AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)-Enters the fall in a virtual tie for the starting quarterback position, but odds are if he doesn't supplant Cody Hawkins as the starter, he'll get some snaps to offer up a different look to the opponent.  He completed 26-of-44 passes for 337 yards and four touchdowns (153.42 rating) in the three main spring scrimmages.  He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the quarterbacks in the spring, presented to the player at each position who represents hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room.

2008 (Fr.)-He did not play the first six games of the season and was likely ticketed to redshirt, but he appeared against Kansas State late in the first quarter to jumpstart the offense.  It was just the 11th appearance by a true freshman at quarterback for CU dating back to 1972.  He then started for the first time the next week at Missouri, becoming just the fifth true frosh in school history to start a game at quarterback, and wound up playing in five games (two starts, also starting against Iowa State).  On the year, he completed 34-of-65 passes for 280 yards, with one touchdown and four interceptions (81.3 rating).  His TD pass was a 21-yard toss to Scotty McKnight that proved to be the winning points in CU's 14-13 win over Kansas State.   He set a school record for the most single-season rushing yards by a true freshman quarterback, as he had 261 in just five games; the old best was 177 by Marc Walters (his father) in 1986 (5 games); Darian Hagan had 175 in 1988 (also in 5 games).  He finished as CU's third leading rusher, and top games came against K-State (19 carries, 86 yards), Texas A&M (16-86) and Iowa State (9-48).  He had performed well on the scout team, and did a credible job in mimicking West Virginia's Pat White and won the scout team offense award for that game.

HIGH SCHOOL-He earned All-West Region honors from PrepStar and All-Far West accolades from SuperPrep as a senior, when he was named first-team All-CIF and All-Valley while being named the Southwestern League Player of the Year.  He also earned the Riverside County Sportsmanship Award and Chaparral's offensive and team most valuable player honors as the three-year letterman served as team captain his junior and senior seasons.  He was an honorable mention All-CIF selection in addition to earning first team All-Valley and All-Southwestern League honors his junior season.   As a senior, when he was Chaparral's High School Athlete of the Year (all sports), he completed 138-of-220 passes (62.7 percent) for 1,652 yards and 10 touchdowns against just four interceptions.  He also rushed for 570 yards and nine touchdowns.  Showing his versatility, he was also asked to fill in at safety at times on defense (where he had a fumble recovery).  He was the MVP of the inaugural Navy Marine Corps All-Star Classic, as he threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in leading his team to a 27-13 win.   As a junior, when he was Chaparral's offensive MVP, he completed 153-of-263 passes (58.1 percent) for 2,248 yards and 21 touchdowns (with 13 interceptions).  He also rushed for 300 yards and six touchdowns, not including sacks.  Top games as a senior included a 21-20 loss to Vista Murrieta, when he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 150 yards and a third score; he completed 11-of-15 passes for 182 yards and two scores while rushing 13 times for 74 yards in a 24-21 win over Temecula Canyon, as he threw a 22-yard game winning touchdown with just 42 seconds left to rally his team for the win.  In his junior year, against Valley View he passed for 342 yards and five touchdowns in a 40-21 win, and threw for 236 yards (on 12-of-16 passing) and three touchdowns in a 38-24 win over Temecula Valley.  Under coach Tommy Leach, Chaparral went 9-4 during his senior season, advancing to the semifinals, and was 11-3 his junior year, losing to Norco in the CIF Championship.  He was the backup on his sophomore squad, which posted a 4-6 mark.  He also lettered twice in baseball (pitcher/first base) and once in track (sprints).  

ACADEMICS-He is a Pre-Communication major at Colorado.  A 2008 Riverside County Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, he was on the honor roll throughout high school.  He was named to the Southwestern League All-GPA Team as both a junior and senior, in both baseball and football.

PERSONAL-Born December 6, 1989 in Escondido, Calif.  Hobbies include basketball and golf, and he is involved with his church youth group. His father (Rick) played quarterback for San Diego State from 1978-83. He was signed by the Chicago Bears after his senior season and narrowly missed making the team as he was cut on the last day of training camp. His mother (Pamela) was an NCAA All-American sprinter/hurdler for SDSU's track team.  He throws right-handed even though he writes left-handed.  He goes by the nickname "T."  

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