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A former minor league baseball pitcher, quarterback Michael Machen took advantage of an NCAA rule which allows student-athletes to graduate early and transfer without penalty, which he did by graduating from Kent State in August 2006 and then transferring to Baylor in January 2007 .... He emerged from spring practice No. 1 on the Bears' depth chart at quarterback and has one season of eligibility at Baylor ... Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Dean's List honoree in spring. At Kent State: As a junior in 2006, he appeared in four games for the Golden Flashes and drew one start (at Virginia Tech) after the program switched to a run-oriented offensive attack ... Completed 9-of-23 passes with one interception and no touchdowns on the season ... Broke his collar bone 10 days prior to the 2006 season opener, which forced Kent to focus on a run-oriented attack ... As a sophomore in 2005, he became just the fourth different Kent State quarterback to throw for more than 2,000 yards in a season ... Played in and started 10 games in 2005 at Kent State, completing 200-of-365 passes for 2,078 yards and 11 touchdowns in first year in new system ... Connected on 54.8 percent of passes and had a 102.70 quarterback rating ... Posted just the sixth 2,000-yard passing season in Kent State history ... His 200 completions were the second-highest single-season total in school history and his 365 attempts tied the school record ... Totaled two 300-yard passing games, doing so first against Miami with 338 yards on 31-of-56 ... Also had 336 yards, completing 25-of-45 passes, at Western Michigan ... Punted four times for an average of 41.8 yards per punt, twice pinning the opponent inside the 20-yard line. Junior College: Attended Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan., in 2004 ... Led Ravens to 10-2 record and a victory in the Valley Sun Bowl ... Threw for over 2,000 yards and 22 touchdowns en route to second-team All-Jayhawk Conference and JC Grid-Wire All-Academic honors. At Alabama: Attended the University of Alabama in 2003 but did not see game action. High School: McGill-Toolen High School, Mobile, Ala. ... Led McGill-Toolen to the second round of the Alabama state playoffs and was named honorable mention all-state after throwing for over 3,000 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior ... Lettered twice in football, three times in basketball and four times in baseball ... Coached by Chris Nemith. Personal: The son of Christopher and Jo Machen, Michael Steven Machen was born Oct. 5, 1981, in Kansas City, Mo., and will celebrate his 26th birthday the day before Baylor hosts Colorado ... Drafted by the Atlanta Braves as a pitcher in the 14th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft ... He spent two years in the Braves organization and one with the Baltimore Orioles before returning to football ... Sports management graduate student. |
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