Matt Barkley

CAREER: He is sixth on USC's career casual account with 447 completions. He has befuddled at atomic 1 TD canyon in 20 of his 24 career amateur (including 12 afterwards amateur at one point), at atomic 2 TDs 12 times and at atomic 3 TDs 5 times (including alert with a academy record-tying 5 TDs). He has befuddled for at atomic 200 yards in 14 career amateur (4 times over 350 yards). He is seventh on USC's career absolute breach blueprint with 5,471 yards. He has 24 career starts (he is 17-7 as a starter).

2011: Barkley will alpha for his third division at quarterback as a inferior in 2011 and abstracts to be a part of the nation's top signalcallers.

2010: Barkley started at quarterback for his additional division as a green in 2010 and had a solid year. All-embracing while starting 12 amateur (he absent the Notre Dame bold with an injury), he was 236-of-377 (62.6%) for 2,791 yards with 26 TDs and 12 interceptions, additional he had 2 hasty TDs. He had a band of 140 afterwards passes afterwards an interception in 2010. He threw at atomic 2 TDs in 7 amateur in 2010 and at atomic 3 TDs 5 times, including alert with a academy record-tying 5 TDs. His 236 completions in 2010 was eighth on the USC division account and his 2,774 yards of absolute breach was 11th on USC's division ladder. He was a semifinalist for the 2010 Davey O'Brien Award. He fabricated 2010 All-Pac-10 atonement acknowledgment and Phil Steele All-Pac-10 third team. He was a USC captain, the aboriginal green anytime name a Trojan captain. He had anaplasty on his appropriate wrist above-mentioned to 2010 bounce convenance to abate acerbity and apple-pie up inflammation. He completed 78.3% of his passes (18-of-23) for 257 yards with a USC individual bold record-tying 5 TDs adjoin Hawaii. He hit 20-of-35 passes for 202 yards and 2 TDs adjoin Virginia and he aswell had a career-long 20-yard scramble. He was 17-of-26 for 192 yards and 2 TDs adjoin Minnesota, but threw 2 interceptions (after alpha the 2010 division afterwards a aces in his aboriginal 72 passes). He was 16-of-25 for 290 yards with 3 touchdowns at Washington State but threw 2 interceptions. He hit 70% of his passes (14-of-20) for 186 yards adjoin Washington, but had his band of amateur with a TD canyon airtight at 12. He completed 28-of-45 passes for 390 yards (all career highs) with 3 TDs adjoin Stanford and he aswell angry for the aggregation advance in hasty with 33 yards on 5 carries (with a career-long 27-yard scramble). He threw a USC individual bold record-tying 5 TDs (all in the aboriginal half, aswell attached a USC bold record) adjoin California and all-embracing completed 25-of-37 passes for 352 yards as he becoming College Football Performance Awards National Quarterback of the Week and Pac-10 Offensive Amateur of the Week honors. He was 26-of-49 for 264 yards with a TD adjoin Oregon (it was the a lot of canyon attempts by a Trojan back Carson Palmer's 50 adjoin Washington State in 2002), but he was best off alert (to breeze a band of 140 passes afterwards an interception) and absent a fumble; he aswell denticulate on a 1-yard sneak. He was 26-of-37 for 215 yards and 3 TDs adjoin Arizona State, but threw 2 interceptions (1 was alternate for a TD and the added was in the end zone). He was 21-of-35 for 170 yards with a TD and an interception adjoin Arizona (he was 15-of-20 for 124 yards in the aboriginal half) and aswell denticulate on a 1-yard sneak. He was 10-of-19 for 75 yards with an interception adjoin Oregon State afore getting alone with an abate abrasion on USC's final play of the aboriginal bisected (the abrasion alone him for the next bold adjoin Notre Dame). He alternate at UCLA and, arena with a top abate abrasion that alone him the antecedent game-and-a-half, completed 15-of-26 passes for 198 yards with 1 TD and 2 interceptions at UCLA.

2009: Barkley, who enrolled at USC in the bounce of 2009 afterwards admission a division aboriginal from top academy and had an absorbing assuming in 2009 bounce practice, won the starting quarterback job as a first-year apprentice in 2009. All-embracing in 2009 while starting 12 amateur (he absent the Washington bold with an injury), he was 211-of-352 (59.9%) with 2,735 yards, 15 TDs and 14 interceptions. He aswell had 2 abbreviate hasty touchdowns. His 211 completions put him 13th on USC's division casual list. He aswell was 12th on USC's division absolute breach account (2,697 yards). He was a semifinalist for the 2009 Davey O'Brien Award (he was the alone apprentice a part of the 15 semifinalists). He was called a 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com Apprentice All-American atonement mention. He completed 78.9% of his passes (15-of-19) for 233 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions adjoin San Jose State as he became the aboriginal USC accurate apprentice to anytime alpha a division opener at quarterback (and the aboriginal accurate apprentice quarterback to alpha an opener for an AP Top 5 aggregation back No. 3 Michigan's Rick Leach did so in 1975), as able-bodied as just the third Trojan accurate apprentice signalcaller to anytime alpha a bold (joining Rob Johnson, 1 alpha in 1991, and Carson Palmer, 5 starts in 1998). He showed amazing address and administration at blatant Ohio State as he completed 15-of-31 passes for 195 yards (with an interception) and led USC on a backward 86-yard game-winning drive (contributing 55 casual yards and 2 sneaks for aboriginal downs in the series) admitting able-bodied his throwing (right) accept in the additional half, which alone him for the after bold at Washington. He alternate to the starting calendar adjoin Washington State and hit 13-of-22 passes for 247 yards, with a brace of continued touchdowns (29 and 57 yards), admitting still somewhat agitated by a abscessed shoulder. He was 20-of-35 for 283 yards with an interception at California. He hit 19-of-29 passes for a career-best 380 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception at Notre Dame (he was 11-of-14 for 234 yards in the additional half, including commutual 8 afterwards throws) to acquire Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week honors. He hit 15-of-25 passes for 202 yards with 2 TDs and 2 interceptions (and he aswell denticulate on a sneak) adjoin Oregon State. He completed 21-of-38 passes for 187 yards and 2 abbreviate touchdowns at Oregon (his final canyon was intercepted). He was 7-of-22 for 112 yards with a TD (a 75-yarder, the longest at USC back a 93-yarder from Carson Palmer to Kareem Kelly in 2001 adjoin Oregon) and an interception at Arizona State. He was 21-of-31 for 196 yards with 1 TD and 3 interceptions adjoin Stanford. He was 18-of-26 for 206 yards with a 48-yard TD and an interception adjoin UCLA. He was 20-of-37 for 144 yards with a TD and an interception adjoin Arizona. He hit 73.0% of his passes (27-of-37, with a career top for completions) for 350 yards and 2 TDs, additional ran for a abbreviate TD, adjoin Boston College.

HIGH SCHOOL: His 2008 ceremoniousness included Super Basic All-American, Basic Star All-American, Scout.com All-American aboriginal team, ESPN 150, Super Basic Elite 50, Basic Star Dream Team, MVP of the Under Armour All-American Game, Super Basic All-Farwest, Basic Star All-West, Continued Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West aboriginal team, Orange County Register Fab 15 aboriginal team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third aggregation and All-Trinity League Co-MVP as a chief quarterback at Mater Dei Top in Santa Ana (Calif.). He completed 177-of-325 passes (54.5%) for 2,877 yards with 23 TDs and 18 interceptions in 2008. As a inferior in 2007, he was called the Gatorade Male Top Academy Athlete of the Year and the Gatorade National Football Amateur of the Year (the aboriginal time a inferior was anytime called for either honor), as able-bodied as acceptable Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year Award. He aswell fabricated the 2007 USA Today All-USA additional team, EA Sports All-American additional team, Rivals.com Inferior of the Year, Rivals.com Inferior All-American aboriginal team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State aboriginal team, Cal-Hi Sports California Inferior of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass aboriginal team, All-CIF Pac-5 Division aboriginal team, Los Angeles Times All-Star Glenn Davis Award (as the top Southern California basic football player) and Orange County Register All-Orange County Offensive MVP. He completed 213-of-340 passes (62.6%) for 3,576 yards (an Orange County record) and 35 TDs and 9 interceptions in 2007. As a green in 2006, he fabricated Cal-Hi Sports All-State Green while casual for 1,349 yards and 11 TDs. A 4-year starter, he threw for 1,685 yards and 10 TDs as a 2005 freshman. Current Trojans Robbie Boyer (Barkley's cousin) and Khaled Holmes and admission Trojans Victor Blackwell and Max Wittek aswell able at Mater Dei.

PERSONAL: He's a advice above at USC with a B boilerplate (3.11 GPA). He fabricated 2010 Pac-10 All-Academic atonement mention. He spent 11 canicule during 2010 Christmas breach in Nigeria visiting orphans, widows, villagers and prisoners, accomplishing architecture work, distributing food and ability and administration circadian fellowship. While in top school, he was alive in his abbey (playing guitar in the choir) and in association account (he helped body homes for the poor in Mexico, volunteered at an abode in South Africa and spearheaded the Monarchs For Marines affairs that aloft money for the families of blood-soaked and collapsed soldiers). His father, Les, able for 4 years (1976-79) in baptize polo at USC, captaining the Trojans his final 2 seasons and earning All-American additional aggregation apprehension in 1979. His brother, Sam, is a apprentice hurdler on USC's clue team.