Tom Savage (American football)

Tom Savage
Arizona Wildcats — No. 7
Quarterback Sophomore
Major: Criminal justice
Date of birth: April 26, 1990 (1990-04-26) (age 21)
Place of birth: Springfield, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Career history
High school: Cardinal O'Hara High School,
Springfield, Pennsylvania
 College(s):
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Tom Savage (born April 26, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats.

At Cardinal O'Hara High School, Savage was a member of the football team for four years and started at quarterback for three. He threw for 1,355 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior and threw for over 3,000 yards total.[1]

Savage enrolled at Rutgers University in 2009, and after Rutgers opened the season with a loss to Cincinnati, he was named the starting quarterback. He led the team to a 9-4 record. During his freshman year at Rutgers, Savage passed for 2,211 yards and 14 touchdowns, while throwing only 7 interceptions. In arguably his best game of the year, he completed 14 of 27 passes for a season-high 294 yards and 2 touchdowns against the University of Central Florida in the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl.[2]

He was named on the All-American Freshman Team by the Football Writers Association of America.[3]

In 2010, Savage threw for 521 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.[4] Early in the season, he was sidelined by an injury to his hand and replaced with freshman quarterback Chas Dodd. Dodd remained the starting QB based on his performance against Connecticut in his first ever start. On January 8, 2011, Savage announced he would be transferring from Rutgers University.[5] Rutgers granted Savage a conditional release. In February 2011 he announced that he is transferring to Arizona. He will have to sit out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules but will be eligible to play in 2012.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Freshman QB Tom Savage ready for Rutgers opener". sports.espn.go.com. September 4, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Tom Savage Game By Game Stats 2009". espn.go.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Luicci, Tom. "Rutgers QB Tom Savage named to Maxwell Award watch list". nj.com. August 9, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tom Savage Stats". espn.go.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "QB Tom Savage leaving Rutgers". sports.espn.go.com. January 8, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  6. ^ Gimino, Anthony. "Former Rutgers QB Tom Savage plans transfer to Arizona". content.usatoday.com. February 17, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.