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Graham Harrell (born May 22, 1985 in Brownwood , Texas ) is a quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
Prior to coming to Texas Tech, Harrell played at Ennis High School in Ennis , Texas , where he was coached by his father Sam Harrell. He started at quarterback for three seasons and led the Fighting Lions to a state Class 4A title as a sophomore. He also played in the 2004 Oil Bowl, receiving the offensive MVP award. By the time he graduated, Harrell ranked as the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns in Texas high school football history.
In 2004, Harrell redshirted during his first season at Texas Tech. The next season, as backup to quarterback Cody Hodges, he played in several games, racking up 422 passing yards. Harrell started in every game of the 2006 season and, with 4,555, led the Big 12 in passing yards. The 2006 regular season, which included wins against the Texas A&M Aggies and the Oklahoma State Cowboys, ended with seven victories and five losses overall (4-4 in the Big 12) and an invitation to the 2006 Insight Bowl.
The bowl game, played in Tempe , Arizona , saw the Red Raiders struggle through the first three quarters, scoring only 14 points to the Minnesota Golden Gophers' 38. However, Tech's defense held Minnesota to 0 points in the fourth quarter, while Harrell led the offense in scoring 24. In overtime, the Golden Gophers added only a field goal, but the Red Raiders scored a touchdown to win the game, 44-41, with the largest come-from-behind victory in NCAA Division I-BS bowl history.
On June 26, 2007, Maxwell Football Club president Ron Jaworski announced that Harrell had been named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award. The initial list includes 64 players. The winner will be announced on December 6, 2007. Harrell is also one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007 Manning Award watch list.
Prior to his junior season, Harrell announced that he will continue to play for the Red Raiders for the remainder of his college career instead of leaving early for the 2008 NFL Draft.[9] He reiterated this in December 2007.[11]
On September 27, 2007, Harrell was honored as AT&T's All-America Player of the Week.[12] The following Sunday, he appeared ninth on the list for CollegeFootballNews.com's Top 10 Player Race for Week Five. Teammate Michael Crabtree was also on the list.[13] On October 11, 2007, AT&T announced that Harrell was again the AT&T All-America Player of the Week. This marked the second time in three weeks that he was honored with the award.[14] Harrell is the 2007 recipient of the Sammy Baugh Trophy recognizing the nation's top college passer.[15] He is the third Texas Tech quarterback to receive the award, following Kliff Kingsbury (2002) and B.J. Symons (2003). On 10/4/08 Graham became the Texas Tech all time leader in passing yards vs Kansas State passing Kliff Kingsbury.
Entering his senior season, Harrell had 89 career passing touchdowns, putting him within range of Colt Brennan's NCAA record of 131 touchdowns. Before the beginning of his final season, CBS Sports listed Harrell as a Heisman hopeful. Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree's name also appeared on the list. Harrell was also named one of 26 candidates for the 2008 Unitas Award, given to the nation's best senior college football quarterback. Additionally, his name appeared among 30 other quarterbacks in the Davey O'Brien Award watch list. Harrell, along with Coach Mike Leach and teammate Michael Crabtree were featured on the cover of the 2008 edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
To support the Heisman campaign of both Harrell and Crabtree, Texas Tech created a website called PassOrCatch2008.com, which is modeled after political campaigns. The site garnered national attention. After leading the Red Raiders to a victory over the #1 Texas Longhorns, Harrell and teammate Daniel Charbonnet were selected for Big 12 player of the week honors. Harrell also leaped McCoy to make it to the top of the Heisman poll. Harrell was also one of ten finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and one of thirteen finalists for the Davey O'Brien Award.
Following the inaugural game of the 2008 season, where Texas Tech defeated the Eastern Washington Eagles, 49–24, Harrell was selected as the AT&T ESPN All-America Player. After the Red Raiders 58–28 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats, Harrell received two more honors. He was recognized as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the O'Brien Quarterback of the Week. During the game against Kansas State, Harrell broke the all-time record for passing yards at Texas Tech. The previous record, set by Kliff Kingsbury, was 12,429 yards. After the game, Harrell's record stood at 12,709 yards. Following the 63–21 win over #18 Kansas on October 25, 2008, Harrell was again named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. Teammate Matt Williams was named the Special Teams Player of the Week. After Tech's 65–21 loss to Oklahoma, Harrell reduced his chances at winning the Heisman. Harrell finished fourth in the Heisman race but did not receive an invitation to attend the presentation ceremony. Michael Crabtree finished fifth.
In the final regular season game against Baylor, Harrell shattered two of his fingers (the pinkie and middle finger) of his non-throwing hand during the second quarter. At halftime, Harrell's hand got x-rayed, and medical examiners advised Harrell to discontinue playing in the game. Harrell replied, "Tape my hand up. I'm going out." Harrell played the rest of the game with black tape around his fingers. He finished with 309 total passing yards and two touchdowns. With the victory, Tech clinched a share of the Big 12 South title, though fell short at going to the Big 12 Championship Game. On the day following the Baylor game, Harrell underwent a four-hour surgery, in which 17 pins and two plates were inserted into his injured hand to heal nine different breaks. He was later cleared to play in the postseason bowl game.
On December 2, 2008, Harrell and teammate Michael Crabtree were named as Walter Camp Award finalists.
On December 4, 2008, the American Football Coaches Association compiled their 2008 AFCA Coaches' All-American Team, with Harrell headlining the list.
In December 2008, Harrell, Coach Mike Leach, Leach's wife, and Blayne Beal, the associate Tech media relations director, were in Baltimore for the presentation of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award to Harrell. While there, they received an invitation to Washington, D.C., to meet the president. On December 13, 2008, the group toured the White House and met with President George W. Bush, who disclosed that he watches college football on a regular basis. Bush also told Leach that he frequently talks with his 1978 congressional election rival, Kent Hance, the Texas Tech chancellor.
On January 2, 2009, Harrell finished his college career with an NCAA all-time record of 134 passing touchdowns, breaking the previous mark of 131 set by Colt Brennan. Harrell also compiled 5,111 passing yards in the season, becoming the first NCAA player to post multiple 5,000-yard passing seasons
Following his senior season at Texas Tech, Harrell entered the 2009 NFL Draft but went unselected.[48] He participated with the Cleveland Browns in their rookie camp the first weekend but left at the end of the weekend with no contract...but the Browns were impressed.
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