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Position | Quarterback |
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Born: | Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. | October 24, 1980
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High school | Moss Point High School |
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Fant was controversially suspended by the NCAA for the 2002 season opener against Oregon after a family friend and Mississippi State temporarily paid for new tires for Fant until Fant's mother paid him back later that day. [1] In the school's entire records of athletic feats, Fant's 5,631 passing yards and 33 passing touchdowns rank third and fifth, respectively. He now the coaches at Vancleave High School in Mississippi. [2]
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