- Bobby Reid
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Bobby Reid
caption =
college =Texas Southern University
conference =SWAC
sport = Football
jersey = 14
position = QB
class = RS Junior
major =Economics
career_start = 2004
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 225
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1985|12|13|mf=y
birth_place =
highschool = Galena Park North Shore High School,Houston Texas
championships =
championship_list =
awards =Bobby Reid (born
December 13 ,1985 ) is anAmerican football quarterback for theTexas Southern University Tigers and formerly of Oklahoma State University. Reid played high school football at Galena Park North Shore High School in Houston, where as a senior he led them to the Class 5A Division I Championship. He was also named Houston Touchdown Club’s Offensive Player of the Year, and was named the all-Greater Houston, all-district and the district’s Most Valuable Player.High school
Reid was one of the top quarterback prospects in the country when he started his senior year at
Galena Park North Shore High School , Reid was a dual threat quarterback who lead his team to an unbeaten championship season and the Class 5A Division I Championship. He ran for three touchdowns in the 23-7 championship win over The Woodlands and threw a long pass to set up one of his touchdown runs. [ [http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1421&SPID=143&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=67616&Q_SEASON=2006 Bobby Reid - Official Website Of Oklahoma State Cowboy And Cowgirl Athletics ] ]In his senior year he accounted for 38 touchdowns, 22 passing and 16 rushing, and a combined 2,650 yards.
Reid was named the Houston Touchdown Club’s Offensive Player of the Year, and was named the all-Greater Houston, all-district and the district's Most Valuable Player. He was named to both the national and Texas Top 100 recruiting lists, and attended the prestigious Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in California.
University
Reid sat out his redshirt year in 2004 but started five games as a redshirt freshman the following autumn.
He finished 2005 with 602 yards on 52 of 108 passing with two touchdowns and four interceptions. He also had 61 carries for 139 yards rushing and five receptions for 24 yards.
Reid played in all of Oklahoma State's 2006 games in which the Cowboys went 7 and 6, including an
Independence Bowl victory over Alabama.The high point of Reid's sophomore season came in the Cowboys shoot out victory over Kansas. Reid scored all of the Cowboys' touchdowns throwing for 411 yards and five touchdowns, while also running in a touchdown as Oklahoma State ran out 42-32 victors. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=158470 ESPN - Bobby Reid Stats, News, Photos - Oklahoma State Cowboys - NCAA College Football ] ] The low point of his season came as he was benched in the second half of the Cowboys' loss to in-state rival Oklahoma. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2805393 ESPN - Confident Reid expects big results from OSU in 2007 - College Football ] ]
Reid ended the season with 2,226 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Reid was one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007
Manning Award watch list. [cite web |url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080807aaa.html |title=Harrell Named to Manning Award Watch List |accessdate=2007-08-08 |publisher=CSTV.com] However, that same year he was demoted to back-up quarterback. This led to a media controversy surrounding comments made by OSU coachMike Gundy .cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3034151&categoryId=2564308 |title=Mike Gundy Fired up over Article | work=ESPN.com | company=The Disney Company | date=September 22 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-25] cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3035258 | title=September sizzles with shockers, coaching controversies | work=ESPN.com | company=The Disney Company | date=September 22 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-25] cite news | url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=277308 | title=Columnist responds to Gundy's tirade | date=September 25 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-25] cite news | url=http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10368451/1 |title=After Gundy goes off, maybe next move should be out | author=Dodd, Dennis | work=CBSSportsline.com | publisher=Columbia Broadcasting Service | date=September 23 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-25] cite news | url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/slezak/572771,CST-SPT-carol25.article | title=Was Gundy mad at a columnist or a woman? You make the call - Coach's tirade makes an issue of gender | work=SunTimes.com | publisher=Chicago Sun-Times | date=September 25 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-25] cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/09/25/Sports/Immune.To.Criticism-2989287.shtml | title=Immune to criticism? - Brown empathizes with Gundy | author=Hale, Cody | work=The Daily Texan | publisher=Texas Student Publications | date=September 25 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-25] [cite news | url=http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/seanhorgan/story/198314.html | title=Let's just take a little breather | work=MyrtleBeachOnline.com | publisher=The Sun Times | date=September 25 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-25]Following the 2007 college football season, Reid flirted with the idea of declaring for the
NFL Draft but instead chose to transfer to Texas Southern, a D1 FCS school that finished 0-11 in 2007. [ [http://www.topix.com/ncaa/wyoming-football/2008/01/former-okahoma-state-qb-reid-heading-to-tsu Former Okahoma State QB Reid heading to TSU - Topix ] ]References
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