John O'Korn
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 22, 1994 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | St. Thomas Aquinas High School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John August O'Korn (born November 22, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines. After attending St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he led his team to the 2012 FHSAA 7A state high school title, O'Korn chose to attend the University of Houston.[1] He began as the starting quarterback for Houston during the 2013 season as a true freshman after teammate David Piland suffered career-ending injuries.[2] After throwing 3,117 yards and 28 touchdowns as a freshman and honored with the American Athletic Conference Freshman Player of the Year, he lost his starting position after starting the first five games in the 2014 season. On February 5, 2015, he announced his plans to transfer to the University of Michigan. [3]
Early life
John O'Korn was born to Gary and Paula O'Korn in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[4] He attended Huntingdon Area High School, where he played quarterback, throwing for 1,018 yards and 10 TDs as a sophomore, starting 5 games. As a youth, John was an outstanding baseball and basketball player as well as wrestler, placing in several national tournaments. When his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, O'Korn attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. In his first season at St. Thomas Aquinas, he threw for 377 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions. The next season, he led the team to the 2012 FHSAA 7A state title with an average of 43 points per game. Throwing for 22 TDs with just 4 INTs and over 2,500 yards, he set a school record most passing yards and touchdown passes in a single season.
He received scholarship offers from Wisconsin, Louisville, Syracuse, Mississippi State, North Carolina, South Florida, and UCF in addition to Houston.[5]
College career
2013 season
O'Korn earned the backup position for quarterback during preseason camp behind David Piland.[5] However, he made his first collegiate appearance during the first half of the season opener. He became the quarterback beginning with the 2013 Bayou Bucket Classic against Rice.[6] When Piland announced that he would end his career due to concussions, O'Korn was solidified in the role.[7]
Statistics
Through the end of the 2015 season, O'Korn's statistics are as follows:[8]
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2013 | 259 | 466 | 3,117 | 58.1 | 28 | 10 | 133.0 | 77 | 104 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 100.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NCAA Career Totals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
References
- ^ Sonnone, Brendan (June 22, 2012). "St. Thomas Aquinas QB John O'Korn commits to Houston". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Huguenin, Mike (September 19, 2013). "John O'Korn, a true freshman, will make first start for Houston". National Football League (NFL). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (February 5, 2015). "John O'Korn transfers to Michigan". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "John O'Korn signs to play at Houston". The Daily News. February 7, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Duarte, Joseph (September 25, 2013). "UH's O'Korn no stranger to pressure". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Price, Tim (September 27, 2013). "Houston tries to remain unbeaten against UTSA". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "QB David Piland cites concussions". ESPN. October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "John O'Korn". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved March 29, 2016.