Keith Price
Encyclopedia
Keith Price is an American football
quarterback
. He is currently the starting quarterback for the 2011 Washington Huskies football team
.
, and attended St. John Bosco High School
in Bellflower, California
. As a senior at St. John Bosco, he completed 143 of 200 passes for 2,260 yards and 24 touchdowns, while also rushing for 579 yards and 10 touchdowns. Price's performance in high school was overshadowed by Matt Barkley
who became the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year while playing for for Bosco rival Mater Dei High School
in Santa Ana, California
. Price was co-MVP of the Trinty League.
.
. He completed 14 of 28 passes against Oregon for 127 yards, no interceptions, and a touchdown. He also replaced Jake Locker
against USC
, and threw a touchdown pass on his first play in the game.
. The following week, he threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns against the Nebraska Cornhuskers
.
During the 2011 regular season, Price completed 219 of 325 passes for 2,625 yards and 29 touchdowns. His 157.9 quarterback rating ranked 13th among all NCAA Division I FBS players, and his 29 touchdown passes ranked seventh. Despite posting impressive statistics, Price had not garnered the nationwide media attention received by other leading quarterbacks. Price acknowledged feeling ignored but added, "I kind of like flying under the radar."
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 Washington Huskies football team
2011 Washington Huskies football team
The 2011 Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by third year head coach Steve Sarkisian. They play six of their home games in Husky Stadium and their final home game at CenturyLink Field ; both...
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Early years
Price grew up in Compton, CaliforniaCompton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
, and attended St. John Bosco High School
St. John Bosco High School
St. John Bosco High School is a Catholic college preparatory school located in Bellflower, California, USA; conducted by the Salesians of St. John Bosco, San Francisco Province. SJBHS is named after Saint John Bosco and was originally founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school by...
in Bellflower, California
Bellflower, California
Bellflower is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. It was incorporated on September 3, 1957. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,616, up from 72,878 at the 2000 census....
. As a senior at St. John Bosco, he completed 143 of 200 passes for 2,260 yards and 24 touchdowns, while also rushing for 579 yards and 10 touchdowns. Price's performance in high school was overshadowed by Matt Barkley
Matt Barkley
Matt Barkley is an American football quarterback and student athlete at the University of Southern California, playing for the Trojans football team. As a high school player, Barkley was named 2007 football Gatorade National Player of the Year, and then the 2007 Gatorade national male athlete of...
who became the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year while playing for for Bosco rival Mater Dei High School
Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)
Mater Dei High School is a private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school in Santa Ana, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. With an enrollment of 2,100 students Mater Dei High School is one of the largest Catholic high schools in the United States...
in Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....
. Price was co-MVP of the Trinty League.
Washington
In July 2008, Price announced that he had accepted a football scholarship to attend the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
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2010 season
After serving on the scout team while redshirting in 2009, Price became the Huskies' backup quarterback in 2010. He appeared in eight games and was the starting quarterback against the No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks2010 Oregon Ducks football team
The 2010 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2010 college football season. The team was led by Chip Kelly in his second season as a head coach. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 44th straight year....
. He completed 14 of 28 passes against Oregon for 127 yards, no interceptions, and a touchdown. He also replaced Jake Locker
Jake Locker
Jacob Cooper "Jake" Locker is an American football quarterback selected by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League in the 2011 Draft...
against USC
2010 USC Trojans football team
The 2010 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Trojans were led by head coach Lane Kiffin, who was in his 1st season...
, and threw a touchdown pass on his first play in the game.
2011
Price became Washington's starting quarterback as a redshirt sophomore in 2011. In the second game of the season, he completed 18 of 25 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-32 victory over Hawaii2011 Hawaii Warriors football team
The 2011 Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warriors will be led by fourth year head coach Greg McMackin and will play their home games at Aloha Stadium...
. The following week, he threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns against the Nebraska Cornhuskers
2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will represent the University of Nebraska in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be coached by Bo Pelini and will play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska...
.
During the 2011 regular season, Price completed 219 of 325 passes for 2,625 yards and 29 touchdowns. His 157.9 quarterback rating ranked 13th among all NCAA Division I FBS players, and his 29 touchdown passes ranked seventh. Despite posting impressive statistics, Price had not garnered the nationwide media attention received by other leading quarterbacks. Price acknowledged feeling ignored but added, "I kind of like flying under the radar."