Casey Thompson

Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) is an American football quarterback who plays for Nebraska.

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Casey Thompson
Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 11
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
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)

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

Texas Longhorns

During Thompson's first two years at Texas, he served as the backup quarterback behind Sam Ehlinger. At the 2020 Alamo Bowl, Thompson entered the game after 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 collegiate 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 the starter in a 70-35 victory over Texas Tech, the first time the Longhorns scored 70 or more points in a game since 2005.[5] At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Thompson entered himself into the transfer portal.[6]

Nebraska Cornhuskers

On January 7th, 2022, Thompson announced his transfer to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.[7] At the beginning of Nebraska's spring practice on February 28, 2022, Thompson was listed atop the team's quarterback depth chart, but offensive coordinator Mark Whipple stated that the starting spot for the 2022 season was not yet "set in stone."[8]

Statistics
  • Bold - Career High
Texas Longhorns[9]
Season GP Passing Rushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRATAttYdsAvgTD
2019481266.78400125.510222.20
20203121770.622560298.28313.90
20211216526163.22,113249154.7551572.94
Totals1918529063.82,422309161.9732102.94

Personal life

Thompson is the son of former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson.[10]

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. Sallee, Barrett (17 December 2021). "Casey Thompson enters transfer portal: Texas QB to explore options after starting 10 games this season". CBS Sports. ViacomCBS. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. Davis, Brian (7 January 2022). "From burnt orange to Big Red: Former Texas QB Casey Thompson commits to Nebraska". USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. "Texas football transfer Casey Thompson opens spring practice as Nebraska Cornhuskers' No. 1 QB". ESPN. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. "'Casey Thompson'". Sports-reference.
  10. 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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