Jared Goff
| California Golden Bears No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Sociology |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Kentfield (CA) Marin Catholic |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | October 14, 1994 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Jared Thomas Goff (born October 14, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears football team.[1]
High school career
Goff combined to throw for 7,687 yards and 93 touchdowns with 18 interceptions in three varsity seasons at Marin Catholic High School, completing 477-of-767 passes (62.2%) for teams that combined to post a 39–4 overall record and 21–0 Marin County Athletic League mark on their way to one appearance in the state title game, one North Coast Section crown, three NCS playoff appearances and three MCAL championships.
College career
Goff was recruited by a number of college programs and received scholarship offers from Boise State, Fresno State and Washington State,[2] before choosing the Golden Bears. Goff was a mid-year enrollee at Cal in January 2013 and joined the team for the 2013 spring practice. In August, he was named starting quarterback for the 2013 season over redshirt freshman Zach Kline,[3] becoming the first true freshman quarterback in Cal history to start a season opener.
Goff started all twelve games in 2013, and although the team finished 1–11, he set Cal single-season records for passing yards (3,508), most yardage gained (3,508), total offense (3,446), passes completed (320), and passes attempted (531). Goff finished the season with a 60.3 completion percentage with 18 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.[1]
In 2014, Goff was again starting quarterback. In a September 27 matchup versus the Colorado Buffaloes, Goff threw a career-high seven touchdown passes, completing 24-of-42 passes for 458 yards.[4]
Personal
Goff was born to Jerry Goff, a former Major League Baseball player, and Nancy Goff. Goff's father was also a Cal athlete, playing as an all-conference and all-district catcher for the school's baseball team.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California, University of. "Jared Goff Bio". Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ Rivals.com. "Jared Goff"
- ↑ Gemmell, Kevin. "Cal names Jared Goff starting QB". Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Goff Adds to Weekly National Honors". Cal Athletics. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.