Biography
Career Overview: Passed for 2,638 career yards and 23 touchdowns in the last two seasons ... posted career totals in 2019, passing for 2,065 yards and 22 touchdowns.
2019: Set the school record for passing efficiency with a mark of 194.45 ... passed for a career high 2,065 yards and 22 touchdowns (11th in school history) ... Rushed for 73 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown against Eastern Kentucky ... passed for 119 yards and two scores versus Western Kentucky ... passed for 286 yards and set career highs for completions (16) and attempts (27) and matched his career-best with two touchdowns through the air in addition to one on the ground at Florida State ... passed for a career best 288 yards and a touchdown against Boston College ... threw two first half touchdowns at Wake Forest ... passed for 126 yards and a touchdown and ran for 97 yards and another score in the win over Virginia ... completed 12-of-18 passes for 219 yards and matched a career-best with two touchdown passes at Miami ... also rushed for a one-yard touchdown ... went 13-for-20 for 242 yards and a career-best four touchdowns in the win at NC State ... had a monumental day against Syracuse, throwing for a career-high five touchdowns and rushing for another ... the first Louisville quarterback to throw for five touchdowns since Lamar Jackson in 2016 ... moved into second on UofL’s all-time list for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback ... earned Manning Award Quarterback of the Week and ACC Quarterback of the Week honors for his performance against Syracuse ... threw for 78 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... named the Most Valuable Player in the Music City Bowl after throwing for 279 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 81 yards ... tied a career high with 16 completions.
2018: Appeared in 10 games, making three starts ... led the team in rushing with 497 yards and five touchdowns ... passed for 473 yards and one score ... made his debut in the second half versus Indiana State ... spearheaded four scoring drives — three touchdowns and a field goal ... finished with 12 carries for 54 yards and a one-yard touchdown ... completed 6-of-7 passes for 75 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith ... came off the bench to complete 10-of-18 passes for 88 yards ... became the fourth quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards, running for 129 yards on 21 carries versus Western Kentucky ... made his first start against Virginia ... completed 6-of-9 throws for 35 yards and an interception, while finishing as the team’s leading rusher with 10 carries for 26 yards ... came off the bench for an 11-yard run versus Georgia Tech ... entered the game in the second half at Clemson, rushing for a touchdown and completing 5-of-10 passes for 121 yards ... rushed six times for 64 yards, including a 61-yard run ... posted his second 100-yard rushing game, running for 100 yards and one touchdown in a loss to NC State ... completed 8-of-14 throws for 90 yards ... started against Kentucky, rushing for 89 yards and one touchdown .
2017: Redshirted.
High School: Played for Smitty Grider at Park Crossing High ... tabbed a four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... ESPN ranks him as the No. 65 overall athlete ... ranked the No. 1 quarterback in Alabama, the No. 9 Dual-Threat quarterback in America, the No. 10 overall recruit in Alabama, the No. 219 overall in America and was selected to the Rivals250 ... three-star recruit by Scout.com ... ranked the No. 49 quarterback and the fourth-best player in the state of Alabama ... rated as the No. 486 player nationally, the No. 33 athlete in the country and the No. 24 player in the state of Alabama by 247 Sports ... was named Public School Player of the Year by the Montgomery Quarterback Club ... was named 5-A - 7-A Player of the Year by the Montgomery Advertiser ... selected first-team All-State in 6-A and led his team to a 13-1 record ... one of the seven finalists for Alabama’s Mr. Football Award ... finished his career with 8,470 all-purpose yards ...selected as one of the top 100 prospects in the Alabama Top 100 ... participated in the Adidas Showcase ... completed 63 percent of his passes ... passed for 6,276 yards and 71 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,926 yards and 32 scores during his career ... passed for 2,913 yards and 30 touchdowns as he helped Park Crossing to the Class 6-A state semifinals during his senior season ... rushed for 1,015 yards and 19 touchdowns in his final campaign ... accounted for 276 yards and four touchdowns in a season-opening win over Jeff Davis ... threw for 179 yards and two scores, while rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns ... totaled 247 yards and four touchdowns — in the first half of win over No. 8 Northview ... 10-14 passing for 159 yards and three TD; 6 rush for 100 yards and one TD. selected to participate in Offense-Defense All-American Game in Atlanta chose Louisville over offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Memphis, Purdue, Troy, Tulane and UAB ... son Stacy Skanes and Michael Cunningham ... born 10/6/98 ... communications major.
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