æz ɐ fɹˈɛʃmən kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv wˈeɪk fˈɔːɹɪsts fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm ðæt tˈʊk hˈoʊm ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns bˈoʊl vˈɪktɚɹi, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz sˈiːnjɚ jˈɪɹ hiː bɹˈoʊk ˈeɪt ˈɛŋkˈɑː ɹˈɛkɚdz fɔːɹ pˈæsɪŋ, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛkɚd fɔːɹ mˈoʊst kəmplˈiːʃənz ɪn wˈʌn ɡˈeɪm fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
As a freshman quarterback in 1992, he was a member of Wake Forest's football team that took home an Independence Bowl victory, and during his senior year he broke eight NCAA records for passing, including the record for most completions in one game (55).