 Nevertheless, he was named Florida's Player of the Year and became a major college football quarterback prospect.During his senior season, he led the Nease Panthers to a state title, earned All-State honors, was named Florida's Mr. Football and a "Parade" magazine high school All-American, and repeated as Florida's Player of the Year.He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas which featured the top 78 senior high school football players in the nation and was shown nationally on NBC television.