Sean Glennon
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 Sean Glennon, starting quarterback at Virginia Tech, August 2006 - Present.
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| Born | September 5, 1985 Woodlands, Texas |
Sean Glennon (born September 5, 1985) is the starting quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
Glennon's appointment to the starting quarterback position came after an extended contest that took place following the dismissal of controversial quarterback Marcus Vick. Glennon had been considered the front-runner for the position following the 2005-2006 season, but faced strong challenges from Ike Whitaker and Cory Holt throughout spring and summer practices. He was named the starting quarterback Sunday, August 13, and started Virginia Tech's season-opening win over Northeastern University, leading the Hokies to a 38-0 win.
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[edit] Early Life and High School
Sean Glennon was born in Woodlands, Texas to John and Nancy Glennon. John, his father, had a position with Exxon Mobil that forced the family to move three times in Sean's grade-school years. From Woodlands, the family would move to New Jersey, back to Texas, then finally to Centreville, Virginia, where they would stay for Glennon's high school years.Sister, Katie also attends Virginia Tech. Brother, Mike, plays for Westfield and is being recruited heavily.
Sean Glennon attended Westfield High School in Fairfax County, playing all four years at quarterback, and starting for the Westfield Bulldogs in his junior and senior seasons under head coach Tom Verbanic.
During his junior year, Glennon threw for over 1,700 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for another four touchdowns. Over the next year, his final (senior) season at Westfield High School, Glennon led the Bulldogs to the Virginia AAA Group 6 state championship. He passed for 1,840 yards, 26 touchdowns, and four interceptions during the championship campaign and added four touchdowns on the ground. Following the championship season, Glennon received numerous accolades as he finalized his search for a college choice. In total, Glennon amassed over 4,800 yards passing, 67 passing touchdowns (7th all-time in Virginia), eight rushing touchdowns, and only 11 interceptions.
He was elected to the Associated Press and Virginia Coaches' all-state teams, the Washington Post all-Metro first team, and was ranked No. 21 on the All Mid-Atlantic Team. He earned High School All-America honors from SuperPrep and PrepStar, in addition to being ranked the No. 4 high school player in the state by The Roanoke Times and the No. 3 high school player in the state by Rivals.com.
[edit] College career
Due to his numerically successful high school career and the number of awards granted him, Glennon was widely recruited by college teams eager to find a stable quarterback. Most Atlantic Coast Conference schools were among those who recruited Glennon. Glennon eventually narrowed that list down to two: Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. After visiting the campuses of each school, Glennon made his decision, signing with Virginia Tech on August 14, 2003.
[edit] 2004 Season
Despite true freshman status, Sean Glennon participated in four games during the 2004-2005 football season, playing primarily as a relief quarterback in blowouts over Western Michigan University and Florida A&M University.
He saw his first collegiate action on September 11, 2004 in Virginia Tech's 63-0 win over Western Michigan University. Glennon went 4-for-4, completing all of his passes, including a tipped ball that was blocked, caught, and recorded as a pass from Sean Glennon to Sean Glennon. His first pass was a 34-yard touchdown completion to receiver Justin Harper, and he later would record another, 33-yard touchdown pass to backup receiver Duane Brown.
His next action came in the October 16, 2004 homecoming game against Florida A&M University. Taking 40 total snaps in the game, Glennon directed two touchdown drives in the 62-0 blowout. In the game, Glennon went 4-for-7 for 58 yards.
Sean Glennon's next significant action didn't come until spring practice and the annual Maroon-White scrimmage game. He was 7-for-17 for 38 yards and three interceptions in that contest.
[edit] 2005 Season
As Marcus Vick returned from his suspension from the Virginia Tech football team to assume the starting quarterback role, Sean Glennon asked and was granted a redshirt season in 2005. His only action came in the Maroon-White scrimmage game, where he went 5-for-6 for 36 yards.
[edit] 2006 Season
Named the starting quarterback of Virginia Tech for the 2006 season on August 13, 2006, Glennon still faced doubts about his ability to lead Virginia Tech successfully.
Many of those doubts were put to rest by Glennon's performance in the Hokies' season-opening win over Northeastern University, a 1-AA football school from Boston, Massachusetts. In a solid if uninspiring performance, Glennon completed 15 of his 18 passes for a total of 222 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. He was removed from the game after the second series of the third quarter, having played the entire first half.
In the second game of the Hokies' 2006-2007 season, Glennon turned in a solid if unspectacular performance against the University of North Carolina. Glennon went 10-for-16 for 66 yards as the Hokies used their ground attack to devastate the Tar Heels' defense. Glennon avoided throwing an interception and left the game in the third quarter as back-up quarterback Ike Whitaker came in to play.
[edit] Pre-2007 Season
During Winter Max Testing, He set a new record for bench press for VT quarterbacks. The rising redshirt junior max pressed 375 pounds. That surpasses the previous mark held by Bryan Randall.
[edit] External links
- "Glennon tabbed Tech's starting QB" (Roanoke Times, August 14, 2006)
- Official Virginia Tech biography (hokiesports.com)
- "Like His Major, Hokies QB Glennon is All Business" (Washington Post, August 16, 2006)
- The Washington Post's Fall 2003 All-Metro Football Team
- Hokiesports.com "Hokies' road success continues with win at UNC"
| Preceded by Marcus Vick |
Virginia Tech Starting Quarterbacks 2006- |
Succeeded by (current) |
