Gevani McCoy

Last updated
Gevani McCoy
Oregon State BeaversNo. 4
Position Quarterback
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born: Baldwin Hills, California
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High school Lawndale
(Lawndale, California)
Career highlights and awards
  • Jerry Rice Award (2022)
  • Big Sky Freshman of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2023)
  • Third-team All-Big Sky (2022)

Gevani McCoy is an American football quarterback who will play for the Oregon State Beavers. He previously played college football at the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference.

Contents

Early life and high school

McCoy grew up in Baldwin Hills, California, and initially attended Lakewood High School. [1] He passed for 830 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore. [2] McCoy passed for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed 117 times for 721 yards and 12 touchdowns during his junior season. He transferred to Lawndale High School before the start of his senior year. [3] McCoy committed to play college football at Idaho, which was his only scholarship offer, during his junior year of high school. [4] [5]

College career

Idaho

McCoy played in three games in 2021 as a true freshman before redshirting the season, completing 15 of 32 pass attempts for 205 yards and one touchdown. [6] He was named the Vandals' starting quarterback going into his redshirt freshman season in 2022. [7] New head coach Jason Eck had initially considered moving McCoy to cornerback during offseason practices before deciding to keep him at quarterback. [8] McCoy completed 204 of 298 passes for 2,719 yards with 27 touchdown passes and seven interceptions and also rushed for three touchdowns. [9] He was named the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, third-team All-Big Sky, and won the Jerry Rice Award as the most outstanding freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision. [10] [11]

On December 11, 2023, McCoy announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [12]

Oregon State

On December 21, 2023, McCoy announced that he would be transferring to Oregon State. [13]

Statistics

SeasonCollegeGamesPassingRushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Idaho Vandals
2021 Idaho 30–1153246.92056.41486.020241.20
2022 Idaho 116–520329768.32,7359.2277171.075981.33
2023 Idaho 128–423035465.02,9198.2158143.7881882.12
Career 2614−1044868365.65,8598.64319152.91833101.75

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References

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  12. Miller, Jared (December 11, 2023). "Idaho's McCoy, Woods hit Transfer Portal". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  13. "Former Idaho quarterback Gevani McCoy announces commitment to Oregon State". The Spokesman-Review . December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.