Spencer Sanders

Spencer Sanders is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Spencer Sanders
Oklahoma State Cowboys – No. 3
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Freshman
Career history
College
  • Oklahoma State (2018−present)
High schoolBilly Ryan High School
(Denton, Texas)
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Sanders grew up in Denton, Texas and attended Billy Ryan High School. He passed for 3,288 yards and 35 touchdowns along with 1,099 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground in his junior season before tearing his ACL.[1] Rated a four-star recruit, Sanders committed to play college football at Oklahoma State during his junior year over offers from Colorado, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Penn State and Texas A&M.[2] As a senior, Sanders threw for 3,845 yards and 54 touchdowns and ran for 1,380 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year, the Associated Press Player of the Year, and Texas Mr. Football.[3][4]

College career

Sanders redshirted his true freshman season.[5] After competing with Dru Brown throughout spring practice and summer training camp, Sanders was named the Cowboys starting quarterback just before the season opener.[6][7] Sanders was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for week 2 after throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns on 12 of 18 passing with 51 yards rushing in slightly more than one half of play against McNeese State.[8] Sanders was named the Newcomer of the Week a second time after completing nine of 12 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another 88 yards in a 34-27 win against TCU.[9] The following game against Kansas Sanders suffered a torn ligament in his throwing hand, ending his redshirt freshman season.[10] He threw for 2,065 yards with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while rushing for 625 yards and two touchdowns and was named the conference Offensive Freshman of the Year.[11][12]

Statistics
Year Team GP Passing Rushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2019OKST 1115524762.82,0658.41611145.41396284.52
Career1115524762.82,0658.41611145.41396284.52

References
  1. Allen, Robert (August 4, 2019). "Facing adversity has put Brown and Sanders in good position". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. Krueger, Nick (October 1, 2016). "Spencer Sanders commits to Oklahoma State after Cowboys' big win". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. "Denton Ryan QB Spencer Sanders is named state player of the year by AP". The Dallas Morning News. Associated Press. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. Cooke, Hunter (December 18, 2017). "Oklahoma State commit Spencer Sanders named Mr. Texas Football". DaytonDailyNews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. "OSU football: Redshirt year helped create the Spencer Sanders you see now". The Oklahoman. September 7, 2019.
  6. "With his 'rocket' arm, former Denton Ryan star Spencer Sanders primed for Oklahoma State QB comptetition". The Dallas Morning News.
  7. Lancaster, Zach (August 30, 2019). "Report: Spencer Sanders to start at Oregon State". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  8. Bonner II, Frank (September 9, 2019). "OSU football: Cowboys quarterback Spencer Sanders named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week". Tulsa World. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. Buckingham, Dylan (November 4, 2019). "Cowboys Almost Sweep Big 12 Honors For Week 10". KFOR.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  10. Wright, Scott (November 22, 2019). "Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders to miss rest of season with thumb injury". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  11. "Sources: Thumb surgery sidelines Oklahoma State's Spencer Sanders". ESPN.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  12. "2019 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". KSAL.com. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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