Nick Hirschman Biography

NICK HIRSCHMAN
6-4, 220, QB
Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)-He enrolled at Colorado for the spring semester and will be available to participate in spring football. He has five years to play four in eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL - He earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, where he is listed as the No. 58 player from California, Hawai'i and Nevada and is the No. 8 quarterback on that list. He is ranked the No. 26 quarterback by ESPN, the No. 42 by Scout.com and the No. 48 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com. He lettered three years at Los Gatos high school under coach Butch Cattolico, and started two years leading the team to a 20-6 record in those two years and a pair of Central Coast Section championships. In his career, he completed 278-of-434 passes (64.1 percent) for 5,223 yards, 50 touchdowns with just eight interceptions and had a career passer rating of 199.5. He set a school record for career touchdowns. He ran 44 times for 265 yards and five touchdowns. As a senior, he was named the Central Coast Section most valuable player and Cal-Hi Sports named him the Central Coast Section offensive player of the year and he earned the De Anza League most valuable player honor, as well. He was also first-team All-Central Coast Section and first-team All-De Anza League by the San Jose Mercury News, helping Los Gatos to a 10-3 record and Central Coast Section championship. He completed 154-of-225 passes (68.4 percent) for 2,887 yards, 34 touchdowns and just three interceptions for a passer rating of 223.4. He set school record for passing yards and touchdowns in a season and also set a school record for most passing yards in a game against Saratoga, when he completed 12-of-17 passes for 413 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions in a 47-0 rout as his quarterback rating for that game was 371.7. He also punted nine times, averaging 37.6 yards per punt while pinning two inside the opponent 20 yard line. He threw at least two touchdown passes in every game and three or more in seven games. He opened the season against Menlo-Atherton by completing 9-of-10 passes for 222 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions (408.5 rating). He ran 15 times for 119 yards and a touchdown, which came on an 82 yard scamper against Homestead in a 49-14 win when he also completed 13-of-20 passes for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns with no interceptions. He completed 6-of-7 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns in a 54-10 win over Lynbrook. He earned first-team All-De Anza League by the San Jose Mercury News as a junior when Los Gatos went 10-3 and won the Central Coast Section championship. He completed 114-of-192 passes (59.4 percent) for 2,191 yards and 15 touchdowns with five interceptions and a quarterback rating of 175.8. He also punted and on the season had 45 punts for an average of 35.9 per punt and had 19 punts inside the opponent 20 yard line. He had his first 300 yard game in a 42-35 loss to Mipiltas, when he completed 16-of-29 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. He closed out the season strong against Palo Alto, completing 10-of-16 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions while running six times for 24 yards and two touchdowns and converting on a two-point conversion in a 29-23 win. In spot duty as a sophomore, he completed 10-of-17 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions and also had two rushes for 10 yards. He threw his first touchdown in a 48-0 win over Santa Clara when he completed 4-of-6 passes for 79 yards and a score. His sophomore season the team went 11-1 and won the De Anza League championship.

ACADEMICS - He plans on majoring in business at Colorado.

PERSONAL - He was born June 20, 1992 in Los Gatos, Calif. His brother, Max, plays football for Chapman University and his sister, Ali Dotson, is a member of the track & field team at Yale. He lists the Steve Miller Band as his favorite musical group and Peyton Manning as his favorite athlete.

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