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| McSorley attended ] in Asburn, ] from 2010 thru 2014. | McSorley attended ] in Asburn, ] from 2010 thru 2014. He led his team to a 15-0 record and its third consecutive state title as a junior. Was named First-team All-State by the Virginia Coaches Association and Virginia Preps. | ||
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| Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 9 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1995-08-24) August 24, 1995 (age 29) Ashburn, Virgina |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Trace McSorley (Born August 24, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference.
Early years
McSorley attended Briar Woods High School in Asburn, Virgina from 2010 thru 2014. He led his team to a 15-0 record and its third consecutive state title as a junior. Was named First-team All-State by the Virginia Coaches Association and Virginia Preps.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40 | Commit date |
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| Trace McSorley QB |
Ashburn, VA | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 4.53 | Jan 20, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
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College career
Sophomore year
During McSorley sophomore year he played a total of six games. His first being during the 2015 season against the Indiana he went 1/1 for 4 yds to Chris Godwin. In the 2015 Taxslayer Bowl vs the Georgia Bulldogs after then starter Christain Hackenburg going out with an injury McSorley was brought in with Penn State down 24-3. McSorley finished the game 14 for 27 with 142 yards and two touchdowns and PSU fell short 24-17.
Junior year
With the departure of Christian Hackenberg who was drafted in the second-round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Jets Junior McSorley and redshirt freshman Tommy Stevens had to fight for the starting spot. On Trace's birthday August 24, 2016 head coach James Franklin announced that McSorley will be the starter. In his first game as a starter on September 3 vs Kent State he went 16/31 for 209 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 33-13 win. In McSorley second game he threw for 332 yards and a score in a rivalry game vs the Pittsburgh Pathers. Later in the season when the Nittany Lions played the Minnesota McSorley put up career high yard numbers when the threw for 335 yards in a 29-26 OT win.
Statistics
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 185 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 105.4 | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 158 | 1,284 | 58.9 | 6 | 3 | 135.9 | 49 | 105 | 2.1 | 2 |
References
- "Trace McSorley PSU Bio". Penn State Football. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- http://247sports.com/Player/Trace-McSorley-22462
- "Trace McSorley throws 2 TDs in 24-17 loss vs Georgia". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- "Trace McSorley highlights vs Kent State 2016". Team Profiles – ESPN Insider (subscription required). ESPN Internet Ventures. September 11. Retrieved september 17, 2016.
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