WEEK 2 College Football Recap- Big 10, Big 12, and Big East
By John Kelly
Football Reporters Online
Senior Writer
Midwest/Northeast Correspondent
Thrillers in the Big House and at the Shoe, Big 12 national title contender flounders and other conference players keep a steady heading.

Just when you thought it could not get any better. Week 2 in College Football provided more drama than General Hospital.
Two freshmen led their teams to victory in front of hostile crowds. One had Wolverine Nation believing again after an offseason of turmoil. The other had Buckeye nation all over Jim Tressel.

After an impressive showing in week one, the Big 12 suddenly looks vulnerable. Oklahoma State’s reservations for Pasadena are suddenly put on hold thanks to Houston.

After an impressive first week the MAC embarrasses Colorado and gives Missouri all they can handle. Kansas State barely beats UMASS. UConn loses to UNC on a holding call for a safety after dominating them for three quarters. Syracuse hangs around with the Nittany Lions despite losing 28-7. West Virginia shreds an impressive East Carolina defense. South Florida rolls and Rutgers recovered versus Howard.

Michigan’s exciting win over Notre Dame has flipped Rich Rodriguez’s image from a cheater to savior. The Wolverine’s victory is the main story in the Big Ten. Freshman quarterback Tate Forcier did not flinch when adversity struck. Actually the thought of forgetting to brush his teeth according to Rich Rodriguez was his only concern.

It was the breath of the Notre Dame defense that stunk up the atmosphere at the Big House. The unit yielded 21 points in the second half. Forcier made Darius Fleming look foolish on a 31-yard touchdown scamper. Forcier also proved to be high effective throwing on the run and looked like Jeff Garcia versus the Giants in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at times. No matter how many guys came at him Forcier broke loose and made plays. Forcier finished the day 23-33 for 240 yards two passing Tds and one on the ground.

In another 100,000 seat venue the crowd was louder for USC true Freshman Matt Barkley. Backed up at his own end zone he calmly fired a crucial 3rd down pass to Joe McKnight and a NFL-like throw to Anthony McCoy down the seam. While Stafon Johnson won the game Barkley’s poise only made life easier. Barkley like Forcier enrolled in the spring at USC and has impressed the coaches from day one. Well I guess the nation finally saw what Pete Carroll saw in April.

Forcier and Barkley saved the day for their programs and left the losing ones questioning their play calling. Weis berated by fans for passing instead of running out the clock. His previous predecessors took a conservative approach and got burned most of the time. Weis went for the win and if Shaq Evans stopped 2 yards shorter on his hook pattern, this would not be a discussion. If Armando Allen didn’t get injured after his first down run we would be having this discussion?

It seems that Jim Tressel’s conservative nature is no longer accepted like it once was in 2002. Tressel has always been too conservative and he has done a terrible coaching job with star QB Tyrell Pryor in my estimation. USC’s defensive weakness is mobile quarterbacks. Instead of watching Vince Young’s Rose Bowl tape and implementing a similar game plan, Tressel went his own way. Pryor is a dual threat quarterback and should be running and throwing short passes like Pat White did at West Virginia. The passing routes should have made Pyror’s life easier. Brandon Saine is faster than Ramance Taylor at Texas was for Young. Taylor was young’s best receiving back out of the backfield. Jake Ballard and Jake Stoneburner are quality-receiving threats as well who were ignored throughout the night. They could have been effective on shallow crosses, quick outs, and drags underneath. Sticking to Pryor’s strengths and kicking a 52-yard field goal to put the game is the mentality of an elite coach. When your in need of a big time victory you go for the W. Tressel punted and set the stage for the coming of Matt Barkley.

Ohio State can still win the Big Ten. However, the run defense has played subpar the last two weeks. An inept offense will also make it tough to unseat Penn State in early November and their archrival up north.
The press clippings pertained to both showdowns in Columbus and Ann Arbor. However, the rest of the Big Ten was unimpressive.

Wisconsin nearly lost to Fresno State and Penn State was not as dominant versus Syracuse.
Wisconsin to me was the 6th best team in the conference and despite losing PJ Hill and Travis Beckum the offense looks manageable. However, they are never able to put it together for a whole game and Chris Marago’s interception in overtime saved them.

Penn State’s patty cake schedule is a flat out embarrassment. It’s even more of a shame when Syracuse hangs in with you for four quarters. Despite a 21-point victory the Nittany Lions are faced with a ton of issues. Their offensive line cannot block as well as a year ago, the receivers are not the same, and the defense has some big holes along the d-line and at corner. Everyone is circling Iowa as Penn State’s toughest game before facing Ohio State. I think the Nittany Lions are in for a surprise when they travel to Illinois and Ann Arbor where they have dropped previous contests.

No other team in the country blows up more against an inferior opponent than Michigan State. Under Mark Dantonio we thought State was over this. Not exactly. Central Michigan’s Dan Lefevour, the conference’s all time leader in total offense, and a potential NFL Draft prospect carved up the Spartan’s secondary for 300 yards and 3 touchdown passes. This was Michigan’s states strength last year besides the Linebacker position and the running game. Speaking of the ground game, you have a better chance running threw a brick wall than the Spartan runners have finding running lanes. Carlton Ray has only 128 yards rushing this year. Javon Ringer had double that a year ago.

Sparty will have all they can handle with an irritated Notre Dame team annoyed about last week’s loss and the talk of a 6 game home losing streak. If both these problems are not fixed soon it’s going to be a long day for Michigan State and provide a fitting way to end the streak.

What a difference a week makes in Big 12 country.
One week the conference looks like one of the best in the Nation and the next it looks overrated. Week 2 was a huge hit for the Big 12’s reputation. It’s not easy when an improved Colorado squad starts 0-2. It’s not any better that they were manhandled by a Toledo team that was blown apart the week prior. I guess Missouri was looking ahead as they need a 4th quarter rally to hold off Bowling Green.

Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas Tech made ends meat of their cupcake warm ups. Oklahoma State took a rough spill at home versus Houston and made week one’s defensive performance look like an aberration.
Its put up or shut up time this week. With Virginia Tech taking on Nebraska and Texas avenging last season’s lost to the Red Raiders we will see who is a contender and pretender.

Look for VA Tech to present challenges towards Nebraska’s stout defensive front. Ryan Williams looked great a week ago and is oozing with confidence. Nebraska has scored an abundance of points versus subpar talent. However, the cornhuskers face a true litmus test this Saturday. Virginia Tech got knocked around by Alabama but led for most of that game. They established a running game thanks to Freshmen Ryan Williams and racked up over 300 yards rushing versus Marshall. The key for the Cornhuskers is can their offense put up points on Bud Foster’s defense. This is a true test to see if Bo Pelini has Nebraska back in the discussion amongst fans in the land of the corn.

Colt McCoy and the Longhorns have not looked sharp but have outscored their two previous opponents. Texas Tech is hot and triggerman Taylor Potts is nothing short of confident. He leads the nation in passing and expects him to toy with the Texas secondary all day.

West Virginia and Cincinnati will either wave their conference banners like Mel Gibson in the Patriot or sound a retreat in the heat of battle. West Virginia’s Jarrett Brown has given the mountaineer faith a short memory of Pat White. Last week he succeeded in a minor test versus East Carolina’s stifling defense. He torched the Pirates for over 300 yards and 4 touchdowns through the air He is also one of the nation’s leading passers.

Auburn is a rabid animal and finally clicking on all cylinders. Gene Chizik is proving his legitimacy down at Auburn and the offense is backing it up thanks to Gus Malzan’s spread scheme. The defense is playing well but is not what it was last year.
Still, West Virginia has not been tested like this in a hostile environment and Mountaineer fans will watch Bill Stewart closely. South Florida’s win down there two years gives them hope.

Cincinnati travels to Corvallis to take on Oregon State. This will be the first true test for the Bearcats and their brand new 3-4 defense. Jaquizz Rodgers is a tiny 5-6 scat back that terrorized USC last year. Plugging Rodger’s running lanes, blitzing Hunter Cantfield, and doubling James Rodgers are keys to an undefeated exit from the Pacific Northwest. Rutgers’s Offensive line was the best in the Big East so you know that Cincinnati has been tested. It is time for them to separate them as a conference elite. Knocking off a Pac-10 team in their own yard is the key.

The Who belted out “Who are you?” over a decade ago. In Week 3 this musical number is a distinct theme. The lyrics will be sung on Saturday.

(eds. Note-JK wasn't Born Yet when the Who Released "Who Are You" in 1978! I got to see That Tour-My freshmen year in College-with Ted Nugent and AC-DC as the Openers!!)

According to the blog "LoserWithSocks" , Notre Dame running back Darius Walker, who was picked up as a free agent by the Chicago Bears, is angry that he wasn't drafted.

“Shocked, shocked,” he said Tuesday, when asked to describe his general reaction. “It’s kind of hard to believe, to be honest with you. How does a guy that’s fourth on the all-time rushing list for Notre Dame not get drafted?”

And it’s good to see that Walkers father has stayed rational about the situation.

“Even if he ran a 4.7, he should have been drafted,” he said. “To me, as a father, he deserved to be drafted very highly. I’m not even talking about the second day. I was disappointed he didn’t go the first day. He deserved to be on the first day."

It's true that Walker was lost amoung the 7 Notre Dame players that were selected in what Irish fans are calling their best NFL Draft in decades. I might remind everyone that all of the player selected were recruited by Tyrone Willingham and not Charlie Weis.

According to the blog "LoserWithSocks" , Notre Dame running back Darius Walker, who was picked up as a free agent by the Chicago Bears, is angry that he wasn't drafted.

“Shocked, shocked,” he said Tuesday, when asked to describe his general reaction. “It’s kind of hard to believe, to be honest with you. How does a guy that’s fourth on the all-time rushing list for Notre Dame not get drafted?”

And it’s good to see that Walkers father has stayed rational about the situation.

“Even if he ran a 4.7, he should have been drafted,” he said. “To me, as a father, he deserved to be drafted very highly. I’m not even talking about the second day. I was disappointed he didn’t go the first day. He deserved to be on the first day."

It's true that Walker was lost amoung the 7 Notre Dame players that were selected in what Irish fans are calling their best NFL Draft in decades. I might remind everyone that all of the player selected were recruited by Tyrone Willingham and not Charlie Weis.

Browns welcome Brady Quinn home
By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer

AP PHOTO/TONY DEJAK
Cleveland Browns' Brady Quinn , right, arrives along with his girlfriend, Lindy Slinger, at the Cleveland Browns facility, Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Berea, Ohio.
BEREA, Ohio — Brady Quinn stepped out from behind the black limousine's tinted windows into brilliant Sunday sunshine. He wore blue jeans, a zippered windbreaker and a Browns baseball cap. He was dressed casually, if not for the occasion.

"I think he was just worn out from wearing that suit all day yesterday," said tackle Joe Thomas, Quinn's new teammate.

One day after his stunning slide in the first round became the biggest story of the NFL draft, Quinn began a new chapter in his storied football career.

Passed over by 20 other teams, Quinn was introduced at a news conference by the Browns, the team he dreamed of playing for as a kid and the one who passed over him to take Thomas at No. 3 before trading up to select Notre Dame's golden-armed quarterback.

Quinn spent four agonizing hours Saturday waiting in the wings at Radio City Music Hall for his name to be called. With national TV cameras trained on him sitting backstage, he smiled and tried to make the best of an awkward situation as team after team chose other players.

Booed at first, the draftniks on hand in New York began to sympathize with Quinn as the clock painfully ticked on.

"It's the Notre Dame quarterback thing, love 'em or hate 'em," Quinn said.

The biggest day of his life quickly became a nightmare for the 22-year-old, who ran around his backyard as a boy pretending he was Browns iconic QB Bernie Kosar slinging touchdown passes in front of an imaginary Dawg Pound.

But just when it couldn't get bleaker, the Browns saved Quinn. They gave Dallas a second-round pick this year and first-round pick in 2008 to move up and take Quinn with the 22nd pick.

Now, it's Quinn's turn to save the Browns, who have been mostly luckless losers in the eight years since their expansion return.



He's ready for the challenge.
"I'm accustomed to coming into a new situation and changing the attitudes and the way people think," he said. "I want to change the way people feel in the fourth quarter when there are two minutes left and we have the ball at the 20. I think it's a big thing that people don't understand.

"You have to keep believing. It's never OK to lose."

Quinn's free fall through the first round may have damaged more than his reputation. It likely cost him more than $25 million in guaranteed money, a fact he dismissed as easily as sidestepping a blitzing linebacker.

"If you are successful in the NFL, you're going to make money," he said. "It's not a big deal. I'm not a guy who comes from a lot of money. I'm a blue-collar, hardworking kid and for me it's a dream to be drafted in the first round."

Quinn came to Sunday's affair not thinking he needed to dress up. But when he saw Thomas, who skipped a draft-day trip to New York to go fishing, in a pinstriped suit, Quinn broke out a sport coat, slacks and tie.

His decision to change delayed the news conference.

"We thought it would be his girlfriend getting ready," joked general manager Phil Savage. "We made you wait yesterday, and you made us wait today."

Quinn will be looked upon as a savior in Cleveland, expected to carry the Browns back to greatness.

He's used to the heavy lifting. As Notre Dame's starting QB for four years, every move he made was scrutinized by the school's worldwide fan base. There may be no tougher job in college football - other than coaching the Fighting Irish - than quarterbacking them.

Quinn feels his pressure-packed collegiate career will serve him well.

"Notre Dame prepared me as best as it could have," he said. "When you look at the aspects of playing nationally televised games and the competition week in and week out. I was dealing with the media from Day 1. Obviously, there were times in my career where we started losing and that's when you feel the heat.

"I've been through the fire and adversity, and that's a positive for me."

Another plus was playing under coach Charlie Weis, who before going to Notre Dame helped develop Tom Brady into a Pro Bowl quarterback and Super Bowl champion as New England's offensive coordinator.

Although the Browns are months away from possibly naming Quinn their starter, Weis believes it's a foregone conclusion.

"I don't think this guy has to go to a program and be groomed for a year," Weis said. "If there was ever a quarterback who was ready to go for the last two years, it's him. He's got hammered in the last two years by me so he can take it by anybody."

Not long after being picked by the Browns, Quinn was whisked to Cleveland in one of owner Randy Lerner's private jets. He arrived at the team's headquarters late Saturday night, weary from a long, emotional day.

But when he walked through the front doors for the first time as a Brown, all the anxiety and embarrassment he may have felt in New York were replaced by a soothing calm. Quinn knew he was home.

"It felt amazing," he said. "In the draft, after I got passed by the Browns, I didn't think they were going to come back and get me.

"Once I got here, it felt real."

Thanks to a nice woman at Murray's Bagel's, I spotted this article, which I'm going to show to Brady Quinn later today.

DUBLIN, OH—Top draft prospect Brady Quinn, a strong-armed quarterback out of Notre Dame who is expected to be taken with one of the first five picks in the draft, told scouts interviewing him at his family home Monday that he would in all likelihood be a huge NFL bust. "While it's true I have impressive arm strength, and that I'm willing to stand up in the pocket against the rush, the fact remains that my lack of downfield accuracy gets me in trouble on the deep throws and my field vision is suspect," Quinn told draft evaluators from the Raiders, Browns, and Cardinals."Combine that with the enormous starting bonus I'll receive and the tendency for teams to try and develop quarterbacks long after they should give up, and I really just have 'bust' written all over me."

While Quinn recommended teams look to solid prospects such as quarterback Jamarcus Russell, tackle Joe Thomas, and running back Adrian Peterson, Raiders owner Al Davis is reportedly more interested than ever in signing Quinn.

This is undoubtedly the longest highlight video I've ever seen for any one NFL Draft candidate. It's on Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, and contains many of his best throws in his best games. In this video, we see that Quinn can run, rollout, scramble, and throw on the run and while rolling out. We see him running play action, quaterback sneaks, and running to pick up a first down. It is long, but it's a very good assembly of Brady's talent.

Here's the video:

Jamie Dukes is a former NFL player and now annoucer with NFL Network. What follows is his Mock Draft, where he has Notre Dame Quarterback Brady Quinn falling all the way to The Carolina Panthers at #14. But with the Panthers trading for David Carr, this is less likely to happen.


1.

QB – LSU
JaMarcus
Russell
2.

OT – WISCONSIN
Joe
Thomas
3.

RB -
OKLAHOMA
Adrian
Peterson
4.

WR – GEORGIA TECH
Calvin
Johnson
5.

DE – CLEMSON
GAINES
ADAMS
6.

DT – MICHIGAN
ALAN
BRANCH
7. CB – MICHIGAN
Leon
Hall

8.

OT – PENN STATE
Levi
Brown
9.

DT – LOUISVILLE
Amobi
Okoye
10.

S –
LSU
LaRon
Landry
11.


WR – OHIO STATE
Tedd
Ginn Jr.
12.

CB – ARKANSAS
Chris
Houston
13.

Dl – LOUISVILLE
Adam
carriker
14.

QB – NOTRE DAME
Brady
Quinn
15.

CB –
TEXAS
Aaron
Ross
16.

TE –
MIAMI
Greg
Olsen
17.

LB –
OLE MISS
Patrick
Willis
18.

LB – PENN STATE
Paul
Posluszny
19.

LB –
FLORIDA STATE
Lawrence
Timmons
20.

RB – CALIFORNIA
Marshawn
lynch
21.

OT – CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Joe
Staley
22.

S –
MIAMI
Brandon
Meriwhether
23.

WR –LSU
Dwayne
Bowe
24.

LB –
MIAMI
Jon
Beason
25.

CB –
PITTSBURGH
Derrelle
Revis
26.

WR –
USC
Dwayne
Jarrett
27.

TE – ARIZONA STATE
Zack
Miller
28.

WR –
TENNESSEE
Robert
Meecham
29.

OT –
ARKANSAS
Tony
Ugoh
30.

WR –
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sidney
Rice
31.

OG –
AUBURN
Ben
Grubb
32.

DE –
FLORIDA
Jarvis
Moss

BRAYDEN “Brady” QUINN
Quarterback
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
#10
6:03.6-232
Dublin, Ohio
Coffman High School

OVERVIEW
With the arrival of head coach Charlie Weis from the New England Patriots at Notre Dame, the
former NFL offensive coordinator quickly bonded with Brady and the results were immediately
evident in 2005. Having been compared to Weis’ former pupil, Tom Brady, Quinn averaged more
than 110 yards passing per game than he had as a sophomore while nearly doubling his
touchdown passes (32 from 17).

During his four seasons with the Fighting Irish, Quinn shattered 36 school records (10 career, 12
single-season, 4 single-game, 10 miscellaneous) including career pass attempts (1,602)
completions (929), yards (11,742), yards per game (239.6), touchdown passes (95) and lowest
INT percentage (2.43).

He won 29 games as a starting quarterback at Notre Dame, tied for most in school history. Quinn
ranks in the top ten in NCAA Division I history in career pass attempts (seventh), passing yards
(tenth) and touchdown passes (ninth).

The Coffman High School product was ranked sixth on the Detroit Free Press "Best of the
Midwest" team and listed 20th on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players. He was named
Columbus Dispatch and Ohio Capital Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was an All-
State choice as a senior. The two-time All-Conference selection served as team captain twice.

As a senior in 2002, Quinn completed 143 of 258 passes for 2,149 yards, 25 touchdowns and
only four interceptions while rushing for 108 yards and six touchdowns. He helped his team post
an 8-3 mark in 2002 and played in the U.S. Army All-America game in San Antonio. The two-year
starter threw for 2,200 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior in 2001, a 9-4 season that saw
Coffman reach the Division I state semifinals. Quinn also lettered three times in baseball. He was
named All-Conference in baseball as a junior and was a member of Young Life, the Rock Solid
Club and Who's Who Among America High School Students.

As a true freshman at Notre Dame, Quinn appeared in 12 games, starting the final nine contests
of the 2003 campaign. He connected on 157 of 332 passes (47.3%) for 1,831 yards, nine
touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He added 25 yards on 48 carries, but also fumbled six times,
with the opposition recovering two of those miscues.

In 2004, Quinn was successful on 191 of 253 throws (54.1%) for 2,586 yards and 17 touch-
downs. He was intercepted 10 times and fumbled four times, but added three more scores on the
ground. Brady earned All-American third-team honors as a junior, ranking third in the nation in
passing yardage (3,919) while establishing school season records with 292 completions of 450
attempts with 32 touchdowns and only seven interceptions.

Quinn continued to rewrite the school record book as a senior in 2006. The All-American hit on
289 of 467 attempts (61.9%) for 3.426 yards (tenth best in the nation), 37 touchdowns and only
seven interceptions. He finished eleventh nationally with an average of 269.0 yards per game in
total offense and placed fifth in points scored per game with an 18.0 average. His average of
22.23 pass completions per game was good for eighth in the nation.

In 49 games at Notre Dame, Quinn started 46 times. He set school career-records with 929 of
1,602 passes (58.0%) for 11,762 yards, 95 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. He carried 254
times for 182 yards (0.7 avg) and six scores. His 1,602 pass attempts rank first among active
NCAA Division 1-A quarterbacks.

CAREER NOTES
Completed 929 of 1,602 passes (58.0%) for 11,762 yards and 95 touchdowns, breaking the
previous school career-records set by Ron Powlus (558 of 969 attempts for 7,602 yards and 52
touchdowns, 1994-97)...His pass completion percentage of 58.0 ranks second in school annals
behind Kevin McDougal (62.2%, 1990-93)...His 11,944 yards in total offense broke the old school
career-record of 7,479 yards by Powlus and his 1,856 plays topped the previous Fighting Irish all-
time record of 1,201 by Powlus...Has a string of 16 consecutive games with at least one
touchdown pass (2004-05), snapping the previous mark of ten by Heisman Trophy winner, John
Huarte, in 1964...Set school season-records with 549 plays in 2006 and 4,009 yards in total
offense in 2005, topping the old marks of 456 plays for 3,217 yards by Jarious Jackson in
1999...His average of 334.1 yards per game in total offense in 2005 shattered the previous
school season-record of 281.3 yards by Joe Theismann in 1970...Gained over 200 yards in total
offense 33 times during his career, topping the old Irish career-record of 15 by Jackson(1996-99)
and Powlus...Gained over 200 yards in total offense 11 times in 2005 and 12 times in 2006,
breaking the old school season-record of nine by Jackson in 1999...His 467 pass attempts in
2006 topped his previous school season-record of 450 in 2005...Along with his 332 pass
attempts in 2003 and 353 tosses in 2004, Quinn owns the top three spots on Notre Dame’s
season-record pass attempt list...Also owns the top three pass completion seasons in school
annals, hitting on 292 throws in 2005, 289 in 2006 and 191 in 2004...His pass completion
percentage of 64.9% in 2005 broke the old Irish season-record of 61.6% by Kevin McDougal in
1993...His 32 touchdown passes in 2005 shattered the old Notre Dame record of 19 by Ron
Powlus in 1994, followed by Quinn topping his own record with 37 scoring strikes in
2006...Quinn’s average of 1.94 touchdown passes per game topped Powlus’ old school career-
record of 1.18 (1994-97)...His seven interceptions in 2005 and repeated in 2006, rank as the
fourth-lowest season totals by a Notre Dame starting quarter-back (minimum 125
attempts)...Threw 39 interceptions during his career, topped only by Steve Beuerlein (44, 1983-
86) in school annals...Responsible for 198 points in 2005 (32 touchdowns passing, one rushing),
breaking the old school season-record of 162 points by Rick Mirer in 1991 (18 touchdowns
passing, nine rushing). Quinn then broke his own school record by totaling 234 points (37 scores
passing, two rushing) in 2006...During his career, Quinn was responsible for 606 points scored
during his career (95 TDs passing, six rushing), surpassing Mirer’s previous Notre Dame career-
record of 350 points (41 TDs passing, 17 rushing, one two-point conversion)...His 158.4 passing
efficiency rating in 2005 broke the previous school season-record (155.1 by John Huarte, 1964).

2006 SEASON
All-American Dream Team selection by the NFL Draft report, earning second-team honors from
the Football Writers Association...Received the 2006 Notre Dame Most Valuable Player Award at
the football banquet for the second-consecutive year after sharing it with receiver Jeff Samardzija
in 2005...Became Notre Dame’s sixth winner of the Maxwell Award, presented to college
football’s most outstanding player...Winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented
annually to top senior quarterback in the nation...Voted by fans as the winner of the Cingular
Player of the Year...Selected as a finalist for numerous awards including the Walter Camp Player
of the Year Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Manning Award...Graduated this past
December in 3.5 years with dual degrees in Political Science and Finance...Voted a team captain
(along with linebacker Travis Thomas and safety Tom Zbikowski) for second consecutive year as
determined in a vote by his teammates...Member of the football team’s leadership committee for
the second-straight season...Started all 13 games, ranking 11th nationally in total offense (269.0
ypg), 10th in passing yardage (3,426), eighth in pass completions per game (22.23), 18th in
passing efficiency with a 146.66 rating and fifth in points responsible for (18.0 ppg)...Connected
on 289 of 467 passes (61.9%) for 3,426 yards, a school season-record 37 touchdowns and only
seven interceptions...Set a school record as he did not throw an interception in 226 consecutive
passes – also the season high for NCAA Division I in 2006...Threw at least two touchdown
passes in his first 12 games...Added 71 yards and two scores on 82 carries (0.9 avg)...Amassed
3,497 yards in total offense on 549 plays...Turned the ball over once on four fumbles.

2005 SEASON
Second-team All-American selection by The NFL Draft Report, adding third-team honors from the
Associated Press...Finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award and the winner of the Sammy Baugh
Award as the nation’s top quarterback by the Columbus (Oh.) Touchdown Club...Shared the 2005
Notre Dame Most Valuable Player Award with receiver Jeff Samardzija... One of two team
captains (along with linebacker Brandon Hoyte) as determined by a vote of his teammates...
Shattered school season-records, as he hit on 292 of 450 passes (64.9%) for 3,919 yards, 32
touchdowns and only seven interceptions...Ranked third in the nation in passing yards and yards
passing per game (326.58), was fifth nationally in total offense (334.1 ypg), sixth in pass
completions (24.33 pg) and seventh in points responsible for (16.5 pg)...Ranked fourth on the
squad with 70 carries for 90 yards (1.3 avg) and a score...Gained a school season-record 4,009
yards in total offense on 520 plays and set a school season-record with 11 games gaining at least
200 yards in total offense...Threw at least one touchdown in all twelve games he started...
Fumbled three times, as the Irish recovered all three miscues...Sacked 20 times for losses
totaling 133 yards...Accounted for 167 first downs among his 292 pass completions, adding 14
more first downs rushing...Had 35 of his 450 pass attempts deflected by the opposition and
fumbled three times...Converted 90-of-184 third-down plays (48.9%) that he was involved
in...Had 54 pass completions for 20 yards or longer.

2004 SEASON
Produced the finest statistical sophomore season of any quarterback in Notre Dame
history...Started all 12 games, completing 191 of 353 passes (54.1%) for 2,586 yards with 17
touchdown passes and 10 interceptions...Had 11 completions of at least 40 yards or
more...Finished third on the Notre Dame single-season passing yards list, trailing only Jarious
Jackson's 2,753 in 1999 and Quinn’s 3,919 in 2005)...Carried 54 times for losses totaling 4 yards,
adding three scores on the ground...Fumbled four times, with the opposition recovering one of
those miscues...Sacked 25 times for minus 147 yards...Also recorded a pair of solo tackles (one
each vs. Pittsburgh and Oregon State).

2003 SEASON
Played in 12 games as a true freshman, starting the final nine contests when he replaced Carlyle
Holiday in the lineup vs. Purdue...Gained 1,831 yards with nine touchdowns and 15 interceptions
on 157 of 332 passes (47.3%)...His 332 pass attempts set a school season-record (since
broken), topping the ol;d mark of 316 by Jarious Jackson in 1999...Carried 48 times for 25 yards
(0.5 avg) and amassed 1,856 yards in total offense... Also recorded an assisted tackle vs.
Syracuse...Fumbled six times, turning the ball over twice... Was sacked 13 times for losses
totaling 85 yards.

CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.73 in the 40-yard dash...345-pound bench press...Bench presses 225 pounds 21 times...
475-pound squat...36-inch vertical jump...9’7” broad jump...4.22 20-yard shuttle...6.79 three-
cone drill...31 3⁄4-inch arm length...9 5/8-inch hands...Right-handed...29/47 Wonderlic score.

COMBINE AGILITY TESTS
Bench pressed 225 pounds 24 times.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Coffman (Dublin, Oh.) High School...Ranked sixth on the Detroit Free Press "Best of
the Midwest" team and listed 20th on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players as a
prep...Named Columbus Dispatch and Ohio Capital Conference Offensive Player of the Year and
was an All-State choice as a senior...The two-time All-Conference selection served as team
captain twice...As a senior in 2002, Quinn completed 143 of 258 passes for 2,149 yards, 25
touchdowns and only four interceptions while rushing for 108 yards and six touchdowns...Helped
his team post an 8-3 mark in 2002 and played in the U.S. Army All-America game in San
Antonio...The two-year starter threw for 2,200 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior in 2001, a 9-
4 season that saw Coffman reach the Division I state semifinals...Also lettered three times in
baseball. He was named All-Conference in base-ball as a junior...Member of Young Life, the
Rock Solid Club and Who's Who Among America High School Students.

PERSONAL
Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in Finance and second major in
Political Science...Sister, Laura, is the girlfriend of Ohio State All-American and Green Bay
Packers 2006 NFL Draft first round linebacker A.J. Hawk, Brady’s opponent in the 2006 Fiesta
Bowl...Uncle, David Slates, played football at Brown while another uncle, Steve Slates, played
football at Kentucky...One of three children of Robin and Ty Quinn...Born Brayden Tyler Quinn on
10/27/84 in Columbus, Ohio...Resides in Dublin, Ohio.