Chad Joseph Voytik (born March 3, 1994) is a former

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. He began his college football career at the

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, where he spent four years playing for the

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. He transferred to

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after the 2015 season.

Early years

Voytik attended Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Tennessee. During his career, he passed for over 5,000 passing yards and had 6,098 total yards. Voytik was ranked by

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as a four-star recruit and the fourth best pro-style quarterback in his class. In July 2011, he committed to play college football at the

College career

Voytik was

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as a freshman in 2012. In 2013, he was the backup quarterback to Tom Savage. In the

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, Voytik replaced Savage at halftime after he suffered a rib injury and helped Pittsburgh win the game by a score of 30–27, passing for 108 yards and rushing for a

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. On August 21, 2014, Voytik was named the Panthers starter for the 2014 season. Following his fourth year at Pittsburgh, Voytik received his degree, and decided to transfer to another school for his senior season of eligibility. In April 2016, Voytik announced that he was transferring to

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. A few weeks later, Voytik revealed he had changed his mind and would be transferring to

References

External links

Pittsburgh Panthers bioArkansas State Red Wolves bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voytik, Chad 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Cleveland, Tennessee Players of American football from Tennessee American football quarterbacks Pittsburgh Panthers football players Arkansas State Red Wolves football players