Tyrone Swoopes
Photo by Kyle Dantzler (file)
has been named the U.S. Air Force National Player of the Week.
The junior quarterback rushed the ball 29 times for 560 yards and 7 touchdowns in a 42-27 win over Tom Bean. His 560 yards ranks second all time in Texas state history. He also threw the ball 25 times completing 12 for 146 yards.
Swoopes, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound dual threat who has drawn comparisons to Vince Young and Cam Newton, will be a top recruit in next year's recruiting cycle. His recruitment is already heating up.
As a sophomore quarterback, he had more than 1,300 yards both through the air and on the ground, accounting for 40 total touchdowns.
Swoops now has 1,840 total yards on the ground rushing the ball with 25 touchdowns.
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