| David Ash |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Belton, Texas
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| High School:
Belton
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 222
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| Position:
QB
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| Experience:
So.-1L
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Saw action in all 13 games with six starts as a true freshman in 2011 ... completed 98-of-173 (56.6%) pass attempts for 1,068 yards, four touchdowns and eight interceptions ... set the school record for the most touchdown passes (four) by a true freshman ... a prep All-American who was rated the 11th-best quarterback by ESPNU.
FRESHMAN (2011)
Played in all 13 games with six starts ... starts came against Oklahoma State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Missouri, Kansas State and California in the Holiday Bowl ... completed 98-of-173 (56.6%) pass attempts for 1,068 yards, four touchdowns and eight interceptions ... his four touchdown passes are a school record for the most by a true freshman in school history ... threw five completions of 40 or more yards ... one of five players to throw a touchdown pass for Texas in 2011 ... rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown on 73 attempts and caught a four-yard touchdown pass ... in the Holiday Bowl he completed 14-of-23 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown while also catching a four-yard touchdown pass from Jaxon Shipley ... made his collegiate starting debut against Oklahoma State, throwing for 139 yards on 22-of-40 passing with two interceptions to go with 21 rushing yards on 15 attempts ... he was the first true freshman quarterback to start at Texas since Chris Simms in 1999 at Texas A&M ... passed for a season-high 158 yards on 13-of-29 passing with one interception at Missouri ... completed 14-of-18 (.778) pass attempts for 145 yards against Kansas while scoring his first career rushing touchdown with 15 yards on eight carries ... attempted just seven passes, completing four for 125 yards against Texas Tech while rushing for a season-high 59 yards on four runs including a 47-yard gain ... rushed for 36 yards on nine carries against BYU while also catching a 23-yard pass and completing 2-of-3 passes for 35 yards ... had his best passing performance to date at Iowa State, throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 7-of-12 passing ... passed for 107 yards and one touchdown, completing 11-of-20 against Oklahoma.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Rodney Southern at Belton H.S. ... a prep All-American, three-time all-district, two-time all-state and three-year starter at quarterback and punter ... named an Old Spice Player of the Year ... played in the 2011 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl, scoring on a 25-yard rushing TD and was named `Most Accurate' passer at the end of the week ... ranked as the 11th-best quarterback by ESPNU ... rated as the fifth-best quarterback by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... three-year starter who set 13 school records, passed for 7,944 yards and 80 TDs while rushing for 815 yards and 22 TDs ... named second-team 5A all-state at QB and punter by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ... earned AP first-team all-state honors at punter and second-team honors at QB ... named Offensive MVP of the Killeen Daily Herald's All-Area Football Team ... tabbed the class 5A/4A Player of the Year by the Temple Daily Telegram ... a unanimous first-team all-district 12-5A selection at QB and punter ... completed 243-of-395 passes (61.5%) for 3,453 yards (fourth-best in class 5A) and 41 TDs while rushing for 333 yards and eight TDs as as a senior ... also punted 20 times for an average of 43.1 yards per punt with a long of 62 ... ESPN RISE Regional High School Player of the Week in week two after passing for 446 yards and six TDs and rushing for 69 yards and two TDs against Austin ... named to Tom Lemming's Junior All-American team ... earned honorable mention all-state honors as a punter by the Associated Press ... tabbed the district 12-5A Offensive MVP ... helped lead Belton to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the second round of the state playoffs ... passed for 2,002 yards and 23 TDs while rushing for 229 yards and five TDs ... also punted 18 times for an average of 41.0 yards per punt ... tabbed the district 12-5A Offensive Newcomer of the Year while earning first team honors as a sophomore ... also earned second-team all-district honors as a punter ... tallied 2,489 passing yards and 16 TDs while rushing for 253 yards and nine TDs ... also punted 28 times for an average of 41.9 yards per punt ... also lettered in track and basketball, averaging over 10 points per game in two seasons on varsity.
PERSONAL
Born in Houston, Texas ... participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... a second-team academic all-state selection by the Texas High School Coaches Association as a senior ... enjoys hunting and fishing.
THE ASH FILE
Nickname: Baby Ash
During pregame, I like to: Take a shower, sleep and go over the game plan
Favorite TV show: Raising Hope
Favorite music artist: Josh Turner
Favorite movie(s): Remember the Titans, Nacho Libre, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Favorite actor/actress: Jim Carrey, Gwyneth Paltrow
Sports hero: Colt McCoy
Nobody knows how much I like to: Read
I can't believe I watch: The Disney Channel
I came to Texas because: The winning tradition and I love the people
2011
| Opponent |
C-A |
Pct. |
Yds |
TD-INT |
Lg |
Rush |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
| Rice |
1-1 |
100 |
2 |
0-0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| BYU |
2-3 |
66.7 |
35 |
0-0 |
26 |
9 |
36 |
13 |
0 |
| UCLA |
3-3 |
100 |
31 |
0-0 |
14 |
2 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
| Iowa State |
7-12 |
58.3 |
145 |
2-0 |
48 |
3 |
-17 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
11-20 |
55.0 |
107 |
1-2 |
22 |
9 |
-38 |
8 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
22-40 |
55.0 |
139 |
0-2 |
20 |
15 |
21 |
23 |
0 |
| Kansas |
14-18 |
77.8 |
145 |
0-1 |
27 |
8 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
| Texas Tech |
4-7 |
57.1 |
125 |
0-0 |
48 |
4 |
59 |
47 |
0 |
| Missouri |
13-29 |
44.8 |
158 |
0-1 |
45 |
5 |
-7 |
10 |
0 |
| Kansas State |
7-16 |
43.7 |
39 |
0-2 |
10 |
4 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
| Texas A&M |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Baylor |
0-1 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
0
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| Cal |
14-23 |
60.9 |
142 |
1-0 |
47 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
0
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| Year |
G/GS |
Comp |
Att |
Pct. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Lg |
| 2011 |
13/6 |
98 |
173 |
56.6 |
1,068 |
4 |
8 |
48 |
| Total |
13/6 |
98 |
173 |
56.6 |
1,068 |
4 |
8 |
48
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| Year |
G/GS |
Rush |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
Lg |
| 2011 |
13/6 |
69 |
88 |
1.3 |
1 |
47 |
| Total |
13/6 |
69 |
88 |
1.3 |
1 |
47 |
