CAREER: A true senior quarterback who enrolled at Florida in January of 2006…Dual-threat quarterback who enjoyed a record-breaking 2007 season on a national, conference and school level.
HONORS/AWARDS
Notables: Only sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy, the Sullivan Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Maxwell Award (2007)…Only player in NCAA history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in a season…First sophomore in UF history to be named an All-American (2007)…First UF quarterback to be named an All-American (2007) since Rex Grossman in 2001…The first UF player to be named a first-team Academic All-American selection (2007) in over a decade… Second player to repeat as Maxwell Award winner in 2007 and 2008.
2008
§ Manning Award Winner
§ Maxwell Award Winner
§ Heisman Trophy Finalist
§ Wuerffel Trophy Winner
§ Disney's Wide World of Sports® Spirit Award
§ Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist
§ Wooden Cup Finalist
§ Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist
§ Manning Award Finalist
§ U.S. Sports Academy Male Athlete of the Year Finalist
§ Sullivan Award Winner
§ SEC Offensive Player of the Year
§ SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
§ First-Team All-SEC Selection (Coaches’) – QB
§ AP Offensive Player of the Year
§ AP First-Team All-SEC – QB
§ AP Third-Team All-American – QB
§ Sports Illustrated All-American Honorable Mention – QB
§ Pro Football Weekly All-American Honorable Mention – QB
§ Phil Steele Second-Team All-American – QB
§ ESPY Award Winner: Best Male College Athlete
§ First-team Academic All-District Honors from ESPN The Magazine
§ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year
§ ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-American
§ SEC Offensive Player of the Week (11/10 – Vanderbilt)
§ U.S. Army All-American Bowl College Player of the Week (11/3 – Georgia)
§ 2008 Rivals.com Third-Team All-American
§ The Sporting News’ SEC Offensive MVP
§ The Sporting News’ Second-Team All-American – QB
§ AT&T All-American Player of the Year Nominee
§ 2008 Team Captain
§ 2008 UF Football Leadership Committee
§ Preseason First Team All-SEC (Football Time in Tennessee)
§ Preseason All-SEC Team (Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook)
§ Offensive Player of the Year (Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook)
§ Preseason First Team All-American (Phil Steele)
§ Preseason First Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
§ Preseason First Team All-American (Athlon)
§ Preseason First Team All-SEC (Athlon)
§ Preseason First Team All-SEC (SEC Coaches)
§ Preseason First Team All-SEC (Media)
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