Justin Zwick

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Justin Zwick
No. 12
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1983-05-12) May 12, 1983 (age 40)
Orrville, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Massillon Washington
(Massillon, Ohio)
College:Ohio State
Undrafted:2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • BCS national champion (2002
    )
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:1 / 1
Passing yards:47
TD-INT:1-0
Passer rating:158-33
Tackles:1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Justin Zwick (born May 12, 1983) is a former American football quarterback who played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2002 to 2006. He played professionally with the Columbus Destroyers in the Arena Football League (AFL).

High school career

Zwick played his freshman year of

Chaminade-Julienne
his senior year, and passing yards in a season - 3,281, also his senior year. He once held the record at Orrville High School for passing yards in a season, with 2,556 yards his sophomore year, but that has since been surpassed.

Zwick earned several accolades following his senior year, including a consensus All-Ohio selection, being named the

All-American team, and garnering an Elite 11
invitation.

College career

Zwick went to Ohio State as one of the highest rated quarterbacks in the nation coming out of high school. He was

Oklahoma State Cowboys
. Zwick completed 17 of his 27 passing attempts for 189 yards in the bowl game.

The

Texas. Many fans feel that Ohio State lost that game because of their indecisiveness at the quarterback position, with Zwick and Smith subbing in and out for most of the game.[1]
After the loss against Texas, Smith was named the team's full-time starter. Zwick would appear in four more games that season, after the Buckeyes had comfortable leads and the games were well in hand.

Professional career

Zwick got his first professional experience with the

training camp
. However, he was released on July 9, prior to the start of training camp.

On February 9, 2008, the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League signed Zwick to their roster. Several weeks later, the Destroyers announced intentions to move Zwick to the practice squad, but he was given an outright release on February 24. Just two days later, though, the team signed Zwick to play as the backup to starting quarterback Matt Nagy.

References

  1. ^ "Buck the starter: Smith replaces Zwick for Ohio State". September 13, 2005.
  2. ^ Panthers give Ohio States Zwick Herald Online. June 11, 2007.[dead link]

Sources

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