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Sam Bradford
Full Name : Sam Bradford Birthday : November 8, 1987 Hometown : Oklahoma City, OK Height : 6 foot 5 Weight : 213 lbs.
High School : Putnam City North HS College : Oklahoma Sooners Position : Quarterback
High School
Bradford attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he starred in football, basketball and golf. As a senior quarterback for his high school football team in 2005-2006, he threw for 2,029 yards and 17 touchdowns in 12 games. His senior year in basketball, he averaged a double-double.
However, Bradford was not that highly ranked among the high school class of 2006, ranked only 17th among quarterbacks by Scout.com and being overshadowed by the likes of Tim Tebow, Matthew Stafford and Mitch Mustain
Oklahoma Sooners
In 2006, Oklahoma's starting quarterback Rhett Bomar, then a sophomore, was kicked off the team for violating NCAA rules. Paul Thompson, a senior quarterback-turned-wide receiver, converted back to quarterback and led the 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team to win the Big 12 Championship Game. His departure left a void at the quarterback position at Oklahoma. That void would be filled by either true freshman Keith Nichol, redshirt freshman Sam Bradford, or junior Joey Halzle (the only one with game experience). On 2007-08-21, Bradford was named the starting quarterback for the 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team.[6]
In his first game for the Oklahoma Sooners on 2007-09-01 against the University of North Texas, Bradford completed 21 of 23 attempts for 363 yards and three touchdowns in just little over 2 quarters, breaking the school record for passing yards in a half, held by quarterback coach Josh Heupel, with 350. The very next game, Bradford broke Heisman Trophy winner Jason White's school record for most consecutive pass completions with 22 (18 came in the first half and four at the start of the second).
In the second week of the 2007 season, Bradford was named the national offensive player of the week by the Walter Camp Foundation after tying the school record for most touchdown passes in a game with five. Having thrown 25 TDs through his first nine games, Bradford is on pace to break the NCAA freshman record of 29 TDs set by David Neill in 1998 and tied by Colt McCoy in 2006.
In the November 17, 2007 game against Texas Tech, Bradford suffered a concussion of unknown severity. He was removed from the game and replaced by back-up quarterback Joey Halzle. The Sooners lost the game, 27–34. Bradford was able to play in the Bedlam game against Oklahoma State on November 24.
During the November 24, 2007 game against Oklahoma State Cowboys, Bradford broke the NCAA freshman record of 29 TDs by passing his 30th TD to Joe Jon Finley during the second quarter. At the Missouri game, Bradford threw for 209 yards and 0 interceptions. He was 18-26 and threw for 2 touchdowns. The Sooners won the Big XII Championship after defeating Missouri for the second time in a season. The Sooners played West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2008 and lost 48-28. It was Sam Bradford's first BCS bowl as a starter.
2007 (Freshman): Honors included freshman All-American from The Sporting News, Rivals and CollegeFootballNews.com, CollegeFootballNews.com's Big 12 Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated All-America honorable mention, The Sporting News Freshman of the Year, The Sporting News All-Big 12 Freshman, Academic All-Big 12 and honorable mention All-Big 12 by coaches and AP ... finalist for the Manning Award as the nation's top quarterback ... set NCAA freshman record for touchdown passes in a season with 36 ... led the nation with passing efficiency rating of 176.53 ahead of second-place Tim Tebow, the Heisman winner ... completed 22 straight passes (last 18 versus North Texas and first four against Miami), setting an OU record and falling just two shy of the NCAA mark ... had another string of 21 ... tied a school record with five TD passes in wins over Miami and Texas A&M ... threw multiple touchdown passes in 11 of 14 games ... had the No. 6 season at OU for completions, No. 5 in total offense, No. 2 for completion percentage, No. 1 for passing efficiency.
Freshman of the Year?
In week 8 of the following season against Kansas, Bradford surpassed quarterback coach Josh Heupel's school record for passing yards in a single game with 468 yards. Bradford led the Sooners to their third straight Big 12 Championship and defeated Missouri 62-21. In the process, the Sooners broke Hawaii's 2006 record for the most points in a single season with 702 points. Oklahoma finished the 2008 regular season with a 12–1 record, ranking #2 in the AP Poll and #1 in the BCS Standings. The Sooners earned a trip to play Florida at the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
After the regular season, Bradford captured the Davey O'Brien Award and the Heisman Trophy. He is the second sophomore, behind 2007 winner Tim Tebow, to receive the award. He also became the fifth University of Oklahoma player, as well as the first person of Native American descent since Jim Plunkett in 1970 to capture the trophy. Bradford received 1,726 total points, while the other finalists Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow received 1,604 and 1,575, respectively. Tebow, however, collected more first-place votes, 309, while Bradford got 300. Bradford got the most points thanks to the help of his 315 second-place votes. A total of 926 voters participated in the balloting.
2008
• Bradford averages 14.78 yards/comp. That's 2+ yards more than any of the top five passers in the nation.
• Bradford has missed a total of 97 snaps (OU averages 79.7 per game) and 60:42 minutes of possession time (OU averages 29:46 per game) after OU built big leads. Has twice left game before the fourth quarter began.
• No. 1 nationally with 48 touchdown passes despite ranking No. 8 in pass attempts.
• No. 3 nationally in passing yards despite throwing 126 fewer passes than No. 2 and 114 fewer than No. 1.
• No. 1 nationally in passing efficiency.
• Ranks No. 4 nationally in total offense despite OU averaging 43.1 rushes and 205.5 rushing yards per game.
• Set OU record for passing yards in a game with 468 vs. Kansas (broke Josh Heupel's 429 vs. Louisville, 1999).
• Broke Jason White's records for touchdown passes in a season (48) and in a career (84).
• Has broken NCAA record for TD passes during the frosh/soph seasons with 84. Rex Grossman held it at 55.
• OU quarterbacks have thrown a school-record five TDs in 11 games. Bradford has six of those, four in `08.
• Bradford has an OU record 34 career completions of 40 or more yards. That tops Jason White's 29.
• In `08, he averages one TD pass every 9.2 attempts; one INT every 73.7 attempts (less than one/game).
• Bradford has nine completions that exceeded 50 yards this season. All nine went for touchdowns.
• Multiple TD throws in 23 games (five each vs. Miami (Fla.), Texas A&M, Cincy, Washington, Texas and Nebraska).
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