rock comeback effort at California (Pa.) ... Also rushed for 277 yards and two TDs during his first collegiate campaign  … Season totals of 119 completions and 230 attempts rank 10th and 11th, respectively, in Rock history ... Before The Rock: Transferred to The Rock from perennial NCAA Division I-AA power Georgia Southern … Redshirted as a true freshman… High school: Four-year letterman and three-year starter at quarterback … Helped Bishop Carroll to 32-8 record and back-to-back state semifinal appearances ... Named to Associated Press (defensive back) and Pennsylvania Football News (combined athlete) first-team all-state honors as a senior ... Received second-team all-state honors as a junior ... Ran for 1,278 yards and 16 touchdowns and threw for 1,071 yards and 13 scores in senior season ... Defensively, had 101 tackles and picked off four passes ... Ran for 3,938 yards and scored 41 TDs and passed for 3,070 yards and 30 touchdowns in high school career ... Posted 349 career stops with a school-record 19 interceptions as a member of the defensive secondary ... Team MVP and nominated for “Big 33” honors ... Played in East-West All-Star Game ... Named to offensive MVP honors by both Laurel Highlands Conference and Southern Allegheny Football Coaches Association ... Johnstown Tribune-Democrat “Offensive Player of the Year” selection … Strong performer in classroom as well; earned spot on Pennsylvania Football News all-state academic team in each of his final three scholastic years ... Teammate of Matt Gueguen... Safety and environmental management major.