Chase Rettig

Chase Rettig

Boston College Eagles — No. 11
Quarterback	Sophomore
Major: Economics, Communications
Date of birth: September 26, 1991 (1991-09-26) (age 20)
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Career history
High school: San Clemente High School San Clemente, California
College(s): Boston College (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards
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Chase McDonald Rettig (born September 26, 1991) is an American football quarterback for Boston College.^[1] He is currently the starting quarterback for Boston College.^[2]

Early life

Rettig is the son of Mark and Carol Rettig, the second-oldest of their three sons. He played football at LaSalle High School in Pasadena, California prior to his senior season, when he played for San Clemente High School in San Clemente, California.^[1] Rettig transferred to San Clemente to be closer to his father's place of business.^[3] In two years at LaSalle he threw for 3,800 yards and 40 touchdowns. He earned All-Camino Real League first-team honors in 2007 and 2008, and All-State Underclassman first-team honors in his sophomore year. In his senior season at San Clemente Rettig threw for 1,748 yards and 18 touchdowns, earning All-South Coast League first-team and Orange County All-Academic first-team honors. Rettig played in the Under Armour All-American Game at Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida on January 2, 2010.^[1] He chose Boston College over Tennessee and USC.^[2][4]

College career

2010 season

Rettig made his debut at BC playing against Notre Dame in the third game of the 2010 season. He made a 58-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Swigert but had to leave the game due to an ankle injury.^[1][2][5][6] After missing the following game, Rettig earned the starting quarterback job and led the Eagles to the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, where he completed 14 of 34 for 121 yards; the Eagles lost to Nevada 20-13. Rettig threw for 1,238 yards and six touchdowns during the season.^[1][2][6]

2011 season

For the 2011 season, Rettig chose to change his jersey number from 7 to 11, his high school number and the number of his high school quarterbacks coach.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Player Bio: Chase Rettig - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site". CBS Interactive. 2011. http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rettig_chase00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Blaudschun, Mark (2011-08-09). "Rettig on a new level - Boston.com". NY Times Co. http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-09/sports/29868752_1_chase-rettig-mike-marscovetra-camp. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
3. ^ Melendez, Miguel (2009-01-13). "Football: Chase Rettig to transfer to San Clemente - High School Sports Blog -- From The Sidelines". Pasadena Star-News. http://www.insidesocal.com/paspreps/2009/01/football-chase-rettig-to-trans.html. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
4. ^ "Chase Rettig 2010 Football Recruiting Profile - ESPN". ESPN Internet Ventures. 2010. http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/player?id=69518&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fcollege-football%2frecruiting%2fplayer%3fid%3d69518. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
5. ^ Coolbaugh, Gethin (2010-10-03). "Notre Dame 31, Boston College 13: Chase Rettig Injured As Eagles Lose Holy War - SB Nation Boston". SB Nation. http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-college-eagles/2010/10/3/1726699/boston-college-notre-dame-game-recap-oct-2. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} Conroy, Steve (2011-08-09). "Eagles good and Rettig - BostonHerald.com". The Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/football/view/2011_0809eagles_good_and_rettig_soph_qbaims_high/srvc=home&position=also. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 

External links

• Chase Rettig on Twitter
• Boston College Eagles bio

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Name	Rettig, Chase
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth	September 26, 1991
Place of birth
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