Sentences with phrase «quarterback in a football team»

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Auburn football was rewarded on Saturday, as Burger led his team to a 31 - 3 victory over Texas, passing for 269 yards — the highest game total of any Auburn quarterback since Pat Sullivan in 1971.

Ohio State won the national title that year with a sophomore - laden team: quarterback Rex Kern was a future All - American (he twice finished in the top five of the Heisman voting), defensive tackle Jim Stillwagon would win the Outland Trophy in 1970, and Jack Tatum and Mike Sensibaugh would become one of the best safety duos in college football history.

The Lions went into this week's game second in Football Outsiders» Defensive DVOA metric, and were holding opposing teams to a league - low 267 yards per game, 15.5 points per game (fourth), 4.6 yards per play (second), 3.4 yards per rush (seventh), and have held opposing quarterbacks to a 77.4 rating (fourth).

The three most popular things in college football are the backup quarterback, another team's offensive coordinator, and the No. 3 team in the country.

When the entire NFL passed on him in the first round of the 2001 draft, when the San Diego Chargers benched him four times and then brought in a young quarterback to replace him, when he tore up his shoulder in December» 05, it took faith to believe he would be a star in professional football and lead a team to a Lombardi Trophy.

Marcus's 16 - year - old brother, Darnell, is only a junior, but in Fort Wayne last fall he quarterbacked his high school team to the Class AAAA state football title.

For Penn State's 1994 football team it was six minutes at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. «No one,» said Penn State senior quarterback Kerry Collins, «will ever forget 96 yards at Illinois.»

«Best quarterback in football,» Chiefs offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz said after the team's playoff loss, via James Palmer of NFL Network.

«According to Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman, the Patriots are the «most interested» in the former Louisville quarterback, although several teams «have been impressed with his intelligence and football acumen.»»

Quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Johnny Manziel struggled with accuracy, going just 9 - for - 22 combined in a loss to Washington's professional football team on Aug. 18.

Based on our analysis, there were three quarterbacks offering tremendous value to fantasy football managers although only one is particularly relevant in standard 10 - team leagues.

Almost helpless two years ago, they are suddenly one of the best teams in football, and the reason, simply stated, is Van Brocklin, a pro quarterback since 1949, and one of the few signal callers left in this complex, demanding business who still calls his own signals.

Quick story: When I was in high school we used to play touch football outside during a free period, and one of the guys who played with us actually played on the football team and was the backup quarterback.

Big 12 football teams hoping 2016 would be the last year they would have to face Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield could be in for a disappointment.

Chase Stuart of Football Perspective compiled a list of every backup quarterback (again five or fewer starts) in NFL history that has led their team in the postseason.

He was the second string quarterback who then filled in for Wentz with his injury, to then taking the team to Super Bowl and then WINNING the Super Bowl against one of the best teams in football.

He sang in the church choir as a child, and quarterbacked his high school's football team, before going on to major in classical music and composition in college.

Increase the level of difficulty in this activity by having students name the quarterback of each team, or make it more «educational» by having them name three facts about each of the home cities of the football teams.

It's been a long, cold football winter in Jacksonville and while I don't watch much college ball and don't presume to know enough to find my team's solution at quarterback for the next decade, it's hard not to get excited about Teddy.

But there was an element of my childhood I also think fits the pattern of how I behave and function today: in school at age fifteen, I befriended both the cool quarterback from the football team and the class geek, a brilliant kid named David Kanof.

Professional Experience Giltner High School (Giltner, NE) 2007 — Present Head Football Coach • Delivered 3 state playoff appearances in 3 years with overall record of 26 - 7 • Named 2010 Kansas / Nebraska All Star Head Coach • Named 2009 Kansas / Nebraska All Star Assistant Coach • Awarded 2009 Huskerland Prep «Mike Berens Award» • Won 2009 district championship and secured state second place • Led team to 2008 state quarterfinals for the first time since 1984 • Built Nebraska's # 1 high school offense generating 437.2 yards per game • Developed 3 All State Players and 2 Academic All State Players • Coached quarterback into Nebraska football history with all - time passing records for touchdowns, yardage, and playoff passing perFootball Coach • Delivered 3 state playoff appearances in 3 years with overall record of 26 - 7 • Named 2010 Kansas / Nebraska All Star Head Coach • Named 2009 Kansas / Nebraska All Star Assistant Coach • Awarded 2009 Huskerland Prep «Mike Berens Award» • Won 2009 district championship and secured state second place • Led team to 2008 state quarterfinals for the first time since 1984 • Built Nebraska's # 1 high school offense generating 437.2 yards per game • Developed 3 All State Players and 2 Academic All State Players • Coached quarterback into Nebraska football history with all - time passing records for touchdowns, yardage, and playoff passing perfootball history with all - time passing records for touchdowns, yardage, and playoff passing performance

You're like the quarterback on the football team; you've got to keep everything in balance.

He quarterbacked local teams in the Canadian touch football finals twice.