Jameel Sewell

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jameel Sewell
color = #002273
fontcolor = #E65B00


college = Virginia
conference = ACC
sport = Football
jersey = 10
position = Quarterback
class = Sophomore
career_start = 2006
career_end = 2008
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 219
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|10|19
birth_place = USA
highschool = Hermitage High School,
Richmond, VA
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Jameel Sewell (born October 19, 1987 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American football quarterback, most recently for the University of Virginia football team.

High School

Jameel Sewell attended Hermitage High School in Richmond. As a senior he had 106 completions in 175 attempts for 2,001 yards and 27 touchdowns and threw six interceptions; as a junior, he completed 65 of 135 passes for 1,032 yards and 16 touchdowns. Sewell also rushed for three touchdowns and intercepted two passes from his safety position as a senior. He was named first-team All-Metro by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

College

During the 2005 college football season, Sewell redshirted as a true freshman. Entering the 2006 season, he was third on the depth chart behind redshirt senior Christian Olsen and redshirt junior Kevin McCabe. When Olsen struggled during the season opener, a loss to Pittsburgh, both McCabe and Sewell received playing time. Sewell did not play in the following game, when McCabe relieved Olsen and led the Cavaliers to a victory over Wyoming. McCabe started in the next game, against Western Michigan, but was benched in favor of Sewell after halftime. Sewell started Virginia's remaining nine games in the 2006 season, beginning with a game at Georgia Tech. The Cavaliers posted a record of 4-5 in those games to finish the season with a 5-7 record. Despite generally positive opinions of Sewell's progress by fans and the media, Virginia finished near the bottom in most offensive categories in NCAA Division I-A. After the season ended, coach Al Groh said he was not ready to "anoint" Sewell as the unquestioned starter for the 2007 season. [cite web
last = Doughty
first = Doug
title = Groh not ready to ‘anoint’ Sewell
publisher = The Roanoke Times
date = 2006-12-07
url = http://www.roanoke.com/sports/uvainsider/wb/wb/xp-94874 ] McCabe transferred to another school and the other two returning quarterbacks had not taken a game snap, but highly recruited quarterback Peter Lalich joined the Cavaliers in 2007. In the season opening loss at Wyoming, Lalich replaced an ineffective Sewell. Lalich continued to be the quarterback in a few series for the next few games until Sewell led the Cavaliers to several narrow victories with fourth quarter scoring drives. Lalich temporarily replaced an injured Sewell in games against N.C. State, Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Texas Tech. Virginia lost three of those four games. Sewell was not allowed to enroll at the University for the spring 2008 semester due to his academic standing. [cite web
last = Jenkins
first = Jay
title = Sewell looking to move forward
publisher = The Daily Progress
date = 2008-01-23
url = http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354324116&path= ] He decided against transferring to a Division I-AA school which have would allowed him to play in the 2008 season and plans to return to Virginia for the 2009 season, [cite web
last = Doug
first = Doughty
title = UVA DE Leaves School
publisher = The Roanoke Times
date = 2008-02-26
url = http://www.roanoke.com/sports/uvafootball/wb/152210 ] thereby indicating that he will be not be playing for the 2008 season. Sewell has been readmitted to the University of Virginia for the semester beginning in January 2009, [cite web
last = White
first = Jeff
title = Untimely departures decimate U.Va. football depth
publisher = The Richmond Times-Dispatch
date = 2008-09-20
url = http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-09-20-0058.html ] and should return to the football team during spring practice.

External links

* [http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=88799&SPID=10606&DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=1133446&Q_SEASON=2007 Player bio on UVa website]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=177413 Player card on ESPN]

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