Marino's Take:
The Offensive Quarterbacks 
2006: Set UT season record with completion percentage of 67.0 ... Broke records held by Daryl Dickey (64.9) for minimum of 100 attempts and Peyton Manning (64.2) for minimum of 300 attempts ... Second in SEC passing yards per game (249.1), third in total offense (240.6) and added 19 TD passes ... Injured ankle Oct. 28 at South Carolina and missed most of LSU and Arkansas contests ... Finished season fifth all-time among UT passers with 5,178 career yards and sixth in total offense at 4,893 ... Had SEC’s two longest pass completions in 2006. Had string of 136 consecutive pass attempts without interception ended vs. Penn State in Outback Bowl ... Streak was second longest in UT history behind only Casey Clausen’s 143 in 2003.
2005: Shared QB snaps with senior Rick Clausen throughout season ... Completed touchdown passes vs. UAB and Florida to stretch consecutive games with TD pass to 11, tying Peyton Manning for fourth-best streak in UT history. Earned Academic All-SEC honors.
2004: Set UT freshman record with 17 TD passes ... Threw for 1,452 yards to rank second on UT freshman list ... Came off bench vs. Florida to lead four Vols scoring drives, completing 16-of-24 for 192 yards and three TDs. Started Notre Dame game and completed 11-of-18 for 149 yards and one TD before suffering separated shoulder on final play of first half ... Missed final four games due to that injury.
2003: Redshirted.
High School: Led state in passing yards, completions and TDs ... Threw for 3,078 yards, 24 touchdowns and 8 interceptions as senior ... Best game that year was against Aloha, finishing 20-of-28 for 475 yards and 5 TDs and accounting for 62 points in three quarters of action ... As junior, passed for 2,554 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Also named second-team All-Metro in basketball with 16.4-point average junior season ... Street & Smith named him preseason honorable mention guard heading into senior year ... Baseball pitcher, shortstop and first baseman as freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Born: June 12, 1986. |