After spending several days with the Kaepernicks, The Turlock Journal is detailing the life of Colin Kaepernick in a three-part series. [1]
08/28/10 - Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick, Virgil Green, Ryan Coulson and James-Michael Johnson were named Wolf Pack captains Friday. [2]
Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick did not need to run the ball much to put away New Mexico State as he only had 35 yards and a touchdown on the ground. [3]
Colin Rand Kaepernick (born November 3, 1987) is an American football quarterback for Nevada. [4]
2010: Poised to become one of the premier quarterbacks in the country after three record-breaking seasons at Nevada … Has been named to the Watch List for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award … Has been named to the Watch List for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award … Also named to the Watch Lists for the Walter Camp Award and the Maxwell Award … Has been named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year by Lindy’s … Has legitimate chance to become Nevada’s all-time leader in total offense as well as other passing categories, including touchdowns … Enters the season ranked 13th on the NCAA’s career rushing TDs by a quarterback list and ranks 12th on the all-time rushing yards by a QB list … Needs roughly 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards passing to become just the second player in NCAA history to rush for 4,000 yards and throw for 8,000 yards (Brad Smith, Missouri) … Needs 694 rushing yards to be fourth player in NCAA history to throw for 7,000 yards and rush for 3,500 yards. [5]
2009: His improvement as a sophomore was remarkable, as he wound up throwing for 2,849 yards with a 22-to-7 touchdown-to-interception ratio, not to mention the fact that he ran for 1,000 yards and 19 touchdowns. [2]
He would go on to amass 384 yards passing, 4 TD’s and 60 yards rushing. [4]
2010: Possibly the most intriguing quarterback prospect, Kaepernick combines a rare blend of size and speed at the position. [2]
The president of the university spoke up for Boise State, going where coach Chris Petersen won’t. [6]
He now spends most of his time in Reno, Nevada attending school and playing football for the University of Nevada Wolf Pack, where he is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. [4]
But when Kaepernick attended a camp at Nevada, coach Chris Ault saw a unique talent that he couldn’t pass up. [2]
2008: Emerged as one of the country’s most dangerous quarterbacks with a strong arm and quick feet… His name was embedded in the national rankings in rushing, passing, pass efficiency, total offense and scoring… Preseason honors included: All-WAC Second Team by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview… All-WAC Second Team by Athlon Sports… All-WAC Second Team by Lindy’s… He was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year in voting by the league’s coaches following the regular season, becoming the second Nevada player, and first Wolf Pack quarterback to win that honor (B.J. Mitchell, 2005)… He is the only quarterback in Nevada history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and he is just the fifth quarterback in NCAA Division I-A (FBS) history to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season… Finished the season 1,130 yards rushing, which ranks 22nd in NCAA history for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season … Rushed for at least 100 yards in a game four times (against UNLV, Hawai.i, Fresno State and San Jose State), including 240 yards against UNLV, the most rushing yards in a game by a quarterback in school history … Threw at least one touchdown in every game except for the opening win against Grambling State, in which he scored three rushing touchdowns … Threw for 767 yards and seven touchdowns in Nevada’s final two games of the season, at Louisiana Tech and against Maryland in the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl game … His 102 points and 17 touchdowns scored are fifth on Nevada’s single-season lists … Other single-season top 10 marks included: total offense (second), rushing yards (14th overall, most by a QB), rushing touchdowns (second), passing yards (ninth), passing touchdowns (t-10th), completions (ninth) and attempts (ninth). [5]
He is a Turlock native who attended Pitman High as a student-athlete in three sports but is now the starting quarterback for the University of Nevada in Reno. [...] I hope I go to a good college in football Then go to the pros and play on the niners or the packers even if they aren’t good in seven years. [1]
Considered a better baseball player — he was a dominant pitcher who received a handful of scholarship offers to play baseball — Kaepernick preferred football. [2]
Sources:
[1] Colin Kaepernick: Past, present and future (Archive)
[2] Colin Kaepernick
[3] Colin Kaepernick
[4] Colin Kaepernick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Colin Kaepernick Bio - NevadaWolfPack.com’Official Web Site …
[6] Colin Kaepernick - College Football