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Chubba Purdy
Preston "Chubba" Purdy (born July 30, 2001) is an American football quarterback. He originally committed to and played for Florida State before transferring to Nebraska and eventually the University of Nevada. He is the younger brother of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. Early life and high school Purdy was born on July 30, 2001, in Queen Creek, Arizona. He attended and played football for Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona. In his two years as a starter, he accounted for 9,000 yards and 111 touchdowns. In Purdy's first two seasons, he sat behind his older brother Brock. As a junior, he threw for 3,425 yards and 36 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,152 yards and 23 rushing touchdowns. He led Perry to an 11–3 record and a 6A state championship game appearance which ended in a 65–28 loss against Chandler. As a senior in 2019, Purdy tallied 4,423 yards of total offense and 52 touchdowns. He was named as the Arizona Offensive Player of the Year. He helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarterback
The quarterback (QB) is a position in gridiron football who are members of the offensive side of the ball and mostly line up directly behind the Lineman (football), offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offense, and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle. The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is almost always the offensive player that throws forward passes. When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a Quarterback sack, sack. The position is also colloquially known as the "signal caller" and "field general". The quarterback is widely considered the most important position in American football, and one of the most important positions in team sports. Overview In modern American football, the starting quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, and their successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of their team. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontaria Wilson
Ontaria "Pokey" Wilson (born August 12, 1999) is an American professional gridiron football, football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). College career After using a redshirt (college sports), redshirt season in 2017, Wilson played college football for the Florida State Seminoles football, Florida State Seminoles from 2018 to 2022. He played in 51 games, starting in 36, where he had 108 receptions for 1,521 yards and 12 touchdowns. Professional career Los Angeles Chargers After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Wilson was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. At the end of training camp, he was released on August 29, 2023. Winnipeg Blue Bombers On October 30, 2023, Wilson signed a futures contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Following training camp in 2024 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season, 2024, he made the team's active roster as an opening day starter. He made his professional debut on June 6, 2024, agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Wolverines Football
The Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the List of NCAA football teams by wins, most all-time wins in college football history. The team is known for its distinctive winged football helmet, winged helmet, its The Victors, fight song, its record-breaking attendance figures at Michigan Stadium, and its many rivalries, particularly its annual, regular season-ending Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, game against Ohio State, known simply as "The Game," once voted as ESPN's best sports rivalry. Michigan began competing in intercollegiate football in 1879. The Wolverines joined the Big Ten Conference at its inception in 1896, and other than a Charles A. Baird#1906 season and withdrawal from the Western Conference, hiatus from 1907 to 1916, have been members since. Michigan has won or shared 45 league titles, and since the inception of the AP poll in 1936, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Thompson
Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) is an American college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played for Texas, Nebraska, and Florida Atlantic. Early life Thompson played his first three years of high school football at Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma. During his last season at Southmoore he threw for 2,730 yards and 28 touchdowns. Prior to his 2017 senior season, Thompson transferred to Newcastle High School in Newcastle, Oklahoma, where he passed for 3,249 yards. As a four star recruit, Thompson committed to The University of Texas on April 13, 2017. College career Texas During Thompson's first two years at Texas, he served as the backup quarterback behind Sam Ehlinger. At the 2020 Alamo Bowl, Thompson entered the game after Ehlinger suffered an injury. During that game, Thompson went 8–10 with 170 yards and 4 touchdowns in the 55–23 blowout win over the Colorado Buffaloes. His 4 TDs tied the Alamo Bowl record. After Ehlinger lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Golden Gophers Football
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Founded in 1882, Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference. The Golden Gophers claim seven College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championships, including four (1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1936, 1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1940, 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1941, and 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1960) from the major wire-service: AP Trophy, AP Poll and/or The Coaches' Trophy, Coaches' Poll. Since 2009, the Golden Gophers have played all their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team is currently coached by P. J. Fleck. History The Minnesota Gophers college football team played its first game on September 29, 1882, a 4–0 victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Fighting Illini Football
The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships. History Early history (1890–1912) The University of Illinois fielded its first football team in 1890, under the direction of Scott Williams (American football coach), Scott Williams, the team's starting quarterback who also served as the team's head coach. The team finished with a record of 1–2. Robert Lackey (American football), Robert Lackey took over the reins for the program's second season in 1891, and the team finished undefeated with a mark of 6–0. In July 1892, several days after graduating from Dartmouth, Edward K. Hall was hired by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to serve as head football coach and director of ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Rutgers competes as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to joining the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights were a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference (1979–2013), Big East Conference) from 1991 to 2013. Rutgers plays its home games at SHI Stadium, in Piscataway, New Jersey. The team is currently led by head coach Greg Schiano. The Scarlet Knights football team is also notable for playing in the first collegiate football game in 1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game, 1869, in which the Scarlet Knights won 6–4. History Early history (1869–1958) On November 6, 1869, Rutgers University and Princeton Tigers football, Princeton University competed in 1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game, the first intercollegiate football game. The site for the contest was a sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Hoosiers Football
The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers have played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Indiana), Memorial Stadium since 1960. The team has won the Big Ten Championship twice, once in 1945 and again in 1967. The Hoosiers have appeared in 12 bowl games, including the 1968 Rose Bowl. In 2024 they made the College Football Playoffs. Six Indiana players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, including Zora G. Clevenger, Zora Clevinger, Bill Ingram, Pete Pihos, George Taliaferro, John Tavener (American football), John Tavener, and Anthony Thompson (American football), Anthony Thompson, who was also National Player of the Year in 1989. The Hoosiers are currently led by head coach Curt Cignetti. History Early history (1887–1957) In the fall of 1884 the Indiana student newspaper made its first reference to football by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Sooners Football
The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma (OU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful in history, having won 950 games and possessing a .723 winning percentage, both sixth all-time. Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll 905 times, including 101 No. 1 rankings, both third all-time. The program claims seven national championships, 50 conference championships, 167 first-team All-Americans (82 consensus, 35 unanimous), and seven Heisman Trophy winners. The school has had 29 former players and coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and holds the record for the longest winning streak in Division I history with 47 straight victories. Oklahoma is also the only program with which four coaches have won more than 100 games each. The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMass Minutemen Football
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass began play in 1879 and have since appeared in three NCAA Division I Football Championship, FCS National Championship games, winning the title in 1998. The Minutemen began a two-year Football Bowl Subdivision transition period in 2011, becoming bowl eligible in 2013. UMass began its FBS tenure as an associate member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) but left the conference after the 2015 season rather than become a full member. The Minutemen have since played as an independent, however, in February 2024, the UMass athletics department announced that they will rejoin the MAC as a full member, effective July 1, 2025. UM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redshirt (college Sports)
Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the four years of academic classes typically required to earn a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, in a redshirt year, student athletes may attend classes at the college or university, practice with an athletic team, and "suit up" (wear a team uniform) for play – but they may compete in only a limited number of games (see " Use of status" section). Using this mechanism, a student athlete (traditionally) has at most five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus becoming what is termed a fifth-year senior. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an additional year of eligibility was granted by the NCAA to student athletes who met certain criteria. Student athletes who qualified had up to six academic yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavicle
The clavicle, collarbone, or keybone is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately long that serves as a strut between the scapula, shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are two clavicles, one on each side of the body. The clavicle is the only long bone in the body that lies horizontally. Together with the shoulder blade, it makes up the shoulder girdle. It is a palpable bone and, in people who have less fat in this region, the location of the bone is clearly visible. It receives its name from Latin ''clavicula'' 'little key' because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is Abduction (kinesiology), abducted. The clavicle is the most commonly fractured bone. It can easily be fractured by impacts to the shoulder from the force of falling on outstretched arms or by a direct hit. Structure The collarbone is a thin doubly curved long bone that connects the human arm, arm to the torso, trunk of the body. Located directly above the first rib, it ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
