Max Hall
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| Max Hall | |
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| College | Brigham Young University |
| Conference | MWC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Class | RS Sophomore |
| Career | 2004 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | October 1, 1985 Mesa, Arizona |
| High school | Mountain View High School, Mesa, Arizona |
| Career highlights | |
Max Hall (born October 1985 in Mesa, Arizona) is the starting quarterback for the BYU Cougars college football team. Hall joined the Arizona State Sun Devils football team in 2004, and transferred to BYU in 2006.
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[edit] Personal, early life and high school
Hall is a nephew to Danny White and grandson to Wilford White, ASU Hall-of-Famers. As a junior in 2002, he earned the starting quarterback for the Mountain View High School Toros, and he led the team to the state championship (14-0), earning MVP, offensive player of the year as well as other honors. As a senior in 2003 he led his team to another state title game, and broke several Toro career passing yards and other records just two years after Beck had broken several of them. Hall was named as the All-Arizona quarterback his senior year by the Arizona Republic.
He also lettered twice as a guard on the Toro's top-ranked basketball team.
Hall served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Des Moines, Iowa in 2005. However, he returned after serving only seven months.
[edit] College career
Hall redshirted at ASU in 2004. In 2006, Hall transferred to BYU and quarterbacked the scout team while sitting out the season.
In 2007, John Beck's departure from BYU left a wide open competition for the starting quarterback position. Cade Cooper, a junior college transfer from Snow College, and Brenden Gaskins, a junior college transfer from Glendale Community College, joined Hall and Jacob Bower to compete for the position. Bower transferred out to Bakersfield College soon after, and the competition came down to Hall and Cooper. Unfortunately Cooper suffered a season-ending injury in the annual Spring game. BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall immediately named Hall as the starting quarterback and Gaskins as the backup for the 2007 season.
Hall was named First Team All-Mountain West Conference as a sophomore after throwing for 3,848 yards, 26 touchdowns, and only 12 interceptions. His 137.7 rating was the 21st best in BYU history, and the fifth best by a sophomore. His 3,848 yards ranked 8th in the NCAA and his 26 touchdown throws tied Hall for 22nd in the NCAA. He was lauded for his poise and maturity so early in his career, including a 4th down and 18 conversion in the year end rivalry game versus Utah. His record in his first season as BYU starting QB was 11-2, with a Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl victory over UCLA. Going into 2008 the Cougar offense looks to be strong as 10 of its 11 2007 starters return.
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[edit] External links
- Max Hall's bio at BYU football website
- Max Hall's bio at ASU football website
- Max Hall's bio at rivals.com website
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