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Last year as a red-shirt freshman became Texas State's starting quarterback four weeks into the season ... ended up starting six games for the Bobcats as an injury late in the season sidelined him a week and limited his play the following Saturday ... fundamentally, has all the tools ... runs well, has good feet and can pass the football ... also has the mentality, attitude and work ethic coaches look for in a Division I quarterback ... joined the program after a five-year career playing professional baseball in the Cincinnati Reds' organization ... appeared in 22 games in 2004 for the Dayton Dragons, the Reds' Class A affiliate ... was a 12th-round pick of the Reds in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft ... professional baseball career has allowed him to bring a certain maturity to the program ... is a very poised player, especially in crucial situations.
2006: Second-Team All-Southland Conference as a red-shirt freshman quarterback ... completed 124-of-233 passes for 1676 yards and 11 touchdowns ... ranked second in the Southland Conference in both passing offense and total offense ... averaged 167.6 passing yards and 178.0 total yards of offense per game ... also ranked third in the league in pass efficiency rating at 120.6 ... offensive averages are somewhat skewed as he came off the bench and saw limited action against both Tarleton State and Kentucky ... came off the bench to complete 12-of-26 passes for 278 yards against Northern Colorado ... first career start came at Southern Utah ... completed 17-of-34 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns including a short pass to running back Alvin Canady that went for an 83-yard score ... also rushed the ball a season-high nine times for 26 yards at Southern Utah.
In Southland Conference opener against Stephen F. Austin, completed 27-of-37 passes for 253 yards ... passed for 201 yards including touchdown strikes of 12, 10 and 20 yards in the Bobcats' 27-17 road win at eventual SLC champion McNeese State ... completed 12-of-23 passes and did not throw a pick for the first time since limited play against Kentucky ... passed for three touchdowns the following week in a 38-17 home win over Southeastern Louisiana ... was named the Southland Conference's Offensive Player of the Week after a 17-for-30 passing performance against SLU ... had 236 passing yards in the game ... late in the first half, with Texas State facing third-and-seven from midfield, sustained a scoring drive with a 10-yard run ... later would cap the drive with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Luke to give Texas State a 14-3 lead at halftime ... also completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Luke in the second half ... after five straight games with 200+ passing yards, completed 15-of-38 passes for 158 yards and was intercepted three times in a loss to Northwestern State ... saw very limited action final weeks of the season due to an injury ... academically, was an Oak Farms Dairy Academic Award recipient, and as a red-shirt freshman was named to the Southland Conference's Capital One Academic All-Conference team ... named one of the 2006 squad's team captains.
Canyon High School: As a senior at Canyon, ranked 10th in Class 4A in passing, completing 110 of 185 passes for 1,755 yards ... also rushed for over 400 yards and 10 touchdowns ... was a first-team all-district pick as well as first-team All-Greater San Antonio ... was an honorable mention all-state selection ... was a member of the Texas Top 100 in football ... prep coach was Les Goad ... during junior season, squad advanced to the regional finals before losing to arch rival Smithson Valley in the Alamodome ... also an all-state member of Canyon's baseball team.
Personal: Born May 31, 1982 in New Braunfels ... son of Clay and Joyce George ... industrial technology major.
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