Seth Doege
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Seth Doege is an American football
quarterback
. He is currently the starting quarterback for the 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
. As of October 23, 2011, he ranked second among all NCAA FBS quarterbacks with 2,608 passing yards during the 2011 season.
, to Melinda and Randy Doege and has one younger brother. Randy Doege coached at several high schools in West Texas
before becoming the head coach at Crane High School in 2003. In 2004, Seth Doege was the starting quarterback for Crane High School and led the Golden Cranes to the area round of the playoffs, a loss to the (Tuscola) Jim Ned Indians, who were led by senior quarterback Colt McCoy
. In 2005, his sophomore year in high school, Doege led the Cranes to a 13-0 record and the regional Class 2A finals before they fell to Childress. After attending quarterback camps during the summer before his junior year, Doege was recruited heavily by several major universities, including the University of Florida
, the University of Oklahoma
, and Purdue University
.
Doege transferred to (Wolfforth) Frenship High School
before his junior year of high school, but during August workouts, he injured his knee and was sidelined for the 2006 high school season. He injured the other knee in the summer of 2007, missing his senior high school season, but Texas Tech coach Mike Leach
honored Tech's earlier offer of a scholarship, and Doege signed his letter of intent
to play for the Red Raiders in February 2008.
player, seeing no action. He saw limited action in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, though he did start for the Red Raiders in an October 31, 2009, victory against Kansas
due to an injury to starting quarterback Taylor Potts
. Doege completed 14 of 28 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown in the Kansas game.
. The completion record was previously held by Kliff Kingsbury
, another Texas Tech quarterback, who completed 49-of-59 for an 83 percent completion percentage. Doege also tied the school record set by quarterback Taylor Potts
for consecutive pass completions by completing 15 in a row during the same game.
For his performance at the New Mexico game, he was named co-Big 12
offensive player of the week and AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week
Doege threw for a career-high 461 yards in a 41-34 loss to Kansas State on October 15, 2011. Doege has thrown only four interceptions in his Texas Tech football career, but three of the picks came in the loss to Kansas State.
One week after the loss to Kansas State, Doege led the Red Raiders to a 41-38 upset victory over No. 3 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma
. Doege completed 33 of 52 passes for 441 yards and four touchdowns against Oklahoma. For his performance, he earned recognition as the Walter Camp Football Foundation
National Offensive Player of the Week and the Rivals.com
National Player of the Week. Additionally, he was again named the AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week, his second time to be so honored during the 2011 season. Offensive coordinator Neal Brown
was also named National Coordinator of the Week by Rivals.
After seven games, Doege had completed 238 of 342 passes for 2,608 yards and 22 touchdowns. As of October 23, 3011, he ranked second among all NCAA FBS quarterbacks in passing yardage, trailing Case Keenum
by 77 yards.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
. He is currently the starting quarterback for the 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The Red Raiders opened their 2011 season at home against the Texas State Bobcats, marking the 950th overall contest in the program's 86 year history. Texas Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive. Their first drive would end in a punt by Ryan Erxleben from their own 26 yard line...
. As of October 23, 2011, he ranked second among all NCAA FBS quarterbacks with 2,608 passing yards during the 2011 season.
Early years
Doege was born in San Angelo, TexasSan Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
, to Melinda and Randy Doege and has one younger brother. Randy Doege coached at several high schools in West Texas
West Texas
West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....
before becoming the head coach at Crane High School in 2003. In 2004, Seth Doege was the starting quarterback for Crane High School and led the Golden Cranes to the area round of the playoffs, a loss to the (Tuscola) Jim Ned Indians, who were led by senior quarterback Colt McCoy
Colt McCoy
Daniel "Colt" McCoy is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft...
. In 2005, his sophomore year in high school, Doege led the Cranes to a 13-0 record and the regional Class 2A finals before they fell to Childress. After attending quarterback camps during the summer before his junior year, Doege was recruited heavily by several major universities, including the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, and Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
.
Doege transferred to (Wolfforth) Frenship High School
Frenship High School
Frenship High School is a high school located in Wolfforth, Texas, USA. The school was originally known as Friendship High School. The school serves students in grades 9-12 from Wolfforth, Lubbock, and southwest Lubbock County...
before his junior year of high school, but during August workouts, he injured his knee and was sidelined for the 2006 high school season. He injured the other knee in the summer of 2007, missing his senior high school season, but Texas Tech coach Mike Leach
Mike Leach
Michael C. "Mike" Leach is head coach of the Washington State Cougars football team. For 10 years he was head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team. Leach had a winning season every year during his tenure at Texas Tech....
honored Tech's earlier offer of a scholarship, and Doege signed his letter of intent
National Letter of Intent
The National Letter of Intent is a document used to indicate a student athlete's commitment to participating NCAA colleges and universities in the United States. The NCAA Eligibility Center manages the daily operations of the NLI program while the Collegiate Commissioners Association provides...
to play for the Red Raiders in February 2008.
2009 and 2010 seasons
Doege accepted a football scholarship from Texas Tech as part of the 2008 recruiting class. He spent the 2008 season as a redshirtRedshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
player, seeing no action. He saw limited action in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, though he did start for the Red Raiders in an October 31, 2009, victory against Kansas
2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision intercollegiate football season of 2009-2010 which was the school's 120th season...
due to an injury to starting quarterback Taylor Potts
Taylor Potts
Taylor Potts is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2011...
. Doege completed 14 of 28 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown in the Kansas game.
2011 season
Doege became Texas Tech's starting quarterback in 2011. He set a Division I (NCAA) record for highest completion percentage for quarterbacks throwing 40 or more completions in a game, completing 40-of-44 passes (90.9%) during the September 17, 2011 game against the New Mexico Lobos2011 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represents the University of New Mexico in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Mike Locksley for the first four games and will be led by interim head coach George Barlow for the remainder of the season...
. The completion record was previously held by Kliff Kingsbury
Kliff Kingsbury
Klifford "Kliff" Kingsbury is an American Football Coach, serving as the current co-offensive coordinator for the University of Houston Cougar football team. Prior to his current role, Kingsbury was a Quarterback in the NFL and NFL Europe, winning a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in a...
, another Texas Tech quarterback, who completed 49-of-59 for an 83 percent completion percentage. Doege also tied the school record set by quarterback Taylor Potts
Taylor Potts
Taylor Potts is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2011...
for consecutive pass completions by completing 15 in a row during the same game.
For his performance at the New Mexico game, he was named co-Big 12
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
offensive player of the week and AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week
AT&T ESPN All-America Player
The AT&T ESPN All-America Player is a joint marketing venture between AT&T and ESPN that allows fans to select college football's player of the week and player of the year respectively. Each "vote" counts as an entry into an AT&T sweepstakes, usually for a trip to the BCS National Championship...
Doege threw for a career-high 461 yards in a 41-34 loss to Kansas State on October 15, 2011. Doege has thrown only four interceptions in his Texas Tech football career, but three of the picks came in the loss to Kansas State.
One week after the loss to Kansas State, Doege led the Red Raiders to a 41-38 upset victory over No. 3 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
. Doege completed 33 of 52 passes for 441 yards and four touchdowns against Oklahoma. For his performance, he earned recognition as the Walter Camp Football Foundation
Walter Camp Football Foundation
The Walter Camp Football Foundation is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also presents various awards.-Awards:*Walter Camp Player of the Year*CT Player of the Year...
National Offensive Player of the Week and the Rivals.com
Rivals.com
Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found...
National Player of the Week. Additionally, he was again named the AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week, his second time to be so honored during the 2011 season. Offensive coordinator Neal Brown
Neal Brown
Neal Brown is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator & QB coach at Texas Tech.-Background:...
was also named National Coordinator of the Week by Rivals.
After seven games, Doege had completed 238 of 342 passes for 2,608 yards and 22 touchdowns. As of October 23, 3011, he ranked second among all NCAA FBS quarterbacks in passing yardage, trailing Case Keenum
Case Keenum
Casey Austin "Case" Keenum is a redshirt senior quarterback for the Houston Cougars football team. Keenum has already set several school records at the University of Houston and has positioned himself to become the NCAA's all-time leader in total passing yards in 2011...
by 77 yards.