Casey Thompson

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Casey Thompson
No. 11
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998 (age 23)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl gamesAlamo Bowl (2020)
High schoolNewcastle (Newcastle, Oklahoma)

Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) is an American football quarterback who last played for the .

Early years[]

Thompson played his first three years of high school football at Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.[1] Prior to his 2017 senior season, Thompson transferred to Newcastle High School in Newcastle, Oklahoma.[2] As a four star recruit, Thompson committed to The University of Texas on April 13, 2017.[3]

College career[]

During Thompson's first two years at Texas, he served as backup quarterback behind Sam Ehlinger. At the 2020 Alamo Bowl, Thompson entered the game after Sam 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.[4] After Ehlinger left for the NFL, Thompson competed with Hudson Card for the starting quarterback position. Card initially won the starting job, but Thompson was promoted to starter for week 3. In his first college career start, he went 15-for-18 on pass attempts, threw for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception in a 58-0 shutout victory over the Rice Owls. Thompson was starter in a 70-35 victory over Texas Tech. The Longhorns scored 70 or more points in a single game for the first time since 2005.[5] At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Thompson entered himself into the transfer portal. On January 7th, 2022 Casey announced his transfer to The University of Nebraska

Statistics[]

  • Bold - Career High
Texas Longhorns[6]
Season GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int RAT Att Yds Avg TD
2019 4 8 12 66.7 84 0 0 125.5 10 22 2.2 0
2020 3 12 17 70.6 225 6 0 298.2 8 31 3.9 0
2021 12 165 261 63.2 2,113 24 9 154.7 55 157 2.9 4
Totals 19 185 290 63.8 2,422 30 9 161.9 73 210 2.9 4

Personal life[]

Thompson is the son of former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Southmoore Star Casey Thompson Commits To Texas With Three Hats". kfor.
  2. ^ Whelan Jr., Tim. "Texas four-star QB commit Casey Thompson leaving Southmoore (Oklahoma City)". USA Today.
  3. ^ "'Casey Thompson'". 24/7 Sports.
  4. ^ Tijerina, Richard. "Texas 55, Colorado 23: Expanded Alamo Bowl box score". Hook’em.com.
  5. ^ Wilson, Dave. "Texas QB Hudson Card to start season opener, but Casey Thompson to also get playing time". espn.com.
  6. ^ "'Casey Thompson'". Sports-reference.
  7. ^ Townsend, Brad. "Instead of following father's OU legacy, UT's Casey Thompson will write his own in storied rivalry". Dallas News.

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