Drew Weatherford

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Andrew S. (Drew) Weatherford is a quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles at Florida State University.

Contents 1 College Career 1.1 Honors 2 High School Career 3 Trivia

[edit] College Career

Drew Weatherford, as a redshirt freshman, he led the Seminoles to an Orange Bowl berth in 2005, but his #22 Seminoles lost to #4 Penn State in triple overtime. After that game, he underwent surgery for a torn tendon in his right ankle and healed fully. In the Spring of 2006, he won FSU camp awards for Most Dependable Quarterback and Top Offensive Leadership. Weatherford missed the Maryland game on October 28, 2006 due to injury, which gave Xavier Lee his shot at the starting job, escalating the quarterback controversy which had been hotly debated all season.

[edit] Honors

• 2006 ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-District Team
• 2005 ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-District Team
• 2005 ACC All-Academic Team
• Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Member of Dean's List for three semesters

[edit] High School Career

For high school, Drew Weatherford attended Land O' Lakes High School of Pasco County, Florida. He led the Gators to a 32-14 (4-4 in playoffs) record in four years as the starting quarterback. Drew set both school and county records for season and career passing yards as well as touchdown passes. In his freshman season, Drew had the opportunity to play football with his older brother, Sam. The tandem played to a 7-3 regular season record and traveled to Southlake High School for the playoffs. Andrew threw a touchdown to his tight end sibling in a losing effort. In the 2002 season, Weatherford had his most prolific stats, leading the state in passing touchdowns(ahead of current FSU backup Xavier Lee). His Gators would win the second playoff game in school history against Ocala Vanguard. Weatherford did not throw an interception through eight games. This was the season he would set Pasco's single season passing yardage record(note he did so in the eighth game of the season). Land O' Lakes would set school scoring records for points in a game(60) as well as points for a season(423). Weatherford guided his team to a perfect regular season, and two playoff wins. His season ended playing eventual state champion Melbourne Palm Bay, by far Drew's most struggling performance being sacked and intercepted four times(making the season total six) which would start a trend of Weatherford struggling against teams with decent athletes on defense. He would finish the season with an astounding 12-1 record. Coached by John Bennedetto, Drew Weatherford would start every game of his high school career behind center. In his senior year he would also start on defense as the team's safety. After a superb junior year, the Gator's started the year with a state ranking of #5. They quickly fell from the state's elite when they lost the first two games of the season. While Drew put up modest numbers himself, the lack of another standout player and the loss of focus on the running game, the team would finish 6-4. Drew and his team would gain composure in the playoffs defeating Auburndale and Ocala Forest. Drew Weatherford played his final game in a shootout with Lakeland Lake Gibson, losing to the Braves (who were led by USF's current starting QB Matt Grothe) 44-35.

[edit] Trivia

During the ESPN telecast of the Seminoles season opener against Miami in 2006, it was revealed that Weatherford is a descendant of Scottish national hero William Wallace.

Younger brother Joe Weatherford signed with the University of Central Florida on National Signing Day 2007.