Todd Reesing
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| Quarterback | Sophomore |
| Major: Economics | |
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| Place of Birth: Austin, Texas | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| High school: Lake Travis High School | |
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Todd Reesing is an American football quarterback from Austin, Texas. Currently a junior, he is the starting quarterback for the Kansas Jayhawks.
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[edit] High School Years
Reesing attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas and was a good student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, Reesing was named the Texas 4A Player of the Year as a junior. As a senior, Reesing passed for 3,343 yards, 41 touchdown passes, and threw only 5 interceptions. He added 756 yards and 8 touchdowns running the ball. In baseball, he was a second team All-District honoree as an outfielder. Reesing graduated from Lake Travis High School in 2006 and was in the top one percent of his graduating class. Despite his success, Reesing was not heavily recruited by in-state programs Texas and Texas A&M due to his size. Kansas coach Mark Mangino invited Reesing to visit the school while Reesing was in Kansas for a visit to Kansas State. Shortly after, Reesing committed to Kansas.
[edit] College career
[edit] 2006-2007 season
Reesing began his first season at Kansas as a redshirt. However, due to injuries and inadequacies at the quarterback position, Reesing was inserted into the second half of a conference game against Colorado. Reesing led the Jayhawks with three touchdowns to a 20-15 come from behind win. He played sparingly in two more games that season.
[edit] 2007-2008 season
Despite not having started a game the previous season, Reesing competed for the starting position for the 2007-2008 season. He successfully beat out Kerry Meier for the starting job. On November 3, 2007, Reesing passed for 354 yards and 6 touchdowns while the Jayhawk offense scored 76 points against Nebraska, the most points ever scored in one game against Nebraska. Reesing led the Jayhawks to a school best 11-0 record before falling 36-28 to the 10-1 Missouri Tigers in the Border Showdown. Despite this loss, Kansas was selected to play in the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl against 11-2 Virginia Tech. In the Orange Bowl, Reesing was 20 for 37 for 227 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He lead Kansas to victory over Virginia Tech 24-21 and the Jayhawks capped off their best season in school history at 12-1. Reesing was named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, which is awarded to the best collegiate quarterback each year.
