Timmy McClain
| UCF Knights – No. 9 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Seminole (Sanford, Florida) |
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Timmy McClain is an American football quarterback for the UCF Knights. McClain previously played for the South Florida Bulls.
Early life and high school
McClain attended high school at Seminole. In McClain's high school career he led his team to 40 wins were he passed for 6,351 yards and ran for 940 yards, while also adding 85 total touchdowns.[1] McClain would decide to commit to play college football at the University of South Florida.[2][3]
College career
South Florida
In McClain's first career start in week three of the 2021 season, he would complete 12 out of his 23 passes for 163 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Bulls pick up their first win beating Florida A&M.[4] After week three McClain would take over as the team's full time starting quarterback.[5] McClain finished the 2021 season with nine starts, where he completed 55.8% of his pass attempts for 1,888 yards and five touchdowns with seven interception, while also adding 238 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.[6] After losing the starting quarterback spot to Gerry Bohanon for the 2022 season, McClain would deicde to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[7][8]
UCF
McClain would decide to transfer to the University of Central Florida to continue out the rest of his college career.[9][10] In McClain's first season with UCF in 2022, he would redshirt and would not appear in any games.[11] In week three of the 2023 season, McClain would get his first start with UCF after John Rhys Plumlee went down with a leg injury. In his first start McClain would complete 20 of his 28 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding 44 yards on the ground, as helped UCF beat Villanova 48-14.[12] In week five, McClain would complete 13 of his 25 passing attempts for 234 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding a touchdown with his legs, but UCF would fall to Baylor 36-35.[13]
References
- ^ Boyle, Chris. "5 things to know about UCF quarterback Timmy McClain: 'We recruited him for this moment'". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Hays, Chris (December 16, 2020). "Sanford Seminole duo Timmy McClain, Jimmy Horn Jr. sign with USF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Baker, Matt; Faiello, Matt. "USF signs two quarterbacks, including former Miami starter Jarren Williams". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "South Florida rolls past Florida A&M for first win, 38-17". The Seattle Times. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Silva, Richard (21 September 2021). "McClain to start at quarterback against BYU". USF Oracle. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Boyle, Chris. "Former Sanford Seminole star QB Timmy McClain transfers from South Florida to UCF". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (15 August 2022). "USF QB Timmy McClain enters transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Urban, Alexandria (15 August 2022). "Timmy McClain enters transfer portal after Gerry Bohanon named starter". USF Oracle. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Baker, Matt. "Timmy McClain announces transfer from USF to UCF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Beede, Jason (20 August 2022). "Former USF QB Timmy McClain transferring to UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "TIMMY MCCLAIN". UCF Knights Athletics. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Murschel, Matt (19 September 2023). "UCF expects QB Timmy McClain to level up to the Big 12 competition". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Stephenson, Creg (October 2023). "Watch UCF's Timmy McClain execute craziest fourth-down conversion you'll ever see". AL.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.