Matt Grothe
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Matt Grothe (born September 8, 1986) is the current starting quarterback for the University of South Florida Bulls (USF) NCAA Division 1-A football team.
A 2005 graduate of Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida, the 2006 season marks Grothe's first action on the football team after redshirting all of USF's 2005 bowl season. While many were skeptical of the possible talent level of the redshirt freshman QB, he created a national splash by winning the starting quarterback spot over senior Pat Julmiste in the first game of 2006 against McNeese State. A lock for Big East Freshman of the Year, the national buzz continued for Grothe after he led his team to a stunning upset of #7 West Virginia on the road in Morgantown.
Sports television channel ESPN named Grothe the "biggest surprise" in all of the Big East Conference for the 2006 football season. In total offensive yards, Grothe has accumulated an average of 264 yards per game, the highest in Big East play this year. Nationally, he is ranked #12 in total offense (as of 11/25/2006) and is the top-ranked freshman in the country in that category. [1]
At South Florida, Grothe has rewritten the record book, surpassing 3000 yards of total offense in his first full season and passing for more than 2400, obliterating both school records formerly held by Marquel Blackwell, a feat even more impressive when one considers that those records were established against far inferior competition. On December 1, 2006, the Sporting News magazine named Grothe the 2006 Big East Freshman of the Year, as well as naming him to the Big East All-Freshman team. The Tampa Tribune also named Grothe the Big East Rookie of the Year.
[edit] Awards
- 2006 Big East Rookie of the Year
- 2006 Sporting News Big East Freshman of the Year
- 2006 Sporting News Big East All-Freshman Team
- 2006 Scout All-American Freshman Team (2nd team)
- 2006 Tampa Tribune Big East Freshman of the Year
