CAREER HIGHS
Pass Completions: 20, vs. #12 Penn State (11/25/17)
Pass Attempts: 38, vs. Northwestern (10/14/17)
Pass Yards: 255, vs. Northwestern (10/14/17)
Passing Touchdowns: 3, vs. Northwestern (10/14/17)
Long Pass: 92, at #19 Nebraska (11/19/16)
Rushing Yards: 34, vs. Northwestern (10/14/17)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1 (2x), last at Minnesota (9/30/17)
Long Rush: 18, vs. Northwestern (10/14/17)
2020 (FIU): Played in all five games in his first season at FIU, earning the starting nod twice to bookend the year against Liberty (9/26) and WKU (11/21)... Threw for a team-high 284 yards on 22-of-48 passing, with a pair of touchdown tosses and an interception... His best game came against FAU (11/13), as he threw for 149 yards off the bench on 11-of-21 passing and his first touchdown pass of the year... His longest throw of the year came against the Owls, as his 67-yard pass to freshman Rivaldo Fairweather went the distance in the final minutes... He closed out the year at WKU (11/21) with 106 yards passing on 8-of-18 with a touchdown toss.
2019 (MARYLAND): Did not play in 2019 due to injury.
2018 (MARYLAND): Appeared in the first three games of the season on special teams before suffering an ankle injury.
2017 (MARYLAND): Made eight starts as a sophomore at quarterback in relief of the injured Tyrrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill, passing for 1,313 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Earned the team’s George Boutselis Memorial Award for letterman with the highest GPA ... Helped wide receiver DJ Moore break the Maryland single-season record for receptions (80) ... Completed a career-high 20 passes vs. #12 Penn State (11/25) ... Completed 13-of-25 passes in snowy conditions at #22 MSU (11/18) ... Did not play quarterback vs. Michigan (11/11) due to injury ... Went 11-for-20 with 150 yards and a TD at Rutgers (11/4), before leaving the game in the fourth quarter due to injury ... Completed 10-of-16 passes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns in win vs. Indiana (10/28) ... Went 13-for-30 with a touchdown at #5 Wisconsin (10/21) ... Totaled a career-high 255 passing yards and three touchdowns vs. Northwestern (10/14) ... Completed three passes vs. #10 Ohio State (10/7), before leaving game due to injury ... Made first start of season at Minnesota (9/30), leading the Terps to victory with 18-for-28 passing and two TDs with zero interceptions. Also ran for a touchdown ... Relieved the injured Kasim Hill in first quarter against UCF (9/23), and completed 15-of-26 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown ... Saw late action in relief of Kasim Hill against Towson (9/9).
2016 (MARYLAND): Appeared in two games, including one start as a true freshmen ... Made first career start at #19 Nebraska (11/19), completing 14-of-29 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown ... The 92-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Moore tied for the second-longest pass in Maryland history ... Made collegiate debut against Howard (9/3), entering in the fourth quarter and completing 2-of-4 passes for 18 yards.
ACADEMIC HONORS: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019).
PREP CAREER: A product of Indiana powerhouse Cathedral HS… Led Cathedral to the 5-A Indiana State Championship as a junior … a 3-star prospect according to 247sports.com and the 27th ranked prospect in the state of Indiana… Named Associated Press Honorable mention 6-A All-State as a senior… Passed for 2,270 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior… Coached by Rick Streiff... Also recruited by Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, Indiana, Purdue and Minnesota.
PERSONAL: Native of Fishers, Indiana... Parents are Larry and Michelle Bortenschlager… Lists sports hero as Lebron James.
