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2007 (R-Fr.): Appeared in all 11 games with three starts on the season as a red-shirt freshman, splitting time under center with senior signal caller, Todd Spitzer ... Finished the year with 1,375 total yards passing, fourth in the Southern Conference ... His 125 passing yards per game ranked fifth in the SoCon, as did his average of 146.5 yards of total offense a game ... Completed 51.8 percent of his passes ... Threw for 12 touchdowns through the air, including back-to-back, three-touchdown performances in the games against Georgia Southern and Elon, two of the top defenses in the SoCon ... Amassed 237 yards on 87 carries, for an average of 2.7 yards per rush, with four TD ... In the Elon game on October 6, he made his first career start and recorded season-highs with 21 completions for a team seasonal-high 310 yards to go along with the three scores and no interceptions ... Was one of only four players in the conference to have a game of over 300 yards passing ... He was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Week following the Elon game, having accounted for four total touchdowns - three passing, and his first career rushing score ... Was also named the Catamount Sports Network Player of the Game ... Threw two touchdown passes on 8-of-11 passing and 67 yards in WCU's annual Spring Game.
2006 (Fr.): Came to Western in January of 2006 and was listed as a true freshman for the fall of 2006 ... Did not see any game action ... Posted the best completion percentage among all four QB's in the annual Spring Game, completing 7-of-9 (77.8%) for 68 yards.
Prior to Western: Originally committed to Syracuse prior to his senior year as a quarterback, played safety at Milford during the fall of 2005 ... At North Penn: In 2003, as a junior and his first year as the Knights' starting quarterback, threw for 1,201 yards, completing 60-of-110 pass attempts ... Tossed 13 touchdowns with only one interception ... In addition, he rushed for 966 yards and 13 scores, including an 18-yard TD jaunt in a 37-10 win over Pittsburgh Central Catholic in the state championship game ... En route to leading North Penn to the 2003 state title, the Knights were 15-0 ... Tabbed first team all-area and first team All-Suburban-One League ... As a senior, he completed 68-of-124 passes for 1,016 yards and seven touchdowns ... Also rushed for 220 yards and two TDs on 81 carries and led North Penn to the District One championship game.
