Ryan Mallett (born June 5, 1988 in Batesville, Arkansas) is an American football quarterback at the University of Arkansas.[1] Mallett formerly played for the University of Michigan.
High school career
Mallett graduated from Texas High School and was ranked as the #2 quarterback and #4 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com. He was also the Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas in 2006. Mallett participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in 2007 and won the Glenn Davis Army Award as the best player on the West team.
College career
[edit] 2007
Mallett made his first appearance at Michigan in the second game of the 2007 season against Oregon. He entered the game for the injured Chad Henne in the third quarter and completed 6 of 17 passes for 49 yards and 1 interception. Mallett started again the next week against Notre Dame. He helped lead the Wolverines to a 38-0 victory by throwing 3 touchdown passes. He went 7/15 (46.7%) with 90 yards. Mallett started his first Big Ten conference game against Penn State the following week. He went 16/29 (55.2%) with 170 yards and 1 interception. He also scored on a 10-yard rush in the 1st quarter. Henne started the Wolverines' next three games. In those games, Mallett had limited playing time. In all he went 4/10 for 30 yards.
Mallett's next start was against Minnesota. He threw 1 touchdown pass and went 11/20 (55.0%) with 233 yards and no interceptions. Mallett did not start but played extensively the next week against Wisconsin. He threw 3 touchdown passes and went 11/36 (30.6%) with 245 yards and two interceptions. In the fourth quarter Mallett threw a 97 yard touchdown pass to Mario Manningham which is the longest pass completion in Michigan history. Mallett played very little in the next week's game against Ohio State. He threw three passes and completed one of them for eight yards. As a starter Mallet is still undefeated.
[edit] Departure from Michigan
Mallett's departure from Michigan was widely expected after new head coach Rich Rodriguez was hired to replace retiring coach Lloyd Carr. Rodriguez overhauled Michigan's offense and installed a "spread" option offensive scheme. On January 14, Mallett enrolled at the University of Arkansas, where he redshirted for the 2008 season under new head coach Bobby Petrino.
[edit] Arkansas
In 2009, Ryan Mallett will begin his career as an Arkansas Razorback, under head coach Bobby Petrino. He will enter the season as a redshirt sophomore, vying for the starting job at the quarterback position. Prior to the 2009 season, Mallett was named by ESPN's Bruce Feldman as one of college football's top 10 newcomers of the year, citing his arm strength as a major determining factor.[3] In subsequent interviews, when Mallett was questioned about how far he could throw the football, he said farther than 80 yards.[4]
(قراءة أقل)Ryan Mallett (born June 5, 1988 in Batesville, Arkansas) is an American football quarterback at the University of Arkansas.[1] Mallett formerly played for the University of Michigan.
High school career
Mallett graduated from Texas High School and was ranked as the #2 quarterback and #4 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com. He was also the Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas in 2006. Mallett participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in 2007 and won the Glenn Davis Army Award as the...
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