2014: Started all 13 games at quarterback ... ended up career with 41 starts in 46 collegiate games ... threw for 2,851 yards (fourth in school history), 187 completions (ninth in school history) and 22 touchdowns (tied second in school history) as a senior ... finished career ranked first in school history in touchdowns (73), second in passing yards (9,258) and second in completions (689) ... tallied seven career fourth quarter or overtime comebacks as a Scarlet Knight ... recorded two games with at least 300 yards passing in 2014, owning seven at the collegiate level ... totaled four games as a senior with four touchdowns passing to bring career number to seven ... earned Homer Hazel Award as team most valuable player and Axe Player of the Year as player with most axe weekly awards during the season at annual team banquet (12/14) ... started at quarterback in the Medal of Honor Bowl (1/10) ... threw for two touchdowns in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) win over North Carolina, including one on the opening drive ... also rushed twice for 30 yards against the Tar Heels and was not sacked ... named Manning Award Quarterback of the Week (12/4) ... earned second Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor for performance at Maryland (12/1) ... completed a career-high 28 passes to accumulate 347 yards and four touchdowns in comeback win at Maryland (11/29) ... led his seventh career fourth quarter or overtime comeback against the Terrapins, as three different receivers (Janarion Grant, Leonte Carroo, Andre Patton) racked up at least 100 yards for the first time in school history ... RU overcame a 35-10 deficit to win 41-38 on the road ... had 11 completions on the road at Michigan State (11/22) ... completed 16 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns in Senior Day win over Indiana (11/15) ... threw a 71-yard touchdown pass at Nebraska (10/25) ... had two passes of at least 39 yards at Ohio State (10/18) ... named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/6) ... passed for a career-best 404 yards to go with three touchdowns and no turnovers in win over Michigan (10/4) ... the 404 passing yards rank third-most in a game in RU history ... also had career-best rush of 20 yards on a third down against the Wolverines ... threw four touchdowns to break the school record against Tulane (9/27), including a stadium-record 93-yard score to Andrew Turzilli ... started the game 9-of-9 passing ... rushed for two 1-yard touchdowns and completed 11-of-14 passes for 151 yards and no turnovers in win at Navy (9/20) ... rushed for a 14-yard touchdown against Penn State (9/13) ... collected 282 yards with four touchdown passes on a 15-of-19 game versus Howard (9/6) ... threw for 281 yards in opening victory at Washington State (8/28) ... connected with Leonte Carroo on a 78-yard scoring pass on the first play from scrimmage ... voted a captain by his teammates (8/12), becoming the first two-time captain since Mike Teel (2007-08) ... named the starting quarterback in preseason camp (8/6).
2013: Started the first 10 games of the season ... finished the season ranked fifth in school history in career completions (502) and yards (6,407) and third with 51 touchdown passes ... threw for 2,159 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior ... had started the previous 23 games before the contest at UConn (11/30) ... threw for 371 yards, 27 completions and three touchdowns in the win over Temple (11/2) ... led his first career two-minute drill comeback by tossing a touchdown to Leonte Carroo on fourth down with 35 seconds left ... named American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time for the efforts (11/4) ... threw for 202 yards and one touchdown at Louisville (10/10) ... tossed four touchdown passes (two in overtime) in the win at SMU (10/5) ... recorded first career rushing score on a bootleg against the Mustangs ... named American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/23) after tossing three touchdowns and 346 yards in the win over Arkansas (9/21) ... completed seven passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help RU rally to defeat the Razorbacks ... also named a nominee for the Manning Award Player of the Week (9/23) ... went 4-for-4 on first drive against Eastern Michigan (9/14) before leaving due to injury ... threw one touchdown pass in win over Norfolk State (9/7) ... completed 26 passes for 348 yards and five touchdowns (tied for third-most in a game in RU history) in season opener at Fresno State (8/29) ... three of the touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter or overtime ... selected a team captain by his teammates ... switched from No. 15 to No. 10 (high school number) in the offseason.
2012: Started all 13 games with 22 touchdown passes, tied for second in school history ... racked up 2,695 yards passing, sixth in the RU record books ... 221 completions sits fourth in program history ... named starting quarterback for the 2012 season by head coach Kyle Flood during fall camp leading up to RU's season opener at Tulane (9/1) ... 11-of-20 passing for 158 yards and one touchdown in the season-opening 24-12 victory at Tulane (9/1), hitting wide receiver Brandon Coleman for 43 yards in the fourth quarter for the score ... 15-of-27 passing for 130 yards and touchdown throws of 32 and 16 yards to wide receiver Brandon Coleman in the 26-0 win versus Howard (9/8) ... scrambled for the longest run of his season on the opening drive of the game against the Bison, covering 19 yards ... 23-of-42 passing for 277 yards and one touchdown to wide receiver Mark Harrison in the 23-13 victory at USF (9/13) ... set season highs in completions, yards and touchdowns while leading RU to the 35-26 victory at Arkansas (9/22), completing 25-of-35 passes for 397 yards and five touchdowns ... the 397-yard performance ranks fourth all-time in school history, while his five touchdown tosses is tied for third-best in program history ... named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the win at Arkansas ... 18-of-27 passing for 157 yards and one TD in the 19-3 win vs. Connecticut (10/6), hitting wide receiver Mark Harrison in the flat for a 14-yard scoring toss ... 14-of-23 passing for 152 yards and one TD in the 23-15 victory over Syracuse (10/13), finding tight end Tyler Kroft from 12 yards out for the score ... set up first score of game by finding wide receiver Brandon Coleman on a wheel route for a 42-yard pass completion to Syracuse's 1-yard line ... 17-of-27 passing for 232 yards and four touchdowns in the 35-10 victory at Temple (10/20), finding four different receivers for the scoring throws during the second half ... 25-of-46 passing for 313 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions in the Kent State game (10/27), surpassing 300 passing yards for the third time in his career ... 14-of-17 passing for 123 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the 28-7 win vs. Army (11/10), setting a season-high in completion percentage (82.4) ... 11-of-19 passing for 186 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the 10-3 win at Cincinnati (11/17), connecting for a season-best 71-yard strike to wide receiver Mark Harrison for the scoring throw ... 13-of-28 passing for 284 yards and two touchdowns in the Louisville game (11/29), setting a season-best in long throw with an 85-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Brandon Coleman on the RU offense's first play from scrimmage.
2011: Started five games and appeared in 10 total at quarterback ... shared starting duties with teammate Chas Dodd ... saw first collegiate appearance as a true freshman in the season-opening win versus North Carolina Central (9/1), completing 6-of-17 passes for 97 yards and one touchdown ... helped engineer Rutgers' 19-16 double overtime victory at Syracuse (10/1), with 24 pass attempts and finding wide receiver Mohamed Sanu for a three-yard touchdown pass ... earned first career start in the 34-10 victory over Pitt (10/8), completing 11-of-24 passes for a season-high 174 yards and two touchdowns ... recorded then-personal-bests in passing attempts (31), completions (23), passing yards (271) and equaled a career-high with two passing touchdowns in the 21-20 win vs. Navy (10/15) ... passed for 235 yards with two touchdowns throws on 18-of-46 attempts vs. West Virginia (10/29) ... set a then career-high with 298 passing yards and two scoring throws to wide receiver Brandon Coleman, including a 92-yard touchdown toss, coming off the bench at UConn (11/26).
Prior to Rutgers: Two-year starter at quarterback for head coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Prep ... perfect 24-0 record as a starting quarterback for the Ironmen and led his team to two state titles and the mythical national championship in 2009 ... completed 95-of-160 passes for 1,701 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior ... threw just six interceptions over his two seasons as the starter at quarterback ... Second Team All-State by the Rivals.com ... rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns as a senior ... two-time All-Bergen County First Team selection on offense by the Bergen Record and the Star-Ledger ... high school teammate of fellow Scarlet Knights Leonte Carroo and Darius Hamilton ... No. 11 pro-style quarterback nationally and the No. 13 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals.com ... three-star recruit by ESPN.com and Scout.com ... rated the No. 8 prospect in the Garden State by SuperPrep Magazine ... tabbed the No. 17 pro-style quarterback nationally by ESPN.com ... No. 18 pro-style quarterback in the country by CBS College Sports recruiting analyst Tom Lemming ... completed 94-of-159 passes for 1,668 yards and 23 touchdowns during his junior campaign ... played for the North in the 2010 Chesapeake Bowl ... a labor & employment relations major.
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