Biography
JUNIOR (2017): Started all 12 games… Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference for the second consecutive season… named Honorable Mention Academic All Missouri Valley Conference team for the second consecutive season…voted team captain… tied for the second most touchdowns in a single season at Western with 25… finished with a passing efficiency of 154.1 (12th in FCS)… 2,852 passing yards on 342 attempts (14th FCS)… 25 passing touchdowns (14th in FCS)… 64% completion percentage (16th on FCS)… 8.34 yards per attempt… average 237.7 passing yards per game… recorded 31 completions 48 attempts against South Dakota for new career-highs…threw for 441 yards on 31 completions for a career high against South Dakota… in both games against South Dakota and Indiana State threw four touchdowns...added a 13-yard touchdown rush to his 38-yard pass at Northern Arizona…. at Coastal Carolina caught his first touchdown pass from Isaiah LeSure…named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Northern Iowa ....threw for 300 yards with three touchdowns…in his second playoff appearance against Weber State threw 22 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown
CAREER-HIGH COMPLETIONS: 31 vs. South Dakota (10/7/17)
CAREER- HIGH ATTEMPTS: 48 vs. South Dakota (10/7/2017)
CAREER-HIGH PASSING YARDS: 441 vs. South Dakota (9/30/17)
CAREER-HIGH TOUCHDOWNS: 4 on two occasions
CAREER-HIGH RUSHING YARDS: 48 VS. UNI (11/12/16)
CAREER-HIGH RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 15 VS UNI (11/12/16)
CAREER-HIGH RUSH TDs: 1 on eight occasions
CAREER-HIGH REC TDs: 1 at Coastal Carolina (9/23/17)
SOPHOMORE (2016): Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference... MVFC Academic Honor Roll... voted Team Captain... set WIU season record averaging 264.9 passing yards per game... started all 11 games... completed 230-of-396 passes for 2,914 yards and 20 touchdowns to 12 interceptions... rushed for 207 yards and five touchdowns... completed 22-of-31 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns against Northern Arizona... accounted for two touchdowns in the win at Northern Illinois (1 pass/1 rush). Threw for 315 yards on 21-of-37 passing and gained 11 rushing yards. Named National ‘Offensive Player of the Week’ by College Sports Madness, Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week by College Football Performance Awards and MVFC ‘Offensive Player of the Week’... matched a then career-high of two touchdown passes at South Dakota State... set career-highs with 363 passing yards and three touchdown passes, and rushed for another TD, versus Indiana State... threw for 323 yards at Missouri State (24-41) with a touchdown and interception. Engineered another fourth quarter late game winning drive, capped by Devon Moore 1-yard TD run with :43 left. Rushed for 31 yards on career-high 12 attempts... staged another fourth quarter comeback at South Dakota, driving the team 80 yards on 11 plays and throwing the game-winning 2-yard touchdown in the final minute. Went 20-of-39 for 286 yards and two TDs with an interception, also added 30 rushing yards and a score... threw for 312 yards, matching a season-high 25 completions, against Illinois State... matched his career-high of three touchdown passes (all in the second half) against UNI, completing 25-of-42 passes for 237 yards. Rushed for a career-high 48 yards on 15 attempts... matched a career-high of three touchdown passes at Southern Illinois, completing 21-of-37 for 337 yards and also rushed for a touchdown.
REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2015): Started the final four games, posting a 3-1 record... named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team... saw action at quarterback late in the Illinois game completing 3-of-6 passes for 21 yards... missed three games (Illinois State, Youngstown State, North Dakota State)... earned his first collegiate start at Indiana State... responded with 29-of-44 passing for 332 yards and a touchdown... added 28 rushing yards and a touchdown... his 78-yard touchdown pass was the longest pass completion in four years... named Missouri Valley Football Conference ‘Co-Newcomer of the Week’ and STATS ‘National Freshman of the Week’ for his performance... threw for 282 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 29 yards against South Dakota State... his 7-yard TD run in the second overtime won the game... threw for 183 yards (12-of-26) at Dayton with two touchdowns and two interceptions... rushed 12 times for 34 yards... season-high 341 passing yards (22-of-43) at Illinois State with two touchdowns and an interception.
FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: First Team All-State… twice named First Team All-Region… two-time First Team All-Area… three years chosen First Team All-Suburban… All-Conference honors three years… voted SEC ‘Player of the Year’… Southeastern Wisconsin Regional ‘Player of the Year’… set records for the Wisconsin D1 state championship football game in passing completions, attempts and yards… set program records for yards in a season (3,004) and attempts (352)… ended his career with 6,008 passing yards, 47 touchdowns, 61 percent completion rate, surpassed 1,000 rushing yards and added 22 TDs on the ground… turned in a 28-8 record as a starter… team won the 2013 conference title and regional championship… lost in the state title game… lettered in basketball, track/field and football… played for coach Louis Brown.
PERSONAL: Born February 14, 1996 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin… active in speaking at D.A.R.E. graduations across Milwaukee county… No. 1 sports highlight was, “Going into my senior year I wanted to leave a mark for underclassmen to follow and remember. After losing in the state championship game several of them stopped by and said that I made an impact on them and changed the way they thought about football and work ethic. I know they will be successful in the future, that means a lot to me.”… his brother and nephew have been a major influence, “They have been through so much in their own personal lives and they have made me so proud. I want to make them as proud as they have made me.”… most admires his HS head coach Louis Brown, “I have never played for a coach like him, and I would never have wanted to play for anyone else. He has impacted me in ways he will never know. He has instilled so much in me that started when I was so young that will continue to be a part of me until the day I die.”… enjoys playing sports, spending time with friends, training, hiking, fishing and driving… favorite professional team is the Green Bay Packers… favorite music is Dave Matthews Band and Zac Brown Band… son of Terrence and Deborah McGuire.
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