Casey Dick

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name = Casey Dick

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caption = Dick with the Razorbacks in 2006.
college = Arkansas
conference = SEC
sport = Football
jersey = 11
position = QB
class = Senior
major = Political science
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career_start = 2005
height_ft = 6
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weight_lb = 216
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|6|27
birth_place = Lucas, TX
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highschool = Allen HS,
Allen, Texas
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2008 Cotton Bowl
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Casey Dick (born June 27, 1986) is a college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.

High school career

Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas. As a senior in 2004, he threw for 1,942 yards and 14 touchdowns, while adding 401 yards and 8 touchdowns rushing. Had Dick been born several years later, he would have gone to what is now Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas (A district that used to feed into Allen, however they have recently removed themselves from Allen).

College career

Dick committed to the University of Arkansas during the 2005 recruiting season. He was a 3-star rated prospect by "Rivals.com" recruiting analysts, heading a small group of 2005 quality QBs in Texas, alongside Chase Daniel and Colt McCoy. [ [http://texas.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=934 Rivals.com: Postseason Texas Top 100 2005] ]

Freshman season

Dick practiced as the 3rd team quarterback/scout team quarterback for the majority of the 2005 season, anticipating being redshirted for the season. His first playing time came during that same season in which he started off the bench over then-starter Robert Johnson for the game against South Carolina. Dick played well against South Carolina, Ole Miss, and 3rd ranked LSU and finished the season as the starting quarterback for the Razorbacks. Disputes continue today that if Casey Dick had started throughout the year, Arkansas may have gone to a bowl game.

Sophomore season

During summer practices, Dick sustained an injury, prompting coaches to again start Johnson for the Southern California game. His injury healed, and he played a few games in the 2006 season, playing extensively in the final four when Mitch Mustain was benched after leading Arkansas to an 8-0 record. He is perhaps most famous for leading Arkansas to a close loss against the eventual NCAA National Championship University of Florida Gators in the 2006 SEC Championship Game.

Dick started in Arkansas' Capital One bowl game loss against Wisconsin, trading time with Mitch Mustain.

Junior season

The 2007-2008 football season was Dick's junior season. Pursuant to Mitch Mustain's transfer to USC, he had no "real" competition for the quarterback position. Some fans were critical of Dick after throwing key interceptions in conference losses against Kentucky (2), Auburn (1), and Tennessee (2), but he held his starting job despite a brief run from backup Nathan Emert. On November 17 in a home game against Mississippi State, he threw a career high 4 touchdown passes and completed 14 of 17 attempts for 199 yards, earning him his first SEC Player of the Week honors. On Friday, November 23rd, Dick led Arkansas to a 50-48 win over top ranked LSU, in which he made key passes to Peyton Hillis on a fourth-and-10 in the second overtime to extend the game and again for a 12 yard touchdown to tie.

At the close of the year, Casey Dick held third place in Arkansas school history for touchdown passes with 35 behind Matt Jones with 53 and Clint Stoerner with 57. He finished the year with a QB rating of 129.67, good enough for fourth in the SEC.

Senior season

Dick entered his senior season with the inside-track on the starting job, and did so in the team's opener against Western Illinois. A limited amount of competition was expected from redshirt freshman Nathan Dick, Casey's brother, and incoming freshman Tyler Wilson, a Rivals.com four-star prospect. Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett was thought to be another competition early on, but his formal request to waive the mandatory redshirt year when transferring was denied by the NCAA. Dick was "basically" guaranteed the job, given that he is an experienced senior and has started 21 games previous to the 2008 season while at Arkansas.

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