Travis Clark Bio
9/21/2007 4:06:00 AM | General
SOPHOMORE (2006): Started all 11 games at quarterback after transferring during the summer from Southern Miss... set Georgia Southern season records for completions (147), attempts (283) and yards (1,808)... completed 52 percent of his passes for eight touchdowns to four interceptions thrown... set GS record for longest pass completion, 85 yards to Jayson Foster for a touchdown at The Citadel... threw for season-high 375 yards against Elon, the third-most passing yards in a game... also set single-game record with 27 completions that game... threw for 220 yards at The Citadel, 12th-highest game total ... 208 yards at Chattanooga ties for the 16th-highest yardage total in a GS game... threw only one interception during a stretch from the season-opener to the finale (more than 260 pass attempts)... threw a touchdown pass in the first four games of the season... 74-yard TD pass to Darius Smiley in the season finale against Central Arkansas... 65-yard pass to Smiley on the game's first play at Western Carolina... completed 51-yard Hail Mary pass to Smiley right before halftime of the season-opener against Central Connecticut State... converted both attempts for a 2-point conversion, rushing for both (Western, Central Arkansas)... made a leaping catch over a defender for a 30-yard reception against Central Arkansas... completed 19 passes that went for 20 or more yards... Spent two years at Southern Mississippi before transferring during the summer to Georgia Southern... will step in and compete for the starting quarterback job... AT SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: Two-year member of the program... redshirted in 2004... completed 3-of-4 passes for 28 yards in the 2005 Black and Gold spring game... saw action in two games last year... completed 2-of-3 passes for 16 yards... Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... HIGH SCHOOL: Named Class 1A ?Player of the Year' in North Georgia by the Georgia Coaches Association... First Team Class 1A All-State... rated the 30th pro-style quarterback nationally by rivals.com... earned a 3-star rating by the same group... two-time team MVP... played for Coach Larry Campbell... completed 95 of 169 passes for 1,685 yards, threw 17 touchdowns and had nine interceptions... long pass of 73 yards... ran the ball 98 times for 589 yards, averaging 6.01 yards per carry, scoring 11 touchdowns... long run of 50 yards... First Team all-state as a punter... First-team All-Central Savannah River Association (Combination of Georgia/South Carolina)... led his team to a 14-0 record as the starter and an appearance in the state championship game... threw for a season-high 352 yards against Warren County HS... ran for a season-high 99 yards against Metter HS... lettered in football and baseball... PERSONAL: Son of Bruce and Linda Clark... born September 25, 1985 in Augusta... No. 1 sports highlight was playing in the Georgia Dome and coming back in the fourth quarter to win the game... his father has been a major influence, “He always told me to work hard for my goals in life, and to leave it all on the field”... most admires his HS coach Larry Campbell, “I only played for him my senior year but he taught me a lot about sports and things to come”... enjoys being outside playing ball, hunting and fishing... favorite professional team is the Indianapolis Colts... favorite sports hero is Peyton Manning and favorite non-sports hero is his dad... historical person he'd most like to meet is Abraham Lincoln... if he could attend any sporting event it would be the Super Bowl... Dick Vitale is favorite sports announcer... thing he most likes about Georgia Southern is the attitude of winning... MAJOR: Recreation Management
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