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Starting QB Wade Pate suffered a separated shoulder (non-throwing side) in the Bearkats' 41-3 victory over Arkansas - Monticello yesterday. Doubtful he'll be in uniform this weekend against the Mustangs. Here are the backup QBs who the Mustangs will probably see in action:


16 PHILLIP DAUGHERTY
Quarterback 6-3 222 Jr-1L

Bridgeport / Bridgeport HS
Kinesiology major

Transfer from Texas Tech. 2005 -- threw a touchdown pass in preseason scrimmage the morning after arriving in Huntsville from Lubbock ... ranked fourth in the Southland Conference with 1,196 yards passing ... best game was 28 of 45 for 261 yards and two TD passes at McNeese ... also threw for 257 yards (SFA), 254 (NW St.), 172 (Nicholls), and 157 (Texas Tech). 2004 -- third team backup quarterback for Texas Tech Red Raiders. 2003 -- redshirt. High school -- Texas Class 3A “Player of the Year,” All-State, and All-District 7-3A for Coach Danny Henson ... set Texas Class 3A record with 10,136 career passing yards ... 216 of 375 for 3,277 yards and 34 TDs his senior season


. Statistics Passing Rushing
GP Att Com HI Yards TD Rushes Yards TD
2005 (So) 9 183 106 6 1,196 8 37 45 0
2005 (Jr) 2 35 17 2 196 2 8 40 1

12 BRETT HICKS
Quarterback 6-4 200 Jr-1L

Bandera / Bandera HS
Business major

Played in eight games the past two years as backup quarterback. 2005 -- seven of seven passing ... passed for 57 yards at Houston. 2004 -- passed for 73 yards in the Ouachita Baptist victory. 2003 -- redshirt. High school -- All-State and All-District 25-3A on 13-3 state champion for Coach Mike Williamson ... passed for 2,702 yards and 29 TDs as senior and 1,104 yards and 15 TDs as junior


. Statistics Passing
Att Com HI Yards TD
2004 (Fr) 4 4 0 73 0
2005 (So) 7 7 0 58 0

35 TRENT MILLER
Quarterback 6-2 221 So-Tr

Conroe / Oak Ridge HS
General Studies major

Transfer from Kilgore Junior College ... two-time All-District quarterback for Coach John McClean at Oak Ridge High School ... passed for 887 yards as a senior and 1,528 yards as a junior ... led team to 2002 state semi-finals and 2003 district title

10 WADE PATE (injured separated shoulder)
Quarterback 6-2 219 Jr-2L

Arp / Arp HS
Business major

Leader in the class room with a 4.00 grade point average and on the field with 1,793 yards passing in two seasons. 2005 -- started four games at quarterback ... Southland Conference Offensive “Player of the Week” after passing for 260 yards and three scores and rushing for two more touchdowns in 35-18 nationally televised victory over Southeastern Louisiana ... passed for 316 yards and two touchdowns leading Sam Houston into overtime against conference co-champion Texas St.-San Marcos ... ranked fifth in the Southland in both passing yards per game and total offense per game. 2004 -- redshirt. 2003 -- threw for 910 yards, the second highest season total by a Bearkat freshman quarterback (Matt Buss passed for 1,444 yards as a redshirt frosh in 1998) ... ranked sixth in Southland Conference passing ... started four games ... passed for more than 100 yards four times ... long pass was a 61-yard completion against McNeese.
High school -- All-State, All-District 20-2A, and District MVP for Coach Randy Copeland on 7-4 playoff squad ... passed for 2,089 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 540 yards and 12 scores as senior ... class valedictorian and first team Academic All-State ... passed for 2,138 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior on 12-1 state quarter-finalist ... All-State pitcher in baseball


. Statistics Passing Rushing
GP Att Com HI Yards TD Rushes Yards TD
2003 (Fr) 9 157 75 10 910 4 64 173 1
2005 (So) 7 124 66 5 883 6 33 61 2

7 RHETT BOMAR (has not yet been re-instated by the NCAA)
Quarterback 6-2 215 So-Tr

Grand Prairie / Grand Prairie HS
General studies major

Transfer from Oklahoma. 2005 -- passed for 2,018 yards on 10 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman for the Sooners ... led Oklahoma to victories over Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor, Nebraska, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State during the regular season ... Most Valuable Player in the Holiday Bowl, passing for 229 yards in 17-14 victory over Oregon ... best performance was 20 of 28 for 298 yards in 36-30 victory over Texas A&M.
High school - threw for 6,097 yards and 58 touchdowns during his career at Grand Prairie ... rushed for 1,623 yards and 33 touchdowns

Last we heard, Pate plans on playing next game. Separation not as bad as previously thought.

Terrific. Hey, here's a thought, why don't you go talk about this on the "Kats" board. Thanks.

BRStang wrote:Terrific. Hey, here's a thought, why don't you go talk about this on the "Kats" board. Thanks.

Know your enemy.

CalallenStang wrote:

BRStang wrote:Terrific. Hey, here's a thought, why don't you go talk about this on the "Kats" board. Thanks.

Know your enemy.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

PB gets it confused because they are all one in the same.

MM1965 I thought they had another QB from OU named Noah something or another?

BRStang wrote:Terrific. Hey, here's a thought, why don't you go talk about this on the "Kats" board. Thanks.

Here's another thought, why dont you quit being an [deleted]!!!

RGVPony, Noah Allen is no longer on team.

RGV Pony wrote:MM1965 I thought they had another QB from OU named Noah something or another?

Yes. (Thanks, 89) Noah Allen is no longer on the SHSU team. He's been declared 'academically ineligible'.

Sorry if you didn't want to know more about the SHSU team, brstang. I thought it might interest folks.