Drew Weatherford

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Drew Weatherford
Weatherford on September 23, 2006 against Rice.
College	Florida State
Conference	ACC
Sport	Football
Position	Quarterback
Jersey #	11
Class	RS Senior
Major	Finance
Career	2006 – present
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	June 22, 1985 (1985-06-22) (age 22) United States
High school	Land O' Lakes High School, Land O' Lakes, Florida
Championships
2005 ACC Championship
Bowl games
2006 Orange Bowl - Florida State 23, Penn State 26 2006 Emerald Bowl - Florida State 44, UCLA 27 2007 Music City Bowl - Florida State vsKentucky

Andrew S. (Drew) Weatherford (born June 22, 1985) is a quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles at Florida State University.

1 College career
- 1.1 2005
- 1.2 2006
- 1.3 2007
- 1.4 2008
2 High school career
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] College career

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[edit] 2005

After the career of Wyatt Sexton was cut short by Lyme disease, Drew Weatherford won the starting job over fellow redshirt freshman Xavier Lee during fall practice.^[1]

Drew Weatherford, as a redshirt freshman, led the Seminoles to an Orange Bowl berth in 2005, but his #22 Seminoles lost to #3 Penn State in triple overtime. After that game, he underwent surgery for a torn tendon in his right ankle and healed fully.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2006

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. Eventually Drew won the starting position over Lee.

[edit] 2007

Weatherford rolls out to pass against the Virginia Tech Hokies

Following FSU's Emerald Bowl victory against UCLA, a heated quarterback competition between Lee and Weatherford came to a resolution on August 23, 2007 when Weatherford was named the starter for the opener against Clemson.

[edit] 2008

Weatherford is benched for possibly the remainder of spring practice after a slight tear in the lateral meniscus in his right knee occurred during spring practice during a scrimmage.

[edit] High school career

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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 former 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 when they lost to eventual state champion Palm Bay High School, which featured future NFL players Reggie Nelson and Joe Cohen. The Palm Bay game was by far Drew's most struggling performance being sacked and intercepted four times (making the season total six). 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 No. 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 High School, losing to the Braves (who were led by USF's current starting QB Matt Grothe) 44-35.