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| College | Florida State |
| Conference | ACC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Jersey # | 11 |
| Class | RS Senior |
| Major | Finance |
| Career | 2006 – present |
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| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | June 22, 1985  United States |
| High school | Land O' Lakes High School, Land O' Lakes, Florida |
| Championships | |
| 2005 ACC Championship | |
| Bowl games | |
| 2006 Orange Bowl - Florida State 23, Penn State 26 2006 Emerald Bowl - Florida State 44, UCLA 27 |
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College career
2005
After the career of Wyatt Sexton was cut short by Lyme disease, Drew Weatherford won the starting job over fellow redshirt freshman Xavier Lee during fall practice. Wyatt Sexton (born July 20, 1984) is a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA American football Quarterback for the Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is an Emerging infectious disease caused by at least three Species of Bacteria belonging to the Genus Xavier Daniel Lee (born January 9, 1986 in Daytona Beach Florida) is a former Florida State Seminole quarterback [1]
Drew Weatherford, as a redshirt freshman, led the Seminoles to an Orange Bowl berth in 2005, but his #22 Seminoles lost to #3 Penn State in triple overtime. Redshirt is a term used in American College athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005-2006 college football season. After that game, he underwent surgery for a torn tendon in his right ankle and healed fully. A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of Fibrous connective tissue that usually connects Muscle to Bone and is capable of withstanding tension
2006
In the Spring of 2006, he won FSU camp awards for Most Dependable Quarterback and Top Offensive Leadership. Weatherford missed the Maryland game on October 28, 2006 due to injury, which gave Xavier Lee his shot at the starting job, escalating the quarterback controversy which had been hotly debated all season. The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research Xavier Daniel Lee (born January 9, 1986 in Daytona Beach Florida) is a former Florida State Seminole quarterback Eventually Drew won the starting position over Lee.
2007
Following FSU's Emerald Bowl victory against UCLA, a heated quarterback competition between Lee and Weatherford came to a resolution on August 23, 2007 when Weatherford was named the starter for the opener against Clemson. The 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football The Emerald Bowl is a post-season College football Bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40800-seat AT&T Park
2008
Weatherford is benched for possibly the remainder of spring practice after a slight tear in the lateral meniscus in his right knee occurred during spring practice during a scrimmage.
High school career
For high school, Drew Weatherford attended Land O' Lakes High School of Pasco County, Florida. Land O' Lakes High School is a four year public high school in Land O' Lakes Florida. Pasco County is a County located in the US state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 344765 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the He led the Gators to a 32-14 (4-4 in playoffs) record in four years as the starting quarterback. Drew set both school and county records for season and career passing yards as well as touchdown passes. In his freshman season, Drew had the opportunity to play football with his older brother, Sam. The tandem played to a 7-3 regular season record and traveled to Southlake High School for the playoffs. Andrew threw a touchdown to his tight end sibling in a losing effort. In the 2002 season, Weatherford had his most prolific stats, leading the state in passing touchdowns(ahead of former FSU backup Xavier Lee). Xavier Daniel Lee (born January 9, 1986 in Daytona Beach Florida) is a former Florida State Seminole quarterback His Gators would win the second playoff game in school history against Ocala Vanguard. Weatherford did not throw an interception through eight games. This was the season he would set Pasco's single season passing yardage record(note he did so in the eighth game of the season). Land O' Lakes would set school scoring records for points in a game(60) as well as points for a season(423). Weatherford guided his team to a perfect regular season, and two playoff wins. His season ended when they lost to eventual state champion Palm Bay High School, which featured future NFL players Reggie Nelson and Joe Cohen. Palm Bay Senior High School is a Public high school located in Melbourne Florida, several thousand feet north of the boundary of Palm Bay Florida Reggie "Freakin" Nelson aka "The Eraser" (born September 21, 1983) is an American football player with the Jacksonville Jaguars Joe Cohen (born June 6, 1984) is an American football Defensive end currently a Free agent. The Palm Bay game was by far Drew's most struggling performance being sacked and intercepted four times (making the season total six). He would finish the season with an astounding 12-1 record.
Coached by John Bennedetto, Drew Weatherford would start every game of his high school career behind center. In his senior year he would also start on defense as the team's safety. After a superb junior year, the Gator's started the year with a state ranking of No. 5. They quickly fell from the state's elite when they lost the first two games of the season. While Drew put up modest numbers himself, the lack of another standout player and the loss of focus on the running game, the team would finish 6-4. Drew and his team would gain composure in the playoffs defeating Auburndale and Ocala Forest. Drew Weatherford played his final game in a shootout with Lakeland Lake Gibson High School, losing to the Braves (who were led by USF's current starting QB Matt Grothe) 44-35. Lake Gibson High School is located in Lakeland Florida, and was established in 1979 Matt Grothe (born September 8, 1986) is the current starting Quarterback for the University of South Florida Bulls (USF NCAA
Notes
- ^ THE NATION FSU names Weatherford starting QB. Chicago Sun-Times (2005-09-01). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
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