| California Golden Bears–No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 25, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | West Bloomfield (West Bloomfield, Michigan) |
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C. J. Harris (born January 25, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the California Golden Bears. He previously played for the Ohio Bobcats.
Harris grew up West Bloomfield, Michigan and attended West Bloomfield High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio over offers from Central Michigan, Cornell, Dartmouth, Miami (OH) and Western Michigan. [1]
During his true freshman season in 2020, Harris played in only one game against Bowling Green where he completed one passing attempt for four yards and three rushing attempts for 16 yards. [2] He did not play in the 2021 season. During the 2022 season, he played in seven games and made his first collegiate start against Bowling Green where he was named the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week [3] and has also started the 2022 MAC Championship Game and the 2022 Arizona Bowl where he was named the game's MVP. [4] He finished the season with 52 recorded passes for over 577 yards and three touchdowns along with 168 rushing yards and three touchdowns. [5]
During the 2023 season, Harris played in only two games before announcing that he was done for the season due to a recent medical emergency. [6] He finished the season with 25 recorded passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns along with 55 rushing yards. [7]
On April 23, 2024 he entered the transfer portal. [8] On May 8, 2024 he committed to California. [9]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Ohio Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 133.6 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Did not play | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 2−1 | 52 | 97 | 53.6 | 577 | 5.9 | 3 | 1 | 111.7 | 37 | 168 | 4.5 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0−1 | 25 | 49 | 51.0 | 248 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | 94.8 | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| California Golden Bears | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0−1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 184 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 104.7 | 18 | 49 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Career [10] | 12 | 5 | 2−3 | 97 | 178 | 54.5 | 1,013 | 5.7 | 5 | 5 | 106.0 | 70 | 288 | 4.1 | 3 | |
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