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Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
 Barrick Nealy |
2001-02 Honorees ? Arelis Ferreris? Jesse Crain ? Yulia Pakhalina |
Football
Quarterback
6'5" 210 lbs. Fr.-RS
Dallas, Texas
Adamson HS
Personal: Born August 7, 1983
Son of Jacqueline Nealy of Dallas.
Enjoys watching movies in his spare time
Undecided on college major.
Stats vs. Rice
Rushing
14-99 1 TD
Passing
11-15-0 161 yards 1 TD
A part of the future at quarterback for the Cougars...one of the more athletic players amongst the UH squad...could play anywhere on the field...is listed as Nick Eddy?s backup at quarterback coming out of the spring...strong, accurate arm and is extremely mobile...is deadly in the open field when scrambling...made several of teammates miss during spring practice...has worked hard in the weight room and is constantly watching film...was four-of-nine for 41 yards and an interception while rushing six times for 19 yards in the annual Spring Game...2001: Redshirted as a true freshman...High School: Starred at Adamson High School in Dallas...named Offensive Player-of-the-Year...named First-Team, All-District and started three years at quarterback...nominated for both the football and basketball state All-Star games...threw for 1,667 yards and 13 TDs while rushing for an additional 796 yards and nine scores as a senior...passed for almost 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in his career...registered 185 career tackles and picked off 11 passes as a free safety...also First-Team, All-District in basketball and Co-Player-of-the-Year...Personal: Born August 7, 1983, in Dallas...son of Jacqueline Nealy of Dallas...also recruited by Iowa, Iowa State, Indiana and Washington State...enjoys watching movies in his spare time...undecided on college major.