Brandon Harris (quarterback)

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Brandon Harris
Current position
TitleGeneral Manager
Team Texas
Biographical details
Born (1995-10-12) October 12, 1995 (age 29)
Playing career
2014–2016 LSU
2017 North Carolina
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2019–2020 Texas
(Offensive analyst/assistant running backs coach)
2021–2024Texas
(Director of recruiting)
2024-presentTexas
(General Manager)

Brandon Harris (born October 12, 1995) is a former American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers and North Carolina Tar Heels. He is the current general manager of the Texas Longhorns football program.

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Early years

Harris attended Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. While at Parkway, he played for the football team. He was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and the fifth best dual-threat quarterback in his class. Harris led Parkway High School undefeated all on the road during playoffs to the LHSAA 5A state championship in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Fall 2013. [1] Harris committed to play college football at Louisiana State University in July 2013. [2] [3]

College career

LSU

At LSU, Harris competed with Anthony Jennings for the Tigers starting job as a true freshman in 2014. [4] [5] Jennings would win the job, but Harris still earned playing time as the backup. On September 29, Harris was named the starter over Jennings for the team's sixth game against Auburn. [6] [7] In the 2014 season, he finished with 452 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, and two interceptions in eight games. [8] In the 2015 season, he finished with 2,165 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and six interceptions. [9] In the 2016 season, he only appeared in two games. [10]

North Carolina

On March 26, 2017, Harris decided to transfer to the University of North Carolina in order to continue his collegiate career. [11] He competed with Chazz Surratt and Nathan Elliott to be the starter. [12] In his lone season with the Tar Heels, he had 346 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and eight interceptions in six games. [13]

College statistics

SeasonTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
LSU Tigers
2014 LSU 254555.645210.062175.0261596.13
2015 LSU 14927753.82,1657.8136130.6672263.44
2016 LSU 132552.01395.61295.94-15-3.80
North Carolina Tar Heels
2017 North Carolina 357149.33464.91872.334862.50
Career 22241853.13,1027.42118123.41314563.57

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References

  1. ↑ "Rivals.com". rivals.yahoo.com.
  2. ↑ Laney, Gary (July 18, 2013). "ESPN 300 dual-threat QB Harris going to LSU". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ QB Brandon Harris commits to LSU Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Kleinpeter, Jim (August 17, 2014). "LSU's Anthony Jennings, Brandon Harris still battling in tight quarterback race through fall camp". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Les Miles says LSU will open with two quarterbacks vs. Wisconsin". FOX Sports. August 26, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ching, David (September 29, 2014). "LSU to start freshman QB Harris vs. Auburn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ Kleinpeter, Jim (September 29, 2014). "LSU coach Les Miles says freshman QB Brandon Harris will start vs. Auburn". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Brandon Harris 2014 Game Log". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Harris 2015 Game Log". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Brandon Harris 2016 Game Log". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ Adelson, Andrea (March 26, 2017). "Ex-LSU QB Harris transferring to North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Three's a crowd at quarterback for North Carolina football". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Brandon Harris 2017 Game Log". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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