The 10,000/1,000 Club's newest member leads the Cats against UC Davis Saturday
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DeNarius McGhee Joins Exclusive Club
10/26/2013 6:46:00 AM | Football
Bobcat QB reaches twin milestone
DeNarius McGhee joined some elite company during Montana State's 34-16 win over Weber State last Saturday.
McGhee's 35-yard touchdown pass to Brian Flotkoetter in the second quarter put the two-time Big Sky Conference offensive MVP over 10,000 yards passing in his stellar career. He's also got more than 1,000 yards rushing, making him the 14th player in college football history to pass for 10,000 and run for 1,000 yards.
"I honestly had no idea that that club even existed, but it's cool for DeNarius," said Flotkoetter, who has been on the receiving end of 692 of McGhee's passing yards and five of McGhee's 75 career touchdown tosses. "I know he doesn't really care about that stuff that much. It's just another play in the game to him."
McGhee joins Texas star Colt McCoy (13,253 yards passing, 112 touchdowns; 1,589 yards rushing, 20 touchdowns), Central Michigan stud Dan LeFevour (12,095 passing and 102 TDs; 2,948 rushing, 47), NC State and Wisconsin standout Russell Wilson (11,720 passing, 109 TDS; 1,427 rushing, 23 TDs), Baylor 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III (10,071 passing, 78 TDs; 2,199 rushing, 32 TDs), Nevada icon Colin Kaepernick (10,98 passing, 82 TDs; 4,361 rushing), Central Florida gunslinger Daunte Culpepper (10,097 passing, 72 TDs; 1,024 rushing, 19 TDs), Alcorn State legend Steve McNair (14,496 passing, 6,000 rushing), Appalachian State idol Armanti Edwards (10,392, 74 TDs; 4,361 rushing, 65 TDs) and the Big Sky duo of Idaho's Doug Nussmeier and MSU's Travis Lulay as players from Division I to achieve the feat.
"It's a great accomplishment to be recognized in that group because those are the versatile quarerbacks," MSU head coach Rob Ash said on Tuesday. "I really think that in the future going forward, there will be more and more and more of those guys because we are throwing the ball now more than we ever have in college football. But for now, it's a pretty elite group.
Purdue star Drew Brees and Boston College 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie only missed the elite club by less than 75 yards rushing each.
Every single player in Division I history who has thrown for more than 10,000 yards started their careers after 1981. Sixteen of the top 20 passers in college football history have played since the turn of the century.
"Another Montana State guy happens to be in the group in Travis Lulay," Ash said. "That's pretty special for our program to have two guys in that group."
Lulay still holds MSU's school records for passing yards (10,746), rushing yards by a quarterback (1,479) and total offense (12,225) in a career.
As McGhee's career has progressed, the 6-foot, 200-pounder from Euless, Texas has received more hype in terms of his football future. At least one scout from an NFL team came to the first seven sessions of MSU's fall camp. Gil Brandt, a well-respected NFL scout and NFL Draft aficionado, ranked the 2012 AFCA first-team All-America among the top senior quarterbacks and the top small-school prospects in the country.
ROOT Sports sideline reporter Jen Mueller compared McGhee to another vertically challenged gunslinger she covers on a regular basis. MSU's win over Weber appeared on ROOT and Mueller made several comparisons between McGhee and Wilson, now the starter for the Seattle Seahawks. She brought it up during the post-game interview and even offered to aid in communication between the two tenacious signal callers.
"I think DeNarius is a Russell Wilson prototype," Ash said. "I don't know if I'm good at projecting into the NFL — I always hate it when a high school coach says his guy would play for me because I don't know how he knows. He doesn't coach my guys. So I'm not going to say the same thing to the NFL guys. They know better than I do. But I'm a big believer in DeNarius McGhee. I hope he can play forever. I would never, ever count him out."
McGhee's 35-yard touchdown pass to Brian Flotkoetter in the second quarter put the two-time Big Sky Conference offensive MVP over 10,000 yards passing in his stellar career. He's also got more than 1,000 yards rushing, making him the 14th player in college football history to pass for 10,000 and run for 1,000 yards.
"I honestly had no idea that that club even existed, but it's cool for DeNarius," said Flotkoetter, who has been on the receiving end of 692 of McGhee's passing yards and five of McGhee's 75 career touchdown tosses. "I know he doesn't really care about that stuff that much. It's just another play in the game to him."
McGhee joins Texas star Colt McCoy (13,253 yards passing, 112 touchdowns; 1,589 yards rushing, 20 touchdowns), Central Michigan stud Dan LeFevour (12,095 passing and 102 TDs; 2,948 rushing, 47), NC State and Wisconsin standout Russell Wilson (11,720 passing, 109 TDS; 1,427 rushing, 23 TDs), Baylor 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III (10,071 passing, 78 TDs; 2,199 rushing, 32 TDs), Nevada icon Colin Kaepernick (10,98 passing, 82 TDs; 4,361 rushing), Central Florida gunslinger Daunte Culpepper (10,097 passing, 72 TDs; 1,024 rushing, 19 TDs), Alcorn State legend Steve McNair (14,496 passing, 6,000 rushing), Appalachian State idol Armanti Edwards (10,392, 74 TDs; 4,361 rushing, 65 TDs) and the Big Sky duo of Idaho's Doug Nussmeier and MSU's Travis Lulay as players from Division I to achieve the feat.
"It's a great accomplishment to be recognized in that group because those are the versatile quarerbacks," MSU head coach Rob Ash said on Tuesday. "I really think that in the future going forward, there will be more and more and more of those guys because we are throwing the ball now more than we ever have in college football. But for now, it's a pretty elite group.
Purdue star Drew Brees and Boston College 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie only missed the elite club by less than 75 yards rushing each.
Every single player in Division I history who has thrown for more than 10,000 yards started their careers after 1981. Sixteen of the top 20 passers in college football history have played since the turn of the century.
"Another Montana State guy happens to be in the group in Travis Lulay," Ash said. "That's pretty special for our program to have two guys in that group."
Lulay still holds MSU's school records for passing yards (10,746), rushing yards by a quarterback (1,479) and total offense (12,225) in a career.
As McGhee's career has progressed, the 6-foot, 200-pounder from Euless, Texas has received more hype in terms of his football future. At least one scout from an NFL team came to the first seven sessions of MSU's fall camp. Gil Brandt, a well-respected NFL scout and NFL Draft aficionado, ranked the 2012 AFCA first-team All-America among the top senior quarterbacks and the top small-school prospects in the country.
ROOT Sports sideline reporter Jen Mueller compared McGhee to another vertically challenged gunslinger she covers on a regular basis. MSU's win over Weber appeared on ROOT and Mueller made several comparisons between McGhee and Wilson, now the starter for the Seattle Seahawks. She brought it up during the post-game interview and even offered to aid in communication between the two tenacious signal callers.
"I think DeNarius is a Russell Wilson prototype," Ash said. "I don't know if I'm good at projecting into the NFL — I always hate it when a high school coach says his guy would play for me because I don't know how he knows. He doesn't coach my guys. So I'm not going to say the same thing to the NFL guys. They know better than I do. But I'm a big believer in DeNarius McGhee. I hope he can play forever. I would never, ever count him out."
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