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David Ash Class: Junior Hometown: Belton, Texas High School: Belton Height / Weight: 6-3 / 223 Position: QB Experience: Jr.2L

Third-year quarterback who has played in 25 games with 18 starts ... has an 12-6 record as a starter with wins in 10 of his last 13 ... ranks eighth on the UT career passing yards list (3,778) ... needs 957 passing yards to move into seventh (4,735 by Bret Stafford, 1984-87) ... his three 300-yard games rank fifth on the UT career list ... his 23 touchdown passes rank ninth on the Texas career list ... had a streak of 116 straight passes without an interception (fourth-longest in school history) snapped vs. Oklahoma State (9/29/12) ... set the school record for the most touchdown passes (four) by a true freshman in 2011 ... a prep All-American who was rated the 11th-best quarterback as a senior by ESPNU ... a member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2012).

SOPHOMORE (2012)
Started 12 of the 13 games ... missed the Kansas State game with an injury ... ranked 15th in the FBS in completion percentage (67.3) and 21st in passing efficiency (153.28 rating) ... helped the Horns rank 10th nationally in passing efficiency (154.38) ... completed more than 70 percent of his passes in six games, including 80-plus in three ... had four games with three or more TD passes ... had 13 plays of 40 yards or more, including one rush ... averaged 26.5 yards per TD pass and 26.8 yards per score ... one of only 10 QBs (also Marcus Mariota, Oregon; Geno Smith, West Virginia; Taylor Kelly, Arizona State; E.J. Manuel, Florida State; Derek Carr, Fresno State; A.J. McCarron, Alabama; Aaron Murray, Georgia; Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech; Jacob Karam, Memphis) in the FBS on the year to post two games vs. FBS teams with a passing efficiency of more than 225.0 ... one of only seven QBs in the FBS to have a touchdown run of at least 45 yards and a TD pass of 75 yards or more ... reached 1,000 passing yards in four games to match a UT single-season record (last time by Colt McCoy in 2009) ... passing yardage total (2,699) ranks No. 8 on the UT single-season list and his total offense tally (2,840) is ninth ... completion percentage (.741/20 of 27) in the Wyoming game was the fourth highest of his career ... passed for 221 yards against New Mexico by completing 16 of 22 passes... scored a rushing TD vs. the Lobos on a career-long 49-yard run ... completed 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards and a career-best four TDs in the win over Ole Miss ... completed 15 straight passes at one point, tied for the third-best mark in school history ... his career-high passing efficiency rating of 259.06 in that game ranked eighth among FBS quarterbacks on the season and the fifth-best mark against a BCS team ... named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O'Brien QB of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Quarterback of the Week ... also nominated for the Manning Award QB of the Week ... completed a career-high 30 passes in 37 attempts for 304 yards and three TDs against Oklahoma State ... had his consecutive passes without an interception snapped at 116 vs. the 22nd-ranked Cowboys (previous interception vs. K-State in 2011) ... one of four QBs in school history to throw for 300 or more yards in back-to-back games ... went 4-for-5 for 70 yards, including a 29-yard connection with D.J. Grant on a fourth-and-6 play, on the game-winning drive ... honored nationally for his performance against OSU - CFPA honorable mention Quarterback of the Week, honorable mention Davey O'Brien QB of the Week and one of eight finalists for Manning Award Player of the Week ... also named the co-offensive player of the Oklahoma State game by the coaching staff ... completed 22 of 29 passes (75.9 percent) for 269 yards with one TD and no picks vs. West Virginia ... tabbed the offensive player of the game by the coaching staff ... completed 13 of 29 passes for 113 yards with interceptions vs. Oklahoma before leaving in the second half with a wrist injury ... rebounded the following week vs. Baylor by completing 19 of 31 passes for 274 yards and one TD in directing eight touchdown scoring drives ... had a 67-yard pass to Mike Davis to set up a touchdown ... completed 8 of 16 passes for 63 yards with two interceptions vs. Kansas ... completed 11 of 19 passes for 264 yards and three TDs vs. No. 20 Texas Tech ... his passing efficiency rating of 226.72 was the second highest of his career ... went over 3,000 career passing yards vs. the Red Raiders and had a career-long 75-yard TD pass to Davis ... completed 25 of 31 passes (80.6 percent) for a career-high 364 yards and two touchdowns vs. Iowa State ... completed his first 11 passes of the game ... also had a career-high 385 yards of total offense (No. 18 on the UT single-game list) and a passer rating of 200.57 ... completed 10 of 21 passes for 104 yards with two interceptions against TCU ... suffered a rib injury vs. the Horned Frogs ... sat out vs. Kansas State ... started in Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon State and completed 21 of 33 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns ... also added 22 rushing yards on seven carries, including an 11-yard touchdown run which helped spark the comeback vs. the Beavers ... completed 14 of 20 passes for 188 yards in the second half, including the game-winning 36-yard TD to Marquise Goodwin.

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 ... had four touchdown passes which were 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 on the season ... also caught a 4-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 pass for 145 yards against Kansas while scoring his first career rushing touchdown with 15 yards on eight carries ... his completion percentage (.778) was a season best ... 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 ... threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 7 of 12 passing vs. Iowa State ... 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 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 member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2012) ... 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

2012

PASSING

RUSHING/RECEIVING

CAREER HIGHS
Completions: 30 at Oklahoma State (So.)
Attempts: 40 vs. Oklahoma State (Fr.)
Passing Yards: 364 vs. Iowa State (So.)
Completion Percentage (min 12 attempts): 82.6 (19 of 23) vs. Ole Miss (So.)
Passing Efficiency (min 12 attempts): 259.1 rating vs. Ole Miss (So.)
Long Pass: 75t at Texas Tech (So.)
TD Passes: 4 vs. Ole Miss (So.)
Interceptions: 2, 6 times, last time vs. TCU (So.)
Total Offense: 385 vs. Iowa State (So.)
Rushing Attempts: 15 vs. Oklahoma State (Fr.)
Rushing Yards: 59 vs. Texas Tech (Fr.)
Rushing TDs: 1, three times, last vs. Oregon State (So.)