Brian Hoyer

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Brian Hoyer
College	Michigan State
Conference	Big Ten
Sport	Football
Position	QB
Jersey #	7
Class	Junior
Major	Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science - Community Relations^[1]
Career	2005 – present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	October 13, 1985 (1985-10-13) (age 22) North Olmsted, Ohio
High school	Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland, Ohio
Bowl games
2008 Champs Sports Bowl

Brian Hoyer (born October 13, 1985 in North Olmsted, Ohio) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Michigan State Spartans. He graduated from Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland).

[edit] College career

Hoyer was redshirted in 2004, and he began his college career playing sparingly as Drew Stanton's backup during the following two years. He saw action in five games as a freshman against Kent State, Hawaii, Illinois, Northwestern and Indiana. During the Illinois games he and Drew Stanton combined for a Big Ten record 7 TD passes ^[1]. Hoyer saw action in eight games as a sophomore including a start against Penn State while Drew Stanton was out with a concussion.

As a junior Hoyer took over as the new starting QB for the Spartans. He led them to a 7-6 record and a birth in the Champs Sports Bowl. As the starter Hoyer completed 223 of 376 passing attempts for 2,725 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions giving him a quarterback rating of 131.88 ^[2]