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2006: Redshirt freshman quarterback started the final three games of the 2006 campaign in place of the injured Shawn Bell ... Completed 64-of-121 passes for 689 yards with four touchdowns and seven interceptions over five appearances on season ... Also rushed 44 times for 18 yards and two touchdowns ... His 44 rushes ranked No. 2 on the squad ... Against No. 16 Oklahoma in the season-finale, he was 22-of-45 in the air for 188 yards with two interceptions ... His 45 pass attempts vs. the Sooners were a career-high ... At Oklahoma State, he completed 24-of-41 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions ... He established career-highs in every passing category vs. the Cowboys ... Also rushed 10 times for a career-high 40 yards at Oklahoma State ... In his first career start at Texas Tech, he rushed a career-high 22 times for 25 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 16-of-30 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown with one pick ... His two rushing touchdowns against the Red Raiders were the first of his career as he became the first Baylor signal caller to register two rushing touchdowns in a game since Nov. 21, 1992, when J.J. Joe accomplished the feat in a 21-20 Baylor victory over Texas at Floyd Casey Stadium ... His 56-yard touchdown pass to Trent Shelton at Texas Tech was a career-long ... Had taken nine career snaps as a Bear, four vs. Northwestern State and five vs. No. 22 Texas A&M, prior to the Texas Tech game ... Was 0-for-2 in the air with one pick against No. 22 Texas A&M after Bell went down late in the game with a knee injury, but rushed twice for 20 yards ... Saw first career action under center against Northwestern State, when he connected on 2-of-3 passes for 42 yards and one touchdown ... Tossed a 27-yard scoring pass to Thomas White for Baylor's final touchdown vs. Northwestern State ... Played 196 snaps to earn first Baylor letter ... Wore No. 6 after donning No. 14 in 2005. 2005: Elected to take a redshirt year as a true freshman, but dressed for every game as the Bears' No. 3 signal caller. High School: Rider High School, Wichita Falls, Texas ... Member of Texas Football's 2004 Texas Top 300 ... 2004 Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 selection ... Threw for 4,083 yards and 45 touchdowns in leading Wichita Falls Rider to an 11-3 record as a senior in 2004 ... Completed 59.8 percent of his passes (278-of-465) in final prep season ... Also ran for 455 yards and 10 touchdowns to earn first-team Class 4A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention recognition from The Associated Press ... 2004 MVP of the Wichita Falls Record News Red River all-area squad ... Threw for 447 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-42 upset win of No. 4 Stephenville in the bi-district playoffs ... As a junior, he passed for 2,810 yards and earned district MVP honors for the Raiders ... Also played in the secondary and returned punts ... In the 2005 Oil Bowl, he completed 11-of-24 passes for 95 yards and one touchdown ... Selected Baylor over TCU, Houston, Tulsa, Texas Tech and Cal ... Earned four letters in football and baseball, two in basketball ... Coached by Scott Ponder at the District 5-4A school. Personal: The son of Steve and Donna Szymanski, Blake Michael Szymanski was born July 26, 1986, in Wichita Falls, Texas ... Brother B.J. was a baseball All-American at Princeton and currently plays with former Baylor star Michael Griffin in the Cincinnati Reds organization ... Business major. |
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