| No. 9 – Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Episcopal (Alexandria, Virginia) |
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| Stats atESPN | |
Emmett Morehead is an Americancollege footballquarterback who plays for theMinnesota Golden Gophers. He previously played for theBoston College Eagles and theOld Dominion Monarchs.
Morehead grew up inWoodside, California and attendedEpiscopal High School inAlexandria, Virginia where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Boston College over offers from Appalachian State, Buffalo, Kentucky, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Yale.[1]
During Morehead's true freshman season in 2021, he played in two games under center and was redshirted. He finished the season with completing six out of 16 passing attempts for 87 yards.[2] During the 2022 season, he played in 10 games and started four of them.[3] He finished the season with completing 104 out of 173 passing attempts for 1,165 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions.[4]
During the 2023 season, Morehead started the first game of the season and completed four out of 10 completed passing attempts for 30 yards.[5][6] Morehead entered the transfer portal on December 2, 2023.[7]
On May 6, 2024, Morehead announced that he was transferring to Old Dominion.[8]
On December 10, 2024, Morehead announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[9]