Jevan Snead
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| College | Ole Miss |
| Conference | SEC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 4 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Career | 2006 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | September 2, 1987  San Angelo, TX |
| High school | Stephenville High School, Stephenville, Texas |
| Former school(s) | Texas |
Jevan Bryce Snead (born September 2, 1987, in San Angelo, Texas) plays college football as a quarterback for Ole Miss. At the end of 2006 he transferred from the University of Texas.
While in high school, Snead originally committed to Florida but later decided to come to the University of Texas. Top high school recruit Tim Tebow later subsequently committed to Florida.[1] Snead came to Texas as a highly touted high-school player, having been a prep All-American, two-time all-state player.[1] Coming into the 2006 Texas Longhorn football season, he was competing for the starting role with redshirt freshman Colt McCoy. McCoy won the starting role, making Snead the back-up quarterback. Snead had played in seven of Texas' first 11 games, including playing most of the game against Kansas State University due to an injury to McCoy. On 1 December 2006, the Longhorns announced that Snead would transfer from Texas,[2] and it was later announced that he will transfer to Ole Miss to play.[3] Due to NCAA transfer rules, Snead was able practice with the Ole Miss team in 2007, but could not play in a game until the 2008 season.
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[edit] High school career
Jevan Snead is a prep All-American, two-time all-state and two-time all-district performer for Stephenville (Texas) High School, who finished his high school career with a 23-2 (.920) record as a starter.[1] As a senior, he was named to the 2006 Parade All-America team.[1] He was also listed as a second-team All-American by EA Sports and he earned an invitation to the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp.[1] Snead was selected to the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and finished the game with the second-most passing yards in the history of that game, as he threw for 147 yards and two TDs.[1]
Snead originally committed to Florida but decided to come to Texas to be closer to home. Top high school recruit Tim Tebow later committed to Florida [2].[4] Snead revised his decision immediately after a recruiting trip to Texas where he watched the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team beat Kansas by a score of 66-14.[5]
Snead's last high school game was a 41-38 loss in the Texas 4A Division 1 State semi-finals against Highland Park.[6] That team was led by current starting quarterback at the University of Georgia, Matthew Stafford. Snead and Stafford may meet again in an SEC match-up in the future.
[edit] College career
While in high school, Snead originally committed to Florida but later decided to come to the University of Texas when top high school recruit Tim Tebow committed to Florida.[4] With the Longhorns, Snead completed 26 of 49 passing attempts, for a total of 371 passing yards.[7] He has also thrown two touchdown passes and one interception.[7] He has also made a solo tackle on the defensive player who recovered a fumble.[7]
During the November 11, 2006 game against Kansas State University, McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury[8][9][10] while rushing for a touchdown on the very first drive of the game.[11] The Longhorns trailed by 21 points in the second half and Snead brought them within 3 points of tying the game. However, the Longhorns failed to recover an on-sides kick and UT lost in an upset to the Wildcats 45-42.[11] The game has the distinction of being the most points ever scored by a UT team in a losing effort.[12] UT defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said "The quarterback had a great night and we just didn't play great sudden-change defense".[13] Head coach Mack Brown also had praise for Snead's performance coming off the bench, adding "If he plays in the game in two weeks, he'll be much more ready."[14]
There was speculation that Snead might be the starter for the final regular season game because it was unknown whether McCoy would return for the Longhorns season closer against arch-rival Texas A&M on November 24, 2006.[15][16][17] The week prior to the game, Longhorns announced that McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies.[18] McCoy played almost the entire game only to be injured with 20 seconds remaining by a "vicious, stadium hushing tackle" by an Aggie defensive end.[19] Snead, attempting to come from behind 12-7 with so little time on the clock, threw an interception to end the game.[20]
In January 2007, Snead enrolled at Ole Miss to play.[3] Due to NCAA transfer rule, Snead has to sit out 2007 season, but will have three years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2008 season.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Jevan Snead #07. MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ "Texas players elect to transfer", MackBrownTexasFootball, 1 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
- ^ a b "Jevan Snead Captured by the Oregan", AOL, 18 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- ^ a b Brown, Chip. "Source: Texas QB Snead to transfer", Dallas Morning News, 1 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
- ^ "Longhorns land top QB recruit", Austin American-Statesman, November 14, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ texasfootball.com - All-Time Playoff Scores: 2005 4A
- ^ a b c Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of November 12, 2006) - #7 Snead, Jevan (12 November 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ "X-rays negative on Texas QB McCoy; status uncertain", ESPN, 14 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ "UT QB McCoy has time to heal - Week off before A&M game will help UT freshman recover", Dallas Morning News, 13 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ "McCoy says he's fine", Austin American-Statesman, 12 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ a b "Texas vs Kansas State (November 11, 2006) - Play-by-Play Summary", MackBrownTexasFootball, 11 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ All-Time Results. MackBrownTexasFootball (15 November 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ "Wildcats surge past Longhorns - Texas allows Kansas State to score season-worst 45 using effective trick plays", The Daily Texan, 13 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ Killian, Ryan. "Texas puts K-State behind them - Team looks to Aggies, needs victory to keep spot on top of Big 12", The Daily Texan, 15 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ Wilkerson, William. "Bye comes at the right time - Big 12 title still up for grabs despite Texas' loss to Kansas State; McCoy says he's 'fine'", Austin American-Statesman, 14 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ McDonald, Jeff. "Football: McCoy's stinger gets time to heal", San Antonio Express-News, 12 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "McCoy hopes to face Texas A&M - Texas QB gets extra week to heal from pinched nerve", Houston Chronicle, 13 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ Killian, Ryan. "McCoy set to play against Aggies", The Daily Texan, 21 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
- ^ Robbins, Kevin. "Now what for Texas? - Aggies' dominance forces Horns to look for help from Sooners.", Austin American-Statesman, 25 November 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Texas A&M vs Texas (November 24, 2006)", MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
