Against Georgia Tech in a 48-51 loss, he helped the offense score 51 points, completing 29 out of 55 passes for 345 yards and 2 touchdowns while also rushing for one touchdown. He received SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after registering 349 passing yards and a touchdown on 26-of-41 completions against the University of Mississippi. He also completed the third longest streak in SEC history after throwing 170 consecutive passes without an interception. He had five 300 yard passing performances, his interception percentage of 1.58 (six picks in 380 attempts) was a school record and the second lowest percentage in SEC history. In the 1998 Peach Bowl against the University of Virginia, he passed for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions to lead Georgia from a 21-0 deficit to a 35-33 victory.Ĭarter had an impressive sophomore season while leading a young team, posting 216 out of 380 completions, 2,713 passing yards (school record for a sophomore), 17 passing touchdowns, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 6 interceptions, directing the offense to 416 yards per-game (second in the SEC). Against the University of Auburn, he threw for 351 yards 2 touchowns and 3 interceptions. In the 7-38 loss against the University of Florida, he completed a career-high 33-of-49 passes (67.3%) for a career-high tying 368 yards and 2 interceptions. He showed he was a dual-threat quarterback, as he demonstrated in Georgia's 28-26 win over the University of Kentucky, running 14 times for 114 yards (including a 49-yard touchdown run) and completing 10-of-14 passes for 147 yards and 2 passing touchdowns. He was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and was recognized as one of the top young quarterbacks in the nation.Īgainst Louisiana State University, he was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 27-of-34 passes (79.4% - career high) for 318 yards and 2 touchdowns. His 2,484 passing yards at the time was the fourth highest total in school history. He had a record setting season, establishing school freshman marks for passing yards (2,484), touchdowns (12), attempts (290) and completions (176), while tallying 300 passing yards or more in 4 games. 16 ranking in the final AP Poll and winning the 1998 Peach Bowl. He became the Bulldog's first freshman starter in 53 years ( John Rauch in 1945), finishing with a 9-3 record. Īfter spending two years away from football, he won the starting quarterback job in a contested battle over future University of Oklahoma starter, Nate Hybl, among others. Struggling with his baseball career, Carter opted to return to play college football in 1998, but made the highly publicized decision to sign with the University of Georgia instead of Georgia Tech, who officially contested the move but was still overruled by the NCAA. In November 1999, he announced that he would resume his baseball career, but he never joined the Cubs in spring training. His final year in 1999, he went 0-for-3 in one game for the Daytona Cubs of Advanced A ball and left the team after only three games to return to Athens. In 1998, he appeared in 28 games for Rockford, hitting. In 1997, he was promoted to the Rockford Cubbies of Single-A and hit. In 1996, with the Gulf Coast Cubs of the rookie league, he hit. He finished his high school career with 4,450 passing yards, 37 passing touchdowns, 1,489 rushing yards and 32 rushing touchdowns.Ĭarter originally signed a football letter of intent with Georgia Tech in 1996, but opted instead to play minor league baseball after being selected by the Chicago Cubs as an outfielder 52nd overall in the 1996 MLB draft. He also received Parade All-American, All-state (second in a row) and Georgia Player of the Year by USA Today honors. His teammates included future Olympic athletes Angelo Taylor and Terrence Trammell.
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