An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Transfer student-athlete who has one year of eligibility remaining … brings SEC starting experience to Liberty … good size and moves well … can throw on the run and is a pocket quarterback with good arm strength … could play a big role in Liberty offense.

Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from South Carolina … saw playing time in 17 contests over a three-year period … completed 58.8 percent of his pass attempts during his time with the Gamecocks (30-of-51) … threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns … started the 2008 season opener against N.C. State … earned the Andrew Sorensen Scholar Athlete Award during the spring of 2007 for the team’s highest individual GPA … was the recipient of the 2006 Harold White GPA Award for the offense during the spring.

Prep: Graduated from Concord High School … posted a 31-6 record as a high school quarterback … threw for over 3,600 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior, leading his squad to a 15-1 record and a 3A state championship … completed 155-of-300 pass attempts for 2,586 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior … all-conference honoree as a junior and senior … Southern Piedmont Player of the Year.

Personal: Birthday is Aug. 22 … graduated from South Carolina with a degree in actuary mathematics in May 2009 … is currently enrolled in Liberty’s Theological Seminary.