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Sanchez entered spring practice as the front-runner to take over the starting quarterback position, but faced strong competition from [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]-transfer and former Razorback starter [[Mitch Mustain]] and redshirt freshman Aaron Corp; Mustain, like Sanchez a year earlier, was the top quarterback in the nation coming out of high school in 2006.<ref name=SI041808>Stewart Mandel, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/04/18/usc.sanchez/index.html?eref=T1 Sanchez expected to continue USC's long line of excellence at QB], SI.com, [[April 18]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=LAT032608>Gary Klein, [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/26/sports/spw-uscfoot26 USC plans to have starting quarterback in place by summer], ''Los Angeles Times'', [[March 26]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=ESPN022708b>Tim Griffin, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3266832 Quarterback battles, defensive replacements key to Pac-10 spring practices], ESPN.com, [[February 27]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=SI030608>Stewart Mandel, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/05/spring.questions/index.html?eref=T1 Spring primer], SI.com, [[March 6]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref> By the end of spring practice, the USC coaching staff announced that Sanchez would be the designated starting quarterback going into fall camp.<ref name=LAT041608>Gary Klein, [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/16/sports/sp-usc16 Sanchez gets the nod at USC], ''Los Angeles Times'', [[April 16]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=DT041608>Josh Jovanelly, [http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2008/04/16/Sports/Sanchez.Gets.Nod.As.Starting.Quarterback-3327890.shtml Sanchez gets nod as starting quarterback], ''Daily Trojan'', [[April 16]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=SI050108>Cory McCartney, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/cory_mccartney/05/01/winners.losers/index.html Spring's biggest winners and losers], SI.com, [[May 1]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=ESPN072408>Ted Miller, Once anointed as USC QB, Sanchez asserted himself[http://myespn.go.com/blogs/pac10/0-1-82/Once-anointed-as-USC-QB--Sanchez-asserted-himself.html ], ESPN.com, [[July 24]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 28]], [[2008]].</ref>
Sanchez entered spring practice as the front-runner to take over the starting quarterback position, but faced strong competition from [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]-transfer and former Razorback starter [[Mitch Mustain]] and redshirt freshman Aaron Corp; Mustain, like Sanchez a year earlier, was the top quarterback in the nation coming out of high school in 2006.<ref name=SI041808>Stewart Mandel, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/04/18/usc.sanchez/index.html?eref=T1 Sanchez expected to continue USC's long line of excellence at QB], SI.com, [[April 18]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=LAT032608>Gary Klein, [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/26/sports/spw-uscfoot26 USC plans to have starting quarterback in place by summer], ''Los Angeles Times'', [[March 26]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=ESPN022708b>Tim Griffin, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3266832 Quarterback battles, defensive replacements key to Pac-10 spring practices], ESPN.com, [[February 27]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=SI030608>Stewart Mandel, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/05/spring.questions/index.html?eref=T1 Spring primer], SI.com, [[March 6]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref> By the end of spring practice, the USC coaching staff announced that Sanchez would be the designated starting quarterback going into fall camp.<ref name=LAT041608>Gary Klein, [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/16/sports/sp-usc16 Sanchez gets the nod at USC], ''Los Angeles Times'', [[April 16]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=DT041608>Josh Jovanelly, [http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2008/04/16/Sports/Sanchez.Gets.Nod.As.Starting.Quarterback-3327890.shtml Sanchez gets nod as starting quarterback], ''Daily Trojan'', [[April 16]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=SI050108>Cory McCartney, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/cory_mccartney/05/01/winners.losers/index.html Spring's biggest winners and losers], SI.com, [[May 1]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 31]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=ESPN072408>Ted Miller, Once anointed as USC QB, Sanchez asserted himself[http://myespn.go.com/blogs/pac10/0-1-82/Once-anointed-as-USC-QB--Sanchez-asserted-himself.html ], ESPN.com, [[July 24]], [[2008]], Accessed [[July 28]], [[2008]].</ref>

During the first week of fall camp, Sanchez suffered a dislocated left kneecap while warming up for practice; trainers were able to immediately put the kneecap back into place. The injury sidelined Sanchez and may not allow him to start the season opener at [[University of Virginia|Virginia]].<ref name=LAT080908>Gary Klein, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-sanchez9-2008aug09,0,2472162.story Mark Sanchez's knee injury muddies waters at USC], ''Los Angeles Times'', [[August 9]], [[2008]], Accessed [[August 11]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=LAT081008>Gary Klein, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-usc10-2008aug10,0,2265071.story Mitch Mustain, Aaron Corp battle for starting spot], ''Los Angeles Times'', [[August 10]], [[2008]], Accessed [[August 11]], [[2008]].</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==

Revision as of 14:51, 11 August 2008

This article is about the American football player. For politician, see Mark Sanchez (politician).
Mark Sanchez
Sanchez celebrates a USC victory
CollegeSouthern California
ConferencePac-10
SportFootball
PositionQB
Jersey #6
ClassRedshirt Junior
Career2005–present
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
NationalityUSA
Born (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986 (age 37)
California Long Beach, CA
High schoolMission Viejo High School,
Mission Viejo, CA
Career highlights
Awards
2004 PARADE All-American Player of the Year
2004 Super Prep All-American Player of the Year

Mark Sanchez (born November 11, 1986 in Long Beach, California) is a college football quarterback attending the University of Southern California (USC).

High school career

Sanchez attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School for two years, then transferred to Mission Viejo High School to play for his high school quarterback guru, Bob Johnson; Johnson, father of former USC and NFL quarterback Rob Johnson, was also the private coach for USC Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer.[1][2] At Mission Viejo he threw for 2,600 yards, 29 touchdowns, and only four interceptions as a junior. With a 75 percent completion rate, he rushed for 90 yards and had a touchdown receiving on a reverse throwback. Sanchez was named a first team all-league, county, and CIF. Sanchez carried a 3.7 GPA, and was the president of the student government and captain of the basketball team.[1] As a senior, Sanchez was 114-186 for 1746 yards, 16 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, leading his team to a championship.[1]

In 2004, Sanchez was named high school "Player of the Year" by several major college recruiting services; he was considered the top quarterback in the nation coming out of high school in 2005.[3] He participated in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Sanchez was aggressively recruited by several college programs, including Texas, Notre Dame, Nebraska and Ohio State; ultimately he chose USC in the summer before his senior year.[4]

College career

2005

Sanchez was well regarded upon his arrival at USC.[1] He did not play during his freshman year and redshirted and his work as the quarterback of USC's scout team earned Sanchez the Service Team Offensive Player of the Year Award.

2006

For the 2006 season, Sanchez competed for the starting position; however once junior John David Booty underwent back surgery after the first day of spring practice, Sanchez ran the first-team offense during the spring as Booty recuperated as coaches stated Booty would be regarded as the starting quarterback when he returned for fall training camp.[2]

On April 26, 2006, Sanchez was arrested after a female USC student accused him of sexual assaulting her in his apartment across the street from campus.[5][6] He was released from jail the following day, after posting $200,000 bail, but USC placed him on interim suspension that suspended him from the football team yet permitted him to take his semester finals, albeit separate from the general student body and under the supervision of campus security.[7] On June 3, 2006, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced no charges would be filed against Sanchez due to a "lack of sufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt", noting the case was "essentially a 'one-on-one' allegation."[8] [9] The District Attorney's office released the charge evaluation worksheet that said the alleged victim in the case said she consented to kissing and petting on Sanchez's bed, and that she repeatedly refused Sanchez's advances to have intercourse with her but continued the other activities with him when he complied; the woman later spent time with other students without mentioning an incident and later told her mother who reportedly called police later in the morning.[5][6] The woman involved left the university.[10] Sanchez was required to take a rape awareness class at USC.[11] USC reinstated Sanchez but he remained subject to team-related discipline for underage drinking and using fake identification on the night he was arrested.[8] Sanchez had been previously detained but not arrested by USC's Department of Public Safety for allegedly breaking a window at a fraternity party.[7]

As a redshirt freshman, Sanchez served as the back-up quarterback to Booty, seeing playing time in three games.

2007

In fall practice before the 2007 season, Sanchez broke the thumb in his throwing hand, missing the first game against Idaho; he returned the following week and the redshirt sophomore again served as the primary backup to senior John David Booty. Mid-season, Sanchez was moved up to starting quarterback for the game against Arizona after Booty suffered a broken finger in his throwing hand during a 24–23 upset loss to Stanford.[2]

On October 13, Sanchez led USC to a 20–13 victory, overcoming a shaky first half where he threw two key interceptions, allowing Arizona to tie the game going into halftime. During the second half, Sanchez completed 11 of 15 passes for 74 yards and a touchdown and had a key 10-yard run for a first down, ultimately finishing the game 19 for 31 passing with 130 yards and averaged 4.2 yards a play for one touchdown, two interceptions, and was sacked three times.[12] With Booty still recovering, USC elected to start Sanchez for a second straight week, this time at Notre Dame; he made significant improvements, completing 21 of 38 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns and no interceptions.[13] On October 27, Sanchez started for the final time in place of the injured Booty, at an away game against Oregon. The game resulted in a 24–17 defeat for USC, with Sanchez having two passes intercepted by Oregon safety Matthew Harper in the second half. The first interception led to a fourth-quarter touchdown that gave Oregon a 14 point lead; the second interception ended USC's final chance for a comeback.[14] He publicly accepted the blame for the loss.[4] Sanchez completed 66 of 110 passes for 642 yards and seven touchdowns with four interceptions in his three starts.

The following week, against Oregon State, Booty returned as USC's starting quarterback, with Sanchez resuming his position as Booty's backup.[15]

2008

Sanchez entered spring practice as the front-runner to take over the starting quarterback position, but faced strong competition from Arkansas-transfer and former Razorback starter Mitch Mustain and redshirt freshman Aaron Corp; Mustain, like Sanchez a year earlier, was the top quarterback in the nation coming out of high school in 2006.[3][16][17][18] By the end of spring practice, the USC coaching staff announced that Sanchez would be the designated starting quarterback going into fall camp.[19][20][21][22]

During the first week of fall camp, Sanchez suffered a dislocated left kneecap while warming up for practice; trainers were able to immediately put the kneecap back into place. The injury sidelined Sanchez and may not allow him to start the season opener at Virginia.[23][24]

Personal

Sanchez is a fourth-generation Mexican-American. Sanchez' great-grandfather, Nicholas Sanchez, was born in Zacatecas, Mexico; he later moved to south Texas and, in 1911, to California's Central Valley where he and his wife worked as fruit pickers and raising a family of six children. Another of Sanchez' great-grandparents, Pedro Moreno of Jalisco, moved to Bisbee, Arizona and became a successful real estate investor before moving to Los Angeles with his wife and 16 children in 1925. Nicholas Sanchez' son Jorge and Moreno's daughter Juanita married and started a family; Jorge, a World War II veteran, was an aeronautics technician and the family lived in public housing until moving to a house in a predominantly black neighborhood in South Los Angeles. Jorge and Juanita's youngest son, Nick, married Olga, one of the few Mexican-Americans in a Jewish part of East Los Angeles and had three children before divorcing when Mark Sanchez was 4; Mark and his brothers stayed with their dad but their mother remained involved in their upbringing.[4]

His father, Nick, is a fire captain in Orange County, California.[25] Sanchez grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood of Orange County; his father remarried and raised them under firm discipline that called on them to be leaders and communicators. His two older brothers both played college football: Nick Jr. attended Yale University, played quarterback (1992-94) and is an attorney; Brandon attended DePauw University where he played on the offensive line.[4]

Beginning with the 2007 Notre Dame game, Sanchez started wearing a custom-made mouthpiece that features the colors of the Mexican flag in honor of his heritage.[26][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Steward Mandel, Next in line? Sanchez could be the next great Trojan QB, Sports Illustrated, January 19, 2005, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Gary Klein, Call for Backup, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "LAT101207" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Stewart Mandel, Sanchez expected to continue USC's long line of excellence at QB, SI.com, April 18, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jorge Arangure Jr., ¡VIVA SANCHEZ!, ESPN The Magazine, August 11, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008. (published/accessed discrepancy due to delay between online posting and publication) Cite error: The named reference "ESPNtM081108" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Todd Harmonson, No charges filed against Sanchez, The Orange County Register, June 3, 2006, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Scott Wolf, Some Sanchez Background, Daily News Blogs: Scott Wolf inside USC, May 22, 2006, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  7. ^ a b USC Suspends Football Player Under Investigation, KNBC.com, April 26, 2006, Accessed July 31, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "KNBC1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b USC Quarterback Won't Face Sexual Assault Charges, Los Angeles ABC 7, June 3, 2006, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  9. ^ USC QB Sanchez won't face sexual assault charges, Associated Press, June 3, 2006, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  10. ^ Bill Dwyre, This USC call should be clear, Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  11. ^ Matt Hayes, A safe haven, not a Trojan war: USC's QB battle, Sporting News, April 1, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  12. ^ Ben Bloch, Sanchez overcomes shaky start for USC, Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  13. ^ Gary Klein, Heroes and zeros for Trojans, Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  14. ^ Gary Klein, Hope takes holiday, Los Angeles Times, October 28, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  15. ^ Gary Klein, Booty keeps eyes on what’s next, Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  16. ^ Gary Klein, USC plans to have starting quarterback in place by summer, Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  17. ^ Tim Griffin, Quarterback battles, defensive replacements key to Pac-10 spring practices, ESPN.com, February 27, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  18. ^ Stewart Mandel, Spring primer, SI.com, March 6, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  19. ^ Gary Klein, Sanchez gets the nod at USC, Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  20. ^ Josh Jovanelly, Sanchez gets nod as starting quarterback, Daily Trojan, April 16, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  21. ^ Cory McCartney, Spring's biggest winners and losers, SI.com, May 1, 2008, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  22. ^ Ted Miller, Once anointed as USC QB, Sanchez asserted himself[1], ESPN.com, July 24, 2008, Accessed July 28, 2008.
  23. ^ Gary Klein, Mark Sanchez's knee injury muddies waters at USC, Los Angeles Times, August 9, 2008, Accessed August 11, 2008.
  24. ^ Gary Klein, Mitch Mustain, Aaron Corp battle for starting spot, Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2008, Accessed August 11, 2008.
  25. ^ Gary Klein, Sanchez appears likely to get start, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008.
  26. ^ Gary Klein, Sanchez prepared for Oregon noise, Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2007, Accessed July 31, 2008.

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