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Tulsa -- Transferred to Tulsa in mid-semester 2008 from Bakersfield Community College . . . participated in spring drills . . . completed 6-of-12 passes for 79 yards and ran five times for 53 yards and two TDs in the spring game . . . had a 49-yard touchdown run . . . in an earlier scrimmage, completed 8-of-11 passes for 103 yards and two TDs, while rushing seven times for 46 yards . . . originally signed with BYU out of high school . . . after a two-year mission was on the BYU roster in 2006, but transferred following that season . . . a big, strong and athletic player . . . possesses a strong arm . . . had a good spring . . .has the ability to make plays with his feet and arm . . . needs experience and to continue learning the offense.
Junior College -- Was the starting quarterback for 12-1 Bakersfield Junior College in 2007 . . . led his team to an 8-0 record in the Western State Conference and advanced to the SoCal Championship, losing 47-42 against Mt. Sac . . . earned first-team all-conference and first-team All-American . . . was named the Conference Player of the Year . . . was rated as the No. 42 junior college prospect in the nation by Rivals.com . . . completed 61-percent of his passes for 3,034 yards and 35 touchdowns in 13 games . . . also rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns in 2007 . . . was rated as a 4-star prospect by JCFootball.com . . . junior college coach was Jeff Chudy.
High School -- Was a four-year letterwinner and starter at Meridian High School . . . played quarterback all four years . . . threw for over 7,000 yards and 60 touchdowns, while rushing for 24 touchdowns in his career . . . was a first-team all-state selection as senior . . . was recognized as a SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American as a prep senior . . . was ranked regionally among the top-six quarterbacks by PrepStar Magazine and 15th by Rivals.com . . . high school coach was Scott Stuart.
Personal -- Enjoys fishing, hunting, paintball and camping . . . favorite NFL team is the Green Bay Packers . . . lists quarterbacks Brett Favre and Drew Brees as his favorite NFL players . . . lists "Office" and "24" as his favorite TV shows . . . lists Journey as his favorite musical group . . . his biggest sports thrill came last year when he completed a TD pass against El Camino Junior College with no time left on the clock to win the game . . . if he could play any other position it would be linebacker . . . his favorite professional sports franchise is the Utah Jazz . . . an Eagle scout . . . was highly recruited out of high school for basketball . . . his name is in the Basketball Hall of Fame after winning the Elks National Free Throw contest at 12 years old . . . if he were forced to give up all of his possessions but one, he would keep a picture of him and his dad . . . his father, Wayne, played football at BYU . . . four of his five brothers played college basketball . . . his mother's name is Susan . . . majoring in communication . . . was married in November 2007 . . . his wife's name is Rachel.
