Cam Fancher

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Cam Fancher
Florida Atlantic Owls
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)

Cam Fancher is an American football quarterback who will play for the Florida Atlantic Owls. He previously played for the Marshall Thundering Herd.

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Early life and high school

Fancher grew up in Huber Heights, Ohio and attended Wayne High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Marshall over offers from Georgia State, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Fordham, Georgetown and Murray State. [1] [2] [3] [4]

College career

Marshall

During Fancher's true freshman season in 2021, he appeared in two games against North Carolina Central and FIU finishing the season with completing 3 out of 6 passing attempts for 46 passing yards and 18 rushing yards on five carries. [5] During the 2022 season, he appeared in all 13 games and was named as the starting quarterback midway through the season. [6] He finished the season with completing 131 out of 235 passing attempts for 1,558 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.

On December 6, 2023, Fancher announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [7]

Florida Atlantic

On December 22, 2023, Fancher announced that he would be transferring to Florida Atlantic. [8]

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References

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  2. "Cam Fancher, Wayne, Quarterback". 247sports.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  3. "Cam Fancher - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN . December 16, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  4. "Cam Fancher - Marshall - QB". on3.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. "Cam Fancher". Marshall Thundering Herd .
  6. "Dominant Second Half Propels Herd to First Sun Belt Conference Victory". Marshall Thundering Herd . October 22, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  7. "Marshall quarterback Cam Fancher enters transfer portal". WV MetroNews. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. Chaney, Luke (December 22, 2023). "Marshall quarterback transfer Cam Fancher commits to FAU". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.