Chad Collins Junior - Quarterback
6-1 200
Lake Forest, CA
No Letters... Chad was redshirted in 1998 because
of shoulder surgery... is completely healthy and ready to challenge for
the starting QB position... year off gave him time to learn and get comfortable
with the Colonels' offense... intense competitor... works hard at weights
and in the running program... has good release and quick feet... is much
improved at running the option... will compete for the starting position
in fall practice... confidence is key to his success... was 7-12 for 62
yards in the 1999 spring game... transferred to EKU in January from Orange
Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA... was redshirted at Saddleback College
in 1995... set a Mission Conference record for lowest interception ratio
his first year at OCC when he hit 101-180 passes for 1,170 yards and six
TD's with just two interceptions... best game came vs. Long Beach City
when he completed 23-34 passes for 313 yards, the most completions and
yardage by an OCC quarterback since 1987... completed 108-200 passes for
1,332 yards and nine TD's last season at OCC... career marks there were
209-380 for 2,502 yards and 15 TD's... second-team All-Mission Conference
Central Division pick in 1997... graduate of Trabuco Hills High School
in Mission, Viejo, CA, where his teams went 39-6 in four years there.
