Mason Rudolph (American football)
Oklahoma State Cowboys No. 2 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Senior |
Major | Marketing |
Career history | |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Rock Hill (SC) Northwestern |
Personal information | |
Date of birth | July 17, 1995 |
Place of birth | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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Mason Rudolph (born July 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Early years
Rudolph was named for, but is not related to, the PGA Tour golfer Mason Rudolph. [1]
He attended Westminster Catawba Christian School before transferring to Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. During his career he passed for 10,986 yards and 132 passing touchdowns. Rudolph was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the ninth best pro-style quarterback in his class.[2] He committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football.[3][4]
College career
Rudolph entered his true freshman season in 2014 as a third string behind J. W. Walsh and Daxx Garman.[5][6] After Walsh was injured, Garman became the starter with Rudolph as his backup. After Garman was injured, Rudolph started his first career game against Baylor.[7] During the game, he completed 13 of 25 passes for 281 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.[8] Rudolph would remain the starter for the final two games, including the 2015 Cactus Bowl victory against Washington.[9][10][11] In three games total, he completed 49 of 86 passes for 853 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions.[12]
He was named the starter for the 2015 season in January of that year.[13]
College statistics
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Year | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TDs | Int |
2014 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 49 | 86 | 57.0 | 853 | 6 | 4 |
2015 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 264 | 424 | 62.3 | 3,770 | 21 | 9 |
2016 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 284 | 448 | 63.4 | 4,091 | 28 | 4 |
College Totals | 28 | 575 | 926 | 62.1 | 8,400 | 52 | 17 |
References
- ↑ Oklahoma State football: The second Mason Rudolph
- ↑ Rivals.com bio
- ↑ Oklahoma State football: Cowboys get commitment from South Carolina quarterback Mason Rudolph
- ↑ Northwestern quarterback Mason Rudolph commits to Oklahoma State University
- ↑ Oklahoma State football: Mason Rudolph has family backing through rise with Cowboys
- ↑ Oklahoma State football: Mason Rudolph rolls with the changes during rise to Cowboys' starting quarterback role
- ↑ Media report: Freshman quarterback Mason Rudolph 'likely' to start against Baylor
- ↑ Oklahoma State's Offense Finds a Spark Behind Freshman QB Mason Rudolph
- ↑ Freshman QB ready to lead Oklahoma State to Cactus Bowl victory in 3rd start
- ↑ Mason Rudolph leads Oklahoma State past Washington
- ↑ Oklahoma State QB Mason Rudolph shines vs. UW defense
- ↑ Obvious difference-maker: Rudolph’s emergence at QB for OSU
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12168381/mike-gundy-says-mason-rudolph-oklahoma-state-starting-quarterback