A former professional baseball player who joined the Cowboys in 2007 ... Had a record-breaking junior season in his first year as a starting quarterback since 2001 ... The All-Big 12 first-team quarterback as selected by the Big 12 coaches and Associated Press and finished third in AP's player of the year balloting behind two teammates (Justin Blackmon and Kendall Hunter) ... Is OSU's first all-league quarterback since the 1930s ... A finalist for the Manning Award ... Already owns a nice collection of school records, including single-season records for passing yards (4,277), total offense (4,209), touchdown passes (34), completed passes (342), pass attempts (511) and the completion percentage (66.9) ... He holds the single-game records for completions (34 vs. Baylor) and passing yards (435 vs. Baylor) ... He owns four of the top seven single-game passing totals in school history ... Ended the season third nationally in passing yards (4,277), No. 16 in points responsible for at 15.7, No. 16 nationally and tops in the Big 12 with an efficiency rating of 154.10 ... Was sixth nationally with 32 touchdown passes ... Enters the season with an 11-2 record as OSU's starting quarterback ... Enters his senior season with a career passing efficiency mark of 155.42 to rank fourth in the country among active players, trailing only Kellen Moore of Boise State, Andrew Luck of Stanford and Case Keenum of Houston ... Named as OSU's male student-athlete of the year for 2010-2011 for his work in the classroom and on the field.