| Northern Iowa Panthers – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Redshirt |
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| Born: | July 20, 2000 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Divine Child (Dearborn, Michigan) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Theo Day (born July 20, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Northern Iowa Panthers. He previously played for Michigan State.
Early life and high school
Day grew up in Canton, Michigan and attended Divine Child High School.[1] As a senior he completed 120-of-203 passes for 1,622 yards and 16 touchdowns and also rushed for 878 yards and 13 touchdowns.[2] Day was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Michigan State over offers from Minnesota, Missouri, Kentucky, and Boston College.[3]
College career
Day began his college career at Michigan State and joined the team as an early enrollee in January 2018.[4] He redshirted his true freshman season.[5] Day played in two games as a redshirt freshman with his most significant playing time coming in a 28-7 loss to Penn State, where he completed 2-of-3 pass attempts for 12 yards but was benched after calling the wrong play in the huddle.[6] He competed for the Spartans' starting quarterback job against Rocky Lombardi and Payton Thorne entering the 2020 season, but ultimately was listed as the third-string prior to the season-opener.[7] Day did not play in any games during the season, which was shortened and did not count towards his eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Following the end of the season Day entered the NCAA transfer portal.[9]
Day ultimately transferred to Northern Iowa.[10] He became the Panthers' starting quarterback in his first season with the team and was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Newcomer team after passing for 2,316 yards with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.[11] Day was named first team All-MVFC in 2022 after completing 210 of 323 pass attempts for 3,121 yards with 26 touchdowns and six interceptions and four rushing touchdowns.[12][13]
References
- ↑ Trieu, Allan (February 23, 2017). "Trieu: Divine Child QB Theo Day on MSU: 'They love me'". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ Goricki, David (January 24, 2018). "Blue Chip profile: Summer work pays dividends for Theo Day". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Recruiting: Dearborn Divine Child QB Theo Day commits to MSU". Lansing State Journal. February 26, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ↑ Wenzel, Matt (December 20, 2017). "Michigan State QB signee Theo Day ready to enroll early and start learning the offense". MLive.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "How Theo Day went from Michigan State backup to UNI starter". The Gazette. October 15, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ↑ Wenzel, Matt (December 24, 2019). "Michigan State QB Theo Day looking forward to competing for starting job". MLive.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ↑ Solari, Chris (October 19, 2020). "Resetting Michigan State football's QB battle with Rutgers game looming". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ↑ "UNI's Theo Day gets attention of NFL evaluators". The Des Moines Register. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Michigan State football QB Theo Day latest to enter transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. April 28, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ Wenzel, Matt (May 25, 2021). "Former Michigan State QB Theo Day transferring to Northern Iowa". MLive.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Theo Day, Jared Brinkman earn MVC awards". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. November 30, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "College Football: Confidence, natural talent makes UNI's Day best college QB in Iowa". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Missouri Valley '23: Northern Iowa returns top QB gun in Theo Day". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.